The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 20, 1992 - Page 3 Regents approve new head for U-M Dearborn campus by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Administration Reporter James Renick, a George Mason University executive officer, will assume the post of U-M Dearborn chancellor Jan. 1. The U-M Board of Regents unanimously selected him for the position at its meeting yesterday. U-M President James Duderstadt chose Renick after a search committee narrowed a 104- person candidate pool to two finalists. "Dr. Renick is a young, bright and energetic leader who will pro- vide vision for U-M Dearborn and continue the momentum of its progress under Chancellor Blenda Wilson," Duderstadt said. Bernard Klein succeeded Wilson as interim chancellor Sept.l, after she left the university for a presi- dential post at California State University, Northridge. Klein said he is pleased with the selection of Renick. "I've never seen as much una- nimity and enthusiasm with a search. I'm delighted to turn over the reigns to a candidate of such caliber," Klein said. Renick, who will also serve as professor of education and public administration at U-M Dearborn, received his Ph.D. in government and public administration from Florida State University in 1980. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association for Higher Education and senior program coordinator of the United Negro College Fund's National Leadership and Organizational Development Program. Charlotte Otto, chair of the U-M Dearborn search committee that in- terviewed candidates for the chan- cellor position, said the campus is pleased with the regents' decision. "We are delighted with the choice of Dr. Renick," Otto said. "He was one of the most highly- regarded candidates we brought in." Regent Paul Brown (D- Petoskey) said he was pleased with the choice of Renick. "It's terribly important to have a first-rate person in the job of chan- cellor and it seems to me such a person was brought forth," he said. But some regents expressed dis- approval of the candidate search procedure. "My complaint is not with the Renick man (chosen), my complaint is with the process," said Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor). "The process, is greatly injured (by the Open Meetings Act) in that we had no part whatsoever in the selection." The Open Meetings Act states that all meetings with candidates for university positions must be, public. Board approves campus renovation plans SHARON MUSHER/Daity by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Administration Reporter Students may not be calling the Undergraduate Library "ugly" much longer. The U-M Board of Regents ap- proved a number of campus renova- tion projects at its meeting yes- terday - including plans to im- prove the UGLi's facade. The plans include: A $157,500,000 sum for ren- ovation and construction projects on the Ann Arbor main campus as part of the U-M's 1993-94 capital outlay request to the state government. C.C. Little, West Engineering, the Frieze Building and Angell Hall will be subject to renovations under these state allocations. An Engineering Center Building for the College of Engineering on North Campus which will provide space for under- graduate student records and coun- seling and financial aid offices and also relocate engineering placement and the College's administrative offices. A design for a $6,850,000 ad- dition to the Undergraduate Library Building, as well as $4 million of proposed renovations to improve the current building was also approved yesterday. "The term, 'UGLi' has applied as a shortened term of the under- graduate library and a descriptive term (as well) so we've told the ar- chitects we'll give them a chance to correct past errors," said U-M planner Fred Mayer. The board also passed a motion to buy and renovate the Wolverine Tower - located on the corner of State Street and Eisenhower Parkway - for administrative, academic and support uses. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) and Regent Veronica Smith (R-Grosse Ile) opposed the purchase. "It's not a very attractive build- ing," Smith said. "I'm not enthusiastic about the acquisition of the building," Baker added. "There's a big difference in buying a building built for commu- nity purposes and a building for university purposes." Smoke signals Shown puffing on a cigarette, a mannequin in the North Campus Commons demonstrates the repercussions of smoking as part of yesterday's National Smokeout campaign. The display is part of an annual Health Fair, sponsored by a local health center run by nursing students. Public state university students to discuss higher education funding -4 by Hope Calati and Shelley Morrison Daily Staff Reporters This weekend, Michigan public university students will converge on the U-M to brainstorm ways to in- fluence the state legislature about higher education issues. The conference - sponsored by the Michigan Collegiate Coalition (MCC), a group that lobbies the state legislature on education-related is- sues - seeks to give students a voice in policy-making, said MCC Legislative Director Alaina Campbell. The current platform highlights accessibility, financial aid, student rights and empowerment. Campbell said she expects the new platform to be similar. Roger DeRoo, U-M representa- tive to the MCC conference, said al- though the MCC addresses issues that affect all state universities, the U-M delegation may introduce pro- posals timely for the university. The delegation is interested in addressing codes of non-academic conduct and proposed changes in the Open Meetings Act which would allow university presidents to be chosen in a closed meeting of regents, faculty and students. Representatives from other Michigan universities expressed concern over the amount of attention U-M and other large public universi- ties receive. "We are not getting the same in- creases in funding as other universi- ties," said Todd Luxton, MCC Campus Coordinator at Western Michigan University. "We deserve more than we've been getting." College students statewide de- cided to pool their lobbying re- sources and form MCC in 1987 after a rash of major tuition increases. "Students decided if they were really going to be effective in having a voice at the state level than they'd have to have a greater presence in Lansing," Campbell said. Rod Taylor, vice president of as- sociated students at Ferris State University, said, "I think MCC is a positive experience. They're our voice - plain and simple." Student representatives said that tuition increases are still a major concern. "We need a lot of work on finan- cial aid up here," said Don King, student senate president at Lake Superior State University. DeRoo said, "Keeping the money flowing from the state to the unive- sities keeps the pressure oft (tuition)." Campus leaders said that tuition is not their only concern. "We want to push some reforms on racial inequality," said Luxton. The platform will be voted o; Sunday. The U-M has nine voteg. The number of votes is proportional to student enrollment. Clinton pledges 'bipartisan cooperation' within his agenda of economic reforms w . , E y E i . '. s f I' r i Friday Q Annual Food Drive, Bryant Community Center seeking food donations, drop off donations at Bryant Community Center, 3 West Eden Ct., for more infor- mation call 994-2722. Q "Boyz 'N' the Hood," Martin Luther King Film Series, Chrysler Auditorium, 5 p.m. Q "Cross-linking Rigid Rod Poly- mers," Brown Bag Lunch Lec- ture Series, Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Building, room 1706, 12 p.m. Q Drum Circle, Guild House Cam- pus Ministry, 802 Monroe St., 8-10 p.m. Q "Focus on Michigan," photog- raphy contest, City of Ann Ar- bor Parks and Recreation Department, accepting entries until December 1,1992, contact Irene Bushaw 994-2780 Q Food Drive for Emergency Shelters, People's Food Co-op, 212 N. Fourth Ave., collecting until December 1. Q Friday Night Improv, students and faculty performing, McIn- tosh Theater, 8 p.m._ Q GEO Solidarity Day, informa- tion tabies,Diag,12-2p.m.; fish- bowl, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Q Hillel Foundation, Jewish Les- bian, Bisexual, and Gay Collec- tive Shabbat Potluck, 7 p.m.; Shabbat Discussions, following potluck, Hillel, 1429 Hill St. U "John Synge and Irish (Women's) Oral Tradition," lecture, Mason Hall, room 435, 4 p.m. Q Korean Campus Crusade for Christ, Christian Fellowship, Campus Chapel, 8 p.m. Q Lunar Octet, performance, North Campus Commons, Leonardo's, 8-10 p.m. U Northwalk Nighttime Safety Walking Service, Bursley Hall, lobby, 763-WALK, 8-11:30 p.m. Q Psychology Undergraduate Peer Advising, Department of Psychology, West Quad, room K210.10 a.m. - 4 n.m. Q TaeKwonDo Club, regular workout, CCRB, room 1200,7- 8:30 p.m. Q U-M Bridge Club, duplicate bridge game, Michigan Union, Tap Room, 7:30 p.m. Q U-M Ninjitsu Club, practice, I.M. Building, Wrestling Room G21, 6:30-8 p.m. U U-M vs. OSU Blood Battle, West Quad, Wedge Room, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Michigan League, Room D, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Q "Why Not Solipsism?" lecture, Department of Philosophy, Ma- son Hall, room 2440,4 p.m. Q "Women of Color and the Pro- Choice Movement," forum, Guild House Campus Ministry, 802 Monroe St., 12 p.m. Saturday Q Chinese Calligraphy Work- shop, family program, U-M Mu- seumof Art, check room at front desk, 2 p.m. U Croatian Renaissance Painters in British Galleries, presenta- tion, Michigan Union, 1st floor, Art Gallery, 11 a.m. U "Development of Afro-Carib- bean Music and Its Influence on Puerto Rican Culture," dis- cussion, Angell Hall, Audito- rium B, 7:30 p.m. U Eco-Action, meeting on Wet- lands, Dana Building, room 1046, 3:30 p.m. Q Hillel Foundation, Reform Havurah Havdalah Service, 7 p.m.; "Return of the Pink Pan- ther," 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Hillel, 1429 Hill St. Q Matthaei Botanical. Gardens, tours, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., 10 & 11 a.m.; 2 & 3 p.m. U Northwalk Nighttime Safety Walking Service, Bursley Hall, lobby, 763-WALK, 8-11:30 p.m. Q Safewalk Nighttime Safety Walking Service, UGLi, lobby, 936-1000, 8-11:30 p.m. Q Tempest Charity Dance, Lambda Phi Epsilon, Michigan Union, U-Club, 10 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Q Washtenaw County Demo- cratic Convention, November session, Ann Arbor Public Li- brary, 343 S. Fifth Ave., Multi- Purpose Room, 10 a.m. Sunday Q "Afternoon of Arias," perfor- mance, School of Music Recital Hall, 4 p.m. Q Ann Arbor Orchid Society, meeting, featuring "Lankester Gardens of Costa Rica" video, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., 3-6 p.m. Q Alpha Phi Omega, pledge meet- ing, 6 p.m.; chapter meeting, 7 p.m.; Michigan Union, Henderson Room. U Blind Pig Blues Jam and Open Mic Night, Blind Pig, 208 S. First St., 9:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Q "Jazz at the League," perfor- mance, Michigan League, Buf- fet, 6-8 p.m. U Matthaei Botanical. Gardens, tours, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd.,2 & 3 p.m. Q Michigan Chamber Players, performance, School of Music Recital Hall, 8 p.m. U Newman Catholic Student As- sociation, Bible Study, 6:15 p.m.; Parish Thanksgiving Din- ner, 5-7 p.m.; Saint Mary Stu- dent Chapel, 331 Thompson St. Q Northwalk Nighttime Safety Walking Service, Bursley Hall, lobby, 763-WALK, 8p.m. -1:30 a.m. U Peace Corps, meeting, U-M Bio- logical Society,Natural Science Building, 4th floor, Conference Room, 8 p.m. Q Picasso and Gris, tour, U-M Museum of Art, Information Desk, 2 p.m. Q Safewalk Nighttime Safety Walking Service, UGLi, lobby, 936-1000, 8 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Q Safewalk Nighttime Safety Walking Service -AngellHall, Angell Hall, Computing Cen- ter, 763-4246,1:30-3 a.m. Q Sierra Club, visiting Haehnle Sanctuary, bring binoculars, call Irene Stadnyk. 930-6186. WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Clinton paid a whirlwind visit to Capitol Hill yes- terday, pledging an open door to Democrats and Republicans alike and to "meet them halfway" on an early agenda of economic revival and health-care reform. The Arkansas governor came to Capitol Hill carrying a promise of bipartisan cooperation and left predicting lawmakers would reciprocate. "We have to pursue a different course of growing this economy, creating more jobs, raising incomes and having a disciplined plan to re- duce the deficit," Clinton said. "I think if we work hard at it, we can have bipartisan cooperation." "This will be an era of unprece- dented communication and coopera- tion between the Congress and the president," said House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri. Clinton said he hoped to encour- age quick passage of his economic stimulus package by getting it to Congress by the time he takes office in January so that "any wrinkles and problems" could be quickly addressed. Clinton offered no specifics to suggest he had reached agreement on a framework for an economic or health-care package and congres- sional leaders said no deals were struck or timetables set. Clinton also met with Gen. Colin Powell, chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a wide-ranging briefing on military, security and foreign policyi Powell reiterated his opposition to lifting the ban on homosexuals In the military, but said he would help implement the change if Clinton kept his promise to reverse the ban. In other news, Dorothy Bush a senator's wife who taught her sen George with "generous measures 4 both love and discipline" and livid to see him elected to the While House, died yesterday, the White House said. She was 91. Spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater said Mrs. Bush, who had sufferedra stroke, died shortly after 5 p.m.4at the family home in Greenwich, Conn. national issues. I- READ THE C AILY. D CLA SSI FIED'S r f i r s M i K f tk t t COP ES " t REG. 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