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of the most expensive. Average in-state various state and federal grant reducin-state students a bargain compared tuition and fees at the U- M in 1990--91 tiona. Others state that the tuition of a to most private colleges and mUversi- . NE'S COLLEGE EXPERIENCE were $3688, according to James Cass mUversity will reflect the quality of its ties. Given the information in the MUP can be a time of great opportu· and Ma x education; in short, "you get what report, however, the University may nity, giving one the necessary B ir nb au m 's you pay for." Though these claims have, perhaps, acted hastily to raise skills and knowledge to succeed later in Comparative all have some validity, a recent tuition over the past 15 years. As tuGuide to Amerireport casts doubt upon them. As ition-supported administrative growth life. Despite the many rewards it may bring in the future , a college education can Colleges . reported in the Michigan Daily , often does not directly assist students may also create various problems and Th i s o u t . the Ann Arbor chapter of the Ameri· or contribute to the quality of higher challenges in the present. Such chal· weighed the incan AAUP states that a substantial education, one should look at future ,···· ·11m.ges are not limited to term papers state financial percentage of these tuition in· tuition increases with great skepticism. 'afid final exams, however, for a growcosts at compacreases support a growing univer· With the 1994-95 academic year quickly number of students find that:the rable stateunisity bureaucracy. Since this bureauapproaching one ought to raise a wary ;heavy financial burden of higher eduversitiessnch as cracy will not, in all likelihood, dieye; the Regents are more than likely to cation - primarily tuition costs - is the University rectly assist students or improve pass another tuition increase at their becoming an almost insurmountable ofVtrgi.nia'and the quality of Michigan's educaJuly meeting, when such issues are obstacle. the University tion, such a report questions the raised. A Michigan education has alSuch is the·case for manystUdentac of Califomisllt need for these large increases in ways been very valuable.to those enterB er k ' el e '1, lJ-M PresldelrtJames Duderstadt tuition. ing the job market or graduate studies, who have enrolled in one' of tlW \15 public universities within the state of whos& tuition Though its tuition is more exhowever if the tuition continues to~• . Michigan. According to a recent report costs for the same year were $2966 and pensive than most state institutions, one will have to question if a MiChigan by the Associated Press, the average . . '$1920, resp~ctjvely. Other ~ig Ten the Unive.rsity ()f lWchigap. still offel'!'"" ,,' degree is worth t;q.e C9st,.),I1. "".,'> ,':i" tuition of theee stnto-ftutd..;d uruvt:rsi- ';· schools also offeredlow~r,iiHitate tu':~. .. . . .. . ,.~."" . ' : " . ,. . "' .. .. .. , . . . . . . .. ' .. .

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According to a memorandum from Dr. Robert S. Holbrook, Associate Prevost for Academic Affairs, to Dr. Maureen Hartford, Vice-President for Student Affairs, the administration is deliberating about the "possibility of building BOme financial aid support into housing fees ." A document drawn up by Albert Hermsen, Assistant,l)irector of the Office of Financial Aid, details how $4 million could be transferred from Housing Division revenue to the Gen· eral Fund Support for Grant Funding to Undergraduates, the primary source offinancial aid at the U-M. Hermsen's proposal , which Holbrook acknowledges in the memo is a "starting point for the discussion,"

BY STEPHEN HEsSLER

lie with thereBt's of out-of-state tuition. I HE COST OF HOUSING AT The out-,of....state costs of Virginia in I the University of Michigan is 1990-91rotaled $8136, while those of rising once again. The price for Berkeley equaled $7836. Other Big Ten undergraduates living in residence halls schools ",ere even less expensive than for the 1994-95 Fall and Wmter semesthis: Michigan State charged $7155, ters has increased by 3.9 percent over and Wisoonsin established its costs at 1993-94 rates. This is hardly surpris. $6530. Out-:of-state tuition at the Uni· ing, as tuition and housing charges rise versity of Michigan far exceeded any of almost annually. One change in this these comparable universities year's housing fees , however, is in the $12,446, more than 50 percent greater fonn of a proposal currently under con· than the aforeme.ntioned schools. sideration by the U-M administration There is much debate concerning to divert revenue from housing to fi· why the Board of Regents of the U-M nancial aid, thereby making the contrihas enacted such tuition increases over bution to financial aid of those under· the past ten to 15 years. Many cite the graduates who live in residence halls growing costs associated with the op· disproportionately greater than those who do not. eration of the University, coupled with

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Ohio native Michael Fay, was caned in Singapore for vandalism of cars and buildings. When asked for his reaction to the corporal punishment, Ted Kennedy said, "He should feel1ucky. It's a lot like spanking, isn't it?" Palestine and Israel finally signed an agreement meant to stem the violence and bring self-rule to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. In a similar move, University of Michigan VicePresidentofStudentAJf~,~aureen

Hartford lift.ed. the ban on chaUcing the sidewalks. A Michigan State professor is calling for a course in Black English in MSU's foreign language department. Prerequisites include Pig Latin, Conversational Grunting, and Babylonian Sanskrit literature. During orientation this summer, take special note of the U-M's furry friends; remember not to feed Chelsea Clinton peanuta or else she'll breakout.

Former Vice President and media punching bag, Dan Quayle appears to be testing the waters for a run at the presidency. Upon hearing the news, David Duke and Oral Roberts expressed their interest in running and considered themselves the new front runners. The eve~vigilant Environmental Protection Agency reannounced that lawn mowers emit ten percent of the country's pollutants. Using the same news release as used for every preceding year, the EPA plans to phase out inefficient lawn mowers, chainsaws, and other gas-powered garden equipment. The EPA also plans to release the results of its latest study on drinking water contamination from chewing tobacco. Michigan's own Dr. Jack Kevorkian was acquitted on charges of violating the state's new suicide assistance law and will be accepting new patients again. Vice President Gore was refused as a patient and recommended instead to a mortician. ;

Orientation myth #324: President James J . Duderstadt shows more signs of life than AI Gore. Tired of Sega? Intramural basketball too taxing? How about a game of affirmative action chess? It goes something like this: black moves first, then white can't move, then black pawn gets promoted no matter what. Condom vending machines at Michigan State University were recently removed because of slow sales, according to the Ann Arbor News. ~SU students must have been unable to figure out how to work the machines. Bill Clinton at a recent press conference said, "We in the White House realize and believe that there are some things that the government has no business meddling with." Yeah, right. How about Waco and Somalia? Apparently, religious freedom and nationalsovereignty aren't among these 'things', huh Bill?

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BY MOHAN KRISHNAN

O, THE SUMMER IS FINALLY here. You graduated from. high school, and you are looking for· ward tA> being a University of Michigan student in a few months. Congratulations. Maybe you're looking forward to orientation; you will meet some new people, get to tour the campus, and sign up for classes. Maybe you would rather sit at home and watch TV. Either way, there are some things you should know about orientation, things they did not tell you in the flow· ery brochure, things they would not want you to know about, things the FBI has been investigating for the past six years, and for which they will soon arrest halfthe farulty. Oh, sorry. Things might not be that bad, but they are pretty close. This is the way it was in 1993, when I went through orientation. The Office of Orientation would not provide me with a finalized schedule for this year, but promised that you will go.through most of the same things as I. So, if you arrive and orientation is entirely dif· ferent, be relieved that you misa~ out. On the other hand, if you go and your nightmares are fulfilled, at least you will be prepared. Also, if you fall asleep or miss a presentation, this guide will help you make up for it. The Safety Presentation A police officer from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) will probably talk to you about how to be safe on campus. Here are a few tips you will hear at th.i8 presentation, as well as a few that I threw in - see if you can tell which are which. Lock your bike with one of those bullet-proof, fire-proof, indestructible locks that will still be around long after humanity is extinct. Don't walk around alone at three in the morning, especially if you are com· pletely drunk.. Don't smoke anything illegal in front of anyone who is dressed like a police officer. Look both ways before you cross the street. Never take candy from a stranger. Essentially, exercise common sense and you will be fine. Ann Arbor is not my rural hometown where you can leave your house doors unlocked all day or leave the keys to your car in the ignition while shopping, nor is it an inner-city crime ha· ven, so DPS advises that you exercise your best judgement to avoid dangerous situations. What a helpful bit of advice.

Mohan KrUhnan is a sophomore in aerospace engineeri1llJ and a staffwriter for the Review.

The Sexuid ~ ., Assault Presentation A woman from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) also spoke to us. Aside from the fact that she wore combat boots and had a spiked haircut, she covered some very interesting ground. After plowing through the knee-him-in-the-crotch method of assault prevention, an un· comfortable-at-best topic for most men, we quickly broke into a discussion of what rape was and how educating men and women could help stop it. The women in my orientation group were encouraged to oppose the idea that the~' needed to 'take precautions' against rape. At this point, someone asked what educating men would accomplish, as we all know the definition of rape and have become set in our ways strongly enough that we will either commit rape or never think of it. This point of view constituted a stumbling block that we never really passed during that presen· tation. '!hat was too bad; I really wanted to hear all that the director had to say.

The Brainwashing Session Sorry, this is a typo. It should be titled somethlng more like "Issues Ex· ploration. " You are not supposed to recognize it as brainwashing. We were lead in groups into some room in the basement of the dorm where we were staying, where the session leaders could torture us with words and no one could hear us scream. At this point in the orientation we discussed issues, such as homosexuality and affirmative action, by listening to questions posed by the leader and indicating our stance on them by standing on the left or the right of the room, which they divided with tape. They tell you each side indicates one of two responses, but I quickly saw that the left is for liberal socialists and the right is for conservatives and traditionalists. The leaders questioned conservative views and encouraged liberal ones on issues like political correctness, while pretending to be centrists by standing in the middle of the room. Campus Tour Orientation winds down with a tour of campus, North Campus if you are an engineering or music student, and Cen· tral Campus for all students. At this point, you learn lots of useless information; like how acoustically perfect Hill Auditorium is, how many ducks can fit inside the Union on a rainy day, and the exact reason football stadium seats seem much closer together this year than last. You may also start to hear opinions on how hard certain majors are, and how easy others are. Ignore these opinions and form your own. For

some extra fun, spread the rumor that what you think is best. students whose dorm-mates die duro "I heard about a guy who took 16 ing the term get an automatic 4.0 grade credits and failed all his classes! This point to compensate for the stress the University is hard, man!" -Please, shut situation causes. After this, see how up. That's just a rehash of the last two, many people mysteriously die during and he would have failed with 12 credorientation. Be careful, however. I don't its anyway. I know him. People who say think that U-M will refund your orienthings like this are over-generalizing tation costs. and do not know what they are talking Counseling and CRISP about. Either that, or they came to the CRISP, Computer Registration In· wrong orientation. Tell them Ohio State University is not in Michigan. volving Student Participation, means that you will stand in a line of about "You shouldn't feel bad if you get four thousand panicking students who C's and D's your first term" - This lie are wailing and gnashing their teeth. is even propagated in U-M literature. When you get to the front, you will be It is bad to get C's and D's anywhere. told by a beeping computer that you You can handle U-M; you were ac· spelled your name wrong on the form cepted, right? and you must go back to the end of the "All the people are so smart here; line. Actually, it also means that you you won't know anyone who isn't!" - If will finally select classes. Yes, the thing there is one truth about dumb people, it that should be most important during is that you will find them anywhere you orientation has least priority! You have go. Anywhere. I guarantee you that if probably already used the course guide you went into the Himalayas, next to to figure out what you want to take. Do the wisest guru you would find some not let rumors trick you into making guy who thinks the seal on a aspirin bad decisions. A lot of people will have bottle is a complicated gadget. a lot of things to say about classes and Between the orientation leaders the difficulty of U-M. Here are a few" and misguided orientees (a loud minorexamples. for you to peruse: . -,,~ ity), you could g~t very confusedby the "organic· Chemistry is soooooo various programs the U-M des:i:gn:edto hard" - Some courses have a reputa orient you. In filet, if you make it through tion of killing freshmen, tearing them this step and even get the classes you want (yeah, right), consider yourself into little pieces, and then eating them. This may not be entirely true. Either lucky. You can also consider yourself way, near the end of your first term, tell successful. You have survived one of your fellow freshmen you took these the long, arduous steps in becoming a courses at your local community col· student here. If you come out oforienlege and got A's without opening the tation without turning into a "liberal" textbooks. They will kill you. , who cannot think open-mindedly but "'That class is soooooo hard!" -Let it instead echoes the propaganda social· go. With some studying you will do fine. ists give you, then you are a strong "16 credits is far too many to take individual, and you will do fine in the your first term" - I want you to know sea ofpolitica1 unrest that is the Uni· that 16 credits is a reasonable load. Do versity of Michigan. Good. Luck! m.

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LSA Should Adopt a Core

RANCES ARE YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BE LEFT OUT AT SEA without a sail; left to drift to the dictates of a random CUITent. Yet that is precisely what happens toward the end of every semester at the University of Michigan, when you are handed a catalog with hWldreds of course listings and told to show up at graduation after you have completed 120 credits. The U-M is only one of many formerly excellent universities which have transfonned themselves into diploma mills. The recent publication of the National Review Colkge Guide, which lists what it considers to be the nation's top 50 liberal arts colleges, confirms this view. To many people's surprise, the guide does not include such standard 6tre as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, or even the UM. William F . Buckley, justifies the conspicuous absence of our nation's most prestigious universities in the introduction: "This is not because you cannot get a good education at Harvard, but because you can graduate from Harvard without a good education." Anybody who has attended the U-M for more than a semester will suspect Buckley's words apply with equal validity to the U-M's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). By simply avoiding rigorous coursework, the U-M will gladly award a degree to any student who has completed 120 credits and paid his tuition bills. Currently, for a student to graduate from LSA he must satisfy one of two distribution patterns. The vast majority choose option one, which according to the U-M LSA Bulldin consists of completing "at least three courses in each of three 'distribution designations,' for a total of at least nine credits in each designated area: (l) Natural Science (2) Social Science and (3) Humanities." A student must also attain an additional three credits in any of the above "distribution designations" to fulfill the pattern, a8 well as take four terms of a foreign language. What does this actually mean for the incoming lltudent? Quite simply, one can fulfill these requirements without every having taken a worthwhile course in any of the are88. Forexample, one oouId Jinish the social science requirement by taking the following classes: (1) Natural Resources 335 - Introduction to Environmental Politics: Race, Class and Gender (2) Women's Studies 419 - Gender and Group Process in a Multicultural Context (3) Sociology 447 - Gender Roles and Status. One can expect to gain little or nothing from such highly politicized classes. While specific core requirements are a source of debate, nearly every swvey makes two things clear. First, not enough students enroll in math and science courses. Despite the high-paying jobs offered to studenta with such degrees, many consider these subjects too difficult and fulfill the science credits they need with courses that could be taught to high school freshmen. As a consequence, many experts predict' a serious shortage of scie~ti.fically literate Americans in the future. Secondly, and more importantly, few studenta are familiar with the fundamental ideas ofWestem civilization and American history. Aro:>rding to a survey conducted by the National Endowment for the Humanities, 42 percent of American college seniors could not place the Civil War in the correct half century, 58 percent could not name the author of The Republic, and 23 percent believed that Karl Marx's phrase, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need," is part of the American Constitution. How can we expect these students to become productive members of society, when they do not have even a rudimentary understanding of the tradition and culture that molds all contemporary debate? To help remedy this unfortunate situation, many suggest that LSA toughen its graduation requirements. In order to receive a quality education, students should be required to fulfill the following: 12 math or science credits, nine at the 200-level or above; 16 humanities credits, six at the 300-level or above; 16 social science credits, six at the 300-level or above, and four credits in American history or government Furthermore, a student would be required to take eight credits in English Composition and four credits in Great Books. This system would provide greater flexibility, too . Instead of requiring the fourth-term language proficiency requirement of everyone, students would have the option of completing either that requirement (without the pass/fail option) or 16 credits consisting of the following: four in American history, four in European history, four in political science, and four in English, history, or political science. While this may appear to be more of a panacea than a legitimate core curriculum, its value is its practicality. These proposed modifications would be relatively easy to implement, as they enhance rather than overhaul the system cummtly in place. The University of Michigan should seize the opportunity to become a flagship institution, encouraging greatness instead of catering to the lowest common denominator. Mt

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LCOME TO THE MIOHf('jAN REVIEW. THE PURPOSE OF this Orientation Issue is to help you, incoming freshmen and transfer students, with the transition to college life at the U-M, ~d to introduce you to The Michigan Review. '!he Review was founded on October 15, 1981, and has grown in thirteen years from a sporadically-produced Collection of essays to a journal of opinion published on a regular schedule. Th.oniasFous, fOWlder of the Review, established the paper as a means of combatting the.overwhelming leftist attitude on campus, from the administration to the editorial page of the Michigan Daily. With support from local and national figures, including William F. Buckley, Gerald Ford, Stephen Tonsor, and the late Russell Kirk, the Review published its first issue in December of 1982. From the beginning the Review was designed to be a voice of conservatism. As the paper progressed and grew, the editorial policy of the paper did as well. While the paper remained overwhelmingly conservative, many libertarians and moderates began to make their presence felt on the pages of the Review. The Revrew was becoming truly a review of all types of thought which had been traditionally shut out on the U-M campus. Surprisingly, the Review did not flourish during the eighties, as one might have expected. While the Reagan Revolution did sweep across the nation, the Review maintained a relatively low profile on campus. This was soon to change, however. As the university administration became more active in its opposition to student's rights, the Revrew became more vocal and attracted a large and loyal readership on campus and across the country. The Review led the way in opposing the various speech codes that were instituted by the university and later struck down by the courts as WlCOnstitutional. 'The Revfew , also, became the leading voice against the insidious institution of political correctness on the U- M campus. Over the past thirteen years the Revrew has gone through many changes, some for the worse, but most for the better. While it maintains its position as the leading voice of conservatism on the U-M campus, the Review has evolved into much more than just a mini National Revrew.The Michigan Review plays an important role in influencing the debate on campus by allowing conservative, libertarian, and moderate students to speak their mind without fear of reprisal. Probably, all of you have heard about the U-M's penchant for leftism. And while this reputation is largely true, there are some students who believe that this orthodoxy needs to be challenged. If you would like to join the ranks of those who are fighting against politicized classrooms and championing the virtues of limited government and personal responsibilty then perhaps you should stop by our office in the Michigan League, and join The Michigan Revrew. m .~

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HE UNIVERSITY OF MiChigan offers an eX<:Elptionally large number of· elQ'$ses, making the selection of coUrse~ difficult for experienced students.:FCir incoming freshmen who are not familiar with the process of CRISP (Computer Registration Involving Student Participation), the selection of classes can be a daunting experience. Below are listed some of the best courses at the University that.a:reopen to freshmen. The recommendations are based on the opinions of students who have taken them and consider them excellent courses because of their content or the professors who teach them, or both. Political Science 111 and 160: Poli Sci 111- Introduction to American Politics provides a good overview of the American politicalsystem.,lt,is a good foundation if you plan to major in poll sci or if you just want to gain a little more insight into ourpoliticd processes. Poli Sci 160 - Introduction to World Politics covers both the theory of and selected case histories in world politics. It, too, is a good course to take' if you want a general background in the world's pblitical machinery: . Classical Archaeology 221 and 222: These introductory classes taught by John Pedley, and Sue AlcoCk, respectively, offer valuable insight' into the two ancient cultures thatinfluenced ouri! the most, Rome and Greece. The Greek section, 221, is offered in the Fall and is much more teclmical in its approach, while 222, which is offered in the Winter, foctl,ses more on daily life. Communication 202 - Freedom of Expression: This course, taught by Joan Lowenstein, provides valuable insight into the history of the First Amendment and the laws that shape our right to ffee expression. Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Science 202 - The Atmosphere: This course gives an overview of the composition and behavio:r of the atmosphere and the various phenomena known as weather, It is intended for non-AOSS concentrators and does not require advanced math or science aptitude. As an added bonus, it fulfills part of the natural science distribution requirement. Music History 341- Introduction to the Art of Musie: This course is for non-music majors only and can be used to fulfill part of the humanities distribution requirement. Its focus is on the history of Western art music from the Baroque Era right up Wltil the

present day. Professor Steven Whiting is a very informative and mteresting lecturer who exhibits a unique passion for the material History of Art 102-Western Art from the End of the Middle Ages to the Present: This course provides students with a knowledge of contemporary art and major artists. Slide lectures and print reproductions illustrate important works with which all culturally literate people should be familiar. Classic Civilization 101 and 102: These courses cover the major works of the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans, respectively. The plays, poems, and other writings of these ancient cultures form the basis of Westem thought and civilization. Statistics 402 - Introducti9n to Statistics and Data AIia:lysis: VIrtually all social science disciplines require some knowledge of statistics and many~ sUch as psychology and political scienCe statistics 402 to be used as. part of a concentratio:Qprogram. This' course deals with several tech· niques for examining data and requires of.lrigh, s{!b.ool , only a math background .. .. . .. :" ". .

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Astronomy 101/111-lntroductory Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe: The 101 section of this class requires a one hour discussion section, while the 111 section substitutes a two hour laboratory section for the discussion. This class, while it is enjoyable, is probably not what many of you expect; there are no trips to the planetarium for 101 students, while 111 students may get to go only a few times. The class is instead very physics oriented with many'problem sets. Don't be scared off though, while perhaps not what it sounds, 1011111 can be very interesting, and Professor Gordon MacAlpine is extremely competent. Communication 400 - History of the American Media: There are not too many 400 level classes that have no prerequisites, yet Communication 400 is one. Professor John Stevens, while a bit dry, is an expert in media history and provides sound analysis of how the American media has changed over the'last four hundred years. This, along with Communication 202, is one ofilie few Communication classes from , ' .(; which Qne will ~ D:lUch. 'M l

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GENE KRAss

HE UNIVERS1TY OF Michigan, being the leftist dumping ground that it is, houses "- isms" of all kinds, sometimes real, but usually imagined. Every day, the average student is pelted with no fewer than two or three tons of literature on how to combat racism, sexism, nationalism, heterosexism, and so on. It seems as if a new and previously unknown "-ism" pops up every hour on the hour. Here, then, is my rant on a very real "-ism" of which I have the misfortune of being a victim. I will refer to it as "geographobia." Webster hlmself(allegedly) defined geographobia as the active discrimination, intentional exclusion, and hate speech directed toward people who live in a different location on the fruited plain we call Earth. It resembles nationalism, but on a smaller Bcale.

Gene Krass is ajunior in English and P8'JCh.ology and an assistant editor of the Review. He will be l1?I1iding on North Campus once again next year.

Geographobia at the U-M consists of couples, parents or otherwise, usually instead of movement in opposite direcbloody, hate-filled, armed conflicts choose the remote Northwood Aparttions at once. A ride of no more than between residents of the powerful Cenments. That's it. No fraternities or two miles ends up taking nearly twenty tral Campus and their wealthy neighsororities or off-campus houses of any minutes, even after the city fixed Fuller bors, North Campus. I live on North kind. Just many overpriced off-camBridge, the sole link. between the two Campus, and therefore I becampuses. This is on weekdays. On long to a minority and am weekends ... {gulp!). And all engineerinherently a victim. In addiing, art, and music students have LSA tion, I am not even welcomed requirements, unlike LSA students, by my own group. who never have to set foot on enemy North Campus, that North Campus soil . This is Diag-less yet picturesque geographobia at its worst. landscape of a few scattered Most enginJartimusic students like large buildings, is the setto get their humanities requirements . ting for most, ifnot all, muout of the way during freshman year sic, art, and engineering so that they can spend the next three courses. The students who pretending to be Thoreau on the . --= plan on engaging in those Walden Pond that is North Campus. activities for the rest of their But some North Campus dwellers, such Hannibal Making His Way To North Campus lives also find it convenient as myself, are in LSA Some.days, they to live there. Since the overonly have to ride the bus to Central whelming majority of U-M students pus apartments. and back only once. They do not spend belongs to the College of Literature, Ann Arbor is extremely as much time on North like their nonScience, and the Arts (LSA, not "L,S, & geographobic towards North Campus LSA counterparts. Therefore, they feel Play"), there is only one residence hall resip.ents who have classes on CEmlike Marxists at a Christian rally on on North Campus: the serpentine labytral. The buses seem to run on no whichever campus they may be. My rinth called Bursley Hall. Non-freshparticular schedule and the traffic roommate, for instance, was extremely men can also live in the Baits Houses lights are peculiarly prognuri.m.ed t:o , ~'BUrprised to find out that I am studyadjacent to Bursley, while married allow movement in only one direction ing English and psychology. "So, why

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An Engineer's Survival Guide BY ERIC LARsoN

" I ' M DEAN BANKS OF THE Engineering Colle~ and on behalf of the entire school, rd like to say welcome. I'd also like to remind you that only a dozen or so of you will survive the freshman year in this college. It's a cut-throat and unforgiving program that you're about to enter .. ." And with those preliminary threats and scare tactics, engineering education commences. Do not take this man too seriously - because after all, he's an engineer. Most of you, like myself, have no idea what you are doing in the engineering college. Sure, you know you are more adept at math and science than the folks reciting poetry, but you honestly cannot say what an engineer does. Don't worry, most seniors haven't a clue either - so join the party, er, study hall that we call engineering. There are a few things for you to know before you go through orientation and the first term here at the U-M: Classes: AB engineers, you are required to take ~ seriEl$in .e ithera social science or humanity, which translates into a break in your schedule of real classes. If you are looking for an easy and relaxing series, use the Communication Department. This is the most pathetic department in the university. When r took my classes in communication, I found them to be much easier than home economic courses in high school. Professors often took time out of theirschedule to give away questions to the midterm and final. They approached written assignments much as an instructor in an English as a Semnd language course would - show signs of literacy and you pass. North Campus Commons: An obvious design by engineering students, this structure contains les8 ambiance than a hospital 'Or laboratory. It is filled with the fascinating Entree Plus office and a store creatively named, The Bookstore. 'The only restaurant is Little Caesars, which caters specifically to art and music IJtudente. Otherwise, why would they repeat everything on the menu twice? This is rivaled only by Espresso Royale, which provides coffee for those finishing late-night projects in the romputer lab and the music and art students finishing, well, their coffee. Also included is the Wok Express, which sells a meal once or twice a term. For a

good conversation topic, have you and those non-engineers who are on camwalking around and muttering, "Three your friends try to determine how the pus to subsidize your education. Sure feet in a yard, one thousand pounds in owners of this restaurant pay the rent. they will beat you on the head, make a kip ... ". This is known as "trolling for Dormitory Life: Dorm life for the derogatory comments, and force ungearheads ." unsuspecting engineer is frustrating imaginable things down your throat; Fitting in: You are in the engiand, at times, even fun. But don't let just remember that it is all in good fun. neering rollege now, so there is no longer any need to hide those tendencies of the free-wheeling They are merely lifestyle of not studying jealous of your yours. Slip on the glasses with lenses of stopping a .45 caliber bullet, capable on Friday night take hold glasses and engidon the corduroys, and parade your of you or else you will . neering t-shirt, entire Einstein t-shirt collection befind yourself mistaken . , which has the top fore all your fellow engineering budfor an LS&A student. . ten reasons to bedies. Simply by being an engineer, you One dorm does cater rome a enare automatically qualified as an gineer. to the engineering stuenginerd, gearhead, etc. dent, however. Hobbitte Incidentally, Don't fight it, accept it, and whendormitory located on rdadviseagainst the purchase of ever anyone calls you a nerd, remind Bonisteel Drive is a subthem that you will be responsible for general engiterranean residence hall the braking systems on their cars. Take neering shirts. that houses primarily every opportunity to belittle LS&A and You may see engineering and archaeboast of your engineering education. ology students. Meals people wearing Now that you're familiar with all them, but they consist entirely of tubers and grubs, which makes I' :.............. ' 2 " ' . , = that there is to being an engineer, you really aren't enare ready to tackle the corner of its meals the envy of all The only visible sign of the Hobbltte dorm. gineers. They are the other residence halls · Bonisteel and Hayward. Just kidding, fraternity memthey run parallel. You remember what on campus. Your orientation guides bers who are looking for engineers to that means, right? m use in horrific initiation practices by probably won't be engineering students, so ask them about this dorm and insist ...... ..... .. . upon seeing it.. If they deIlYYour request, complain loudly and accuse them ofbemginvolved in an administration cover-up of a cave-in. Buses: The U-M buses have been the subject of a study by two noted UM Physics Theorists, John Arnheim and Paul Fronte, who have analyzed the university bus system and have based their entire chaos theory around the U-M bus time schedule. In fact, the bus dispatchers are so secretive that the poor folks who print the schedules are left on their own to guess when a bus may arrive. The bus stops are the best place for you to dive into the seldom used bag of Even if you find micro economics challenging and pick-up lines. Are you tired of, "Your protractor or mine?", and, "You'll need macro economics impossible, when you come to a bigger ruler than that...?" Well, how Society; you can get an Easy X~ about, "I hate these buses. They're never on time. fd always be on time if I had Easy A is a special package of financial services to pick you up." Sounds cheesy, but the designed for college students. With everything pickings are slim on North Campus. Lingo: Engineers speak a language from low-cost checking to credit cards, you can all their own. Often times, they will really improve your economic outlook. converse in front of music and art students on the bus without them underCall or visit your nearest Society office for details. standing one iota. Remember these few phrases and you will be considered a To qualify for an Easy A account, you must be veteran rather than a rookie engineer. registered at a college or university. Easy A accounts are subject to all tenns and conditions . TrippiIig"is replaced by the term "Graviin effect from time to time. Loans subject to tational Override." Instead of getting credit approval. dizzy, engineers come down with a case of "Centrifugal Corruption" and we !0IIAl never bump our heads, we experience LENDER Member FDIC A KeyCorp Bank "Cranial Collision." Ridicule: One thing you must become acquainted with is ribbing from

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Finding Off.:..Campus Housing Cmus 13A.R.RETr

ELL, YOU DECIDED TO transfer to the illustrious University of Michigan. But now, where are you going to live? When deciphering your housing options, go to the University Housing Information Office located in the Student Activities Building to fu¥l information covering subletting options and apartment advertisements. This will ease your housing searcll greatly. Plus, the friendly and courteous staff is willing to intemlpt their coffee and donut break to answer your questions. When you have contemplated the \ housing options available to you, it is likely that you will have ruled out the donns. Most residenre halls are stocked with freshmen and sophomores or the ridiculous seniors who seem to enjoy living in a 10' by 12' cell block. The donns are a very viable option for some. For instanre, it is a good place to meet Chrn Barrett is a junior in economics and political science and a copy editor ofthp Review.

folks if you are new to these woods, and the ease of the living process is handy (no utilities/food/cable bills). But, for the oth~I'8 who wish to have freedom of living spaces, who do not enjoy sharing a room with two strangers and a bathroom with twenty others, off-campus housing is your best bet. " When choosing an off--campus option, there are several considerations that you must take into account First, how much money do you want to spend? How close to campus do you intend to live? How many people do you want as roommates? How picky are you about quality? If the last is a number one priority, get ready to be disappointed, for Ann Arbor housing will not have the comforts of Mom and Dad's place. For the most part, many places you will find were rather nice (in 1967). Landlords in Ann Arbor have a good business deal in the fact that their market is built into their ties with the University. They have a constant influx of students every year that is guaranteed to produce a profit. Thus, there is little incentive for them to put any money in modernization into theirapartments.

Furthermore, there is no reason for home to Eastern Michigan University them to charge very reasonable rental and not much else. Regardless of how rates. With the possible exception of cheap the rent is in Ypsi, I cannot, schools in New York City and Los Anrecommend the Ypsi Option. Unless . geles, Ann Arbor is the most expensive you have a car it is impossible to get to campus. Also, Ypsi is not exactly the college town to rent housing. So, be prepared to pay an arm and a leg and cultural capitol of North America. There is nothing to do in Ypsi, while living perllaps some vital organs for your housing in the fall. near campus, though expensive, will For a town of modest size, Ann provide the option of walking everyArbor's rental rates are bordering on where or being five minutes from the the obscene. In the 1993-94 school year, nearest coffee shop or bar. If you live the average rent for an efficiency was out by the mall or in Ypsi, you may find $4511month. The price for a one-bedyourself struggling for things to do. room was $S3l/month. For a two-bedAfter you have done the research, hit the streets. This can take hours of · room it was $754/month and for a threebedroom the average was $1034lmonth. calling and returning calls and even Be aware that the outrageous rates more time waiting for a landlord to vary with proximity to Central Camshow up to a place to allow you to view pus. Some landlords have said that the unit. Allow for plenty of time to find there is an invisible circle with a mile your apartment. It can take quite a radius from the Diag that often deterwhile, so do not expect to find an apartmines how much you will pay for your ment and have a lease signed in the apartment or house. When you step out same day. Also, be sure to know the of that circle, your rental rates decline rights that you have when dealing with considerably. This causes many stulandlords. Finally, a reminder: give dents to consider the Ypsi Option. yourself ample time and plenty of opYpsilanti is located about 15 mintions and you just may end up with a utes souteQst of Ann Ari><>r, and it is ~>,~ce place to live. Mt

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H, DORM LIFE! YES! N. parents, no cutfewa, no laws. A general state of anarchy. Spacious rooms, raging keggers, sexy hallmatesJ You've all seen the new Saved by the Bell: the College Years. Now, pretend that you haven't because dorm life is nothing like you've seen on TV. So, in a noble endeavor, I've decided to provide you with a guide to the U-M's residence halls. Staff: The first person youll meet is the RA (Resident Advisor). RAs are usually very informative and very friendly, and are a fountain ofinfonnation as you make your way through the first weeks of school. RAs also enforce dorm policies, however, so it is not a good idea to invite them into your room for a few beers. Generally though, RAs are your friends. They are shiny happy people who give warm fuzzies . If they get too friendly though, report them to the Department of Public Safety. Other residence hall staffers include MPAs, COREs, and TJUKIOPLs, none of whom are ever found in the building, so you don't have. to worry about them. They are just acronyms created. by the University in an effort to double its payroll. Front Desks: The residenCe hall front desks are also a source ofinformation. They also sell school supplies. To find a desk attendant, stand on the counter and scream "fire!" for approximately twenty minutes. A sleepless fellow student will then greet you, asking, "You need somethin'?" Dining Halls: The University dining halls are more than a place to eat; they are a place to learn. Chemistry majors will spend hours discovering new elements in the Dakota Chicken. Art majors can spend their meal time sculpting the easily malleable mashed potatoes. And English majors will learn a new word every day as they listen to their friends spit out their casseroles. Ubrarles: Each residence hall also has its own library. They are usually open at night and are a popular place to visit and study. Libraries are also a migratory point for loud and annoying sorority girls to go and talk about guys named Chad and how fat their thighs are getting. Hall Activities: There is plenty of fun in your residence hall. Each year, RAs force you to pay hall dues that go toward activities in your hall, su.,ch as special dinners, rewarding con~,, and

human piftata challenges. You should know, however, that if you don't pay your hall dues you will be subject to intense floggings, so it is advisable to plan ahead. Last year's dues were twenty dollars at most dorms, but at the way the U-M raises prices, I esti路 mate next year's dues to be roughly $4,657. Entree Plus: Simply put, Entree Plus is a debit system that works off of your ID card. You probably have gotten seven hundred fliers about it by now, so refer to them. Frat Parties: In the first few weeks of school, your door will be flooded by little slips of paper inviting you to come and join fraternities in action. If you like these parties, you may decide to rush a frat or sorority, where you will pay big money to get beat up. Converted Triples: These rooms are doubles with a third person crammed inside. I had one my first term. Finally, the space grew so crowded that eithe:t one of us had to move out, or the three of us would share a bed. I moved into a single, which is essen路 ti~lly a very nice closet.

Telephones: Each room comes with a lovely beige wall phone. To dial any number on-campus, simply dial the last five digits of the phone number. To call off-campus, dial nine and then the number. To dial long distance, dial nine, one, area code, the number, and your thirty-five digit personal identification number. What to bring: Inevitably, someone always comes to school unprepared for dorm life. Don't let that happen to you. 'The following are some iluggested. items to bring with you when you come to Ann Arbor in the fall: Fli~Flops: These used to be uncool perhaps, but here they are very much the rage. They prevent the need to shower in others' bodily fluids. Also, you will find that flip-flops are cool because you will be too tired to tie real shoes when you leave your room to go to the bathroom or cafeteria. Stereos: The essential donn appliance. Everyone will have one and everyone will be blaring theirs , so don't feel left out. Of course, everyone is playing the same Pearl Jam CD anyway, but what the heck. You should be

forewarned that playing any Supertramp CD for more than three hours a day can result in tennination of your lease. Coffee-Makers: But you don't like coffee? You will when you have a paper due at eight the next morning and you've spent the whole day watching marshmallows melt in your microwave. Cleaning Supplies: The univer.;" 路 sity reported three dust-related. deaths 路this year. Don't be a victim. Alarm Clocks: If you are a light sleeper, you don't need one. Sorority girls will be sure to wake you up with screeching and giggling whenever you don't want to be a wakened. What not to bring: Inevitably, someone will overpack. Here are some nonessentials to leave at home. Large Mammals: Large mammals do not fit well in residence hall rooms. Large reptiles can be stored in the basements of most dorms, however. .Explosives: 'I'rust me, your roommates will not, repeat will not, think that it is a very funny joke. Kegs: Each room has its own tap; leave the big barrels at home. Ml.

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An Encounter With Symbolic Oppression tively Irish appellation, remains a fermy father telling me, "We're Irish, or vently anti-Irish institution. McThis something like that," while I was still and McThat - all a mockery of my in middle school. " W H E R E ARE YOU heritage. I had been the floor-mopper So I went to the library. After 15 going?" my mother asked and toilet-scru.bber for six straight minutes of reading, I decided that I was me as I walked out the years, and I often wondered why I was an expert on Irish history and took a door. never moved up to the counter. At the great amount of satisfaction in know'Tm going to the library in order to time, I thought that being repeatedly ing that I was culturally sensitive tolearn more about my culture and my wards all of "my people" due to roots," I called back. my newly~scovered knowl"Yash, dammit," I smugly thought. edge. After four years at the U-M, I had been The next day, I went to graciously taught that learning about interview for a summer job, and one's culture and discovering one's roots I was greeted by a portly Dom ranks right up there with having an Deluise-like character. He welorgasm. In spite of this, I had yet to comed me into his office, ofundergo the self~ucating process of fered me a seat and cheerily discovery due to time restrictions, i.e. asked, "Can I get you a cup of eating, sleeping, watching "The coffee?" Ignoring my fondness Simpsons," working for the Review, and for coffee, I hesitated to rehaving orgasms. But, now that I was finally home for the summer and time . spond. Suddenly, I remembered reading about the stereotype was no longer a problem, I felt that I that the Irish are all drunkneeded to learn something about myards and the discrimination self and my personal heritage. After that many of "my people" have all, my cultural education consisted of endured because of it, and I realized just what was happenJay D. McNeill is a 1994 grnduate of the A Stereotypical Irishman: Fat, Bald, and Drunk. ing. I knew that although I sat University of MichiBan and a former late for work and taking excessive'" I directly before him, the Portly One had executive editor of the Review. .' but one stereotypical image burning in breaks had something to do with it, but his mind - that of me on a no-holdsnow I realize that my etlmicist cur boss didn't think I could control myself at barred drinking binge. "You bigoted bastard!" I stamthe soft-drink station. He probably I Garment Care Centers I mered. "Just because rm Irish you think thought I would create some kind of that I need coffee to sober up, don't you? potato famine and ruin his french fries. : Authorized U of M Drycleaner : Well, fat boy, you can take your etlmoHe probably doesn't knowthat the CIA centric job and your stereotypes and go deliberately poisoned the Irish potato I We offer convenient I straight to Hell!" I walked out in a huff, crop in order to wipe out the Irish. I then remembered the SAT test I : dry cleaning. Pick-up : thankful that I had gone to the library took after my junior year of high school. after all. I and delivery at I Later that day, my mother, who I had done poorly on the math section. I all residence I has the disposition of Norma Arnold, Foolish me? It was not because I dropped : hall front offices. : asked me how my interview had gone. out of Algebra I after only a week Now "Did you get the job, honey?" I saw the light: the lack offamous Irish I -Shirts I I chuckled at her condescendingly . mathematicians had made it imposI -Sweaters I and said, "Oh, naive one. You just don't sible for me to relate to the material! it, do you? Can't you see that we are I thought about st. Patrick's Day I -Skirts I get marginalized people in an etlmicist soand soon came to the conclusion that I I I .-Dresses I ciety? Do you realize how bad it is to elitist liberals in the U.S. government the last name McNeill? I should had invented the holiday out of guilt for I -Slacks I have make it les8 obvious and change my previous acts of discrimination. It has I -Suits I name to Jay Notre Dame. I'm telling since become a day for pinching the hell : Inquire about our services at : you, I might as well give it up right out of little Irish children. "Institutionalized bodily oppression!" I screamed, I your front desk or call us for I now!"I left a dumbfounded Mrs. Notre invigorated by my renewed indignathe Residence Hall I Dame and went to my room to pout over tion. I Student Prices. I the misfortune of having been born I I thought about the bums, er, homeIrish. I mean Irish-American. As I less persons on South University AvI I thought about the first 20 years of life, enue who clutched their booze bottles a I I I began to perceive, with undoubtable little tighter each time I walked past, I I conviction, the horrible nature of the as if my Irish-American desires would I I ethnocentric society in which I had been make me steal their saliva-and-backI I wash-tainted liquor. I 3052 Carpenter at Packard I living. Reflecting on my life, I suddenly I grew even more depressed. I mean, Ypsilanti, Ml 48197 I remembered being passed over time oppressed. I Later that night, a high and time again for a promotion at school friend, Mike McKillen, and I I I McDollald's. which, despite its decepwere watching the ballgame on televiBY JAY

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sion. Anger swelled inside of me as I watched the Boston Celtics show their blatant insensitivity by displaying a leprechaun for a mascot. During halftime, a Miller Lite commercial featuring super-model Kathy Ireland came on. "I used to like this commercial" I said, "but I've recently come to realize what it stands for." "What are you talking about?" Mike asked. uyou were ready to do the knuckle shuffle when we saw it last week." "Wake up and smell the coffee!" I shouted, unaware that my anti-Irish exclamation only exemplified how society had conditioned me to look down upon my own ethnic heritage. "Don't you realize that as a fellow Irishperson, you are allowing yourself to be exploited? Not only is Miller trying to . appeal to your stereotypically-Irish desire to drink, but they are also employing an Irishperson as their spokesperson? And I don't particularly appreciate the fact that wymmin are being exploited like that, especially IrishAmerican wymmin." He looked at me as if I had suddenly turned into big turd, but I didn't care. In fact, his reaction let me know that I must bring this immense problem to the forefront of the American agenda, and what better place to start than the University of Michigan? I think I'll get some of my fellow Irish-Americans together in order to form an Irish yearbook and an Irish Student Union, found an activist group called the United Coalition Against Anti-Irish Ethnicists (UCAAIE), organize a boycott against O'Sullivan's bar, clamor for a speech code which prohibits the use of words BUch as "drink", "drank," and "drunk" from being said within a 15-mile radius of an Irish-American, demand that the U-M increase the number of IrishAmerican faculty members by 80 proof, er, 40 percent, require that the U-M subsidize and sponsor a day of no classes where students must attend various symposia dealing with the plight of the oppressed Irish ( with Enya and Shirley MacLaine as the guest speakers), create lounges in all the dorms for IrishAmerican students, make Irish the benefactors of affirmative action policies to make up for the previous acts of discrimination, and demand that all of this be paid for by means of a tuition increase (with exemptions for IrishAmerican students, of course). And most importantly, in order for my fellow Shamrocks to realize how bad things really are, an Irish-American Studies Department should be created. Erin Go.

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THE MICHIGAN REVIEW

o INTERVIEW: DEANE BAKER

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N MAY 11, JAMES A . ROBerts, 11 of the. Review spoke with Deane Baker. Baker has been

affiliated with the University of Michigan for over two decades. A member of the. Board of Regen.t8, he holds a unique perspective of the university.

MR: What function do the Regents serve and how dote this affect lJ-M students? BAKER: First, the Regents are elected by the people of Michigan. They are nominated by their political party, and they are elected in a general election. There are eight Regents - actually nine with the president, who has no vote - and the eight Regents have full responsibility for essentially all the activities at the university, from fundraising t6 housing to tuition to all of those things that affect students.

MR: What do you think are some strong points of the lirivntty of MichIgan? BAKER: It is one of the real bargains financially in the United States. One can obtain a firat-rate education at a reasonable oost. My guess is the oost for the incoming class will be somewhere in the range of around $10,000 a year, although I'm unsure of that at the present time. The education is comparable to that which you could get at Harvard or Yale or some of the prestigious eastern schools or some of the better western schools. MR: Would you like to elaborate on some of the problema that you have with the oolverslty and some of the things that you believe could belf11)l'oved? BAKER: It's my view that there ought not, be speech oodes and there ought not be oodes of students conduct and that there ought to be a full social dialogue on the campus between the students themselves and between the faculty and the students and the faculty themselves as well as the employees. I've been oonsistently against those.restrictions on free ~ in my tenure 00. the board, which goes back 22 years plus another seven years at Grand Valley State College. We're addressing a serious issue this ooming week. It will be decided before the orientation is underway and that has to do with whether there will be an extension of financial benefits and residence benefits to those of a homosexual or lesbian persuasion, and that's an issue that I think is an inappropriats appropriation of the taxpayers' money. So those would be ,t wo issues with which I would have i9me

disagreement with current policy.

MR: How has the university changed during the time which you've been affiliated with it? BAKER: Certainly in a physical way there have been very dramatic changes. I recall a study prepared in 1975, talk-

Michigan, you're talking about a relatively small group of schools, perhaps 20 or 25 of the nationally related schools. In some of the things that I see as trends in the universities would be the restriction of faculty and student rights in the sense that there are conduct codes and speech rodes. I think that's a national phenomenon. Certainly the dramatic changes - the multicultural aspect of education on a nation-wide basis. Now there are some strong positives with regard to that approach as well as some very strong negatives. In some of the universities there is a decreasing emphasis on grading, which I think in the long term is not a positive undertaking for universities. I still think you have to have a competitive and sb'ong grading system if you're going to have a first-rate institution.

sial areas such as homosexual oonduct, for example. I get many complaints from parents and from students on those issues. What can be done to change those? Again, this is the philosophy of the institution as it has evolved. That's what it is and the way one changes that is to have a board which is actively involved in changing those activities. I don't mean that they'll get involved in running the university, but they do set the policy, and the duty of the Board of Regents is to oversee all aspects of the education process. Not that they should run the university, but the Regents should have a very specific relationship to the solution of those problems.

MR: Tuition costs have increased consistently over the past decade. Why Is this 80 and what can be done about It?

MR: What do you think prompted some of the more controversial changes, such IS the rise of the code of conduct?

BAKER: One of the reasons that tuition costs increase is that there is less support for public education from the state ofMichig8n. For example, 20 years BAKER: I think it was again a na- \ ago the state provided 78 cents of every tiona! trend. 'The universities think they ~)J.ndergraduate educational dollar in ..,. Regent Deane Baker " nee(i路t.od&what other people aredoUlg~ ..~. general fund .supPQrt. Today, that pering about the physical plant of the tmi- ' and that's not necessarily the wisest ' centage ofsupport is below 50 percent versity, and it said at that time that the thing. Michigan has always been a and I think somewhere around 46 Peruniversity's physical plant - its land leader, and we never really paid much cent. The costs of running the place and buildings at oost - was $250 mil路 attention to what others were doing. become larger every time you add a lion at that time. A recent study, within We try to have a first-rate institution physical plant or a department or a new the last oouple of years, shows that that hospital - staff increases, costs inhere. I think in later years there has same category of land and buildings been a propensity on the part of admincrease, maintenance costs increase, all istrators nationally to do the same thing. of those things. So in order to have a was $2.5 billion. So that means in the last twenty years there's been a billion It's just part ofthe times where there vibrant and growing institution you are restrictions on the society in a genhave to support it. But the principle and a half dollars expended here. 'That's a major change. Certainly the change eral way and in the broader terms that reason is that the state does not supreflect what's happening in universiport as it did 20 years ago, and ifit did on the Flint and Dearborn campuses is very dramatic. In F1i.llt there was no ties. Or maybe it's the other way tuition would be less. I've been a consiscampus of any consequence 20 years maybe the society reflects what's haptent critic of higher educational tuition ago, and on our own campus80me of the pening in the university, rather than costs, and have frequently voted against buildings that have been added, and the other way around. those increases. What I've tried to do is protect the students' interests , for exprobably the most important complex has been the new hospital, which opened ample, not having their tuition costs MR: Many believe that college classes and underwrite bond issues that have no about eight years ago. 'That has brought orientation sessions are often politically biin just an amazing number of research ased to the left What is your opinion concern- specific application to student needs. I want the tuition dollar to go a8 an dollars. We're the second largest reing this? search institution today in the United educational dollar. Sta tes 'in; dollars received. Certainly BAKER: I think. it is oorrect that there MR: Finally, what advice do you have for the new chemistry building and all of is a bias to the left in the institution generally and I don't think that this incoming freshmen? the other buildings that you see that are new are very important to the eduone is an exception, although that would BAKER: First, my advice would be to cation of the young people who attend vary from department to department. work as hard as you can academically as well as the research activities that For example, you might have a differin the .first semester because you'll find are undertaken here. ent political ethic in LSA than the engiit's quite a bit different than high school neering school. So that is a factor. I've Most people do very well, but don't heard from many, many students and MR: More generally, what do you believe is expect it to be the same. If you go to many, many parents since the orientathe state of higher education today and how work right at the beginning, you'll find tion sections have taken on that bias, has it changed ov. the past decade? that you will have a heck of a lot more where many of the people oome away fun at this institution because you'll very frustrated and angry because BAKER: I think that there are places understand it and how it works and you where one can get a decent education, you're exposed to that and you really will be a better student and enjoy it don't have a chance to challenge the , but throughout the United States, if .' I you're ta1kingcabout the Uirlversity-of orientation 'SectionS in the controver~ ' more. 'm

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U- M in the fall, perhaps you will wish to seek out a group to identify with - people who share your ideas, beliefs, and values. Or perhaps you will wish to find some cool dudes to party with. Whatever the case, you won't have to look far because the U- M is home to hundreds of groups which embrace a plethora of philosophies and causes. In the fall, watch for Festifall, a gathering on the Diag.(that's the big square at the center of campus with the big M) which showcases many diverse clubs and organizations. In the meantime, here is a profile of some well-known and some not-so-wellknown campus groups.

The Michigan Student Assembly (MSA): There are three types of people on campus: those who are in MSA, those who hate MSA, and those who don't have a clue what MSA does. Well, MSA is the student government

mongering NWROC (National Women's of the University that aids in executing Rights Organizing Coalition) who emand funding a variety of events and brace a litany of causes that have nothcauses. Next year's president is Julie Neenan and the vice president is Jacob ing to do with gender equality. Stem. People on campus will frequently Political Groups: Republicans , Democrats, Independents, Objectivbe insulting them no matter what they ists .. . . If I i do, so it is wise to know their names so you have you can join in the mockery. The Michigan Daily: Eaaentially, any politithe Daily is a campus paper like the cal leanReview, except that it comes out every ing, there weekday during the academic year. Unis a group like the Daily, the Review, has cooler to sway writers and is not nul by communists . you their and militant leftists. way. Don't Ethnic and Cultural Groups: care about Embracing the new age of politics? multiculturalism, U-M is home to hunJoin the dreds of cultural alliances and organiA path cy Don' let tho "A Party! . t IS fNippel'l to you. zations. Basically, if it's in your blood there is an organization on campus. Spiritual Groups: Any religion under, the sun, er, or Godf, ·er80rry, Militant Leftist Groups: You want 'em, we got 'em! Join your favorite Buddha, I mean, Allah. Anyway; there communist heroes and support the are groups to meet evety religious need proven failure of socialism. Each day, a 80 that your soul doesn'tibecome aquivnew group advocates a militant takeering lump of lifeless flesh during your over of the university in order to ensure college years. free tuition to any and all social deviGreek Organizations: These orants; A~group to check is the war ganizations have Jlothing do 'tQwitJi'"

Cornerstone CHRISTIAN CHURCH people dedicated to knowing and communicating Jesus Christ

-Adult & Children Bible Training Classes: 9:30 AM

Cha:bad·House Jewish Stude~.t Center ;,.. A Home Away Fto,m Home For Jewish Students

Nursery Available

Kosher Meals ' Shabbat and Holiday Services Rooms, Classes, Li1;>rary

meeting at Forsythe School 1655 Newport Road Ann Arbor, MI (313) 971-9150

715 Hill Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Rabbi Aharon Goldstein (313) 995-3276

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Huron Hills Baptist Church (Thoughtful, Biblical Christianity)

Pastors: Donald Gerig and Peter Kolb Services: May 29 through August 9:30 am Worship Service, 11:00 am Bible Classes Fall Schedule: 9:30 and 11:00 am Worship and Bible Classes

University Lutheran Chapel Serving U-M Since 1942, LCMS

Sunday Worship 10:30 AM Saturday Worship 6:30PM

Hellenic heritage. 'These are your stan-

dard fraternities and sororities. If you've seen Revenge of the Nerds or Animal

House, well, that's about right. Service Organizations: America: A Nation Of Victims. You'll have plenty of chances to help save the world during your college years, if you don't find them, they'll find you. All these groups will leave you with one of two questions: Am I helping my fellow man? Or, didn't they try to solve all these problems in the sixties? Intramural Sports: If you're still clinging to the dream of being an athletic star but Steve Fisher and Gary Moeller are ignoring you, there are a vari~ of activities to keep you in shape. Besides the old standard8p@rts, the UM offers club sports in rowing, cycling, water polo, and nude underwater basket weaVing, among many others. . You see, no matter what your interests, the U-M offers a group for you. When you sign up, read the fine print. Some 'restrictions and regulations apply, and some groups require a small fee or the compulsary fOIfeiture offree will. Most offers void in Canada.Mt

L'o oking .for Friends? All of us need friends who can encourage and support us. Friends with whom we can do fun things. We'd like to help you in your search for friends. We have one of the largest students groups in town. Our students eat out together, play together, enjoy life together, and study the Bible in small groups. Students love our 11:00 a.m. Sunday contemporary worship service. It features upbeat music, enthusiastic singing, drama, and a practical message from the Bible.

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A Brief History of the Code !

TRAcy RoBINSON N LOCO PARENTIS ("IN THE

place of parents") is the strategy that the University of Michigan has utilized in its relations with students for years. Practically since its founding, the U-M has had rules and regulations (such as curfews and visitation privileges for dormitories) which have little to do with the university's main fimction of academics. While most rules of this kind were abolished years ago, the U-M administration has repeatedly attempted to restrict the speech of its students over the last ten years. The administration's latest attempt at such a policy, the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, follows in the pattern of U-M's other codes of non-academic conduct, and, in doing so, reveals that the U-M has a poor record with respect to the First Amendment and student's rights. In 1988, the U-M created its first code, the Policy on Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment by Students in the University Environment, in response to complaints of racist acts on campus. 'This policy was designed to punish students for verbal or physical behavior deemed discriminatory on the basis of "race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, handicap or Vietnam-era veteran status." A student took the U-M to court over the policy, and it was declared unconstitutional in U.S. District Court because it was too vague in its possible restrictions on speech and behavior. One month after the Policy on Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment by Students was declared unconstitutional, the U-M enacted a new policy to last on an interim basis until a new, permanent policy could be written, revealing its intention to regulate non-academic behavior at any cost. Since 1989, this pattern has been repeated - the U-'M prop?ses an interim policy while supposedly working on a permanent one, a court case results in the interim policy being declared unconstitutional, and the administration is left to scramble and piece together a new policy based on the legally-allowable remnants of the old. Throw in some student protests against codes of non-academic conduct, and add a few superficial hearings held by the administration in order to pretend to register student opinion, and you are left with the situation today. Several policies and thirty to forty drafts later, the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities (SSRR) emerged.

Although U-M's first speech code was designed specifically to outlaw.racist and sexist speech, only sexual harassment and tpe vague category of "threats" are banned under the SSRR. Both of the U-M's previous codes were unconstitutional precisely because they prohibited racist speech, which courts have ruled as protected by the First Amendment. Under the guise of protecting minority groups and creating a policy which these groups favored, the U-M eventually expanded this mission and created a policy which regulates student non-academic conduct of all kinds both on and off campus. In other words, state and federal laws which ban crimes such as murder, rape, and assault aren't enough for the administration; the U-M must have its own rules covering these illegal acts as well. The SSRR created more problems than it solved. First, most students on campus who knew about the policy during its evolution from 1991 to the present opposed it. Conservatives, liberal activists, and the student government all united to speak at administration-eponsored forums on the issue.

Despite overwhelming opposition, the SSRR was adopted on January I, 1993, with promises from the administration to change it in the future. Despite these promises, little has changed because of the difficulty of the adm.inistrationdesigned amendment process. A second problem with the SSRR lies in the fact that it is not real law. The policy sets up its own pseudo-<X>urt system, complete with student jurors, case records, hearings, and an appeals process. 'This structure is not governed by normal legal rules; in an earlier draft of the SSRR, a student accu.sed of a policy violation had no right to legal council. In another, a student accused of sexual assault was not guaranteed the right to face and question his accuser. 'This poses obvious problems with bias in favor of the plaintiff. The problem of double jeopardy is also created; a student can be tried in real court. and under the SSRR for the same incident. The necessity of the SSRR comes into question when one considers that the president of the U-M has the virtually unlimited authority to maintain "health, diligence, and order among the

students" at the U-M; the president can do whatever is necessary to maintain an orderly learning environment. This power has only been used a few times, and traditionally has resulted in the temporary suspension of a student who has severely disrupted the campus. One would think, perhaps, that this broad power would be enough to maintain order, and no additional policy would be necessary. The administration obviously disagrees. Most students know little about the rules and regulations of the University which govern and restrict their behavior. This is how the U-M keeps control. The only way to combat this is to learn about the past and current state of the policies of the univerisity which regulate student behavior. So, when you receive a copy of the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities in your mailbox this summer, which you inevitably will, take a few minutes to examine it. The only way for the U-M's attitude ofin-loco parentis to end is for students to question such policies and take the respoIl.8lDility of ending them into their own hands.

Housing Continued from page 1 discusses the issue of how the amount of grant aid can be increased on level with the rising costs of attendance at the University. A portion of tuition revenue is already being used as a source of grant aid. Hermsen states, however, that the "slow growth in grant aid from SOlU'Ces outside the University [federal and state governmenta and private sources]," has made it necessary for additional revenue to be raised. He calculates that $4 million, which is 7 percent of the total Housing Division revenue for Fiscal Year 1993, could be diverted to the General Fund to "reduce the University's heavy reliance upon increased tuition revenue to fund yearly increases in undergraduate grant aid." The Office of Financial Aid and Holbrook's office would give no specific indication as to the status of the fimding proposal. Both, however, confirmed that Hermsen's plan, or one resembling its intent, was presently under consideration. Furthermore, neither office had any information as to when such a decision might be made. Termed a "cost-sharing approach," this proposal is hardly that. The price of room and board for 1994--

95 Fall and Winter terms is $4,659.20 (standard housing contract based on double occupancy), a 3.9% increase over last year, which translates to an additional $175 per student. If7 percent of housing revenue is to be diverted, this would amount to approximately $325 for each undergraduate living in a residence hall to pay towards the General Fund. The inherent unfairness of this is that those who do not live in University Housing still receive equal benefits from the General Fund without sharing the same burden of contribution. Ifhousing increases by $175 more than last year, yet were to immediately lose $325 of this, it appears inevitable that those in residence halls are bound to suffer certain cutbacks. Under this logic, the 3.9 percent increase itself cannot be justified as those students will pay more than before while receiving fewer benefits. All of this comes at a time when the U-M administration looks for answers as to why residence hall occupancy numbers are decreasing annually. If this type of plan were implemented it would appear to Serve as an enormous disincentive for students to return, let alone live in a residence hall in the first place. Also, it must be questioned how any price hike can already be in place

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for next year when there still exists uncertainty as to the exact allotment of the revenue. Businesses that follow this practice would likely be accused of misleading the public. Most businesses though, are not governmentfunded universities. Last year approximately 10,000 students lived in University Housing, roughly 43 percent of all undergraduates. Following the current trend, in this upcoming yeal' there will probably be even lower occupancy numbers. Therefore, if a plan of this nature is approved, less than one-half of the U-M student body will be required to contribute substantially to a financial aid system that is used by the entire undergraduate population. The administration seems to find this logic perfectly reasonable. Either University officials completely fail to recognize the inequity of such fiscal planning, or they believe that students are entirely indifferent as to how their payments are being spent. Those who plan on living in the residence halls should find it absurd, however, and question every bill they receive. If not, this type of mismanagement will inevitably continue, and students will be subjected to further disingenous proposals. m

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o MAN IN AMERICAN political history took as much criticism from the media as did. Dan Quayle. From the very beginning it seemed as if the media was out to get him. Perhaps it was because they were shocked by his nomination and thought they had been made to look like fools; as

Standing Firm Dan Quayle Harper Collins Cloth, 1994, 402 pages $25.00 they had repeatedly said that the likely choice for the vice presidential nomination was Jack Kemp or Bob Dole and that Quayle was a long shot at best. Perhaps it was because they were ideologically opposed to Quayle and would take any opportunity to destroy his

Aaron Steelman is a junior in economics and publisher of the Review.

credibility. Or perhaps it was it was a combination of the two. Whatever the animus, the fact remains that Dan Quayle was treated to incessant badgering from the press, and in his newly released book, Standing Finn, Quayle reflects on such issues as his treatment by the media, the 1992 presidential campaign, and the Gulf War. Standing Finn opens with Quayle's account of the day he was selected to be George Bush's running mate and runs through the 1992 election and Bill Clinton's ascendancy to power, focusing on Quayle's experiences as Vice President. Quayle talks honestly and openly about his triumphs as well as his failures, not the least of which was the way that he was portrayed to the American public by the media and his political handlers. While Quayle does feel animosity towards the media, he saves his harshest words for his own media advisers, Stu Spencer and Joe Canzeri, who he believes were the leading cause of his poor image among most Americans. Quayle states that "Nearly a month after he'd been on the campaign

plane, Spencer was still talking up his own skill at managing me. POLITICAL PRO IS PULLING ALL THE STRINGS was the headline of a Los Angeles Times story in which Spencer said his job was a 'killer.' He made himself sound like some put-upon baby-sitter, emphasizing all the work he was doing on me, all the teaching he was hoping fd absorb. This was incredible stufffor a campaign staffer to be saying about his own candidate." Quayle also discusses the 1992 presidential election with great candor. While many have said that the reason George Bush lost was that the American people were sick of consexvative leadership in the White House and wanted a more "progressive" candidate, Quayle offers a very different scenario. He states: "We were going to lose because we ... had adopted our opponent's agenda: compromised on taxes, run away from our foreign policy accomplishments, and let ourselves speak timidly about family values." Quayle also believes that George Bush became far to passive during the campaign, not defending himself ~g;.~

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equately and granting too much authority to his advisers. Indeed, Quayle says, "What I was seeing, though I didn't fully recognize it, was George Bush's reluctance to assert his instincts on 'political matters. This hands-on policy President was deferring to his campaign advisers because he lacked confidence as a politician. He didn't consider himself a good speaker and he didn't like the attack mode necessary for a bruising campaign. " Standing Finn, offers a very informative look into the Bush White House as well as Dan Quayle, the man. Quayle is very honest throughout the book, recognizing his mistakes and taking credit for his accomplishments, while not pulling any punches when speaking about those who had an effect on his tenn as Vice President. Where does this leave Dan Quayle? Quayle seems to make it very clear that his political aspirations are not over. For the book ends with the following: 'With all my being, I have tried to stand firm, without wavering, for what I believe. I remain confident and unbowed: I have much yet to do." l\R

Alternatives to Fossil Fuels Twenty years ago, America was socked' with a devastating oil embargo that not only sent fuel prices skyrocketing, but nearly flattened our entire economy. Brought on by a group of Arab leaders upset with U.S. policies during the 1973 ArabIsraeli War, this embargo forced many Americans to radically alter their lifestyles. Indeed, shortly after the cartel.ordered cutbacks in oil production in October '73, a large number of service stations began rationing gasoline, offices started mandating carpooling, and businesses decided to shut down their operations permanently. So severe were the energy shortages that it was not uncommon to wait in line for hours to fill cars with gas or to turn down thennostats in near freezing temperatures to conserve on home heating oil. Although two decades have come and gone since the now infamous embargo 0CCUITed, it's intriguing to

find that America is just as prone to experience such a crisis today. In 1973, the U.S. was importing 35 percent ofits oil from foreign sources. Today that figure has topped 50 percent With our consumption of foreign oil even larger today than it was before the embargo, it is imperative we start taking corrective action to dramatically lessen this dependence if we want to avoid another unpleasant episode. Of all the oil-saving efforts that emerged from the embargo, one of the most successful has undoubtedly been America's move away from the burning of oil as a source of electricity. One of the principle reasons for this accomplishment has been our increases use of nuclear power. Since 1973, new nuclear plants have helped us chop oil's share of electrical production from a level of 17 percent down to just 3 percent - and it has succeeded in doing this despite our country's 61 percent increase in electricity use. Further, it has displaced

the need to burn 4.9 billion barrels of oil and saved more than $145 billion in foreign imports since the 1973 crisis. Today, atomic energy accounts for 22 percent of all U.S. electrical production and 10 percent ofits total energy re路quirements. Nuclear power has perfonned so admirably, in fact, it's hard to imagine any other present energy source that could compete with it's reliability and efficiency. Natural gas, for instance, could not because it is limited by distribution factors. Ditto for hydroelectric power, which is handicapped by geography. And as for renewables such as wind and solar energy, they have yet to provide even .5 percent of our present electrical needs. Therefore, if our nation is serious about reducing its foreign oil consumption, moving full steam ahead with an increased use of nuclear power certainly seems like the best way to go. Another compelling reason we must move forward with nuclear power is to

keep America on pace with the world economy. Competing nations have already turned to nuclear power to limit th~ir oil imports as they aggressively seek to broaden its share of their electrical generation. Japan, for example, currently produces 27 percent of its electricity from nuclear energy, while Gennany generates 30 percent, Taiwan 35 percent, Korea 43 percent, and France a whopping 73 percent. 'Ihls could have serious ramifications for those ofus soon to be seeking jobs in a complex world economy. Without a doubt, our nation faces the precarious predicament of repeating yet another energy disaster. The U.S. was indeed lucky to avoid pennanent economic damage before the cartel eventually collapsed and prices stabilized. However, unless we begin to create new domestic sources of energy, and specifically new nuclear power plants, future oil shocks may once again find America turning down the thermostat on its economy.

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