1983-10-28; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol.66 No.25
19S3C.M LIFE
14 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich -18859
Friday. October 28, 1983
300 may be jailed for unpaid tickets
byRHODAMIEL
LIFE Staff Writer
As many as 300 students may spend lime in jail
if their parking tickets are not paid soon.
The Isabella County ShernfCs Department is
sending letters to approximately .'500 students
with parking tickets from the Mount Pleasant
Police Department or Department of Public Safe
ty informing them of their past due tickets .md
possible consequences.
If the tickets are not paid within l'l day -• after
the students receive the letters, t he students may
be arrested and lodged in the Isabella County Jail
until the tickets are paid.
The tickets date hack at least as far as tit   'vj
XI school year. Sheriffs Department dispatcher
I.vnne Kravick said.
Cnpaid tickets from earlier than the 1982 11*83
school year would have had warrants issued in
earlier years, Kravick said.
The Sheriffs Department has a warrant for
each student owing money for parking tickets,
she --aid.
If a student cannot or will not pay the fine, he
w ill spend one day in jail for each $10 he owes, she
said.
Release from jail will come after the student
either posts bond, which will equal the parking
fines. < i r w aits out t he full time in jail.
(See "Tickets" — page 1 1)
Outstanding violations total 15;
III
been paid, said John McAuliffe.
DPS director.
DPS is currently trying to
devise a method of securing tfie
monev, both what is owed to the
byRHODAMIEL
LIFE Stall Writer
More than $300,000 in possible
revenue for Central exists in un
paid   parking  tickets  issued   by Cniversitv    now   ami   in   future
the  Department of Public Safe years.
ty. "I think if we had some sort of
The     $300,705.50     represents situation where people would be
almost    15,000   parking    tickets forced to comply, t hen w e would
issued  since  1975  that   have  not be able  to  get   that   money."  he
said.
Currently, the me
obtain money owed
in*, oh es requesting
ran! based on civil
McAuliffe hopes a
cm be developed t
tain the monev.
t hod used in
from tickets
a bench war
infractions,
new process
o   better  ob
(See "• \l(tlll'> '
page 1 I)
Howl-oween
With Halloween  appro,it Inn q    ttn-  ■,oat; li  tor   ttie perfect  toslume  is tin
Vf.tt* old Jennifer  Johnson .ind tor  mother  Katie,    of  Mount Pleasant    try tt
the   scariest    Halloween    outfit    Thursday    atte-tisi'in    at    Sompliner    iii.n kill-
Tuxedo Shop    1019 S   Mission St
Five
e find
and
16 child care slots open
by JIM MICHELS
LIFE Staff Writer
Nearly one third ei! the all re-i-v
ed  slots  the  Cnhersity   has tor  the
Child     Care    Program    at     Kinney
School remain vacant.
An agreement w.ts re.teheil
between the I'niversiiy and Mount
Pleasant Public Schools that the
I'niversitv would fill 50 full lime
slots, either through the I'niversitv
or t he community.
Terry Stoner. associate director
of personnel and staff relations s.mi
there are a number of possibilities
why t here are open i r ic s remaining.
"The initial information about t he-
program was not available until
after sc hi ml was oul. so jut haps ,, lo!
of people didn't know about ihe pro
gram." S loner s.mi
"Other jieojile look at the program
as nothing more thai: a hahv sitting
serv ice. w hich it is riot."
The idea for the program was in
t r od u <t'd when I r. i v ■ r s 11 y
em|iloyees requested some torn! of ,i
ilav  care program. At that  lime, the
I mvcrsiiv s.nit ii tiiei not have the
tu.'ids or the available sjtace to jtro
v ide.
Then, the idea was suggested Kin
ney School be used. That is when a
I'tnip was worked out between ihe
Cniversitv arid the Mount Pleasant
Public School S v stem.
Financialh. Stoner s.mi the
Cniversitv has invested SlO.IMIil.
which has gone toward renovations
at Kinney and the Jiurchase of new
equi |imi'!)t.
()r iginall v . a one page llier was
sent ! o ! he com mun it y and C in v ersi
tv emjilie.fes. explaining the [To
gram
However a new brochure arst
i over letter have be.-n drafted anil
[Tinted and Stoner s.mi ha- believes
il   will evjilam  ttn-   jirneram clearer
• mi    Mi.lfl'    SSe-c    •■-   ..;.',■    .;■....:.-    nt    ••-.
benefits
"The new brochure locuo-s on the
educational asjtects of the program,
which is the heart ol tfie program."
St oner s.ud.
The brochur e e vplains adminisi r.t
tion and  slatting.  |>hilosojihy   ot   ! !..-
program, purpose, anti general inlor
illation concerning dates and times,
ty jtes of [ir os; r.t ins and cost
"Tfie cost is Sa(l jut week tor a
full time chilli to lie enrolled, which
is quite reasonable when you com
[tare this jirogram to olhtr |uo
grams in t he area." S I oner s.mi.
The brochure will be sent to
Cniversitv e-niplov ees. jilus other
community organizations anil
businesses.
Despite   CMC's    lin.mci.il    involve
nii-iil. Stoner was tjun k to point out
no C in v er sit y t u rah .ire i'r. eti to
t rnplov its to hi i p p.iv 1. er t 1 ,eir
child's tmtii.n
"We tiou't give .US. isis.-;, f..
assist    in   th,-   |(,ym.-rit   n|   empiovi  e   ,
child: ens tin! am." Sinner ,,m( " \\ ,-
ha v e money I n v es t ed. a ud i! w e don't
Isl I be v acimst s. I h. s w , ■ a hi-. ,■ (,,
niter        nlhci I i n a nc : a 1        i e in:
burseiiietits j |   ; hi- etui ot  the '. t a r."
Stone: added however, le -ees mi
cha nee i't the- In t ema in. n g - ! ■' s not
beini' tllleil
Ott- " K illltt > " |i age  I ll
Alumni donations rise
by JIM MICHELS
LIFE Stall Writer
As interest in alumni activities emit inues to grow . so
do the contributions Irom alumni. Tfie contributions
have risen .tl percent this year as compared to last
y ear at I his time.
'The addition of Robert (Iriltin as chairman ot the
Alumni Association has had a delimit' impact mi the
rise m contributions." saul Hon Dangler, director ot
Alumni Helat ions.
Criffm is a former Cinteti States senator ami CMC
alumni. Dangler s.mi the Alumni Association Commit
tee came up with a v arit t v of CM C alumni I n chair, tht
committee and  (irilfin  agreed   th:-   -. oar   to  -er-.e   t he
position.
Dangler added the |irogrum the a--oi-i.it  u-es ha--
helped with participation and ibmai urns
The  (TogratU   works  !.-|  ,|  siv.   steji  Jifoce-s     A   letle:     -.
sent  out   in  September   to all  alumni   fr.-m  (inlliti  e\
jil.uning the jirograrn and what   it  entails,   lin- -ecsd
contact    is   a    letter   to   tht    alumnus    trurn    t ta    .ia-s
rejiresent.il iv e of the y ear I he alumnus gradual i ■!
A thirti letter is sent which contains !a\ dedi.e in,:,
informal ion. !n February, the Alunim As-oca! um < .,,is
any alumni which have not dona t eti. ask i r.g i! iIim plan
1 o font ribute.
iScc " \ lumiil" (ligc  1 .a
Other schools offer
alternative fin. aid
by BETH REEBER
LIFE Staff Writer
Several schools ,i, Michigan
and aero-- the nation are m.ak
ing money available to students
who are not comjuying with a
federal law linking finuasa. aid
to selective serv ice registra'au;
However. CMC's r'lu.mcial
Aid Office is not offering such a
jirogram. tit mg  lack ot linamsal
A- ., res;
as the Somm.
s',., 11 r 11 s m'.. s'
tional P-irpo
I'omjihar.ce tor
for In.am ;al aid
lorm. thus  making the-m  ineligi
• ! the  law. known       hie tor tedera! financial aid.
■ u:    A tuer.timeu:. Central     doe-      neit      have     an
'     tile     ar,     Kduiu        alternative     fund     students    can
i ise  He g I s : ra I i oti      et-t financial .mi from, ot her t han
b
•Irgib
*ev era!
school*
dr. ;di.al- tin not agn• - w it h the
law am! want to hasp -t.nii-:.!'-.
w ho lor reasons of t heir own, do
not  w ish to siibm.it a cimijiliar.ee
regular C mv ersity aid.
Hotit-rt Walling, director of
Cimim sal Aid. s:mi he raised the
issue nt whether the Cniversitv
would rejilace federal funds lost
fry   a   student   for   not   filing   ttie
iSee "Loan" — page I tl
Robber takes unknown
amount of cash from station
A white male is being sought by the Mount Pleasant Police
Dejiarlment in connection with a robbery from a Mount Plea
s.uit serv ice station Tuesday night.
The male escajied w it h an unknow n amount ol money from a
female employee ol tlie Sunoco Service Station. 1 illiO S. Mis
s.em, jiolire saui
Police were railed to the station at about  10:15 Ji.m. Tuesday.
The man was described as being in his early L'O's. li feet tall.
Ida to 1-50 pounds. He was wearing a dark blue or black coat,
jeans anil dark tennis shoes, police reported.
Police rejiorted the emjilovee did not see any weapon during
the robbery.
No more information will be released by police until further
investigation is completed.
In Brief
Students have until ~» p.m. Monday to pay
outstanding hills to tht* University at the
Receivable Account inn Office. Warriner 110.
Those not paying hy this time will have their
food card invalidated and he removed from
classes.
Campus
An extra hour of sleep
may be attained Sunday
morning due to Daylight
Savings Time.
page A
Work currently is being
done on five residence hall
roofs.
page 7
Sports
Central's volleyball
team has a big
showdown in
Kalamazoo that may
decide the league
champion.
page 10
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