The MichiganDaily, iC 1anI1al Vol. XCII, No. lOS Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, May 18, 1982 Ten Cents Sixteen Pages ATHLETES TREATED LIKE OTHER STUDENTS 'U' says rules aren't bent By BILL SPINDLE ter publication of the article that his department uses missions, said the physical education depart In the aftermath of the Daily's disclosure of several the same admissions criteria for athletes as it does "has become a depository for athletes ... a bac Unvriyathletes' low admissions scores and the for anyother student. for many students.' subsequent interest of the national media in the APRIL, the Daily published the anonymous high ATHLETIC department officials said the Un University's policies, University officials have school grade point averages and SAT scores of sity enrolls athletes with lower academic stan several current University athletes. A number of because of their minority status. denied allegations that admission standards are bent them had University recalculated GPAs near 2.0 (on Athletic Director Don Canham cites the U for athletes. a a 4.0 scale). and some had composite SAT scores sity's goal of achieving 10 percent mini tment k door niver- dards niver- ority The Faculty Senate Assembly yesterday heard a report on the problems facing college athletics, by the faculty represen- tative to the Big 10. See story, Page 10. Admissions Director Cliff Sjogren-who earlier described to the Daily the occasional conflicts and compromises that arise between himself and head football coach Bo Schembechler over the admittance of athletes with low academic qualifications-said af- of about 500 (on a 1600-point scale). enrollment as one of the reasons for admitting these Although such scores are well below University students. "If that's the goal, (the University) has got admissions standards, these students were probably to do something about it ... I think it should be more enrolled in the School of Education's physical than 10 percent," he said. education program, which has non-competitive ad- Canham added that athletics is especially useful in missions and requires only a high school GPA of 2.0, aiding disadvantaged students. Athletics is "one way Sjogren explained recently. That standard is applied of a guy getting out of the ghetto," he said. to all candidates for admission to the program, he SOME STUDENTS and faculty members, said. however, dispute the athletic department's claim. Dave Robinson, the assistant director of ad- "It's hard for me to believe that one or two football See 'U' OFFICIALS, Page 10 Milliken signs temporary tax hike into law LANSING (UPI)- Gov. William Milliken signed into law yesterday the budget-balancing income tax hike it took him six weeks to push through a reluctant legislature. The six-month, one percentage point increase is expected to raise about $300 million for the state, while costing a typical family about $70. DESPITE THE new law's major significance, the signing was handled in a low-key, almost off-hand fashion, with no public ceremony, reflecting the sen- sitive nature of the issue in an election year. A total of five tries, frantic personal lobbying by the governor and the threat of a devastating downgrading of Michigan's credit rating were needed to convince the upper chamber to change its mind on the measure. Ironically, the downgrading came anyway, only one day after the vote, raising doubts about the state's ability to meet its commitments to school districts, colleges and local gover- nments this fall. THE INCOME tax hike was the key and most sensitive element of the budget-balancing measures. The others were a $308 million executive budget-slashing order, wage and benefit concessions from state workers and another $50 million in cuts due this week. In addition, the legislature adopted a 10 cents-per-pack cigarette tax hike with proceeds ear- marked -to ease the state's cash flow problems. That's art?- To artsy types they are high culture; to boorish uninitiates they're merely tacky globs of metal. But by any standard, these are new sculptures in front of Matthew C. Hoffman Jewelers at Tower Plaza. Battle looms over Social Security WASHINGTON - Senate Republicsn leaders told their collesgues yesterday $22 billion reduction in what President Despite the three-year plan's have a "moral dut" to fd Reagan initially proposed for a military proposal to reduce projected deficits by bey han in"Soaleuty savins$ver buildup $414 billion over that period, the red ink billion in Social Security savings over FAEhwvr'tha es ih still would flow at the rate of $16.1 the next three years, but conceded they FACED, however with at least eight stlwodfowathrtef$1. may lack the votes with an election only Republicans and numerous Democrats billion in 1983; $69 billion in 1984 and six months away. in opposition to the Social Secuity $39.5 billion in 1985. "We are right on Social Security and provision, Domenici conceded' it Senator Edward Kennedy, (D-Mass.) the American people know it,', Sen "probably cannot pass the Senate." and Don Riegle, d-Mich.) were among Pete Domenici (ple., chairman n. He said the GOP leadership, trying to those opposed to the Republican plan, the Senate Budget Committee, declared avoid an embarassing defeat, was both trying to restore the full $40 billion the Senate resumed debate on a 1 hoping to work out a compromise that for Social Security, as well as about budget plan that also includes $95 could enlist broad support from both two-thirds of the GOP-proposed cuts for billion in tax hikes through 1985 and a parties. Medicare and Medicaid.