1991-10-14; Central Michigan Life

              •v-ws, ?r
kY'S TEMPS
.^^imsss^^s^^r\ ^jjj^»—-r-
•^i^S^i^^^^fe&^fe
THE BEAT GOES ON
CMU percussion ensemble releases debut CD
Page 10
All tied up
CMU continues tying trend against Miami
Page 8
ws
ifrBrief
STATE
|Sfc|-yearrold man
accused of murder
JpETROIT — A 93-year-old
VSf'matt is accused of using an
^electrical cord to strangle his
4-year-old   roommate   in  a
j^Mf-sing home, police said.
©od only knows why this
Bht%|>i>ened,'*     said .   Aysel.
S^S^lik, owner of the Ameri-
I car&;Convalescent Home on-
^Detroit's east side. **We were
* devastated by what we saw."'
Hfe*The 93-year-old man was
| arrested and taken to Detroit
£§Receiving Hospital after his
Jfroommate, Lenzie Robinson,
i>V.as   found   Friday    night.
| Robinson was slumped in his
^"Mieelehair,       his       neck
iwrapped with  an extension
sJaeord from his electric shaver,
^Saglik said.
JPy**The 93-year-oid> was sit-
f ting next to him on the edge
I of the bed, smiling and shak-
£-ing h:s head," Saglik said.
|The suspect is senile and
speaks only Polish,* Saglik
The arraignment date
was undetermined." '
NATIONAL
iThomas, Hill both
'{get support
f|l& WASHINGTON   —   Four.
■f friends of Anita Hill solemnly
^testified   Sunday   she   told
fthem in the 1980s that Clar-
:£ence   Thomas    had   made
unwanted   sexual   advances
^toward her. A former associ-
^rSfe-' of "the.^aa^rem^ €to«***-
||3EOminee countered firmly, "I,
Huftow he did no such thing.'.,£
Offstage,    a    polygraph \
expert said Hill had passed a
^j lie detector test, which her
| supporters said boosted her
1 credibility.
«The lie detector test added •
Ian element of controversy.
|*<Ms. Hill is truthful," said
fcpaul Minor, administrator of
ItKe test and the head of a
/ private security firm in Vir-
I ginia. in comments that sent
consternation through the
/ranks of Thomas' defenders.
;*yTho Senate is schedulea to-
" vote Tuesday on confirming
jfTh»?Tias, a 43-year-old black
'?jfederal appeals judge whose
fs nominal ion has turned into a ',
? tale of sex and politics unlike
I any other. -  ;
flNTERNATIONAL
Gorbachev: We
must decide fate
CtW- MOSCOW — President
£ Mikhail S. Oorbachev said
^ Saturday that a treaty aimed
Jf at saving the economy from
jgruin would be signed Tues-
feday but that a political agree-
f^ment also was needed to
Sen sure stabilitv,
f^Ten of the 12 Soviet
I'republics agreed to sign the
flkey treaty to create a new
^economic community among
^themselves at a meeting
H chaired by Gorbachev of the
ruling State Council on Friday.
However, Gorbachev said
in an interview on broadcast
HsiSaturday on national television, ,"If we don't decide the
*ate of the union, there won't
stability."
hard-line       coup
to oust Gorbachev in
LUgttSt   derailed   the   sche-
ileil signing of the proposed
ini&jt     Treaty.     It     was
)te$&ed to strengthen the
>&<&£&. of the republics and
mi more control over
leifpinance.8  ?n<*  natural
'pes.       , ' ■-
Central
Michigan
MONDAY
October 14, 1991
iyoo
MBEft'S
MOUNT PtiEAS£t*
t&i^74-.3493;
H'99^-^4:
Engler veto
hurts CMU
I
in
programs
By Crystal Harmon
LI f-E Assistant News Editor
The fallout from Gov. John
Engler's $110 million veto bomb
reached CMU Friday, causing
more than
$1.1 million in
damages.
The biggest
loss eliminates subsidies for colleges and universities participating in
the Public __,__ __
School ENGLER
Employees Retirement System.
Administrators expected
$842,000 for the fund — one of
two retirement plans used by
University employees, primarily administrators and staff,
said Greg Morris, executive
assistant to the president for
Governmental Relations.      ■■'
'CMU will be liable for making up the retirement fund,"
Morris said.
±*~ Engler vetoed the entire $12.6
million in subsidies for community colleges and universities in the retirement system
Friday.
President Edward B. Jakubauskas was dismayed by cuts
caused by the vetoes and was
particularly troubled by the elimination of retirement subsidies.
"We weren't even worried
about the retirement system."
Jakubauskas said. "The situation is very, very serious. This is
not what I expected."
Engler also vetoed $102,500
in ■ funds earmarked for the
Northern Michigan Research.
Consortium, which is coordinated by CMU. Through this
program, Central shares
research about trends in enrollment and other information
with community colleges in
northern Michigan, Morris said.
State funding for the Polymer
Consortium was axed Friday,
costing CMU $77,000. The program is based at Michigan Technological University and consists of a network of several universities attempting to advance
polymer science.
The Michigan Geography
Alliance — a state-wide program based at CMU — was also
eliminated Friday. Engler vetoed the full $44,200 for the
alliance from the bill, which
Mate lawmakers sent to him
Sept. 30.
Mike Libbee, associate professor of geography and co-
coordinator of the the alliance,
.^aid the program still will
receive more than $100,000
from other- sources this year.
"I feel we have a strong program and will continue to go on
this way," he said.
The program trains consultants to work with elementary,
middle and high schools to
advise geography teachers on
effective teaching methods.
Instead of offering two training
institutes next summer, Libbee
>>aid. the alliance will offer only
one and save $35,000 to help
offset missing state funds.
Another vetoed item affecting
CMU is the visiting professor
component of the King/Chavez/
See VETO Paae 2 I
President pulls Senate surprise
Jakubauskas' presence at executive board meeting has positive effect
By Crystal Harmon
! I En Assistant News Editor
Members of Academic
Senate's executive board got a
surprise as President Edward B.
Jakubauskas' attended an
E-board meeting Friday unexpectedly.
His presence led to what the
A-Senate chairman called a "full
and frank exchange" of academic
concerns. . -'     '
One special and three regular
A-Senate meetings and three
executive board meetings have
taken place so far without Jakubauskas.
I want them to know that I am not trying to
cut faculty out of the information loop. "   .
President Edward B. Jakubauskas
The board set aside the agenda
for discussion of a variety of
items, Robertson said, including
problems that lead A-Senate to
vote no confidence in Jakubauskas and his executive committee
Sept. 3.
Jakubauskas      agreed
meeting was fruitful.
th<
"We had a very candid and, I
think, productive discussion,"
Jakubauskas said Sunday. "I
want them to know that I am not
trying to cut faculty out of the
information loop and that I am
interested in their opinions.
"I think we all have to work
together for the good of the stu-
.-.•.•....-. LIFE Photo/Dustin A. Wyman
GO DAD!: Michael LaFIeur, 4, son of CMU defensive backfield coach Denny LaFIeur, cheers on the
Chippewas at Saturday's football game against Miami at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Assault reported at Preston
By Brian D. Bell
LIFE Staff Writer
Four female Central students reportedly were
assaulted by two men at Preston Apartments
Building B Saturday night.
One woman reported the incident to the CMU
Department of Public Safety from a phone in Preston B-10 at 11:36 p.m., said Dean Heavrin, a Trenton senior living in that apartment.
Information supplied to DPS states the reported
assault occurred after the four "college age" women
walked by the men and commented about other
women the men were with, said DPS Director John
McAuliffe.
One woman reportedly was grabbed and pifshed
against a railing on the upper level of an apartment
building, McAuliffe said. Another woman reportedly was grabbed by the throat and a third was hit
with an open hand. The fourth woman was grabbed
as she tried to run away.
Although the police report pointed to two men,
Heavrin said only one was involved. ,
He said one of the two men telephoned him Sunday and identified himself as the other man's younger brother and said they are not CMU students.
Heavrin said he didn't know exactly how. the
caller got his number, but speculated it might have
been through a neighbor. He plans to report the call
to DPS today.
The caller said he was concerned police might
somehow implicate Heavrin in the assault and said
See ASSAULT Paqe 6
dents and the University," Jakubauskas said. "What sense is it to
create two separate camps?"
Of primary concern to faculty,
Robertson said, is the perception
that Jakubauskas "needs to be
more visibly involved in the
academic side of things."
Another major issue is the
faculty's desire for "significant
input to the budget and planning
process," he said. •
Jakubauskas, who is an
appointed senator, said he plans
to    address    the    full    Academic
See A-SENATEPaqe 2
McFarlane
to resign
from post
Douglas McFarlane did not
plan to formally announce his
upcoming departure from the
Mount Pleasant City Commission until the regular meeting
tonight.
However, Friday's Morning
Sun announced McFarlane's resignation without his knowledge
or permission, he said.'"M^"-^-"'-'-•*'
"I haven't had a chance to tell
the commission, and as it stands,
I want it to stay that way until
Monday night," McFarlane said
in an interview Sunday afternoon, y
"I want to save public disclosure ' for (the commission) and
everybody else who attends," he
said.
McFarlane, who also served
two terms as Mount Pleasant
mayor, added he is resigning for
"'personal and business reasons."
The City Commission meeting
is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at
the Municipal  Building, 401  N
Main.
WHAT
could be uglier than
a third tie for the CMU
football team? YOU
tell us. CM LIFE !s in      *
search of the ugliest
tie on campus. Bring
this form and your tie
to our office at 08
Anspach by 5 p.m..
Friday, Oct. 18.
Watch for Oct. 23 when we
announce the winner. Entries
may be picked up anytime
after publication.
SS^s^si^^^^p^s*
p^af^sps^^sry
y-K." ■.-
:■*&■&.>
^^y^&i&Ss^^
^^i^fijjmS^
■•V'*',¥^.'
,ySWR^SK*g!^^^3»^^*^^^-'^^.
£&&&:•
__■
mmmmmum