C, be Mlir tan 1 tIa1 Ninety-six years of editorial freedom Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, December 9, 1985 Vol. XCVI - No. 66 Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Ed. school receives $5 mollion grant By AMY MINDELL The University's center for the study of Higher and Postsecondary Education will receive a $5 million federal grant as part of a nationwide education research project. Education Secretary William Ben- nett announced last week that $54.5 million in grants will go to 10 research centers for studies on various aspec- ts of teaching and learning in elemen- tary, secondary, and higher education. The University will focus on higher education, according to Prof. Joan Stark, project director for the University. "IN THE AREA of education this is a very substantial grant. There are very few of that magnitude in the field," said Education Prof. Marvin Peterson, director of the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecon- dary Education. More than 100 institutions applied to participate in the nationwide project, and 36 were given $15,000 planning grants to prepare their proposals last winter. Three of the 36 centers were competing for the grant won by the University, Peterson said. Stark said the University's part of the project iwll focus on five elements of higher education: the relationship between teaching and learning, curiculum development, faculty development, organizational development, and the use of See U.S., Page 6 Eight Pages Federal bill may change student aid By KYSA CONNETT A bill passed by the House of Representatives last week that would extend aid to colleges and universities differs significantly from past legislation, according to University administrators. Among the major changes in the bill, which was passed 350-67 and has yet to clear the Senate, are new guidelines for determining whether a student is independent, said Harvey Grotrian, director of the University's Office of Financial Aid. "IT'S A GREAT departure from the formula we use now," said Grotrian. The new formula makes graduate students and students age 23 and over automatically independent and all others not independent - with a few exceptions - unless the financial aid administrator decides otherwise. Said Grotrian: "This change would give a considerable amount of authority to the financial aid ad- ministrator, and thus it would be more difficult for undergraduates to become independent." He expects heated debate on the topic because it is such a radical change. Currently, for students to achieve independent status, they must not receive more than $750 per year from their parents, they cannot live with their parents for more than six weeks out of the year, and they must not have appeared on their parents' in- come tax returns as a dependent for the two previous years. THOMAS BUTTS, the University's Washington lobbyist and assistant to the vice president for academic af- fairs, said, "One thing was clear, the Seg BILL, Page 6 Gorging for charity Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Alpha Epsilon Pi members Geoff Mattson (left) and Jeff Adelman suck down some of the 20 White Castle hamburgers they teamed up to eat in 3% minutes Thursday night in the Nectarine Ballroom. The event, which Mattson and Adelman won, was to raise money to benefit Cystic Fibrosis and the American Cancer Society. Federal judge orders stop to segregation at Auburn BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge that, except for the presence of black athletes has labeled Auburn University the most and the changes mandated by federal laws and segregated campus in Alabama and given regulations, Auburn's racial attitudes have Gov. George Wallace until Valentine's Day to changed little since the '50s," U.S. District devise a plan to remove remnants of Judge U.W. Clemon said in his 100-page ruling. segregation from state universities. Clemon's ruling was issued Saturday, the "The evidence tends to support the same day a black Auburn football player, Bo widespread perception of blacks in Alabama Jackson, won the Heisman Trophy. THE SCHOOL in Auburn had a black student enrollment of slightly more than 2 percent last year and a black faculty of 0.6 percent. The ruling also targeted Auburn's predominantly white Montgomery campus,. which he said needlessly duplicated programs at mostly black Alabama State University in the same city. Clemon also focused on Auburn's agricultural extension program, which he said benefited from racial discrimination against a similar program at the state's other land grant college, predominantly black Alabama A&M University in Huntsville. "The court concludes that the state of Alabama has indeed operated a See JUDGE, Page 2 Hidden phrases mayaid studies By TIM DALY Before resorting to begging and bribery to im- prove your grades, consider a different approach-- listening to music with hidden "subliminal" messages designed to help you study. "Messages such as 'studying comes easily to you; you enjoy it' are recorded at inaudible levels that only your subconscious can pick up," said Minda Hart, owner of the Earth Wisdom Music store on Liberty street. HART ALSO sells records and tapes with subliminal messages designed to help people lose weight, gain self confidence, and stop smoking. "Study& Learning," by Steven Halpern, is one of two tapes with messages designed to improve study habits. The subliminal message, "You have total recall; f all that you study and read anytime that you; ant and need. "is on Halpern's tape. Hart said. "Good Study Habits," by Berrie Konicov, has similar messages, Hart said. THE MUSIC on the tapes is "new age music," which "helps relax the body. It has been used in stress clinics and hospitals worldwide," Hart said. Halpern did his Ph.D on how music affects the body, Hart said. "In clinical studies his music was tested against other music and sounds. People became more relaxed when listening to his music whether they liked it or not." "New age music has a beat that relaxes the body, unlike the beat of rock and classical music." Some students say the recordings really work. ROBERT KISER, an LSA senior majoring in psychology said the "Good Study Habits" tape helped him. "The beat (60 beats per minute) of new age music has been shown to be effective in helping people to learn," Kiser said. But despite claims like this, experts are unsure of the actual results obtained in listening to the tapes. UNIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGY Prof. Robert Pachella said that even if there are subliminal messages on the tape, the messages wouldn't af- fect anyone. "There are no reputable researchers who have found any basis for the effectiveness of subliminal messages," he said. "These tapes are not a magical cure for poor study habits," Pachei: s. David Falkner, a "local psychologist, said the tapes may have a "placebo effect." "People who buy the tape may reduce their level of anxiety about studying, and therefore study better," he said. The music itself" Falkner said, "may be more influential than any 'subliminal message.' Beth Masck, a library science graduate student, has used Halpern's tape. "I can't say I remember more, but the tape helps me relax when I study" Masck said. "I study more efficiently when I listen to the tape." "I usually listen to the tape around finals." she added. Law Prof. Sallyanne Payton has purchased new age music without subliminal messages. "I'm en- thusiastic about the way the music relaxes people" Payton said. "The music is very helpful in calming the body so that the mind ean function freely and effectively." Student ready for Latin America march By NANCY DRISCOLL While many University students will escape Ann Arbor to go home over winter break, one student will be making his way by foot and bus through Central America. Mark Weinstein, an LSA junior, will join 300 other people from more than 30 countries tomorrow to march for peace through Central America. The 1,250-mile march through seven coun- tries will begin in Panama City and * end with a rally in Mexico City on Jan. 22. "I DECIDED it's time for me to go and see it myself and get my own per- ceptions of what's going on," said Weinstein, who is a member of the Latin American Solidarity Commit- tee. The marchers will travel through war zones in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and g Guatemala, carrying politically neutral banners calling for peace. "Guatemala and northern Nicaragua will be most dangerous, but I feel secure" because the group will be so large, Weinstein said. "This march is at a very relevant time, as many Ann Arborites are working to pass a resolution on the city level for peace and justice in Cen- tral America," he said. "Central Americans have grown accustomed to hearing war messages from the United States. We are going to bring visible messages of peace." THE IDEA for the march, which is the first of its kind, originated in Oslo, Norway. In the United States, the march is being coordinated by several peace organizations. Julie Christie, who is assisting with preparations for the march in the Of- fice of the Americas in Santa Monica, Calif., said the march is the first of its kind in Central America and is "an ambitious one." The purpose of the march is "to show the desire for peace, to show solidarity with the people of Central America, and to show support for the Contadora process," Christie said. THE MARCH will begin on Inter- national Human Rights Day. About 100 of the marchers are from the United States. Other countries to be represented include Great Britain, South Africa, India, the Philippines, Greenland, Sweden, Tanzania, and Australia. The marchers range in age from 17 to 72. The delegation will split into groups of 10 and will be aided by native inter- preters in meetings with local people and government and political leaders, including the Archbishop of Guatemala. ACTOR Ed Asner announced the departure of the participants from See STUDENT, Page 2 Making a Moc-ery Daily Photo by JAE KIM Weinstein ... joins peace march Florida Southern center Ted Kennedy (24) sits back to watch a jumper by Wolverine Mark Hughes. The Moccasins went belly up early in Satur- day's game, losing to Michigan 91-68. See story, Page 8. TODAY- A dog's life NEW presidential pooch, not as large as former top dog Lucky but just as frisky, 30th anniversary dinner for The National Review magazine. The dog replaces Lucky, the 65-pound Bouview sheep dog that had grown too large for the White House and was taken to the president's ranch in California over Thanksgiving. Key statistics about the new top dog: male, 16 pounds and probably will not grow much larger, born last Dec. 16, and, most impor- TV, he will climb into the ring and get married at the conclusion of a nationally televised fight card. "They got the idea after they saw Ahmad Rashad propose to his girlfriend two weeks ago," promoter Dan Duva said Friday. "They thought if he can propose on national television, then they could get married on national TV." Whitaker will marry Rovanda Anthony hefnrie thbA11ndQ tof fans Dec. 21 at the VirgiiniBeach INSIDE RACISM: Opinion denounces the recent up- surge of 'violence' on campus. See Page 4. HOUSED: Arts reviews the Ensemble Theatre [ '1 i 1 i