q Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 14, 1988 inquiring Photographer by ROBIN LOZNAK I Is the proposed code the with discrimination? best way to deal Andrea Elliott, LSA senior: "It may help to curb blatant act of racism, but it would not affect the subtler forms of racism and racist feeling s." Juan Rodriguez, LSA senior: "I do not see how the University should be allowed to have the power' of the judicial system. In a sense that would be double jeopardy. I do not see the code as being an answer to discrimination."~ Pauline Terebuh, Mark Parker, LSA senior: LSA senior: "I think punishment will "It sounds like a good way not succeed as a form of for the regents to keep education." control of the students, but it would also be a problem restricting the rights of the students." Sarah Hubbard, LSA sophomore: "No, I don't think so. The University should not be able to tell people what to do on their own time. It would be taking away our right to free speech." I I I Brian Haus, first year Judy Rackham graduate LSA student: "I don am opposed to the code do a ,n general because it does nation apt protect civil liberties. it is n *It would give the admin- of th :istration undue control over minist student lives. There are a big better ways of dealing with the m racial discrimination on campus." State Senator fightS tobacco giveaways Creagh, senior: n't think the code will way with discrimi- or bigotry because not getting at the root e problem. The ad- tration needs to make ger commitment to inorities on campus." David Levine, LSA sophomore: "No, the code would give to much power to a few individuals. The problem is that Blacks are separated from the student body be- cause of a lack of numbers. A solution could be to in- crease minority enrollment, but not lower standards." David Colbert, LSA junior: "No I don't. The only reason Fleming and the regents are shoving it on the students is so they can push through the code. I do not want a non-academic code telling me what to do." De Bates, School of Engineering junior: "I am against the code. Even if it trying to pro- mote better racial relations I will not be swayed. Better racial relations are a good idea, but the imple- mentation of the code will not affect low minority enrollment." LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A lawmaker who was instrumental in getting smoking restricted in Mich- igan's public buildings began a new drive yesterday to outlaw free smokes. Sen. Jack Faxon (D - Farmington Hills) introduced a bill to forbid to- bacco companies from passing out in public places free sample packs of cigarettes, cigars or chewing tobacco. He said his goal is to make it more difficult for the tobacco industry to attract teen-age customers. The Farmington Hills Democrat said there are no safeguards to stop people from giving free samples to people too young to buy tobacco. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports Taiwanese leader dies at 77 TAIPEI, Taiwan - President Chiang Ching-kuo, the son of nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek, died of a heart attack yesterday and was succeeded by a native Taiwanese expected to continue his push for liberalization. Chiang's death at age 77 ended the six-decade dynasty that led the Nationalist Party to victory and defea in China and prosperity in Taiwan, an island nation of 19.5 million people off China's coast. Vice President Lee Teng-hui was sworn in to succeed Chiang in accordance with the constitution after an emergency meeting of the party's Central Standing Committee. Lee, a 64 year-old Christian and the first native Taiwanese to become president, is expected to continue easing the nationalists' authoritarian grip on the island they have governed since 1949. House blocks 'Kiddie tax' bill LANSING - Rushing to blunt the effect of Michigan's new "kiddie tax," the state House voted 91-0 yesterday to exempt anyone who made $1,500 or less last year from paying state income taxes. The bill would shield children who earn small amounts of money shoveling snow or delivering newspapers from paying state income taxes under a little-known provision of federal tax reform that escaped the attention of state officials last year. Less than an hour after the House action, the Senate Finance Committee passed an identical measure 5-0, as lawmakers scrambled to pass the legislation by early next week so most children won't have to file 1987 state tax returns. The issue took center stage yesterday as the Michigan Legislature held its opening session of 1988. Although initial legislative sessions are often ceremonial, it was clear that public outcry about the so-called "kiddie tax" during the 27- day Christmas break convinced legislators to deal with it quickly. Cocaine use falls 20 percent WASHINGTON - Cocaine use by high school seniors fell 20 percent last year, the first time in more than a decade there has been a significant decrease, according to a University study cited by federal officials yesterday. Marijuana smoking and other illicit drugs use continued a seven-year slide, reports the 13th annual survey conducted for the Department of Health and Human Services by the University's Institute for Social Research. "Attitudes toward cocaine and other illicit drugs now reflect a greater awareness among our young people of the dangers of drug use," said HHS Secretary Otis R. Bowen at a news conference. Reagan and Takeshita work towards easing trade friction WASHINGTON - President Reagan and Japanese Prime Minister Noburo Takeshita voyed yesterday to continue to work toward easing trade frictions, but they apparently failed to nail down an agreement on the thorny issue of U.S. work on Japanese construction projects. At the same time, the two leaders also sought to reassure shaky financial markets with a joint statement hinting that fresh resources would be made available for the Federal Reserve System to intervene in currency markets in support of the battered U.S. dollar. The statement, issued as the dollar was again declining on foreign exchange markets worldwide, declared that the United States and Japan "have developed arrangements to assure the adequacy of resources for their cooperative efforts" in the markets. EXTRAS Birds' abode in Bodega opens BODEGA - Tourists soon will be able to spend a peaceful night in a Victorian schoolhouse where 25 years ago terrified children fled as screaming black birds and seagulls lunged at them from the sky. The scene was fictional, one of the memorable moments of Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller, "The Birds" filmed here and at other sites in Sonoma and Main counties, about 60 miles north of San Francisco. Tom Taylor, a local entrepenuer who bought the quaint building a few years ago, recieved permission from Sonoma County officials earlier this month to convert it to the School House Inn. He says he'll charge $60 per night for two people, including a continental breakfast, and expects t have no trouble filling four guest rooms. "I've gotten so much publicity from the building I don't even need to advertise," he said. Tourists have flocked to the school house and several other buildings used in the movie since since the film starring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren and Suzanne Pleshette was released in 1963. The movie depicted a weekend during which thousands of crows, seagulls, and ravens for unknown reasons began attacking and killing humans. If you see news happen, call 76-DAILY. th~ie iRdizht n Batig Vol. XCVIII - No. 72 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: January through April - $15 in Ann Arbor, $22 outside the city. 1988 spring, summer, and fall term rates not yet available. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the National Student News Service. Editor in Chief .................ROB EARLE Film ................. 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MILLER Miller, Shelly Pleva, Debbie Retzky, Jim Ryan, Laura Associate Sports Editors....................DARREN JASEY Schlanger, Michelle Slavik, Mary Snyder, Marie RICK KAPLAN Soma, Cassie Vogel, Bruce Weiss. GREG MOLZON NATIO~NALS: VaIlrie Brai Il I aQ ) A(gE Legislator Fleming's ( _ STREET M~OTORS- (continued from Page 1) He also added that, as a dean, he wouldn't look forward to carrying out the punitive responsibilities that deans have under Fleming's pro- posal. Under the draft proposal, the deans are responsible for assessing the seriousness of a student's trans- gression - whether a certain remark or action merits an apology or not, for example. Dean of the School of Public Health June Osborn would not comment on her meeting with Fleming because they did not discuss the draft proposal in detail. They talked about it, she said, but not in much depth. "I .don'tlike it," said State Sen. Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor) in reaction to the proposal, adding that, - Quality Care ForYour Fine Imported Automobile --I 7 W OFFER P Phone663-5544 SVN-.MON.-FRI. 9AM-6PM. 1 " O MAIN STREET MOTORS 906 North Main Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 s oppose proposal "the code would offer to the deans far too much discretionary power... it could be used poorly." Many campus leaders are saying the proposal is tantamount to a code of non-aca- demic conduct that former University President Harold Shapiro tried to es- tablish during his tenure. "I think the risk that it poses is greater that the promise that it holds out," she said. She said she would not express her views directly to Fleming or any members of the University's Board of Regents, not desiring to interfere with the University's and the re- gents' constitutional autonomy. Daily staffer Steve Knopper con- tributed to this story. SAPAC looks for new volunteers (Continued from Page 1) Lotero said he sometimes feels uncomfortable at SAPAC meetings because "men are the ones who are perpetuating the rape culture. The women (at SAPAC) are concerned about the problem rather than men." But he said he does not feel discrim- inated against at the center. Lotero said he now walks on the opposite side of the street from a woman at night and tries to educate some of his friends about rape. I I I I I soupI I IN I S UP P I 4 4 '4 '.: 3R .4 4i .4 'S .. .' K 4 ,4 .4