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Central Michigan University;
Wednesday, October 10, 1873
Student Senate approves
support of alcohol bill
CM LIFE PHOTO BY MARY JO SAtlSCSANY
FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE-Fire equipment is on display at the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department
open house continuing through Saturday. The open house is planned to promote home safety In the winter
months. Equipment displayed includes a breathing apperatus, life net, resusitator, barous novels and hoses.
Students shun involvement
by SHEILA TOMKOWIAK
LIFE Staff Writer
Postponement "of the apt
pointtaent of five students to a
. search committee to recommend a
dean of students, plus support of a
Michigan bill to allow alcohol to be
sold on campus, were among actions
at the Student Senate' meeting
Monday night.
Although urged by President
William B. Boyd to act soon. Senate
did not appoint members to the
search committee. A. special senate
committee was formed to recommend five students, and propose
candidates, to Senate'1 at a special
meeting next Monday night
Brad Wick, student body vice.
president and president of Senate
said,  "President  Boyd "said   it   is
expedient to get the' search committee started. If Senate appoints its
Campus atmosphere clouded with apathy
by DAN HAYES
LIFE Staff Writer
i" At one time at Central signs
were painted on the building walls,
chalked on the sidewalks, decaled in
windows, patched on pants—
wherever a person turned he was
assaulted with a message of some
sort.
..■- This was also a time when
hundreds, sometimes even
thousands, gathered to demonstrate
their concern, came to hear a
speaker, relaxed at an outdoor
concert or attended seminars.
It was a time when one could
literally feel student involvement
and enthusiasm.
This period of CMU history has
long    ended.   Nearly   all    Central
watchers seem to agree that student -
involvement has  since   decreased.
The most common reason cited
for this decrease in involvement is
the disillusionment which occured
mm itmmit re$ii2«a*'{»«# we>*
not in a position to bring about the
quick, massive social change they
desired.
Albert Palm, associate
professor Of political science, noted
this is especially true of students
politically because "they tend to
think politics is-corrupt and
dishonest," and as a result they are
"turning off to political involvement."
Another reason for student
involvement according to Palm is the
change in the value  of a  college
education. "Students went to college
with the concept of getting a better
job than their fathers but now that
does not seem so likely," he said.
Tim Horan, South Haven senior
and former student body president/'
said there are a number of causes,
including apathy for and a lack of
knowledge about issues.
Horan attributed the decline of
the role of student activists on
campus to the fact that "it takes the
wind out of people's sails when it
looks' like they have everything they
were fighting for." He identified
student voting rights, the age of
majority and political party
representation as goals that were
already achieved.
The lack of student social
awareness, according to Doug
Friedrich, associate professor of
psychology, is because parents have
been poor models who expect the.
educational institutions to instil!
social VltfMes, A* sVfiatlftVFfifl^feli"
said, "The Jack of involvement in
students jUsfc reflets the feck of
involvement in society in general."
A cause of student apathy
suggested by John Deines of the
counseling center "is the fact the
students aren't being drafted now."
Another matter of concern- is
the direction and nature of present
student involvement.
Program Board Chairman, Dan
Savage, Mt. Pleasant, senior said,
"Kids have gotten frustrated; their
involvement   was  in   vain.   Their
interest now is getting themselves
ahead."   '
According to Palm, "Students
are becoming more internally"
directed rather than outwardly
directed. Young people are more
concerned with their own pleasure
and leisure. It's not that they aren't
less concerned with social problems
as much as* feeling they can't accomplish their goals," he said.
Deines said that someone
connected with student housing
mentioned    that    students    are
begining their partying on Wednesdays- when they used to begin
Thursdays. Deines stated that
''being in a tranquil state so much
creates a lack of motivation." He
suspects that persons doing this are
trying to escape anxiety, ' The
number of students involved in such
activity is hard to determine,
. Concerning the social conscience
of present students, Friedrich said be
has found when students get involved in social-community
programs they enjoy it and become
more humanistic.
members  tonight,  then  the  committee can begin to meet this week.
,    * Time factor
Off-campus,   senator,   Steve
England said, "We thought we had
time to do a really good job. Now we .
find that there is a rush."
In an 18 to 6 vote, Senate moved
to, support the alcohol bill now under
consideration ip the Michigan
legislature, The decision came after
Mike Wall, Constantine senior and
• co-director of Michigan Higher '
-Editcattan Student Association
(MHESAl, asked Senate for support.
Some senators objected to the
timing of the decision. Carol Murphy, off-campus senator said, "We
have an obligation to go back to our
constituents and-see how they feel
before we can vote on this issue."
Zigiqond' Kozicki, * off-campus
senator, objected after the vote was
taken. "We're not supposed to accept
anything we haven't had time to lpok
at," he said. "We didn't even investigate it. We're begining to vote
like1 we did last year," he added.
"Just because some guy gets up
and tells us the good points of'
something," Kozicki continued, "we
run right out and support it. Even if
it is good, Senate is obligated to
investigate and then decide."
Wick also charged Senate with a
hasty decision concerning the bill.
"President Boyd has charged Senate
as the most indiscriminate voting
body on, this, campus. Maybe I'm
guilty, .for not saying something
earlier, but if Senate fails, we all
lose.  It's up to you."
"We're going into the eighth,
week of 'school and we don't know,
where Senate is and where Senates
going. Moves like this hurt us aSra.
credible, organization," he added,-•:
UC Board appointments    '''
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In other Senate action, students
were appointed to .serve on the
University Center Board, tlie body,
which allots space in the University
Center for organizations.
The board was purposely
stacked with Student Government
people in order to promote student'
related interests, according to Wick*.
Members include, Wick, Grand-
Rapids junior; Rebecca Deekeiv
Gladwin junior who served last year;
Terri Burkhardt, Higgins. Lake
senior; Dave Pearson, Oxford
sophomore; and Sue' Davjeft
Plymouth senior. »       :-:;
Senate will also send the
Parking and Public Safety Committee to the Isabella County Parks
and Recreation Meeting to have an
input into decisions concerning bike
paths. iv*
Super Central Week   •   "■ '
Senate also decided to allot $500
to Super Central Week for publicity
and programming. According '■ to
Kozicki $180 would be used for radio
ads; $170 would go into promotional
consider tions such as posters, art
shows, concerts, leaflets and suf-i
veys; $100 would go to newspaper
advertising and video tapes with $80
to be Used for banners. Any money
not spent will go back into the
general fund., ;-.'■■;
ADVANCED REGISTRATION CONTlNUES-^tudenis participate in
advance registration ior Winter "semester which began Monday and will
continue through Friday in the University Center (UC) Ballroom from
Y CM LIFE PHOTO BY OEOROE BKKiSEK w
noon until 7 pan. Students may obtain registration materials outside the-j^
UC Reservation. Scheduling changes may be made during a class
schedule adjustment period in the UC Ballroom Dec. 3 to 6
'CMU to contribute two per cent more
Boyd announces retirement fund increase at A-Senate meeting
*. by LORETTA PIZZO
LIFE Staff Writer
In a surprise move during
Monday's Academic Senate meeting,
President William B. Boyd announced a two per cent increase in
the University contribution to
retirement funds for faculty and
staff on the national retirement plan.
Reversed earlier decision
The announcement, "'which,
affects all members of the Teacher
-Insurance and Annuities Association
-• of College Retirement Equity -Fund
(TIAA-CREF), represents a reversal
of Boyd's earlier stand.
' Granting of the two per cent
increase became an issue recently
when state retirement plan members received an automatic boost
from an 11 to 1$ per cent salary-
J»a«red contribution and an optional
provision was made for increasing
TIAA-CREF contributions.
Previously^ members on either plan
were getting the same per cent
contributions. This move pats both
groups back at equal percentage
levels. (See related story on page
W
"I never initially intended to
bring it (the retirement program)
before this body," Boyd said, "but it
yery much dominated the discussion
At the last meeting and has
dominated my own thoughts since,"
; . Boyd added he. bad weighed
"not   only  those   things   so   em-
. phatically called to my attention
during the last meeting" but things
said in mform»l*onvera*tions he.has
had since. "I decided in the end that
this time I had called the shot
wrong," he explained.
Will cost $154,000
Boyd said the move will cost the
University $154,000. According to
Boyd, he and Provost Charles J.
Ping will meet to determine methods
of funding the program without
endangering the University's
educational program. He did not
indicate specifically what area the*,
money may come from.
.,.. ;.During the question and answer
period following-Boyd's report,
Elizabeth Mills, assistant professor
Of home economics, family life and
consumer education, asked Boyd if a
statement made in the October issue
of The Courier, a newsletter
published by the Faculty
Association (FA), was accurate.
The Courier article, written by
it
Sherman L. Ricards; FA president,
referred   to   the   newly   passed .
procedural  policy  for  selecting
administrative officers.
"This says the new document
passed by Academic Senate recently
is far weaker than the old document.
Is this true?" she asked.
Boyd said it was politically
embarrassing for him to talk about
this as. he. ^preferred the old
document, but added, "Whltover the
document we have now. is, one thing
- is isn't is ' an administrative
document." He isdieated lie had
some "interesting" phone calls
regarding the article, including some
from members of the Board of
Trustees.
He asked Academic Senate
Chairman Caiman Levich, professor
of physics, to speak on the issue
since he (Boyd) did not feel it was
appropriate for him to discuss it.
Could be embarrassing s
Levich said the article was ''not
exactly true," and indicated if it
were true, it Would be embarrassing
to him and to Academic Senate.
T think what the old deetimesi
says is that in 1962 the young, liberal
faculty had beaten the Board of
Trustees-to- thefcvknees in a. fierce,
. bloody combat and extracted from
them many concessions which this
Senate has given back to them,"
Levich said*
According to Levich, the
principle difference between the
documents involves the amount of
student participation. Briefly, the.
old policy stipulated a University
"screening'committee • should divide
Candidates into acceptable, unacceptable or .undecided categories and
submit the list to the Board of
Trustees who would choose a candidate' acceptable to them and' "if
possible, also on the student-faculty
committee."-" ™ "-■"■■ —-'■ "■'■- -■
. "My- impression is that from
there, up is the only way you can
go," Levich said.
.Progress report
Boyd gave a progress report on
the search for a new dean in the
Retirement increase pleases faculty
by RICK FITZGERALD
LIFE Editor-in-chief '    .
President William B. Boyd's decision to extend the two per cent increase
in retirement benefits to all faculty members, including those on the Teacher
Insurance and Annuities Association of College Equity Fund. (TIAA-CREF),
was a welcome one for most of the faculty. Approximately 60 per cent of the
faculty is on the TIAA-CREF plain
Faculty on the other retirement plan offered at Central, the Michigan
Public Schools Employe Retirement System (MPSERS), have already
received the increase in accordance with the state legislature.
"The Faculty Association is very happy with the decision President
Boyd has made," explained Sherman L. Rkards, professor of sociology *nd
anthropology and president of the Faculty Association. "We wore pleasantly
surprised by his announcement to Academic Senate."
"There was & real pressing need to adjust the retirement program for
the TIAA-CREF people," said Neil S. Bucklew, vice provost lot ad'
ministratioa."The University was most anxious to get them the two percent
increase, but wo called a special conference to determine whether the -two
per cent could or should be allowed within the current compensation
settlement." '
Boyd also told Academic Senate- the settlement would coat the
University an additional $154,000. Also, the state gave the University an
allocation to coyer the percentage increase for^every faculty raember.but the
total amount of money allocated for compensation (which includes salaries as
well as the retirement program and other fringe benefit* was insufficient to
meet the amount of money the University was obligated to pay. This is why
the University will now .have to "skim; off", $154,000 from,. the current
operating budget to pay for the increase. '."-...
Boyd did say, however, h* weald work wiik Provost Charles J. Ping to
see that the educational process did not'suffer from this additional expenditure, bnt did not know exactly where the money would eoaie from.
The increase became an issue after > a; Septa 19 letter Boyd sent
to the faculty explaining the situation. In the letter, Boyd said the state
legislature had altered its position on the maximum amount which the
employer (the Uniyeraity) could contribute to retirement programs and
indicated its guppojrtof an increase from 11 per cent to tffper cent.
- The letter Sjkt&Bued saying, "Eves thosffh tha masbsum ferceatago of;
allowable employer eo^trfbMion has tooa increased, there baa been bo
ra*a,flca««« for faetdty eevered by TIAA-CREF at Central Michigan
University."
School of Graduate Studies. Current
dean.Olaf Steg has announced'his
retirement effective Dec. 1. Senate
permission was granted to appoint
an acting dean from December, until
a new dean is chosen. Boyd said on a
national basis 130 applications have
been received with 30 of those
coming from people currently
employed by University. No name's
have been mentioned yet for the
position.
: A- "&eJBS6""'a!-ths----Ssas4e-"
resolution to support Central's bi&to
host the 1975 International Specie)
Olympics, run., by the Joseph-P..
Kennedy, Jr. Foundation was ..approved unanimously, (see related
story on page 14 •) ,•*►.-
In other action nominateoVto
serve on the search committee foi^a
Dean of Student Affairs were Jamas
J. Wojcik, director of student
publications; Martha Brown, 'instructor in history; Marcia Bailey,
associate professor of physics;
Patricia Guilday, instructor in
-recreation' and park administration
and Sophie Lovinger, associate
professor       of     ,   psychology.
. Other motions approved , *-'■'
, :t Algo approved were motions ta.
approve an evaluation schedule for
the school of Fine and Applied Ar^sj
the Michigan Inter-collegiate
Graduate Studies "Program (MlQ$h
University Curriculum Committee
authorized changes in some class
titles and credit hour values; and ,tbe
election oi Suzanne Nichols,
Academic Senate secretary and
assistant professor of journalism aa a
representative to the, University
Center Board.
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