1996-10-21; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 79, Number 25
Mt. Pleasant,   MI 48859
©1996 CM LIFE
77 years of serving the community
MONDAY
October 21, 1996
12 pages
Two CMU football players arrested at Finch
By Dave Borough
LIFE Staff Writer
and Eric Hotter
LIFE Sports Editor	
Three CMU students, including two
football players, were arrested early
Saturday morning at Finch Fieldhouse
during a co-sponsored party.
According to documents at the
Isabella County Sheriff's Department,
the three* men posted bond Saturday
morning.
Quincy Wright, Lansing senior, was
arrested by the Mount Pleasant Police
Department for a felony count of carrying a concealed weapon. He was
arraigned Saturday.
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Tamieko    Smith,    Flint    senior,    were
arrested       by       Central       Michigan
University Police for disorderly persons,
according to the ICSD bond log.
According to CMU Police, two CMU
police officers were assigned security
detail during a co-sponsored Essence
and Phi Delta Psi party taking place at
Finch Fieldhouse.
At approximately 12:20 a.m. a confrontation occurred inside Finch
Fieldhouse. CMU Police then placed a
call to the Mount Pleasant Police
Department for backup.
The* confrontation then went outside
of Finch Fieldhouse where Mount
Pleasant Police officers wore trying to
calm the crowd down.
According   to   the   Mount   Pleasant
Police report, an exchange thai occurred
between two people outside of Finch
Fieldhouse4 resulted in an arrest of a 21
year-old male for carrying a concealed
weapon.
An officer near the exchange heard
the arrested Buhjcet say, "You want
this?'* and watched the subject reach
down near the1 right ankle into the sock.
A Mount Pleasant Police officer
Stepped in between the exchange and
found the person was reaching for a
knife hidden in the sock.
According to CMU Athletics Director
Herb Deromedi, Wright has been suspended from the football team indefinitely pending further investigation.
"I would say from the information
that we have available to this point.
Quincy will be suspended until further
investigation can proceed." Deromedi
said.
Wright   is  a  four-year starter  for the
Chippewas at free safety and has been
an All Mid-American Conference selection the past two seasons for CMU. Last
year he was United Press International
honorable mention All-America.
Around the MAC Wright has gained
the reputation of being one of the top
hitters in the league. Before the season,
head coach Dick Flynn called Wright
one of the premier defensive plavers in
the MAC
Last season ho was second on the
team in tackles with 124 after loading
the team in IM with 112 Ho was eighth
on the all time career tackling list
before the season started.
So far this season Wright was ('Mi's
leading tackier with H4 He also had two
interceptions, two pass break-ups, one
fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
He was expected to miss this weekend's
game with a shoulder injury.
"I wasn't doing any fighting so I don't
think I did anything wrong," Wright
said Sunday night.
Flynn said Wright would not be
allowed to practice this week.
Pitt was suspended for Saturday's
game against Eastern Michigan for his
involvement in the altercation, Flynn
said.
"Damon was suspended for
Saturday's game and will be allowed to
practice* this week," Flynn said. "As far
as next weekend is concerned something will be decided later this week."
Both Pitt and Wright were on the
sidelines  for the Eastern  game,  Flynn
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Weekend
train trip
pushed
back
By Jeff Stacer
LIFE Staff Writer
That passenger train is
rolling into Mount Pleasant
again.
Sam Staples, president of
Pickard Industrial Park, 711 W.
Pickard Road, and project coordinator said plans are finalized
to get the passenger train hack
to Mount Pleasant the weekend
of Nov. 9-10, instead of the originally planned Nov. 2-3 weekend.
"A lot of people said that
(weekend) was better," Staples
said.
The train is scheduled to leave
Howell at 8:15 a.m. and arrive
in Mount Pleasant at 11:15 a.m.
Staples said he plans for the
train to stop in Durand at about
9:15 a.m. to pick up passengers.
The train will leave from Mount
Pleasant at noon and arrive in
Cadillac at 1:45 p.m., he said.
The train will leave Cadillac
at 4 p.m. and arrive in Mount
Pleasant at 5:45 p.m. at the
Mountain Town Station
Brewing Company, 506 W.
Broadway St., he said. The train
will then depart for Howell at
6:45 p.m. and arrive at 9 p.m.
with a stop at Durand along the
way, Staples said.
While the passengers are visiting Cadillac, he said for $10
people can ride the train from
Cadillac to Yuma which is 20
miles northwest of Cadillac. He
said the train will not stop and
let people off in Yuma.
The cost from either Howell or
Durand to Mount Pleasant is
$39, Staples said. The fare
includes bus transportation to
several restaurants in town and
to   the   Soaring    Eagle   Casino,
Life Photos/Chris Jarvis
(above)Project Coordinator, Sam Staples, sits in one of the passenger cars. The trains were built in the late 40s and are in excellent condition. (below)The passenger cars are being prepared for tours which will carry up to 400 passengers. The train ride is expected to
become a common event if all goes well.
In Mount Pleasant
The train will stop
at the Mountain Town Station.
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7070 E   Broadway St.. he said.
The cost from Mount Pie ait ant
to Cadillac is $33, he said.
Along with the assortment  of
snacks and railroad souvenirs
available on the train. Staples
said the last car on the train is
an observation car.
"This will be a whole different
view," Staples said. "When
you're used to riding along the
highway you see that, but the
trains don't go through the* highway, they are either going
through slotted woods or the
backside of town."
The train holds about 4O0 people with 50 to 60 people per car,
he said. Staples said the car will
have refreshments, sandwiches
and non-alcoholic beverages.
There1 is also a car that will sell
railroad memorabilia he said.
Call 775 7750 for ticket infor
mation.
College
Bowl -
Varsity
sport of
the miner
By Leah Nixon
LIFE Staff Writer
Students tested their minds
with questions at CMU's College
Bowl.
The seventh annual College
Bowl took place Sunday in the
Bovee University Center. It is
the varsity sport of the mind,
according to Barbara Kowallic,
program coordinator.
The College Bowl is a question
and answer game for CMU students sponsored by the Bovee
University Center, she said.
Kowallic said the winners of
the seventh annual College
Bowl are Jason Kuzma, Lapeer
junior, Andy McDonald,
Plymouth sophomore, E.J.
Sieracki, Canton junior and Jim
Whitten, Howell freshman.
The winners received $200
and will have their names posted on a plaque in the UC, she
said. All participants received a
beige hat with maroon lettering.
Kowallic said Kuzma,
McDonald, Sieracki and
Whitten now move on to the
regional College Bowl at
Bowling Green State University
in Ohio. If the students take
first place at regionals, they
move on to the National College
Bowl.
According to Kowallic, the
University of Michigan won the
National College Bowl last year.
Students can have a four
member team with one alternate, Kowallic said. Only one of
the team members can be a
graduate student.
According   to   Kowallic,   nine
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Freshman
wins trip to
Atlantic City
LIFE Staff Reports
He shoots . . . he scores!
From way downtown     . . bang!
Oh. my'
Nate William*, Hart land freshman,
only wanted a chance And boy did he ever
get it.
Williams buried a dream shot from half
court Friday night at Rose Arena and was
rewarded with a t rip for two to Atlantic
City, N  J
"I knew it was in as soon as I let it go,"
an ecstatic Williams said moments later.
He and some friends from his floor at
Troutman Hall heard about the Tip Off
Madness event at Rose Arena and thought
it would be something fun to go to.
Little did he know he would be one of 20
contestants vying for the trip. Williams
was selected when he caught a small ball
CMU chec'Headers tossed to the fans.
The group of 2(> was narrowed to four
after the preliminary round from the free*
National campaign aims
flu shots towards adults
By Rachel Schofield
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LIFI Photo/Ryan Wood
Nate Williams, Hartland freshman, celebrates his winning shot.
throw line. The four remaining part hi
pants then moved back to the half court
lino and proceeded to heave the ball
toward the rim. After several failed
attempts, Williams connected to a roaring
crowd.
He will be notified sometime early tins
week concerning tne details of" tne trip
Williams said he will 'probably lake a
friend."
Eadl year adults try to Stay healthy in
a variety of ways
According to Mark Minelli. manager of
Health Advocacy Services for University
Health Services, Adult Immunization
Week, Oct. 21-25, m a good week to recognize and utilize their services in an
effort to stay healthy
Adult     Immunization    Week    is    a
national campaign to increase awareness of immunizations and take advantage of getting immunizations and vac
cines." Minelli said
For the CMU community,  he said the
main push during the week will be flu
shots The flu varcme. available* at
University Health Services Primary
(are Suite. Foust Hall 101, is for ail
CMU Students and their spouses, as well
as faculty and staff The cost is only $9
and it is a great way to observe Adult
Immunization Week, Minelli said.
It   is   important   to   know   your   irnmu
nization status too. Vaccines such
measles, mumps, rubella or MMR; diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus or DPT; polio;
hepatitis B and varicella for chicken pox
are also extremely important.
Many of these vaccines can help immunize and prevent people from these diseases, Minelli said. Each vaccine has certain age and other indications to consider and Health Services can help with
this information and update immunization status.
Another big push for Adult
Immunization Week will be the Wellness
Screening Program which is coming up
on Nov. B and 6, Minelli said.
~The program is for staff and students,
and provides three different panels of
screening for purchase,** Minelli said.
CMU Health Services, along with
Wellness Inc. are offering these various
screening options, he said.
Panel A, known as the Basic Wellness
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