ews: 76-DAILY dvertising: 7640554 I_ w41 rn One hundred six years of editorilfreedom Tuesday September 9, 1997 ----- -- -- - !!i Irn i = I rovost scusses ans with CUA y Chris Metinko aily Staff Reporter In a meeting designed to better the lations between the faculty and the ministration, the new University r*t and the faculty's governing ody met for the first time yesterday to nd ways the two groups can effective- work together. Provost Nancy Cantor pledged to rengthen the previously strained rela- onship between the faculty and the ffice of the Provost. And members of ie Senate Advisory Committee on niversity Affairs listened attentively nd offered their assistance. It certainly has varied," SACUA der Barbara MacAdam, who leads le education and information services brary, said about past relations. "It has ot always been ideal." MacAdam said that the provost has a responsibility to work with faculty." Cantor said she wants to continue to ake improvements, which began nder her predecessor, J. Bernard achen. " y sense is that things have been e g closer and closer, and I'd like to eep that going," Cantor said. MacAdam said that in a school as rge and diverse as the University, ere must be an atmosphere of cooper- tion and shared values between the rovost and the faculty. During the short half-hour meeting ith SACUA, Cantor stressed that the rovost's office must uphold a certain et of core values. ' see it as my responsibility, my e's responsibility, and (University resident Lee Bollinger's) office's sponsibility not to shy away from val- es," Cantor said. "I will be willing to tand forth for what I believe." Some of these beliefs include con- 'nuing to make the University a ader in interdisciplinary research, hich some feel could be in danger ecause of a new system called valued ered management, a method of Ilocating money to schools within the niversity. In this new form of budgeting, each chool within the University is respon- ible for its own budget, instead of a entral department paying for each chool's common expenses and then iving extra money for the school's See SACUA, Page 5 bright dideast rip will be her first to he Middle East, where iolence continues Angeles Times JERUSALEM - As U.S. Secretary f State Madeleine Albright makes her irst trip to the Middle East today, the rab-Israeli peace process is at a nadir nd few here expect her visit to do any ood. , eli peace agreements with the inians hang by a thread, Israel's ar with Hezbollah guerrillas in banon is intensifying, and political bservers see little chance for major dvances between Israel and Syria. Although Palestinian Authority resident Yasser Arafat initiated a oundup of Islamic extremists on yes- erday, arresting about 30 suspected embers of violent groups ahead of ght's visit, U.S. officials said the irst item on her agenda is still to press im for greater security cooperation ollowing two multiple suicide bomb- ngs in Jerusalem that have killed 20 sraelis since July 30. The Palestinians have pinned renewed urity cooperation on Israel's willing- Ar t a n ,n- -t at -fn-- r. frt..a-. 'U re fuses ASL proposal By Alice Robinson Daily Staff Reporter Arriving on campus this fall, many students hoped to begin learning the third most widely spoken language in the country - sign lan- guage. But despite wide student support, including a Michigan Student Assembly proposal sub- mitted to the linguistics department last spring, deaf and non-deaf students will not be sitting in classrooms this fall learning how to sign. Why didn't the class materialize? It depends on who you ask. "Everyone thought there was going to be a class ready in the fall, even though it wasn't in the catalogue. And they were so disappointed," said Joan Smith, who has interpreted for President Clinton and works in the Services for Students with Disabilities office. Last October, hearing-impaired student Rachel Arfa began ,circulating a petition to then-interim University President Homer Neal, requesting that the University set up a sign-lan- guage course. MSA followed up the petition in the spring by passing a resolution asking the department of linguistics to offer a class in American Sign Language. "Our plan was basically, it's time for the University of Michigan to offer an American Sign Language class," said MSA Communications Chair Ryan Friedrichs, who worked on the resolution. Friedrichs is an LSA junior. After the MSA proposal was submitted to the linguistics department, Marilyn Shatz, director of the Program in Linguistics, * ,, approached the LSA Dean's office about hiring a part-time professor and offering an introduc- tory course this fall. The difficulty ensued when the dean's office'4 turned down the department's request, saying that offering a single course would not be suf- ficient for students to become proficient in sign language. "The proposal was to hire an adjunct lectur- er who would offer a course in the language and, what would be required, I think, for us to offer a course in American Sign Language would (be) for us to have a curriculum in 4 American Sign Language,' said Lincoln Faller, LSA associate dean for undergraduate educa- Aa DEKLEVA COHEN/Daly tion. Rachel Arfa, a hearing-impaired student, campaigned for an See ASL, Page 2 American Sign Language course at the University. Goss outlines expectations AD Vwas40first choice forf''U' By Janet Adamy and Heather Kamins Daily Staff Reporters Newly appointed Athletic Director Tom Goss said yes- terday that he will use principles of integrity and account- ability to strengthen the University's Athletic Department. "I am grounded in accountabilities" said Goss, a former California business executive and Michigan defensive tackle. "Once you know what I expect, I hold you account- able. People will know what the expectations are.' Following weeks of speculation, University President Lee Bollinger officially announced Goss as his "absolute first choice" to serve as the ninth athletic director. "At this moment in the history of the University we need immediate guidance and leadership. He, in my view, exudes a sense of responsibility which, first and foremost, carries over to the athletes" Bollinger said, adding that Goss will protect the department from corruption and improper influences. Under Goss' leadership, the-Athletic Department will return to days past when the directors had total control over the coaches, players and program. "The major thing here is that the president isn't going to run the athletic department like Duderstadt did. But Bollinger isn't the kind of guy who would do that," said former Athletic Director Don Canham. Bollinger said that although he personally will keep a watchful eye on the program, it will be Goss' to lead. "It's his to run, but not for him to do what he sees fit to do," Bollinger said. "I do not view it as the president's job to hire, fire and deal with coaches. I think people do expect the president of the University to set the standards and be responsive. "It is my responsibility to articulate values and insist that they are impleniented," Bollinger said. "I am very depen- dent on Tom Goss to run a program we can be proud of." Goss said that he will be sure that the rules of the pro- gram are followed in order to maintain the department's integrity. See GOSS, Page 5 JOE WESTRATE/Daily Tom Goss and University President Lee Bollinger field questions after the announcement of Goss as the University's ninth athletic director. Goss succeeds Joe Roberson in the post. Tom Goss, Athletic Director ® Born in Knoxville, Tenn. * 51 years old K in 1968, Goss earned All-Big Ten honors, starting all 10 games at left tackle. 8 Former vice president for sales at Faygo Beverages Former executive vice president and general manager of National Beverage Corp.'s Western-Shasco Division ® Member of the Big Ten's Black Commission in the 1970s * Finalist for 1994 athletic director search; Education Prof. Percy Bates, who served on the search committee, said last week that Goss would have been the first choice for the post had he not dropped out. Bolflnger's appointments Provost Nancy Cantor replaced former Provost J. Bernard Machen. * Gilbert Omenn assumed the newly formed post of exec- utive vice president for medical affairs. ® Daniel Sharphorn and Elizabeth Barry took the reins of the University's legal office. History and Afroamerican Studies Prof. Earl Lewis was named dean of the Rackham School for Graduate Studies. Chacona Johnson was named chief of staff. ® A search committee is in the works to find a permanent chief financial officer. _ ___ I 11 Nectarine ballroom accused of racism By Stephanie Hepbum Daily Staff Reporter Four Mexican-American University students have alleged that a Nectarine Ballroom employee made racial comments after refusing to admit a member of their group to the Ann Arbor club on Saturday night. LSA senior Tele Ramirez said his 37-year-old aunt forgot her driver's license and was denied entrance to the Nectarine, a club and bar located on East Liberty Street. Ramirez said the bouncer at the door had just admitted a Caucasian woman without checking her identification. Ramirez's brother-in-law Daniel Nejera asked the bouncer why, Ramirez said. "The bouncer said to my brother-in-law, 'are you trying to tell me how to do my job' and that my brother-in-law should look at how he was dressed and that all of us should go back to the potato fields," Ramirez said. "I was speechless that the bouncer came right n ,et ithe n neniwith nnle staning around" night may not be an isolated event. "My biggest concern is that this is not an isolat- ed incident. If this is a reoccurring thing, proactive measure should be taken at the Nectarine," Perumalswami said. "Proactive training maybe should be part of their employee training?' Mike Bender, the general manager of the Nectarine Ballroom, said he does not condone the bouncer's comments if racial slurs were used. "I'm not happy with the incident, and if the bouncer said those things, which I don't think he said, I would fire him. I would not condone that type of response," Bender said. "It's dis- tressing that two adults decided to act like third- graders." Bender said that he did not witness the scene, but said that it is a club policy to refuse entrance to anyone without identification. "She was refused entrance because she did not have identification," Bender said. "Accepting indi- viduals without identification puts the license cor- nration in ieonardv We card neonle in their 40s. - - ,.