1988-01-22; Central Michigan Life

              Central
Michigan
FRIDAY
January 22, 1988
!VOLUME 71. NUM8ER 48
MOUNT PLEASANT. Ml 48859
C 1988 CM LIFE
14 PAGES
Youth released
on $2,000 bond
DPS issues warrants for assault
by WENDY GENZER
LIFE Stjtt Wrier	
A Rosebush youth, arrested in
connection with a sexual assault
11 halls take
measures to
ensure safety
by MAUREEN CAMUNG
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Safety is a priority for many
night-time residence hall desk
workers as they make rounds
and allow residents into the
hall.
Eleven of the 19 residence
halls have policies for checking
room numbers on keys In-fore
admitting residents into their
halls. The other halls do not
check keys, but they do lock all
doors except the lobby door at
midnight and monitor traffic
coming in these doors.
Terry Evers. Robinson Residence Kail din-dor. said Robinson does not have a program for
checking keys to ensure males
entering the hall are residents.
but, he added, female visitors
must lx- escorted by a resident
after midnight
Roth the Towers Residence
Hall Complex and Reddow Hall
have special policies for admitting n-sidcnts and guests
The Towers started having
problems early last semester
with unescorted guests living
destructive in the halls. Towers
Desk Adviser Ann Hoffman
said.
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in a campus residence hall last
weekend, was released on a
$2,000 personal recognizance
bond Thursday.
A Mount Pleasant man also
was arraigned on the charge of
malicious destruction of property
under $100, in connection with
the incident.
Two warrants for fourth-
degree criminal sexual conduct
were issued against the youth,
whose name was not released,
said Capt. Ron Williams of the
Department of Public Safety.
Williams said the youth
climbed into the loft bed of a
woman living in a co-educational
residence hall, which he declined
to name. The youth physically
pinned her down and assaulted
her, he said. He said the youth
also attempted to assault another
woman earlier that evening.
Williams said the youth's preliminary hearing is scheduled for
Tuesday in Isabella County 76th
District Court.
A male resident of the hall had
admitted four persons to the
building and accompanied them
to the victim's suite, Williams
said. The report stated the victim's roommate admitted the
strangers because she thought
the resident knew them.
Rrent P. Hurkholder, 19.
pleaded guilty to malicious
destruction of property under
$100 at his District Court
arraignment Thursday, liurkhol-
der was accused of urinating on
the floor of the woman's suite
while the Rosebush youth was in
the he-droom with the victim.
Williams said no charges
would Ik- brought against the two
other youths, who reportedly ransacked the woman's room during
the incident.
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Say what?
Central safeguards make it easier
to understand foreign-born profs
County hopes hotline puts bite on drugs
by WENDY GENZER
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by LAURA PHILLIPS
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Understanding a foreign-lxirn
professor's accent is not always
easy for students, but CMU has
some safeguards to help avoid the
problem.
Acting Provost -lanice Reynolds said most departments
have faculty candidates give a
speech - in a class ledure or
presentation form - as part of the
interviewing process.
"They try to judge the proficiency of language ^killsand communication skills of i faculty candidates)." she said
In addition. CM I* offers the
faculty several seminars to help
improve their communication
skills. However. Reynolds said,
the seminars don't guarantee
perfect communication skills
Wh.cn students do have problems understanding a professor's
accent, said Hanif Khan, a clinical nutrition professor, students
should talk to the professor.
"I always try to make sure I'm
understood." he said. "1 can slowdown. I can make sure they
understand if they let me know."
Khan said
Khan,  originally  from   Pakis
tan, said he doesn't think anyone
should have a problem. Professors are there to solve the students' problems, he said.
Kim Van Stee, Onaway senior,
suggests students ask the teachers to repeat themselves or ask
them to write on the board when
they cannot be understood.
"You can pick up on the accent
after a while." Van Stee said.
"Most of the time you can understand them if you just try."
Debbie Conklin, Linden junior,
said she feels ("Mil's policy
doesn't guarantee good communication between students and
professors, adding she once had a
professor she could not understand.
"When we asked her a question, she didn't understand us,"
Conklin said.
She added the l>est thing to do
in that situation is to try to gel
into another st>ction or take the
class another semester.
"My profs would specifically
ask, 'Do you understand?" Val-
one Kinney. Oscoda senior, said
"I think the students don't feel
comfortable enough to go to them
for extra help, so it probably
comes back to the student." she
said.
If Isabelta County Sheriffs
Department deputies li.iw their
way. citizens will be "disconnecting" drug traffickers
Isabelta County Sh.-rill .J.im.-s
Mull said he hopes bis department's new toll-free drug tip hotline will encourage people to
report suspected illegal drug
activities.
The hotline was installed at the
Sheriff's Department .Ian. 1
So far.  Mull   said,  about   five
calls, have Iteen taken on the new
line, which is answered by Sheriffs Department dispatchers.
"The idea is to have a toll-free
numlier when- anyone in the
county can call to tell us aliout
suspected drug-related activities." Mull said "It is completely
confidential and the caller can
remain anonymous if he likes"
Money seized in a drug raid on
three Saginaw men last year will
pay for the hotline. Mull said
Drug forfeiture laws. Mull
said, state that money seized in a
raid can In- confiscated and does
not need to be returned even il
the suspects are not found guilty
He said the hotline will cost tin-
county less than $1.IKHI a year
initially and added he hopes more
drug seizures in tin- future will
support it if expenses increase
If the number of people calling
increases. Mull said, the system
will k-ctimi' more expensive since
the department is charged by the
minute for the service
Mull said the nundn-r is ,ils<>
available to citizens who need
emergency assistance or want to
report other crimes
"A lot of the rural county residents have to make a longdistance phone call in order to
report a crime or get 'emergency >
assist,uue."   be   said
Mull slid he is concerned with
the amount of illegal drug tis.ige
in Mount Pie.is.mt ;md Isabella
County He said In- hopes the
hotline will encourage people to
get help m areas when- drug
Usage is common >.. it can be
cleaned up
"I can't see why we're not get-
rJie.r
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Judge nixes surrogate contract
by SANDRA K. WHITE
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Although a judge ruled
Thursday to nullify l.aurie Yates'
surrogate mother contract, her
father is not jumping for j.i\
>et
Instead. Steve fug.in. Y.ites'
father, said be is containing his
excitement until after the case
goes to court for a final deci~i..n in
April
Oratiot County Circuit Court
Judge Timothy (Ireen ruled
Thursday a $l(l.<MM) surrogate
mother contract Yates signed
with Harry and (ilinda Huber of
Jonesboro. Ark . was null and
void. The contract was arranged
by Dearborn attorney Noel
Keane.
Yates. 2-X. of Ithaca, and her
husband. Richard, havcliecn battling for custody of 4-month old
twins Stephanie and Anthony,
who Yates Ik.re after becoming
artificially inseminated with
sperm from Harry Huber. In an
earlier ruling. HuU-r was declared the legal father of the
babies
Yate. filed a lawsuit aganisl
the HuIkts shortly before the
twins were ln>rn. seeking to break
her contract with them and to
maintain custody of the twins.
In her suit. Yates claimed she
"was forced and coerced against
her will" to submit to another
artificial insemination impregnating her She miscarried once
Ix-fore when she was inseminated
Neither the Yates tior the
Hubers could 1*- reached lor comment Thursday
Until April's ruling the Huber.-.
and the Yates will continue to
exchange custody of the twins
every two weeks. Tugan. of
Mount Pleasant, said
"I think it goes without saving
that surrogacy denigrates
human dignity." (Ireen s.nd
"Contracts of surrogacy are void
as contrary to public policy and
therefore are not enforceable "
While pleased with (Ireen's
decision. Tugan said the family is
"apprehensive* about popping
the cork on champagne.
Although (Ireen's ruling was in
his daughter's favor, Tugan said
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Four arrested
for burglaries
Isabella County Sheriffs
Department deputies and
Mount Pleasant Police, working
together, cleared up a ring of
breaking and entering incidents
in Union Township, Chippewa
Township and Mount Pleasant
by arresting three area adults
and a juvenile, a Sheriffs
Department spokesman said
Thursday.
Det.Rich Duynslayer said the
"small band of thieves in a concerted effort" were behind two
breaking and entenngs at Central Michigan Lumber Co., 7105
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Inside
LIFE
A fair man
Big brass
New A Senate chairman says
he must remain open-minded
Big time
/Page 3
World class french horn player
to drect orchestra at Central
No paper
/Page 8
CMU official gets national
attention for achievements
/Page 5
Men's defense flies, women
slip by -all without tissue
/Page 10
WEATHER
Cloudy today with chance of snow.
Highs near 30. Snow likely tonight
with lows near 10 Scattered snow
Saturday with highs near 15 Partly
Cloudy Sunday with highs in the
mid-20s and lows near 5
BRIEFLY
Students may pick up their W-2 ta«
forms today from 830a m tonoon
in the second floor foyer of Watnner
Hall. Any forms not picked up will
be mailed to home addresses this
afternoon.