SUMMER WEEKLY Eie £~idiipanDaig One hundred three years of editorial freedom LGMPO changes name to include bisexuals in group By Julie Becker Jim Toy, past co-coordinator of LGMPO, "There was not so much attention paid 20 Student reaction to the forthcoming name DAILY STAFF REPORTER said the informal name change came in re- years ago to bisexual concerns," Toy said. change was mostly positive, though many rec- What's in a name? sponse to years of requests by bisexuals for such However, LGMPO still awaits official ap- ognized the symbolic nature of the change. The Lesbian-Gay Male Programs Office action."It's a belated response, actually, to their proval of the name change. Associate Dean of "I think it's great," said second-year Medi- (LGMPO) has been asking this question this request," he said. Students Richard Carter, a member of the recent cal student Lou Cubba, a member of Lesbian week as it looks toward officially changing its The 23-year-old office has been actively search committee for a new LGMPO director, Gay & Bisexual People in Medicine. "(Bisexual) name to the Lesbian-Gay Male-Bisexual Pro- programming for bisexuals for the past two or said he wants to wait and speak to Ronni Sanlo concerns have not been addressed by many grams Office (LGMBPO). The change is mostly three years, Toy said. The programs developed - the newly named director of the LGMPO - forums, and it shows that the office cares about a matter of bureaucracy, as the office has been out of a new awareness of bisexual concerns, as before making the change official."I want to their needs." Cubba also noted that a new name sing the new name informally for the past year. part of the larger issue of sexual orientation. involve her in that decision," Carter said. See LGMBPO, Page 2 Antioch IRkIuuhT rnEl taps SNRE prof for bresident By Michelle Lee Thompson DAILY STAFF REPORTER The University will lose a cham- pion of environmental and social jus- tice causes as he assumes the position of president at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. In a presidential search that in- volved far less controversy than the selection of James J. Duderstadt at the University,James E.CrowfootonSun- day was named Antioch's 18th presi- dent. "I like the University of Michigan and it will be difficult to leave, but I just see the mission at Antioch to be of importance, and I want to work osely with students and faculty," Crowfoot said. "(Antioch is) extremely interested in working for social change and social justice. Given some of my own com- mitments, I have a lot of respect for Antioch's programs," Crowfoot said, citing Antioch College's concern with globalization and national diversity. Crowfoot, now aprofessorand con- centration adviser in resource, policy d behavior, served as the dean of the chool of Natural Resources and Envi- ronment. In 1987, during Crowfoot's tenure as SNRE dean, his name was included in the list of candidates who were con- sidered in the search for president of the University of Michigan. During his tenure as dean, the SNRE more than tripled dollar totals research grants - helping to com- at some of the University funding cuts that reduced the school's budget by 25 percent in 1983. See CROwFOOT, Page 2 provost over interference' By Cathy Boguslaski DAILY STAFF REPORTER Speaking to the Senate Assembly Monday, Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. refused to apologize for allegedly interfering in an ongoing faculty griev- ance procedure. The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) asked the provost to retract a portion of a letter he wrote on behalf of Pharma- cology Prof. William Pratt. In the Feb. 11 letter, Whitaker said, "I would like you to know that I am not aware of any evidence that would suggest that Dr. Pratt is a rac- ist." Whitaker's letter also asked that all charges of racism be documented. SACUA claimed the provost's ac- tions interfered in the pending griev- ance filed by Assistant Research Sci- entist Peggie Hollingsworth against the committee that refused her pro- motion. Pratt was a member of the committee. Pharmacology AssociateProf.Tho- mas Landefeld also filed an informal complaint against Pratt that was pend- ing at the time of the provost's letter. At Monday's meeting, Whitaker defended his ac- tions as protecting faculty rights. "Under our system of justice, the accused is not obliged to prove his innocence," he said. "My state- ment that I know of no evidence (of Whitaker racism)wasnotin- appropriate.I'msurprised thatSACUA didn't make a request for proof. What would one apologize for?" SACUA defines the issue not as one of racism, but as one of proce- dure. In aresponsecarefully orchestrated by SACUA before the assembly meet- ing, SACUA member George Brewer See PRovosT, Page 2 SACUA member George Brewer accuses the provost of interference Monday. Law student faces trial for protest in dean's office By James M. Nash DAILY EDITOR IN CHIEF A University Law School student who con- fronted Dean Lee Bollinger over a plan to cut funding to Public Interest programs is scheduled to stand trial Sept. 15 on charges of trespassing and failing to identify himself accurately. First-year Law student Hugh Brooks faces a maximum of 90 days in jail and $100 in fines stemming from the March 24 incident. According to police reports, Brooks refused to leave Bollinger's office when the dean asked him to and later when three officers demanded. Brooks had come to visit Bollinger to protest the dean's decision to leave the Public Interest Office's fate to his successor. Bollinger has re- signed and will be replaced by Law Prof. Jeffrey Sean Lehman. Bollinger said in an interview after the incident that Brooks "was quite obnoxious" and posed a threat to the dean's safety. Bollinger called the Department of Public Safety after Brooks refused to leave. DPS reports indicate that Brooks told an officer, "I'm not leaving, arrest me." When the officer directed Brooks to stand up from the chair where he was seated, the student said, "You're going to have to carry me," according to the police report. Brooks appeared in 15th District Court yester- day for a pre-trial hearing. Assistant County Pros- ecutor Jack Simms vowed to pursue the case, de- spite requests from Bollinger to drop it. See BROOKS, Page 8