4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Friday, November 20, 1987 Regents By EVE BECKER At its monthly meeting yester- day, the University's Board of Re- gents placed responsibility for changing curriculum - including adding a class on racism - on fac- ulty committees. In an hour-long presentation to the regents, the faculty's Senate Ad- visory Committee on University Affairs addressed diversity initiatives and faculty involvement activities outside the University. , SACUA Vice Chair and Social Work Prof. Beth Reed asked the re- gents to support the group's efforts to address problems of diversity. Reed said the faculty feels that the regents have been divided in their re- sponse to issues of racism. "Some of it is old pessimism" left over frpm last winter when the regents didn't address incidents of racism on campus, she said. But Regent Thomas Roach (D- Saline) reacted strongly, saying the regents have been committed to fighting racism. "It's never been a question in my mind about the dedi- cation of the top leadership," he said. profs. He said the curriculum commit- tees of the schools and colleges are responsible for forming any new courses. "If there is going to be a course developed in the colleges, it's going to come from you. It's not going to come from us," Roach told the faculty. "A lot of things students are ask- ing for are things we can't do here. Maybe next time they come in and yell at us we should invite you to come sit around," he added. But SACUA, since it is an advi- sory body, is not empowered to make administrative decisions that would specifically address problems of racism. In their response to the regents, members discussed initia- tives being taken in individual de- partments. SACUA member and English Prof. ThomasnLenaghan said the English department is reworking concentration requirements to include minority issues. SACUA has addressed some problems of diversity in more con- crete ways, said SACUA chair and Engineering Prof. Harris McClam- iiscuss diversity IN BRIEF roch. For instance, SACUA has worked to make promotion and tenure decisions more inclusive of activities which minority faculty are active in, such as counseling activi- ties, McClamroch said. Currently 'there are no minority professors on SACUA. The group has made an effort to get increased representation of minority groups in the faculty's government, and to es- tablish committees which will give special attention to racism and diversity, Reed said. In December, faculty Senate As- sembly members will discuss whether people accused of racism should face sanctions or should be protected by the first amendment. At the January meeting, the group will hold another forum on the Univer- sity's efforts to address diversity. In the presentation to the regents, the group also discussed how faculty should balance teaching, research, and external service. The regents were concerned that faculty are not encouraged to pursue service in groups outside of the University. Roach suggested the University cre- ate an award for faculty which em- phasizes external service. UCAR, LaGROC voice complaints to regents Semi-Formal Sadie Hawkins Dance Friday, December 4 9pm-lam- Tickets: $2 per person, on sale Nov. 23 to Dec. 2 during dinner hours at Bursley Hall Hors D'oeuvres will be served Live Band: Sponsored by Bursley Council (Continued from Page 1) sity course on racism and sexism; - create a sibling school relation- ship with Soloma Mahlangu Free- dom College in Tanzania. Daniel Holliman, a graduate stu- dent and member of the United Coalition Against Racism steering committee, said he commends Shapiro's efforts to combat racism by appointing Dr. Charles Moody as vice provost of minority affairs. But Holliman said the University is "too ready" to applaud this year's one-tenth of one percent increase in Black enrollment. He said at that rate, meeting Shapiro's goal of 12 percent Black enrollment would take 65 years. "Black students will not wait 65 years for this goal to be met," Hol- liman said as students applauded. LSA senior Wendy Sharp, vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly and a member of La- GROC (Lesbian and Gay Rights on Campus) also urged the regents to change the University's bylaw - which outlines the nondiscrimina- tion policy - to include a clause about sexual orientation. Linda Kurtz, a graduate student and member of LaGROC, said the current bylaw implicitly discrimi- nates against lesbians and gay men by not including them. "If I am discriminated against as a woman I am included in the discrimination policy. But if I am discriminated against as I lesbian, I have no backing," Kurtz said. Paul Lefrak, an LSA senior and LaGROC member, said, "Opposing the bylaw change is giving a green light to anti-gay activity on this campus." Lefrak said LaGROC supports UCAR's demands: "LaGROC stands in complete union with other groups. We're coming together - gay people, minorities - and we're demanding that we be protected from anti-gay bigotry on this campus." Shapiro and other regents quietly and quickly slipped out of the meet- ing without calling for adjournment or comments. Regent Thomas Roach (D-Saline) said he does not think the tension and unity at the meeting represents the atmosphere on campus and said, "I think it's a coalition of three dif- ferent interest groups." Roach said he does not support LaGROC's demands. "I don't see anybody that supports that," he said. He added that the University is "making good progress" on UCAR demands. But Regent James Waters (D- Muskegon) said the "rally" appears to represent the campus atmosphere. "It looks like there are significant problems." Waters said LaGROC's demand for a change in the bylaw is reason- able. "I think it should be seriously considered. Right now I can't see any reason why it shouldn't be added." He said the University has been slow in meeting UCAR's demands. "The problems have been preva- lent for so long- no matter how- fast we're moving, it's not fast enough," he said. Waters was the head of the coali- tion of Black law students in the first BAM strike 20 years ago. Earlier yesterday, students repre- senting the UCAR andathe Black Student Union spoke at an anti- racism rally on the Diag to encour- age students to attend the Regents' meeting. Kristine LaLonde and Martha Sevetson contributed to this story. Compiled from Associated Press reports Officials grapple with budget WASHINGTON - Bargainers from the White House and Congress said yesterday they were closer to agreement on a deficit-reduction plan, but divisions in Republican ranks imperiled efforts to avoid Gramm- Rudman budget cuts today. President Reagan pushed for the negotiators to settle on a package of deficit cuts. Some Republicans, however, said they'd just as soon see the widespread automatic slicing begin as required by the Gramm-Rudman deficit reduction law. "While the final package may not be all that I might want, it will not be all that Congress wants, either," Reagan told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "But it is vital that the negotiators complete their work now," he said. The Gramm-Rudman law requires $23 billion in deficit reduction in fiscal 1988, which began Oct. 1. Soviets give missile data to U.S. WASHINGTON - The Soviet Union has provided the United States with detailed information about itstmedium-range missile arsenal in another step toward completion of a treaty to be signed at the December summit, Reagan administration officials said yesterday. But the information turned over Wednesday to U.S. negotiator in Geneva dealt mostly with deployed missiles and did not include all the specific data the U.S. side wants on SS-20s and SS-4s that might be in storage and where they are being kept, the officials said. In the meantime, there were growing indications that Secretary of State George Shultz would go to Geneva next week to meet with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze on a summit agenda. Officials investigate causes of London subway station fire LONDON - The government on Thursday announced a public inquiry into a sudden and quick-spreading fire that raged through London's largest subway station, killing 30 people and injuring about 80 others. Survivors of Wednesday evening's blaze told harrowing stories of people on fire and of being carried on an escalator into the flames. People collapsed from smoke and many pounded helplessly on win- dows of passing trains in search of an escape from Britain's worst subway fire. An assistant fire chief, Joe Kennedy, said fighting the flames was like "going down a roaring chimney." Fire officials said they could not explain how a small fire could spread so quickly. Investigators descended into the cavernous, fire-ravaged tick- eting plaza of the multi-tiered King's Cross Station to search for clues. House passes ticket quota ban LANSING - Michigan motorists might get a break from overzealous ticket writers as the state House voted 102-0 yesterday to prohibit police departments from requiring their officers to meet a traffic ticket quota. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor) was ap- proved without debate and moves to the Senate. Bullard said the legislation will go a long way to stop the rash of ticket writing that some departments have forced on their officers to raise money for local governments. He said his goal is to convince departments to spend more time fight- ing serious crimes. "I am very hopeful... this will focus more resources on assaultive crimes, ranging from mugging in the streets to sexual assault to breaking and entering," Bullard said. "These are the crimes that people are really concerned about." 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