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MONDAY
March 2,1987
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Cantelon says CMU
accounting system
made alleged errors
BY PAT HOUSLEY
UFE Staff Wrner
Former Provost John Cantelon claims University accounting
practices caused the alleged errors in his travel expense accounts.
Cantelon said Friday if he owes any money to CMU, it is because of
accounting system errors, and not done by him intentionally.
University Counsel Eileen Jennings and Robert M. Vercruysse, a
CMU-hired Detroit labor attorney, met Cantelon Dec 15 in Oregon to
confront him with discrepancies in his travel expense records. They
said Cantelon owes CMU about $1300.
The attorneys brought copies of a report from Ernst and Whinney, a
national accounting firm, which indicated double billing and travel
advance errors. The errors occurred while Cantelon waa provost on
accrediting trips for the Western' Association of Schools and Colleges,
Oakland, Calif.
Cantelon said errors occurred because he thought he was repaying
travel expenses to one account while the money was being credited to
another. '
If they were used the way they were intended to be used, there
wouldn't have been an error in the first place," he said.
Cantelon returned Feb. 22 to Mount Pleasant for a visit from his
Oregon home, where he is on sabbatical. He resigned as CMU's
provost in August, but is scheduled to return as a religion department
faculty member in the fall.
J. David Kerr, Cantelon's local attorney, said a report from the
Mount Pleasant accounting firm of Page, Olson and Co. will be
released within a couple of weeks showing Cantelon did not intend to
deceive the University.
He said the University's claim that a pattern existed in Cantelon's
records led to the discovery.
*I agree it shows a pattern, over and over, identically, in the same
area and for the same reason,.. .but it's not intentional on John's
part," he said.
Cantelon said while he was provost every department kept their
own set of books because there were always problems with the
accounting system.
Jonas Cook, director of Accounting Services, said he is not aware of
any problems with CMITs accounting system.
"I've never had anybody complaining in the six months I've been
Eye on the ball
Please See CANTELON Page 16
John  DiPonio,   Livonia  senior,   Unas  up   a   shot  for  tha
Poor-A-Thon in Barnard Hall Sunday. This was ona of 100 games
played to raisa money to resurface* their pool tsbles.
Substance use down?
Officials say fewer
incidents do not
imply students are
not using drugs
BY WENDY GENZER
LIFE Staff Writer
The Office of Student Life only
handled 14 substance abuse cases
in 19S6, but CMU officials say that
doesn't mean students aren't
using drugs.
"I'm not naive enough to say
that's all that's happening —
those are just the ones we
handled," said Glenn Starner,
director of the Office of Student
Life.
Substance abuse cases involve
drugs other than alcohol, Starner
said, and only involve offenses on
campus.
Housing Director George
Jennings said he thinks
on-campus drug usage has
decreased in the last several
years. He attributes that trend to
drug education programs in the
residence halls.
"I think education haa definitely
had a positive effect," he said.
"Over the long haul — I've been
here about 20 years — IVe seen
usage go down, but I haven't
noticed a whole lot of change in
the last three or four years."
Marijuana is the most
frequently found illegal drug on
campus, said Capt. Ron Williams,
of the Department of Public
Safety.
'I'm not sure if it is the most
common drug, but it's the one we
see the most," he said.
And CMU Housing's policies for
residents that abuse marijuana
and other drugs are much stricter
than those at other universities,
Jennings said.
"Central's stance on marijuana
is different than most schools —
we like to talk about it, get to it
quickly, and have discipline," he
said. "If you allow usage you have
sales. Sales can lead to armed
robberies and other crimes."
If residents are suspected of
smoking marijuana, they may
have a conference with the
residence hall director and/or a
letter of reaffirmation. On the
second offense, students can be
.Student claims drug u?e^
in halls is not hard to hide
(Editor's note: The person in the following story is a CMU student
living  in   a   residence   hall.   Brie  is   not   his  real   name.)
BY WENDY GENZER
UFE Suff Wrner
' Eric seems to be a typical college student — he goes to class, eats
in his residence hall food commons, likes to go to parties and listens
to rock music
Last year he and three of his friends smoked about IV* pounds of
marijuana and used various hallucinogenic drugs while living on
campus.
He said he has been drinking since he was 11 years old, and first
tried acid when he was 12.
Since the school year began, he. has tripped on mescaline and
lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) more than 30 times, has shared
Please See ERIC Page 16
Board opts for downstate
meeting because of spring
break, prior commitments
BY MARY FRANCIS
LIFE Editor
referred to the Office of Student
Affairs, according to the Residence
Hall Handbook.
Starner said educating students
on the effects of alcohol and other
drugs is a good way to reduce the
chance of abuse.
"I don't think it should be a
punitive thing, necessarily. We
are trying to educate students to
make a responsible decision, not
punish   them    for   drinking,"
Starner said.
"I don't like punishment. I'm
more interested in correcting
behavior than punishing it."
Ross Rapaport, coordinator of
CMITs Alcohol Abuse Intervention and Prevention Program, said
he agreed Housing's education
efforts have helped the situation.
"(Housing    personnel     are)
Please See DRUGS Page 15
CMU's French film debut set to air locally
BY DAVE WASKIEW1CZ
LIFE Sutl Writer
CMU with a French accent will air on public television in
mid-March.
"Michigan Melody," a 90-minute French television movie featuring
the CMU campus and scenes in other northern Michigan locations,
will air locally March 15 at 9:10 p.m. on WCMU — channel 14.
Ed Meeks, 1954 CMU graduate and star of the movie, told Bill
Grigaliunas, director of Public Broadcasting, that Michigan Melody
got a good reception in France.
Grigaliunas said the movie has been sold to a number of stations in
countries throughout the world.
"CMU has a 5 percent interest in the sales of the film," said Russ
Herron, director of Media Relations. The amount CMU will earn is
unknown at this time, he added.
CMU co-produced the movie for the percentage, Herron said. The
University provided the actors and crew with housing, food and
transportation.
"Michigan Melody" is a light-hearted romantic comedy based on the
novel "Marrriage a la Carte" by French author, Jacqueline Monsigny.
Monsigny is Meeks' wife. The movie is based on his experiences at
CMU.
Meeks plays a fictional CMU professor who meets a young French
woman, played by actress Anne Canovas. The young woman mistakes
Meeks for a truck driver. Canovas is pursued by an unhappy lover and
convinces the trucker" to give her a ride, not suspecting he is a
university professor.
The comedy is set against the the backdrop of CMU. including.
Please See MOVIE Page 2
CMU's Board of Trustees will take its committee and general
meetings off campus to Dearborn Thursday and Friday.
Because the meeting is scheduled close to the campus shutdown for
spring break, and many trustees have commitments in the southeast
Michigan area, the meetings are scheduled at the Dearborn Inn, 20301
Oakwood Blvd.
The main reason is there are a variety of events affecting the
trustees in this area," Board Chairman Gordon Lambie said. "We only
do this if there's a reason."
For example — four of CMU's trustees plan to travel to Toledo
Friday to do their share in cheering on the men's basketball team in
the Mid-American Conference tournament. Trustees William
Odykirk, Mitch Kehetian, Raymond LaBounty and Lambie plan to
make the trip. Board Secretary Russ Herron said.
And being in Dearborn makes for less travel time — especially for
Lambie who lives in Dearborn Heights.
At least three trustees would not have been able to make the trip to
Mount Pleasant, as well, Lambie said. Kehetian, who also is president
of the Detroit Press Club, has to host the organization's Steakout
Thursday night in Detroit — so he would have had to miss on-campus
meetings.
Trustees Margaret Riecker and Alice Tomboulian already had
notified the board they would be unable to attend this meeting,
whether in Dearborn or Mount Pleasant.
Four trustees will attend the Press Club's Steakout, Kehetian said,
fhe Steakout involves "all the big politicians", he said, and that will
give trustees a chance to meet some of the "movers and shakers" in the
state.
And holding the meeting in the Detroit area gives some alumni a
chance to see CMU's governing board at work, Kehetian added.
Lambie agreed.
"It's nice people have a chance to drop in. I know there will be people
at thia meeting that wouldn't have been there if it were on campus,"
Lambie said.
Besides Lambie, Kehetian, LaBounty and Trustee Bemadine
Denning will have shorter drives to Dearborn. LaBounty is of
Ypsilanti, Denning is of Detroit and Kehetian of Allen Park.
Lambie said he is not worried moving the meeting will cut off
discussion from on-campus constituents. The agenda is "not too wild,"
he said.
The agenda includes reports concerning the University's computing
plan, a motion for a $3 million IBM mainframe and software purchase
and reports on a plan to refinance the University's debt that might
free up finances for a student recreation building.
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