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12 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 488S9
Vol.67 No.24
TKE bill dispute
may be resolved
by RANOY LOVELY
LIFE Copy Editor
The bill for damages incur-
. red during last May's "End of
. the World" party finally is on
its way toward being resolved.
Saturday. 20 to 30 fraternity
and sorority members partici-
' pated in a community service
'. project to resolve the S2.064.47
: bill charged to the Tau Kappa
: Epsilon fraternity.
The TKE's were fined for the
: May 10 party by the city to cov-
:er clean-up costs, damages.
1 and the cost of extra police per-
: sonne! needed to patrol the par-
; ty. Mount Pleasant City Mana-
: gerTom Martin said.
: The service project was
: negotiated between the city
; and TKEs and consisted of the
: members raking leaves around
. town, Martin said.
The agreement called for
550 man hours of work at S5
an hour.
The city and the TKEs have
been trying to resolve the bill
since the beginning of the
school year. Negotiations were
canceled last Monday after the
TKEs charged the city with
police brutality.
The final resolution to the
conflict was planned Thursday
night.
"We just sat down and talked
about it." Martin said.
Although the group canceled
the project last week. Marc
Konecny. TKE president, said *
the fraternity decided to resolve the matter in order to eliminate some of the conflicts
with the city. The TKEs are in
the process of gathering witnesses in a possible lawsuit
against the city for alleged
police brutality.
"I'm not saying it's right, but
we just want to get it over
with." Konecny. Midland
senior, said.
Students raked leaves on
Washington. Main. University
and Douglas streets from Bellows to High streets.
Members of the Tau Kapa
Epsilon and Delta Chi fraternities and the Zeta Tau Alpha
sorority participated in the
service project.
"I had a hard time getting a
hold of people." Konecny said.
The TKEs originally agreed to
gather 100 volunteers.
The students worked for 2 ' »
hours Saturday. Konecny was
not sure whether the service
project had been satisfied or
whether more work would
have to be done in the future.
•See "TKEs" — page 11
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Members of campus fraternities and a sorority participated in a community
vice project north of Bellows Street Saturday afternoon.
ser-
Auditor recommends computer controls
by PAUL MASON
LIFE Managing Editor
Controlling academic computer use is one of the recommendations made to Central as the result of an audit conducted
by the State Auditor General.
In a report released Inst week, the State Auditor Genera!
made recommendation-, regarding ilie Computet - Services
lucludinc oiu calling on I'enti • \\ "improve its
methods lot- monitoring and onitroilini: academic computet
use."
"Controls are essential to prevent unnecessary or personal
use by students. Students are not charged lor computer time to
recover the cost of providing computer services." the report
stated.
In a formal written response from Ihe Office of Business and
Finance, to the Audit Report recommendations, concurred with
the recommendation to imprnveacademic computer controls.
"They're suggesting there could be problems or that some
people could be using it (the academic computer system) too
much — not that there are problems.'" Jerry Tuhbs. vice president for business and finance, said.
The audit of Central's procedures and policies covers .lulv I.
1979throughJan31 .1984.
Tubbs said the audit report contains only recommendations
by the auditor general, which do not necessarily have to be
followed
"They look at where they're at now compared to how they
perceive it should be." Tubbs said of some of the recommendations regarding Computer Services.
Other recommendations listed m the report include development of operating instructions for all computer systems and
improvement of internal control for computer operations by
requiring a computer operator to be present when systems
soft ware programmers are changing the operating svstcm.
Other computer system recommendations listed in the report
include:
— Improving internal control for computer operations In
rotating responsibility for systems among computer operators
periodically.
— Maintaining centralized records of microcomputer equipment and software and periodically verify theaccuracy of those
records.
— Development of a formal written disaster recovery plan
for data processing in the event that an emergency situation
causesan interruption inoperations.
— Establishing a formal policy requiring administrative users to change terminal passwords on a regular basis and upon
termination of any employees assigned passwords
— Develop policy guidelines to manage micio-coinpuier operations and to provide adequate control and security
The report also recommends Central establish a long-range
plan for overall coordination of its data-processing needs and
computer resources and activities.
Vote dissatisfies
someSGA reps
Morning mishap
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Mount Pleasant firefighters attend to Cecil Charles Purdy. S3, of 109 Leaton. w ho was
injured in a two-car accident Saturday morning at the Broadway and Fancher intersection.
Purdy was treated and released at Central Michigan Community Hospital,a hospital spokeswoman said. Two passengers in his car and the driver of the second car were
uninjured. See police reports page 7.
byCHERYLJACKSON
LIFE Staff Writer
Although some board members are pleased with the out
come of Thursday's special
Student Government Association meeting, others expressed
dissatisfaction with the result,
which showed some inconsis-
tancy in the way some mem
bersvoted.
Thursday's meeting ended
with the appointment of Paul
Bandrowski as sophomore rep
resentative. a position which
he was denied during Wednesday's regular meeting
Freshman representative
Jennifer Smith said she is happy with theboard'sdecision
Smith. Canton, said she voted
against the appointment during Wednesday's meeting, but
abstained Thursday al ter hearing both sides of the Bandrowski issue.
"Wednesday. I voted the way
I did because I thought I was
representing the students because a lot of students in my
area didn't want him to be on
the board." she said.
Smith said after talking with
Joe Barger. SGA vice president, she decided to base her
vote on whether or not Ban
drowski was the best person
for the job.
By the time Thursday's vote
was taken. Smith said she had
mixed feelingsand abstained.
"I wanted Paul to run. hut
everyone I talked to did not
want Paul on the board." Smith
said.
Junior representative Kim
Eichstaedt. who abstained
Wednesday, approved the
appointment Thursday.
Eichstaedt. Plymouth, said
after Wednesday's abstention
she thought about the issueand
was prepared to approve the
appointment the next day.
Thursday's formal meeting
was preceded by an informal
session.
During the session Wednesday, the appointment of Bandrowski was discussed
SGA president Bill Kennis
and Barger were not present.
The board later, with the required two-thirds vote by secret ballot, defeated the
appointment. Kennis said one
vote decided the outcome.
Thursday, two members who
did not vote on the Bandrowski
appointment at Wednesday's
meeting were present.
•See "SGA" — page 11
In
The Music Department is seeking recorder
players for the Madrigal Dinners. They will
be needed to perform in concert Nov. 18 and at
dinners Nov. 30. Dec. 1. 7 and 8. If interested,
contact the Music Department at 774-3281.
Nina Nash-Robertson at 774-3391 or David
Buch at 774-3326.
Inside
Several student
groups may appeal
their budget allocations
page 3
Saturday's   performance of California Suite kept spectators laughing,
page 6
Sports
Central's football,
volleyball and soccer
teams all beat Miami
Saturday.
Page 8
Weather
Cloudy today with
sea; .ered showers,
mainly in the south.
Highs in the upper
40s  to upper 50s.