1986-01-27; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol. 69 No. 52
C1986 CM UFE
Mount Pleasant. Michigan 48859
14 Pages
Monday. January 27, 1986
Some committee members reveal discontent
by SHERRY YAEK
UFE Editor
Eight Presidential Search Committee members upset by a lack of
information about the selection process and worried by rumors signed
a letter Sunday addressed to the Board of Trustees
Having received no updates from trustees about the search's status.
the eight members wrote a letter detailing their fears and urging the
board to follow specific steps in hiring a replacement for Harold Abel
who resigned July 5.
Foremost, the letter calls for the board to "disclose fully information
about the finalists, so that the entire campus can become, properly,
partners in the search process " 'See the letter in its entirety on page
4)
Committee   member   Maria    Reiser,    Mount    Pleasant    graduate
FA, A-Senate
show concern
about search
student, signed the letter because she is "uncomfortable" with the lack
of information released by trustees.
"At this point the secrecy makes me uneasy it doesn't establish a
trust between the board and the faculty, students and all of campus."
Reiser said
Committee member Eric Johnson, history professor, said he believes
the board has had enough time to formally accept the five candidates
submitted by the screening committee in DccemUr Campus
constituents now must be informed of who the candidates are and
must l>e able to participate in the process, he said
"We're concerned about all the scary rumors that we hear and
that we have not been able to participate in the process of winnowing
down the list, if indeed any winnowing down has been done," Johnson
said
The committee, including four trustees, met with the full board for
10 minutes during a special meeting Dec. 14 to submit the candidates.
Since then trust**** have contacted few, if any. committ** members.
Committee Chairman Dennis Thavenet, who did not sign the letter,
said he does not know the board's stand and is disappointed the
committee and trustees have not met to discuss the candidates.
The committee's responsibilities, as set by the board, call for a "full
discussion" about the candidates with the trustees. Thavenet said.
"I have been chagrined that that has not happened,* said Thavenet.
who personally has written the board to remind them of the joint
meeting
In agreement with the letter, Thavenet said trustees should release
more information, specifically joint communiques so all reports are
consistent
"One of the greater problems is we just don't know. One has the
eSee "l>tt*r"—page 14
Singing sweethearts
by RANDY LOVELY
LIFE Managing Editor and
SHERRY YAEK
LIFE Editor
Two campus organizations have
compiled written expressions of
displeasure with the presidential
.*■< arch. \-ilh urging the Hoard of
Trustees In provide additional
information alxiut the proceeding*
At the reipie-t nf the Academic
*-.-r   •'■■    ■ *n ■     ',.   in)     ("'>.iir-
1 a,      ..i i-nt  a
letter to Trustee Chairman
Kayn.ond I„iB(iuntv because "the
campu-. community is l*ginrung
to feel frustrated Ucause of the
lack of direct word about the
s< .trill
Al-o. the Jan 21 i**uc of the
Facultv Association's Courier
contains a Jcr.gthv artii.li- entitled
-The CMC Hoard o! Trustee*
They Mas Not II. Muih. B-.it
1 hev're < lur *'" The art icle
expresses di-plea -:no .vith the
trustees' set rei \
Weaver. .1 —>. oil' proles ,,r ■■!
marketing and hospil ah I v
services admini-trat nui. -.ml her
1< ttr r. dated .(an    1 7. was  w ntti n
after the trustees met Jan 18
without releasing information
The letter was drafted after the
senate defeated a motion calling
for more information from the
trustees during its .Jan. 14
meeting
Senate meml«ers voted 2 I -11+ in
opposition to Roger Van Horn's
proposal asking the board to
reveal names of the five finalists
In the letter Weaver stated. "We
are fully aware that it is the
n-pon-il i'itv of the Hoard of
Trustees ■ s.Iect I he new pn
dent However, it is important in
an ej-.deavor of this magnitude
that the academic community feel
a sense of involvement in the
process At this time we feel a
sense of estrangement."
The Utter concludes. "We have
understood and respected the
need f..r confidentiality for the
caiiii id.ites lint now urge the h< hi d
to communicate to the senate and
the academic ((immunity the
statu- oft he search "
Weaver -aid Saturday she had
talked with I.aHounty hut
ri i ei veil "no oil uia I niiiinnrit
I.aHounty (old Weaver no inlor-
ISee "Reaction"—page 13
Not all candidates
contacted by board
by ItANDY LOVELY
LIKE Managing Kililor
111., pre-nlenti.il candidate may have l-in eliminated without
meeting any memhers ot tin- Board it Tru-ti e* .mil a -I'mnil ha- not
heeii (otit.uted hy llu  fsiard
Hubert l.meherry. dean of Lib. -ral Arts .it the I'ruvcr-itv of K,ni-.i-.
would not s.iv w hen hi was |.|s| i ont.u ti d in I egard to the presidential
seari h
laiu-herrv. referring further questions to Dennis Thavenet.
presidential -r.inh committee chairman, si;,) "You should ask
i|Uest|nn~ ot the people up there rather than ot people in Kails.i~ who
aren't as hkelv  to In- informed
lhavenet said at I.m-I one ol the tive candidate.* presented !•• the
hoard was nut seen hv any hoard inr!:i!»-r- during the initial screening
• if nine candidate-
"Some of the five were not seen hv anv ot the fmard mi-mhers w hen
we had them oil campus" Thavenet -aid
Ihree ot tfie !.mr trustees serving on tin- -r.irili committee
confirmed they   had nut  met larii ln-rrv
Trustee Margaret Ann Hucker. who wa* out ot the count rv during
interviews, also did tint meet I.incl-erry
Trustee Mitih Kehetian said. "I did not  meet  l.mcherrx " Trustee
(jordon   I.amhie   would   not   comment   to  the   ijaestion   and   Trustee
Rachael   Moreno  said    "I   did  not  meet  either  Mr    I.ineherry   or  Mr
Slavir: " _,       _».,. .• .,
♦ See   Elimination —page i
The Jeff Foote Singers. Teri Hansen. Mount Pleasant senior
soprano. Becky Smith. Muskegon  senior soprano and Tracee
Cm Ittt   B*tif at~ar
Behnke. Durand junior alto, contributed their 1920s trio music
to Puttin' on the Ritr Friday night
Power outage darkens south campus
l>v BRYAN I.WIOLEI'I'E
LIFE Staff Writer
Students in two ri -id.-iui hall
quad- and o:.e apartment complex
were without po'.v. i  t.,r ta-.ir!v ri' .
hours   S.ituni.iv    iu»hl   and   r.irh
Sundav   moTliing
Poll er      was      Ir-lnrol      to      t he
Wuhit -Kmmi.ris S.ni   Herrig    and
Bed do w -Thorpe- Merril I -Sweeney
((ii.id-.   Wa-hington   Apartment *,
tfu-  Public   Broadcasting  building
,i m       Sundav       Karl     Mormw.     pump- In th tailed mely   high   amount   o|   ram     The
direitorot  Phv-ual i'|.,nt  utilities          '1'hree    parts    in    the    electrical pumps    were     working     properly
and   building    m.iinten.irue,    -.nil     vault were damagi d arid had to l>e when checked
il   afi-i-it   .">  (■">   pm      repined   Moriovv -.ml he doe* not Residents      of      other      halls
know how muih these parts cost reported   short, temporary  power
Morrow s.nd a temporary pump shortages
was m-tal!ed until the pumps can "I    think    it    blinked    all    over
he fixed permanently  this week campus."  Morrow   -.ml    "Anytime
The pumps were checked at (he you take a surge on a system, it's
beginning  of   (he  year  as   part   of going    to    cause    some    kind    of
power   went
Sat urd.iv
llii.m-i tin- I'owerhouse arid
I'uhlu H I u.idi a-t ing buildings
both have b.u k up generators, she
tower wa- not alleited by the
-Litag
I'.il.t^e *" r^ioiiioa,   oi    tin     >i ,ij    ,171   ^..11 1    01 a^niiia;     10     - .1 si ->«       .-01111-
Morrow s.ud the outage resulted Physical   Plant's  regular  mainte- upsetting." Morrow said
•rorii  an  irarea-ed  water level  in nance  Morrow said they were also About      12      Physical      Plant
an electrical vault outside Merrill checked   again   in   (h'tolrer   when employees were called in to fix the
»See "Power"—page 12
News Brief
Tickets are slill available for the les Ballets Jazz de Montreal
performance today alSpm at Warriner Box Office Tickets are
$H for non-students and $6 for students and senior citizens
Weather
Continued wmdy and cold
Mondav with snow showers
likely. Highs 10 to 15 Cold
with good chance of snow
showers Monday night
He sun* to look for the
"Weekend in Mount Pleasant"
clues located in various advertisements in today's CM
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CMU ranks sixth in loan defaults
by LINDA A. DKA.IIN
LIFE Copy Editor
Central is ranked sixth of 12 Michigan colleges .mi! universities in
defaults on federal student loans
CMI"* total default rate on National Direct Student Ixians is 11 *>
percent, according to the most recent calculation. .June 30. 19M
The total default rate is calculated hy dividing the amount of money
in the loan repayment status which is not I ting repaid as of June 301
by the total amount of loan dollars in the repayment status, Financial
Aids Director Roliert Walling said
I/i.in- in repayment are defined as those for which the six-month-
afier-graduadon grace period has been exhausted Former students
are notified when (he loan repayment status Ix-gins
"The actual time there (before repayment statu* begins i is a little
longer than six months because there's a certain number of dav* m
which the students are contacted about repaying." Walling said
He added if a school has experienced difficulties in loan collecting.
(he institution can give the government those loans to collect Total
default rates include amounts of loans appropriated to the govern
ment
"In the past, the amount of those loans (appropriated loans 1 wasn't
included, so there's a different rate," Walling said
When appropriated loans are subtracted from the total number of
defaults. CMC's rate is 9 2 percent. Walling said This rate is
tabulated using the June 1984 figures showing 1,773 CMU students
defaulted on $l,5h.1,51h of the $17,227,518 in loans in repayment.
The number of lower-income students affects the default role.
Walling said Institutions with a higher number of low-income
students seem to have higher default rates, he added
Walling said figures from the Federal Department of Education
showed Michigan Technological University had the lowest default rate
'2 5 percent 1 in the state
Other schools listed in the report were Lake Superior State College
(at *; "j percent). University of Michigan 18 Hi. Michigan State
University i9>. Northern Michigan University (11.4), CMU (11.5'.
Ferns Sta(e College! 12 51, Eastern Michigan University (12 9 J, Grand
Valley State College (20 3). Oakland University (25 8), Wayne State
University <26 5) and Saginaw Valley State College (33)