1976-09-01; Central Michigan Life

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FA members
urge 'no' vote
by PAM KLEIN
LIFE News Editor    '•
" Faculty Association (FA) members unhappy with the tentative contract
modification agreement reached last week are. circulating a letter urging
bargaining unit members to vote no on contract radification next week.
Calling themselves the Committee for an Equitable Contract, the group
charges, the health insurance provisions included in the agreement are
regressive and benefit those faculty members with higher salaries more than
those with lower pay.   ' '
According to the letter sent to all faculty members Monday, the contract
agreement provides for a 6.75 per cent salary increase for all faculty while
health insurance contributions' stay the same as last year.
This means that each of us wishing to maintain present health insurance coverage will have to pay between $122.16 and $306.96 yearly out of
our own pocket ,"* the letter continued, "This provision has the effect of
creating substantial inequities: those with high aalariea wiil receive substantially higher raises, percentage-wise, than those with low salaries."
For example, according to the letter, a faculty member earning $12,000
a year will have an effective salary increase of 4.19 per cent while one earning SSO.OOOwill receive an increase of 5.73 per cent if both elect to continue
full-family medical coverage.
"While the current annual rate of inflation is 6.1 per cent, this
agreement assures that only those at the top will come close to keeping up
with the cost of living," the letter said.
The letter was signed by faculty members representing each of the five
academic schools on campus. Those signing the letter were John Pavlisko,
assistant professor of health education; John Petras, sociology and anthropology professor; Robert Waltmire, associate professor of secondary
education; Alexander Zawacki, associate professor of art; and Helene
Zinunrmsn, business education professor.
According to Petras, those people signing the letter were asked to do so
because they represented the different schools on campus and various salary
levels.
The other four faculty members signing the letter were unable to be
reached for comment.
Storm causes
power failure
Much of Mt. Pleasant was without lights Tuesday night following a
wind storm which swept across the city. The storm which began about
9:30 p.m. "didn't appear to be a tornado," Sgt. Larry Kniffen of the Mt.
Pleasant City Police, said. /
"It came in from the north-west area around Pickard Street and
the path ofthe wind went in a south-easterly direction down Mission
past the Kroger store," he said.
"The storm blew trees down, and crossed lines taking out services,
there are no structural damages (within the city)," Kniffen said.
Kniffen said city crews would be working through the night
clearing streets and Consumers Power was expected to be on the scene
within an hour. Kniffen expected power to be restored within four
hours.
Dpt. Richard Croton of the Isabella County Sheriffs Department
said there was much miscelaneous damage to the area.
"A few streets and country roads are blocked with trees. Most of
the screen is off the Sun Down Drive-in, just routine storm damage,"
he said.
Croton added county and city road commissions were on the job,
and that General Telephone and Consumers Power Company crews
also Were working to' restore service.
As of 10 p.m. no campus buildings were without power, according
to the Department of Public Safety. However, President Harold Abel's
home was without power because of the storm. City police reported no
injuries.
Severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect until! 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
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LATE BUT STILL IN TIME-Sn Erskin, of Vestaburg, (seated),
assists Jacqueline Nelson, Yazoo City, Mississippi graduate student in
finding classes during late registration. Nelson is one of many Central
students who.face long lines and longer waits during late registration
CM LIFK PHOTO BY SCOTT SKLLINOatR
and drop and add. Both late registration and drop and add continue
through Thursday, in Finch Fieldhouse. Hours are from 1:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Volume 58 No. 2
Wednesday, September 1, 1976^
Class action suit pending
Ux case in court Sept. 21
by PAM KLEIN
LIFE News Editor
Oral arguments will be heard
Sept. 21 in Isabella County Circuit
Court in the Faculty Association's
(FA) suit against Katherine Ux,
retired professor of art. Ux is being
sued by the'FA for non-payment of
'an agency shop fee.
Ronald       Johnstone,       FA
president, said Circuit Court Judge
Paul   O'Connell   will   hear   the
arguments   and   may   render   a'
judgment on the case at that time.
Ux was the first facility member
to be sued by the "FA for nonpayment of the fee, the equivalent of
» union dues. The FA initiated the suit
in late 1974 and since "has brought
suit against, 150 other faculty
members who have not paid the fee.
Johnstone said a judgment also may
be rendered on that suit Sept. 21.
"Became thia i* essentially the
same   type   of   suit,   he    (Judge
O'Connell) may render a judgment in
this case as well," Johnstone said.
, "I'm not sure, but it's a possibility."
The class action juit against the
150 non-fee payers wis filed "May 7 in
Isabella   County   Circuit   Court
Ronald Johnstone
naming six faculty members
specifically and listing the remaining
as "others in the same situation."
Those six specifically named
were Robert Anthony, associate
professor of accounting and business
administration; Robert Croll,
associate professor of business and
administration; John Mitchell,
assistant professor of business and
Robert Anthony
administration; Mary Obuchowski,
assistant professor of ' English;
George Stengren, professor fof
philosophy; and Harold Zeoli,
professor of mathematics,
Anthony said lawyers from the
National Right to Work Legal
Defense Foundation would be
defending both Ux and himself in the
two cases. The National Right to
Work Legal Defense Foundation is a
public, non profit legal defense group
which assists persons . fighting
compulsory union membership.
Faculty members fighting the
FA union; shop requirement enlisted
the Foundation's services early last
March.
"I have asked the Foundation to
assist in my defense and I assume
the other people named in the suits
have done so also," Anthony said.
"We would much rather support
ourselves, but with the MEA
(Michigan Education Association)
paying the legal fees for the Faculty
Association, we needed the financial
support of the Foundation in order to
protect our rights."
Anthony said he has had no
indication Judge O'Connell will make
a judgment in the class action suit
Sept. 21.
Results are 'amazing'
Inside
Workshops fight self-defeat
•      by SHARON JOHNSON
CM LIFE Reporter
Occasional feelings of loneliness,
boredom, inferiority, rejection,
failure and .many other "self-
defeating behaviors" are common-to
most everyone, but they don't have
to be, according to Virginia'Colvin,
assistant professor  of counseling.
Colvin has helped more than 700'
people overcome many problem*,
behaviors such as these since she
began "Self-Defeating Behavior
Workshops" at Central three years
ago. The workshops help people
understand,and eliminate emotional
problems which harm or limit their
behavior.   '     "   ■
The techniques) used in the
workshops are based on the theories
of Dr. Milton Cudney from-Western
Michigan University. Cudney is the
cseator of the theory for the
elimination of self-defeating
.behavior patterns and the author of
"Eliminating Self-Defeating
Behav.iors'?, "Seif-Defeating
Characters" and "Implementations
and Innovations".
Colvin attended a workshop in
1972 under Cudney's supervision.
. ,.UI got so much personally from
the Workshops that it was too good
not to pass on," Colvin said. "It's so
jprMt '»*H*gr up nvatry m#rninf
"Some people are really troubled when they
come in, hut after that third meeting... th& change
never ceases to amaze me"~~ Virginia Colvin,
associate professor of counseling.
feeling good."' ,
Colvin and Helen Leemaster,'
assistant professo* of counseling,,
each run two workshops in three-,
week sessions three times a
semester. The workshops are open
to CMU students, faculty, staff and
their spouses.
According to Colvin, a. self-
defeating behavior is a behavior a
person uses thinking to defend
himself but in reality only causes
suffering.
d'You are trying to protect
yourself from a fear," she said. "But
actually, you are bringing on what
you are afraid of."
An example of a self-defeating
behavior is fear of failure, as in a test
situation. Colvin said many people .
think if they fear tests enough, it will
keep them from failing. •
,  "In' tne  workshops  you' are
.actually , learning  to   eliminate'
worry," Colvin said. "If you do thata
you are taking care of your fear."
There are four prerequisites for
joining the. workshops. A person
must be able to identify a' problem
behavior, want to do something
about it, be willing to work and come
in for a pre-workshop interview with
Colvin or Leemaster,*
Colvin said there are five
concepts inherent jjn ^ every Self-
defeatihfe behavior-fear, disowning,
techniques, choices iM' prices.
"We teach the gr|up what these
concepts are one at tttime and how
they can apply what? they learn to
their particular problem," Colvin
said.
Group interaction is
discouraged. Colvin added, and
members are not required to discuss
personal matters in the group
situation.
"This is not a sensitivity group,"
Colvin said. "After we teach a
concept, members are asked to write
a short paper on how the concept
applies to their problem and what
they are feeling. I read the papers
and talk to each individual
privately."
The workshops primarily are
geared to behavior change and
typically the change begins with the
third meeting.
"Some people are really
troubled when they come hi," Colvin
said. "But after that third
meeting ... the change never
ceases to amaze me."
She pointed out; some people use-
self-defeating behaviors more excessively than others and they are
the ones who suffer the most.
"But everyone can benefit from
the workshops," she added. "You'll
never be perfect, but most people
can get a heck of a lot closer than
they are now."
The first session of the semester
will begin in about two weijks.
"However," Colvin said, "we need to
conduct pre-workshop ' interviews
before the meetings actually begin,
so interested persons should call
myself or' Helen Leemaster in the
Counseling Center as soon as
possible."
"Why suffer?" she added. "You
tl«n't have te."
• Student   Government
loan still unpaid—page 3
m    Handicapped   fight
stereotypes—page 9
NO HANDED-Cr&ig Monahan,
• CiCOtte,   Sierra   quit     Southfield freshman, checks out
basketball team—page 13     the  new,   1.2  mile  long  East
Campus Drive. (See story page 5) j
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Food stamp aid
requirements set
To become eligible for Federal food stamp assistance, students must
apply annually at the Isabella County Social Services Offices on North Main
Street* across from the Isabella County Building, s
Eligibility for food stamps is based on the amount of income and
property owned by applicants so students are asked to bring the following
information when applying for food stamps;. *♦
—Pay stubs or employer's statement of wages and other Items which +
can be used to verify personal income statements. * *
. —Titles to vehicles, deeds or mortgages to land or property and saving +
and checking account books.to verify savings resources. Z
—Rent receipts and utility bills to verify household expenses. «
-Letters announcing any loans or scholarships. . «
No appointments are made, and applicants are served on a first come,?
first Serve basis whii^h often results in lines outside the Social Services office:",
Applications may take up to 30 days to process but usually processing*
will not take that long, according to Albert Kaufmann, assistance payments
program supervisor for Isabella County. The length of processing .depends *
whether all the needed information in the application is included, Kaufmann-*
said. ,
Food Stamp recipients are responsible for informing the Social Services
Office of any changes in their financial status. Failure to do so may constitute
fraud, and this recipient could be prosecuted. Applications are audited oti'a
random sample basis , he added. '      ' ' >.
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