The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 14, 1983 - Page 3 Orientation students invade 'U' By KAREN TENSA CRISP? What's CRISP? How can I find out who my roommate is? What if he's a loser? When can I get my football tickets? What does CCRB stand for? These and many other questions are being answered by 20 patient Univer- sity student leaders operating the an- nual summer orientation program. THE FIRST batch of 140 new students arrived at Alice Lloyd Dormitory Sun- day for their introduction to dorm Source denies charges of sexual harassment By GEORGEA KOVANIS A source close to Walter Scott a for- mer pharmacy supervisor at Mott Childrens Hospitalsaid he never saw any evidence that Scott sexually harassed his female assistant. "I was around both of them for so long and I never say anything," said the source, who asked not to be identified. A SUIT, filed by the female assistant's husband last November, charges that Walter Scott sent several sexually offensive notes and letters to the 28-year-old woman, which drove her to commit suicide. Jacquelyn Scott (no relation) died in 1981 on Thanksgiving Day, from an overdose of chloral hydrate, a lethal drug so powerful that few doctors prescribe it to patients. The source contends that Jacquelyn Scott was a habitual drug user and died from an accidental drug overdose. THERE WERE several incidents when Jacquelyn Scott appeared to e "spaced out like she was on drugs," the source said. But Donald Shelton, attorney for Jacquelyn Scott's husband, said she committed suicide. Shelton said she made a previous unsuccessful suicide atempt and Walter Scott's notes provoked her to kill herself. "(Walter) Scott wrote her letters and notes professing his affection for her," Shelton said. The earliest notes dated back to 1979 when Jacquelyn Scott was separated from her husband David Scott, Shelton said. JACQUELYN Scott was depressed prior to her death and commented to co- workers that she felt bad, Shelton said. "She was a woman who was depressed, had been depressed . . . emotionally fragile," Shelton said. "All of the evidence certainly points to a suicide by ingestion of a drug taken shortly after she left work," Shelton said, adding that she passed out from chloral hydrate less than two blocks away from the hospital. THE SOURCE, however, said he believes Walter Scott's actions did not provoke her death. See SOURCE, Page 4 chow, University jargon and the in- famous placement tests. Students pay $60 for the two-night, three day adventure at the University sleeping in triples and doubles and sur- viving on cafeteria cuisine. Several students' parents accompany them and participate in a one-day orientation to prepare them for the barrage of changes their children will experience in the next four years. The orientation program keeps students occupied with tours of cam- pus, explanations of University procedure and of course, pizza parties and entertainment to meet fellow students. STUDENTS are roused out of bed at 6 a.m. and shuttled to buildings on cam- pus to take several tests for five solid hours. While many of the orientation studen- ts boasted about the University's academic reputation and the excellent football team as their top reasons for attending the University, most said they weren't expecting the rigorous orientationschedule. But Associate Director of Orientation Heidi Wilson said the packed schedule is the best way to teach students about the University. "The majority of the students are participating in all of the planned ac- tivities and we are hoping they learn a lot about the University," shesaid. Daily Photo by ELIZA8ETH SCOTT Prof. Howard Bowen (left) told a group of educators and students Sunday that he is optimistic about the future of higher education.Bowen's speech kicked off a three-day conference concerning academic renewal held in the Rackham Building. ncreasedpublic support encourages By JACKIE YOUNG and CHERYL BAACKE Higher education in the United States is in trouble ac- cording to recent studies. But the new surge of concern over American %2hools may remedy the problems a world-reknowne educator said Sunday. "Public attitudes toward higher education are, on the whole,, favorable," said Howard Bowen, professor of education and economics at Claremont Graduate School in New Hampshire. BOWEN OPENED a three-day conference on the future of higher education, sponsored in part by the University's Center for the Study of Higher Education. He told a group of students and educators that such fac- tors as the declining number of college-age students, the economic recession, and declining financial support from the federal government "could have a devastating effect" on the current education system. But Bowen said it was doubtful that American schools would decline further. The growing concern about the future of higher education stems not only from educators who fear the Reagan administration's cuts to schools, but also from concerns of the general public. "THE RISING clamor about the state of education is close to what happened to us with Sputnik," said Bowen, referring to the Russian satellite launched in 1957 that sent panicked educators and parents scrambling to make educators sure American children kept up with the Soviets. The American education system has been torn apart in recent reports by the National Commission on Excellence in Education, which said our nation was "at risk" because its schools have fallen behind those of other nations. Several conference participants later brought up the problem of accomodating educationally disadvantaged students, when schools are being pressed to raise ad- mission standards or tuition to maintain quality education. BOWEN SAID that uneducated young people "are the greatest problem of our society," and that schools in the future should make it a priority to fit disadvantaged students into the higher education system. Conference participants could also choose between many workshops given thoughout the day to discuss other issues in educaiton, such as shaping public policy and how educators can deal with shrinking financial resources. In one seminar, University Education Prof. Zelda Gam- son urged faculty members to think of themselves as one unit, and not separate departments, in order to maintain a quality school. "The key to overcoming the barrier is to build struc- tures of collaboration and cooperation between units," Gamson said. "Disciplines have a hard time understan- ding each other anymore."