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Central
Michigan
FRIDAY
February 8,  1991
VOLUME 73, NUMBER 56
© 1991 CM LIFE
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Scalpel or knife:
opinions differ
on budget ideas
by MATTHEW BACH
LIKE Assist-.i'v. isiews Edtor
When drafting the report to the president about
CMU's budget concerns, the Budget and Planning
Council subcommittee tried to be a? objective as
possible.
"We tried to have a campus-wide outlook." said
Leonard Plachta. subcommittee chair. "I think the
committee did a good job and worked hard and
brought a lot of objectivity <to the recommendations >."
Some people, however, question this objectivity.
"It paid too much attention to academics, some
attention to tuition, but there was i little i evidence
that there was anything about the administration
on the table." said Steve Stahl. geology chair.
"They could use the scalpel in Warriner when
they're using the butcher knife on faculty." Stahl
said. "There's plenty of sources over there < in
Warriner-> that should be cut and cut first."
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Work continues
for registration
by TOM KENDRA
LiEE  Cojjv Ed tor
Major changes are on tap for CMU's registration
process, and University officials say they want to
be prepared for any problems that may arise.
In order to deal with potential problems involved
with phone-in registration. CMU Provost Robert
Franke set up the Registration Transition Task
Force Committee.
Franke said he does not foresee any specific
trouble spots with the new process, but added any
change affecting the entire student body is bound
to have some problems.
"When there is a change which involves a lot of
people, there are always questions which arise."
Franke said.
Franke appointed University Registrar Paul
Schmidt as head of the committee.
Schmidt said the committee will be informal in
nature, and will address registration problem
areas as they occur.
"This committee is not designed to make the new
process beautiful when it starts." Schmidt said.
"The first (phone registration* session is pretty
much planned. Our committee will see how this
session goes and make changes for the future if
necessary."
Members of the committee have yet to be
selected Schmidt said he is hoping to have a
five-member committee, with at least one student
and one department chair in the group.
Although small in number, the group will
welcome feedback and concerns about the new
process at any time. Schmidt said.
He added the committee, once activated, will last
until at least the end of this semester.
Phone registration is set to begin Monday. Feb.
25 for the two summer sessions.
The summer- class schedule currently is being
printed. Schmidt said, and should be available at
the University Center Bookstore Monday. Feb. 18.
The schedule will contain a special insert
explaining the new phone-in process, which will
replace the current registration and Drop/Add
process. Schmidt said.
Wertz Warriors hit snow
to fund Winter games
UC Food Service Losses
1988-89
1989-90
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Food outlets losing money
by JENNIFER CHRISMAN
Li EE Assistant News Ed'or
While the numbers involved
vary, they still add up to net
operating losses for Bovee
University Center food services.
and the UC as a whole.
The Budget and Planning
Council subcommittee report to
President Edward B. Jakubauskas lists UC food services"
average net operating loss as
$27:?.000 for the past three
vears.
-But data provided by Auxiliary Services —the branch of the
University in charge of the food
vendors — shows the average
net operating loss less than
$160,000.
The discrepancy comes from
the absence — or presence,
depending who is asked — of a
number representing cost of
space, alias rent, which includes
utilities and custodial services.
"The Plachta report is based
on overhead assessments, cost of
space," said Barbara Webb,
director of Dining Services. "We
look at the operating losses in
our budget reports."
"I don't think it's a fair presentation for an operation that is
supporting the University
Center." said John Fisher,
director of Business Operations
for Auxiliary Services.
And food services, combined
with    the    UC    Bookstore,    does
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LIFE Photo/Jim Fassinger
Silhouetted by the afternoon sun, John Benaske, Rosebush resident and Carpenter Shop employee
for CMU, walks down a flight of stairs in the IET building.
Bound for Gulf?
Let CMU know
by MARY CHURCH
L:-E AssiSTcvr 'Mews Editor
Student reservists who receive orders to go to
the Persian Gulf need to do more than just pack
their bags and sa\ their goodbyes.
They also need to withdraw from classes and
contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
about leaving school.
"When students get their orders to go to train for
the desert, some are so upset and alarmed they
just leave and don't follow procedure." said Joy
Doremire. assistant director of Financial Aid for
Veterans Programs, part of the larger Financial
Aid office at CMU.
She said students who do not make proper
contacts   might    fail   classes   and   owe   money   to
Vrot.t--r-i»T->ss.    AVfait-M,,    tint-   ot'iief    t.hitt   itiSivieti   military
students checks for education from the government.
Doremire said if a student receives a check from
Veterans Affairs and leaves during the middle of
the month, the department will ask for a partial
refund.
To assist recalled students, the Veterans
Programs Office developed a question-and-answer
sheet.
The sheet advises students to check with the
Office of the Registrar to see if they can receive a
partial credit or refund for the semester.
Students also are advised to contact loan sources
and request a reduction of interest rates to 6
percent in accordance with the Soldiers and Sailors
Relief Act of 1940.
Stafford Loan borrowers also may be eligible for
an emergency six-month deferrment of payments.
In addition, when students return to school they
will be entitled to the remainder of their educational benefits.
Doremire said as of Thursday. 25 students had
been recalled to active duty. The first people called
up left in mid-December
"Some were called a week before exams," she
said, adding the military made no concessions to
let them complete the semester.
"A lot of instructors were really understanding,
though," Doremire said. "They gave them grades
based on what they had done until then."
Some of those students did not notify the
University about their orders, however, and failed
classes.
Doremire said the office audits each student
veteran's file at the end of a semester to send an
academic progress report to the Veterans Affairs
department.
It was through this process she discovered "all
Es or all Is" on some students' records.
"It's too bad to find out that way," she said,
because it was too late to help the student.
by CINDI SMITH
LIEE  St..iff Wr.ter
CEDAR — When the late
Victor Wertz began a snowmobile endurance club fundraiser
for Special Olympics' Winter-
Games, he probably never
imagined it would provide happiness for nearly 1.000 Olympians.
The Michigan Special
Olympics 1991 State Winter
Games were dedicated to the
Wertz Warriors Wednesday at
opening ceremonies.
The Warriors arrived at Sugar
Loaf resort in Cedar — the site
of the Games — Wednesday at 3
p.m. And by 4 p.m., 50 snowmobiles we're racing over resort hills
carrying hundreds of beaming
Special Olympians.
The group began its 10th ride
to fund the Winter (James
Sunday in Mount Clemens and
will continue north to Mackinac
City collecting donations, said
Dave White, the group's videog-
rapher.
To participate in the annual
ride, each rider must raise at
least $1,500, White said. They
also are required to donate one
week a year to travel with the
group.
Special ceremonies salute 'the best'
tfficttigan
The SO Wertz Warriors — 50
riders and 30 supporters —
spend the entire year preparing
for the week-long ride.
"Charities helped ( Wertz t get
through polio," said Thomas
Golds, a Warrior charter
member. "When we started, we
had no idea that it would come to
this.
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by CINDl SMITH
LiEE S-io-' vVr :,-r
CEDAR — Although the sun is
melting the snow, it won't
dampen the spirits at the
Michigan Special Olympics 1991
State Winter Games.
♦The events offically kicked off
Wednesday night with the
opening ceremonies.
"You're the Best" played over
loudspeakers as 900- special
athletes from 33 areas of the
state carried banners, flags and
other team paraphernalia
through a path of luminaries
during the introduction.
Everyone sang the national
anthem, while a large flag waved
above the stage.
Lisa Arnold, executive director
of Michigan Special Olympics,
took stage to dedicate the 1991
Winter Games to the Wertz
Warriors as they rode snowmobiles down Sugar Loaf Mountain.
The 1991 Rick Vandersloot
Memorial Winter Sports Award
was presented to Special
Olympian Jeffrey Kososki, 35, of
Niagara. Wise. The Wertz
Warriors declared Kososki an
honorary member and presented
him with a Warriors jacket.
The Olympic flame of hope
was delivered by 50 skiers as
they skied down the mountain to
Kososki who lit the torch.
Dick Ryan, Senior
Pro-Bowlers Association
member; Jeanne Omelenchuk,
U.S. Olympic speed skater; and
Denise Davis, Mrs. Michigan-
U.S.A. 1990; all recited the
Special Olympics oath with the
athletes — "Let me win; but if I
cannot win, let me be brave in
the attempt."
The Winter Games were
officially opened by Joe Falls,
sports    editor    of   The    Detroit
News.
After completing the first day
jf events, the Olympians
celebrated with a dance
Thursday night.