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Rapes occur;
victims
ever tell DPS
by SANDY FUGATE
v    , LIFE Staff Writer
Although not a single rape has been reported to the Department
of Public Safety (DPS) in the last,two years, a rape counselor said
Friday she knows of nine female students who have been raped
during that time. •        . >      '        ■
Shelly Fuce, rape counseling coordinator for the Women's Health
and Information Project (WHIP), also said although she never has
pressured women to report rapes, she strongly believes they
should.
DPS spokespersons agreed with Fuce, saying raped women
should report the crime because they have a responsibility to let
DPS know a rapist is at large,'
Fuce, Plainwell junior, said of the nine rapes she knows of, three
occurred on campus. She said another three occurred somewhere off
campus and she is unsure where the remaining rapes were committed.
She attributed infrequent rape reports to several factors.
Often, she said, rape victims fear their friends will dislike them,
"Society has this thing about thinking the woman is at fault.
Consequently, women who have been raped do-truly feel they are at
fault," Fuce said.
Rape victims also are afraid of possible police harassment, she
said, adding, "But I know the people at DPS and I know DPS will
treat someone super."
DPS Director John McAuliffe said, "Our first concern is for the
victim's well-being."
McAuliffe acknowledged rape victims may.not want to report the
.incidents, but said, "A victim's responsibility extends beyond
themselves. They have a responsibility to assist police in keeping it
from happening again." . '
DPS Det. Sgt. Leslie Bonstelle said, "A woman does not even
have to give us her name when reporting the incident."
The crime should be reported, he continued, "if for no other
reason than to" let us know who the individual who committed the
Offense is and w here the incident occurred.
McAuliffe agreed, saying. "We would like to know the existence
Of the assailant so that we can be on the lookout for him."
McAuliffe also said knowing the location of the incident would
allow police to "alert media in the area and let people know that
area is not safe and to be careful."
"People around here won't report rape to DPS," Fuce added.
"They can't do anything if no one reports it."
However, she continued, "Michigan has the best laws in dealing
with rape." ,
For example, she said in 1976 Michigan enforced a law which
prohibits the discussion of a woman's sexual history before a jury.
Regarding the procedures DPS would follow should a victim
report a rape, McAuliffe said, "One of the first steps is to get
medical attention for the victim if it is needed."
After trying to alleviate some of the victim's concerns and fears,
DPS officers would obtain a physical description of the assailant, he
said. '
McAuliffe said DPS would attempt to get facts surrounding the
incident after apprehending a suspect.
A rape victim should contact police as soon as possible after the
incident and also should not wash herself or change clothing as it
could remove physical evidence, McAuliffe said.
Volume 59 No. 77
S   Centre! Michigan LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Monday, April 17,1978
Group forms dorm party guidelines
by BERNADETTE JOZWIAK
LD7E Ass't, News Editor
A 16-point set of guidelines
for students who will conduct
dorm floor parties has been
compiled and now awaits ap-
.proval before going into effect
nextyear.
A committee of residence hall
directors, resident assistants
(RA) and Residence Hall
Assembly members put
finishing touches on the
guidelines Friday. Gary Ciaf-
fone, committee chairperson,
said he intends to present the
guidelines to Housing Program
Director George Jennings early
this week.
If okayed by housing officials,
the 11-member committee's
procedures would allow an
unlimited number of events to
take   place   if  guidelines   are
followed. They also would
require floor party sponsors to
obtain their residence hall
director's approval for a party
three days in advance of the
event.
The committee has drawn up
an application which party
sponsors would fill,out. The form
requires names of party
sponsors, members of a clean-up
committee for the party and four
to six monitors to keep
residence hall pathways and
exits clear during a party.
The party request form also
states a document showing floor
approval of the" "event must'be
attached to it when it is submitted.
Approval by two-thirds of the
residents of a dorm floor also is
stated   as   necessary   in   the
committee's guidelines.
At their meeting Friday,
committee members said how
such approval would be shown
would be left to the discretion of
residents of individual dormitories.
According to one of the
committee's proposals: "Floor
parties should be on Friday and
Saturday nights only with the
approval of the residence hall
director." In keeping with the
party policy stated in the 1978-
79 Residence Hall Handbook,
the committee's procedures
reiterate only BYO ("bring your
"dyrn" beverage! gatherings will
be permitted in the halls.
During a party the dorm's
residence hall director and the
RA of the floor on which the
party is taking place must be in
City, township
for annexation
by KATHY JENNINGS
LD7E Staff Writer
Residents and officials of
Mount Pleasant and Union
Township will face off today as
the problem of deciding whether
or not to allow annexation is
discussed in'public hearings.
State Boundary commissioners today will hear in the'
Isabella County Building, 200 N.
Main St. officials and residents
argue for and against annexation to the city of four
parcels of township property.
City officials will arguje the
Laying down a lick at the Wheatland Weekend Reunion bluegrass festival conducted in Finch
Fieldhouse Sunday is fiddler Frank Madison of the Sinclair Brothers band. Approximately 2,000 people
attended the event to clap and stomp their feet to the 19 bands that played over a 12 hour period (LIFE
photo by Peter Luke). *
2,000 hear bluegrass sound
Foot-stompers invade Finch!
by DIANE NIEDZWHSCKI
\       , LIFE Staff Writer
\ A lot of flatpicking and scores
of cowboy hats replaced
basketball games and sweatsuits at the Finch Fieldhouse
Sunday.
< The Wheatland Bluegrass
Reunion began at 10 a.m. and
amidst foot-stomping and hand-
clapping, Central got it's first
official taste of bluegrass music,
». Approximately 2,000 persons
turned out from Mount
Pleasant, Lansing, Kalamazoo,
Alma, Clare and Big Rapids to
listen to the music of 19
bluegrass bands. Local talent
included Kitty Donahoe and
Flatpickers Local'# 169.
- John Fox, spokesperson for
the Wheatland Music Co-op, a
non-profit music corporation
Which sponsors music festivals
fit' the Mount Peasant area, said
the co-op began sponsoring
bluegrass music festivals- five
years ago in an effort to ''bring
this kind of music to the area "
"Last year was the first year we broke even, and
this year the money we earn is going to grants for
area food coops, a music scholarship at tnterlochen
and more festivals."—John Fox, Wheatland
spokesperson
"Five years ago, the co-op was
in debt. We got a bank loan and
started doing festivals. Last
year was the first year we broke
even, and this year the money
we earn is going to grants for
area food co-ops, a music
scholarship at Interlochen and
more festivals," Fox said.
In addition to the Wheatland
Reunion at Central, the co-op
will sponsor its annual festival in
Remus in September.
Fox said the co-op consists of
nearly 70 volunteers, "about 50
of whom work."
Besides providing free
musical events for the public,
the Wheatland Music Co-op
provides a traveling bluegrass
library which contains recordings and literature explaining
the history of bluegrass music.
Other bands sponsored by the
co-op include Hank and Sandy
Bradley* from Seattle,
Washington and the Highwood
String Band with the Green
Grass Cloggers, a group of
traditional dancers from North
Carolina.
Also performing were the
Argo Pond String Band from
Ann Arbor and the Sinclair
Brothers from Sheridan.
Quackgrass, ^ the 12-hour
festival's opening band, is
composed of Wheatland Music
Co-op members.
Typical instruments included
guitars, banjos, fiddles and
mandolins.    *
Along with the music, several
non-profit groups including the
Women's Health and Information Project (WHIP), the
Mount Pleasant Food Co-op and
CMU's Literary Liberation
Front, set up booths inside the
fieldhouse to sell goods and
distribute literature.
By mid-afternoon, warm
temperatures drew a crowd of
about 200 persons outside the
fieldhouse to listen to the
b'anjos, fiddles and guitars of
local volunteer talent.
The words of one spectator
seemed to sunt up the mood of
the crowd: "This is by far the
sweetest sounding music I've
ever heard,"
Tax returns
due today
Because April 15 fell on
Saturday, persons have until
midnight to. file their 1977
Federal Income Tax returns.
city can better serve the needs
of residents living adjacent to
the city in areas of urban
growth. The township can best
serve the needs of its rural
residents, city officials claim.
However, township
representatives say allowing
annexation would reduce the
potential .population of the
township and plans already have
been made to serve this
potential population.
Mount Pleasant and
surrounding urban areas do not
need and cannot afford two units
of local government providing
municipal services, the city
contends. This duplication of
services is inefficient and
wasteful of public taxes.
The city also says the area
needs one local government
specializing in municipal services and a second offering rural
services.
Neither the township nor the
city should try to perform the
job intended for the other and
the proposed annexation would
be a step toward assigning
responsibilities to the appropriate local government, the
the hall, a committee guideline
stipulates.
Commenting on this point of
the policy during the committee
meeting, Michael Turnbull,
Troutman residence hall
director, said he questioned how
many of CMU's 19 residence hall
directors would agree to be in
his or her hall each time a party
took place. "I've got other things
to do than babysit parties,"
Turnbull said.
Other procedure guidelines
state floor parties will end by
1:30 a.m. and food other than
snacks sUch as potato chips and
pretzels must be available at the
events. Advertising for a party
will be restricted to the floor
where the party will take place
and such notices should not
refer to alcohol.
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city contends.
The township argues its
service agreement with the city
was based upon the projected
population growth of the
township. They say there must
be adjustments in the
agreement or township
residents will face increased
sewer costs, as the cost must be
spread among fewer residents
than anticipated.
City officials say the township
has little to lose by allowing the
properties to annex because
what the township loses in
revenue nearly equals what is
spent in services to the land,
according to city figures.
The issue of annexation
continues to crop up in Union
township because the township
does not offer services which are
needed by its urban residents.
The township has . no water
service and much township land
is unsuitable for private wells
and septic tanks.
Problems faced by residents
in some township areas occur
because their wells are sunk too
shallow or too deep. Shallow
(See "Annexation talk—" page 2)
Inside:
—Campus thefts; lock If
or lose it, officials say—
page3
—Student's names may
he kept on permanent
DPS file—page 7
—Chips  take  three  of
four from Titans—page
10
—Spartans    next   for
diamondmen—page 11
CMU trackman Mike Winsor
was the outstanding field,
performer at the Dogwood
Relays. See page 12.
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