4 Page 2 - The Michigah Daily- Tuesday, March 10, 1987 U blacks want better services (Continued from Page 1) but many students wonder if the University could reallocate inter- nal funds or attempt to receive more money. Barbara Ransby, a graduate student and active student leader, said, "It's always said the Univer- sity does not have an endless amount of money, but I think when we look at the U's priorities - when we look at the salary list of administrators, when we look at all the money that was spent on the hospital at the same time workers had health benefits cut - there's a lot of money." One student at the Hood hearing suggested the University divest the remaining $500,000 it has invested in South African-related stocks and use it for financial aid. But Vice President for Academic Affairs James Duderstadt said, "Granted, the cost of a Michigan education is high, but on the other hand I would say quite confidently, a Michigan education is one of the best bargains in higher education today." He said the University academically ranks as high as many top private instituitions with higher tuition. But the problem of retention goes beyond money; creating a mixed cultural and academic com- munity is also an important factor. The Office of Minority Student Services (MSS) sponsors cultural minority-oriented activites such as Black History month events. The Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP) is the main body to help "disadvantaged" students by pro- viding academic and financial services for many minority students. But students and staff alike say these programs must be expanded. "The people in those programs are very dedicated and good at their jobs, but they need more support," said Marvin Woods, president of the Black Student Union. Students in the United Coalition Against Racism recently presented the administration with 12 demands designed to improve racial relations at the University. These include launching a program about racism during orientation, establishing a work- shop about cultural and racial diversity for incoming students, and requiring a course on diversity and bigotry. Shapiro and other administrators have said some programs already exist to address these demands and others are under consideration. A special minority orientation is held in the spring, and about 30-50 first-year minority students in the Bridge Program come to the University each summer to get a head start here. After the Hood hearing, Shapiro issued a statement similar to Woods'. "While we are proud of these efforts, obviously they have not been sufficient to enable us to achieve enrollment levels we would consider acceptable or a campus environment devoid of racism." Eunice Royster, CSP director, suggested that the administration only pays "lip service" to these retention efforts. "The only time, for the most part, when they throw up MSS or CSP as 'look what we're doing,' it is a response to (racist behavior). Otherwise it's benign neglect at best," she said. "Unless we take it seriously and move systematically this will be just Band-Aids for one more incident." Royster's candor is surprising. Staff members who criticize the University's response to racism can be in a precarious position. At the Morris Hood hearing John Finn, former associate director of housing, said, "If you speak out, the University has a history of attacking the individual that brings forth the problem, as opposed to attacking the problem (of racism and retention) itself." Royster added, "I love this institution. I went here, and I want better for our young people, but it's hard for me... When I look at what people do, not what they say, it's hard for me to believe that this is an important agenda item." THE 0 IS YOURS at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati - New York * Los Angeles * Jerusalem Programs leading to degrees in: Rabbinics " Cantorial Studies * Graduate Studies Jewish Education e Jewish Communal Service Rabbi Gary P. Zola, National Director of Admissions and Student Affairs, will be on campus Wednesday, March 11 at Hillel. Call 663-3336 for an appointment. Profs health improves Emeritus Law Prof. William Bishop, who was hospitalized Thursday after suffering from a rapid heartbeat, was listed in stable condition yesterday and is out of intensive care, according to a nurse at University Hospitals. An unidentified student helped Bishop into the Monroe Street entrance of the Lawyers' Club Thursday after Bishop fainted outside the building, according to Bishop's daughter. -by Andy Mills Introduction to Geology in the Rockies Summer 1987 (June 25-August 11) Earn EIGHT HOURS of University credit for studying Introductory Geology in the Rocky Mountains, including: Yellowstone National Park, Grand Tetons, Dinosaur National Monument, Craters of the Moon, Flaming Gorge SETTING This ideal "outdoor classroom" offers some of the most scenic and interesting geology in the entire Rocky Mountain region. Mountain uplifts and deep erosion have exposed a variety of Earth structures and rocks of diverse age and origin. The effects of alpine glaciation, landslides, stream erosion, and a host of other geological phenomena provide an unmatched introduction to geology. The geological history of the Teton, Gros Ventre, and Wind River mountain ranges is fully recorded in a sequence of fossiliferous rocks which in many cases can be interpreted in terms of processes still at work today. LOCATION The University of Michigan field course is taught at Camp Davis, a permanent facility built by the University in 1929. Camp Davis is about 20 miles south of Jackson, Wyoming, near the junction of the Overthrust Belt, the Snake River Plain, the Wind River Range, and the Green River Basin; the Tetons lie to the north, the Gros Ventre Range to the east, and the Basin and Range Province to the west. It is simply an excellent place to learn about geology. The camp is located on the Hoback River near its junction with the Snake River; the trout fishing is great. CAMP The field cam pwas constructed by The University of Michigan in order to provide a teaching facili in the Rocky Mountains. Camp Davis living quarters consist of rustic cabins with wood-burning stoves and running water. Showers and laundry facilities are shared by students; meals are served mess-hall style in a large dining room. Camp facilities include classrooms, a first-aid station, a large recreation hall, a softball diamond, and a volleyball court. Other facilities are available in Jackson; transportation to town is provided twice a week. COURSE CONTENT Geological Sciences 116 is an in-depth course covering all aspects of geology. The thrust of this course is to teach students about minerals and rocks in a variety of settings. Approximately two weeks of the course are spent on trips to other parts of Wyoming as well as Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and Utah. You will examine minerals, rocks, and fossils in their natural settings. Although lectures are a part of the course, most of your time will be spent in the field where instruction is often on an individual basis. FACULTY The Camp Davis teaching staff consists of faculty from the Department of Geological Sciences at The University of Michigan and visiting faculty from other universities. The course is typically staffed by three faculty members and two graduate teaching assistants. CREDIT Geological Sciences 116 carries EIGHT (8) credit hours and is equivalent to a two-term sequence of introductory geology. It satisfies the natural science distribution requirement in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. PREREQUISITES No prerequisites. SCHEDULE: Geological Sciences 116 runs for 6 weeks. The dates for the 1987 summer course will be from June 25, when the caravan leaves from Ann Arbor, until August 11, the day that the IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports High court eases asylum rules. WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court, yesterday, made it easier for illegal aliens to seek political asylum in this country, ruling they need only show "a well-founded fear" that they will be persecuted if forced to return home. The Reagan administration had argued that applicants for asylum should have to show "a clear probability" of persecution. It remained unclear, however, whether the 6-3 ruling will lead to the granting of asylum for more illegal aliens because the ultimate decision remains with the attorney general. The verdict means only that more refugees are eligible for asylum consideration by him. The asylum decision was praised by the Rev. John Fife of Tucson, Arizona, a sanctuary movement leader convicted last year in a federal alien-smuggling case. Judge hears North challenge WASHINGTON - A federal judge taking unusually quick action, began hearing oral arguments yesterday in Lt. Col. Oliver North's challenge to the legal standing of the independent counsel looking into the Iran-Contra affair. Meanwhile, the president's daughter called for the court-martial of North and former National Security Adviser John Poindexter, and a member of the Senate Iran-Contra panel said grants of immunity to North and Poindexter could come soon through other officials said it was too soon. The afternoon court arguments came after the independent counsel, Lawrence Walsh, filed a court brief asking U.S. District Court Judge Barrington Parker to dismiss a second lawsuit by North, calling it a "desperate" effortto derail a criminal investigation. Contra leader Cruz resigns WASHINGTON - Nicaraguan rebel leader Arturo Cruz has resigned his post as a director of the United Nicaraguan Opposition, his son said yesterday. The son, Arturo Jr., said the reasons for Cruz's resignation will be spelled out in a letter scheduled to appear in today's editions of the, Miami Herald. Cruz, a former Sandinista ambassador to Washington, has been feuding with his rebel colleague Adolfo Calero. He was at at the point of resigning last month but decided to remain on as a UNO director after receiving assurances that the rebel movement would undergo democratic reform. Cruz's son gave no details of his father's decision to step down, saying only that he was fed up with the "whole mentality" of the rebel movement. Ferry survivors join in prayer ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium - Survivors and victims' relatives joined in an ecumenical prayer service yesterday for those who died when water rushed through a British ferry four days earlier and turned it on its side. Salvage crews prepared to right the partially submerged vessel so scores of bodies can be recovered from inside. The Herald of Free Enterprise, which capsized Friday night while leaving Zeebrugge harbor for Dover, rests starboard-side-up on a sandbar. More than 130 people are thought to have died in the shipwreck. Olivier Vannesta, governor of west Flanders province, said one more survivor had been located; someone who escaped the disaster but did not report to authorities immediately. That left 81 people still missing and presumed dead. Vannesta said 409 people survived and 53 bodies had been recovered. EXTRAS Swamp Thing rises again MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - What has a body like an elephant's, three toes on each foot, a neck like a giraffe's and a tiny head? The "Mokele-Mbembe," what some say is a 40-foot dinosaur that stalks the jungle in the People's Republic of Congo. The scientific community says tales of its existence are baloney. But Jim Culberson, a photographer who has battled poisonous snakes, government bureacracy and skeptics in his unsuccessful hunt, says he's planning a return trip. Last month, Culberson spent three weeks on a $20,000 expedition to the 60,000-square-mile Likouala Swamp. The legend of the dinosaur deep in the African jungles has inspired books and movies, including the recent film, "Baby," although few established scienctists take the stories seriously. "The scientific community thinks we're nuts," said Culberson, who has planned a return trip for 1988. Culberson, a 1975 graduate in marine biology from Forida Institute of Technology, returned from his expedition a week ago tired, sick, but inspired after speaking with people who told tales of encountering Mokele-Mbembe. "Sooner or later they will be found, and someone -_maybe not myself - is going to eventually get pictures of this thing," said Culberson, 36. Vol. XCVII -- No. 108 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms. Subscription rates: September through April-$18 in Ann Arbor; $35 outside the city. One term-$10 in town; $20 outside the city. 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