1980-10-15; Central Michigan Life

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r/sc/7 may end   non-academic   programs
by JULIE MORRISON
LIFE News Editor
Plans for CMU's operation should the Tisch tax
cut proposal pass in the November election will
be presented by President Harold Abel to the
Board of Trustees today.
Although he would not discuss specifics of the
tentative plan before the meeting, Abel said it
suggests that "anything non-academic you could
name be cut.
"I expect in the public session to announce to
the Board the ideas of cuts and eliminations we
are considering," Abel continued, "and although I
will be reading from a prepared statement, the
plan isn't formal because the Board is the one that
sets the policy."
Abel said his statement will include a "tuition
figure estimate, the cost of attending the institution and al; least an armchair estimate of the
new size of the institution. I will then call on the
vice presidents to report on the items we will be
able to do without."
The Tisch tax proposal would cut property
taxes to about one-half the 1978 level. It also
'would limit future property tax increases. That
would equal about a $2 billion loss in state
revenue.
Gov. William G. Milliken recently presented his
plan for a state budget if Tisch passes. Under that
plan, all state colleges and universities except the
University of Michigan, Michigan State
University and Wayne State University would no
longer receive state funding.
Abel also outlined some of the things he will
tell the Board will not happen if Tisch passes.      *
First, he said the University will not close in
January. Abel said the first tax revenues that
would be affected by Tisch are those that will be
collected in July, 1981, after CMU completes its
current fiscal year.
"The   University   will   operate,   maybe   in
struggle and pain, but the University will finish
this academic year," Abel said.
Also, Abel said CMU would not go bankrupt in
the near future if Tisch is adopted.
"(See "Tisch"—page 13)
entral Michi
Vol. 62 No. 22
© 1980 CM LIFE    '
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
20 pages
Wednesday, Oct. 15,1980
Some employees
to get notice
byDAVE ALEXANDER
LIFE Editor
Thirty University employees will receive a notice later this week
from their superiors notifying them their positions are not a high
priority and if vacated would not be filled.
"Those 30 will be notified in an individualized letter," President
Harold Abel said Tuesday. "This whole thing is still on a voluntary
basis."
The notice is a result of a plan to trim $650,000 from the
University budget for personnel. The plan was developed by Abel
during the summer and is not related to the possible passage of the
Tisch Amendment in the upcoming election.
The notices are not layoffs but designed to alert employees their
positions are not a high priority.
"This is no reflection on the ability of the person," said Jeffrey
Evans, director of personnel. "It is to alert employees that they are
in a low priority position and they may want to apply for a higher
priority position. They can opt for a transfer or promotion into a
posted position.
"This is an attempt to avoid layoffs," Evans added. "If there is a
further deterioration of the budget thi3 may be a starting point. If
there is a true layoff, employee group contracts will determine how
it will go and which people will go."
Exactly which 30 positions will be placed in the low priority
status is not known. Evans said only those "who have direct interest" will be notified a!6ng with the individual's employee group
leadership. Abel said faculity positions are not involved.
The plan to trim $650,000 from personnel required the vice
presidents to prioritize their respective areas earlier this year. Abel
said for the lower 10 percent of each area's budget which could be
cut.
(See "Letter"—page 15)
CM UFEIStann C Jmsmorm
Slushman
Saying they had "nothing better to do," these five CMU students took advantage of the
sudden snowfall Tuesday morning.' Building the seasons first snowman are (from left) Teri
Walsh, Frankenmuth sophomore, Sheila Stolt, Harbor Springs freshman, Chris Thompson
Midland sophomore. Sue Harris, Northville sophomore and Denise Hall, Sandusky
sophomore.
Soviet
talks of
rights
by TOM HENRY
LIFE Staff Writer
During the two hours
Alexander Ginzburg spent
modestly speaking to 300
listeners in Bush Theatre
Monday night, he never sat in
his chair.
Perhaps it was because he
would not have been able to sit
See related story page 14.
still. It was  obvious  he  was
eager to explain the despair he
sees for human rights in Russia.
(See "Ginzburg"—page 19)
Fitzpatrick and Rice clash
about drinking age motive
bySCOTTFOSGARD
LIFE Staff Writer
CM UFBWHIIam UncMiar
Alexander Ginzburg
According to a recent poll, 53
percent of state voters believe
the legal drinking' age should
remain at 21, Rep. Richard
Fitzpatrick, D-Battle Creek, said
in a debate with the Rev. Allen
Rice Tuesday. The debate was
sponsored by Student
Association.
Fitzpatrick told the approximately 200 people in attendance, that 47 percent favor
lowering the drinking age to 19.
Fitzpatrick said the survey was
done by the 19 is Fair committee, which supports the 19-
year-old drinking age. Fitzpatrick is chairman of that
committee.
Rice maintained that the big
push to lower the drinking age
comes from the politicians and
those businessmen whose liquor
sales are down because the
drinking age was raised to 21.
• 19 is Fair is being supported
by small businessmen, Fitzpatrick argued, and not by beer
companies like Strohs whose
sales are up.
Fitzpatrick added that keg
sales are up 500 percent since
1978 and that drinking has
moved from the bars to cars,
parks a>nd fields.
However, drinking in bars has
not proved to be any safer, Rice
said. He said 70 percent of the
accidents in California in 1973
involved bar patrons. He said
the study was done by the
Federal Department of Transportation.
Problems with drinking are
not being solved, Fitzpatrick
said, and in some instances the
higher drinking age has created
more problems.
Resident assistants in
Residence Halls for example,
now have to "police" students
drinking on their floors whereas
in the past they could help the
problem drinker as a friend,
Fitzpatrick said.
Stricter drunk driving laws
would be more of a workable
solution to drinking problems
than "some magical age," Fitzpatrick added.
Rice said there is a problem
but added he believes changing
the drinking age would cause
chaos and . government should
try to enforce present laws.
One member of the audience
said police aren't enforcing
present laws and asked Rice
how he expects bar owners to
enforce the laws.
(See "Debate"—page 13)
In Brief
The University Health Services' cold clinic
treats students from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 1:30
to 2:30 p.m. daily in Foust Hall.
Campus
An    SA    plan    to
campaign      against
Tisch is in danger of
falling through^
pageS
CMU's Law Center
will need some
financial help if it is to
continue aiding
students.
page 12
Sports
The Athletic
Department's "Big
Run" has had a great
number of participants, but still
lacks the amount of
money to balance its
budget.    •
page 16
ndex
Arts and Leisure 15
Classifieds  19
Comment  4
Doonesbury 4
Horoscope  19
Off the Wire 2
Sports 16
Spotlife 19
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