The Michigan Daily - Friday, July 6, 1984- Page 3 State agreement allows 'U' to plan tuition bike CAROL L. FRANCAVILLA/Daily' Wheels Laura and William Seeger of North Carolina visit with Ruth Deforage (in wheelchair) on North University. Regents plan elosed speeial meeting By ANDREW ERIKSEN The regents will hold a special closed meeting tomorrow at noon in order to discuss a legal opinion on a prospective case, according to Regent Thomas Roach (D-Detroit). Roach said that he had a legal question on a prospective case and the University decided to convene an executive session to address the question, but he would not elaborate about the prospective case. It's unusual to have a special meeting a week before the regular meeting, said Regent James Waters (D-Muskegon). By ANDREW ERIKSEN The state legislature has finally reached an accord on its budget for the coming year, clearing the way for the University to finalize its own 1984-85 budget and determine the size of this year's rise in tuition. The budget, which is now awaiting approval in the House, calls for a payment of $182.1 million to the Univer- sity, a $19 million increase over last year's payment. The final figure was reached after long negotiations bet- ween leaders of the Republican- controlled Senate and the Democratic House over several controversial issues in the state budget. LAST MONTH the University regents had to approve a resolution to continue operations under the current budget un- til the legislature set the University's funding for the coming year. The regents are expected to vote on the tuition hike at next week's meeting. The amount of the increase is still an open question right now, according to Richard Kennedy, vice president for But Regent Paul Brown (D-Petoskey) said that the meeting had no special significance and that the meeting was just scheduled at a time thpt was con- venient to the regents and the Univer- sity officials. Roderick Daane, general counsel of the University, said yesterday that he has written an opinion for the executive session but would not say what the opinion was about. The meeting will be closed to the public under the open meetings act because it involves a legal opinion, ac- cording to a press release. completion service desk for opening and closing accounts as well as an automatic teller. The new office of NBD will also have provisions for arranging student loans. "Our office in the Michigan Union should be a good tool for acquiring and retaining customers after graduation and into their professional lives." said Cullip. THE NEW banking service stiffens the competition with First of America which currently has a 24-hour See UNION, Page 7 state relations and secretary for the University. A final decision on the tuition hike has not been made, said Bob Sauve, assistant to the vice president for academic affairs. THE BUDGET was passed by the Senate Monday and the House is expec- ted to pass the budget next Monday evening, according to a spokesperson for Speaker of the House Gary Owen (D-Ypsilanti). The higher education portion of this year's budget is $846.6 million, an 11 percent increase over last year's allocation of $761.2 million. The State's appropriation will represent more than 50 percent of the University's revenue, according to Kennedy. Last year, the appropriation represented only 49.2 percent of the University's revenue. - Shapiro surprised by offer to be mediator By ANDREW ERIKSEN University President Harold Shapiro rejected a request-by Gov. James Blan- chard to be a mediator in the talks in- volving the fate of the Midland Nuclear Power Plant two weeks ago. The University issued a statement at the time that said President Shapiro didn't have enough time to become familiar with the issues, but it seems that President Shapiro was also sur- prised by the request. "PRESIDENT SHAPIRO was caught off guard," said Rep. Michael Hayes (R-Midland). "Someone let the cat out of the bag...it wasn't supposed to be made public," he added. "The talks at that point had reached a stalemate," said Hayes. "We felt a mediator could get the two sides talking again." At the time, Consumers Power, the builder of the Midland facility, wanted to finish one of the two reactors, but a group of state officials and utility critics wanted to cancel the project. HAYES WAS one of the represen- tatives who asked Blanchard to request Shapiro. Hayes said that Shapiro had a good reputation and would have been non-partisan. The trouble was that Shapiro found out about the request the same day the public found out about it, according to Hayes. "We had agreed to keep it under out hats," he said. When asked whether Shapiro had any experience as a mediator, Susan Lip- schutz, assistant to the president, said "I can't comment on that." Union renovation nears By THOMAS HRACH THE BUSINESSES, which Cianciola The Michigan Union has moved one said were chosen because they are step closer to the suburban shop- aimed specifically at students, include ping mall look with the signing of ten- the Barnes & Noble bookstore of New tative agreements with six merchants York and Sun Photo, National Bank of willing to open up shops on the Union's Detroit-Ann Arbor, O'Hair Hair Styling, ground floor. and Pronto Copying and Typing from According to Union Director Frank Ann Arbor. The mall is scheduled to be Cianciola, five Ann Arbor firms and a open by the time school starts in the New York bookstore have agreed to fall. move into the new retail mall in the Jim Cullip, branch administrator for Union adjacent to the MUG restauran- the National Bank of Detroit-Ann Ar- ts. bor, said his firm will offer a customer 'U' hospital charged with discrimination By PETE WILLIAMS which was filed on March 21, 1983, a less Administrators in the hospital's per- The University's C.S. Mott Childrens' qualified white woman was hired for sonnel and nursing departments - as Hospital was charged with race the job. well as the hospital's public infor- discrimination yesterday by the State Holmes said that an administrative mation office - were unaware yester- Civil Rights Department. hearing would be held in Lansing on day of the pending charges. Assistant Director of the depar- September 17 and 18 to determine if "It is news to me," said John Wood- tment's Enforcement Bureau William discrimination was involved in the ford, of the Public Information Office. Holmes said that there is "substantial University's decision. If the charge is Woodford said that he would look in to evidence" to support DeVonna Bahta's upheld, the University could be ordered the case as soon as he could. claim that she was turned down by the Civil Rights Department to hire University Attorney William Lem- because of her race for a position at the Bahta with back pay. Holmes added mer said that he was familiar with this childrens' hospital as a licensed prac- that the decision of the hearing referee particular case, but that it is only one of tical nurse. could be appealed by either of the par- the many civil rights cases now pending ACCORDING to Bahta's complaint, ties involved. against the University.