1 Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 110 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Tuesday, March 15, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Top state legislators back Gore By KENNETH DINTZER The candidates for the Democratic presidential nom- ination are stepping up their campaigning efforts this week in Michigan - the next political battleground after today's Illinois primaries. Tennessee Senator Al Gore will be in Lansing to- day, where Speaker of the Michigan House of Repre- sentatives Gary Owen and Michigan Senate minority leader Art Miller will endorse his candidacy, according to a source close to the campaign. Yesterday, through an aide, Gore confirmed that he would receive the endorsements and said, "I am both delighted and honored with the support and recognition from such prominate leaders as Speaker Owen and Senator Miller. Their backing will make an enormous difference in my campaign here in Michigan. I look forward to working with both of them in the weeks ahead." Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri - who virtually pulled out of the Illinois race, spending little money and time there - kicks off his campaign today with a two day bus tour of Michigan. See GORE, Page 2 Groups to I By JIM PONIEWOZIK said yesterd In order to prompt the University to "tangible eN step up its efforts to fight discrimina- pus, which tQry acts, members of the Michigan sent to Uni Student Assembly and the United Co- tiate their cl alition Against Racism have developed a mandatory c system to document such incidents on The form campus. the incident Beginning tomorrow the groups will tion about t distribute documentation forms for wit- ethnic grou nesses to or victims of racial, ethnic, or the person, sexual harassment. thorities, an MSA Minority Affairs Committee any, were ta Chair and LSA sophomore Delro Harris UCAR S Coalition res ponds ie to 'code !lu ied front' protests draft By STEVE KNOPPER Leaders of seven campus groups yesterday released a "statement of unity" to Interim University President Robben Fleming and last night were working on an alternative to his proposed anti-discrimination policy - which they call "an inadequate response" to racism on campus. About 30 student leaders, including representatives from the Michigan Student Assembly and the United Coalition Against Racism, deliberated for four hours Sunday night before agreeing on the four-part state- ment. The groups have not yet proposed a concrete al- ternative to Fleming's draft, though Fleming said that yesterday was the deadline for comments on the draft. In the groups' statement, they asked for an exten- sion on Fleming's Monday deadline, saying that only allotting two weeks for review of the proposal was "inadequate." But, said Regent Thomas Roach (D-Saline), "That's the old delay game again. There comes a time when the d paper's finally due. Perhaps it's overdue." In the statement the groups said, "While we recog- s nize the importance and necessity of a racial harassment policy, we.in no way endorse the notion of a compre- e hensive code of non-academic student conduct, under- standing that such a code would likely be used to sup- - press the kind of protest that has brought the issue of racism to the fore." e Fleming was unavailable for comment yesterday on the groups' statement. k The University's Board of Regents will vote Thurs- day on Fleming's policy to deter student discrimination and harassment with academic punishments. See CODE, Page 2 Giving the facts Doily Photo by DAVID LUBLNER Jill Joseph, associate professor of epidemiology, speaks at a forum on the prevention and transmission of AIDS. The forum was intended for sexually active heterosexuals on campus. See story, Page 3. Joeument harassment [ay the forms would provide vidence" of racism on cam- the groups could then pre- versity officials to substan- Jaims that reforms, such as a lass on racism, are needed. ns ask individuals to describe s in detail, provide informa- their age, gender, race and ps, indicate whether or not sought assistance from au- id state what procedures, if ken by the authorities. teering Committee member Pam Nadasen, an LSA junior, said the reports will also serve as evidence that racism on campus is not simply limited to a few over-publicized incidents. "What we often hear... is that UCAR takes one incident and blows it out of proportion, and that's not the case," Nadasen said. The groups are encouraging members of the University community to report any discriminatory acts - including graffiti, verbal or physical attacks and abusive comments. The reports will be kept on file with the Minority Affairs Committee, which will then be referre to local authorities when appropriate. Harris said reporting the incidents would fill a gap left by the University Affirmative Action Office, which h believes is more concerned with docu menting complaints for statistical pur poses than investigating them. "I don't mean to slam Affirmativ Action, but they just don't (investigate) and from what I've heard, I don't thin] it was ever their job," Harris said. See FORMS, Page 3 New UGLi computers faciliate research By GORDON SATOH The Undergraduate Library ac- quired last week three state-of-the-art computer systems which will bring book titles to students' fingertips. The Compact Disc-Read Only Memory systems (CD-ROM) sys- tem has on disc the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Psych-lit, and the Social Science Index, mak- ing library research - including re- search done for term papers - easier and faster. Each system costs the University $4332, including a one year maintenance contract from IBM. Resembling a compact disc player, the CD-ROM system is connected to a computer instead of a stereo system. With this system, it is possible to reference periodicals from the last five years by just entering a title, author, or subject. "The microcom- puter has software that interprets the data off the CD," said Richard Jasper, reference librarian at the UGLi. See UGLi, Page 2 New director of DRDA selected By DAVID SCHWARTZ Alan Steiss, a provost for re- search at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, has been named the director of the University's Division of Re- search Development and Admini- stration. At the end of May, Steiss will replace James Lesch, who retired as the DRDA director last year. The DRDA is the University de- partment which assists faculty in at- tracting and administering research projects funded by sources outside the University. "Alan Steiss brings us breadth and depth of experience in dealing with university research, develop- ment, and grants administration," said Vice President for Research Linda Wilson. "He is not only a fine admin- istrator, but also an accomplished scholar in the areas of public budgeting, strategic planning, and management controls," Wilson said. Steiss said he was looking for- ward to taking over his position at the University. "The responsibilities (at DRDA) are very similar to what I'm responsible for at Virginia Tech.," he said. "The DRDA is thought of by many around the country as a model for such organizations," Steiss said. Steiss .. , takes over DRDA Interim DRDA director Martin Tobin said, "I've been wanting (the University) to hire a permanent di- rector here for some time, and I'm happy that Alan Steiss was chosen." Tobin will resume his position as Assistant Director for Research Ad- ministration and the senior project representative at DRDA. See RESEARCH, Page 3 Doily Photo by DANIEL STIEBEL Walk this way Crossing guard Guy Lewis gives the time to children leaving Eberwhite Woods school yesterday as he helps them cross the street safely. Lewis works three shifts a day-in the morning, in the afternoon, and at lun- chtime. Students F By RYAN TUTAK The Students First party, touting experience on the Michigan Student Assembly, brings to the spring elec- tions a ticket to improve the Univer- sity's social climate by opposing a code and pushing for mandatory classes on racism and sexism. Mike Phillips, an LSA junior, heads the Students First nrty with irst opposc trade their degree for freedom of speech," Phillips said. Interim University President Robben Fleming introduced a policy proposal last month detailing aca- demic sanctions - disciplinary warnings, reprimands, community service, mandatory class attendance, code, tuition hikes Fleming's policy, and to continue speaking about discriminatory poli- cies in general at dorms, co-ops, and Greek houses. Phillips, chair of MSA's Student Rights Committee, said Students First would only favor a policy drafted by the University Council - a nine-member board of three stu- dents. faculty, and administrators - University community's concern about discrimination in order to eliminate racism and sexism. Phillips said that discrimination af- fects all minorities and Greek system members, not just Blacks. "Everything is tailored to the Black community," he said. "It's a slap in the face to the other minori- ties." >~ ~