1982-03-01; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan UFE
Vol.63 No.63
1982 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 48859
14 pages
Monday, March 1,1982.
Cantelon names dean for vice provost job
by KIM CLARKE
LIFE Editor
Five months after initiating an external search for a vice provost
for Academic Administration, Provost John Cantelon has appointed
a CMU dean to fill the job.
The appointment comes after a University search committee
recommended two external candidates for the spot. (See related
story.)
Janice Reynolds, acting dean of Graduate Studies, will undertake
the job on a one-year temporary basis beginning this fall, Cantelon
said Friday.
The appointment is subject to Board of Trustees approval, and
probably will be considered in April, Cantelon said.
The position, left vacant by Les Cochrane, currently is filled by
Thomas Miles, who has handled the job on an acting basis for almost
two years. Miles applied for the job, Cantelon said, but did not pass
the screening.
A vice provost search committee, chaired by History Department
Chairman George Blackburn, recommended two candidates to
Cantelon Feb. 9. The job was offered to Clifford Adelman, a staff
member of the National Institute for Education in Washington, D.C.
Adelman rejected the offer Feb. 18, Cantelon said.
Adelman said he refused the job for two reasons — family and
nature of the job.
"It had nothing to with the nature of the institution," Adelman.
39, said. "It was a great honor to be offered the job."
Prior to Adelman's rejection, President Harold Abel suggested in
a letter to Cantelon that two options be considered if Adelman did
not accept. Of the choices to extend or suspend the search, Abel suggested Cantelon consider the latter, and hold off one year on'per-
"It had nothing to do with the nature of
the institution." — Clifford Adelman, after declining the vice provost job
manently filling the position.
During the 1982-83 academic year, Cantelon said he will look at
possible reorganization within the Academic Affairs Division and
determine whether to modify the vice provost spot.
Abel told Cantelon Central's financial state may necessitate further cuts from the academic area.
"I hate to squeeze the Provost's Office ... but that's where the
dollars are," Abel said Friday.
Cantelon said he has been questioned by faculty regarding why an
external search was conducted during financially-stringent times at
CMU.
"I felt we had begun and couldn't really call it back." he said.
With Reynolds moving to the vice provost spot, the graduate
deans hip will be filled on an acting basis by Douglas Friedrich, currently acting associate graduate dean. The search for a permanent
graduate dean will be conducted next year, Cantelon said.
Under the proposed academic reorganization, Friedrich also will
become associate vice provost for research. The reorganization plan
will be before trustees Friday for approval.
Abel pointed out the appointments of Reynolds and Friedrich,
coupled with the academic reorganization, will mean the elimination
B/e-e-e-p.
The Matt Shop. 1031 S.
University, in association
with Rock Stereo 91 put on
a Video Olympics which
started Thursday with
preliminary action leading
to Sunday's head-to-head
rounds. More than 20
people paid the $2 entry
fee for the competition
which consisted of a combined score from Pacman.
Centipede and Galaga.
Chris Gabriel. St. Clair
Shores junior, took home
the first prize, an Atari
home video game.
Cat Lift *r«Str
of one senior administrative position. The savings, which Abel termed "substantial." will be in the $40,000 range.
Both Abel and Cantelon lauded Miles for his work.
"He is a utility infielder," Abel said. "He deserves some credit.''
Miles said he is unsure of his future plans. An associate professor
of mathematics' he said he may return to teaching or take a sabbatical leave which was delayed when he accepted the vice provost
spot A third possibility would be to "sample the job market
elsewhere," he said.
The search for a vice provost began in late September. The nine-
member committee considered 59 applicants, narrowing the choices
down to three people, who later were brought to campus.
The University sets aside $25,000 for a search of the vice provost
type, Abel said, adding he did not know how much wa» spent on this
particular search.
No job offer angers
search chairman
by KIM CLARKE
LIFE Editor
The decision by Provost John
Cantelon not to offer the job of
vice provost for Academic Administration to a certain outside
candidate has angered the chairman of the committee charged
with recommending candidates.
Two external candidates were
recommended to Cantelon by
the committee, according to
chairman George Blackburn.
Cantelon said Friday he has appointed Janice Reynolds, acting
dean of Graduate Studies, to the
job.
One of the recommended can-
(See "Reaction"—page 9)
DPS officer
may face jail
by MARK RANZENBERGER
LIFE Staff Writer
Former Public Safety Officer Roger Reynolds should spend at
least three months and possibly up to a year in the Isabella County
Jail, Isabella County Prosecutor Joseph Barberi said he has recommended.
Reynolds, 31. of Farwell. is the former Department of Public Safety officer who pleaded guilty Feb. 16 to stealing more than $10,000
from the Warriner Hall Cashier's Office in late December.
Barberi said he wanted to clarify earlier statements that he
recommended Reynolds not be sent to prison. Confusion over the
(See "Reynolds"—page 2)
Knife pulled in
cafe incident
A CMU football player
allegedly pulled a knife on a
Merrill Hall resident Friday in
the Merrill Food Commons in
front of an estimated 200 people
at dinner.
Witnesses identified the student as CMU Placekicker Novo
Bojovic, Warren junior. Bojovic
has not been officially charged
with the felonious assault —
assault with a weapon.
Grant Skomski, Thorpe Hall
ResidenceHall Director, was in
the cafeteria at the time of the
incident.
"I took Novo aside and talked
with him to try and cool him
down. Then I told him he should
probably leave." he said.
Witnesses told the Department of Public Safety salt
shakers and napkins were being
thrown by students before the
incident, which occured on the
Thorpe side of the Merrill Food
Commons at approximately 6
p.m.
Skomski said Bojovic was sitting with back turned, two
tables from the alleged victim.
The throwing of objects helped
to provoke the incident, he added.
John McAuIiffe, director of
the Department of Public Safety, said there are conflicting
statements on what size and
type of knife was used in the incident.
State may stiffen drunk driving sentence
by PAUL MASON
LIFE Staff Writer
Legislation that would crack down on drunk
driving and impose mandatory jail terms for
drunk drivers convicted of causing death while
driving will be introduced in the legislature this
week.
Local officials reacted favorably to the proposed bills.
Rep. Gary Randall, R-Elwell. says he supports
the drunk driving legislation.
"I endorse the overall concept. From just what
I've heard, it's a harsh move but there is no
reason to support drunk driving," Randall said.
"I think it would be a very good idea based on
statistics dealing with drunk driving accidents,"
said Martin Trombley, Mount Pleasant director
of public safety.
"I think first offenders of drunk driving get off
too easy," Trombley added.
John McAuIiffe, director of the Department of
Public Safety, said, "I think a lot of people concerned with those  issues feel the Laws aren't
severe enough.
. "Being a public safety officer, I'm interested in
seeing more severe penalties for intoxicated
drivers who cause accidents," McAuIiffe added.
"Some forms of the bills have an excellent
chance of being accepted," said the legislation's
chief sponsor. Rep. Dan DeGrow, R-Port Huron.
"Some people have problems with the mandatory jail sentence but I think we can work
things out," he added.
The bills to be introduced in the legislation
would:
— Provide a mandatory jail term of one year
with the loss of driver's license for two years for
drivers causing a fatal accident while drunk.
-Mandate five days in jail and loss of license
for six months for a first offense drunk driving
conviction. A fine of up to $500 also could be imposed. Currently, a first offense conviction has an
optional fine of up to $300 and a 30-day mandatory
loss of driving privileges.
— Mandate a six month jail term and loss of
license for one year for motorists convicted of
(See "Driving"—page 13)
In Brief
Rep. Gary Randall, R-Elwell, will be on campus today for an informal question and answer
session at noon in the Student Government
Association office in the lower level of the
University Center.
Campus
CMU students are
gearing up for Superdance '82 with a week
full of Special Events,
including a Gong Show
Sunday.
page 3
The familiar association of cars and rock 'n
roll in popular culture
is traced from artists
Chuck Berry to Bruce
Springsteen.
page 6
Sports
Walker D. Russell
strolled into Rose
Arena Saturday and
WMU walked away
with a victory,
page 10
Index
Arts and Leisure 6
Classifieds 13
Comment 4
Doonesbury 4
Off the Wire 2
Sports 10
Spotlife 13
Weather 13