Weekend Magazine: *Las Vegas *Picks of '87 *The List *John Shea *Interview: Barry Levinson Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 73 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, January 15, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily 300 students confront regents Speakers address discrimination, code By STEVE KNOPPER About 300 students from three University groups joined in a cry of outrage about discrimination on campus and Interim President Rob- ben Fleming's proposed policy of academic sanctions, before the University's Board of Regents yes- terday. In a collective attack upon the administration, yesterday's eight speakers condemned LSA Dean Peter Steiner's recent "racist" remarks and Fleming's proposed policy against discriminatory conduct, and demanded that the University's affirmative action logo be changed to include sexual orientation. A packed crowd at the Anderson Room of the Michigan Union battled for control of the proceedings with Fleming during the public comments session of the regents' monthly meeting. The student speakers fre- quently became hostile, and the crowd augmented most of the speeches with applause and chants of "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Dean Steiner's got to go. Alicia Lucksted, a member of LaGROC, led off the session yesterday by presenting a list of speakers different from the regents' prepared list. Fleming accepted it, and helped her recognize people in the crowd who had questions after her speech. Then, Michigan Student As- sembly representative Michael Phillips, an LSA senior, went to the microphone accompanied by a person dressed in a kangaroo outfit. The outfit was labelled "justice," and the kangaroo banged a gavel loudly to silence the crowd. Phillips said the kangaroo, who did not speak, represented a "kangaroo court" that would be created by Fleming's proposed policy for non-academic conduct. After his speech, Phillips told the regents, "There's a lot of people who respect (Fleming) and respect this body. I'm not one of them." The UCAR members spoke last, receiving the largest response from the audience. LSA junior Lillien Waller had to pause for more than a minute during her speech as students clapped and chanted. Throughout the session, the regents and executive officers listened patiently to student criticism, not commenting on the concerns. Before the public comments session, MSA sponsored a rally in Regents' Plaza to protest Fleming's document. Nearly 100 students attended the rally, which joined a UCAR rally on its way to the Union. Although the students attempted to unite their demands, Vice President for Communication Jon Cosovich, in an interview after the session, questioned whether their causes were connected. He said the students' arguments "logically were not well put together," saying they contradicted themselves by Daily Photo by KAREN HANDELMAN Third-year law student and UCAR member Carl Anderson delivers a demand to the University's Board of Regents for the removal of LSA Dean Peter Steiner yesterday. "At least for today, the defense rests," he said, adding that UCAR will not give up its struggle against institutional racism. Fedral oficial to itigcharges ! "of racim, pssbl civil aw violatio See GROUPS, Page 5 By LISA POLLAK and JIM PONIEWOZIK A U.S. Department of Justice official has come to the University to investigate allegations of racism and possible violations of civil law within the administration, members of the United Coalition Against Racism told Interim President Robben Fleming and t h e University's Board of Regents yes- terday. UCAR members said William Hall, from the Chicago bureau of the justice department, contacted the group yesterday during a sit-in that began Wednesday after LSA Dean Peter Steiner refused to retract al- legedly racist remarks. UCAR steering committee member Barbara Ransby said Hall will meet with both administrators and group members today. UCAR MEMBERS - cheered on by more than 300 stu- dent supporters - demanded Steiner's removal and administra- tive condemnation of his remarks during public comments at yester- day's regents meeting. "The final nails in the coffin of racial inequality at the University of Michigan are being hammered into place by everybody sitting at this table," said UCAR member Carl Anderson. Fleming, however, expressed loyalty to Steiner. "We do not fire deans in this fashion," he said. It is unknown whether Fleming will re- spond to UCAR's demands at this morning's regents' meeting. Three UCAR members gave impassioned speeches calling the University administration institu- tionally racist, citing Fleming's failure to denounce Steiner's al- legedly racist remarks and writings; UCAR demonstrators, who led the entire room in a anti-Steiner chant for more than five minutes, domi- nated a meeting characterized by student protest against allegedly discriminatory University actions. "The fact that Steiner can pro- ceed with impunity, if not the tacit approval of the administration, demonstrates the rampant institu- tional racism present among Uni- versity administrators," UCAR member Lillien Waller said. FLEMING described some re- marks made by Steiner this year as See STUDENTS, Page 3 Duderstadt predicts steep tuition hike By ANDREW MILLS Predicting significant tuition increases, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost James Duderstadt told the Board of Regents yesterday that deteriorating state support will force the University to pass its rising costs to the students. Officials doubt they will receive the $50.2 million, an 11 percent increase, they requested in October. "We are already hearing warning signals from the state that suggest appropriation increases in the range of 0 to 4 percent at best," said Duderstadt. Fiscal concerns assume great importance as officials await Gov. James Blanchard's State of the State address next week. At that time, he will unveil his proposal for state appropriations to the University for fiscal year 1988-89. The University's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. "While we will work very hard to find other means to balance our revenue and expenditures, there is no doubt that we will once again have to turn to our students and their families to make up for the inadequacy of our state support," the report said. Last summer the regents raised resident tuition 8.4 percent and non-resident tuition 9.4 percent in response to a disappointing 5.6 percent increase in total state appropriations. Due to constantly changing revenue projections by the; state, Duderstadt could not put a specific figure on a tuition increase. New buildings and costs stemming from the new contract with the teaching and research assistants will contribute to a $7.1 million in "unavoidable expenditure increases" that Duderstadt cited. Duderstadt noted a recent 0.75 percent reduction in state appropriations for the current year, changes in the federal tax law that will affect the taxable status .of teaching assistant's tuition waiver, and the recent move to reduce non-resident enrollment as events that hurt the University financially. Reporting on the University's current fiscal condition, Duderstadt said the University needs to make internal cuts to accomodate an unexpected $1.7 million state cut. In a cut "almost equal... to the entire budget of a unit such as our School of Information and Library Studies" Duderstadt said the University will have to made up $1.2 million of the $1.7 million in the current fiscal See 'U',, Page 7 Grant, Mills lead Wolverines in triumph over Spartans, 90-72 Daily Photo by KAREN HANDELMAN University students participate in yesterday's 'No-Code' rally in the Regents' Plaza. About 100 students gathered to condemn Interim President Robben Fleming's proposed solution to the University's discrimination problems. PLO may recognize It A e n iner should resig m~ OPINION, Page 4 Arts provides entanmenL. ARTS ag,8 By GREG MOLZON Special to the Daily EAST LANSING - Michigan guard Gary Grant knew how tough it had been to win at ancient Jenison Field House in recent years. The se- 27-point performance. Grant talked back and forth with the fans all game and gave them a big wave when he was taken out in the final minute after missing a dunk. "I wasn't waving at the end to try and Ken Redfield each scored 12. Grant held point guard Andre Rison to two points. Rison was making his first start since joining the bas- ketball team after the football sea- son.