1983-01-24; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol.64   No. If.
1983 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant. Mich.. J8859
12 panes
Monday. Jan. 24.1983
Administration to probe legality of raffles
by SHERRYYAEK
LIFE Copy Editor
Uncertainty in the minds of University officials
coneernintl the legality of raffles is leading tn an
inv estimation of the issue by Sharon George, cimr
dinator of student arlivit ies.
According lo Mount Pleasant Prosecuting At
torney Joseph Harberi. there is a new law which
allows certain forms of raffles tn take place.
However. George Jennings, director of Hous
ing;. contends raffles are illegal but not a major
concern if held on a small scale.
New law prompts query
George says the entire issue needs in
vestigaling.
"We had been doing the raffles on a statement
that (the prosecuting attorney* would not d<.
anything if they are held on a limited basis."
George said.
George said she was unaware of this policy and
has decided to research the issue.
"I have not seen any kind of diH-iimenl.ition y et
(concerning the new raffle law >." George s.nd.
Etarheri said the new law allows raffles under
certain circumstances as long as a license is pur
Recently, however, a fraternity had requested chased from the state. Itefore the law. which was
approval of a raffle it was planning. The fraterni enacted last February, all raffles were illegal.
ty members told George the state would approve
the raffle if the University did. In   «ht"   [>;ist   the   policy   was,  as   lung   as   the
University kept  the raffles small, nothing would
be done, even if t hey w ere illegal. Harberi said.
"I wasn't going to go oul there and prosecute a
non profit organization." Harberi said.
If someone brought it to his attention
something wrong was happening in a raffle.
Harheri vv mild inv est igatc. he said.
Now. with the new law. Harheri s.nd he is hop
ing ev ervone vv ill comply .
Jennings said as far as he is concerned, raffles
are illegal. He said he became concerned last
November when the seven  north residence halls
Heave ho snow!
After three tries. Tim Thompson. Mount pleasant senior, finally rolls his snowman's giant midsection into place
at Washington Court Apartments. The snowman population jumped dramatically Sunday morning atter a late
night storm dumped three to six inches of snow on the area
(Sec "Raffle" — page?)
Officials
count
on park
by SANDY McHUGH
LIFE Stall Writer
Although no one is beating a
path to the door that would
make them the tirst tenant in
the proposed University Park.
there is optimism the project
vv ill be a success.
Prov its) John ('anteIon said he
would have been surprised if
anyone had located vet in the
park. which will lie on
Urnvcrsiiv owned land south of
Perrv S hurts Stadium
" I ti ea use ol t he ecoin mi v i n
Michigan I would have been sur
prised it a n \ one vv ere i n t lull.irk.'' C.iTiteton said. "The
average eorupaliv taki-s about
two and a hall \ears lo make a
decision on where to loc.it e."
The park is being designed in
order to attract businesses to
the Mount Pleasant area, with
particular interest being placed
■ m high technology.
(leorge I lun n, director of t he
Middle Michigan 1 lev elopmenl
Corporation. Ills. N. Mam. s.mj
he is in the process ol preparing
in   t I V     to   ge I    I ills messes    in    t he
lSrc " Park"      page 7)
Fall grade
average same
as last year
by MIKE STRONG 	
LIFE Stall Writer
It is some! him: <v erv st u
dent comes lo CMU to get,
vv orks hat d to a■ hlev e and in
ev it a lily w orries about . . . t he
infamous grade.
Students did fairly well
grade vv is. last semester, said
Kegisl r.ti Alice St. ("lair.
"The total grade point
average tZ.7 1 ' for
undergraduates was exactly
the same as compared lo a
year ago." St. Clair s.i id.
This average will not vary
too much because it is hard to
change the average ot such a
large group. St. Clair s.nd.
Hot.    sometimes     students     	
are surprised at a final grade thev received. These students do
hav e a course of art ion to follow which includes t he first step of
contacting the professor.
"I did not do too good last semester, i am planning to go to
my computer science professor." said Handy Diet/.. Newaygo
junior. "I went to him after t he final exam and told him I didn't
agree with his grading system. I hav e talked to other students
in the class and they have agreed." Dietz said. "Normally I
don't   worry  about   grades,  but   this  semi'ster   I   was   kind  of
upset."
(See "(', rades"—page 7)
"Normally students get what they
expect. Some get
a better grade
than they expected and I never
hear from them."
— Russ Ray,
assistant professor
of   finance
Late March date set
Ozzy Osboume booked for Rose
by ROGER HITTS
LIFE Stall Writer
The rock n roll cat has jumped
out of the promotion bag for Pro
gram Hoard Concert ("nor
dinator Marcia Miller
Miller. Steverisv die senior, an
iinunced      Friday      that      heavy
metal   rocker   Ozzy   Oshoiit ne   is
set     to    peform    at     Hose    Arena
Maich-JC.
Although  Miller  knew   ot   the
(Isbourtie commit merit miht la--!
week, no conceit announcement
was I o In- released until ticket
prices a nd ! he on s.,1, t icket dal e
w ere set .
had   lo   s.i;    .,
Free    Pless    i
page   nt   ; heir
t ion."  Miller s
"We   were
■ I
'.in;   '•>  -v a.'   until
lint  Hrass Hing Productions oi the   l icki t s  a nd   .-. n -. t h i ng   was
I)etl'o;l.    promoters    |o|     the    ion set.      I'll!      sinie      Ihe      pt-opli        in
cert.      released      word      ot      the lletroit  alreadv   lunki   tin-  new ,
Osbmirne  conceit   to  the   lletroit we     had     to     go    at,earl     ami    an
Free    Press,    which    printed    the noij nee 11," s he added
eotiert   date   in   its   Friday   enter Ma rjageme n'   li.mi  brass  jj;,. ■
tainment section Productions w.is  u n.i -. a ila I ■ :•- tor
"We   wanted   to   wait,   but    we coniim n I     o :i     t ! . ■     ■ •.: ■ ■ r 1      an
l.iu r.i'e me ri t.
( Isb.-ul ne.     w I
sol.. career
platinum    a i b i. 111
do    v <■ r v     vv i
in    his    short
as reached
-t.ltlis.      should
a!    Ib.s.     Anna.
given   Ins  popularity   and  the e \
elusive    area    date    Pi!   r r < <■ i v t 11.
a. ending, to Miller.
Thev are not doing, t he shovy
m Saginaw oi h.uiMiu'. si, | hat
should hi lp our I i. k. t s,,|es."
Miller s.,,,1. \\ e go! th.-
Ol l   "(>z/>"
p.ige .1
PB keeps other bands secret
by ROGER HITTS
LIFE Stall Writer
When Program Hoard was negotiating for a hand to plav at Hose
Arena Winter Semester, the name ol Ozzy Osbourne won out over
several other groups.
Hut PH Concert Coordinator Mania Miller is not saving who
t hose- ot her bands w ere.
Miller. Stevensville senior, s.nd PH received adverse publicity
vv hen a list of bands t hev w ere seeking was published last fall in CM
I.IFF.
The last time I mentioned the five or six bands we wen- looking
at. there were people cutting down the board saying. 'God. why
didn't you get t hem.' and 1 vv mild rat her not do t hat." M liter s.nd.
Miller said these anonymous groups were ol a different musical
type style than Osbourne's blatant hard rock stance, anil did not of
ler I tie same Una nca! oppoi t unit lis I he ()sl,,,ur ne . oncer t did
"Ozzv is a iblterei.t lorru o! rock than we have had tip la re for a
long time." Miller s.,:d II.Idle Money was middle ol t he road Top
III. and si. was ("heap Tr irk. I guess, hut this ,s going to be one h of
show and be pn-ttv   hard cor.- im k n roll
"This  show   had  a   g. I   price,   it   was a   great   deal   through   Hrass
King,  and   it   was  a   lull;,   promoted   show,  where   some   of the  others
w e re not." she said
Miller   said   Hrass   H.ng   will   handle   t lie   bulk   of   the   pr itnmal
work for t he c.i rue rt in a "no risk' situation tor PH.
The percentage of til'- gate receipts PH receives from the pro
mot er w ill In- smaller for t he ( Is hour ne concert than fur Nov ember's
Cheap Trip show , but M dler said things will even out as Osbourne
has the potent ml t.. bri ng in more money at the turnstiles.
(See "Hand" -page 7)
In Brief
Winter  Semester  verification ranis   will  l>e
available this week on thi- second floor of War
riner Hall between 11 a.m. and t p.m.
Campus
Proceedings in tin-
lawsuit involving a
former sheriff and a
former deputy stalled
Friday.
page X
"Johnny I)."' a
former Central student and former
Mount Pleasant musician, came hack to the
citv to perform recent
ly."
pane <>
Sports
Ray       I Jen t ley       is
ready to sitjn with t he
Michigan Panthers,
patfc *
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