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Store losses boost costs for consumers
0itor's note: This is the first in a three-part series
Moring shoplifting in Mt. Pleasant, This part will deal
|, yw much shoplifting costs the average citizen in
fl„ 0f increased store costs, police costs and court
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The second part primarily will deal with prvsecuiim
\ho„mers and the third part will be an interview with
[anonymous shoplifter.)
""  V by DAVID SOBEL
CM LIFE Reporter
How much does shoplifting cost YOU?
Approximately $110 per family each year in higher
ices, according to Dave Rusch, head of security at
Intway and  Giant  stores  throughout  the  Central
Ihiga'n area.  However.  Rusch  estimates   the  Mt.
lasant family is paying $40 less than the national
Lge of $150 per year.
Eight store managers out of 17 in the Mt. Pleasant
area sard shoplifting directly affected store prices. A
bottle of Protein 21 shampoo, for example, would sell for
aboHt 14 cents less if Spencers Walgreen Drugs did not
lose revenue through shoplifting, the manager explained.
In other stores, prices are affected by about 1 to 10
per cent, managers indicated. "The' customer ends up
paying for it," one manager said.*
Candy and cosmetics lead the ifst of most common
items stolen, managers of larger stores said, while meat
and cigarettes usually led the list from grocery stores.
Pens, stationery and school supplies are regarded as-
the most common articles stolen from drug and
bookstores, Managers said, while lies, socks and belts
disappear most frequently from clothes stores. On the
whole, small items tended to be stolen most often.
Higher prices in products is not all you pay. Taxes
also are affected by shoplifting. The cost of prosecuting
shoplifters is high, according to Captain Ed Barr of the
Mt. Pleasant Police Department.
For example, two patrolmen earning from $6 to $10
per hour, sent to stores where shoplifting occurs, usually
spend about 30 to 45 minutes at the store and another 10
minutes writing the report, Barr explained.
Already the patrolmen have spent nearly 45
minutes to an hour for just one shoplifting call and the
cost does not end here. The patrolmen may be called to
court to testify, where they would be guaranteed three-
and-a-half hours of time-and-a-half (more than five hours
pay) regardless of the amount of time spent'in court,
Barr explained.
Multiply the above number by 260, (the number of
shoplifters apprehended last year in Mt. Pleasant) and
you have the amount paid for police timela.st year—1,560
hours, at $6 an hour, or a minimum of $9,360. Court fees
often pay for some of this expense, but most of the
money comes from tax revenue, he added,
t The cost does not end here but increases still more if
the case goes to trial, *
A non-jury trial costs at least $200, according to City
Attorney William Shirley, while the cost of a jury trial is
at least $400,
In a typical trial, those who must be present are: the
store employe who apprehended the suspect, the police
officer who made the arrest, a representative from the
City Attorney's Office, a court reporter, the court clerk
and bailiff. In a jury trial, a jury must be present at a
cost of $7 per jury member.
Fortunately for the taxpayer, only 10 to 20 per cent •
of the cases go to trial. *
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Volume 55 No. 63
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
LIFE
Monday, March 3, 1975
Students launch drive
to oppose General Ed
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by ROSS WILKINSON
CM LIFE Reporter
A petition drive by students
objecting to the General Education
proposal now under consideration by
Academic Senate, will begin today,
according to student academic
senators.
six student academic
strongly will oppose the
according to two student
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CM  LIFE PHOTO BY RICK MCKAY
ISIWO.'-Tears of laughter ran down some faces at the South End this weekend as Buffo, a clown who has
|»ppeared around the world, kept his audience spellbound. The clown, who actually is Howard Bulen of Detroit,
■was accompanied by Robert Fischer on a variety of instruments and performed numerous pieces, both
pmorous and serious. Nina Kahle, Buffo's special guest star who performed prior to the clown's appearance,
Isang her own compositions before a full house. Buffo also had scheduled an informal workshop Friday afternoon.
ridiculous," Bill Pilchak,
senator, said. "If this
passes, one-fifth of your education
Will be devoted to meaningless, low-
level classes,"
"The proposal is likely to be
defeated but it will require loud
protest from the students," he said.
Pilchak, student body president,
added the general education
requirements would not allow
students as much choice in areas of
study. Also, students in a highly
specialized curriculum would have to
spend too much time in irrelevant
courses, he said.
Academic senator Cindi
Nowlen noted comprehensive tests
in general education skills would be
given before a student could
graduate.
Nowlen, St. Joseph junior, said
it was wrong for graduation to hinge
on one test. "You know how tests
are. Sometimes you feel good and
other days you feel lousy," she said.
Both Pilchak, Warren senior,
and Nowlen said the general
education requirements in the
proposal, with narrow limits of study
areas, might frighten away
prospective students.
"It's a scary idea," Pilchak said.
"If this passes, this place could
become a ghost town in four years."
Pilchak and Nowlen also said
they objected to both the Integrative
Studies Option (ISO) and the
Distributive Studies Option (DSO)
contained in the General Education
proposal.
The    DSC    would    require
students to take courses in five
areais: science, foreign cultures, fine
arts, American society and culture
and the nature of man. The ISO
would include studies centering on
investigative processes, the integration of knowledge and the
exploration of values and 24 hours of
exploratory studies.
Pilchak said Senate has committed itself to the concept of
general education. However, if this
specific proposal fails, students
might offer an alternate plan, he
said.
^is, .'Jf thi&goes-dowjrjit ,we might try.,
to  rescind   the   general   education
concept," he  added. "I think  this
hurts the quality of education."
Job applications
available today
Big time!
Survival outing draws wide   publicity
by SUE REYNOLDS
CM LIFE Reporter
J Three Central students who conducted a unique survival outing for 12
jsduring winter break have been deluged with interviews from state and
fonalmedia, requests for television and radio appearances, and a chance
pear on "American Sportsman" and the well-known "Tonight" show.
jfhe students-Jim Peacock, Rosebush senior; Steve House, Mt.
pant sophomore and Greg Szyperski, Pinconning senior— have found
pwas (and is) a tremendous amount of interest in their excursion, which
Waged in a wooded area about six miles end of Roscommon.
[Peacock, group leaded said he has given no less than 30 interviews
>onaland over the phone) since he and his companions  emerged from
Nods Jan. 9.
1 Stories written by Associated Press and United Press International
(Wers have appeared in newspapers all over the country and newspapers
I'ver Michigan sent reporters to cover the unique excursion, he said.
I«f«l television and radio stations have had special reports on the outing.
|He contacted "Tonight" personnel after the outing and, he said, they
M"quite interested." He is hoping to hear from them about possibly
fj'ng on the program.
IPeacock is taking the attention in stride, however. He has headed three
mr dutings in the past and coverage of those excursions was, although
^extensive, not as widespread as that of this year's outing,
Ipeacock says he only wishes the weather had been "colder and more
fftbie" during the excursion. Temperatures ranged from the 20s to three
P zero during the 12-day outing,
|ioreallv test survival techniques, he would like "to go through a 10-day
P with the temperature at 30 degrees below zero."
So< he is considering staging a longer survival outing next year in the
^Peninsulaor in Canada. Peacock already has five volunteers, (That
J4 necessarily mean all will go, however.)
f^acock)  Szyperski  and   House   were   equipped   with   only   bare
psii-es, which incIuded vit,e a needje and thread, fishhooks, two bah*
f*;a^ watches, a small piece of rope and sleeping bags.
j'wbbits, insects, a squirrel and winter green berries made up their diet.
IpfigHthe animals through hand-tnade snares they constructed a.t the
pi of the outing.
I fls Peacock expected* all three participants lost weight. House lost 25
pounds, Szyperski lost 13, and Peacock lost "only" 10. He said he thought he
would lose more weight, since he is the group leader, he burns up more
calories. Even chewing and moving slightly used much energy, he said.
The group kept a fire going for the entire 12 days, Peacock said, after
using a match to start it on the first day. Beds were comprised of boughs, and
each of the men wore a snowmobile suit.
Peacock, an avid environmentalist, hopes eventually to make a movie on
winter survival. He presently is working on a book which deals with surviving in Michigan-type terrain. He believes there is a great need for such a
book, since most survival books deal with surviving in types of terrain not
found in Michigan.
Applications and renewal cards
for the 1975-76 academic year will be
taken by the student employment
office beginning today, according to
Cathy Williams, director of student
employment.
Applications for summer employment also will be accepted
today, Williams said.
However, before hiring for next
semester, Williams said student
employment needs class budgets to
determine what jobs will be
available.
"A large looseleaf of employment fliers from all over the
nation and overseas,..a few from the
state," is in the office. Williams said
many of the applications are from
campus, who are seeing people and
taking applications now. She said
they are "very good positions" and in
some instances there is "cash
payment along with room and
board...also fringe benefits."
Domestic help is needed
overseas. For example, a family in
Europe would like a student to live
with them. Williams said this would
be a good opportunity for a language
•Student.
"Students can add new skills
and update applications; this is the
time to do it," Williams also said.
Applications gain seniority through
the renewal system, she added.
on the inside:
Medic week stressed awareness-Page 3
Male superiority proved?-Page 7
Cagers squeeze past Western-Page 10
Wrestlers finish 'fourth in MAC-Page 11
FA favors compulsory arbitration
Union president details stand
by STEVE MORSE
LIFE Managing Editor
Emphasizing the Faculty
Association (FA) favors compulsory
binding arbitration for contract
disputes in four*year institutions of
higher education, union President
Robert Clason testified before a
state legislative committee in
Lansing Friday.
Clason testified to the committee led by Sen. David Plawecki,
D-Dearborn Heights, as instructed
by the union's membership at its last
meeting.
Reading a one-ahd-a-half page
statement, Clason told the Senate
Labor Committee the FA rejected
President William B. Boyd's
argument against binding arbitration made before the same
committee about a month ago.
Clason said Boyd argued "strikes in
higher education are more palatable
than those in K-12 school systems."
However, "We believe.,our
students deserve an uninterrupted
and undisrupted opportunity for an
education as much as do K-12
pupils," Clason told committee
1 members*
"Unfortunately  for  us," he
continued, "our concern for the
Students and University has become
apparent in five years of bargaining
and is now being translated into
weakness for us at the bargaining
table. Knowing our disinclination for
disruption, our administration is
increasingly inclined to take-it-or-
leave-it bargaining postures."
A second reason for the union's
support of compulsory binding
arbitration, according to Clason's
statement, "stems from the direct
financial relation of our University to
the legislature."
While K-12 systems are sup
ported by local millage allotments,
universities  are funded mostly by
the legislature and tuition fees, he*
continued. ■
Although the administration
emphasizes the autonomy of the
University; Clason explained, "we
find ourselves increasingly pressed
to accept a legislative suggestion for
compensation increase as a final
compensation offer. We are
reminded across the bargaining
table that to deviate tnay well affect
the following year's appropriation."
Clason Said he didn't think the
(See "FA stftnet. . . " page 8)
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