Tuesday January 14, 1986 Publishedby the University ofPennsylvania Volume 32, Number 18

Bishop Tutu: January 14Desmond Tutu, Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, will

deliver the keynote address at the University's week-long MartinLutherKing CommemorationJanuary 13-18. Bishop Tutu, whowon the 1984 Nobel Peace Prizefor his non-violent opposition toapartheid in South Africa, is expected to speak on the strugglefor racial equality in his native land when he appears at IrvineAuditorium, on Tuesday January 14, at 4 p.m.

In 1984, BishopTutu became South Africa's first blackAngli-can bishop. Before that he served for several years as thatnation's first black General Secretary of the South AfricanCouncil of Churches, during which time he represented 12 mil-lion Christians of all races. An outspoken proponent of eco-nomic pressure to bringreform ofSouth Africa's policyofracialseparation, Bishop Tutu is widely considered the leading figureof moderation in his country.

Football-Ed Zubrow: Within eightdays ofJerryBerndt's decision to leave for Rice University inHouston, Penn tapped its 34-year-old defensivecoach Ed Zubrow to take over as head footballcoach here. Mr. Zubrow, a 1973 alumnus ofHaverford College, coached at GermantownFriends and Haverford School, then served ashead coach at Penn Charter from 1978 until hejoined Penn in 1981. As recruiting coordinator inthe Berndt years, Mr. Zubrow has been "enor-mouslysuccessful in selecting scholar-athletes andpersuading outstanding ones to choose Penn,"said President Sheldon Hackney in announcingthe appointment. "We owe Jerry Berndt much-not only forleadingusto four Ivychampionships,but also for recruiting a staff that included EdZubrow." Added DRIA Director Paul Rubin-cam: "Ed understands the Ivy League and thespecial academic requirements ofour student ath-letes; he is a gifted organizer who knows us well. Inthe end there were many outstanding candidates,but none knew as much about the formula forsuccess here as Ed did."The new head coach, whoaccepted the job over the phone from NewOrleans where he was attending national coaches'meetings, called it "a dream come true" to be partofthe Penn program andthen havethe opportun-ity to carry it on.

President's Forum 1986-87: ColorlinesIn the coming eighteen months, the Presi-

dent's Forum will devote itself to the issues ofrace and racism, under the overall title Color-lines: The EnduringSignificance ofRace. Pres-ident Sheldon Hackney has urged all of theUniversity' Schools and organizationsto"joinin reflection and discussion of these pressingproblems within our own community, ournation, and throughout the world." As with thefirst three President's Forums, primary objec-tives ofthe 1986-87 Forum will be to promoteintellectual exchange within the University; tofacilitate research across disciplines in thehumanities, social sciences, natural sciences,and the professional schools; and to engage thelarger Penn community in consideration of adilemma that affects all of us.

On the President's Committee of faculty,staff and students to organize and conduct theForum are:

Dr. Robert F. Engs, Associate Professor of His-tory, Chair

Dr. Howard Arnold, Associate Dean, SocialWork

Dr. Sandra Barnes, Associate Professor ofAnthropology

Dr. Renee Fox, Professor of SociologyDr. Dell Hymes, Dean of EducationMr. Ralph Smith, Associate Professor of LawDr. Eliot Stellar, University Professor of

PsychologyDr. Paul J. Zingg, Assistant to the PresidentMr. David Fernandez, Undergraduate Repre-

sentativeMs. Marquita Harris, Black Student League

RepresentativeMs. Emily Vail, Graduate Representative

Graduate Student Robert Gregg ofthe history

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"INSIDE"" On Freedom of Expression, p. 2" Resolutions on Safety, p. 2" Speaking Out: Death of a Student;Ride Boards; Divestment, pp. 3-5

" President on Countering Apartheid, pp. 4-6" Council: Summary, p.6; Call for Nominations

to Council and Independent Committees, p.7" Events in Martin Luther King Memorial, p. 8" Houston Hall at 90, p. 8

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From College HallOn Freedom to Exchange IdeasWe have stated the following points on numerous occasions in the past. As the new term begins,

we hope they will be kept in mind by the entire University community.Hundreds ofoutside speakers are invited to the campus each year, sponsored by scores ofdifferent

organizations of faculty, students and staff. We urge those who sponsor programs to considercarefully thelikely reactions ofthe Universitycommunity and theneed topromotean environmentofmutual respect. Sponsors, ofcourse, have aright to follow their ownjudgments. Weurge onlythatif a speakerwhose views maybe offensive tosome portion ofthecampuscommunity is to be invited,the sponsors think carefully about when and how to present such a controversial speakerso as tominimize the possibility that individuals orgroups will feeloffended and to maximizethe opportun-ity for real discussion.

At the same time, we affirm the right ofall campus groups to invite whomever they wish to thecampus and underscore ourcommitmenttotake all feasible steps to protect that right, whateverourviews on the speaker or on the judgments of particular invitors. The free exchange of ideas requiresno less. This is a great university, and it must continue to be aforum for the expression of differingopinions. Education can come in many different forms, including listening to speeches by individu-als whose opinions are antithetical to most listeners.We do not intend tospeak outoneachoftheseoccasions any morethan in the past, but oursilence

should not be taken as implicit endorsement of the views of any speakers or of the goals of anysponsor.Sheldon Hackney. President

Thomas Ehrlich. Provost

COUNCILTighter Security Measures and Increased VigilenceThe Safety and Security Committee has been reviewing the security systems and practices

currently in place on thecampus ofthe University of Pennsylvania. While there does appear to havebeen a decline in major crime on campuses over the last five years, the recent tragic incident inGraduate Tower A has highlighted the need for tighter security measures and increased vigilence.A basic weakness inthecontrolled access to residence and otherbuildings istheuse ofthe current

ID card. These cards can be lost or stolen and can be presented by individuals desiring to gainunauthorized entry. The tiny identification pictures and the fraction of a second that the card isflashed do not allow the ID checkers a safe and reliable approach to excluding intruders. What isneeded is a computerized system linked to magnetic tape encoded ID cards which can be identifiedby an automated card reading system. The ID checkers would continue to check photos while thecard is in the reader, but the automated system would scan its data base to ascertain whetherthe cardis valid. Once an individual leaves the University of Pennsylvania, his card would be cancelled andcould not be used in the system.

In addition, the cards would also be automatically logged in and out of the central computer sothat in the event of a crime there would be a listing of those who had access to the building inquestion. Access to these buildings should be via a single lane turnstile so that unauthorizedindividuals cannot push their way through.The key system that is currently in use in GraduateTowers A & B is ofmarginal utilityasasecurity

system and should be replaced and/or augmented by the system outlined above.A major gap in current building security is presented by access to visitors. Visitors to the

residences should be screened by building personnel by at least two methods. The individualreceiving the visitor must talk directly with building security personnel and agree to receive thevisitor. All visitorsshould be required to show identification and tosign in and out ofthe residence.We urge the administration to begin to incorporate these measures into its security system as

quickly as possible.-Sheldon Jacobson. M.D., Chairman

Safety & Security Committee

(con:inuedfrompage 1)problems of school desegregation, elite institu-tions and affirmative action, racism in intercol-legiate athletics and American sport, and raceand university management.The Forum will conclude in the spring of

1987 with a colloquium on The Future ofMulti-racial Societies.The President and Dr. Engs' Forum Com-

mittee are eager to incorporate in these pre-liminary plans initiatives from other campusgroups. "Our goals remain the same as thoseofW.E.B. DuBois when he was at Penn nearly ahundred years ago," said Dr. Engs. "Through

knowledge and understandingabout oneanoth-er, we can learn to accept and respect oneanother-ifourminds areopen-asthey shouldbe in our environment."

In early April, the Forum will sponsor acolloquium in cooperation with the GraduateSchool of Education entitled Gatheredto Scat-ter: Purposes and Process in White-DefinedHigher Educationfor Blacks-The HamptonInstitute Model. Scholars and interested partiesfrom Virginia and around the Northeast willgather to discuss the intent and outcome oftheeducation offered at the historically black col-leges of this nation.

As opportunity provides, additional SpringColloquia or lectures may be added.Fall 1986

In the fall of 1986, the Forum will sponsortwo major colloquia. The first, Colorlines-Racism in America, will look at problems ofcolor, gender, class and language among U.S.minorities. The second Colorlines-Race andColor Discrimination in the New World willlook at similar problems in other areas of thehemisphere.

In the spring of 1987, the Forum will alsosponsor two major colloquia. The first Color-lines: Comparative Ways of Defining Differ-ence-Europe, Africa andAsia, will attempttoput American racial problems in an interna-tional perspective, and also to recognize andseek understanding about problems of racialand ethnic difference that are peculiar to othersocieties.The second, Racism in the Academy, will

attempt to utilize insights and comparativeperspective gathered from previous sessions. Itsfocus will be on such issues as racism and thedepartment is serving asthe Planning Commit-tee coordinator.

Over the eighteen months ofthe Forum, theCommittee willsponsoraseries ofcolloquia towhich the entire University community is in-vited. In addition, the Committee solicits ideasforactivities and programs related to its themesfromotherinterested groups on campus. Mod-est funding is available to bring speakers, tosupport seminars, and to publicize courses andrelated events. The Forum Committee invitessuggestions which may be addressed to any ofthe Committee members or to Dr. Engs, dothe Office of the President, 100 CollegeHall!6380.

Spring 1986

In the spring of 1986, the President's Forumwill initiate its activities through co-sponsorshipofthe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commem-oration at the University, to be highlighted bythe address of Reverend Desmond Tutu.

In late February orearly March, it willspon-sor its first colloquium entitled Defining Ra-cism, in which scholars from Penn and otherinstitutions will discuss the origins, manifesta-tions, and consequence of "Colorlines" in hu-man history from interdisciplinary perspectives.

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EDITOR KarenC. GainesASSISTANT EDITOR Marguerite F. MillerEDITORIAL ASSISTANT Mary COrbettSTUDENTASSISTANTS CatherineE. Clark. MaryA. Downes, Leah C. Gardiner. Michael S. Markowitz, John J.Neumann, Leonard S. PerlmanALMANACADVISORYBOARDChair. Arnold Thackray; LindaBrodkey, Lucienne Frappier-Mazur, Henry Hiz. Alfred Rieber,RogerD. Soloway, Anthony R. Tomazinis, Michael Zuckerman,forthe Faculty Senate; ... William G. Owenforthe Administra-tion;... CarolCarr fortheLibrarians Assembly;...JohnHaydenforthe Administrative Assembly; ... Joseph Kane for the A-SAssembly.

ALMANACJanuary 14, 19862

Changes in Social Security, Withholding, and State Personal Income Taxes

BeginningJanuary 1, 1986, all faculty and staffofthe University will besubjecttoachange in thesocial securitytax (FICA) which is collected through payroll withholding.Thetax will increase from

7.05% to 7.15% and the taxable wage base will increase from $39,600 to $42,000. Therefore, themaximumsocial security tax to be withheld from employees in 1986 will increase from $2,791.80 to

$3,003.00.Thevalue ofone withholding allowance for Federal withholding tax will increase from $1,040.00

to $1,080.00 on an annualbasis. For weekly-paid employees, the value ofone withholding allowanceincreases from $20.00 to $20.77 on a weekly basis. For monthly-paid employees, the value of one

withholding allowance increases from $86.67 to $90.00 on a monthly basis.The Pennsylvania State Personal Income Tax will decrease from 2.35% to 2.2%.Therefore, for calendar year 1986, individuals should see a small reduction in the amount of

Federal withholdingtax withheld each pay period,asmall increase in the social security tax(FICA),and a decrease in the State tax, which, in mostcases, will result in a slightly larger (take-home) pay.Any questions relating to these changes should be directed, preferably in writing to Val Goss-

mann, director of payroll, Room 327, Franklin Building6284 at Ext. 1443.

-Alfred F Beers, Comptroller

Weekly Pay on FridaysThe increased usage of direct deposit for

payroll checks has caused the University toreexamine its weekly payroll cycle. With thestandard University work-week starting onMonday and ending on Sunday, there is, atpresent, only one day processing time beforedirect deposit information must reach thebank clearinghouse. This one day does notallow forsufficient processing control. Addingone day to the cycle, resulting in a Fridaypayday,will help significantlywith the process-ing scheduleand will permit University weeklypaid personnel to be paid on a schedule thatremains more favorable than current industrystandard practice. Thefirst Friday paydaywillbe January 17, 1986.

If you have questions, please contact ValGossmann, director of payroll, at Ext. 1443.

-Alfred F Beers. Comptroller

Speaking outDeath of a StudentThe violent and untimely death of Meera

Ananthakrishnan, a 24-year-old graduatestudent in physics, is a loss felt by everymember of the University community. Thistragedy has evoked widespread response ofsorrow and sympathy. In addition to suchuniversal responses each culture has evolvedits own distinctive mode by which the surviv-ing members of the family mourn their dead.

I, along with several colleagues at theUniversity and the local Indian community,attempted to provide some help and supportespecially in terms of meeting the properresidential and dietary needs of the relativesofthe deceased student on their arrival at thecampus. Our experience with the response ofthe University's administration offices wasvery disappointing.On the morning of Tuesday, December 3,

1985, immediately after learning about thetragic event, I spent several hours on the tele-phone to establish contact with severaladministrative officers of the University. Inmost cases even after repeated attempts Iwas unable to reach the top person(s) listedin the University Directory. Furthermore,there was a singularly uniform response fromthe receivers of my call that the personinvolved was at a meeting. In each case I hadleft my name and/or telephone number tobe given to the relatives on their arrival I amnot sure this information reached them.When I eventually met the two relatives onThursday afternoon, I saw two exhaustedand bewildered individuals being shuttledbetween different offices. At the time of myseeing them, Reverend Stanley Johnson wasthe only major official of the University tohave met them. Under the situation theywere facing, it must have been particularlyshocking to read that the University felt thatthe campus security was "splendid."Thisevent has prompted me to speak out andraise the following points:

I. Is this type of response particularlycharacteristic of all contemporary Institu-tions of higher learning or is it the price ofthe largeness of the Institution? Has the cen-ter of gravity shifted so far away from thescholars (the teacher and the taught) thattheir ownreactions to such unforseen trage-dies can only be orchestrated in a less than

spontaneous manner and in a framework setby a large and geographically dispersedadministrative bureaucracy? Probably someof us recall that when another visiting Asianscholar was killed in the campus area some25 years ago, the outrage and shock withwhich the University community responded.

2. The main reason for me to write thisletter is to invite comments from my col-leagues as to what our role should be inimpressing on the Administration that secur-ity on the campus is not what they claim itis. Secondly, as to how we can ensure thatour views are heard and concrete steps aretaken to implement them. I am also callingupon the faculty to express their views on anappropriate memorial for someone who wasattracted to the University of Pennsylvaniaby its faculty and researchers.

-M. Raja IyengarProfessor ofBiochemistry, Vet.

Death and the CommunityWe at the Department of Public Safety

would like to take this opportunity toexpress our gratitude and appreciation to theentire University community for the cooper-ation rendered to our office and the Phila-delphia Police Department while investigat-ing the tragic death of MeeraAnanthakrishnan. The University commun-ity rallied to offer support and assistancewithout which would have made the respon-sibilities of Public Safety personnel muchmore difficult.There are several individuals who lent

Public Safety considerable aid that we mustackowledge specifically. Ourmany taskswere mitigated because these individualscame forward to facilitate the needs andconcerns of Ms. Ananthakrishnan's family aswell as the campus community. ReverendStanley Johnson, University Chaplain; Dr.Anu Rao, Director Faculty Staff AssistanceProgram; Dr. L.G. Vasanthi, Department ofRadiation Therapy, Science Center; Dr. S.K.Pidara, Dental School; Dr. David Balamuth,Physics; Ms. Ann Kuhlman, InternationalPrograms; Dr. Carol Kontos and the Resi-dential Life staff-, and Ms. Connie Good-man, VPUL Office, are among those whodevoted themselves to the needs of others.

Their efforts not only helped comfort familyand friends, but also proved to be invaluableto Public Safety's Investigative Supervisor,Michael Carroll, whowas charged withaccomodating the family's needs while at thesame time coordinating investigative respon-sibilities with the Philadelphia PoliceDepartment.These individuals as well as others demon-

strated, in this painful and unfortunateevent, that Penn is a community in the truesense.

-John P. Logan, DirectorDepartment ofPublic Safety

Ride Board SafetyIn light ofthe recent campus focus on

safety, I thought this a good time to raise arelated issue.When I entered Syracuse University as a

freshman, a friend of mine had been missingfor a year. She was last seen before sheaccepted a ride posted on a University rideboard. Her body was found late that fall.Syracuse has since established a ride servicethat requires current University l.D.s in acomputerized ride matching service.

Needless to say, I was shocked to see Pennstill functioning with a potentially dangerous"ride board system" in effect. I hope theUniversity will consider a system such as thatat Syracuse before circumstances force it.

-Anne Cranmer,Assistant Buyer, Purchasing

Response on Ride BoardsCurrently, Houston Hall has contracted

with College Marketing International toinstall a fully-computerized ride board. Withthis installation, we hope to minimize securi-ty/safety problems of those obtaining ridesthrough the system.

I have been in touch with CMI and at themoment they are investigating whether ornot a student/staffdata base could beinstalled. Until this ride board and its com-ponents are installed, we will be postingnotices advising those seeking rides to beextremely careful.Thankyou for your concern. I will be

monitoring the installation closely, and willbe advising the campus of the final result.

- Thomas .1. Hauber, AssociateDirector ofStudent Life

ALMANAC January 14, 1986 3

Speaking OutOn University ResponsibilityWe the undersigned, have prepared the

following response to the Trustee's nine ques-tions concerning divestment (Almanac,November 5, 1985).

I. We cannot see howthe University'seducational mission in any way frees it fromthe constraints of fundamental human moral-

ity. On the contrary, such a mission imposesan additional moral burden. As academicswe exert considerable influence on the worldaround us. We help form opinions in thebusiness community in government, and-via the media-in the general public. Ourmoral and immoral acts are thus amplifiedand propagated through society at large.

2. We are an organized group of educatedpeople. Although as individuals we have lit-tle influence, when we speak as an institu-tion, society listens.And we need not fear that taking an insti-

tutional position will inhibit freedom of

speech within the University. The Universityhas already taken an institutional stand byholding stock in companies which invest inSouth Africa. Yet we feel quite free to dis-

agree with the University publicly andvigorously.

3. South Africa is the only developedcountry in the Western Alliance whosegovernment maintains power by an explicit

policy of brutality, suppression, torture, anda particularly abhorrent form of racism. Itkeeps the vast majority of its population ingrinding Third World poverty: they are notdeemed worthy to share their own country'sabundant wealth, simply because of the colorof their skin.

This situation is not necessarily perman-ent, however; South Africa is currentlyundergoing explosive political and socialchange. It is now exquisitely sensitive toexternal economic pressure. But if economicsanctions can ever work to effect peacefulchange, they must be applied now, in thecontext of a growing worldwide movementto isolate South Africa economically.On the other hand, if we maintain our

South African investments, we will bedirectly supporting the status quo in SouthAfrica. This would be inescapably immoral,and would hurt the University in many ways.Continued investment in South Africa woulddamage Penn's image within the world aca-demic community, particularly if other IvyLeague schools divest (and Columbia Uni-versity already has). Some European institu-tions have gone so far as to cut academic tieswith South Africa, prohibiting South Afri-can participation in scientific conferences.Howwill we appear to our European col-leagues if we fail to divest? How will it affectour recruitment efforts?

4. While it is relevant that the University'sGuidelines for Investment acknowledge the

legitimacy of moral criteria in makinginvestment decisions, we are not primarilyconcerned with the morality of publicly held

companies, but rather, with the morality ofthe University of Pennsylvania. We hold thatit is immoral to maintain investments in

companies with holdings in South Africa,regardless of the amount of these holdings. Ifa company's South African operations areminimal, it should be that much easier to getthat company to pull out ofSouth Africa. Ifthe world is to put economic pressure onSouth Africa, it is vital to keep the momen-tum going; and the symbolic effect of div-estment will be lost if we rationalize and

quibble about "percentage immorality."Besides, what could we possibly put on theother side ofthe scale to "balance" out thebrutality and murder that is now going on inthe name of apartheid?

5. Divestment is an absolute minimalrequirement if the University is to opposeapartheid. There are many additional actionswe can take, but if we were to maintain ourSouth African investment, these actionswould be ineffectual. We would have nocredibility among the black South Africanmajority; but rather we would become iso-lated from those political forces which seek

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From the PresidentCountering Apartheid

At the December meeting of the Steering Committee of UniversityCouncil, I was asked to report to the campus those South Africa-relatedactivities in which the University was currently engaged, apart from the

policy ofselective divestment based on the Sullivan Principles, as well asthose suggestions that have been put forward during the discussions ofthe fall of ways in which the University and individuals within the

University might contribute to thecause ofhumanequalityanddignityinSouth Africa.Taken together, these activities and proposals reflect the abhorrence

with which the Penn community views apartheid and the moral urgencyofthe deteriorating situation in South Africa. As a private citizen, I have

expressed my ownview in Congressional testimony and correspondencewith government officials that the United States should act with clarityand strengthto make the government ofSouth Africa realize that it mustdismantle the system of apartheid and begin the process of building amultiracial democratic nation.Thehope for peaceful change, slender atbest, maynot be present much longer. Institutionally, the University of

Pennsylvania has been alert to the situation in South Africa in a numberof ways.Penn has been one of a small group of universities exploring the

possibility ofjoint educational efforts for black South Africans with thefive South African Universities that are committed to multi-racial,democratic future. This exploration is coordinated by David Hamburg,President of the Carnegie Corporation.Most recently, the University became the first University to offer its

faculty and staff the option ofinvesting individual retirement funds in a

socially-conscious pension fund that is free of South Africa relatedinvestments. To date, no one has selected this option, thought theenlistment period has two more weeks to run.Penn has been a subscriber to the Investor Responsibility Research

Center, Incorporated (IRRC) since its beginnings in 1977. This Wash-

ington-based group is a not-for-profit organization that gathers basicinformation on investor responsibility issues and reviews and researchesvarious proxy issues. A Board of Directors establishes the research

priorities ofthe Center andamong its standinggroups is onethat focuseson South African issues.

Penn is a member of the Research Consortium on South Africa, a

group founded in May, 1984, that currently has nearly 30 participatingcolleges and universities. Its purpose is to develop information on condi-tions in South Africa that would be useful to the participating institutionsas they develop their policies and to provide a vehicle for information

sharing. Its research agenda for 1985-86 includes a major report commis-sioned from the Investor Responsibility Research Center on the impacton social and political change of U.S. companies withdrawing fromSouth Africa. It has inaddition requested IRRC to examinethe feasibil-

ity of developing adata base on sales by U.S. companies to the SouthAfrican government and in addition in December, 1984, urged theAmerican Chamber of Commerce in South Africa to oppose vigorouslythe apartheid policies of the South African government.

Penn has participated in the South African Education Program(SAEP) administered by the Institute of International Education (lIE)since its inception in 1980. The program brings students from SouthAfrica to the United States for undergraduate and graduate study. Since1980, 300 students have participated and all who have completed theirstudies have returned to South Africa. DerekBok is Chair of the SAEPand the South African counterpart organization, the Educational

Opportunities Council, is Chaired by Bishop Tutu. As a participatinginstitution, Penn guarantees one financial aid award to an admissibleSAEP-IIE undergraduate student. The University also tries to makeavailable fundingfor graduate and professional students whoare identi-fied for participation in the program.

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ALMANACJanuary 14, 19864

Speaking Out(continuedfrompage4 )change. To maintain investments in SouthAfrica is not a neutral stance anymore. It isactive de-facto support for the South Africanpolitical and economic system.

6. No one is asking the University torefuse gifts, so long as there is no politicalquid pro quo. There is no worldwide move-ment to refuse gifts from companies investedin South Africa, and in isolation such amove would be politically ineffectual,although the situation may change.

7. Such a move might very well put pres-sure on a large corporation. As more univer-sities divest, divestment becomes morerespectable. Some mutual funds, such asDreyfus, have discovered that divestmentimproves their public image and makes theirofferings more marketable. The market doestend to follow trends, and if the large unionpension funds should start divesting, themarket for some companies' shares mayshrink.

In addition, if universities divest of theirholdings in a company for moral reasons,the company's public image will decline.Threats oforganized boycotts against such acompany will then be more compelling.Many such companies will find it cheapersimply to pull out of South Africa. Ingeneral, we feel that multi-national corpora-tions are more likely to respond to economicpressure than moral arguments. -

8. Although the short-term economiceffects of disinvestment would hurt the blackmajority temporarily, much as any strike orboycott, the short and long term politicaleffects would help them dramatically. Thevast majority of black South Africans aresolidly in favor of divestment, disinvestment,embargos and other economic sanctions,according to independent newspaper polls.Most ofthe black leadership is likewise cal-ling for sanctions. By responding to this call,we enfranchise these people; we empowerthem. We give them a peaceful but powerfulweapon to use against the evil of apartheid.If economic sanctions are maintained untilthe black majority requests their removal,then Botha will eventually be forced to nego-tiate with the black leadership.

9. We question thejudgment ofthe man-agement of corporations still invested inSouth Africa. Several major banks withlarge South African loan portfolios havealready been hurt. Some multi-nationalshave traditionally been slow to recognizepolitical reality. General Motors, for exam-ple, remained heavily invested in Nazi Ger-many right up until Hitler nationalized theirfactories. And nationalization is not the onlydanger.

Given the political instabilities of SouthAfrica, it may become difficult for such corporations to repatriate profits. Also, there is

the negative effect on public relations, andthe potential threat of consumer boycotts.And if large union pension funds divest, itmay become more difficult for corporationswith South African holdings to raise neededcapital. In short, continued investment insuch corporations carries financial-as wellas moral-risks.And as for the possibility of "financial

burdens," let us turn the question around: ifcompanies invested in South Africa dopoorly due to consumer boycotts, and theUniversity's holdings depreciate as a result,would the Trustees be prepared to make upthe difference? Prudent investors will take along hard look at the "risk! reward" ratiobefore they commit themselves politically,financially, and morally.

-Daniel J. Conrad, graduate student.Microbiology Graduate Group

-Fred Frankel, professor,microbioloby, (Med.)

-Sol H. Goodgal, professor, microbiology-Mary Monck, graduate student,

Microbiology Graduate Group-Neal Nathanson, professor and chair,

microbiology (Med.)-Laura D. Pastore, secretary to chair.

Department of Microbiology-Susan R. Weiss, assistant professor,

microbiology

SPEAKING OUT welcomes the contributions ofreaders. Almanac's normal Tuesday deadlinefor unsolicited material is extended toTHURSDA Ynoonforshort, timely letters on University issues. Advance notice ofintent to submit is always appreciated.-Ed.

Penn has provided financial assistance to other South African stu-dents who have come to the University independent of the operationsofSAEP-lIE. Two black South African students are now enrolled ingraduate programs at Penn and receive financial assistance from theUniversity.

University representatives, including the president, have participatedin several meetings to discuss issues related to South Africa. Theseinclude a meeting on April 3, 1985, convened by the Reverend LeonSullivan, which drew together 30 college and university presidents andtheirrepresentatives tohear Reverend Sullivan's viewsofthe situation inSouth Africa and to discuss how institutions of higher education mightuse their influence to effect change. It was at this meeting that theReverend Sullivan indicated that, althoughhefelttheSullivan Principleswere having a positive effect and were one useful thrust among others tobring about peaceful change in South Africa, if apartheid was notabolished within a certain period oftime he would reevaluate the situa-tion and make new recommendations. At the meeting ofthe Council ofIvy League Presidents on June 19, 1985, the presidents met with theReverend Jesse Jackson to discuss methods to eliminate the system ofapartheid, efforts to assist black South African students studying in theUnited States, federal legislation concerning American economic activi-ties in South Africa, and the pros and cons of selective and completedivestiture. On June 25, 1985, thepresidents ofthe institutions participat-ing in the Research Consortium of South Africa met todiscuss currentfederal legislative efforts to impose governmental sanctions on SouthAfrica, appropriate policies of institutions of higher education withrespect to their investments in companies that do business in SouthAfrica, and educational initiatives that might help black South Africa,including student and faculty exchanges. One outgrowth ofthis meetingwas the consensus that the presidents should, as individuals, cosign aletter urgingthe Senate majority and minorityleaders to enact legislationimposing economic sanctions on South Africa. I signed this letteralongwith the presidents of 19 other colleges and universities. We called upon

Congress to provide a more powerful demonstration of our nationaldisapproval of apartheid through imposing economic sanctions onSouth Africa.The 1986 President's Forum, Colorlines: The Enduring Significanceof

Race, will focus on South Africa as part ofthe international dimension ofthe Forum.The Provost and I have recognized the many individuals and organiza-

tions on the Penn campus who are dedicated to assisting the blackmajority in South Africa. We are impressed by their commitment andconvinced that they can make a significant difference because they careso much about the cause that engages them. We support these organiza-tionsand individuals and urge otherswhocaredeeplyabout apartheidtomake personal contributions to help those who are subject to its oppres-sion. We have recognized, in particular, the efforts of the Council forBlack Education and Research which is led by a former member ofourfaculty, professor Ezekiel Mphahlele and the Christian Association'sSouth Africa Black Education Fund.The following list of suggestionsforalternative or additional means of

opposing apartheid the use of the University's economic resources stemfrom the University Council's debate on divestment, responses to thequestions concerning University policy toward apartheid developed bythe Trustees' Committee on University Responsibility, the Undergrad-uate Assembly forum on divestment, letters and editorials that haveappeared in the campus press, and other sources ofcampus opinion." To act in concert with other universities in introducing shareholder

resolutions in corporations which do business in South Africa aimed atcountering apartheid." To develop an improved version of the Sullivan Principles and to

encourage corporations with interests in South Africa to adopt them." To use the funds that would otherwise representthe cost ofdivest-

ment to educate black South Africans at Penn, providing them with the

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training they will need toassume leadership in South Africa as apartheidends." To develop special classes taught by University faculty on the ques-

tion ofapartheid andto place greater curricular emphasis on the studyofsouthern Africa." To establish faculty and student exchange programs between Penn

and universities in South Africa." To sponsor a series of debates on the campus to which representa-

tives of South Africa's government would be invited to participate." To provide legal assistance for victims of apartheid by supporting

Law School faculty and students" To provide financial support for educational organizations in South

Africa that seek to train blacks and/or combat apartheid." To extend the University's role in combating apartheid through

educational means by calling upon expertise in the University in thisrespect; forexample,the LawSchool could be called upon to offerideasin the legal arena, the Wharton School to offer ideas in the business area,and other disciplines to present proposals in their own areas ofexpertiseeach ofwhich would seek to (I) put pressure on South Africa to under-take peaceful change, (2) to preparethe black population formajor rolesand eventual control of the government, and (3) to improve the educa-tion and advancement ofthe black population." To provide training opportunities forblack South Africans through

the University's professional schools, either at Pennor bysending facultyto work with institutions in South Africa." To band together in a like-minded coalition with other universities

that are interested in molding companies with significant operations inSouth Africa into instruments for change." To undertake systematicstudies ofSouth Africaandtohold confer-

ences and to publish research on the topic inordertokeep the deficienciesof that government and its policies in the public eye.

" To encourage students and faculty members to form teams to workwith corporations in suggesting effective ways to take steps which pro-vide pressure for change in South Africa." To establish a task force of University members to develop a set of

measures that the University and its members can take to counterapartheid." To establish an on-going educational forum on South Africa." To develop more extensively various consortia of universities, com-

panies, and institutional investors organized for the purpose of fosteringefforts by U.S. firms doing business in South Africa to improve theeducational opportunities and the health and economic conditions ofnon-whites in South Africa and to improve the effectiveness of theSullivan Principles." To establish a University task forcetostudy how Penn canengage its

teaching, researchand public service resources tofurther theeducationalopportunities ofnon-white South Africans both intheUnited States andin the Republic of South Africa and to establish programs of exchangeintended to help develop the human talent and resources of SouthAfrica's non-white population." To consider waysofimproving the University's exercise of its share-

holding voting rights for the purpose of promoting good corporatecitizenship by companies in which the University has invested.

In closing this summary, I acknowledge that no onecanbecertain howmuch any specific actions can accomplish tobringabout positivechangein South Africa. There is undoubtedly morethat wecando as individualsand as an institution. Our discussions through the fall have underscoredthe fact that, however much we may differ on appropriate institutionalpolicyorthemost effective individual actions,we are united in ourdesireto see apartheid end. We should remember that common commitment.

COUNCIL

Synopsis of Minutes: December 11

The Council heard a resolution from theInternational Programs Committee callingupon the administration to review safety andsecurity measuresin University residences andto undertake steps to enhance significantlysupport programs for graduate and profes-sional students, especially international stu-dents. President Hackney, as presiding officer,accepted the resolution, indicating that muchthat was requested in the resolution wasalready being done. In an ensuing discussion,arising from the murder of Meera Anantha-krishnan, a number of concerns regardingsafety on campus were expressed.The Council bylaws were amended to

change the name of the Academic ReviewCommittee to "Academic Review Committeefor Centers and Institutes" in order to reflectmore accurately the actual work ofthe com-mittee. The charge to the Personnel BenefitsCommittee was modified as a result of recentunderstandings that one ofthe administrativestaff members is named by the AdministrativeAssembly and that afaculty member from theSenate Committee on the Economic Status ofthe Faculty serves on thecommitteeto providelinkage between the two bodies.

The Council discussed a resolution origina-ting in GAPSA and endorsed by other con-cerned groups calling for an additional staffmember in the Women'sCenterwith responsi-bilities in the control of sexual harassment.Consideration and possible implementation ofthe resolution were referred to the Council adhoc Committee on Sexual Harassment nowbeing formed with recognition that the com-mittee would have the benefit of the Councildiscussion.

In discussion of the means to enhance theintellectual life ofthecampus, various approach-es were suggested. Professor Robert Daviesspecifically recommended that the Profile ofFaculty Research Interests be made widelyavailable to students so that they may talk tothose professors whose work excites them. Healso briefly reviewed the report ofthe SecondTask Force on the Quality of Teaching(Almanac. November 26, 1985).A resolution from GAPSA asking for a

one-day educational forum on South Africaand apartheid was adopted.

-Robert G. Lorndale.

Secretary ofthe Council

Resolution adoptedby The University CouncilCommittee on International Programs, intro-duced by Dr. Henry Hiz andaccepted by Presi-dent Hackney without vote at the December 11Council meeting.Recent tragic events raise concerns about the

special needs and vulnerabilities of Penn's interna-tional students, many of whom are graduate andprofessional students. The University CouncilCommittee on International Programs urges theUniversity administration (I) to review imme-diately safety and security measures in Universityresidences, particularly in graduate residencesdur-ing University holidays;and (2) to undertake stepsto enhance significantly support programs forgraduate and professional students, especiallyinternational students. Two possibilities to con-siderare (a)developing apeer support programbypairing new international students with Americanstudents; and (b) strengthening the host familyprogram in cooperation with the InternationalHouse of Philadelphia. In addition, we suggest areview of the staffing level in graduate residences,including the possible implementation ofa facultymaster system.

The University Council Honorary DegreesCommitteepassed thefollowing resolution on 16October 1985:The Honorary Degrees Committee will con-

tinue its work during the spring. I would like tourge the schools planning convocations for theearlier part of the following academic year tosubmittheir candidatesfor honorary degrees earlyenough for the committee to review the choicesbefore final approval.

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To the University Community:

Volunteers Needed for Committee Service

Once again the Committee on Committeesbegins its work with aninvitation tothefacultyand administrative staff to nominate them-selves for service on University committees.We will be spending most ofthe spring term

assembling lists of prospective members whoare most interested in and most qualified forservice on the 15 key committees listed here.They are the advisory bodies which will helpshape academic! administrative policy, admin-ister certain all-University projects, such asfaculty awards and honorary degrees, andassist operations, such as the Book Store andLibraries,tobeofgreater service tothecampus.To makeourcommitteeseffective we need to

consider the largest possible pool ofcandidateswith the broadest range of experience andviewpoints. We encourage faculty and staffwho have not previously participated tovolun-teerso that wecan have anappropriate blend ofnew ideas and experience.

Before submitting your name you may wishto have a better understanding of the workbeing doneby a particular committee. One wayto obtain such information is by reviewing thecommittee reports which have been publishedin Almanac (see October 22 issue).

Except where noted, all of the committeeslisted here are open to both faculty and staff.We plan tosubmit our recommended commit-tee member lists to the Steering Committee inApril. In order that we may meet this deadline,we ask you to make yournominations by Jan-uary 31.

The 1986 Committee on Committees

Gloria Duca (development)Joan I. Gotwals (libraries), Chair

Marilyn E. Hess (pharmacology)John F. Lubin (management)Joan E. Lynaugh (nursing)David Pacey (Dent '87)David Shaman (Col '87)Paul Shaman (statistics)

Roger D. Soloway (chair-elect, FacultySenate), ex officio

Brian J. Spooner (anthropology)Arthur F. Whereat (medicine)

Committees and Their Work

Book Store considers the purposes ofa uni-versity bookstore and advises the directoron policies, development, and operations.

Communications has cognizance over theUniversity's communications and publicrelations activities.

Community Relations advises on the rela-tionship of the University to the surround-ing community.

*Disability Board continually evaluates thedisability plan, monitors its operation, andoversees the processing of applications forbenefits and the review ofexisting disabilitycases.

Facilities keeps under review the planningand operation of the University' physicalplant and all associated services.

*Faculty Grants and Awards recommendspolicy on University research grants tofaculty members, reviews applications forthese grants, and recommends those whichshould be funded.

*Honorary Degrees does most of its workduring the fall term; solicits recommenda-tionsfor honorary degreesfrom faculty andstudents and submits nominations to theTrustees.

*International Programs is advisory to thedirector of international programs in suchareas as international student services, for-eign fellowships and studies abroad, ex-change programs, and cooperative under

takings with foreign universities.

Library is advisory tothe director oflibrarieson policies, development and operations.

Personnel Benefits deals with the benefitsprograms for all University personnel. Spe-cial expertise in personnel, insurance, taxesor law is often helpful.

Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics hascognizance of all programs in recreation,intramural and club sports, and intercolle-giate athletics; advises the athletic directoron operations and recommends changes inpolicy when appropriate.

Safety and Security considers and assessesthe means to improve safety and security onthe campus.

Student Affairshas cognizance ofthe condi-tions and rules ofundergraduate and grad-uate student life on campus.

Student FulbrlghtAwards, active early in thefall, evaluates applications from graduatingseniors and graduate students and makesrecommendations to the Institute of Inter-national Education, which awards Fulbrightgrants on behalf of the State Department.

Undergraduate Admissions and Financial

Aid has cognizance over undergraduaterecruiting, admissions, and financial aidmatters that concern the University as awhole but are not the specific responsibilityof individual faculties.

*Open to faculty only. One or more administrators serve as liaison to most of thesecommittees.

Mail to: Committee on Committees, Office of the Secretary, 121 College Hall/6382.

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UpdateJANUARYON CAMPUS

SPECIAL EVENTS19 A Celebration of Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish"New Year of the Trees," the Morris Arboretum'sfifth annual celebration includes atake-homeseedplanting project, a short film and exhibit on theholiday, and aguided tour focusingon trees inthecollection which occurin Israel. Through January26. Call 242-3399 for reservations. Admission: $2adults, .50 children.

TALKS15 The Religious Reaction to Greek NaturalSciences: The Caseofthe Early Ash 'arites;GeorgeSaliba, professor of Arabic and Islamic sciences,department of Middle Eastern languages and cul-tures, Columbia University, and history ofscienceprogram, Princeton; noon,Gates Room, Van PeltLibrary (Middle East Center and the History andSociology of Science Program).

Medicine in Islam; George Saliba, professor ofArabic and Islamic sciences, Columbia Univer-sity; 3 p.m., Medical Alumni Hall, MaloneyBuilding, HUP (Middle East Center).

Catecholamine Synthesis and Release DuringHypotension: Effect ofTyrosine;Lydia A. Conlay,assistant professor of anesthesia, Harvard Medi-cal School, Massachusetts General Hospital; 4p.m., Dripps Library of Anesthesia, 5th floorDulles, HUP (Department ofAnesthesia; DrippsLibrary of Anesthesia).

Eosinophilic Differentiation of Human Leu-kemia Cells; Steven Fischkoff, assistant professorof medicine; 4 p.m., 7 Silverstein ConferenceRoom, HUP (Hematology-Oncology Section).

16 Ultrasonic Characterization ofThsue; RobertC. Waag, departments of electrical engineeringand radiology, University of Rochester; II a.m.,Alumni Hall, Towne Building (Department ofBioengineering).

The Effects ofNutrients on Circulation, Respi-ration, and Pain; Lydia A. Conlay, assistant pro-fessor of anesthesia, Harvard Medical School,Massachusetts General Hospital; 3 p.m., DrippsLibrary of Anesthesia, 5th floor Dulles, HU P(Department of Anesthesia; Dnpps Library ofAnesthesia).

17 Adaptive Beamforming by the Energy Con-servation Property of Fourier Transformation;Jenho Tsao, senior scientist, Interspec Inc.; noon,Room 216, Moore School ofElectrical Engineer-ing (Valley Forge Research Center Seminar Ser-ies).

22 Mechanisms of kosanoid Precursor FattyAcid Uptake & Release; Michael Laposata, assis-tant professor of pathology laboratory medicine;4 p.m., 7 Silverstein Conference Room, HUP(Hematology-Oncology).23 Preliminary observations on Early Sino-Iranian Cultural Contacts; Victor Mair, associateprofessor of Chinese literature; 4 p.m., 8th floorlounge, Williams Hall (Iranian Studies Seminar).

DeadlinesThe deadline for the weekly calendar update

entries is Monday, a week before the Tuesday ofpublication.

A Week's Events In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..

January 14 Opening Program with keynotespeaker Bishop Desmond M. Tutu on theCondition ofSouth Africa andthe StruggleforChange; 4 p.m., Irvine Auditorium.January 15 Anti-Apartheid Rally; 4 p.m.,

College Green(Penn Anti-Apartheid Coalitionand Black Graduateand Professional StudentsAssociation).

Teach-In on The Principles of Non- ViolentRevolution with guest speaker Dr. VincentHarding, author of Thereis a River; 7:30 p.m.,Multipurpose Room, DuBois College House(Black Student League; MLI( Program Coor-dinating Committee).January 16 Panel Discussion on Apartheid

and Divestment as a Black Issue with panelistsSonja Sanchez, poet, scholar; Jerry Herman,American Friends Service Committee and Vin-cent Phaahla, Penn African Students Associa-tion; 7p.m., Multipurpose Room, DuBois Col-lege House (Black Graduate and ProfessionalStudents Association).

January 17 Seminar on the Significance ofAfro-American Musicandthe LiberationStrug-glewith guest speaker William Brown, interna-tionally acclaimed tenorand musicologist; 7:30

p.m., Multipurpose Room, DuBois CollegeHouse (Afro-American Studies Program,W.E.B. DuBois College House Program).

January 18 All-day Film Festival and Dis-cussion on Cross Cultural Perspectives on theHistory of Non- Violent Protest featuring thefilms Ghandiand From Montgomery to Mem-phis; noon-8 p.m., Greenfield InterculturalCenter (Penn African Students Association,Undergraduate Assembly, United MinoritiesCouncil).

January 19 The First Annual Martin LutherKing, Jr. Commemorative Concert with guestartist, tenor William Brown; 3 p.m., HarrisonAuditorium, University Museum. Call Ext.6244 or 2670 for ticket information (Depart-ment of Music).January 20 Lecture/ Discussion on the Writ-

ings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.

with guest speaker AugustaClark, Esq., Council-woman-at-Large; 7 p.m., Bodek Lounge, Hous-ton Hall (Office of Student Life).

All of the above programs are open to thegeneral public. With the exception of the Con-cert, all programs are free.

Houston HaIls 90th anniversary logo, the prize-winningdesign ofGSFA studentJonah Lin, will turn

up in print andonflags in Houston Hallthroughoutthe year. The big party January 23 is open to allmembers ofthe University.

Houston Hall at 90This week Houston Hall launches a year-long

birthday celebration for itself as the first studentunion built in the United States.

Houston Hall 90th Anniversary EventsSpring 1986

Thursday, January 16: Trustees luncheon; soci-ology professor Digby Baltzell speaks and aplaque for the Houston family is dedicated.

Friday, January 17: For Founder's Day, a Vic-torian Dinner for organized alumni classes fea-tures a mini-exhibition.

Thursday, January23:The 90th Birthday Party,with exhibits and entertainment (Houston HallNight). Student music and improvisational groupswill perform at 7:30 and 9 p.m. at the HoustonHall Auditorium in aconcert to benefit UNICEF,organized by Students for Africa. Lynne UlIman,daughter of actress Liv Ullman, has recently beento Ethiopia and will speak at the concert.May 1-19: Exhibition onthe history ofHouston

Hall (photos! memorabilia). Reception! openinghighlights Bennett Union Alumnae, and alumniopen house/reception is held Saturday, May 17.

Fall 1986 (Tentative)" Penn Women of Distinction Project" Publication of History of Houston Hall" Photo Display (outside Bodek)" Homecoming Open House and Exhibition

Arboretum's Annual Photo ContestThe Morris Arboretum's Annual Photography

Contest will accept entries in the following fourcategories:A. Outstanding Trees of the Morris Arboretum,B. Morris Arboretum Scenes and Vistas,C. Seasons at the Morris Arboretum, andD. Morris Arboretum Fauna.

First place winnerin each category will receive $25towards spring course feesortowards plants fromthe spring Plant Festival to be held in mid-May.There is no fee for entering the contest; photo-graphs must be submitted before January 28.

Entry forms are available at the Hillcrest AvenueEntrance Pavilion orcall 242-3399. An exhibition

of the award-winning photographs willopen Feb-ruary 15 atthe Hillcrest Avenue Entrance Pavilion.

Clinical Study to Prevent ShinglesA Clinical study is being conducted jointly by

CHOP and HUP to evaluate a chickenpox vac-cine for the prevention of shingles. Shingles is adisease that usually affects people over40 years ofage and can cause a severe rash, pain for monthsand, in rare instances, encephalitis. Faculty andstaff of Penn, HUP, CHOP or Wistar who areover 60 years old and have had chickenpox areeligible to be screened for the study. Participantswill be paid. For more information, call Rose-mary at HUP, 662-6917.

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