1993-09-03; Central Michigan Life

              Friday, September 3, 1993
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News
Strong message
£///ott denounces racism
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Et Cetera
Holy animation;
Batman moves to the big screen
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Sports
Unzipped by akron
Central's title hopes dimmed
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Central
Michigan
VOLUME 76. NUMBER 3
MOUNT PLEASANT. MICHIGAN 48859
«    1993 CM LIFE
(517» 774-3493
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More than 23,000 football fans gather under the lights
Patrons' zeal also H^^PT*fl^HHH|j^|BfflHHH State legislators
lit up the stands   ^^^H     '^PBK-JkS^^^^^^M join in festivities
By Kelly L. Adams
Tin- lights misfit haw boon bright, but they were
no match for the mood of Chippewa fans last night.
More- tban 23.O00 people rocked Kelly Shorts
Stadium as the HI93 ('Ml' football team made history   with  its first   night  game ever.
I he stands wviv a myriad of maroon and gold
pompons as the student section led spirited CMC
chants as well as some more nationally-known
anthems  like. "Tastes Great'  Less Filling!"
St udent s were ent husiust if about the team's season opener, but no mote than they were about the
flight   under the lights.
This is great Night games are perfect because
everyone is partying and having a good time." said
!)enck  King, ("am senior-.
St udents alx » showed nppreciat ion for t he change
of   pact1
"I think it's wonderful It's something different
and the whole campus is here to experience it." said
Kasse Wellman. Gladstone senior
( lary t )1sson. Walled Lake senior, said he thought
tfie game  was a great   way to start   the year.
"li adds a lot of excitement." he said "I'm glad I
was still  here t«> make historv."
"The\ should absolutely make this a tradition
because it "> more spirited. Kverybody s really fired
up.    \\ < llman added
St udent s wei i out in numbers last night. but they
w ere not t he onl\ ones who made t heir presence felt.
ThoM' »n attendance had the opportunity to wittier- three hot an* balloons fly over' the stadium
du ri ng t he first quarter and get a first hand glimpse
at   the  infamous < ioodyoar blimp.
t )mv crowds made their way past the television
trucks lined up inside the stadium, t he> could put
an t-\){\ In t heir liunger pains by visiting t lie various
t'oiid  stands
The KiiiImis restaurant found its decision to set
up  a  -land  outside  the entrance gates a  beneficial
o|l«-
"We did vei-\ well, and it was very enjoyable." said
Ken   Hisev. general  manager of t he restaurant
The Km hers wasn't the onl\ concession stand to
fia\ i- a good night Melt ing Moments, an Kast Lansing business, had t hi ee c'oncession stands set up to
-ill their ice (ream cookie sandwiches and orange
nine  ba r*-«
"Wi   ve   i >e< n    pi et t \    busy   for   people   not    really
k now ing w I ii > w e a re \el     sai<l vendor Kate Scox die.
We might   start   coming ti> everv   game here ."
By Todd Fettig
LIFE Photo Nile Young
Michael Henn of Lansing stares blankly at the field while his brother Adam looks up at the scoreboard,
which told the story for Central fans — no victory under the lights.
fast nights football game proved a homecoming
of sorts for a number of ('Ml' alumni and guests
from   Lansing
A pre-game picnic sponsored by ( io\ eminent al
Kelat ions at t rat ted about all influent iaI people w it h
Iks to ( 'Ml'. The list of guests included state senators, state representatives, lobbyists, press corps
members and civil  service employees.
I lamburgers and sausage provided by ('Ml' Banquet Services were grilled by local dignitaries such
as Rep. dim McMrvde. R-Mount Pleasant: Sen
•Joanne Kmmons, H-Hig Kapids: and Hart LaHelle.
co-owner- of   LaHelle Management. 4()a S   Mission
Hep Kim Khead. R-Sandusky. said Thursday's
game and picnic should benefit ('Mi's image m
I .ausing.
"I think it's a good* effort to promote t fie university.*' said Khead. a 197b ('Ml' graduate, it's a
positive move for ('Ml'."
McHrvde. a 1 972 ( Ml' graduate, expressed similar-  feelings about   the gathering
"ft s great to see a group of alumni from the
legislature meeting other alumni and administrators. I'm delighted to be here ('Ml' has a very
special place in mv heart It alwavs has and alwavs
will '
Kmmons. a 1 9~><> graduate of Michigan State I ni
versity. said she agreed.
"I'm always t ickled to come to Central." she said
"People here just don't realize how unique they are.
I always enjoy it lure. I enjoy seeing the excitement
expressed by the crowd 1 enjoy it even more when
we win."
Hut being a MSI' graduate and Chippewa fan
creates  problems,  Kmmons said.
"I sit in the Presidents box at MSI' games and
cheer for ( Vntral." she said. "Kveryone t here thinks
I'm a traitor. Hut ('entral is in t fie district I represent   now."
Not everyone liked t fie idea of a night game.
though One CMC alumni said fie didn't particularly care for- the games kickoff time.
"To be very honest, I think football should be
played in t he dayt ime." said Rep. -James < fNeill, Jr..
D-Saginaw. a 1951 CM C graduate. "Hut I wasn t.so
much against   it   that   I  wouldn't  come/
Hep Allen Low e. R-( Irayling. said he was looking
forward to the game's outcome
"This is supposed to be t he fug game in t he conference." said the 1M74 CMC graduate "I'm excited
because this should be a good game My sons are
looking forward to seeing the cheerleaders."
A-Senate to gauge success of programs
By Kelly L   Adams
1 fn Academic Senate ha- -et
lb.- -I .ie.e to e fleet ivel\ e\ ablate
tin*  university   and   it-  programs
After- a t In -i«>ugh -1 ud\ w a-
I'diiipleted h\ an appointed panel
lot \ tar. t lie Senate created t he
*)ui<"oiues  Assessment  Council
I be council   I-   m  the   process of
i < »• »i <\ i n.it ing  tin    development   o!
a     comprehensive     assessment
|»n »g r*a m .      -,nd      I I a \ id     Smith.
A  Senate    | iresident     and    rha n
man   • »t   the   rehg'ou  department
A      eh   -1 ud\    will   as>es>   prog
rain-   p r < • \ i d«• d  f > \   the urnversitv.
decide   which   ha\e   been   siicces>
lot   and  develop  plans  to  improve
ur.ik   a re. t -
It  is import ant t hat CMC has a        impact  on t he council's progress some t ime."
unprehensive   plan   in   place for Thewa\  Chase 111 budget cut s The council  is m t lie pi oc ess of
•If  assessment b\   199hwhentho       are    being    conducted    makes    it preparing   for   the  dav   when   the
ac i i ed it at ion lev lew   is set to t  ike
place,  said   Diane  Doll,
V .   Collll
cd the
v   difficult   to
(in t come
go forward  wit I
assessment
i new      a ssi
implement*
-s merit      plan     will     be
I nt< ninat i< >n dist ri
Committee close to
confirming date for
Jesse Jackson visit
member   and   director  of evalua-        because   it   created   a   climate   of        but ion.   facultv   development   ti\]t\
I i< »n     and     test ing     (»i     Academic
Affairs
I he council   i-  moving steadilv
sUspK-ion and doubt." he -aid
When tin   mam message programs   are   getting   r-   that   thev're
ihead   with   its   plans,  hut   Smith        under   the   ax.   tf
lev    wi
II   ha
said     the     process     is     slowing
because ol  the absence of  a clear
< I II ( "Ct K Ml
* The   various   groups   need   to
Work   together   to   develop   .»   mis
ion    -t at einent ."   fie   said     "The
v. hole     UlllVelsltV      Heeds     to     set
-t andards
Smith   said    Chase   III   budget
cuts    have   also   had    an    adverse
tough I ime effect ivelv evaluating
themscdves," he added
Dollev said she agrees with
Smith, hut emphasi/.ed that self
assessment is not a new concept
at   the  un iv ersit v
the dev cdoprmnt of resource
ban ks are being w orked on bv t he
< < ui full.   1 )<»l lev   s,i k I
I he council  is a group assembling      OjUlIt       pieces "     she     said
\\ e i e   looking   for    a   pattern   to
desi ribe  the   institution  as   moving  m  ceil a i n three t ions."
Ilollev    summed   up   what    he>
ahead for I fie council after all t he
By Dee Sayers
"Were   definitely, not   start ing        pi eparat ions arc completed.
from ground zero. sh(. said
' Manv departments have been
conducting    self-evaluations    for
Were basically finding out
where we arc- and what we need
to do
LIFE
on the Inside
MORE NEWS 3
VOICES 4
DIGEST 5
POLICE 7
ET CETERA 8
SPORTS 10
CLASSIFIEDS 12
Student claims discrimination
caused suspension from job
By Jill Behnke
('Ml student Julius May Held was suspended
w it fioiit pav from Mount Pleasant Meijei Inc . 1 111 .">
K I'ickard Tuexlav in what h>' calls ,i racial incident
Ma\ field   a Kang<»r graduat e st udent. said fie had
w orked tor Mei|ei lor t hi ee v tars as a sport ing ^oods
clerk before he wa- accused of stealing a pen Tues
t\.i\   bv   a securitv  guard and was suspended, pend
ing  an  mv est I gat ion to dec i fie it  he will  be fired
Ma \ field said he hud t a ken t lie pen. which he was
going to pav for-on his break, and a pack of peris tobe
Used bv   customers m  his section  back to fits desk
This   was   standard   procedure   for   employees,   he
said
An fiour later I got accused of shoplifting They
didn't let me explain, they said 'You did it I was
never asked what happened I was t ried. convicted
and  liung at   tfie same tune,"' Mavfield said
Ma v field was 1 a ken to the security office w here a
report was written A confessional letter, which
described   Mavfield   as   attempting   to   steal   a   pen
MEIJER r \,<,e
Coordination of Rev. Jesse
Jackson's visit to CMU is temporarily on hold while President
Leonard K. Plachta and the visit
planning committee1 wait for
Jackson's office to set a date.
Jan Wag ester, administrative assistant to the president,
said she has been in contact
with Jackson's National Rain-
how Coalition almost daily this
month and expects a date confirmation soon.
"Jackson will most likely he
here for one day this fall, sonie-
t ime from the ond of September
to mid- or late1 October,** said
Rae (ioldsmith, director of
Public Relations and co-chair of
the planning committee.
The committee was set up by
Plachta to plan Jackson's time
here to the best advantage for
t he campus community, Wages-
ter said. It is comprised of
faculty i\tu\ administrators from
various departments including
those involved with cultural
diversity.
At the first committee meeting Aug. 4, a timetable was
established   and   two  co-chairs
were elected; Croldsmith and
Mary Henley, administrative
assistant to Provost Robert
Kranke. Initial ideas for the
visit also were discussed. Goldsmith said.
Jackson accepted an invitation to visit the campus at a
Washington D.C. meeting with
Plachta this spring. Jackson
requested the meeting after the
publicity of former men's
basketball coach Keith Dam-
brot's April 12 firing. The* Association of Faculty and Staff of
Color also spoke with Jackson.
"Once a date is confirmed and
Jackson tells us how long he will
be here, we will meet again to
talk in detail," Henley said
"We would like to see a public
address to the general campus
community by Jackson and
meetings with different campus
groups, as well, as time limits
allow. Many groups on campus
would like* to share their concerns with Jackson," Goldsmith
said. "We need to mesh Rev.
Jackson's ideas with our ideas
for t he visit."
More discussion will take
place between Plachta and
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