1998-02-11; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 79, Number 58
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
©1998 CM LIFE
78 years of serving the community
WEDNESDAY
February 11, 1998
Two sections, 20 pages
City may ban smoking in all public establishments
By Angela S. Vandenberg
LIFE Assistant News Editor
A proposed ordinance restricting smoking almost everywhere
in Mount Pleasant has some
wondering if the commission
should just butt out.
The ordinance, submitted by
Commissioner John Scalise at
Monday's meeting, read "No person shall smoke in a public place
or in any business or place of
employment except as permitted
by this ordinance."
According to the Indoor Clear
Air Ordinance, smoking would be
permitted at tobacco retail stores
and private residences, provided
the owner does not run a child
care, adult foster care or health
care facility out of their home.
"It's very important as a public
health issue people be protected
from carcinogenic substances,"
Scalise said.
Scalise said he approached the
Isabella County Tobacco
Reduction Coalition about looking into an ordinance similar to
the one passed in Marquette in
July. Scalise said he met with the
coalition and together they came
up with a draft of the proposed
ordinance.
"I think everyone has the right
to determine what happens to
their own body," he said. "But
that right ends at arms length
from them."
Scalise  said  the   issue   is   not
about the rights or lack thereof of
smokers or nonsmokers, and he
called this concern a "silly issue."
"I would never ever propose
something to tell smokers they
can't smoke," he said, admitting
the ordinance he proposed was
"extremely restrictive."
He said, "They certainly have
the right to smoke and do a lot of
other things. But they don't have
the right to cause illness, cancer
or death in other people."
Mayor Sharon Tilmann
appointed a committee consisting of Scalise, Commissioner
Mike Ross and Zoning Board of
Appeals member Keith Spycher.
An additional staff member has
not yet been named.
Scalise and Ross said there has
been no date set for the committee to report back to the commission after reviewing the ordinance. Meetings for the committee will not start until March
when Spycher will be available
to start reviewing the proposed
ordinance, Ross said.
Scalise said the committee
will look at health studies, the
economic impact of removing
smoking from local businesses
and the concerns of the public, to
name a few. Scalise said it is very
early in the process.
"We're even before step one,"
he said.
Dan Breidenstein, owner of the
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Some effects of the proposed Indoor Clear Air Ordinance:
• Smoking will be banned everywhere except tobacco
retail stares and private residences.
• Smoking at places of employment is suggested to be
done at least 20 feet away from an entrance.
■ Fines for violating the ordinance will be $50 for the first violation,
$100 for the second violation and $250 for the third violation.   •
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Main Street, said local business
has already decreased because of
the casino and passing an ordinance like this would make
things worse.
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Employees at four other local
bars declined to comment on the
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Teleconference on
diversity
to Bovee
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Members of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity happily accept a donation from Liz Van heck e. Grand Blanc senior, as she passes by their
platform. The four members working at the event are taking their turn to sit outside for the benefit of disabled children. From left:
Brandon Greer, Grand Rapids sophomore. Matt Bloomfield, Saginaw junior, Suzanne Shumsky,Traverse City junior, and Tim
Bandeen, Battle Creek senior.
beamed
Tuesday
what it means by learning, and
give up some notions that learning only occurs in the classroom,"
Brazzell said.
Arthur Chickering is a professor of human development and
educational leadership at George
Mason University, and is also a
visiting professor at Norwich
University's Vermont College.
"A community needs more
than an exalted leader with a
vision. It needs leaders who will
make things happen,"
Chickering said.
Margaret Jablonski, assistant
professor of educational policy
and leadership at the University
of Massachusetts, said, "We can't
ignore these issues (of diversity).
We have to address students'
needs, and diversity is one of
them."
Barbara Love is an associate
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City Commission endorses
Broomfield speed reduction
UFE Staff Reports
The City Commission approved a resolution Monday night, supporting CMU's request to the Isabella County Road Commission, to
lower the speed limit on Broomfield Road to 30 miles per hour.
According to a letter to the commission from Paul Preston, city
manager, CMU requested to the road commission the speed be lowered to 30 mph from W. Campus Drive to S. Mission Street.
The resolution also contained a suggestion by the city to the road
commission to install a pedestrian crossing at Washington Street and
Broomfield Road, as well as a flashing signal west of Rose Arena to
warn motorists to slow down for pedestrians.
By Kelly Burnett
LIFE Staff Writer
A live teleconference on diversity issues was broadcast from
Burlington, Va., into the Bovee
University Center Auditorium
Tuesday.
The teleconference featured
panels of experts from Virginia,
as well as CMU faculty. They discussed the building of communities of learning at universities
through leadership, student
development and diversity.
The Virginia panel consisted of
four experts in education from
universities along the East
Coast, all with a background of
human development, educational leadership, social justice or
diversity.
Johnetta Cross Brazzell, vice
president of student affairs at
Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.,
led the discussion.
"An   institution   must   define
CMU Public Broadcasting earns national award for fundraiser
By Julia Jones
LIFE Staff Writer
CMU's Public Broadcasting has
received a national Public
Broadcasting System Development
Award for its annual outdoor fund-
raising dinner.
Director of business services, Tom
Endres, said the award was a surprise.
"We certainly had high hopes, but it
wasn't expected," he said.
The dinner raised $64,000 last year.
"We hope to have continued
growth," Endres said.
Endres said paperwork for the
award was sent in last July.
"You make an application, then it's
judged by a panel of your peers," he
said.
"The outdoor dinner is a way to
bring public broadcasting viewers,
contributors and producers closer
together. And in doing that the station then raises money," Endres said.
Endres said 240 people attend the
dinner each year. This year the event
is scheduled for April 16. The cost is
$60 dollars to attend the dinner, up
from last year's $50 price.
Endres said the cost was raised due
to an increase in costs, and increased
pressure to raise more money by
CMU's Board of Trustees and administration.
He said in the current fiscal year,
PBS received $170,000 less university
support than the previous year.
When asked if he thought the win of
the development award would affect
board decisions concerning PBS,
Endres said, "I don't have any idea."
To recruit for the dinner, Endres
said it is announced during on-air
fundraisers in March and October.
Previous contributors are also contacted through direct mail.
Last year the dinner sold out.
Endres said PBS has won two other
awards in the past. One was awarded
about 12 years ago when channels 21
and 27 were being built, and the other
was about seven years ago when special recognition was received for work
with donors.
Russ Herron, vice president of
University Relations and secretary of
the board, said he is pleased with
PBS's efforts.
"I think it is evidence of the kind of
entrepreneurship that public broadcasting is trying to increase its revenue," he said.
"It's really nice to have national
recognition of that kind of program."
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Professor keeps on teaching, in spite of leukemia
By Kerry Smith
LIFE Staff Writer
While students often feel inspired by their professors, one professor feels inspired by his students
— inspired to go on living.
"Basically if it wasn't for the students I would
probably be dead by now," said Bill Browne, professor of political science and leukemia patient.
"Students have been my one link to reality," he
said. "I feel okay for a while when Tm in class."
Browne said he was diagnosed five years ago
with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, or CML.
This type of leukemia affects the bone marrow, but
Browne said he is not letting it affect his desire to
teach.
"It's a combination of needing to do something
and wanting to do this," he said. "You've got to have
something to do. You can't fold up."
Browne, who has been teaching at CMU for 27
years, said the students provide a strong reason for
him to continue teaching despite his illness.
"The students have been enriching," he said.
There hasn't been much of a change in the relationship with his colleagues, Browne said.
"They still have their expectations," he said. "My
colleagues give me more latitude. They don't like to
argue with me."
Susan Conner, associate dean of human, social
and behavioral sciences, said while she has not personally -witnessed his teaching abilities, she is
aware of his good reputation among students.
Conner said this is due in part to him implementing his research into his classes.
"Students do really like his classes," she said.
Conner said Browne is widely published and is
an award-winning researcher in agricultural policies in the United States. In addition, she said he
is an all-around great person, which has won him
the respect of his fellow faculty members.
"He's not slowed down and that is what is amazing to most of us," she said.
Conner said she has witnessed his vitality and
energy and is astonished and happy for him.
"He really is amazing to me," she said.
She said despite his illness, he has not wavered
in his ability to do research or teach.
"I swear his energy level is incredible," she said.
Browne said he was in complete remission for
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The most published faculty member in the history of CMU with
almost 100 publications. Or. Bill Browne, professor of political science, deals with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.