4v Vol. Cl, No._29 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, October 15,1990 CopyrightO 1990 The Michigan Daily tine ye, Daily News Analysis by Daniel Poux Daily Administration Reporter ar after ' Council's demise: Concern for students' rights continues Last December University stu- dents lost their official voice in the University's efforts to limit student behavior outside the classroom. The University's Board of Re- *gents disbanded the University Council, the student, faculty, and administrative board responsible for formulating student conduct policies. Without the Council, some stu- dent leaders, administrators, and fac- ulty fear the University will institute a comprehensive code of non-aca- demic without student input. *Events to focus on alcohol use, abuse *by Bruce Fox Alcohol abuse plays a role in the deterioration of many student's lives. In an attempt to educate students at the University about the effects of alcohol, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic Association are sponsoring National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. "It's difficult to get people not to drink," said Kimberly Higgs, press representative for the events. Matt Commers, an LSA junior in. the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, wants "to make the system aware of the use and sometimes abuse of al- cohol." Commers, chair of the pro- gram, said he needs "to be realistic... Many students choose to use it (alcohol) even if they are under 21." The kickoff today will occur on the Diag from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with free cider and information on alcohol abuse. There will be alcohol semi- nars Monday through Wednesday at various fraternities and sororities around campus. Thursday, the Sigma Chi fraternity will host an alcohol free party with a live jazz band. Friday, local bars will offer dis- counts on non-alcoholic drinks. Higgs, an LSA junior and mem- *ber of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, said this is mainly a Greek event because the committees are "limitedl by manpower from cam- pus." When meetings were first held in last April, plans for a campus- wide event included residence hall education, but those ideas did not materialize. "SADD (Students Against Drunk See ALCOHOL, page 2 The Council, which was created in 1973 amidst campus uproar over administrative efforts to limit stu- dent protests, gave students the abil- ity to discuss and veto any Univer- sity behavioral policy. In that year the Regents passed Regental Bylaw 7.02, which created a "University Council whose pur- pose is to formulate and propose uniform regulations governing the conduct (individually and in the ag- gregate)" for the students and staff of, the University. Under the new 7.02 bylaw, the U-Council was given the ability, and the responsibility, to "formulate proposed regulations of conduct ap- plying to the (University students and staff)." The Michigan Student Assembly (MSA), which appointed the student members to the Council, had veto power over any Council decision. The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the faculty gov- erning committee, had the same veto power. Thus began the 16-year Univer- sity Council battle between students, faculty, and administrators over whether or not the University needs a Code of Non-Academic Conduct explicitly limiting the actions of students outside the classroom, and who should be charged with formu- lating and enforcing such a policy. MSA leaders, who stood firmly in opposition to any non-academic code, appointed anti-Code representa- tives and promised to veto any Code. Despite student veto ability, some anti-Code student activists and former members of the Council felt that its purpose from the start was to legitimize University control over students behavior outside the class- room. "Basically, the U-Council was created to not only create a Code (of Non-Academic Conduct), but to more importantly give the Code le- gitimacy," explained Corey Dolgon, Rackham student and member from 1988 to 1989 of the last University Council. "The Regents created the U- Council to give legitimacy to the argument that the University even needed a Code," Dolgon said. Michigan's Ann Arbor campus is one of the few colleges or universi- ties in the country without a code of non-academic student conduct. The University's campuses at Flint and Dearborn both have working codes. The administrative members of the Council submitted several drafts of a Code to the body, but their pro- posals were vetoed by MSA each time. See CODE, Page 2 Desmond Howard (photo on left), waves his hands in frustration at the referee after failing to complete a two-point conversion play in Saturday's Michigan-MSU game. Howard believed he had been tripped on the play. Engineering senior Mark Carrigan sits and mourns in Michigan Stadium, long after the stands emptied. I swear to God I thought he (Howard) caught that ball," he said. Blue loses chance or national title by Eric Lemont Daily Football Writer Michigan discovered the down side of being No. 1 last Saturday. The Wolverines joined Notre Dame as the second team in two weeks to take a fall from the top of the nation's rankings with a 28-27 loss to Michigan State. Down 28-21, Michigan drove 71 yards in the game's last two minutes to pull within one. Wolverine coach Gary Moeller passed up the extra point attempt in favor of attempting a two-point conversion. Quarterback Elvis Grbac's pass went up, receiver Desmond Howard went down (replays show contact between him and MSU cornerback Eddie Brown) and the ball fell off Howard's pad when he hit the ground. No penalty. No two points. No more No. 1. "I don't think we were looking ahead to No. 1," Moeller said. "On the final touchdown ,drive, I don't think our kids quit and I don't think they will quit now. "We wanted to win the ballgame; I called the kids over and explained the ramifications (of going for two points) and they wanted to do the same." Students chalk up reactions. to police re#y by Josephine Ballenger >. Daily Crime Reporter,, ' Restaurants give 7% today to fight against hunger by Gwen Shaffer ing U of M dorms. Last year we r 'es- Passersby couldn't walk through the Diag Friday without noticing the brightly-chalked concrete marked with statements and pictures opposing the deputization of cam- pus security officers. The chalk-in - sponsored by Michigan Student Assembly's Stu- dents' Rights Commission (SRC) - was a demonstration against the University Board of Regents' June decision to arm campus police. SRC members and other sup- porters wrote in chalk across the Diag and the steps of the Graduate Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chalkers made statements such Tomorrow students and Ann Ar- bor residents eating at area restau- rants will also be making a differ- ence for the community's hungry. The second annual "Seven Per- cent Solution," sponsored by Food Gatherers - a non-profit organiza- tion dedicated to feeding the hungry- and homeless in the community - is being held as part of World Food Day, a worldwide event to increase awareness of "hunger issues." "The idea is that there is enough food to go around; it just needs to get to the right places," said Director of Food Gatherers Lisa De Young. The 45 restaurants participating have agreed to donate up to seven percent of the day's gross annual sales to Food Gatherers. "The reason why seven percent cued 65,000 pounds of food that all would have been thrown away." Last year 28 restaurants partici- pated in the 7 Percent Solution, rais- ing $3,000. This year the group's goal is to raise $5,000. "People think of Ann Arbor, and they think it's a wealthy city - they think of football; they think all the students are rich," De Young said. "But it's a myth. People don't realize that there's hunger behind the facade," she added. Jeff Hinte, a Rackham graduate student and member of MSA's Students' the chalk-in on the Diag Friday. JENNIFER DUNETZ/Daily Rights Commission, does his part for students voted against deputization of the University police force. University police officers will be deputized by the Washtenaw we're going to accept it." Demonstrators were worried the Diag would be hosed down - and their chalk-in washed away - when the Diag by 2 p.m., but they rinsed the library steps and approximately one-fourth of the Diag concrete around 3:30 p.m. !:v. , ...= ..-'.=