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LIFE
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 7,
1996
VOLUME 78, NUMBER 57
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN 48859
©1996 CM LIFE
(517)774-3493
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SPORTS
Chippewas host Bowling
Green in return to Rose
The CMU women's
basketball squad will try to
get back in the win column
against the Falcons.
Central will be without point
guard Julie Miller.
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LIFESTYLES
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CAMPUS
Speaker     starts     African-
Heritage Month celebration
Yosef A.A. ben-
Johchannan, a professor
from Cairo, spoke about the
religious background of
Africa and the Egyptian
area.
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Arrested students have their days in court
By
Lin
E Start Writer
Two students arrested Jan. 28
in Washington Apartments were
arraigned Monday in Isabella
County's 76th District Court on
charges of resisting and
obstructing an officer.
Dequon James and Jocylin
Stevenson, Muskegon Heights
sophomores, were arrested Jan.
28 after police responded to a
loud party complaint.
Walker's
appeal
denied
By James Cook
LIFE Sports Editor
and Eric Herter
LIFb Assistant Sports Editor	
CMU basketball player Mike
Walker had his appeal to return
to the team denied in a hearing
Monday.
Walker, Oscoda senior, was
suspended for the season along
with Jackson sophomore Ryan
Holmes for a post-game fight in
the team locker room Jan. 13
following an 81-76 loss to
Eastern Michigan.
The appeal panel was comprised of three members: James
Damitio, NCAA faculty representative and
associate professor of
accounting,
Barbara
Peddie, athletic committee
chair, and
Marcy Weston,
associate athletic director.
CMU athletic
director    Herb
Deromedi was not on the committee because of his direct
involvement in the original decision to suspend Walker and
Holmes.
The hearing began at approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday and
was concluded at about 5:45
p.m. after closing statements
from Walker and CMU head
coach Leonard Drake. The
three-person panel deliberated
for a half hour before delivering
its verdict, Peddie said.
The decision was not unanimous, Peddie said, adding that
there was an agreement
between the three panel members to not disclose who the dissenting panelist was.
"I feel that I presented my
case the best that I could, and
the university made a decision,"
Walker said.
Walker, along with his attorney, Richard Robinson of
Okemos, and Drake, were pre-
See WALKER Page 7
WALKER
Kiante Smith, Detroit freshman, also was arrested Jan. 28.
during the social gathering. He
was charged with disorderly conduct and minor in possession.
The preliminary examination,
during which the court will
decide whether there's enough
evidence to bound James and
Stevenson over to circuit court,
is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday.
Smith's   attorney   waived   his
client's arraignment.His pretrial
hearing is scheduled for 8:30
a.m. Feb. 26.
Police said arrests were made
after police officers verbally
warned party-goers to disperse
from the apartment on two separate trips.
According to police, James was
arrested after becoming confrontational the third time police
visited the apartment.
Stevenson grabbed the throat
of an officer and slapped one or
more officers during the confrontation, police said.
Smith was arrested when he
refused to comply with requests
to leave the apartment, police
said.
Students involved in the matter said the officers involved
used excessive force.
The    students    claim    police
unnecessarily sprayed pepper
gas and used unwarranted force
to break up what they called a
peaceful gathering.
Bruce Roscoe, dean of
Students, and Angela Haddad,
CMU's affirmative action officer,
are reviewing the incident and
will prepare a report after getting information from those
involved.
Hot to trot
Globetrotters
dazzle more
than 2,000
By Doug Fisher
LlPE Staff Writer	
Ml "Showtimer
The Harlem Globetrotters, led
by Paul "Showtime* Gaffhey,
rocked a crowd of 2,158 people in
Rose Arena with their amazing
assortment of basketball skills,
tricks and antics.
Gaffhey had the crowd rolling
[in the aisles with such classic
pranks like stealing the lady in
|the front row's purse.
Mount Pleasant native Sandy
ISchafer was the victim of the
crime."
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lif Tllked *hat guy and I said
ryeah/* she said.
Before she knew it, Gafmey
jwas running down the court
with her purse and put it around
[Doug Stewart's neck. Stewart is
the captain of the International
JAll Stars, the Globetrotters
(opponent.
Gaffhey said he didn't know
Iwho the purse belonged to
because "all the white ladies look
alike to me," causing the crowd
to roar in laughter.
lb get the purse back, Schafer
had to go out on the floor and
[dance with Gaffhey.
"I guess we're supposed to go
|to the disco after the game,"
Schafer said.
A microphoned Gaffhey then
[asked for "a little kiss on the
cheek." Schafer followed with a
|kiss on both cheeks and one on
the lips.
Gafmey fell to the floor overcome by excitement, as the
Globetrotter bench proceeded to
run over to Schafer begging for
[their chance at a kiss.
Gaffhey will inherit the title
hClown Prince of Basketball"
when "Sweet Lou" Dunbar
retires after this season. Dunbar
was given the name by the great
Meadowlark Lemon. It goes to
[the Globetrotter who get the
most laughs on the team.
The referees got into the act
when one called a foul Gaflhey
disagreed with early in the contest.
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Paul "Showtime" Gaffney (above) of the Harlem Globetrotters joins the crowd in cheering on Ms
Thursday at Boss Arena. Gaffhey (below) dribbles for a little extra fun.
"I called pushing on number
50 (Shawn "Thunderbird"
Jamison)," the referee replied.
"Bad call," Gafmey answered.
Thank you," the ref said.
Not more than a minute later
Gafmey was at the scorer's table
testing the horn. One of the referees came to the scorer's table
to yell at Gaffhey. But Gafmey
said it was the scorer's fault. The
ref then gave an earful to the
official scorer.
Despite Gaffhey's antics, the
Globetrotters showed why they
earned the name, "The World's
Greatest Basketball Show."
"Super"- Mario Green, Traxel
"Quick" Silvers and home-town
favorite Barry "Hi-Rise" Hardy
added to the excitement with
both thunderous and graceful
dunks. Hardy, a three-time slam
dunk champion, hails from
Inkster.
In another gig, Noah Davis, a
fourth grader from St. Louis,
had his shoes taken off by
Gaffhey and thrown at
International All Star players.
Gafmey then picked Davis up
and acted like he would throw
See TROTTERS Page 10	
Big winter chills mean hefty heating bills for CMU
By Renee Lutz
LIFE Staff Writer
As recent weather temperatures dipped below zero, CMU
officials say they are digging
deeper into their pockets to pay
the bills.
According to Earl Morrow,
director of facilities operations,
it is costing an additional $3,000
per day compared to last year to
provide the extra steam needed
to maintain sufficient temperatures.
On a given day CMLTs powerhouse produces up to 80,000
pounds of steam per hour in
order to sufficiently heat all
buildings on campus. Almost
110,000 pounds of steam are
being used every hour to main
tain a temperature of 70 degrees
in most buildings, he said.
"This winter has been colder
longer than in previous years,"
he said. "The difference between
a mild winter and a severe winter can be as much as $500,000
in total energy costs."
Morrow said several heating
pipes have frozen because of the
cold temperatures. The coils
found in heating units, when
exposed to extremely cold winds,
can freeze, he said.
Although preventative measures are being taken to ensure
sufficient heating, some pipes
will remain frozen until detection when the weather becomes
warmer and the pipes begin
leaking, Morrow said.
Norm McKindles, superintendent of grounds and landscape
operations, said campus water
lines also are prone to freezing
and cracking because of deep
freezing conditions underground.
McKindles said a line which
cracked two weeks ago near the
west side of Pearce Hall was
caused by frozen ground shifting
and moving from freezing and
thawing.
McKindles, who also is in
charge of keeping the grounds
safe for those walking to and
from classes, said the amount of
salt used for the 1994-95 winter
totaled 400 tons. This winter
that amount was exceeded by
the first of January.
More than 450 tons of salt
have been used and employees
have had to work overtime to
keep ice-covered sidewalks clear,
McKindles said.
At below zero temperatures,
the salt becomes less effective so
they have to increase the
amount of sand, in order to
maintain a non-skid surface for
those using the sidewalks, he
said.
McKindles said extra staff
worked around the clock during
blowing snow and extreme cold
conditions Jan. 29 and 30.
McKindles added that previous winters have been milder in
comparison to this winter causing an increase in costs overall to
keep walking areas ice-free.
"So far it's been a very costly
winter and has put a crimp on
our budget," McKindles said.
"It's been an unusual winter
with a lot of precipitation and
cold weather."
McKindles said keeping the
walkways safe and clear is a big
concern of his.
"It's been very costly so far this
year, but when it comes to someone slipping and falling on the
ice there is no cost on that."
McKindles expects increasing
temperatures during the next
few days will make it easier to
clear off the remaining ice on
sidewalks.