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One dies,
4 injured
in Friday
accident
by WENDY GENZER
LIFE Surf Wrrter	
Isabella County Sheriffs
deputies Sunday were still investigating the cause of a one-car
accident Friday which left one
person dead and four others hospitalized.
According to the Sheriffs
Department report, Dora Rojas,
IS, of Lansing was killed when
the vehicle she was riding in hit
the bank of a ditch on S. Loomis
Road near Jerseyville Road, in
the southeast corner of Isabella
County.
A Central Michigan Community Hospital spokeswoman said
Sunday the driver of the vehicle,
Wendal Wayne Goodrich, 20. of
St. Louis, was in serious condition in the hospital's intensive
care unit, suffering from internal
injuries.
The spokeswoman said Felix
Rojas, 24, of St. Louis, was
upgraded from serious to fai r con-
dition from internal injuries.
Jamie Rojas, 13, of Alma, also
was listed in fair condition and
Chad Rojas, 16, of l-ansing, was
in serious condition, according to
the spokeswoman. Both youths
also were suffering from internal
injuries, the spokeswoman said.
She said Felix Rojas was an
uncle of the three youths.
Isabella County Undersheriff
John Hradac said the incident
was still under investigation. The
report stated Goodrich had been
drinking. However, officials did
not know late Sunday if alcohol
was a factor in the 9:10 p.m. incident.
The report stated Goodrich's
vehicle was traveling southbound on S. I-oomis Road when it
left the road and traveled almost
189 feet before hitting the south-
side bank of a ditch.
A Sheriffs Department deputy
said he did not know if the vehicle
slid or had just rolled the distance.
The vehicle then came to rest
after bouncing back from the
bank.
Power loss?
Faculty Association to 'wait and see'
results of .3 office reorganizations
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Surfin' CMU
CM UFE/Vacay VanOyka
Ten year-old Steve McKennaof Mount Pleasant doesn't need palm treesand a high-tide to hang ten — just a
good snowy hill near the Towers and a Sunday afternoon.
Blacks face limited product selection
by SANDRA K. WHITE
IIFE Assistant News tdtoi
The more than 300 black
CMU students and 15 black families in Mount Pleasant have a
limited choice of products that
specialize for their needs.
And a small market demand
for products geared toward
blacks could mean a slim possibility exists for businesses selling
only those items to survive in
Mount Pleasant, local business
officials say.
The Rev. Thomas R. Jones of
the Wesley Foundation. 1400 S.
Washington, said he estimates 15
black families live in Mount
Pleasant — not nearly enough to
support a business.
Jones said he has talked to
black students who travel an
hour to Saginaw to buy hair and
cosmetic products because the
items are not sold in this community.
"The problem for black students who stay in Mount Pleasant is lack of community," Jones
said. "We have had to remind the
tUC Bookstore) again and again
that they should sell cosmetics
and other items of special interest to blacks. I think a couple of
stores in town now sell some products."
Shaun Holtgreive. director of
the Bovee University Center,
said the UC Bookstore has not
sold any health or cosmetic products in the last five years.
Jones added Mount Pleasant
does not cater to the needs of
blacks.
"Up until a couple of years ago,
there was no barber shop in town
that knew how to cut blacks' hair.
They had to go to Saginaw in
order to get their hair cut." Jones
said.
lie said although Mount Pleasant salons are open to all races,
hair dressers "would not know-
how to cut blacks' hair if they did
come in."
But a business catering to the
needs of minorities must have a
larger market demanding the
products year-round in order to
survive, said Tom Schumann,
director of Middle Michigan
Development Corporation's
Small Business Center. 206 N.
Main.
According to an April 1980 census, Isabella County is composed
of 54,110 residents, 96.87 percent
of which are white and .93 percent of which are black. American
Indians, Eskimos, Spanish,
Islanders. Asians and Aleutians
made up the remaining percentage of residents.
Fall enrollment figures show
that 330 black students were
attending Central.
"Based on the demographics of .
(Isabella County*, we do not have
a large enough black population
to support a tbusiness selling
only products for blacks)." he
said.
"The market reacts to demand,
whether it applies to minorities
or not." Schumann added.
Schumann said his company,
which helps establish small
businesses in the area, helps
investors identify what resources
are available to them at state and
federal levels.
Jones said in order to be profitable, businesses selling black
products would have to provide a
variety of products for the gen
eral public.
"I doubt that (such a business)
could make much money," Jones
said.
K mart, 2125 S Mission, provides a variety of products for
blacks. Assistant Manager Vicky
Bote said.
"If we have enough customer
request (for certain items), then
we write to our main company's
distributors, asking them to send
us that product," she said. "But
(getting the product) depends on
if our company can get it in
stock."
Connie Nalt. cashier at Super
X Drug Store. 1408 S. Mission,
said although employees cannot
special-order anything for the
store, they have been told their
store sells the largest variety in
products for blacks.
However, some black CMU students say they "stock up" on certain products when they go home
because Mount Pleasant offers a
limited selection.
"I do buy some of my products
here," Lawanda Moten, Detroit
junior, said. "But in my two previ-
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by LORRAINE RNLEY
UFE A»»istam News Editor	
Though some faculty members have expressed concern
about the reorganization of three
University offices. Faculty Association's president said most
members now are content to
"wait and see what happens.*
Faculty members became concerned about their power diminishing when Ed Grant, interim
vice president for Administrative
Affairs, devised a plan this fall to
reorganize three personnel
offices under one person. The
offices include Academic Administration, Human Resources
and Faculty Contractual Relations.
The FA Board of Directors
passed a resolution in December
stating the new unit afreets
faculty negatively and weakens
the power of Acting Provost
Janice Reynolds, the University's
chief academic officer.
However, Reynolds said she
doesn't feel the plan will threaten
the power of faculty or herself.
"I supported the reorganization plan," Reynolds said.
FA President Charles Eiszler
said although the board approved
the resolution, from a practical
standpoint there's nothing the
faculty is in a position to do about
the reorganization plan.
"At this point, I don't think
there's any action or recourse the
Faculty Association is considering. People seem to be content to
wait and see what happens."
Eiszler, professor of teacher education and professional development, said.
Reynolds said faculty may
become stronger as a result of
Grant's July appointment to the
newly-added vice presidential
position. She said there will be
another academic voice in the
president's council, which comprises all vice presidents.
"In some sense, one of the goals
of reorganization was to have
another academic voice on the
cabinet and to bring that perspective to bear on the decisions,"
Reynolds said.
She said she expects the reorganization to give some responsibility to Grant so she could focus
her  attention  on  more  crucial
things.
"When one narrows the span of
control, I think you can do a lot
more." she said.
"My control has diminished in
(certain) areas, but on the other
hand, it frees me to have more
control in other areas. I think if
the span of control is too large
then it diminishes initiative.'
Although Eiszler said he
understands this reasoning, he
still remains skeptical.
"That's a reasonable way of
explaining a reorganization like
that, but on the other hand,
faculty are concerned about when
they will stop allocating the "provost s- responsibilities," he said
Reynolds said she thinks people are under the impression that
decisions are made at the University in a direct line — when it
really does not work that way.
"People consult with each other
— there's a lot of discussion with
people before decisions are
made," she said. "I think the
thing that many people are concerned about are the host <>r
things that come along with
change."
Eiszler said he lias talked to
people involved with the plan
since December and understands
it much more clearly now, though
he added he's not sure whether he
agrees with it.
He said faculty tneml>ers previously expressed some concern
because there wen* not clear
descriptions telling the various
roles people would play in the
reorganization, hut added that is
no longer a factor for most members.
"From the standpoint of the
Faculty Association, we've lieen
reassured that (William i Dunham will still have the major
responsihility of working with
faculty contractual matters "
Dunham is the associate vice
provost for Faculty Contractual
Relations.
"For the time In-ing. people
seem to be content with that
assurance," Eiszler said.
"Faculty have expressed, their
concerns and now they are jvivt
waiting to see if it's going to work
out the way people said it was
going to work out."
Announcement will
affect CMU funding
Opt. Jwtaawi, Kanrhard i* expected to nuke an announce-
meat today eotktl*Wr»ete^aVppro|»iatkm for higher educa-
^ ~ fMa^CJ^ ei&tti»
Although Blanefearifs tnwHmnemant ia only a recommendation, it will basin the long road to CMU's final appropriation for
Uu XW SB wudi jeai. wlxlth befllju Julj 1.
■ CMU*« 19G6-* budf* requeet, submitted in late November.
aaks the state Leftslatore far 963.2 million, a 27 percent
innroaawoverthiayoer'i appropriation of about >49 million. This
year'a appropriation wee a 10 percent increase from the previous
Richard Miner, eiotutite aerietant to the president for Gov-
miiaiinUl H**jtffti'*. has aakl from the outaet the University
net expect the entire amount because of the state's less-
than-rney financial tJtuttfcm  He repeated these sentiments
yfm know fltfanrhenfa) recomm%ndation is going to be
low.. .%bere*a no need to leecoUte on it. .but we expect a very
low Inciwaee. We understand the problems (state lawmakers)
hare .pith the revenue fbrocaat," Roller said.
' Befbre Qtrlotmae, tht Legfalarure approved a Y* percent call-
. bade of already appropriated funds. Miller said in an earlier
interview that woaM amount to about $385,000 for the Univer-
attjr. The money wfll be subtracted from the remaining monthly
aDotmenta from the elate.
Inside
LIFE
Presidential seat
Two profs say front-runners
are too close to call
Show man
Violinist features own music
in upcoming concert
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Unattracted opposites      WEATHER BRIEFLY
Basketball team beats
Miami with different style *
Close call
Women cagers pull away
in second half for 71-63 win
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Mostly cloudy today with scattered
snow. Highs in the teens. Cold
tonight with lows near 5. Partly
sunny Tuesday with highs near
10.
Payment is due Thursday for any
one who received invoices for ere
dit from drop add Payments can
be made at the Receivable
Accounting office in Warriner
110.