1974-08-26; Central Michigan Life

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Volume 55 No. 1
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Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant/Michigan 48B59
iVIonday, August 26, 1974
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Attempts to lessen crowding
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University leases Deerfield Annex
by SANDRA L. DICKEY
LIFE Ass't: News Editor
For the first time in Central's
history, due, to overcrowded dorms,
the University will lease a Deerfield
apartment building this fall to house
victims of overloaded rooms, according to Patricia Giardini, dean of
students.
The building,  which ' holds  50
students in 13 rooms, is the former
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house
and initially will be offered to upperclass males (including
sophomores) who now are living in
dorms, Giardini said.
However, other upperclass
students wishing to move off-campus
on their own can be released from
their housing contracts upon request
she added.
According to George Jennings,
director of Housing Programs, the
situation still is not as bad as last
year when some residence halls had
up to a 30-bed overload,
. Giardini feels the overload Is
"enormous. I feel overcrowding is a
big problem as well as a great inconvenience to students," she said.
All dorms are filled to capacity
with all but five being "overfilled to
capacity," Giardini said. Even the
guest rooms are being used, she
added.
Therefore, the leased building
will be offered on the same plan as
the Barnes no-meal option, costing
$575 for the year.
The building will be offered only
to males "because there are far more
men overcrowded than women,"
Giardini said. However, women
interested in moving to the Deerfield
building will be kept on a waiting list
in case the complex is hot filled.
Jennings said the last two days
have seen further influx of new
students wanting to live in dorms,
making the problem worse than
anticipated.
To avoid more 'overcrowding,
new'students will be referred to the
Student Affairs Office where
someone will help them in finding a
place to live off-campus.
Until alternative space can be
mrde available, students in overcrowded rooms will be paid 50 cents
a day. Last year, the overload
continued .almost throughout the
entire first semester.
This year, the Deerfield
building will be used to release some
of the overcrowding as soon as
possible, Giardini said.
"I think it really is an attractive
offer," Giardini said. "The facility is
very spacious with two full-size
bedrooms and good closet space."
The building, located at 3520 E.
Deerfield Road, has 13 apartments,
one of which will be occupied by a
married couple who will act as
managers.
Although the agreement has not
been finalized, Giardini said
maintenance responsibilities will be
shared between the University and
Deerfield.
Jennings cites
residency rule
DEERFIELD A DORM? - This soon may be the living quarters of
students now living in a dorm. Because of the overcrowded dorms, the
University will be leasing this building from Deerfield and offering it to
CM LIFE PHOTO BY JULIE WYREMBELSKI
upperclass males. There are 13 apartments in the building, 12 pf which
will be available to students on the Barnes no-meal option.
by SANDRA L. DICKEY
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
The sophomore residency rule is
the  major  cause   of  overcrowded
dorms, according to  George  Jennings, director of Housing Programs
Union members only
Faculty votes today on contract
by RICK FITZGERALD
CM LIFE Reporter
Faculty Association members
are voting today on the ratification,
of a new three year contract with the
university.
The contract, which will run for
three years with an annual economic
issue reopener, provides for a 5 per
cent increase in faculty take-home
pay, binding, arbitration in settling
contract grievances and an agency
shop provision with a variation from
the traditional provision.
Voting is taking place today
from 9 a.m. tp 3,p.m. in Room 2D of'
the University Center by secret
ballot. Only association members are
allowed to vote. To be approved, the
contract must be acceptable to a
majority of the union, a total of
approximately 100 votes.
"We should have an announcement o! the' election results
by about 3:30 p.m. today. As soon as
Drop/add
begins today
Drop and Add will be in the
Ballroom of the University Center
from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday
through Thursday this week. A clean
up period on Friday, irom 11:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. will be the last day to
add a class. ,
For those that have no classes to
drop or add, there will be late
registration on Monday 'through
Thursday only, from. 11:30 a.m. to
,6:30 p.m.'
The-following items will be
needed at late Registration:
A. Matriculation, admission
or Identification catd {showing social
security card),
B. Fall Semester Class
Schedule '*
G.Pen inS Htj^rnfeer 2 petieil
B. Check or money order (a
ten dollar late fee is assessed)
the polls close the votes will be
tabulated," explained Robert Clason,
associate professor of mathematics
and Faculty Association president.
The   contract   agreement   was
tgned   u'j   members
•officials believe will be of great
interest to the, faculty is the
"Association Financial Security"
section of the contract, more commonly known as the "Agency Shop"
bargaining teams Aug. 7, bringing
an end to the negotiations for the
third contract between the
University and the faculty union.
Negotiations began in March.
One "non-compensation" matter
both administrators and association
< Agency shop refers to the
practice of charging a union service
fee which is equal to union dues,
approximately $150 to those employees who do not join the union
However, CMU's agency shop clause
has been described as "unique" by
both association and administration
officials.
In traditional agency shop
situations, union membership or
payment of the service fee, is a
condition of employment—no
payment, no job. If ratified, this
contract would not make payment of
the fee a condition of employment,
because it would interfere with the
tenure process.
Instead, the, contract specifies a
faculty member who has paid neither
union dues nor the service fee within
60 days of the beginning of the
semester, "shall be liable to the
Association in civil action for money
damages or for equitable enforcement of the bargaining unit
member's obligation..."
In the compensation area of the
contract, the faculty would receive
salary increases through at least two
different means. The University will
now pay the mandatory 5 per cent
(see "Union votes today", page 11 A)
Queen candidates — file by Thursday
Homecoming plans are in the
making for this year's Oct. 19 affair,
with petitions for Homecoming
Queen d.ue Sept. 5 at 5 p.m., according to Gail Donnelly, Kalamazoo
junior and chairwoman of the
Homecoming  Steering Committee.
Candidates for queen must be
sponsored by "at least One and not
more than two organizations,"
Donnelly said. Petitions and rules
are available in the Student
Foundation office in the lower level
of the University Center.
Candidates for queen must be
full-time female students and free
from any kind of probation, Donnelly
said.
Elections for Homecoming
Queen will be Sept. 18 and 19, along
with Student Government and
Program Board elections. This will
allow more tfime for the queen and
her court to get ready for the affair,
Donnelly said.
Petitions must be, turned in to
the Student Foundation office, and all
candidates will be notified of their
eligibility by Sept. 6.
"One hundred signatures are
required on the petitions and only
students and faculty may sign
petitions," Donnelly said. "Persons
may sign one and only one petition,"
she added. ■ '
Campaigning for Homecoming
queen will begin Sept. 9 and cease
midnight before election day.
Other plans for Homecoming
include a theme of "CMU Deja Vu"
(you've been here before). "Reliving
and reexperiencing .Central',' will be
emphasized, Donnelly said.
, "It is a time for alumni to come
back and also time for students here
to have fun on campus," she added.
Plans also include a parade
Saturday morning, in which
everyone is encouraged to enter a
float, Donnelly said and a concert
sometime during the weekend.
However, there will be no.
Homecoming dance or pep rally due
to "lack of student participation,"
Donnelly said.
and he feels the rule should be
eliminated.
"I never have been satisfied
with having to require students to
live in a certain place," Jennings
said, "Students ought to have a
choice how and where they live."
The sophomore residency
requirement originally was put into
effect because of difficulties in
predicting future enrollments,
Jennings said.
Jennings, who was a member of
the deciding committee, now feels
"sophomore residency is not the
answer."
Instead he says, "We should
offer more services, more academic
support so you have an attractive
product and you get students to
want to live in the dorm."
In attempting to do this, many
new programs have been implemented, including different meal
plans and lifestyles such as coed
living and single room  occupancy.
This year, Jennings said, two
new programs have been
established. First, guaranteed quiet
space will be provided for those
students who want it, he said.
The second program is an attempt to assign rooms on the basis of
compatibility. This was done by
putting a series of questions'on the
back of one of the housing cards,
Jennings explained. Head residents
then were given all the cards for
students in their dorms and they
have tried to assign roomates according to answers on the cards.
Although the effectiveness of
the program cannot be measured
yet, Jennings feels it is a step
towards better living conditions in
residence halls.
New funding procedure
affects student groups
by LORRIES LYNCH
LIFE Editor in Chief
New policies and procedures for
allocating funds to student
organizations have fe^en implemented by the Student Affairs
Office this yeat, making? any student
group meeting stated requirements
eligible to teceive University funds.'
The policy, effective this yeat,,;isjy.
based on & ptoposaViptesented ttt tfte
Office   of  Student   Affairs  by ';•*"■
committee   to   review   funding
procedures      established      last
semester.    Glenn Starner,   former
acting dean of students and founder
of the review committee, indicated
some changes were, made, in the
committee's proposal before it was •
approved for a two-year period by
Provost Charles Ping.
,    To apply for University funds
the organisation must now file, in the
flftlce of Student Affairs, a valid
constitution or equivalent document t
(stating the name and purpose of the
organization, requirements for
membership and method of selecting
officers).
The group also must have on file
a list of its current officers and*
adviser. Previously registered
organizations must re-register eaclj,
year before they will be considered
for University funds. f;,
The policy also 'requires any
organization, which does receive
(see "New funding affects ... ",
page 12 A)
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