1984-04-06; Central Michigan Life

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by IflfoY NORTON    ,
LIFE Editor
President Harold Abel said a state report recommending more cooperation between Michigan's colleges and universities and a temporary
freeze, on new programs will not affect programs at CMU.
The Governor's Commission on the Future of
Higher Education Wednesday issued a preliminary report requesting Michigan's schools
avoid adding expensive programs until the
commission can complete its study of the
state's educational system.
Abel said the freeze will not affect CMU's
plans for a merger with the Michigan Molecular Institute in Midland because the commission's final report will not be issued before Central is ready to finalize its plans anyway.
The commission is expected to release a final
report in October.
"Prom all other parts of the report, the direction they're recommending is precisely the
direction we're moving with MMI," Abel said.
Abel said the report favors working with industry and stressing educational opportunities,
which MMI would provide.
Patricia Witmier, executive director of the
commission, said she would have to know more
about the MMI merger before she could say if
the commission would approve.
"We just don't want to see a major relocation
of funds to new programs if they aren't going to
be needed." she said. "I think if anybody said
they needed a new law school, we'd say "uhlan."'
Other areas discussed in the report include:
• Colleges should work together to eliminate
duplicate programs, merge administrative
functions and more clearly define each institution's role.
• Dropping uniform state funding for the institutions.
• Possibly adding a tax increase to increase
state funding while keeping the tuition down.
• Possible closing of one of the state's IS public
institutions may be necessary by the year 2000,
but the commission did not name any specific
schools.
• Rejecting a regulatory board to oversee all of
the state's colleges and universities as unpractical.
• Exploring ways to increase the enrollment
and retention rate of handicapped and minority
students.
• Looking at career options offered to women.
Abel said a regulatory board could not be
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Delaying deadline may reduce financial aid
byCHERYLJACKSON
UFE Staff Writer
Aid recipients will receive
less money if Central's Financial Aids Office decides to
move its application deadline a
month later, for the 1985-86
year, as If is how considering.
Financial Aid Director
Robert Walling said he is considering the change in order to
give more students the opportunity to apply for financial aid
on time.
A change in deadline will decrease the money for financial
aid recipients in the sense that
more will compete for the
same amount of funds.
"By and large, we have given
priority for financial aid to the
on-time student," Walling said.
"If we're making more people
on time, we'll be spreading the
same amount of money to more
people."
Walling said if more people
are considered on-time, a
change will be needed in the
packaging of awards.
"If we have more eligible
students in the on-time pool,
we'll definitely have to change
our packaging," he said.
Whereas now each financial
aid package awarded to on-
time students consists of
approximately 40 percent
scholarship and grant aids, the
amount may be changed to about 30 percent.
"Another alternative would
be to award scholarship and
grant awards on the basis of
need and when we run out, we
run out," he added.
If changed, the deadline
probably will be moved from
March 1 to April 1. Walling
said.
"That will give a whole additional month for students to get
their applications filed and for
parents to complete their tax
returns," he said.
To determine a date. Walling
said the office would have to
examine the total number of
applications and the number
filed late in previous years.
Although there have not
been formal dicussions of the
change this year. Walling said
the decision on whether to
make the deadline later probably will be made during the
summer.
Before the deadline date can
be changed, the issue first
must be discussed at a staff
level, he said. The proposal
then would be sent to James
Hill, vice president for Student
Affairs. If Hill approves, the
new date would go into effect
in the 1985-86 application year.
"I will probably do a survey
of the other public universities
in Michigan," Walling said.
"I think we're probably
among the earliest deadlines in
the state. It may give some
weight to.Qjux-decision, as
well." Walling added.
"We have an artificial deadline," Cheryl Richardson,
financial aid specialist at Ferris State College, said. "Those
applications completed by the
deadline are given primary
consideration."
In order to be considered an
on-time student at Northern
Michigan University, a student
must have his information in
the Financial Aids Office by
March 1. For incoming freshmen and transfer students, the
deadline is Feb. 1.
"MSU's financial aid applications have to be in our
office by April 2 and the Family Financial Statements must
be postmarked by April 2."
said Sally Muscoe. office
secretary of MSU's Financial
Aids Office.
Western Michigan University has a recommended deadline of March 15. said Cheryl
Ruiter, a secretary in WMU's
Financial Aids Office.
Scout cookie tampering discovered in area
byRHODAMIEL
UFE Staff Writer
The first reports of tampering with Girl Scout cookies in Michigan have occurred in Harrison, just 35 miles north of Mount
Pleasant.
The Clare County Sheriffs Department reported there were two
separate cases of tampering with the cookies in the city earlier this
week.
A piece of hard plastic was found in one box of cookies, while seed
particles were found in another box. the department reported.
Tampering was discovered by residents who reported it to the
department. Delivery* of cookies in Harrison has been suspended.
There are no plans to stop distribution of cookies in Mount
Pleasant or anyplace else, said D. J. Smith, executive director for
the area G irl Scout Council.
The two tamperings were discovered within a 12-hour period.
There were no injuries.
The Girl Scout Council refers to the two events as "isolated
incidents." and not tamperings.
The cookies currently are at the Michigan State Police Crime Lab
in Lansing. Smith said nothing definite will be done until after
everything is finished there.
"Until we hear from the crime lab. we don't know what we're
going to do," she said.
No other incidents of tampering have been reported, the depart
ment said.
Beginning in March, there were instances of tampering in other
slates, but this marks the first one in Michigan, a spokeswoman for
the council said. Previously, pieces of metal and glass were found in
the cookies.
Isabella County Sheriff James Mull said he has contacted local
Girl Scout authorities and is convinced the tampering is not taking
place in local areas. Cookies are closely watched once they arrive
with the local authorities, he said.
To ensure cookies are safe, he said, the consumer should follow
basic safety steps.
"Just check the boxes over good and the cookies before you eat
them." he said.
AD hopeful makes his move
Donald K. Smith
bylMKEMATTSON
UFE Sports Editor
Sitting in an associate athletic director's
chair for more than a decade has given Donald
K. Smith a reason to move up a step in college
athletic administration.
Smith, the current associate AD at the University of Washington, is interested in making
that step up as the AD at CMU.
"I think it's a very good job," said Smith, the
second of four men to be interviewed for the
position. "As you know I've been the No. 2 man
in intercollegiate athletics for over 14 years
and I think it's time to make a move and be a
director."
Smith, who has been the associate AD at
Washington since 1973, said he was impressed
with Central during his stay on campus
Wednesday and Thursday.
"1 think what's so attractive about it is the
involvement of the total school." Smith said.
"Everyone is interested, everybody tries to
help and everyone is supportive.
"Right now I feel like a super-saturated
sponge. I can't think of another place where
I've been supplied with as much information
and supplied with what I feel I have been open
answers. I can't remember when I've been treated as well as I have been here," he said.
Smith said he learned of the position, which
becomes vacant with the retirement of Ted
Kjolhede in August, in the NCAA News. He also
said he was recommended for the position by
Washington AD Mike Lude.
Smith said his association with Lude and
Washington football coach Don James has
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Students are free
to meet Trustees
by ROGER HITTS
UFE News Editor
Students who have a gripe
or grumble, compliment or
complaint may now go to the
Board of Trustees' Student
Affairs Committee to have
their opinions voiced.
■ The committee — the
newest of the Board's five
standing committees — set
up ground rules Thursday
by which students could
address Board members.
All Board committees met
Thursday as the traditional
prelude to the monthly full
Board meeting, scheduled
for 9:30 a.m. today in the
President's Room of the University Center.
The Student Affairs Committee includes Chairman
Gordon Lambie of Dearborn
Heights, Rachael Moreno of
Lansing and Bill Odykirk of
Mount Pleasant. While still
defining the committee's
purpose. Lambie said it is
important to allow for student input.
"One of the concerns we
have is that we would expect
this committee would be a
♦See "Trustees" — page 2
In Brief
The Great Chili Cook-off is Saturday at the
Moose Lodge, 113 W. Broadway, from noon to
6 p.m. Proceeds from the $2.50 admission
charge will go to the Michigan Chapter of the
National Kidney Foundation.
Campus
First summer session classes will not
be canceled after the
billing statement is
mailed.
page 3
The second of three
anti-nuclear rallies this
semester is scheduled for
today.
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Sports
Included with Today's LIFE is the 1984
Baseball/Softball
guide.
page 9
Weather
Cloudy with a
chance of rain and
snow today. Partly
cloudy tonight. Lows
in the mid 20s to lower 30s.