coma r t - . s 1 - w O 11.,T-- w I Furthermore VOLUME 7, NUMBER 2 1Ul be Ilirigau i ai1l SEPTEMBER 16, 1988 X!77 j -_ -_ Jv-I -- w __ _ _ _ I . . _ I- FRIDAY "RUN FOR THE ROSES" PEP RALLY - 7 p.m., Alpha Delta Phi House, 556 S. State Street All are invited to the ninth annual pep rally to cheer on the Wolverines in their opening home game. Donations will benefit the Ann Arbor Ronald McDonald House. "CITY AND SUBARB" SYMPOSIUM - 5 p.m., Rackham Auditorium The College of Architecture and Urban Planning will feature speakers and discussions. "CHALLENGE, OPPORTUNITY AND TOMORROW'S AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY" FORUM - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hale Auditorium, School of Business Administration. Top auto executives will talk about future career opportunities in the automobile industry. CENTER FOR RUSSIAN & EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION - 4:30 p.m., Lane Hall Commons Room. All are invited. WOMEN'S CRISIS CENTER TEA - 5:30-7 p.m., 306 North Division. SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB - 2-4 p.m., Mich Room, Union. Beginners and advanced signers are welcome. Call 763-3000 for more information. A alter "DC WI' W- Auc P the UN AP Uni Al M A G - ____7 ow oniiiiii-M-9 1 _ w A Z I N E m - w CHRONOLOGY Continued from Page 11 criticized for granting too much dis- cretionary power to the administra- tion, exempting faculty and adminis- trators from punative action, and lacking a clear definition of racism. The issue of regulating acts of protest is eclipsed as the focus of the conduct debate shifts to the issue of racist be- havior and speech. February 9, 1988: The admin- istration refuses to participate in a public forum involving student gov- ernment and faculty members on the proposed discriminatory acts policy. February 29, 1988: President Fleming's revisions of the discriminatory acts policy make it specific to racial and sexual harassment. Sanctions against some acts of speech such as racial slurs are included. March 18, 1988: Several stu- dent groups, including the Black Stu- dent Union and UCAR, affirm the need for a policy to deal with racial harassment during the public com- ments section of the Regents meet- ing. March 13, 1988: MSA recon- siders stand ona discriminatory acts policy in an effort to form a united front with minority groups, but is not willing to impose sanctions for acts of speech. Students are divided March 18, 1988: The Regents vote 5-2 to adopt Fleming's proposal to deal with discriminatory acts. Re- gents Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) and Veronica Smith (R-Grosse Isle) vote against the proposal. May 1, 1988: The student dis- criminatory acts policy goes into ef- fect. April 29, 1988: Student protesters disrupt a University-spon- sored forum for Jeane Kirkpatrick. May 19, 1988: Citing the Kirkpatrick disruption, Regent Baker suggests the University needs rules governing protest rather than discriminatory behavior. Baker asserts that students who engage in protests that "exceed the normal bounds of acceptable University behavior" should be arrested and expelled. The Regents' discussion centers around the need for a conduct policy to regulate protest. Fleming promises a response. The conduct debate is shifted back to the issue of political expression. June 16, 1988: The Regents extend the discriminatory acts policy to University faculty and staff. July 21,1988: Fleming's mem- orandum to "deal with disruption of University activities" is adopted by the Regents. Guidelines drafted by the Civil Liberties Board are codified as official policy and dictate that protesters will not be allowed to ex- hibit "undue interference" during University-sponsored events. Flem- ing's memo calls on the University "to improve our security posture by deputizing two of our Public Safety officers with the power of arrest." August 1, 1988: A coalition of student groups form the Campaign for a Democratic Campus. CDC de- mands that the Regents stop the dep- utization of campus security officers, rescind the guidelines for political expression, and secure the continued existence of the U Council. September 1, 1988: James J. Duderstadt becomes the president of the University and pledges to support the implementation of Fleming's new policies. September 2, 1988: The University administration and Washt- enaw County Sheriff Ronald Schebil sign a letter of agreement. The Director of Public Safety Leo Heatley and the Assistant Director Robert. Pifer are sworn in as full deputy sheriffs and granted the power to ar- rest students for violations of state September 6, 1988: The Daily learns that Assistant Director Bob Pifer was allocated University funds in July 1988 to attend an FBI train- ing seminar in St. Louis. N swea _ 4.. ' -, J<7 ;;/ y N> ~'/ i' ' ' !'il!' ' V Willem Dafoe plays a Christ tempted by passion. Music Local Talent, Mr B., cuts new album with J.C. Heard Film One of the last area drive-in is still reeling it off. Cover Story New "U" policies makes disruptive protest a 1 0 crime. Restaurant Delong's Bar-B-Q Pit: spicy, tender, crunchy, I 6 amazing. The List What's going on in Ann Arbor this weekend. EDITOR..........................................Stephen Gregory ASSOCIATE EDITOR.......................Brian Bonet BUSINESS MANAGER..............................................Jein Kim SALES MANAGER......................Jackie Miller MARY ID S. University at 663-2311 COVER STORY Continued from Page 14 Coleman both believe that deputization obscures rather than clarifies the issue of accountability. Both emphasize the woeful inade- quacy of the Board of Regents to serve as the body of oversight and the solesavenue for redress of grievances in the case of wrongful actions. In fact, observed Epton, "there is no regulator of campus police. The regents can hardly be described as locally elected officials. They are never here... Campus security will even be less accountable if they have the power of arrest than they have in the past." Coleman also pointed out that Ann Arbor city police are much more closely - albeit often imper- fectly - regulated. "At least you can bug your City Council member when there is a problem with the police." "Look," added Epton, "The pro- liferation of police forces always leads to bad shit for real people." Under the Eyes of the Deputies More than anything, Sheriff Schebil said with a sigh, "I would hope we'd never get to the point where we're throwing rocks and bottles back at each other, and the police are shooting rubber bullets and tear gas and things. I hope we've grown out of that... Just off the record, is it going to be a hot fall on campus?" Is it going to be a hot fall? Members of the Campaign for a Democratic Campus are making plans but no predictions. Currently engaged in a grassroots educational campaign, CDC hopes to increase student understanding about the implications of the new protest policy and the role of the Univer- sity deputies. - Epton said he perceives that or- ganized political activity at the University is increasing. But whether tear gas and rubber bullets fill the air this fall or not, Epton said students should realize that the recent policy changes by them- selves threaten political expression on campus. "Even if the University hadn't already demonstrated its hos- tility to political speech and dis- sent, the very idea of creating a second police agency is itself a threat to dissent and political speech." Is it going to be a hot fall? Coleman predicts that it will cer- tainly be confusing one. "I think there could be all kinds of prob- lems." First, people who confront the authorities will find that the agencies of enforcement have changed. Second, when both Uni- versity deputies and Ann Arbor po- lice respond to a protest situation, "differences in opinion and points of conflict may arise." And, she pointed out, the role of civil disobedience as a vehicle for non-violent political expression will have to be rethought. "Students at the University need to be prepared to make decisions of arrest. When you decide to do civil disobedience, you are in that deci- sion out of conviction. You have chosen to be arrested and you are willing to face the consequences." But the creation of University deputies makes such principled acts of conscience more difficult, said Coleman, who over the years has visited the jail cells of many stu- dent protesters. "What happens if two people on the University staff can arrest people when they feel like its called for? In what cases will students be arrested? How will students be aware of the cir- cumstances under which they will be arrested? I'm just not clear. And if I'm not clear, I'm sure a lot of students aren't either. What's going on? And why is this happening?" ENSI ALL-CAMPUS YI IReguiar Meet SqN ACO$MOPOLIAN WORLD ATLASi The best known, best selling atlas title in the Rand McNally line for more than 30 years. ,..$&&.e $21.98 I P NITERSAwiTELSn U T he niew Revised Edition .$4&:e8 $19.98 After wordsl Quality Books at uncommonly low prices EST. i Cover photo by Jack Stubbs 996-2808 219 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI m PAGE 2 WEEKEND/SEPTEMBER 16 WEEKEND/SEPTEMBER 16, 1988 WEEKEND/SEPTEMBER 16,'l 988-