Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Thursday, March 5, 1992 MSA Continued from page 1 seat has already been eliminated. This would have no effect on the seat. It would just eliminate the name from the code." According to data that the Rules and Elections Committee obtained from the Office of Statistical Services, the School of Information and Library Studies students receive their degrees from Rackham and are counted as Rackham students in the enrollment figures.r These students are not considered students of an individual school by MSA because they receive their de- grees from Rackham. The School of Information and Library Studies seat was eliminated the Monday before spring break by a vote of MSA's Election Board/Court. The vote had to take place within a week of the announcement of the election date. The Rules and Elections Committee has asked that current Information and Library Studies Rep. Christopher Thiry remain on the assembly until his term expires in the fall since he was elected to a full term under the old apportion- ment scheme. "There are pros and cons to this issue," Thiry said. "The real con side is that we're losing direct con- trol of a representative. On the pro side, if we really want to, we could send eight people via Rackham to MSA." "It kind of bothered me that they took the seat away but didn't really call anyone at the school," Thiry said. "They just kind of did it and it was me and my school that it was affecting." Jennifer Silverberg/DAILY GRAPHIC BUCHANAN Continued from page 1 said. "We've got to find a place where we can put him right on the canvas. It's got to be one of those Super Tuesday states. We've got to in- crease that margin," Buchanan said as he campaigned in Louisiana. Buchanan and his aides are hard pressed to say which of the Super Tuesday states they expect to capture. Mary Matalin, political director of the Bush campaign, said that de- spite Buchanan's apparent determi- nation to press on, "they're going to be numerically out of this race," by mid-May. "I will concede the point that if Mr. Bush decides to run out this train even if he does badly in pri- maries and picksupedelegates and keeps me from getting my share, that there is no doubt he is the clear fa- vorite to do well, to do better than I can," Buchanan said. "We're going to keep right on going," he said. "We're not folding any tents after Georgia." Kight said, "The controversy is coming from the fact that you have some other schools that are distinct, small schools that have their own representatives and I guess people are worried that somehow Information and Library Studies is being unfairly treated." The amendment to eliminate the name from the code was tabled until next week's meeting. Representatives who are unhappy with the election court's decision must appeal to the Central Student Judiciary, the high court in MSA, as soon as possible. Kight said he felt the decision by the Election Court was a good one. "I think the election court made a pretty rock solid decision that this is clearly the way it's supposed to be done according to the MSA constitu- tion," Kight said. Re-apportionment also gave Rackham another seat on the assem- bly due to the increased number of students enrolled in the graduate school since the last re-apportion- ment date. Some representatives were disap- pointed about this issue as well be- cause Rackham will not receive the new seat until next fall's election. Rackham Rep. Roger De Roo said he had hoped to have a half- term candidate elected to fill a half- term seat on the assembly until next fall's election. "I understand the concerns of the Rackham representatives that they are being underrepresented. However, there's no provision any- where in the code for electing a half- term seat in a large school," Kight said. TIIE MICH IGAN DAILY GET THE FACTSIS Call GET TIE DAILY GET THE FACTS 764-0552 G E T T H E DAILY for GET THE FACTS' more GET T HE DAILY' info GET TIlE FACTS GET TIHE DAILY NEWS eSPORTS* ARTS OPINION & PHOTO IDEA Continued from page 1 Giseal Vallandigham, director of corporate communications for SALLIE MAE, said the IDEA bill is not an adequate alternative for the existing financial aid resources. Vallandigham said she was con- cerned about the connection between the IRS and employers and the addi- tional counseling costs businesses will have to bear to help employees repay IDEA loans. "How will schools pay for the extra burden of administrating the program?" she asked. Vallandigham claimed universities will be forced to increase fees or decrease services. Vallandigham also questioned how taxpayers would handle the burden of IDEA loans which default after 25 years. "fWhatever you call it - it's still a default," she said. Vallandigham also said the IRS had admitted that collecting the loans would pose serious problems. "We think that the hurdles just mentioned will create processing problems in student loans. If the IDEA program does go through, then the current programs will out- perform it," she added. But Executive Director of the University's Washington, D.C. of- fice Tom Butts was critical of Vallandigham's remarks. "That's ridiculous by any stretch of the imagination. A direct loan program is easier for institutions to BULLARD Continued from page 1 Bullard also commented on the strong showing of Patrick Buchanan in Republican presidential primaries so far: "Facism for America. Coming soon to a city near you." "Buchanan is the best mobilizer of the campaign and is tragically moving it to the right," Bullard said. "Buchanan is much more effective in mobilization out of fear. "Organization and mobilizing people does make a difference." He criticized the Reagan-Bush era for inciting "demobilization politics" and "screwing up the minds of the American people that they can't make government work for the people." Bullard said people that grew up in the Reagan-Bush era have no faith in the system of government. People think the government "can't be used in a positive way for the public good," Bullard said. "The public knows a lot more about sports as a diversion and an entertainment than they know about any level of government," he added. "Somewhere our education sys- tem is failing because our education is happening on television," Bullard said. Voters have insufficient knowledge of complex issues be- cause the advertisers have a "shared interest in making sure there is no consistent coherent criticism of the system," he said. administer than the current dinosaur we work with," he said. Butts added that one entity would be responsible for the entire process, with one loan application and one source to distribute money to students. In addition, Butts said paying an IDEA loan would be as easy as fill- ing out a box on a W-4 form. The IRS is structured to handle the added costs of handling IDEA loan repay- ments, he said. "Is that an impossible job? The IRS itself said it isn't," he added. Butts said taxpayers will have to cover few defaults. A student who borrows $15,000 at the government- sponsored interest rate and makes $25,000 a year after graduating, would pay back the IDEA loan well before the 25 year time limit. "Surely the defaults will be less than the $3.6 billion paid in the cur- rent system," he added. Butts said the IDEA bill is a "curious proposal." It has received support from Petri, Sen. Dave Durenburger (D-Minn.) and the National Taxpayers' Union, which Butts noted is "hardly a liberal institution." Sarah Wreford, spokesperson for the IRS, said she was not confident that the IDEA legislation would pass. "In an election year, hardly any legislation ever makes it - each side wants to blame the other," she said. "More likely, a compromise* will come in 1993." Calvin and Hobbes r I / _ - C , A , 0 _ \ n O a La L _-d by Bill Watterson wN EARE T1ost- PARN Soots ? I D\ N V. Z, a '\ti r -F - _. . L.JL J Michigan Student Assembly campus wide student government Call for Candidates Elections Monday, March 30 and Tuesday, March 31 Positions open: Presidential/Vice Presidential Slate Seats open for Representatives of the following schools and colleges: AN NA RbOR &2 5TH AVE, AT UBERTY 71.-1100 V . a a DAILY SHOWS BEFORE 6 PM $3 ALL DAY TUESDAY STUDENT WITH1.0. ..60 "SPLENDID" Present this ad when purchasing a large popcorn and receive one FREE LARGE DRINK Expires 3/1532 HI FI STUDIO VCR Service e Stereo Service Speaker repairs and components " Phono service and Needles, Cartridges Pickup & Delivery Available 215 S. Ashley 1/2 bl. nonh of Liberty 769-0342 Downtown Art (1) Medicine (1) Architecture (1) Natural Resources (1) Business (2) Nursing (1) Engineering (2) Pharmacy (1) Law (1) Rackham (4) LS&A (9) I.4 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS W"0I '""WANTED! Here's the chance to tell your classmates what your years here at The University of Michigan have meant to you. WHO: All eligible graduating LS&A seniors (through Winter Term 1992). WHAT: Commencement Speech: 2-3 minutes long-to be delivered at the LS&A Commencement. WHERE: Michigan Stadium. WHEN: May 2, 1992, 12:00 Noon Entry deadline is Monday, March 9. All speeches will be judged by an LS&A student commencement committee. Final selections will be made by March 26. Send all typed texts to LS&A Development and External Relations, 350 South Thayer, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 UNION Continued from page 1 (individual) access policy." Coalition representatives said that they would discuss issues such as guest guidelines while formulating a new working policy before getting feedback from students. Student in- put was emphasized in reviewing the policy. "It's basically going to be a stu- dent-written social events policy," Marwah said. "The administrators are doing exactly what they should be doing for students - advising." Eshelman agreed, commenting, "There are disagreements, but they are being taken on as disagreements between peers and not between ad- ministrators and lowly students." Organizations participating in the ongoing Union policy adjustment in- clude the Black Greek Association, Black Student Union, Michigan Student Assembly, MUBR, RHA and the University Activities Center. Marwah added that the new pol- icy should reflect multicultural input. "With the minority groups there, it's good that we're getting variety of representation," she said. In other business, MUBR mem- bers will meet next Thursday to re- view regulations regarding current Union smoking, alcohol and pro- gramming policies, deciding whether to: establish a new non-smoking policy; ban alcohol from student social events; and, create a Union Programming Committee under MUBR. MUBR will conduct another smoking poll early next week in or- der to gather information before vot- ing on a possible change at the meeting. Marwah said a newly created Union Programming Committee would be in charge of filling vacant Union spots with regular social events including performances from well-known comedians and multicul- tural programs. The committee would be com- prised of people who had demon- strated interest in joining MUBR but were not accepted. "I think that there's just a general consensus that there's nothing to do on campus ... We want to bring people to the Union," Marwah said. Application Deadline is March 9, 1992 at 5:00 pm The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the Fall and Winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. On-campus subscription rate for fall/winter 91-92 is $30; all other subscriptions via first class U.S. mail, winter semester only, are $80. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. 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