4iriuuai Ninety-,nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. ICjNo.66 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, December 12, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily MSA pres. conducts 0 0 rnvesti BY KRISTINE LALONDE MSA President Michael Phillips has authorized a former assemblyI member to investigate possible ethics violations by Zachary Kittrie, an LSA junior and chair of the as- sembly's External Relations Com- mittee. But several assembly mem- bers said Phillips should have told the assembly before pursuing the investigation. Phillips has alleged that Kittrie spoke for the assembly without official permission, had assembly mail addressed solely to him, and took a seat on the Board of Studentl Publications without proper ap- proval.- The only allegation that clearly1 violates MSA's Compiled Code is Kittrie's unauthorized role at the October Board meeting. Kittrie voted on the Board, which governs the Daily, the Ensian and the Gargoyle, as an MSA-appointed representative without going through official channels. Student Board members are elected by the student body bi-annu- ally, but when a seat becomes va- cant, MSA's Campus Governance Committee nominates representa- tives, who must be approved by the assembly. Temporary Board mem- bers may also be nominated by-the MSA president. "What [Kittrie] was doing is say-; ing 'I'm from MSA; I'm the person MSA sent,"' Phillips said. Kittrie was unavailable for com-; merit. The assembly had not appointed a representaive to the Board and at the Daily's request, Kittrie, a member of Campus Governance at the time, at- tended the meeting as a temporary representative. LSA Rep. Virginia Chang, Campus Governance chair at the time of the violation, said Kittrie didI not tell anyone he was attending the meeting. "He should have checked it gation with someone, me or Mike [Phillips] to save his own tail... He had no right to do this on his own." Phillips said he will present the investigation results in his executive report at the first MSA meeting next term. The assembly will then decide whether to conduct further inves- tigation, which could result in di- sciplinary action ranging from a verbal reprimand to removal from the assembly. Most assembly members inter- viewed said that although Kittrie may have overstepped his bounds, he had not acted out of mal-i1tent. "I'm sure nothing [Kittriej has done was out of maliciousness," said LSA Rep. Gretchen Walter. "[It's] a case of Zach being overzealous and wanting to do too much." Phillips first told the assembly about the investigation at last week's Tuesday night meeting, and several representatives questioned Phillips' authority to investigate without assembly knowledge and re- quested that a procedure be imple- mented for such conduct if none ex- isted. "In my opinion too often the president of MSA follows his own personal policies without any input from the assembly," said Commun- ications Chair Robert Bell. "In this case in particular, the assembly should have been notified before- hand... If the situation warrants an investigation it should be up to the assembly to conduct an investigation and choose the investigator." According to the compiled code, if the assembly wishes to conduct an investigation of a representative, it must appoint a five-member com- mittee. But Phillips says this is not an investigation, but merely ground- work before any formal investigation gets underway, and such preliminary work is within his executive officer authority. Michigan defenseman Brad Turner (left) and goalie Warren Sharples try to stop Michigan State's Danton Cole from scoring during Friday night's game. The Spartans scored seconds later when Cole's shot rebounded off the wall to Steve Beadle, who tallied State's third goal. Icers dron two to State BY TAYLOR LINCOLN SPECIAL TO THE DAILY -EAST-LANS ING -: The Central Collegiate Hockey Association season is only half over, but the league's other eight coaches might be ready to raise the white flag, surrendering the regular-season title to Ron Mason's Michigan State Spartans. The No. 1 Spartans (17-1, 15-1 in the CCHA) swept a determined Michigan team this weekend, giving them a commanding 10-point lead over their nearest CCHA rivals. "I don't see anybody catching them unless they have a complete reversal or lose some key players," Michigan head coach Red Berenson said after Sunday's 5-3 loss. "Everything is working for them. They have great depth and a lot of momentum right now." Michigan (7-8-3, 7-6-3) has not s v - -v^~r/ /W wow W W won a game in four weeks and has slipped from second place to a precarious grip on fourth place, two points ahead of Ferris State. SUNDAY'S game was scoreless until Michigan defender Doug Evans tipped the puck out of goalie Jason Muzzatti's glove and set up center Don Stone for Michigan's first goal of the weekend late in the first period. "Usually they give you about a half-second grace to make sure (the goalie has) got complete control of it. I just knocked it loose behind the' net and threw it out to Stoney and he put it in there," Evans said. Late in the second period, with Michigan State up by a goal and on a four-on-three power play, Michigan goalie Tim Keough and the Spartans' Danton Cole got into a pushing match in front of the net. The puck bounced loose and Cole put it in, See Sweep, Page 11 'U' increases research programs for undergrads BY NOELLE SHADWICK Undergraduates across the campus ark collecting primary data, conduct- ing experiments, and helping write articles and books as they turn the University's emphasis on research to their own advantage. Research has long been recog- nized by the University as a crucial counterpart to education, but grow- ing attention is now being paid to how first-hand research benefits undergraduates. By introducing students to re- search early, the University hopes not only to enhance students' undergraduate education, but hope- fully, to influence them to continue on to researching or teaching pro- fessions. "Research is almost a necessary complement to classroom activity," said LSA Associate Dean Richard Ford, who has taken an active role in encouraging undergraduate research. Research "has always been part of the Michigan tradition," Ford said. But until recently there has been little effort to make information about research opportunities access- ible to all students, he said. Ford has been using his office to coordinate the various research op- portunities on campus and hopes to have the first draft of a student research guidebook finished by the end of spring. The book will detail where to apply for summer grants and list the departments and instructors in the University looking for research assistants. The College of Engineering is similarly compiling a central doc- ument to detail opportunities for engineering undergraduates, which should be published this winter, said Jack Lohman, chair of a 1988 com- mittee on strengthening the under- graduate engineering program. In addition, several campus programs have been developed spec- ifically for undergraduate researchers. "The sneaky idea behind it is that they'll [the students] like it so much they'll go on to become a college professor," said Marilyn Gordon, coordinator of the Summer Research Opportunity Program for minority sophomore and junior students. The summer program, run by the Rackham School of Graduate Stud- ies, will sponsor 75 students this year, 57 more than it started with three years ago. "The students love it, the pro- fessors love it, and preliminary results show that almost all.[in the program] have gone on to graduate schools," Gordon said. A year-round undergraduate research program for first-year and sophomore minority work-study stu- dents began this fall in LSA. JESSICA GREENE/Doily Don Demetriades (holding champagne) and members of the Graduate Employees Organization rally Friday before presenting their 1989 contract demands to the University. GEO presents contract demands See Students, Page 2 Students raise quake relief funds BY LISA POLLAK Last Friday, 15 members of the Graduate Employ- ees Organization marched in the snow to the Fleming Administration Building to present the University with a holiday wish list. The list, which includes a salary increase, paid training, and limited class sizes for the union's 1800 teaching and student assistants, is the TAs' first step in contract bargaining with the University before their current agreement expires March 1. The ralliers' signs and graffiti-covered car publicized other proposed contract changes and additions: TA they are requesting over the next two academic years. But, he said, "the money issues will be the hardest to win," adding that the GEO had to concede a requested salary increase to win full tuition waivers from the University two years ago. The proposed contract also includes a limit of 20 students per TA class unless the University can prove "need" for more - a request Demetriades said has been denied in the past. It also includes a "job security" clause, which would allow TAs to work beyond the 10 terms currently allowed by LSA. "You overshoot a little when you ask for a pay BY LAURA COHN The Armenian Student Cultural Association raised $800 in a bucket relief drive Friday to help aid the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Armenia last Wednesday. Blanchard declared a week of mourn- ing for the victims of the tragedy, and an Armenian club on campus has sent a check for $1,300 to the region.