The-MichiganDail Vol. XCII, No. 40-S Ann Arbor, Michigan--Thursday, July 15, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Reaction mixed to ISMRRD cut By GEORGE ADAMS University and non-University of- ficials alike gave a double-edged reac- tion yesterday to the proposed. elimination of the University's Institute; for the Study of Mental Retardation and Related Disorders (ISMRRD). The elimination of ISMRRD would mean the loss of a unique research cen- ter in the state, but community services offered by the institute can be found elsewhere, sources said. ADMINISTRATORS revealed earlier this week that a special subcommittee, of the University's Budget Priorities Committe (BPC) recommended in a budget review that the institute, except for its Child Development Clinic, (CDC). be closed. "Cutting ISMRRD would mean the loss of a specialized area of academic research," said David Schweighoefer, director of Rehabilitation Services at the Washtenaw County Department of Mental Health. "There is no other (facility like ISMRRD) in the state," he Even though I am in the field . . . I couldn't recommend that it (ISMRRD) be continued as it is.' -Don Hoyle, executive director of the Washtenaw Association for Retarded Citizens added, calling the institute's services "excellent." However, both Schweighoefer and Thelma Sterling, director of the Michigan Department of Labor Vocational Rehabilitation, said that the institute's evaluation services are duplicated by at least two other vocational services in the state. STRONGER criticism of the in- stitute's services came from Don Hoyle, executive director of the Washtenaw Association for Retarded Citizens. Hoyle said the institute was "ivory- towered, esoteric, an self-centered," and had "little to do with the real world of mental retardation." He had testified against the continuation of ISMRRD during the second of four review hearings. "I've seen more dissatisfied, unhap- py parents and clients come from ISMRRD than satisfied ones," he said. COMMENTING on his testimony to the review subcommittee, Hoyle said, "Even though I am in the field, and it would be a loss for the state not to have a research facility in mental retar- dation, I couldn't recommend that it (ISMRRD) be continued as it is." The BPC subcommittee was asked to examine three areas during the review: " "Are there compelling reasons not to close ISMRRD? " If it is closed, should special effort be made to serve some of its clients or trainees in other units? "If there are compelling reasons against closure, could those activities that appear to be essential be sustained while the institute's budget is substan- tially reduced?" "We had no doubt about the importan- ce of study in the field of mental retar- dation, or that it's a vital area of reserach that is very properly the in- terest of the University," said epidemiology Prof. Victor Hawthorne, a member of the six-member review sub-committee. "It boils down to what is cost- effective," he said of the subcommittee recommendation. The institute curren- tly hasa budget of more than $290,000. Hawthorne said the review concluded that ISMRRD "had undergone substan- tial attrition-both in funding and staff-and failed to fulfill its intended purpose." HE SAID the recommendation to See ISMRRD, Page 2 U.S. cites sex bias in ' ' athletics By BILL SPINDLE The University's athletic department is presently violating several federal anti-sex discrimination guidelines, ac- cording to a federal investigation due to be released in several weeks. Investigators from the Chicago bran- ch of the Office of Civil Rights have pointed to four areas in which they feel the University has not complied with the federal government's Title IX regulations. THOSE AREAS-which are outlined by the University's affirmative action' director, Virginia Nordby, at the June meeting of the Board in Control of In- tercollegiate Athletics-include: * disproportionate allocations of money toward men's and women's athletic scholarships; " smaller travel budgets for women's teams than their male counterparts; " less opportunity for women than men to receive coaching in their sports; and " fewer dollars for recruiting female athletes than for male athletes. THE IDENTIFICATION of these four areas is the result of an investigation that began in the fall of 1980 and was stalled until early this year. University officials have been working with the Of- fice of Civil Rights over the last few months to update information and establish a program to eliminate the discrepancies cited. The government's policy is to work out the details of compliance before releasing the results of its in- vestigation, according to federal of- ficials. The government conducted its survey under the assumption that the athletic department falls under its jurisdiction. Although the athletic department has said it will comply with the gover- nment's requests, University officials insist that the athletic department should not be subject to Title IX because it receives no federal money. Changes the University will make to comply with federal standards will amount to "a big expense," said Bob DeCarolis, assistant business manager for the athletic department. THERE IS presently about a 10 per- cent difference between the proportion of scholarship money going to men compared to male representation in the athletic department, DeCarolis said. Federal guidelines say universities See GOVERNMENT, Page 3 Dody Photo by ELIZABETH SCOTT Selling religion On the lawn north of Angell Hall, two adherants of Hare Krishna peddle a book describing their faith in an attempt to spread their religion and further understanding of alternate lifestyles.