The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988-- Page 3 NEWS i M 'U' describes 'acceptable' protest acts "Here at the 'U', we don't say 'orientated."' Student tour groups like this one learned why they call it the UGLi, that it's "Angell," not "Angel," and - by being issued cards - that the University doesn't just treat you like a number. It treats you like a number and a UPC symbol. their first I.D. Faculty to have own code by fall BY RYAN TUTAK University students no longer have a voice in the formation of rules to govern their conduct outside the classroom, and could be arrested by campus security officers for vio- lating state law. The University's Board of Re- gents voted 7-1 to at their July meeting to give the county sheriff the authority to deputize two senior campus security officers and to en- force a new policy they say will protect the first amendment rights of participants in campus events. THE REGENTS' statement empowers two campus security offi- cers to carry handcuffs, but does not explicitly forbid them from carrying handguns in all situations. "We should not permit our deputized officers to carry arms while dealing with protest activities," the policy states. "Guns in the hands of Uni- versity personnel have no place in protest activities." In passing the policy for "Disruption of University Activi- ties," the board also voted to ignore a University bylaw that promises student input on campus conduct policies. But opposition to the policy changes has begun to mobilize over the summer. Twenty-four student groups have formed a coalition de- manding the University to revoke all policy changes. CAMILLE COLATOSTI, a coalition membersand Rackham graduate student, said members of the groupplan to march through the hill dorms, around campus, and end up at University President Duder- stadt's house on Monday, where they will present him with the demands. Former University President Robben Fleming drafted these changes before he left office in Au- gust, paving the way for Duderstadt to unilaterally impose punishments for student misconduct. Regental bylaw 7.02, proposed by Fleming himself in 1970, estab- , lished the University Council - a, body of three students, three faculty,= and three staff - to draft uniform rules of conduct for the University. community. With the bylaw effectively suse pended, the University president care.; impose a comprehensive code of- student conduct under the auspices of regental bylaw 2.01, which grante the president "general power" over, "the maintenance and general health, diligence, and order among- students." ; BYLAW 7.02 will "auto- matically expire" June 1, 1989, uri.- less council members can suggest amendments so the council it, "workable," the regents' policy states. Duderstadt has stated a desire for "fundamental rules that protect vale , ues such as truth, honesty, tolerance;, and respect," and the regents appar-'I ently want to respect his wishes. But Regent Veronica Smith (R- Grosse Ile) voted against the policy changes, and said she wanted to postpone the vote until students re-' turned to campus this fall. "We're disenfranchising students... in dictai' torial fashion . Rackham graduate student Corey Dolgon, a Michigan Student As-"I sembly representative, said tho council's eradication will end already limited student input on University policy. "Bylaw 7.02 is' the only democratic mechanism that exists on campus for students," he' said. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Ar' bor) instigated the policy changes at the May regents' meeting when he asked Fleming to propose a plan "to assure the peaceful functioning of University scholarly and other activities." Student disruptions a the May graduation eeremonies and preliminary events outraged Baker and other regents. See Protest, Page 14 B ERIC LEMONT By the end of the fall term, University faculty and staff probably will have a code of conduct similar to the new student anti-harassment pol- icy. In June, an 18-member committee of faculty and staff drafted guidelines to define unac- ceptable acts and reprisals for committing them. Various University members suggested revisions during the summer, and University President James Duderstadt will decide whether to ratify the code after faculty and staff returning from summer vacation review it. VIRGINIA NORDBY, assistant vice pres- ident for government relations and acting di- rector of the Affirmative Action Office, said she expects faculty and staff to agree on a final draft by October because the document is similar to the current Standard Practice Guide for faculty, which deals with sexual harassment charges. Like students under their code, faculty will be punished for acts of harassment and discrimina- tion. Punishments for both students and faculty range from verbal reprimand to suspension and expulsion.; The University's Board of Regents ratified the student code last April. The faculty policy, as it stands, creates a three-member committee - including a repre- sentative from the Affirmative Action Office and the academic unit employing the accused person - to investigate harassment complaints. The latest draft of the proposal addresses con- sensual sexual relationships. If one person has authority over another person's activities, such as a professor to a student, such relationships "may constitute misconduct," according to the pro- posal. IN SEPTEMBER 1986, SACUA released a statement on "Gender and Respect," which out- lined the inherent problems of consensual rela- tionships. Nordby said such relationships aren't prohib- . ited, but they are "risky." She said one of the purposes of the policy is to familiarize faculty and staff with the consequences of discrimin- atory behavior. The University's Civil Liberties Board dis- cussed the code proposal this summer, and they debated whether sexual relationships between staff and students were "implicitly asymmetri- cal:" "There are those who could say it could never have been consensual," said Psychology Prof. Martin Gold. The new policy also attempts to unify and clarify the scattered guidelines in the Univer- sity's Board of Regents bylaws and the Standard Practice Guide. For example, the policy lists specific sites to report complaints. Earlier drafts of the policy only stated that the Affirmative Action Office would receive complaints. "I DON'T THINK the faculty as a whole knows what the policy is yet," said English Prof. June Howard, a member of the faculty code task force. "I don't know if everybody knows it's be- ing worked on." When the regents approved the student code, proposed by Interim University President Rob- ben Fleming, many student leadersrdemanded an analogous policy for faculty. Law student Eric Schnaufer, an ardent anti- code activist, said the faculty policy is "designed to cover up acts of institutionalized racism" be- cause investigations would not take place pub- licly. Hearings for the student code will also be conducted in private. -Daily reporter Ryan Tutak contributed to this story. i PASS IT AROUND! '! \ For Exam Preparation, Choose to EXCEL t " Learn to Anticipate the Exam . Improve Your Test-Taking Skills . Use Your Study Time More Effectively " Achieve Your Maximum Potential Score I EXCEL Test Preparation 996-1500 1100 South University -... THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Comfortable club chair by day... ,instant bed at night. MICHIAN ifio You'll be "amaized" at how we can end your financial "blues." . . . . . . . . . . . N . .. N \ Let Michigan National help. 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