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©1984 CM LIFE
20 pages
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
Wednesday April 25.1984
CPS students may get incompletes
by WENDY G.AGER
UFE Copy Editor
Some CMU students enrolled in computer
science courses who planned on graduating this
spring, now may not through no fault of their
own.
- Because of problems with the academic computer, projects cannot be completed and CPS
students may receive incompletes if a majority
of their grade rests on a computer project, CPS
Department Chairman John Hansen said.
Along with incompletes, CPS summer classes
could be canceled and some CPS professors
may leave the University because of computer
problems.
Because of the problems associated with the
computer breakdown, Hansen said he has
heard "rumblings" from his staff that they may
leave.
"Computer science is a very marketable profession and it is quite easy to leave," Hansen
said. "Some people are very very mad and
understandably so."
The academic computer has gone down
several times in the last two weeks with engineers unable to find the problem.
The academic computer is used by students
for class projects and can be used at Pearce,
Grawn and Foust halls.
Syed Shahabuddin, chairman for Information
Systems and Analysis, said ISA students will
not be given incompletes but will have extensions and have some requirements dropped.
"We can't do much but give extensions." Shahabuddin said. "Students are frustrated and
caught in the middle ... we can't force them to
do work without a computer."
He said he was not concerned about faculty
leaving unless continuous problems resulted.
Shahabuddin said he was more concerned with
students leaving Central for other institutions.
Charles Sigwart, CPS instructor, said in his
CPS 410: "Software Design and Development,"
only one or two of 22 groups have their projects
finished. The project is 50 percent of their
grade.
♦See "Computer"—pace 2
CM OEM*. Hmmkmy
Ups
and
downs
A 75-hour teeter-a-thon to raise money for charity began Tuesday afternoon in
Warriner Mall under cloudy skies. The event sponsored by the business fraternities
Alpha Kappa Psi and Phi Chi Theta, is scheduled to run until 3 p.m. Friday.
Partial funding
could hurt
road addition
byTOMWICKHAM
UFE Copy Writer
Competition for state funds
to construct institutional roads
could leave CMU on the short
end this year if a project to extend West Campus Drive south
of Broomfield Road receives
only partial funding.
Only $500,000 is available
this year for state institutions
through the state's Institutional Road Program — University
officials expect the West Campus Drive extension to Blue
Grass Road near Mission
Street will cost about that
much.
However, there are additional institutions seeking state
funding for their road projects.
John Bloswick. construction
supervisor for the Department
of Management and Budget,
said the state is still reviewing
Central's project as well as
three others and should decide
how much money will be allocated within the next few
weeks.
"What we're looking at is the
possibility of holding the project back," Bloswick said. "The
cash flow could exceed the
amount we have."
Bloswick said three projects
located in Southgate, Oakland
and Grand Rapids also are
under construction and could
receive partial funding with
additional funding from the
road program coming in future
years.
He said it is not a matter of
withholding funds, it is just a
situation of how much will go
where and how much of the
projects will be completed.
Arthur Ellis, vice president
for Public Affairs, said the University is going to receive
funding, but how much and
when, he is unsure of.
"The funding is assured but
there is a problem, that is, if all
the money will all come in the
same fiscal year," Ellis said.
The University wants to extend West Campus Drive south
from Broomfield Road to Blue
Grass Road near Mission
Street, he added. The road
would service Kewadin Village, the Rose Center and University Park.
Jon MacLeod, assistant vice
president for Physical Plant
management, estimates costs
for the project to run between
$250,000 and $500,000.
He said the university would
like to "go out for bids in June"
to hire a contractor for the project.
♦See "Road" — page 10
Search for AD successor is in final stage
byMIKEMATTSON
UFE Sports Editor
The campus may soon know who will replace Ted Kjolhede as
the athletic director as the search to find his successor has
reached the final stage.
Janice Reynolds, vice provost for Academic Administration,
said she received evaluations of the five finalists forthe position
from the selection committee at a meeting Friday morning and
will now decide on one of them.
"They gave me their recommendations and we discussed each
candidate," Reynolds said. "We will make an offer to and give
that person a chance to make a decision. If they say no', we may
have to offer it to another person."
The five candidates Reynolds will choose from are David H.
Adams, San Jose State AD; Robert E. Frederick, assistant AD at
Kansas University; R.C. Johnson. AD at Eastern Illinois University; Donald K. Smith, associate AD at Washington University;
and Dave Keilitz. CMU baseball coach.
Reynolds declined to say if she has already offered the position
to one of the candidates.
She said she may know within "several days at the earliest" if
the candidate she picks for the position accepts. She said an
official announcement will be made upon acceptance-
After an acceptance. President Harold Abel will forward it to
the Board of Trustees for approval.
Reynolds said she will weigh highly the recommendations of
the committee in deciding whom to offer the job.
♦See "AD" — page 10
Library
complaints
will be
discussed
by MINDY NORTON
LIFE Editor
Discussions are proceeding with two grievance concerns involving Park Library employees.
A meeting is scheduled for this afternoon to
discuss one formal grievance filed by an employee against Bart Lessin. assistant director of
libraries, charging he violated her contract.
Additionally, representatives of the Staff
Association and Supervisory Technicals Association are discussing the use of student employees at the library, and a formal grievance
may be filed if the issue is not resolved informally.
"We're concerned students are doing work
that should be done by staff members." Ruth
Helwig, chairwoman of the Supervisory-
Technicals Association, said.
Helwig said union representatives met with
Lessin and another library representative, representing the University. Friday to discuss the
issue »See "Library" —page 2
Responses to 'Dry Rush'
vary among fraternities
by SUE RONDEAU   ,
LIFE StafT Writer
Central's new "dry' rush,r
policy, enacted by tbe Admi-
nistration at the end of.
March, is resulting in wide
variety of responses from
the Greek community.- -
- "I think ir*B going to put a
tremendous strain on the
fraternises^, John Gardner,
president of Tail IGljjpa
Ep»Ua^sai4.-*'In the course
of one .semester, we. have to
come up with a totally different program for attracting
new members."
.. The fraternities bad to say
on the policy, Gardner, Stanton senior, said.
.   "The fraternity system
doesn't have to rely on beer
for rush; however; it's ah injustice to demand we don't
use it." he said.
. "W> ■.'."■ were -    first
approached about dry rash
in January/-' Tim Burke,
president of Delta Chi, said.
"The next time we heard ab>
out it was three or four
weeks ago at an Inter-
fraternity Council meeting;
They just kind of dropped
the bomb with a totally dry
rush." •■m\'.".  2  :r2.':' -'  ■
' Administration did ask for
input, but "they bed their
minds made up." Burke,
Rochester senior, said.',;.^V
♦See-mull*—*•*•;*
In Brief
The deadline for dropping a class or withdrawing from the University for Winter
Semester is 5 p.m. Friday. Students may secure a Drop or Withdrawal Request Card
from the Registrar's Office, Warriner 260.
Campus
Construction of the plan-
ned wood chip burning
plan} is expected to begin
this week.
page 3
A photography expert will
be giving tips to novices
during a Program Board
sponsored event
Thursday.
page 10
Sports
The newly hired assistant sports information
director talks about his
expectations with LIFE
and about his new position
with CMU.
page IS
Weather
Today partly sunny,-highs in the low
60s. Thursday partly
sunny, but a chance of
showers. Highs in the
. mid-60s.
—M
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