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Volume 60 No. 14
1978 Central Mlchlgoa UFE
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Friday, Sept. 29,1978
CMU to redistribute Foust space
CMU has planned a major overhaul of its space utilization in
Foust Hall which will change the location of ,every department in
the building and make room for the addition of at least one new
department.
President Harold Abel confirmed the new space utilization plan
Thursday bight, telling CM LIFE the University Health Services
and the Counseling Center will be shifted to new locations in Foust
Hall, while the Computer Center will be expanded to take up the
entire basement floor.
The Counseling Center, which presently is located in the west
half of the basement floor, will move upstairs and take over the
entire first floor, according to the plan
Meanwhile, the UHS, which now utilizes both the first and second
floor in Foust, will be moved almost entirely to the second floor,
resulting in the loss of 22 in-patient beds. This represents a 50
percent reduction in in-patient facilities.
Abel said he did not know whether the considerable space
reduction for the UHS would result in either staff cuts or a trimming of the department's budget.
"This is a pretty major change," Abel told LIFE. "There is no one
in the building who is not being moved."
Abel said although there is no official time set for the departments to move, his personal commitment is that "it would be nice if
we could get enough done to make the shifts by next fall."
-CM UFEPHOTO BYMOLLY BREMMEH
After a hot day in class, Larry Nielsen, Trufant junior,
takes a study break with friends to fling a frisbee against
the brightly lit twilight sky. The fickle weather of the past
week has kept residents of the Mount Pleasant area
bouncing between umbrellas and sunglasses.
Abel said the new space utilization plan, which was announced to
UHS and Counseling Center employees in separate meetings
Thursday, will allow Foust Hall to be used in a "much more constructive way."
The Computer Center, the other Foust Hall tenant to be affected
by the shift, had not been notified of its new space allocations as of
Thursday, but Abel said he was certain the plan would meet with its
approval.
"At the present time, Foust Hall probably has the poorest
utilization of space of any building on campus," Abel said. "You walk
in there and see that huge lobby and the atrium... well, _its
aesthetically nice, but that's just not good utilization of space."
The UHS will be most affected by the shifts, losing 8,100 square
feet on the first floor which it now utilizes for such things as a
reception area and doctors' offices and treatment rooms.
The only space it will retain on the first floor will be its
emergency room, X-ray department and laboratory.
CMU was able to relocate the UHS on the second floor by
eliminating a number of rooms now being used for in-patient care.
The number of patient beds will be reduced to 22. There also will be
one isolation room and one trauma room on the second floor.
"On almost all occasions, 22 beds will be enough to accommodate
our in-patient needs," Abel said. "In fact, I've heard estimates that
we could go down to as few as 15 beds."
The Computer Center, which has been in desperate need of additional space to expand its computer system, will double in .size
when it takes over the entire basement of Foust Hall.
Abel said now that the affected departments have been notified of
space reallocations, the next step is for the Administration,
University architect and the three department heads to sit down
and begin preparing program plans to determine how they will
utilize the new space allotments.
Abel also said at least one other department will be moved into
Foust Hall, but declined to name the department as it has not yet
been notified of the plans.
Voter sign-up
begins Sunday
Various student organizations will be going door to door at off-
campus residences in an effort to get students to register for the
Nov. 7 general election.
The drive, sponsored by Student Association, begins Sunday,
when students in fraternities, apartment buildings and area houses
will be asked to register.
Tables will be set up in all residence hall food commons during
lunch and dinner hours Monday through Wednesday in an effort to
register dormitory students. Tables also will be in the Reservation
and Park Library.
"We are bringing everything to the sjtudents. All they have to do
is put out the effort to register," said Marty Fisher, a Political
Science Club member.
Because students live in Mount Pleasant nine months during the
year, their vote would be more effective here than at home, said
Fisher, Royal Oak senior.
If students register in Mount Pleasant, their hometown
registration will be canceled.
The SA, the sole sponsor of the campus-wide student voter
registration drive, also is receiving support from other student
groups which are helping it to register as many students as possible
for the Nov. 7 election.
Fair presents groups
chance to sell selves
Students will have  the opportunity to learn about many
CMU    organizations    at    the
Student  Activities  Fair  Wed-'
nesday.
All student organizations
have been invited to attend the
fair, which is being sponsored by
Student' Association and the
Office of Student Affairs.
The original group
registration deadline on
Wednesday has been extended
to Monday at 5 p.m., Bob Parsons, Department of Communication director, said.
Approximately ^ 50
organizations have registered
for the event, but that number is
expected to double by Monday,
Parsons, Rogers City senior,
said.
the Office of Student Affairs
has rented the entire University
Center Ballroom for  the  fair.
Groups have been asked to set
up their booths between 10 and
11 a.m. The fair will be open
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"The fair is an opportunity
both organizations and students
cannot afford to pass up,"
Parsons said.
"It is one day of the year all
organizations have a place to be
together and show students
what they are all about. I hope
students will use the fair to their
best advantage," he added.
All groups will have at least
one member at their booth at all
times, Parsons said. Information
will be distributed and,
depending upon the group,
membership sign-up sheets will
be available, Parsons said.
—Sen. Robert
today, page 3
P.  Griffin to be in town
—PIRGIM plans tenant survey, page 5
—Homecoming queen candidates selected,
page 6
—Centra/ faces Bait State, page 7
SA will maintain an information desk at the fair to
assist students in finding the
organization they are looking
for.
Student organizations
requesting further information
or wishing to register may
contact Parsons at the SA office
in the lower level of the
University Center or call 774-
3136.
LIFE
features
grid guide
Today's issue of CM LIFE
features a football guide for
Saturday's Parent's Day clash
between the Chips and the
Ball State University Cardinals in Perry Shorts
Stadium.
Kick-off for the crucial MidAmerican Conference game is
1:30 p.m. Reserved seats are
sold out, but general admission seats still are
available and students with
CMU identification cards will
be admitted free.
Waterskiing more
than a hobby to
Apderson's mind
by ALLISON KAUFMAN
LIFE Staff Writer
It's not generally known,
but the quiet campus of CMU
harbors a champion water-
skier with a growing national
reputation.
Scott Anderson, Watervliet
senior, has been skiing ever
since he saw the girl next
door on waterskis when he
was 12 years old and decided
"My parents are good
skiers and they tried to get
me on skis when I was four,
but all I did ,«■ was i scream..
Then when I was 12,1 got Up
on skis once and loved it!"
Anderson began competitive skiing at age 16 and
started winning amateur
titles only one year later. He
went from Michigan individual titles to Michigan
Overall Champion, to midwest titles, to a national
amateur«ranking at 19. At 21,
he swept all the Michigan and
midwest titles and set some
records along the way. Last
year, at age 22, he competed
with professionals in an open
tournament and took fourth
place overall.
In various national tournaments, he defeated
nationallyknown waterskiers
such as Rick McCormick and
^fflayne     Grimditch,     the
current    ABC    Superstar
Champion.
"Lots of people ask how I
became so good so fast, and I
guess it was just my
eagerness in learning to ski
arid always putting 110
percent behind it. I have
always had the will to be the
best," he said.
Waterskiing is an expensive sport, explained
Anderson, with the cost of a
boat, fuel, transportation and
lodging to consider. He said it
costs him about $20,000 per
year to ski. He makes money
by working for Cypress
Gardens in Florida and
winning some cash awards at
tournaments. He also buys a
boat each year' to fix and sell
at a profit.
Anderson promotes
Cypress Garden's line of ski
equipment by teaching at
clinics, demonstrating the
gear and wearing it while
Skiing at tournaments and
promotions. "Everything I
wear when I ski is promotion
gear for Cypress Gardens,"
he said.
During the summer months
and on school vacations',
Anderson skis constantly, at
least four hours every day.
But when it's time for school,
he leaves his skis behind.
Scott Anderson
"School is more important
in the long run. I want to
finish my studies and if I'd
gone to school in Florida or
California, I'd ski too much
and not study enough," he
explained. He is studying
environmental planning and
hopes to eventually own a
lake for recreation and,fish
farming.
He is not that excited about
becoming a "professional,"
which he may do next next
year. In fact, he said he is
afraid he may lose interest in
skiing when he does. "Being
pro is too jet-set. Then you're
in it just for the money and
you end up with no friends.
Mofley^ not everything.
Maybe it's great to be a
superstar, but it's not what I
want."
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