The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 17, 1991 - Page 3 ' community braces for Desert Storm I 'U' to consider refunds for students sent to Gulf oalition prepares anti- war t" ' activities *y Lari Barager Dai.y Staff Reporter Word of war came just minutes into a committee meeting of Stu- dents Against U.S. Intervention in the Middle East (SAUSI). At about 6:4b p.m., students rushed from the ropm; some burst into tears. Those remaining were struck silent. SAUSI met last night in sepa- te committees. intending to elect o representatives from each committee to a newly-formed co- ordinating committee. The outreach committee's meeting was conducted with a senpe of calm purpose, but the ac- tion committee's meeting was marked by a feeling of urgency as it started just minutes before the air, strike was announced. The mmittee learned of the attack from a member wearing radio headphones. At 8 p.m. the action commit- tee's approximately 40 members broke up into seven subcommittees to implement a plan of action in- cluding a rally, march, and emer- gency meeting. MSA voted to en- dorse the resolution Tuesday night. The plan includes the following Gents today: 8:30 a.m. - Fishbowl, pick- ets and leafletting 11 a.m. - Diag, rally and march 12 noon - Federal Building, community-wide demonstration KENNETH SMOLLEF University staff member Kate Pittsley paints a sign late last night for the rally and march on the Diag tod 11 a.m. by Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter The University will examine a policy regarding students who are called to serve in the armed forces at the monthly Board of Regents meeting today. The current University policy provides pro-rating of credit, tu- ition refunds, and priority for readmission to the University for students called up for military ser- vice. The current policy leaves the decision regarding credit pro-rating to individual schools and colleges whether to grant credit to those who leave to serve in the armed forces and return to the University. R/Oaiy The LSA Executive Committee established guidelines in 1969 re- lay at garding the pro-rating of credit. The credit-granting policy varied depending on popular support for the war. In some instances, those called y nom- up for service could receive credit s were if they completed the majority of d ner- the term or could return to the on the University to complete their courses. repre- "The policy (of granting credit) David to those in the military was quite ate stu- liberal after World War II, but much less liberal during Viet- nam... There was a general uncer- see a tainty about why we were (in mass Vietnam), and the whole moral ople in question about what we were do- inistra- ing. There was not popular or gen- eral support," said James Robert- son, former assistant dean for LSA le for student academic affairs. Eugene Nissen, assistant dean for Pollak LSA student academic affairs, predicts the policy will continue if students leave the University to fight in, the Gulf. "Any students who go into the military during the gulf crisis will receive treatment of the pro-rating of credit and tu- ition," Nissen said. This policy evolved from the University's Board of Regents res- olution enacted in March 1917, which guaranteed a full semester's credit for students who enlisted in the military service during the middle of a semester. The basis for the University's current tuition policy - which was put in place in November of 1940 - was modified from the previous World War I policy and dealt solely with tuition. The policy called for a tuition refund based on the amount of the semester the military officer completed before being called to service. At the December Regents meeting the following year, the Board affirmed a resolution which allowed students to finish and re- ceive credit for courses rmissed during military service. The Board reaffirmed these res- olutions August 1950 and April 1968. In doing so in 1968, the Re- gents added a clause granting pri- ority for readmission to the Univer- sity to students returning from ac- tive duty. Currently, these three resolu- tions stand as the University's pol- icy towards soldiers leaving the University to fight in military combat. Registrar records show three students who have received reduc- tions in tuition in the past few decades. One in 1961, one in 1968, and one in 1969. 7 pm. - Emergency meet- ing, site to be announced The new coordinating commit- tee will organize the four existing committees - education, action, outreach, and publicity - in an at- tempt to eliminate overlap and confusion about each committee's duties. The coordinating committee, whose 10 members will meet weekly, was given the power to execute emergency decisions be- tween meetings of the mass body, which are held at 8 p.m. Monday' nights in Hutchins Hall. The Outreach committee's elected representatives are Michi- gan Student Assembly's Peace and Justice Commission Chair Paula Church and Rochelle Davis, an MSA representative. "I've been a part of it (Outreach Committee) since it started," Davis, a first year Rack- ham student, said. "I would like to see unity built on campus and us working to include all groups." Davis added, "I think it's great that students who may have never taken a political stand are getting really involved." Church said, "Peace and Jus- tice helped start this group and I've seen it grow. I know what has worked and what hasn't." "We've been having problems with mass meetings," she added, "and I would like to help them run as smoothly as possible. I also want to help organize mass groups of people so that action can be done most efficiently." Candidates were hurriedl inated, and while ballots counted, members listene vously to incoming reports radio. The Action Committee's sentatives are LSA senior Levin and sociology gradua dent, Lori Stark. Levin said, "I'd like to broad united democratic which would empower pec this country to stop the adm tion's war drive." Stark was unavailab comment. -Daily Staffer Tami contributed to this report. Anti-war group calls for termination *W Sarah Schweitzer Daily Administration Reporter As war begins, questions are surfacing regarding the Univer- sity's involvement in military and classified research and could be used to buttress the anti-war movement as they did in the 1960s. Already one anti-war group - udents Against U.S. Intervention the Middle East (SAUSI) - has made the demand that all military research at the University cease. In the 1960s, the first rumblings of protest began at the University when- students became aware of classified research being con- ducted to develop Napalm and other implements of war. By accepting funding from the Department of Defense (DoD), the University is making itself a "part of the war machine," said Jennifer Van Valey, MSA President and SAUSI member. Correction The Daily misreported the vote on an MSA Gulf resolution yesterday. The resolution passed 20-18. WTHE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Out of all research done at the University, 4.5 percent is funded by the DoD, though military-re- lated research funding can also come from other public or private subcontracts. Sixty percent of fund- ing comes from the National Insti- tute for Health and is earmarked for biomedical research. While the University does ac- cept DoD funds, University Re- search Policy Advisor Judith Nowack said these funds are never used for direct weapons research. The situation gets murky, Nowack said, when the subsequent uses of research are considered. "It is hard to anticipate what ef- fects research will have. How can you know how your research will be used?" Nowack said. Nowack cited the example of research done on communication technology and high speed com- puters which can have direct mili- tary applications. However, studies on the effects of nerve gas are also conducted at the University and funded by the DoD, according to the Senate Ad- visory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) Chair Peggy Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth said DoD funded research, such as that done on the effects of nerve gas, should be considered "basic research which protects us." While DoD or other military re- search has recently been chal- lenged by concerned students, the issue of classified research has not yet come under fire. Classified research is defined as research which requires access to classified information, access to facilities in which classified in- formation is held, or which pro- of military duces information determined by the federal government to need protection from unauthorized dis- closure. The current policy - the 1987 Regents' Policy Concerning Re- search Grants, Contracts and Agreements revised in May 1990 - which governs all research conducted under University aus- pices, states the University "normally does not accept grants, contracts, or agreements for re- search which unreasonably restrict its faculty, staff, or students from publishing or otherwise disseminat- ing the results of the research." The policy, however, explicitly reserves the right of the University to accept classified research "if it can be accommodated without compromising the University's pur- suit of its educational mission and if its purpose is clearly in the pub- lic interest." Many faculty members criti- cized the 1987 policy when it was formulated because of its abolition Color Printing Color Printing Color Printing Color Printing Big savings on color printing for all clubs, businesses, and organizations. funding for of the the Research Policie Committee - a board composed of faculty and students which re viewed classified research propos- als. The removal of this body, fac- ulty claimed, lessened the restric- tions on classified research. The University currently has two outstanding classified researci projects, according to the Divisioi of Research and Developmen Administration (DRDA), the ad- ministrative agency through which all research projects are funnelled for review. All accepted classified researci projects are supposed to be pub- lished in the DRDA Reporter with an asterisk beside them. While students and faculty are quiet now, classified research has been a festering issue among stu- 'U' research s dents, researchers and University d officials for the'past three decades. Historically, the controversy has centered around whether clas- sified research inhibits free discus- sion and dissemination of research results or whether its prohibition denies scholars the right to freely choose, their area of study. In the '60s, when the issue first came to the forefront, students protested with sit-ins and teach- ins, eventually leading to the for- mulation of a policy in 1968 which for the first time set guidelines for classified research. Over the years, the policy has been updated, most recently in May of 1990. $. Zeta mau Afpha All groups who wish to appear In the List must re There will be no automatic We apologize for the Inco Meetings CT-UP Ann Arbor, weekly meeting. Group not affiliated with Revolutionary Workers' League. Call 665-1797 or 662-6282 for info. 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