1990-11-26; Central Michigan Life

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PLATINUM SHAM
Milli Vanilli critics say 'told you so'
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COMFORTABLE WIN
CMU women cruise to tourney victory
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November 26, 1990
A-Senate ranks CMU's needs
Library, fte and equipment allocations top list
by CHAD BUSH
UFF Staff X^yyy
The library, fte allocation
system and equipment needs are
high priorities on Academic
Senate's ranking of the president's 12 Strategic Planning
points.
A-Senate members ranked
President. Edward B. -Jakubauskas' 12 points during their Oct.
27 retreat. The results were
announced Tuesday.
At the retreat, 35 of the 59
senators filled out surveys to
decide which goals to implement
first. Clary Shapiro, director of
Institutional Research, analyzed
and compiled the results.
The survey stated the three
most important goals are
maintaining library serials and
monograph collections despite
inflation, re-ex amine ing the
full-time   equivalent    allocation^
system   and   increasing   funding
tor academic equipment.
Administrators say they plan
to keep these results in mind
when they allocate money for the
projects. A-Senate chair Clara
Lee Moodie said.
"I will see to it that this survey
gets out to the various decisionmaking bodies as the year goes
along.'" she said. She added that
she has talked with many
administrators who said they
will use the group's recommendations.
Faculty members and administrators must conduct a program
review to compensate for fund
shortages. Provost Robert
Franke said. He urged faculty
members to decide what
programs are least crucial, in
case programs must be cut.
"I'm not out as a hit-man to
eliminate     programs."     Franke
said. "We will have to reallocate
some funds, though."
In Tuesday's meeting,
A-Senate members also
approved motions to change the
theatre major and minor. Four
additional credits were added to
the theatre major, which focuses
more on courses in the theatre
department than on courses in
other fields.
"Somewhere down the road,
wed like to get accredited for the
theatre major." said Denny
Bettisworth. chair of speech
communication and dramatic-
arts, adding the change is a
move toward accreditation
standards.
Five credit hours were added
to the theatre minor. Bettisworth said.
Shapiro also gave his annual
report on CMU enrollment
statistics,     noting    there    is    a
CCI will see to it
that this survey
gets out to the
various decisionmaking bodies as
the year goes
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Clara Lee Moodie
A-Senate Chair
significant decrease in high
school seniors nationwide.
He said the decrease will affect
CMU enrollment and suggested
actions CMU should take to
compensate for it.
"My personal view is that the
best way to attract new students
and to retain the ones we have is
to improve the quality of the
institution." Shapiro said. He did
not cite specific areas the
University needs to approve, but
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Rhythm Of Victory
Scott   Harding,   Vassar   senior,   bangs  away   on
LIFE Photo Brent Henderson
the drums  during Sunday's basketball game between CMU and Oakland University.
Football or finals? Possible
Raisin Bowlers set priorities
Brook Out The
by JOHN DOBSERSTEIN
LiFF Staff vvr■re-
Students who plan to support
CMU's Raisin Bowl efforts
against San Jose State ma\
want to pack study tools alongside the sunscreen and school
colors.
Exams are scheduled from
Dec. 10- 14 this semester and
the California Raisin Bowl falls
on Dec. 8 in Fresno. Football
enthusiasts might have to
combat some extra pressure
because the game falls on the
week before exams, said James
Burley, chair of marketing.
"What if students go out to
the California Bowl and don't
get back in time'.'" Burley
wondered.
"I think the exam week is
pretty well set up to avoid
problems,"' said Richard
Clemmer, chair of economics.
"(The Bowl) could 'be a
problem for some students.
There also some students who
don't  want  to take  more than
one exam a day. so there are
problems with that." Clemmer
said.
James Hill, vice president for
Student Affairs, said he has
thought about the football
game and exam scheduling.
"It could be a matter of
preparing at CMU or out
there." Hill said. "1 haven't had
a lot of students come to me and
complain." Hill said, "hut that
doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
"It a student has a concern,
they should talk with an
instructor. My door's always
open to student concerns as
well." he added.
A few students may also run
into problems if they have
several exams lumped into one
day. and Friday. Dec. 14 is set
aside as make-up time.
Students scheduled for more
than three exams on the same
day are allowed by University
policy   to   make   arrangements
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Band members
back in ranks
10 of 17 punished students
reinstated to Marching Chips
by JILLiAN BOGATER
LIFE Staff Wnter
Ten of the 17 suspended Marching Chips were reinstated in the
band Wednesday with full privileges, including participation in the
group's trip to California.
Provost Robert Franke said he plans to make a decision about the
seven remaining suspensions today. He said requiring the students
to attend an American Indian cultural program is a likely option.
Until he makes a decision, the students will continue with their
lawsuit, said Sharon Stevenson, parent of suspended band member
Zachary Stevenson and assistant professor of music.
If the students are reinstated in the band with no penalties, the
suit probably will be dropped, Stevenson said. She added if they are
reinstated and penalized, they most likely will continue with the
suit because some of the students may not want to accept the
penalties.
Music chair Edward Kvet allowed the 10 students to resume band
activites after deciding at a formal hearing that there was not
enough evidence against them. Kvet suspended them Nov. 15. He
refused to comment Sunday.
Kvet made the decision after the group tried to get a restraining
older allowing them back in the band from Isabella County Circuit
Court   Judge   Paul   F.   O'Connell.   O'Connell   denied   the   group's
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Students also benefactors
of Saginaw-Chippewa feast
by STEVEN PONIATOWSKI
Li' t  bu-tf' Writer
The first Enrichment Room Traditional Feast was a success not
only because ofthe how it benefited the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian
Tribe, but also how it helped some CMU students.
Members of the Chippewa marching band, w-ho were originally
suspended for actions at the Nov. 10 football game in Athens, Ohio,
were at the event, said Bonnie Ekdahl, a student parent advocate
for the Saginaw-Chippewa Tribal Education Center.
"We know what they did was done in ignorance, and we could
show them that when you stereotype, these are the people you are
reallv hurting — the children. They are the Chippewas," Edkal
said/
The event was organized for 50 reservation children and was part
of a Niibing or summertime program during which the children of
the tribe grew their own vegetables.
"They have to face the prejudices that are the result of things like
this." Edkahl said.
The Nov. 19 feast included servings of wild rice, fry- bread, Indian
corn and venison, she said. The venison was donated by one ofthe
reservation's hunters.
The feast was in the Enrichment Room ofthe Tribal Education
Center at the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Reservation. This was the
first time a feast was prepared for the children who grew the food.
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Engler in office may
help CMU in funding
by TOM KENDRA
LIFF Staff Wnter
CMU officials say having John Engler in the governor's chair may be
a financial plus for the University.
The Mount Pleasant Republican says he plans to fund state
universities on a per-student basis instead ofthe current per student
credit hour basis, said Greg Morris, executive assistant to the
president for Governmental Relations.
Engler's plan would make the state funding process more objective
and less political, Morris said.
"We see this as a positive thing," Morris said. "CMU definitely
supports a more equitable funding formula."
Engler is dedicated to creating an objective funding plan and will
push to have reforms in place for the 1991-92 academic year, said John
Truscott, communications director for the Governor Transition.
"The current system is based on which legislator has the most
influence," Truscott said. "It's a very political process and the
governor-elect thinks there is a fairer way.
"What we hope to do is bring the bottom-end universities up," he
said.
Smaller universities — such as CMU, Ferris State and Grand Valley
State — have supported per-student funding for a long time, Morris
said. The state's largest universities — Michigan State, Michigan and
Wayne State — probably would oppose this legislation.
"We told people throughout the campaign that if per capita funding
were equal, students at CMU could practically go to school for free," he
said.
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