1979-11-02; Central Michigan Life

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Vol.61   No. 30
©   Central Michigan LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
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16 pages
awaits word on study delay
by SHIRLEY SZELKOWSKI
LIFE Copy Editor
CMU is awaiting notification from the U.S. Department of Labor
concerning the deadline extension for an Affirmative Action
utilization study which, if not submitted, will cause Central to lose
its federal aid.
Federal officials set Nov. 5 as a deadline but the University has
requested the department to wait until Dec. 23 when a Chicago.firm
could complete the analysis.
The report would determine where CMU is under-utilizing
minorities and women in the work force. It involves an analysis of
the percentages of minorities and females now employed by the
University. Figures for every employee on campus will be compared
to national figures and a time table of goals set up for compliance
with federal affirmative action guidelines.
The show-cause notification came as a surprise to James Turner,
CMU affirmative action officer.
"I was surprised and frustrated," he said, "simply because we are
moving along in that direction."
Turner has been working on the goals and timetables since the
new affirmative action plan went into effect Oct. 1.  .
"It's just another agency doing what they have to do," he continued. "But it interferes with the orderly progression we had set
up."
(See "Affirmative"—page 2)
Salary
reaction
mixed
by ALLISON MOCERI
LIFE Staff Writer
Reactions to a new state law
requiring the salaries of all
employees at public educational
institutions be available to the
public are mixed, according to
various representatives of
University personnel.
Salaries of CMU employees
are expected to be released by
the administration early next
week.
"There are very few things
left private to state employees
anymore," said Gary Haight,
chairman of the Supervisory-
Technical Employee Group
Council. "In other types of jobs,
salary and benefits are of the
strictest confidence." But according to the law, he added, the
public's right to tknow outweighs the resulting loss of
privacy.
Haight said that while most
employees are probably
disappointed with the law, he
doubts they are upset enough to
do anything about it,
Al Lewis, president of the
Faculty Association, said his
feelings about the issue are
mixed. "On the one hand I like
the idea of knowing how the
state funds are distributed, but
in another way I resent the fact
that I don't have the same right
to privacy as others in the
private sector."
He added, "It sort of bothers
me that my salary will probably
be published, but it's an invasion
I can live with."
The dean of the School of
Graduate Studies, Robert
Branyan, said that while he has
not heard of anyone who is very
upset now, they probably will be
once the salaries are actually
published. "As public employees
(See "Salaries"—page 15)
Unexpected house guest
-CM UFE PHOTO BY ROGER HART
Shuk Kam Wu, Hong Kong graduate student, and Rennae Croisant, Midland
junior, residents of C-3 Preston Apartments, had their bedroom ventilated
around noon Thursday when the driver of a black Gremlin could not stop her
vehicle and came crashing through the bedroom wall of the apartment. Both
residents were at home at the time of the accident, but no one was in the
bedroom and no one was injured in the mishap. Physical Plant workers were
busy Thursday afternoon repairing the wall toget it done before nightfall. DPS
Director John McAuliffe said the name of the driver could not be released until
today.
Ratification vote set for Tuesday
by DIANE NIEDZWIECKI
LIFE Managing Editor
Approximately 35 faculty
members agreed Thursday to
conduct a ratification vote
Tuesday to approve a tentative
contractual agreement.
The vote was conducted at a
general membership meeting for
the purpose of setting the vote
date and fielding any questions
the membership might have
concerning the tentative
agreement.
The 7:30 p.m. meeting concluded at 8:15 p.m.
If ratified, the agreement
would raise average salaries 9
percent effective July 1,1980.
Comments,   while  not  overwhelmingly   in   favor   of   the*
package,   conveyed   a   "better
than nothing" attitude.
FA President Al Lewis said
he    expects    the    tentative
agreement to be ratified.
Commenting on the turnout of
faculty, Lewis said he was
somewhat disappointed but not
surprised.
"I expected more people to
turn out' It's hard to tell. If
something is very controversial,
it gets a bigger turnout," Lewis
said. He added the inolement
weather might have had
something to do with the
seemingly-low turnout.
The    tentative    agreement
states   each   regular   full-time
faculty member would reoeive a
one-time supplement of $560 for
(See"FA"-page2)
SA, SNAG argue commuter parking issue
by JAMES ISELER
LIFE Staff Writer
The South Neighborhood Action Group confronted the Student
Association Wednesday concerning the issue of commuter parking
near the north end of campus.
Two members of SNAG attended the meeting to explain their
reasons for attempting to institute a parking sticker systenyin the
residential area bordered by Bellows and High streets.
"I think we've become the city's commuter parking lot for
everything," Carol Scherer, SNAG member, said.
Most SA board members were against the group's idea to allow
only cars with a designated sticker to park in the area during the
day.
"I'm a commuter and there is no place to park within a quarter-
mile of Grawn Hall on campus," legislative affairs director Bill
Fisher said. "I'm totally against it."
Junior representative Kathy Brooks insisted that since streets
are public anyone has the right to park in the area.
"While the street is a public thoroughfare, they can park there as
long as parking is legal," Brooks, of Birmingham, said.
Scherer said the group had another alternative which was to
propose a complete ban on parking in the area. The statement met
with resounding disapproval from the board,
"You wouldn't be able to get away with that no matter how hard
you try," Senior Representative Tom Redd said.
Katie Northway, a member of SNAG's board of directors pointed
out some of the reasons for the proposals Which included safety of
(See"SA"-page2)
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