Housing resolves ,Markley incidn by Marion Davis Daily Minority Issues Reporter Housing officials made a final de- cision last Friday regarding the charges of discrimination at the Mary Markley Residence Hall but re- fqsed to release any information the investigation had yielded. - The allegations were made earlier this month by a Black resident who said her assigned roommate refused tq live with her because of their dif- ferent ethnic backgrounds. "I can't share without permission of a student any parts of their record," Andrews said referring to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Although Andrews refused to comment on exactly what investiga- tive procedures were taken, he did say that he was directly involved in talking to the Markley staff and resi- dent hall students about the incident. "I'm pleased at the way the investi- gition was conducted," Andrews said. Andrews also refused to com- ment on whether any housing poli- cies had been violated or if the inves- tigation determined the incident to be something that was rooted in racist personality or was just roommate difficulties. "I think we did a fair and thorough investigation of the situa- tion... as far as we (housing) are concerned the matter has concluded." I The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 29, 1989 - Page 5 'U' begins working toward permanent harassment policy by Kristine LaLonde Daily Adminstration Reporter how tod ious to g With a December deadline loom- Althc ing over their heads, three top Jacoby University officials met yesterday to staff an discuss the development of a perma- tribute t nent anti-discriminatory harassment expects< policy. open for University President James to detern Duderstadt, presidential assistant accumul Robin Jacoby, and University Mich General Counsel Elsa Kircher Cole Presiden discussed the policy's formulation, doubtful but no concrete plans were made. tions toc Jacoby said the three paid special Will attention to devising a plan designed "would to gather community input for the cause it policy. doing th "What definitely is going to oc- Universi cur is a request for reaction from the "MSA campus community, what we're in in the f the process of doing is figuring out policy a Survey reveals do this... we really are anx- get this done," Jacoby said. ough nothing is definite, said she expects students, d faculty requests to con- o the new policy. She also at least one request for an um. Jacoby said they had yet mine who would review the ated response. higan Student Assembly t Aaron Williams said he is I of the University's inten- consider student input. iams said student input seem logical, but just be- seems like the best way of ings that doesn't mean the ty will follow it." A was not heavily involved formation of the (original) nd I don't think they're go- 22% drop in '89 abortions ing to change (that)," Williams said. Currently an interim policy is in place. Duderstadt installed the policy; at the University's Board of Regents" September meeting. The original, anti-harassment policy had been struck down as unconstitutional by Federal Court Judge Avern Cohn on Aug. 25. The interim policy will be up for review by the University's Board of Regents in December. The origi- nal policy had a "sunset clause," which would have put the policy up for review at the end of this semester. The interim policy is subject to the same clause. The board will re-- view the success of the policy and consider changes, and then will have the options of re-enacting the policy or revoking it. Judge Cohn issued his written opinion on Monday. It detailed ex-:, actly what portions of the policy hez deemed unconstitutional, and criti-.; cized the University's formulation and administration of the policy.- Cohn also listed precedent cases that^ established legal regulations one speech. Cole said the opinion will be a" useful guide in developing the per- manent policy. "I think he (Cohn) was trying to? outline where the limits were," Cole said. "We pay great attention to what ! he tells us." She said the University plans the' final version to be broader than the interim policy. an innovative way 1 enhance your ability Excel in all classes to school special idents and faculty. ff your first float. $10 through Oct. 31. a JULIE HOLLMAN/aily LANSING (AP) - The number of abortions in Michigan plunged 22.4 percent in the first three months of this year compared to 1988, a drop some say was linked to a new ban on state-paid abortions for the poor. Figures released by the state Department of Public Health showed 9,886 abortions were reported in Michigan between January and March. 2,855 fewer than the same period of 1988. Howard Simon, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said while it is too early to say if the decline is related to the Medicaid funding ban, the magnitude of the drop is similar to that experienced in other states that cut off publicly paid abortions. 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