1985-02-01; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Friday, February 1.1985
198SCML1FK
12 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich   48859
Vol 68 No. 52
Grable incident discussed
Abel calls comments 'appalling, illegal
by PAUL MASON
UFE Managing Editor
Central's associate athletic directors may receive "sensitivity training"' as a result of an incident involving a CMU male
cheerleader who was kicked off the squad for long hair.
During the Hoard of Trustees' Student Affairs Committee
meeting Thursday, President Harold Abel said he wants
Affirmative Action officer Camilla Zawacki to alert personnel
about "what the law is and what the rights are of people mentioned."
CMU increases
health center fees
to eliminate deficit
Abel said he was "appalled" about statements made by athletic department officials regarding cheerleader Craig Grable,
Dearborn senior.
Grable, a cheerleader for 3 \'i years, was kicked off the squad
for having a four-inch braid on the back of his head. He has since
been reinstated to the squad by Associate Athletic Director
Walter Schneider.
Women's Athletic Director and Associate Director of Athletics Fran Koenig had said Grable's appearance "was not in
keeping with the appearanceof our teams."
Abel said Grable's hair should not have been made an issue.
"particularly after what we went through in the '60s and '70s."
"We will follow through with sensitivity training That issue
should not have been raised," Abel said. "People need to be
sensitized. We want to alert them on how to explain the University's goals."
Abel said he was particularly upset with a comment Koenig
made in a Jan. 18 CM LIFK article regarding the image athletes
must maintain. In the article. Koenig said. "We do not like to see
obese people (in the field) because it's not in keeping with the
image of people in our field. If a coach came in applying for a
♦See "Trustees" — page 2
byPAULMASON
LIFE Managing Editor
University Health Service
fees for students will be increased for initial and follow-
up visits to eliminate the center's $200,000 budget deficit,
caused in port by early retirement incentives totalling
$84,000 to UHS personnel.
An increase from the current
$10 and SH charged for initial
and follow-up visits, respectively, will be implemented
July 1. President Harold Abel
said Thursday afternoon.
Abel said he will present the
UHS fee increase to the Board
of Trustees as an informational
item at today's meeting in the
President's Room of the Bovee
University Center. Also, the
Hoard is expected to approve a
recommendation that the
amount of money taken from
student credit hour tuition allocated to UHS be increased
frnmS1.75toS2.
Increases are expected to
eliminate the UHS budget deficit by 1987, James Hill, vice
president for Student Affairs,
said during the Trustees" Student Affairs Committee meeting Thursday.
The increase in UHS' allocation from tuition credit hours
will not have an effect on tui-
♦See "UHS" — page 2
Word on budget
benefits uncertain
by JAMES GEMMELL
LIFE Star! Writer
To what extent public colleges and universities individually
may benefit from Gov. James Blanchard's proposal budget for
fiscal 1986 will not be resolved until March 1.
As part of Blanchards's call for an S87.4 million boost to
higher education during the state's upcoming fiscal year (Oct.
1-Sept. .10), S2S million has been recommended for distribution
through a proposed research excellence fund.
"A plan to target those funds to specific institutions and programs will be jointly developed by the Department of Management, Budget and Commerce and submitted to the legislature
by March 1," the governor's report to colleges and universities
stated.
The House and Senate must pass the proposed S87.4 million
increase over fiscal 1985 levels to schools for operational cosls.
Meanwhile. Arthur Kllis. vice president for l*ublic Affairs,
said additional monies will be added to the Governor's recommendation lC  „ ..,,   , .,
♦ See "Budget    — page 12
2 counts dropped
in murder case
Steamy clean
on>[(v<r mt»mt
Mild weather Thursday morning provided the perfect opportunity for
physical plant workers to remove excess snow from the Wightman Hall roof by
melting it with steam piped up from their truck.
byMARYG GEDDES
LIFE Staff Writer
Co-defendants in a murder
arson case were acquitted of
two counts of open murder by a
decision Iriini 21st Circuit
Court Judge Paul F O'Connell.
after the prosecution rested its
case Thursday
Dan Mark Noah. 23. and
David .Nichols, 22, both still
face two counts of felony murder and an arson charge in connection with a May 13. 1984
trailer bla/e in which two boys
died
The acquittal of the open
murder charges came after a
motion by the defense councils
for a directed verdict dismissing all charges
Both Daniel O'.Neil, representing Nichols and Thomas
Anthony, representing Noah,
said the prosecution had not
presented enough evidence
against the twoaccused men
Judge O'Connell said he dismissed the open murder
charge because he was not
satisfied that premeditation
vind deliberation had been
proved which would be necessary for a first degree murder
conviction.
Joseph Karheri. prosecutor
for Isabella County was visibly
upset at the acquittal and asked
the judge if the dropped open-
murder charge would preclude
the men being charged with
•See "Trial" — page 2
Local girl flees abductor,
police search for man
byTOMWICKHAM
LIFE Copy Editor
A 1 5 -year-old Mount
Pleasant girl was safe at
home Thursday night after
escaping from a knife-
wiclding man who abducted
her Thursday afternoon as
she walked her dog.
Police are searching for a
Caucasian man. 30- to 45-
years-old. who approached
the uirl between 4 30 and S
p m. Thursday, a spokesman
for the Mount Pleasant
Police Department said He
reportedly was driving a
small, medium blue, two-
door car, possibly a
Chevette, with dark blue or
black interior, according to a
statement given by the girl
The man reportedly has a
medium to heavy build,
brown mustache and brown
Composite sketch
hair over the tops of his ears,
the girl told police He was
unshaven and wearing blue
jeans and brown leather
boots.
Police believe the man is
armed with a knife, with a
4 to 6-inch blade, which he
carried in a jacket pocket,
the spokesman said
Information about the in
c i d e n t is sketchy, t h e
spokesman said, but the girl
was atone at the time she was
abducted. The girl's name,
address and location of the
abduction were not released
for her protection, headded
"The guy pulled up alongside her, pulled a knife and
told her to get in," the
spokesman said. "He didn't
physically hurt her but slapped her once and told her to
shut up "
The girl escaped when the
man stopped on the east side
of tiie city, and ran behind
several houses to get to her
boyfriend's home to call the
police, the spokesman said.
Police urge anyone with
information about the incident to call the Mount
Pleasant Police Department
at 773-0808.
Pretrial
set for
today
Pretrial tor former Sigma
Pin F.psilon president Paul
Bonaccinie. charged with raping a former female CMC stu
dent, is scheduled for today in
IsabellaCounty Circuit Court
Bonaccinie. 2-1. ot Birmingham, is charged with third degree criminal sexual conduct
involving a Phi Mu sorority
member last May 3 1 The
charge carries a maximum
sentence of 15 years in prison
Last   Friday. Circuit  Court
Judge  Paul  O'Connell   sent
enced Bonaccinie to 90 days in
jail «-ind two years probation for
a reduced charge of attempted
fourth degree criminal sexual
conduct
♦See "Bonaccinie" — page 10
In Brief
There will be an alcohol education workshop Feb. 7 and 14 from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in the
Counseling Center in Foust Hall. The workshop is sponsored by the Alcohol Abuse Intervention and Prevention program.
Inside
New Program
Hoard chairman Randy Rutherford discusses his goal s and
activities for the
semester.
page 3
Reported cheating
casesare growing.
page 3
Sports
After its first MAC
loss since 1983, the
CMU women's basketball team is getting "trivial."
page 8
Weather
Partly cloudy Friday, chance of snow
southeast by late
afternoon. Highs 5 to
15 north and 10 to 20
south.