1983-10-14; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol. 66 No. 19
IIMICM I.IKK
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 48859
14 pages
Kriday. October 14. 1983
Prosecutor to crack down on minors
by RHODAMIEL
LIFE Staff Writer
Underage drinkers are being targeted for prosecution by
Isabella County.
Isabella County Prosecutor Joseph Harbcri told county liquor
license holders Thursday his office will prosecute all violations hy
under age drinkers.
The new emphasis is because of an m< rease in alcohol related pro
blems and a change in the law. Harbcri said.
The change in law made early this year allows for the citation of
minors for possession of alcohol if they are on city streets. Harbcri
said. The violation is a misdemeanor
"...If a student wants to have a party
with 25 people and it's quiet and kept inside, then that's all right. That's not the
problem."—Joseph Barberi, Isabella
County prosecutor
Law   enforcement  ollicers and Harben  met with license holders
Thursdav morning to inform them of increasing alcohol related pro
blems and the action police will be taken.
Mount Pleasant Public Safety I>irect<>r Martin Tromblev said ap
proximately 90 percent of all cases the citv police department
handles are alcohol related.
"Almost all of our assaults, serious anti simple assaults, have been
related to drinking." he said.
One major area where there have been problems is m drunken
driving, Tromhley said. He added since the county began its special
patrols to find impaired drivers, t here has been an improv cmetit.
"We've  been able  to increase   our contacts   with  Ol'IL's ithose-
Operating Under the Influence of a I.it|Uor' in t he area of a 2:M per
cent over last vear." Tromblev v.nil.
New
plans
for UC
room
by JOEBAUMAN
LIFE Staff Writer
If all goes well, t he University
Center (lames Room will have a
different look next fall.
Remodeling plans !nr the
games room include <-1 > ri
struction of a snack liar, pur
table stage for live perfor
mantes. dart hoards and a giant
television screen. Chris .I.ihlon
ski. Cniversitv Center Hoard
chairman said. Cust for the pro
ject is approximately $Li.">,000.
JahUiriski "-an*
The sti.uk bar ■-', g: mil i;• wu-
plannt-d last vear hu! .vas
cancelled due to opposition irmn
local business! - aist ;i:;;„n
employees.
Preliminary plans , ,;!i ;,,;■ • he
games room to he ^p ;: .■',, two
parts. The front h.il: w :,' n..ust-
the snack bar. video i;.ui:i->. 'IV
and stage. The back half will Infor dart hoards anil pool tables.
Jablonski. Farming! on Hills
senior, s.iid.
Jablonski   sa.d   the    ■■■.;■■.    hat
will serv e mam !-.   p.. .... -   •-..,.
cream ami Milt drinks
"We Want  to create  a   p, tee  ii -r
students to go ami socian.'e
w it hunt ha v mg t o go io ' I , h t r. "
Jablonski said
Plans call for b-.o! h -,-at.M- t,,r
appro\imaiel v '.' i pi - ,;,'.,■ ■■'.; ! le
snack       bar      and      s; a d       a r> a.
(Sec " Pl/va
page 2\
Hone Truiiell 18 Mount Ple.is.uiit. was treated al Central
Mu hit),in Community Hospital and released after tlie t ar she
v..e. driving struck two other i or*, .it tbe ni't-i-.i'i linn ot
Mission and Bellows streets Thursday .afternoon
Task force formed
for Indian students
by JANET ANDREWS
LIFE Staff Writer
Throughout Mount Pleasant,
people are trying to promote
Chippewa Pride.
The Chippewa Indian Tribe is
no exception.
In an effort to reduce the f>0
percent dropout rate of Indian
students in Mount Pleasant
schools, an educational task
force is working to instill "the
personal pride in self that over
comes all harriers" in both
students and their parents, a
tribal spokesman said.
Kdward Whitepigenn. Tribal
Operations Officer, made it clear
he was speaking for the entire
task force when he said, "one of
our main goals is to help Indian
students gain a sense of self
worth about their history and
future in 1 his eountrv."
Whitepigenn said gaining a
sense of pride is not always easy
for Indian students in public
schools.
"When you look at the
American history courses bt ing
taught to Indian students, lor
one example, vou see that what
is being taught is tin- history oi
the white man in America."
Whitepigenn said.
Hi- said Indian students initio-
the   omission   of   such   inform.i
tion. and it affects their attitude
I ow an) sc hot il
Another problt m is teachers'
insens it iv it -, io the charader
difference between Indian and
n o n   Indian -! u dent s .
Whitepigcon s.mi
"Many teachers tlon't realize
that Indian students are shy." he
saui. "Indian studenis won't
take tin* chance of answering a
question wrong in class, so the.
will     be      v erv      ijiiit-l     a lal     not
an^w er any iji.est -u;is at all.
"Teachers may think Indian
students aren't smart enough to
know the ansa ers Manv tlon't
realize that tf.e students are
■ |un t out of rt spec!, a respect
bir elilers Ihey are taught in the
t ribe." he adilf tl
'A hitepigeon saul one solution
to the problem v. as teachers (ak
ing special sensitivity training"
i nurses often d bv the tribe, to
. iniiTst ami t he
then       1 ml ia n
help       th. m
char .ic 11 i
s t lle I■  r, t s
"U e   in   i.e
I'll.
the
■ ■ r n
! hat   aft er   taki ng
teachers    v\]!l    be
anderstand    t he
' i:d ..i n    st utlent s
':., ■•    tin."   In-  s.ud
n    In-gin   to   w i >rk
• -llectiv ei-.
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page 7)
Sodium will not harm
river aquatic life—EPA
by TOM WICKHAM
LIFE Copy Editor
Keleasing water with concentrates of sodium
into the Chippewa River has hat) no detectable
environmental impact, according to scientists
irom the IS. Km. ironmt nta! Protection Agcnc
and the Michigan department of Natural
Rt-Miil rces.
Despite recent reports that sodium li-vels m
Mount Pleasant tlnnking water mav he hazardous
! te people   on sal!   rcsl r ;c! ei! '1
t reatt el  waste  water  ;[.!■-  ■ t.e
vegetation   or   ,\, p:at !•     ,  '.• .
ai|U.it ic blob ig ; s!  s.t.,1
"We   have  tu.t   s. .  -.  .   ..    s   ;■
saal   '"1 h. n. .;:•;..!    - . .,:   s
to be v erv   siw .'
'Most    studies    ,\ ,     ■'...    ■'...   :
Ken iga sa.d   I low i- . - r     .;:•■
summer    anil    runs:.,-    ' •  s .
Hiver. he saiel t he r. . •  :     .   .,'-.
'I.P\
s.  tsil ge ..!
not alb ct
aga.   !>\'K
■ •!.an;."   lie
Id   t   vpect
-Hiiilllli."
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pigt I)
New GTE telephone
billing system revealed
by ROGER HITTS
LIFE News Editor
ALMA With, the ,is. . -slit are ..! AT\T ar.d an
increasingly competitive market tor long distance
services, the Federal Communic.it ions Commis
sion has devised a new system to hii! customers
for their monthly local charges.
The   hat!    ru-ws    for   the    University    and   nil
campus  students conies  hy   way   ol  an  increased
local monthly charge.
Hut    good    news    may    arise    for    heavy     long
distance   call   users,   who   may   find   their   billing
rates drop when the  new  system     < ailed the ac
cess hilling sy stem      takes diet t January l.l'.tsl.
These aspects of the new billing system were
presented hy (1TK administrators at a media con
ference in Alma Thursday .
The    access    charges    are    fees    which    local
telephone companies will charge customers and
long distance companies under approved taritls
for providing them with tf.e .ucess ;,, the
telephone net w eirk.
The access method of hilling will men-, si
private line costs bv $J.7(I a month, said H.ll
Buschle. central tiiv imhii m..nag' r ,,', (1 IU
For a student who owns their own phone, the
current monthly hilling rate is $*.»m>. but begmn
ing in 19S4, the rates will rise to SU.'all. The
residential charges for interstate hilling will he
%2 w hile 71) cents will he for intrastate lulling.
The new access hilling rale lor business phones
will increase rates hv $1.11, which will raise th.-
University's phone rales Whether business will
fie hilled per phone or by their whoa phone
svstem has not heen determined.
(See "Phones" — page 2)
$100,000 richer
Official wins lottery
by MINDY NORTON
LIFE Editor
. game.as    saul.
i     needed    a    lew     mure    letters '
ill    I t.e     same,    so    1     w ent     link       I"-
\    trip   to   the    grot try    store     iTuesduv I      anti      tioiigtil       some
l .a'I sing
: lorm tu
bought
turned   into   a   $100,000   jackpot      more.'   he explained
tor   ..ne   University   official   this ]{,.   s.mi   he   plans   to   use   tht
i  :: e   ;
1    ^    .
Kl .1
Mee
vv eek .
money    to   pay    miihi-   bilis   ami      i:
it tjon
se,:   s,  a :.   -.,,,: can  do
ere    : : ..."    he    saui.
igs   a..d   ,   .-rt thing   publicum f     Ve.il   w AU'.   to  get
r.i' ht   c  t v ."
William  (Irigaliunas.  director travel
eif Public Broadcasting, was able "Wt-      travel      nude      a      bit
to   spell  out   "Jackpot"   and   win .mroud."    he    said     "One    ,.|    the            ,,,,,.,.       ,;.,.       „..,,,.       conlirms
the     state's     $100.00(1     lottery, things   we're   using   it    for   is   a ,,.-,.,',,,■      *,s    • • ',-    w.-.-i.t     h.
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when  his w,fe bought  the wmn trip. Wl|,   .,.,,,„.   tKl.   ,.„,,,,    |f)   i>n(.
mg ticket Monday night. (Irigaliunas  said   he  does   no, ,        , Mi[Tl   He,w, .,-r. he will n..l
"My   reaction   was   disbelief. buy lottery tickets all t he time ,,,,.,„.,,      , f,.     entire      SlutHKHl
(irigaliunas said. "I buv t hem off and on. bul not ht c i-.'s,     s'ddimi    ,s    tike;,   out
The      ticket.      purchased     at every day." he said. right a a a . !- r l.-,f. rul taxes
Kroger's.   1<HJ7 S.   Mission,  con The   state   still    must    verify
lamed  the   letter  "A",  which  is (irigaliunas is the winner, a pert.
the   hardest   letter  to obtain  for rcss  which   he said   should   take           " l't,e i < maimtig S-.o.uuU still is
the game. 10 davs to t hree w eeks subject    to    tax.    depending    on
'Vou      have      to      spell      out The state  verifies the  tickets your   income.'    (Irigahunis   said.
"Jackpot"   anil  'A"   is  one   they to make sure the winning ticket '^"   I   ^,''> t    really    I now    how
didn't  make very  many  of." tir is not counterfeit. much I'll be getting."
In Brief
Students inierested in earning credit while
working at Disney World can attend a Placement Office presentation Tuesday at 7 p.m. in
Anspach 162.
Campus
The     Mount      Pleasant
Director  of  Public  Safety
talks    about    his    depart
ment's "blind pig"' raids.
page :i
The third annual Phi Chi
Theta's women's conference is scheduled for
Saturday.
page 6
Sports
The     CMU     soccer
team set a new school
record Wednesday,
page 10
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