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… forced to pay Kelly Services $6.50 an hour per employee while it continued to pay its student employees $3.35 an hour, said Nick Sheath, general manager of the MUG. IN RESPONSE to the dearth of student…

… applications, the MUG raised its starting wage from $3.35 to $4.00 an hour, arnd the number of student applications increased. In addi * in to their pay, students who work at the MUG receive a 10 percent…

… Oz speaks to a crowd of several hundred at Rackham Auditorium last night. See story, Page 3. Arabs, Jews create Middle East dialogue By TIM DALY While diplomats search desperately for peace in the…

… Middle East, a Palestinian and a Jew are traveling across the country promoting dialogue between Arabs and Jews living in the United States. Walid Mula, a Palestinian living in Israel, and Ronny Brawer, a…

… member of the Progressive Zionist Caucus (PZC), will visit about 70 universities and 25 cities during their two-year national speaking tour, which began in September. At the University, Jews and Arabs have…

… already formed an informal discussion group, which met over the weekend. It offers Jews and Arabs a chance to get to know each other as people - not as members of an ethnic group. Mula and Brawer, who spoke…

… at the Law School last week, urged Jews and Arabs interested in the Middle East conflict to take part in the workshop, which was directed by Len Suransky, a former University faculty member, and Mula…

…. WORKSHOP participants discussed Jewish and Arab culture, group stereotypes, and how their identity as a Jew or Arab affects their lives. Miriam Roth, a PZC member, has been participating in an Arab…

… placed in smaller groups so they can get to know each other. "The small groups allow people to get to know each other as individuals instead of knowing each other as an Arab or a Jew," Roth said. The…

… dialogue group's main purpose is to emphasize the importance of personal relationships between Jews and Arabs, Roth said. Political issues are discussed, but only after the participants have gained a better…

… among his most vivid memories of the ir anxiety university is the shift in the mood of Arab and Israeli students as the war progressed. At the outset of the war, "there were no more than 15 or 40 Israeli…

… students on campus and there were probably ten or more times that amount of Arab students, from all Arab countries," he said. At first, the Arab students seemed confident that Isreal would lose the war, Ya…

… Student Assembly. The election duel between, can- didates from the Student Rights Party and the Meadow Party resulted in a draw. Meadow Party members, Kurt Muenchow and Darrell Thompson received the…

… -presidential and vice- presidential posts respectively. Yet the upcoming assembly consists of 25 Student Rights members, 15 Meadow Graduate student to run for Congress party members, and eight indepen- dents…

…1£ rrrau tz Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 130 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, April 12, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Israelis expel eight Arabs charged with…

… 12 others. Hospital officials said soldiers shot a 20-year-old Arab to death in the West Bank. That brought to 142 the number of Palestinians killed since riots began Dec. 8 in the occupied West Bank…

… and Gaza Strip, which Israel captured from Jordan and Egypt in the 1967 Middle East war. The eight Arabs were taken to south Lebanon in two helicopters. The United States condemned the de- portations…

…. Six Palestinians from Beita, a West Bank village where an Israeli settler girl and two Arabs were killed in a clash last week, were among the 12 against whom the army issued deportation orders…

… only further inflame pas- sions." See Israel, Page 2 Hijackers kill second hostage on Kuwaiti jet LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) - Arab hijackers yesterday killed a second hostage, tossed his bloody body…

… said there are at least eight hijackers, all of them Arabs, carrying forged passports. Four of the hijackers have Bahraini passports, three have Iraqi passports and one has a Columbian passport, he said…

… is rising ple looked at as people. Whether numbers and more they are qualified for the job or not, udes of men. senior administra- See ROTC, Page 2 1 No input Student voice absent on honorary degree…

… panel By LAWRENCE ROSENBERG Students had no input in selecting the honorary degree recipients for spring com- mencement ceremonies because the Michigan Student Assembly failed to appoint students to the…

… would be named yesterday or today. The Honorary Degree Committee is usu- ally comprised of six to eight faculty mem- bers, four administrators, and two students, said Vice President for Government…

…The Michigan Daily Vol. XCI, No. 28-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, June 13, 1981 Ten Cents Sixteen Pages Arab nations seek embargo aainst Israel From AP and UPI blind force," Hammadi said as the 15…

…- - UNITED NATIONS - Braced for a nation council opened debate on the clash with the United States and Israel, Iraqi complaint. foreign ministers from Iraq and other BEFORE THE council met, Iraq won S .Arab…

… now being considered in the adding that prospective grad students Eroding financial support for House committee. If approved, this sometimes choose to attend other graduate student programs from measure…

… would make many middle-in- universities that can offer better finan- . private foundations and federal gover- come grad students ineligible for aid, cial packages. nment agencies may lead to a future…

… University officials fear. FINANCIAL AID Officer Mary decline in graduate student enrollment, Looming federal cutbacks coupled Jarrett for the graduate school ad- according to Thomas Butts, assistant to with…

… process.' -simulation co-director Edgar Taylor simulate a similar exercise for their class on the Arab-Israeli conflict. In the constitution exercise, students will spend three weeks preparing, seven weeks…

… ratified or rejected by the delegations, said project co- director Frederick Goodman. The convention exercise parallels a simulation of the Arab-Israeli conflict that sec- ondary students have participated…

… four-minute speech from See REAGAN, Page 2 Carlucci .. . will replace Poindexter MSA doesn't Iowe $19,000, Official says By WENDY SHARP The Michigan Student Assembly does not owe '$19,000 to Student…

… Legal Services, as some assembly members believed last week, according to John Forczak, director of Student Legal Services. "It is my understanding, after speaking to my staff, that we received our proper…

… look fairly peaceable at the Peaceable Kingdom on W. Liberty yesterday as a patron browses among the fare offered for sale. Shultz backs stronguer US. ies with Arabs By CHARLES THOMSON Officials of the…

… contains provisions for graduated salary increases, a training program for teaching assistants, an im- provement in tuition benefits for graduate students, and restrictions on class sizes for teaching…

… assistants. Sources also said the tentative agreement includes a promise from the University that it will review and modify its current affirmative action programs for graduate students. THE PROPOSED pact will…

… Univer- sity and the GEO, which represents more than 1,500 teaching assistants and student assistants. The TAs and SAs had no contract between 1976 and November 1981. In November, the Michigan Employment…

… Relations Commission ruled that most of the University's graduate student assistants were employees of the University and had the right to organize a union. That MERC decision forced the University to sign…

… passed," said Harris. Harris would only say that the tentative agreement pledges the University to revise its affirmative action guidelines for graduate students. A source within the union, however, said…

… increases for graduate students to the average increase received by University faculty mem- bers. The source said those increases are expected to be between 12 and 18 per- cent over the life of the new…

… contract. The contract also reportedly redefines "tuition grants" - the discounts on tuition given to graduate student assistants by the University - as "tuition waivers." The changes will mean that graduate…

… students will not have to pay income tax on the grants. HARRIS confirmed that the new agreement contains a provision for training programs for teaching assistants. He refused to say what the details of the…

… overall commitment to "wide and ever- strengthening ties with the Arabs." While Shultz repudiated none of the longstanding specific guideposts in American policy toward the Mideast, his testimony to the…

… the college's computer system. Vandals deface shanty ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily A board erected by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the Arab Student League is defaced with Nazi swastikas. 0. rep…

… about the incident. Public Safety refused comment last night. Four large red swastikas were painted on the board, which was built Sunday by the PSC and the Arab Student League. There were also statements…

… repainted and replaced on the Diag. Students, faculty and administra- tors have all expressed indignation at yesterday's defacement. Straub said that more than 25 people have lodged complaints with her office…

…. Despite complaints and angry phone calls, however, the University will not change its policy toward shanties according to Vice President of Student Services Henry Johnson. "This is a very serious incident…

… night at the Rackham Amphitheater. See PLO, Page 3 extremist Arab groups who do not International body debates democracy BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN Participants in the second day of the All- Democracies…

… Switzerland, suggested scholarships for students in "awakening" democ- racies to study in more established ones. Many participants stressed that democratically- oriented groups within non-democratic nations…

… Gerald Ford yesterday during the All-Democracies Conference at the Ford Library on North Campus. Gorbachev arrives MSA retains power to derecognize groups BY KRISTINE LALONDE The Michigan Student…

…-occupied lands. Israelis shot and killed three more Arabs and wounded 10 yesterday in the worst day of violence in week-long *rioting in the occupied West Bank of the Jordan and the Gaza Strip. It raised the…

… casualty toll to five Arabs dead and 21 wounded in six days. An Israeli border patrol also cap- tured three Arb guerrillas en route from Lebanon to Israel's northern bor- der, the military command said. A…

… occupied Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis, troops shot and killed an Arab demonstrator, the military said. Two other Arabs were wounded in the Gaza Strip village of Abasan and six more in Rafah when troops…

… fired at rioters' legs after they ignored orders to stop throwing rocks, the military said. An Arab reporter said two other demonstrators were wounded by gun- fire. increases tuition By ABBY TABB…

… to do with the remaining, colleges in the state. unstable walls. Inset shows a Another WCC trustee, Richtrd handrail which survived blaze. Bailey, said that few students would be forced out of school…

… by the tuition in- crease. Tuesday's vote by the trustees will bring tuition for in-district students from $18.50 to $24 per credit hour; for out-of-district students, the rate will See WASHTENAW, Page…

… 2 Guatemala junta Voids eonstitutiO Sharon ... angers Palestinians In the West Bank, where two Palestinian rioters were shot and killed earlier this week, Israeli civilians opened fire on Arab…

… Bankers think and say what they like is dead. The Israelis have set out to uproot PLO influence in the West Bank and promote a new, moderate Arab force. In his eight months in office, Defense Minister Ariel…

… some condi- tions the United States has set for dealing with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Arab League formed the council in 1964, but it has assumed the role of PLO legislature. Behind the…

… to make a "tremendous effort" to achieve dialogue with the Arabs. In parliamentary elections Nov. 1, nei- ther Likud nor its rival, the center-left Labor party, won enough parliament seats to gain a…

… activities and courses at the University, but the student groups want the report recalled. Groups BY LISA POLLAK The University's 1987-88 minority af- fairs report will be removed from circula- tion until its…

…-five students, representing 10 student groups, met with Duderstadt yes- terday to demand a recall of the 96-page annual report. The meeting was scheduled after some 50 students protested the docu- ment at the…

… Fleming Administration Building Friday. Duderstadt apologized for the errors, and demand recall repeatedly called for increased student input to help avoid such mistakes. But he re- fused to recall the…

… report; instead, he said, it will be distributed again with an "errata sheet" of corrections - as soon as the students submit such a sheet. The students, however, said they were frustrated and dissatisfied…

… done with an errata sheet... The report is so bad that the errata sheet could be longer than the report," said Anne Martinez, a member of the Socially Active Latino Student Association and the Chicano…

… Graduate Students Association. "We're also not satisfied that we're re- sponsible for any change that has to hap- pen. We're paying tuition for the Office of Minority Affairs to find out these things," said…

… Martinez, who represented the students during the meeting. Duderstadt agreed that the burden of the corrections shouldn't rest on the students. But he would not grant their repeated re- quest for another…

… meeting to discuss er- See Report, Page 5 .College GOP calls for Phillips to quit BY NOAH FINKEL The resignation of Michigan Student Assembly President Mi- chael Phillips will be demanded at tonight…

… See MICHIGAN, Page 11 Israeli heads debate peace offering Peres: Land should Doily Photo by KAREN HANDELMAN University employee Carl Levine addresses a group of students and workers picketing the…

…( Soldiers shot an Arab protester in Badah in the c the shoulder at Sebastiva, a West slammed him ag Bank town near Nablus, hospital of- wall. ficials in Nablus reported. A leaflet distributed by leaders of…

… -Dr. Yas what Arabs call "the uprising" - the violence that began Dec. 8 - urged Palestinians to intensify an economic Arab protesters hav boycott of Israel through strikes and tals as hiding places dui…

… back of aid, "get e hit D r. hest an d gainst the ssir Obeid e used hospi- ring 12 weeks d West Bank -e 1.5 million east 76 Arabs violence, ac- and hundreds e broken into times. Some bs stay away…

… [. ,Page 2 He said they d 10 and 11, other at the on confirmed Palestinians, showed both al's entrance. were beaten, By JIM PONIEWOZIK Thirty workers and students picketed yesterday in front of the…

…, as well as another supervisor who they claim prevented the worker from filing a grievance. The group, which called itself the Ad Hoc Worker and Student Committee Against Racism, also accused the…

… privately told two student officials three weeks ago that he would send the first draft of his anti-discrimination policy to the University Council for review. But when he released a second draft on Monday, a…

… proposal that might be adopted by the University's Board of Regents later this month, the council had not seen the document. Michigan Student Assembly President Ken Weine and Vice President Wendy Sharp said…

… Fleming told them three weeks ago that he Minority ~leadrs c larify stance By STEVE KNOPPER Several minority leaders on campus said yesterday they favor an anti-racism policy with sanctions for students…

… stance is still at odds with those of others students opposed to a code of non-academic conduct. Those would reconvene the council with a one-month deadlineto create a new policy that would deter student…

…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. Many say the separation occurs not because of racism, but merely because students stick with friends who share common interests. Marvin Woods, president of…

… the Black Student Union, said, "People get together based on their common interests and not so much physical similarity, even though that does play a part in it." The separation of black and white…

… students "is a combination of a little bit of negative feeling against the other group and each group having its own set of interests and cultural values," Woods said. "It's more cultural interest than…

… racial animosity." Nevertheless, it is clear that many black students feel alienated from the rest of the University community, both socially and academically. Both minority and majority students must…

… students. She added, however, that it may be necessary for white students to take the initiative. "It's very hard for you to be black in this world and not know about white (culture), but you can be white in…

… this world and not know about blacks," Royster said. Part of the problem stems from a cultural clash. Many of the black undergraduate students on campus are from Detroit, while many white students are…

… from the surrounding suburbs or northern areas of Michigan where few blacks live. In 1985, 81.1 percent of black undergraduates were from Michigan (compared to 71.1 percent for white students), and a…

… great majority of these students came from the southeastern part of the state. Of the 176 black Michigan freshmen in 1985, 109 came from Wayne County. Thus, even before they arrive on campus, many white…

… BY JOSHUA MITNICK AND ANNA SENKEVITCH Four University students were ar- raigned in 15th district court yester- day on charges of harassing two women on campus earlier this month. The women filed the…

…- fendant does not admit guilt. Ann Arbor Police Det. Mark Parin, who investigated the case, said each student will likely be placed on six-months probation, during which time they would serve 50 hours of…

… students have no further violations during the next six months and fulfill their probation requirements, the crime will be erased from their records. Senior Associate Athletic Direc- tor Jack Weidenbach said…

… 2 Report accuses Meese Former Attorney General's actions found unethical JESSICA GREENE/Daily Hands on LSA sophomore Heather Wolf and Vassar University student Zoey TV monitor at the Ann Arbor…

…-year students won Hopwood Awards, totalling $2925, in essay, fiction, and poetry categories. Three other awards were also presented yesterday by the English Department: The Academy of American Poets Prize, The…

… civilians and three of the 280 police officers called to the scene were injured. DETROIT (AP) - Yasser Arafat's acceptance of a Detroit at- torney's invitation to speak at a gathering of Arab-Americans in…

… that tenured professors would be laid off. Diag marchers rally in support o Arabs, PLO By GEORGEA KOVANIS TWO University security guards About 16 pro-Palestinian students positioned on the steps of the…

…. anniversary of Israel's recognition by Sonsored by the Organization of the United States. Arab Students and the General Union Beginning at noon, the protesters for Palestine Students, march marched in a large…

… several years, while more money would be channeled into the exercise science program. Professors said this shift won't effect most students in the department since the other two programs have lost…

… popularity in the past 10 years. The greater emphasis on physical fitness today is the main reason that the majority of students in the department are involved in the exercise science program. THE COMMITTEE…

… because they just lost another Arab country," said PrE f le . . 7 one onlooker who refused to be iden- E l ThEa05 tified. "Their interpretation (of the htaty shares secrets with the 3a'ly issues) and my…

… Israeli victims of a terrorist attack. Although "Stop Arab terrorism" initially appeared on the bus, Tagar changed the wording that day to "Stop All Terrorism" after repeated complaints from students…

… Africa-involved companies if the res ty: Supreme dismiss th "IT'S than to h with this sion," Mc decision o Most r not intend "I don' sion to re student B Free Sout althoughs Severa that after to strike…

… decides to do." h Africa Coordinating Committee, Bullard filed the motion along with the she said it was a "possibility." University's Black Student Union, the Na- 1 regents were concerned yesterday tional…

… country. General Assembly President Dante Caputo said he had received and granted a request from Arab nations to postpone the debate, which had been scheduled fro tomorrow, Friday, and Dec. 6. Earlier…

…, Caputo had said that once he received a request from Arab nations, the assembly would move swiftly to provide Arafat another forum. Arab diplomats said they would seek to move the debate to Geneva on or…

… international terrorism is. Arab nations on Thursday drafted a resolution expressing regret over the U.S. action and asking the State Department to reconsider. Pres. picks iI Vest as new SUprovost BY STEVE…

… the Michigan Student Assembly last week was a violation of the first amendment. Last week the assembly voted to derecognize the pro- Israeli student group for committing acts the assembly considers…

… racist unless the group meets certain require- ments. The Central Student Judiciary will hear Tagar's appeal of the decision tonight at 7 p.m. "Were CSJ not to strike down MSA's action we will definitely…

… consider taking it to a federal court," said third-year law student David Carney, Tagar's co-counsel. The complaint against Tagar centered around a bus they constructed on the Diag Nov. 14 to commemorate the…

…. Following demands from the Ad Hoc Committee Against Anti-Arab Racism, the assembly resolved to derecognize Tagar unless it meets the following require- ments: See MSA, Page 5 his general goals as Provost and…

… embassy openings EAST LANSING (UPI)-Arab and Jewish students clashed at Michigan State University yesterday over the historic opening of embassies in Egypt and Israel. An estimated 50 Arab students…

… the countries. A FIST FIGHT between an Arab student and a Zionist student broke out at one point, witnesses said. Sami Esmail, a spokesman for the Arab students who himself has spent time in an Israeli…

… said. The Arab students marched in the bitter cold near the student union building chanting "the people united will never be defeated," while the Zionist students chanted back "Stop and talk peace with…

…, saying it is "obvious" that students next year will face higher tuition. Duderstadt pointed to the fact the state finances only about half of the University's general fund, so tuition increases have to…

… make up for the rest. The cost of education rises every year, and the University will have to charge students to compensate, Duderstadt said. "We will get a tuition increase of some kind," he said…

… by JOHN MUNSON Rabbi Meir Kahane, a member of Knesset, the IsraeliParliament, speaks last night to about 200 at the Ramada Hotel in Southfield. Conttroversial rabbi wants to expel Arabs from Israel…

… 200 last night of the "threat" Arabs pose to Israel and the "problems" with American Jewry today. About 20 protesters picketed the speech outside the Southfield Ramada Hotel and local Jewish and Arab…

…. Kahane believes all Arabs should relocate outside the state of Israel. See RABBI, Page 3 14 win spring break vacation in Jamaica calendar contest By LOUIS STANCATO The female model finalists for the…

… scenes for a calendar for the 1987-88 academic year. As of press time last night, the names of the winners had not been announced. The judges, who include a professor, students, and a professional…

… photographer, will select the student winners. Both men and women will be featured in the calendar, with men's final interviews tomorrow afternoon. Each student contestant must model both formal and casual…

… several men shouted "Hurt me!" and "We want flesh!" four women strutted through Dooley's bar last night, modeling lingerie. Outside, 30 University students protested the event. Calling the show sexist and…

… entering the bar. "Maybe we won't buy the alcohol, Israeli Knesset Member speaks out against Arabs, despite criticism. OPINION, PAGE 6. The Michigan Theater is planning a "massive" production to celebrate…

… CRUZ Against Tagar," a reaction to wording offended Arab students. Price IndeX The Michigan Student Assembly on the wooden school bus built by The resolution passed by MSA l 1 t { l t last night passed…

… Palestinian demands. However, "at some point Palestinian aspirations will have to be satisfied," he said. "The problem is not going to disappear." Wald disagreed, instead calling the "anti-Arab nature of the U…

… a resolution that Tagar last week on the Diag. The includes t will revoke their recognition of the proposal was tabled at last Tuesday's formal ap pro-Israel student group Tagar if it meeting. of…

… Tagar does not make amends for actions the The bus, erected last Monday to workshop assembly considers discriminatory commemorate Israeli victims of a Tagar con against Arab-Americans. recent terrorist…

… attack, originally had benefit the Both Tagar and the Ad Hoc the words "Stop Arab Terrorism" Crescent's Committee Against Anti-Arab painted on its side. Later that that Tagar Racism rallied at MSA last…

… than a month in advance. Some errors are rather minor ones, such as Another registration problem this term is that Student Verification Forms, which stu- dents need to go through CRISP, are being mailed…

… late for juniors and seniors. The Registrar's Office began sending SVFs in the mail last year, rather than having students wait in often long lines. But this year, a conflict with the firm that was sup- ____________________________ ~ …

…'t speak for the University. If Pro-Arab students had some function, I'd be happy to take part as well," said Tanter. More than0 drawn to More than 100 protesters defend fetal rights BY TARA GRUZEN SPECIAL…

… person, See Fisher, Page 12 Students protest JNF dinner BY DIMA ZALATIMO About 150 angry pro-Palestinian protestors shouted "Shame! Shame!" at guests arriving at the Jewish Na- tional Fund's $150-a…

…-plate dinner last night. "We are protesting the JNF be- cause of its discriminatory land policies," said Nuha Khoury, a member of the Palestine Solidarity Committee and Rackham graduate student. Khoury said the…

…, protested University offi- cials' attendance outside the event, saying they were favoring one side of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Though President James Duderstadt's name is on the event's program as one of…

… Israel," said Khoury. About 150 people, mostly students, protested the JNF dinner. About 20 people counterprotested in sup- port of the JNF. "The protest that PSC is doing is unfair - it doesn't look at…

… all the facts. The JNF has no policy of favoring Jews over Arabs," said Tagar president, Keith Hope, a LSA se- nior and counterprotester. University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs…

…. Raymond Tanter, who teaches a class on the Arab-Israeli con- flict, said people came to the dinner as indi- viduals and not to represent the University. "I'm proud to take part of this enterprise. I don…

… junior Lisa Wallace, one of the large number of University students who participated in the march. "It's already happened in Michigan with Propositon A." "If we're not going to fight who will?" asked…

… Jackie Kadanoff, an RC senior. Two buses from the Ann Arbor NOW chapter and one bus from the Ann Arbor Tenants Union brought University students and Ann Arbor residents to the march, which started at noon…

… yesterday. Catherine Brighton, a student from Smith College in Massachusetts, said over eight busloads of students - most of the student body - came to the march. She asked, "How could we responsibly not be…

… in 1995. For students in Prof. Raymond Tanter's Political Science 353 class - The Arab-Israeli Conflict - it's reality. For 11 weeks this semester, 185 students will take the roles of various world…

… HENRY CHO Students and professors in the } Soviet Union are deprived of their freedom not through blatant oppression, but through a carefully controlled academic system, according to Dr. Alexander Gold…

… universities. Science students must state their acceptance atheist doctrines in order to pass a required scientific atheism See SCIENTIST, PAGE 3 Kidnappers may trade with Israel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Moslem…

… kidnappers were reported trying to strike a deal with Israel yesterday that would free 400 Arab prisoners in exchange for three Americans and an Indian held in Beirut and a captured Israeli airman. The…

… the United States takes military action. "The retaliation will be very cruel," it said in a statement delivered to the Beirut office of a Western news agency. Macwriters Students type away at the…

… drafting of a proposed code of student conduct, Rucknagel has extended his influence to some controversial and seemingly conflicting pursuits. "I don't understand how someone who believes so strongly in…

… involvement could want to limit political expression by imposing academic sanctions through a code," said Ken Weine, a Michigan Student Assembly and former University Council member. As Rucknagel leaves the…

… of a proposed code of non-academic student conduct. Serving as the co- chair of the University Council for the past two years, Rucknagel has repeatedly made it clear that he is committed to the…

… formation of an enforceable set of guidelines that would govern student behavior outside of the classroom. "I would not support putting any violations of guidelines on a stu - dent's transcript, but I think…

… go to the computing center, and suddenly you're no longer a University student, but PLO leader Yassir Arafat, attempting to retain the support of radical pro- Syrian factions while projecting the image…

… in southern Lebanon held by Israeli-backed Christian militias. It said the Israelis and Christian militiamen fired some 1,000 artillery, mortar and tank shells. Arab states pledged to help guerrillas…

… withstand Israel's heaviest offensive since the 1978 invasion of southern Lebanon. Arab League ministers said they would meet Thursday in Tunis, Tunisia, to decide on a response. EARLIER, SAUDI Arabia's King…

… TO HAVE 'SECRET AGENTS': spi fo dir He po for dr, go dis no ne me 0 icial concurs: Spies on campus By JOHN ADAM large number of Taiwanese students in American They have always been aware that there…

… that, propriately intervene since it is not a law enfor- rector of the University's International Center, Jon in addition to Taiwanese agents there are also cement agency, said Heise. eise. "Any student…

… action and it is ap- THE MYSTERIOUS death earlier this month of The agents are "almost always in the student propriately so, he said. International agencies, not rmer University Ph.D student Chen Wen…

… International, should be "very actively in- wvernment agents are, in fact, reporting any s rident activities of their countrymen hack to their MOST ARE legitimate students who are here to volved," he said. vsrent…

… at a meeting this morning. He ember before his death, has said he suspects a "Students from Taiwan have always been cautious. See OFFICIAL, Page 4 …

… "truck bomb" through a wall of gunfire and blew up an Israeli command post yesterday, in a grisly replay of the Beirut Marine attack. At least 29 Israelis and 10 Arab prisoners were reported killed. Israel…

… lashed out swiftly in reprisal, sending waves of warplanes against Arab targets in Lebanon. As many as 60 people were killed in the air strikes, Lebanese reports said. RESPONSIBILITY for the bombing of the…

… day, cranes, bulldozers and soldiers with blowtorches worked at the bombing r See TERRORIST, Page 2 Daily Photo by DEBORAH LEWIS Student entrepeneur Jeff Gelman stands by some of the games which have…

… months. TO ASSIST him, Gelman employs, two other students and a full-time technician. Their salaries, and the machines themselves, account for just about all the expenses of the business. "Because we have…

… venture. Citing the $4,000 price tag on the games currently available, he says he'll start buying "when the price goes down." Students to stay put in next bomb.threat By NEIL CHASE , Because of a recent…

… threats were called into the two dorms within a twenty-four hour period earlier this week. Stockwell received one bomb threat that sent students into the streets at 3 a.m. early thius semester, and another…

… call. THIS TIME, however, Stockwell residents were informed of the threat, but were not ordered to leave. Mosher-Jbrdan Resident Director Lydia Bud- See STUDENTS, Page 3 Tenant groups feud over who…

… the students who head the resour- ce center, which was created last April, say they should receive the money because union leaders have not used the funds properly in the past. THE MONEY for the tenants…

… shoppers, it's Christmas shopping as usual, despite economic conditions. JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli government yesterday expelled to Lebanon two Arab mayors from the oc- cupied West Bank of the Jordan…

… and Palestinians warned the expulsion would "heighten tension." Israeli troops shot and wounded 11 Arab youths in the last two weeks when dispersing Palestinian demonstrations. "The gulf that separates…

… Arabs and Jews will widen," said Bethlehem mayor Elias Freij. Jewish residents of the West Bank welcomed the move. The expulsion ended a seven-month fight by the mayors, who were initially exiled to…

… Lebanon in May,.hours after Arab terrorists attacked Jewish set- tlers in Hebron, killing six. Daily Photos by MAUREEN O'MALLEY SHOPPERS (ABOVE) GET in some early Christmas shopping at Kiddieland on Main…

… See MOSCOW, Page 2 By PAM KRAMER' Some 500 students were rather skeptical of the "new, improved" CRISP yesterday morning when the class registration system was shut down for two hours due to an…

… equipment failure. But by 3:30 p.m., students with 3 p.m. appointments were going through the com- puterized registration, and University Associate Registrar Tom Karunas said he did not anticipate any…

… problems in catching up com- pletely. CRISP workers told studen- ts who had to leave before the system was repaired to leave an envelope with their course requests or to have their Student Verification…

… Forms stamped-allowing them to register later without having to reschedule an appointment. ABOUT 100 students left en- velopes, Karunas said, and CRISP workers estimated about 200 people opted for the…

… Engineering, waited an hour to register for classes. "It really went fast (CRISP) once they opened the system back up," he said. "They're catching up really fast. "THE students who left may hold us up a little…

… when they come back to CRISP next week, but I think we'll be able to handle it," Karunas said. The new computer ter- minals, wired directly to a Data Systems Center central computer, process students…

… ri hts board hears 'U testimony By JIM PONIEWOZIK Several students criticized Uni- versity efforts to fight discrimination on campus, while administrators de- fended the programs as among the strongest…

… students at the in- quiry, who criticized the policy for not including faculty and administration within its jurisdic- tion. "This code is inherently discrimi- natory because it discriminates against young…

… people because of their age," said MSA representative Henry Hardy. He said the policy should include more student input. LSA SENIOR Lannis Hall of the United Coalition Against Racism criticized the anti…

…- discrimination policies currently in existence - particularly the Affir- mative Action Office's "Tell Some- one" program -as being ineffective. The program encourages University students and staff to report harass…

… that the state Civil Rights Commission will use to rec- ommend measures state colleges and universities can take to combat dis- crimination. Over 20 students and staff members addressed the inquiry…

…- gested by several students at the in- quiry, was a possibility. "We intend to become better in- formed about the dimensions of the problem and the effectiveness of any efforts being made to combat it…

… Fleming. Code approval prompts protest Regents criticize MSA's actions By STEVE KNOPPER Members of the University's Board of Regents criticized the Michigan Student Assembly Friday for actions they called…

…- Brighton) said he would be "inclined" to vote against continued funds. "If they don't represent students, they can go out and generate dona- tions, as opposed to taxing stu- dents," Nielsen said. "Maybe that…

… newspaper ads would deter minority students from coming to the University, which would contra- dict MSA's demands for higher mi- nority enrollment. Regent Nellie Varner (D-Detroit) said, "I certainly would…

… LUSTIG An extensive study by a Univer- sity health sciences faculty task force is focusing on how schools related to the field can improve their minority student representation. The Minority Student…

… Hollingsworth. The task force intends to "increase the number of minority students en- rolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs so that mi- nority student enrollment is propor- tionate to the…

… the See HEALTH, Page 5 MSA ratifies own code proposal By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly voted last night to support a n alternative proposal to Interim President Robben Fleming's proposed…

… students not be punished with academic sanctions for non-academic behavior. Fleming's proposed "Discriminatoy Acts on the Part of Students," would permit probation or expulsion if a student was found guilty…

…-2 a.m. service By STEVE HOOK After a week of meeting with angry North Campus residents and student leaders, University administrators an- nounced yesterday that late night bus service to North Campus…

… Apartments. For two hours after midnight, campus buses will pick up students every 40 minutes. This revised structure meets a proposal that 13 North Campus residen- ts brought to President Harold Shapiro…

… students who don't live on North Campus, as well as those who do. They see yesterday's agreement as a shot in the arm for student activism. "I'M JUBILANT," exclaimed Jim Gold, a resident advisor at Bursley…

…, Syria declare merger From AP and UPI DAMASCUS, Syria-Libya and Syria, separated by 700 miles, proclaimed their merger into a single Arab nation yesterday and vowed to "liberate Palestine" and oppose…

… economic, political and military" merger aimed at uniting Syria's 9 million people with Libya's 3 million in an anti-Israeli front dedicated to "Arab revolution." BUT GIVEN THE failure of previous Arab unity…

… measure, the 650,000 Arabs in Gaza will be banned from leaving their homes, while the 850,000 Palestinians on the West Bank will be confined to their vil- lages and towns, the army said. The restrictions…

… also forbid Palestinians living in the territories from entering Israel, affecting about 110,000 Arab workers. The 65,000 Jewish settlers who live in the occupied territories will be permitted to move…

… anniversary of a 1976 clash between soldiers and Arabs over the confiscation of Arab land. S ix Palestinians were killed. Israel's ability to deal with ex- pected unrest on Land Day is viewed as a major test of…

… ventilation and the plumbing neces- sary for a restaurant. They also saved money by doing some of the work See Project, Page 3 Students, staff rally for gay, lesbian rights By JIM PONIEWOZIK Speakers overcame…

… rain and a malfunctioning speaker system at a noontime Diag rally yesterday to charge the University with neglecting the rights of gays and les- bians on campus. Addressing about 40 students, who crowded…

… most other forms of dis- crimination. They also urged student groups -to unite in pressing the University to combat all types of discrimination. "We can't get the bylaw by ourselves... we need to seek…

… of Regents has consistently op- posed the bylaw change, which students have pushed for during the past decade. Edwards also criticized the administration's support for her office, saying that its…

… currently starting a janitorial business. His opponent, Krebaum, is a land-use planning graduate student at Eastern Michigan University. Like his Libertarian cohorts, Krebaum to make whatever problem they…

… STEVE KNOPPER Interim University President Robben Fleming has recommended that the admin- istration fight racist speech and actions with academic sanctions. Many student ac- tivists counter that…

… administrative sanc- tions would threaten freedom of speech. Even the United Coalition Against Racism - a student group that has de- manded University action against racial ha- rassment - has consistently…

… "community review," out- lines sanctions such as academic probation or suspension against students who ver- bally or physically harass others. PANELS set up by the University's 17 schools and colleges would…

… judge whether students are guilty, the document said, and deans would be granted power to enforce the guidelines. Faculty and staff members, under current Bylaws of the University's Board of Re- gents…

… "first step" toward combatting discriminatory behavior on campus. But UCAR has joined the Michigan Student Assembly in opposition to the draft. "We're really happy with the stances that UCAR and La…

… Palestinians and one quoted a trooper as saying he was or- dered to club Arabs at random, not just rioters as Defense Minister Yitshak Rabin has declared. Soldiers in the occupied Gaza Strip hit and kicked…

… members of a CBS - TV crew who filmed other troopers arresting and striking a Palestinian. The army apologized. In an Arab neighborhood o f Jerusalem, police armed with assault rifles and clubs fired tear…

… gas and. rubber bullets at about 75 young Arab protesters. "Somebody there will get his head smashed. We'll break their bones," Associated Press reporterSergei Shargorodsky heard a policeman say. The…

… did not identify as saying soldiers vied for the "privilege" of leading detainees into a detention camp. The liberal daily said the op- portunity was used to beat Arabs despite orders that forbid…

… University student. "Being a gay person on campus is like being a destitute bum at a 'fancy-schmantzy' party. Everyone's a snob about their heterosexuality. They see gayness as being uncouth," Mack says. MACK…

… mental illness and gay students say they hesitate to disagree with their professor in class or on a test. " I WOULD SPIT out any view they wanted me to because I'm not going to jeopardize my grade," says…

… the proposed student code of non-academic conduct may have resulted from students' vehement objections but even with the C O d e foes changes, code opponents aren't satisfied r Although Michigan Student…

… said. Police said about 90 Arab suspects were rounded up for questioning, but most were released soon afterward. IN DAMASCUS, Syria, the Iraqi- backed Abu Nidal Palestinian guerrilla splinter took…

… responsibility for the at- tack. A witness told Armed Forces Radio that enraged Jews were set to attack Arab passersby and laborers in the Ashdod market place after the blast, but quick police action averted more…

… exploded killing 3 people. theft, vandalism, and some types of civil disobedien- ces acts that civil authorities currently enforce. STUDENT offenders would be tried by a University hearing officer and in…

… most cases, a Hearing Board. Initially, the University wanted three members to serve on the board - a student, faculty member, and administrator. Under the revised version printed yesterday the board…

… would consist of five members - two students, two faculty members, and one administrator. Rowland wants a four-member board of two students, only one faculty member and one ad- ministrator in addition to…

… to give See STUDENTS, Page 5 RSG calls for new election By JOHN ARNTZ cThe Rackham Student Government Executive council last night, voted to throw out the results of their Feb. 3 presidential…

… election, and conduct a new election in three weeks. Education school student Kodi Abili won the election 107-74, but debate has surrounded the results. ABILI'S opponent, Angela Gantner, charged that he…

… two frigates that fired missiles at American planes, U.S. officials reported. Iranian naval forces responded with attacks on Arab oil facilities: U.S., British and Cypriot commercial vessels, and on a…

…- ties and commercial vessels at the Mubarak oil field off the Sharjah emirate, and hours later assaulted a Cypriot freighter leaving the United Arab Emirates with a load of fertilizer. Carlucci said a…

… international waters as well as its continued military Daily rnoto Dy DNIEL SIEEL University students hold a "Peaceful Palestinian Protest" outside the Michigan Union yesterday. The studen- ts are protesting the…

… Bank and Gaza in which 17 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 wounded. It was the blood- iest day in the territories since the rebellion began. In a message to Arabs in the oc- cupied lands…

… MARINA SWAIN Members of the Campus Broadcasting Network formed a committee to communicate with the Univer- 4 sity administration - which said it may consider cut- ting the student-run radio station…

…'s funding - in an emotionally charged meeting last night. Board members argued about steps they shouli ake to respond to Interim University President Robben Fleming's statement that the Office of Student…

… station may not be here next year," he said. "They (the administration) want to hear real solid rea- sons why this place should stay a student-run radio station." Fleming has questioned the value of having…

… both CBN and the University-operated WUOM. He said the Office of Student Services may decide to channel the money into other areas, such as handicapped services. The decision, however, will be left to…

… Vice President for Student Services Henry Johnson. Instead of having a student as general manger of the station, Johnson told LaZebnik he may consider appointing a professional for the position. "We…

… would like to find out specifically what their grievances are against us," said Emily Burns, an LSA junior and incoming WCBN general manager. "They say they don't feel a student general manager can…

… disrupt traffic. See DEVARTI, Page 7 TODAY- 82 students sign complaint letter against Prof Tanter By NANCY DRISCOLL Eighty-two students in political science Prof. Raymond Tanter's class, "The Arab…

…E Nityaa t Ninety-six years of editorial freedom 1Et1i Vol. XCVI - 'No. 122 Copyright 1986, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, March 31, 1986 Ten Pages Students look for summer…

… subletters By EVE BECKER With just under five weeks left before final exams end, students trying to sublet their apartments for the summer terms are getting desperate and settling for low prices and loose…

… contracts. The Daily's annual summer sublet sup- plement begins on Page 5. 'Students are looking for sublets later than usual this year, said Joe Rumsey, assistant director of the Housing Information Office…

…, but the number of students seeking summer lodging has remained constant. RUMSEY said her office has posted about 300 notices advertising sublets, although many more locations are subletted through word…

…-of-mouth. In addition, some students simply give up looking for subletters because it's such a buyer's market. Because there are about one-third as many students enrolled during spring and summer terms as during…

… fall and winter terms, it's possible to get a room for less than $100 a month;, "Everything gets more negotiable the closer we get to the end of winter semester," Rumsey said. Rumsey said students hoping…

… to sublet their apartments should make careful arrangements with both the See TENANTS, Page 7 Students may sue Meadow over election By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC Three members of the Michigan Student…

… Assembly, including former Student Rights party presidential candidate Jen Faigel, said yesterday they plan to sue members of the Meadow party, the Michigan Review, Students Proud of Campus Knowledge (SPOCK…

…), and possibly the assembly itself. The students say their names and social security numbers were illegally revealed when Meadow party members displayed assembly documents to the Engineering Coun- cil…

… fierce tank and air attacks on the vital Iranian port of Khorramshahr but both sides agreed to accept an offer by Moslem nations to mediate a cease-fire in the five-day-old war. Iranian students aren't in…

… reiteratedIraq's conditions, which include Iranian recognition of Iraqi sovereignty over the entire Shatt al-Arab waterway and return of the Persian Gulf islands of Abu Mousa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs…

… to "Arab sovereignty." A high Iraqi official in Baghdad said "we refuse any mediation that does not recognize our national sovereignty over the Shatt al- Arab and the borderlands.! hd." TeU.N. Security…

…." PILLARS OF SMOKE rose from the burning Iranian al center of Abadan, and Iraq claimed the city's fall was J to imminent. But reporters who reached the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway on the Iraqi side…

… and frustrated," Kennedy said. Pakistani Foreign Minister Aga Shahi, above, is the head of a 40 nation Islamic council which will attempt to mediate an end to the five-day conflict. Students examine…

… Union." Masvuk ex- See SOVIET, Page 7 A Northern Michigan University student is worried that his peers might vote for the Tisch tax-cut plan. They believe, he said, that a reduction in property taxes…

… have to pay more in tuition than they gain through property tax cuts, suggested Marie Stevens, a student affairs adminstrator at Western Michigan University. Nystrom's problem and Stevens' response were…

… just part of the ex- change prompted yesterday by discussion of several tax reform plans at a statewide "student leader" conference. Almost 150 student government of- ficials, leaders of campus groups…

…, student newspaper editors, and student affairs administrators gathered for the conference, held yesterday at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. THEY CAME FROM each of the state's four-year colleges…

… Arab Student League. The work is somewhat in re- sponse to a bus erected Nov. 14 by Tagar, a pro-Israeli student group, but is primarily a call for "peaceful co-existence," and an international peace…

…. A symbolic painting showing the, destruction caused by the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the opportunity for peace, is on the board. But shanties, which have captured students' attention on political is…

… of like the buildings here," Hamilton said. But for some students, including members of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, the Arab Student League, and Tagar, shanties and boards are still "an…

…- sues since 1986, are losing appeal for many University students as they gain a standard place in campus politics. They have simply become a part of the scenery, some students say. "There are so many of…

… Palestinian must live in a shanty. All (Palestinian) attempts to come to the peace table have actually been smoke screens,' he said. Despite the disillusionment some students express toward the Diag See Shanty…

… Friday's decision by the University's Board of Regents to approve a discrimina- tory acts proposal drafted by Interim Uni- versity President Robben Fleming drew a variety of reactions from student…

… activists, who consistently criticized the decision but for differing reasons. While some students remained vehe- mently opposed to any system of academic } sanctions for non-academic acts, others, including…

…'s draft. Approved by a 5-2 margin, the policy outlines a system of academic punishments up to and including expulsion, to deter racist and sexist acts by students.. UNDER the policy, cases would be heard…

… and sanctions administered by a panel composed of four students and one faculty member. Students found guilty by the panel could appeal to a panel of one student and one faculty member. "As we've always…

… specific definition of racism, not including faculty members and admin- istrators under its jurisdiction, and not guaranteeing the participation of minority students in the hearing and appeals pro- cesses…

… the policy for consideration at their April meeting. Other students supported the policy in principle, but maintained some reser- vations. "We would have liked for the re- gents to have voted to wait…

… UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Arab nations said yesterday the General Assembly session will move to Geneva so PLO chief Yasser Arafat can address it, unless the United States reverses itself within 48 hours and…

… committee took no action. Arab diplomats called the U.S. visa denial a "slap in the face." The Soviet Union and China, and U.S. allies Britain and France, said Arafat should be allowed to speak. Most nations…

…-trial hearing was scheduled for Dec. 7. MSA resurrects student court BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN The Central Student Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Michigan Student Assembly, is a little-known campus entity…

… out, until virtually no one knew of its existence. Sotiroff said the administration was ignor- ing students' complaints, and that a strong CSJ was needed to give legitimacy to student decisions. "If the…

…. Current MSA Parliamentarian Jeff Gau- thier, a Rackham graduate student, took charge of resurrecting CSJ last spring. He and Lauren Isenberg, a former CSJ member, in- terviewed students for the 10 open…

… positions. Sotiroff, who was appointed last spring, was the only student still interested in serving this fall. Nine new members were interviewed and approved by MSA. The court is composed of five women and…

… five men. The student court, which encompasses two other judicial panels, does not normally re- view decisions made by University officials, but will hear a case if students claim their right to due…

…-aca- demic student disputes, conflicts between student groups, as well as student complaints with MSA. This body is currently defunct, but CSJ members are conducting a search for the five open seats. The most…

… little the DAVID LUBLINER/Dolly Opening d ay CRISP worker Larry McBride hands out a computer printout to a newly-registered student. Registration for winter term classes began yesterday. SACUA debates…

… student governments have passed a proposal to reconvene the panel that writes student conduct rules. The faculty's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs voted unanimously yesterday to reconvene…

… the University Council, a nine-member committee of students, faculty, and administrators. The Michigan Student Assembly, during its meeting last week, passed the proposal which will now head to the…

… have called the council ineffective because students would not compromise their position against a code of non-academic conduct. But student activists criticized the administration for not listening to…

… the student body, which has consistently voted against the code in MSA-conducted polls. In the past, council members have left meetings in frustration because neither side was willing to compromise. But…

… against the Arab uprising in the occupied lands. "There's no question it will help Likud," said Daniel Elazar, a political analyst of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. "For most voters this will only…

… Arab-oriented parties whose strong support of the Palestine Liberation Organ- ization make them unacceptable in either major party's coalitions. The recent killings have prompted calls for revenge by…

… piece of legislation the University and its graduate student teaching assistants had waited ten months to see. But there was one problem. Nobody at the University was quite sure what it meant. This…

… morning, after almost a week of deliberations, University lawyers and top ad- ministrators plan to answer publicly the ques- tion that some say last week's federal tax bill didn't: do graduate student…

….S.-made Israeli warplanes struck plies. twice across the border yesterday, ISRAEL SAID its jets returned safely bombing Lebanon's main oil pipeline from hitting trails the guerrillas cut and hitting Arab guerrilla…

…. For stories on students in the Art Fair, and a local potter, see Page 3. CEis1PULTER come into classroom BY JOHN ADAM Daily staff writer Everyone knows engineers use com- puters, but imagine a history…

… uses will be an "ordinary" resource in the future. Aid scholars in Latin, history, even English "We should be anticipating a time when nearly all college students and faculty members do computing and…

… handle information in a familiar and personal way." But the replacement of a teacher with a computer is "not a likely outcome," said Zinn. STUDENTS ARE motivated to learn using media other than the…

… student. "Students will need a teacher, but less as a source of factual and organized knowledge than as a mentor in the processing of information and the forming of value judgements," said Stanford…

… Ericksen, founder of CRLT, in his memo to Faculty. STUDENTS OF all disciplines will be able to work with computers. There is already a University English course en- titled "Literary Uses of the Computer…

…: * Teachers must guide students in scanning and selecting from multiple sources of information which will be in the computer's memory. They must advise the students "which buttons to push." r The value…

…-solving will continue to be a difficult topic of teacher instruction. Students must comprehend the logic behind specific procedures and to learn See COMPUTERS, Page 9 …

…," said Jeff Allen, an RC senior on the search committee, which consists of nine faculty and three students. "Blake has awakened in us the original visions the founders of the RC had," said Marty Richardson…

…, a sophomore on the search committee. "He was motivational and exemplary and uplifted the people who heard him speak." When Blake visited the RC last month, several University graduate students who had…

… teach even the most non-traditional student." In a six-hour meeting on Dec. 18, the search committee read all of the evaluations and rankings before de- ciding upon Blake. "We talked a lot about Blake ver…

… Cynthia Halse. The sculpture is part of an exhi- bition in the Hospital courtyard. MLK Day celebrations BY VERA SONGWE When classes are cancelled Mon- day, University students will be able to choose…

… from a long list of activi- ties planned by the administration and students to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday. But many students across the country don't have the day off, while others find few…

… opportunities to cel- ebrate on campus. "That is the difference between Michigan State and the University of Michigan," said MSU student Joe Lamport, who must attend class on Monday. "University of Michigan…

…- tioned the scholarly competence of LSA Dean Peter Steiner and Associ- ate Dean John Cross. On Monday, three University economics doctoral students dis- closed published articles challenging the legitimacy…

… Daniel Fusfeld defended both Cross and Steiner. The doctoral students, requesting anonymity because of fear of aca- demic reprisals, had said Cross uses an economics theory that has since been discredited…

… After more than a week of confu- sion and delays; members of the Michigan Student Assembly and the Student Organization Development Center met and began to develop strategies to improve MSA's rela- tions…

… with the University's Board of Regents. The board, at its January meeting, threatened to cut MSA's funding if it did not improve working relations with different University student or- ganizations…

… for Student Services Roselle Wilson and Director of the Union Frank Cianci- ola, MSA Rep. Heidi Hayes sug- gested three strategies that the two organizations could use in order to improve their rapport…

… shipping 35 Abrams tanks, considered the world's best, to Saudi Arabia and 40 sophis- ticated FA-18 jet fighters to the United Arab Emirates, congressional and other sources said Thursday. Other Arab states…

… receive no American weapons under the proposed sale. Since1985, Congress has prohibited military aid to the Arab kingdom until it agrees to peace terms with Israel. With the plan now being dis- cussed…

… MATTSON A speaker at Rackham Amphitheatre last night blamed most of the problems of the Middle East on American politics, America's inability to com- prehend the Arab world, and the in- fluence of the pro…

… the Arab people . as becoming communistic or becoming allied with the Soviet Union," he said. But Bassiouni added that unless the United States makes more overtures towards Arab nations, the Soviet…

… students for jobs, the company never asked for or wanted security protection. But that was exactly what they got from "Nuclear Security Agents," a group sarcastically protesting the company's production of…

… tiny room at the career planning and placement office in East Engineering, fourteen students met behind a paper covered window with the company's personnel manager, Daniel McCullen. Outside the door…

… the 1967, it implicitly recognizes Israel by refer- ring to the right of all states in the area to live within secure and recog- nized borders. Resolution 338, passed in 1973 during the Arab-Israeli war…

… Resolution 242 and, most importnant, calls for negotiations between Arabs and Israel toward "a just and durable peace in the Middle East." In the closed-door committee meetings among PLO leaders, there was…

…. Messner jumped and paced the sidelines ecting father. The rest of See Roses, Page 12 Students protest minority report DAVID LUBLINt Senior flanker John Kolesar strikes a classic pose every Wolverine…

… playing without four and two reserve running backs, the See illin', Page 12 BY ANNA SENKEVITCH An aide to University President James Duderstadt promised minority student group representatives a meet- ing…

… today with Duderstadt, following a protest Friday in which they de- manded the 1987-88 minority affairs report be recalled for factual inaccuracies. Students gathered on Regents Plaza Friday at noon to…

… protest the report, released in August by the of- fices of the President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Vice Provost for Minority Af- fairs. Student protesters said they only became…

… aware of the report last week. Duderstadt was in Detroit Friday during the protest, but his assistant Robin Jacoby arranged the meeting for 11:30 today. The document has been attacked by student groups…

…-Bailey; -No mention of programs or groups available on campus to Na- tive American students, and further omissions of events and scholarships given by Latino student organiza- tions; -No mention of the…

… the So- cially Active Latino Student Association, met last Monday with Charles Moody, vice provost for mi- nority affairs, to discuss their com- plaints with the report. At that time, Moody told them he…

… would take their concerns to Duder- stadt. The students have filed com- plaints about the report with Duder- stadt's office for about a week. Moody, who said he will attend today's meeting, has promised…

… intended to initial plans a unveils project grams, rather than Petoskey). y at problems that Kurt Muenchow, president of the ;m to retention. Michigan Student Assembly, said, step in the right "As I see…

… the University becoming that we are getting more aware of the evident racism of this problem," here, I just hope that we just keep Paul Brown (D- See STUDENTS, Page 5 erracedemise BLUMENSTEIN ceful…

… University mnminent, Medical Center master plan. The ten-year-old plan mandates eventual destruction of the Uni - versity Terrace graduate student housing to make way for the hospital's growth, but Terrace…

… residents say they never knew of the plan. "All of the regents have been sympathetic to the students in the University Terrace, but our invest - ment in the hospital is just too See HOUSING, Page 5 Doily…

… Photo by Inteflex junior Anthony Varasis, a member of the United Coalition Against Racism, speaks yestei public comments at the Board of Regents meeting. About 200 students attended the meeting at t…

… with students on the council that the subject could be eliminated from a final draft of the code. "It might be that distinguishing the category of civil dissent will have us do nothing about it at all…

…," said councilmember Shaw Livermore, a professor of history. Stuent councilmembers have argued that any code governing student behavior outside the classroom should not allow the University to crack down…

… on political dissent. The issue helped raise student opposition to previous drafts of the code. cil tackle The council-composed of students, faculty, and administrators-has been working on writing a…

… controversial issue of political dissent, but student members of the council still question the.need for any code. "Our mistake has been assuming that there are problems that can't be adequately dealt with using…

… political mediation or other alternatives," said student member Ken Weine. "No one has ever proven that this University needs a code," added student member Jennifer Faigel. Such ambivalance has contributed to…

… President Harold Shapiro last fall threatened to bypass the council and propose the administration's code proposal- which has been rejected by the Michigan Student Assembly- to the Board of Regents because he…

… between Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin. Moslem extremists assassinated Sadat two months later.. Egypt is the only Arab nation with diplomatic relations with Israel, and any overture to the…

… lens BylHampton Dellinger. its never been this bad." said 14 minutes. We're having to cut Victor Impink, a senior in the time off our lunch and coffee Many students traveling to College of Engineering…

… body- Hoekstra. changed. Right now, they're to-body rides in overcrowded To accommadate the increase sacrificing safety," said Buckley, buses. in students, ,officials in the who added that the delays…

… from the C.C. Little stop to only- be identified as students who have classes in the North Campus every 7 minutes "Kevin,"said "the schedule's all new Electrical Engineering and instead of every 12. But…

… Ann Arbor, Michigan.- Friday, January 20, 1989 Copyright 1989, The Michigan Daily Regents may cut MSA funds ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily Students demand more University AIDS research in front of the…

…'task force to study costs BY FRAN OBEID The Michigan Student Assembly will lose its University funds if work relations do not improve be- tween MSA officers and the administration consultant, members of the…

… University's Board of Regents said yesterday during their monthly meeting. Last spring, the regents passed an amendment in response to what Re- gent Thomas Roach (D-Saline) called "student criticism of MSA…

…" requiring that the assembly "engage in a consultative way with Student Organization Development Center (SODC)," and decreased MSA funds by 37 cents per student. But yesterday, Vice President for Student…

… their annual fee request in June. MSA holds student-wide elections for officers in March. But MSA officials say the SODC criticism is undue. "I believe it's in- appropriate for MSA to rely on someone from…

… the administration to provide input or advice," said Vice President Susan Overdorf, an LSA junior. "I don't feel that SODC knows as much as the students working at MSA. MSA is a student organization…

… - we're supposed to be autonomous from the administra- tion." Overdorf said SODC officials wanted to meet with the student leaders on a weekly basis and the student officers, who are volunteers, simply…

… think. I'm a volunteer student. The SODC is 4 useless administrative branch. The regents don't know what's going on." During yesterday's meeting, Roach suggested that Student Legal Services, ADVICE…

…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. I CNo. 72 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, January 11, 1989 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Students criticize *Soc. 303 prof. BY DAVID SCHWARTZ…

… Students upset with Sociology Prof. Reynolds Farley - who was accused last term of being insensi- tive to issues of racism and sexism * by some of his Sociology 303 stu- dents - will meet with the Sociol…

… University. A common student complaint was that Farley treated questions from minority students in a condescend- ing, sarcastic manner. In addition, "(The class) perpetu- ates a racism that is in the…

… University as a whole," Hodge said. "Now we feel that we've come together as students and will be able to do something about this." Hodge said she wanted "someone who's sensitive - preferably a per- son of…

… color, but not necessarily," to teach the course in the future. Sociology Department Chair James House said the Executive Committee would meet with con- 9 cerned students sometime next week, but said a…

… precise time has not yet been determined. "We listen to input from students, we listen to input from faculty, we listen to input from everyone, and then we try to make the best deci- sion," he said…

…. Sociology Prof. Mary Jackman is chairing a task force on diversity and discrimination in the Sociology De- * partment, and encourages students with concerns about Sociology 303,. or any other Sociology…

…. Since the conference opened Sat- urday, Arab states demanded linkage between nuclear and chemical weapons bans. These Arab States want to retain chemical weapons to offset what they claim is Israel…

… sporadic machine-gun and artillery fire in- that capital that had fueled rumors of a coup. It also followed a Libyan Radio call for Arabs to kill Americans "Wherever you may find them" to avenge the U…

….S. attacks. Khadafy, speaking calmly and softly in Arabic, accused the United States of killing children and other civilians during the raids on Tripoli and 'Benghazi early Tuesday, but did not call for new…

… the Tuesday morning air raid, staged by waves of U.S. warplanes that dumped one bomb just 10 yards from the Khadafy residence in his for- tress headquarters here. The Arab leader, identified as a…

… surprised at the amount of support the U.S. receives, from the Arab world, too," he said. As an example of European support, Tan- Site sought for new 'U' computer center ter cited French cooperation with…

… cites. "We want to make sure. we have enough computers so students won't have to wait in lines or go very far to use a computer," said Douglas Van Houweling, the University's vice provost for information…

… technology. Officials say the proposed $4.5 million building will be partially paid for by the $100 computer fee students must pay each term. The building will be 40,000 to 45,000 square feet - about the size…

… and de- See DEVARTI, Page 5 Daily Photo by PETE ROSS Students and Ann Arbor residents attend a rally on the Diag yesterday protesting the recent U.S. attack on Libya. The protesters said the bombing…

… was in part an attempt to spark support for sen- ding military aid to Nicaragua rebels. Smart students MORE HIGH SCHOOL students are mastering college-level math and science, and girls' in- terest in…

… students will be out of work-study jobs this year due to cuts in the federally-funded financial aid program, University of- ficials said last week. Originally, the University was scheduled to lose about $370…

… a final agreement with the Lebanese government and with the American emissary Philip Habib on the details of the departure of our forces towards several Arab coun- tries-Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt…

… school year," she said. "All of the work-study awards have student financial needs. An education department spokesman been decreased a little. That way we Although in recent years, federal defended the…

… all," said William channel the money to the neediest because more students have been ap- Moran, branch chief for campus-based students." plying for a accepting work-study jobs, programs at the…

… Department of During the 1981-82 academic year; Longmate said. Education. there were about 2,900 work-study jobs "AS MORE and more students accept ACCORDING to Moran, the program available and about 2…

…,800 students were work-study, there's less to go around .. is losing $22 million in funds nationally, awarded work-study grants, Longmate There's more demand than there is a cut of four percent. said. supply…

… the funds for the work-study program the same but estimated the number of had an effect on students and the work-study awards available to studen- program. "They're not being able to go See HUNDREDS…

…- ministration should recognize that Israel is a strategic asset to the United States. Although Arab nations presently use oil as a political lever against the United States, Kessler said America has to realize it…

… doesn't have to fall prey to Arab interests. "THE UNITED States may need the milk, but the cow needs to give it even more," he said in reference to Libya, which even after the Gulf of Sidra dog fight…

… reservation from them." The declaration said Europe agreed, in letters to the United States dated Nov. 26, that "they have attached no See EUROPEANS, Page 5 Grad students threatened by GSL cuts By PAM…

… FICKINGER Government funds for Guaranteed Student Loans may be cut to the point where graduate students will be eliminated entirely from the GSL program, Secretary of Education Terrel Bell said yesterday…

… school. DESKINS, WHO attended a luncheon in Washington at which Bell spoke yesterday, said the effect of the possible cuts would be "disastrous" to graduate students. Of the University students who receive…

… GSLs, 22 percent are graduate students. Nationwide, graduate students comprise 30 percent to 40 percent of all GSL recipients, Deskins said. Graduate students are eligible to receive a maximum $5…

… graduate students. GSLs-currently used by 14,000 University students-are low-interest student loans subsidized by the federal government at a cost of $2.7 billion this year, Butts said. University students…

… graduate student in Psychology . Can undergraduate student in Horticulture, Plant Science, Landscape Architecture or Natural Resources O a Geology major O a Business Administration major whose interest is…

… banking Oa graduate Dental student in Pedodontics O a woman residing in/Cheever Henderson House O a resident of St. Clair, Michigan O an Engineering student who is a resident of Muskegon, Michigan O a…

… Rouge, Michigan O a member of Tau Beta Phi O a member of Phi Gamma Delta or Delta Gamma Oa member of the inter Cooperative Council of Students O a veteran or descendant of a veteran O a child of a priest…

… ordained in the Episcopal Church canonically resident in Michigan STUDENTS'SEEKING financial aid find 19 categories of restricted funds listed on their application .forms. These are just some of the dozens…

… was told Iraw had "limited objectives" in the war. The Iraqis have said they want the Iranians to renounce sovereignty over part of the Shatt al-Arab and three Per- sian Gulf islands. In Moscow, Soviet…

… against Saudi oil fields or on oil traffic in the Persian Gulf. Iranian officials have made threats of expanding the war if other Arab nations help Iraq. ' alums offer financial ai d to hand picked few…

… AP Photo SOLDIERS ESCORT A wounded Iraqi away from the site of the Iranian attack on a nuclear research center in Iraq. By STEVE HOOK Are you a graduate student of the Protestant faith whose loyalty…

… aside for your borrowing needs,. THEY ARE KNOWN as "restricted funds:" Alumni donations that are reserved for student loans-and are deliberately reserved for students who fall into specific categories…

… science and active on the Michigan Student Assembly. You graduate. You begin making money, and you want to make a contribution to the University. But you do not want your con- tribution to fall into just…

… University distribute its available financial aid resources. By matching qualified students with available restricted funds, the demand for other funds decreases. "'There are a million situations in which…

… Jr. Symposium Committee - organized by the University's vice-provost's office - is being criticized by students concerning their impact on the committee's decisions in observing the national holiday…

…. "Students were involved in the 'process', but there was a conflict," said graduate student Todd Shaw, a committee member. "The lack of communication [between students and faculty] didn't create a good…

… environment." The committee, which has organized the opening ceremony and closing events for "Diversity Day," is composed of 24 faculty decry. Diversity Day input members and two students. Prof. Homer Neal…

…, chair of the Department of Physics and co-chair of the symposium committee, said the committee was was responsive to students. He added that he was unaware of any conflict, saying "Diversity Day" is for…

… the students and they should get involved with the various activities. However Tracyc Matthews, also a student representative on the committee and a United Coalition Against Racist member, expressed…

… University's anti-discrimina- tion policy does not include the Greek system, as two students who tried to file a complaint against the Kappa Sigma fraternity discovered yesterday. The two students were among a…

… group of five who were the objects of allegedly racist remarks during a party at the fraternity last month. According to Interim Student Policy Administrator Cindy Straub, incidents at fraternities and…

…'t cover their problems." Straub and some students favor extending the range of the policy to cover fraternities and sororities. "The Greek system should not be held exempt," said LSA senior Jen- nifer Liu…

…, a member of the Univer- sity of Michigan Asian Student Coalition. Liu was not one of the five students involved. The incident occurred as the five students were leaving the party and a man in the…

… uneasy.£ Arab nations saw the apparent victory of right-wing parties as a setback for peace, but Egypt said yesterday it will continue seeking a path to stability in the Middle East. Plo leader Yasser…

…. Student court clears MSA party BY FRAN OBEID The Election Court of the Michigan Student Assembly's Central Student Judiciary ruled unanimously yesterday that advertising to form a political party through…

… ad, which encouraged students to join a party for the upcoming MSA elections, read, "Want to run for MSA? Want to change it? Are you a moderate?" Although the ad did not contain the name of a party, a…

… John Sotiroff, Chief Justice of the Central Student Judiciary Election Court. The other major parties, have not had problems with the election rules, according to representatives at an election meeting…