…ite yI at Ninety-seven years of editorialfreedom 0 VOLUME XCVII - NO. 102 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY, MARCH 2,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Code debate brews By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN First in a three-part series. .Why Code? Despite a virtual disappearance of campus protest against the University's proposed code of non-academic conduct, the code is far from dead. This controversial issue will likely be acted upon before the summer'...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 103 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1987 COPYRIGHT_1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY City Sororities By JERRY MARKON Despite strong opposition from 125 sorority members and a top University official, the Ann Arbor City Council last night unani- mously approved a plan which will severely restrict Greek housing in North Burns Park. Before the vote, sorority leaders had vowed to lead ...…
…Regeni By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN Third in a three-part series Recent statements by members of the University Board of Regents suggest that the regents may be on the verge of passing a code of non-academic students conduct - with or without student input. "I think that if the administration is interested in getting something done, a code could be formulated and passed in a matter of months," said Regent Paul Brown (D-Petosky). The administration h...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 105 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, MARCH 5,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Reagan admits 'mistake' President responds to Tower findings Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY United Coalition Against Racism rallyers cheer yesterday at the Fleming indict the University administration for not responding to past deman- Building. The demonstrators marched from the Diag to present their ds...…
…Ineekend Magazine. Racism: Our University's shame * 'Hoosiers' John Logie " Interview: Peg Lourie The List Ninety-seven years of editorialfreedom 0 i qrv r kLUME XCVII - NO. 106 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Hearing on racism sparks emotion Hundreds watch as students testify By STEPHEN GREGORY In an extraordinary display of support to rid the University of racism, 61 members of t...…
…Racism pervades black student life By EUGENE PAK First in a five-part series In dormitory cafeterias the separation is visually striking: Black students sit with black students; white students sit with white students. Laws relegating blacks to separate, often inferior, public facilities and institutions were repealed more than 20 years ago, but a separation along racial lines is still evident today - both nationwide and at the University. ...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 108 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Faculty votes for increased hirings By MARTIN FRANK The LSA faculty yesterday voted 25-21 to recommend that James Duderstadt, University Vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost, spend $1 million on hiring new faculty members. Duderstadt, however, last night said he will not implement the facult...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 109 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Lack offaculty diversity hurts 'U' By ERIC MATTSON Third in afive-part series As United Coalition Against Racism member James McGee sees it, the University's apparent inability to recruit black faculty members stems from two factors: priorities and money. "As far as not having enough money to go ...…
…NCAA Tournament Preview -See pages 10.11 Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 110 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY UCAI? *demands detals of probe By STEVE BLONDER and EUGENE PAK demadin the Uiversiyrla al of the information, including the circulating a racst flie in Couzens Hall. Marty Ellington, a leader of the United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR), said his group want...…
…'I1 Ma , Why women faculty are so few * Minutemen W 0 ke1 M ga 1l ' John Logie - Interview: Donna Jo Napoli " The List Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom I LUME XCVII - NO. 111 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY I ( ; r 4 ',. A a e 1 9 tl 4 I a 5 i . j a 1 Societal racism ref cted at U By EUGENE PAK insensitivity to the issue and I don't yifth in afive-part series doubt we need some rearran...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 112 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY SACUA members will be elected today By WENDY SHARP Four faculty members will be elected this afternoon to next year's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. The Senate Assembly, a 75- member group of faculty which elects SACUA members and votes on major policy decisions, will rank eight facult...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 113 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN -TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY v xr r~ s xt xa xarryt x SACUA selects P y , #O x2 ' x yr t+xx e & 3 e . . . . . . . . * s ht e ; "'F-s. . . k+ s a Y K r3r 6S "sr . .\ new m em bers"a C k ' 'v+t , . .d ' rrC FVx s:ad s A ° By WENDY SHARP The Senate Assembly, the faculty governance body, elected four new faculty members to its executiv...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 114 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY radio station to reopen By EUGENE PAK Vice President for Student Ser- vices Henry Johnson said campus radio station WJJX can resume' transmissions beginning today. The decision came after radio station members protested at Johnson's :office yesterday. Johnson closed the station Feb. :19 when members ...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII-- NO. 115 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, MARCH 19,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY B AM takes action against ' Picketers hold Union boycott By WENDY LEWIS and EUGENE PAK In one of the largest protests on campus this year, more than 350 Black students converged on the Union yesterday to begin a new Black Action Movement. BAM organizers called for a 24-hour economic boycott of the...…
…In Weekend Magazine: Special issue: Spring Style 1987 " John Logie Interview: Professor Vivian Shapiro 9 The List e t t tX Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII-- NO. 116 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Weine, Felton win MSA Iandslide By MARTHA SEVETSON The Students First party, led by LSA juniors Ken Weine and Becca Felton, won a sweeping victory in this week's Michigan Stude...…
…Ube idto a r Ninety-seven years of editorialfreedom _ _ _ _ _ /'Tl 'Tw~COP Y RI 1 H A T 1987, T THE I t T\ 1NTTA\ r VOLUME XCVII - NO. 117 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY, MARCH 23 . 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY ., __.,. Shapiro to meet BAM leaders By STEVE BLONDER and MICHAEL LUSTIG After anti-racism protesters disrupted the University's Board of Regents meeting Friday, University President Harold Shapiro and several regents ...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 118 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Blacklead agreeVmen By EUGENE PAK administration and black leaders. "A limited victory," said United Jackson and Shapiro commended Coalition Against Racism member each other and the students for their Barbara Ransby. work. Shapiro said he did not feel "Progress," said BAM III pressured into the resolu...…
…11 Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 119 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'U, Regent Sarah Power falls fro By STEVE BLONDER and REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN University Regent Sarah Goddard Power (D-Ann Arbor) died yesterday after falling from an eighth-floor window of Burton Memorial Tower. : Power was pronounced dead on arrival at University Hospital yes - terday. Ann Arbor...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 120 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY I - '-m-.No Camp us lamnents regent's death By STEPHEN GREGORY The American flag on the Diag flew at half mast. The sky above urton Memorial Bell Tower was vercast, and rain was imminent. A somber mood permeated the area around the tower yesterday as people passed the site were Regent University Pres...…
…In WeekendMagazine, How gay students cope with bigotry * John Logie Ballots for our Best of Ann Arbor poll - The List Ninety-seven years of editorialfreedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 121 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Ii / : T p - Subletters seek spring- summer s tudents By ELIZABETH ATKINS The spring and summer sublet season is once again in full swing as students advertise sublets of apartments ...…
…Ninety-seven years of editorialfreedom VOLUME XCVII -NO. 122 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY BAM Ill By WENDY LEWIS and MARTHA SEVETSON Black Action Movement III, a descendant of two earlier movements, has translated the current concern over racist attitudes into an opportunity to repeat the demands of those movements. The group recently picketed the Michigan Union and staged a sit-in at the Fle...…
…tC r4 1at Ninety-seven years of editorialfreedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 123. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Hoosiers squeeze 'by Orange 74-73 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Keith Smart, a junior college transfer, scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, including the game- winner with five seconds left last night to give Indiana a 74-73 victory over Syracuse. The win gave Indiana coach Bobby Knight his ...…
…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 2, 1987 Students (Continued from Page 1) has slipped beneath the surface since 1984, when University President Harold Shapiro returned the code to its original promulgators: the University Council. The council, a nine- member panel composed of three students, three faculty members, and three administrators, is authorized by a Board of Regents bylaw to formulate rules governing officials differ o...…
…4 Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 3, 1987 Senator finds abusesatsyu IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A lawmaker who got a job at a state mental institution although he used the name of a dead convicted rapist said yesterday he found patient abuse and incidents that "made 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' look like a picnic." State Sen. Richard Codey said he watched employees corral and prod pa...…
…:1 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 4, 1987 Michigan students favor sex ed Lansing(AP)-- Michigan high school students give their schools pretty good .marks but say their curriculum needs changing, according to a survey released yesterday by the State Board of Education. The students favor sex education and support school-based health clinics, said the survey of 5,146 10th- and 12th-graders conducted in November by the board's ...…
…_a Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 5, 1987 PIRGIM condemns MSA ballot By MARTHA SEVETSON The Public Interest Research Group in Michigan yesterday condemned a question on the Michigan Student Assembly's March ballot asking students to choose either a positive checkoff or refundable system for PIRGIM funding. According to PIRGIM Chair and LSA senior Andrew Swensen, "It (the question) claims to give WEEKEND MAGAZINE Fridays in The...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily-- Friday, March 6, 1987 'U', MS1 By EDWARD KLEINE Special to the Daily LANSING - Cascading win - dows of water, sidewalk cafes, and a x riverfront theater are just a few of the things University of Michigan and Michigan State University students have in mind for the future of the state capital. The ideas came out of a project between the two schools and the Capital Park Subcommittee of the Capital Revitalization Ta...…
…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 9, 1987 'U' racism (Continued from Pagey ) can at her from his dorm window. The assailant yelled" ger" at her as the can just misse head. Such overt racist incide coupled with cultural and so obstacles can make campus unbearable for many students. Race and academia Many black students alsof alienation in the classro Attending a large lecture hall ca intimidating for any first-' student, but for a...…
…4 Page 2 - The Michigah Daily- Tuesday, March 10, 1987 U blacks want better services (Continued from Page 1) but many students wonder if the University could reallocate inter- nal funds or attempt to receive more money. Barbara Ransby, a graduate student and active student leader, said, "It's always said the Univer- sity does not have an endless amount of money, but I think when we look at the U's priorities - when we look at the salary list...…
…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 11, 1987 Stdnt disadvantaged (Continued from page 1) new professors than in a profession such as clerical help, where the University has been more successful in recruiting minorities. Because of the relatively low turnover rate in, faculty, the Uni- versity cannot put as much pressure on departments for quick change, said Affirmative Action Director Virginia Nordby. "You have to take a longer ...…
…Page 2 --The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 12, 1987 Students to host Bunyan By RYAN TUTAK After months of searching, the Natural Resources Club has rescued Paul Bunyan and brought him back to the University. Well, not exactly. This Paul Bunyan is a 15-foot-high papier- mache replica of the legendary forester. Members of the club built him in 1979 as an emblem for its annual Paul Bunyan Ball. The club lost track of Paul last year, but rece...…
…II Page 2 - The Michigan Daily=- Friday, March 13, 1987 Student groups hope to improve LSA By MARTIN FRANK At last night's special mass meeting of the LSA Student Government, six students joined action groups designed to improve LSA student life. Last month, the government appointed chairpersons to groups, which focus on issues they deemed important - class overcrowding, implementation of a code of student non-academic conduct, counseling, ...…
…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 16, 1987 Engrin. group helps students find jobs Associated Press Spanish protest Thousands of demonstrators march toward a U.S. air force base near Madrid yesterday to protest American military presence in Spain. The march concides with the scheduled arrival of U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in Madrid. B USINESS WE WORK AS LATE AS YOU Do kinkos Whenever you need clear, quality copies. ...…
…I Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 198' Courses taught by local (Continued from Page 1) Professor Peter Behers, who is teaching classes on international relations law, is replacing a professor on sabbatical. Behers, ;from the University of Hamburg, Germany, said he accepted the University's offer because of its "good research facilities and extremely good (law) library." The College of Pharmacy also uses both visiting and ad...…
…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, March 18, 1987 'English only' legislation opposed By DAVID WEBSTER While racial discrimination has been in the news lately, a proposed constitutional amendment - one which many think will promote further racial separation - has been circulating in the U. S. House of Representatives. The proposed English Language Amendment would destroy the multilingual, socially diverse popu - lation by making Engl...…
…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1987 Gays present list of demands to Shapiro IN BRIEF ---A - By SUSANNE SKUBIK Following recent reports of violence against homosexuals on campus, gay and lesbian activists demanded yesterday that University President Harold Shapiro help combat sexual orientation discrimination. Members of the newly-formed Gay Political Action Caucus members sat calmly at the round table in the Regents' ...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 20, 1987 I Walkathon to help homeless By RYAN TUTAK No one argues that more low-income housing is needed, but debates emerge over funding of new housing projects. Tomorrow's Heart to Heart for the Homeless Walk will raise money to build a 40-unit rooming facility for welfare clients in Ann Arbor and a family shelter in Ypsilanti. The Interfaith Council for Peace, in conjunction with five area emer...…
…I Page 2 -- The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 23, 1987 Career fair draws record attendance By ROSE MARY WUMMEL The eighth annual Alternative Career Fair attracted record crowds to its speeches and workshops at East Quad this weekend. According to Phillis Englebert, organizer of the weekend and graduate student in Natural Resources, "I feel that this year there were more participants, more energy, than any of the other years."v The Alternati...…
…4 Page 2=- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 24, 1987 f BAM, UCAR IN BRIEF . , . . :. e . . F Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Rev. Jesse Jackson and 'U' President Harold Shapiro speak with members of the press yesterday after meeting with members of-the Black Action Movement and the United Coalition Against Racism. Jacksonc ails for newagenda reach pact with 'U' president (Continued from Page 1) sufficient to accomplish its mis- sion. The...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 25, 1987 RD urges student involvement IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports ... (Continued from Page 1) because some residents were being just a bit too loud. "It's hard to get the best of her," he said. As a Couzens RD, Hackel was concerned about the racist flier incident last February, in which a student slipped a facsimile of an Ohio hunting license, declaring "open season" on bla...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 26, 1987 Co-ed cheerleaders re-form By REBECCA COX Members of the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics decided Tuesday to reinstate the co- ed basketball cheerleading squad after the group was suspended last month. In a reversal of a decision made by Althetic Director Don Canham in early February, the men's squad will remain all-male and the co-ed squad will be re-formed, according to boa...…
…Page 2-- The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1987 Politicians discuss part-time mayor spot IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports (Continued from Page 1? example, the Nicaraguan Sister City Task Force. Pierce spent two weeks in Nicaragua last year with the task force. Former Republican Mayor Lou Belcher says he understands Pierce's dilemma. "The mayor of this city could put in 200 hours a week if he had the time," Belcher says. ...…
…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 30, 1987 Diatoms back dinosaur theory IN BRIEF By REBECCA COX A University scientist has removed one ob- jection to the most commonly accepted theory explaining the extinction of the dinosaurs. The theory - that the dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago because of global darkness caused by atmospheric dust - has been questioned partly because of the large number of diatoms, a photosynt...…
…4 Page 2 -- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 31, 1987 TAs begin to vote on By ANDY MILLS Teaching assistants across campus began voting this week on a proposal to call a strike against the University on April 8. The Graduate Employees Organization - the union bargaining for the near 1,700 university employed teaching and staff assistants - is soliciting ballots from its 1,100 members until April 7. Votes began trickling in yesterday, but...…
… Parties file for MSA election By PAMELA FRANKLIN Four campus political parties met the Feb. 20 filing deadline for candidacy in the 1987 Michigan Student Assembly elections later this month. The "Bigfoot" party includes presidential candidate David Newblatt, an LSA junior and member of the University Council, and vice presidential candidate Charles Heckstall, a junior in the College of Engineering. The party has 15 candidates. The "Blue" part...…
…Baker announces Gates' withdrawal I WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly installed White House chief of staff Howard Baker announced yesterday that Robert Gates' nomination as CIA director was being withdrawn at Gates' request and said President Reagan was ready to tackle the Iran- Contra problem head-on in a speech to the nation. Appearing formally for the first time before the White House press corps, Baker said of Reagan: "I've never seen him better t...…
…'U' prof outlines research issues The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 4, 1987 - Page 3 'U' official puts research report in perspective By MELISSA RAMSDELL David Bassett, associate professor of internal medicine, yesterday recounted the history of the ongoing controversy over potentially harmful research at a speech yesterday. Bassett gave the first of a series of- five lectures on classified research at the International Center on E. Madi...…
…I E Ballot The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 5, 1987 - Page 3 proposal labelled 'unconstitutional' By CARRIE LORANGER Michigan's Attorney General's office ha called Ann Arbor's housing millage n proposal unconstitutional and has forwarded it to the governor's office to be re-worded. In late February, the Attorney General's office charged the ballot poposal unconstitutional because the state constitution forbids the use of tax dpllars for...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 9, 1987 - Page 31 Bigfoot promises to focus on minorities State mediator enters GEO contract talks (Continued from Page 1) The party platform includes a plan to fight any code, including a group to organize demonstrations, meetings, and letter-writing cam- paigns. Newblatt is a member of the assembly's campus governance co- mmittee, vice chair of its dev- elopment committee, and a member of the University ...…
