1986-11-10; Central Michigan Life

              Central
Michigan
MONDAY
November 10,1986
VOLUME 70. NUMBER 31
MOUNT PLEaASANT. Ml 48S59
° 1986 CM UFE
14 PAGES
Board, administrators debate enrollment
Projected increase elicits
differing control concerns
BY MARY FRANCIS
LIFE News Ed.tor
Current probation policies may be more strictly
enforced next semester to combat and control a
looming enrollment projection of 16,820 students for
the 1987-88 academic year.
That's according to Acting Provost Janice
Reynolds. But Board of Trustees member William
Odykirk said that sounds like a policy change — one
that requires Board action.
Board members received a report from Robert
DeBruin, assistant vice provost for Planning,
Instruction and Research, during Friday's general
meeting. DeBruin reported his projection of 16,820,
which would allow a new freshman class of 2.900 —
the smallest since the early '70s.
The projection represents an increase over this
year's enrollment of 16.743 — the second highest in
CMU's history. CMU's highest enrollment was in
1980 with 16,912 students.
Ideally, CMU has the facilities to handle an
enrollment of about 15,800, Reynolds said Sunday.
But the administration has set a goal of 16,460 for
the next academic year, and Reynolds office has
assigned a committee to determine what steps can
be taken to reduce the prediction.
"We are thinking of limiting retention to those
students who are benefiting most by the education
here at CMU," Reynolds said at Friday's meeting.
"What we want to do is look at those students
making very slow progress."
And this can be done without any changes in
admission orretention standards, she said. What it
will involve is stricter adherence to requirements for
financial aid retention and academic probation
policies, she said.
"We would allow fewer exceptions. There are
always good reasons for granting some exception*,"
she said.
Reynolds said the projection could be reduced by
about 400 students if these standards were more
strictly enforced.
But Odykirk said he's not ready to decide whether
enrollment should be controlled.
"I'd like to see a planned program leading toward*
growth of up to as many as 19,000," he said Sunday.
"I'd like to see us serve all of Michigan.. .we have
something to offer, and I'd like to see the plan that
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CMU student
injured critically
in two-car crash
BY BRYAN LAVIOLETTE
LIFE Staff WMer	
A CMU student was in critical
condition at Midland Hospital
Sunday after a two-car accident at
Lincoln and Broomfield roads
Saturday which injured two
others.
Brian Krohn, Elkton junior, was
in critical condition Sunday afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman
said. Krohn was a passenger in
one of the vehicles involved, the
report stated.
The accident occurred at
approximately 6:50 p.m. when a
vehicle driven by Greg Gall,
Northville senior, was traveling
north on Lincoln Road, and failed
to stop at Broomfield Road, the
report stated.
Gall attempted to swerve to
avoid the westbound vehicle on
Broomfield driven by Floyd
Stevens, 24, of Coleman. The Gall
vehicle collided with the Stevens
vehicle, the report stated.
Both vehicles went into the
grass area on the northwest
corner of Lincoln and Broomfield
roads.
The report stated both Stevens
and Gall had been drinking
alcohol, but the report did not
specify blood-a leu hoi counts.
Stevens, Gall and Krohn, a
passenger in the Gall vehicle,
were transported by ambulance to
Central Michigan Community
Hospital by ambulance. Krohn
was transferred to Midland. Gall
PUMse See CRASH Page 7
Roomful of roaches irks
residents in Thorpe Hall
BY FONTELLA WHITE
LIFE Staff Wnter
Rescue workers aid a victim of a two car accident at Lincoln and Broomfield roads Saturday
evening as firefighters and others attempt to rescue another victim from one of the vehicles.
Residents of a Thorpe Hall room say there is "nothing worse" than
coming home to a room infested with cockroaches.
There's nothing worse than having a roach motel for a room, and I
just don't want any of them going home with me." Ken Cherry, Illinois
freshman, said.
Mike Manning. Southgate freshman, said they discovered the
cockroaches about two weeks ago. The men reported it to their
residence hall director.
Thorpe Residence Hall Director Dave Hensel said the Residences
and Auxiliary Services Office sent Thumb Pest Control, an outside
contractor, to spray the rooms with pesticide Thursday. He said the
pest control service is on campus Tuesday and Thursday to spray for
1 roaches and other bugs.
He said all on campus complaints about insects are sent to the
Residences and Auxiliary Services Office.
Exterminators sprayed four rooms in Thorpe last week, and two
rooms earlier this semester. Hensel said. However, Hensel added he
does not think cockroaches are a big problem.
I-tst year Hensel was the Tate Residence Hall Director. He said
exterminators occasionally were called to spray rooms there.
Some residents at Washington Apartments have experienced
recurring infestation problems recently.
John Fischer, director of Business Operations, Residences and
Auxiliary Services, said in an earlier interview, cockroaches and other
insects thrive in areas that have a high resident turnover, such aa
University housing.
In addition, lack of cleanliness can contribute to the problem,
Fischer said.
Said Hensel: "On occasion people allow garbage and food to
accumulate in their rooms, and anytime you've got garbage and food in
a room, it's bound to happen, but it is not out of control."
He said for the most part residents keep their rooms clean. But
sometimes food is left out, and it attracts the insects.
"If students keep their rooms generally clean it will reduce the
chances of a problem," Hensel said.
Manning said it is difficult to keep an overload room with five men,
such as theirs, clean at all times He also said some of the cockroaches
still were alive after the spraying
"Before they came to spray, we just had to cover our fish tank and
take bottles back to the store," Manning said.
"I don't think it took them an hour once they got here to spray, and
we were able to sleep in the room that night, but the entire thing is
pretty much of a drag because I've seen some really big roaches around
here," Manning said.
Manning said officials told them promptly putting away food and
taking empty bottles back to the store may help curb the problem.
Free Press editor to speak,
receive honor at graduation
BY WAYNE KAMIDOI
A*, a newspaper man. Board of Trustees member Mitch
Kehetian knows the power of the pres.-.
And  Kehetian,  managing editor of the  Macomb Daily. --.ays  if
anyone    tjpifie.s    that    power    it's    December'*
commencement speaker -- Joe Stroud
As editor of the Detroit Free I'res*. .since 197.''.
Stroud is in charge of the content of one of the two
most influential newspapers in the state
"It's ^ikk! to have people like Joe Stroud here."
Kehetian said. "(The University* needs to start
developing a rapport with the media, in order to
get the word out that Central Michigan University
isjiist a> .-npurtant as Wayne State Ann Arrx>r.
MSI* and Kalamazoo STROUD
"We need an open line with the media, just like we need with a
politician in Ionising," Kehetian added
The Board of Trustees Friday unanimously approved to honor
Stroud with an honorary Doctor of Communication Arts degree at
the Di-c. 13 ceremonies in Rose Arena
Trustee Bernadme Denning offered praise for Stroud at Friday's
meeting
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New process delays financial aid
BY CHRIS MURRAY
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A new verification process for
financial aid recipients has left
some students still waiting for
their money
The verification process was
implemented for this academic
year in accordance with federal
regulations, Financial Aid
Director Shervl Spive\ -.ml
The new process n-ijuires
students provide more information on Student Aid Reports iSARi
than they have in the past The
process previously used was
validation, a less complicated
method involving fewer students.
Spivey said.
More than 2.O00 student* were
selected this academic year for
verification, she said
The validation process only
involved students receiving fell
Grant*. Spivey said The verification process include* campus-
hased programs and other federal
programs, she said.
The federal regulations wen-
changed because error.* were
being made in the programs not
covered by validation, Spivey s.nd
Students had mixed reactions to
the new financial aid requirements.
Alicia I.uhnau, Sandusky sophomore, said she was unhappy with
the delay
"I was told at the end of the
summer I was going to get my
money by the first week in
SeptemU-r. and that all the information thev needed was in." she
said
I.uhnau said she returned to
Financial Aids a week or two
later, but was told again they
needed more information
"l-ater, they said all the information was ready and was going
to the bank (to process my loan). I
called the hank two weeks later
and they hadn't received (the
information' vet." I.uhnau said.
"I went back over (to the Financial Aid office) and they said to
wait   a   few   more   days   for   the
information to get to the bank
before they would send." another
communication to the bank,
I.uhnau said. "I told them not to
wait, and send one out now."
I.uhnau said she hopes to get
her loan soon
Other students had an easier
time with the new system
"I've heard all about the delays
i from other people I, but for me, it
was pretty smooth," James
Cherry, Milford senior, said.
Added Lisa Schmidt,
Cheboygan junior: "Any screw-ups
were on my part, it had nothing to
do with the school."
Verification involves filing a
form with Financial Aids after
turning in a Student Aid Report,
Spivey said.
After the student has filed the
verification form, the information
is compared with the student's
report to check for discrepancies
and missing information. Family
size and federal tax return information are commonly checked
items, Spivey said.
The Financial Aid office initiates the verification process for
each student on a first-come,
first-serve basis after the form has
been filed, Spivey said.
If verification was delayed, and
something on the student's report
has to be changed later on, the
office would have to send the
student another financial aid
package — which would waste
time, she said.
Another change in federal
regulations revised the Pell Grant
payment schedule in July, Spivey
said. The financial aid packages
ready to be computed in July were
delayed while financial aid
packages already sent out were
recomputed, she said.
During the first two weeks of
classes the office quit processing
financial aid packages to find out
for certain which students had
returned to CMU By the time
enrollment was verified,
September floods closed the
University for a week, delaying
financial   aid   packages   longer.
UFE LINE
Briefly
INSIDE
INDEX
Money matter
Board approvv-s bond prcpoui lor r*-*
An art exhibition of juried work from    MMIbciirvj
ARTLNK, a student art organization,
scheduled to run through Nov 28 has
be«n  canceled  because   of  lack  of
entries
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Repeat treat
Krgben and WrU Wax*,, lo pby a!
Tom's Foolery
Rocket rampage
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Ch'ppwvui  lose   Homecoming  game  to
Tci-do 26 14
Season finale
Soccer team tils to Oakland, trashes year
8-8
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UFE-tvtre  P*9*2
Combing Csrrpuses    F*9»3
Comment  peg* 4
Boom County pagti
EnteitaLimer.i     P*9**&
B«g Guy on Campus    P»9t6
SpotL'e pag«8
Placement Notices P*9*8
PotetRepors  page9
Sports. P*9*10
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