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UME 75, NUMBER 80
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Davenport named interim dean
Franke might eliminate Extended Learning position altogether
Franke in running
for MSU president
By Christopher Richardson
Richard Davenport, vice
provost for Academic Affairs.
will temporarily take on the
responsibilities of dean of tin*
College of Kxtended Learning
start ing -July 1
Davenport said he has no
plans to have the position permanently, hut does intend on
implement ing recommenda-
t ions made for the revamping of
t he college.
Last year. Provost Robert
Franke hired a consultant to
examine the efficiency of the col-
| lege. Davenport said no plans
! were made to bin* a permanent
i replacement for the post Dean
I -John Yantis will vacate, so
i Davenport could work closely
with Franke in objectively
implementing the consultant's
recommendat ions
"There are some very specific
things we want to do." Davenport   sold.
RICHARD DAVENPORT
One recommendation hi* said
Ik* plan*- to examine involves
possibly restructuring the
administration of* the college.
'The consultant thought we
c < mid size down t fie admmistra-
Minority students
prompt action
By Todd Fettig
An open meeting of the Minority Student Organization Council
Wednesday evening was abruptly altered as three-fourths of those in
attendenco simultaneously left the forum
The gathering was intended to encourage interaction between student.*- and Cniversity officials. Students were invited to address concerns and propose recommendations to President Leonard F. Plachta.
Ahout 4<) students representing at least 1(> different organizations
attended  t fie forum.
The st udent s presented Plachta a list of 1 f> demands, intended to help
diversify the campus, and requested immediate action.
However. 4(1 minutes after it began, about 'M) disgruntled students
charged from the Bovee I'niversity Center Terrace Room, upset with
Plachta s indecisiveness.
Sylvester (nest nut. Detroit senior, led the way. arguing Plachta
failed to adequately address recent  racial problems on campus.
"The demands have been presented, but you're not dealing with the
problem." said Chestnut, a minority assistant. "You're not addressing
our concerns.
"This will unit inue until these atrocities arc dealt with, fhe University must   face these demands.
"Let's ^o
( >n  his cue the majority of those in attendance left the meeting.
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lUist   of   Demands    II
The following is the second list of demands|
the racism protesters announced on
(Wednesday.
•Rre Dave Keilitz. athletic director
•Fire Keela Yount. women's track coach
♦Rre Keith Dambrot. men's basketball coach
♦Rre Russ Herron, vice president for University
Relations
♦Rfe Marcy Weston, associate director of
women's athletics
•Restructure the athletic department
•Reinstate athletes who have been forced off
■    CMU athletic teams -without a fair hearing -with
scholarships and reimbursement for pain and     ]
suffering
•Estabtsh an organization - separate from the
I    University - to oversee the athletic department
•Create a vice president for multicultural relations
•Hue more minority faculty and staff in the athletics
office
•■Create a black studies program
•Increase Park Library's holdings on multicultural
*0 -_ materials
Include African-American students on selection
committees for faculty and staff
id annually awarded Minority o-
Advancement/Cofer Scholarships
eate an associate director of housing for
concerns
t ion and st ill run a very effect ive
college." Davenport  said
There is a possibility t fiat
Franke might shuffle the admi-
nistrative structure of
Kxtended Learning and eliminate the need for a permanent
dean.  Davenport   said.
Such a possibility won t occur
until after a thorough examina-
t ion of t he recommendat ions, he
said
"We could hire another dean
or we could l*,o with a new admi-
nistrative structure." he said
Another recommendation the
consultant made involved possibly transferring some non-
core Kxtended Learning services to academic departments.
Davenport   said
For exam pie. t he CMC
Reaver Island facilities now
report to Kxtended Learning,
but they could he made the
responsibility <>f the biology
cl< part merit.  he said
There   are   a   number   of   ser
vices like Heaver Island which
might -Met shuffled around, but
the con* services of Kxtended
Learning will remain intact,
with some possible streamlining.  I )avenport  said.
lie said he was opt imist ic t he
reorganizing of the college
would take only a short  time.
Tin almost certain it won't
take any longer than an
academic year <»r less." Davenport   said
lie said he also wants to try
and integrate on- and off-
campus programs, while maintaining and improving the
quality and excellence* of" off-
campus  programs.
Since Davenport will serve as
interim dean of t he college and
continue his responsibilities as
vice provost for Academic
Affairs, be said he plans to
< id ist t he help of t In* staff in
hot h depart merits.
CMC      Provost      Robert      C
Franke was among 40 people on a
leaked   list  of  candidates for the
I vacant    Michigan   State   University  presidential post
In a written statement
released last week, Franke stated
that his interest in the* position
arises because "I think its productive and healthy to explore
new   opt ions."
In addit ion, Franke stated he is
pleased to be part of CMC as it is
a  st rong inst it ution.
"At the same time, just as I
encourage my own staff to look
for new opportunities to grow
personally and professionally, I
also t rv to remain open-minded to
opportunities that may present
1 hemselves."
Franke was out of town and
could not be reached for-comment
Sunday.
Mis name appeared on a list of
people who were nominated for
t he posit ion and agreed to be considered as candidates. Two other
list s also were leaked t o tin* State*
News   newspaper,  one with  pen-
[Nice jfd
LIFE Photo Jay Williams
King Missile, kings of the post punk Whitmanian free verse musical carnival genre, tickled an
appreciative audience Friday at Detroit's legendary St Andrew's Hall. Missile provided hilarious,
poetic accounts including "Sink," "Martin Scorsese" and "Why Are We Trapped?" from the group's
j latest college-chart topping album "Happy Hour " Vocalist John S. Hall (pictured above) mingled with
the crowd of literary cult miscreants as his band produced a neo psychedelic, irresistible kettle of
musical discourses. Guitarist Dave Rick, keyboardist/bassist Chris Xefos and drummer Roger Murdock
aided Hall's hilarious mumblings about being a "Wuss," playing in his childhood "Sandbox" and
losing his controversial "Detachable Penis." The New York foursome's five albums have brought the
spoken word music genre from the Greenwhich Village underground to the bedrooms of Suburbia's
unaffected youths. Hall paid tribute to Jesus during this Good Friday performance "Jesus was way
cool," he said. "He rose from the dead, danced around, and went up to heaven. I mean that's so cool."
ROBERT G. FRANKE
pie who declined to be candidates, anel one with those who
have not indicated whether they
want  tei be candidates or not.
Several famous names dot the
lists of candidates, including former CM Chairman Robert Stem-
pel and Desert Storm (leneral II.
Noi'tiKin Schwarzkopf.
Student
credits
poetry for
survival
By Marjory Raymer
MM   or.iff \A/r r,-r
Through poetry, one CMC
student travels the road to survival, while picking up awards
along the way.
Theresa L. Pendergraff, Troy
junior, is a 22-year-old student
putting herself through college
and throwing herself into life.
She recently received honorable mention in the* 199:$ President's Awards for literary excellence from the "Iliad Press" and
"The National Authors Registry."
Pendergraff has written "hundreds, maybe thousands e»f
poems." }\^r efforts have been
published in "Watermark
Publishers" and several literary
magazines
Pendergraff "s literary career
was in jeopardy during a brief
scare with cancer. Making it
through those tough times
changed her outlook on life
Since then, she has wanted to
experience all of life to the furthest extent. Poetry is an important
part of life for her survival
"I'm a survivor. Poetry, for me,
is a way of mental survival.'
It took Pendergraff several
years to be able to share her work
with the rest of the world.
t hough
"1 used to keep all of my work to
myself," she* said "Call it fear e*f
rejection or call it procrastination, but then I decided I don't
want to be one of those after
death famous people."
Pendergraff doesn't restrict
herself to just poetry. She's
dabbled in plays, prose and
paints However, poetry remains
her favorite.
"Poet rv   is cheaper"
The psychology major said
writing poetry helps her cope
with  life
"It is probably why I've never
been  locked  up."
Writing clown her emotions
makes her- face t fie feelings in side
her It gives her more control over
t hem. she said
Me t    AWARD     a ;♦