1986-01-31; Central Michigan Life

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Central Michigan LIFE
Vol. 69 No. 54
C1966CMLIFE
Mount Pleasant. Michigan 46659
16 Pages
Friday. January SI. 1966
Trustees plan to meet with committee
by RANDY LOVELY
LIFE Managing Editor
and SHERRY YABX
LIFE Editor
AAer a marathon session in the Embers' basement Thursday night.
Board of Trustee members claimed their only decision regarding
Central's presidency was to schedule a meeting with the screening
committee.
Board Chairman Raymond LaBounty said the group, which met five
hours in the Embers' Benford Room, continued its review of the
candidates submitted by the Presidential Search Committee Dec 14.
They will achedule a meeting with the committee "at a feasible time,"
LaBountv aaid.
LaBounty would not comment whether the group tried to garner a
vote Tor a potential president, but added any president would be a
unanimous choice of the board.
Despite much speculation on campus this week, LaBounty said he
docs not expect further announcements during today's board meeting.
Although eight members of the screening committee signed a letter
to the board Sunday requesting trustees formally accept the list of
candidates and make the names public, along with disclosing process
details, LaBounty said he had not received nor read the document.
He said nothing, including the letter, prompted the meeting. The
two groups will meet because they have not done so since the
10-minute Dec 14 session together.
The chairman refused to give a time estimate as to when a president
might be named, but said, "We would like to conclude the process as
aoon as possible.'
"It takes a long time; it'a hard to get the group together." LaBounty
said.
LaBounty refused to comment whether trustees eliminated any of
the finalists. >
The five csndidates. as confirmed by Search Committee Chairman;
Dennia Thavenet during Tuesday's Academic Senate meeting, are]
Robert Berdahl. dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the;
University of Oregon; Robert Lineberry, dean of Liberal Arts st th*
University of Kansas; Arthur Slavin, distinguished professor of
humanities and history at the University of Louisville in Kentucky;
Joan Wadlow, vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of
Wyoming; and Thomas Wallace, vice president for Academic Affairs m\
ISee 'OVusteee'*—-page 3
Administration cancels
weekly U of M show
by BRIAN VANOCHTEN
UFE StafT Writer
After just two telecasts.
"Wolverine Basketball." the
University of Michigan's basketball highlight show, has been
pulled from CMU public television.
Interim President Arthur Ellis
and Vice Provost Jan Reynolds
made the decision Tuesday to
cancel the weekly highlight show
from the University's public
television station. WCMU.
WCMU's obligation to its
viewers and the sensitivity of the
CMU athletic department were
two of the reasons the show was
canceled, Reynolds said. Reynolds
would not comment about any
other reasons.
"Basically the University felt
that it did not want to give
publicity to University of
Michigan basketball," she said.
Ellis satid. "I hatd no knowledge
that it was on the air. but when it
was brought to me I thought it
was  in  our best  interest  not  to
carry the University of Michigan
basketball highlight show."
Reynolds said the show was
pulled with no further intention of
showing it this season.
Bill Grigaliunas. WCMU
director of public broadcasting,
was not present during the
decision. Ellis said. Grigaliunas,
who was unavailable for comment,
was responsible for originally
programming the show.
"Obviously we disagreed (with
WCMU's judgement. It is a rare
occasion," Ellis said.
The first broadcast of
"Wolverine Basketball" aired Jan.
14 and the second was shown
Wednesday night. The Jan. 21
tele-cast was scratched after the
tape arrived too late to be aired in
its scheduled time slot.
The decision by Grigaliunas to
carry "Wolverine Basketball",
supplied to WCMU at no cost, met
with   disapproval   from   Athletic
Director    Dava     Keilitz.    CMU
basketball head coach Charlie
Coles and CMU Sports Information Director Fred Stabley Jr.
Both Keiliu and Stabley sent
letters to Grigaliunas voicing
displeasure with the station's
decision. All three were pleased
with the show's cancellation after
learning of it late Wednesday.
"I'm glad somebody saw the
light." Stabley said Wednesday
night following the men's basketball game at Rose Arena. "I think
it's a good decision."
Earlier in the week. Stabley
criticized the station's decision to
air the show.
"We think it's a slap in the face
of the University, the athletic
department, and Charlie Coles
and the basketball program. We
would hope this would be the
television voice of CMU athletics,"
Stabley said. "I certainly can't
imagine University of Michigan
public television broadcasting a
Charlie Coles show."
Keilitz also was upset with
WCMU's   decision  to  cany  the
proarnari, aiU—g «t an "insult."
"Quite frankly, I think it was an
insult to our University to have a
ISee -Debate"—page 2
Shuttle victims to receive tribute
As tho nation mourns for the
victims of the space shuttle
Challenger explosion, CMU also
will pay tribute in a memorial
today.
The campus-wide memorial
tribute will be at 4 30 pm in
Wamner Mall
As an avid fan of the space
program Bill Hensler. Fret-land
senior, organized the tribute
"I was trying to think of ways to
honor those who gave their lives,
and this was the best way."
Hensler said
Shortly after the explosion --
the first in-flight disaster in
NASA history — President Ronald
Keagan declared a week of
national mourning and ordered all
flags to be towered to half-staff.
Hensler decided to join the
nation by offering the memorial
tribute to the public.
Hensler took the idea to ROTC
Capt. Michael Boson, who look the
LIFE-line
News Brief
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Weather        index
Mostly cloudy tonight. Lows        LIFE-wire page2
in  the   teens.   Partly  sunny       CM-YOU page3
Friday. Highs in the lower to       Comment page4
mid 20s north to the lower 30s       Bloom County page 4
south. Entertainment page 6
Spotlife page 6
Be   sure   to   look   for   the       Police Reports page 10
"Weekend in Mount Pleasant"       Sports page 12
clues located in various adver-       Classifieds page 15
tisementa   in   today's   CM
UFE.
task of organizing the ceremony.
"We took the initiative
ourselves We thought it was
appropriate to honor those who
gave their lives in service to our
country." Boson said
The ceremony will include a
prayer, flag retrieval and the
playing of taps Boson also is
trving to organize a 21-gun salute
by the VFW Drill Team
Boson said the service may help
unify the University
Education proves beneficial
SGA to request
search information
by BRYAN I^WIOLETTE
LIFE StafT Writer
Student Government Association unanimously passed a resolution
to request the Board of Trustees release information on the
presidential search and include the campus community in the search
process
After hearing discussion from several board members and two
presidential search committee members. SGA approved a resolution
"strongly" urging the Board of Trustees to communicate the status,
names of the finalists, the remaining processes and the timetable for
those processes
The resolution states "further lack of communication of the afore
mentioned will Ik- harmful, even damaging to the relations between
the Board of Trustees and the following groups: student body, faculty
and administration, the University and the community, and perhaps
the presidential candidates "
Maria Reiser. Mount Pleasant graduate student and member of the
presidential search committee said, "We were beginning to feel uneasy
with the process after Dec. 14 They have not involved the campus
community with the search *
Reiser and Angeline Boulley. N'ew Buffalo junior, were two
presidential search committees members who signed a letter sent to
the Board of Trustees. The letter expressed dissatisfaction on the part
of the presidential search committer with the Board of Trustee's
secrecy during the selection process
District Two Representative, Mark Partogian, West Bloomfield
sophomore, asked the two search committee members if they thought
the comments printed in CM LIFE by Board of Trustee members
might cause the presidential candidates to lose confidence in
themselves
"That   statement   in   the   paper,   'they're  unimpressive'  certainly
•See -SGA-—page 2
Trustees
may discuss
rec building
by RANDY LOVELY
LIFE Managing Editor
No official decision on the
construction of a recreation
facility is planned today, but
the Board of Trustees is
expected to conduct a "public
discussion" about the structure.
Interim President Arthur
Ellis is expected to give a
progress report to trustees
including financing and
creation of the recreation
program. Ellis would not-elaborate on his report, saying he
will not make recommendations to the board.
"We're not prepared to make
any recommendations," he
said. "It's time in my judgment
for a public discussion on the
broad range of factors."
After receiving a study from
the Ernst and Whinney
accounting firm earlier this
week, the board is expected to
discuss construction financing,
Ellis said.
ISee "Rec building"—page 2
Low VD rate reflects good attitude
iEditors Note: This is the last in a four-part series examining sexual
roles and relationships i
by MARY FRANCIS 	
UFE News Editor —"^"^
If you play, you pay — or so the saying goes.
Sexually active students at CMU are not doing
much of the paying, at least according to University
Health Services' statistics Only four cases of
venereal disease were reported in October and
November 1985, and statistics consistently show an
average of two cases each month, Ed Brown.
University Health Services director, said.
Brown said the cases reported were gonorrhea. In
the eight years he has been at CMU. syphillis has
never been reported, he added. 	
The low overall figures reflect a good student sssssmWkmmWkmWkWku'
attitude toward venereal disease and personal hygiene. Brown said.
Education about sexually transmitted diseases has proved beneficial.
"Very mature, wholesome attitudes exist among students. . . the
Promiscuity
of
overall figures reflect that in schools we have students being educated.
I'm very pleased with the attitude CMU students have toward
personal hygiene," Brown said
sMsaaaaaaasaMa. Students have a healthier attitude toward
venereal disease as well as sexuality in general.
Brown said. They are more aware of personal health
and health promotion activities.
"There seems to be a general progression in all
areas of personal health. A shift to awareness of self,
self-health and self-care." he said.
Students diagnosed as having venereal diseases
reflect this mature attitude. Brown said it is UHS'S
sob to eliminate the few problems that do arise.
Brown said it is important any venereal disease is
promptly treated.
^^^^^^^^^^       Gonorrhea left untreated in females can cause
********************^*a   blindness   or   mental   retardation   in   children.
Syphillia can cause senility or even death in both men and women. '
"Any VD le.1 untreated will be detrimental to their health. You can
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