1979-06-20; Central Michigan Life

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byKELLYJ.KOLHAGEN
LIFE News Editor
A tentative agreement
over how student
evaluations should be used
in determining teaching
effectiveness has- been
reached by CMU and the
Faculty Association, ending
about 200 days of
bargaining.
The agreement, initialed
by both sides June 8, now
will go before the FA
membership in the fall
before final' approval, according to -FA President
CJeorge Blackburn. Most are
away for the summer, he
.said.
Blackburn    and    CMU
negotiator _   John
Weatherford declined to
provide CM LIFE with'a
copy of the agreement or
release details within the
two-page document until the
FA executive board and the
membership can view it. The
agreement will be part of
the current faculty contract'
which expires June 30,1980..
Negotiators for both sides
were to decide what role
student evaluations would
have in teaching effectiveness, and subsequently   their    role    in
promotion, tenure and reappointment, f
"Basically, the agreement
leaves it up tq the individual
departments," Blackburn
said. --■■■ ^
Blackburn And
Weatherford said they felt
the •- agreement "was
equitable to both parties.
"Of course I can't speak
for the Board of Trustees,"
Weatherford said, "but as
far as*CMU is concerned, it's
Up to the faculty now."
Trustees have the fina\
CMU voice oh agreements
between the University and
the faculty union. -
The question of whether
evaluations can legally
measure faculty performance as a basis for
tenure, promotion and reappointment was a long one,
(See'Pact* page 7)
Volume 60 No.92
*'   £,1979 Central Michig-pi LIFE
Wednesday, June 20,1979
Only the beginning
Incoming freshman Qharles Gross, above, of Tecumseh
got a taste of what's in store for him during orientation
Tuesday, while Journalism Department Chairman
Michael Petrick, right answers questions from future
students. (See related story, page 6.).
Index
Alibi to re-opeh ....... 2
Case nears trial ....,. 3
Comment. .**......... 4
Test area planned;.... 5
Student prefers tent... 7
**r is • -»•••••«*•••••» o*«9
Sports.. .\;....,;.... .10
A look at the Gerald
Poor Schoolhouse is on p.
-CM UFE PHOTOS BY MIKE OREEN
: It's legal
to curb parking
byTOMMcEACHlN "
LIFE Editor^
A city attorney's ruling
may^pave the way for the
South Neighborhood Action,
Group's drive to remove
commuter parking from city
streets north of' the
University.
City . Attorney William
Shirley reported at Monday's City Commission
meeting that based on a past
supreme court decision, the
city could institute.. iu
residential parkings permit
system if, among other
reasons, "The flow of outside traffic would reduce the
quality of life."
SNAG wants to remove
commuter parking from the
neighborhood bounded by
Kinney, Bellows, Douglas
and High streets.
Residents of the neighborhood claim their
property -has   devalued.
that park on the streets in
front of their homes.
A
The' commission   asked
Shirley to study the constitutionality of the petition.!
.According   to   Shirley's;
report the city can restrict
parking if the residents can
prove a need to do~so. The
Commission will discuss at
their next work^ session
what is necessary as a proof
of need.
, Unconfirmed reports
Tuesday that Mount
Pleasant service stations
would begin placing limits
on fuel purchases sent
motorists scurrying to gas
stations in unusual numbers,
some owners reported..
"We!ve been busy like this
all night," a spokesman of
the Hub Mobil Service
Station, 801 S. Mission, said
late Tuesday. As of 10:30.
p.m., six cars were lined up;
for fuel <■ I
Bin(>ia>iOi»in: a i 'H -j 4 » i ) « » a t > ♦ M"> > i''i'«ni*
truckers picketed state|-
terminals Tuesday, and at
least one local station,
Speedway4309 S. Mission is
in danger of running out of
fuel within a day or two, said
spokesman Gary Skory,
unless its allocation is
delivered.
Keith Souder, owner of
Bonders' Standard, 1035 S.
Mission, said the station was
busy all afternoon, but
would not have to limit
purchases Unless Motorists
^^^dinefuei