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Central Michigan LIFE
Vol. 69 No. 13
•19*6 CM UFE
14 pages
Mount Pleasant. Michigan 48669
Wednesday, September 25,1065
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Curfew sign
prank moves
assault focus
by JACKIE BRAUN
iLIFE StmfT Writer
The? recent handouts around
campus are a joke, but the perpetrator of the handout that places a
10 p.m. curfew for all men on
campus unless accompanied by'
two women said it is a statement- -
Jacqueline Wilkey, assistant
professor of history, said the
reason for the handout was to
switch the perspective of who is
responsible for rape prevention.
Women are alwsys being told
how to prevent rape, Wilkey said.
.The    responsibility   for   rape
prevention should be on men too
instead of women.
Wilkey ssid the handout idea is
not original. She got the idea from
n women's access group which did
the same thing in October 1982 in
Albany, NY after a string of
violent rapes occurred
The group in Albany used the
city's official seal' on a poster,
which also informed men of a 10
p m. curfew that would require all
(men to be ofT city streets every
night unless accompanied by two
or more women.
The poster also said violators
would be prosecuted and gave a
telephone number where special
permits to disobey the curfew
could be obtained in an
emergency. The telephone
number was that of the dog
warden office in city hall.
Wilkey   said   the   number   to
.t>l>tain    permits    listed   on   he/,,
handout,   which   was   picked"at
r.mdom, turned out to be that of
' 1 he Provost's Office.
According to Wilkey, Jan
Reynolds from the Provost's
()lfice. was displeased with the
handout because she was
concerned it was trivializing the
rape incident*. Wilkey said she
was asked to write a letter of
apology tn the Provost's Office for
I lie incident.
"She tried to make a point that
responsibility for sexual assaults
lies with men All the advice for
i"litrolling the problem is aimed
,il women when in fact its the
men's Inhavior that is unarcept-
.iMe." Reynold.* said.
Reynold* also said Wilkey was
imt   asked   to   write  a   letter  of
apology.
Provost'* Office secretary
I-.H1IM- Cova said she personally
thought the handout wasn't done
in i;<>od taste.
"If you read it, it sounds like it's
nie.inl to Ik* humorous, and it's not
,i funny subject," Cova said.
"It's was not intended to cause
il.image." Wilkey said. 'It's not a
|oke "
Wilkey said she would take
down the handouts that she
posted around campus to avoid
further trouble, but not all
handouts can Ik- accounted for
Ikv.ium' they were given out at
i.indnm
Anyone with u handout who haa
nuestions should call Wilkey at
77-I-3-IV.2 instead of the number
Ii-ted on the sheet.
B-e-e-e-e-p!
On a trip from Lansing to
Mount Pleasant to look for
"treasures." Walter Unses.
above, investigates the
grassy area next to tha
Isabella County Fairgrounds
on North Mission Road.
<vhile his wife Shirley, alter
getting the signal from her
metal detector, digs up a
small area in sesrch of
valuables.
eat trt/aerwa it
Poor insulation affects phones
hv BKT1I MKNGE
I.IKK Staff Writer
Faulty installation of CMU phones may lead to
.li-eor.linu.il ion of service in as early as 18 months if
problems are not corrected.
Inadequate installation of telephone cables by an
i.ol-icle contractor may have caused permanent
damage to seven of the eight phone cables,
l'i l.-cumniiinicati'ins director Ken Johnson said.
I'lii* problem is further complicated because the
. out r.uliir who laid the cables. Continental
l'i Uphone Company of Michigan, has been l-ou^ht
mil lis another company. Johnson said He refused
i.i name the riisv company* because he is unsure
idmliiiiiili.iiinr is liable for the problems
John-oil said he is meeting with officials from the
n.*vs company  today
'We ill (act discovered when we started restoration of The trouble see ran inTo (after the Sept 5
-lormi lliat the job was not done lo normal
telephone company standards." Johnson said.
Water, which entered the cable vault during the
• luiin. i- making its way through the insulation
which protects ihe cable. Johnson said.
"There is no way to gel the water out without
11 placing those cables Water will eat through the
nt-ul.itinti on the cable pairs,* he said
When  cater  reaches the wir*e,  phone users will
I.i .ir background noise and experience service
'.uliiies when dialed calls are not completed. The
;■!••!.I,-m will intensify until phones stop working.
!   I.ri-on -aid
It we ili.nl take some kind of action that I loss of
|ih..iu*   u-age>  would  happen.  We  probably  would
: ol   getting   trouble   within   18   months   to  three
■ ii -." he* said
In-l.ill.il ion o) the cables was completed in 1983 at
 I ..I s'.im <xxi. he said.
lohn-on s.ud I'mversitv officials are considering
.Mon-   opiums   to   solve   the   problem,   including
■ [it.uvim ni   of damaged   portions  of all   but  one
...Me
•s. \. t.d not in.d installation procedures were not
:■.!!..wed hv I he contractor. Johnson said.
Spine c.i-e- tor indoor use- were used to enclose
' •   CMC cables even though the system is buned
.1 iiler grotinrl.  he s.lld.
An <iu.ip-ul.int which normally seal*, the cables
,   d  'proteits . vcrvthing from water* was not used.
-• .d.uit  boxes which protect the conductor at the
i-.| w h< re cables are joined also were* not used, he
.■id
The lontiaclor did not follow standard procedures
.  gioiinding th<* rabies or lightning never would
1   ni' damaged the system, he said
Cli.it   would   not   include   avoiding   the   future
,   ■ ■ ibtem  "  he  s.ud
LIFE-line      )
News brief
Entries for the Homecoming poster contest are due Thursday
in Foust 251. The theme of the contest is 'Homecoming
Through the Years."
Inside
Index
A look st Mount Pleasants
singles club.
page 12
Weather
Partly sunny with a 50
percent chance of afternoon
rain. Highs around 60. Southwest to south winds five to 15
miles per hour.
LIFE-wire page 2
Q&A page3
Comment page4
BloomCounty page 4
Entertainment page6
Spotlife page 9
Sports page 10
Chippewa Profile page 10
Chippewa Comer page 11
Classifieds page 13
Police Reports page 14
Students to receive
University bills late
Mailing of general student
hilling statements and refund
c hecks has been delayed by the
R.-cc ivahlc Accounting Office.
The statements and checks
expected to In* mailed earlier this
week were delayed because of the
addition of financial aid awards
and telephone charges to student
accounts, said Jane Johnson,
director of the Receivable
Accounting Office.
Students should receive their
statements later this week or at
the beginning of next week
depending   on   mail   delivery.
• Johnson said
Refunds created by the tuition
rolihack will Ik* mailed to students
following the billing statements.
Students should receive the
checks at their local addresses
later next week. Johnson said.
"If a student has the correct
local address on record, he or she
will n-ceive their refund check no
later than next Friday.' Johnson
said
Payment on the Receivable
Accounting billing statements is
due Oct  20.
UHS specialists
offered $100 for
one hour's work
. by DEB BAKER
LIFE Copy Editor
Two specialist doctors from the
Davis Clinic arc being offered a
contract to work one day a week
with University Health Services,
the UHS director said.
Obstctrics-gynecology specialists Dr. Christian Allan and Dr.
Jerry Elliot have been offered
about $100 an hour lo initially
■provide one hour of service per
week. UHS director Ed Brown
I-aid.
1 Whichever specialist is available will work the hour each week,
Ilrown said.
The money to pay for the
doctors' services will come from
ihe UHS $17,000 contingency
lund. Ilrown said
He said he would like the
doctors to begin work the day after
the extended hours program
begins Oct. 21, but he would like
CHS doctors to set the date
specialists begin work since UHS
doc-tors must refer patients by
tb.it time
Specialists would work in space
made* available through the UHS
exlended hours program
Wiilun the program some
d.* tots w bo work during less busy
nine*- in the morning will work in
i be allei noons and evenings,
leaving ihe space open for
-(K-ciali-(s. Brown said.
HrovMi s.ud students would pay
in* s.itiu* rate - $12 for an office
i-il with a specialist -- the same
i- w 11Ii a CHS doctor.
In older to help pay for special-
i-t- lln.wn s.ud he would like to
tiavo twice* as many students see
the   specialist   per   hour  as  UHS
doctors see. The average office
visit lasts about 20 minutes at
UHS.
"I was under the impression
(hat initially me and the other
specialist would work for two
bourn a week. I don't think he
leatnes the demand for thia yet,"
Dr. Allan said.
"To sort of make up for our loss
when each student pays $12 and
we pay $100 to the specialist Td
like to see maybe more than the
usual three per hour be seen,"
llmwn said.
Ilrown said he would rather
keep out-of-pocket costs low for
students' office visits and charge
more to all students through
Tuition rather than charging more
for office visit*.
"Student* might not go if the
immediate costs are too high,*
Hn.wn said.
The need for obstetrics-
i;\nerology specialist services
began as students sometimes had
io wait three- hours to be squeezed
in tx-tween specialist appointments at the Davis Clinic, 314 S.
Ilrown, he said.
Ilrown said it would be too
■ \pensive lo hire a specialist to be
.ii stair at UHS tiecause the
Cmversily would have to pay for
liability insurance Insurance for
nil C.YN doctors costs $40,000 to
*-".HOOO a year.
Doctors working in a contractual relationship pay for the their
• w n insurance, llmwn said.
In the past as many as four
i ilMlYN doctors worked in Mount
Pl.-.is.inl and now there are only
•*.... lull-lime Oli-GYN doctors.
I'.i.iwu said he wanted to make
»S«-«- "Specialists"—page 2
Proposal unlikely
to alter food policy
I lie decision to remove vending machines from Park Library has
. ', made and is not likely to change.
.ibraries John Weatherford said the decision to remove
made last spring after discussion among library olTicals,
Hire, lor  ot   I
.   lime- w.is
ioiiiusii.itii.il and the library senate committee.
lain- Hill, vice president for Student Affairs, said Saturday the
ill-nation has already discussed the issue and removal of the
ii bin. s i- Hi-lifted.
I 11.    library  had   become  a   social   haven  instead of having  an
  tilu re lor |H*ople doing research," Hill said.
I'.nil  lllirvaii.  Student  Government  Association  president,  aaid
-lav    lollowing   a   President's   Council   meeting,   the   machine
. al is ,, one-year experiment. He said the council wants to let it go
■'..   lull vear
.      \  p.i-sed a resolution Thursday asking for the return of the
<l'T.^ machines
IM!. ii.*.) the disruptive conditions in the library and the delivery of
■//a- ibeie a- reasons for the vending machine removal and for the
■ ■ (.-.nt or drink" policy in the library.
Hi!l said the lost  income from the machines is low on his list of
»S«-«- "SGA"—page 2
English competency
required in first year
by JOANNA ROKAS
UFE Staff Writer
Students have to fulfill their
Knglish competency requirement
by the end of their second
semester, according to the first
part of a writing proposal
approved Tuesday by the
Academic Senate.
The proposal requires students
lo take the College Level Examination Program English Composi-
(ton General Exam (CLEP) during
(heir first semester or take
English 101, Journalism 116 or
English 103 during either their
first or second semester.
Peter Koper, associate professor
of English, ssid the change
probably would be written into the
next academic bulletin and apply
tn next year's freshmen.
A-Senate also approved an
amendment stating if a student
does not pass the required English
class the first time, he or she
would have to 'continue to enroll
in subsequent semesters until the
requirement is satisfied.*
The amendment was suggested
l.v John Monahan, associate
professor of psychology.
"Some students are taking
Knglish 101 in their senior year
and then- is no penalty. We're not
allowing for the purpose of this
proposal - to improve writing
-kills," he said.
John Dinan, assistant professor
.it English. and Christa
Kamenetsky, associate professor
..f English, did not agree there is a
problem with students not
fulfilling the English requirement
by the end of their first year.
"Most of the students take it by
the end of their first year. I don't
think a problem exists," Dinan
said
"The most I've had is beginning
sophomore students. The situation is exaggerated," Kamenetsky
said.
Two remaining parts of the
writing proposal will be discussed
during A-Senate's next meeting.
The first portion would require an
advanced composition dass with a
•See -A-Senate"—page *
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