1983-04-13; Central Michigan Life

              Centra
LIFE
Vol.fiI No.74
19S3CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 48859
18 pages
Wednesday. April 13, 1983
Group says CMU can act in assault case
by TERRI FINCH
LIFE News Editor
The University is able to take disciplinary a<
tion regarding an alleged sexual assault  in  the
Sigma Phi Kpsilon fraternity house, according to
the   report   of    the    University    Committee   on
Special Behavioral Concerns.
The report, recently obtained hv CM LIFE,
outlines paragraphs of the rurrent Student ('ode
of Conduct, staling reasons why the particular
points "should he applied to the ma n jgcmcnt of
the recently publicized sexual assault case."
Committee Chairwoman Joyce Henricks said
the recommendations concerning the Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity were the biggest ones faced by
the committee members during their II weeks of
compiling the report, as thi- issue is both "very
touchy and very important."
The committee was formed by Vice President
for Student Affairs James Hill early this
-emesier in an attempt to curb campus problems
in the areas of sexual assault, alcohol abuse and
campus security.
Henricks, associate professor of philosophv.
was reluctant to discuss some details of the
report, saying she did not want it to be construed
she had released the document    for publications.
Hill   said   earlier   he   planned    to   eventually
release the report, v. hich Henricks submitted to
him last week  — but not until it had been review
ed by the  President's Council and several other
groups, w hich could take two w eeks or longer.
Hill currently is out of tow n. and look a copy of
the report with him to review during his trip. He
is expected back today, and is scheduled to meet
See related chart, page 12
with committee members at 11  a.m. Thursday to
discuss the recommendations.
The committee's recommendations regarding
the alleged fraternity assault incident stem from
recent controversy over the Administration's
handling of the incident. Henricks has said.
While Administrators say the Student Code of
Conduct does not applv to off campus incidents,
committee members have maintained it docs.
(See "Kcport" —page Ll)
School
awaits
official
OK
by MIKE STRONG
LIFE Staff Writer
Provided everything goes
well Thursday, the School of
Business Administration will
receive official accreditation
after seven vears and three un
successful attempts for approval
by a national accreditation firm.
A three man team consisting
of Leonard Plachta. dean of the
school: Ilohcrt Hanson, associate
dean of the school and Edward
(■rant. Accounting Department
chairman, will attend the annual
convention of the American
Association of Collegiate
Schools of Business :n Kansas
City. Voting for accreditation of
schools, including Central, will
take place during an afternoon
meeting of A A ('SB accredited
schools.        P 1 a c h t .1        said.
"It w ill be during that
meeting that the AACSB will
present a list of schools that
have met tin- standards and
passed through the acrredita
tion prioess and will vote,"
Plachta s.u.i 1 am extremely
confident that we will receive ac
c.i-ditat ion. It is just a formali
tv "
However. Plachta a.filed the
board could decide to discuss
CMC a nd e v plore an v ipicst ions.
"That is their right and .o-
could be tabled for further
discussion." Plachta s.tid.
'It ,s a corn ern. but ri..l a
great concern." fie added.
Accreditation   l>.'.sic.Olv    ;s   ap
proval    bv    an    organization     in
this  .as,-   th.e   AACSB     of  com
pliance vv'th standards s,-T up h.
I hat org.iin/at ion.
(See "* \c«Tcdit" -- page 2)
Climbing
kids
When lunch recess rolled around, the playground vvas the
only thing on the minds of these first second and
third (traders Tuesday afternoon at tfie Sacred Heart Grade
School  Playc-round. 200 S   Franklin
Murder trial
nears end
by PAUL MASON
andKALLIEBILA
LIFE Staff Writers
CtKAND HAPIDS Closing arguments and a deieion may he
made todav in the trial of Edwardo Hesende/ following conflicting
test imony of t vv o clinical psychologist s m the case Tuesday.
Bc-endc/. 'J'J. of Grand liapids. is accused of murdering CMC
senior Jeanne Couture, of Cheboygan. April IM. i **,*'_'.
One psychologist gave testim..r> saving Kesende. w.is ,11.1 insane
or mentally ill and another said he was indeed temporal ilv insane at
the time of the murder.
I>r. New ton Jackson Jr.. director of the Forensic Center and
Agency of the Department of Mental Health, testified he found no
ev ide nee Kesende• had signs of mental illness, legal iiis.tnil v or t hat
he vv as psv .hot ie.
Jackson also said he found no evidence Hesendez was
si hi.'..phrenic during his examinal ion of Kesende/ Oct. JO.
(Sec "Trial" —pane LSI
Program needs
work — faculty
by JANET HASTINGS
LIFE Editor
Bulgers University, New
Brunswick. N.I I!,- lists 17
recommendations he believes
Although considerable us must h«- accomplished before I Improvement has occurred since nine vear old doctorate ol
CMC's lose doctoral program clinical psv chol.ig v program
received lis pre accred ila I ion seeks accreditation Iron. the
report a Ve.ir ago, il still raids American Psvehologic.il
more, claim lacullv and students A «i«'i.i t ;o:,.
associated .vtth the program. Before releasing the report  li<
"There are slill problems that CM    LIFE,   the    Administration
need t<> be w orked mil  and grow extracted    thiie    |ioints    it    s.ud
ing  thai   needs  to do done."  s.iul named   specitie   numb, rs  of   the
(ierald       Fuller.       professor       ul l'svchologv   Department ami  the
psvchologv      "But     I     think    one el usual 11 rat.
thing    the    report    makes    ver. In   the   report.   Nath.iu   points
clear is  none of these   things are out   lour   areas the   lack   of  a
insurmountable." clinical     director,    a     --omevvh.it
A p r e   a c 1 r e d 1 I a t 1 o ri narrow      curriculum.      inter (.er
report      lorrnerlv  withheld from sonai     d itl;. nil ies     among      tfie
CM    LIFE   bv     the    Adnuriistr.i lacultv      and     unseeded     stress
tion.    vvas    completed    bv    Peter u poll t he st udent s he believes
Na! han. ctiairtuan of t he Clinical need     the     most     improvement
Psvi-hologv        Department       al (Si c " Ilea* linn" - page III)
CMU seeks Ohio course
by STEVE GOETZ
LIFE Copy Editor
A pretrial hearing should occur wit h.i. .1 tew
w eeks regarding CMC's nearly t w o \ ear st ru gg'.<■
to offer courses in Ohio through t he I nst it i.t e lo.-
Personal and Career I lev eloprnent.
The hearing should come w it hm two v\, ers hut
the District Court judge in Northern Ohm h.i- not
set a date. Shamon Kaplan, law ver r.'|.ri m nting
the I'niversitv in the case. s.ud.
CMC vvas denied permission Jutv l'.isl h-, the
Ohio Board of Regents to offer a masters m
management and supervision program at a
Cleveland hospital. Central then filed suit, claim
ing first Amendment rights vv ere v lolated.
"They don't particularly like Michigan schools
teaching tn Ohio," Kaplan said.
If    CMC    wins    the    case    approximate^     '.W
students   could   be   served   hv    the   IPCD   al    the
(irea ter C lev eland Hospital A s social iuii.
"We vv ill sol let them offer .1 Mil. standard pro
grain." Mar;. Noon.in. Ohio Board of Hegents
spokeswoman, saal. "If the;, come in and meet
uiir standards, we have r.o object,oil We sirnpiv
,i-k t hern to upgrade t fair program." she said.
Central's    IPCD    is   an    external   arm    of   the
I'niversity, ottering instruction and advising ser
v ices at .">'( < enters around the run n I rv
The IPCD also was de ra.'.l an instruction renter
at trie Defense Construction Supplv Center ill
Columbus, Ohio However. Kaplan said a trial
date has not been si-1 for t he Columbus case.
Noonan   said   th.e  Ohio  Board   does   not   accept
four traits of the Institute because they are not
comparable   to  Ohio   colleges   and   universities.
Thev   .iTf.
(Set "IPt !)" —pageli)
The forever decision:
Pro-life/Pro-choice
Issue causes conflict
■y.,l.t..r\ Ct. !:. tt., ,,„,;'
Juirt nt <: t»u r fn\rt .\, ru s,
LIVE C.}ii KiUtur .Vic/.
zLvm ml, ht , jnf. i.'n s tli.
r.i.nil n s/.. c!.: "I ilhurt:■,:,.;
()ne sun- t hing about the
controversial abortion issue is
just   that the  controversy
surrounding t he subject.
Abortion is one issue that is
s.. emotamal il w ill divide
families, friends, political par
ties and even religions.
Long thought of as une
religion issue. it crosses
derii.miujtional and cor.grega
tional lilies, splitting people
into two camps, those who
believe abortion should be
legal and should be the choice
of the woman, and those who
adamantly believe abortion is
killing an innocent human be
ing.
(See "Conflict" — page 1 1 )
In Brief
Students currently enrolled in a course lor
the second time and wishing lo improve a
previously earned grade must file a Repeat
Course Request Card hy o p.m. Friday. Tin-
cards are available in the Registrar's Office. l>t>0
Warriner.
C
»"•«. r"-e-»;
The long-running
Kinney School debate
has the community
divided.
page .\
LIFKstyles looks at
Mount I'leasant's bar
scene.
page (i
Sports
CMU
Thi
team       took
straight   games
Michigan   State
day and Tuesday-
page 1-1
baseball
four
from
Mon
Index
Classifieds ] 7
Comment J
Hotel America 1
I.IFF] styles ,;
Off the Wire --j
Sports 11
Spotllfe 17
Weather 17