lq Ombudsman works to help 'U' students Associated Press D-Day U.S. veterans hold a memorial wreath during a ceremony at a Normandy cemetery in La Cambe, France yesterday. Today marks the 40th anniversary of D-Dday. Braun Court zoning upheld By MARIA GERMINARIO , You've been dating your TA for six weeks and decide it's time to call it quits. You do, but at the end of the term you get an 'E' in that class. You believe your rights have been violated and you are being harrassed. What can you do about it? You can take your complaint to the University Ombudsman's Office. SO WHAT exactly is an ombudsman? The dictionary defines an ombud- sman as "one that investigates repor- ted complaints as from students, repor- ts findings, and helps to achieve equitable settlements." According to University Ombudsman Don Perigo, he has "only the power of persuasion and information." Yet, he handles approximately 300 questions and complaints from students annually. Most of them concern discrimination, academic requirements, financial aid and misunderstandings over cultural differences between students. THE OMBUDSMAN'S Office acts as a grievance board for students after their complaint has been brought to the attention of those at the most basic level. For example, in the case of an academic problem, the student must first go to the department chairman or in the case of a problem in the dorm, one must first contact the Housing Of- fice. Although he lacks the power to over- turn or modify any decisions made by other offices within the University, Perigo reviews decisions made by other administrators to check their con- sistency with previous similar cases. The office keeps copies of procedures for all of the University's schools and colleges for thispurpose. According to Perigo, most of the cases are "not flagrant violations, but misunderstandings to be worked out." Perigo and his assistant, Mona Stolz, a social worker, address academic and non-academic problems between all members of the University community, students, staff and faculty. WORKING FROM their office on the third floor of the Michigan Union, Perigo and Stolz try to solve these problems through personal counseling and try to keep them from developing into formal procedures outside the University, such as lawsuits. Other University offices assist the Ombudsman's Office in certain cases - such as those involving sexual harrassment, which are handled by the Office of Affirmative Action. Perigo said that his office must be sensitive when dealing with cases like those. "It is not that we don't believe them, but we carefully check it out ourselves," said Perigo. Perigo's duties as Ombudsman are only part time. He also acts as Director of the Campus Information Center and has been Director of Orientation for 13 years. He began working as Ombud- sman in 1981. The Ombudsman's Office is primarily for students, but has other specific functions such as collecting feedback on the University and suggesting ways to improve relations between students and the University. POLICE NOTES Window smashed A window was broken at the Blue Front store at State and Packard early Sunday morning. Ann Arbor Police said nothing was taken and it did not appear that anyone had en- tered the store. - Marla Gold 6 6 (Continuedfrom Page1) available," she said. "Houses are being converted little by little.' PETERSON URGED the Council to adopt the proposal. "I have never been one to say development shouldn't hap- pen, but at what human cost?" he said. But Mayor Louis Belcher noted that the city has always been defeated in court in this type of situation. "We have never rezoned downward sucessfully without the owner's consent," he said. Belcher added that it is unfair to change the zoning just to stop a par- ticular development. City Attorney .R. Bruce Laidlaw ,acknowledged that it would be "more difficult" to win if the Council changed the zoning for a small area to stop development, but added that "it really boils down to a reasonableness test." After the vote, Peterson said he will continue to fight for low- and moderate- income housing downtown through zoning changes and incentives to developers. Peterson is spearheading the movement to preserve moderately- priced housing downtown and slow down the flurry of development which has begun in Ann Arbor. 0 HAPPENINGS Tuesday :Eyemediae Video-John Giorno, William Burroughs, Mark Grafe, 8p.m., 408W. Washington. CEW-Job Hunt Club, noon, 350 S. Thayer. Lesbian Network-meeting & games, 7:30 p.m., 802 Monroe. Steiner Inst.-"About Whitsunday," 8 p.m., 1923 Geddes. His House-Fellowshop & Bible Study, 7:30 p.m., 925 E. Ann. Fencing Club-practice, 8 p.m., Coliseum. Ann Arbor Go Club-meeting, 7 p.m., 1433 Mason. Computing Center-Workshop, "Intro to Macintosh Personal Computer, 9 a.m., 3014 SEB; "Intro Ontel Terminal," 1:30 p.m., NUBS: "Advanced Ontel," 3:30 p.m., NUBS. Women's Golf Club-game, 8 a.m., Golf Course. Nutrition-Weight control class, noon, C7018 Out- patient Bldg. Muslim Student Assoc.-Arabic Study Circle, 6 p.m., 407 N. Ingalls. HRD-Course, "Survey of Printing Technology," 8:45 a.m., 130 LSA; "Intro to Textedit," 1 p.m., 1439 Mason. Wednesday Support Group for Farm Labor-meeting, 5:30 p.m., Union. Academic Alcoholics-meeting, 1:30 p.m., Alanon Club. Science Fiction Club-meeting, 8:15 p.m., League. Michigan Voice-Country & Stringband music, Garth Gerber & David Murphey, 8 p.m., Dominic K's 812 Monroe. Computer Center - "Intro to the MacIntosh Per- sonal Computer," 9 a.m., 3014 SEB; Lecture, "Intro to Tell-a-Graf," 3:30 p.m., 64 Bus. Ad. Gay Liberation-Tryouts for Pride Week Talent Show, Anderson Rm., Union. Bicycle Club-meeting, 8 p.m., 1084E. Engin. CEW-"Step Before the Job Search," 7 p.m., 350 S. Thayer. CFT-The Man Who Loved Women, 7:30 p.m.; Going Places, 9:35 p.m., Michigan. Cinema II-Emerald Cities, 7:30 & 9:15 p.m., MLB 4. Thursday Michigan Technology Council-Breakfast Briefing, "The Geneology of Michigan's Computer firms,"' 7:15 a.m., Ann Arbor Inn. Center for Eating Disorders-Support Group, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church. Scottish Country Dancers-Beginners, 7 p.m., In- termediates, 8p.m., 2351 Shadowood. Fencing CLub-Practice, 8 p.m., Coliseum. Psychiatry-Anxiety Disorders Support Group, 7:30 p.m., Children's Psych. Hosp. Med. Center Bible Study-12:30 p.m., 8th Fl., Main Hosp. Sailing Club-meeting, 7:45 p.m., 311 W. Engin. Computing Center-Lab, "Intro Ontel Terminal," 1:30 p.m., "Advanced Ontel Terminal," 3:30 p.m., NUBS; Workshop, "Intro to the Macintosh Personal Computer," 1 p.m., 3014 SEB. Gay Liberation-Tryouts for Pride Week Talent Show, 5 p.m., Anderson Rm., Union. League Cafeteria-American Heritage Night-San Francisco, 5 p.m. Muslim Student Assoc.-Arabic Study Circle, 6 p.m., 407 N. Ingalls. HRD-Course, "Survey of Printing Technology," 8:45 a.m., 130 LSA; "Punctuation ... Clinic!" 10 a.m., 4051 LSA; "Intro to Textedit," 1 p.m., 1439 Mason. AAFC-Medium Cool, 7:30 p.m.; The Parallax View, 9:30 p.m., MLB 3. CFT-Shampoo, 7:30 p.m.; Heaven Can Wait, 9:30 p.m., Michigan. Cinema Guild-A Foreign Affair, 7:30 p.m.; Mission to Moscow, 9:45 p.m., Lorch. 6 Send announcements to Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109.