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Centra I
Michigan
FRIDAY
November 16, 1990
State tells universities:
funding callbacks likely
by TOM KENDRA
LIFE-  Staff Wnter
LANSING — Michigan's
public universities were warned
Wednesday of probable callbacks
and future cuts in state funding.
The prospect of losing between
$1.1 to $8.5 million at Central
leaves President Edward B.
Jakubauskas questioning the
future of state funding for public
universities.
A Michigan House of
Representatives subcommittee
told the presidents of the state's
15 public universities to expect
callbacks as soon as next month.
"We're really locked in,"
Jakubauskas said. "That money
is already budgeted for this year.
How do we adjust? If there is a
callback, all of a sudden there's
nothing to take its place.
"\A.t that point, everything is
out in the open. It means looking
at tuition, deficits, layoffs or
cutting programs."
The universities are "still in
the dark" about the size of a
potential callback. Because of
this uncertainty, Jakubauskas
said he could not comment on the
possibility of a January tuition
increase or where, and to what
extent, budget cuts will take
place.
Scoby estimated the callback
could be anywhere from 2
percent, which means CMU
would have to send $1.1 million
back to the state, to as high as 15
percent, which is an $8.5 million
callback for CMU.
The       state       appropriated
Central $57 million for fiscal
year 1990-91, a 5.5 percent
increase over 1989-90. State
appropriations make up slightly-
more than 38 percent of CMU's
current budget.
Jakubauskas said both
students and University
employees must be aware that
even a 2 percent callback will
throw CMU into a budget
crunch.
"They have to know the reality
of the situation," Jakubauskas
said. "Things are already set for
January and ia callback* would
force us to adjust. It's a very-
practical thing."
The House Appropriations
Subcommittee on Higher Education warned the university presidents of the possible callback at
iC Who's going to pay for
higher education? Will the
State of Michigan turn its
back on its public universities? Those are the
questions involved here. "
Edward B.
Jakubauskas
a Wednesday afternoon meeting
in Lansing.
"It's looking very grim," said
Jakubauskas, who represented
Central at the meeting along
with Greg Morris, executive
assistant to the president for
Governmental Relations, and
Jerry Scoby, executive assistant
to the president for Budget and
Planning.
Subcommittee member
Thomas C. Mathieu, D-Grand
Rapids, said the state is already
$1.3 billion in debt, and higher
education will be facing cuts,
both in the short and long run.
Governor-elect John Engler
promised during his campaign
that he would not authorize a
callback of funds from state
universities,  but the House and
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LIFE Photo/Chris Birks
A fitness-conscious student goes for a Thursday niqht run on the indoor track at   the Student Activity Center.
Departing
Student Life
official 'ready
to move on'
by COLLEEN NEWVINE
LIFE Arts & Entertainment Editor
When Greeks begin Rush next
semester, they will offer an
orientation to more than just
those who plan to join a fraternity or sorority.
They will see a new face in the
role of their adviser — a person
who also will work with nearly
175 other student organizations.
David Lascu, assistant
director of the Office of Student
Life and adviser of student
organizations, officially resigned
Tuesday. His resignation is
effective Dec. 7.
Lascu began advising CMU's
student organizations SV_ years
ago and says "I'm ready to move
on."
He said when he started, he
intended to stay three or four
years so he is "keeping with
that."
Now it is simply time to make
a change, he said.
"You can become very
complacent . . . you get so caught
up in what you're doing you don't
make a real effort," he said.
No plans are finalized on what
Lascu will do after leaving
Central.
"I'm looking forward to new
challenges — now I just have to
decide which challenges to take,"
Lascu said. "I'm looking at everything."
Potential jobs may keep him in
higher education or move him
back to private business, an area
he worked in before coming to
CMU.
Lascu says he wants to stay in
Michigan so he can be close to his
family, but he would like to work
in a city larger than Mount
Pleasant.
Besides the time element,
other factors motivated Lascu to
choose now as the time to leave.
"I always said whenever I did
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Hit the snow and let
gravity do the work
by RANDY PETERSON
LIFE Suiff Writer
While the impending wintery weather has
many students longing for the sands of Hawaii or
the Bahamas, others eagerly await the opportunity to again swoosh down snowy slopes.
Whether an advanced aficionado or a bunny
hill buff, skiers can expect open-arm welcomes at
several area ski resorts when the season opens at
Thanksgiving.
Shanty Creek/Schuss Mountain, with 28
slopes, has long been a favorite of Michigan
skiers. Located 45 miles northeast of Traverse
City between Bellaire and Mancelona, the resort
offers lift tickets beginning at $7.
"Shanty Creek is one ski resort with twice the
skiing," says Michelle Fortuna, director of skiing.
She adds that Shanty Creek also offers snow
boarding, ice skating, ski races and nightly bands
for entertainment.
Group packages are available for 20 or more
people.
Sugar Loaf Ski Resort, 18 miles northwest of
Traverse City, features 20 slopes, ranging from
the "Awful Awful" for advanced skiers to the
"Sugar and Spice" for beginners, said Deb Cox,
hotel manager for Sugar Loaf.
Cox explained rates, including lodging, begin at
$49 per person. Skiers can stay in the hotel or in
one of 70 townhouses.
Group packages are offered for 21 or more
people and, like Shanty Creek, both night skiing
and ski lessons are available.
Students who can't get away for an entire
weekend   may   elect   for  Crystal   Mountain,   36
miles northwest of Cadillac — "an easy drive for
CMU students," said Nancy Call, vice president
of marketing.
Lift tickets start at $15 for a session, but are
available in four-hour time blocks as opposed to
day or night. That way, Call adds, students can
come up from classes and not have to wait for
night skiing to begin.
Other features at Crystal Mountain include a
new indoor pool and fitness center, a new
high-speed triple lift and a funneling basin so
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Indian: racial education needed
by STEVEN PONIATOWSKI
LIFE  Stjff Writer
Although most Chippewa
Indian tribal members haven't
heard of Saturday's incident
involving band members dressed
up as Indians, one who did says
CMU has failed to educate
students on racial sensitivity.
Seventeen stuents were
suspended from the Marching
Band following the occurrence at
the football game in Athens,
Ohio.
"I felt that the school's
program to educate students had
failed, especially when it was
band members," said Mary
Lynne, inter-tribal secretary for
the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian
Tribe. "I felt that they had not
received any training at all.
"We do not use our ceremonial
garb in such a way as they did."
she added. "We only use them in
a respectful manner in our
ceremonies."
The       students      portrayed
themselves totally unlike
Chippewas. she said.
Lynne said most tribal
members do not have access to
CM LIFE so they are not aware
of what happened, but eventually they will find out by word of
mouth.
"No one has seen the picture,
so the community on the whole is
not aware of the incident." she
said.•
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Band members discuss suspension with vice president
by JILLIAN BOGATER
LIFE Staff Writer
A group of students suspended from the CMU
marching band met with James Hill Tuesday
morning to discuss the actions taken against them.
The 17 students were suspended from further
band activities for wearing war paint, feathers and
participating in a "war dance" at Saturday's
football game in Athens, Ohio. The suspension
includes the Marching Chips' trip to the Raisin
Bowl in Fresno, Calif.
Hill, vice president for Student Affairs, would
not confirm the number of students who attended
the meeting. He would not comment on the contempt
ofthe meeting until the University investigation^
the situation was completed.
John Williamson, associate professor of music
and director of bands, said the rest ofthe Marching
Chips will attend the Dec. 8 Raisin Bowl.
Williamson declined to comment on how the
band plans to fill the 17 holes in the group's
performance drill created by the suspensions.
The cost of sending the band to California is not
yet available, said Ron Heath, director of Development.
"We won't know how much (funding) has to come
from the University until we know how many
tickets sell at the bowl," Heath said.
The figures will not be available for at least
another week, Heath added.
' "We haven't had enough time to get all the
information together," he said. "If (the football
team) had clinched (against) Ball State, we would
know a whole lot more because of that extra week."
Heath said the Development Office helped raise
money for the trip by sending letters asking for
donations to CMU parents, Chippewa Club
members, band and music alumni, the Friends of
Music organization and CMU alumni who live in
California.
Although Heath did not know how much the
band already has received in donations, he said the
response has been "positive."
Jack Saunders, director of bands, could not be
reached for comment.
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