1993-10-22; Central Michigan Life

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Unprecedented
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Exotic energy
Student supplies exotic pets
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Sports
Lights, camera
MAC gets new television deal
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Central
Michigan
VOLUME 76, NUMBER 23
MOUNT PLEASANT. MICHIGAN 48859
cc> 1993 CM LIFE
(517) 774-3493
12 PAGES
Jackson visit set for Nov. 9
By Jill Behnke
I In dat r has been set
Jesse -Jackson will visit ('Ml*
for three and a half hours Nov.
*» Jackson plan- to visit ('Ml'
from noun to So() p in The date
wa- <«»i,lninr<l with Jackson's
"Hkc YVedne-dnv . said Jan
\\ a ge >!e r. . i d m u 11 -1 r. 111 \e assis-
t ;im(   t<» . he president
-l.uk-iMi rrl(M>c(l a statement
I i ml nat mi: a desire to di.-cuss
I immmii and sexism at ( "Ml" after
! a pM-lninn.tiA iiio'Iiml: with
I   I *»■«"•—iclfiit I .eonnrd K   Plat hta in
\V.hhiiii;l.iii. I> C last April. He
a I -o .ucrpS'd an invitation to
\ r-it   tin- university   I Ins fall
Tilt     stntetnenl    was    M'lriisc'l
hv Jack-on following tin* April
I J 1 innu of ( 'Ml men'.- basket -
hall ci)inli K« ith l)anihrol !«>r
contioversv imim'iI over his use
(>t   t he w hi d "nigger
\o -pec die details have I iron
finalized lor tho visit, said Rao
( ii>ld>m 11 h. director oi pill d u~
nl.it in!i> and co-chairwoman of
t he Jack-on vim! planning com-
imtlir
I Im • planning con mm it too will
itM't'l     »toda\ •    to    (liMUs>    mimic
basic scheduling details for tho
visit ." ( Joldsmit h -Mid "We
know ho will moot with Presi
dont Plachta .mil will 1 iv to
1111 ■ o I with students and
faculty '
( loldsmit h   sa id   t ho   commit -
l< o had h<>po<i for a longer visi!
"Tho I h rcc and a half" hoar
\ i-U i- shorter I Imim wo had
anticipated.'" Cold.-nnth said.
Tho nat lire of i hi • v ■ — it has
dniii^'d signif icanl ly because
of t his Hut wo will tako dark
-on ■ !i.r w"hiitrviT ho can -pare
"Tin*    fart     that     it     i.-    taking
place at   all   i- good    Scheduling
"f a date has hoon difficult We
ah' looking for it to ho a const ructive and helpful visit." she
-aid
Wage-tor -aid tho plans
include a  public address.
Jack-on is i tit i 'rested in the
-t udent viewpoint. Goldsmith
sii'l
I 'et rod ;ii t orney Leonard
Mungo. a representative of
Jackson'- Rainbow Coalition.
w dl In- on campus Monday for a
meeting with CMC's minority
-indent     leader-    .md    minority
VISIT f m ,o f>
Staged accident acts out grim reality
By Tracy Tomczak
I'ohoo -iron- ami fire trucks
drew ahout "J<M> students to a
drunk driving '"incident" mit-
-icle ol Merrill Hall Wednesday.
fin Merrill Hall resident
i--i-tant staff staged the niock
Mra.-h a- part of Nat ional ( olle-
mimIo Alcohol A ware no.-s
Month.
Morrill resident assistants
Steve Nagy Trenton senior:
< . leg Crandell. Kagle junior:
;»rifl .lefT Miffer. i )xford <**ni<n\
were the crash  "victims*
Nagv   was a  passenger in the
eai     .md  "died"  m  the  accident
Mi    w.i- placed  in a hod\   bag on
1 ho  lawn,   in  view   of the -pecta-
'•>.-.  lor  most  of  t he program.
i f.mdill Was given sobriety
;e-ts and a breathalyzer test
hefore being aire -ted tor drunk
dnv mg
(SMI ".- I >e purtiuent of Public
Satet \ t ho Mount Pleasant Cue
I )op;ut men! and the Mount
Pleasant Kmorgency Medical
Strv imo     part ui p.it ed     i n     t he
o\ olll
I In   Ci re department used the
! i w - !•!' hft- to remove t hree
door- and the top of the car. as
the\      would     after     an     actual
Clash
I* <lui.it ing .-t udent- was the
gi».d oi the program. -Mid Joe
l'i\.i>. Mount Pleasant senior
.mil Men ill Hall resident a-sis-
i.mi
15n> 11 a llv    what w e wanted to
M loiiipll-h    Wa-   getting    people
a w are   < if    what    1 hev    di.   m   an
ai < ii k ni       he  -.nil
I ho action- i»i I ho police and
fn»- department were almost
exact l> a.- t he\ would ha Ve heen
in on Mctual crash situation.
-.ul   I.i     Kon  ( iriffith- of   DPS
flu re m i l: 111 hi mimic I i me
do lav hut th.it - prettv much
1 ho  wav   it   happen-,    he -aid
(iritfith- -aid he was
uiipre-.-ed with tin- quality of
the   | m ogi am
Kxposing -Indent- to what
rmild happen wlnn thev drmk
Mild   drive   might   cau-e   them   to
MOCK
11FE Photo John Elbers
Members of the Mount Pleasant Fire Department use the jaws of life during a mock drunk-driving
]<• accident staged in front of Merrill Hall Wednesday afternoon.
Denny trial verdicts met with approval
By Tracy Tomczak
I In- verdict- m truck driver
lo ,mii.i 11! I )en n v - heat mj4 t rial in
I .ii- Aiilm le- w i re nii'l with praise
f t. mi.   -   ;:m   ( SMI     faculty
h.imi.in WilliMin- wa- found
M,uilf\ Moti(i.i\ o! four lesser
eh.itLM- of mi-demeanor assault
ami a le.-.-er char^o <»f felonv
.e-aiill The jury acquitted him
Wediie-dnv of premeditated
.it ten i pt ed tnu rder of Denny Sen
t run n^»  is -et   for I )e(    7
Henry Wat.-on was found
uudtv Mondas of a le.-.-er charge
ol   mi-demeanor assault   against
D. im\ I he |ur\ w as deadlocked
on .in ,i--aull with a deadlv weapon charge and t mistrial was
declared Wedne-da\ He wa-
relea-ed on hi-own reco^iu/ance
Wednesday William- ui<i Wat
-on were charged with a com-
hined t ot nl <»f I ."> fol n\ charges
-t em in m^ from I he A| imI J!» lli'l'J
riot - m   Lo- Auom It -
Kohert      \ewh\       prof, --or     of
-uciolooy. >aio! though manv   poo
pie    m    1 In-   eounl r\    will    not    he
happv   ahout   tin- verdict, hi- feels
|ll-t let     W ; t-   -t Tved
I     ifioil^flt     the    Venhit-    Wer<-
app>ropriate   for   w hat   occurred.
fie   sank   "The   charges   were   too
exaggerated  to hej^m  with
"There was a commiimtv of
people in Lo- Angeles who -aid if
the people involved were white.
thev would not have heen -o
-evciely charofd
The event- -lllloundlll^ Dole
ro. - heat ll|o h;;v e Jo hi- t .ikill into
,i« i -on i it w heii ev alu.it me, t fie \c*r-
d ic I     New hv   -aid
When   von   have   .i   rnoh  iloin^
things, t here - a whole moh men
tahtv.       he     -aid      "We     have     to
understand the context   in which
the <   * out -  happened
A     psv clu.it rist     who    testified
ahout moh mentality at tfie trial
prohafdv liad an impact on t he
liirv    he  -ai<l
I leiinv wa- ipiolc el in newspaper- -avin^ he tfiou^ht tin- verdict - were fan- and New hv -aid he
thought Denny had a e<>od under-
-t and i riL* of t he events which took
pli< i
rlohnie Smith hi-lorv instructor, al-o -aid justice was served,
hut   f< m   a d ifferent   reason
"To have them convicted on
these extreme and unusual
charges would have heen a j^niss
nil-carriage     of    justice."    Smith
VERDICTS   'iji   :>
Regional Center,
police cooperated
on investigation
By Scott Anderson
The director of the Mount
Pleasant Regional ('enter publicly defended the police investigation of a walkaway resident.
but admitted the Center's
search  policy needs revisions.
"We     worked     cooperatively
with tin- police." said Director
( Ieorge ( larland.
fie -aid police were made
aware of Clayton's alleged his-
t orv of sexual abuse Police were
^ivrn a "face sheet of Clayton
which included a photograph
and a  briefcase history.
"No holds barred, the information 'concerning Clayton'
was shared  up front.'*
(iailand  also said the search
md in format ion provided to tin*
public could have been more
extensive
"Each situation has to be
evaluated." he said
(larland told a ^rmi p of
approximately f»l > resident - t fiat
six to ei^fit criminal sexual
offenders are housed at t he
Mount Plea-ant Regional (Vn-
t» i foi Developmental Di.-ahh
t ies.  1 ton W    Pickard Ave
rinse resident- have been
charged wi*b crimes, but have
n«'t been tried hv a court of law
because of mental mcompe-
t * *iu*e    he -a id
( iailand t old cit I/en- t he Center ha- increased the housing of
-neb individuals because state-
so: GARLAND      <},   (5
Residents voice
safety concerns
at open meeting
By Scott Anderson
Mount Pleasant citizens fired
questions at Regional ('enter
administrators re^ardin^ possible improvements in the center'.-
search policy due to controversy
stnied up after- last months
walkaway  incident
The meeting took place at the
Mount Pleasant Regional Center
for Developmental Disabilities.
I KM) W. Pickard Ave.. Wednesday afternoon allowing members
of the community to voice concerns, quest ions and suggestions
to the citizen's advisory council
and Regional ( "enter administrator-
Most of I he concerns involved
tin* security oft he Center and the
lack of information during the
investigation of Klton Clavton. a
walkaway resident with an
alleged h istorv of criminal sexual
abuse.
The stated ^oal of the citizens
advisory council during tlie
meet i no was t <» discuss t he safety
of the community, and to
".-t rent»1 hen and review t he possible revisions of  t he search plan   "
( 'hairperson Larry Meier su,u-
Liested creat in>i a phone system or
public-address system within the
center to improve communica-
t ion Meier- also said a better system of community notification
-hould be established if such a
-ituation occurod in the future.
Meier- said including a special-
education student from CMC on
the  panel  would be an asset.
Diana I )ow ninu. a citizen living
CITIZENS Pu(j.
y
Faculty, students
may air opinions
on Board actions
By Kelly L. Adams
A meeting for facultv and student - w it h it serv at ions ahout t fie
Hoard of Trustees' recent actions
r- scheduled for J-i p.m. today in
Anspach   l(->7
A flier announcing the meeting
was circulated across campus
this week by unknown source-
Nolan Kai.-er. professor of philosophy, said the meeting »- a
good idea and he plan- to attend
"The Poard seem- to have preempted or- re-cinded policies and
procedure- that have been in
effect for a quarter of a century."
he said "This is an informational
meeting so people with concerns
about t hese act ion- can figure out
t wav to -how support for CMC
-Indent- i\\i\ CMC while -till
registering opposition to what
has happened
de-pair, that the doors thought to
he open are being -lammed in our
laces again." he said This is very
disturbing, especially to those
w ho have devoted t heir careers to
( SMC and the students."
Kaiser   -aid   (he   meeting   is   a
chance       for     people     to     express
t hem-elves and t rv to be positive.
See? MEETING Page 5
uxl   e rt In is  are
di-iegard   for
Kaiser  -aid   he
(b-t ui Im d    by    t In
comm umc.tt mn
*' Preside n t I M-on a rd l\ >
Plachta v, as brought in to
uierea-e morale and open the
door- of commumcat ion and now
we    arc      findiUL'.    much    to    our
LIFE
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