1981-10-19; Central Michigan Life

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Central Michigan LIFE
Vol. 63 No, 21
© 1981 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
14 pages
Monday, Oct. 19,1981
Central faces
3% budget cut
by JAMES ISELER
LIFE News Editor
Another 3 percent budget cut awaits Central this week when
Gov. William G. Milliken presents his executive order trimming
state programs, according to officials in both Lansing and at CMU.
The cut comes from Central's 1981-82 state appropriation, meaning a further cutback of $954,000 in CMU's 1981-82 budget, and
could present problems for the University, according to a CMU vice
president,	
Proposed cuts are scheduled
to be presented Thursday to a
joint session of House and
Senate Appropriations Committees.
Although Milliken has not yet
announced the exact figures for
his cuts, Vice President for
Public Affairs Arthur Ellis said
Friday that state Budget Director Gerald Miller met with
legislative leaders last week and
one of the items discussed was
an across-the-board cut of 3 percent to Michigan's four-year colleges and universities.
"There is a specific plan to     ___________
make these cuts," Ellis said.
Sen. John Engler, R-Mount Pleasant, also said the 3 percent
figure is being considered.
The cut would mean an overall reduction of about $20 million to
higher education. _    „_,
(See  Budget '—page 2)
Rockets to roll
at Rose Nov. 7
'This time a-
round people are
going to get hurt.
I don't know
where, but there
are going to have
to be some hard
decisions made. "—
Arthur Ellis, vice
president for Public Affairs
The Rockets, a _>etrojt-b_sed
rock group, are scheduled to appear in Rose Arena Nov. 7 at 8
p.m.
The announcement was made
Friday by Program Board Chairwoman Kathy Williams.
The group currently is on tour
to promote its new album
"Backtalk," the band's first
album on Elecktra-Asylum
records.
Mount Pleasant will be the
fourth stop in Michigan for the
group on its promotional tour.
Edward (Punch) Andrews, co-
manager of the Rockets, contacted Program Board and was
very interested in getting a
show together for CMU, according to PB Concert Coordinator
Tim McCarty, Garden City
junior.
"It's a unique situation. Ford
(Motor Co.) is promoting the
band's tour to college campuses
because they felt they needed an
alternate method in their adver
tising;.... and   promotion."    Kiel ^
Sherie, publicist for "the^Rockets, "*
said. "Ford thought about the
idea and decided it was a good
way to advertise to their potential customers."
The five-member band is
known for singles such as
"Desire," "Oh Well," and "Turn
up the Radio."
The band recently lost a
member when Dennis Robbins
left the band Sept. 14. A Detroit
Free Press article claimed Rob-
bins was dismissed from the
group.
"The band is just as tight as
they were before Robbins left. I
don't know why he left, personal
problems and family things I
think," Sherie said.
The warm-up band, and when
the tickets will go on sale
will be announced at a later
date,   according   to   Williams,
Tickets are $7 and $8
and seating for the concert will
be reserved.
Linda Nash Heft), Comstock Park senior, and Patty
Weidman, Plymouth sophomore, bundle up against
blustery winds during Sunday's Big Run.
CM LIFE/J. Kyle Keener
Big Run warms CMU athletes
by MICHAEL E. SMITH
LIFE Ass't. Sports Editor
While temperatures in the 30s, rain and gusting winds kept
CMU students huddled in their dorm rooms Sunday, most of
the people involved with Chippewa athletics were out in the
cold trying to save their skin.
Athletes and coaches from all of the CMU teams, as well as
several other campus organizations gathered at Perry Shorts
Stadium for the second annual Big Run.
With economic conditions forcing cutbacks in almost every
phaseof the CMU athletic program, the Big Run is looked upon
as a savior to even more cuts.
The brainchild of CMU Athletic Director Ted Kjohlede, the
Big Run produced $45,000 in revenue for athletics in 1980, and
is expected to raise nearly the same figure again this year.
"We really won't have a final amount for a few weeks," said
Margo Jonker, women's softball coach and one of the key people behind the event. "But by the number of pledges that have
come in so far, we think we should raise about the same figure
as last year."
The jog-a-thon was set up on a pledge-type basis by which
athletes and interested campus groups went out and solicited
money from family, friends, and other supporters of CMU
athletics.
The participants then showed up at Perry Shorts Stadium
Sunday afternoon and ran as many laps around the football
field as they could.
Incentives were put into the program to encourage more
groups than just the athletic teams to participate.
While each athletic team was awarded all of the monies
(See "Big Run"—page 2)
Alpena grads return to depressing
homecoming as district closes down
by CHRIS STEVENS
LIFE Staff Writer
The last day of school came
six months early for students in
the Alpena School District.
Friday, dubbed "Black Friday" by students, was homecoming day for Alpena High School
and it also was the final day of
classes, at least until Oct. 30.
The grimness was not limited
to the northeastern Michigan
town, either, as CMU students
who returned to their alma
mater also noted the bleak
mood.
Voters in the community have
rejected three millage proposals
in the past five months, according to finance director Glenn
McAdam. As a result, the
district is penniless, he said.
Shari Stenman, Alpena junior,
attended Friday's homecoming
festivities and said the crowd
was in a "down mood" at the
football game.
Stenman, whose mother is a
teacher in the district, called the
closing of the schools a "sad
situation."
Another Alpena junior, Janet
Madden, said she identifies with
both sides of the closing situation.
"The parents are over-taxed,
but the students are defenseless
in the matter," Madden said. She
added she hopes an Oct. 30
millage request by the district is
successful.
The closing of the school
district was the first such situation in Michigan since the
Depression.
A feeling of listlessness per-
(See "Alpena"—page 2)
SBA C doles out $26,467 to nine student groups
by ANDY BARB
LIFE Staff Writer
Nine out of more than 60 campus groups have been allocated
$26,467 of the total $80,000 student budget by James Hill, vice president for Student Affairs.
Student Government Association has received the largest allocation so far, getting $20,377, which includes $5,760 for legal aid.
However, SGA's budget request was cut by 33 percent.
"I can't be happy with a 33 percent cut, but that isn't what
bothers me — what bothers me is that it is obvious the final word
comes from Hill and that the Student Budget Review and Allocation
Committee doesn't do anything but the paperwork for the Office of
Student Affairs," Kel Britvec, student body president, said.
"This even bothers me more than the cuts. Don't tell me the
students made the cuts. Hill sent the budget back to the. SBAC and
asked them if this was the final recommendation. The final version
eliminated our number one priority—our awareness drive — and
cut our Ethnic Minority Relations speakers series to $300," added
"I can'i be happy with a 33 percent cut,
but that isn't what bothers me — what
bothers me is that it is obvious ... the
SBA C doesn 't do anything but the paperwork for the Office of Student Affairs."—Kel Britvec, student body
president
Britvec, Battle Creek junior.
SBAC chairwomen Karen Pickering agreed the committee had
the option to review those two areasand the entire budget.
"SGA was going to make a newsletter that would voice their opinion and allow other campus organizations to have a say on it also.
We felt we were duplicating the newsletter aspect because we gave
money to other organizations for that purpose," Pickering, Livonia
junior, said. "We recommended that SGA come back with a different project, personal contact is th*e best way( to reach students."
Only two organizations escaped SBAC's budget ax. The
Homecoming Steering Committee and Data Processing Club received what they asked for, $2,635 and $121 respectively.
Chicanos Organized for Progress and Action asked for $5,802 but
its allocation was cut by 64 percent, to $2,082 for operations.
"COPA wanted to bring in a Hispanic Theatrical Group—we asked them to explore lower cost programming and re-submit it to us,"
said Pickering.
Other allocations Friday went out to the Foreign Language Club,
$255; the Student Accounting Society, $114; the Finance Club, $369;
the Student Economic Leadership Forum, $273; and the Student
Social Work Association, $240.
"Cuts came in many different areas. We cut out a lot of printing
expense which mainly was correspondence with alumni. We can't
use the current student budget to keep the alumni informed,"
Pickering said.
n Brief
The Department of Speech and Dramatic
Arts will conduct a certification program Tuesday for people interested in being critics/judges
of high school debates in the central Michigan
area. The program will be at 6:30 p.m. in Moore
201 and costs $5.
Campus
A hypnotist put his
move on students Friday evening,
page 3
Sports
The Mid-American
Conference title eluded the CMU volleyball
team for the second
straight year Saturday.
page 10
The highs and lows
of Central's volleyball
match are captured by
LIFE cameras,
page 14
Index
Arts and Leisure 6
Classifieds....  13
Comment 4
Doonesbury •.. 4
Horoscope., 13
Off the Wire , 2
Sports 10
Spotlife 13
Weather  13
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