1998-12-14; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 81, Number 44
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
©1998 CM LIFE
79 y> immunity
Monday
December 14, 1998
16 pages
Status of women's b-ball coach  unknown
■ \ load coach Fran Voll takes
temporary leave from team
for personal reasons
By Jeremy Dickman
LIFE Assistant Sports Editor and
Jeremy Stephens
LIFE Sports V\
('Ml* women's head basketball coach
Fran Vol! was prepared to resign his
position last week amidst player-coach
conflicts, which culminated In a reported
meeting between several prominent
players and Athletics Director Herb
I teromedi.
Voll, who has a 22-37 record during his
three year coaching  tenure  at  Central
and   a    166-97   carter   record,   reportedly
ready    to    turn    in    his    resignation
early   last   week,   hut   at   a   meeting   with
Deromedi was urged not to and decided,
instead,   to   take   tune   off for  what   was
termed by the university as, "persona!
reasons,"  according  to a  source close to
the event -
A meeting early last week between the
two was confirmed by Deromedi, though
he   did    not    state    what    they    had    dis
cussed
In VbU'fl absence, assistant coach Rose
Antrim coached the Chippewas in the
Big Boy/Comfort Inn Chippewa ('lassie.
Antrim   led  the Chippewas  to  their  sev
enth    tournament    championship    with
wins  over  Chicago ind   Western
Illinois
Deromedi said the team has had some
personal problems which needed to be,
and     are     in     the     process     of.     being
addressed.
A meeting is scheduled between Voll
and Deromedi today to further discuss
the situation.
When Deromedi was asked Friday in
an interview it Voll would resume his
coaching duties following thck meeting,
Deromedi said "at the present time he is
not with the team
\\V   are   dealing   with   some   personal
problems," Deromedi said   **\Ve are work
ing through those personal problems
with the anticipation that wo will have a
discussion on Monday and an announcement would come shortly th ere after."
When asked if Voll had approached
him about resigning, Deromedi said he
would not comment.
Deromedi said there have been discussions between players, coaches and Voll
to address the program.
"For personal reasons we felt it was
best that he did not handle the Comfort
tournament," he said.
While there is no set timetable for his
return, Voll said Friday he looks forward
See VOLL Page 2
B£     -^f*** ~*  "              ^^C
\ ~PH
*<*^
*p\ M
fn   ^m
Hk
JH
sYJpC i
mp/U-i     M
VOLL
Brass
Saloon
closes
for good
By Renee Lutz
LIFE News Ed I
A well known and longstanding downtown establishment has
closed its doors and is likely to
stay that way
The Brass Saloon, 128 S. Main
St closed Friday night due to
several months of dealing with a
lack of kitchen staff and declining food sales, said owner
Richard Swindlehurst.
indlehu aid       r*   ent
downtown events — such as
Dickens' Christmas — were
bringing in a bevy of cust< mers,
but the restaurant could not handle the service necessary, being
hort-stafTed.
• \V«   were turning people aw
at the door." he said. "It was the
same thing on the <CMU home I
football  days.  CMU  is the back
bone of this town.
"When you have so many slow
days, on the busy days, you need
more staff," he said "And one
guy (a kitchen worker) walked
out on Friday night . . If you're
going to put out a decent quality
meal, then you need (sufficient
stall
Swindlehurst also owns
Cheers Neighborhood Grill &
1700 W High St . and
Shaboom Pub Club, 106 Court
Si Neither establishment is suffering from a decline in busi:
he said
"<'heers has a better volume
than The Brass," Swindlehurst
said.
He    -aid   rem.-. kitchen
staff and some other employe*
leaving   The   Brass   Saloon   are
now   employed   in   the   other  two
establishments,   which   aids   in
the amount of service provided
I!i- said since The Brass Saloon
i> classified as a restaurant in
the city of Mount Pleasant, he
couldn't keep the restaurant
open without 75 percent of food
sales
1 bought a bar in 1983 there
We put it together m the fash
ion that it's in It used to be a lit
tie.  tiny  bar and served  no food
and all alcohol ,"
See  brass Page 2	
1  N*6  1   D  C
With this issue,
CM 1 if E will c#M#
JKlbtfc until
-
Classified 14-15
ssword
Et cetera
Sports
VOH
15
10-11
8-9
4-5
To reach <  M I If I
» 774 M93
I  MIIFfiwicmuvnitsvimifh.edu
774-7H0S
<  rntr.il MkMpi I IM  Online
http://w*v%* t mlifr < mi< h «-du
Fire damages roof of North Art Studio Friday
By Joy Mygrants
LIFE Assistant News Editor
Students and faculty stood outside of the North Art Studio
Friday afternoon as firefighters
worked to put out a fire on the
roof of the building.
S^t. Gerard Vogel of the Mount
Pleasant Fire Department said
the fire began when the ventilation system to one of the kilns,
the ovens used for baking ceramics and pottery, failed to work
properly.
The motor may not have been
moving enough to keep the air
cool enough,** Vogel said.
The top of the ventilation system and part of the roof wood
decking near the system were
burned, Vogel said.
The firefighters, were able to
put out the fire within 10 to 15
minutes of arriving on scene.
Vogel said he didn't know how
much damage there had been, but
that there didn't appear to be any
damage inside the building.
Vogel said they would try to isolate the kiln by shutting off the
electricity and gas to it, until it is
repaired.
Holly Hanessian, professor of
art, was inside the building when
the fire started.
"We didn't see any smoke from
the building or the kiln room It
was only visible from the outside
of the building. We noticed it in
the mid afternoon, when we went
outside," Hanessian said.
Hanessian said Richard Jams,
chair of the art department, and
then the Tire department was
notified.
Tom Zajac, senior project manager of Facilities Management,
said Facilities Management
would need to investigate the kiln
to find out what type of repair
will be needed. Zajac expects to
inspect the roof early this week
The other kilns have run for
three months since the renovations without anv problems, Zajac
said. This was the first time the
kiln that caused the fire was fired
up since the construction this
summer.
The construction in August,
Zajac said, consisted of remodeling the ventilation system and
placing new fans on the kiln hood
stacks.
Zajac said the contractor, U.S.
Sheetmetal of Saginaw, used the
same material for each of the systems and that he wouldn't be able
to tell what caused the problem
until he inspects the roof
Hanessian said when the renovations were done, the contractor
put a material around the duct
work that combusted when it got
to a certain temperature.
*T don't think they were totally
forward when they were thinking
what kind of heat would be coming from that kiln," Hanessian
said.
PHOTOS BY RYAN WOOD • CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant firefighters responded to a small fire on the roof of the North Art Studio Friday afternoon. Above left, the firefighters pull up an axe to help them
look for the source of the fire. It was put out 10 to 15 minutes after the arrival of the firefighters.
State supports new CMU building
By Anthony Judnich
LJFE Staff W' •
A   new   health   professions   building   may   soon
plant its foundation into the CMU campus, as leg
lslation for the structure was passed by the House
and Senate Appropriations Committee last week
The governor's office also supports the bill, but
Gov.   John rangier has not signed it yet.
The  $40  million   health  structure  would   bouse
various department offices of the physical therapy
and physician  assistant  studies  programs as well
other     offices     of    the     College     of    Health
Professions
Steve Kopp, dean of the College of Health
Professions, said the various departments of the
College of Health Professions, which would be
housed in the new facility, are currently scattered
around campus
For example, the physician assistant studies program is housed in Foust Hall. The physical therapy program 18 in Pearce Hall and the communications disorders program is in Moore Hall. Also, the
physical education and sport program is in the
Student   Activity   Center   and   Rose  Arena,   and
See   BUIUMMCPage 2	
Hearing set for tribal election protest
By David Bossick
ill Writer
Tr ,'maw       Chippewa
Indian TVihe is dose to finalizing action on proti I the
Nov. 23 District I primary election
Ah mi the protest! has
been set for noon Tuesday, and it
l-  Open  to  tribal   members  only,
said -Judy Whitman, director «»t
public relations tor the tnt
Became of the hearing of the
protests,  and  the   results  of the
hearing yet to be decided, there
t been s date set lor a gen
eral election, sht? said. Whitman
Said    "they    will    prohahlv    I
the hurdle of the protest first."
"The   protests   that   were   filed
itions of prooe-
dural errors in the election
proo rhere   were   no
protests   on    the    grounds    that
candidates1 or  rotersJ ssoii
I id
"This is a real victory. The
election last November that was
overturned was overturned
rase of a host of allegations
the candidates and voters
should not have been eligible for
membership.
An N   appears   that   the
council did fulfill what it was
required to do by the
Durfoo/Poters lawsuit, and that
See  HEARING* age 2
* Exam Schedule -
If your class meets:
8 am.
10 a.m.
12 Noon
2 p m
8 a.m.
10 a.m.
12Noon
2 p.m.
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
I p.m.
3 pan.
9am.
II a.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
Day Clan
Monday Combinations
Monday Combinations
Monday Combinations
NON-Mon. Combtnattons
NON-Mon Combmations
NON-Mon Combina«on&
NON-Mon. Combhiattons
Monday Combinations
Monday CmiilJlosfrjfsj
Your exam date & time 13
***naa>. Csm li
8-9:50 a.m.
10-11:50 a.m.
Noon-1:50 p.m.
2-3:50 p m.
8-9:50 a.m.
10-11:50 a.m.
Noon-1:50 p.n
2-3:50 p.m.
Monday Combination*
NON-Mon Con&nmmarm
NON-Mon Combinations
NON-Mon. Combinations
NON-Mon. Combcnatoons
8-9:50 a.m
10-11:50 am.
Noon-1:50 p.m.
2-3:50 p.m
8-9 50 am
10-11.50 am
Noon-1 50 p.m.
2-3:50 p.m.
Evening Clmmmem
If your class meets:
M. MW. 4 p.m. or after
T, TR. 4 p.m. or after
W. 4 p.m. or after
R. 4 p.m. or after
Your exam date A time is:
Monday, Dec. 14 - regular time
Tuesday, Dec  15 - regular time
Wednesday. Dec. 16 - reg time
Thursday, Dec. 17 - reg time
Friday, Dec   18 is open for exam* that need to he rescheduled because of a student's tuning an excess afthree exam* on the same day or unavoidable weather conditions causing
the cancellations of classes during one of the regularly scheduled exam days