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Volume 58 No. 86
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 48859
Friday, May 6,1977
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In ©Ihserttance of
Hay 5, 1977
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GENTLE FRIDAY
'Life is often characterized by misunderstanding—misunderstanding between
jfacea, between people and between generations. Perhaps now more than at
any previous time in our history, we need to pursue with renewed vigor
that elusive atmosphere of understanding and compassion for one another
;in all that we do.
On Friday, Hay 6, 1977, Central Michigan LIFE, in cooperation with other
student and university groups on campus, is sponsoring a special day
which seeks to renew and refresh the kinship that binds us, one to another.
^Therefore, I, William G, Milliken, Governor of the State of Michigan,
urge all members of the Central Michigan University community to join
in appropriate observance of this day and to actively participate in
efforts designed to promote goodwill between faculty, students and the
administration.
Given under my hand on this twenty-
sixth day of April in the year of Our
Lord one thousand nine hundred seventy-
seven and of the Commonwealth one
hundred forty-first.
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GOVERNOR
'Gentle Friday'
celebration set
Today's Gentle Friday celebration, sponsored by CM LIFE
in conjunction with the Intramural Department and various
student organizations, will feature a variety of activities to
close out the school year.
The celebration is highlighted by a Gentle Friday
proclamation from Gov. William G. Milliken, who said,
"Perhaps now more than at any other time in our history, we
need to pursue with renewed vigor that elusive atmosphere of
understanding and compassion for one another in all that we
do," _
A schedule of activities is listed below.
Noon -Tug-ofrwar eliminations between CM LIFE,
Program Board, Student Association (SA) and WCHP, radio.
An appearance by the infamous Warriner Warriors also is
rumored.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lost and found auction, sponsored by the
Association for Women Students and the Department of Public
Safety, in the circle drive by the University Center,
12:30 p.m. - Free hot dogs to be distributed by University
Food Services in Warriner Mall.
Residence Hall Assembly musical entertainment in
Warriner Mall.
1 p.m. - CM LIFE ice cream giveaway in front of the
University Center while supplies last.
SA celebrity slave sale, with several adminisatrators and
student celebrities selling time to work for people who buy
them.
1:30 p.m.-Student Foundation "guts frisbee" tournament
north of Alumni Field.
Residence Assistant Council volleyball tournament north of
Sloan Hall.
Intramural Office trike skateboard slalom in Warriner Mall.
2 p.m. - Intramural Office New Games rally in Warriner
Mall.
3 p.m. - Married Students Council frisbee golf tournament,
throughout the central campus area.
CM LIFE versus the Warriner Warriors volleyball game
north of Sloan Hall.
6 p.m. - Program, Board movie, "The Rocky Horror Picture
Show", free of charge in Warriner Auditorium, (also to be
shown at 9 p.m. and midnight)
7 p.m. - Hot air balloon launch north of Alumni Field.
8 p.m. - Anchoras synchronized swim show in Rose Pool.
9 p.m/Residence Hall Assembly all-campus dance the Rose
east parking lot.
Midnight - Intramural Office ry.idnJffH %wiW 'n rose Pool
Option may save energy
Senate considers trimesters
byJOHNGROGAN
CM LIFE Reporter
As early as Fall Semester
1978, CMU students may have
the option of taking their
"summer break" during either
Winter or Fall semesters.
The option is part of an
energy saving calendar
presently before Academic
Senate for consideration. The
calendar allows for three equal
14-week semesters.
As outlined in the ad hoc
Contingency Calendar Committee's report, the three
semester calendar includes a full
summer semester equal to
present Winter and Fall
Semesters. This would allow
Central students to attend
classes any two of the three
semesters and still maintain full-
time student status.
Although submitted to Senate
in April, a decision on the
modified calendar has been
postponed until sometime next
fall to allow academic departments time to consider the
proposed calendar. The decision
for postponement came during
the Senate's last meeting.
However, at that time the
Senate did approve recommendations by the committee
for a temporary contingency
calendar to be used next winter
if severe weather and an energy
ortage force the University to
close. Any closing of the
University would take place
only if told to by government or
the utility companies and not
voluntarily,
The permanent calendar
change was delayed after
numerous senators expressed
concern over the possible long
range implications of such a
calendar. Ronald Johnstone,
sociology    and    anthropology
professor, also
committee's
recommending
semester.
If   adopted
questioned the
authority     in
the    summer
by CMU/ the
calendar will include 60 and 90
minute class periods in place of
the present 50 and 80 minute
classes. Fifteen minute breaks
also are included in the tentative
calendar.
Under the new calendar, Fall
Semester would begin after
Labor Day and an additional
week would be added to
Christmas break. Winter
Semester would end May 11
with the summer session
beginning May 21 and continuing through August 24.
The three 14-week semester
calendar is designed to
maximize energy efficiency at
Central, committee members
said. The longer class hours and
fewer days per semester will
create an extended Christmas
break during the coldest winter
months.
According to the committee
report, the summer semester
may include one 13-week class
period th one ek of final exams,
two seven-week sessions or a
combination of two-week, three-
week and six-week sessions
similar to those currently
utilized in the 1976-77 calendar.
SA hopes to provide
input to negotiations
byTONYDEARING
CM LIFE Reporter
Student Association (SA)
hopes to provide at least some
student input into this summer's
collective bargaining
negotiations between the administration and faculty, Steve
Trudeau, student body vice
president, said Wednesday.
Trudeau said Adam Garcia, an
SA freshman at-large
representative with an assigned
area of emphasis in collective
bargaining, soon will contact
members, of the administration
and Faculty Association (FA)
bargaining teams to request at
least one meeting with each.
During the meetings, Garcia
would sit dpwn with each
negotiating team, discuss their
bargaining proposals and offer
his comments and suggestions.
"The students on this campus
are taken too lightly," Trudeau
said, "We do have input to offer,
there are many things we want
to say.
"Adams' job will be to give a
limited amount of input and to
gain the respect of the administration and faculty," he
continued. "But our eventual
goal is to place a student at the
bargaining table in an observation role."
Garcia will be following the
footsteps of former CMU
student Dave Demers, who last-
summer met with faculty and
administration teams as a SA
representative. At that time,
the bargaining teams were
negotiating only wages and
benefits.
However, this year both sides
will be negotiating for an in-
Board forms committee
to allocate unused funds
by JIM FISHER
CM LIFE Reporter
A committee to plan the recallocation of unused
student organization funds was formed by the
Student Association (SA) Board of Directors
Wednesday.
The committee was formed after Board
members rejected a plan for funding reallocations
presented by Matt Mertz, Small Organizations
Council representative.
Mertz, Mt. Pleasant senior, offered a plan
under which a committee consisting of Board
members who will reside in Mt. Pleasant this
summer would meet during June to reallocate
funds.
Under present procedures, organizational
funds which are not spent by June 30 are
returned to the University's General Fund.
Mertz's proposal also contains a stipulation all
monies which have not been reallocated by June
28 will be turned over to Creative Child Care,
Inc., a day-care center for area children.
The approved committee consists of Student
Body Vice President Steve Trudeau; Maria Rios,
Chicanos' Organized for Progress and Action
representative; and Mertz.
Trudeau, St. Clair Shores junior, said he favors
a fund reallocation plan, and hopes to have a
proposal before the semester ends. The committee's reallocation plan is subject to the approval of Student Body President Mike Fraser
and Trudeau.
"Some of'the ideas in Matt's proposal were
good, but it was written up in a way that wasn't
acceptable to Student Association," Trudeau
said.
"I'd like to work something out where we could
reallocate funds in the summer if we have to. I
don't want to see the money go to waste."
Freshman at-large representative Brad Stroud,
Muskegon freshman, suggested Dean of Students
James Hill and Associate Dean of Students Glenn
Starner be contacted about the rules concerning
reallocation of funds before a plan is approved.
(See "SA meeting -" page 11)
tirely new agreement. The
present three-year contract
expires June 30.
FA President Ronald
Johnstone said the FA
bargaining team welcomes
student input and would be glad
to meet with Garcia.
"We are pleased when we
hear that students are interested in collective
bargaining," he said. "We are
glad to see that they are not just
interested in their classwork."
John Weatherford, temporary
assistant vice provost for faculty
contractual relations, said he
personally expected his team
wouid at least agree to meet
Garcia under conditions similar
to those of last year's meeting
with Demers, but this did not
represent the official position of
the administration.
Johnstone and Weatherford
agreed there was no time this
year to consider allowing Garcia
at the bargaining table as an
observer, but said such an
agreement could be possible in
the future.
"Allowing a student at the
bargaining table in the next few
years is a distinct possibility,"
Weatherford said. "I think it
would be educational and informative. Of course both the
administration and faculty
(See "Collective bargaining—"
page 11)
'^MMm
-NORML to host rally
Sunday—page 3
—Business Honorary to
initiate members—page
10
— Poquette named
MVP—page 14
As exam week draws near,
more students are finding their
way to Park Library for long
hours of study—sleep. Bill
Otto, Grosse Pointe Woods
freshman, left, takes a study
break (a nap) before continuing
his studies. Nancy Konwinski,
Grand Rapids junior, however,
decides not to take a rest from
her reading. (LIFE photo by
RoMeMikan).
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