I OPINION Page4 Monday, April 4, 1988 The Michigan Daily bre 3idptan iBaI1! Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Kaplan responds to critic Vol. XCVIII, No. 124 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Students should vote As MEMBERS of the Ann Arbor community for at least four years, students should vote on the legislation such as rent control and the parks millage which directly effects their lives. N oOn P PROPOSAL A makes it harder for candidates to run for city council and mayor by raising the number of signa- tures required. The city should be Further, student input on the city council candidates which best represent their concerns will guarantee student rights to participate in the government of their community. roposal A By Stanley H. Kaplan Although Professor Bert Hornback of the University's English Department is an outspoken champion of equal opportunity, he neglected to extend me the courtesy of inquiring about the policies and philoso- phy of the Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center (SHKEC). I am confident that, had he done so, he either would not have writ- ten the letter to the Michigan Daily ("Kaplan undermines equal opportunity," 3/7/88), or the letter would have expressed entirely different observations and conclu- sions. However, since several outraged students have brought this article to my attention, I hope you'll allow me to re- spond to it now. Dr. Hornback, if I may break the prece- dent you set and address you directly, you claim complete ignorance regarding "Stanley H. Kaplan - whatever it is." Yet it is clear form your letter that you already know two things about me: 1) my firm prepares students for standardized tests like the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT and 2) it is a profit-making company. From these facts, you manage to conclude that I dis- agree with the idea of equal opportunity, that my programs are worthless, and that my presence on the University of Michi- gan campus puts the lie to anti-apartheid sentiment! I have to admire the extent of the leap of hatred required to reach such conclusions, if not the sad world view that prompted it. Permit me, Professor, to challenge that Stanley H. Kaplan is the President of the Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center,- Ltd. view and let some light into what must be a very narrow, mean place from which you teach young people. With many Ameri- cans, I view capitalism as a pathway, not an obstacle, to equal opportunity. I would like to cite a handy case in point-my own career, which in a poor Brooklyn neighborhood of Jewish immigrants and has ended with my finding myself in the fortunate position of being able to offer opportunities to others. Which is why more than 10,000 students each year re- ceive Kaplan scholarships. Far from being worthless, SHKEC has helped thousands of of disadvantaged men and women achieve their academic and professional goals. We have never turned down any student because of inability to pay if an advisor confirms that the student is moti- vated, has a reasonably good GPA, (yes, GPA is more important than the test scores) and is economically disadvantaged. For more than 50 years, I have been fighting for equal opportunity while at the same time fighting a battle for main- tainance of high educational standards. I urge you, as you proposed to do in your letter, to contact your Vice Provost for Minority Affairs. I'm sure his office will be willing to share with you some of the many letters of recommendation writ- ten by the University's Opportunity Pro- gram for students applying for our schol- arships. For further evidence of the effec- tiveness of our programs, feel free to write the administrators of the MCAT Im- provement Program at the University of Texas where minority students take our MCAT review each summer. Or the pub- lic school district in Atlanta, Georgia, which has, for several years cooperated with us in a scholarship program for mi- nority athletes facing the SAT. Or the Manhattan School for Science and Math- ematics, where General Electric scholars are enrolled in our PSAT and SAT review. Or the Police Athletic League in West Harlem. Or the Albert G. Oliver and the Columbia University's double Discovery Programs. Of the City Kids Program. These are a few of our many co-sponsors supporting minority and disadvantaged programming. So you see, Dr. Hornback, while you've been "thinking about your commitment to equal opportunity," I've devoted a good portion of the last decade to doing some- thing about mine. I have always felt it a privilege (far more enjoyable than an obligation) to return some of the good fortune I've received. The Rita and Stanley H. Kaplan Cancer Center at the New York University Medical Center, the newly ren- ovated Kaplan House for disturbed young men, and the Lincoln Center Institute's inner city arts program constitute some of the ways I've tried to prove that capitalism and caring need not be mutually exclusive. Finally, I invite you to visit our centers in Ann Arbor and Detroit, or any of the 127 Kaplan location nationwide, for a first-hand look at the confidence and skill building that results from our courses. Better yet, I look forward to your visiting New York and allowing me to review with you some of the projects for minority and disadvantaged students we currently spon- sor. Perhaps we can pool my resources with your obvious good intentions to de- velop some new, worthwhile undertakings in the Michigan area. I Yes on P making is easier to run for office, not harder. The greater the diversity of can- didates, the more people will want to become involved in city elections. .oposal increasing development, Ann Arbors recreational land is rapidly decreasing. This should be passed this year, before it is too late. THIS IS A MILLAGE to fund the formation and expansion of city parks, a good use of city money. With Yes on F ANN ARBOR needs rent stabilization to maintain the city for people of lower incomes and keep the cost of attending the University in reach. Rent control will ensure that the landlords make re- pairs and make it more difficult for landlords to harass tenant organizers with unfair rent increases. The landlords argue that rent stabi- lization causes a decrease in property value which will force the city to in- crease property taxes and dispropor- tionally tax homeowners. Under the rO osal C proposed rent stabilization, however, rents will still increase as will property values which follow rents. In addition, the influx of Ann Arbor offices in- creases tax revenues so that no home- owners tax increases are necessary. Currently, high rent drives low in- come workers out of Ann Arbor and prevents low income students from at- tending the University. Further, the poor state of repair of the majority of Ann Arbor rentals will only be improved if increases in rent are linked to repairs. Wasserman fA&AWS gIZwr - WE CANI 1OMVAA - A CouhT2Y NEAR MAIN4TANS CLoss Ties WO~ CAST2o".. REFUEES OUT INTO0 l1 R~b~o/ you. MAN 'LIVE -2 MEXICO? 2 Si- First. Ward: Larry Hunter DEMOCRATIC COUNCILMEMBER Larry Hunter has served the First Ward since 1982. He has continued to receive support because of his effective advocacy of more city involvement in providing human services. He supported the proposed minimum- wage housing facility on Liberty Street. Hunter has also criticized the police department for instances of racial harassment. LETTERS: I Amend Regental Bylaw Second Ward: Seth Hirshorn DEMOCRAT councilmember Seth Hirshorn led the Off-campus Crime Commission. The commission brought- city officials and students together. It succeeded in getting lighting increased in several dangerous alleys and parking lots near campus. Hirshorn has also been a persistent critic of the police and succeeded in getting an resolution Third Ward: THE DAILY ENDORSES Democratic candidate Liz B rater as a strong supporter of student participation and the rent stabilization proposal. Last year Brater effectively mobilized. students in East Quad as current passed that would require monthly re- ports on police performance. Hirshorn's Republican opponent, In- grid Sheldon, says she "supports the police," and criticizes her opponent for not doing so. But city council's role is to be a watchdog, and Hirshom better embodies that role. . Liz Brater councilmember Jeff Epton's campaign manager. Isaac-Jacobein Campbell is a moder- ate Republican, but shows little interest in student issues and the student vote. Fourth Ward: David DeVarti To the Daily: The Lesbian-Gay Male Pro- grams Office wishes to thank the members of the Lesbian & Gay rights Organizing Com- mittee (LaGROC), members of The Michigan Daily staff, MSA, University Housing Resident Staff, U-M Task Force on Sexual Orientation, Parents-FLAG/ Ann Arbor, Guild House Executive Board & staff, and all others who support amendment of Regen- tal Bylaw 14.06 so as to pro- hibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. We founded our Office in the Fall term of 1971. Our first large-scale attempt to obtain a Bylaw amendment was mounted in 1972-73. A second attempt was carried forward in Republican To the Daily: "The Local Republican Party is resorting to last minute dirty tricks in its effort to defeat Democratic candidates in next Monday's city election," de- clared Democratic City Coun- cilmembers Ann Marie Cole- man, Dave DeVarti, Kathy Ed- gren, Jeff Epton, and Seth Hir- shorn. The five Democratic councilmembers were referring to a Republican campaign brochure which was received Thursday in at least four of the city's five wards. "The brochure contains bla- tantly false and misleading statements about Democratic Council actions on taxes and police," the Democrats claimed. 'ra na n 44A --t - 1976-77. the third attempt was organized by LaGROC, then a new student organization growing out of a campus and community coalition sparked by lesbian and gay male law students. This attempt was instrumental in obtaining the Presidential Policy Policy Statement set forth by then- President Harold Shapiro in March 1984: the Statement covers "educationalandem- ployment decisions" affecting U-M students, staff, and fac- ulty. Since the beginning of the 1986-87 academic year, members of LaGROC and other activists have engaged in a spirited campaign to convince the Regents to vote for a By- law amendment. The U-M appears to support 'dirty tricks' lican Committee's." "The brochure falsely claims that Democrats on City Coun- cil have resisted millage de- creases. In fact, we have initi- ated or supported millage de- creases in each of the last five budget years, once over Republican objections." The brochure also claims that Democrats passed an ordi- nance that "makes it legal to file false reports with the po- lice department." "That's ab- surd, and they know it," the Democrats said. "The only thing our ordinance did was to make sure that citizens who complained in good faith about alleged police misconduct would not face retaliation from the department." "An Arrx - n.t~ re hav civil liberties for the members of its community on the basis of equality. It is clear, then, that the Regents must demon- strate this commitment by ap- proving a By-law change so that our human and civil rights will be supported without dis- crimination on the basis of Clarifying To the Daily: In the Daily, 3/7/88, an edi- torial appeared that was highly critical of the requirement of participation in research for students enrolled in introduc- tory classes. A number , of points raised require clarifica- tion. The experiments are not un-, related to class material since all involve principles basic to introductory psychology. Great care is taken to insure that the students understand the content of the study in which they par- ticipate, and its significance. Detailed written feedback and relevant references are provided at the conclusion of each experiment. For the past sev- eral years, participating stu- dents complete an evaluation of the experiment: year after year the overwhelming majority explicitly rate that participation as both worthwhile and of edu- cational value regarding psy- chology and psychological re- search. For those who do not opt to participate, the alterna- tive assignment is to do a cri- tique of a research article. By regulation , the alternative as- signment requires no more time than the research nartici- DEMOCRATIC CITY councilmember David DeVarti is the candidate who represents community interests in the fourth Ward. He favors rent stabiliza- tion and tenants rights, student partici- pation in city government, and is will- ing to examine police behavior criti- cally. Most of all, DeVarti is honest, unlike his opponent, Mark Ouimet,. Ouimet sent a flier to voters Friday, which asserted "When it comes to rent control, it seems that Dave DiVarti [sic] 14.06 sexual orientation. Please help us continue in our effort to create a just and equitable cam- pus environment for us all! -Billie Edwards, M.A. Jim Toy, M.S.W. Lesbian-Gay Male Program Coordinators March 24 Psych. tests committee that reviews the ex- just can't decide which side he's on. Besides not knowing how to spell his opponents name, Ouimet's claim is an outrageous lie. DeVarti's campaign lit- erature clearly states his support of rent stabilization and he is on record as speaking for it at numerous public fo- rums, including the board of realtors. DeVarti represents democratic re- sponsibility and a genuine concern for the citizens - including the low income people and students - who live in Ann Arbor. periments has a strict priority system of assignment since the requests far outnumber the stu- dent hours available for participation. Almost all the experimenters assigned subject hours are either students (87% of the total last year)-under- graduates in laboratory courses or honors courses or graduate students-or young faculty who do not yet have grants. Thus, they arc researchers, most of them fellow students, who do not have access to pay for participation of students. Since the university has seri- ous commitments to both edu- cation and research, student participation in research is a way to facilitate both of these purposes. Finally, there seems to be a misunderstanding of the term "deceptive experiments." De- ception is not to be equated with pain and suffering. Our regulations, stricter than federal as well as university guide- lines, simply prohibit experi- ments involving pain or suffering. For experiments that involve deception, it is required that the participants be thor- ouhly informed of the natnre I Fifth Ward: Ethel Potts DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE Ethel Potts is a longtime Ann Arborite dedicated to creating more affordable housing in the city. She supports rent control and the minimum wage housing facility. Republican Thomas Richardson lacks Potts' experience in Ann Arbor politics. He opposes rent control but has not presented a viable alternative to Ann Arbor's skyrocketing rents.