1987-01-26; Central Michigan Life

              Central
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MONDAY
January 26,1987
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CMU Counsel readies to fight
ex-provost's records request
BY PAT HOUSLEY
University officials art* scheduled to file a motion today to stop
action on a recently delivered subpoena requesting records concerning
former I'ruvn-t John Cantelon
.Jonas Cook, director of Accounting Services, said the subpoena was
delivered to bis office Thursday afternoon. It requires the University
comply with the requests for information by Tuesday.
University Counsel Kileen .Jennings said CMU was served with a
subpoena from Cantelon's Mount Pleasant attorney after receiving
other requests for information pertaining to alleged discrepancies in
Cantelon's travel expenses
.Jennings said a "motion to quash" the subpoena was prepared by
University attorneys Friday. Hut she said there is a chance the motion
may not be filed
"It was my understanding that some agreement was being reached
between    Ken    and   the   University   that   will    make   the   motion
unnecessary," she said. "It's fairly common in
things with a short time frame. Decisions are l>eing
made with hours to go "
Thomas Repp, assistant vice president of Finan-   CANTELON
cial Affairs, refused to comment saying the matter is in litigation
President Arthur Kllis said he knew about the subpoena, but
referred the details to University attorneys.
Roliert M Vercruysse. CMU's attorney, said Saturday he was not
aware of any agreement and said the motion would Ix.' heard today
before .Judge Thomas Brown. Ingham County Circuit Court
Brown is handling a civil lawsuit Cantelon filed Dec lit against the
University.
Recent requests under the Michigan Freedom oflnfonnation Act for
University records are not being honored. .1. David Kerr, Cantelon's
attorney, said Wednesday-
Jennings   said   Saturday   the   University   has   turned   over   some
P'.msc See CANTELON Page 14
Cantelon asks officials
for cooperation to end
battle between 2 sides
BY PAT HOUSLEY
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The telegram was not the
singing variety, nor was it very
pleasant for University officials.
Already deluged by requests for
information from attorneys and
the media. University officials
atso were surprised by a telegram
from former Provost .John
Cantelon Thursday.
Cantelon sent a Western Union
telegram Thursday morning
asking the University honor
requests for information and
records
'Super
Bath'
Merrill residents
wade as 2nd-fioor
radiator bursts
BY DAVE WASKIEWiCZ
UFE Staff Writer '
For most students on
campus, it was Super Bowl
Sunday.
But for a handful of Merrill
Hall residents, the afternoon
turned into "Super Bath
Sunday."
Three Merrill rooms received
water damage Sunday afternoon when a radiator burst in a
second-floor room, said Darcy
Jones. Physical Plant maintenance mechanic.
The sudden radiator break in
Merrill 210 cascaded water into,
the room, Jon<^a &aid. The water t
leaked through the floor, and{
into the two rooms directly
below it — Merrill 107 and 007.
"I waa sitting on the couch
when I heard water pouring
everywhere," paid Greg Melvin,
Martin freshman and Merrill
210 resident. "I toM (my
roommate I to get out before he (
had to swim out."
Within minutes, the room
was filled with nearly three
inches of water, ruining a
couch, a carpet and several
other possessions, said Melvin'«
roommate. Jeff Haskell,
Harrison sophomore. Haskell
estimated the damage at more
than $1,000.
The pair said they hope to
receive some compensation
from the University for the
damaged items.
The water began pouring into
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Buckets of water w«r« thrown from second-floor Merrill HaH after a water-pipe burst Sunday.
'the room around 12:30 p.m.,
Melvin said. But the flow was
not interrupted for more than
an hour, a first-floor resident
said.
"It only took (Physical Plant)
an hour and a half to shut off
the water — efficiency at its
finest,* said Steve Brooks, Flint
junior and Merrill 106 resident.
Tho damage may not have
been aa extensive if the water
had been shut off sooner, said
Jim Jakiemiec, Burt sophomore and Merrill 107 resident.
'It's not as bad as we first
thought, it waa a lot of hassle,"
he said.
Brian Diskin. Milford sophomore and Merrill 007 resident,
said his room suffered the least
damage. He said neighbors
warned he and roommates to
get   their   possessions   in   the
hallway before a significant
amount of water was able to
enter their room.
The heat in Merrill went off
"sometime during the night,"
when two circulating heat
pumps malfunctioned, said
Earl Morrow, director of plant
utilities and management at
Physical Plant. The radiator
burst shortly after the heat was
restored Sunday. Morrow said.
Physical Plant officials were
not prepared to specifically
diagnose the incident Sunday.
"It's hard telling," Jones said.
"It looks like something wore
out, then burst."
Desks, posters and stereos
crowded the hallways as
residents joined together to
clean the mess.
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Reagan plans to slash College Work Study program
BY JACKIE BRAUN
cmpliiy   1 .~I>S   ^•"•<er,*>   i.n   Central-   campu-   thi-
year
  Spivey said in ,i mii;<II city  like Mount  Plea-ant.
S.ru.- i 'Ml '  -indent . mplovee- ,„.,v have to look thl'ri" /""''  m,t '' '",  "'  "" "l ';,l"-,l,:> J"!' *'■'»"irl Un " ""
el- -Ah. -t. • :. •  .. ,..!. if requests for financial aid cuts ""d then-lore the program >~ ^<<-
and r. ~!ti,;:i :i- in the  1!Is,.k fiscal-year budget are Carrie.-   said  the   CWS  program,   m  .-.une   way.-.
,..,,...,: I,    (•,,!,..r,--- help- universities m ire than -Indents, .-nice urn v.r-
. 11 -1 l' i . i t,  i > .   i   i il l g r i - - ■
II;.-    U.-.u-.m    ..di!imi-trati...n    i-    proposing    the Mt ies only ha\,- to pav  Ji> percent of the -t udent-
<',.!!,,-,   Vw.-k St inly program it'W.Si U- deleted. >aid -•'li"">'
i.ru.e I'.iM).-    deputy   undersecretary for planning "The taxpayer   i- paving ;SO percent nt 1 he < 'i .Hi -ge
and   1   uL.i 1    at    the   1>. parttnent   of   Kducatmn   in Work Study salary ." Carries said. "CWS i-a -ub-idy
W.i-liiin.ten   lit" to the university. not the student "
1 ^e   !'<!■ la!   g..'.. r !i n .. rit    -uppli.--   si 1   j„.rci nt   ol David   Fev !g.   a- -1 >. ia!<-  due. tor or   Financial   Aid.
CWS    liriainire.'   and   the   part icipat ii'.).;   univer-ity agreed   t'WS  doe-   hem fit   Central   by   -uh-idi/ing
ii.nlJit.iili     the  ii:;i.iiiii:.('   .jn percent. Carrie- -aid -oine  -Indent  -alarie-    However,  he said CWS al-,,
He  added   m.mv   CWS  dollar-  go  unu.-ed because provide-   a   sell help   method   of   financial    aid   to
students who are eligible tor th;.- type of aid prefer to eligible studcnl-
-cck highi r p.i\ mg i.M i.iriipu-employment _..    ■   ,-     .   ,     .    ,       .,            ...        -  .-                  i
'                '     ■ It   definitely   help-   the   institution.     t 1 a i g   -aid.
Fin.nn ...l   A'J   Director  Sberyl   Spivey.   however "hut it also help.- the students "
said work study job- are riot passed over at CMU .-                    i ,,         .     . ,,        , , i,                                    .
J                          ' .Spivey said I'residcnt Ronald lteagan s proposed
Spivi-y  -aid  .»-no lion in CWS funds, granted  to budget   for the   l!t*-.7  fi.-ca! year also  included  the
CMC   by   the   federal   g ivernnient   annually,   help deletion of CWS, but it was not approved
Proposed program bases
loan repayment on income
BY JACKIE BRAUN
A new loan program may
mean easier repayment for
some students, but CMU financial aid officials aren't
convinced Congress will
approve the requested $000
million to fund the program.
The Income-Contingent
Student Ix>an (ICI.i would not
be government subsidized. The
borrower would pay all the
interest, instead of tax payers
picking up part of the tab,
because   interest   would   be
accrued, not deferred during a
student's college career.
Financial Aid Director
Sheryl Spivey and David Fevig,
associate director of Financial
Aid, both said they don't believe
the program will receive the
$600 million requested in the
Reagan administration's 1988
fi.-cal budget. They also said
they don't think many of the
other proposed cuts and restrictions in financial aid programs
will pass.
Spivey said if approved by
Congress, student financial aid
Please See LOAN Page 2
The requests were made by a
local attorney, J. David Kerr, on
Cantelon's In-half, and concerned
University allegations about
discrepancies in Cantelon's travel
expenses. Cantelon requested the
telegram In* read to the Board of
Trustees at their Thursday and
Friday sessions
Board Secretary Kuss Herron
said the message was phoned to
the University Thursday from
Western Union, and a hard copy
was received Friday. Herron said
the message was read to all Board
members present Friday morning.
Please See NOTE F\,<}-- 9
Board OKs
repair funds
to upgrade
power system
BY LORRAINE FINLEY
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A major portion of CMU's
electrical system that is lielieved
to be responsible for the last two
power outages, will («• replaced,
but not before next Christinas
CMU's Board of Trustees
approved Friday the $17.r>,00l)
switehgear project Jerry Tubbs.
vice president for Business and
Finance, said that money is a
portion of the state's $700.0111)
allocation for repairs during the
198ti-87 fiscal year
"The money is from tin- state for
normal, routine repair-." be said
"None are necessarily from the
flood."
And the flood repairs still are
pending, said Jerry Scoby,
director of Business Services
Scoby said the University has
hired a Detroit engineering firm to
assess the cause of damage
incurred during the flood CMU
has reason to believe lightning
caused some damage, he said
One  of the   University's   insurance     companies     determined
damage was caused b\  flooding
which  is  not  coveted  under then
policy. Scoby said
After the University .- insurance
companies determine what
damage will Im* covered. CMU will
-end a list of tho-e rejected item-
to the lederal emergency manage
rii-Tit agency , lie - aid
That agency will pick up 7a
percent of the eligible items, and
the state has promised to pick up
the remaining 2~i percent, he
added
He said Physical Plant management decided to divide the fund-
betweell replacing part of the
electrical system, roofing and
horizontal surface repair.-
Horizontal surface repairs would
Jjic.in fixing potholes in
on-carnpus roads and either fixing
or rebuilding sidewalks
Karl Morrow, director of plant
utilities and building management at Physical Plant, said all
power needed for campu- come-
from a Consumers Power
Company substation The power is
transmitted into a main switch-
gear on campus, which will In-
replaced
Morrow -aid they were not able
to get replacement parts for the
switehgear after it was damaged
in a Jan '.I, lDSfi power outage on
campus, so they improvised and
by-passed one section of the
switch    gear.    Morrow    said    the
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