1974-06-27; Central Michigan Life

              rustees raise
p|on rates af jQejitraLJbecom_e^^
tup$l,50 per credit hour' *be subject to review^ by tHe~
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undergraduates „ board during tlie fall semester
as the Board of   however;  when  the  Univer*
rejected  as  "unac-
a   $2   rate . hike
^by President William
sity's   financial
*•' clearer*
picture   is
the^lowest   of   Michigan's   hours or more,    * dergraduate will pay $613,50,
^J~a^ljyear-oteadem^-^^
"■   (31,   remester   hours),    8.2 per cent more than last,
a     Michigan  . un-    year..
v     "IT'S A BIG increase that
noone ia,happy about, but it,
appears there is no responsible
alternative,,'"*    Katharine
i for Michigan graduate    Hafstad, chairwoman, .said
jgnts    and      out-state , .Thursday.     ;
respectively. \  V ^EVEN^WifKrnein^ease
jgE BOARD   also   ap-
Lid fee hikes of $2, and $5
univeratielCitTSr^
an hour the fee for resident
undergraduates and $25 an
hour for; resident graduate
students. Non-resident fees
will become $45 an hour'for^
undergraduates and - $50 an
hour, for , an out-of-state
graduate student.
Non-refundable registration fees/will remain unchanged at $10 for students
and
credit
then,
taking five hours
&MU's costs will remain among ^ $20 ,for, students  taking  six
Volume
Thursday, Jane 27, 1974
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Moving yet another step
iser to   the   anticipated
rag of Central as .the 197 &
for  the  International
ial Olympics,   President
m B.  Boyd  announced
week   the - Joseph   P.
i&nedy, Jr. Foundation, was
ing CMU administrators a.
itract for the games/"
BOYD   SAID   Thursday
University was-informed of *
bailing by Eunice Kennedy
fer, president of-Special
pics, Inc. Shriver was on
a month ago during the
Olympics   to   observe
trai*s  handling   of  the
fes   for   the ' mentally
„d across the state.
Reports following her visit
feated Shriver was
orably impressed with CMU
would take back a
ommendation to the
lonal committee to award
liusi
the bid for. the' World-wide
games to-Central. •* .
Boyd explained the.
University would have to
negotiate terms of the contract
before a formal bid was
awarded. - :
'-■ "THIS IS A very important sign," Boyd said. "I
think they're very ciose to a
decision."
Questioned by Board of
Trustee' members -about
Central's ability to host the
games, Boyd expressed optimism and said, "We're
satisfied we can accomodate it.
I'm sure we have the human
^resources and I'm confident we
can raise the- needed funds."
Central would be required
to raise $250 per participant to
cover the costs of-the week
long   games,
would   draw
participants from the United
States, and abroad and would
cost* between $250,000. and
$300,000 to stage.
.    v , CM   LIFE   PHOTO   BY   HARRIE   BLEEKER
CLOCKS AND CIRCLES-Many different shapes and designs-
can be seen at the Creative Arts Gallery in thejower-level of -
the University Center.   , ' '"  *''
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One une-xpected .move
seemed to follow the other last
week when Central's Board of
' THE $1.50 increase came * other . suits" which might be
after board members rejected brought against any
as "unacceptable" a proposal    University employe.   Placed in
■Trustees met to consider such    by President William B. Boyd
items -as tuition, increases,
personnel - recommendations,
salary adjustments, and an
indemnification (liability)
policy'/
Topping the .agenda was
the board's.approval of a $1.50 Boyd, authorization to continue
per credit hour tuitiop^hike for expending 1974-75^ funds,- sign
• Michigan , undergraduates, contracts . with clerical and
accompanied by hikes of $2 and public safety unions and im-
$5   respectively   for   in-state    plemenj; salary adjustments for
to raise rates by $_.a.credit
hour. Non-refundable
registration fees remained
untouched at their- present
level. ,  •   '
Board members also gave
The   Olympics    graduate   students   and   out-
nearly _. 6,000.   state  students.   (See   related;
story this page.) ■<■ ,
■EW issues
three administrative and
supervisory groups. Those
authorizations ;afe a part of the
traditional "housekeeping"
activities of the boarcL ,
CONSIDERATION of the
indemnification policy,
however, marked a~ new step
by' the ' board toward self-
protection—not only its own,
byDAVERINEHABT
LIFE Staff Writer
['Tentative guidelines for
fomenting Title IX of the .
Ration Amendments Act of
were released Thursday
fthe Department of Health,
Ration and Welfare (HEW);
TITLE   IX   PROHIBITS
rimination on the basis of
in any educational in-
Itution receiving federal
Excluded from this are
Iptary    schools    training
pie for the armed services
jpie United States or the
jpchant marine, and religious
pools, if the provisions
pulA not be consistent with
religious tenets"  of the"
Pool.        _        - • -   ' •
Title IX guidelines, cover
other   educational   in-
totions, from pre-schools to
persities, receiving Federal
iding. -.    ,    .     .       .
THREE AREAS covered
^e   guidelines   are   ad:
Nona,     treatment .    of
i^ents and  employment,
ess   exemtped   private
'^graduate  colleges,  nori-
vocationai elementary ahd
secondary,schools and public
undergraduate schools which
•have traditionally admitted
persons of only one ..sex from
the admissions requirements.
The biggest controversy
over Title IX has "been its
effect  on  athletic   programs.
teams for males and females.or
through a single team open .to
both sexes . * .If separate
.teams are. offered, (the) institution may not discriminate
on the basis of sex in provision
of ^necessary equipment; or
supplies, or in any other wayy
but   equal   aggregate ■_ ex-
"The regulations; would neither    peIMiitures are not required."
exempt    nor~  disrupt    in
provided through separate    but that of any administrative    plementaticn.
faculty or staff, -employe.- The
. policy
insurance
action
or.
tercollegiate athletics, as some
have feared,"; Caspar Weinberger, secretary—of HEW,
said. "Rather the regulations
move in the direction of insuring better opportunities for
women in athletic programs."
SOME PEOPLE have.
expressed fears Title HX Would
force educational, institutions
to offer equivalent scholarships
to women and men athletes,
causing a financial burdehr on
some schools; Others liave
expressed fear the regulations
would require ♦ integrated
teams in competition^
/Regarding athletics,' the.
regulations state ''where
selection is based on competitive skill, athletics may be"
"WHERE    ATHLETICY
opportunities for students of
one sex haye been-4imited.,.an
institution must make af-,
firmative efforts to inform
-members of that sex of the
availability of equal op—
portunities and to provide
support and training to enable
the'm to participate/' thec
proposed   guidelines  -further
- state. _ •■ - *   -„     f-«Y
The proposed regulations
will joot take effect immediately, HEW has -given
interested  citizens   until  Oc-,
vtober 15 to offer'comments ori
the guidelines as, they now
stand. These comments wilt;be
taken into consideration and
final, guidelines then will be
issued. ...
-ne wi y -;ap p r o v„e d
amounts to being
against libel, class
CMU
News Analysis
/     by LORETTA PIZZO
Ass't. Editor . Y
Central's, budget.request
/for the'eoming fiscal year got
whacked Wednesday when the
steps.
The bbard^ also accepted
gifts and grants for the' month
of May totaling $89/787.59.
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formed' sources'in Lansing, it is
likely the Senate version ' of
Central's appropriations bill
will make it through the House
.virtually >* untouched;, as
lawmakers scurry to complete
Senate      ^Appropriations   business in time for their July
Committee voted to increase ~ 3 adjournment,
the budget by only one-third of    "'• "It  is  possible,   however,
the University's request. some-S all of the cut "funds
-*   (The  Senate  committee tmay be restored at some point
completed .action on the higher
education  bill  earlier  in  the
week and has sent it to the
Senate floor, for approval. If
•passed, the proposal then goes
to the House for its approval.
Following House approval the
bill.will go to a joint House-
Senate Conference -Committee
to iron out> differences .before
going to the governor for- his~
signature.        '   ,, •  •
ACCORDING    TO    in
in the process.  .
If so, that leaves CMU
with ^an appropriation of $20.4
million for operational expenses, when the University
request was for ' nearly $23
million and the governor's
recommendation stood at $20.6
million.    '   ,
University administrators
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the ' policy  is^. retroactive   to"
June 1, 1968.   '      .    '    ^,   "~
COVERAGE UNDER the
policy is not to exceed liability,
court, and lawyers' fees and
"other- reasonable expenses";
and does'not apply in cases of
double indemnification..
Also announced at- _the
meeting was the granting of a
$200,000 gift to Central from
the Dow .Foundation for the
^establishment of a three-
dimensional art facility;
notification from the Kennedy
Foundation of the-mailing-of a
contract for the 1975. International Special Olympics
and the realization of $120,000 .
in gas arid electrical savings .
since the "November im-
oi conservation
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