The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 10, 1993- 3 -MSA votes against proposed rehab fee By KAREN TALASKi DAILY STAFF REPORTER In an unusually subdued debate, M1ichigan Student Assembly repre- sentatives voted to approve the University's proposed School-Based Alcohol and Substance Abuse Plan during last night's meeting. However, the assembly's support came at a price more costly to the administration than students. As a revenue-neutral alternative, MSA would require that the proposed policy be implemented without the currently proposed University Health Services (UHS) increase to students' tuition bills. The assembly quickly passed a resolution to take money from al- ready established funds such as the student infrastucture fee, 18-2. "I support this whole-heartedly," said Business School Rep. Devon Bodoh. "It would be advantageous to us to voice the students' concerns and not raise tuition. The policy was brought before the student government three weeks ago when UHS Director Cy Briefer pre- sented MSA with a draft of its pro- posal. Briefer said he wanted the ap- -proval of student organizations such as MSA before taking the policy any further. The plan would include additional counseling and treatment services for any qualified student in need of alco- hol or substance abuse treatment. The cost of the entire rehabilitation project would be $15 per student, totaling * about $540,000. Student leaders oppose proposed $15 rehab fee EVAN PETRIE/Dally MSA Rep. Benjamin Bolger addresses MSA during last night's meeting. The assembly voted on the University's alcohol and substance abuse plan. By RONNIE GLASSBERG DAILY STAFF REPORTER As PresidentClintonknows, health care costs dollars. Student leaders on campus, how- ever, want a $15 tuition increase for a University Health Services' (UHS) proposed alcohol and drug counsel- ing program tocomefromsomewhere other than their pockets. Last night, the Michigan Student Assembly voted to support the plan under the conditions that students' tuition would not increase and the plan be supported through revenue- neutral areas of the University in- stead. In addition, a review committee made up of mostly students would need to be formed to investigate the policy's success rates. Interfraternity Council President Polk Wagner echoed the concerns of MSA representatives. "The general consensus is that the idea is really good, (but) I think we could do a better job of explaining where the $15 goes to," he said. "We need to work on the details so the students will understand and ac- cept it," Wagner added. The proposal of UHS Director Cy Briefer calls for adding $15 to stu- dents' tuition costs to fund the $540,000 program. All students, ex- cept those already eligible for Uni- versity benefits or covered under G3radcare, would be included in the insurance policy. Briefer said he hopes to be able to provide help to all who need it, how- ever he said there are no guarantees. He explained the reasoning behind the $15 fee. "What we've done is to base the proposed $15 tax essentially on the experience of several (public) school districts, that is K-12 school districts, that have implemented a similar policy in fairly high-prevalence areas. So, we feel at least we're in the ballpark," he said. Briefer's proposal provides four levels of counseling: educational out- reach, low-intensity outpatient therapy, high-intensity outpatient therapy and residential treatment. "The idea behind the proposal is simply to provide an insurance pro- gram for students which specifically deals with the issues of alcohol and substance abuse and to provide cov- erage which is comprehensive," Briefer said. While UHS would run most of the educational aspects of the program, University Counseling Services would provide the low-intensity out- patient therapy. In addition to this, Chelsea Arbor Outpatient Services would service those needing high-intensity treatment and the Chelsea Arbor Treatment Pro- gram would offer residential treat- ment. The generated fees would be used toward hiring two additional Univer- sity employees and to provide the services at Chelsea Arbor. "We would hire an additional health educator who would be tasked entirely with outreach educational programs and there would be an addi- tional counselor in the counseling service whose entire job would be to run programs for people with alcohol and substance abuse," Briefer said. Meg Whittaker, MSA health is- sues chair, said she is skeptical that adding two staff members will make a difference. "I'm skeptical of it, but I'm will- ing to give it a chance for one year," she said. Students would not pay additional money foroff-campus treatment. Both UHS and Counseling Services would be able to refer students to Chelsea Arbor for the more intensive care. Briefer said a common complaint concerning the plan is students with- out drug and alcohol problems must fund treatment for other people. "The fact of the matter is that the person may not have a problem one year, but may end up having a prgb- lem the following year," Briefer said. He added that a drinking problem on campus may be caused by peer pressure. In order for the plan to be imple- mented, Briefer said there will need to be some kind of formal endorse- ment from campus leaders. "The students will have to step up to this. If the students wish to pursue it, then I will take it through my vice president, Vice President (for Stu- dent Affairs Maureen) Hartford, to the executive officers. They will have to say OK and the final step would be that we would have to go through te (University Board of) Regents," 1e said. Despite the criticisms, Briefer lias high hopes for the future of the pro- gram. "I'd like to be able to look bC two or three years from now and pe able to see that there's been a de- crease in some of the institutionalizel drunkenness and that there's beenpa decrease in some of the adverse social and medical consequences that flov out of that." Assembly members were wary to agree to the original proposal, but were more willing to do so after a resolution by MSA Vice President Brian Kight and Health Issue Com- mittee Chair Meg Whittaker to make the plan revenue-neutral and subject to a student review committee. "I think it's a step in the right direction," Kight said, advising the assembly to push for the plan's fund- ing to be taken from the University's infrastructure maintenance fee. Whittaker also supported the pro- posal as accompanied by the resolu- tion, but for different reasons. "I think they're going to impose this fee whether we like it or not. I don't support any more tuition in- creases. I'm sick of it," Whittaker said. "At least this resolution makes (the $15 fee) revenue-neutral." LSA Rep. Jacob Stern questioned the wording of the resolution, amend- ing some of its wording to clarify what students would be appointed to the review committee. Stern recommended the resolu- tion require that members from all three branches of the "Greek System" - Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, and the Black Greek Association - be included in the appointment of their particular representative. Jackson urges multicultural reform at CMU Students recount recent experiences of racial degradation by faculty, basketball coach MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson urged white students at Central Michigan Univer- sity yesterday todemandmulticultural education or risk becoming losers in life. Jackson said white students learn- ing only white ways will be ill- equipped to do business in a world that is primarily non-English speak- ing and nonwhite. "That Phi Beta Kappa key in cul- tural isolation might not open many doors," he said. Jackson also said cultural divisions must be bridged. "In the final analysis, we will ei- ther choose polarization or partner- ship. We'll choose multicultural edu- cation and diversity or we'll choose ethnic cleansing," he said. More than 5,700 studentscrowded into Rose Arenatohear thecivil rights leader press the university to set up a multicultural center and recruit more minority students, faculty andadmin- istrators. About 2.8 percent of the 16,349 students at the university are Black. Overall, 5.9percentisminority. About 18 percent of the school's athletes are minorities. Jackson was invited to campus after racial tensions were heightened * last spring by a basketball coach's statement that he needed more 'I would much rather be referred to as a nigger in a context than be treated as one by the faculty every single day.' -Kristi Sallie CMU senior "niggers" on the team. Coach Keith Dambrot was fired, but he protested that he used the word with the permission of his players to mean toughness. In ameeting with about 60 student leaders, Jackson said the incident had pulled the scab off the sore of racism on campus. One student told Jackson she was less offended by the coach's language than by the attitude of white faculty. Kristi Sallie, a senior from Grand Rapids, said one professor refused to give her the instructions for an as- signment and gave her a poor grade. "I don't condone what he (the coach) said but I would much rather be referred to as a nigger in a context than be treated as one by the faculty every single day," she said. Jackson told her the language was unacceptable and degrading. One former basketball player said the players initially were afraid to protest the coach's comment. "All of the players, everyone of them, were offended afterwards. They talked about it, but due to their schol- arships, they wouldnot acton it. They were afraid they were going to lose their scholarships," said Shannon Norris, a junior from Lansing. He said some only signed on to a lawsuit the coach filed over his firing because they feared losing their schol- arships or they didn't understand what they were signing. Jackson said the term is never ac- ceptable. "Students must remain per- manently maladjusted to degrada- tion," he said. In his speech at Rose Arena, Jack- son told the mostly white audience they need to see Blacks as competi- tors in physics and chemistry classes, not just as entertainers in sports are- nas, and as "peers, not parasites." "You must learn to live in the real world order. Your A's will not help very much if they only give you vertical leap and not horizontal headth," he said. Recalling the history of the civil rights movement, Jackson said stu- dents traditionally have led the fight for better treatment of minorities. "Let's live together and make America better. Let's live together and make Americabetter,"hechanted. Jackson also urged the university to stop using the Indian tribal name "Chippewas" as a mascot for its ath- letic teams. University President Leonard Plachta said the school had studied the issue and the board of trustees had voted to keep the name. He told Jack- son there wereno Indianson the board. "Explains everything.... They are not involved in the equation. They cannot argue their own case," Jack- son said. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-Detroit) said she will hold hear- ings in Lansing next year to let stu- dentsfrom all state-supported univer- sities discuss campus attitudes. Plachta declined to say specifi- cally what the administration dis- cussed privately with Jackson or what commitments it had made to increase minority faculty, staff and students. AP PH dy Jesse Jackson speaks to Detroit Public School .students at a rally yesterday. 1' } , ~ / -" 1 J'- . /' , f ' i CHIN-NA SELF DEFENSE STRENGTH TRAINING SEMINAR Training includes: Shaolin Chin-na, the scientific art of escape from wrist grabs, choke holds, and hair grabs. Simple-Direct self defense and joint immobilization will be emphasized. A special Shaolin Temple dynamic tension exercise will also be taught to increase hand, arm and upper body strength. November 13, 1993, from 10:00 - 2:00 at Chippewa Racquet Club 2525 Golfside, Ypsilanti, MI Instructors: Maurice Freeman and Mike Gillespie have studied N.- S. Shaolin Since 1966 and 1972 under Masters Fun Yung Hsu, Freeman Ong and Hu-Ling. Tuition is $40.00, class size limited. Call 480-1962 to register prior to participation. i Student group. O AIESEC, mass meeting, Busi- ness Administration Building, Room 1276, 6-7 p.m. U Archery Club, practice, Sports Coliseum, 8-10 p.m. O Lutheran Campus Ministry, Jesus Through the Centuries study/discussion, 6 p.m.; Evening Prayer, 7 p.m.; 801 South Forest Ave. O Marxist Study on Current Events, MLB, Room B 129, 7 .m. O injutsu Club, IM Building, Wrestling Room, 7:30 p.m. O Goldman Sachs/Information Technology, sponsored by Ca- reer Planning and Placement, Michigan Union, Kalamazoo Room, 6 -8 p.m. O Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Club, everyone welcome, CCRB, Room 2275, 8:30-9:30 p.m. U Tae Kwon Do Club, beginners and other new members wel- come, CCRB, Room 2275, 7- 8:30 p.m. U Undergraduate Law Club, of- fice hours, Michigan Union, Room4124,12-2p.m.,4-5 p.m. Events U Art as Oppressing? Art as Lib- erating, follow-uponBilli Gor- don workshop, sponsored by LGMPO, Michigan Union, Room 3116, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. U Blood Battle, sponsored by Al- pha Phi Omega, Business School, Phelps Lounge, 2-7:30 p.m. a Signet, sponsored by Career Planning and Placement, Michi- gan Union, Anderson Room, 6- 7 p.m. a The Collapse of the Democratic Movement in Azerbaijan, sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, Rackham, West Con- ference Room, 7:30 p.m. U The Meaning of Money, mod- erator: Geoffrey Wilson, spon- sored by Students of Objectiv- ism, MLB, Room B 120, 7 p.m. Q WhatDoesItMeantobe Ukrai- nian?, speaker: Natalia Chernysh, sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, Lane Hall Commons Room, noon. Ceu.irn i ara.. -r Do you need moe studens in you grop or organizaon? UU be £rdJ4 Fian i ad i