Wekiuultxi4v A century of editorialfreedom Vol. CI, No.1 - The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 6, 1990 heMiga ao 'U' committee proposes more student-professor By Amy Quick A University committee of fac- ulty and students released a report this week containing a proposal which, if it becomes a reality, will "provide an intellectually invigorat- ing, healthful, and enabling under- graduate experience for its students." * LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg cre- ated the Planning Committee on the Undergraduate Experience - com- prised of six faculty members and three students - to provide under- graduates with an educational atmo- sphere befitting a prestigious small college. English Department Chair Robert Weisbuch headed the com-* mittee, which met weekly from Oc- tober 1989 through May 1990. The growing distance between students and professors at the Uni- versity gave rise to the need for the planning committee. University student-faculty ratios have grown to nearly 20 to 1, the report stated, while comparably pres- tigious small colleges have an aver- age ratio of 6:1. According to the report, one third of the College faculty comes into no contact with undergraduates in a given year. The report also showed that stu- dent responses in surveys indicate they feel the undergraduate atmo- sphere is "impersonal." "(Professors) are accessible, but their office hours are limited and lec- tures are just too big," said LSA se- nior Anne Kim. "They need to per- sonalize the classes. When classes are so big, nobody cares if you go or not. In a smaller class, they notice." LSA Junior Eugene Kwon agreed and added, "The only real contact with professors goes to Honors stu- dents." Other factors noted in the report that prompted the discussions for change include an abundance of large classes with a result;- passivity in discussion, and intr xdr ztory classes which stress rote memory and allow for little critical inquiry. The report also criticized resi- dence halls, fraternities, and sorori- ties, describing them as "aggressively anti-intellectual." . The main focus of the proposed program is a pre-concentration un- dergraduate college which the com- mittee tentatively calls the Atheneum. This would be "a con- cept, a building, and a wrapping around various efforts." The Atheneum could be housed in an existing or new building, simi- lar to the Michigan Union, and would have an undergraduate focus. Under the proposed program, faculty members are required to devote one year of every seven years to the teaching of small classes of under- graduate students in the Atheneum, participating in office hours, coun- contact seling, special events, and the cre- ation of new courses. Classes would be discussions of 25 people, and about 250 courses would be offered in a single year for approximately 6,500 students, the report said. Students would probably take one Atheneum course each year, but the committee hopes that the Atheneum's effects would spread throughout the curriculum generally if faculty continue to offer their Atheneum courses in their depart- See ATHENEUM, Page 16 I The June 4 a uncertainty f Burnie Leget 'Big by Andrew Daily Sports' C C JULIE HOLLMAN/Daily months of speculation and :he Big Ten, Michigan, led here by he conference. eleventh ommendations." Delaney says retaining the Big Ten name is a possibility. "Does the Big Ten mean more than the number of teams... tradition, stuff like that?" he asked. "There's a lot of people who have great affection for the Big Ten."G The Big Ten last expanded in 1949 to include Michigan State after the University of Chicago withdrew in 1946. "I don't think we could have found a member that meshes better with our overall purpose - both academic, athletic and research - than Penn State University," De- laney said.s th In a University Park, Pennsylva- See PENN STATE, Page 151 Regents campus deputize police force Ann Arbor officials upset by 'unexpected' move announcement of Penn State's invitation to the Big Ten ended or the Nittany Lions. When the traditional powerhouse joins t te, left, and Jon Vaughn, may no longer be able to dominate t Te es Ten invite an by Christine Kloostra Daily Staff Reporter Six to eight deputized police officers will begin patrolling campus this month. The hiring process is continuing for the officers who are the first of an estimated 24-member force. The University's Board of Re- gents established a University police force and parking violations bureau by a six to one vote at their June meeting, despite requests from two members and the Ann Arbor City Council to table the vote for a month. Regent Veronica Smith (R- Grosse Ile) moved to table the vote until the July meeting to clear up disputes with the city and at the request of Regent Neil Neilsen (R- Brighton) - who was absent when the vote was taken. Smith, who claimed the regents were acting in a "dictatorial fashion," said "I'm disappointed that the regents have chosen to ignore the city of Ann Arbor, a regent, and the students. It's a sad day for this University when we can't wait 30 days to iron out our problems." City officials were also disappointed by the regents' action. Council member Jerry Schleicher (R-Fourth Ward) said, "At no time were we told it was coming to a vote. We were shocked and requested that the regents delay it." Several reasons for establishing a force were cited, the primary one being the low response time and inadequate services of the Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD). The University currently pays the AAPD $496,710 for seven patrol officers - two per shift - and two detectives. There is no written contract between the city and the University for these services. The relationship is termed an "agree- ment" by both city and University officials. "I was a little distressed at what I perceived to be an insensitivity to the idiosyncrasies of an academic community," Paul Boylan, chair of the Campus Task Force on Safety and Security, said. "I don't think they understand - when we have a student protest or a faculty protest - the issue of first amendment rights, the delicacy of debate over issues." City officials, however, contend 'police may not enforce 'pot-law' the University receives more from the AAPD than it pays for. "The City's actual cost to provide the UM with police service con- tinually exceeds what the UM ac- tually pays the city," City Admin- istrator Del Borgsdorf wrote in a memo to council members. Borgsdorf cites expenses that are not covered by the $500,000 payment, including holiday pay, overtime, mileage costs, labor con- tract changes, and court overtime. The city presented four payment alternatives to the University, inclu- SeeCITY, Page 15 Gottesman Writer The Big Ten banner hanging above University of Illinois Presi- dent Stanley Ikenberry at a June 4 press conference will probably have to be changed. The council of Ten - the confer- ences' governing body of president's and chancellors - announced June 4 that Penn State University will be officially invited to join the Big Ten conference. "We're proud of their academic standing, but we are also pleased with the integrity with which they have conducted their intercollegiate athletic programs over the years," Ikenberry, chair of the council, said. "Those were the two motivating fac- tors." Big Ten commissioner Jim De- laney said the name of the conference will probably be changed within 60 days. Recently, however, Delaney said the name would not be changed until 1991, when Penn State begins conference competition. Delaney has given the task of finding a new name to his Promo- tions and Marketing committee, which is collecting ideas and will make it's recommendations in September. "We're gathering ideas from staff and booster groups," said committee member Christine Voelz, Minnesota women's athletic director. "We're going to share those ideas with one another the first week in September. On September 11 in Chicago we will make out final rec- by Michael Sullivan Daily Staff Reporter As University administrators draw up plans for a University police force, they will face a decision with significant repercussions: whether a University police force will enforce city ordinances. Currently, University students are subject to three layers of law: fed- eral, state and city. Usually, the different layers don't conflict, but in some instances city or state laws specify different punishments for a single offense. One notable example is Ann Arbor's once $5, now $25, marijuana ordinance. In such cases, the law enforced is determined by who makes the arrest, not where the offence takes place. The action request authorizing a University police force approved by the Board of Regents describes the deputized officers as "deputy Sheriffs authorized by the Washtenaw County Sheriff," who will "enforce Michigan law and Regental ordi- nances." The University has not yet de- cided whether its officers will enforce city ordinances, said Executive Director of University Relations Walter Harrison. "I suspect those are things that will have to be decided as we enter this transition," Harrison said. Officers of the Washtenaw County Sheriffs Department don't prosecute under city statutes, said'a Department spokesperson, but they do have the power to make arrests under state law, within Ann Arbor. "The enforcement of city ordi- See CAMPUS, Page 15 B-school dean named provost by Christine Kloostra Daily Staff Writer Business School Dean Gilbert Whitaker will be the next University Provost and Vice President for Aca- demic Affairs. The University's ANN ARBOR City's homeless situation. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Local band scene rocks the house. PERSPECTIVES The Code: to be or not to be? We ask the question. 1990 tuition hike to reach nine percent by Christine Kloostra Daily Staff Reporter Students will be facing tuition bills at least 6.5 to nine percent higher than last year. At their July meeting, the Uni- versity's Board of Regents approved tuition increases, raising consider- ably the cost of an education at the University. Tuition hikes, combined with housing rate increases approved by the regents in February will take a $392.50 increase over last year. Out-of-state students will pay more than $1,150 above last year's cost. All costs include $60 for registra- tion and $78.25 in Health Service fees. "It's never a happy occasion for regents to have to raise tuition - which is already admittedly high," said Regent Paul Brown (D- Petoskey). I IIMWV