1991-10-04; Central Michigan Life

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l&GBSm tries to
violence
W^R&BN   -r-   Macoirxb
temty educators who long
have.dealt locally with stu-
;f;dentC violence are forming a
| Ul>ii&ed front to try to head off
| another  brawl   like  one   in
.X^liich a high school student
Iwas beaten to death.
g|&sThe Macomb .County Asso-
* elation of School Administra-
|tors created a committee of
124 superintendents and prin-
'" cipals Wednesday to develop
^ ideas for helping teen-agers
settle conflict peacefully,
HyThe same day, three teenagers were arraigned in War-
„ reny   District     Court    on
second-degree murder
y charges in the beating death
jlast^ month of Sterling
jHeiifht-s High School student
I Alex Stachura. A fourth teen
£ was arraigned Tuesday.   .'.
Rli&TIONAL
iTHIeving female
fim poster faces
[charges     *
H^OBILE. Ala. — A Detroit
I man who allegedly posed as a
(female movie star to obtain
.$1,772 in limousine, flowers
andplioto services in Mobile
rl will be returned to Michigan
|Tt?iader a plea agreement with
| prosecutors.
Jb&feMark    Henley,    28,    of
^Detroit has been in a Mobile
une on theft-of-seryices
^charges -while posing >aa"
F Angela Renne Hendley, a
■■v self-described movie star.
|l$|But the closest he got to
^fSmdom was a television
^interview on the Wednesday
! night episode of "A Current
.'Affair.*!....
IP Assistant District Attor-
,, ney Chris Coumanis said
<, Thursday that Henley has
j.been offered probation and
4 psychiatric care, but he must
| make full restitution to the
j hotels, florist and chauffeurs
iwho were never paid by him.
INTERNATIONAL
Haitian soldiers
on bloody rampage
^PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
—-Reports surfaced Thurs-
k day of random attacks by soldiers that have left 150 dead
and more than 3.00 wounded
in Haiti this week, A radio
station said 30 to 40 people
|j?w6re massacred in one slum
Mfeighbtjrhood.
I&ost the reported attacks
poccurred between early Mon-
^day, when President Jean-
jyBertrand Aristide was
|ousted, and Wednesday. Ten- ■
ismn- appeared to have eased
'somewhat Thursday.
f&yThe shooting appeared to
jjkbe aimed at terrorizing the
^population to prevent popu-
^aJK^esistance to the ouster of
jo Lumiere said a mas-.
/occurred   Wednesday
srnoon in a slum in the
trn   part   of  Port-au-
y the capital.
-. _., jrity forces who picked
"pie body of a dead soldier
rjfc*he slum returned later
reinforcements   and
house-to-house shoofc-
resi dents   indiscrimi-
ily, the radio station said.
residents were forced
fig holes and bury people
le spot, the report said.
:was no indejoenden*
RHYMIN' army
Rhythm Corps returns for tour warm up
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A MUST WIN
CMU needs MAC win against Bowling Green
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Central
Michigan
FRIDAY
October 4, 1991
Status of minorities still an issue
Computers don't
show number of
minorities on
Centra! campus
By Tammy Parker
LIFE Staff Writer	
Already a month and a half
into the fall semester, University
officials still do not have precise
on-campus minority enrollment
figures for the academic year.
"Due to new computer systems
installed this year, problems are
arising with statistical information," said Musa Knickerbocker,
administrative aide in the Office
of the Registrar.
■ MINORITY ENROLLMENT
■ There are 862 minorities — including on-campus
students, foreign exchange and Extended Degree program
students.
■ A new computer system has made it difficult to
determine how many minority students there are at Central's Mount Pieasant campus.
■ CMU's Affirmative Action officer says the school
should set enrollment goals for minority students to
increase the campus minority population.
27 percent of 1990 black freshmen
viewed campus environment "bad"
By T.J. Bucholz
LIFE Staff Writer
A total of 862 minorities are
listed as attending CMU classes
this year, according to computer
data.
Compared to last year, it would
appear that there is a 16 percent
minority enrollment increase. At
this time last year there were 737
minoritv    students   enrolled   at
CMU.
But it's like comparing apples
to oranges because this year's fig-
ures also include foreign
exchange students and people
enrolled in Extended Degree
programs, Knickerbocker said.
"With our old computer system
See FIGURES Page 2
Twenty-seven percent of new black students in the fall 1990 perceived the campus environment as "bad" or "very bad" for minority
students, according to a recent report.
A student profile of new undergraduate students in fall 1990 examined the school's demographic characteristics — including academic
behaviors and living- arrangements — with an emphasis on what
undergraduates students think about cultural diversity and minority
relations.
"I agree with the students in saying that the environment could use
some improvement," said Laura Gonzales, director of Minority Affairs.
"We need to attract more students of color by offering more scholarships
at the entry level, and we need to have our goals in place."
/     : See PROFILE Page 2
CAC presents views
to Board at meeting
LIFE Photo/Ken Willow
SA-WWIIING: Samuel Molina, 9, of Mount Pleasant, takes a swing at a candy-filled pinata in the Bovee
University Center Courtyard Wednesday afternoon. The pinata breaking was in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs and Hispanic Student Organization.
By Crystal Harmon
LIFE Assistant News Editor
A representative of the Cultural Awareness Coalition presented to the Board of Trustees
Thursday night a. list of concerns
about minority issues on campus.
Included are recommendations
to establish four new administrative positions, to expand and protect established programs, and to
increase sensitivity training.
Sylvester Chestnut, Detroit
senior, told the trustees that the
list of "agenda items" was created
through forums, discussions, and
interviews with CMU alumni,
students, and faculty.
The low number of minority
students on campus is one of
Chestnut's main concerns.
"CMU has not successfully
addressed concerns of retention
or recruitment of minority students," he told Board members.
The CAC's list suggested the
University add four positions to
help relieve this problem. Suggestions included hiring a vice
provost for Underrepresented
Students, a minority recruiter of
Admissions, an Affirmative
Acton Officer Assistant, and an
associate director of Housing for
Minority Concerns. The latter
position is requested by fall 1992.
Chestnut also called for more
scholarships for minority students to improve-minority enrollment. """•■'"•.• "    "■■--•■■■»■'-■■•. *■••.. .-—-y   '■
"Minority students who get
good grades have no incentives
from Central as far as availability of funds/' he said. "If minority
students maintain certain grade
point averages, they should be
rewarded with scholarships."
He cited as a model Grand Valley State University, which he
said gives full-ride scholarships
to all minority students who
maintain a 3.0 GPA,
The CAC suggestions recommended requiring faculty to take
"an active role in educating (students) on issues of racial concerns." Chestnut suggested all
faculty be required to incorporate
racial concerns in at least two
lessons.
"Are you talking about a math
professor?" asked Trustee Robert
P. Young.
"Yes,"' Chestnut said.
"Quantum physics and race?"
See BOARD Page 2
k Library evacuated
r false bomb threat
u3iudents in Park Library had an unconventional study brealc
: building was evacuated following a bomb threat Thursday
spertment of Public Safety received a.call around 9 p.m.
a? dispatcher that a bomb was on the library's first
^^Hia^l^toore, dean- of Libraries.
t^j^^luhteer.iaMgaory. staff searched the building bvp~
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Clericals and Central in lull before fact finding
By John Dobberstein
LIFE Copy Editor
As of Thursday, no new bargaining sessions were scheduled
between the University and
UAW Local 6888 clerical workers
to negotiate a new contract,
according to spokeswomen on
both sides.
After a 33-day strike, the clericals  returned  to work  Sept.  23
under the provisions of an
expired contract. But the two
sides haven't met for negotiation
purposes since that date.
"It's up in the air right now,"
said Shary Gaunt, UAW Local
president.
"We have not met for either
bargaining or fact finding," said
Rae Goldsmith, CMU Public
Relations director.
Meanwhile, both sides are preparing for a hearing in front of a
fact finder, who will be appointed
by the Michigan Employment
Relations   Commission   shortly.
The hearing date is not set.
The official mission of the
MERC and its parent organization, the Michigan Bureau of
Employment Relations, is to
"administer   state    laws    which
govern public sector labor relations," said Shlomo Sperka,
Employment Relations director.
The fact finder will hear testimony from both sides in a
courtroom-like procedure, and
issue a non-binding opinion by
mail after the arguments are considered.
Sperka said the length of such
hearings varies.
"The average time is a couple of
days, but some of them last longer," Sperka said. "We may reach
a decision in only two hours or it
may take a couple of days to
review the material."
"We knew things would be
lengthy," Gaunt said.
The     state     pays     for    the
See FACTFIND Page 2
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