The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 20, 1987- Page 3 New Romance language head faces challenges By MARTIN FRANK Thomas Kavanagh, who will become the Romance Languages Department Chairperson July 1, plans to hire younger faculty members at the associate professor level and decrease graduate student's teaching load when he inherits his role. Kavanagh currently heads the French department at the University of Colorado at Boulder and will replace current head Jean Carduner, a French professor. The major problem facing the department is that more than 90 percent of the students studying Romance Languages are taught by teaching assistants, Carduner said. "We must be able to offer graduates support to keep them here without having to delay their degree studies or else they'll just go somewhere else," Carduner said. K A VAN A G H wants to increase support for graduates through fellowships and other scholarships so they can afford not to teach. Over the last four years several senior professors have retired and Carduner said, "We have been slow in replacing them." Consequently TAs have had to pick up the slack. There are still some other senior members who will retire in the next few years and Kavanagh will have to replace these members. In the past year, the department has made some "key appointments" in Spanish, French and Italian. "Rebuilding has begun and it looks like we have a rosy future," said Carduner. CARDUNER said the budget cutbacks from the recession in the early 1980s hindered the department from adequately replacing retiring professors. Therefore, the professor's average age is higher than normal. "I would like to bring in some well prepared _. younger faculty to continue the fine tradition set up by the older faculty," said Kavanagh. English Professor John Knott headed the search committee that appointed Kavanagh. The committee consisted of members of the Department of Romance Languages and History Prof. David Bien, who is on - LSA's Executive Committee. LSA Dean Peter Steiner suggested that the committee hire somepne from outside the University. "We saw it as an opportunity for someone from outside to come in and implement some fresh ideas," said Knott. THE COMMITTEE'S top priority was to recruit a relatively young faculty member with full r professor status and administrative experience. Carduner pointed out that since the department ranks in the top ten nationally, someone with "administrative savvy" would help the department deal with the losses of senior faculty members and improve the department. Kavanagh fits both descriptions. He is known for specializing in 18th Century French Literature and a book he wrote on Denis Diderot several years ago. He is writing a book on Jacques Rousseau. On the administrative level he also served as an associate dean at the State University of New York at Buffalo before accepting the position at the University of Colorado two years ago. Daily Photo by DARRIAN SMITH Members of the United Coalition Against Racism circle the Fleming Administration Building at a rally yesterday. UCAR was protesting the Regents' inaction on the 12 demands to improve minority life at the University. UCAR holds 24-hour protest (Continued from Page 1) Keith Molin, the University's communications director said, "We (University Administration) expect that staff will have normal access to the building and be able to come University officials said last night that protesters would be allowed to remain in the building all night. The floors above the first level have been locked off and students are free to come and go on the first level. The regents will not resume their monthly meeting at today in the building. Preceeding the sit-in, UCAR rallied in front of the building where many thought the University's Board of Regents would hold their monthly meeting. However, the meeting was moved to the Michigan League Ballroom to provide for expected crowds due to the sensitive issues students were planned to address at the public comments session, according to the regents' secretary. Some students at the sit-in, however, thought the regents moved to avoid confrontation with protesters. "WE decided that we weren't going to chase them around Ann Arbor. We are just going to stay here at the Fleming building, this is the place where business is supposed to take place. We are going to stay heresand make sure that nothing gets done," said Aubrey Scott, a LSA senior. Students host computer fair Andrew Young to visit 'U' By WENDY LEWIS Renowned politician and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young will speak on "Global Ethics: Our res - ponsibility," today at 1 p.m. in Hale Auditorium. Young may also address the racial tensions on cam - pus. The speech is part of the 20th annual William McInally Memorial Lecture. A brief question and answer period will follow. Young was invited because, "We (the BBSA) wanted to make sure we had a major Black speaker come to the University," according to Stacey Davis, president of the Black Bus - iness Students Association, who organized Young's visit. Young, a former ambassador to the United Nations, was also the first black elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia in 101 years. He was also an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement as well as an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Before the lecture Young will meet in a closed luncheon with University President Harold Sha - piro, the University Board of Re - gents, and black student leaders. BY MELISSA RAMSDELL A "bigger and better" Compufair began yesterday at the Michigan Union, featuring vendors such as Apple, IBM, Lotus, Unisys, and Zenith. Banners, colorful balloons, vid- eos, prizes, and preparation for today's raffle of a $3,800 IBM computer and a Tandy PC marked the first day of the two-day University-endorsed trade fair. "We see it as an effort to let the University community know what type of systems are out there," said Joel Hollander, Compufair co- chairperson.-" Compufair is the largest student- run computer trade fair in the nation, according to Rich Frie- burger, Compufair co-chairperson. Half the profits generated from booth space sales at the fair will go to the Leukemia Society of America. Compufair organizers expect to attract about 7,000 people before it closes its doors today at 5 p.m. "It's bigger and better than ever before," Hollander said. The trade show attracted students, faculty, and local businesspeople. However, organi- zers say the fair is not a retail event. "We don't encourage selling - it's more of an informative event," said Hollander. One of the most popular exhibits in the Apple section of the show was a program for composing and editing music scores. Steve Risenhoover, a computer and key- board specialist, used the new Macintosh SE hooked up to a synthesizer to play Bach Fugues. Apple also exhibited pictures School of Art students created using Macintosh drawing programs. The school may make computer use a part of its core classes, according to Regents divided over Mandela degree '_ ' :4i ' a . ? =71 .' Ar x s .rPx we .. . = r. _ . ,.. .. (Continued from Page 1) commencement. "Such a recommendation should never have come to this table," said Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor), who voted against the hon- orary degree. "For the University, and the people of Michigan to give this degree is not only choosing sides of a political struggle, but is endorsing the killing and violence of Nelson's African National- Conference," he added. Mandela, a member of the ANC, has been imprisoned for more than WANT A SUMMER CAMP JOB? 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