1994-10-12; Central Michigan Life

              •Students on the road backing Engler
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•LIFE GRADES FOOTBALL TEAM SO FAR
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•Band bringing "bad mood rock** to town
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UNDERWATER
ADVENTURE
etcetera
•Story of
shipwreck
dive told
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VOLUME 77, NUMBER 19
MOUNT PLEASANT,
(517)774-3493
Interior design
program does
not receive
accreditation
By BRAD MOIMAST1ERE
LIFE Staff Writer
The interior d-ragn program failed to receive,
the accreditation it was hoping for following a site
visitation for evaluation in March.
The CMU program applied for accreditation
from the Foundation of Interior Design Education
and Research and found out in early September
that it did not receive accreditation.
A report issued by FIBER evaluated the program on seven different criteria — program philosophy, educational program, students, faculty,
resources and facilities, administration and relations to the outside community. CMU received
compliance ratings from FIDER in most of these
areas, which is the middle rating between substantial compliance and non-compliance.
According to the 44-page report, the program
also was evaluated on competency level content
units. Cathy Ganoe, instructor of interior design,
said it was recommended the program improve in
the areas of visual communications and drafting.
The report also pointed out weaknesses in color
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Juvenile held
in vandalism
case also faces
assault charge
By SCOTT ANDERSON
LIFE Assistant News Editor	
One of the two juveniles implicated in the vandalism of the Island Park Vietnam Memorial will
appear in court today to face that charge as well as a
previous charge.
The 13-year-old male was already scheduled for a
pretrial hearing on an "assaultive-type charge,"
according to Robert Holmes, assistant Isabella
County prosecutor.
The petition of vandalism will be "incorporated"
with the assault charge at the rVobate Court hearing set for 1:30 p.m.
"(The boy) is presently in a secure detention
facility ... I think downstate," Holmes said. "This
hearing will be to deal with both issues."
A court date has not been set for the other child
connected with the memorial vandalism. The
12-year-old boy has been served with a petition for
the vandalism.
Each of the children's guardians have been noti-
See VANDALS Page 2	
Director position
in Facilities
Mgmt. cut due
to Phase III
By CHRIS C. DAVIS •
LIFE Staff Writer	
A Facilities Management employee had his position eliminated because of Phase III budget cuts,
according to Jean Lindley.
Lindley, assistant vice president for Facilities
Management, said the post ion of director of energy
and utilities management filled by William Lemcke
will* officially be terminated Oct. 21. Lemcke was
notified of the decision sometime in mid-September,
she said.
Lemcke, who had six years in energy and utilities
management, said he has received much support
from co-workers since learning of the termination.
He said such encouragement reaffirmed his belief
that CMU is a good place to work.
"(Director of energy and resource utilization) was
See LEMCKE Page 2	
Football player Koetje listed
in fair condition at hospital
By JAMES COOK
LIFE Sports Editor
Central Michigan tight end
Chad Koetje was upgraded from
serious to fair condition at Central Michigan Community Hospital after being injured in Saturday's football game against Western Michigan.
Koetje, Byron Center senior,
apparently had his left knee
hyperextended backwards when
WMU linebacker Dean Poke hit
him in the knees with his h<-lmet
on a pass play in the third quarter
of CMU's 35-28 win over the
Broncos.
Koetje was taken off the field
on a stretcher after spending six
minutes motionless on the turf of
Kelly/ Shorts Stadium. Koetje
still is in the intensive care unit
and was in serious condition until
Tuesday.
Koetje was in surgery for six
hours Saturday night, said Gerald Koetje, his father.
"It's   a   day-by-day   situation,"
Gerald Koetje said. "He's getting
better. Every day, we see progress. It's just a waiting game."
CMU football coach Dick Flynn
said he knew about the surgery,
but could not go into details.
"All I can say is that it is a
significant injury to the knee,"
Flynn said, adding that the play
in which Koetje was hurt was
"one of those things that happens. It was nothing late or
nothing cheap."
In the game
against WMU
Saturday,
tight end
Chad Koetje
lay on the
field as Western's Dean
Polce, the
player who
made the hit,
looked on.
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Construction of Timber Town underway
Workers intend to finish
construction by Oct. 16
By ERIN MERCER
LIFE Staff Writer
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Months of planning have
come to a peak as construction
began Tuesday on the limber
Town playground at Island
Park.
Construction of the Playscape
project, now known as Timber
Town, was originally scheduled
to begin today and end Oct. 16,
but at the last minute an extra
day was added due to the size of
the project, said Kathy Long,
co-chaiiwoman of the Playscape
Children's Committee.
With Tuesday added as a
work day so recently, "we are a
little behind because we are
short volunteers, but I guarantee It will be done on Sunday."
said   Rick   Irvin,   Playscape
Children between the ages of
10 and 13 can volunteer their
time in the Children's Work
Area. Kids will i
project. The Playscape Children's Committee has been
raising money and Thursday
announced Timber Town as the
official name of the project. The
name was suggested fay three
Mount Pleasant sisters: Kris-
ten, 12; Kelli, 10; and Lauren
Marvin, 5.
Approximately 1,500 volunteers have signed up to donate
their time and between 500 to
800 more walk-ins are expected.
Mount Pleasant resident
Greg Schmidt said he will be
volunteering his time all day
Tuesday through Thursday to
help with the construction
"One reason I ant here is to
get out of the office, Schmidt
said, "the other is because my
1 think it's important that
the children are helping build
said   Nancy   McGuirk,
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Children already
involved in other aspects of the
Kristy Kohagen, Mount
Pleasant sophomore, volunteered to help bund
Town and said
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