1991-10-21; Central Michigan Life

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STATE
Legislators highly
depend on PAC
campaign money
LANSING — More than
half of the House and a third
of the Senate got at least 70
percent of their campaign
money in the last election
from political action committees, a study to be released
today says.
More than $6.6 million was
contributed to state legislators from PACs during the
1990 election, according to
the annual study by Common
Cause in Michigan, a citizen
watchdog group.
Common Cause based its
numbers on reports filed
with the Secretary of State's
elections division.
Contributions from individuals averaged 22 percent of
total contributions to the
House, and 29 percent in the
Senate, the study said.
NATIONAL
Oliver North puts
Reagan 'Under Fire'
WASHINGTON — Five
years after the disclosure of
the Iran-Contra affair,
Oliver North says he is more
convinced than ever that former President Reagan knew
everything about it.
Reagan's alleged knowledge, which he has denied, is
the theme running through
"Under Fire," a book written
by the former White House
aide under a shroud of secrecy rivaling that of the
Iran-Contra affair.
In the end, North fails to
provide proof for his assertion that Reagan knew.
The 446-page book, co-
authored by journalist William Novak, is excerpted in
the Oct. 28 edition of Time
magazine. The book will hit
book stores at the end of the
week; Time will be available
Monday. Time made the
excerpts available Saturday.
INTERNATIONAL
Yeltsin demands
rebels surrender
MOSCOW — Russian
President Boris N. Yeltsin
demanded Saturday that
leaders in the Chechen-
Ingush region in southern
Russia give up seized buildings, surrender weapons and
dissolve illegal armed groups
within three days.
In an ultimatum sent to
the Executive Committee of
the Chechen National Congress, Yeltsin threatened to
take measures to normalize
the situation if his demands
were not met, the Soviet
news agency Tass said. He
did not elaborate.
Yeltsin also demanded
that democratic legislative
elections in the Chechen-
Ingush autonomous republic
be called for Nov. 17, along
with a referendum to decide
the future structure of the
government, Tass said.
Peru president
faces charges
LIMA, Peru — Peru's
Senate voted 38-17 Saturday
to strip former President
Alan Garcia of immunity
from prosecution, clearing
the way for trial on charges
he embezzled state funds.
It is the first time in the
republic's 170-year history
that a former president will
be prosecuted.
Compiled from the
Associated Press and staff
reports
Cmu beautification
CBC announces sculpture preference
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^Finally
CMU beats Kent for first MAC win
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Central
Michigan
MONDAY
October 21, 1991
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VOLUME 74, NUMBER 24
MOUNT PLEASANT. MICHIGAN 48859
(517) 774-3493
© 1991 CM LIFE
14 PAGES
Keilitz: Reported deficit doesn't exist
By Todd Schulz
LIFE Managing Editor
A recent USA Today article
reporting a $2.9 million budget
deficit for the CMU athletic
department in 1988 - 89 is "totally inaccurate," says Athletic
Director Dave Keilitz.
In an Oct. 14 cover story dealing with college athletic spending, USA Today ranked Central
as the nation's third largest
"loser" in terms of athletic budget
deficit. The story listed only Kansas State and Auburn University
as losing more money on sports
than CMU.
Two other state schools, Eastern Michigan and the University
Engler veto
cuts hack
orchestra
funding
By Nancy Salla
and Lori Robinson
L IFF Staff Writers	
Finding financial supporters
may prove the real test of artists'
creativity after Gov. John
Engler's line-item budget veto
Wednesday.
The action withdrew $3 million
in state funding from 31 symphony orchestras state-wide.
But the orchestras could
recover about $3 million in grants
awarded by the Michigan Council
for the Arts and Cultural Affairs,
said council Chairwoman Judy
Rapanos.
The council is Engler's refashioned Council for the Arts, which
began its 1991 fiscal year with
approximately $10.9 million —
about twice the funds set aside
for 1992. This figure was cut by
$3.5 million before the 1991 fiscal
year ended Sept. 30, said Kelly
Sobel, financial analyst for the
Michigan Department of Management and Budget.
The state plans to spend $5.03
million on the arts and related
administration in fiscal 1992, she
said.
Barbara Goldman, executive
director of the Michigan Council
for the Arts and Cultural Affairs,
resigned from her position on the
same day of the budget veto.
"It's been a difficult year for the
arts and the council. The priority
of this administration certainly is
not the arts," Goldman said. "I'm
not sure what's in the governor's
mind. Who's calling the shots on
arts funding? I'm not certain."
Although declining state support of the arts will force artists to
locate private or corporate
donors, opinions differ about the
impact of the cuts.
"Fund raising is the name of
the game for all art programs
now," said Chelsea Tipton II,
assistant professor of music.
"It's a shame that the state of
Michigan   doesn't  recognize  the
importance   of   supporting   the
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**A budget in the red is overspent. We've never been overspent here. '*
Dave KeHitz
of Michigan, ranked fourth and
fifth respectively on the deficit
list.
The article reported 1988 - 89
CMU athletic revenue as
$786,000 and expenses at nearly
$3.8 million, leaving an apparent
deficit of about $3 million.
Keilitz said the information is
accurate but not presented fairly
or consistently for al! schools.
"I was very upset," Keilitz said.
"It appears we have a deficit of
$2.9 million, which we don't. In
my eight years as athletic director,   we've   never   had   a   deficit.
We've always been in the black
with one of the smallest Division
I-A budgets in the country.
"A budget in the red is overspent. We've never been overspent
here. Last year, we gave back
$60,000 from our operating
budget because of a shortage
across campus."
USA Today requested revenue
and expenditure records from all
106 Division I-A athletic programs under state open-records
laws; 81 participated.
CMU's information came from
the annual budget audit for the
1988 - 89 school year, said Jerry
Scoby. executive assistant to the
president  for Budget  and   Plan-
CARD WATCHER:     Baseball and hockey fan Andy Laskowsky, 13, of Mount Pleasant helps supervise
his dad's display at a baseball card show in the Student Activity Center Sunday.
Tapani's gem gives Twins 2-0 lead
By Todd Schulz
LIFE Managing Editor
Former CMU baseball star
and Escanaba native Kevin
Tapani pitched eight strong
innings and notched the win
Sunday night as Minnesota
beat Atlanta, 3-2, in game two of
the  1991  World  Series at the
Metrodorne in Minneapolis,
Minn.
Tapani, who played at CMU
from 1983-86, earned Chevrolet
Player of the Game honors for
his part in helping the Twins to
a 2-0 lead in the Series which
resumes Tuesday in Atlanta.
"He pitched excellent, he did a
very good job," said CMU baseball coach Dean Kreiner.
Kreiner was pitching coach for
Tapani's freshman season and
head coach for the other three.
"He struggled a little with his
slider but his split-finger (fastball) and change-up were good.
He had good location."
Tapani's lone
trouble came
in the eighth
inning when
the Braves
put runners
on first and
third base
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nmg.
Scoby confirmed the figures
used in the article but declined
further comment.
Keilitz said he knew nothing of
USA Today's information
request.
A USA Today graphic accompanying the story was intended
to compare Mid-American Conference athletic departments'
revenues and expenditures. But
it appears the information provided was inconsistent because
some MAC athletic departments
included university-funded subsidies as part of their revenues,
Keilitz said.
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Paully is
totally
wanted hy
University
By Anthony Batkie
I IFF Staff Writer 	
Here comes the Weeeasel?!?!?
How would a dude like Paully
Shore from "anything goes" California, fit in at a conservative
Midwest college?
Well, hopefully CMU will have
an opportunity to find out.
Paully Shore, star of M TV,
might be "chiU'in" his way to Central for Western Weekend — if
everything falls in place, said
Dvvain Brennan, president of
Program Board.
Program Board decided to try
to attract Totally Paully to Cen-
t ral after the group received more
than 3,000 signatures last year
from Saxe/Herrig residents
demanding him to appear, said
Brennan, Clarkston senior.
"We put in a bid for him," John
Zehnder, Frankenmuth senior
and concert, coordinator.
A bid was submitted to Shore's
agent a couple weeks ago, said
Marcus Marshall, Romeo senior.
Program Board estimated they
will have to spend approximately
$10,000 if Shore decides to make
the appearance, Marcus said.
Zehnder and Brennan said
they are not 100 percent sure
Shore will visit Central.
The next step is to hear from
Shore's agent about the bid and to
start planning for the show,
Brennan said.
If "Totally Paully" does visit, it
will "start off* the madness of
Western Weekend right," Zehnder said. Western Weekend is
Nov.  15 and 16.
Zehnder and Brennan met
Shore and saw his stage act in
Nashville, Tenn. during the
National Association of Campus
Activities Convention in February 1991.
"His stand-up act is nothing
like what you see on M TV,"
Brennan said. Shore performs
comedy routines about college life
and partying.
He said Shore would fit in well
as the quintessential student at
Central because of his fun and
partying image.
As of press time, no official concert time or dates were available.
"Things are in the planning
stages right now," Zehnder said.
Zehnder and Brennan, warned
if Program Board is able to secure
Shore's act, Central will never
witness a Western Weekend like
this one.
"We want him on campus,"
Brennan said.
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