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Vol. 69 No. 43
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Mount Pleasant. Michigan 48859
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Friday. January 17. 1986
Presidential finalists still being 'reviewed'
by SHERRY YAEK
LIFE Editor and
RANDY LOVELY
LIFE Managing Editor
After meeting in dosed session for the third time Thursday, the
Board of Trustees still has made no public advances in naming a
president.
The board met for more than two hours at the Genesee Intermediate
School District building in Flint to "review the candidates and the
process," Chairman Raymond LaBounty said.
Trustee Margaret Ann Riecker said the board did not discus* the
,-mnAiAm*** but had a "discussion of the presidential search." When
questioned further, Riecker referred inquiries to LaBounty.
Trustee William Odykirk said the board met to 'analyse where we
are at in the process."
Rieckers and Odykirk'a comments contradict the meeting's purpose
stated in the board's motion to conduct the closed session. The motion
called for the meeting to "review specific contents of applications
submitted by candidates who have requested confidentiality."
LaBounty said he does not know how long the board will take to
make its selection and called process details "not a matter of interest"
to the campus community.
The campus knows we're reviewing and we're involved in the
search process — what more could they want?" he said.
Other trustees expressed expectations for completion of the search.
"I would hope we're in the position to do something by then,"
Odykirk said, referring to a possible announcement during the board's
regularly scheduled meetings Jan. 30 and 31.
'I hope we take some kind of action by the 31st to discharge the
responsibility of what the screening committee has done," Trustee
Mitch Kehetian said. Kehetian would not explain his comments,
saying. That's a real sensitive area that we've agreed not to discuss."
LaBounty would not say whether the board would conduct another
closed session, but Odykirk said the group probably would meet, but
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Even the easiest fob can pose a problem to Trsnnis Yoder. Voder, who works for
Olson's Firestone Service Inc., 704 E. Pkkard. had a difficult time hoisting the rssr
aides off the ground Wednesday afternoon, but with the help of a floor jack he
completed the job.
Class enrollment to pay off — Keilitz
by CHERYL JACKSON
LIFE Copy Editor
Although some athletes without
full scholarships are paying to
take a course in drug education
required by the athletic department, administrators seem to feel
athletes' enrollment in the course
wilt not cause hardships.
The athletic department is
requiring all underclassman
athletes to enroll in HES 512:
"Drugs and Athletes.' Students
not taking the course face no
consequences.
"They need 124 hours to
graduate. We're not asking them
to take 125 hours. This is a course
that counts toward graduation."
Athletic Director Dave Keilitz
6aid. "In no way at any time are
we    imposing    any    hardship.
Whether it's a scheduling
hardship or a financial hardship
we can get that worked out."
Associate Registrar Ron Finch
said he sees no problems with the
athletic department's new
requirement.
The athletic department has a
right to say if you want to
participate in athletics here are
the rules," Finch said.
Finch added students who have
a real desire to participate in
sports here would comply with the
rule.
"Well. so they have to pay $47 to
participate in sports," he said. "If I
wanted to play bad enough I could
come up with $47."
Keilitz said his department has
put a lot of effort into the drug
education program for athletes,
but it will not succeed if students
"The athletic department has a right to say if
you want to participate
in athletics here are the
rules."
—Ron Finch,
Associate Registrar
don't participate.
"This course is something we
feel necessary to have on this
campus. We are encouraging our
freshmen and sophomores to take
it," he said. The program's not
going to work if they don't take it."
Although coaches were told to
encourage underclassman
athletes to take the course, one
student said an expression of his
desire to drop the course was met
with a very negative response
from his coach.
"He appeared upset when I
asked him about dropping it." said
the athlete, who asked not to be
identified.
Keilitz said some coaches feel
more strongly about the program
than others. No players will be
kicked off teams for not taking the
course, he said.
"What the coaches are telling
the students is going to depend on
individual coaches," he said. The
thing I don't want is people to
think that this is some kind of
punishment."
Keilitz said he has yet to hear
students complain about being
required to take the course.
"If there is a problem (with
students taking the course*. I am
not aware of it." Keilitz said "I
have yet to have a student come to
me."
John Gay, who designed and
instructs the course, said he is
pleased with enrollment, which
has shown a steady increase.
Sections of the course are still
open, he said.
"We had a bunch added who are
juniors and seniors," Gay said.
Upperclassman athletes are not
required to take the course.
Gay   said   one   of   his   classes
began with 34  students, but  by
Jan. 8 nine students were added
Two students switched to a different section of the course, he said.
"Several students found that it
conflicted with their schedules,"
he said, adding he has not
received any information about
students dropping the course.
Cockroaches pose no health hazards
by KATHY PETERSEN
LIFE Staff Writer
Although      cockroaches in
Washington Apartments  may be
difficult  to exterminate,  they do
not   present   health   hazards to
residents.
The biggest problem is the
aesthetic problems associated
with roaches As far as carriers of
disease, it's not a problem," said
Dr. Richard Nowak. medical
director for the Central Michigan
District of the Health Department.
Cockroaches have been a recurring problem in University
housing for years, but this year
the problem, especially in
Washington Apartments, has
intensified.
The University offers free extermination by Thumb Pest Control
of Bay City twice a week to
residents and is currently-
caulking the apartments to seal
them from one another so the
insects cannot travel between
apartments.
Marvin Baumann, director of
environments!   health,   said   he
does not think cockroaches bite.
"I haven't heard of any bumps,
bites or rashes associated with it
'the cockroaches in Washington
Apartments*." Baumann said.
However, Baumann said
cockroaches do carry and transmit
diseases He said they frequent
bathrooms and wet places where
disease-causing micro-organisms
thrive.
Nancy Bottomley, director of
persona] health services, said the
roaches pick up diseases on their
feet and transmit them when they
travel.
The pesticides used on the
insects are tested by several
different agencies before they are
used. Craig Stover, a representative from Thumb Pest Control,
said in an earlier interview.
He said the pestisides are 6afe
for humans as long as they are
used in the proper solutions and
concentrations.
Nowak said the effect of pesticides on humans depends on
which one is used and its half-life.
He said half-life is the length of
time until the chemical reaches
half its original toxicity.
The goal of pesticides is to get
the toxicity to a "high level that
will kill and then dissolve fast,"
Nowak said.
The roach problem occurs when
the insects have access to food.
Nowak said
"If there's no food, there's no
roaches," Nowak said.
He said the cockroach problem
is not limited to the University. It
is a problem anywhere insects
have access to food
Nowak said cleanliness, good
hygiene and not leaving food or
garbage in the open will help
prevent cockroaches.
LIFE-line
News Brief
Thank God for Life" memorial rally will take place Sunday
in Pearce 128 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Weather
Mostly cloudy Friday with
chance of rain south, rain and
snow northeast, tnow northwest. Highs upper 30s to mid
40s. Mostly cloudy Friday
night.
Be sure to look for the
"Weekend in Mount Pleasant*
clues located in various advertisements in today's CM
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Entertainment page 6
Sports page 8
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Spotlife page 12
Police Reports page 12
Coed living no longer taboo
'This   is  the second of a  four-part,  u-eekly series
examining sexual roles and relationships at CS1U.)
by MARY FRANCIS
LIFE News Editor
Unmarried men and women living together used
to instigate scandals, but in the a1M*a^*awa^*a*s1
university setting it generally
does not turn heads anymore.
Many CMU students have
decided to try coed living and
often are "just friends."
Marsha Kennedy. 797 W.
Remus Road, said she has rented
to coed groups "for years."
Kennedy said she has never had
problems.
"I like renting that wsy. There's
not as many parties," she said.        ^^^^alilia^aV
Wendy Gollehur, Warren junior, said she had no
trouble finding a landlord who would rent to both
men and women at the same time.
They (the landlords) had no problems with it. In
fact, the people before us had both men and women
too," Gollehur said.
Gollehur lives with three women and one man.
Their decision was a matter of convenience because
a female roommate's boyfriend needed a place to
live, and the women needed a fifth roommate.
Promiscuity
of
"We needed somebody else; he
didn't have anywhere to go, so we
said "Why not," " she said.
Gollehur's roommate Larry
Piper, Redford senior, said their
decision solved a problem.
"Basically, they helped me out.
One of them happens to be my
girlfriend . . . but they needed a
fifth roommate and I needed a
place to stay,* Piper said.
         Living with  a  member of the
a^*Ba"aVa"a"a"a"l   opposite sex takes some adjustments. Piper said.
"It was a little bit strange, but they're pretty much
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Suicide
attempts
increase
by SANDRA SUTTON
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
Although the number of suicide
attempts at CMU has increased
since last year, other colleges
report no increase. However, a
lack of thorough reporting
systems may be the reason for no
additional figures.
During the 1983-84 school year
23 students attempted suicide.
Twenty-five students attempted
suicide during the 1984-85 school
year. So far this school year '23
attempts have been made.
Counseling Center Chairman
Donald Bertsch said
Since 1960, 13 students have
successfully committed suicide.
Bertsch said the 23 reported
this year include three duplicates
— people who attempt suicide
more than once.
"Actually we're talking about 20
people here," he said.
Bertsch said of the 20 people
who have attempted suicide. 11
were freshmen.
"A lot of the problem with
freshmen stems from adapting to
a new environment," he said.
"Also we live in a more violent and
stressful world than we did in the
past."
Bertsch said about 25 percent of
those who attempt suicide write
notes Most suicide notes are
apologies, Bertsch said.
"I've never seen a suicide note
without a form of the word "expectations' used in it. They always
apologize for disappointing
someone." Bertsch said.
For young people 15-24 years
old. suicide is the second highest
cause of death, Bertsch said. The
leading cause is car accidents.
Some counselors think many car
accidents are suicides also,
Bertsch said
Other college campuses did not
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