2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 1994 WOLPE Continued from page 1 tween the director of the Institute of Public Policy Studies and Mr. Wolpe. We consider those terms to be appro- priate and reasonable," Baker said. Regent Rebecca McGowan (D- Ann Arbor) dismissed Horning's as- sertion on the nature of the hiring. "Mr. Horning is no student of his- tory. I believe when Mr. Wolpe was hired to teach the board was made up of four members of the Republican Party and four members of the Demo- cratic Party," McGowan said. "It's the members of the Michigan faculty who make the decisions of whom to hire to teach and what the salary will be. That will continue at the University of Michigan no matter who is serving on the Board of Re- gents. Thank goodness." Wolpe holds a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy and was an associate professor at Western Michigan University from 1967-72. After leaving Congress in 1992, he returned to teaching. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Ar- bor) said he would wait to see the specific allegations before deciding whether the regents should look into the matter. He said it was not unusual for the University to employ former mem- bers of Congress, but the hiring still may have been a partisan move. "If you were to review over the number of years the names of indi- viduals who were ex-officeholders, it would appear that more Democratic officeholders have been employed than Republican officeholders," Re- gent Baker asserted. Baker, the University spokes- woman, could not comment on Re- gent Baker's remarks. "We've had faculty on both sides of the political aisle," she said. MSA Continued from page 1 used is going to be taken away." Poiourow told the assembly that the tenants' union had helped her in sev- eral disputes with her landlord. After the budget vote, the assem- bly voted 13-10 to hire the lobbying firm of Cawthorne, McCollough, and Cavanagh to represent MSA in Lan- sing. Although the lobbying funds are frozen, MSA Vice President Jacob Stern said the assembly will enter into negotiations with the firm. "I think they need to be made aware that the money is suspended and might not be at the level they expected, but we will certainly enter negotiations," Stern said. HAITI Continued from page 1. around Constant, protecting him from thousands of angry Haitians who jeered as he gave the speech. Con- stant said he was ready to accept Aristide as president. U.S. Embassy spokesman Stanley Schrager, stand- ing nearby, said the remarks were "welcome." Constant told reporters:-"I'm ask- ing everyone to put down the stones, to put down the tires and to put down the guns." Ira Kurzban, an Aristide lawyer, criticized the United States for its position, saying of Constant's change- of-heart, "It's sort of like Al Capone preaching non-violence in Chicago in 1930." Kurzban and others said the U.S. decision not to arrest Constant and other FRAPH leaders would make life more difficult for Aristide when he gets back. Francois' flight to the Dominican Republic was a significant develop- ment in the efforts to restore Aristide. According to an agreement brokered two weeks ago by former President Carter, Francois' cohorts, the army head, Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras, and the chief of staff, Brig. Gen. Philippe Biamby, also must give up power by Oct. 15. "Itis an important step in the peace- ful transition to democracy," Schrager said of Francois' departure. "We be- lieve it could accelerate the departure of the others, we hope, before the 15th." It had been rumored for several days that Francois might slip across the border but it was very possibly Monday's heavy-handed U.S. army operation against FRAPH and a num- ber of Francois' police officers that caused him to finally make his move. U.S. MPs and infantrymen raided FRAPH offices here and in the north- ern port city of Cap-Haitien, detain- ing more than 100 members who are being held to stand trial upon the return of Aristide's government. Half a dozen Haitian policemen who showed up at the scene of the raid were roughed up and handcuffed by the GIs before they were finally re- leased. Francois' police officers were humiliated and some of them later burned their uniforms outside police headquarters in protest. Francois was the guiding force of the police department, whose mem- bers are considered among the most brutal and corrupt of the Haitian armed forces. Francois, a lieutenant colonel in the armed forces, which includes both the army and the police, has also been seen as a liaison between the military and FRAPH. Events of the last few days have left soldiers and policemen bewil- dered, many of them fearful they will face the wrath of a civilian population that since the 1991 coup has suffered killings and beatings at the hands of soldiers and their civilian allies. "If you have one car, you can take five people with you, but you leave thousands behind," said a 10-year police veteran, Yves Racine, 30, re- ferring to the flight of his police chief. But there were signs among some soldiers of a desire to reconcile with the majority of the populace that gave Aristide an overwhelming victory in the December 1990 elections. Out- side .the police headquarters, groups of officers and soldiers discussed their plight with an openness unthinkable before the arrival here of American troops on Sept., 19. KOOP Continued from page 1 "Dr. Koop is an incredible person to be able to talk to one on one," said Vikas Mehta, an LSA senior. Rosenquist said, "I'm curious how he feels on emphasis on sensitivity rather than medical knowledge." Course grading is not a big con- cern, say most students. "This is not supposed to be a course where you're striving for a grade," Choi said. Students will be assigned a paper or project that will be graded by a graduate student in the School of Pub- lic Health, not by Koop, according to Liina Wallin, associate director of the LSA Honors Program. "It's work but it's the kind of work you enjoy doing," Rosenquist said. LSA senior John Dodds said, "It's worth it just to hear him." Some students said they would have taken the class even if Koop wasn't teaching it. "I'd be interested regardless," Mehta said. "It's hard to talk about health care on a daily basis with your friends," he said. "To have this sort of forum set up is nice." Choi said, "It's something where you can drop a name and it may im- press someone," referring to inter- views for medical school. "If you got in, it shows you're the type of person who wants to educate yourself." Choi said. Kopt tr nhealth care tomght By ANDREW TAYLOR Daily Staff Reporter Health care reform may be dead in Congress, but one champion for the cause has not given up quite yet. Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop will speak tonight at 8 in Rackham Au- ditorium about the ethical im- perative of health reform. y T Many stu- dents said they , are looking for- w ard to the speech, which is part of a mini- course sponsored by the LSA Honors Program. David Choi, an LSA senior, said, "What better source to learn about health issues than from the former surgeon general." Koop served as surgeon general from 1981 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan. He was the vanguard of health reform in the 1980s before it became a hot topic under the Clinton adminis- tration. Koop came under fire in the past decade for his advocacy of sex educa- tionin public schools. Koop's efforts helped establish programs in many schools around the country. A long-time critic of society vices such as alcohol, tobacco an drugs, Koop's health reform ideas center on taxing controlled substances to help finance the system. James Dodds, an LSA senior, said, "There aren't too many doctors who have had the opportunity to look at the national scene like he has." Koop also has been highly critical of violence in society. "U.S. society is so numbed by A prevalence of violence as to seem- ingly accept it as inevitable," Koop said in 1992. He has cited domestic violence as the No. 1 health problem for women, reporting in 1984 that such violence was the single largest cause of injury among women in the United States. Prior to his appointment as s4 geon general, Koop taught pediatric surgery at the University of Pennsyl- vania. He was also the surgeon in chief of the Children's Hospital of Philadel- phia from 1948 to 1981. MANDELA Continued from page 1 He paid special tribute to Black Americans who kept the anti-apart- heid battle alive in the United States over many years. They "opened the coffers, and set the environment for every citizen of the United States of America to feel that this is a battle in which they should participate," Mandela said. "Afro-Americans never forgot that Africa is their continent. "Our victory is your victory." He drew a parallel with the "deci- sive role" U.S. business can play "in ensuring that there are enough homes, there are enough jobs, there are enough schools, there are enough hospitals and doctors for our country." U.S. and South African represen- tatives in Pretoria signed an agree- ment on South Africa's decision to terminate its missile production pro- gram and abide by the non-prolifera- tion guidelines under the international Missile Technology Control Regime. State Department spokesman Mike McCurry said the accord allows South Africa to import temporarily space launch vehicles for satellites, and to terminate its existing space launch vehicle program. The agreement reflects ajointcom- Welcome Students and Faculty!! "We Cut Hair To Please" "*6 Barbers - No Waiting THE DASCOLA STYLISTS For Men and Women 668-9329 Liberty off State i GEO Continued from page 1 where we're penalizing undergrads for the University's intransigence," said GEO organizer Tamara Joseph. In the past GEO has bargained for wage increases, and the next contract negotiations will not likely be differ- ent. Currently, TAs are paid a per- centage of the full-time teaching sal- ary, depending on the number of hours worked each week. The average TA works 16 to 18 hours each week, tak- ing home $729 per month, according to GEO statistics. The Office of Fi- nancial Aid calculates graduate stu- dent living expenses at $829 per month. "Most TAs made the decision to spend six years living below the pov- erty line because they care about teach- ing. But at the same time, the cost of living in Ann Arbor is rising at a rate of 13 percent and salaries are only rising at a 3-percent rate," Joseph said. GEO's agenda for future contract negotiations places an emphasis on affirmative action. The current GEO contract voices an anti-discrimina- tion policy, yet the University is ulti- mately responsible for hiring TAs. "There is a huge number discrep- ancy between minority graduate stu- dents and minority TAs. We're seri- ously looking at the next contract to try to reverse the pattern of racial discrimination in effect," Joseph said. The switch from a two-year con- tract to a three-year pact has given GEO time to survey members' opin- ions for the next round of negotia- tions. "This three-year gap is a luxury. We're not constantly finding our- selves right after a negotiation or gear- ing up for the next one. We now have the time to develop a sense of what our members want in the next year," Curtiss said. The administration believes TAs and graduate students are an impor- tant piece of the University, and has tried to reach agreements without fac- ing a strike, said Dan Gamble, man- ager of compensation and staff rela- tions for the Human Resources and Affirmative Action Office. "It isa reasonable process and they are a reasonable union. I've been there through all the negotiations since 1981 and I think in each instance we've reached an agreement," Gamble said. mitment against proliferation of weap- ons of mass destruction and indicat* "the positive turn in relations, McCurry said. U.S. officials are trying to help Mandela persuade American firms to return to South Africa. Two firms announced new opera- tions in South Africa yesterday, with risk insurance and financing provided by the federally funded Overseas Pri- vate Investment Corp. Duracell International, Inc., Bethel, Conn., will resumeoperations it halted in 1984, and Subway Corp. of Milford, Conn., will begin opera- tions by franchising its Subway Sand- wich shops. UNITED WAY Continued from page 1 Way. Student can also donate to the United Way at the offices of the Michi- gan Student Assembly, located on the third floor of the Michigan Union. This Saturday, Sigma Nu frater- nity will run the football from Michi- gan State to the Michigan Stadium to raise money for the United Way. La* year the fraternity raised $5,000 in its run. For the rest of the University, the United Way campaign has a more organized system, Hartford said. "We identify regional chairs and their unit groups. The University makes it very easy to give," she said. This year, the United Way of Washtenaw County has set a goal $7.4 million. The University provid F more money to this goal than any other group in the county. 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