1990-01-15; Central Michigan Life

              FEMALE FOCUS
New women's group provides a support
system and an outlet for women students, 3
^ SHARP SHOOTING
CMU men's basketball team scores first 100-point game
since 1987 in overtime game Saturday against Ohio, 10
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Michigan
RACIAL TENSIONS
'Do the Right Thing' is scheduled to air
Tuesday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., 9
MONDAY
January 15, 1990
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Emmons:
latest M-20
fatalities
last straw
by NANCY SALLA
We iii-t-d ti i make people
11 .ili/f this -eetnmglv flat mad i-
n-ally a death alley "
That's tin- message State
Kepi i-seiil at ive .loanin- Kmuions.
K-Hig Kapids, presented about
M J(l Friday (luring a pie-s
c t in let t -m i- designed tu rail lor
.utK'li to make ttic tnad mole
-ale
K.ll..v\
Slate
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tivi- Dave
< 'amp.
I! Mid!and.
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announced
their    comniil-
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dt (I i-.l-llic
EMMONS
iniuiie- and fatalities occuinng
uti I In- highw ay
Km mon s. representing
I-abella and Mcco-ta o> untie-.
and Camp. representing
Midland Cnunly and patt ut
(iiatiot County, made their
statements during a press
conferi-me       at       I lie       Mount
'■•■•■ M-20 ('.,.;•■ 1-1
Abortion
considered
hot topic
in election
by LAURA PHILLIPS
Access to addition  may  evolve
lulu   a    key    ls-ue   111    llll-   year's
lace-  lor governor,  state Senate
and   state   Hou-e ol   K( pre-i-nta
lives
Althotigh -poke-|teople for
liot h f i.i I I le- -I eer clear ol
i >u t he i ( ci ad llll el v lew s about
alxiition. time said they view
alxntlon a- //(•■ liot topic 111
N'oVeulhel
Many perliap- the maturity
ol     voters    will    ca-t    ballots
ba-ed on t hi-one i --ue. a-poke--
pcr-on  tor the  -tale   Democratic
l'.utv  -aid
Ulher- teel (andidalo- may
win or lose on their abortion
-land- which voters won't   let
t heir. leni.un (|inet  about
Individual states became
alxirtion battleground- in duly
alter the IS Supreme Court
Upheld th.e rights of stales to
limit acces- to abort nm
Spoke-people   for   (iiiv.   .James
• I. Hlanchard and his likely
( h.dlenger. Sen   Majority Leader
• lolin Knglcr. It-Mount Pleasant,
said they weren't sure it abortion
will all'cct the gubernatorial
race.
Hlanchard's press secretary.
Tom Scott, said he doesn't know
if the state legislature will act
on any altortion legislation this
year. If it does U-cumi' a polit ical
issue this fall. Hlanchard may
win votes based on his stand, he
said.
"At least .Jim Hlanchard is
consistent in that he has vowed
See ABORTION Page 13
JUMP IN
llf£ Photo Chov Eirl»
During open swim at Rose Pool Sunday, Jackie Veach, Jackson sophomore, works
on her diving technique.
Home sweet home?
Some patrons of Nick's Saloon making
Anna Street 'worse than heathen country'
by KAREN EMERSON
Hesidents living near Nick's Saloon
said they are tired of voting people who
de-troy their property and keep them up
until the middle of the night
Some of the people who live on Anna
Street which run- perpendicular to the
north from Hellnws Street are hesitant
to di-cu.-s the problems they have with
people vv ho frequent t he bar located at I 11 1
S   Mis-ion St.
Many said they fear further malicious
destruction of their yards if they do speak
out
Others said they are willing to talk
about it becau-e "it couldn't net much
worse." referring to lli-tance- such as bar
patron- leliovmg tbelii-elv c- on residents'
law lis
"I call it Squat Alley." -aid Lawrence
Davi-. w ho-e home is located near the bar
"It isn't Anna Street anymore"
Although tit-ighhoi hood residents have
complained to city officials about the
late-night problems, residents said the
solution offered by the city is not winking
Sibils that prohibit pal king between 1(1
p ni and J. a in were put up along the
street last fall, hut le-ldellts said it has not
helped a lot
"They put p.liking tickets on the cars
and sinnet lines vve find tour or live t ickets
tipped up m our yard the next day."
DeetoMs Pohl s.,ul   -\Ve can't  blame Nick
Si-
ANNA Pace  l.<
Changing jobs frequently
is expected in the future
by ERIC BORYS
I > 1   St ill V'.r Ter
When graduates finally don caps and
Ciiwiis and walk that last mile for their
diplomas, they may think it's all over (Jet
that dream job, stay with it and retire on a
bi^;, fat pension
(iiiess again.
Students attending college now or in the
future will change jobs or careers as many
as ten limes, according to some futurists
and careers experts. As the economy
shifts, they say, and new jobs emerge
while others decline, the person who can
adapt will have the upper hand.
This trend of changing jobs has already
affected Paul Horowicz. Traverse City
senior He found that competition in his
previous field was too tough before he
moved on to computer science and mathematics
'I wa> a draftsman, but there's too
many draftsmen." he said. "I think
(ombming computer science and mathematics a- a major will allow me to Ik- more
adaptable."
Competition can emerge as a major
factor in workers switching jobs, aside
from booms and busts in job area-
Management department chair Hon
Bishop agreed.
"There is tremendous competition for
middle management jobs." he said "The
baby boom generation has the highest
number of  college degrees in history and
with that much com[H-tition there is less
opportunity for them to do what they
want. As a result they may have to go on to
something: else."
This could prove advantageous for "baby
buster*." people in their teens and early to
mid 20s. Much tower numbers means less
competition and possibly higher salaries,
some predict Kven so, the need or lack for
certain jobs will continue as a factor in
career choice.
Angela MacDonatd. Remus sophomore,
anticipates a large demand for her career
choice of substance abuse counseling
"I'm a public health major, so that leaves
me open to other things," she said
She has observed the trend of |x-ople
retraining. "It seems a lot of people are
going back to try something else."
ilishop didn't dispute the trend of job
changing but did add his own observation
of people switching employers more
fic(]Ucntlv
"You find increasingly te-s loyalty on the
part of both employers and employees
People seem to anticipate now. that
although they may stay in the same line of
work, they will switch employers many-
times Twenty or :{() years ago Jx-ople
would work for one or maybe two
employers." lie said
loyally to employers or career choices is
an advantage for the prepaied person,
achieved by education Kconomi-ts and
futurists cannot emphasize this enough
A professor handed out an exam and
told the students they had 45 minutes
to complete it. When time was up, the
professor said "stop." Everyone stopped
but one student. The others put their
exams in a stack on the professor's desk
and left. The professor approached the
remaining student and said "I told you
to stop." The student kept writing. "I'm
going to throw your test away," the
professor said. "Why?" the student
asked. "Because you had 10 extra
minutes to do your exam." "Do you
know who I am?" the student
demanded. "I should be asking you the
same," said the professor. "But do you
know who I am,?" the student asked
again. "No." "Exactly," said the
student, and put his exam in the middle
of the stack.
A very muscular freshman noticed a
senior wearing a shirt that read
"Freshmen. Are Stupid." "What does
that shirt say," the freshman
demanded. "Just tike a freshman," the
senior replied. "Can't read."
The best medicine
CMU prof says laughter is perfect
way to improve a person's health
by KELLY SMITH
I)ui you bear the one about the
Students finding them-clvc- bogged down with too much
homework and stress could Unefit from hearing those -even little
w old- I'll >w i (1 bv a Joke
When students get stressed out and life's problems seem too
much to bear, a good laugh i- great therapy, said Richard Hardy,
piofe-sor of health education and health science
"l'u-itive emotions lead to positive registrations in the lx>dy." he
-aid
A good giggle has effects on physical health as well as mental
health
"Laughter can improve blood circulation, stimulate digestion,
lower blood pressure and cause the brain to exit hormones that can
alleviate pain." Hardy said
"Laughter can provide some relief for tension
headaches . . muscles tend to In- soothed bv a good chuckle," Hardy-
said
"l-aughter is often the ln-.-t medicine."
Hardy has taught HKS l.WA: "I-augh Your Way to Health" at
('Ml' during summer semesters.
In materials from these classes and seminars he has given to
health professionals al>out the healing powers of laughter. Hardy
See LAUGH Page 13
There was once a king who lived in a
grass hut on the island of Hawaii. Every
year he received a throne for his
birthday. He would put his old throne in
the attic of his hut. The attic got fuller
and fuller until one day the thrones all
came crashing down on the king's head.
The moral of this story? People living in
grass houses shouldn't stow thrones.
An elderly couple were enjoying a day
at the fair, when they came to a plane
ride. The price was $5, but since they
had spent all of their money, they asked
if they could ride the plane for free.
"OK," they were told. "But if you say
one word during the ride, we'll charge
you double." The pilot took the couple
in the air and performed all kinds of
crazy acrobatic stunts, but the couple
remained quiet for the entire ride. When
the ride was over, the pilot turned to the
man and said, "You earned your free
ride. You didn't say "a word!" "Yeah,"
the man said, "but you almost got me
when my wife fell out the window."