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Vol.61No.67
©   Central Michigan LIFE
Mount Pleasant. Michigan 48859
Telephones 774-3493-774-3830
10 Pages
Stephen Howell, Consumers Power Co. senior
vice-president of projects,
engineering and construction,
Thursday morning announced
the utility's intention to
complete construction on
both units of the twin-reactor
nuclear power plant just
outside Midland. Consumers
blames government
regulations for construction
delays and cost overruns that
threatened to shut down
plant construction.
-CM UFE PHOTOS BY MICHAEL S. QREEN
Nuclear plant
construction
to continue
by JAMES ISELER
LIFE Staff Writer
MIDLAND—Claiming nuclear energy is still the cheapest
form.of electrical power. Consumers Power Co. announced
plans Thursday to continue construction on its nuclear facility
here.
The announcement came on the heels of Consumers Board of
Directors meeting Wednesday in which the fate of the plant
was decided.
Previous to the meeting Consumers officials said they were
considering a wide range of options that included completely
abandoning the project.
The plant will continue on its present schedule with plans to
begin operation of the two-unit facility by 1984, said Stephen
Howell, senior vice-president of projects, engineering and
construction.
The plant is presently 55 percent completed, Howell said.
"At this point we have not concluded the plant cannot be
completed by the end of 1984," Howell said.
(See "Nukes"—page 9)
Alumni Field renovation reborn
by MATT DOBEK
LIFE Ass't Sports Editor
Construction    of    Alumni
Baseball    Field    finally    will
LIFE
T3K6S
break
Today's issue of CM LIFE
wraps up the first half of this
semester's publication
schedule. LIFE will resume
publication Wednesday,
March 19.
become a reality, since the
second opening of bids for the
renovation project were within
CMU's budget.
The first time bids were
opened in October, not a single
bidder was within the budget of
$330,000. At Thursday's bid
openings, six of the seven
construction companies bidding
fell within the University's
budget.
"It looks optimistic this time,
as opposed to pessimistic like
last time, said John Jensen of
Wakley Architects, -205 S. Main
St,
When bids were sent out the
second time, the University
broke the contract down into
two proposals.
Proposal "A" was the stadium
itself. This included the grandstand and an adequate press
box.
Proposal "B" included the
restroom facilities, ticket booth
and concession stand.
However, the point of contention was an alternate one,
which Jensen termed the
"super" pressbox.
The cost for the "super"
pressbox ranged from a
deduction of $9,882 to an addition of $44,000.
The only deduction in the
"super" pressbox came from
Metalist Construction Co. of
Three Rivers.
Metalist specializes in
stadium construction, and
therefore did not bid on prososal
"B."
However, Greenwald and Son
.Construction Co., 1970 Airway
Drive, bid $106,985 on Proposal
"B."
Therefore, a combination of
Metalist and Greenwald doing
the construction also fell within
the CMU budget.
The lowest bidder for both
proposals combined was Helger
Construction Co. of Midland.
Helger's   combined   cost   of
prososals "A" and "B" was
$264,300. But with the "super"
press facility, Helger would add
$35,900.
Although minor changes were
made since the first time bids
were opened, Jensen said the
reductions were npt too major to
make such a cost difference.
The lowest original bid was
$432,000 from Greenville
Construction Co. The company
did not bid again.
Jensen cited three reasons for
lower bids.
"The time of the year this
time worked to our advantage.
The last time bidders were
worried about having a rough
winter," Jensen said.
"Construction companies are
worried whether they are going
to have work to do was another
positive factor.
"And a third reason was that
splitting   the   contract   apart
worked    to   our   advantage,"
(See "Alumni"—page 9)
Five other rapes
unreported:WHIP
by MIKE WRIGHT
LIFE Staff Writer
A co-coodinator from the
Women's Health and Information Project says her
group has been informed of
eight sexual assaults at Central
since late last semester.
Donna Bolone, of WHIP, says
all the assaults, which include
three reported recently in CM
LIFE,, could be constituted as
rape.
Bolone also said, of the eight,
only two occurred outside, while
the others happened in either a
dorm or house.
"We're familiar with about
eight rapes since the end of last
semester," said Bolone, Lake
Orion senior.
"Two of those occurred
outside on the (Ann Arbor)
railroad tracks."
Bolone wouldn't give details
about the assaults, except that
all the victims were CMU
students.
Bolone said she released the
information to emphasize to
students many rapes occur
inside a building, such as the
recent attack inside a South
University Street home.
"The rapes near the railroad
tracks    were    isolated    cir
cumstances," she said. "Most
assaults occur in dorms and
people's homes."
Bolone cited indoor rapes as
one reason why WHIP has'not
implemented an escort service
for Central females.
"Escort services, for a lot of
people, don't work," she said. "It
was viewed (by WHIP) as
another way (for men) to meet
women."
Bolone also said the escort
himself might be a potential
attacker. "What's to say the
escort might not be a rapist,"
she said.
Bolone said, while the recent
suspect has been described by
Mount Pleasant as being "not
basically healthy," most rapists
are not mentally ill.
"Rape is just a mode of
aggression," she said, "The only
unhealthy thing about them (the
rapist) is their aggression."
Bolone said not all rapists are
evil persons who stalk alleys and
railroad tracks preying for
victims.
"We get a lot of date rapes on
this campus," she said. The
woman trusts the date and does
not expect to get raped, she said.
Bolone said the rapist attacks
his victims to release
aggressions,    not    for    sexual
(See "Rape"—page 9)
Still no word
about lawsuit
by KRIS PIOCH
LIFE Staff Writer
CMU has not yet received a summons for a class-action lawsuit
filed against the University for discriminating against women
coaches, University attorney J. David Kerr said.
The suit, which involves CMU and the nine other Mid-American
Conference schools, was filed Jan. 28 in the U.S. District Court,
Chicago. Northern Illinois University women's basketball coach
Alice Textor brought the suit.
"I know it (the summons) went out to Central with the Eastern
Michigan University summons," said Textor's attorney Edward
Diedrich, of DeKalb, 111.
The U.S. Marshall's Office in Chicago should have sent a notice to
the marshall in Detroit and then a summons should have been
mailed to CMU, Diedrich explained.
Diedrich said he had been notified that Eastern had received its
summons, but no word about Central.
Kerr said Thursday he had received no notice of the suit.
Judge Frank McGarr will be hearing the case which Diedrich*
expects to begin in late April.
CMU coaches interviewed differ about whether the
discrimination the suit claims exists at Central. :'
"I think there is discrimination here. I don't think we are as
knowledgable about things as we should be. I don't know how much '
our men's coach makes,", said Ro DiBrezzo, women's basketball
coach.
DiBrezzo explained she is not paid for coaching, but instead'
receives relief time from her class load. She receives 10 hours of'
relief time while the men's basketball coach Dick Parfitt receives 20 "
hours relief time and his assistant coaches receive 17 to 18 of hours
relief time, DiBrezzo said.
"I would be real surprised if the men didn't receive extra (money)
for coaching,*' DiBrezzo said.
On the lawsuit DiBrezzo commented, "I' think it is justified,:
probably a bit overbearing, but the intent is there."
Parfitt said he doesn't know of any discrimination at Central.
"If the discrimination is made public I am sot aware of it, In mostr
cases we are so wrapped up in our own area we are not aware of it,"
(See "Lawsuit"—page 9) *
In Brief
For Southern-bound travelers, the
Automobile Club of Michigan reports roads as
far south as Tennessee are clear and dry today.
However, this evening snow showers are
predicted for Northern Ohio and rain for
Southern Ohio and Kentucky. For those
destined for Florida, the National Weather
Service in Miami forecasts partly cloudy skies
today with highs in the mid-70s.
Campus
The CMU petition
drive to lower the
drinking age gets a move
on.
page 5
Sports
CMU's springs sports
team prepare for their
respective seasons with
trips down south,
page 7
Index
Arts and Leisure ., 6
Classifieds  9
Comment  4
Doonesbury ........ 4
Horoscope.............,. 9
Off the Wire 2
Sports  7
Spotlife................. 9
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