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Monday. April 29.1985
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Abel upholds decision to suspend Sig Eps
byPAULMASON
UFE Managing Editor
President Harold Abel upheld a decision Friday to indefinitely suspend Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity as a registered student
organization.
The 90-plus member fraternity on Feb. 25 appealed CMU
Hearing Officer R. William Dunham's decision to strip the
group of its rights, claiming in part that due process was not
observed.
Dunham suspended the fraternity for an indefinite period and
declared that the suspension would be lifted if, among other
things, the national chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon revoked the
fl* Ei£ _J,f,l1er from ,98S Win!er Semester to the beginning of
tne 1987 Fall Semester.
In the five-page decision. Abel modified the criteria for liftng
or the suspension. The decision states the vice president for
■Student Affairs be encouraged to lift the suspension at the
beginning of Fall 1987 if the "national office of Sigma Phi Fpsi-
lon revokes or suspends the charter.or taken action which the
vice-president for Student Affairs deems to be the equivalent of
such revocation or suspension."
Abel, in the statement, said that part of the sanction was a
"recommendation, a way the local Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter
can be reinstated as a registered student organization at CMU
within the shortest possible time."
Sig Ep President John Buckles, Charlotte senior, said Sunday
tne fraternity has two options: to pursue court action against the
University or have the national chapter suspend the eroun's
charter. '
Buckles said he met with a Sig Ep alumni board Saturday to
discuss the possibility of suspension of the groups charter by
the national. The charter would be kept by an alumni board and
returned to the fraternity when the University suspension is
"This would not be revoking the charter because that's ending
the fraternity. This doesn't hurt us at all." Buckles said "I'm not
sure what we're going to do yet."
♦See"Sig Eps" — page 2
UHS. CMCH renew
pharmacy contract
Rockin' show
Molly Hatchett performs to a crowd of roughly 1.000 people Saturday night in Rose
Arena along with the bands Blackfoot and Weapons. Please see related stories and
photoonpage 6.
by BETSY MINER
LIFE Staff Writer
The University Health Services announced last week that
an agreement was renewed
with the Central Michigan
Community Hospital that will
provide pharmacy service for
the University, a University
healthofficial said.
Although the agreement was
a renewal of a contract that has
been on-going since 1981. UHS
asked Downtown Drugs, 102 S.
Main, as well as Perry Drug
Store. 213.? S. Mission, to also
submit bids for the University
pharmacy services, Ed Brown.
Director of Health Services,
said.
The contract renewal with
CMCH was accepted in March.
Brown said.
According to the proposal
submitted to the health services advisory board. CMCH
has agreed to dispense medica-
tions, provide registered
pharmacists, inventory pharmaceutical products and conduct annual inventory of the
products.
CMCH also agreed to bo in
volved with the Pharmacy and
Therapeutics Committee of
UHS as well as dispense and
maintain records, according to
the proposal.
The agreement  will  begin
July 1, 1985 and will be effective for a one-year term, the
proposal.stated.
No progress has been made
in connection with the proposal
for joint venture with the UHS
submitted. April 8 by the Mid-
Michigan Health Care Systems. Inc., of Midland. Brown
said.
MMHCS Inc. handles the
subsidiaries of Midland Hospital Center, Clare Community
Hospital. Gladwin Area Hospital, Midland Physicians
Medical Center and other Mid-
Michigan health care services.
Donna Rapp vice president of
■corporate relation of MMHCS
Inc., said.
"The purpose of the proposal
is to provide student health
services which would include a
total health care program for
CMU students." Rapp said in
♦See "Pharmacy" — page 2
Party effectiveness doubted
by SANDRA SUTTON
UFE Staff Writer
Few  schools  sponsor an
event like Summer Send Off
'85 and administrators  from
other schools are not  con
vinced it will work to deter slu
dent drinking.
Summer Send Off is a S7.200
party sponsored by the University and the city. Bands and
a comedian are scheduled to
perform.
The non-alcoholic activity is
set to take place on May 9. The
End of the World party could
take place on the same date.
"I'm not naive enough not to
know that if you want to drink,
you're going to drink." Betty
Hardy, activities advisor at
Ferris State College, said.
"For some students I'm sure
it (.Summer Send Off. will
work, but not for the vast
majority I think the idea's
great though. It might take
some time to catch on though."
said Edward Ziomkoski. assis
tant director of student activities at Kerns
Michigan Technological University sponsors an event similar to Summer Send Off in the
beginning of the year.
The activity is called K Day
The K stands for the Kcewe-
naw Peninsula. I.tnda Belote.
dean of students at Michigan
Tech said
The students get a half day
recess and go to a park where
bands perform and food is
served.
"Send Off sounds a lot like K
Day except we allow alcohol,"
Belote said
Belote said the university
does not provide any alcohol
for the event but students are
allowed to bring alcohol with
them
"The only thing we don't
allow are kegs. Students can
bring in cans and bottles
though." Belote said.
K Day is always at a park so it
is removed from the congestion ot a residential area, Belote said
"Faculty are invited to K Day
but not many go because of the
drinking." Belote said.
The event < Summer Send
Off) has to he organized well in
order to work, Hon Stump,
coordinator of Student Activities at Michigan State University, said
"I think it (Summer Send
♦See "Party" — page 2
Mervenne recognized as
Volunteer of the Year
byDOREENMESSNER
LIFE Staff Writer
College, baseball and volunteer work
seem to go hand and hand for Mike Mer-
venne.
Mervenne, Jenison senior, recently received the Volunteer of the Year award for
work he has done at the Mount Pleasant Regional Center for the physically disabled
and handicapped. Mervenne has gone to the
Center one day a week each of his four
years, and one year, he went two days a
week.
"Geez, I was surprised*" Mervenne said.
"I hadn't been able to go out there for the
banquet the past the years because of baseball, but I got there this year. Then when
they announced the award and started describing the person that was going to get it.it
all sounded familiar, but I didn't really realize it was me until they read off my name."
Brian Seiler, director of volunteer services at the Center, said award recipients,
must be hard workers.
"What we look for is someone who's put in
a lot of hours with us consistently, that they
do an outstanding job and just bring a little
TLCtoour residents," Seiler said.
"He's been a volunteer for four years and
that's really uncommon for a university student," Seiler added. "It was our way of
saying thank you before the end of the
year."
Mervenne also plays left field for the
CMU baseball team.
Mervenne's volunteer work was introduced to him by the Association of Interfaith
♦See "Volunteer" — page 2
Gentle Friday—a day to relax, celebrate
bySUEPATIN
LIFE Staff Writer
There's a feeling in the air. where friendship abides and a
sense of relaxation falls over the campus The day is not just a
modest celebration, hut alsoa symbolic gesture
The day is Gentle Friday.
"Gentle Friday is more of an attitude rather than an event. It's
a chance for students to sit back and take a breather before they
have to get ready for finals." Student Activities assistant Rick
Morat said.
A series of activities have been planned by the Student Activities Office personnel to helpcelebrate Gentle Friday.
Throughout the day the Bovee University Book Store will
have in-store specials and sell popcorn and lemonade for 10
cents.
Most of the activities will focus around the Park Library pond
area of the campus where live music will be performed by the
.New Life Singers from Ilia m to2p.m
"The purpose of the activities is not to make money, but quite
the opposite We want to show goodwill toward students and
take time out to enjoy the campus before we leave for the
summer," Morat said.
Residence Hall Association will join in the festivities with its
pie-throwing contest between noon and 2 pm   Starting at 11
a m , CM LIFE will give out free ice cream cones in front of the
UCand between noon and 2 p.m .Student Government Association will give away hotdogs There will be a volleyball game
between CM LIFE and the Administration at .\ p m. in Warriner
Court.
A resolution was sent to the governor announcing the day and
asking it be declared a campus holiday
"Actually, the resolution is just a formality and a symbolic
action of peace and goodwill between people. We have yet to
hear from the governor," Morat said. The governor has signed
Gentle r'riday resolutions in the past.
Exit interviews are today through Friday
for all National Direct Borrowers not returning to CMU. Contact Alice Beltnick in Warriner 204 for more information.
A prof from the United Kingdom is joining the CDO Department.
page 3
A plan to require
students to show
proof of certain immunizations was
proposed.
page 3
Several CMU football players are
awaiting Tuesday's
NFLdraft.
page 10
Partly sunny today.
Highs in the mid to
low 70s.