There's nothing cryptic about the University's latest code. It is a blatant attempt by the administration to expand its control over students' lives. Scott Sterling spent some time this summer chillin' with Basehead. Get the scoop on this innovative rap group's favorite beers. $P1 The University Athletic Department is conducting an internal investigation of the men's basketball to determine what, if any, violations of NCAA rules occurred over the summer. Today Cloudy, chance of rain; High 70, Low 52 Q Tomorrow Mostly sunny, cool; High 67, Low 50 WE att Un4V One hundred and one years of editorial freedom VlIL No 2 AnnAr ,Mchgn ThrdaSpteber10,1992©192 Te Mihign.Dily The U-M is establishing a "Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities," which allows the U-M to discipline student conduct. EVIOLATIONS "include but are not limited to" physical assault; stalking; threats of injury or harm; sexual harassment;' discrimination against an individual or group in any activity, opportunity or organization on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, ancestry, age or marital status; "harassment that unreason- ably interferes with an individual's work, educational perfor- mance, or living environment"; arson; theft; hazing; property damage. U PENALTIES: formal reprimand, community service, class attendance, restitution, U-M housing transfer or removal, suspension from courses or activities, suspension, expulsion. * ENFORCEMENT: A judicial adviser attempts to mediate disputes informally. When this is impractical or unsuccessful, the policy uses a formal hearing process. A six-member student judiciary selected at random evaluates an alleged policy violation and renders a verdict. THE POLICY applies to all U-M students both on- and off- campus. Administrators refine new code of conduct by Bethany Robertson Daily News Editor U-M administrators are still seeking student input on the draft copy of the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, a new policy governing non-academic stu- dent conduct. The guidelines will replace the university's Interim Policy on Discriminatory Conduct - key parts of which were invalidated by a June 22 Supreme Court ruling. In R.A.V. vs. St. Paul, the court ruled that banning speech "solely on the basis of the subjects (it) addresses" is un- constitutional. Adopted in 1989, the U-M's interim policy prohibited "verbal slurs ... referring to ... race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orien- tation, creed, national origin, ances- try, age or handicap." "We cannot enforce the interim policy," said Shirley Clarkson, U-M director of planning and communications. A copy of the draft and a ques- tionnaire requesting feedback were sent to all students attending the Ann Arbor campus. U-M President James Duderstadt wrote in a letter to students, "Developed through consultations with students, faculty and staff, its basic principle is one common to most cultures and known in Chrisitanity as the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have oth- ers do unto you." Under the proposed plan, charges of infractions would be presented to. a six-member Student Hearing Board drawn from a randomly-se- lected pool of 50 students. Board members would be screened for po- tential biases, and their presence may be challenged by both sides of a case. A faculty member with no vote would chair the board and would also collect information about the case. So far 2,629 responses have been tabulated, said Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford, and about 300 more questionnaires have yet to be tallied. "Obviously people read it very carefully," Hartford said. "Of the students who responded, 89 percent indicated they were in fa- vor of such a policy," Hartford said. Eighty-four percent of students also responded in favor of the stu- dent judiciary. "That takes away a lot of the fear about the university using this as a tool to take advantage of students," Hartford said. In addition to the questionaires, open meetings will be held Sept. 21 and 23 to answer questions and so- licit more input. Hartford said she plans to have a student chair the meetings although serveral U-M representatives will attend to re- spond to questions. Drafts for a new policy were al- ready under consideration before the Supreme Court ruling. Lastwinter, recently graduated Law students Michael Warren and Peter Mooney, members of the Michigan Student Assembly's Student Rights Commission (SRC), asked the administration to rescind the interim policy because they See CODE, Page 8 Council appoints 1st Ward member by Adam Hundley Daily City Reporter Tobi Hanna-Davies, a local peace activist and director of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, will replace Democrat Ann Marie Coleman on the Ann Arbor City Council. The council on Tuesday accepted Coleman's resignation, then ap- pointed Hanna-Davies to fill the 1st Ward seat. The 1st Ward comprises much of central campus, including West Quad and the Hill dorms. Coleman, who served on the council since 1987, is moving to Chicago to become a senior minister at the University Church. "The council has done a lot of good work. ... It's been an exciting adventure," Coleman said. "I learned a language you don't hear as an ad- ministrator or student." Hanna-Davies previously served as coordinator of the Eastern Michigan University Childcare Center and worked in the Peace Corps from 1969 to 1971. "She's always there, committed and dedicated," said Councilmember Larry Hunter (D-1st Ward). "I will feel a great pride in voting for her," added Councilmember Thais Peterson (D-5th Ward). The appointment passed on a 7-2 party-line vote. Republicans Kirk Dodge and Peter Fink said they did not know enough about her. "We have absolutely no basis on which to evaluate her," said Councilmember Kirk Dodge (R-2nd Ward). "We can't be expected to vote for a person given that we don't know them." Councilmember Kurt Zimmer (D-4th Ward) accused fellow Democrats of running a sleaze cam- paign against his preferred candi- date, community leader Beverly Wright. Zimmer and Councilmember Peter Nicolas (D-4th Ward) argued that Wright's public record was de- filed this summer because council Democrats wanted to appoint Hanna-Davies instead. See COUNCIL, Page 2 Gore, Bush give Labor Day speeches in Michigan by Erin Einhorn Daily Staff Reporter LSA senior Nancy Hoffman drove to Detroit Monday to cheer Democratic vice- presidential candidate Albert Gore's Labor Day speech. She came to demonstrate that she actively supports Gore and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton and to show her sup- port for the labor unions that traditionally march through the city on Labor Day. "My fianc6 and my father both work for the UAW (United Auto Workers)," said Hoffman, who plans to campaign on campus for Clinton and Gore. "Clinton and Gore support unions and I support them." Gore, a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, ad- dressed the 200,000 member crowd at Hart Plaza for almost an hour. He discussed health care, unemployment and criticized Clinton's opponent, President George Bush, for what he called the "worst economic performance since the Great Depression." Bush also visited Michigan Monday. He joined the annual Labor Day parade across the Straits of Mackinac bridge, which joins the state's two peninsulas and divides Great Lakes Michigan and Huron. "We'll set a good pace," said Bush to the thousands of hikers joining him on the walk, "and I plan to set that pace in November." He said his wife, Barbara Bush, had given him a pair of sneakers and told him to "just do it ... Well, that's what we plan to do this fall," Bush said. The president met briefly with members of Lake Superior State University's NCAA See POLITICS, Page 2 bush to speak in Detroit today WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush will present his strategy for stimulating the economy beyond Election Day in a speech in Detroit today and in five-minute campaign ads to be broadcast nationally tonight, White House and Bush campaign officials said. Administration sources said yesterday that Bush's presentation may include modest new tax breaks for small businesses but no major budget or tax initiatives. Bush's speech to Detroit businessleaders will reflect his advisers' conclusion that eco- nomic statistics are unlikely to saiow a re- bound in time to be of much political help, administration and campaign aides said. Instead, the speech will focus on the long term and seek to portray Bush as better quali- fied than Clinton to lead the nation into a recovery. The Bush campaign also bought television time for tonight on NBC, CBS and ABC for a five-minute taped address by the president on his economic proposals. The ads will spell out Bush's plan for making the United States an "economic and exporting superpower," said campaign spokesperson Torie Clarke. Bush's Detroit speech "will be very sub- stantive on jobs and the economy, on what di- rection this country needs to go," she said. Bush, at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania, See BUSH, Page 2 Vice Presidential candidate Albert Gore and Detroit Mayor Coleman Young stand at Hart Plaza in Detroit during a Labor Day presidential campaign stop. U-M regents approve 9.9 -er e e R~r percent tuition Increase by Melissa Peerless creased state and federal funding, the all students face $20-per-semester Daily News Editor U-M is asking each of its depart- registration fees and $100-per ""'* '" as These are fall 1992 tuition increases at 15 schools considered U-M peer institutions: r - The U-M Board of Regents unan- imously approved the U-M's General Operating Budget - includ- ing a 9.9 percent tuition increase - for the 1992-93 school year at its July meeting. U-M Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Gilbert Whitaker said the budget is one of "shared sacrifice." "The budget is not a happy one," Whitaker said. In order to compensate for de- ments to make a 2 percent across- the-board cut in its operating budget. Faculty, staff and administrators will receive a small cost of living ad- justment stipend instead of a salary increase. And students and their families will be asked to pay more to attend the U-M. Undergraduate Michigan resi- dents face a 9.9 percent tuition in- crease, with non-residents paying an additional 7.5 percent. In addition, semester infrastructure maintenance fees to finance repairs on dilapidated the U-M buildings. Whitaker emphasized that a large portion of the tuition increase will be used to provide financial aid to the U-M students. "More than 46 percent of the money from tuition - or roughly $12 million - will go directly back into financial aid," he said. "If we are to take seriously our commit- See TUITION, Page 2 California Michigan State Yale Harvard Minnesota Illinois Michigan Iowa Virginia Princeton Penn State Purdue Ohio State Wisconsin Northwestern 34.2% 12.5% 11.4% 10.6% 10.4% 10% 9.9% 9.3% 9.2% 9% 8.8% 8% 7.6% 6.7% 6% Hartford launches new dean office by Henry Goldblatt and Jennifer Silverberg Daily Staff Reporters In returning to the U-M Office of Student Affairs this fall, students may notice more changes than the new bowl of ripe red apples on the front desk. In an effort to make the office accessible to the student body, Vice President of Student Affairs Maureen Hartford has restructured the department and created three new staff posts. "The creation of a dean of students office is perhaps a return to an older model of students affairs offices that existed at the university before and exists at many of our peer U-M sitsin middle of pack of national tuition increases by Melissa Peerless Daily News Editor With many state and private universities facing serious budget crises, students every- Michigan residents will go up 9.9 percent with non-residents facing a 7.5 percent increase. U-M Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Gilbert Whitaker said the uneven tuition hike is an effort to gradually in- ition for resident and non-resident students equally. "We raised both figures 8 percent," she said. "However, unlike Michigan, a very large majority of our students are Indiana residents. A Wisconsin official praised the U-M's solution to the current financial situation. "The University of Michigan has managed to create a budget which will put the institution in zood financial stead for the nture with a