1986-10-27; Central Michigan Life

              CMU officials agree decision
on future enrollment needed
BY MARY FRANCS8
UFE Nsws Edter
Some eay it ia the moat important question thia University will
address in the next two years.
. But other Univeraity official*
aay it ia the easiest thing to
control.
CMU has 16,743 etudente
enrolled thia semester — the
second highest enrollment in its
- history — and officials will soon
have to decide just bow many will
be allowed next year.
The highest enrollment was in
1980, when 16,912 students
attended CMU.
Robert DeBruin, assistant vice
provost for Planning. Instruction
and Research, said an official
enrollment projection for the
1987-88 academic year will not be
'ready for about three weeks, but
added he expects a number doee
to or higher than this year's
enrollment.
The question that comes up is
if we want to stay at a specific
level what does the University
have to do to stay at the level,"
DeBruin said. "At one time we
wanted to stay at a goal of 16,000."
But CMU has been able to "buck
that trend," DeBruin said,
remaining close to or well above
16,000 during the last six years.
"Our student retention is better
than in the past years — it almost
seems that we're going to have to
do something," he said.
Hie projection will be shared
with the President's and Deans'
councils, who will use them to
determine faculty size and budget
projections, DeBruin said.
"If you say we're going to have
16,000 there is a certain implicai
tion for the number of
faculty.. .head count has a lot tq
do with faculty."
The number also will be shared
with Board of Trustee members,
but probably won't be ready for
them by their Nov. 7 meeting,
DeBruin said.
At least one trustee, however,
already is thinking about the
subject.
"This is the major question that
the University will face in the next
two yeara," Trustee William
Odykirk aaid after the Oct. 3
Board meeting.
If enrollment does increase, the
University must make a commitment to house the students and
provide adequate numbers of
faculty, Odykirk said.
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CMU's annua! ball run was In full swing Saturday. It was the 11th year the Residence Hall
Assembly has sponsored the event. Curt DeWitt. Grand Haven sophomore, left, and Michelle
Nelson, Chesaning freshman, were Just some of the participants In the event.	
Thieves heist $9,000 worth of
computer equipment from Rowe
BY RAY HILL
LIFE Staff Writer
More than $9,000 worth of computer equipment
was reported stolen early Saturday from Rowe Hall,
creating a major loss for Media Relations.
Two computers and keyboards, two external disc
drives, a laser printer, and 25 3V4-inch discs were
taken from the Media Relations office in 114 Rowe
Hall, Director of Public Safety John McAuluTe said.
The theft occurred Saturday between midnight
and 10 a.m.t McAuliffe said. A door-glass was broken
at the office in room 114 but it is unknown how the
building waa entered. Police have no suspects.
The  missing equipment  was  used  to compose
faculty newsletters and other media releases. Media
Relations Director Russ Herron said. He added the
theft is a major loss to the Media Relations office.
"It is a severe dent in our operation," Herron said.
"We rely a great deal on those computers and
especially the laser writer. Well need to get
replacements in a hurry to keep our department
running smoothly."
Herron said there were four other computers in
the office that were untouched.
Loss of the laser printer will have the biggest
impact on the department, Herron said. Media
Relations workers hope to borrow a printer from
another office until the department gets a replacement.
'Peaceful' sit-in goers voice out
raw A/ttTu* ou~rw Si vera. Holland senior. Aaid Sundav she warn nnt *wan th** mwni
BY AGATHA SYTEK
LIFE SUM Writer
Proclaiming CMU "the South Africa of the north," about 50 people
participated in a sit-in Friday in the Bovee University Center.
Studenta and faculty occupied the UC lobby from 10 a.m. until 6
p.m. to build administrative awareness, organixers said, about racism
and injustice at CMU. The event was organized by the Coalition for
Multi-Ethnic Concerns (CMEC).
"We were hoping to get some type of (administrative) response,
positive, of course," CMEC Chairwoman Maggi Rivera said.
livcra. Holland senior, said Sunday she was not aware the group
had received any administrative response.
Glenn Starner, director of the Office of Student Life, said he was not
aware of any administrative response to the event.
"Students have every right to do this. I have no idea if it will have
accomplished anything. Ill be happy to speak with individual
students," Starner said.
UC assistant manager Lou Talbott said the sit-in was peaceful.
"There was no picketing or demonstrating. There appeared to be
good student and faculty support in attendance," Talbott said.
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Pair of errors
force reprint of
CMU directories
BY ROGER MORGENSTERN
L1F F  Mj-.vj r,rj fcl.-ur
Faculty   and    staff   may   be
getting less mail and fewer phone
.calls  this   semester,   hut   it's   not
necessarily     because     they're
unpopular.
CMC's directories — although
on campus and currently being
distributed — an* missing home
phone numbers and the first
numeral in each ZIP code for
faculty and staff, forcing a second
run on the press.
This marks the second consecutive year that the directories,
printed hy Napco Inc., of Fairfax,
Va.. have needed to be reprinted.
Last year, problems with outdated
departmental listings forced
publication of a second edition.
Tom Oswald, Media Relations
publications editor, said for some
reason, faculty and staff home
phone numbers and the first
number of their ZIP codes were
omitted. Some faculty and staff
not living in Mount Pleasant have
their home phone numbers and
correct ZIP codes listed, he added.
Oswald said Napco officials told
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Quizzing campus
'Adventurous' game tests CMU knowledge
BY CHRIS MURRAY
LIFE Stat) Writer
What is bright green, resilient, and very cushy to
walk on?
What CMU alumni became a Dallas Cowboy
quarterback?
These questions and more can be answered in
The Campus Adventure Game" — the new party
game in Mount Pleasant.
The adventure game is for those "who stay in for
the night and have a group of people in," said Randy
Deboise, president of the game's manufacturer, the
Flushing-based Bellwether corporation.
Deboise, a Ferris State College graduate — along
with Mark Martin, a Northern Michigan University
graduate and Brian Cools, a CMU graduate — said
he realized a year and a half ago there was "a hole in
the market for games geared exclusively toward
college students." >
So Deboise and crew developed one.
What makes the campus adventure game unique
is that it's customed tailored to a particular campus.
Deboise said.
In the game, players choose from one of three
questions on each trivia card when landing one of
the 12 "trivia" spots on the 83-spot board, he said.
A question on some'fact relating to the University
is on every card, plus two general trivia questions,
Deboise said.
There are 298 trivia questions in The Campus
Adventure Game.
The playing surface in the CMU version is. of
course, maroon and gold. The cloth surface is
washable in case a player spills a beverage, and can
be hung up when not in use, Deboise said.
The game was test marketed last year at CMU
and other universities, Deboise said. Student
reaction to the game was favorable, so Deboise
decided to manufacture the CMU version.
The Campus Adventure Game hit the shelves
three weeks ago in Mount Pleasant, Deboise said. It
can be purchased at three city locations: Post
Pharmacy. 799 S. Mission; The Cabin. 930 W.
Broomfield; and Gifts, Giggles and Gags, 1530 S.
Mission. The game's suggested retail price is $15.
No other Mount Pleasant establishments were
asked to sell the product because, "(The corporation)
dtdn't want to saturate the market,"
Deboise said he didn't attempt to sell it to campus
bookstores, "because it is, to some degree, a drinking
game."
"I don't recommend using alcohol beverages while
playing the game, but people are probably going to
anyway," he said.
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Some king, queen hopefuls
claim they were not to talk
about new selection process
BY FONTELLA WHITE
LIFE Staff Writer	
Amid controversy
surrounding the appointment
of the Homecoming court, some
court members said they have
been advised to not to comment
on the issue.
Homecoming Steering
Committee Chairwoman Lisa
Kielinen refused to comment on
whether candidates could be
removed from the court
because of comments made
surrounding the court selection
process.
Last year's Homecoming
Steering Committee voted to
select its own candidates effective this year. In previous years
all students were allowed to
vote on the top 10 male and
female candidates.
This year the Selections
Committee, a seven-member
group of people within the
Steering Committee, picked the
candidates it felt would best
represent CMU students.
Some of the court members
chosen by the Selections
Committee think there should
have been student input in
selecting the Homecoming
court members.
Daniel Brooks, Homecoming
king candidate, said although
he understands the position of
the committee, he also is aware
of how students feel.
"With this year's selection
process some students feel left
out, like they are not being
represented in Homecoming.
Overall I think Homecoming is
suffering because of the lack of
representation    of    certain
students," Brooks,
Birmingham junior, said.
Brooks said he thinks the
committee could have been
more thoughtful in its decision
to change the selection process.
He said because Homecoming
should represent the entire
student population, students
should have been allowed to
vote for court members.
"People have been coming to
me since the first article on
Homecoming, some congratulating me on making court, but
some people are really upset
because of the selection,"
Brooks said.
"I think last year's committee
had a major concern for getting
someone who could communicate well with alumni and the
public and I can understand
that concern," he added.
Julie Johnson, Homecoming
queen candidate, said she
thinks there are good and bad
aspects of the selection process.
"I think the people that have
been selected this year are
better qualified than in past
years, before there wasn't
enough qualified people
selected," Johnson said.
Johnson said the Selections
Committee accomplished its
goals in increasing the quality
of court members, however it
also left out minority students.
The Coalition for Multi-
Ethnic Concerns organized a
sit-in Friday in which the
Homecoming selection process
was an issue.
John   Stanford,   graduate
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Combing Campuses P*9*3
Comment .....page 4
Bloom County  page4
Entertainment P*9<6
Big Guy on Campus  page 6
Spodfe page 7
Placement Nooco. page 10
Sports. _..._ — page 12
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