1982-04-07; Central Michigan Life

              Campus leaders unite to support tax bill
by JANET HASTINGS-
LIFE Managing Editor
The faculty and Administration have joined forces on a crusade to
generate campus support for a Ux proposal which, if passed by the
state Legislature, could cure CMlTs financial woes.
"I am encouraging everyone to contact state Rep. Gary Randall
and Sen. John Engler by phone and support the governor's tax
package*," Faculty Association President Roger Hatch said Tuesday.
"Without it (the tax package) Central and other institutions will continue to exist in this state of financial crisis."
President  Harold   Abel  announced  at  the   Academic  Senate
meeting Tuesday administrators and faculty from both Central and
Ferris State College, along with Michigan Education Association
representatives, traveled to Lansing Monday night to talk with
Rep. Gary Owen. D-Ypsilanti and chairman of the House Education
Committee, about how the proposals will aid higher education.
If the tax package is passed it would help balance the state
budget and aid Central in fully receiving its first-quarter payment
for fiscal year 1982-83 from the state. Abel said.
The announcement to delay the July. August and September aid
payment of approximately $7 million came in February.
The tax package, proposed by Gov. William G. Milliken, would
raise the "nuisance tax" on cigarettes from 11 to 21 cents and in
crease income taxes from 4.6 to 6 percent.
The cigarette tax boost would raise nearly $100 million a year and
the income tax could produce an annual $270 million, Abel said.
The cigarette proposal will go before the state Senate today, as it
has already passed the state House, and the income tax proposal
will appear before both bodies.
"If they do that (get the tax proposal passed) it looks like next
year won't be nearly as bleak." Abel said.
He also asked that people contact their representatives in Lansing and ask them to support the proposal.
(See "Support"—page 2)
Central Michigan LIFE
Vol.63   No.74
1982 CM LIFE
MountTleasant. Mich. 48859
16 pages
Wednesday, April 7,1982
SGA, Abel clash  on $3 tuition hike
by TERRI FINCH
LIFE Staff Writer
"Sneaky and unpolitical" is
how Student Body President
Kel Britvec described the Board
of Trustees recent decision to
raise tuition costs by $3 per
credit hour.
The Student Government
Association unanimously condemned President Harold Abel
and the trustees Tuesday night
for implementing education cost
hikes without giving "ample
public notice for student input."
Abel refuted the charges
Tuesday, saying SGA was "irresponsible" and the hikes were
announced several times at least
three months ago. He added the
trustee meeting agendas are
prepared one month in advance.
"If they wanted to act, they
should have acted three months
ago." Abel said.
Freshman Representative
Alan Allgaier presented the
resolution, and called the recent
hike "unjustified."
"Students weren't made
aware of it," said Allgaier of
Utica. "It was like a big secret,
then boom — they hit it on us."
Britvec. Battle Creek junior,
said he does not object to the tui
tion increase itself, adding he
"knew ifwas coming'," but said
students should have been made
aware of the precise date of the
decision so they could attend the
meeting to protest the increase.
"It was a bit disheartening to
open the paper b,efore going to
eat breakfast with the Board of
Trustees and find out that the
decision was to be made at the
meeting that day." Britvec said.
Abel, however, said Britvec
had a chance to voice his concerns.
"One of the reasons we have
the student body president as a
member of the President's Council is so he can inform us of his
constituents' concerns.
"I really think for them (SGA)
to be concerned is irresponsible
and indicates to me why they
represent  so few students."
Allgaier's resolution states
"the students have received no
voice or representation on this
matter ... the SGA Board of
Directors condemns the
disrespectful attitude of both
the Board of Trustees and
Harold Abel, due to this
disregard, the SGA disapproves
of these tuition cost hikes and
protest any further action to
(See "SGA"—pagell)
Annexation
talks slow
to trickle
by SHEILA GRUBER
LIFE News Editor
and DAVE WILKINS
LIFE Ass'L News Editor
A kink in negotiations between the
city of Mount Pleasant and Union
Township may leave some residents
without city water.
Officials from both sides have been
negotiating for about a year to pump city water into several areas of the
township, but a recent letter from the
township to the city has left some
members of the negotiating committees uncertain of agreement.
"It's a waste of time" for both sides
to continue negotiations at this time.
said Gary Knight, city commissioner
and a member of the negotiating committee.
According to Knight. City Manager
Tom Martin received a letter from the
township officials explaining terms the
township was after in the deal.
In the letter, the township asked for
lower water rates than city residents
pay. Knight said.
Knight said, "It isn't even a
reasonable request (for the township to
pay lower rates than the city) as far as
I'm concerned ... We're going to say
we're not interested in doing that and
see what happens.
(See "Annexation"—page 2)
DPS, city cops
report attacks
A break up between a couple,
both CMU students, led to an
alleged assault in Anspach Hall
Monday, the Department of
Public Safety reported.
Following another assault.
Mount Pleasant Police are looking through fraternity pictures
in   an   effort   to   identify   the
assailant in a Friday morning incident at the Bird, on Main
Street.
DPS have made "no arrests at
this time" in the assault of a
Shepherd woman by her
estranged boyfriend, said DPS
Director John McAuiiffe.
(See "Assault"—page *)
In Brief
In observance of Good Friday, classes will end
Friday at noon.
Campus
The Mount Pleasant
City  Commission   has
adopted   the   revised
housing code,
page 3
LIFE record
reviewer praises Rick
Springfield    and    his
newest album.
page 6
Sports
Unseasonal weather
continued to postpone
several     of    CMU's
athletic events.
page 12
Index
Arts and Leisure 6
Classifieds 15
Comment 4
Doonesbury   4
Off the Wire 2
Sports 12
Spotlife 15
Weather 15