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TRADE-OFFS
Forum to focus on CMU's goals
NEWS, PAGE 3A
NO GAIN
Softball team splits with rival WMU
SPORTS, PAGE 10A
NATURAL MOVES
Orchesis Dance Theater to perform
ENTERTAINMENT, PAGE 9A
SECTION A
Central
Michigan
WEDNESDAY
April 19, 1989
VOLUME 71. NUMBER 80
£ 1989 CM LIFE
MOUNT PLEASANT. MICHIGAN 48859
(517) 774-3493
26 PAGES. 2 SECTIONS
CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION
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Alissa Walters. Marshal! junior, takes time out Monday afternoon to Sit in a phone booth in the lower level of the Bovee University Center.
Business school
gets accredited
by MARGARET WOLFGANG
LIFE Assist.m! News tel tor
I>eonard Plachta got his wish.
Monday he was the bearer of
good news concerning the School
of Business Administration's
quest for accreditation of its
accounting and graduate
programs.
Plachta. dean of the School of
Business Administration,
relayed hy telephone from
Montreal the decisions of The
American Assembly of Collegiate
Schools of Business to accredit
those programs
The decisions were rendered
Monday at the annual AACSB
conference, which Plachta
attended.
"I have g<x>d news to report —
we have a yes on Ixith counts," he
said.
A standing-room-only crowd of
administrators, faculty and
students gathered in Grawn Hall
cheered his message.
The acceptance of these
programs represents the culmination of the school's 13-year
jouniev    toward    gaining    full
professional   accreditation   from
AACSB.
Both the accounting program
and the graduate programs were
considered for accreditation
separately, Plachta said.
Plachta said the affirmative
decision was the work of several
administrators and faculty from
within the school and
throughout the University.
"Hats ofT to everybody," he
said.
Plachta said the affirmative
decision puts CMU in a select
class among American institutions offering comparable
business programs.
Of approximately 1,300
colleges offering such programs,
a total of 264 have been AACSB
accredited, he said.
CMU and Michigan State
University, East Lansing, are
the only Michigan institutions
which have earned accounting
program accreditation, Plachta
said Tuesday.
AACSB's decision was based
upon the findings of a visitation
Piease See ACCREDIT Page   2A
CLEARINGUP   THE
CURRICULUM
It takes a little understanding to plot an academic path
NEWS IN BRIEF
by KAREN EMERSON
Lift Surf Win.
Many students don't know the difference
between liberal arts and applied arts curriculums.
And Rebecca Black, Counseling Center
counselor, said because students do not understand the differences between curriculums, they do
not understand tlu- options they have open to
them.
"One of the biggest things I do is help people
figure out the Bulletin and get them started on an
academic path." Black said.
She added students need to try different types of
courses to decide what interests them the most
before choosing one path.
"It's  important   for  students  to  pay  attention
because there are other curriculums and degrees
and they need to explore everything," Black said.
Freshmen do not need to worry about choosing a
curriculum, she added.
Students need to get their focus on a particular
curriculum during their sophomore year, said Lee
Lewis, assistant director of the Placement and
Career Information Center.
"Students change their mind so many times and
they need time to adjust for the changes," he said.
Students should research curriculums and areas
of study before they just choose a curriculum, he
added.
"Choosing a curriculum is not a cut-and-dry
process," Lewis said. "They need to work on it and
nke. director of
;irs Program at the
Arkansas-Little
Mtiind candidate
interviewed for the
■ Robert    Kra
Dona^hey Kchi>l
University   ol
Rock,   is   the
scheduled to Ih
provost po>iti<m.
He will Ik1 un campus today and
Thursday.
Franke will  I
second   pnm»t
lie  featured  in the
candidate   forum
Thursday at 11 a tn. in Pearce 138.
■ Mount Pleasant Public
Works officially began flushing city
water lines Tuesday in one of 13
sections of the city designated for
the process.
As a result, city residents of each
section can expect to experience
rvst-colored water for a four-day
petiod. Flushing is conducted from
9 a.m. to 4 p m
Officials will continue the
process for the next 13 week* —
with one section flushing
conducted each week.
On the Monday before each
flushing, city officials notify
residents to be affected prior to
starting the process on Tuesday.
Vice president search narrowed to 5 candidates
Please See ARTS Page 2A
by MARCIA McDONALD
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The president has received
the names of five candidates for
a new vice presidency.
But President Kdward B.
•Jakubauskas >.iid any decision
on who the new administrator
will be won't come until "very
much toward the end of the
semester."
He cited two reasons for the
lateness of the decision — the
provost search, which i.s still
continuing, and the proximity to
the semester's conclusion.
Jakubauskas said he does not
want to invite vice presidential
candidates to campus now
because the University i.s busy
"tying up the provost search.
"I want to get the provost done
and  then  jump  into  the other
(search*," he said.
He said he would call vice
presidential candidates to find
out whether they are still interested in the |K)sition.
"Right now I'm studying the
files on these people," he said
Tuesday.
Jakubauskas may invite any
of the five candidates to campus
Please See VP Page 14A
Chippewa tribe sees
educational progress
Revenue from gambling operations
contributes to new programs' success
by PATTY MAHER
LIFE St.ifl Wr.ti
American Indian youth often have difficulty adapting to public
education. But the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is taking great
strides to improve the education of its people.
The tril>e has adopted several new education programs in recent
years, said Wilma Henry, a parent-teacher adviser for tribal
education. And much of the programs' success can directly be
attributed to the new, improved economy created by gambling.
Two relatively new programs established by the tribe are
alternative education and the single parent homemaker program, she
said.
Alternative education is available to American Indian youth who
have difficulty adapting to public high school. The program, which
incorporates American Indian culture into lessons, has some critics.
Chippewa elder James Pego is one who disagrees with program.
"They're regressing from (American) culture," said Pego, a former
teacher. "They have to face it. It fails in that (American Indian) people
need to mingle with kids."
Although the alternative education program has some problems,
including a high dropout rate, it still is a beneficial option for
American Indian youth who have difficulty at public school, Henry
said.
Crafts show will contribute to
American Indians1 education
Please See SCHOOLS Page 12A
Pttote eourtmy of Otg* Danfeon
The pottery of American Indian artist Shirley Brauker will be featured at
the 27th annual "Crafts and Cards" show.
The 27th annual "Crafts and
Cards" craft show will award the
community a chance to enjoy
American Indian art and contribute to American Indian education simultaneously.
The pottery of American
Indian artist Shirley Brauker, of
Indiana, will be featured at the
event Thursday at West Intermediate School cafetorium, 440
S. Bradley Road.
Brauker's "Moon Bear
Pottery," dedicated to the preservation of American Indian art,
has received national recognition, said Olga Denison,
publicity chairwoman for the
Mount Pleasant Women's Club's
Mae Beck Indian Affairs
Committee.
Brauker's work is exhibited at
the Smithsonian Institute in
Washington, D.C., and in the
Museum of Plains Indians in
Browning, Mont., Denison said.
Denison, who has been
involved   in   the   promotion   of
American Indian education for
27 years, said she thinks
Brauker, who graduated from
CMU in 1981 with a bachelor of
arts degree, was the first
American Indian to receive a
master's degree in fine arts from
the University.
"During her study for an M.A.
in 1983, Brauker received the
Mae Beck Scholarship of $500, e
will benefit that was designated
by Mae Beck for a Native
American woman pursuing
higher education," Denison said.
Arts and crafts of other
American Indians also will be
exhibited at the event, sponsored
by the Mae Beck Indian Affairs
Committee, Denison said. Card
games also will be played during
the craft show, which is
scheduled to take place from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m., Denison said.
Tickets can be purchased at
the door for $1.50. Proceeds
benefit American Indian education.
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