Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE lbe Sir i grn 13aitg PAID C h ixAnn Arbor, MI PERMIT NO. 13 Ninety-six years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVI - No. S1 C*pyright 1986 TheMichigan Da6ily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, May 9, 1986 Sixteen Pages Bill would miuin- vTA Enghsh By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC stadt sa Under a bill introduced by a the Un state senator yesterday, Michigan provide public universities would be by "und required to test foreign-born an instit faculty members for competency faculty.' in English before allowing them to Duder teach. neglects Sen. Joe Conroy (D-Flint) said funding, his bill is a response to students' be able complaints that many foreign and few teaching assistants do not speak greater English well enough to teach only qu classes. standpo UNIVERSITY administrators a practi and faculty raised several objec- state s tions to the legislation. they're University Vice President for it." Academic Affairs James Duder- test id the bill would threaten iversity's independence d in the state constitution ermining the autonomy of ution to determine its own stadt said the bill also the issue of education since universities would to hire more professors 'er TAs if they received state funding. "It's not estionable from a legal int; it's questionable from cal standpoint ... If (the enate) wants quality, going to have to pay for See BILL, Page 14 W om en Daily Photo by ANDI SCHREIBER Two young Ann Arbor residents listen while Susan McGee, a member of the Ann Arbor Coalition Against Rape, discusses "rape culture" at a rally before the Take Back the Night March. The march, which the coalition organized, focused on the problem of rape in Ann Arbor. See story, page 12. SpriWtemonc smooth warm, relaxing By EUGENE PAK for classes, compared to 32,710 during Winter term. Attending a large school like the University can According to Bob Waller, director of CHECK- have its drawbacks: waiting in interminably long POINT, most courses offered this spring are lower- lines at CRISP, braving sub-zero temperatures to level introductory courses, such as English 125 or make that 8 o'clock lecture or scavenging through Chemistry 124. Upper level classes are also open, but the crowded floors of the UGLI and Grad in search of some classes will offer reduced credit hours. an elusive study desk. "In general, courses that tend to be four credits in But students enrolled for Spring and Summer ter- the regular term will be three, and those that were ms will be able to avoid the crowds and cold of cam- three credits will be two credits," Waller said. pus life while still being able to take advantage of SOME AREAS such as the sciences, languages, University classes and services. and math, however, will offer the same credit hours and cover the same material as during Fall and Win- ALTHOUGH THE numbers are not in for this ter terms. EDITOR'S NOTE Due to financial con- distributed free straints, the Daily will throughout campus. change to a weekly for- Within this new struc- mat for the spring and ture, we hope to analyze summer terms. The the week's events and paper will be published examine their long-term every Friday, and will be significance. a Spring term, last spring 10,526 students registered See STUDENTS, Page 13 Prof calls 'U'reactor safe By AMY GOLDSTEIN Lee said, for example, that Lee said Chernobyl is an "old The University's Phoenix unlike the Soviet plant, the style" nuclear power plant and it nuclear reactor on North Campus Phoenix plant focuses on research lacks a large-domed building, is unlikely to suffer an accident and learning, and does not made of oceewl eea similar to the one at the Soviet produce power or high levels of feet thick, and lined with several Shut down Doily Photo by PETE ROSS Union's Chernobyl facility, accor- radiation. The Chernobyl plant, inches of stainless steel nn The Michigan Theater, closed for restoration over the summer, will ding to John Lee, chairman of the designed to supply millions of con- radiation leakages. A containment reopen in September in a style reminiscent of the 1920's Vaudeville Department of Nuclear sumers with electricity, creates a building stores the fuel core and is era. See page 11. Engineering, large amount of radioactivity. See 'U', Page 14