1987-02-04; Central Michigan Life

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may sway '87-'88 tuition
Blanchard softens stance;
credit-hour cost may rise
BY WAYNE KAMIDOI
LlfE Manafrng Edrtor        *
The decision to hike the price of education at
CMU in the fall lies in the hands of Lansing
legislators, University administrators say.
With Gov. James Blanchard softening his stance
on tuition increases, many of the states 15 colleges
and universities have indicated they will boost
credit-hour costs in 1987-88.
.President Arthur Ellis said Monday it's too early
to tell if Central will up tuition.
He added projections cannot be made until the
House of Kepi-esentatives and Senate finalize tbe
budget, sometime in the next two-to-three months.
But a Board of Trustees' member said students
should "get ready for the shock," if the good cards
don't fall Central's way.
Blanchards recently unveiled 1988 fiscal-year
budget recommends spending $1.02 billion for
higher education, including an across-the-board
increase based on the inflation rate.
Also, the state would distribute $15 million among
the colleges and universities according to a yet-to-
bc-determined funding formula.
CMU officials, along with a Senate sub-committee
on higher education, support the formula, said
Richard Miller, executive assistant to the president
for governmental relations.
But   some   state   House   representatives   have
criticized Blanchanfs plan. The opponents favor the
traditional across-the-board funding increase.
"I do not think the Legislature is going to pass the
governor's proposal," MiUer said. "The formula was
dead before it was announced."
Added Ellis: "If we're going to move to a formula,
it will not come easy and it will not come fast. It's not
an easy question to answer. I welcome the governor's proposal."
If Legislature nixes Blanchards plan and opts for
a blanket allocation. Miller said Central would be
hard pressed to hold tuition.
The University raised tuition 4.1 percent this
year, upping the undergraduate credit-hour rate to
$49 — $2 more than the two previous .school years.
Tuition has always been low, because the Board
of Trustees want to keep it low," Miller said.
~tt wa don't gat help
horn the state, you'ra
liable to see a phenomenal increase."
— William Odykirk,
Board of Trustees' member
Attorneys claim
letter proves
Cantelon knew
of investigation
BY MARY FRANCIS
LIFE Editor
and PAT HOUSLEY
LIFE Staff Writer	
University attorneys claimed
Tuesday a letter from former
Provost John Cantelon to a CMU
official proves Cantelon knew his
travel expenses were being investigated.
Robert M. Vercruysse. a
CMU-hired Detroit labor
attorney, said a letter dated Oct.
21 from Cantelon to Associate Vice
Provost David Murphy verifies
Cantelon knew the University
was investigating hia travel
expenses, prior to a Doc. 15
meeting between the attorneys
and Cantelon.
"The letter indicates Cantelon
knew the trip was for the investigation." Vercruysse said about the
Inter CM LIFE received from
CMU through a Freedom of Information request.
Cantelon said Tuesday he did
not know his past travel expenses
were being investigated prior to a
telephone conversation with
Vercruysse a few days before the
Dec   15 visit.
That's preposterous," he said,
saying he thought the attorneys
were referring to a travel expense
matter Cantelon asked CMU to
look into shortly after he resigned
as provost and moved to Oregon.
Cantelon al>o said because .in
audit had ln-en done on all University   officials  "about   IS   months'
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Pre-law lineup
Phi Alpha Delta law
fraternity international
chartered a pre-law chapter
at CMU Monday night.
PAD Representative Eric
Hutson. in robe left,
officially inducts members
and officers.
Officers for the PAD
chapter include President
Jeff Short. Montrose sanlor,
left;   Vice  President  Cindy
Irish. Burt sophomore;
Secretary Jennifer Knieper,
Mount Clemens sophomore; and Treasurer
Andrew Shubel, Gaines
freshman.
Short said the fraternity
is open to all students at
CMU interested in law.
There are currently 22
members, he said. PAD'S
next meeting is Feb. 24.
CM lart/Amtwemr Stermmten
Ex-provost may have billed
CMU double for expenses
BY MARY FRANCIS
UFEEdto* •
CMU may have paid twice for some of former Provost John
Cantelon's travel expenses — once to a University credit card and
once to Cantelon himself.
* Jerry Tubbs. vice president for Business and Finance, said it
appears some of Cantelon's 1984 records indicate double payments
— to MasterCard and to the employee travel expense voucher.
"It looks to me like the University paid it twice," he said.
Tubbs Mid the University is researching records from 1984, 1$85
and 1986 to determine whether Cantelon paid back any of the
discrepant amounta.
■   "It appears on a quick view there's no payback," Tubbs said
Tuesday.
Cantelon. however, denied double payments were made.
"1 categorically deny any double payments," he said Tuesday,
adding he thinks CMU is on a "fishing expedition."
They're finding it is not as bad as they thought it was," he said.
"It's a fruitless adventure and they're trying anything to prove their
case."
The University pays the amount listed on the travel vouchers
either to the employee or into the employee's travel .advance
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Police say city's crime-rise
numbers distort true picture
BY BETH MENGE
LIFE News Fd.tor
and WENDY GENZER
Lif E Stiff Wnter
Criminal complaints rose 32 percent last year compared to the
same period in 1985, the latest Mount Pleasant City Police statistics
indicate.
CRIME ON THE HS
c
tat:
County's Count Up
The numbers may look
alarming, but police officials say
the local crime statistics don't tell
the whole story.
"Crime statistics are up for the
whole year," Officer Robert
McDonald said. "I have no idea
why. You can't forecast when
people will commit a crime, or
why."
Police Chief Martin Trombley said criminal activity  is up from
previous years. But, he said, the numbers are misleading.
Total activity is up. That's significant, but it's distorted if you don't
look at it analytically," he said. '
For instance, one  homicide was reported  in   1986,  which  is an
increase since 1985, Trombley said.
"Does that mean wc have a 100 percent increase? Indeed, it does.
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What's up
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"I would say sticking with past policy the Board
wants to keep tuition rates low and keep them at thia'
absolute minimum." '.
Board member William Odykirk said Tuesday the.'
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Faculty queries
prompt probe
of PBS policy,
programming
BY FONTELLA WHITE
and MARK ALLEN
LIFE Assistant News Editors	
Faculty concerns about Public
Television programming
prompted the formation of an
Academic Senate advisory
committee.
Delbert Ringquist, political
science department chairman,
said because the station is
operated through the University,
its recent trend of not airing
minority-related programs is
disturbing.
Ringquist, associate professor of
political science, and John Dinse,
associate professor of political
science, submitted a letter Jan. 23
to Barbara Dixon, A-Senate chairwoman, requesting she establish
an advisory committee for CMU
Public Television.
.Dixon asked for volunteers for
the advisory committee at
Tuesday's A-Senate meeting.
She said the committee's role
will be strictly advisory and public
television will retain control over
what is shown.
The interest of the Academic
Senate is simply advisory — that's
it." she said.
The station recently decided
against purchasing Eyes on the
Prize, a series about the civil
rights movement.
Pinky Wassenberg, assistant
professor of political science, was
selected to instruct a Continuing
Education telecourse based on the
series. However the course was
dropped when CMU Public Televi-.
sion decided not to air the series.-
Eyes on the Prize includes six.
80-minute episodes covering the
civil rights struggle between 1954
and 1965.
Was.senberg said Public Television  officials originally told her
the   series   wasn't   purchased
because it was too expensive, but.
later they told her the station was •
concerned about  having to ofTer.
equal time to an opposing view.
The station really just decided ■
to act like a commercial station. ■
They want to avoid anything-
controversial and just do the birds*
and bunny stuff." Wassenberg
said.
Wassenberg said she would be
less cynical if Eyes on the Prize
was the only minority film public
broadcasting decided against
airing.
I-ast   year.   Public   Television
decided    against    airing    The
Africans,    a    series    on    anti-
colonialism.
However, the station aired the
program after faculty members
exerted pressure and threatened
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