The State - News from March 27, 1987

A national search is under way for someone to fill the new job of Dean of Student Life at the University of California, Berkeley. Lynn Bailiff, executive officer of undergraduate affairs, said the role of the dean--something reminiscent of the protest-ridden 1960s--will be to supervise protests and enforce student conduct rules, but also will be to function more as a mediator and educator than as a police officer. Student government officials have charged that student conduct codes, created after the massive Vietnam-era war demonstrations, are outdated and should be less restrictive. The activism and issues of the last few years--from anti-apartheid protests to a rise in reports of acquaintance rape--were factors in the creation of the new post, Bailiff said. The job application deadline is April 2.