The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 7, 1987 - Page 3 Council hopefuls crowd ballot MSA administrator vies for Dem. nomination By PETER MOONEY Ann Arbor voters will choose from among 18 candidates - including one with close ties to students - in the Feb. 16 city council and mayoral primaries. Richard Layman, administrative assistant to the Michigan Student Assembly, plans to emphasize housing, University-community relations, and downtown development in his campaign for the 4th Ward city council seat. In the April elections, he will face the winner of the Republican nomination, a three-way contest among Jim Cameron, a local attorney, Jerry Schleicher, an optometrist, and Mike Smith, a Cleary College student. LAYMAN, 26, does not feel that his youth will be a disadvantage. "I'm young; people are going to be concerned about that, even though I think I'm really smart," Layman said. Layman believes that students are interested in his campaign and that the student vote will be crucial to his success. "Students pay taxes, (but) they just don't think about it. They pay it through their rent," Layman said. According to Layman, another crucial issue to students is housing. He believes the city may have to pressure the University and the state to build more student housing. For the Republican mayoral nomination, longtime city councilmember Gerald Jernigan is running against Paul Jensen, who was the Republican nominee for State Representative in 1984. Democratic Mayor Ed Pierce is running for IN THE Ist Ward, Republican candidate Ronald Witchie, an environmental technician, will run against either Ann Marie Coleman, co- director of the guild house campus ministry, and Bob Elton, a General Motors auto designer, who are competing for the Democratic nomination. In the 2nd Ward, Terry Martin, a former School Board Trustee, is the Republican candidate and Mary Reilly, owner of Marblehead Handprints in Kerrytown, is the Democrat. The 3rd Ward pits incumbent Democrat Jeff Epton against Republican Isaac Campbell, a local banker. In the 5th Ward three Republicans - Phil Spear, Robert Ferri, and Jeffrey Gallatin - are competing for the chance to unseat Democratic Daily Photo by JAE KIM Ann Arbor Mayor Ed Pierce announced he is running for re-election. He is unopposed in next month's primary election. The general election will be in April. reelection. 6 Percentage of wome By MARTHA SEVETSON The percentage of women and ,minorities in assistant professor positions has declined slightly, continuing a fall that began in 1982, according to a report released last month by the University's Affirmative Action Office. The decline continued despite a 2.9 percent increase in the number of minorities and women hired. "This number is very important because assistant professor positions are the pipeline to the tenure track," said Affirmative Action Director Virginia Nordby. "Eventually the numbers of full and tenured professors will start to go down." In 1981 women and minorities comprised an all-time high of 44.6 percent of assistant professors. Today that number stands at 39.6 pdrcent, a decline of 0.4 percent from last year. Individual schools and colleges are currently responsible for strategies to hire women and minority faculty. The University requires nationwide advertising for an opening and a two-month wait between advertising and hiring. "The problem does not seem to be responding to our current strategies," said Nordby. "National advertising alone is clearly not adequate. We need to talk carefully with departments and tailor new strategies to various disciplines." Science departments, for example, must compete for a limited pool of qualified women and minority professors. Although the number of female engineering undergraduates has surged to 25 percent, only 10 percent pursue a master's degree and 5 percent complete a doctorate. In departments such as biology, an additional two to three years of post-doctoral work is required. According to Nordby, "These disciplines must be competitive, not merely with regard to salary, ' faculty but with regard to lab space, computer time, and assistants." In the past year the biology department hired seven new faculty members, none of whom were women or minorities. "We tried very hard to recruit a woman, and she elected to go to Whitehead Institute in Boston," said Biology Department Chairman Charles Yocum. According to Yocum, finding a position for the husband in a two- career family often poses a problem. "Wherever we can, we put as much effort as possible to locate both members of the team at declining the University," he said. He said the problem is equally important when hiring male faculty members. To encourage women biology students, who have few faculty role models at the University, the women in the department offer a seminar course, Issues for Women in Science. "Women face an extra challenge in taking on a major in a career that is still male-dominated," said Yocum. "For female students, a female faculty member who has handled these problems could help students who will be facing the same." incumbent Kathy Edgren. Dance Theatre Studio Classes in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and ballroom. New Classes beginning January 12 Puderstadt takes For current class schedule and more information call 995-4242. I I I I on Slhapir (Continued from Page1)' Shapiro's routine duties have been reassigned to other members of the executive committee. Duderstadt will serve as interim president until March, when Shapiro is scheduled to return. Until then he will assume all presidential responsibilities, including heading the monthly Board of Regents meetings and the executive committee. Although he has only served as vice president and provost since early May, Duderstadt was appointed to assume the responsibilities of interim president during Shapiro's absence. 's job Most of Duderstadt's work will remain associated with his duties as provost, with presidential duties added to his schedule. He will mainly be concentrating upon initiatives which he has already presented. "It's rare that anything presented at this University has not been developed over several months," said Duderstadt. Campus Cinema The Lady Vanishes, CG, 7:00 p.m., Aud A. A lady vanishes. Sabotage, CG, 9:00 p.m., Aud A.' A secret plot to blow something up. Rock Around The Clock, MTF, 7;00 p.m., Mich. Bill Haley is just one of the many dinosaurs seen in this rebellious, feel- good epic. Jailhouse Rock, MTF, 8:45 p.m., Mich. A young drifter does time for unrighteous manslaughter, then becomes a bullying, self-serving rock star until the end when he becomes nice again. No, it's not the Vince Neil story, it's Elvis, Elvis, Elvis!!! Meetings Abortion Rights Rally Planning Meeting - 7:30 p.m., Third floor Michigan League, Room Furdlermore Knitting class - Ann Arbor "Y", 7:30 p.m., 350 S. Fifth Ave. (663- J536). New- class in Metaphysics - School of Metaphysics, 7:30 p.m., 719 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti (482-9600). JAZZ DANCE THEATRE IN RESIDENCE 711 N. University (near State Street) " Ann Arbor SEE THE LATE, LATE SHOW It's 3 a.m. The movie is over. You suddenly remember that you still need those reports copied for that 7 a.m. meeting. Don't panic - just go to Kinko's. We're open 24 hours, 7 days a week. kinko's Open 24 hours. 540 E. Liberty 761-4539 .6 FILMS: at the Michigan Theater WELCOME BACK Come see a great film in the Newly restored Michigan Theater. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 Have a rockin' evening! 7:15 ROCK AhOUND THE CLOCK 9:00 JAIL HOUSE ROCK FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 All-time classic 7:00, 9:15 & 11:30 CASABLANCA SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 & 11 Big screen spectacular. GONE WITH THE WIND Call for times. ALSO film shorts featuring Betty Boop and American film funny man Robert Benchely shown with each fea- ture and a theater organ prelude. Camp fun on campus! For program information call 668-8480. See all these great films projected on thelarge screen in the historic Michigan Theater. Call 668-8397 for more information. Admission to films is $3.50 for a double bill or a single bill. Students and senior citizens $2.75. Tickets go on sale one-half hour before showtime. WELCOME BACK The Flying Colors of Geronimo S UT 20 Great Shades In ' *.-Our Basic Crew & Pont I $\ ()o, T /.0 .uc I~ nor e