1991-10-09; Central Michigan Life

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\ Missing World War
If ace honored
i    BATTLE   CREEK   —   A
, memorial service will be held
later this month for a U.S.
Navy aviator missing since
World War II."
The Oct.  23 ceremony at
% Fort Custer National C-emet-
h ery will   honor Reginald  L.
: Drake, whose body remains
missing since his torpedo
bomber went down in the
Pacific on June 5, 1943. The
$ radio operator was 22 when
- he vanished.
v.Carl Drake, 58, of Battle
Creek, commander of American Legion Post 298, worked
with the Navy and the
national cemetery to obtain
military records- and
approval for a burial site for
, his brother.
Central
Michigan
NATIONAL
■S
Supreme Court
selection process
needs fixing
:t WASHINGTON — For or
against Clarence Thomas,
the senators who are judging
him agree that their system
for ;*. considering Supreme
Court nominees is out of
whack —: and it just got
worse.
r~ The information gap on
sexual harassment charges
lodged against Thomas by a
former aide lasted until the
■jfinal hours I^fore-the cqp/ir-
~mation vote due late today.
'jfei At least 14 senators waiv-
ered about their choice, two
weeks ago, before the Senate
Judiciary Committee cleared
r the Thomas nomination for a
confirmation vote without its
* endorsement. The committee
L members were briefed in
' advance; Breaux said they
- must have discounted . the
j assertions or they would
I have said something.
? Securities cheats
f will pay fines
f' WASHINGTON — All 18
securities dealers who
, cheated in the sale of Federal
I Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
■? debt will pay fines, the corporation said Monday.
,j They chose the fines total-
| ing around $1 million rather
«than immediate exclusion
from further business with
the housing finance corporals- tion, known as Freddie Mac.
a£ * The securities dealers on
* Thursday had initially been
i* given 24 hours to choose.
| After they protested the
I deadline, Freddie Mac
I extended it until the start of
?* business Monday.
INTERNATIONAL
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Iraq  attacks Kurds
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Iraq
launched a large ground and
air attack against towns in
Kurdish territory in northern Iraq over the weekend,
killing as many as 30 people
and wounding at least 350,
according to reports Monday.
* Up to 15,000 residents of
Kifri and adjoining. Kafar
fled when shelling began
u Saturday, the London office
*. of the Kurdish Democratic
p Party said.
Wi'. An unofficial cease-fire has
I'been in place for five months
,*» to facilitate talks between
I, the rebels and the govern-
~ment. In & less serious viola-
ftkm of the truce, Iraqi troops
...-and Kurdish guerrillas
clashed briefly in the towns
of Kirkuk and Suleimaniya a
month ago.
. lies?   ' ■ from
Aws&eiizted. Press and
\peportH
WEDNESDAY
October 9, 1991
New art has some
students asking a
$70,000 question:
What is this?
By Lori Robinson
! IFF Staff Writer
LIFE Photo/Brent Henderson
John Pewinski, Romeo freshman, glances at the new sculpture near Dow Science Complex on his way
to class Tuesday afternoon.
Amidst occasional heckling
from passers-by, San Francisco
artist Cork Marcheschi installed
his plastic, neon and steel creation outside the1 northeast corner
of"the Dow Science Complex Monday morning.
Russ Herron. vice president for
University Relations, accompanied the artist while the sculpture
was being installed at the site.
"One student came by and said
'look at that piece of s—,' " Herron
said.
Despite student critique, the
state of Michigan allocated about
$75,000. roughly .5 percent of the
cost of Science II, to fund the
artist's commission.
The sculpture was funded
through former Gov. James
Blanchard's Art in Public Places
Project, which allocated a maximum of 1 percent of state funding
for   state-financed   buildings   to
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The Art in Public Places Project was wiped out by this year's
across-the-board state budget
cuts. However, Marcheschi was
commissioned to make the sculpture last year.
"That particular piece took a
dozen people six months to finish," Marcheschi said, referring
to the neon piece. Divided
equally, the sculpture's cost
would generate $6,250 for each
person involved in its construction.
Marcheschi said the amount he
received from his CMU commission is an average allotment for
large-scale sculptures.
The artist said he has been
commissioned for other jobs that
ranged between $10,000 and
$120,000 in cost.
Jerry Smoke, art chairman,
said he sees the installation of the
sculpture in the same light as any
other public or private commis-
Artist   talks   about   work.   See
page 8.	
sion available to artists.
"I think it's important to
understand that competitions
are normally set up to be open
and fair." Smoke said. "It's kind
of a trade-off between fair play at
a state or national level and a
local buddy system."
As the result of a national
search. Marcheschi was chosen to
build the sculpture by the Michigan Commission on Art in Public
Places.
"I love it." Herron said. "It's
something different for this campus.
"It seems to me that since we've
known about people, they've had
art." he said. "You cant deny that
aspect of existence."
Marcheschi gave a slide lecture
Monday night in the Bovee University Center Auditorium,
explaining an approximate
20-year continuum of sculpture
to an audience of 26 administrators and professors and two students. • •
Doug Franz. Mount Pleasant
senior, said the project cost too
much.
"It's questionable why they
would spend so much money for
something like that," Franz said.
"It's pretty extravagant, what
with the clerical strike and all."
Lisa Lundberg, Midland sophomore, also found the installation
questionable.
"I think it's kind of funny," she
said. "First of all, I don't really
think it goes with the buildings
around here.
"I just think it's a waste of
money for something like that.
There are a lot of people in this
state who can't afford the necessities of life."
Early Tuesday morning, a sign
reading "$70,000?" was affixed to
the sculpture and remained there
most of the day.
President
upset with
senators'
resolutions
By Crystal Harmon
LIFT: Assistant News Editor
The Academic Senate passed
all eight resolutions prepared by
its "No Confidence Committee"
Tuesday afternoon, and President Edward B. Jakubauskas
called the actions "a big mistake."
"It seems like (the Senate) is
setting up a university within a
university," Jakubauskas said in
a telephone interview Tuesday
night. "What are they trying to
prove?
"Furthermore, I think they
should rescind the no confidence
vote. The Senate has no business
involving itself in bargaining.
Now that the clericals are back at
work, they should rescind the
vote."
The ad hoc five-member' committee presented its list of suggestions to follow up on its Sept. 3
resolution of no confidence in the
who is Arsenate?
—    JOoroXoTl	
The 1990-91 attendance record of elected Academic Senators
1. Elaine Daniels (BLR) 16-16
2. James Jones' (FLN) 6-6
3. Kathryn Koch (HEFLCE) 16-16
A. John Meixner (PHI) 16-16
5.. Bill Miller (MTH) 16-16-
6. Francis Molson (ENG) 16-16
7. At Palm (PSC) io-io
8. James Scott (OiS) 16-16
9. Robert Sinclair (PSY) 16-16
10. David Smith (RED 6-6
11. Ed Walsh (LIB) 16-16
12. Ed Westen (PSC) 6-6        .
Kwo-llng Chyf (GEL) 3-6
Claudia Douglas <BIO) 8-16
Mick Hamas (BiO) 7-13
Randall Hayes (ACC) 8-16
Andy Sleradzan (PHY) 9-16
kathy Stuenkel (M/HSA) 9-16
" Each senator is listed with
his/her number of meetings
attended out of possible tota!.
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60%
or less
UFE graphic  by Todd Schulz
13 have perfect meeting records
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By Crystal Harmon
LIFE Assistant News Editor
Thirteen senators earned perfect attendance records during
last year's Academic Senate session while nine showed up for less
than 60 percent of meetings:
A-Senate had 16 meetings in
the 1990-91 school year, but several senators were elected or
appointed after the beginning of
the term and could not have
attended all 16 meetings.
Besides senators elected by
departments, nine administrators and six students are
appointed each year to serve as
voting members.
The lowest attendance rate of
all was earned by student senator
Matthew Louks. Dearborn
Heights junior, who attended
three of 13 meetings.
As for the administrators.
Dean Ron Johnstone of the College of Arts and Sciences ranked
highest, having attended all 16
meetings. President Edward B.
Jakubauskas had the poorest
attendance, making nine of the
meetings.
The A-Senate Tuesday called
for Jakubauskas, who has
attended none of this year's
meetings, to retake his seat with
the group.
"I have been spending more
time on external- activities,"
Jakubauskas said. "The provost
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Regulation
will affect
teacher ed
programs
By Brian D. Bell
LiFF Stnff Writer
New state mandates for education majors and minors might
prevent some CMU students
from student teaching or
enrolling in advanced professional education courses next
fall.
Effective Dec. 15, students
planning to student teach
starting in fall 1992 must first
pass state subject matter tests,
said Liz Hitch, director of
teacher education.
New regulations also will
require students to pass a state
basic skills test in math, reading and writing before they are
admitted into a teacher education program, Hitch said.
Hitch and teacher education
officials from other state universities learned of the requirements Sept. 20. They stem from
a law amended in 19-86 and will
See TEACHER Page 1 6
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