1988-07-06; Central Michigan Life

              Central
Michigan
WEDNESDAY
July 6. 1988
Fire ball
A misfired firework from Monday night's display explodes in front of H. Ehvood Hansen of Saline.
Elwood was setting off the fireworks for the 4th of July celebration at the Isabella County Fairgrounds, he
received a minor burn from one misfire during the display. Matt Kampf, Isabella Northeast Fire
Department chief, said it is not unusual to get a misfire or grassf ires at fireworks displays, and although
they look impressive, "it really was not much," he said.
War with Iran unlikely
by CHRIS BIRKS
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The fear of two countries going to war over a
disputed incident is not new in today's world.
But concerns over the prospect of war emerging in the aftermath of Sunday's attack on an
Iranian Airbus hv U.S forces may be uncalled
for.
"The immediate impact I of this attack) should
be minimum," said Delbert Ringquist. political
science chairman.
Fighting in the Pursian Gulf might escalate
because of this event. Ringquist said, but people
should not be concerned about a national conflict.
"I would not see that this event will escalate
into a war between the U.S. and Iran." said
Ringquist.
One reason for this may be the attitude of the
Iranian people.
The average person from Iran does not have a
deep hatred for the United States, said Mahmnod
Hahuee. assistant professor of management and
:in Iranian native.
"The average Iranian doesn't support Kho-
meni and doesn't support a war with the U.S.,"
Hahaee said.
There is a great misconception of Iranian'
Middle East peoples by the U.S.. Bahee said. He
said most Americans do not understand the real
Persian culture
"Unfortunately. I feel there is not a lot of
understanding of people from the Middle East by
Americans," Bahaee said.
Because of news reports. Bahaee said Ameri-
Please See IRAN Page 12
Working papers
Staff unions agree on contracts
by MM FOULKES
LIFE News Ecttor
It's getting closer.
Two of the four staff unions whose contractu ran out last Thursday have reached a tentative agreements with University official.,
and the other two have signed extensions on their contracts.
The Supervisory-Technical Association reached a tentative
agreement with the University last week.
-However details of the contract will be unavailable until it is
ratified, said Maxine Tubbs, assistant director of human resourc.-s
Union President Mike Phillips said the contract deals ■with "the
same things everyone else does, wages, hours, benefits."
Phillips said he did not believe there would bo any trouble
making the contract official. The contract must be presented to the
executive board on July 15 and then !*• approved by the general
membership.
The Police Officers Association of Michigan also reached a tentative agreement with the University Tuesday afternoon. Tubbs said
she is "assuming ratification late this week."
Although the CMU Staff Association and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians have not reached
agreements yet. lx>th groups have signed contract extensions with
the University.
CMUSA President Rosie Nedry said negotiations are moving
along.
"Everyday gets us closer," Nedry said.
Nedry didn't see the extension as a necessity. "It's not good or
bad," she said.
The next scheduled negotiations are July 13. 14 and 15.
The broadcast union is also scheduled to meet with University
officials agsin July 20.
Because aa many contracts expired on the same day this year,
Tubbs said the new contracts will stagger the expiration dates.
"It's typical that contracts expire on July 1 since it's the end of our
fiscal year," she said.
So part of the contract negotiations have been in deciding on a
schedule of expirations.
"The unions have been very cooperative.* Tubbs said.
First words   ,
Jakubauskas addresses new students
by MARK LaROSA
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In his first address as the
president of CMU. Edward
Jakubauskas told a group of
incoming students their
future years of college at
Central would be the moat
exciting years of their lives.
As part of orientation, the
group of students and
parents listened to Jakubauskas give a brief speech Tuesday morning in Warriner
Auditorium.
Jakubauskas told the
group the nature and timing
of his speech were appropriate because he, like the
incoming students, is in the
process of learning about
CMU and discovering the
campus.
Maximum involvement in
academic endeavors was
Jakubauskas* advice to
future Chippewas. He said a
student can only get as much
out of college as he puts in,
and the best way to reap the
educational harvest is to be
excited and contribute whatever possible.
"Good teaching can only be
effective with good learning,
and the learning process is
up to you." he told lh«i crowd.
Edward Jakubauskas speaks
during an orientation add'--ss
Tuesday
He added there are many
people to help students along
the way in school, hut that
students must lake the first
step toward getting that
help.
There art- many students
at the University, each with
different skills, he said. In
order to make CMU the best
it can be. he said each person
must contribute his particular skill to the campus community.