March 15, 1979
(vol. 89, iss. 130)
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… were no delays in. Israeli approval, the English- language version of the peace treaty-the first between an Arab nation and the Jewish state-could be signed in Washington "by Thursday or Friday of next…
… military aid for both Israel See AGREEMENT, Page 7 'U' student regent still unlikely By MITCH CANTOR Despite a strong nationwide trend toward student participation in college policy-making, student…
… representation on the University's Board of Regents seems at least several years away. Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) President Eric Arnson, who last April presented a proposal to the Regents for a non…
…-voting student member, said op- position to the idea was fairly strong at that time. Though the proposal failed by a mere 3-2 margin, Arnson remains pessimistic about student participation in policy-making in the…
… future. THE MSA CHIEF will meet with Regents in April to once more advocate student participation in University decision-making. Whether or not the Regents agree to ease restrictions on student par…
…- ticipation in lower levels of policy- making, Arnson is certain a student regent is far in the future. "I think with the current composition (of the Regents) it seems like it just won't happen," he said. He…
…. Nederlander argued that students already have access to Regents and administrators, so the added step is un- necessary. Another reason for opposition, em- phasized by Baker, was that other campus groups, such…
… as faculty and alumni, might also ask for represen- tation if the students were granted a voice. REGENT GERALD DUNN (D- Lansing) who officially offered the resolution, and Regent Sarah Power (D…
…-Ann Arbor) had apparently changed their minds on the issue since the board unanimously opposed a student Regent resolution in November 1975. Since last year, however, the Regents have remained opposed to the…
… idea. Regent David Laro (D-Flint) believes the structure of the Board, mandated by the Michigan Constitution, offers a fair voice to the students. "THERE ARE EIGHT Regents; they represent the people from…