The Michigan Daly Vol. XCI, No. 35-S FREE ISSUE Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesddy, July 8, 1981 FREE ISSUE Twelve Pages Il ilReagan ,j~. ~woman to high court From AP and UPI to have been nominated by President WASHINGTON - President Reagan, Reagan for a position on the United breaking a tradition stretching back to States Supreme Court," said O'Connor. George Washington, said yesterday he "If confirmed, I will do my best to serve will nominate Arizona state Judge San- the court and this nation in a manner dra O'Connor to be the first woman on that will bring credit to the president, to the Supreme Court, filling the vacancy my family, and to all the people of this created by the retirement of Justice great nation." Potter Stewart. SHE TURNED aside questions about In announcing his choice, Reagan her legal philosophy, her 15-minute talk called the 51-year-old O'Connor "a per- with the president at the White House, son for all seasons" and first reaction and a right-to-life group's attack on her. from the Senate indicated she could Douglas Badger, a lobbyist for the have an easy time being confirmed. Christian Action Council, a Protestant g ],REAGAN SAID he is "completely group which opposes abortions, said [ satisfied" with O'Connor's position on O'Connor cast three votes in the abortion, and White House spokesman Arizona Senate that anti-abortion Larry Speakes later said she told leaders cannot easily accept. Reagan during a July 1 interview in the He said in 1970 - before the Supreme Oval Office that abortion is "personally Court's 1973 abortion decision - she AP Photo abhorrent to her." voted for a bill that would have But the National Organization for legalized abortions in Arizona under PRESIDENT REAGAN and Attorney General William French Smith meet Women, which supports the right of certain circumstances; in 1974 she with reporters in the White House after announcing the nomination of San- women to have abortions if they choose, voted in the Senate Judiciary.Commit- wihrpresi h ht os fe nonigtenmnto fSn called the nomination "a victory for the tee and in the Republican caucus dra O'Connor (inset) to the Supreme Court. If confirmed by the Senate,dr O'Connor would be the first woman in U.S. history to sit on the high court. women's movement. against a resolution calling on Congress "I am extremely happy and honored See COURT, Page5 MANY VACANCIES, BUT RENT IS STILL HIGH: Alth hundr campu year's A s Fail housing market slow again By JENNIFER MILLER soliciting students in the office. They're not getting Daily Housing reporter the same rate of response" this year. "Our walk-in WHY THE SLOW RENTAL market? "Not ough fall dormitory space is already filled and traffic has gone down," Williams said. the cost of education gone up, but the cost ofc geds of students are on a wait-list, the off- "WHAT YOU'RE FINDING is that landlords are has gone up too. So, what people are doing is getting worried," said Dale Cohen of the Tenants up on rent - there's more density," Cohen s us rental market looks to be as slow as last Union. "Before, they could fill everything by May. students are also waiting, hoping to find market. oeo h Now they can't fill them by August." places." pokesman for McKinley Properties, one of the Full dor ti e uus Housing Director Uncetainty about financial aid and job i tIodsinAnA.,., s aid-"t's theUslncertainty about financia 'aidand job i only has housing doubling aid. "Or cheaper ncome is g41V Li1UVail1111t V', dU, 16 J e1C1wb it's ever been." LAST FALL, area landlords were still searching for tenants as late as October. Some were offering lower rents, short-term leases, or even a month's rent free in order to lure tenants. But for now, most lan- dlords have a 'wait and see' attitude before starting to make any special offers. Most landlords agreed the rental market is slow this year, but said the vacancy rate is not quite as high as last year's vacancy rate. A few of the landlor- ds contacted said they weren't having any trouble finding tenants or had already filled most of their vacancies. University Assistant Director of Off-Campus Housing Jo Williams said, "I don't know if (rental) prices are going to drop. But we have landlords "I don't know if prices are going to drop. But we have landlords soliciting students in the office." -Jo Williams, University assistant director of off-campus housing Robert Hughes said, "It's been a long time since we opened (in the fall) with any vacancies." The enrollment figure for fall does not appear to be a factor for the off-campus vacancies and full dorms. Associate Director of Admissions Lance Erickson said, "We're not getting any substantial increase or decrease." also a factor. ome students just uont Know i thiiey can return right now," said HRousing Information Director Leroy Williams. He said it seems more students are also living at home if possible and com- muting instead of living on campus. WHETHER LANDLORDS will be repeating last fall's special offers and rent discounts this year is purely speculative at this point. Most landlords feel that their vacancies will be filled before fall. Cohen warned that students should be careful when landlords offer discounts, as the rental units discoun- ted may be less than desirable. In general, Ann Arbor rent costs have increased this year. Graduate student Ariel Loftus, who is looking for fall housing, said, "It seems there's a lot more places available, but they're more expensive."