1984-09-24; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Monday. September 24. 1S>.S4
19S4CMLIKK
12 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich   488.S9
Vol.67 No. 12
63 arrests at Main Street bash
Fight police agencies
arrested 63 people ;it a four-
block Main Street party Satur-
day night which was estimated
to have more than 2,000 people.
All but 16 of the arrests were
made by issuing appearance
tickets. Mount Pleasant City
Police officers reported
Police would not release the
names of those arrested until
they appeared in court
Police brought out protective not near such as helmets,
not sticks and shields.
Partiers in the 1000 block of
South Main Street started
blocking traffic at about 10
P m
(iroups of people bounced
and lilted up cars and turned
them sideways in the street.
Other cars later began to back
<>tf MauiStrcc! south
Officers continued to patrol
the perimeter of the party
along Bellows Street. High
Street and further north, as
well as north-south side
streets, police said.
Agencies assisting the
Mount Pleasant Police Depart
ment were the Isabella County
Sheriff's Department. CMU
Department of Public Safety,
the St. Louis Police Department. Tribal Police. Midland
City Police Department, the
Midland County Sheriffs Department and the Michigan
State Police Post in Mount
Pleasant.
Arrests were made for
crimes committed in the presence of an officer. People
were taken by police cruisers
to a bus parked near Finch
Fieldhouse. The bus was bor
rowed from the Isabella County Transportation Commission, a state police trooper said
liy 1 .>() a.m Sunday 10
arrests bad been made and
appearance tickets w e r c
issued at the bus Once the people showed indeiitificatioii to
police they were photographed
and released, a Mount Pleasant
City Police-officer said
Appearance dates are Oct. 1
and 8. a deputy said
The photos were taken and
ID required in order to identify
people for warrants if they did
not appear in court, a  Mount
Pleasant police officer said
If the did not have ID they
were taken to jail until an ID
was brought
A majority of those arrested
after 2 p.m. were taken by bus
loads to the Isabella County
Jail on Mosher & I'nivcrsitv
until they could post bail, an
Isabella County deputy said
Charges included failure to
obey a police command, open
intoxicants m the street,
minors in possession of alcohol,   felonious  assault, dis
orderly conduct, resisting
arrest and obstructing an officer, deputies said
Uudcrsheriff John liradac
said tbe reasons for using the
II TC bus were to centralize
arrests for police agencies and
avoid over crow dint: in the jail.
At   2:05 a m. Sunday  after
circling the area, 1.? police cars
lined  up ai'd drove south on
Mam Street   Officers in the
front  car with a loudspeaker
advised persons to clear the
aiea  ....  ..,, ...      ...
♦See "Party ' — page 12
T
Police ask for
assistance
The Mount Pleasant Police Department Ihnrsday asked for
assistance from the governor in handling college parties off
campus
Mount Pleasant Public Safely Director Martin Trombley
could not be reached for conimenl on tin- move
Publicly asking for help 11 om the governor put s the I'niversity in a bad light. .lames Hill. \ ice president ol Student Atfans,
said
"I Ihink it will lellect very iug.iti-.cly on Central and the
student body, but it may give some consistency to handling
college parties statewide." 1 111! s.nd
Hill said asking the gov crnor hu* assistance may bruin more
pressure on the I'mv ei sitv to he nun e strict on en I ore ing student conduct codes lor ol f campus beliav loi . he said
Currently, the Ciiiversit v only takes act ions against students
for off-campus behavior when tbe University's image is
affected and persons complain tothe I'niversity, he said
1 hli said lie be I lev es the |>i obi em is not mini tie to Central and
perhaps by going to the governor, party policy cm be looked at
statewide.
Hill saul he had not visited lhe Main .sit ect p.n ty and had not
talked with Tromhlev   about  entoi eeiueiil  ol   tins  weekend's
pai ty
Officials optimistic
about MMI funding
Two people are led aw
about 2:30a.m.Sundav.
cm mi i."" i»..»i«
ay as police from several agencies in the surrounding area converged on a block party on Main Street
MIDLAND Officials  tioin
the stale. CMU and the Michi
gan  Molecular   Institute are
optimistic stale landing tot the
CMU MMI merger can he sC
cured   but   when   it   can   is
another question
Phillip Jourdan. duel o!
stal 1 lor (lov James P.lau
chard, said a fact t Hiding meet
ing Friday with CMU and MMI
ott icials cleared the air ot "bad
information" about the intent
ot the merger
1 Ie said he w ill meet vv ith 1 he
(oivernor to discuss thi- lumi
nig but is unsure if t muling can
be secured this y ear be tore I he
I .egislature ad |oui ns
lilauchard vetoed a SoOO.OOO
tn si viar appropriation for
the attihatioit Aug 2 saying
tundmg would have to await
tin- I nuhngs ot a Commission
on the Fut in i* ol Higher Fducation report due in 1 leceniber.
"It  would  be less than gracious to prciudgc a particular
pait   tit   their   recotn meiida
! ii nis.   Jourdan said
CMU Piesulent Harold Abel
said the I nivci >ity could make
a last ihtch el fort this year by
request ing the Legislature
appropt i.ite money by way of a
Supplemental Appropriation
but he preli r-> to wait for the
♦ See "MMI" —pace 12
CMU may get funds if cigarette tax amended
byJAMESGEMMELL
LIFE Staff Writer
Central slands to receive about >2 24 million from the state
beginning by about December
ls'S.s. if the legislature passes a
bill that is slated to be read into
I he st ate Senate today
F.xpected to be approved by
the Senate this weekend. Sen
ate bill T"4(l a proposed
amendment to the l^S2
cigarette tax - will require
House of Representatives
approval in order to go into
effect, said David Murphy,
Michigan Fducation Senate
Fiscal Agency chief
State aid payments would be
made to Central on a monthly
allocation basis m order to par^
tially restore the state's 1482
and los.i executive order recalls ot funding to state education The restoration would
take effect once the state's
working capital reserve
account is restored by lhe re
venues, probably in December.
l'-JS.S, Murphy said
Since the House adjourned
until Nov 1. no final action will
betaken on it before then, even
if the senate approves it next
weekend. Murphy said
Ihe 10 cent per pack tax has
been earning about ilO million
m monthly revenues, said Murphy, who reportedly may re
apply fur the CMU associate-
vice provost post he declined
Aug 17
About S145 million in scheduled funding was recalled in
1482 and ls>H3 from higher
education, community colleges
and K-12 institutions in Michigan. Murphy said.
"If the bill passes, the money
will be restored on a monthly-
basis through direct allocations in the school districts,
community colleges and higher education in the same proportions that the money was
taken out." Murphy said
Sixly-two percent of the total
S145 million cut tn state education was recalled from K-12
schools, while \\ '» pei i cut vi ais
withheld Irom higher education and 5s percent held tioin
community colleges m !he losj
and l'^S.-i executive mdei re
calls. Murphy said
The bill would ri-stm e all ot
the loS2 recall, and le-iim* NI
percent ot the I'-asd-. u-call, he
said
It would take about 14 to 15
months for Central to receive
the total S2.2.:l'-M4(l m recalls at
the current rate of >10 million
per month the cigarette re-
venues are earning since the
funding would not be implemented until the state's
w (irkniu capital res e r v e
account is restored     probably
in December. l'-'Ss Central
would not receive its total
funding outlined in the lull until about April of ll/S~. Murphv
said
"I think U would be great
lint until it actually comes,
there's not much vou can do."
said Ihomas Kepp. assistant
vice piesulent lor lUisiiu-s
and Finance.
"We've been using revenues
to build the working capital it-
serve account so the state
doesn't have- to borrow every
vear, which saves the taxpayers money because when
we borrow we have to pay in
Icresl." Murphy said
The executive orders of il>f-2
and Ios.-; were "1US2 Ft" and
U'S.-i S * After state education
receiv es t he last ot its recalled
tuiids sometime around April,
\'>S~. the tax revenues will go
into iiu* state's general fund.
Murphy saul
After receiving about an 11
pel cent increase ill state aid
pay mints tor fiscal ls<K4-KN.
higher education mav receive
another significant shot m the
arm
"1 think the bill is a recognition ot the problems faced not
only by higher education, but
all ol education in Michigan .
.we've bad major program terminations and financial reductions in state support "
In Brief
The Faculty Vocal Quartet scheduled lo
perform at CMU Tuesday at 8 p.m. has canceled its concert due to a death in one of the
member's family.
Inside
The      Marching
Chips performed at
the Pontiac Silver-
dome Sunday.
page 3
Enrollment has decreased about 2 percent.
page S
Sports
Quarterback Bob
DeMarco sparkled
Saturday as the CMU
football team crashed
rival Western Michigan 38-19.
Weather
Becoming partly
sunny. 50 percent
chance of thunder-
showers, high in the
mid 70s to near 80s.