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Vol.67 No. 10
-    0 1984 CM LIFE
16 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 48859
Wednesday, September 19,1984
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by RENEEM. SMITH
UFE Staff Writar
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for driver's arrest
' The Isabella County Prosecutor's Office authorized Tuesday
a warrant for tbe arrest of Eric Thorlund, 19 of Greenville, the
driver of a vehicle involved in a Sept. 9 fatal two-car crash.
Isabella County Prosecutor Joseph Barberi said his decision
to authorize a warrant and bring charges against Thorlund was
based on information from the police report which he received
Monday and from his discussion Tuesday with the parents of the
victims.
Thorlund will be charged with two counts of negligent homicide and one count of either driving with a blood alcohol content
in excess of .10 or driving while under the influence of alcohol,
Barberi said.
They indicated the loss of their son's
life will be a heavy enough cross for him
to bear.
—Joseph Barberi
Isabella County Prosecutor
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Thorlund was the driver of one of the vehicles involved in the
Sept. 9 two-car crash which resulted in the deaths of David
Bales, 19, Dearborn sophomore, and Brian Seamer, 19. 80
Hiawatha Street.
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Balancing act
On their way back from a psychology test, Jennifer Kilcline, Grosse Pointe freshman, (left), and Joe Power, Birmingham freshman, tried their balancing skills on the
railroad tracks behind the commuter lot.
Long distance codes abused
by PAUL MASON
UFE Managing Editor
Hundreds of potential phone call abuses have been indicated
since authorization codes for long distance phone calls were
issued last week.
Telecommunications Director Kenneth Johnson said his department has detected hundreds of potential phone abuses since
the authorization codes were distributed to on-campus students
last week.
The authorization codes allow on-campus students to make
direct long distance phone calls.
"Close to 100 students' phones on campus are obviously
actively engaged in trying to break the off-code." Johnson said.
Johnson said the majority of those phone calls were legitimate errors by students trying to use their authorization codes.
But about a dozen students were contacted by Johnson's department for "totally obvious" attempts of phone fraud.
"We told them that at this point to cease it (trying to use
another authorization code) or we would deny all long distance
service from that room completely," Johnson said.
The University started monitoring the authorization code
abuse last Thursday. Johnson said the monitoring indicates
which residence hall rooms the authorization code abuses are
coming from and can then track down which persons are committing the offenses.
An official University statement regarding phone fraud is
expected to be released early next week. Johnson said.
Johnson plans to meet with administrators this week to devise
a disciplinary policy to use in phone abuse cases.
Attempting to devise or find an authorization code is against
University policy and also violates state and federal laws.
"It's stealing from another student. There is no vacant number, the only codes assigned are to students." he said.
No students have reported their numbers being used by
another student thus far, but that possibility still exists, Johnson
said.
"It's possible someone already has found a code that works,"
he said, adding the University will crack down on those students
when they are discovered using someone's code.
Billing statements for last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday's authorization code use are scheduled to be sent to students
early next week, Johnson said.
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Post declined following 'badpublicity
by NATHANIEL PROCTOR
UFE Editor
David Murphy might be
among the applicants seeking
to fill the vacancy left by David
Murphy.
Named associate vice provost by CMU President Harold
Abel, Murphy declined the
offer Aug. 17, following an
Aug. 15 Board of Trustees
meeting at which questions
over the handling of his
appointment were raised.
Murphy, currently Unit
Chief of Michigan's Education
Senate Fiscal Agency, said he
withdrew his letter of acceptance of the post because of
"bad publicity" concerning his
hiring.
"There was some question as
to whether Affirmative Action
guidelines had been followed."
Murphy said.
"Because of the publicity-
surrounding it. I felt uncomfortable with it. I didn't want
the appointment to be 'under a
cloud."'
"I indicated to the president
I wanted to make certain we
met with Affirmative Action,
and he assured me that the
position, in this case, was an exception."
Abel told the Board Aug. 15
that because the post is a one-
year provisional position, it
was not necessary to follow
affirmative action criteria.
Abel said he himself had
chosen Murphy, that there had
been no posting of the vacancy
and no search had been conducted.
However, no such procedures were required in this instance, he said.
♦See "Murphy" —page 15
In Brief
Student Government Association will register students to vote today in Beddow and
Thorpe halls from 4:15 to 6 p.m.
Inside
There has been an
increase of confirmed gonorrhea
cases reported at
Central
page 3
Student Government Association representative elections
will end today.
page 5
Barberi said the papers will not be served and no arrest will
take place until Thorlund is out of the hospital.
"We don't anticipate rushing in terms of having papers served
while he's in the hospital," he said.
After speaking to tbe parents of both victims, Barberi said it
was clear that everyone involved was satisfied with the
charges.
The Bales, Barberi said, knew Thorlund well and said he was
their son's good friend.
"They indicated the loss of their son's life will be a heavy
enough cross for him (Thorlund) to bear," he said.
Both sets of parents said they wanted to bring charges only to
set an example to others who are thinking about drinking and
driving. Barberi said. |See «Warranr _ page 1S
Calendar
changes
discussed
Discussion on possible calendar changes was the main topic
of Tuesday's Academic Senate
meeting.
During the 1983-84 academic
year, a number of campus
groups suggested revisions in
the calendar. Those included a
proposal from Student Government Association to have a Fall
Semester break and shorten
the break between semesters.
Matters considered included
a Fall Semester break, shortening the holiday break between
semesters, time length of classes, staring the Fall Semester
after Labor Day, and modifying the summer school schedule.
SGA has proposed a break in
addition to Thanksgiving during Fall Semester. According
to the Senate ad hoc calendar
committee, this proposal was
impractical because an additional break would produce a
lack of continuity in courses.
Wayne Osborn, chairman of
the Physics Department, said.
If an additional break were
created, the Fall Semester
would have to begin earlier in
August or Thanksgiving vacation eliminated.
The committee also discussed shortening the holiday
break by starting Winter Sems-
ter earlier. Osborn reported
that all other Michigan colleges start Winter Semester
classes earlier than CMU.
Further, with a shorter holiday break. Winter Semester
classes would end earlier. That
would give students an advantage in seeking summer jobs.
Osborn said.
A IS-week semester was
proposed instead of the 16-
week semester at present.
Classes would meet for 14
weeks, beginning the day after
Labor Day, and end the same
Saturday as at present.
"If there is to be a 15-week
semester instead of 16 weeks,
then that will leave students
less time to study the same
amount of material as given in
a 16-week semester." said
Senator Mary Senter, instructor of sociology and anthropology.
"According to most of our research, students want a longer
summer vacation and think
that it would be beneficial to
start after Labor Day. This will
♦See "A-Senate"—page 15
Contract talks
to resume today
Contract negotiations between the Faculty Association and
the Administration are set to resume today for the first time
since late August.
"I hope we can reach a settlement — I think it's possible,
but I don't know if it's likely." Ed McKenna. FA bargaining
team chairman, said.
The Administration requested last week to return to the
table to discuss economic issues — the only part of the contract not yet settled.
The last offer from the Administration was a 3.17 percent
compensation increase for wages and benefits, R. William
Dunham, associate vice provost for Faculty Contractual Relations, said.
The last offer from the FA was a 7.1 percent increase, but
that was withdrawn when certain conditions were found unacceptable, Dunham added. He would not elaborate on those
conditions.
Dunham said he expects both bargaining teams to offer
new proposals. McKenna said he was unsure what the FA
would do.
When noagreement was reached during the last bargaining
session on Aug. 29, a mediator from the state was called in.
The mediator, however, also was unable to bring a settlement.
Since that time, the FA has filed for fact-finding, which
means a person appointed by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission will investigate the situation, including
financial statu* and statistics, and issue a non-binding judgement.
The date for fact-finding has not been set yet.
Sports
Today LIFE begins
a feature titled "CMU
Flashback," a look at
Central athletes in
years gone by.
page 10
Weather
Mostly sunny today
with highs in the low
to mid 70s.
Lows will range from
the mid 40s in the
north to around SO
south.