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Vol, 61 No. 41
£>  Central Michigan LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Telephones 774-3493-774-3830
14 pages
Paula Neier, Mount
Pleasant junior, and her pet
weasel, Clyde, have
become familiar sights on
the north end of campus.
Neier frequently walks
Clyde on a leash and she
receives many inquiries
about him.
-CM LIFE PHOTOS BY STEVE JESSMORF
Just a
woman
and her
weasel
Lately many people have turned their heads twice in
amazement as they see Paula Neier, Mount Pleasant junior,
walk her one-and -a-half year old pet weasel, Clyde.
Neier frequently walks her pet on a leash near the north end
of campus.
"Everybody wants to know what it is and where I got it,"
Neier said. "Some people even ask me why I've got it for a pet."
Neier received her pet weasel as a present from friends and
at the time she was told it was housebroken.
"Clyde was supposed to be housebroken when he was given
to me," she said. "I soon found out that he wasn't and it took
me about a month to teach it."
Neier feeds Clyde dry cat food once every day. She also said
that he is crazy about milk and oatmeal.
Feelings vary about Clyde in the Neier household. According to to Neier, her mother doesn't like any kind of pets
while her father enjoys Clyde very much. She said her other
pets, a cat and a dog, also like Clyde and play with him often.
"He's very playful," Neier added. "When he wants to play
he'll run up and attack your foot."
Clyde has a free run of the house during the day, Neier said.
She added that he hasn't scratched or ripped any furniture.
Even though Neier has had good luck with her weasel, she
says one must be very careful because it is a wild animal.
"They are a lot fun, but taking care of them takes much time
and patience."
!'I guess I like Clyde because he has a lot personality," Neier
said. "This is a characteristic that many pets don't have."
Alternate energy forms
are topic of symposium
CMU's Environmental Services will present an
all-day "Alternate Energy Symposium" Tuesday
in the University Center. Admission is free.
The symposium was organized to give the
community information on alternate energy
forms, said Gail Gruenwald, treasurer and former
director of Environmental Services.
Displays from Environmental Services,
Campus Energy Conservation Committee, Public
Interest Research Group in Michigan, Jotul Wood
Burning Stoves, Solar Bank Energy Center,
Morbark Industries and ICARUS, a local anti-
nuclear organization, will be, in the University
and Penninsula Rooms, along with presentations.
The symposium will begin at 10 a.m. with a film
on forgotten fundamentals of the energy crisis.
The film will be shown again at 5 p.m.
At 11 a.m., information and slides on the solar
industry will be presented. Mount Pleasant
resident Doug Brooks, who operates his own wind
generator, will discuss wind power at noon.
Richard Montgomery, author of "The Solar
Decision Book," will speak on solar systems at 1
p.m. Michael Degutis of Morbark Industries of
Winn will talk about biotherm energy at 2 p.m.'
At 3 p.m., there will be a video presentation on
energy systems and conservation at CMU. The
CMU debate team will discuss .the pros and cons,
of nuclear energy at 4 p.m. ,
Montgomery and representatives from CMU's
physics, industrial education, geology, physical
plant and housing program departments will
conduct a panel discussion on the viability of
alternate energy systems at 7:30 p;m. in the Lake
Michigan Room.
UHS and Health Dept.
still seek agreement
by SHEILA LOHSTROH
LIFE Staff Writer
The University Health Service won't be forced
to close its doors on students who need overnight
health care yet.
Inpatient services will continue until UHS
reaches an agreement with the Department of
Public Health on a one-year-old state code.
That code, the Public Health Code, requires
UHS to obtain a hospital license for providing
inpatient care.
"Our concern is our responsibility to the
student," UHS Administrator Ed Brown said.
"We can meet the needs of students better by
having this facility."
But licensing UHS as a hospital means more
equipment, a larger staff and expanded services
are needed, none of which UHS officials say they
can adequately afford.
So Brown said there are four probable options
for complying with the code.
One is convincing the Department of Public
Health that UHS should operate in its present
capacity. No meetings have been scheduled, but
Vice President for Student Affairs James Hill
drafted a letter to send to the department.
The second option is converting a residence
hall into a quarantine area, Brown said. No
dormitories are being considered yet though, he
added.
Another possibility is setting up an observation area within Foust Hall for a maximum
12 hours of health care, Brown said.
"Our concern is our
responsibility to the student "—
Ed Brown, UHS administrator
Or, inpatient services could be completely
eliminated, making no need for a hospital license,
he said.
Brown said he has not fully investigated all
options yet because UHS officials still are
negotiating with the department.
Students using the UHS infirmary pay about 10
percent of what a hospital would charge, Brown
said. A night at a Central Michigan Community
Hospital ward presently costs $103, whereas a
night at UHS costs $9. UHS has 22 beds for
students who usually do not stay longer than 48
hours.
Other colleges, universities and state institutions with inpatient services and without a
license also are affected by the code.
Ferris State College, for example, has
eliminated their inpatient service because of the
code. They recently opened a dormitory to care
for sick students, but Ferris Health Center
Administrator Gregory Beattie said they are not
as satisfied with the facility because of more
limited service to students.
Talks to include 5 groups
by DIANE NIEDZWIECKI.
LIFE Managing Editor
Negotiations for all non-
faculty University employees
will be conducted throughout
the week, according to a
University spokesman.
Re-opening negotiations was
approved by the Board of
Trustees at their regular
meeting Wednesday.
Jeffrey Evans, director of
personnel and staff relations,
said talks with the five non-
faculty groups, which are
campus police, supervisory
technical personnel, administrative professionals,
maintenance and food service
personnel and clerical personnel
are scheduled for Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday. Ted
Heidloff, chairman of the administration professional
council, which represents 291
APs both on and off campus, said
while that group does not
engage in collective bargaining
per se, they would meet with
CMU for discussion of possible
contract adjustments.
Representing CMU at the
negotiations • in some combination will be Thomas Repp,
administrative assistant to the
vice president of business ''and
finance; Joseph Bissell, assistant
controller; ,Robert Foldesi,
manager of compensation,
personnel and staff relations;
Thomas Stoner, associate
director of personnel and staff
relations and Evans.
Evans said CMU has set a
tentative wrap-up date of
"before    Christmas"    for    all
"The amount is pretty well-established.
If we can't come to agreement the units
have the option of waiting for regular
negotiations in the spring."—Jeffrey
Evans, director of personnel and staff
relations
settlements.
While Evans said he did not
think it was appropriate to
discuss dollar amount offers at
this time, he indicated percentage amount increases
"would not depart a great deal
from the faculty agreement.."
In monetary negotiations
earlier this semester, the faculty
accepted an approximate 9
percent increase per average
salary.
Evans said due to the nature
of the talks, more emphasis
would be put on packaging of
plans than dollar amount,
"The amount is pretty well
established. If we can't come to
agreement, the units have the
option of waiting for regular
negotiations to open in the
spring," Evans said.
Acceptable packages would
extend current contracts until
June, 1981.
City election
set for Tuesday
Some Union Township residents Tuesday will decide if they
want their portion of the township annexed to the city of
Mount Pleasant. l
Residents living in the area of Mary McGuire Elementary
School and locations on East High and Gaylord streets and
Mulberry Lane will vote on separate proposals Tuesday in an
election run by the township.
Residents living in these areas may vote between 7 a.m. and
8 p.m. at the McGuire School, Crosslanes.
In Brief
The CMU vs U of M basketball game will be
telecast on WCMU-TY channel 14 tonight at. 8
p.m.
Campus
Jokes and stories
kept the audience in
Warriner Auditorium
laughing Sunday when
the Detroit Comedy
Society performed
there.   .
page 14
Sports
The CMU basketball
team opened its season
with a stunning 72-70
victory over the
University of Detroit
Titans.
page 10
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Index
Arts and Leisure 9
Classifieds. .13
Comment  4
Doonesbury 4
Horoscope.  13
Off the Wire ....2
Sports .•... ... 10
Spotlife  13
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