LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 30, 2001- 3 SACUA discusses 'U By Whitney Elliott .Daily Staff Reporter ' gnevance policy Police find body in Glen Avenue parking structure * A body was discovered in a parked car Sunday afternoon in the Glen Avenue parking structure, Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown said. The body was identified as Laning Ross Davidson of Grosse Pointe Woods, a 1967 University graduate. "We're still waiting to hear when the autopsy will be scheduled," Brown said. "We don't believe this incident is a threat to the University and we don't *lieve this was a homicide," Brown added. An investigation is pending. Davidson was no longer affiliated with the University. Couch stolen from IM Building One of several couches in the main lobby of the Intramural Sports Build- g was stolen between 5:45 p.m. ursday and 7 a.m. Friday, DPS reports state. Trash bags, mops stolen from C.C. Little Building A caller informed DPS Thursday afternoon that 24 wet mops and a industrial package of bags were taken Ajm the C.C. Little Science Building, S reports state. . Pool fight breaks out at NCRB DPS did not report having any sus- pects in the incident. A minor shoving match erupted between two males in the pool area of e North Campus Recreation Building ursday afternoon, DPS reports state. Student passes out in bathroom of West Quad A student was found passed out Fri- day night in a restroom in West Quad Residence Hall, DPS reports state. The male student was incapacitated e to alcohol consumption and was ransported to the University Hospitals' emergency room. The student was issued a citation for minor in posses- sion of alcohol. Two minors cited after jumping in front of patrol car 0 Two subjects were arrested on Wash- ington Street as minors in possession of alcohol early Saturday morning, [PS reports state. The subjects jumped out in front of a patrol car as a prank and were subsequently arrested. Female, vomiting on self, taken to emergency room 0 A female resident of East Quad Residence Hall was transported by ambulance from the Michigan Union to University Hospitals on Saturday night, DPS reports state. The female subject was found intoxicated, semi-conscious and vom- iting on herself. ,Ban claims to be rying out for basketball team Early Sunday morning a male sub- ject was caught trespassing in Crisler Arena, DPS reports state. The subject was sitting near the court, refusing to leave. The subject, from California, told the DPS officer he was there to try out for the team. *treet sign thief hides in NUBS DPS assisted officers from the Ann Arbor Police Department at the North University Building early Sunday morning who were chasing a subject that was stealing street signs. The sus- pect went into the computing site, but AAPD could not gain access to enter. Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Kristen Beautnont. The process by which faculty members can air their grievances was the main topic of yes- terday's Senate Advisory Counsel for Universi- ty Affairs meeting. In addition, SACUA elected Moji Navvab as its new chairman, beginning in April. Navvab is acting as chair following the death of Jackie Lawson earlier this month. The faculty drafters of the 1998 Model Grievance Procedures, the process currently being used, met with Navvab and SACUA to discuss the policy's flaws. "I'm aware of about four (grievances) since 1987. It's a little known avenue," said Prof. Thomas Moore,-one of the faculty drafters of the Model Grievance Procedures. "None of them have ended in favor of a fac- ulty member," said Prof. Lou D'Alecy, also a drafter of the current policy. The 1998 Model Grievance Procedures insti- tuted a University faculty grievance monitor, created a review board to consider grievances and made it possible for faculty to file a griev- ance on any aspect of employment. Still, the three faculty drafters at yesterday's meeting agreed that the system isn't working. They said a major problem with the current grievance procedure is the faculty's lack of trust in the system. "There are faculty that simply don't trust this procedure because it goes back to the dean" and the dean is often behind the grievance, D'Alecy said. "It doesn't hold any credibility because you're not dealing with a neutral person." Under the current grievance process, the grievant files a complaint through the dean and then the provost, regardless of the grievant's connections to the dean or provost. When the policy was drafted in 1998, the dean and provost claimed the policy would only work if the process included their offices. "This operates like an internal police review" said Prof. Don Deskins, reterring to the system under which administrators review grievances which may involve themselves. Moore cited the University of Washington in Seattle for having a superior grievance policy. "They have a great history of faculty confi- dence in their grievance policy," Moore said. Ile said a primary difference between the University of Michigan's grievance procedurea and University of Washington's is that Wash- ington's president encourages the faculty to use the procedure. D'Alecy said when considering amendments to the current grievance procedures, "you want something so that a faculty member will say, 'ah, this will give me a fair deal."' Moore agreed, adding that the solution to the faculty member's grievance must not present an obstacle to the University. "When it works to the disadvantage of a fac- ulty member, it works to the disadvantage of the University. I think it's clear that the stance that needs to come out of this is that it's pro- University, pro-faculty" Moore said. JOYCE LEE/Daily Newly elected SACUA Chairman Moji Navvah laughs yesterday during SACUA's meeting in the Fleming Administration Building. DaimlerChrysler to lay off 26,000 after profit loss I I Sing us a song, you're the piano man ,e AUBURN HILLS (AP) - Daimler- Chrysler AG's slashing of 26,000 jobs over three years at ailing Chrysler sig- nals the most dramatic sign yet that the 1998 merger of German and American automakers has not lived up to its promise. "Instead of making the billions of dollars in cost savings and synergies at the time of the merger, they're making desperate cuts to get Chrysler back in the black," said analyst David Healy of Burnham Securities. Now, he said, "the surgery is neces- sary to save the patient." Yesterday, the man tapped in November to stem Chrysler's financial hemorrhaging said the U.S. unit would slash about one-fifth of its work force, as well as idle six plants over the next two years. "No one wants this to happen. I per- sonally wish it didn't have to happen," Dieter Zetsche, Chrysler's president and chief executive, said yesterday. Ile called the moves painful but necessary in the face of "brutal" competition, advances by imports and slackened U.S. sales. "Today is our turning point," he said. Zetsche expects a large part of the job-cutting to be done through retire- ment programs, with other positions to be phased out through special pro- grams, layoffs and attrition. About three-quarters of the job cuts should come this year, he said. In addition, production will be curbed at factories in four states and Canada by slowing assembly lines and trimming the number of shifts, ulti- mately paring production by 15 percent. DaimlerChrysler Chairman Juergen Schrempp has said Chrysler would lose money this year, and that rehab- bing the troubled division that pio- neered the minivan could take two to four years. Zetsche already has asked for 5 per- cent price cuts from Chrysler suppli- ers. Chrysler also plans to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising and showroom subsidies to its 4,400 dealers. Chrysler would not discuss how much the job and production cuts announced yesterday could save. Chrysler widely was expected to unveil its sweeping turnaround plan late next month, though Zetsche stepped forward yesterday to hasten cost-control efforts and "end uncer- tainty that many people are feeling." Yesterday morning at Chrysler's headquarters, pockets of workers gath- ered around TV monitors in an atrium, silently watching Chrysler officials detail the cuts Zetsche called "absolutely necessary to be kept com- petitive and, in fact, to survive." Zetsche said Chrysler will unveil its complete turnaround plan Feb. 26. The vaunted 1998 trans-Atlantic merger -- touted then as one of equals - between Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corp. appears to be entering another crucial stage. Chrysler's performance hasn't met Stuttgart-based DaimlerChrysler's expectations, with sales incentives erasing profits and production of the hot-selling PT Cruiser falling short of demand. Daimler and Chrysler also have been reluctant to share parts to cut costs, which might change with a new emphasis on saving money. JUYCLEE/Daily LSA freshman Frank Park takes a break from studying to play the piano in West Quad Residence Hall yesterday evening. State Black Caucous foc.uses onelection rfrprfln LANSING (AP) - Reforming the state's election system and ending racial profiling are top priorities of Michigan Legislative Black Caucus this session, the group said yes- terday. The black caucus now has 22 members, compared to 16 in the 1999-2000 session. It gained additional power after six blacks were among 21 new Ilouse members elected last year to fill seats opened by term limits. A record 17 blacks now serve in the House behind Ilouse Minority Leader Kwame Kilpatrick (D-Detroit), the first black elected to lead a political party in the Legislature. "There's strength in numbers." said Democratic state Rep. Artina Tinsley Hardman, the caucus's chairwoman. "We intend to make that count for something. ... If that means voting as a block then we'll vote as a block." Rep. Michael Murphy (D-Lansing) said town meetings held by the caucus around the state show black residents don't think state government is working for them. "All across the state, people of color are telling us that our law are unfair and do not protect them," he said. That's one reason Hardman is working on a bill that would end the police practice of stopping minority motorists more frequently than whites because police think they look suspicious or fit criminal profiles. Rep. Mary Waters, a newly elected Detroit Democrat, says she's working on a bill that would require a uniform voting system statewide and give all election workers the same training. Reaching out to disenfranchised voters is a priority of black legislators, Hardman said. While Secretary of State Candice Miller has said sh4 wants a uniform voting system, she has not endorsed any, one system, said spokeswoman Elizabeth Boyd. "We are very heartened to see that the secretary is receiv- ing support from both sides of the aisle for a review of our, elections," Boyd said. Standing near a poster proclaiming "Equality for All," black lawmakers also said they want to pass bills to lower the cost of prescription drugs, increase the quality of education ii, Michigan, prevent crine and require schools to screen stit_- dents for lead poisoning. All 22 black legislators are Democrats, putting them in" the minority. Republicans have a 57-52 majority in the- House and control the Senate 22-14. Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith of Salem Township said she expects the two parties will battle over priorities. "We see a growing a dichotomy between the have and the have-nots in the state of Michigan," Smith said, adding that GOP Gov. John Engler has not worked with Democrats- unless he's in trouble. Engler spokeswoman Susan Shafer said the governor has? sat down with Democrats on issues such as charter schools and transportation, and that he plans to meet with Kilpatrick after tomorrow's State of the State address. "We're willing to work with Demcerats," Shafer said. Sizable pay raise for lawmakers expected to go into effect LANSING (AP) - The Michigan Senate has its shot at a hefty legislative pay increase today, but leaders say they don't expect the chamber to unholster its guns. Although the state House overwhelm- ingly rejected the increase last week, Senate leaders said they expected the chamber to ignore Thursday's deadline and let the pay increase go into effect. "We're not on par with other manage- rial positions," said Majority Floor Leader Joanne Emmons (R-Big Rapids). "It's unfortunate that it had to be such an increase, but over years we haven't kept up with cost of living. You'll never see this again" The increase, proposed by the State Officers Compensation Commission along with increases for the governor, lieutenant governor and Supreme Court justices, would give lawmakers a 36 per- cent pay hike this year and a 2.9 percent raise in 2002. That would increase lawmakers' pay by S20,419 this year, raising their salaries from S56,981 to S77,400. Their salary would go to $79,650 in 2002. Nine senators have told The Associat- ed Press they don't want to see salaries increased that much. But that falls far short of the 24 votes needed for two- thirds of the Senate to reject the raise. The House last week voted 100-6 to reject it. "The 36 percent increase in the first year (of a two-year recommendation) is too much in one year," said Sen. Ken Sikkema (R-Grandville). "I really do this for public service, and I don't want to give the impression that I'm there for any reason other than that.' Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow (R-Port Huron) disagrees with Sikkema, and has not scheduled a vote on the issue today, when the Senate returns to the Capitol for the first time in three weeks. "I think the majority of the Senate feels like I do," he said. 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