1984-04-30; Central Michigan Life

              Central Mic
Vol. 66 No. 81
1984 CM LIFE
14 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich  48859
Monday. April 30.1984
Forum party gets too hot to handle
CM IVLTmrn Wlc*»mm
Neither the cool weather nor the Mount Pleasant Police could stop the 800 to 1,000
people who gathered for a spring-time party at Forum Apartments Saturday. Police
chose to let the partiers wear themselves out rather than break up the bash.
Probation policy discussed
Aid changes sought
byCHERYLJACKSON
UFE Staff Writer
Because of a new federal regulation. Central's financial aid officials have proposed a
new financial aid probation policy to go into
effect next semester.
The proposed policy will eliminate a grade
point average requirement for undergraduate
students, but will raise the amount of credits a
student is expected to earn per semester to
nine.
Under the present policy, a full-time undergraduate student receiving financial aid is put
on financial aid probation if he earns a cumula
tive gpa of less than 2.0 or completes less than
six credits per semester.
The requirements for graduate students
would remain the same, with a required 3.0
cumulative gpa and earn at least six credit
hours per semester.
The federal regulation which went into effect
Jan. 1, requires all institutions' satisfactory
progress policies to include standards such as a
maximum time frame for semesters of financial aid eligibility, years taken to complete a
degree, and an appeal policy, Financial Aid
Director Robert Walling aaid.
♦See "Proposal" — page 2
A-Senate to question
CMUVMM I merger
by H.V.WOOD
LIFE Staff Writer
The Academic Senate will
present questions in the Ailtni
nistration Tuesday about the
proposed merger ot (.'Ml' ami
Michigan Molecular Institute
in Midland
Senate executne board prepared questions at its mectiiu:
April 21). in repoiise to a repoi t
Provost John Cantelon's ott ice
prepared about the proposed
merger
The questions cover such
areas as reasons lor the met
gcr. Imw academic programs
will t>c arranged, laculty s!a
tus. financial needs, overall belief its and risks ol the merges,
curricular involvement, and
MMI awareness of how ('Ml'
handle- curricula!* processes
"'I lie Senate deals with cur
iiculai   issues and policy   So.
we  lelt   it   was  appiupriatc  to
deal  with  the curricula!- pro
cess  alone."  Senate  Chan
w imi.in Martha Smith sau!
MMI is not .i school, but a re
search  iiistilute that   studies
the  properties  of   plastics
Howc\cr.  some  emplovccs of
MMI have C Ml' laculH status,
and Central students take
courses and do research there.
Smith said
Degrees would be granted
through Central Alter the
merger there would be an adv
anced degree program where
students could do masters, doctoral or post doctoral work in
polytner research, according
toCantelon's report
The purpose of discussion at
lue.-day s  meeting  is to help
the Hoard ol   Trustees when it
meets Thursday  and  Friday
♦ See "Senate" — page 13
DPS officers, attorneys
have more time in lawsuit
byRHODAMIEL
LIFE Staff Writer
The deadline for attornev s representing two
Department of I>ublic Safety officers to officially answer a civil rights suit filed against
them has been extended.
Michael Huffman, a Saginaw based attorney
representing the officers, said the deadline was
extended to allow more tune for defense attor-
nies to review the filed complaint
Former CMU student James (lusted filed a
suit against DPS officer Dale Malew ska and an
unidentified DPS officer named as John Doc-
April 9 in US District Court in Hay City. The
suit alleges Malew ska and the other officer deprived Husted of his civil hberticsafter making
an illegal search and seizure of his Troutman
Hall room and arrested him in April of 19H2.
The original deadline for the officers ur their
atturnies to answer the complaint was today.
There is not a set date now for Huffman to file
for the officers. The date is flexible to allow
him to fully look into the suit, Huffman said.
Huffman said when he was appointed to work
with Ma lew ska and Doe he approached
Husted's attorney. George Kelsey.of Ypsilanti,
and requested the date beextended. Huffman is
an attorney with the Smith and Booker agency
which has offices throughout the state.
"We have not yet had a chance to take an
in depth look at the complaint." Huffman said
Husted is requesting a SI 00,000 settlement in
the suit anda jury trial.
♦See "Lawsuit" —page 2
byRHODAMIEL
LIFE Staff Writer
Two parties at Forum Apartments, one
broken up by police and the other let alone due
to its size, marked a weekend of parties in
Mount Pleasant
The Mount Plesant Police Department
arrested seven people early Saturday for disorderly conduct after police had numerous bottles thrown at them, when officers attempted to
break up the party shortly after midnight.
Approximately 500 people were attending the
party in the Forum Apartment's courtyard between buildings K and F Saturday morning before police moved in. A party at the same location, which began Saturday night, had crowds
ranging from 800 to 1,000 people and was not
disturbed
Sgt. Wayne VanDyke of the Mount Pleasant
Police Department said the decision to leave
the party be was based on the size of the crowd
"We sized il up (at about midnight Sunday-
morning) and decided we just didn't have
enough with eight men to take on the mob," he
said.
A police spokewoman added it was believed if
police moved in. troubles would just begin
again.
In addition to the parties at Forum, there
were large party complaints at Park Place
Apartments, 1301 K. Bellows, where hosts were
convinced to move Ihe party inside Saturday
evening, and other sites in the city. In all, police
received at least 30 complaints about loud
music during the weekend.
When officers moved in to break up the
Forum party early Saturday, partiers threw
bottles, hitting one officer on the leg. Another
bottle just missed hitting an officer and broke a
window in the apartment behind him. police
reported.
The size of that party decreased after the
arrests were made For some time after police
left, however, more people could be seen returning to the party site. By 3 a.m., it was apparent the party was dying down
Just after arrests began Saturday morning,
more bottles were thrown at officers. Another
person let the air out of a tire on a Department
of Public Safety patrol car.
Jeff Peterson, Bay City senior, said the problem began when police told the partiers to disperse.
"People were yelling "bulls---, get the f —- out
of here" he said
♦See "Party" — page 2
Crowded balconies
could have collapsed
Although the balconies at
Forum Apartments have become popular spots during parties, they are in danger of collapsing when a large number of
peopleareon them.
A study done by Forum
Apartment's management a
year ago stated the balconies
could not hold much weight.
Mnnauer K«y Winn snid Feb. 5
Maintenance personnel on site
at both Friday's and Saturday's
parties at Forum said the balconies could have collapsed.
During the parties, up to 200
people could be seen on the balconies overlooking the courtyard between F and F building
at Forum Apartments, 950
Appian Way.
For safety precautions, management at Forum Apartments
ndded a new clause in the lease
which current tenants signed
for this school year. The clause
states no more than 15 people
can be in an apartment at any
onetime.
During Friday's party, one-
ground floor resident, who
asked not lo be named, said he
could hear the balcony he was
standing under creaking due to
the weight.
Balconies at the Forum's
buildings serve as the only access to second and third floor
apartments.
Catch of the
cm un uxkMi not*
A well deserved stretch followed a long and rewarding day of fishing for Derrick
Johnson, 12, of Mount Pleasant. The right spot Saturday afternoon was the Chippewa
River near Island Park.
In
The St. Mary's University Parish is sponsoring a spring paper drive through Sunday.
Papers may be deposited at the parish anytime.
4
A wide assortment of
handmade arts and crafts
were featured at the
Fresh Air Festival at Warriner Mall Sunday.
page 6
Ji
Central's diamond-
men flexed their hitting muscles during
the weekend, winning all four games
from Ball State.
page 9
he
l   m  V.*
Mostly cloudy today with thunder-
showers. Wind. High
upper 50s to 60s. Falling temperatures in
the afternoon. Mostly
cloudy tonight.
mamatM
•aMtmm