1974-02-22; Central Michigan Life

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byTERRIBURKHARDT
LIFE Staff Writer
With only six student members-on the 62-member
demic Senate, it is easy to see why Academic
' tor Timm Culby, Benton Harbor junior, considers
student representation is just "tokenism;" ;
«We are halfway through the semester -and in all?
Mty we haven't accomplished much. The. 'normal'
rfemic Senator \s no^ that receptive to student
itors or to student feelings in general," Culby said,
"Last semester there was a bill before Academic
ite requesting to have one student on the executive
«Und it was defeated by one vote. It is quite obvious
are token members; we are just there to appease the
jent activists, but sometimes tokenism is better than
king," l>e said- We are introduc">g a proposal asking
more student members but it must be passed by
tdemic Senate and it is not at all likely they will give
\
it any serious thought," Culby added.
t   Little input from students
"A lot of student academic senators have hangups
about saying things in Senate; there is very, little input
from some of us^That could be used as an argument,for
not having more students on the Senate. Bpt there is no
way that six students can speak  for  15,000," said
Academic Senator Sheila Morey, Parma junior-.^
' • "Being a, student   academic   senator can  be  a
frustrating Job. The general student has no idea of what
. we are doing. Student Government doesn't have a good
communications  link, between   levels:   The   student'
academic senator usually has no idea what the student
body president is doing. The.same thing is true with■
Student Senate  and  their  constituents.   Good  communications can't be leasable with the present system,"
Culby said.
"There aren't many kids willing jto devote, as much
time to Senate as needed! Our. opinions'count at first and
tijen they end,up being'ignored," Morey said, >
p "Lots * of times we go before Senate'With a report
ajid it fails on deaf-ears. There is a lacjcof professionalism
on trie part.of student academic"senators, a lot of the
faculty'members have been on Senate for four or five
years and therefore they .know what's going, oh; they,
know the effective, methods of changing things," Culby
SEJid,   *;' ' '    ',     . j
»■   "They never will allow any more students oh it,"
commented  Academic  Senator -Hay'Lundsten,   Far-
' nyngton senior. v  " ■   *
,  ■'..  As:far as benefits for students stemming directly
'from Academic Senate, the student Senators seemed to
express some doubt that any immediate, tangible results
would be seen in the> near future.   >■
'i   "There we're so many things the students did 'not
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have three or .four years ago and righ$ now, there are not
,'that many big things to implement.1 In the next, three
years the situation with Academic Senate as far as the .
.students go is not, really' clear,*' Morey said.
"Academic Senate 'still will have a lot of input of
everyday affairs," Lundsten said,
"I think a lot of Academic. Senate's future depends
.  on the collective bargaining issue, what they allow and
are willing to negotiate," Culby said.
"Class sizes and things like that before were in the
power of Academic Senate," Lundsten said.
'"As student academic senators we have to command more student attention, .but I really don't know
where to proceed from where we are now. "We had
thought we accomplished something with thev extension
of library hours on Friday and Saturday nights, but now
(See   'Student Academic . . .   page 5) - ,
Volume 55 No. 60
Friday, February 22, 1974
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jtppezl to,different.people annijtiaybe.this-^iishonest di!Iy< just'one of.
piny characters adorning numerous pin ball machines around campus,
ippeals to you. If so, she has a'message for you ... "Hey big spender,
spend a little dime with me." ,
FOUL BALL-PIN BALL THAT JS/-Batter up; drop in a quarter.
Take the mound; get ready to play. Strike one, strike two. strike three
and you're out 25 cents on a pin ball machine.
Trustees accept
admissions
policy as revised
b y LOKETT A PIZZO '        ' '
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
A revised early admissions policy providing for the entrance into college
of high school students following their junior year was approved Wednesday
by the Board ofj Trustees. ■       - . ;
Members of the board passed, the early admissions policy after some
debate over a stipulation,for handling unusual cases. Debate on the phrase
ended when Leo Farhat, Lansing attorney and newly appointed board
member, proposed an amendment changing section six to an "escape" clause.
As it is amended, the clause provides for the handling of any "unusual"
cases on an individual basis by persons designated by the Academic Admissions, Standards, Honors' and Degrees Committee.
The policy is designed for "students whose personal and .intellectual
maturity suggests they are-ready for college level work" and is geared-,
toward eliminating a year of overlapping studies during the senior year in
high school and freshman year in college.
Long sought by President William B. Boyd, Who presented it to the
board, the document contains guidelines for admission of students maintaining a grade point average of at least 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale).  ~
Students seeking early admission also must have the recommendation of
the high school   principal or counselor and must have earned at least 24 per
cent on the composite portion of the American College Testing program
' (ACT) or 560 on the verbal portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
The policy also suggests an interview with the prospective student by
'Counselors and faculty and staff at Central. Provision for unusual cases is
made in the sixth guideline.
Boyd said students admitted to Central via the early admissions policy
will be placed on standard curricula and will not be given any special
treatment.
"Although we expect to monitor their progress^carefully and with great
"interest, they will be treated like any other students," Boyd said. ,' '""*
Central has accepted some early applicants previously on an individual
basis. \ ) . '
In other action the board:.
—Approved personnel recommendations;
—Granted emeriti status to Levi Dees, music professor; Emil Pfister,
speech and dramatic arts professor and J. D. Marcus, dean of Off-Campus
Education, all of whom are retiring this year.
—Approved the wording on the establishment of two loan funds'.
—Heard staff reports indicating a 16 per cent savings in electrical
consumption has been realized over last, year's figures since the implementation of energy conservation steps. ,
—Announced the names of 89 faculty personnel receiving faculty
achievement awards.
—Accepted gifts and grants from the month of January totaling .
$37,804.46. ..
Lt. Governor urges campaign
tax legislation, energy saving
CM UF6 PHOTOS BY STU DEGUES
M'lE MEENIE CHILLIE BEENIE, WHAT WILL MY SCORE BE
'TOD4Y7_These two gentlemen would be more than happy to lure   '
Jnyone into their harem and sell some of their wares to them. Their
;Wem is on the front of a pin ball machine.
7u epidemic hits,
hots not a cure
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^ flu epidemic has hit CMU;
**t as severly as had been an*
*H according to Dr. John A\
Irick, director of University
*Wi Services,
it's not yet as bad on the
*)" « in the elementary
«." Vandrick said, "It could be
«r cases here and students
coming in, or ' the older
HPJ«ion has more resistance, or it
jMtt't peaked yet on campus,"
•■weis no way to avoid the flu.
' *« are into an epidemic,
* no way to avoid it," Vandrick
■'. E«her you get it or you don't."
^shots' should be taken only if
<*P«cted to be exposed to thg
01 *« a preventative Vandrick.
§^*ouldn'trecomniend flu sfio%
JJ% people." Vandrick mM.
Mtatu »e Very youilg or very ***
Wetrel is a new drug being
Mu
preventative. ''If glVeA
atact it may preyed! trfcf
"flu," Vandrick said. "But it is very
expensive and has to be taken for 10
days." "    '"'  "
Neither flu' shots, or Symmetrel
, is guaranteed to work in preventing
the flu.
Schools in surrounding districts
have been closed intermittently for
the last ten days due to the epidemic.
1>he outbreak has hit Mt.
Pleasant area schools also, but only
Saered.Heart Elementary has closed
as yet. According to superintendent
Of schools Carlo J. Barberi, there
"wouldn't be much to gain by eloping
schools now,1' Barbari said he'd been
told by doctors once children have
■Mti. exposed it doesn't matter
'wftewr they are in,or out of school.
"   Jferjeli   Indicated   there . has
-?i$m som?5 'sUblization   of  the
epicemic and added some' of the
schools. reporting, high   rates   of
' absenteeism in the last week are
now: Vesting an increase in *fr
■• <» tendance. <•
by MONICA SMILEY
LIFE Staff Writer
. Lieutenant Governor James H.
' Brickley asked his audience, to be
critical of a "deviation of integrity in
Washington" and urged Republicans
to ' "meet   the   challenges   before
, them,*' in a .Tuesday night address at
the UC for the Republican party's
'Lincoln Day fund raising banquet.
, Brickley, who is presiding "officer of the 'Michigan, Senate, spoke
about the significance of the Grand
Rapids Congressional election which
gave a democrat, Richard Vander
Veen, the seat for the first time since
1910.  •
"The Grand Rapids election
should give the Republican party an
important message to think about.
The Republicans Who voted for the1
democrat are obviously deeply
concerned about Watergate,"
Brickley said. .
"The Republicans have, a real
challenge to meet and I am confident
We will meet that challenge. In the
future, we will be particularly
concerned with the.r "safe"
Republican districts in the country,"
Brickley said. ,    .
Brickley also cited^the "inability
of the public process to deal -extensively with the issues," as a
problem of deep concern today. "The
public, media, and public officials
ignore so many important questions.
-As a result we find oUrselves in
^situations such as the energy crisis,"
he said.
"The energy crisis is only the
.. beginning'of the list of issues we
t
should have been prepared to face
long before they became threats to
our country. We should plan more
extensively now for the problems we
will be facing in the near future,"
Brickley said.
Brickley said Governor Milliken
is "trying to keep ahead of-the. times."'
"Congress often finds this difficult to
accept. vWe were ahead of the -times
when we proposed rapid transit, but
now it is needed as an energy saving
device," Brickley said.
Brickley, who is chairman of the
Michigan   Manpower   Commission,
reforms,
devices
the Michigan Crime Commission and
the Michigan Bicentennial Commission also stressed the need for
campaign reform, tax and energy
legislation.
Russell Kirk, master of
ceremonies for the banquet and a
distinguished visiting professor at
CMU,, introduced Brickley as a
"great hope' for the Republican
party."
Brickley is currently vice-
chairman for the Midwest, region of
the National Conference' 'of
Lieutenant Governors.}
Misrepresentation in Robinson?
RHA may demand new elections
Withdrawing Robinson Hall's
social .fund is "quite likely" according to Resident Hall Assembly
(RHA) Chairman , Tony Topalian,
Warren junior, if. RHA • finds
Robinson Hall's dorm council
..misrepresented the residents in
cancelling.Student Senate elections
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on the inside:
Weekend workshop defines supervision - page 3
March 1 deadline nears for financial aid-page 5
Area theatres provide diversity -page 6
CMU hosts gymnastics championship -page 8
Health Ed class explores death -page 10
earlier this month. ' \       ■
Topalian said he had not yet
been formally, requested by Student
Senate to investigate. the matter.
Student Senate passed a resolution
Monday asking RHA to look into the
method of representation at
Robinson-Hall. ,
Ken Warren, Robinson Hall
.president and Perry sophomore,
said, "I don't care what Student
Government does. I think they're
just'trying to showboat. Tdon't know
why thpy bother-us."
Warren ' also questioned
Whether RHA has- the power to
withdraw the $1.25 per dorm
resident social iund Robinson Hall
receives;    i   -   ■ ,, \
RHA can cut off this semester's
social fund, Topalian replied, if RHA
finds Robinson residents do not
agree over their, present system of
representation, which allows any
.     •     .     '    .      .f
Robinson ' resident to become a
voting dorm council member after
attending.two meetings.
' He added, "If the'students there
agree with, the way dorm council is
running things, then that's fine. But.,
if they're not in favor of it we'll just'
throw their dorm council out and
order ,new elections."
If Student Senate requests an.
investigation, Topalian said there
would be a meeting with Director of
Housing Programs, GeorgV
Jennings, • Student Government
President 'Hick Marshall, Robinson-
Hall's president and himself to
discuss the problem. >
Warrpn.. felt » most Robinson'
residents favor the'present system
' of representation on dorm council. "I
have not heard any negativism over
this type of representation. I think
jit'S the best pn campus," Warren. t
said.
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