1984-10-19; Central Michigan Life

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LIFE
Friday. October 19.1984
X- 1984 CM LIFE
16pages
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
Vol.67 No^3
TKEs seek witnesses to 'brutality'
by RANDY LOVELY
UFE Staff Writer
The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity is in the process of gathering witnesses to the alleged police brutality that occurred Sunday night.
"Our lawyers want written affidavits from anyone who witnessed the action," TKE President Marc Konecny said.
The fraternity has gathered approximately a dozen statements already. Kocnecny. Midland senior, said.
The TKEs are considering filing a civil suit against the Mount
Pleasant City Police for brutality Sunday night after the Tiger's
World Series victory.
After Wednesday rejection
The TKEs said police forcibly detained them in their house
and used force to break up the Tiger celebration.
"We need the witnesses to decide what evidence to base our
action on." Konecny said.
One witness. Mark Kaphengst, came forward because he believes the police action was unjust.
"They (police) used force — excessive force." Kaphengst.
Dearborn senior, said.
Kaphengst, who is not a fraternity member and does not live
on Main Street, said he is willing to testify against the police
because "I can't stand for the lackadaisical attitude the police
have."
There were about 100 to 125 people partying on Main Street
after the Tiger game, Kaphengst said.
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"At around 10 p.m. there were about 30 or 40 people partying
on the corner of Main and Bellows and the cops drove right past
us," Kaphengst said.
Kaphengst said he walked to the TKE house. 906 S. Main St.. to
see what was happening.
"I walked down there and this guy had this welt on his head
and was limping," Kaphengst said. "He said police had hit him."
"There were six times as many people driving up and down
Main Street yelling and screaming out of their cars and that was
more of a safety danger in my opinion." Kaphengst said.
"I'm not being put up to this (testifying). I think the police
action was ridiculous," Kaphengst said.
Mount Pleasant City Manager Tom Martin would not com-
•See"TKEs" — page 2
SGA Board appoints
Bandrowski as rep
by CHERYL JACKSON
UFE Stafl Writer
In a special formal meeting
last night. Student Government Association board members approved the appointment of a former member to
the sophomore representative
seat after rejecting the
appointment Wednesday night.
Last night SGA voted 7-3 in
favor of appointing Paul Bandrowski as sophomore representative. The meeting came
about after SGA's regular
Wednesday meeting at which
the members, with the required two-thirds vote, defeated President Bill Kennis' re
commendation of Bandrowski,
a former board member.
Kennis called the Thursday
meetings to make sure the
board was informed of SGA
policies and procedures regarding representative
appointments and to answer
any questions board members
might have about the interviews and Bandrowski's qualifications.
After two five-minute recesses Wednesday during which
discussions of Bandrowski's
appointment took place among
members, a vote was taken by a
show of hands. Because the
vote showed a division, representatives then voted by secret
ballot.
During discussion of the
appointment at Wednesday's
meeting, sophomore representatives Neil Robinson. Detroit, who served on the board
last year, and Tony Anderson.
Muskegon, said during the
course of the week, they have
been approached by students
with negative reactions toward
Bandrowski's possible
appointment.
Both Robinson and Bandrowski. along with Michelle
Lieber. junior representative,
voted no on the appointment
Wednesday.
SSee SGA —page 2
Calendar changes could cost
Athletic Department $20,000
by DEB BAKER
UFE Stafl Writer
The recently-approved Academic calendar
changes will cost the Athletic Department
approximately $20,000 to house players, and
will cause problems for other departments as
well, department officials say.
The Academic Senate approved a new school
calendar Tuesday which shortens the semester from 16 weeks to 15 weeks, lengthens class
periods 10 minutes, and allows less class
periods per day. Also the fall semester will
begin the Tuesday after Labor Day. beginning
in 1986.
The calendar is subject to approval by the
university president and the board of trustees.
"Six fall sports and seven spring sports will
have to come extra weeks to play the season
without any students here . One problem is the
expense; the other is the loss of spectators."
Athletic Director Dave Keilitz said.
The football team and five other fall sport
teams will have to come to school one week
before other students to maintain current
sports schedules, Keilitz said.adding room and
board will have to be provided.
♦See "Calendar" — page 2
Alumni office plans uncertain
byJAMESGEMMELL
UFE Staff Writer
With its S8.25 million capital
fund-raising campaign set to
begin within about a year, the
Alumni and Development
Office does not know where it
will be housed.
The Alumni and Development Office had planned to
move its staff and equipment
into President Harold Abel's
house at 524 L\. Bellows since
the Board of Trustees mandated an advisory committee
be formed to find alternative
housing for CMU presidents at
the June 1 meeting.
Alumni were informed via
newsletters of the proposed
move, and everything seemed
set when the Board approved
on Oct. 5 a S249.794 Administration loan for the Alumni and
Development Office to purchase a computer for the campaign drive's preparation and
implementation.
The Alumni Office's hopes
for moving into Abel's home
were given a blow last week.
however, when it learned the
advisory committee had recommended in a private, written report to the Board Oct. 5
that Abel's house continue to
serve as the president's residence, and that the Alumni
Office look elsewhere for its
housing.
Advisory committee Chairman Arthur Ellis, Board Chairman Alfred Fortino and William Odykirk. trustee and committee member, declined to release a copy of the committee's
report.
But because the advisory
committee is expected to submit a recommendation in
November on where Central's
presidents should be permanently housed, the Alumni
Office does not know if the
planned move to Abel's house
can be totally ruled out. Robert
Rulong. University Development director, said.
What is more, the Alumni
Office has no idea when the
advisory committee will submit that final recommendation
or when the Board might act on
it. Rulong saif*.
Rulong declined to set a
timetable for when the Alumni
Office must receive word from
the Board in order to prevent
imperiling the capital fund
campaign. He did say. though,
that the office space in Rowe
105 will not be sufficient to
house the Alumni Office's staff
and the soon-to-be-purchased
computer.
"If the computer comes into
our present facility in Rowe.
it's going to displace some people — there just isn't any
room." Rulong said.
Hence. Rulong is waiting for
the advisory committee and
Board to decide what will be
done with Abel's house.
"It is true that there is a developing consensus that a president's house should be on-
campus. I think the committee
is going to look at that slowly
and systematically." said Ellis,
vice president for Public
Affairs, who indicated the earliest the committee report to
the Board might be made is at
the Board's Nov. 2 meeting.
SSee "Alumni"—page 14
High wire act
Cable worker Mike Clark, of Midland, replaces overhead cable at Broomfield and Crawford roads for Antenna Specialties of Three Rivers. They are
improving Mount Pleasant's cable television system by rebuilding old cable
and adding on new cable.
Police revise arrest figures
The Mount Pleasant Police
Department has revised the
number of arrests made at a
large outdoor party at the corner of Edgewood and Deming
Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Original reports placed the
arrests at 22, it was later
learned, however, that the total
number was overestimated —
the actual number was 20.
The 12 arrests made by
Mount Pleasant Police remain
unchanged, but it was later
learned, the Department of
Public Safety made just eight
arrests and Isabella County
Sheriff Department made no
arrests during the night.
All three departments were
involved in the action.
The arrests made by the
Mount Pleasant Police arc pay
able by mail, Joseph Barberi.
County prosecutor, said.
A police spokesperson said
the earlier estimate was arrived at because of a breakdown in communication between thedepartments.
Capt. Ron Williams of DPS
said the names of those
arrested by DPS are being
withheld until they appear in
court.
In Brief
The due date for money owed to the University is Monday. Students who do not pay
their bills at that time may be involuntarily
withdrawn from the University.
Inside
Isabella County
could lose more than
SI million if Proposal
C passes.
page 3
Student Government Association
adopted a party resolution Wednesday.
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Sports
Central's soccer
team is preparing to
play Miami.
page 10
Weather
Shov ers and cooler
today, iemperature
in mid 60s.
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