1972-01-31; Central Michigan Life

              MICHIGAN
Volume 52, Number 49
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858
Monday, January 31, 1972
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MU presents Ike and Tina'
By KEN KIURSKI
LIFE Arts/Social Y/riter
"Ike and Tina Turner Review," on the road since 1960, will
be presented in concert at Finch Fieldhouse Thursday at 9 p.m.,
as the second Men's Union concert of the semester.
Ike and Tina have both been pounding out music for most of
their lives. Ike started playing the piano at age six. He played at
a church member's house in return for cutting her firewood.
Later Ike got his own piano and taught himself to play. In
junior high he decided he would spend the rest of his life "giving
people music sounds they could really dig."
As soon as he finished high school, Bee put together the original
"Kings of Rhythm" band in Mississippi. They cut "Rocket 88,"
written by Ike which became a Rhythm and Blues smash.
Ike played at different nightclubs, and in St. Louis in 1956 he
met Ann Bullock, who became Tina Turner.
Before she met" Ike, Tina had been gospel choir singing. Talent
shows provided her with music opportunities in Tennessee. While
in St. Louis, Tina asked if she could sing a few songs with Ike's
group, and later she joined them
In 1959 Ike wrote "FoolInLove" for a singer who never showed
up for the recording session. Since Ike had paid for the studio
facilities and since Tina knew the words, she filled in. It went
on to sell a million copies.
Their big hit was the long rendition of the blues tune "Proud
Mary."   "The Review" still includes the "Kings of Rhythm," a
ten-piece band.    Background is provided by four "Ikettes."
"Catfish," a four man band from Ann Arbor, will also perform
at Thursday's concert. j
icants  fewer tor fall
'."•-•■ _ „        j,..^.   19  noroani     A   VMJ
fet fall's freshman- class- couW^ell
(the smallest in years among Michigan s
lie colleges and universities.
[applications for admission lave declined
toughout the state and many officials are
ginning to suspect me drop-off is part of
jfrend--perhaps a national trend— caused
|i sagging economy and changing patterns
[college attendance.
tThe figures tell the story.
01 nine Michigan state colleges and uni-
Vsities checked, only two report an in-
jeise in applications for admission.
|At Ferris State College (FSC) aSpercent
%ease is being attributed to growing_ infest in the school's nationally recognized
Srams in vocational and technical edu-
on. At Michigan State University (MSU)
increase is slightly more than   one-
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^Others are experiencing a decline. Wes-
i Michigan (WMU) applications are run-
• 29.7 percent behind last year's total,
tral reports a 29 percent decline; Grand
ley State (GVSC),* 20 percent; Eastern
ichigan (EMU), 10 percent, northern
Ichigan (NMU) is down 9 percent; Wayne
N (WSU), 5 percent, and even the Uni-
ffsity of Michigan (U of M) is down 1
faent.
IWhat's behind it all? Many factors, say
nissions     counselors  at    respective
ols.
ECONOMY GREATEST FACTOR
{"Out guess has been  mat the economy
! * strong factor," says   James Bower
fsociate director of admissions atUof M.
^ages in the economy have caused parte decide their children cannot  ven-
* far from borne to attend    school.
{"The traditional college attendance pat-
N is changing," reasons Russell Gabier
WMU. "There's less pressure from the
$ and more students are feeling they
iwait awhile before deciding on college."
"It's part of a national trend," explains
*& Admissions Director. "The fact &at
^e are finding degrees don't mean Jobs;
^ birth late has slowed, changes in the
*& law, the fact that more students are
ttei% terminal programs* and economic
^itions are all a part of it.
. • ^-'jt'vttn^i^^i^^^ldw in a^period where
admissions are going to level off. Maybe
not continue to drop but maybe not to grow
as many thought they would."
ADMISSIONS STANDARDS REMAIN
But so far the declines have had virtually no effect on major schools' admission standards.
The C-average high school senior will
still find admission prospects limited at
most schools. At U of M, for example,
"unless a student has a pretty strong B in
a college preparatory program and SAT
scores of 1,000 or 1,100, the chances of
admission are not very good."
Because most Michigan schools admit
the student to the university and not to a
ments for specialized study also remain
rigid.
Admission to some specialized program
is, in some cases, even more difficult. At
"WMUj admissions for fall are already closed
in special education, social work, occupational therapy, aviation engineering technology and aircraft technology. Both the
two-year and four-year automotive service
programs at FSC are filledihroughthe summer of 1973.
they bad cancelled; Economic conditions was
the reason most often given.
TUITION STILL INCREASES
' What impact tuition increases will have on
the admissions picture throughout the state
is still uncertain.
In the past year, tuition has been increased at Central, Western, Northern,
Eastern, Wayne, Grand Valley, Ferris and
Michigan.
And, at least at U of M, there has been
some effect on the number of applications
from out-of-state.
So far this year, U of M's out-of-state
applications are down 13 percent. A year
ago the university experienced a 20 percent
out-of-state decline; overall a 15 percent
drop in admissions.
"Our guess last year was mat with our
increases in tuition we might be pricing
ourselves out of the market," observed
Bower.
Now officials at other Michigan schools
also are wondering about the impact of
higher college costs and changing educational values. Their concern may foretell
the smallest freshman class in years among
Michigan's state colleges and universities
next fall.
So far this year, u m m * »- - — —
Donors to receive
gold stadium seats
*• '. . _„._„ .._ According to Wojcik, Presidents'Clul
Disadvantaged students retain some admissions advantage through special enrollment programs at most Michigan state
colleges and universities, but some special
opportunity programs are being phased out
and admissions  also are being limited.
Collectively, the feeling among Michigan
admissions personnel is that the economy
has had the greatest impact oatite dwindling
number of college applications.
"I think the economy has a great deal to
do with it," says Ralph Gilden of EMU.
"Times, are tight."
Information gathered from a cancellation
study made last fall at WMU supports his
¥iew.
Beginning with the next football season,
some 300 CMU football fans will be watching their favorite team perched high above
the  stadium, floor jon "Golden Seats.'"
According to Jim Wojcik, assistant director of the Development Fund, there
are two ways to obtain Golden Seats
which are partially sheltered by the press-
box in the new stadium. By donating
$600 to the University, or contributing
$10,000 or more to an undesignated fund
in the University, donors may obtain the
special seats.
The contribution also allows a person
to joih the Presidents' Clubbesides getting
two Golden Seats.   Members of the club
are also  entitled to other  privledges
such as special parking and ticket consideration for campus events.
-■- Membership in the Presidents' Club or
Golden Seat Club entitles persons to buy
season tickets for Golden Seats. Members
of the Presidents* Club are allowed to
buy two season tickets, whereas members
of the Golden Seat Club are entitled to
one seat for $600.
The survey wastakenamoi|^shmen^
transfer students *«^trt5?3
to the university Jf".*JjX:
the fall semester. Some 1,353 tagM
freshmen and 118 transfers were asked wny
Wojcik said ISO Golden Seats have been
"sold"  so far.    "Most of the people
who have purchased Golden Seats,' said
Wojcik, "are local businesses, individuals
or faculty and staff of the University.'
According to Wojcik, Presidents' Clul
membership now stands at seven. There
have been 12 leadership gifts—?10,OOC
or more--but the monies have been designated for a certain area of the University and do not allow contributors to join
the Presidents' Club.   Wojcik said half
of the leadership gifts have come from
the local area.
S-Senate talks
on ticket issue
A special Student Senate meeting has
been called tonight to hear Jim Wilson,
Legal Aid lawyer discuss students' rights
on the campus parking ticket issue.
Scheduled for 6:45 p.m. in the 3rd
floor University Center Auditorium,
Wilson will present various issues
involved in the ticketing problem.
The lawyer practices in Midland but
works with Legal Aid, Central's student legal information center, every other
Wednesday eveining. Wilson offers students free legal advice and counseling.
Student Senate will also discuss allocating funds to the newly reorganized
food co-op. All students are invited to
attend.