1987-11-16; Central Michigan Life

              Central
Michigan
MONDAY
November 16. 1987
Robinson, Wheeler halls to go co-ed
by SANDRA K. WHITE
UFE Sljff Wrier	
Co-educal ional campus
housing is increasing at Central.
as Wheeler anil Kohuison halls
change status this fall.
Kohinson Hall. which is all men.
will he co-ed hy suite Whi-eler
Unll, which is all women, will lie
co-ed   hy   floor.   Hunting   Director    hall
(Jcorge Jennings s.ud
He said the low numlier of
-Indents staving in Wheeler and
the lack of accommodation for
students interested in living in a
co-ed environment prompted
Housing officials to make the
ihangcs. wlui'li residents were
informed ol' Sunday night
This s«-.ir there arc nine in i-t\
llarnard.  Hariies. Carev.
CoM). Hcrrig. Var/elcre. Save.
Tate and Troutman
Heddow. Calkins. Sweeney.
Ttout and Woldt will !»■ the only
all-female hails at the start of I lull I.**-.s tall M'mi'Mcr F.nnni.iis.
Merrill and Thorpe halls will U-
the only all-male halls
AlK.ut *►!> percent of Wheeler
le-idi-Iits illiHi-r to live in a
different   hall   at   the  end  of each
Views differ among residents;
women like it, men not so sure
by SANDRA K. WHITE
LIFE Stall Wi.ter	
The Wheeler and Robinson
hall cafeterias fell silent as
residents wen* informed their
homes were going
coeducational in the full.
Rut after the* initial shock,
many-of the 425 residents in
Wheeler greeted the news with
u smile, while some of the 360
Kohinson dwellers had frowns.
Residence hall directors
informed the occupants Sunday
night that l>oth halls were
becoming co-ed starting fall
semester 19M8.
Wheeler, which is all female,
will lie co-ed by floor, while
Robinson, which is all male,
will be co-ed by suite.
(Irani Skomski. north
quadrant complex manager,
said students in Robinson who
have nn interest in remaining
in the same suite, but only have
one occupant, may Ik.* asked to
relocate to another room.
Another efleet will be on
resident    assistant    hiring.
Please See REACT Pago 2
school year. Jennings said
"We would like to change that to
alxnit .">(> percent i retention ratel
with the re.-t < orwsting of upperc-
l.i»mcn." Jennings said
Ann Hoffman. Wheeler
Residence Hall Director, said a
lack of role models for freshmen
also is a problem in her hall
With only I percent of the
women choosing to stay in
Wheeler at the end of the school
\e.ir. Hoffman s.nd role models
were not av.nl.iblc to help
liesbinen adjust to college life.
Wheeler, which is surrounded
hy three co ed halls in the Towers
Residence Hall Complex. is
somewhat omitted from other
halls' s.Hial activities. Hoffman
said
She said Wheeler has not l>cen
excluded from acln ittes. but is "on
the outside looking ill
She thinks becoming co -ed will
mike it easier for residents to get
involved in other hall's social
acti\ itics Ix-cause all will In- co-ed.
"Ileing .social and l>eing active
will help in the freshman transition-
Changes Wheeler Hall will face
to accommodate the living alteration are minor.
"Some of the normal upkeep of
the hall will be changed, (for
instance' some of the graphics on
the wall are pink," Hoffman said.
The selection of hall council
members will occur two or three
weeks into the 198.S fall semester,
instead of in the spring.
Recoming co-ed also will affect
the type of programs Wheeler will
sponsor by enabling it to do more
things with Cobb, which also *s
co-ed by floor, HofTman said.
"Wheeler was kind of alienated
- we wanted to kind of balance
that quad." said Grant Skomski.
north quadrant complex manager.
"It was just harder operationally
for an all-female hall in a co-ed
environment."
Towers Complex Manager I.ynn
Riker said she thinks becoming
co-ed will lienefit Robinson and
Wheeler by giving men and
women a more "accurate perception of each other."
Hoffman said she hopes
In-coming co-ed will help eliminate
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LIFE
Notebook
BSa^SEB-Ml
Going Co-ed
■ WHit's cK*ngtng Ro£>'r>*3<\ »n
t". mj> ha'i. •<, goirvg co fd by vuttes
a-vJ W*«*ei'er. .>-> jii lemji« hall. ,\
(.-xr-if coed try door J
I WKin'i th* twitch: Fjll
%**nrjter 1988
■ How «rl> room draw bo donor-
mined for irVheeief. studenlj wujtmg
to remain in tne v>m« room neit rear
c ji. unies*. tXit floor it, des.gaated all
ma'e for Rof.nson, c*virx:r5, at Jjim
lor uriij orve studrnt nailing to return
Trie more return.ng. the better th*
chances
the misconception that women are
"open prey."
Housing staff members have
Iteen discussing plans to construct
more co-ed facilities to oblige
students' requests for more than
two years. Jennings said.
A proposal was then drawn up
and presented to Jean Lindley,
assistant vice president for
Residence and Auxiliary Services,
James I.   Hill, vice president  for
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Cheers
Official proposes
reorganization of
three CMU offices
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Long-term bargaining goals
and consolidation of some health
plans may be thi* outcome of
proposed changes in University
personnel offices.
Kd (Irant, interim vice president for Administrative Affairs,
said he has devised a reorganization plan that puts three
personnel offices under one
person The affected offices arc-
Academic Administration. Human
Resources and Faculty Contractual Relations
"What we're trying to achieve is
a Ivettcr coordination of personnel
offices." (Irant said
l-ong-term bargaining goals can
be set with the changes and (Irant
said it may mean consolidation of
health   plans one   of  his   "pet
projects."
He said now the many different
plans present administrative difficulties
(Irani was appointed to his
position at the July 24 Hoard of
Trustees meeting when President
Arthur Kills advised a fourth vice
president   [Misition   Im-   created   to
help with some major projects,
including this one
While the change should otTer
Ivcttcr coordination and a single
negotiating philosophy behind
faculty and staff contracts, (.rant
said agreements still will be
individualized.
"It doesn't necessarily mean all
the contracts will l*e the same." he
said
Tbe changes do not need Hoard
of Trustee approval, but they
create some new positions that the
Hoard has to approve, he said.
The position the Hoard will
examine at its Decemlier mifting
is assistant vice president for
Personnel and Kmployee
Relations, (irant said he is
proposing R William Dunham,
associate vice provost for Faculty
Contractual Relations, fill that
spot
Dunham would have three
offices under him and would
report to (irant. One of the offices
is Faculty Personnel Administration, now under the direction of
Jon Harrow, assistant vice
provost      That    office    now    is
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Nov 1(1 meeting, to conduct the freshman, hope to work out all of
survey as ,. service to students t he details ol the project at today's
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Inside
LIFE
Making the grade
Tied up
A Senate to discuss academic
probation policy
/Page 3
Knee slappers
Chippewas. Rockets t>3ttie to
17-17 deadlock
Free gift
/Page 10
WEATHER     BRIEFLY
Comedy show gives fans
plenty of laughs
/Page 8
Lucky draw gives spikers
post-season berth
/Page 10
Mostly cloudy and mild today
with htghs near 60. Breezy and
mild tonight with showers likely.
Lows near 50. Continued mild
Tuesday with periods of showers
and highs near 60.
The fifth-annual Pottery and
Fiber Sale will be in the Creative
Arts Gallery of the Bovee University Center today through
Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m.