The Michigan Daily-Monday, March 21, 1988-Page I Statement defines the rights of protesters ., By MICHAEL LUSTIG Freedom of speech and artistic expression must be strongly protected, but the right of individuals to protest should be preserved as well, according a Civil Liberties Board statement released last week. The guidelines suggest appropriate conduct both for scheduled speakers and protesters in the University community. "The rights of protesters must be guarded as zealously as those of speakers and artists," the statement said. Philosophy Prof. Peter Railton, chair of the board, said the statement is significant because it provides a clear balance between the rights of speakers and protesters, and it clarifies free speech rights for both groups. The existing guidelines, written in 1977, are "insufficiently sensitive to protest," Railton said. THE GUIDELINES do not apply to "verbal ha- rassment or threat directed at individuals." Railton said the CLB statement "complements" Interim University President Robben Fleming's policy on discriminatory acts because it address free speech in a group setting. The guidelines also do not apply to a classroom setting, to "freedom of expression among individuals, or in other University settings where protest might oc- cur." Fleming's plan applies to incidents between indi- viduals and includes a list of sanctions for discrimina- tory acts. The CLB statement applies to group situa- tions - such as conflicts between speakers and an au- dience - and does not provide any type of sanctions for perceived improper behavior. RAILTON said yesterday that the guidelines in the document are not intended to become specific rules, but simply recommendations for groups bringing speakers to campus and for protesters to follow. The guidelines recommend rights of speakers and protesters to be observed, including: -allowing a speech to continue even if disruption has been threatened; -prohibiting "undue interference" by audience mem- bers of a speech. This point permits shouting, heck- ling, and displaying signs; -encouraging a dialogue between a speaker and audi- ence members; *providing security forces to "protect the personal security and rights of free expression of all parties." FLEMING and Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs Chair Harris McClamroch said they. received the CLB statement Wednesday, but both re-i' fused comment until they had time to study it. The. Y° statement was also sent to the Michigan Student As- sembly. MSA President Ken Weine said the assembly will release a statement in response to the CLB statement after a review of the document. Railton said it would appropriate for Fleming,. SACUA, and MSA to approve the statement through a vote or to offer recommendations for revision. The 1977 document was approved by SACUA and the Uni-, versity's Board of Regents. The University Council should examine the docu-, ment as well, Railton said, because of its past role in helping form a non-academic code of student conduct. But the group - a coalition of nine faculty, students, and administrators - has not met since summer. "WE HOPE it's a position that all its constituen- cies can endorse," Railton said. The task of the CLB, one of the committees estab- - lished by SACUA, is to operate as an advising and, consulting body on issues of civil liberties problems or issues on campus. The board also has criteria to establish a judiciary. Railton said the CLB statement does'not require that a judiciary be created, but he said it would be necessary if the guidelines are going to be enforced. Photo by LESLIE BOORSTEIN At Saturday's Nazi rally in front of the Federal Building, a protester is held to the ground by Ann Arbor police officers. Some of the anti-Nazi ralliers accused the officers of police brutality because of incidents including hair pulling. Nazi gathering sparks violence By KRISTINE LALONDE About 200 protesters shouted and threw bricks, rocks, and rotten food at 38 fatigue-clad, shielded Nazis in front of the Ann Arbor Federal Building last Saturday. Ann Arbor police officers arrested four or five of the protesters. Forty-six Ann Arbor police offi- cers shielded the Nazis, who came from Detroit, while the Nazis stood on the steps of the building and shouted pro-Hitler, w h i t e supremacist slogans. Their voices were' soon drowned out by the demonstrators, who chanted, sang, and yelled anti-Nazi slogans. Some protesters threw debris, which broke several building windows. Representatives from several groups including the United Coali- tion Against Racism, the Progres- sive Labor Party, and the Interna- tional Committee Against Racism (InCAR) joined the counter-demon- stration. ESCORTED by the police, the Nazis left only minutes after their arrival. During those minutes a protester broke through the police line and approached the Nazis, flailing a stick. The man was reportedly hit by a Nazi with a club. The man was ar- rested on counts of felonious assault, but the Nazi was not arrested because Ann Arbor police deemed he was acting in self-defense. Ann Arbor resident Jason Radine said the man who was hit and ar- rested had been standing next to him and had identified himself as a mem- ber of InCAR. He said, "He was one of those really dedicated guys. He was really brave." The man contin- ued to chant anti-fascist slogans as he was arrested and taken away in an ambulance to be treated for head in- juries. Ann Arbor Police Sergeant John King said, "The Nazis contact us every year. We try to get them not to come, but they do anyway. We're there to protect everybody." POLICE OFFICERS said the Nazi group informed police of their coming in advance. They also said four or five other protesters were arrested, but official reports on the number of arrests were not available. The arrested protesters will be arraigned in court this after- noon. UCAR member Kim Smith said, "People got knocked down, tram- pled. There were six people (police officers) on one person." She added, "They (the police) were enjoying it; they were smiling." BARBARA RANSBY, a UCAR member, said the police used excessive force in the arrest of one man. "I don't know what precipitated singling him out," she said. iVSA rep. Phillips d revived c By RYAN TUTAK Michigan Student Assembly presidential candidate Michael Phillips plans to take legal action against the Ann Arbor News for a story written about him Sunday. The article states that "Phillips was accused of pulling a knife on a fellow student... two years ago in a campus dormitory" and that the charges were never substantiated. But Phillips, an LSA junior and chair of MSA's student rights committee, said the story did not recount the in- cident accurately. "Her story was not accurate," he said. "Nothing happened. All people want to do is get something in the media to confuse people. I didn't pull a knife on anyone. All I did was wrestle." PHILLIPS said he will press h arges of charges after the MSA elections later this week. The incident occurred in the win- ter of 1985 when Phillips was ,a first-year student in the Mary Markley Residence Hall. He said an unidentified student asked him to perform oral sex. Phillips said the student began to unzip his pants af- ter Phillips refused. Phillips said he felt he was being harassed and tack- led the student, causing a knife to fall out of his pants. A student speaking on condition of anonymity, who lived on the same hall as Phillips in Markley, said he could not comment on the incident because he was not there, but that he would not be surprised if Phillips pulled a knife on someone. "Overall (Phillips) is a nice guy," he said. "But he could lose his temper." 4 aissa ult a CHRIS CRONKHITE, the' resident adviser on Phillips' hall ° when the incident occurred, said: "I'm not sure that (Phillips' account) is true because it happened three years ago. But I wouldn't disagree with it." The student who allegedly ha- rassed Phillips refused to comment. Phillips accused Delro .Harris, an LSA sophomore and chair of MSA's minority affairs committee, of telling the story to the: Ann Arbor News to blemish his campaign for the MSA presidency. "It's bullshit that people actually' can do this and believe that they can: get away with it," Phillips said. "(Harris) is telling a half-ass story that's not true." Harris was unavailable for com- ment. Ethics Continued from Page 1 "The whole edifice of science is built dn honesty and trust," he said. "It just proves that scientists are no more moral than any other group." After the keynote address, partici- pants attended presentations, broke into smaller discussion groups, and reconvened to question the speakers. DR. PAUL MANI, a teaching fellow at the University Medical School, addressed the medical com- munity's obligation to treat AIDS patients. Patients have a right to medical care and doctors have a moral duty to carefor them, he said. "The trust that is established be- tween physicians and patients places medicine on a higher moral level than other professional relation- ships," he said. The risk of contracting the virus while treating patients is only 0.76 percent, Mani said. But Dr. Ronald Abel, a cardiolo- gist at the Newark Beth Israel Medi- cal Center, said doctors have the right to refuse to treat a patient who has tested positive for AIDS. HEART SURGEONS,. he explained, are in a high risk situa- tion, since they experience an enor- mous amount of contact between blood and skin punctures. Instead, he recommends non-surgical treatment whenever necessary. In addition, the conference ad- dressed the moral role of genetic re- searchers, the difficulties with mal- practice suits, and the excessive working hours required of medical residents. The conference was sponsored by the Medical School, the School of Public Health, the Inteflex program, the Department of Family Practice, and the Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Regents name new finance head By STEVE KNOPPER The University's Board of Regents Friday named Farris Womack, vice chancellor for business and finance at the. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, to replace Vice President and Chief Financial Officer James Brinkerhoff. Womack will start the position on July 1, replacing Brinkerhoff, who announced his retirement last year. Womack has held his current post at UNC since 1983. Before that, he was director of the Arkansas Department of Finance Administration. He has also served. as an administrator at the University' of Arkansas. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Think You're Pregnant? Free Pregnancy Test Completely Confidential Family Life Services 529 N. Hewitt, Ypsilanti Call: 434-3088 (Any Time) Speakers Professor K. Poppelmeier - Department of Chemistry, Northwestern U., "Oxide Ion Vacancies, Valence Electrons, and Superconductivity in Mixed-Metal Oxides," 4 p.m., Room 1200 Professor Richard M. Schoen - Stanford U., The 1988 G.Y. Rainich Lectures, The role of scalar curvature in differential geometry and PDE, 4 p.m., Angell Hall, Aud B. State Rep. Perry Bullard and Karima Bennoune- Bullard will speak on his recent visit to the Occupied Territories, Bennoune will speak about her experiences as an Arab-American visiting the Occupied Territories, 7 p.m., Law School, Hutchins Hall, Room 116. Performances Patrick Street - Kevin Burke, Andy Irvine, Jackie Daly, Arty McGlynn, The Ark. Schubert Piano Sonatas, Part Asian American Association - 7 p.m., 1443 Washtenaw, Trotter House. Ann Arbor Medieval Festival - open meeting to recruit staff members and performers, 7 p.m., Pond Room, Michigan Union. Career Planning and Placement - Education Career Prep: Mock Interview Registration, CP&P. "Say No to Nicotine" - first session, $20 preregistration fee, 12-1 p.m., University Health Service. Furthermore Disabled Student Services Sign Language Club - "Signs of the Times," March 27, 2-4 p.m., Michigan Room, Michigan Union. MSA Candidates Forum - 10:15 p.m., Greene Lounge, East Quad, 701 E. University. 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