1976-09-24; Central Michigan Life

              Volume, 58 No. 11
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Board seeks revised
dorm entrance policy
by JEFF ELLSWORTH
CM LIFE Reporter
CMU students wiij be asked to
vote in Monday's and Tuesday's
election on a proposed change in
residence hall housing policy, it
was decided at the Student
Association . (SA) Board of
Directors meeting Wednesday.
The proposal deals with a
section N. of the Residence Hall
Housing Agreement, published in
the 1976-77 Residence Hall Handbook.
Under the section, residents
agree "To permit the University,
it's agents and employes, access to
inspect the leased premises and
access for the purpose of health,
safety and general welfare including repairs and maintenance."
The proposal, introduced by
Matt Mertz, Small Organizations
Council Board 'representative,
states, "No person may enter any
Central Michigan University
Housing without permission of one
of the residents present or a search
permission of one of the residents
present or a search warrant. If no
resident is present, one must have
a signed, dated document from one
of the residents. This permit will
expire 30 days after signature."
Mertz, Detroit senior, said the
present policy allows any
University employe to enter a
student's room, "anytime they
want to." This is a fundamental
Element of the American Constitution.
"The rest of the United States
doesn't live under those rales,"
Mertz added.
Following the election, the
results will be presented to
President Harold Abel in hopes of
changing the present agreement,
Mertz explained.
"We should let students know
that pairing the  vote  will  not
change the agreement," Vicky
Bazan, student body president,
said. "The new proposal must still
go before the administration," she
added.
University officials said they
welcomed the submission of the
proposal but would make no
commitment" until further review
is possible.
"I am flexible in listening to
the proposal," Dean of Students
James Hill said, "However, I would
have to evaluate the situation in
regards to what they are trying to
accomplish before making a
recommendation," he added.
The present agreement was
designed, according to George
Jennings, director of Housing
Programs, as a release habituations
of maintainence or medical
emergencies.
"If Department of Public
Safety officers were going to enter
a dorm room with the intent of
making an arrest, they would have
a search warrant," Jennings said.
"If we go downtown and get a
search warrant, whatever we.find
has to go downtown and becomes a
civil matter," Hill added.
"I'm sure that there are
specialized cases, such as fire
complaints, but in the absence, of
these  things, that's  (entering  a-
Njoom without permission) an invasion of privacy," President
Harold Abel said.
Hill outlined a University
procedure which involves notifying
a resident of the room in question,
or a head resident in a dormitory
situation. "In all situations we
make sure that our presence is
recognized before entering the
room," HO! added.
A statement dealing with
access to student organization
funding requests also . was
presented to the Board by Jeanne
Musgrove, Association for Women
Students (AWS) Board
• representative.
SA voter drive
registers 500
More than 500 students either have registered to vote or changed
their registration during the first three days of Student Association's
(SA) registration drive, according to Brad Miller, chairperson of SA's
Voter Participation Committee. The drive began Monday and will continue until Oct. 1.
Students residing in Mt. Pleasant may register for the Nov. 2
election weekdays at various campus locations, including the University
Center, lower level, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Park Library, 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to9
p.m. and all dormitory food commons, 4 to 6 p.m.
To be eligible to vote, students must be 18 years of age by Nov. 2, a
resident of Mt. Pleasant at least 30 days by Nov, 2 and a U.S. citizen.
The drive is being conducted by 55 students acting as deputy voter
registrars.
Miller, Mt. Pleasant-special student, expects about I0d' sfcudents^to
register during the drive. A similar drive in 1974 resulted in about 1,200
students registering, Miller said.
As of July 20, Mt. Pleasant had 11,931 registered voters.
Students residing outside Mt. Pleasant city limits may register to
vote by contacting their respective township clerk. Deadline for voter
registration is 8 p.m. Oct. 4.
Students Hying in Union Township, including Deerfield and Huntington Apartments and Homestead Estates mobile homes, may register
at the Union Township Hall, 2010 S. Lincoln.
^«*,~.. .  CM *■••** PHOTO BY CATHtB CLAYTON
CONGRATULATIQNS/Sorority sisters welcome a new pledge
into their ranks at Bid Signing Thursday in front of the University
Center. The nine sororities participating in Bid Signing were Alpha
Chi Omega, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma
Tau, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Zeta, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Sigma Sigma
and Zeta Tau Alpha.
FE PHOTO BY CATHIE CLAYTON
PLEDGE SIGNING—Bid signing took place Thursday afternoon outside Warriner for new pledges of
Central's fraternities, Pledge Mike Bone, East Lansing freshman, is thrown in the air by members of Tau
Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Men from Central's eight fraternities ended the formal rush with Thursday's
celebration to "welcome" the pledges.
HOUSING COMEDY-u6 Rms. Riv. Vu." opens
tonight at Bush Theatre. (See story page 6.)
• Candidates vie for Homecoming crown-page
5
• Chips take on Thundering Herd-page 8
• SA, PB offer board seats-poage 10
Funding to be sought
Officials hear energy plans
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by STEVE BENNETT
CM LIFE Reporter
A plan enabling CMU to
partially or completely produce its
own electricity and heat and reduce
'Utility costs was presented to
administrators and Physical Plant
officials Tuesday by a government-
sponsored investigation team.
The three-option plan was the
initial draft of a six-month study .of
Central's energy system by the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare (HEW), the Bureau of
Standards and Reynolds, Smith
and Hills Architectural and
Engineering firm of Jacksonville,
Fla.
The    Integrated    Utilities
System (IUS) plan also would save
Jewish New Year:  a time
for changes, self- evaluation
byPAMJAHNKE
LIFE Copy Editor
Although some persons may believe January is the only time for a
New Year celebration, Saturday marks/ the first day of the Jewish New
Year, Rosh Hashana.
Caiman Levich. professor of physics, said "The function of the New.
Year is not to celebrate a calendar event, not like the first of January." He
said during the New Year people should "evaluate the errors in their lives
and seek*to do better."
Levich explained the New Year is a season beginning with Rosh
Hashana (Hebrew spelling) through Yom Kippur, Oct. 4. He pointed out
the Jewish calendar is lunar, and the months do not coincide with the
January through December, Gregorian 'calendar. ,   .
According to the Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashana is the first day of
the month, Ttsfari, Levkh said. ,     .
There is ft 10-day period between the two holidays during which the
intensity of self-evaluation builds up until the culminating day, Yom
Kippur, Levkh said.
He added Jewish people will fast on Yom Kippur. The month before
Tishri people prepare themselves to go through the 10 days of the Hew
Year, Levich explained.
"The ceremony of Yom Kippur involves formal confessions which are
somewhat different. Human errors are recited by everyonea" Levich said.
"The list is long but interesting."
I  Levich s»fd « "Substantial fraction" of the list involves oral errors
such as gossip and slander.
A written standard of behavior, based on Bible ordinances, underlies
the holidays, Levich said*
"B«*a«»e we are h»maaau^ imperfect, we are net going to reach the
standard of behavior. It says we have chosen to say that we acknowledge
the existence and validity of the standard behavior, even when in com-'
parison to it we fall short," Levich said.
Levich who is involved actively with the Central Michigan Jewish
Community Association, said the Synagogue, 502 N. Brown, will be
conducting services for the holidays.
Services are open to anyone who is interested and there is no differentiation between faculty, students or townspeople, Levich said.
"I like the services at the holiday time," Nancy Canvasser, Birmingham sophomore, said. "People send greeting cards. It's a happy time,
and it has always been a family time."
However, Canvasser said there is a difference between the services
she attends at home and the services in Mt. Pleasant. "I'm reformed, and
the'services up here are conservative," she said. One difference Canvasser, pointed out was the more extensive use of Hebrew in the conservative services. -
The holidays offer a time lor being with relatives and celebrating,
Nan Neameister, Washington sophomore, said. "Everyone is happy,
loving, find giving. More people are being happy, not physically drank.
It's a different atmosphere."
Throughout the 10-day period, Neumeister said is the time to ask
God's forgiveness. She believes God writes the changes in a "book", and
on Yom Kippur the "book" is closed and nothing else can be altered.
"What is written in the 'book* is your life and everything that will
happen to you within the next year," Neumeister said.
"We're happy on the New Year because now you can start over and
change, and at the end of 10 days I'm hoping everything will work out
right," she explained. (
non-renewable natural resources,
such as coal, gas and oil.
According to the draft, the
IUS plan calls for a study to revise
any or all five aspects of the
present energy systems format.
The five areas are on-site
generation of electrical power, .
heating, ventilation and air conditioning; solid waste handling;
"liquid waste handling and potable
(drinkable)    water    conservation.
The study team recommended
the first three parts of the system
implemented at CMU.   .
"The time is not right for
waste-water conversion at CMU,"
Don Boyle project manager from
HEW, said. Currently, Central's
waste water is sent to the Mt.
Pleasant wajste-water treatment
plant.
Boyle presented three plans to
University officials.
The first plan is a total energy
system, calling for a capital outlay
of $9,150,000 to produce a system
which would supply aU of the
University's electric heating, air
conditioning and waste disposal
needs. .
The system would burn solid
wastes and coal or wood chips,
depending on the 'availability of
each material.
If incorporated, the system
would save CMU approximately
$975,000 annually or 45 per cent of
the predicted utility bill for the
year it would become effective,
according to Boyle.
This system would bum 40
tons of trash five days per week
with seven tons coming from the
University and 33 tons coming
from the city ef Mt* Pleasant.
Both the University and the
city currently dispose of solid
wastes in a landfill site outside of
the city. The solid waste products
at the end of this system would be
totally sterile and could be dumped
anywhere. This system could
become totally operative by 1981.
The second plan is a partial
electric, heat-cold, solid waste
system. If adopted, it could be
incorporated by 1979 and would
require an outlay of $1,515,000. The
plan would supply CMU with part
of its electrical thermal needs.
The remainder of the power
needs' would come from outside
sources. This system would
produce an annual savings of
$345,000 or 20 per cent of the
yearly utility bill projected to 1979,
according to the plan.
The third plan, if adopted,
would provide partial electircity to
CMU without the solid waste
burner of the first two plans. This
system would cost $717,000 and
would result in an annual savings of
$170,000 or 10 per cent of the
annual utility bill projected to 1979.
"The beauty of the first plan,"
Robert Ringel, assistant director of,
the Physical Plant, said, "is itsj
flexibility. The system Can use
wood, coal, solid wastes or in the
future be converted to adopt to
solar, Wind or eVen nuclear power,"
Hinge! said if CMU decides to
adopt the first plan, it will serve as
a national model for other institutions. "It will demonstrate
effective energy conservation with
beneficial savings to institutions,"
he said*
The University of Florida also
hosted the team Thursday and
received a report on its campus
energy system.
"This system incorporates
recognized and tried engineering
methods and technology that is
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