1987-11-09; Central Michigan Life

              Central
MONDAY
November 9. 1987
"VOLUME 71. NUMBER 30
MOUNT PLEASANT. Ml 48859
O 1987 CM LIFE
14 PAGES
Trustee: More students
is a good sign for CMU
by MARK ALLEN
"UFE Managmg Fdtor
;«nd ROGER MORGENSTERN
•LIFE Editor
CMUs high enrollment should not be seen as
■negative, but as something on which the University
; should try to capitalize, a Board of Trustees member
said Friday.
;    Trustee William Odykirk said CMITs first fall
-enrollment topping 17,000 is a positive sign that
incoming students perceive CMU as a safe campus
in a good part of the state.
"We perceive ourselves to be an emerging
.university, which we are not. We are a major
'university. I would hope we look into the mechanics
to see if there is a way we can meet growth rather
than restrain it. We're damn good."
"Is there a way that we can positively approach
this thing? The campus is sound, shouldn't we take a
look at the potential of positive growth?" Odykirk
asked after the meeting.
Odykirk suggested that since CMU is in the
process of constructing several academic buildings
and planning others, this might be the time to
expand the enrollment. The purse strings in
Lansing must be considered, however.
"The space will be there, but we also need some
dollars to chase it." Odykirk said.
Jerry Tubbs, vice president for Business and
Finance, agreed, saying CMU might dig itself a deep
hole if it decides to raise enrollment significantly
without the guarantee of more state appropriations.
If appropriations do not increase and enrollment
does, "The dollars, in effect, keep getting less,"
Tubbs said.
"There just are too many things to be done to move
on without adequate funding." he added.
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Board closes applications
for presidential selection
by MARK ALLEN
Lift  Mjnjy.rxj E d.tor
Time ran out Friday to apply
for the CMU presidency.
Except, that is. for "outstanding
candidates."
The Hoard of Trusters established Friday as the final day
applications were accepted for
■CMU's next president
* Until then, the search had no
closing date for applications.
The Hoard included a provision
allowing the Hoard Search
Committee to submit names after
the cutoff date to the Presidential
Screening Committee The late
applicants would have to be
considered "outstanding."
The Hoard still will consider
candidates who have been
nominated hut have not yet
completed their applications.
"If they have taken an initial
step of interest in the presidency
we will allow them to complete
their dossier." said Rachael
Moreno. Hoard Search Committee
chairwoman.
The Hoard Search Committee is
responsible for the initial
screening of nominees. It is the
Screening Committee's job to
reduce the numlier of candidates
to six bv early next vear.
The proposed presidential
search timetable calls for the
Screening Committee to narrow
the pool of candidates to about 15
by Nov. 15.
The Board of Trustees is
scheduled to select one of the six
finalists by March 7.
Screening Committee
Chairman Donald Bertsch said
the cutofT date is necessary to
establish what the pool of candidates is like. He said it is not
necessary to wait several more
weeks to post a cutofT date and
give potential applicants more
time lo respond.
"The sooner you have it the
sooner you know where you
stand," he said. "It's hard to
analyze candidates if you don't
know what your pool is."
Although the number of new-
nominations has dwindled, the
Hoard received some as late as
Oct. 30, said Bertsch. Counseling
Center director.
Bertsch said he has not heard
from 33 nominees who were sent
letters notifying them of their
nominations He said he is
sending letters to the 33
nominees.
Bertsch said the almost two
months that transpired since the
job  was  first   announced   in  the
Chronicle of Higher Education is
plenty of time to apply.
"That's a long time. I think
we've given everyone the option,"
he said.
Trustee Ray I-aBounty said it's
inconceivable that possible candidates have not had enough time to
consider applying.
Bertsch said the "outstanding
candidate" clause gives the Board
the right to consider late
nominees. But the candidates
would still go through the regular
screening process by the
Screening Committee, he said.
The chance of a candidate
outstanding enough to be considered late is "almost infinitesimal,"
Bertsch said.
"It's just n matter of logistics,"
Moreno said. "I think those individuals who are interested in being
president at Central Michigan
have applied."
As of Nov. 5, 115 people have
been nominated for the position of
CMU president. Bertsch said. Of
those, 22 declined the nomination,
t>0 accepted and 33 have not
responded The Board has
reviewed all 60 applicants who
have accepted. As of Nov. 5, the
Hoard had rejected 17 candidates.
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Fraternity clean-up
CMUWMlmmrm
Alpha Kappa Psi pledge Sonja Higgins, Lake Village      fundraiser Saturday afternoon. The donations will be
senior, was selected to hold signs for the car wash      used to help purchase a house.
Police seek warrant
for stabbing suspect
Mount Pleasant police are seeking a warrant for a man who
allegedly stabbed another man during a fight Saturday at Taco
Bell. 1143 S Mission
City police would not release the names of the victim or the
suspect pending arraignment today. Police did say the victim was a
Northwood Institute student, and the suspect was lodged at the
Isabella County Jail in connection with felonius assault charges.
A spokeswoman said Sunday the victim was treated and released
from Central Michigan Community Hospital and the incident still
is under investigation.
The spokeswoman said officers wen* called to the scene to
disperse a fight. When they arrived they found the victim had been
stabbed, she said.
Merrill senior to graduate with top honor
Valedictorian says
not skipping was
key to his success
by KATHY PETERSEN
I ir\   r..".v. Kltor	
Not skipping classes has paid
off for the December 1987 valedictorian
Donald Nohel. Merrill senior,
said a lot of students are as
intelligent or more intelligent
than he is. but he worked hard to
earn a 3 94 grade point average
and top honors in his class.
"It makes it much more difficult
if you miss classes." Nohel said
He said it is especially easy to
miss University Program classes
because they seem unimportant,
but that is a misconception. Nohel
said he has used things he learned
in UP classes in conversation with
colleagues in his student teaching
position at Swan Valley High
School, near Saginaw.
"It's amazing how when you get
out  iof collegei some  things will
come back," Nohel said  "It doesn't
hurt to have the knowledge "
Nohel will graduate in
DecemlHT with a bachelor of
science degree in education, an
industrial education major and a
physical education minor He is
student teaching this semester
The December salutatori.m also
is student teaching this semester
Ross Riker. Alma senior, is
teaching health and working in
the media center at KBW Middle
School in St  Johns
Kiker graduates with a bachelor
of science degree in education and
a 3 !)3 gpa He majored in school
health education and minorcd in
1111r.ir> media.
Similarities between the
valedictorian and salutatorian do
not end with student teaching,
either Both nun started at different schools and transferred to
CMU
Riker finished one term at
Michigan State University.
ilropjH-d mil. then went hack for
part of a term He also attended
Western Michigan University for
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Police arrest 2 men Saturday i  1
for possible use of cocaine     Physical Plant official accepts position at Iowa
by WENDY GENZER
t If- F   Sl.i'l W U-r
Two men were arrested
outside a Mount Pleasant bar
Saturday after a police officer
observed them using what he
suspected to be cocaine, according
to a Mount Pleaxant Police
spokeswoman
The spokeswoman said the men
were  arrested  in  the Main  Bar
parking lot. 807 S. Mission, at 2:19
am. after an officer observed the
two men leaving the establishment.
The spokeswoman would not
identify the men pending the
issuance of warrants, but said
they were Mount Pleasant men.
aged 27 and 28.
The   spokeswoman   said   both
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by LAURA PHILUPS
!. '*-{■   c,;.if< W !e*
After 16 years at CMU. Jon
MacI>eod says he is ready for a
new challenge.
Macl-eod. assistant vice president for Plant Management at
Physical   Plant,   has   accepted   a
position at the University of Iowa life goals Since then. I've Int-n
He will takeover as the director of reading Ixroks and listening to
Engineering    and    Plant    Opera-    tapes about it." he said.
"I set a new goal of having more
experiences, and a career goal of
specializing in engineering and
construction," he added.
Macl-eod was a plant engineer
with    Dow   Chemical,    hased    in
lions.
His last day at CMU is D»*c 4 —
a Friday - and he reports for duty
in Iowa City Monday.
■|"m leaving because about a
year ago. I attended a seminar on
Midland, for four years In-fore
coming to CMU in 1971 as the
director of Physical Plant Operations. He was promoted to his
current |xisition in I97H
He has s»i-n the campus change
a lot in Hi years.
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Ir Uge «$    performs Sunday
Even keel
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CMU   looks   to   speed   up
off-campus dialing
Itmamatmaf*. C   Football   team   hits     500/BMMA ja
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WEATHER     BRIEFLY
Partly sunny today with possible
flurries. Highs will be m the
30*s. Partly cloudy tonight with a
chance of flurries. Lows in the
upper teens to mid 20s Partly
sunny Tuesday with highs in the
mid to upper 30s.
The CMU Music department
faculty woodwind quintet recital
performs Tuesday at 8 p.m. in
Warriner Auditorium. Admission
is free.