1982-10-18; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol.64 No. 20
oiWiCM I.IFE
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 48859
14 pages
Mondav. Oct. 18. 1982
Playboy opponents find citizen support
byANNEPERAZZA
LIFE Copy Editor
The battle rages on.
Opponents of the proposed cable Playboy Channel had collected
604 signatures as of Sunday evening on referendum petitions and
plan to turn them in to the Mount Pleasant City Clerk's Office at 9
a.m. today.
The group received Ihe petitions late Thursday evening, said
James McBryde. 404 S. Kinney, and spent the weekend soliciting
the necessary signatures.
Behind the petition drive is an informal group of five electors call
ing itself "Citizens Against Pornography."
"I thought it would be good to try and gel the 500 names before
the city commission meet ing." McBryde said, "to show lhat we ha\e
that kind of support."
The petition stales:
— "No person shall by means of a cable television system, know
ingly distribute to its subscribers any indecent material <>r knowing
ly provide such material for distribution."
Indecent material is described as "representation or verbal
description of a human sexual or excretory organ or function; or
nudity; or ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or
simulated; or masturbation, which under contemporary community
standards for cable television is patently offensive."
"Community standards" are described as "standards of the com
munity encompassed within the territorial area covered by Ihe franchise."
— A cable television company may prohibit obscene or indecent
material on its public access.
— Violation of this ordinance constitutes a misdemeanor and any
person convicted shall be confined to jail for not more than six mon
ths and/or fined not more than $5,000.
The Cable Television Advisory Commission Thursday recommended the city commission ask Cable Vision. Inc.. 915 Broomfieid
Road, not add the Playboy Channel until Cable Vision represen
tatives sit down with city officials lo discuss alternative services.
City commissioners will review the cable commission's 'recommendation tonight.
The negotiations could mean finding if a market for the pay service exists in Mount Pleasant, planning another service in its place,
or. if no other solutions can be found, asking Cable Vision not to add
the service.
The Isabella County Commission passed a unanimous resolution
(Set-   Cable"—page «l>
City to review
cable proposal
tatives and city officials can sit
down and discuss alternative
services.
Negotiations could mean investigating if a market exists for
the Playboy Channel. sec»king
alternative programming in its
place, or if all else fails, asking
Cahle Vision not to add the
Playboy Channel.
More than 200 citizens filled
the City Commission n>om
and hallways of Ihe Municipal
Building. 120 S. University Ave..
Thursday night. Ihe majority in
vocal opposition lo ihe proposed
service.
One of those lo speak in op
(Scc"Cil>"—page 9)
byANNEPERAZZA
LIFE Copy Editor
The aftermath of Thursday
night's public hearing on the
proposed Playboy Channel will
he before the City Commission
tonight.
Commissioners will have the
opportunity to review and act on
the Cable Television Advisory
Commission's recommendations
to the City Commission.
The Advisory Commission
passed a motion recommending
the City Commission ask Cahle
Vision Inc.. 915 E. Broomfieid
Road, not add the Playboy Channel until Cable Vision represen-
SBA C delays
final budgets
by JAMESON COOK
LIFE Staff Writer
Seven student groups, including Student Government  Asst>cia
tion. will have to wait a week to find out their budget for the year,
according to Student  Budget  Review  and  Allocation Committee
Chairman Russ Austin.
Austin. Redford senior, said the SBAC "got hacked up" with
budget requests and had to cancel a meeting with Vice President for
Student Affairs James Hill who makes final approval cm ihe re
quests.
SBAC recommends budgets to Hill and Hill approves or adjusts
them. Austin said, he did not submit the recommendations within
the required 24 hours prior lo the meeting because of the backlog of
budget requests.
The seven groups requested nearly $23,000 Oct. 4 and 6 with SGA
requesting $20,054 of the total.
Greg Rumpz. student body vice president, said he was disap
pointed it is taking so long to receive SGA's budget.
(See "SBAC—page 9)
A 'slow nighf for local police
Cold acts as party deterrent
/Editor's note: In light of the recent action taken bi, th* .7 wi'rrrsi-
tt, and cum m unity to curb large p,irlies. LIFE Staff Writtr .\fikt
Payne trace led uith the Mount PU annul police Saturday night !>•
get a first-hand look at fnirlit control!
With all of the hoopla about party disagreements between stu
dent partiers and city residents. I was asked if I could gel a firs!
hand look al Ihe party picture in Mount Pleasant, just as t he heal of
the controversy seems lo be leaving most people's priority list. I
was able to "cruise" Mount Pleasant in ihe patrol car of Cpl. Don
David of the Mount Pleasant Police in search of wild zealous parly
adventure.
At 10 p.m. there was no sign of life on the streets —  it was too
cold to he out part ving. No parly complaints vet had been called into
the station and it was. in the words    of      David, "a slow night."
Close to an hour later, a party was picking up at the corner of
High and Douglas streets. David drove by the residence and com
mented that the size and noise was not at unacceptable levels.
"Unless a citizen calls and complains. I wish them all of the hap
piness in the world." David said.
This is not really what I expected. I thought a lot of big parties
would be just kicking in. Bui it was still cold.
Afler a motorist assistance stop to help four teens retrieve their
keys from a truck (no easy task. I might add>. and a stop loanswer a
complaint on stolen Showtime and Movie Channel boxes, it came.
The first party complaint of the evening. I knew the community
would come through.
(See "Ride" — page II)
Nixed programs appeal to CMU for survival
by KALLIE BILA
LIFE Staff Writer
In an effort to escape "assassination attempts"
b what some have termed the administrative
"hit list." 14 appeals concerning proposed program deletions have been submitted by various
departments and are beginning to be acted upon
by Academic Senate subcommittees.
Appeals will be presented —with or without
department backing—to either the Teacher
Preparation Council, the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee or the Graduate Council.
The appeals then will go to the entire Senate lo
be decided upon by Dec. 15. or the programs will
face automatic deletion, according to Provost
John Cantelon.
One appeal, concerning the art industrial
education minor, was rejected by the TPC last
Thursday.
Admitting the program was outdated. Ron
Lutz. professor of Industrial Education and
Technology.argued against the cut. saying "there
are students who need that kind of minor." ad
ding he was willing lo rework the program in
order to make it more suitable for present day
situations.
"A cut makes a new program so much harder to
get in the bulletin ... the curricular procedure is
a very painful process." Lutz said.
Cantelon said he docs not   object  to depart
n_enLs reworking programs in place of those lhat
have   been   deleted,  adding   he   wants   this   lo
become a "creative process."
"We have no objection to people forming new
programs.** he said. "I know it's difficult to start a
new program, but that's what is needed."
(See "Deletions"*—page 13)
Social work being bounced about
without department, members say
by KALLIE BILA
LIFE Staff Writer
It may be rough enough
receiving support from your
own department when trying to
appeal the deletion of a program, but it's even more difficult
when you don't have a department to seek support from.
"We're like a ping-pong ball."
Jack Chapis. assistant professor
of sociology, anthropology  and
The social work program,
slated for deletion hy Provost
John Cantelon, is part of a
University-wide Program
Review, and consequent program deletion in an effort to
relocate money to "highest
priority" programs.
Social work faculty received
word from the Executive Board
Friday morning they will be able
to appeal the deletion without
the       usually       required
departmental backing.
David Macleod. Executive
Board member and Academic
Senate chairman, said the Board
asked for no documents or
testimony from Chapis in support of the appeal.
"Nobody was opposing." he
said, adding the Board hasicallv
said. "Sure, it's OK with us. go
ahead."
Chapis said the problem the
(See "Social Work**—page 2)
In Brief
The Faculty Association will sponsor a public
forum to discuss the proposed extension of the
tenure probation period Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. in
the University Center Auditorium.
Campus
Charges of racism
cloud CMU's 1982
United Nations Conference.
page 8
Program Board has
reached a tentative
agreement with one of
eight possible bands
for what it labels as its
biggest concert of the
semester.
page 3
Sports
CMU's gridders
picked up an important win over Toledo
Saturday.
page 10
Index
Arts and Leisure 6
CaMpUs comic 13
Classifieds  13
Comment 4
Dooncsbury   4
Off the Wire ...2
Sports jo
Spotlife J3
Weal her 13