-w P Litc twn t1u Ninety-six years of editorialfreedom Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, September 26, 1985 Vol. XCVI - No. 16 Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Eight Pages Hispanics tryto keep cultural ties necessarily a unified one. In fact, some By CHRISTY RIEDEL 4 Like most freshmen, Teresa Frausto felt alone, intimidated, and confused when she first arrived at the University. "You're thrown into the water here and they say 'Good luck, kid, swim out.'" BELONGING to a minority group, a splin- tered one at that, magnifies feelings of in- security. When you're a Mexican-American student, swimming out of the pool's deep end is difficult, more difficult than it is for the average first-year student. Last year, Hispanic students - Puerto Ricans, Mexican-Americans, Cubans and South and Central Americans - represen- ted about 1.7 percent of the students on campus. Although the group is small, it isn't MSA heads 'criticize 'U' handlig of committee By JERRY MARKON Michigan Student Assembly leaders criticized the University administration yesterday for asking all school and college governments, in addition to the assembly, to recommend students to serve on a committee reviewing classified research guidelines. MSA plans to send a letter today to new University Vice President for Research Linda Wilson requesting that she disregard. recommendations from other tudent governments. Wilson's office had requested nominees from the governments for students to ser- ve on the panel, which will also be com- posed of faculty members. THE COMMITTEE is being formed in response to a request from several mem- bers of the Board of Regents, who have suggested the current classified research guidelines are too restrictive. The regents' concern for ~.cirer guidelines was first expressed at their August meeting, after the former vice resident for research, Alfred Sussman, had rejected an arms control research project submitted by Political Science Prof. Raymond Tanter. The guidelines, approved in 1972 and amended in 1976, restrict research, "the specific purpose of which is to destroy human life or to incapacitate human beings." MSA PRESIDENT Paul Josephson said he feels the assembly should be the only student government submitting names of Students to serve on the committee, citing the MSA constitution. The constitution gives the assembly the power to "serve as the appointing body for selection of members of student commit- tees, and student representatives outside bodies..." Committees under this MSA jurisdiction the constitution states, include "all presidential committees." University President Harold Shapiro will appoint all members of the research review committee, Wilson has said. "I WOULD ASSUME President Shapiro's intent is to try and get as many students on the committee as possible to try to weed out potential troublemakers," Josephson said. "We want to make sure that everyone who votes on the committee See MSA, Page 2 students, ashamed of their background and fearing discrimination, lie about their heritage. "When I first got here . . . I had no role models, no nothing," said Fausto, now a senior. "I don't think it's very cohesive because there are too many small groups. I think what we need to work on is one group," said Fausto, who is a Mexican-American. Because the group is so small and made up of so many different ethnic backgrouds, Hispanics aren't as unified as black studen- ts, said Esteban Cabello, an engineering school junior. "(Cohesiveness) depends on each ethnic group, said Ofelia Martinez, an LSA sophomore. "The Puerto Rican students are very organized due to their numbers." PUERTO Ricaan and Mexican students are the largest Hispanic groups on campus. Ivette Perfecto, a member of the Puerto Rican Association and the Puerto Rican Solidarity Association, agrees with Mar- tinez - Puerto Rican students are close. But they don't share a closeness with other Hispanic groups. "THERE have been some attempts to bring Puerto Rican and Chicano students together," said Perfecto, a graduate stud- dent from Puerto Rico. "But I don't think they've been successful." She added that one possible reason for this division could be the fact that most active Puerto Rican students are graduate studen- ts while most active Chicano students are undergraduates. Some students simply don't want to be reminded of their ethnic heritage. "SOME students don't even like to think of themselves as Hispanic," said Ara Mar- tinez, an engineering school sophomore. She explained that some students are afraid of losing their national identity by allowing themselves to be grouped under the umbrella term 'Hispanic.' Other students choose to sidestep the issue of heritage because they fear discrimination. "A LOT OF Hispanics are American," Martinez said. "There are a lot of philosophies about this, but some say they're American just to forget about (their heritage). Some even say they're Italian." Last year, the number of Hispanic studen- ts at the University rose .2 percent from the previous year. Admissions officials expect that number to rise a bit again this year. But according to Martinez, efforts to in- crease the number of Hispanic students on campus may at the same time be increasing racism. "THE UNIVERSITY might stress a whole lot that 'minorities, minorities, we're trying to get minorities,' she said. You're separating them from the rest of the group." As a result, some people resent minority students, assuming that they're attending the See CAMPUS, Page 3 MSA approves Cole as new vice president By JERRY MARKON The Michigan Student Assembly last night unanimously approved the nomination of LSA junior Phillip Cole as the assembly's new Executive Vice President. MSA President Paul Josephson nominated Cole last Friday to replace Micky Feusse, who resigned from the post Sept. 8. A two-thirds approval from the assembly was required for his confirmation. THROUGHOUT 'the vice presiden- tial search process, minority leaders pressured Josephson to appoint a minority student to the position, citing his campaign pledges to increase minority involvement in MSA. Some assembly members suggested last week that Josephson initially hesitated in nominating Cole - who is black - for fear of caving in to minority pressure. But last night the politicking ended, and assembly members expressed support for Josephson's choice. "I FULLY anticipated that Phillip Cole will do an excellent job as the Executive Vice President of MSA," said Roderick Linzie, the assembly's minority researcher. MSA minority Affairs Committee chairman Lawrence Norris echoed Linzie's optimism: "I'd like to com- mend Paul (Josephson). It was an ex- Cole .appointed as MSA VP tremely difficult thing to do, and I think the selection was handled. very professionally." Last week, Norris was critical of assembly leaders for what he said was their unwillingness to nominate a minority candidate. "It sounds like Paul's found a good candidate for the position. It sounds like he's going to be a hard worker." See MSA, Page 2 Crashin' out, When it's time to relax, the lawn outside Angell Hall is as good a place as any. Daily Photo by JAE KIM Policies quiet once rowdy Couzens By ALINE LEVANEN Couzens, ranked last year as the rowdiest residence hall on campus, is uncharacteristically quiet these days. Since the second week of classes, when Building Director Jerral Jackson instituted controversial mandatory quiet hours and an alcohol policy barring beer kegs, the atmosphere at Couzens has changed dramatically. HOUSEWIDE BASHES have been replaced by small parties kept behind closed doors while stereos are no longer heard from sidewalks outside and are barely audible as one treads in the halls inside. AND THE ANGER some residents expressed at a meeting with Jackson Sept. 12 has faded into a wait-and- see attitude toward the quiet hours policy and into fear that the keg ban will spread to other residence halls. Residents will vote on whether to change the quiet hours next Monday. and Tuesday. The majority of the residents sur- veyed by a reporter have accepted the new rules. But a few continue to disagree with them. "I FEEL JACKSON to be a bit harsh in his actions, but what can we do?" complained one resident who would identify herself only as Amy. "He's the building director and, therefore, has the authority to exert his power where he sees fit." Another resident, LSA junior Allen French, called Jackson the "warden of this prison." But he added that the new alcohol policy may prevent some students from drinking until they vomit. Ill party-goers, he said, were a common sight last year. Impromptu baseball games in hallways and round-the-clock blasting stereos were also a frequent occurence, accordinghto LSA junior David Williams, who has lived in the basement of Couzens since fresh- man year. BEFORE, IF WILLIAMS wanted to hit the books, he was forced to leave the basement, reputedly the hall's noisiest section. Now he studies in his room. Williams said he wants to boost his grades so that he can transfer to the College of Engineering. "Jackson's policy isn't too strict, it gives me a chance to study," he said. ENFORCEMENT OF Jackson's mandates have fallen into the hands of the hall's 13 resident advisers. Students who are loud and disrup- tive, or who are found drinking illegally, are to be given three war- See COUZENS, Page 3 :4: .V....................................................................... ....... Disintegration of famlies is a myth, new 1 survey says ^ NEW YORK (AP) - The disintegration of the American family is a myth and families today are closer than ever to the image in the television series The Waltons, according to a survey released yesterday. The results of a telephone survey of 1,514 adults con- ducted for Family Circle magazine found that "the three-generation family may never have been stronger or closer than it is today." THE FAMILY Life Survey was conducted by the National Opinion Research Center of the University of Chicago and the participants represent a cross-section of Americans over the age of 18. "The best news to come out of this survey is that the American family is alive and well, contrary to the popular idea that we are a nation of strangers," said Gay Bryant, editor of Family Circle. "The strong ties between grown childen and their parents, brothers and sisters are evident in the extraor- dinary amount of socializing they do," the magazine said in the first of a two-part series published in the Oc- tober issue. AMONG THE survey's findings were that women with one or both parents living see them about 62 times a year and men about 47 times, and that 45 percent of all adult Americans live within 50 miles of their hometown. It also found that 38 percent of adults live within 10 miles of a parent, 66 percent live within a two-hour drive and a third of adults have a sibling living nearby. Another finding was that six out of 10 Americans have not . moved for at least 10 years, contrary to the sociological belief that America is becoming a nation of nomads. Bryant said the survey also debunks the idea of the "nostalgic-past image" of families like the TV Waltons, where three generations lived happily together, calling it "pure fiction." The magazine said such a famiily is more typical today that it was in the past. As for the types of families, the survey said a majority accepted so-called non-traditional families; both paren- ts working full-time, one parent raising children alone, and couples who are childless by choice. h : -.*.*.*.*.*...*.......*............... . TODAY- Chipping in ridiculous," said Supervisor Louis Renne, chairwoman of the city's Finance Committee. "Even putting the best possible light on that kind of suggestion, it is ab- solutely ludicrous." Cream of wheat Comet coming Seattle astronomers say Halley's Comet, already the subject of t-shirts, seat cushions, hats and neckties, may lay an egg in the Pacific Northwest. "To quote Dickens, it's the best of times and the worst of INSIDE ARRESTS: Protester explains Pursell office protest. See Page 4. I '.