1982-03-31; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol.63, No. 71
©19*2 CM LIFE
Mount "Pleasant, Mich. 48859
32 pages
Wednesday, March 31.1982
SGA suggests decriminalization of pot
by ROB ISELER
LIFE Staff Writer
A petition drive to decriminalize marijuana in Mount Pleasant
was started Monday by an executive committee of the Student
Government Association.
The petition calls for an ordinance which would levy a $5 fine for
people who sell, use or possess marijuana in Mount Pleasant.
The proposal would allow for the confiscation of marijuana along
with the financial punishment for its use. However the ordinance
would eliminate the criminal connotations implied by the law as it
now exists.
Thefts irk
Powers'
personnel
by CHRIS STEVENS
LIFE Staff Writer
A wife, a kid and someone trying to take away
the means to support them. It's a bad combination.
It's not an ornery boss or angry ex-husband
that's interfering with the income that it takes to
make ends meet, but instead, a crook.
And it's happening at CMU.
A former CMU student. Hank Horton. 1102 E.
Broadway, has had his fill of someone coming
between him and his family.
The stealing of one item, a bass amplifier from
Powers Hall Saturday, has made Horton's job as a
musician tough to do.
Horton was in Powers Hail practicing his bass
Friday and had decided to lock his equipment in
room 141 until he returned to practice again on
Saturday.
When he returned to room 141.   the   amplifier
was gone. (g^ ..Thefts.._pa|fe ,0A)
No foolln'—
April starts
with a joke
by ANDREW HELLER
LIFE Staff Writer
The curious custom of pulling harmless pranks >
and jokes on the first of April, for the expressed
purpose of deceiving the ignorant and making
them feel foolish, prevails as widely in the world
as Christmas.
The custom has been traced by researchers all
the way back through the ages, yet an origin has
never been found. The Romans celebrated the
(See "April fools"—page 11 A)
The judgment fees and court costs would be included in the $5 fee.
The proposed ordinance states there shall be no probation or
other punitive or rehabilitative measures imposed for people who
plead guilty to the offense.
Under the proposal, the district court clerk would accept any plea
of guilty for marijuana in the same manner that a plea of guilty is accepted in the Parking Violations Bureau of the 76th District Court.
The committee, which is called the Committee for Reasonable
Marijuana Laws, is composed of three SGA members and two other
students.
It is attempting to solicit 500 signatures from citizens registered
to vote in Mount Pleasant.
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Ex-athletes
Director of Women's Athletics. Fran Koenig. discusses sports
cuts to gymnasts, golfers and swimmers in Rose Arena Mon
day. See story, page 13A.
The petitions for the ordinance will be presented to the city commission for approval by the end of the semester, said SGA Vice
President Steve DeMarco, a member of the committee.
"But if the commission should fail to adopt the ordinance it will go
to a vote of the people, probably this November." he added.
The ordinance is patterned after one currently in use in Ann Arbor which was enacted in 1973. said DeMarco, Rochester senior.
Student Body President Kel Britvec another member of the committee, anticipates the proposal to go before the people of Mount
Pleasant for a vote.
"We have previously talked to members of the commission and I
(See "Pot"—page 15)
Budget puzzle
may have
missing piece
by SANDYMcHUGH
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
It's like trying to put together
a jigsaw puzzle and being not
quite sure if one of the main
pieces is even there.
Such is the saga of President
Harold Abel as he tries to put
together Central's budget for
fiscal year 1982-83 - without
knowing how much money to ex
peet from the state.
The state itself doesn't know
how much Abel should expect as
it does its own juggling act of
funds in an effort to balance a
budget that is more than $500
million in the red.
Gov. William G. Milliken
unveiled his 1982-83 state
budget Jan. 25, and recommend-
"Without (the tax
increase) I think
they'll cut our budget. "—President
Harold Abel
ed Central receive an 11.6 percent increase in state appropriations. At the same time he "nonappropriated" the last three
months of this fiscal year's payment to universities and colleges in an effort to balance this
(See "Budget "—page 11 A)
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In search of
a CMU concert
by ROGER HITTS
LIFE Staff Writer
News
Analysis
Program Board Concert Coordinator Tim McCarty insists he
is doing all he can. Yet, there are
only six weeks left in the
semester and still no concert announcement.
The Fall Semester gave us Pat Methany and the Rockets,
courtesy of Program Board. Garden City junior McCarty terms the
Methany show in Warriner "an artistic success and financial
disaster." while the dismal turnout for the Rockets in Rose Arena
speaks for itself.
This semester has been a series of near misses, few available
(See "Analysis"—page 2A)
CM UrtUtm Mtcftac*
I never realized I was starving my body'
(Editor's note: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia
are serious eating disorders affecting, among
others, many people on campus. The disorders
stem from feelings of inadequacy, and a perceived
need to be (ant. In the first of a two-part series
LIFE Staff Writer Nedra Stalter examines
anorexia nervosa and its effects.
Because of the sensitive nature of the subjects,
the students in the stories — suffering from the
diseases — have been given fictional namesj
Like most freshmen, Carole waa nervous and
maybe a little frightened to start college.
"It waa probably my first, big jump. It was the
first year of college and there were personality
conflicts. 1 gained a lot of weight at this time —
probably about 30 pounds. Things got so bad that
after the first semester, I moved in with my sister
and brother-in-law. We went on a diet together
after we borrowed a book from the library and I
eventually took the 30 pounds off," Carole said.
During her second year of college, Carole attempted to lose more weight but became
discouraged when she didn't lose more than a few
pounds. After some consideration, she joined a
diet workshop to learn how to diet properly.
She set a realistic and attainable goal, accor
ding to a dietician, and slowly started to take off
the weight she wanted. People began to notice
the difference and members of the workshop told
her she was their best advertisement around.
It was becoming easy to lose weight, and she
started to feel good about herself, Carole said.
"It was an ego thing. People would tell me how
much different I looked and it helped keep me going. I wanted to lose even more. It was my
motivation," Carole aaid.
As a junior. Carole started dating on a steady
basis for the first time. Being thin was extremely
(See "Anorexia"—page 10A)
In Brief
Camp Employment Day. an opportunity for
studenta to gain aummer jobs, takes place today
from Jfc90 a-m. to 4:30 pjn. in the University
Center Ballroom. About 60 camps will be
represented.
Campus
An ordinance
restricting the sale of
paraphernalia may be
enacted in the city of
Mount Pleasant.
page3A
Included in today's
CM LIFE is the Spring
Fashion    and    Bridal
issue.
Sports
Novo Bojovic,
CMU's veteran place-
kicker, has been asked
to leave the University
for disciplinary
reasons.
pagel2A
Index
Arts and Leisure 6A
Classifieds 15A
Comment 4A
Doonesbury 4A
Off the Wire ,2A
Sports 12A
Spotlife 15A
Weather 15A