1982-02-15; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol. 63 No. 57
1982 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 48859
Colleges echo CMU budget concerns
byANDYBARR
LIFE Copy Editor
The apparent attitude by CMU's sister institutions toward Gov. William G. Milliken's proposed $166 million "non-appropriation" to higher
education is primarily "wait and see".
Most of the institutions - Northern Michigan.
Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan universities along with Ferris State College are waiting
    to see what will
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recommendation as it
reaches the
legislature, according to
school officials.
The $166
million is part
of a $225
million "non-
appropriation"
to higher
education and
local governments so the
state may
balance the
" ■     ""    budget.
The outline
of the "non-appropriation" was made by Gerald
Miller, state budget director, on Jan. 25 and proposes delaying payment of the $225 million until
the first quarter of the state's fiscal year, which
begins Oct. 1.
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The delay would then affect the universities as
they enter the first quarter of the 1982-83 fiscal
year.
"Our plans won't be finalized for four to six
weeks from now." said Lyle Shaw, vice president
of business and finance at NMU.
"We had our Board of Control meeting last
week and there was nothing new with regards to
the cuts. Depending on how the legislature acts,
NMU is looking at borrowing the needed funds,"
Shaw added.
Officials at Oakland University however, have
started planning the 1982-83 budget without the
$4,640,570 cut recommended by the governor.
"We are planning the 1982-83 budget without
the cuts. We are in the process of discussing ways
in which we will handle the cuts, but as of now
nothing is firmed up." said Robert McGarry. vice
president for administrative affairs.
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Scovoronski, 21, both of Marysville, anticipate the worst. Tobogganing was one of many
activities offered for participants in the state Special Olympic Winter Games at
Sugarioaf Wednesday through Friday.
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"A personal sentiment is that the legislature
won't pass the recommendations. The legislature
won't buy the peddling of Michigan bonds by the
schools if the cuts go through." McGarry said.
He added that if the recommendations do pass
then Oakland would take the obvious measures to
reconcile the cuts.
"If it passes, we are looking at the obvious
measures — layoffs and/or tuition increases.
There will be drastic measures and sizeable cuts,
if it goes through." McGarry said.
Officials at Western said nothing had changed
in the last few weeks.
"We don't know yet what we are going to do.
but one of our options is to borrow the funds,"
said Robert Wetnight. vice president of business
and finance.
Western is taking action however, in the proposed     termination     or     merger     of     13
by Garry Trudeau    undergraduate. 17 masters, seven specialist and
two doctoral programs, according to President
John T. Bernhardt letter to University personnel
Jan. 20.
Ferris State College is also looking towards
discontinuance of academic programs, although
Patricia Coyle. of the office of legislative affairs,
echoed that nothing is finalized yet.
Officials at Eastern said they are still dealing
with the 3 percent callback from October.
"Indications 	
from the presi- ' *.~.s-_^-
dent are that
we can manage
to survive the
first quarter,
which is the
state's last
quarter, provided the
legislature
returns the appropriation,"
said Kathleen
Tinney, director of information services.
"A lot
depends on the
actual appropriation.
It's a bit premature to make a statement, because
we won't have a decision until we see what the actual allocation is." Tinney said.
The recommended appropriation for Eastern
(See "Budget"—page 11)
Special people
Winter Olympics fun for  all
byRHODAMlEL
LIFE Staff Writer
SUGARLOAF — For three days more than
1,000 people tramped through the snow, stood for
hours in cold wind and snow and generally had a
lot of fun at the Michigan Special Olympics
Winter Games at Sugar Loaf Mountain in Cedar.
For the nearly 700 mentally impaired athletes
the games were a time for competition and
meeting new friends. The athletes could be seen
with new medals hanging from their necks.
Athletes proudly displayed their medals and told
of how they won them.
The games were more than competition for the
athletes. Some accomplished things they had
never done before.
"They were willing to do anything," said Dawn
Lassen, Detroit sophomore and Special Olympics
volunteer. "I met one girl who had never skied
before and she just got in and did the downhill
competition. She ended up winning the gold
medal for her age group."
Wheelchair athletes were able to experience
downhill skiing on special wheelchair skis designed for them. With the assistance of a volunteer
standing on the back of the skis to steer the
athletes were able to ski for the first time. There
were six wheelchair athletes at the games.
In addition to the skiing, the six wheelchair
athletes competed in an ice relay and a celebrity
push relay. Professional bowler Dick Ryan and
Brian Tinian and Gus Moffat of the professional
soccer team Detroit Express were there to lend a
hand and help the athletes across the finish line.
Other celebrities attending the games were Tom
Tresh. former Detroit Tiger and now an assistant
director with the Placement and Career Information office and Ron Kramer, former Detroit Lion
"/ met one girl who had
never skied before .. .She
ended up winning the gold
medal for her age group." —
Dawn Lassen, Special Olympics volunteer
and Green Bay Packer. Former Detroit Tiger
Mickey Stanley and House Speaker Bobby D.
Crim, D-Davison, who had planned to be at the
games, were unable to attend.
The 14 different athletic events ranged from a
3-kilometer cross country ski race and figure
skating to tobogganing.
In addition to the competition, a number of
special events were held for the Special Olympians. The event most eagerly anticipated was
the Snowball Victory Dance.
"This (dance) is the thing they really look forward to. People will come up and say. 'When's the
dance?'" said Lisa Renius. Royal Oak senior and
hospitality coordinator for the games.
Athletes and volunteers alike danced to the
music of the band Prizm from Traverse City.
Large groups of athletes danced with volunteers
dressed in Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Big Boy and
Miss Piggy costumes.
Other special events included movies, a variety
show with the CMU Country Dancers, a carnival
and hay rides.
This is the second year the winter games have
been at Sugar Loaf and the management of Sugar
Loaf has already invited Special Olympics to hold
the state games there again next year.
(See "Special-O"—page 2)
Volunteers are winners, too
byRHODAMlEL
LtFE Staff Writer
SUGARLOAF — Not very many people would be willing to stand
outside for two to three hours at a time, but that is what more than
450 people did for three days at the Michigan Special Olympic
Winter Games.
"I think I had as much fun as the kids did," said Kathy Bray.
Hemlock sophomore, who spent the three days dressed in a Big Bird
costume. "I'd go in to warm up my fingers and just immediately be
surrounded by kids calling 'Big Bird, Big Bird' from three different
directions," she said. "They'd come up and want to kiss you and
shake your hand."
This year was the first year the volunteers paid
their own way at Sugar Loaf mountain. One
volunteer. Theresa Hanna. Battle Creek senior,
who participated in the games last year also, said
having the volunteers pay $69 each helped the
games run more smoothly.
"People were more consistent with their
volunteering. Last year people would do one or
two things then drift off as the day went on," Hanna added.
Two CMU students saved the cost of housing
by pitching a tent behind one of the buildings and
(See "Volunteers"—page 11)
Student injured
A CMU student is in satisfactory
condition at Central Michigan Community Hospital after being involved in
a three-car accident Saturday night.
Charlotte D. Horn. Farmington Hills
freshman, was taken by ambulance to
CMCH after her car was struck broadside by a car driven by Patrick D.
Carey, 18. of Mount Pleasant.
Horn has possible internal injuries, a
CMCH spokesperson said.
Mount Pleasant City Police said
Carey was heading northbound on Mis-
sion Street when Horn pulled out from
the light at the Broomfield Road intersection, turning right onto Mission.
Carey's car, which police estimate
was traveling at 30 mph, hit Horn's car
broadside on the driver's side of the
vehicle. Horn's car then slid into the
southbound lane of Mission only to be
hit again by a car driven by Gary E.
Schuetz. of Saginaw.
Horn was issued a ticket by police
for failure to yield the right of way.
In Brief
Students interested in helping with activities
for Little Brother/Little Sister Weekend can
contact Sharon George at the University Affairs
office, extension 3016.
Campus
Superdancers    are
preparing   to   boogie
the night away,
page 3
CMU professor
authors book on the
American investment
frontier.
page 5
Sports
The CMU men's
basketball team kept
its slim playoff hopes
alive with a win over
Toledo Saturday,
page 8
Index
Arts and Leisure 6
Classifieds 11
Comment 4
Doonesbury       4
Off the Wire 2
Sports g
Spotlife 11
Weather 11