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Western weekend stays under control
BY BRYAN LAVtOLETTE
Llf E Staff Wnter
The big party that never really happened.
That's the way many will remember Western weekend '86.
Martin Trombley, Mount Pleasant City Police Chief, aaid he waa
pleased with the way students handled themselves over the weekend,
and emphasized how leadership played an important role.
"We were satisfied," Trombley said Sunday.
Police   arrested   eight  persons, ■
including  five   CMU  students,   ■ More        on        Western
according to a Mount Pleasant City  weekend/Pages 8 and 9
Police   Department   release   and   m*mmrmw*m**mmmnm*mammaaaMaaaaam
Isabella County Prosecutor Joseph Barberi.    Of the eight arrested,
seven were lodged in Isabella County Jail, the release stated.
Police also issued 37 citations, the release stated.
Trombley thanked owners and managers bf apartment complexes,
and fraternities and sororities for keeping this year's party after the
CMU-WMU football game under control.
Some apartment complex managers provided security at their
establishments. For example, guards were stationed at the entrance of
Forum Apartments, 950 Appian Way.
Management at Edgewood Apartments, 712 Edgewood, distributed
a memo to residents, urging them to limit the number of guests. The
complex also was part of the temporary restraining order that
discouraged parties on Main Street and in the Edgewood area.
Fraternities and sororities scheduled small closed parties to help
control crowds, Trombley said.
Those are the two things (support from apartment complex
managers and Greeks) that realy helped us a lot," Trombley said.
Trombley said 50 to 60 officers from the Isabella County SheriiTs
Department, CMU Department of Public Safety, Midland County
SheriiTs   and   City   Police   departments,   Clare   County   SheriiTs
Please See WEEKEND Page 14
An officer escorts a handcuffed subject from the Cherry Street
area toward the Mount Pleasant/Isabella County tactical van
Saturday night.
Jurors set to deliberate in McCord trial
BY PAT HOUSLEY
and MARC1A McDONALD
LIFE Staff Writers	
Jurors begin deliberation
today in the second-degree
murder trial of a Mount Pleasant
man.
Michael R. McCord, 19, is
charged with second-degree
murder in connection with the
April 19 stabbing death of Scott
Allen, a Michigan State University student, at Chipp-A-Wat«r
Park. McCord also is charged with
assault with intent to commit
murder in the stabbing of Scott's
brother, Craig Allen, Iron
Mountain junior, the same
evening.
Judge Paul O'Connell of
Isabella County 21st Circuit
Court, instructed jurors Friday
that sympathy and prejudice must
not influence their decision. He
told them to weigh all the
evidence and testimony.
A verdict in a criminal case
must be unanimous, O'Connell
said.
"The person accused is
presumed innocent. Each and
every one of you must be satisfied
beyond a reasonable doubt," he
said.
In his closing arguments
Friday, Isabella County Prosecutor Joseph Barberi recounted
the testimony of witnesses that he
said proves the only "correct
verdict" in the trial can be
second-degree murder and assault
with intent to commit murder.
"It's tragic that he's done what
the evidence says he's done —
tragic for him and his family. But,
oh, the a\llen family — that is the
tragedy," Barberi told jurors.
He said the defense attorneys
used a "shifting sand* defense,
changing arguments depending
upon whether they were trying to
show   someone   else   could   have
been responsible, or whether the
act was done in self-defense.
Although McCord claims he
committed the act in self-defense,
Barberi said the evidence points
blame back to McCord.
"What have you heard that
could possibly justify the murder?
Michael McCord's story of self
defense was a tremendous
falsity," he said.
Barberi said police vigorously
investigated the case, and the
evidence and testimony shows the
only peacemaker at the park that
evening was Scott Allen.
Witnesses   testified   they   saw -
Scott Allen try to break up a fight
between two other Mount
Pleasant residents earlier that
evening.
Other witnesses said McCord
tried to stop that same fight.
Regarding the charge of assault
with intent to commit murder of
Craig Allen, Barberi reminded the
jury Hjiat pathologist Wemer Spitz
testified Craig's leg wound was
quite close to two main arteries.
"Inches do make a difference,"
Barberi said. He also said that
McCord testified, "I had the same
feelings against both of them."
"It just as well could have been
Roase See McCORD Page 2
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'Swimming
upstream'
CMU minority enrollment dips,
despite efforts to get greater mix
BY AGATHA SYTEK
LIFE Staff Writer	
Geographic conditions leave CMU recruiters
"swimming upstream" as minority enrollment
dropped again this year.
Almost 800 students more than projected enrolled
at CMU this year, but minority representation has
dropped from last year's 3.40 percent to 3.15 percent
of the total student body.
The University has a unique geographical
problem, Director of Admissions Mike Owens said.
EfTorts to achieve a greater mix of students leaves
CMU "swimming upstream," Owens said.
CMU, because of its relatively isolated location,
attracts students from remote northeast Michigan
areas. It is difficult to attract students from
southeast Michigan, where the culture mix is
greatest, he said.
"Once those students see how isolated the campus
is they realize how difficult it would be to adjust to
the smaller surroundings," Owens said. "All of us
are more comfortable with what we're used to."
In addition, a large percentage of CMU students
are Mount Pleasant residents, which has a small
minority population, Owens said.
Owens said it is not possible to determine the
decrease's exact cause.
'Considering we haven't looked at similar trends
around other campuses we can only surmise as to
what accounts for the drop," Owens said.
Many other institutions, he said, such as
Michigan State University, implement college-prep
programs which assist in their minority enrollment.
MINORITY
HT ENROLLMENT
They include the development of orientation and
recruitment methods targeted at high school
students.
These programs not only increase initial minority
enrollment, he said, but also develop a continuous
pipeline of minority recruitment.
CMU does not have such programs because of the
community's minimal minority population, Owens
said.
Although lacking such programs. CMU allocates
10 percent of its staff and resource budget to
minority recruitment, Owens said.
He said overall there wasn't a dramatic fall-off.
CMU usually haa a two to three percent minority
enrollment. Much of the minority representation on
campus is based on existing retention rather than
new recruitment, Owens said.
Another broad factor that influences minority
enrollment is Michigan's overall minority representation.
"Currently the general mix of population in
Michigan reflects a 10 percent minority representa-
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Demanding "black oppression has got to go," about 20
Creative Peace Movement
members gathered Friday to
protest CMU's affiliation with
Michigan Molecular Institute's J
South African interests.
As part of a National Protest
Day for Divest tin* nt and
Sanctions, students, faculty
and community members
rallied in front of Warriner Hall
to educate CMU about
apartheid and tin* I'nivt-r.sity's
affiliation with MMI in
Midland, said l.ind.i Drtmari,
Creative Peace Movement
member.
Although CMU does not own
a stock portfolio. MMI does --
and tt contains roughly $2
million in Dow* Chemical Co.
stock. Dow has interests" in
South Africa. Detman said.
President Arthur Kllis said a
state divestiture law requires
state colleges and universities
to be free of South African
interests, but added the
statutes currently are being
challenged by the University of
Michigan.
Regardless, he said. CMU is
not in violation !>ec;msr it does
not have a stock portfolio
Tm not interested in the
short run with trying to deal
with stock interests of MMI a.s
a divestiture issue," Kllis said
Friday.
"I do not in any way question
the views of persons concerned,
but it is a long way from the list
of things I'm going to worry-
about now. . .there is a moral
issue there. I feel very strongly
about that."
CMU is making progress
with the two-year-old MMI
affiliation, he said, and this
issue would not be conducive to
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LIFE LINE
INSIDE
Briefly
Students with past-due bills for
tuition and lees exceeding
$100 have until Wednesday to pay
them or the University will be^n
procedures for withdrawing them lor
classes. Students can pay their Wb at
the Receivable Accounting Office.
Cultural committee
Student AfUn begptt Kjfrnfev-j corafflfttt
lo -Kiurts minority concerns
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House canftdttf vt*s 20.000 homo
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Rod-a-My band keeps Ices tappng st Ton's
Foolery
Bronco breaking
Chippewas down Western   18-10  befare
27.010 fans
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INDEX
UFE-wire page 2
GDmbtngCarnpuses P*?>-'3
Comment pogc4
Bloom Comfy        page 4
Enfertasvnent page 6
BigGuyonC^pus page 6
Pohce Reports P*9e7
Sports  page 10
Oassfeds P«9»13
Spodtfe P*9«13
Placement Notices. page 13