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Friday. April 19.1985
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CMU is seeking alternatives to the University Health Services format from at least three private health agencies,
according to James Hill, vice president for Student Affairs.
Tie Mid-Michigan Health Care Systems, Inc. of Midland has
submitted a proposal for a joint venture between the CMU
Health Services and the Mid-Michigan Health Care Systems.
SSuH0.0?* **VR» vicc President of corporate relations of
MMCHS, Inc., said.
"The purpose of the proposal is to provide student health
services which would include a total health care program for
CMU students," Rapp said.
MMHCS Inc which handles the subsidiaries of Midland Hos-
^TiS?°t5IiE>SlafeiConimumtv Ho»Pt*l. Gladwin Area Hospit-
..fi°.d,ccAs,on nas been made on tne Proposal submitted by
Mid-Michigan Health Care Systems, Inc., because University
officials are studying it in relation to other proposals to see if it
f1, MidIand Pby^cians Medical Center and other Mid-Michigan   meets the needs of the University, Hill said.
1 the week of April 8,      "If their proposal doesn't meet our needs,
health care services, submitted its proposal
Rappsaid.
The Mid-Michigan Health Care Systems, Inc., contacted by
CMU, were asked to review CMU's health services and to submit a proposal, Rapp said.
"The result of the venture would be a savings amounting to a
"^■digit number over a period of three years," she said.
MMHCS Inc., is presently waiting for its proposal to go
through the CMU decision-making process, Rapp said
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possible negotiations," he added.
Rapp said Mid-Michigan Health Care Systems. Inc., submitted a proposal the week of April 8.
Last week the director of Health Services, Ed Brown said he
knew nothing about the proposal, however. Brown Thursday
said he was aware of the offer and commented on it.
"I asked them to evaluate our services just as I asked Central
Michigan Community Hospital, just as I will continue to ask
•See "UHS"—page 2
Students vote without
IDs in SGA election
by WENDY GAGER
LIFE Aut News Editor
In some cases, students were
able to vote at Student Govern-
ment Association's voting
booths Thursday without
showing any type of identification.
Five CM LIFE staff members went to SGA's four voting
places in Pearce and Anspach
halls, Park Library and the
Bovee University Center and,
out of 20 attempts, received
ballots in eight instances without submitting any identification.
Those ballots were either
blank or had the name of the
person voting on them with the
ballot crossed out. No actual
votes were cast by the five CM
LIFE staff members involved.
Three people were able to
vote at two out of four booths
and one was able to vote at one
out of four, all without ID.
One poll worker said "we've
been letting it slide all day."
Another LIFE staff member,
Betsy Miner, said she was
walking by the Anspach voting
booth and SGA Elections
Director Paul Bandrowski said
to her, "We need one more person to vote. Can you help us
out?"
Miner, West Branch junior,
told Bandrowski she did not
have a verification card and he
said "that's OK. we'H look you
up in the student directory."
He asked for her license but
she did not have any type of ID.
He did not ask her if she had
voted before, she said.
Bandrowski, Mil ford sophomore, said he did not ask Miner
her name because he knew her.
Miner said she did not know
Bandrowski, nor did she know
how he would know her.
SGA President Bill Kennis
said election procedures were
not properly followed by poll
staffers.
We made a mistake," Kennis
said.
At the SGA meeting Thursday night, Kennis, Lake Orion
senior, said a committee would
be formed to look into the election and would respond to the
allegations.
He said Bandrowski had
"walked through" the proper
*See "Voting^—paga 2
■facility vote favorable
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A firefighter checks the roof of a house at 1303 E. High to find hot spots from a fire
that damaged the house Thursday.
Fire leaves pro fs homeless
The home of CMU psychology professors
Walter and Judith Lesiak was damaged by
smoke and fire Thursday afternoon, leaving
them homeless.
A running lawn mower in the garage of the
one-story house at 1303 E. High St., reportedly
was the cause of the fire, Sgt. L J. Pickens, of
the Mount Pleasant Fire Department, said. The
fire was reported by Walter Lesiak at 1:47 p.m.
Lesiak said he was the only one home at the
time, his wife was at work and their daughter
was in school. He said he had gone into the
backyard and noticed smoke coming out of the
garage.
"I had just come home ... I closed the doors,
got out and pushed my truck out," he said. The
truck was parked in the driveway.
The fire was confined to the garage and a
portion of the roof, Pickens said. There also
was heavy smoke and heat damage throughout
the house, he added.
Lesiak said he was unsure how much damage
was done to the house and its contents, adding
the extent of damage would require his family
to find housing elsewhere.
by ROGER MOHQERNSTERN
UFE Staff Writer
Students overwhelmingly
approved a proposed campus
recreational facility in Student
Government Association elections Wednesday and
Thursday.
Of the 1.673 votes cast pertaining to the rec facility proposal, 1,389 were in approval, or
88 percent.
SGA President Bill Kennis,
who helped to market the proposed facility, thought the
majority vote was very convincing.
"I was concerned a lot of the
students didn't have all the information on the proposal,"
Kennis, Lake Orion senior,
said.
A committee was formed
earlier in the semester to look
into the feasability of having a
recreational facility on campus. The facility would cost an
estimated $12 to $15 million,
and would offer such features
as weight rooms, running
track, bowling alleys and meeting rooms.
Vice President for Student
Affairs James Hill, who is
chairman of the committee,
said he is pleased with the voter response.
"It confirms information
I've received from different
students and my advisory
group (that students support
the facility)," Hill said.
"I'm glad to see that we are
on the right track in our efforts
to meet the needs of students.
Their support will make our
job much easier," Hill said.
SGA Elections Director Paul
Bandrowski said he thought
having the rec facility question
on the ballot helped increase
voter turnout.
"Many people voted on the
rec facility question. The main
reason they got to the polls was
for the rec facility itself," Bandrowski, Milford sophomore,
said.
Another question on this
year's ballot was whether to
accept some amendments in
the SGA constitution. The
changes were approved, 1,247
to 177.
Most of the changes to the
constitution were grammaric-
al. Constitution and bylaw committee member Paul O'Bryan,
Mount Pleasant junior, said, "I
think the amendments make
SGA a lot more solid organization. The constitution is now
less vague, Howard Ryan, constitution and bylaws committee chairman, said.
A total of 1,757 students, or
11.48 percent, cast ballots in
the election.
Second case suspected
CMU salmonella case confirmed
by BETSY MINER
UFE Staff Writer
One CMU student has a confirmed case of salmonella
poisoning and another case is
suspected on campus, a University health official said
Thursday.
Salmonella is a bacterial infection found in poultry and
some cattle, Harry McGee, a
spokesman for the Michigan
State Health Department, said.
Salmonella is contagious and
can be contracted through
direct intimate contact such as
through skin contact with the
stool or ingestion of the bacteria, Varney said.
The treatment includes the
use of anti-bacterial drugs
such as tetracycline, he added.
The confirmed case was reported at Central Michigan
Community Hospital two
weeks ago, Dr. Howard Varney. UHS doctor, said, and it is
unknown how the student contracted the infection.
"The University Health Services are doing the follow-up
treatments." Varney said.
The second case is suspected
to be salmonella, but the culture tests are not complete yet,
Varney said.
"We're waiting for the results," he said.
Salmonella poisoning linked
to milk produced by Jewel's
Hiilfarm dairy in Melrose
Park, III., resulted in the voluntary closing of the dairy April
1, Jack Modzeleski, a spokesman for Jewel Cos., Inc., said.
In addition to the dairy closing. Jewel Cos. Inc. removed
all milk and milk products
from the shelves of its 217 supermarkets as a result of Sal-
(>See "Salmonella"—page 12
2 to 7 margin
O'Bryan, Weaver
win SGA election
by ROGER MORGENSTERN
UFE Staff Writer
By a two to one margin, the Student Government Association
presidential/vice presidential team of Paul O'Bryan and Pam
Weaver defeated challengers Frank Hale and Kim Gyuran.
O'Bryan and Weaver captured 1,060 votes to Hale and
Gyuran's S35. The write-in team of John Harrison and Rich Bye
received 27 votes.
A total of 1,757 students voted in the two-day election, or 11.48
percent of the student body.
"We are just elated and excited. We've been through so much.
We've talked to so many organizations. We felt we had the right
ingredients to win." O'Bryan, Mount Pleasant junior, said.
"A lot of organizations came out and voted for us today
(Thursday) including minority groups. Christian groups and
Greeks," O'Bryan said.
"We're looking forward to next year. Next year's going to be
»SeeMSGA"—page 2
In Brief
The deadline for dropping a class or withdrawing from the University is 5 p.m., April
26. A student who drops a class before the
deadline will receive a "W" for passing work
of "D-" or better and a grade of "E" for failing
work. Drop or withdrawal request cards are
in the Registrar's Office, Warriner 260.
Inside
Local summer employment is expected
to be scarce.
page 3
Recent       Molly
Hatchet concerts
have been successful,
page 8
Sports
The women's soft-
ball team travels to
Bowling Green and
Toledo.
page 10
Weather
Partly sunny today
with chance of thun-
dershowers. Highs
lower 60s. Partly sunny Saturday with
chance of thunder-
showers.
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