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20 faculty
by BRYAN LAVIOLETTE
Uf e Su« Wnief
The UmVersity needs to reduce the percentage of
temporary faculty, and may have at least 20 new
faculty positions for fall semester.
Acting Provost Janice Reynolds told the Academic
Senate, Tuesday she has a goal of reducing the
number of temporary faculty — currently 20 percent
— by 20 people by next fall. At the same time, CMU
will need to hire at least 20 full-time equivalent
(FTEJ faculty members for the 1988-89 academic
year.
There is too high a percentage of students being
taught by temporary faculty," Reynolds said.
The Academic Planning Council sought a realistic
goal for reducing temporary faculty that could be
accomplished in one year, Reynolds said.
'I will be happy with a larger increase (in the
number of regular faculty!." Reynolds said.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to find
qualified people to teach, she said.
"We are finding a relatively small supply ofthe
type of faculty we want." Reynolds said. "We might
not make a big gain on this (this year)."
Reynolds said she is encouraging deans to
advertise open positions as early as possible.
"We need to work hard on successful recruitment." Reynolds said.
Please See FACULTY Page 14
Directing traffic
Mary Irvine, Mount Pleasant resident, helps Fancher Elementary School students and the Mount Pleasant Police Department trained her
cross High Street at Kinney Avenue Tuesday afternoon. She was hired by the city years ago. ;	
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Some hall residents unhappy with switch
by SALLY GIRARD
UK   SU'f VVr *,-■
Some Robinson Hall residents are prepared to
take, action because they are dissatisfied with
Housing's decision to change the all-male hall to
co-educational.
Mike Murphy. Student (Iovernment Association
representative, said he has received about 100
complaints concerning the switchover since the
decision was made public Sunday night.
The new housing arrangement would make
Robinson Hall mtil by suite and Wheeler Hall —
now all female - co-ed by floor because the number
of students returning to Wheeler a second year has
been extremely low. Some Wheeler residents said
Sunday they were happy with the change because it
will allow them to be more involved with the other in
the Towers Residence Hall Complex.
Most Robinson residents complained because with
the change, there would be no male residence halls
at the north end of campus. Murphy, Ypsiianti
. junior said.
Scott Walker. Robinson Hall Council treasurer, is
opposed to the change and said he and Murphy plan
to compare dropout rates among freshman of
all-male halls with those of co-ed halls.
"First, they an* taking away our home and second.
they are eliminating a choice. I plan on putting up a
little bit of a fight." Walker. Vicksburg sophomore,
said.
"There are many parents who feel their son or
daughter can't handle living in a co-ed hall," he said.
Robinson residents are not the only ones angry
about the change.
Calkins   Hall   Council   voted   21-1    Monday   to
Hall directors favor co-ed living
by SANDRA K. WHITE
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Although en-ed uca tion a I
living has its drawbacks.
Residence Hall Directors say
the good outweighs the had.
Robinson,   an   all-male  hall.
and Wheeler, an a 11-female
hall, will become co-ed fall
semester of 1988 —- joining the
nine other co-ed halls on
campus.
Housing Director (lecrge
Jennings said the two halls are
changing   in   order   to   meet
student's demands for co-ed
living and to stabilize the
turnover rate in Wheeler.
Larzelere Kill) Therese
Grant said she hopes Robinson
Hall's   change   will   stabilize
Please See CO-ED Page lb
support Murphy in trying to change the decision.
"What it's doing to north end is terrible. It's going
to tear Robinson apart," Calkins Hall Council
President Cheri Fitch, Pinnconing freshman, said.
Both Calkins and Trout halls, which are all
female are opposed to the change because it would
cause decreased programming in the halls. Murphy
said.
Murphy brought the issue to Tuesday's SGA
meeting. The board formed a committee to gather
more information and tabled discussion until the
committee has the facta. Murphy will chair the
committee.
Murphy spoke to Housing Director George
Jennings Tuesday about the change.
Jennings said he told Murphy. Robinson was the
most logical place to make the change because there
is already a closeness between Merrill and Sweeney
and Beddow and Thorpe halls, and a change there
would disrupt the balance.
Jennings said he was willing to consider a
different proposal if enough dissatifaction was
evident in Robinson. He suggested Murphy work
with Residence Hall Assembly to try to come up with
an alternative solution.
"It's slim, but it's still a possibility." Murphy said
of Jennings' comment-
It would lye helpful to take a vote of Robinson
residents planning to return in the fall, when the
new living arrangements would go into effect,
Jennings said.
INTEGRATING
the SEXES
■ The trend for the past 16 years h.i> L-.n
away from keeping the sexes apart, und tojv.-nJ
co-ed residence halls. Here's where CMU
stands before the next switch to mni,
scheduled   for   the   1988   school   year
All Co-ed All
female      by suite male
Beddow
Calkins
Woldt
Sweeney
Trout
Wheeler*
Co-ed
by wing
Barnard
Herng
l..»r/j!ere
Saxe
Lite
Troutman
Carey
Barnes   Inc
section)
Thorp-
I run a ■
Men,'I
i;..!>.n ., •,'
Co-ed
by floor
S'ltit)
!', i r 111 ■       i
Sljted lo go co ed —• RaLnrvm l-y -.a a-   ;'.>„.■- ■ - I , '
I First to go co-ed: Sa»e and H'-rnp,. IS1
I Latest to go co-ed: Carey. 1978
A-Senate approves
new probation level
by BRYAN LAVIOLETTE
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A resolution to raise
academic probation standard*
and give students more tune to
get off proli.it mn will gn into
ell'ect thi- fall
With the changes, approved
by the Academic Senate
Tuesday, students who are on
or below th<' minimum probation level will h.i\e to have a
higher grade jxunt average at
certain levels ol'-■ credit' hours
attempted or < credit l hours
earned, whichever is greater,"
to lie on probation, according to
the Oct. ;i(l minutes of the
Degrees. Admissions
Standards and Honors 'DASH'
Other A-Senate action f\«;o 16
Committee
Students below this
minimum, level are in danger of
lienig suspended by the University. A-Senate Chairman
Francis MoNon said in an
earlier interview
Although the policy is
stricter, students will have a
longer -.ieri<-d of time to get oil
probation, according to the
committee minutes
The      policy      also      gives
students   more  time  to get off
probation    by    increasing   the
numlier of credit   hour cat ego-
Please See SENATE Page 16
Presidential search begins new phase today
by MARK ALLEN
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and ROGER MORGENSTERN
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The Presidential Screening
Committee is scheduled to move to
the next phase in CMC's search
for a new president at its meeting
today
This phase involves getting the
pool of candidates to a managable
number so the committee can
start calling references.
Currently, there are -12 candidates. Committee Chairman
Donald Rertsch said
"I wouldn't want to make phone
calls 'for' any more than 15
'candidates i." Rertsch,
Counseling Center director, said.
He said he is hoping for alxiut
lf>. but the exact numlier depends
on committee discussion.
Through  last  week, committee
meinliers reviewed all but two
candidates submitted by the
Hoard of Trustees Search
Committee.
The proposed presidential
search timetable called for the
selection of about 15 candidates by
Nov. 15. but Rertsch. counseling
professor, said the process still is
on target.
He said he thinks the committee
will have six names to give to the
Board of Trustess at its Jan 29
meeting.
The timetable calls for the
names to be given to the Hoard by-
Jan. 1. but Bertsch said this is not
practical because ofthe holidays.
All 42 candidates for CMU's
top job possess doctorates
by ROGER MORGENSTERN
Iff tenor
Although it is not an application requirement, all 42
remaining candidates for
CMITs presidency possess a
doctoral degree.
This  semester  some  faculty
members have voiced displeasure because a doctoral degree
was not included among the
requirements of the position
advertised in the Chronicle of
Higher Education in
September.
Please See DOCTOR Page 16
"We will certainly ti\ to ke. |nm
track." Bertsch s.nd "I d-m I tlimk
we're ofT track at this point
"I imagine (('MI'S m M pn-i-
dent' would still start July I. be
added. "A month lure ■■! there
isn't going to make it oi laeak i*
The Board closed ii.iimiii i< t. -w-
for the position Nov '. \-.w\-. IIs
candidates
One     mini mee-     ria oa       ..  i
received   by    tbe   Board     ill. i    llu
deadline, but the let*, i  u..   .!at.«l
Nov.  4.   Bertsch  -aid   tb.it   [    :    ai
Will Ik" considered Ira   ■.   :• ■•! a!..: ■.
The Board S.-ar< I. I '.-rai- :• ■■<■
passed on 42 name- ■>) i .oaii! ,u ■-
tothe screening committee I: al-<«
classified lh        other. a ■-
non-candidates. Tin- -.n.riiin'
committee has reviewed ">s . t the
60 candidates reviewed h. the
Board. Rertsch said
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LIFE
Work wanted
Student seeks way to create
more jobs m area
Healthy advice
/Page 3
Feature has answers for
students' well being
/Page 6
Great outdoors
CMU TV station gets popular
hunting, fishingprogram
One more time
/Page 8
'Senior' football player has
one year of eligibility
/Page 10
WEATHER     BRIEFLY
Mostly cloudy today with
scattered snow and rain
showers. Highs near 40. Partly
cloudy tonight with lows in the
20s. Mostly cloudy Thursday
with a chance of mixed ram and
snow. Highs near 40.
Students enrolled  in a <.'/..-. .--
previously completed sbcuM hv
a Repeat Course Rc*nuf>t C?r.i
by Friday. The cards ar>> .i.-.ni
abte at the Registrar's Otbte
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