Page 8 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 21, 1990 LSA Commttee proposes a fourth diversity course plan by Amanda Neuman A fourth proposal for an LSA graduation requirement on diversity, in addition to the three proposals written by the LSA Curriculum Committee, will be considered by the LSA faculty at two forums scheduled during the next month. Each proposal, if passed by the faculty general assembly, would re- quire incoming students in Septem- ber 1991 to choose from an approved list of courses addressing issues aris- ing from ethnic or racial intolerance. Co-author of the fourth proposal Terrence McDonald, a professor of history, said the faculty-written pro- posal is "more broad" than the other three Curriculum Committee pro- posals. McDonald, who is one of six authors, explained that it: has an intellectually rigorous content requirement, focusing on the concept and meaning of race, ethnic- ity and racism. respects the integrity of the different University disciplines. It would require a professor to relate the discussion of race and ethnicity to their particular subject. includes more areas of the world, not just a focus on the United States. places the responsibility for the initiative of courses with the faculty. The Curriculum Committee would make choices based on a 1-2 page proposal submitted by the fac- ulty member. includes in the approval of courses people who teach University Course 299: Race, Racism and Eth- nicity. provides for a full scale review of the requirement after two years. Both Proposal A and Proposal C, Student Alumni Council Membership Meeting Sunday, September 23 at 4:00 p.m. Alumni Center (200 Fletcher St.) 763-9755 Get Involved! I written by the Curriculum Commit- tee, stipulate that courses take a comparative perspective. Proposal A confronts inequality resulting from racial and ethnic intolerance. Pro- posal C allows for a focus on racial or ethnic intolerance and resulting inequality. Proposal B, also written by the Committee, would require courses that examine the culture and/or expe- rience of a group that has suffered discrimination, but does not deal with the social issues of equality, bias and intolerance. Proposals A and C require courses to deal with ethnic and racial issues in the context of contempo- rary American society. Proposal B calls for a focus on these issues in any society. McDonald added that approxi- mately 40 or 50 existing University courses would meet the faculty pro- posal if slight modifications of the courses were made. "This is basically about changing a graduation requirement. It's not about changing the context of courses at all," McDonald said. All four proposals may be in- cluded under existing distribution or concentration requirements. The proposals will be discussed at public forums scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 2 in Auditorium C, Angell Hall. Students and faculty are encour- aged to attend the public forums, said David Schoem, assistant dean for students in their first and second years. Schoem said there will be "more opportunity for extensive discussion of all the issues so people have a complete understanding of the vari- ous proposals...and a chance to de- bate them." The forums will also present the opposing position - that there should be no requirement. SY JOSE JUAREZ/Daily LSA sophomore Jeff Koch (left) and Arts school junior Robyn Burger (right) chant "No guns, no cops!" during public comments. COMMENTS Continued from page 1 Rackham graduate student and Michigan Student Assembly mem- ber Corey Dolgon serenaded the as- sembled crowd with a song he had written for the occasion, dealing with both Baker's remarks and the prospect of police on campus. In the song he called Baker a "rabid foaming seething dog that's somehow gone astray" and said that a deputized police force will make "busting heads and breaking arms (a) part of being schooled." LSA junior and MSA President Jennifer Van Valey also spoke out on the deputization issue, chastis- ing the regents for ignoring her per- sonal protests in the past. "This time, I've brought some friends along," Van Valey said, as the crowd burst into cheers. Members of the administration refused to comment on the deputiza- tion issue after the session was over, but Baker was adamant in de- fense of his controversial com- ments. "Free speech is free speech," Baker said. "People can say what they want to say, and they should allow me to say what I want to say. "It's not only personal obliga- tion to speak," Baker said. 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