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VOLUME 76, NUMBER 32
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Two local men die
as result of car,
truck accident
Two Mount Pleasant men riding in the same vehicle were killed in a
collision with a semi-tractor trailer Thursday morning.
Frederick Alvin Floyd. Jr., 36, and Myron Mitchell Jackson, 27, both
of Mount Pleasant, were pronounced dead at the scene by Mount
Pleasant Police Department officers shortly after the accident.
According to a MPPD press release, one of the two men was driving a
GMC truck eastbound on High Street at approximately 1:55 a.m. when
tin* driver allegedly ran a Hashing red light at the Mission Street
intersection.
The vehicle was registered to Floyd, hut police could not positively
determine who was driving, a MPPD official said.
Tho t rMC t ruck was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck a
semi-tractor trailer northbound on Mission Street, the release stated.
Diana Lee Poma. a Beaverton resident, was driving the semi-tract or
See CRASH Page 6
Protestors rally behind fired students
Program Board
gets biggest piece
of SBAC funding
By Eric J. Greene
Preigram Board received the largest allocation from the Student
Budget Allocation Committee's $80„50O budget this year.
SBAC allocated ah* hut $271 AS of Its budgeT — $3tf,o*Wr gofngr to
Program Board, according to a release from the Office of Student
I ale. Program Board sponsors various campus events, such as Margaret Cho's performance this weekend. Thirty-four groups received
funding.
Student Government Association received the second-highest
allocation of $10,250.
SGA President Bridget Isquierdo, Frankenmuth sophomore, said
SGA plans to use the money in many different ways.
She said the money will go into copy costs for fliers and meeting
agendas, expenses for conferences and workshops and the sponsoring of different events throughout the year.
"We also bought a new fax/ modem this year for our office,"
Isquierdo said. "We also hold seminars, publish a (bimonthly) newsletter and we're going to be sponsoring an open forum with President
See SBAC Page 2
Top Student Organization
Funding Allocations, 1993-94
SBAC amount
$36,000
$10,250
prearozatMm
Program Board
Student Government Association
Org. for Black Unity $ 3,600
Gay/Lesbian Association $ 3,143
N. American Indian Student Assc. $ 2,860
Hispanic Student Organization $ 2,620
Panhellenic Council $ 2,010
Friends of Earth Day $ 1,485
Mortar Board $ 1,473
Student Campus Services $ 1,298
Alpha Kappa Alpha $ 1,125
Student Budget Allocation Com. $ 1,000
By Jill Behnke
! II- (•   Stnff WriU-r
Responses of varying extremes have surfaced this week in
the wake of two ('MU students"
terminations from a local
restaurant and their claims of
racial discrimination.
In the course nf four days, Jerome Harville, Ferndale freshman, and Jason Jordan, Detroit
freshman, received strong criticism through an anonymous
flier and unanimous support
from the Organization for Black
Unity    and    from    15    to    20
Anonymous fliers
criticize movement
anonymous protestors.
Thursday night, protestors
rallied outside Burger King,
1912 8. Mission St., carrying
picket signs that read, "No Justice No Peace." "Burger King is
Racist." "We Wont Get Tired
t'ntil They're Fired" and "Discrimination   Your   Way   Right
Way At  Burger King Now."
Burger King officials refused
f •» conune.fl
Protestors would not give
t heir names. One protestor said
im formal group organized the
rally, demonstrators convened
"to show their support for fellow
st udents."
Jordan and Harville were
fired ()ct. 2& from Burger King.
Harville allegedly was fired for
clocking out early and Jordan
allegedly was fired for a cash
.shortage in his register. They
claim racial discrimination was
the real reason for the termina-
i ions.
Between 3:.{0 and b p.m. Monday. I larville. Jordan and about
-mx demonstrators protested in
fronl of Burger King, carrying
>igns reading. "Stop discrimina-
t inn at Burger King." Jordan
>a»d.
See RALLY Page 6
Eighteen protesters staged a rally in front of Burger King. 1912 S. Mission St.. Thursday night in support of two fired workers
CMU professor named teacher of year
Moffit chosen Outstanding Foreign Language Teacher
By Marjory Raymer
l !(• r   St.itf Wr t««r
Years of dedication have paid
off for Gist-la MofTit.
The assistant professor of German received the university division of the 1993 George Jogaux
Outstanding Foreign Language
Teacher of the Year Award from
the Michigan Foreign Language
Association. The honor is given to
individuals showing exceptional
devotion to their profession.
"She enthused people." said
Brian Smith. 1990 CMU graduate and a former student. "You
reallv could learn. She was one of
the hardest teachers I ever had,
but because of that, I learned a
lot."
Smith chose to write a letter of
recommendation to MFLA about
Moffit because of the high impact
she had on his education and his
life. Smith graduated with a German major and has since become
a German teacher at Gladwin
High School. Moffit inspired him
to pursue becoming an educator,
be said
"A big part of t becoming a
teacheri was from her example,"
Smith said.
Moffit, who has taught at CMU
since 19JS7. said she tries to develop alternative forms of education
and encourages her students to
take their education out of the
classroom.
"I try to do a lot of different
things with mv students." MofTit
said
()ne idea she developed is a
( torman newspaper, which is
^ent to area mgh schools. Students publish Deutsche Zeitung,
where thev are able to "write for a
See MOFFIT Page 6
Garland presents changes in
Center's policy during meeting
By Scott Anderson
» r   St.-i11 'A 1-U-r
The director of the Mount
Pleasant Regional Center for
Developmental Disabilities presented specific policy revisions
Wednesday during a citizens'
advisory meeting to address
concerns raised as a result of a
walkaway patient.
Klton Clayton. Center resident with an history of alleged
sexual abuse, evaded supervision  Sept.   20 and was discov
ered naked on the grounds 16
hours later.
According to Center director
George Garland, officials from
the Mount Pleasant Department of Public Safety and the
Mount Pleasant Police Department "reviewed the systems in
place and did not have any
further recommendations."
According to the revisions, an
electronic group-calling system
will he implemented in the near
future. The system would
require staff members to wear
pagers. If a patient was missing.
the worker would notify the
main switchboard which would,
in turn, call a shift supervisor.
Other workers wearing the
pagers would know a patient
was missing by a specific code
listed.
"We've speeded up the process of an immediate search by a
good 15 to 20 minutes," Garland
said. "Within 15 minutes, if we
can't find the person, we call the
police. Then they take charge "
See REVISE Page 2
Police catch mother,
son with marijuana
The Michigan State Police arrested a mother and her son found in
possession of 8 ounces of marijuana Wednesday.
According to reports, at approximately 9:40 p.m.. officers of the
Mount Pleasant post of the Michigan State Police pulled over a
19-year-old male and his 42-year-old mother for a minor traffic violation.
During normal citation procedure, police founcl reason to suspect the
mother and son were in possession of a controlled substance, the report
stated. After searching vehicle, officers discovered 8 ounces of marijuana with a street value of $1,500 to $2,000, officials said.
Police also confiscated $1,780 in cash, the report stated.
Both suspects were lodged in the Isabella County Jail, 207 Court St.
i J press time, the two had not been arraigned.
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