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Ffiday, October 17/1975
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Organization for Black Unity (OBU) and Chicanos Organized for
Progress and Action' (COPA) now have a full voting seat on the Student
Association's Board of Directors as a result of the special election conducted
Thursday, The proposed amendment for Gay Lib, Inc. was not passed.
A total of 1,840 votes were cast, according to Student Body President
Doug Thomas. Votes for OBU's proposed amendment totalled 1,282 and the
vote qgainst the amendment amounted to 393, The total number of votes for
COPAJs amendment was 1,165 and the votes against its amendment was 639.
Votes for Gay Lib's amendment for a separate seat on the Board
amounted to 570 and the votes against it amounted to 1,220.
Thomas, Detroit junior, pointed out that due to blank votes which were
included in, the 1»,840 figure,' the totals from the three groups will not add up
exactly to the 1,840 amount. At least 1,570 votes, 10 per cent of CMU's
student body* was needed to pass each amendment,
OBU President Doug Harper said "The Association will now have the
input necessary for the Association to work effectively." Harper, Flint
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Students reject Gay Lib
reps win
junior, said OBU's previous position; was to boycott the'Association but now
that it has the representation it wanted it will be working with each
organization.  / . , 1
A member of Gay Lib, Edward Stayer,,said Gay Lih is disappointed but
the 570 vote it did receive was more than expected,
"We felt the election was run efficiently and honestly" Stayer, Cadillac
freshman, said. He added that Gay Lib presently does not have any plans.
Referring to the results of the election, Thomas said the judiciary
committee of the Association will decide what tp do with the remaining two-
thirds votes left'iby COP A and OBU.'' . "
Previously, each group's representative was given a seat, but not all
'groups were allocated separate votes. OBU, COPA and Gay Lib, by the
censtitutioUf were to'sharp .one vote, Associated "Women Students Project
and the Women/s Health and Information Project were to share a vote, as
were Panhellenic Council and the Inter Fraternity Council. Such" allocation
was developed to keep the Bdard at a workable number.
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Board challenges reform bi/i
by MITCH HEAD
LIFE Managing Editor
Central's Board of Trustees has
begun proceedings to challenge the
constitutionality and' legality of
Michigan's newly passed political
reform bill.    , '
i Board; members, > at their -
meeting Wednesday afternoon,
directed President Harold Abel to
begin a legal inquiry in,to Act "227 of
the Public Acts of 1975, which
becomes effective Jan. 1.
The Board further authorized
Abel to file a brief with the State
Supreme Court and to request the
Legislature to delay the implementation of that Act* if the
"ihqjiiry *sup'p1j<btsi' such a--move,' "■!
THE ACT, which originally Was
designed to prevent possible conflicts of interest such as that which
surrounded Lt. Gov. James Damman
last _ November, covers ajjl public
. officials from members on township
zoning commissions to county boards
of commissioners and elected state
Abel will
ok pact
As soon as the Faculty
Association (FA) ratifies the
proposed contract modifications,
President Harold Abel will do
likewise, he revealed Wednesday.
"As soon as the FA ratifies it,
I'll ratify it," he said o| the
agreement which was reached
Tuesday night. "I'm very optomistic
that they will ratify it."
Abel made the statments
Wednesday following the Board of
Trustees meeting. At the meeting,
Board members delegated the power
of ratification for the University to
Abel.
officials. It also includes members of
governing boards of state institutions of higher educations such
as the Board of Trustees at CMU,
-Board member Leo Farhat
attacked the bill, saying "(This act)
penalizes citizen participation in'
government »by requiring under
felony penalty disclosure of personal
and private information."
He continued, saying "(This act)
violates the principle of privacy and
will restrict the. number of citizens
willing to participate in government." .
Farhat was referring to the
section of the Act which requires
public officials and employees to file
information "concerning:'', "'""""
—All property owned by that
person, and market value of that
property in the state.
-AH accounts payable ' and
debts owed by the person or member
of the person's, immediate family.
--All gifts more than $100
received by- that person and the
circumstances surrounding each.
-FINANCIAL information
regarding any businesses in which
that person, or that person's (im-
mediate family, owns at least more
than 10 per cent equity interest. This
would include partnerships or joint
business ventures,.
Although the Act requests the
State Supreme Court to rule on the /
constitutionality of chapters 4, 5 and
6, there is some doubt whether the
Court will rule''On it before it is
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Farhat said the Board was
taking this action "To avoid mass
resignation front this and other
boards in the «vent the Supreme
Court fails to meet the Jan. 1,1976
deadline." j
Farhat, while not luting it
publicly, hinted that many Board
members would resign from their
positions rather than meet the
requirements of the Act.
None of the, Board -members
receive any salary for their duites,
although they are compensated for
their expenses,    v
In other action, the Board:
-APPROVED the 1975-1976,
general fund operating budget and
the auxiliary self liquidating budget*-
(see-related story page 12K
*-Received, the   audit  report,
from Ernst and Ernst of Detroit and
appointed that firm as auditor for
next year-
—Approved a proposal that the
driveway located between Barnes
Hall and the University Center, he
designated as a service drive and
that it also bfe iSe-ted as & iw-%Wty
zone.
—Granted emeritus rank to
Edgar Briggs, professor of physics
and Helen Davis, assistant professor
of early childhood and elementary
education,-effective Jan. 1.
-Accepted -gifts totalling
$29,181.13 and a grant from the
Michigan Department of Education*
totalling $6,319,
Three , Trustees were , absent.
from the meeting. Board secretary
Terry Carey explained that
Lawrence D, Rahilly and Margaret
Ann Riecker were but of town and
that James Mi Umphrey had attended an informal meeting of the
Rostra earlier in the day.
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CM LIFE PHOTO BY JtAUt, RIOS
SPECIAL SALLOT-Put Clark, Saginaw junior, pushes her ballot into
the box after voting in the special election Thursday, which determined
if Organization for Black Unity (OBU), Chicanos Organized for
Progress and Action (COPA) and Gay Liberation, Inc. will get seperate
seats on the Student Association.
for 'differentiation'
by Milliken in budget cuts
. Opposition to across-the-board
budget cuts in Michigan higher
education institutions was voiced to
Gov* William G.'Milliken by CMU
President Harold Abel Tuesday.
Abel, along with 11 other
Michigan college and university,
..presidents met With Milliken tp
discuss their institutions' 1976-76
budgets, told the governor he would
rather have"differentiated" c'jits,that
is, university 1>y university, instead
of a sweeping cut of all the institutions' state allocations.
"WE MADE him aware of the
' previous inequities in funding*" Abel
said. "CMU is 14th out of IB in the
state."
Milliken will issue an ^executive
order within 10 days directing where
budget'cuts must be made to operate
the state's government without a
deficit, according to The Associated
Press."
The governor would not
estimate, even-in round figures, how
much the budget cuts will be and did
not know if the cuts would be across
the board or based on some type of
differential. ,But he insisted institutions of higher education in
Michigan would share the burden
"proportionally" with other state
agencies and departments.!
Some legislators and sources
close to the budget cutting process
indicate about $100 million will have
to be shaved from the already
whittled state budget
Last week* Abel said the
University received  word through
"fairly reliable sources" that a
t budget cut between 2 and 5 per cent
is expected for Central.
Abel said he was pleased with
his first meeting with Milliken and
stressed that the governor "assured
us that higher education is a very
high priority in the state."
"HOWEVER,"" Abel continued,
"there are, other state priorities,
such as '" social services, which
combined make it necessary to make
some cuts."
Abel  was   optimistic   about
t impending cuts, however, especially
concerning  the  autonomy  of   the
colleges and universities to make
reduction 'Eternally.
"He (Milliken) assured us that
we (universities) would have a full
lattitude to make adjustments,"
Abel said. "We were assured that we
could keep our autonomy. I /personally asked him to convey that
message to the legislature as well."
Although many university
presidents said if their institution's
budgets are cut, they will raise
tuition, Abel said CMU is not considering that alternative at this time.
If the budget situation would dictate '
a possible fee increase Abel said he >.
would re-examine all alternatives'
before recommending a tuition
increase.
Student Association
to face budget cut
CM LIFE PHOTO BY RAUL RIQS
INJURED-^CiXnymg a 140-pound mannequin dressed in a Northern Michigan University, football uniform,
(left) Greg Bartko, Traverse City, senior, and .Mike Fraser; Grand Ledge senior, are two of the 36 Central
fraternity men who will attempt a 150-mile walk-a-thon td Ypsiianti today, and break the world's record for
carrying a weight that distance.    ' ■ i . * \
The main purpose of the-walk is to raise money for the Aid te'Leukemia-Stricken American Children, The
Greeks will be accepting pledge donations of one penny per mile from the students. The stunt is also meant to
show CMU** support for -astern Michigan University in* their football game Saturday against Norhtern, who
had earlier defeated Central 17-16, ' ' j" ' *     i ■   '    l   '
A rally will be outside the University Center today at noon to "fire up" students and Greeks for the
walk. ' '
byPAMJAHNKE
CM LIFE Reporter
Student  Association's   funding
allocation will face a cut, according to'
,   Arthur E. Ellis, vice president for
.public   affairs,   "jirho  attended  the
Association meeting Wednesday
evening.
Ellis said the Board of Trustees
.. adapted a budget Wednesday * af*
ternooh "which is no more than a
.baseline budget for the University,
. so we know what to "cut So we can,
provide the minimal needs of the
departments and  groups on  cftm-
. pus> '
, ALTHOUGH   CMU'S' budget
' will definitely be cut, Ellis said he
knows "things" are not yet' public
and would protect his sources^'until
they want it public."
In a meeting with Govenor
* Milliken this week and University
presidents, Ellis said some of,the
presidents, including CMU's
president Harold Abel, ■ requested
differential budget cuts rather than
a "blanket" cross the boarfl cut. If
.differential budget cuts were
adapted, each school would face cuts
according to the size of their current
state allocations.
Presently state appropriations
per student to state colleges -and
universities are as follows for 1974
to 1975*. CMU, $1,530 per student;
Eastern Michigan University,$1,572
Grand Valley State College, $1,609
Western Michigan University$l,736
Oakland   University,  $1,745}    and
Nothern    Michigan   University,
$1\843.   '
If the University budget does
get cut, Ellis said a 2 per cent cross
the board cut is not possible because
of contractual commitments in the
University budget. Ellis said a cross
' the board cut. would cause the
Association  to lose  money.  The
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Association's projected allocation is
$73,000.
" Howeyer, Ellis pointed out he
did not think the Association should
have a budget cut, "because you
don't have enough to. start with." In
addition, Ellis said he would resist
cuts in intramurals. "I don't think we
can have people living in dorms night
and day without having something
for them to do." < ,
- Ellis said the 100 million state
wide estimated cut from the state
budget cited in the media is conservative arid could}be 60 per cent
higher. CMU will receive about a $20
million appropriation from the state,
Ellis said.. If a 2 per cent cut oc-
(See "Student..." page 12)
on the inside;
Committee reviews budget requests-Page 3
CHy begins annual leaf pick-up-Page 5
Chips take title hopes to Ball State-Page %
MAC doubleheader set to debut-Page %
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