1990-12-03; Central Michigan Life

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University officials plan 'working7 vacation in Fresno
Madrigal moment
by CORRIE PERNIK
LIFE Staff Writer
Football players and marching band members aren't the only ones
packing their bags for a trip to the Dec. 8 Raisin Bowl in California.
As many as 25 University officials and Board of Trustees members
are joining the team in Fresno for a University-paid "working"
vacation, said Russ Herron, vice president for University Relations.
The group will travel in an official capacity and attend a number of
official functions, such as publicity events, interviews, a Friday
luncheon and a pre-game brunch Saturday, Herron said.
'"They will be working," he added.
The "official party" consists of President Edward B. Jakubauskas;
CMU's four vice presidents; James Hill, vice president for Student
Affairs; some Board of Trustees members, and the chairs of the
Athletic Committee and Academic Senate, Herron said.
He added that Jakubauskas is "practically required to go to events"
Sexual attack
reported by
male student
A male CMU student reported
that he was sexually assaulted
in Barnes Hall two weeks ago.
The student filed the report
with the Department of Public
Safety Friday, saying he was
attacked from behind, knocked
unconscious and assaulted, said
Capt. Ron Williams, DPS
associate director. Williams said
it was a first-degree assault,
which involves penetration.
The gender of the assailant is
unknown, Williams said.
Following the Nov. 16 assault,
the student sought medical
treatment.
The man told police the
incident occurred on the terrace
level of Barnes, although he lives
in another hall, DPS Director
John McAuliffe said.
There are no suspects and the
incident remains under investigation, Williams said. He
declined to release further information.
Snow likely
to bury CMU
by nightfall
by JENNIFER CHRISMAN
LIFE Assistant News Editor
Members of the CMU
community should don caps,
gloves and scarves before
venturing outside today and
Tuesday because the National
Weather Service is predicting
heavy snowfall and high winds.
Isabella County was placed on
a winter storm watch Sunday
and the watch is in effect until
early Tuesday, said Frank
Michelson, National 'Weather
Service meteorologist at the
service's Houghton office.
Mount Pleasant residents can
expect 6-10 inches of snow by
late today with additional
accumulation tonight, Michelson
said. Winds between 20 and 35
mph are expected, gusting at 40
mph, he added.
"The problem with this storm
is, not only do you have the snow,
but there's going to be a fair
amount of wind with it," he
explained.
Michelson also said the "winds
will contribute to snow blowing
and drifting, making driving
hazardous.
"If this pans out, you don't
want to take a 500-mile trip," he
said, adding this "out-of-
ordinary storm could be a real
humdinger."
The storm is out of the
ordinary because mid-Michigan
usually does not receive this
much snowfall until later in the
season, at least not before
receiving a lighter dusting to
coat the ground, Michelson said.
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because of his position. CMU's football team will play the Spartans of
San Jose State University.
CMU's official party is "the smallest official party that a president
has ever taken to a bowl game," said Clara Lee Moodie, chair of
Academic Senate.
Moodie, associate professor of English, felt her inclusion in the party
was appropriate because "there should be some representation from
the academic division, not just athletics and administration."
Although the football team left for Fresno aboard a commercial
flight Sunday, the official party plans to leave Thursday on board a
charter flight, Herron said.
Both the team and the official party plan to leave Fresno early
Sunday morning, he said. Rooms are reserved in two hotels in Fresno,
he added.
The football team is staying in the Ramada Inn while the "fan
headquarters" in the Picadilly Shaw Inn will house the official party.
About 100 rooms are reserved in the Picadilly Shaw Inn for the
official party and various alurnni, fans and several cheerleaders, said
Leslie Glandon, reservation manager for the hotel. Alumni and fans
are not members of the University party.
Raisin Bowi officials in Fresno have a number of optional activities
planned for the entire group and all are invited to attend the pep rally
in their hotel Friday.
Picadilly rooms cost $75 per night, a special reduced rate for groups,
Glandon said.
Rooms in the Ramada Inn where the football team is staying are $46
per night, a Ramada spokesman said.
The University will pick up the tab for lodging the official party, but
the budget outlining ail expenses for the trip is not yet available,
Herron said.
LIFE Photo/Nile Young
Members of the Orchesis dance company performed for the royal table during the Madrigal Dinner Saturday in the Bovee University
Center Great Ballroom. For related story and photo, see page 8.
Combined forces strengthens blacks, leaders say
by STEVEN PONIATOWSKI
LIFE Staff Writer '   '
Education is the key to unlocking the futures of America's potential
black leaders, say three black leaders who spoke at CMU Friday and
Saturday.
The speakers were part ofthe Free Your Mind Speaker Series Think
Tank '90. The crowd of about 170 over the two days were asked to
strengthen the economic and cultural power of black Americans by
combining forces.
The keynote and last speaker was Na'im Akbar, a research assistant
in clinical psychology at Florida State University.
"We are in trouble," Akbar said. "Black folks have known that
something was wrong, on the plantations and during the years of
discrimination, but now we don't know what was wrong."
Akbar is the author of four books, including an analysis of the
pyscological effects of slavery called "Chains and Images of
Psychological Slavery."
Friday was the first speaker, Oba T'Shaka, professor and chair of
black studies at San Francisco State University.
Secondary education's poor preparation of black youth for leader
ship roles was one ofthe problems T'Shaka discussed.
"WTiat is being taught in schools is Greek, Roman and European
achievements and history . . . there is nothing taught about African-
Americans that youth can be proud of," he said.
This lack of cultural education makes blacks feel like they don't
know who they are, T'Shaka said.
"When you see yourself through somebody else's eyes, you don't see
your true self," he said. He added this creates an attitude of self-hate,
leading to a shortage of black leaders who are proud to stand for their
culture.
Some ofthe solutions can be found in education and discovering the
heroes and achievements of black people, he said.
T'Shaka cited the ancient culture that blacks developed and the
many accomplishments they could be proud of — designing the
Egyptian pyramids, performing the first corneal transplant operation
and discovering how blood circulated.
T'shaka said he hopes young people learn about the future through
the accomplishments of other black men and women.
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Three injured in alcohol-related accident
by BRIAN D. BELL
LIFE Staff Writer •
Three people, including two CMU students, were seriously injured
in an alcohol-related accident on M-20 early Saturday.
The two-car accident was reported at 12:10 a.m. to the Michigan
State Police-Mount Pleasant post, a State Police report stated.
A vehicle driven by Kenneth Linville of Mount Pleasant was struck
by a car driven by Jacqueline Lyon, Flat Rock freshman, the report-
stated.
Linville had been drinking and was cited for operating under the
influence of liquor and driving without an operator's permit, the report
stated! '
Lyon's car struck Linville's when he tried to turn left from Pickard
into Burger King, 5014 E. Pickard, the report stated. Lyon drove in the
path of Linville's oncoming vehicle.
Linville was not injured, but passenger Michael Phelps, 38, of
Mount Pleasant was seriously injured and transported via ambulance
to Central Michigan Community Hospital, 1221 South Drive. He was
transferred to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids and his
condition was not available Sunday.
Lyon, 18, and passenger Danielle Hiither, 18, Springport freshman,
were seriously injured and transported via ambulance to CMCH.
They were in good condition Sunday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The report also stated that Linville never applied for an oeprator's
license. He was lodged in the Isabella County Jail and released after
posting $200 bond.
Linville was ordered to appear Monday in Isabella County's 76th
District Court for arraignment.
Suspended
student
University
by CORRIE PERNIK
LIFE Staff Writer
A discrepancy between the
University's definition of due
process and a student's view of
the concept has led to a lawsuit
against CMU.
Mark Donaldson, former CMU
student and Washington Apartments resident since 1985, was
suspended after disciplinary
hearings he calls unconstitutional.
Donaldson filed suit in
Isabella County Circuit Court
Nov. 26 against the Board of
Trustees; President Edward B.
Jakubauskas; James Hill, vice
president for Student Affairs;
Glenn Starner, director of the
Office of Student Life; and Joan
M. Schmidt, manager of University Apartments and Housing.
The Circuit Court document
states Donaldson was denied his
right to due process when the
University prosecuted him
under the student Code of
Conduct for harrassing two
female Washington Apartments
residents.
Although Donaldson was
allowed to have his attorney
represent him during the
hearings that stemmed from the
first harassment complaint,
Starner did not allow Donaldson's lawyer to represent him in
the second set of hearings or the
appeal, said John L. Hackman,
attorney for the plaintiff.
Starner represented the
University as proceedings officer
during Donaldson's hearings,
but could not be reached for
comment.
Hill said he could not comment
until University attorneys were
consulted.
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Man arraigned
on sexual
assault charge
A   former   CMU   student   was
arraigned Friday on charges of
assaulting a boy in Washington ■
Apartments about one year ago.
Scott Charles Austin, 35, of
Columbiaville faces a charge of
third-degree criminal sexual
conduct in Isabella County
District Court.
The victim and the suspect are
not related, said John McAuliffe,
CMU's Department of Public
Safety director.
Austin left Central in August
or September of this year,
McAuliffe said. Austin was
unable to post bail and is lodged
in the Isabella County Jail.
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