4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 13, 1988 Steiner calls for minorit (Continued from Page 1) University while still making it a place that minorities will attend." Steiner said he meant that Howard University and Wayne State University more "naturally" draw Black applicants - Howard as a predominantly Black university and Wayne State as a regional university in Detroit. But "(Steiner) didn't manage to ~refute his implication that if "minorities were to flock to the ,University of Michigan the quality of the institution would be degraded," Nadasen said. Steiner, explaining that he is willing to "take more risks in non- tenure appointments," told reporters that "hiring faculty from Harvard or Princeton is less risky than hiring someone from a predominantly Black institution." He added that such institutions have fewer research opportunities and are less well known. "It makes you angry because you like to believe that such blatantly racist attitudes don't exist anymore," said UCAR steering committee member Kimberly Smith. Steiner explained that he is prepared to pay competitive salaries in order to gain more Black faculty members. He also expressed a desire to get "more Blacks moving through committee member Mike Wilson,' the pipelines of the system." who said Steiner just "made the ythiring about how many members of the LSA executive committee - the college's governing body - are Black. "I didn't come here to be interrogated about my record," Steiner said. He added that there are no minority members on the Executive Committee, whose faculty members are elected although Steiner appoints associate deans. Sociology Prof. Aldon Morris, who attended yesterday's conference, said "it revealed that Dean Steiner does not fully understand the quality of the problem at the University of Michigan in terms of underrepresentation of Blacks and other minorities." Morris said he had a "real, genuine fear about the implications of Dean Steiner's remarks. What (the students) are really worried about is that the tone of the remarks is going to intensify an atmosphere of racial conflict." Steiner concluded that he "couldn't be responsible" for those who call his remarks and attitudes racist. He compared the term "racist" with the use of the term "red" during the McCarthy era. "Racist is one of the most loosely used words in the vocabulary today," he said. "I am not sure what, but perhaps something in the environment leads Blacks... to be less willing to invest the time in college." He attributed this tendency in part to attitudes in the Black community and family - a remark that elicited hisses and objections from the students. "He just kept digging himself in a hole," said UCAR steering situation worse" by repeating statements already considered of- fensive by UCAR. Other UCAR members called Steiner's manner during the hour- long question session "condescending," "evasive," and "dissatisfying." At one point, Steiner refused to answer Black Perspectives Editor Roderick Linzie's question IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports Israeli troops shoot protesters GAZA CITY, Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip - Israeli troops shot and killed a Moslem fundamentalist in a violent demonstration yesterday, and a United Nations envoy's attempts to inspect refugee camps were frustrated by soldiers and protesters. Military spokespersons said the army imposed curfews on five of the eight Gaza Palestinian refugee camps. In the Israeli parliament, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres appealed for an effort to end the violence by political means. Hawkish members accused him of caving in to Arab demands. Blanchard says Free Press may close if merger fails DETROIT - Gov. James Blanchard says at first he did not believe the Detroit Free Press would close if denied the joint operating agreement it seeks with The Detroit News. Now, Blanchard said, "I don't know. I'm beginning to believe them." He was referring to statements by some executives of Knight-Ridder Inc., owner of the Free Press, that the paper might fold if U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese rejects the requested partial merger. But Blanchard said he believes both newspapers could survive if they would cease severe price competition that has led to losses at both. "I think we can support two newspapers," he said in a luncheon meeting Monday with Detroit News reporters. "It's hogwash that the Detroit market won't support two. I don't believe that." However, he said he was surprised when Administrative Law Judge Morton Needelman, who held hearings on the question in August in Detroit, recommended Dec. 30 that Meese reject a partial merger of the two papers. Sen. Levin calls for Japan to reduce auto exports to U.S. WASHINGTON - President Reagan should press Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita to cut the number of Japanese passenger cars exported to the United States, Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said Tuesday in a letter to the president. Takeshita arrived in Washington on Tuesday for his first visit since taking office and will meet with Reagan today. "I urge you to convey to Prime Minister Takeshita that Japan should continue its voluntary restraints.on passenger-car exports to the U.S. in 1988, and that the restraints should be set at a level significantly lower than the current 2.3 million units," wrote Levin. Blanchard won't raise taxes LANSING - State government isn't in danger of running a deficit and doesn't need a general tax increase this year, according to Gov. James Blanchard. The governor said his proposed 1988-89 budget, to.be unveiled in a few weeks, will be only slightly larger than the $6.43 billion spending plan for the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. Blanchard said he'll recommend some agencies get smaller budgets next year because the Department of Corrections will need more money to run its new prisons. Blanchard also rejected, in an interview with The Detroit News, claims by some outside economists that Michigan faces a $100 million deficit this fiscal year and will need to cut its budget. He said an across-the-board increase in personal income or business taxes shouldn't be needed. 1 4 HEALTH B& FITNESS Black faculty criticize Steiner in open letter (Continued from Page 1) minorities on campus - but notes that any changes thus far have been "miniscule." Steiner has not yet responded to the letter, said Sociology Prof. Aldon Morris, who signed it today. Much of the text criticizes remarks for which the United Coalition Against Racism has demanded Steiner apologize - remarks UCAR calls racist in their connection of Blacks with lower standards and attitudes. A part of the letter read, "This racist context underlies the dean's remark (Sept. 17) that he would not want to make Michigan the 'kind of institution where minorities would naturally flock.' This statement betrays a callousness one does not expect of someone holding a high position in a major university. His choice of words (animals, not humans, "flock") is as inappropriate as the idea apparently behind his statement." The letter also criticizes Steiner's assertion that his remarks have been taken out of context. "Indeed, it is precisely the continuing context of racial insensitivity that w e condemn," the letter said. Besides Steiner's comments, the faculty condemned the institutional racism that "does not make for strong personal commitments to the University among the faculty." Such conditions, the letter alleges, have led three tenured Black faculty to resign and take positions elsewhere over the last three vars. What's SsHappening Recreational Sports . INTRAMURAL INNERTUBE WATERPOLO OFFICIALS' CLINIC SUN., JANUARY 17 1 pm Intramural Sports Building " FOR YOUR WINTER TIME FUN, DON'T FORGET THAT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTER LOCATED IN THE NORTH CAMPUS RECREATION BUILDING HAS RENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF WINTER SPORTS, INCLUDING CROSS COUNTRY SKIS, TOBOGGANS, SNOW SHOES, AND INNER TUBES! Homeless struggle to find shelter from cold (Continued from Page 1) "Pride keeps some of the people away. Some people simply don't want to sleep in a room with thirty- five other people. Others simply don't know about the shelter," she said. 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Ravitz added, "It's unfortunate, but there are these mercenaries out there who'll do anything to make a buck. It certainly doesn't help Detroit. All it helps is their own businesses," he said. But people who make and sell the shirts say the designs are not t'iat far out of line. One Birmingham store has sold hundreds of shirts chat depict a man holding a dog at gunpoint. "Say something nice about Detroit," is written on the shirt. If you see news happen, call 76-DAILY. 4 I hiders VOU prime. Northern Trust Bank, of Chicago, is one of the nation's leading financial insti- tutions, well known for our blend of sound financial principles and innova- tive products. If your graduation is slated for Spring '88 and you are interested in a career in COMMERCIAL BANKING or CASH MANAGEMENT... 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