The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 30, 1992 - Page 3 I MSA rep. questions " necessity for code. by Purvi Shah Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan Student Assembly called on the U-M administration to reconsider its stance in favor of the proposed Statement on Student Rights and Resposibilities, saying that its creation would violate exist- ing U-M regulations. Student Rights Committee Chair Rob Van Houweling argued at last night's meeting that the U-M already maintains a code of non-academic conduct - the 1973 "Rules of the University Community' - which handles complaints including student assault of professors in classrooms. Additionally, Van Houweling stated that in 1979 the U-M estab- lished the University Judicial System to handle these complaints. Van Houweling said according to the U~niversity Judicial System, the UM cannot impose another judi- ciary process which would handle complaints under the "Rules of the University Community." He added that the University Council - a committee of three administrators, three faculty mem- bers, and three MSA-appointed stu- dent representatives established to formulate regulations of conduct - has not been removed from the Regental Bylaws, although it was supposed to be defunct at the end of 1989. He argued that the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities would violate this organization's powers. "The fact that they haven't un- covered these rules, their potential application, and their existence is symptomatic of this sort of slipshod approach that they're taking to pro- duce this code," Van Houweling said. "Basically I want to make it clear for this process to be success- ful, we have to take more time to look at the problems." While the existence of the University Council is debateable, MS'A appointed Van Houweling, Engineering Rep. Brian Kight, and Rackhamn Rep. Jon Van Camp to serve on it. The resolution also calls on the administration to explain and insure that the procedures of the University Judicial System and the University Council are followed. In additional business, the as- senibly appointed members to its newly-created Office Space Allocation Committee that was formed in response to student coin- plaints alleging discrimination in room allocation. The committee consists of Budget Priorities Committee Chair Sejal Mistry, Vice President Hunter Van Valkenburgh, Administrative Coordinator Colleen Tighe, and two MSA-picked students. LSA Rep. Steve Stark and first- year Engineering student Brian Elliott - both of whom assured the assembly they would maintain objectivity in their consideration of requests - were selected to fill the student spots. U-M adds taxi service for nighttime safety by Tim Greimel A North Campus Nite Owl and a free taxi service have been added to the university's transportation program this semester in an ef- fort to make late night commuting around campus more convenient and safe. The Nite Owl service - already available on central campus - was duplicated on north campus at the beginning of the school year. The Nite Owl program, however, only operates until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday. To accommodate students' and staffs' needs after this time, a free taxi service began operation Sunday. To use the taxi service, a student should have identification and go to the main desk at the Undergraduate Library between 2 and 5 a.m. or the main desk at North Campus Commons between 2 and 7 a.m. The attendant will call a Yellow Cab and the university will pick up the tab for the ride. Patrick Cunningham, manager of trans- portation services, said the new Nite Owl pro- gram will cost the university an additional $40- 50,000, funded from the university's general fund. Cunningham said he didn't know how much the Yellow Cab service would cost the university, since it is dependent on the number of participants. If the program costs more than a comparable Nite Owl program, an around- the-clock Nite Owl bus will replace it, he added. "We're very pleased to be able to offer these services because we believe they will significantly increase students' safety... We hope that people will take advantage of them," Cunnigham said. He added that the programs were largely motivated by an Institute of Social Research study that concluded women students are not satisfied with the level of safety at the university. Students who have used the North Campus Nite Owl said the service was beneficial. Kamala Cunningham, a Bursley resident, said the service was convenient when traveling home late at night. 4 Illegal parking Two U-M workers relax with a cup of coffee yesterday while "illegally" parking in front of a handicapped sign. Economic slump continues, may spell trouble for Bush re-election WASHINGTON (AP) - The presidential election. The current "The nation's sluggish job econ economy handed George Bush more survey was begun just over 20 years omy and weak job market are con bad news yesterday as the govern- ago. tinuing to dampen consumer spirits, ment's chief forecasting gauge de- The previous pre-election low for said Conference Board economis tected widespread weakness and the index, based on a survey of Fabian Linden. Americans' economic confidence 5,000 American households, was 80 declined for the third straight month. in 1980, a year in which the incum- Because consumer spending a The Commerce Department said bent, Jimmy Carter, lost to Ronald counts for two-thirds of econom that its index of leading indicators Reagan. activity, analysts said it is hard to s fell 0.2 percent in August, marking The Conference Board said that how the economy can regain me the second decline in the past three during the past 20 years, a confi- mentum until Americans becom months. Some economists viewed dence reading significantly below more confident and thus more wil the weakness as a dangerous signal 100 right before the election has ing to spend. that the economy was once again spelled defeat for the party residing Aut .2enide llnedt flirting with recession. in the White House. That occurred gust leadinuindex followed The Conference Board reported twice, in 1980 and 1976, when slight 0.1 percent July increase and that its consumer confidence index Gerald Ford lost to Jimmy Carter. 0.3 percent drop i June. fell to 56.4 in September, represent- "The incumbent party has re- Three straight declines in th ing a drop of 22 percent since June. mained in office whenever the index leading index often have signaled a The private business research reading was 100 or over, but lost impending recession and analyst group said that the September level when the measure of confidence fell said the past three months showe was the lowest it has ever found in significantly below 100," the re- the economy was getting very clos the period immediately preceding a search group said. to another downturn. I n- n- st C- Jc e o- ne [I- e a he an ts ed se Expansion of U-M computing system to improve student, faculty desktop access by Johnny Su Although there have been rumors that the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) will be signing off, computer administrators say changes in the system may not come for several years. The Information Technology Division (ITD) is developing plans for the transition of the U-M com- puter network from a mainframe based computing environment - the MTS system - to a multi-network system during the next few years. Under the future computing envi- ronment, users will be able to access multiple services such as E-mail and conferencing through their desktops by simply selecting the function without the hassle of "signing on." Two ITD-sponsored task forces have been assembled by Vice Provost of Information Technology Doug Van Houweling to oversee the transition. The MTS Requirements Team, chaired by Richard Rockwell, ex- ecutive director of the Inter- University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), will advise ITD on developing policies and procedures for the upcoming transformation. The Future of MTS Steering Team, chaired by Elizabeth Ziph, as- sociate director of Computing Services Research Systems, will fo- cus on the technical requirements of the transition. "(In undertaking the shift) the University of Michigan has to plan, to decide on how much to spend,,to recognize groups of users and how they differ and to recognize the re- sources available and how they differ," Rockwell said. In a June 1992 report issued by the Requirements Team, the group proposed "guiding principles" for the transition. A second report rec- ommending a definitive tactical plan to ITD will be issued in mid- to-late October. The first report recommended that users dictate the pace of the transition and that there is a realloca- tion of funding and ITD assistance to the community when moving from the old to the new environment. "We need to maintain a sense of balance in moving forward as fast as we can while making sure that we don't disenfranchise anyone in the process," Ziph said. The Requirements Team report stressed the importance of the wel- fare of the entire university community. The report stated: "At every de- cision point, it is incumbent upon ITD to ask not only whether some option resolves an ITD problem but also whether it harms a class of users financially, functionally, or in some other way - and if so, what can be done to alleviate the problem." "We will probably have a number of forums where members of the team will be available for questions to get more input," Ziph said. The magic is back Magic Johnson smiles at a news conference yesterday at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where he announced he would be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers beginning this season. Doctors testify in favor of regulations for transplants WASHINGTON (AP) - More expanded federal rules for federal rules are needed to ensure transplants. that human tissue used for trans- Transmission of HIV, the virus plants is free of deadly diseases such that causes AIDS, through trans- as AIDS, tissue banks and the gov- plants is still rare. Seven people ernment said yesterday. were infected and three died in one "Transplantable tissue may well incident reported last year, and be- have been dissected, transported in fore that two cases had been reported an artificial solution, bathed in an- to the Centers for Disease Control. tibiotics, irradiated, frozen, stored, The tissue bank industry itself is thawed, packaged, and transported asking the federal government to again, said Steven Anderson, regulate it. The American president of Cryolife Inc. "There is Association of Tissue Banks said a lot of room for error if the process po fga iatinnsaig is not properly executed," he said. private organizations are developing Anderson's company freezes ways to track human transplant tis- human tissue and specializes in pre- sue, but they need help. serving human heart valves. He tes- "We feel that federal oversight tified yesterday before the Senate of this developing program is essen- Labor and Human Resources tial," said Charles Cuono, president Committee, which is considering of the association. I THE MICHIGAN DAILY I Student groups O'Handbell Ringers, 900 Burton Tower, 4 p.m. U, Hindu Students Council, "Hinduism in America," MLB, room B118, 8 p.m. U Lutheran Campus Ministry, "Satan and Satanism" Study, Lord of Light Lutheran Church, 801 S. Forest Ave., 6 p.m. U Men's Volleyball Club, tryouts, CCRB, Main Gym, 7-10 p.m. gMichigan Women's Rugby Club, practice, East Mitchell Field, 8-10 p~m. 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