1990-01-31; Central Michigan Life

              Amid some controversy, A-Senate votes to
make changes to policy for new students, 3A
TRANSFER TROUBLES   MIXING MUSICAL STYLES
/i
New Mount Pleasant band, The Dopes, is 'cross between
bad Grateful Dead and good Lawrence Welk music,' 8A
FITTING THE MOLD
Three freshmen receive starting positions
on Central's wrestling team this year, 1B
37/28
Mostly sunny today
with a cance ol
freezing rain tonight.
Central
Michigan
WEDNESDAY
January 31, 1990
Serving The University Community For 70 Years
Faculty on-campus
parking 'a problem'
Lack of sufficient spaces may serve as bargaining
tool in 1990 contract negotiations with University
HIGHLIGHTS
by JENNIFER CHRISMAN
llrr St..f( Wrier
Rather than merely representing a nuisance,
lack of adequate campus parking may serve as a
bargaining tool in faculty contract negotiations
with the University.
Faculty parking was an issue in 1987 contract
talks and Faculty Association President Roger
Hatch said it may surface in 19iK) negotiations. The
contract hargained for in 1987 expires this year.
Hatch, religion department chair, said he has
observed the largest parking problem was. and still
is, the need for faculty to park in Lot 22 across from
Anspach.
"Many times faculty have come to teach their
classes and cannot find a parking place," Hatch
said. "That's a problem."
Part ofthe 1987 contract included plana to form a
committee to assess the situation and recommend
action, he said.
"There is a letter of agreement that's part ofthe
contract." Hatch said. "All the letter really
establishes is that the FA and the administration
have   agreed   this   is   something   that   could   be
See PARKING Page 11A
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(.Letter"S«yed" in ; the
atk>n cchtrtK-t called for the.
creation of a Campus
Parking Tjsk Force.  The
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task force" was to submit' a
fe^p^ to Jerry Tubbs, vice
president for Business arid
r^rtce, ti^r? the * end j^of
wintersemester 1988. '■■£■■_■■
B Edward . - McKenna.
professor.. of sociology,
anthropology,   and  social
work, said to his knowledge
th« task force was never,
created. McKenna was on
the FA ne©rtiatmg team for
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FA President says CMU's
building boom is taking
up faculty parking spots
by JENNIFER CHRISMAN
lirf Staff Wr.ter	
As more campus buildings
are erected to meet University
needs, other concerns are
sometimes overlooked.
Faculty Association President
Roger Hatch said the campus'
building boom is reducing the
number of available parking
spaces for faculty and staff.
The Industrial Engineering
and Technology Building was
constructed on a parking lot and
plans for Science II show its
construction is where Lot 30. a
faculty lot. rests.
Lot 30 has 98 spaces for
faculty and stafTas well as three
handicapped spaces, said John
McAulifTe, Department of Public
Safety director.
"If the Science II building ever
gets underway, another lot will
be eliminated," Hatch said.
Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, has recently lost
many parking spaces because of
new building construction.
WMU's DPS director Jack
Welsh said Western lost about
350 faculty and staff parking
spaces due to construction ofthe
See LOTS Page 13A
Weather
permitting
May graduation
ceremonies depend
on Mother Nature
by MARGARET WOLFGANG
l It-f- Nows Fri.lor
The mail isn't the only thing
rain, sleet and snow can"t stop.
President Fdward B.
.Jakubauskas decided May 1990
commencement will occur
outdoors with no alternate
indixir location planned in the
event of adverse weather.
Jakubauskas added it would
take more than the "freezing
colli" conditions of May 1989
commencement to lead to no
ceremony in 1990.
"If it snow*, we'll have it
outside. If it's drizzling, we'll
have it outside. It it's totally
pouring then we'll probably have
to cancel it." he said. ".Short of
that. I'll be there."
Jakubauskas said increasing
numbers of participants and
inadequate room to conduct the
ceremony indoors prevented him
from scheduling an alternative
to the Kelly .Shorts Stadium
commencement site
"Space has been a real
problem li.u k 11) or 1 "■ years ago
people were getting away from
commencement but now more
students take part We just don't
have room to accommodate
everyone.'" he said
Whatever the weather londi-
tions. however. Jakubauskas
said he is confident they will not
discourage com men cement
participants and observers.
"Michigar> people are hardy-
people. They're lough they can
take it."
Lff E Photo Jim Fa-ttingar
HIGH WIRE ACT
High over the intersection of Mission and Bellows streets Tuesday afternoon. Dave   Glass,   Gobies   resident   and   Fuller   Communications   employee,   removes   old
telephone lines no longer in use. *
Addition to Rose expected complete by end of June
by KAREN EMERSON
Completion of Physical Kducation and Recreation
Pha.-e II is p.ot in the "home stretch" yet. but the project
manager said everything is "looking good."
"It construction continues like it has in the last few
weeks, the building should be done by the end o! June."
Chuck Henderson, project manager, said.
Since the Ho-e addition is now enclosed and the heat
was turned on a week ago throughout the
17!».tMK)-s<|u.ire-foot facility. Henderson said work will
proceed in several areas.
"Right now we have the painters and vinyl wall
covering people in and they're getting things done." he
said.
Since construction workers will start finishing portions
ofthe addition soon. Henderson said the work may appear
to "take longer than it did when we first started.
"Whenever you get toward the end of a major project
like this, there are all kinds of workers — electricians,
plumbers — and it seems to take longer. It's very
time-consuming."
I.ast.year, reprt^entatives from the University of Notre
Dame, Notre Dame, Ind . visited the building and
Henderson said they were impressed with the facility.
Other areas that are progressing include racquetball
courts, pool area, carpet installation in offices, electricity
and plumbing, Henderson said.
Workers started to focus on completing the pool and spa
yesterday, he added.
Henderson said after carpeting and doors are in office
areas, faculty and staff could move into the addition - ;-
which could be as soon as in two weeks.
"Rut we don't want to occupy any space until the project
is 100 percent completed," Henderson said.
If part of the facility were occupied before the entire
thing is completi-d. it could cause the deadline to move
See ROSE Pago 13A
scheduled
ind Marv
Commencement is
for Saturday. May f>,
Lo Fleming, coordinator of
University Activities, said she
and other CMU officials do not
expect Michigan's unpredictable
weather to threaten the event.
"In the past 10 to 12 years I've
never heard of an outdoor graduation ceremony being rained out.
We don't anticipate that the
ceremony will Ik- canceled at all.
The feedback we've had from
people is that an outdoor
commencement is much superior
to the indoor alternative,"
Fleming said.
If commencement is conducted
indoors, each student could
invite only two guests in order to
See RAIN Page 11A
Officials want motto to
encourage participation
by JULIAN BOGATER
t Ir r   St.iff Wr Tit
Organizers of this year's
Black History Month said they
hope non-minorities, as well as
African-Americans, participate
in scheduled activities.
February marks the beginning
of Central's 18th annual Black
History Month. This year's
motto, ~I*t U.i Till You a Story
About a Past We Share", was
chosen last year by Organization
for Black Unity's executive board
members.
Jackie Erwin, who was OBU
president last year, participated
in the selection process.
"One problem in our time is
that whites don't see the
relationship between historical
legacies." Erwin. Saginaw
junior, said.
"Factual proof has been
printed in "Neusueek' and
'Tunc" magazines . . . that show
that the mother and father of
civilization were of African
descent.
"Without black history, there
is no history," Erwin said.
OBU President Tanya Valentine   hopes   this   year's   motto
Let Us Tell You
A Story About
A Past We Share
Requiring black history
classes at CMU not likely
by JENNIFER CHRISMAN
■ See related stories and a
schedule ot events, Page 4B
would encourage involvement
from people of all races.
"We are offering a diversity of
programs, trying to unify the
groups on campus," Valentine,
Southfield senior, said.
She said activities were not
exclusively aimed toward black
participation.
"We chose programs that will
involve   minority   at   well   as
See MONTH Page 11A
Lif-E Stjft Wr.ter
Requiring courses in African-American culture is a suggested
method of diversifying students' knowledge about the world but some
faculty believe CMU's current cross-cultural requirements are
sufficient.
CMU students are required to take a cross-cultural course in the
University Program's Group IV. subgroup B, but African-American
history classes are not (specifically required. Academic Senate Chair
Joe Finck said.
"I think it's a good start," Finck, associate professor of physics and
English, said. "Once you take a class tike that, hopefully you'd be
interested and take another class."
At least one other Michigan university has moved toward requiring
See CULTURE Page 2A
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