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©1980 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
24 pages
Wednesday, Sept. 3,1980
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until Nov.?
: Michigan's fiscal year will be
Completed at the end of this
month, but whether the next
tmdget will be finalized by the
legislature and ready for use by
Oct. 1 is an open question.
And as a result, CMU may not
know what its state allocation
for the 1980-81 academic year
^ill be until after the November
flection.
-.' The uncertainty stems from
disagreement among members
ojf the Legislature and other
governmental agencies concerning whether the new budget
can be completed before the
state body- adjourns in early
Pctober. At that time, a month-
long recess will be taken to
allow representatives to return
to their home districts and
campaign for re-election.
"' The differing opinins are
evidenced by conflicting comments from members of the
House and Sente Joint Appropriations Committee, the
group resonsible for approving
the state's budget.
: "As far as I'm concerned,
there will be a complete budget
approved by Oct. 1," Sen. Bill
Huffman, chairman of the
Senate Appropriations Committee, said.
** However* Rep. Thomas
Mathieu, a member of the House
Appropriations Committee, said
their is some doubt about
meeting-..that, .deadline^, and
added, "it's possible" a finalized
budget will not be ready until
after the November election...
';■ A spokeswoman- for House
Appropriations * Committee
Chairman Rep. Gary Owen's
office said Owen told her that
*'in all probability, there will be
no budget bills completed"
before the election.
Owen was not available for
comment.
I "The reason for the delay,"
Mathieu- said, "is that we are
expecting even further revisions
by    the    governor   (William,
Milliken.) soon, such as proposing
more slashes in social services
$nd other areas," Mathieu, D-
Grand Rapids, said.
** Mathieu also said there is
some feeling among legislators
Jlhat a budget should not be
passed until after the election
when it will be known if the
,Tisch Amendment is passed.
-I The Tisch Amendment is a i
tax-cutting • proposal and
Mathieu said if it is passed, a
budget would have to be revised
to accomodate the lost revenue.
Normally, the Legislature
would have a budget completed
about two months before the.
beginning of the new fiscal year.
But poor economic conditions in
the country and. state have
delayed that action.
Budget preparations usually
begin with recommendations
from the governor being
presented to the Legislature,
which Milliken first did in
January. However, those had to.
*be revised because of President
Jimmy Carter's attempts to
balance the federal budget.
Under that plan, federal
revenue sharing to the states
was ended and Michigan lost
$100 million.
Also at that time, the state
learned it would have to make
about $140 million more in
welfare payments than expected.
A second set of recommendations was made by
Milliken in April, but those also
had to be revised because of a
downturn in the state economy.
• Milliken's third set of
recommendations have not-yet
been issued, and until they are,
Mathieu ..sajd^jt. doesn't, jnake*
sense for the Legislature to
begin work on next year's
finances.       . .
"We really don't have a clear
handle of what our expenditures-
and revenues will be," he said.
"It's hard to pass a budget for
higher education, for example,
and then have to turn around
and cut their allocations by
executive order because we
don't have the revenue."
But one thing the Senate and
House members do agree upon
is that the lack of a budget could
hurt higher education and
possibly the state economically.
Rick Bossard, a member of the
House Fiscal Agency, said if
there is no budget by Oct. 1, a
continuing resolution will be
passed by the Legislature. The
resolution will allow current
expenditures by the state to
continue into the next fiscal
year.
ftep. candidates
debate possible
by TOM HENRY
LIFE Staff Writer
f'■'■ CMU is only a confirmation
-away from having a date with
the two men seeking to
'represent students in Congress.
v State Sen. Richard Allen, R-
Jlthaca, and incumbent Rep.
Donald J. Albosta, D-St. Charles,
Officially have been invited to
'campus for a debate.
v Allen is attempting to take
Aibosta's job by defeating him
in the race for 10th district
congressman. The 10th district
covers one of the largest areas
in the state, including CMU.
Allen and Albosta were sent
invitations late last week by the
First Voter's Forum, a campus
group of , 10 representatives
from political organizations
formed to bring candidates to
the students.
Allen will hold a press conference today in the Wolverine
Room of the University Center
(See "Debate"—page 16)
CM UFE/Stava Jessmore
Mount Pleasant teachers walked out on strike early Monday morning on the first day of scheduled classes. From
left Norm Hoag, Doc Kleingartner and Al Tucker, were three of the 250 striking teachers who manned picket lines
again today for the second time. ,
City teachers continue strike
by DAVID C.FRITZ .
LIFE Managing Editor
No progress is reported in negotiations between the Mount
Pleasant Public Schools and the union, representing the
district's 250 striking teachers who are manning picket lines
today for the second day.
The striking members of the Mount Pleasant ^Education
Association closed down the 4,300-student .district just as it
was preparing to open for the fall semester Tuesday.
Buses did carry school children to their schools Tuesday,
according to Superintendent Carlo Barberi, to prove that the
district was ready to begin and to show teachers they are not
locked out. Once at school, the children were sent home.
While Barberi pointed to economics as the basic difference
between the two sides, a union spokeswoman said Tuesday
contract language dealing with benefits, work schedules and
employment procedures also stands in the way of a settlement.
Barberi said and MPEA Spokeswoman Jo Palm confirmed
the district so far has offered teachers a 7.5 percent wage
increase while the union has held out for either an 11.5 percent
per year increase in a two-year pact or a 13 percent increase in
a one-year agreement.
Talks continued through the Labor Day weekend and
resumed Tuesday to no avail. A bargaining session is
scheduled for today at 2 p.m.
Barberi also announced Tuesday no bus services will be
provided by the district for either public or parochial school
students for the duration of the strike.
(See "Strike"—page 14)
Faculty, students spend millions
University aids local economy
by DAVID C. FRITZ
LIFE Managing Editor
Each Week the University
community contributes an
estimated $2.75 million to the
Mount Pleasant area's economy,
a just released market survey
has shown..
When the $1.75 million
students spend weekly is
projected to the two 16-week
semesters, and the faculty/staff
portion is added in on a year-
round basis, the study ° shows
that those affiliated with CMU
spend a staggering $108 million
locally each year.
These and other statistics are
the result of a study commissioned by and conducted
exclusively for Central Michigan
LIFE. Work on the project was
done by an advanced marketing
research class team and is based
on information gathered during
the Spring semester 1980.
The team worked with a
group of 119 students, faculty
and staff which was
representative of the CMU
population in terms of sex, class
rank and on-campus vs. off-
campus living arrangements.
Each person in the sample
group was required to keep a
spending diary for the . . .?aek
period beginning March 21 and
received an incentive for doing
so.
Based on the size of the
sample group, the team's final
report projected their figures to
be accurate to plus or minus
about 4 percent..
In addition to the numbers on
gross spending, the survey
attempted to pinpoint spending
patterns and learn what items
students are most likely to
spend their money on.
Housing, the study reports, is
on the top of the list of where
student dollars go. Below it, in
(See "Spending"—page 16)
Insurance
Shoes
Personal
Care
Other
Restaurants
Books and Supplies-
Medical
Care
ntertainment
Telephone   cm uFmomw. smith
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3 Students receiving financial aid may pick up
Ijtheir refund checks Sept. 15 and 16 at the ticket
%booth in front of Warriner auditorium. Students
Ijwill be required to show picture I.D, Checks not
i picked up will be mailed to students.
■My-
Campus
UiSi Kepi Donald
Albosta, D*St. Charles,
will release detailed
reports of his 1978
campaign finances,
despite his earlier,
comments to CM
LIFE.
pageS
The preppie look is
coming on strong on
the campus scene,
page 7 ,.
CMU's athletic
department will be
trying to find ways to
stretch its budget this
year.
page 17
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