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Unification
Group vies for unicameral legislature
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Et Cetere
Empty air
Columnist takes look at area radio
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Sport*
Surprise, surprise:
CMU upsets BGSU, 17-15
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Central
Michigan
VOLUME 76, NUMBER 33
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MOUNT PLEASANT. MICHIGAN 48869
© 1993 CM UFE
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Two more bottle bombs explode
By Scott Anderson
if- r-   Staff Writer
Two more area domestic
mailboxes were vandalized with
hot tie bombs this weekend
Mount Pleasant police oftlc-
ers were dispatched to a home
at 1855 Beech Drive at approximately 10 p.m
One resident of the home.
David Ochander, said he heard
a loud noise outside of his home
at about 9:30 p.m. Ochander
discovered the bottle bomb had
exploded in his Detroit Free
Press newspaper box. No damage was done to the box.
Ochander, who is the assistant principal of West Intermediate    Middle    School.   440   S.
Latest pair raises total
to six in past two months
Bradley St.. said he was not
sure if he was targeted by a disgruntled student as part of a
prank
"I   reported   it   to   the
because    I    had    heard
about    other    incidents
ously," Ochander said.
police
about
previ-
The other incident took place
at 723 S Meridian Road
between 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday.
The chemical reaction exploded
in the mailbox, destroying it.
The incident was reported to the
Mount    Pleasant    post    of   the
Michigan State Police at 6 p.m.
This makes six incidents
re-ported to oolicc in the last two
months.
A hot tie bomb similar in
dosiir/.i exploded in the restroom
o< a Total Service station. 815 N.
Mission St. on Nov. 5. No injuries have resulted from any of
t he incidents.
Sgt. Chuck Lyon, of the
MPPD. said he believes the incidents are related, but does not
have any identifiable suspects
at this t ime.
A $1,000 reward has been
issued by the Detroit branch of
the U.S. Postal Investigative
Service for any information
leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved
Because of the general low
cost to repair the mailboxes,
police said the offenses would
normally be listed as misdemeanors. However, because they
involve the mail or mailboxes
♦hey fall under federal law.
The devices are made by combining certain household chemicals and placing them in a sealed plastic bottle. Eventually,
the pressure of the reaction
causes the bottle to explode.
The reaction can burn skin
upon explosion, police said.
President Plachta
to speak, answer-
questions at forum
By Andrea Smith and Cindy Trombley
i   a  r     Staff   Wri**e.
President Leonard E. Plachta will address student concerns by
answering questions in an open forum Wednesday.
Bridget Isquierdo, Student Government Association president and
Frankenmuth sophomore, said the forum was prompted by students
who thought concerns were not thoroughly addressed in Plachtas Oct.
1 «s state of the universitv address.
SGA and Residence Hall Assembly will sponsor the forum which is
scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in the Bovee Universitv Center Auditorium
Members of the Student Advisory Council will ask questions first, but
questions from the floor will not be ruled out, Isquierdo said.
Gene Welton. Residence Hall Assembly president and Wayland
sophomore, said the SAC will ask Plachta to discuss Rev. Jesse Jackson's recommendations and definitions of terms according to universitv
standards, among other things.
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Police
respond
to protest
at Burger
King
Mount Pleasant Police Department officers were dispatched to
Burger King, 1912 S. Mission St.,
Thursday to deal with approximately 20 people protesting over
the alleged racial firing of two
black employees.
Police said they responded to a
complaint which alleged that protestors were harrassing customers of the drive-thru and walking
into the* street. Officers did not
arrest anyone, or issue citations.
Police told protestors to stay on
the sidewalk, which is considered
public property.
One person was written up for
trespassing. The suspect will face
charges only if the owners of Burger King wish to press charges,
police said. At press time1, no
charges had been filed.
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Flying ace!
LIFE Photos Steve School
Hope resident Robert Clark prepared to fly his "Trainer 40" model airplane Friday afternoon behind the Mount Pleasant Airport.
BLR's merger object
not make to floor of
By Marjory Raymer
t IK   St iff Wnter
An Academic Senate discussion slated for Tuesday concerning the proposed merger within
the College of Business Administration might not be necessary.
LIFE
on the
Inside
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PLACEMENT 6
DIGEST 7
ETCETERA 8
SPORTS 10
CLASSIFIEDS 15
The merger between the business law and regulation department and the management
department was proposed in
August by Provost Robert
Franke. A faculty-wide college
vote in September supported the
move.
On Oct 27. BLR filed an objection with the A-Senate to the
merger A faculty committee,
formed by Arndt, investigated
t he realignment and felt it should
Ik- reconsidered because of possible problems with the college's
accredit at ion.
According to Terry Arndt, dean
of the College of Business Admi-
nist ration, and James Hill. BLR
chairman, the objection might be
withdrawn
Proposals detailing the specific
guidelines for the merger have
been exchanged between Arndt
and the BLR department in an
effort to nullify the objection,
Arndt said.
"It is a discussion between us
on how <BLR and management»
can merge and make everyone
happy," he said. ul want to make
this merger a winning proposal
ion might
A-Senate
on both sides. I owe that to
iBLRi."
According to Arndt, a proposal
for the merger from the BLR
department will be delivered to
the dean's office today and an
agreement might be reached with
the document.
Although Hill would not confirm that a proposal will be submitted by the department, he
said. "<Monday» we will know
whether we have reached our
goals."
Details of the meetings
between Hill and Arndt. which
took place over the past three to
four days, would not be revealed
by either participant.
If the objection to the merger is
not withdrawn, the A-Senate will
hear arguments at the Tuesday
meeting. Tbe agenda allows 10
minutes of discussion following
the 5-minute presentations from
both Arndt and Hill, said
A-Senate Chairman David
Smith.
A decisive vote on the merger
from the A-Senate is slated for
Nov. 3(), said Smith, chairman of
religion.
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FSU students, faculty respond
to proposed budget cuts plan
By Marjory Raymer
lf-r-   Staff Writer
Controversy has spread
across Ferris State University's
campus, as administrators
attempt to deal with its fiscal
crisis.
FSUs Board of Control,
which functions like CMU's
Board of Trustees, voted Saturday to advance with suggestions
announced Nov. 1 by FSU President Helen Popovich.
In response to low state funding and decreased enrollment,
the Fiscal Restructuring Plan
reduces Ferris' general budget
by $7.9 million before 1996, a
release from FSU's Public Relations stated. Tbe plan outlined
in late September slates 16
degree programs for elimination and cuts the athletic fund
by $300,000.
Tbe proposal sparked protests last week across the campus. Union leaders, faculty, students   and   the   campus   news-
MWe still don't have
any rationale for the
cuts. It's not money,
because departments that make
money have been
targeted, too '*
Elliot Smith
paper demonstrated through
different methods.
Faculty Association President Elliot Smith said although
a Mecosta County circuit judge
denied an injunction to prevent
the Board's vote, the fight is not
over.
FA filed six grievances ()ct. 1 4
in relation to the proposed cuts,
and continues to seek an explanation from the FSU administration.
"We     -till    don't     have
rationale for the cuts." hi
"It's not money, because* depart
ments  that   make  money
been targeted, too
any
said
have
"There is strong evidence people, instead of positions, have
been targeted," said Smith, professor of language and litera-
t ure
A statement from Board
Chairwoman Hurticene Harda-
vvay stated the cuts were necessary to ope*rate with a balanced
budget and keep tuition costs
down
Popovich was unavailable for
comment.
Officials of other unions
hosted a psuedo-funeral procession complete with a casket Friday
Wednesday, the twice-weekly
student newspaper. The Torch.
protested the proposed closing
of departments i including journalism i by printing an edition
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