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The CMU men's basketball team celebrates Its victory over
Wisconsin Saturday, after beating the Badgers 80-66. For game
details see page 12.
proposes!
25-percent hike in
state appropriations
BY WAYNE KAMKXM
UF-EEdrtor  '
The University plans to request an additional $100,000 in
appropriations in 1987-68 to establish a long-term state appropriation
base of $1.3 million to support the education and research missions of
Michigan Molecular Institute in Midland.
Chances are, though, the song will remain the same — CMU will not
get what it wants. University officials aaid Sunday.
The 1987-88 budget, slated to be proposed by Pr-eaident Arthur Ellia
Friday at the Board of Trustees' meeting, requests $56,789,933 in
state appropriations in 1987-88 — an increase of nearly $11.5 million
from ,86-,87 figures.
In addition, ths proposal would set 1987-88 general fund expenditures at $90,633,741 — a 16.67 percent increase compared to this year.
"There's no way we will be appropriated what the budget calls for,"
Ellis said Sunday. It will be under a 10-percent increase — probably
around 6 percent or 6 percent,'
Richard Miller, executive assistant to the president for governmental relations, said the increased state-appropriations figure is
based primarily ess the amount of money the University receives per
student.
The 1987-88 budget requests the state appropriate $3,670 per "fiscal
year equated student" CFYES), which is $100 less than the average
appropriated to 12 state institutions — excluding University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan Stata University and Wayne State
University.
Even if the state Legislature and Gov. James Blanchard honor the
less-than-the-norm appropriation, the major effects on University
operations would be:
■ Have sufficient revenue to obtain a new $2.6 million computing
system.
■ Addition of 100 full-time equivalent faculty positions to
accomodate expected increased enrollment and bring the student-to-
faculty ratio closer to the state average.
"We're not asking anything out of line," Miller said. "We want to be a
little closer to the average. We can do the job with a little less than the
average."
In 1986-87, there are approximately 20 students per full-time
faculty member. The addition of 100 full-time faculty members would
move the average to about 18-/-2 per faculty member. Miller said. The
Please See BUDGET Page 16
Rriv^e:^ises
BY PAT HOUSLEY
Uf-ESuKWntw
-Making dear he wishes to
work toward being Isabella
County's full-time prosecuting
attorney, Joseph Barberi
announced Sunday he will not
accept any new priyite practice
clients after Jan. 1.
Although his three-year
contract approved Dec 2 by the
County Board of Commissioners calls for no new private
practice clients after Jan. 1,
1988, Barberi announced the
earlier phase-out date at a
Sunday press conference.
He said recent publicity gives
the incorrect impression he is
"Mocking the intent of commissioners to have a full-time
prosecuting attorney."
To put the matter to rest,
and to make it clear to the
public, 1 am willing to light a
match to the previous money
spent on advertising," he said.
The contract states he can
finish   work   for   clients   he
presently represent* Barberi
said. . ■■-•• ■".*•■   -A'*    A--'*-,'*v:-A'*
_ The contract allowed Barberi
to add  new client* in  1987 i-
because of - already  paid-for
advertisements which, he said,
cost him about $6,000. It also
states Barberi's  salary wQl
increase   from   $47,829   to
$62,297 in 1967 and increase
annually for three; years. In*
return Barberi agreed to phane **■*-
out his private practice over a
three-year period.
Barberi said he has been
trying to negotiate a full-time
contract for years. Hia, original
proposal, submitted in October,
called for more money, but he
said he agreed to the Dec 2
version. Barberi said the
county needs a full-time prosecutor because the caseload is
too muds' for the current part-
time position.
Commissioner Steve Rudoni
said the clause allowing
Barberi to add new clients in
Please See BARBERI Page 2
SGA disperses displeasure packets
BY DR. BASSO
UFE Staff Wnter
Student Government Association members say they are dissatisfied with the way CMU's
administration reimbursed
students for time missed during
September's floods.
SGA will send packets —
including copies of newspaper
clippings concerning the issue,
results of surveys conducted by
SGA and other background infor-
Group publicly voices gripe about officials:
Students' voice ignored during flood issue
mation — to administration, 10
state newspapers and political
figures this week. District Four
Representative Mike Nunneley
said.
The packets express SGA's
displeasure with University
action, Nunneley, Alpena senior,
said. By sending the packets to
newspapers like the Detroit Free
Press   alid   Detroit   News,   and
political officials like Senste
Majority Leader John Engler,
R-Mount Pleasant, SGA hopes to
draw attention to what it sees as
the administration's lack of
concern for student needs,
Nunneley said.
Residence hall students
received coupon books for use at
the Bovee University Center as
partial  compensation   for  losses
during the flooding of Sept. 10-11.
SGA contends students should
have had more input on the issue
and should have received more
compensation for their losses.
Nunneley said.
An original packet requesting
further reimbursement for
residence hall students was sent
to administration and campus
media last week. But SGA
members retracted the request
that each residence hall student
Please See SGA Page 10
FA will receive little of settlement money
BY JOHN D. GONZALEZ
LIFE Assistant News Editor
Although Faculty Association will receive more than $100,000 from
Wednesday's settlement with non-FA members concerning the
payment of agency shop fees, the group won't be keeping most of the
money.
FA President Ed McKenna said Sunday that amount will dissolve to
about $5,000 to $10,000 once the Michigan Education Association
(MEA) and the National Education Association (NEA) collect their
debts from FA.
"The money we do get goes into a general working fund," said
McKenna, professor of sociology, anthropology and social work.
And the money in the general fund will pay for FA's expenses, he
added.
The 12-year-old dispute was settled Wednesday in the Isabella
County 21st Circuit Court by Judge Paul F. O'Connell. The actual
settlement wss approved in September, but needed court approval to
take effect.
Both parties disagreed about agency shop fees or union dues.
Non-FA members decided not to pay the fees that were initially 90 to
95 percent of the regular dues.
Union dues are about $340 this year and were about $130 in 1974,
McKenna said in a previous interview.
Non-FA members gained 60 percent of their money from an escrow
account. That account had been collecting money from the 200-pi us
non-union members from 1974 to 1986 because they were required to
put money into the account until the suit was settled.
Although so.ae of the non-FA members never paid into the account,
FA Treasurer Richard Senter said Sunday, they are still obligated to
pay the fees. 	
Please See FA Page 16
Needs assessment committee
scheduled to meet in January
BY MARY FRANCIS
LIFE New*. EeMor
The committee charged with selecting a new
president plans to meet for the first time a month
from now.
The needs assessment/presidential search
committee plans to meet with two facilitators Jan. 9
and 10 to begin the process of selecting President
Arthur Ellis' successor.
And the first order of business is studying the
needs assessment, a report based on telephone
interviews of University constituents. The study,
which will be presented in a public meeting Friday
from 9 to 10:30 a.m., was designed to determine
what parents, faculty, students and other University constituents think CMU's goals should be.
Gerald   Gurin   and   Donald   Camburn,   of  the
Please See NEEDS Page 2
Students admit guilt, face failing grade
BY JOHN D. GONZALEZ
LIFE Assistant News Editor
ami MATT 8HEEHAN
LIFE SttrfWntar	
An unspecified number of
students have admitted to
cheating in an accounting daaa,
and. will Cail when.*; couree
grades are racgr-ded Dec. 17, the
department's chairman said
Sunday; "A A,*-"
Ptiflip   Kintzele,  chairman
and professor of accounting,
said be expects "e.fcw «•»
atudanta" to come toward, but
would. not release the * exact
number of studenta involved. *
The Department of. Pubtfe
Safety • is investigating - an *.
aOe-aed incident «f academic
dishonesty involving atotats
from ACC 201; 'Financial
Accounting.* and. poeeibly
enjplerjreee- «t tlMt CevtUr-far
The  . investigation    was
bunched Nov. 19, following a
•meeting of the departments
involved,
Kintsele aaid he submitted a
list of names of the admitted
cheaters to the Office of
Stodent Life for review.
Olenn Starner. director of the
OfBce of Student Life, said
Su&dayAhe would neither
pbr deny receiving the
Pfee^e See CHEAT Page 16
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LIFE LINE
INSIDE
INDEX
Briefly
Residence Halls will close for
Christmas break Saturday at 6 pm.
HaBs waa reopen Sunday, Jan. 11 at
noon. Meal service wll begn wtth
breakfast Jan. 12.
With this Issue. CM LIFE ceases
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Ncgotebora break down, ifrinwn'i CMU
mjfUMtHLS canceled
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