1977-02-18; Central Michigan Life

              Volume 58, No. 58
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
. Friday, February 1& 1977
Board may request vote
Entrance issue resurfaces
by JEFF ELLSWORTH
and
JIM FISHER
CM LIFE Reporters
A vote to rescind the newly-
implemented University Entrance Policy may be included on
the ballot of the student body
election scheduled May 7 and 8.
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"Go Greek!'* and "Greek Life is Great!" rang out on campus Thursday afternoon during the festivities of
fraternity and sorority bid signing. The sororities conducted their ceremonies in the pit of the University
Center while fraternities wnducto^
K> through a six to eight week program in which they will learn the ropes about greek life (LIFE photos by
like Thorsby and Steve Fecht).
Association (SA) Board of
Directors at its meeting
Wednesday, the vote will give
students the option of retaining
the present policy or approving
a* policy which would forbid
entry of University housing
without a "valid search
.warrant."
A third option would be to
approve neither policy.
The vote was presented for
approval at Wednesday's SA
Board of Director's meeting by
Small Organizations Council
representative Matt Mertz. It
was Mertz who told the Board
there was no policy governing
entrance to University housing
at its meeting Sept. 22.
The Board then formed a
committee to write new entry
and search procedures, which
were approved by President
Harold Abej Jan. 10.
• The present policy allows
room entry under five circumstances. These include when
there exists an immediate
threat, with permission of a
resident and with a search
warrant. Entrance also is
allowed with permission of the
president or dean of students or
their designees and by maintenance personnel,
Mertz, Mt. Pleasant senior,
said a policy requiring only a
search warrant to enter
University housing earlier had
been offered to Student Body
President Mike Fraser and Vice
President Steve Trudeau by the
CMU administration.
Mer.tz< .contends&^h&to offer
was turned down by Fraser,
Lansing senior, and Trudeau, St.
Clair Shores junior.
"The only people who haven't
been consulted are the students
and they are the ones that are
affected most,"-Mertz said.
Trudeau confirmed Abel had
asked him and Fraser if they
would accept an entrance policy
under which only a search
warrant or permission of a
resident would allow entry.
Trudeau said he rejected the
idea of narrowing the policy
because there were "possible
implications" which students
might not be aware of when
presented with the policy.
"Allowing entrance only with
a search warrant or permission
of the resident would allow
State Police to come on campus,
rather than just the Department
of Public Safety," Trudeau said.
"If we take Public Safety
away, the State Police are going
to come down hard on people.
Instead of getting their wrists
slapped, they're going to get
thrown in jail," Trudeau added.
Board members also discussed
whether a majority vote of
students on any of the three
entrance policy options would be
considered a final decision by
the University, assuming the
issue is presented on the ballot.
"Through James Hill (dean of
students), President Abel said
the vote could be official if we
wanted it that way, We would
have to get a final decision from
them if they still want it, but it
could be a reality," Fraser said.
"We have a policy. They can
recommend', but they have to
understand that that's all they
can do," Hill said Thursday.
"We just spent a whole
academic semester working on
the present policy, and I assume
it was approved by the Student
Association," Hill added.
Senior-at-large representative
Kim Benac suggested Mertz's
proposal be written more explicitly if it appears on the ballot
so students are clearly informed
of the issue.
The Board decided to table
the issue until its next meeting,
Wednesday. At that time, Mertz
will present the Board with his
proposal as he would like it
worded on the ballot.
Court summons
Central officials
Inflation causes increase
Trustees ok health fee hike
by HOLLY HAYES
LIFE Managing Editor
CMU students will be paying
riore for office calls at the
lealth Center following action
fy   the   Board    of   Trustees
Wednesday.
Trustees approved an in-
|rease of $1 for regular office
alls and a $3 increase for after-
kours calls, bringing the fees to
13 and $8, respectively. The
Increase    is    effective    im-
aediately.
Administrators cited inflation
in the health care field as reason
for the fee hike, pointing out
that the Health Center is not
operated as a break-even
proposition.
"We feel the Health Center is
an integral part of the
University and as such we
underwrite it," President
Harold Abel said. "No student
should be denied health care on
account of a fee."
He added fees at the Health
emale faculty
'lose salary gap
by HOLLY HAYES the   fact   the   average   female
LIFE Managing Editor faculty member has not been
Female faculty  members at with CMU as long as her male
MU have gained in a few areas counterpart and is less likely to
and lost ground in a few others,
according to the sixth annual
'Jniversity    analysis    of    the
Relative   status   of   male   and
pmale faculty members.
| The report was presented to
|he CMU Board of Trustees at
Its meeting Wednesday.
};. Women faculty members in
£he past year have closed the
Nary   gap   slightly   between
|nemselves    and    their    male
counterparts, but they continue
|oearn slightly less than men.
However, that is tempered by
insidm
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have earned a doctorate degree.
Women earn more than men
at the associate professor rank
but less at the instructor,
assistant professor and
professor ranks. In addition, the
differential at the' rank of
professor has continued to
narrow, as the difference this
year is the smallest since the
yearly analysis was begun in
1971-72.    -
Female faculty members
constitute 18,4 per cent of the
total CMU faculty this year, a
slightly lower percentage than
last year's 18.92 per cent.
* The annual report, compiled
by John Darrow, academic
administrative coordinator for
the Academic Affairs , Office,
noted the lower percentage of
female faculty members this
year was due largely to a
disproportionate number of
females who are 60 years of age
and over who therefore' constitute an unusual amount of
retirements.
(See "Faculty study-",' page 7)
Center had not been increased
since 1971.
In other action Wednesday,
Trustees heard a campus
lighting report from R. Burney
Long, director of the Physical
Plant. The improvements in
exterior lighting were »
requested by Abel last year
when areas of the campus were
found to be "light-deficient."
' According to Long, of the 25
problem areas found, 17 now
have been corrected. The
remainder are pending until
spring and better weather
permit installation.
Jerry Tubbs, vice president
for business and finance, told
Trustees the University has
looked into a changeover to
sodium vapor outdoor lighting
for campus. Tubbs said the cost
to replace existing lighting with
the new lamps would be approximately $30,000 to $35,000.
Sodium vapor lighting is
cheaper and emits "twice the
illumination," Tubbs said.
The Board also approved the
sale of two condominiums given • *
to CMU last year. The dwellings,
located on Torch Lake in Antrim
County, are valued at $55,572
and $54,572.
The two condominiums were
given to the University by Helen
Dow Whiting of Midland.
Abel told the Board the
University "does not now have,
nor does itv anticipate in the
future, a need for these condominiums," adding the money
from the sale of the property
would aid the University in
other property acquisition.
Trustees also approved the
sale of a' piece of property
located on Glen Avenue, behind
Northwest Apartments. The
land was acquired at the'time
the married housing complex
was being built, and the
University currently has no
plans for use of this property.
The land, measuring 325 by
365 feet, will be divided into
three lots for sale.
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CM LIFE Reporter
Top CMU administrators received summonses to appear in court
in a counter suit filed. by the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA)
challenging the constitutionality of some CMU regulations.
The summonses were served Monday to President Harold Abel,
Dean of Students James Hill and members of CMU Board of
Trustees. However, by Thursday no hearing date or location had
been set, according to Hill.
The YSA counter suit questions the constitutionality of CMU
regulations regarding distribution of campaign literature on
campus. The counter suit was filed after three YSA members were
arrested in Warriner Hall while distributing campaign literature
Oct. 20.
The three YSA members, Brigid Douglas, Tom Smith and Jim
Garrison, all of Detroit, were arrested for selling literature without
a University permit and for occupying a University building.
In the immediate aftermath of the arrest, the administration said
it was enforcing "reasonable University policy." The YSA countered, charging CMU officials with intentionally suppressing .
political thought on campus and denying first amendment rights to
the three members arrested.
During a pretrial hearing Jan. 20, 76th District Court Judge
Douglas A. Dehn granted the defense a 60-day grace period in which
to file a counter suit against CMU before the trial date of the three
YSA members is set.
Recently, some CMU administrators have expressed confidence
in the University's position in the counter suit.
"At this point I'm not all that concerned," Hill said. "When it is
called to court I'll have no apprehension about going and stating my
part (in the YSA incident)."
According to Abel, while in executive session Wednesday, the
Board -of Trustees briefly discussed the case, choosing counsel to
represent the University. ,
Michigan on this matter and that        a Mt. Pleasant law firm, Lynch, Gallagher and Lynch, 201 N.
he was basing his interpretation;    Mam St., will represent Central in the counter suit, Abel said. This
.,_-__.._.        j.   :-   -^-     firm frequently handles University legal matters, he added.
Abel stressed the YSA case was not the main topic of discussion
during the executive session.
"We did briefly review the merits of the case, both pro and con,"
Abel said, "but I'd say 99 per cent of the time was spent talking
about (faculty) collective bargaining strategies."
Inother discussion. University
Attorney J. David Kerr told
Trustees meetings of the
Board's two com
mittees-Finance and Faculty-
Trustees Liason - would have to
adhere to the same provisions of
the Open Meetings Act as
regular Board meetings.
The act, which beoomes effective April 1, requires public
bodies to conduct open meetings
with exceptions made for
discussion of personnel matters
and University contracts and
agreements.
Kerr said any official committee of a public body Would
fall under the same restrictions
as the "parent" body. He added
there is no judicial precedent in
on   decisions   made   in   other
states with similar legislation.
Trustees appointed former
Board Chairperson Margaret
Reicker to the Finance Corn-
Trustees— " page 7)
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Child support questions
cause divorce problems
Editors note: In the second of a two-part series
on divorce, the effects of divorce on children are
discussed along with an examination of child
support payments. ,
by KELLY KOLHAGEN
CM LIFE Reporter
In addition to the emotional and legal problems
which may be incurred by divorce, there is
another important aspect-the children. Who
gets custody and who pays for custody? And how
does divorce affect children?
"All experts in the area of the family say it's
better for parents to divorce rather than subject
them to an environment that is tense because of
patents fighting," Leslie Liebeijman, instructor in
home economics, family life and consumer
education, said.
"My feelings are that when people divorce
When the children are very young and when the
parents are youi?g, the children adapt more easily
when the parents form new relationships," she
added. ^
Attorney Thomas W.Hall Jr. said while men
occasionally receive custody of the children,
generally, the wife still receives custody.
"Although this no longer is the law, it still
seems to be the case," he said.
Ken McCleary, 29* assistant .professor of
business and administration, has beert'divorced
for four months and has two sons, aged six and
nine, from the marriage.
McCleary said there was "not a chance" of him
receiving custody of his children.
"I talked to a few lawyers about it, but they
just laughed a little," he said, "The court assumes
the mother will get the children unless the
children are old enough to decide on their own, or
(See '-Divorce--4' page 7)
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