The Michigan Daily - Sunday, July 8, 1984 - Page 5 MSU releases 4 candidates' names Michigan State University released the names of only four of 66 current can- didates for president of the university, a position Cecil Mackey will vacate when a new president is found. COLLEGES The names were released in response to a request filed under the Freedom of Information Act by Booth Newspapers, Inc. The four candidates whose names were released are Lawrence Ianni, provost at San Francisco State Univer- sity; Robert Morgan, dean for academic and professional affairs at the California School of Professional " Psychology in Fresno, Calif.; Michael Riccards of the political science depar- tment at Hunter College in New York; and Irving Weiner of the psychology department at the University of Den- ver. The other candidates' names were not released because they have requested confidentiality. "These four people waived that right in writing," said Terry Denbow, acting Freedom of Information Officer and press liaison for the committee in charge of finding a new president. "These names shouldn't be seen as good, bad, or indifferent. This must not be seen as a sample group (of can- S didates)." - The State News Public drinking prohibited at Penn State Due to an ordinance passed last mon- th by the State College (Pa.) Municipal Council, students at Pennsylvania State University will no longer be allowed to drink beer in public. The ordinance, passed in response to complaints about the behavior of drunken spectators at a bicycle race last April, was generally supported by student leaders. Rick Riegel, president of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and chairman of next year's race, told the council he was surprised that a town the size of State College did not already have such an ordinance. State College's police chief proposed an open container ordinance two years ago, but the idea was shelved because councilmembers thought such a move might be perceived as an attempt to legislate morality. Violating the ordinance is punishable by a fine of $25 to $300 or up to 30 days in jail. Police Chief Elwood Williams said police will probably give warnings at first and toughen enforcement as residents become aware of the ordinan- ce. - The Weekly Collegian Ore. prof charged with libel In a highly unusualaction, the direc- tor of black studies at Portland State (Ore.) University sued a faculty colleague for libel after a local newspaper published her letter challenging recommendations for a multicultural curriculum in the public schools. Darrell Millner charged that history professor Susan Karant-Nunn had ex- posed him to "public hatred, wrath, contempt, and ridicule" and damaged his reputation by accusing him of "falsification of history." In her letter to the newspaper, Karant-Nunn told the superintendent and school board of Portland to "study with healthy skepticism" the recom- mendations made by Millner. Millner said the public school curriculum should acquaint students with the contributions minorities have made to American society. But while Karant-Nunn agreed that "inaccuracies and comfortable stereotypes about the past should be corrected,' she said that "to attempt to bolster the self-esteem of any in- dividual or group through the further falsification of the past is a disser- vice..." The American Association of Univer- sity Professors defended Karant- Nunn's letter as "an entirely ap- propriate public statement, consistent with academic tradition in a free society." The case will go to trial in early August. - The Chronicle of Higher Education Texas sends student to fight national drinking age The Student Senate at the University of Texas appropriated $1,000 to send a lobbyist to Washington to fight the national drinking age, but several students objected to the measure because of "the way you have to fund lobbying." Student government president Rod- ney Schlosser said the dissenting senators objected to the fact that a budget and itinerary for the trip cannot be concretely established. The legislation, which is expected to be signed by President Reagan, would require states to raise their legal drinking age to 21. States which do not comply risk losing federal highway funds. The University of Texas has been joined by 10 other Texas schools in a fight against the legislation. Graduate senator Tammy Cornwell said she did not think a student lobbyist would be able to get through secretaries and red tape to the necessary represen- tatives in Washington. - The Daily Texan Ga. instructors allegedly sold grades Two teaching assistants who taught Spanish at the University of Georgia face charges of "grade selling" after allegedly awarding "A" grades to three undergraduates in exchange for cash. The two teaching assistants resigned soon after the situation was brought to the attention of faculty members by another student, according to director of judicial programs William Bracewell. The five people involved face univer- sity hearings to be held this summer as well as possible criminal charges if the district attorney recommendsthem. Two of the undergraduates sub- sequently received their degrees. Bracewell said the university could consider revoking the degrees after the hearings are completed. - The Chronicle of Higher Education Compiled by Daily staff writers Dov Cohen and Eric Mattson. textbooks textbookscan't go down anymore with both stores already discounting 5%. Lowering the book prices even more would make selling textbooks an un- profitable business." Musser said that within the past 20 years five different businesses have made attempts at selling textbooks in Ann Arbor and all found it a losing bat- tle. "I'm sure I wouldn't be willing to in- vest the kind of money that Barnes and Noble will have to," said Musser. "It will be interesting to see how much money the parent company will invest to keep the Ann Arbor store afloat." Stanley H. Kaplan The Smart MOVE! PREPARATION FOR: MCAT * LSAT * GMAT C For information, Please Cao: KMPAN 662-3149 CENTER 211 E Huront. Ann Arbor, Ml New bookstore in Union (Continued from Page 1) to retrieve books similar to U-Cellar's. the country," said Maloney, "and we "WE'LL JUST wait and see what were glad to be given the opportunity to kind of store opens up in the Michigan open up a store. It really was an oppor- Union,"said Bruce Weinberg of U- tunity which we couldn't pass up." Cellar. "I know Barnes and Noble will The Union plans to clear out all of its be paying more rent than we did, but offices and the ticket office from their the market will determine the success space on the ground floor to make room of the operation." for the new tenants, but most of the ar- Weinberg said U-Cellar and at least chitectural arrangements have not yet two other companies looked at the been made. The store tentatively plans available space in the newly renovated to have sa self serve system for students ground floor, but all doubted that a suc- mall will sell cessful college textbook store could .survive with the high rent and the in- tense competition in town. For Barnes and Noble to successfully compete, textbook prices must be com- parable to Ann Arbor's other two stores which mark down prices 5% from the list price. "A third bookstore in town takes business away from everyone, and no one likes to lose business," said Tom Musser of Ulrich's Books. "Prices on Dearborn judge accused of drunkeness DETROIT (UPI) - A hearing was scheduled to resume Dearborn judge seemed to be impaired during a 1980 Law tomorrow into charges brought by the Michigan Judicial Day speech. Tenure Commission that 19th District Judge Virginia Judge Sobotka, 48, has served on the district court bench in Sobotka has appeared on the bench while drunk. suburban Dearborn since 1977 but was suspended without On the first day of hearings Friday, an attorney who says pay after the charges - which she denied - were filed by the he often argued cases before Judge Sobotka testified the commission in March. Britain, Nigeria free planes after 2 days (Continued from Page3) President Shshu Shagari, was grabbed which seized power in a coup last Dec. MEANWHILE, Britain and Nigeria i from his home near London's Hyde 31, reiterated its denial that it was in- freed each other's planes and flight Park, police said. volved in the attempt to return Dikko to crews, which had been held for two NIGERIA'S military government has his homeland. days. denied any involvement in the affair, A special announcement said the In a move apparently aimed at but it grounded a British Caledonian government would "certainly not reducing diplomatic fallout from the jumbo jet with 222 London-bound authorize any such acts which may' incident, authorities in London and passengers in apparent retaliation for violate British laws." Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, agreed to the detention of the Nigeria Airways But questions remained, and any release the aircraft and flight crews cargo plane that Britain says was to proof that Nigeria had a direct hand in held in each capital since Thursday. take Dikko to Nigeria. the crime could damage relations bet- Dikko, 47, former transport minister In a broadcast monitored in London, ween Britain and its biggest trading in the civilian government of deposed the Nigerian military government, partner in Africa.