1984-01-30; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol.66.No 4S»
198-4 CM ITFK
12 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich   -4SK5V
Monday. January .Ul. 19.S-1
University tactics questioned
byROBISELER
LIFE Managing Editor
A (irand Haven city official
said the I'mversity's purchase
of land within that citv's limits
is not being handled propel iv
(irand Haven City Manager
I-s'irry Meet jcn. s,,ui he was sur
prised to hear ot communication bet Weill lhe Nature Conservancy and CMC on land
worth vsoiMiuo I he land would
become CMC's contingent
upon a s.mo.onn state grant Im
a portion of the land
He sa ul the C n i \ c I sit v
should fiave contacted the citv
to explain its intentions hetoie
voting at linn sdav s Boai d of
1 rustics meeting to purchase
the la ud it t h e grant is
approved hv the Legislature
lorn Wiuwade. ilirectm ot
the Michigan field Otluv tor
tlie Nature Coriservanc v. an in
ternational organization which
protects lands with unique ecological s i s;ni f nance, said
i hursday it would sell the I'ni-
\ er sity a .15 acre parcel of land
tor >.500.noo and toss in lo
acres <>( land appraised at
<500,000 as a gift for the I'm
veisitv to use in any wav CMC
dec ins,appropriate
I hi- .is acre parcel ot larul.
however, must remain in its
natural state and not be developed
I >cct ii-ii said the l'im ersit v
must take into consideration
special landscaping and other
needs lor the b> acres ul land
zoned sin(.jt. lamily develop
merit it it receives the state
giant Horn the Michigan Land
I i list Lurid
"We've have met with CMC
bel ore, Deet ion said '"1 hev
ai e our neighbors and we want
them to continue to be good
neighbors "
The University owns an adjoining 60 acres of land to the
proposed property purchase,
titled   Kitchel Dunel'resei vc
Deetjen said there also is a
responsibility to plan the river
frontage area of the In acres on
the (irand Kiver. if CMC decides to develop the area He
added there is an erosion problem in that area.
Deetjen addeii he has had no
contact with representatives
from the Michigan Umd Trust
Lund which consists ot revenue generated from gas and
oil leases on state lands, for
public bodies aiul entities, and
is the fund from which CMC
hopes toobtam !he>.?00.000
Howevcr. Trustee Alice
Tombouliaii of Rochester, who
also is on the Hoard of Direc
tors fur the Nature Conservancy said Central has not decided
what it is going to do with the
portion of land which has no
restrictions, but she empha
sized it would be courteous ot
the Hoard of Trustees to con
tact and inform lhe city of its
intentions
"I don't think it is necessan
ui' ask their- ((irand  Haven's:
permission  to acquire a pre
serve from another owner of a
preserve," she said
"It ue were going to sav ui
will turn around and change
what has been going on ion the
lo acres \ I realize the citv has a
concern." shesaul
Tombouhan said it the lo
acres is given to Central, the
I an si still will be a presei v e
"Nothing changes imle-s a c
decide It ill sc--." she said
►See "Dunes"—page 11
Motels show still on
after Detroit troubles
byKATHYWARD
LIFE Staff Writer
Despite cancellation of the Leb -1 Motels show
at (irand Circus Theater in Detroit, the Leb ,s
performance at Kose Arena is still scheduled
"The Detroit show was canceled because it
wasn't selling.' .Ann Higguis. Program Hoard
chairwoman, said "It was easier to cancel the
show and get out of it than to go through with it
and take a loss"
In order to schedule a concert, the promoter
must put in a bid for the show then place a down
payment on the oand, Higgms, Ohio junior, said.
"The group promoting the show in Detroit
didn't have a down payment on the show, so it was
easy for them to get out of il." Htggins said
The rest of the tour has not been canceled, but
the Mount Pleasant concert is the only appear
ance the band will make in Michigan. Higgms
said
The Detroit show was scheduled for the same
date that Hilly Joel w ill appear in Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor concert caused a lot ot conflict
in relation to Motel ticket sales, Higgms said
"The biggest competition for the show \i,,.s the
Hilly Joel conceit." Higgms said The type of
crowd Hillv.loe! is going to draw is verv similar to
the market of the Motels ,nu| thai causes a lot ot
competition "
Higguis expects (o draw some of the people
wholxiught tickets lor the canceled show.
"If people want to.see a show they will Havel to
see it." H me, ing said
Currently ticket smiles for the Sunday show art
slow. However, Higgms anticipates large ticket
s;des at the door.
"If people know it is not a sold mil show they
will now worry about going out and getting tickets," Higgms said "People will wait until the
night of the show to get tickets."
Tickets are available at the Warriner Hox
Office and other ticket outlets m the surrounding
area.
The cor ice 11 vv ill begin at ~ p in Siimlay at Kose
Arena
1 of 3 CMU freshmen
read with difficulty
Helping hands
. n r. *.... «
The first lime on ice skates was maile easier tor
Harrv Mason, 1. of Mount Pleasant, with the help of
Annette Cliuiccki, also ol Minmi Pleasant, (•liniccki's
helping hands leil Mason around the Island Park ice
rinkSuiidav afternoon.
by ROBIN KELLY school  without   sfudving  and
LIFE Staff Writer never had to read am   mh~ian
AppioMinatelv   one thud  ot tial amount." Yehl said
( enlral's   incoming   freshman Academic   Assistance   mt
have pioblems m basis  reading vices appn>\imafeh   .in"  stu
and  wilting   skills,  several pro dentseverv v ear vv ho hav e t! ou
lessoi s s,-,ul hie reading textbooks  About '<a
Those students have diilicul percent  aie  Ireshnien  and aie
fv  dealing with the amount and either tuloied in reading skills
level "I reading required in col- <"' enrolled  m  special   leading       men!   chauinan,  estimated  si
lege, said Joan Veld, coordinator courses otleied  bv   the depart        percent  ot   lhe students he en
ol   education   skills   m   the ment                                                             counters  cannot   read  approp
- s■< il es nt irmallv   mips ov e sigm
licauflv
"I ess than 1 percent don't he
net it I rom lhe slashes | Ins is
ilsiiallv becauseol the si udellls'
own motivational problems or
personal circumstances." Yehl
said
I Ian- letting, Lnghsh Dcp.i-1
academic assistance program
Yehl said tlie majority of stu        natelv
Thev   never   had   to   studv       dents helped through the prog
hard    'I hev   got   through   high      ram benefit a great deal and test
♦ See "Heading"■--page 1 I
Legal
service
path
cleared
by CRAIG C0LGAN
UFE Staff Writer
The path has been cleared
for Student Government
Association to establish a legal aid service by the middle of
February	
T&e service will be funded
totally by the
dant«-i4C*«i v4
$6,060 has been iier ■
of the ftenflcal Unlvi
fund to finance
initial semester. Tbxsrie Will b*f
no cost to students. "v -       ,
The servldeT designed io
give CMU students an opportunity to acquire legal information and advice, existed
from October 1981 to May of
1982, said Dave Rowley, recently named director of the
Legal Aid Information and
Referral Service.
"Charging a user fee really
isn't a solution." Starner said.
"We think the collection process could create problems.
But we do think the service
serves a needed function.
'We'll see where we are at
the end of the semester, how
many people it has helped,
and evaluate it from there."
James Hill, vice president
for Student Affairs, had re-
i crvations about the program
in the past, but now thinks the
service should be a success.
"I've had reservations about just liow far a program
like this should go." Hills said.
"I'm concerned about to what
extent a university should become involved in legal matters of students.
♦See "Service"—page 12
Birthday drinks illegal but law not enforced
by PAMELA BEERS
LIFEStaff Writcrand
PAUL MASON
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
Free birt li da \ drinks ot t ei ed at local bar s are i [legal
The state I.upior I oiu mission e niMili i s 11 ee hi rt hdav ilnnl-s.i
violatioiiot stati' law
Jerry  Nonas, administrative assistant to the direitor ot  Kn
forcement Dr. imoii tor the I.('(.'. said statute No   l.io lo states "all
sales i ot' In]noi i must be for cash
Technically, giving away a hnthdav   drink  is illegal.  Nor i is
said
IliiUiviT, a spokeswoman tor the Mount i'leasant Police I >e
p.n "t mi 'lit said lb i're is no eity ordinance against bit thda\' ill inks
and currcntlv there is no problem with giving ;ih;iv hnthdav
drinks
N orris said it the I.(.'(. i is civ es complain is that bars are ot ti r
mg tree drinks, it vv ill inv esfigate
"Viali, vv e do get complaints on it. v\ c'v e alvv av s en toi "ced that."
Norris said
How ever. 1 ho mas i'lachta. senior assistant prosecuting at tor
nev . sau! he does not contemplate prosecuting someone tor giv
mg away a 1 r ee birthday drink
prosecutor's otl'ice        not   to deal   with  tiitles.'    i'lachta  s,,;t|
"Technically it's a crinii- but it's not enloi i'ed
Wav side Cent ral. 1000 S Mission, < it I ei - ,i llee ill llir to a IIV one
2 1 and over celebrating a bn I hdav
Dave Allen, manager' said tin- Wav -iilf .'.ill give air. diink
iiijuest tree except a pitcher ot beer
In years past, the bar used to give a split ot champagne tor 2 1 s|
birthdays, but now just otters a bar dr ink Allen -aid the Wav side
has been giv mg but hdav drinks tor almost nine v i.n s
Tom's Foolery Mar. 112S  Michigan, giv is a specit ic drink tor
"A bar can't use lujuor as a leader   Hut it's the view  o|  the      birthday's. 21 and over  Dcanna t'apyak. manager, said
In Brief
The Counseling Center is offering a four-
session test anxiety workshop beginning
Wednesday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. For further
liiformation or to sign up for the group call
774-3381
Campus
Developers of an area A band with a sense of
motel received a SI mil- humor appeared in town
lion state loan recently. this past weekend.
page 3 page 6
Sports
Melvin McLaughlin is
hack on cam [His and recently talked to LIFK about his professional basketball experiences.
page 9
Weather
Cloudy with snow
diminishing today
with total accumuia-
t ions less than an
inch. Highs in the 20s
and lows tonight zero
to 15. Highs Tuesday
in the low to mid 20s.