1983-09-14; Central Michigan Life

              Vol. 66 No. 7
1983 I'M I.IFF
Mount Plc.is.mt. Mich, is*~,H
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Wednesday. September 14, 1983
Finns 'needs spade
railroad quest
by STEVE GOETZ
LIFE Copy Editor
If the price is right, the city of Mount Pleasant
may purchase a 1.55 mile rail spur from
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in an effort to keep
some area businesses using the railway from
relcH*iiti nif * *
The city made an $81,000 offer in July to keep contract with Michigan Northern or a different
the railroad open for business use after Chessie rail company to service the businesses along the
System was granted abandonment by the In spur - running from Island Park to the nor
terstate     Commerce     Commission,     said     City      theast part of the cits.
Hut   Chessie   System   administrators   rejected
the city's offer and are asking $90,000. The ICC
will decide by Sept. '2'J on a final price which the
citv commission has 10 days thereafter to accept
or reject. Mart in said.
If approved, Martin said, the city would ••ign a
Manager. Thomas Martin.
(Sec "Railroad" — page 2)
Hoffman accuses Abel
of topic censorship
by J.A. HEBLER
LIFE Staff Writer
Abbie Hoffman. famous
American dissident and
featured speaker at CMC
Thursday, is at it again. He stir
red a little controversy in
CMC's administrative circles
Tuesday.
"Someone from sour presi
dent's office called my brother
and toltl him to tell me to not
talk about Dow Chemical ami
Midland's nuclear power plant."
Hoffman said in a phone inter
view Monday from his home m
New York.
The famous leader of the VIP
PIES and the anti Viet nam war
movement of the fSO's will speak
down the hall from Abel's office
in Warriner Hall at 8 p.m.
The lecture is sponsored bv
Program Hoard Lectures and
WMHW FM.
Abel's office categorically
denies Hoffman's contention
that it tried to muzzle his cum
ments about Midland Dow or the
nuclear power plant. *;iul Itu*-
Herron special assistant to tie
President.
"No one from the President's
office even tried to communicate
with him." Herron s.ud. "I
checked with everyone in the of
fice anil no one even tried to call
him. The onlv thing I can think
is that maybe someone else on
campus called him I don't want
to sav he's lying."
When asked  il  h" u'.'ild  in;--
tion Midland Dow or Consumer's
Power, Midland Energy Center
on Thursday. Hoffman ar.sw ert <\
i n a typically sardonic manner.
"It .ill depends on which way
the wind is blowing. Mount
Pleasant is right down the road
from Midland, isn't it'.'" lloff
man said. "Also. 1 wouldn't want
anyone from Dow to shoo! J'CP
pellets at me How . w ould I.' '
Hoffman currentlv is working
extensive I v i n ma: n t a i :i: ng
America's natural waterwavs
through his "Save ! lie River"
organization. .•- group he starlet)
w hen posing underground as in
v irorimentalist Harry  Freed
"You hav e to realize that I iiv e
right down the river from the
tJre.it Lakes. Hoffman s.iiil
"Whatever you cuvs and Dow
' 'hi ;-:< ..! r!i: > • •- i! ■• a : ■ ' ■ ,-
toilet*, .-nds up . oruirig up my
sink."
(See "Ahbie"   - page 2l
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SGA to consider health survey suggestions
by JAMES GEMMELL
LIFE Staff Writer
A decision on whether to adopt the Student Health Advisory
Committee as one of its departments will highlight discussion at
Student (Jovernmerit Association's regular meeting in the I 'ruv «tm
i v Center President's Room tonight
In wake of .! recent SHAC .survey, which revealed disenchant
merit a in 11 ru- students over the quality of heal t h serv ices pn»v idetl at
( entr.it, sij\ f.tls kii-cn poncjering the possibility of developing ,t
dual  department including   the  Wellness   Center w.thm   its
org:in:z.ii iori.il Ira mew ork.
from t hi- iS||.\('i report w e'v e seen tin- ,'n si:  |.i •. .
students   don't    think   the   health   s.-rv:ii-   ,s   s'rl.s.t   !,.
Kennis,  S(J A   president.  "Hut   tf.es.-   ->!;..!.;.:      '   ; . es •
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Students need cards for game
by JAMESGEMMELL
LIFE Staff Writer
Pefi'Ie the crowd gathers
to watch Central's home
opening football game against
Northern Michigan Saturday,
"sou students may find
themselves in another crowd
today at  the Office of Stu
dent Life.
The Office of Student Life.
251 Foust Hall, is expecting
the annual surge of students
who forgot to pick up their
verification of enrollment
cards earlier in the semester
as the students collect them
Friday afternoon, just in time
for the football game.
The cards. given to
students officially enrolled at
Central, can be used for free
admittance to University
athletic events.	
"All of a sudden, it'll hit
some of these students that
hey. I need my verification
cart) lo get into the football
game.' " said tllerin Starrier,
director of tin- Office of Stu
dent    Life.
Starrier estimated sm)
students      Will      pick      up     the
cards Friday .
He said his office has
".M.OOO plus" verification cards
that have yet to be picket) up
by students. The cards may
be obtained there any lime
during the semester
Fifteen people were hired
to pais out the cards in the
I'niversity Center Railroorn
during the first two weeks of
the semester at a cost of $.M ~,r\
an hour. Starner said.
(See "Cards" — page '.
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Friday is the last day to sign up for credit/no
credit option for a class lasting between 11 and
16 weeks. Forms are available in the Registrar's
Office.
Resident   assistants
and     residence      hall
directors     are      par
ticipating   in    a    rapt-
awareness program,
page :i
Bloom    County,    bv
Berke Br«-a 1 hed".
premier*,     on     today's
editorial     page.      The
satirical   political   car
toon  will  be a  regular
feature of LIFK.
page J
The volleyball team
slipped by Michigan
Slate Tuesday iii a
home match.
page 12
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