I Page 2 - The Michigan Daily- Friday, August 15, 1986 - Little pi made o By KERY MURAKAMI Daily news analysis The University Council has made virtually no progress on its version of the code of nonacademic conduct this summer, making it more likely that the administration will implement its much-opposed draft of the code this fall. Student leaders have opposed the administration's proposed code, saying it violates civil rights. They have also defended the Michigan Students Assembly's authority to ap- prove any new rules governing student behavior. ACCORDING TO Virgina Nordby, special assistant to University President Harold Shapiro, the ad- ministration will have to assess whether the council will finish its task in the near future. She did not say whether this assessment has already begun. The council has been at work for two years, and has drawn criticism from University administration and members of the Board of Regents for its lack of progress. Student members of the council have also been accused of stalling. While Nordby said the council's ineffectiveness this summer will not be the main justification for an ad- ministration-imposed code, she ad- ded, "the summer's just one more thing." IN AN interview in June, Shapiro said, "They (the council) haven't produced anything final, and it's taken them a very long time." When asked about a code imposed on a tem- porary basis, he replied, "Anything is possible." Shapiro told student leaders last fall that he may ignore MSA's veto power, and propose the administration's draft to the regents for approval. Shapiro backed off on his threat in January when the council appeared to be making headway, and working "in good faith." In April, the council asked for input on its preliminary recommendations on how the Univer- sity should deal with violent crimes on campus. BUT THE council has made no progress in refining these "emergen- cy procedures" partly because of in- ternal bickering within MSA has prevented any response from the assembly. Assembly members are also reluctant to take a stand until the full MSA returns in September. The University's administration has also not responded, choosing to wait until MSA reacts, Nordby said. Moreover, the council has also failed in its main task this summer - recommending how the University should respond to nonviolent crimes committed by students. These crimes aroused much of the opposition to previous drafts of the code. Some students said the University should not deal with inter-personal crimes, such as theft, which they say, are in the domain of the civil court. The council's work was stalled - mainly by poor Attendance, among rogress n eode administrators and faculty commit- tee members. The council, in fact, never had full attendance this spring and summer, although students on the committee were rarely absent. THE COUNCIL'S progress was also slowed, however, when two new students to the board forced a rehash of philosophical and practical questions on whya code is needed. "I think there's been too much of an assumption that there will have to be a code," said Jennifer Faigel, an LSA senior who was appointed to the coun- cil in the spring. "It's distressing to have to start all over, but I believe that's what we're going to have to do. With this change in nla We' ain to tak kc while ~1T '~ hpp~ ?DaiOly Photo by CHRIS TwI.+ n peope, s gong ou ios ae us ai nil y to focus on our issues, said council Prof. Pat Olesko's "Sculpture without Scruples" class floods the Diag with smiles recently. The human sculp- Dco-chair, Internal, last MedicineProf.The ture was the class' final project, called "Sissy Phace." council would meet only twice more before giving up in mid-July because of the sparse attendance. T u iN O u m e ALSO, THE council's emergency By HARISH CHAND "I DON'T think enough work has of ground-based ICBMs (inter- procedures will probably draw University experts on arms control been done on the technical side to get tinental ballistic missiles) ciricism this fall from both students remain doubtful that the Reagan Ad- a treaty within the next half year," deterring a Soviet first strike. Cut and adminstratorsn ministration can negotiate a treaty Jacobson said. today's enormous arms levels in Some students and Jonathan Rose, with the Soviet Union, despite this Evangelista, Jacobson, and would not greatly increase nucl a local lawyer following the code week's series of high-level talks in Political Science Prof. Raymond Tan- stability, he said. debate, have criticised the emergency Moscow. ter, an arms control expert, cited the .REAGAN'S proposed Strat procedures as unnecessary because of A group of senior American officials different structure of the U.S. and Defense Initiative, nicknamed " the civil authoritiesto omet with Soviet officials Monday and Soviet defense systems as a major ob- Wars," has remained a stumb commnth posisto s rexed 'Tuesday following a recent exchange stacle to an agreement. The block to negotiations. Reagan comment, opposition is expected of arms control proposals by professors said, for example, that the against a provision prohbiin other top U.S. officials have ref Univesty actriion a prohibiting President Reagan and Soviet leader Soviets would by unlikely to give up any concessions on SDI, while University action against students - Mikhail Gorbachev. their advantage in certain areas, like Soviets have insisted that the volved in political protests. The ,"THE REAGAN administration's conventional weapons. The United ministration stop short of deplo provision is merely symbolic because hostility towards arms control is the States will remain intransigent about the proposed space-based def councilmembers did not feel any main barrier to an agreement," said "Star Wars" research, some predic- system. violent crimes are a form of political Matthew Evangelist, a professor of ted. Shapiro, however, has said he political science. Tanter, who has served on Reagan's Recent reports quoted doesn't think any code adopted should Evangelistsncites Secretary of National Security Council, believes ministration officials as saying desuhk p ialy c e s shcvl Defense Caspar Weinberger and that the United States has more to Reagan was prepared to d exclude such political crimes as civil Assistant Secretary of Defense gain from "exploring the efficacy of deployment for up to seven yea disobedience. Students have feared Richard Pearl as two administration strategic defense" than from arms Moscow agree to deployment a that such a code could stifle political members who oppose arms reduc- reduction negotiations. Strategic that period. These reports d dissent on campus. tions. Negotiations, he predicted, defense, he said, could add to nuclear mixed opinions from the unive i could lead to either "no agreement or stability by reducing the vulnerability experts. --Dailystaff writer Rebecca an agreement that won't accomplish Blumenstein contributed to this uch." story. Political Science Prof. Harold Jacobson agrees that an arms control agreement is unlikely in the near future. Vol. XCVI -.No. 13-S The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Friday during th spring and summer terms and Monday through Friday during the fa and winter terms. Subscription rates: May through August-$5.00 in An P A5.A, Arbor; $7.00 outside the city. September through April-$18.00 in An M A g Arbor; $35:00 outside the city. One term-$10.00 in town; $20 outside th city. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and subscri to Los Angeles Times Syndicate and College Press Service. 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