WE AT E TODAY Partly to mostly sunny; High: 35, Low: 24. TOMORROW Cloudy, chance of rain; High: 39, Low: 27. 4F 446 4441W ffN ~DE... Ann Arbor takes a dump. See OPINION Page 4. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CII, No. 65 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, January 28, 1992 TopMaiga n1a9 Faculty * demands input on 'U'policy b David Wartowski D ily Faculty Reporter Faculty members, expressing concern that the University adminis- tration has ignored them when defin- ing new policies, voted unanimously at yesterday's Senate Assembly meeting to send a letter to University administrators asking them to consult faculty before decid- ing policy issues relevant to faculty. The Senate Assembly's special meeting was called by the Senate Advisory Committee for University Affairs (SACUA) in response to a proposal by Medical Professor George Brewer to examine faculty governance in relation to University administration, said SACUA Chair Jim Diana. Brewer said the Intellectual Properties Office (IPO) - the * University's patenting office - is a perfect example of the problems that faculty faces when confronting University administration. "Administration is not sharing with us what they have in mind," Brewer said. At last month's Senate Assembly meeting, Brewer said that even though Vice President for Research William Kelly told the Senate Assembly that no changes were planned for IPO, Kelly presented a plan the next day formulated by ad- ministration members to restructure IPO. See FACULTY, Page 2 Regents will appeal open meeting case Where's Waldo? A large flock of ducks bask themselves in the sunshine at a field near North Campus. Budget cuts force Yale to ax two departments by Melissa Peerless Daily Administration Reporter The University Board of Regents voted last night to appeal a court decision which found that it violated the Michigan Open Meetings Act in conducting its 1988 presidential search. The six regents who were present at the special session unanimously voted to challenge the decision which was handed down by the Michigan Court of Appeals. Immediately after University President James Duderstadt convened the meeting, Regent Neal Nielsen (R-Brighton) proposed that it be adjourned to the President's Conference 'Room, where further business could be conducted privately. This non-public session is permitted through a section of the Michigan Open Meetings Act which exempts legal discussion of pending litigation from being conducted openly. After one and a half hours of deliberation, the regents returned to the Regents Room to conduct their actual vote on the issue. After Duderstadt reconvened the meeting, Nielsen told the regents why he thinks an appeal is necessary. "After hearing the opinion of our legal counsel, and discovering the effect that it will have on our institution in the years to come, I believe it is imperative that we appeal the decision to the Michigan Supreme Court," he said. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) also spoke in support of an appeal, but cited different reasons. Baker said that he believes public oversight should be limited to the process of electing regents. After elections, regents should be trusted to make independent decisions and should be free from the public spotlight. Baker said the Open Meetings Act skews the balance of power between administrators and regents because administrators are allowed to make most decisions in private. "This balance has led to a fine system of education. It's important to appeal," he said. Regent Paul Brown (D- Petoskey) said the Open Meetings Act complicates personnel searches by publicizing candidate lists. "It's a given in searches of this kind that the candidates will not permit their names to be public," he said. "They are happy and doing well where they are and they do not want it public that they are con- sidering leaving. If it is public, they are not going to be a candidate." He said if the appeals court See REGENTS, Page 2 by Karen Sabgir Daily Higher Education Reporter Yale students will have at least two fewer fields of study to choose from if university trustees approve the recommendations the Commit- tee on Restructuring the Faculty of Arts and Sciences made last weekend. The goal of the committee, chaired by Yale University Provost Frank Turner, was to consolidate, restructure, and eliminate some university departments. Last February the committee - senior faculty, who are past or pre- sent members of the university Budget Committee and several de- partment chairs - began meeting with department representatives to find the most constructive way to reduce faculty numbers. Turner and Yale University President Benno Schmidt issued a negotiated 11 percent target for budget cuts. The committee's task was to make recommendations for cuts in various departments that would "do the least damage to the faculty as a whole," said Deputy Provost Charles Long. Departments that are affected may be "small and contributing the least to the Faculty of Art and Sci- ences," Long said. The enrollment See YALE, Page 2 Study shows drug use decreasing by Robin Litwin past 17 years using a randomly-se- in 1979, while the figure for col- dition to marijuana also fell among Daily Staff Reporter lected sample of high school se- lege students has shrunk from 56 both college and high school Ilii drg s a og olee 0tdet The country may be winning the war on drugs, according to the re- sults of a national survey con- ducted by Lloyd Johnston, Patrick O'Mally, and Jerald Bachman, three research scientists at the University's Institute for Social Research. The researchers have conducted the survey - a self-administered questionnaire which asks students about their values, lifestyles, and drug usage - each spring for the niors nationwide. v For the past 12 years, college students have also been surveyed. The survey included 8th and 10th grade students for the first time in 1991. According to the survey, the proportion of high school seniors and college students using illicit drugs fell from 33 percent to 29 percent between 1990 and 1991. The 1991 figure for high school students is down from 54 percent percent in 1980. Johnston said that these results may have positive effects if the trends continue. "In the sense of the future of the country, I think we will even- tually have an adult population that is using drugs less," Johnston said. Marijuana - the most widely used illicit drug - accounts for some of the drop. However, the use of illicit drugs other than or in ad- students. Johnston cites several possible reasons for the decline. "I think there is a long-term historical reason. Vietnam served as a catalyst for the epidemic and when the catalyst was removed, drug use declined," Johnston said. "Students are also more aware of the hazards of using. As the per- ceived dangers of using change, norms about use also change," he See DRUGS, Page 2 33% 2 a Overall 29% These arethe 1990 results of the 27% University's S. 12th national survey of American college students, released yesterday. 5.6% 3.6% Cocaine Marijuana Source: University of Michigan Institute for Social Research David Rheingold/DAILY GRAPHIC Frat men speculate on rush drop off by Loretta Lee As fraternity members chatted their way through a second night of what is turning out to be a leaner rush, they suggested a variety of factors - from the IFC's alcohol policy to bad financial times - to account for the drop in numbers. Theta Chi, the fraternity with the greatest number of rushees dur- ing the fall rush, reported a de- crease in number of rushees in the last year - from approximately 225 last winter to 150 this time. Theta Chi member Brent Smith said the change was possibly due to IFC's alcohol policy implemented Jan. 1, which imposes restrictions on fraternities supplying alcohol. "When the bars got stricter, rush went up," he said. "There was an increase, but now that fraterni- ties have been implementing the new policy, that could be a reason why our numbers are down."" Joseph Foster, fraternity coor- dinator of the Alumni Interfrater- Macy's overwhelmed by debt, files for bankrupcy protection Company to continue operations, reorganize structure NEW YORK (AP) - R.H. Macy & Co. Inc., the re- tailer known around the world for its Thanksgiving Day parade and enormous Manhattan store, sought sanctuary in U.S. Bankruptcy Court yesterday, over- whelmed by debt and the recession. Plagued by the same sluggish sales as other retail- ers, Macy's fought for two years to remain solvent. It conceded defeat yesterday when lawyers carried three boxes of documents into a courthouse and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the 134-year-old retailer.I "We have known for some time that Macy's had more debt than is desirable in such a weak economy," chairperson Edward Finkelstein said in a statement. "We worked night and day to find a suitable solution and ultimately came to the conclusion that filing for Chapter 11 was best for Macy's future." The filing showed Macy's had liabilities of $5.32 billion against assets of $4.94 billion as of Nov. 2... Much of the debt was left from the company's $3.48 billion leveraged buyout by management and its $1.1 billion purchase of the California-based Bullock's and I. Magnin chains from Federated Department Stores Inc. in 1988. All of Macy's units, including its 144 department stores and 107 specialty stores, were listed in the fil- ing. The department stores are concentrated in the Northeast, the South and the West. Speciality stores are scattered around the nation. The documents starkly illustrated how severe Macy's plight had become. The company told the court it expected to lose $86.5 million in the next 30 days. Chapter 11 allows a company to continue to operate See MACY'S, Page 2 Beta Theta Pi and other fraternities numbers of rushees. Cosgrove reported a drop in num- bers similar to Theta Chi. Along with the BYOB policy, Cosgrove cited increasing rent as another possible reason for the drop off. However, Lambda Chi Alpha rush chair Pat Tummonds said his fraternity's numbers have remained the same as last year. Lambda Chi Alpha members MIUMtLL: UUY/Uaily across campus are facing declining Law club makes national competition the money to pay dues," Morath said. LSA senior Michael Gaines, a member of Phi Gamma Delta, at- tributed the decrease to dry rush, taking issue with the two-year old IFC policy. "In my opinion, a wet rush is an excellent indicator of how people handle their alcohol and whether or not thev cain gae their alcoholic by Adam Hundley Instead of watching courtroom dramas on television, members of the Undergraduate Law Club are getting hands-on experience in court. The club qualified for a national competition to be held in February after competing in mock-trial competitions on the state and regional levels. At the regional competition nesses in the trials. This year, all teams are arguing a criminal lawsuit in which a man is charged with abusing and neglecting an elderly, cousin. A verdict. is 'Being a lawyer is not what you see in L.A. Law. A lot of people who go into law really don't have a concept, said the competitions have taught them a lot about the law profession. "Being a lawyer is not what you see in L.A. Law," Rosoviks said. "A lot of people who go into law really don't have a concept of what a litiga- tor is." Dennis Shields, assistant dean and director of admissions for the Law School, agreed. Shields said television shows and movies do not