The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 16, 1987- Page 3 Shapiro agrees to consider objectives (Continued from Page 1) "We got out of the meeting with 9-commitment from the admini- sttation that they are going to qnickly and seriously deal with these issues before the end of the term," said Daniel Melendez, a Rackham graduate student at last hIght's CHHE meeting. Shapiro made no solid commit- inents to carrying out the objectives but agreed to carefully review them gid meet with the six repre- sentatives again within the next ten days. "(Shapiro) indicated that he was impressed with the amount of work put into the plan of action," said Hector Garza, chair of the Uni- versity of Michigan Hispanic Alumni Council. "He basically made a commitment to continue dialogue with the Hispanic com- munity at the University." The representatives said Shapiro Was especially receptive to an objective to "increase and maintain funding for Hispanic programming; specifically for the Hispanic aca- demic community and for the sensitization and education of the overall University community concerning Hispanic culture and heritage." IN THEIR eight-point plan of action, the members of CHHE also endorsed the recent demands to the University by the United Coalition Against Racism and the Black Action Movement. The Hispanic students feel that by cooperating with other minority student organ- izations, they can more effectively communicate their problems to the administration. With all the recent attention devoted to racist attacks against Black students on campus, several attacks against Hispanics have gone unnoticed. One example was a series of fliers posted in the Bursley residence hall Tuesday, which announced "Free spic lessons!! How to be a believable wetback." Cynthia Hernandez, CHHE member, said, "Hispanics on cam- pus do experience overt acts of racism and this is one minute part of it." Garza said these "inappropriate actions and comments toward Hispanic students," are fueled by the University's lack of commit- ment to academic and social equal- UCAR objects to MikeWallace By CALEB SOUTHWORTH Students in the United Coalition Against Racism are protesting the University's choice of CBS reporter Mike Wallace as commencement speaker because of a racist remark he made six years ago. UCAR, an umbrella group for minority organizations, has asked University President Harold Shapiro to replace Wallace at the May 2 ceremony. Keith Molin, director of University Communications, said the University had no comment on the matter. Wallace recently said, "I deeply regret having made the remark. I have made both public and private apologies." The "60 Minutes" reporter was caught off guard in California during an investigation over lien-sale contracts with San Diego bank. The contracts were used to defraud indigent people who could not comprehend the legal language and unwittingly signed their homes as collateral. Some of the victims were Latino or Black. The bank was keeping a constant record of the interview. Wallace made the remark while CBS cameras were off. "You bet your ass they're hard to read," Wallace said, "if you're reading them over watermelons or over tacos." UCAR members have called the comments "bigoted" and "unacceptable" comments for a com- mencement speaker. UCAR leaders could not be reached for comment. Wallace said he intends to address this matter in the commencement speech. "Anyone familiar with my life and work for the last 35 years could not call me a racist," Wallace said. Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Daniel Melendez, a member of the Council of Hispanics for Higher Education, holds up a copy of "A Proposed Action Plan to Improve Hispanic Affairs at the University of Michigan" last night at a meeting in the Michigan Union Pond Room. Council member Cyn- thia Hernandez looks on. ity for Hispanic students. Pay inequities for Hispanic faculty and administration members is also one problem which CHHE has addressed in their plan of action. Virginia Nordby, head of Affirma- tive Action, has agreed to discuss this issue in a separate meeting, according to Eduardo Torres, the University's recruiter of Hispanic students. CHHE members will address these issues during the public comments section of today's meeting of the University's Board of Regents. Dentistr) (Continued from Page 1) The committee, led by interim Dean Dr. William Kotowicz, will run the school for two years before a permanent dean is hired. Duderstadt decided to wait until the changes were made by the transition committee before hiring a new dean to make the position more attractive. Faculty members have mixed feelings about Duderstadt's pro- posals and are adopting a "wait-and- see" attitude toward his involve- ment with the school. , "It's kind of early to draw any conclusion. There's not a firm grasp on what direction they're going to take," said Dentistry Prof. Richard McPhee. "At this time we have to work together instead of pulling things apart." ; Dentistry as a profession faces several challenges as it becomes more oriented toward research and -less toward prevention treatment. profs. c Because dental school enrollments are dropping, the curricula have had to be redesigned. The school has been plagued by internal problems which have led to its fragmentation, and Duderstadt told the school's faculty, that the school has remained isolated and has not developed to meet changes in dentistry. "Intellectually, dentistry appears to be somewhat adrift.... The School will face a major challenge in rebuilding its faculty," Duder- stadt said in a recent speech. "I have become convinced that familiar pathways have been ineffectual in producing change. "I AM ASKING that you alter your normal ways of operating and utilize the mechanisms of input and planning devised by the Com- mittee," he said. Dentistry Prof. Dr. Natahaniel Rowe said the faculty is accepting of the changes, although he is ri utious of1 uncertain what the impact will be. New professors may feel more tension from the change he said. "There's an uncertainty because of the change in leadership, and what the next team will want." Rowe said Duderstadt was very "matter-of-fact" about the changes he proposed, giving a forceful statement to the faculty detailing proposed changes which "didn't give a toe-hold for conversation." Duderstadt's management style was widely criticized during his five-year term as dean of the School of Engineering. He was dean until 1986 when he became vice-pres- ident. changes. As engineering dean, Duderstadt revamped programs, installing a merit-based pay system. He was accused of being an autocrat, and of quickly instituting changes in the college without faculty input. One professor said he felt intimidated by Duderstadt's "mili- taristic" measures. Dentistry faculty call it pre- mature to guess how the committee will affect policies of the school. "It's not fair to say that everything's going to change and that everything's going awry," said one professor who asked not to be named. COURT' Rape arraignment A senior in a University professional program pleaded "not guilty" to charges of first degree criminal sexual conduct yesterday. Rape charges were pressed against Griffith Neal, a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity member, following an incident that occurred last month after a fraternity function. The victim's complaint against Neal states he engaged in "sexual pene- tration... causing personal injury to said victim and using force or coercion to accomplish sexual pene- tration." Fifteenth District Court Judge Samuel Elden set bond at $5,000 NOTES and ordered Neal "to have no contact, direct or indirect, with the victim." After defense attorney Steven Boak requested a lower bond, Elden agreed on the condition that a mental health examination be performed by Community Mental Health Service. A preliminary hear- ing has been set for May 6, at which time the prosecution will be called upon to prove the crime was committed and that reasonable cause exists to suspect the defendant com- mitted the act. First degree criminal sexual conduct is a felony carrying a maximum penalty of life im- prisonment. -by Steve Blonder I Shapiro has power to expel students THELIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Katherine Coquery-Vidrov- Campus Cinema Itch- "From Colonialism to aUTNorth-South Relations," Center for Pink Floyd: The Wall (Allan Afroamerican and African Studies, Parker, 1982), MTF, 7:00 & 9:00 4 p.m., 111 W. Engineering. p.m., Mich. Visually brilliant adaptation of M E Floyd's alienation epic, starring eeang Bob Geldof as Pink. "Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?" "The one Rent Control- 7:30 p.m., played by Bob Geldof, you Michigan Union, Anderson Room. asshole". External Relations Com - Himatsuri (M. Yanagimachi, mittee- 7 p.m., 3909 Michigan 1985), AAFC, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m., Union. MLB4. U of M Voice of Reason- 6 The true story of a Japaneese p.m., Michigan Union, 4th Floor lumberjack who killed his family Lobby. and himself as part of a divine Hebrew Speaking Club- 4 sacrifice. p.m., 3050 Freze Bldg. Fail Safe (Sidney Lumet, 1964), CG, DBL/7:00 p.m., Aud A.F Henry Fonda is the President, who Futhemfore must make some hard choices when a nuclear-armed B-52 gets a Maundy Thursday Service of wrong signal and heads for Foot Washing and Holy Moscow with it's payload. Walter Eucharist- 7 p.m., Canterbury Matthau, Larry Hagman. House, 218 North Division. Things To Come (William C. Rugby Football Club- 8 Menzies, 1936), CG, DBL/9:00 p.m., The Coliseum, Corner of p.m., Aud A. Fifth and Hill, (996-4529). This H.G. Wells tale predicted Candelight Vigil- Student WWII, space travel, and plague. Struggle for Soviet Jewry, 6 p.m., Hmmmm, two down... The Diag. Asian Students Coalition Rally- noon, The Diag. Society of Women Engin- Speakers eers- End of the Year Party/Senior Night, 5 p.m., 1213 EastPEngineering. rI~ yPusn "is nes Relaxation Workshop- 7 tanding the Epidemic," 4 p.m., p.m., 3100 Michigan Union. 1414 Washtenaw. Dr. C. Levy-Clement- "Intercalation-Deintercalation in Molybdenum Condensed Cluster Send announcements of up- Compounds (Mo3)n," Dept. of coming events to "The List," c/o Chemistry, 4 p.m., 1200 The Michigan Daily, 420 Chemistry Bldg. Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mich., Lech Dubel- "Changes in the 48109. Include all pertinent in- Polish Constitution After 1980," formation and a contact phone Center for Russian and East number. We must receive an- European Studies, 4 p.m., Lane nouncements for Fri4ay and Hall, Commons Room. Sunday events at least two weeks (Continued from Page 1) member of the University Council. Composed of students, faculty, and administrators, the University Council has been meeting weekly since 1984 to formulate a version of the code. "This current procedure certainly relies upon existing authority," Parnes said. Jack Weigel, head of the Civil Liberites Board, a committee of the faculty senate said, "Any action should not be unilateraly imposed by the administration... These actions appear to be a substitute for the proposed code, but at this point nothing is definite." In reality, the University already has a code, but in the past officials have said it's virtually impossible to use. Passed by both the student body and the Board of Regents in 1973, the Rules of the University Community were aimed at con- trolling demonstrations in the Uni- versity's more radical days. Although the regents and the administration have final authority over the code, bylaw 7.02 requires any code also be approved by the Michigan Student Assembly. Many students see the Univer- sity's move as not only a violation of bylaw 7.02, but an attempt to formulate a code under the guise of dealing effectively with the University's recent racial problems. MSA President Ken Weine said he was informed of the hearing only when asked to participate as a student representative. "This is student representation under the gun... I refused to be involved in a process I don't believe in," he said. Yesterday MSA unanimously passed a resolution condeming the proposed procedures and opposing any student membership of the commission. Passport Photos kinko'ws Great copies. Great people. OPEN 24 HOURS 540 E. LIBERTY 761-4539 OPEN EARLY/OPEN LATE 1220 S. UNIVERSITY 747-9070 Ballard legislation may protect rights (Continued from Page 1) last two legislative sessions and is expected to introduce the bill to the current legislature sometime next month. Cahill said during the two previous sessions the bill sat in the colleges and universities committee because Bullard did not want to bring it to the floor of the legislature for a vote. "We're not about to start any- thing rolling until (the University) tries something funny," Cahill said. Pollack said, "I have a sense that the public laws are sufficient to protect the interests of the students and the University. "I would be very leery of a code. I'm wondering if due process and civil rights would be respected in it." Pollack said the University has not convinced her of the necessity for a code. She said she understands the administration's desire to punish student actions in the wake of outcries that strong action is necessary to rid the campus of racism. She shares the administration's concern over recent incidents of racism on campus but said, "The balance of my concern comes down on the side of the opposition against a code." 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