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Affirmative Action extension denied
by SHIRLEY SZELKOWSKI
UFE Copy Editor
The U.S. Department of Labor has denied Central's request for a
deadline extension concerning an Affirmative Action utilization
study which the Department requested,
The denial came in a letter Tuesday which stated the Department
would start "administrative enforcement proceedings" and hoped
the University would continue its study.
The proceedings include the issuance of an administrative
complaint according to George Fisher, of the U.S. Department of
Labor.
After the University receives the complaint, it will h$ve 20 days
to respond to the Department on whether it wishes to have a
hearing concerning debarment proceedings, Fisher said.
If Central did not prevail in the hearings or did not request a
hearing, it would be debarred. This would mean that Central could
not receive anymore Federal contracts until it complied with the
Federal guidelines with an approved utilization study.
CMU was asked to submit the study which shows how the
University is utilizing women and minorities in its work force, after
it was slapped with a show-cause notification, Oct, 30.
The notification came after the Department of Labor learned that
CMU did not have the study but did, it felt, have a Federal contract
for more than $50,000.
Central had not completed the study because it interpreted the
Federal agreements as a contract and a contract modification.
Because of the difference of interpretations, David J, Kerr, CMU
attorney, said he thinks the University has two legal arguments.
"The burden is on them (Labor Department) to have clear
guidelines,'' he said.
His first argument is the phrasing of the definition of a governmental contract.
"A contract or modification of a contract" could be interpreted
two ways according to Kerr. CMU is interpreting the "or" as inclusive, meaning one or the other while the Labor Department sees
(See "Extension"—page 2)
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Vol, 61    No. 36
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12 pages
Conflict in Iran touches 32 Central students
Status not known
Although President Carter
has ordered all Iranian students
in the United States to report to
the Department of Immigration
and Naturalization or face
deportation, CMU's foreign
student adviser said she has not
been contacted yet.
Shawmut Christensen,
assistant to the vice-president of
student affairs, said that when
the immigration office does
contact her she will probably
have all the information they
need on file.
"We'll just have to wait until
they contact me," Christensen
said.
The Detroit Free Press
reported .Wednesday that U.S.
Immigration would be sending
officials to the 11 Michigan
schools with* more than 50
Iranian students.
CMU is not included in that
number since there are only 32
Iranians attending school here,
Christensen said.
According to an immigration
spokesperson, foreign student
advisers from schools with less
than 50 Iranian students are to
send information about a
student's class status to the
immigration department, which
will then return the necessary
forms to be filled out by the
students.
The Free Press reported that
the students will also have to
report to the nearest immigration office with their
passports, immigration forms,
evidence that they are enrolled
at CMU on a full-time basis and
that they have paid tuition. A
letter of good standing from
school authorities is also
required.
Christensen said she has not
been made aware of any of these
developments yet but that she
expects to be notified in the near
future.
"Right now, you know more
than I do," Christensen said, to
an inquiry from CM LIFE.
According to the Free Press,
the deportation of Iranians in
the U.S. illegally is "the number
one enforcement priority" of
immmigration officials.
Iranians 'in middle'
by JAMES ISELER
LIFE Staff Writer
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The sentiment concerning Iran of some CMU students
was expressed in this sign that was hung on the
University Center Thursday. The sign expresses
displeasure with the self-proclaimed leader of Iran,
Ayatollah Khomeini.
For the 32 Iranian students at CMU there is a general feeling of
being caught in the middle.
Considering the recent takeover of the American embassy in
Iran, some Iranian students say they feel hatred from the
Americans when it should be directed at the Iranian government.
"They (Americans) are not against just the Iranian government,
but against Iranians period," said one Iranian student who wished
to be referred to only as Hassan.
Even though they feel they have not done anything to warrant
the ill feelings, those students interviewed quickly pointed out they
are in favor of the revolution going on in Iran and stand behind
those students holding the embassy.
However, their reasons for doing so must be clearly pointed out,
they say.
The action jn Iran is a direct response to anti-U.S. government
sentiments in Iran for backing the former shah, Saeed, another
Iranian graduate student said.
„"X think.it (the takeover) would have.happened,under any kind of
government, even if Khomeini wasn't in power," he pointed out.
The students said they think Americans are only getting one side
of the story and that this is iri part due to the fact that television and
other mass-media propagandize the American position.
"The mass media is really responsible for the Americans and
Iranians hating each other," Saeed said.
(See "Students"—page 2)
Majority of evaluations
to be completed soon
byTOMMcEACHIN
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
CMU's administrative
.evaluator said he will have the
bulk~~of-his_interviewing done
today. ""'■"""
Barry Munitz met with Board
Barry Munitz
of Trustees member Lee Farhat
in Lansing Wednesday, and was
on campus Thursday to meet
with University vice presidents,
and student representatives.
Munitz also had open office
hours for anyone in the
University community to speak
with him Thursday. Today, he
will meet with academic deans
and alumni.
After today's interviews,
Munitz will have talked with
seven of the eight board
members, three of the four vice
presidents, faculty and student
representatives, academic
deans, the president and
provost.
Through his interviews,
Munitz, University of Houston
chanceller, is trying to put the
operation of the university in
perspective so he can make his
recommendations to the board.
"It's beginning to make some
sense," Munitz said of his
learning of the University
operation.
He said that relative to other
Universities he has evaluated,
CMU appears to be free of major
problems.
"I don't have the panicky
feeling I had at Kent State four
years ago," he said.
Munitz plans to meet with the
remaining top administrators
within the next month, and
make his preliminary report to
the board sometime in
December.
The board does not have a
meeting scheduled for
December, so. special
arrangements may be made «•_
Munitz can meet with trustees
sometime next month.
Munitz will discuss his observations with the board in his
pialiminary report arid suggest
what,he terms "healthy shifts"
in the duties of the administration,
"I will make some
suggestions" he said. "But I
expect there will be no surprises."
After his discussion with the
board, Munitz probably will
make his final recommendation
in January.
Expo 79
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Hand-woven pieces of material from India are displayed here by Chandana Bose, a
graduate student from India. This display about India and displays from several other
countries were set up Thursday in the University Center Ballroom as part of the International Expo.
In Brief
All students living in residence halls must be
out of the dorms by 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Thanksgiving Break officially begins Wednesday at noon.
Campus
Today's issue of CM
LIFE featured a
photopage depicting
the number one CMU
spirit leaders: the
CMU Marching Chips.
page 12
Sports
The CMU football
team will represent
the MAC Saturday
when it faces Northwestern State
University in Natchitoches, La. ■■
page 7
Index
Arts and Leisure ,. 6
Classifieds,.............. 11
Comment 4
Doonesbury .. ,.- 4
Horoscope...-, , n
Off the Wire .2
Sports 7
Spotlife 11
TV Listings 10
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