The Michigan Daily-Saturday, August 15, 1981-Page 3 BUT AFTER THREE WEEKS MUST SCRAMBLE FOR HOUSING Foreign students find home at 'U' By JOHN ADAM Daily staff writer Although the housing situation for in- coming University students is becoming "very tight," foreign studen- ts newly arriving in this country will have no trouble finding accom- modations-at least temporarily. This is a sharp change from previous years wh, v newcomers were routed to a ninth - South Quad lounge lined with 20 bunk beds in a "barrack style" arranger ' That ninth floor room is now used 4r storage and this year's foreign- will enjoy the luxury of private roo 'h the seventh and eighth floors of the dormitory. "IT'S GREAT and fantastic," said Ellen Kolovos, a program director for the International Center, the Univer- sity's liaison with foreign students. "Housing has gone out of its way to be helpful." Foreign students, some with their families, just began moving into their. new rooms yesterday. The housing lasts only until Sept. 5, but serves as a base from which they can find per- manent housing. Once the new foreign students are settled in for a few days most will have to jockey for available housing like everyone else. Everyone except fresh- persons are treated equally, said Leroy See FOREIGN, Page 4 Daily Photo by PAUL ENGSTROM UNIVERSITY SOPHOMORE David Rexford, one of the two resident advisors for newly arrived foreign University students, said the temporary housing provided for the students at the South Quad is unprecedented. Formerly the newcomers were crowded into what is now a storage room on the ninth floor of the dorm. 'U' officials not worried about Title IX By ANN MARIE FAZIO Daily staff writer - Despite President Reagan's intended review of many federal regulations, in- cluding the controversial Title IX, University athletic and affirmative ac- tion officials aren't too concerned about the effects of the act's possible elimination on campus sports. Although the application of Title IX,, which requires proportional financial support for men's and women's athletic. programs, to the University's Athletic. Department has been the subject of a continued debate, the aspects of the regulation that will reportedly be reviewed by the R e.agan ad- ministration are "non-issues," accor- ding to University Affirmative Action Director Virginia Nordby. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Don Canham said he thought "it was about time the amateur-ish" investigations of the law's implement-tions, as they pertain to the Univaxsity, were reviewed. He added that he was "happy as hell" about the review of what he calls "a classic case of government bureaucracy at its worst." "It won't make a bit of difference one way or another" Qanham said, adding that the University already complies with Title IX. "We have 11 men's sports and 11 women's sports. We treat them both the same." Women's Athletic Director Phyllis Ocker said the support of the women's sports has "come a long way and Title IX helped. She said, however, that she thinks federal support would continue, even if the law's rules were to be relaxed or even totally abolished. review AND EVEN IF the review finds that Title IX doesn't apply to departments not receiving direct federal aid-such as the University's Athletic Depar- tment-Nordby said she doubts there would be a withdrawal in the Univer- sity's committment to the support of women's athletics. "We've done so much already," she said, "there would be no sense in not continuing on the path we've set for ourselves. ' "Women are in athletics now," she said. "It is a fact of life. Of course we're not going to pull back." AN EXAMPLE Nordby gave of one of the regulation's "non-issues" was the section of the Act calling for equal pay for male and female coaches, which is not under the jurisdiction of Title IX, she said, and is already covered under Title VII. The review will be "getting thedead wood out of there," Nordby said. Another issue that Nordby s id she isn't really worried about is the review of the requirement that men's and women's teams get equal funding. The "unique differences" of each sport must be taken into account when money is allocated, and therefore, the amounts will never be equal, Nordby said. Women's basketball and softball Coach Gloria Solud said she thought Canhan}, the University Athletic Department, and University President Harold Shapiro all strongly support the womens' programs. THE UNIVERSITY IS "moving toward improving the program," she added, but, "Title IX hasn't done anything to move it." Daily Photo by PAUL ENGSTROM Blue Front changes hands The Blue Front on State St. and Packard St. changed ownership yesterday. But never fear, patrons, new owners Bill and Pat Graving (also proprietors of Marshall's Liquor) vow that "the Blue Front tradition will continue," ad. ding that the old landmark will now carry more newspapers and magazines than in the past.