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…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…

… 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 …

….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 …

…- 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…

… average requirement, Charlene Coady, assistant director of in-residence staff, said yesterday. Three students from Bursley, one from Markley, and six from West Quad and other dorms may be fired, according…

… last year by the housing office. -UNDER THE NEW policy, -students must maintain a 2.5 GPA from the time they apply in December or January, until fall term em- ployment begins. Previously, RAs and RDs…

… director of student relations, said he also was not aware of any student's specific problems yet, but that he and other housing officials will be discussing the possible firings with Hughes tomorrow…

…. Bursley resident Martha Vinette, whose RA may be fired, said, "How can a grade point average determine how good (RAs) are with students on a hall? If they maintain an average good enough for -their school…

…, but ap- proval still looks unlikely. See story Pa ge 5 Egypt and throughout the Arab world, both because of his peace treaty with Israel and his recent roundup of more than 1,500 foes charged with…

… urged con- tinued peace in the region, Arab and Iranian revolutionaries urged Egyp- tians to use the assassination to stage a coup against their government. THE REAGAN administration war- ned Libya and…

… other radical Arab nations yesterday that it "would view with great concern" any attempt to seize upon President Anwar Sadat's assassination to meddle with Egypt or otherwise fan instability in the…

… recruit black high school students from tain. University had no full-time representative for Michigan cities with large black populations such as UNIVERSITY Affirmative Action Director veterans' concerns…

… envoy Philip Habib after 15 days of cross-border fighting that left more than 450 Arabs dead in Lebanon and killed six Israelis in northern Israel. The White House said shortly after the standown was…

… GOV'T GETTING TOUGH IN COLLECTING STUDENT LOANS: Debt collection bill ne By CHARLES THOMSON Daily staff writer special to the Daily WASHINGTON-Legislation that would relax con- straints on the…

… federal government's efforts to collect money from its debtors-including citizens who are delinquent in paying back government student loans-inched closer to passage this week. The Debt Collection Act of…

… to private debt collec- tors and credit-rating bureaus, a move which could seriously damage the credit ratings of students who, do not repay government loans. Currently, only other federal agencies…

… student loans to both collection agencies and ar passage private companies that maintain personal credit rating files on individuals. IRS address information is several times more ac- curate than any other…

… of the man, Smith's most controversial years as an ad- ministrator were from 1965 to 1974, while he served as vice president for academic affairs. Some students and faculty criticized him for being…

… major role in securing state approval for the new University. Replacement Hospital and was forced to handle student protests over University investment ties with South Africa, in- cluding the takeover of…

… professor. In fact, it's not surprising to find a current student's parent who had Smith as a professor. Those former students, among them Regent Thomas Roach, usually remember him as a professor who was…

… Phillipson, one of Smith's first-year students. Phillipson's father, a 1950 law school graduate, was among those in the first See FORMER, Page 7 Daily roto oy JACIEuBELL WITH THE HELP of his first-year law…

… students, former University ad- ministrator Allan Smith, celebrated his final day of classes yesterday before he retires'at the end of the month. Reagan lifts ban on hiring- .controlers WASHINGTON (AP…

… restraints. See REAGAN, Page 3 'Future courses LSA students may face new math requirement By PERRY CLARK Discussions initiated by the LSA Curriculum Committee may wind up putting a little math into each LSA…

… in as many Wdays, airport officials said. Officials said some of the passengers left the plane after the hijackers got off. Lebanon's state radio reported that the Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 would…

… cotton garments, which were ideally' suited for the warm African weather. Adaptation difficulties started early for the young African couple. But, ac- cording to other foreign students and counselors at…

… the University's Inter- national Center, the4 difficulties the Okhmafes suffered are unfortunately typical. Language is one the most obvious barrier a foreign student must' over- come. Feelings of…

… alienation, loneliness, and troubles learning ard or American customs often pose more serious hurdles to foreign students, ac- cording to University counselors. HANISUP KOWN is a '29-year-old graduate student…

… foreign American pastimes. This is why most of my friends also come from Korea," Kown said. Another problem for international students is learning differences' in culture. In Indonesia, for example, looking…

… an older person in the eye is a sign of disrespect. In the United States, a shifty glance may signal dishonesty. In many Arab nations, it is rude to open a gift in front of the person who has given it…

…. Yet, in American culture, it is often considered rude not to do so. SINCE MANY international students are only in the United States for a few years to receive their education before students returning…

… to their native country, some say it seems pointless to make lasting friends in America. "Most foreign students tend to be graduate students and often live in apartments, where it is often difficult to…

… socialize ( With American students), said LSA Sophomore Randa Desski, who is a native of Egypt. In addition, foreign students are sometimes overwhelmed by the sheer size and impersonality of the Univer- sity…

…. One student, Noriko Frejji from Japan, said she resents the "immensity of the University of Michigan" and that See 'U', Page 5 Life abroad tough for Americans By PAUL TUCCI About 60 American high…

… school and college students recently found out first hand the sorts of adiustment problems foreign students who come to school in the United States experience. Gathered at a resort near Brighton last…

… and President Harold Shapiro listen to students and. faculty members who criticized the Executive Committee's recommendation to discontinue the Department of Geography at a public hearing yesterday…

…, the Arab League scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss what League Secretary- General Chedli Klibi called the "arrogant challenge" from Israel. He said the meeting would take place in Baghdad in the…

… discontinuance proceedings were an arbitrary and capricious action ... damaging to both faculty and students." The hearing was then opened to con- tributions from the general public. Fourteen speakers, both…

… related and unrelated to the University, gave their views on the proposed geography department elimination. All the speakers-most of them students and faculty members-defended the depar- tment's quality…

… researchers can make tests on it to predict the effects of electromagnetic energy on instruments inside full-sized jets. .t Satellite sale to Arabs revived WASHINGTON (AP)- After one retreat, the Reagan…

… administration is forging ahead with the proposed sale of communications satellite gear to an Arab consortium that includes Libya and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Sources said the proposal, which could…

… Arab countries and the PLO. State Department officials say the satellite system would simply supplement the existing international telephone system. Reagan to propose missile cut WASHINGTON (AP…

… beginning Friday. U.S. officials have said they expect a summit would take place sometime in 1982. Daily Photo by DEBORAH LEWIS, Live from Ann Arbor It's WCBN. The student-run radio station broadcast live…

… begins Nov. 30 and LSA students can pick up Student Verification Forms next Monday. Also available beginning yesterday were 10,000 copies of Michigan Student Assem- bly's Course Encounters, with several…

… new features added beyond previous issues. In addition to recording student Desmond Lewis until he legally changed his name for 50 pence'(96 cents)-as all Britons are entitled-to run in the election…

… Mobarak's ability to exercise "his right and obligation to take power." Green declined to speculate on how Mubarak will perform. "The whole Arab world will have to re-assess without Sadat," said Univer…

… opposition to Sadat had been based on two things -Egypt's sagging economy and disagreements with the Camp David peace accord, which many opposition groups say isolated Egypt from the rest of the Arab world…

… of for- mer University student Chen Wen-Chen. AT LEAST ONE congressman, Jim Leach (R- Iowa), has claimed that Chen was murdered by the Nationalist Chinese government of Taiwan while visiting his…

… gathered by fellow Taiwanese students in the United States. A legislative aide to Rep. Stephen Solarz (D-N.Y.), who is chairman of one of the two subcommittees, said "there was virtual unanimity on the need…

… on campus. Allegedly, Taiwanese students, acting as agents for Taiwan's Nationalist Chinese (KMT) government, report back the political activities of fellow students. The FBI's Detroit bureau said that…

… Taiwanese student group at the University of Michigan. The student organization, The Free China Student Association, whose members generally support Taiwan's KMT government, is not, however, the sub- ject of…

… national defense or foreign policy" and might endanger FBI informants. SOME TAIWANESE students at the University have claimed that the FCSA is a front group for Taiwanese agents, although FCSA leaders have…

… categorically denied these allegations. According to files at theMichigan Student Assem- bly, which sponsors the FCSA, the FCSA's purpose is "to provide services for Chinese students and provide informatioin…

… dismayed by the damage" the raid did to U.S.-Mideast peace efforts. "Clearly the action Israel has taken has increased the hostility of Arab nations, has'heightened tensions in that regard," Stoessel said…

… the students who graduate with a BBA degree go into public accounting, Carroll said, because the field offers the supervision, teamwork, and feedback that most younger, less experienced graduates need…

…. COMPETITION FOR jobs requiring MBA graduates has increased because the degree "is becoming more common now than it was 10 years ago," said Carroll, adding that students are realizing" it is necessary in order…

… President Saddam and some Arab officials suggested an Hussein a "meshugana crazy person," oil boycott against the United States. Begin warned that Israel "will use all ~ ~ .<~The mounting international condem…

… years While manning the magazine stand he has seen many ters at the United States hecause changes in the University and its students. See story Page American-made jets were used in the See WORLD, Page 11…

… been up- set over a number of points in the proposed contract, in- cluding a sizable jump in the rental rate the bookstore pays for its space in the Union. But, representatives from the student…

… year; Vice President for Student Services, Henry Johnson, $54,330 up from $51,7421/2 Vice President for Research, Charles Over- berger, now receives $71,500, up from $67,748; and Vice President for State…

… Jewish state and its struggle to exist in a hostile Arab world. Dayan's wife Rachel said he had not felt well after dinner Thursday and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Before becoming a…

… the 1967 and 1973 Arab Israeli wars. HE ONCE described himself as a man who reacted to changes' and sometimes helped "create them." That occurred in 1979 when then President Jimmy Carter flew to Israel…

… million, at $4 each, by Christmas. D Their right to go "You can't tell us where to go," is the latest slogan of about 800 students at the University of Massachusetts. Scantily clad in bathrobes and towels…

… University student Andrew Mergler has been dismissed as the school's official mascot-the "Moun- taineer." The action stems from Mergler's arrest for public intoxication last week. "I'm sorry.I wish I could…

…-Sunday, October 11, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages The crisis of couple abuse. .,' t. Jife 's escape not easy Student problems pile up By KATHLYN HOOVER 'The young woman brushed back her long dark hair and…

… abuse is not limited to the common domestic violence situation. One out of five students reported having been involved in some abusive situation. THE MOST common reasons cited for abuse were jealousy over…

… provoking abuse among student couples. Although no statistics are available at the University on the rate of student abuse, of- ficials from the University and local organizations such as the Domestic Violen…

…- ce Project and the Assault Crisis Center say that student abuse is a prevalent, and often unreported, roblem. Figures From the Domestic Violence Project show that five percent of women using the local…

… S.A.F.E. house shelter for abuse victims are students from the Univer- sity, Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Community College. But the program's director Stephanie Vail pointed out that…

… and peace." But his Arab enemies, who saw treachery in Sadat's- separate peace withIsrael, rejoiced. "The traitor is buried forever!" proclaimed Syrian state radio. THREE FORMER U.S. presidents and…

…" will be permitted back in an Ohio high school class despite the protests of a parent and a student that led to a temporary banning of the work. The Mad River-Green Local Board of Education reversed its…

…. With their help you can find some of it. Sound too good to be true? University and federal financial aid officials think- so, FOR FEES ranging from $45 to $60, students subscribers fill out data forms…

… with family background information. @rcator companies, using computers, then match students with appropriate sources. There are 250,000 sources of non- governmental aid available, said Bob Freede founder…

… officials said they usually do not recommend scholarship searches to students for three reasons: the information is available free, the typical student usually does not qualify for these hard-to-find funds…

… frustrated student to see the information posted and resort to what most often is a futile search. RISHA Rothberger, founder of Student Financial and Guidance Ser- vices in Southfield, said she believes…

… Reagan to ensure the Jewish state's security. Saudi rulers expressed "deep gratitude" and said relations with America will improve. THERE WAS NO comment from West European allies, and most Arab states were…

… September Senate Assembly meeting, Swain said. Swain said the problems Frye men- tioned, and which the BPC would try to prioritize, were the need to increase faculty salaries, the need for better student…

… and student members. Begin ... expects continued support TODAY No more dead cats A 1982 CAT HATER's Calendar that features color photos of cats being hanged and wrapped in foil on a grill that has…

… hardline Arab nation as a threat to its security. ANOTHER POINT of contention by the Israelis is a Mideast peace plan put forward by Saudi Prince Fahd, °calling for establishment of a Palestinian state on…

… returned to Arab-occupied lands (Israel)."x The first headline broadcast by state radio had called the incident an attack. In Tel Aviv, Israeli military com- mand spokesmen refused to comment on the Saudi…

… (infant formula) issue."~ During the speech, sponsored by the School of Public Health Student Organization and Political Action Committee, Joseph said the Reagan administration's decision to be the lone…

… questions, By BARRY WITT 'University, secretaries may have been annoyed somewhat at the phone calls, but LSA student government leaders were pleased with the response to an advertisement they placed in last…

… ',,1ST unity -TODAY The directories hit the streets m.r HE STUDENT TELEPHONE directories for the 1981-82 academic year have been compiled, prin- cigarettes-even under some pretty trying circumstances…

… students, who fear that a Tisch tax cut would mean a devastating cutback in state support of higher education. Administrators and student government leaders had helped lead a fight to defeat Tisch's earlier…

… facility monitors animal research By JOYCE FRIEDEN On any given day, students and faculty members are experimenting with animals. The pharmacology depar- tment is using dogs to simulate human heart…

…'Hara outfits have been rented. "I still have 1890's bathing suits and Arabs," he said. "Arabs are not a big item this year. But it's a desperate time. If the costume fits, the customer will wear it." Christine…

… Senate rejec- ted a veto resolution that would have scrapped the sale of the sophisticated radar planes and F15 jetfighter weaponry to the Arab kingdom. The president needed 50 votes, since a tie would…

… at 7:30 in the Michigan Student Assembly chanbers in the Michigan Union. In an interview Tuesday night, Kemperman described the principles of Moon's church and what he claims are the methods they used…

… controversy, the University has hired a black coun-, seling representative for the Minority3 Student Services office. Budget problems and uncertainty, about what the representative's role should be contributed…

… was discharged for "behavioral problems," Moorehead said. MSS is an office that offers a variety of counseling services to the Univer- sity's minority students. It is staffed by four representatives…

…, each of whom specializes in a particular area such as financial aid or research on minority students. In addition, each staff member represents a different ethnic background. Currently the office is…

… staffed by Asian American, Native American, hispanic, and black representatives. WHEN THE position was vacated in June, 1980, the director of Trotter House - a campus minority student center - and the…

… student services program analysis director were hired on a part-time basis in the interim. At that time students went before the University Regents and requested that the University fill 'the position with…

… a full-time black representative. In spite of student protests, the University decided not to hire a full- time representative after a task-force review of student services said the duties of the…