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Central Michigan University,, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858
October 9, 1972
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Bike marathon
planned by WCHP
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By Lorraine Bring'er
LIFE Staff Writer
A tandem bike marathon is
scheduled as the opening activity
for WCHP Week, Oct: 9-13, as part
of a variety of activities planned to
get the station involved with the
campus, according to Chip Lusko,
station manager.
The WCHP bike leaves from the
front of the University Center at
noon today. Anyone is invited to
. ride on the bicycle-built-for-two
with one of the disc jockeys. The
object is to keep the bike in motion
continuously during the entire
week, said Lusko.
Riders are eligible to guess the
total mileage the bike travels
'during the entire week. The person
with' the closest estimate wins a
dinner at, the Embers Restaurant.
Other activites for the week
include "solid gold music"
broadcast* all day Tuesday and
open house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday in the station, located
in the basement of the Old Library.
Free food, albums and posters will
be distributed.
Thursday night at 8 p.m. WCHP
will sponsor the Gordon Lightfoot
Concert in Finch Fieldhouse. At 11
p.m., a special showing of Fritz the
Cat and Everything You Always
Wanted To Know About Sex, But
Were Afraid To Ask will be
presented at Cinema I and II
Theatres. Men who mention the
statpn's.call letters will have dates
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Friday the Elvis Presley Story
will be broadcast from noon until
midnight.
Winding up the activities of the^
week will be a weekend radio:
convention with an estimated 200;
broadcasting people from around,
the nation attending. Chicago's:
Dick Orkin, of the Tooth Fairy:
fame, and' record distributors from;
New York and Los Angeles are
expected to attend.
Telethon
meeting
scheduled
A meeting of all organizations
challenged by CM LIFE in the
student telethon will be at 8:30
p.m. Wednesday in the LIFE office.
The challenged organizations
include: Inter-Fraternity Council,
Pan-Hellenic Council, Voluntary
Council, Resident Hall Assembly,
Program Board, Men's Union,
Associated Women Students," and
Student Government.
Each organization is requested
to send a representative to the
meeting where the workings,
benefits, and requirements of each
organization will be explained.
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Involvement week
PB stresses student involvement
By Rick Fitzgerald
LIFE Staff Writer
|ecognized   as   -Involvement
, today through Saturday will
veek filled with campus ac-
jes and   opportunities   for
nts to become involved with a
of student organizations.
Iponsored and coordinated by.
[am Board (PB), Involvement'
is an effort to "enable all •
lizations   on   the   campus   of
jal Michigan University to be
to all students, so ' as to
|te, orient and recruit new
tiers; so as to recognize
vement as a vital instrument
Student's life; and also that it
itablished a time that students
: an atmosphere of peace and
I&tion through total in:
merit in all facets of the
ersity," according to a PB
ment.
Involvement Week actually
la yesterday with the- PB
bored movie "Willard" in
liner Auditorium and will end
with Parents' Day on Alumni Field
as CMU hosts Eastern Kentucky
on the gridiron.
Today's highlight is the artist
course in Warriner Auditorium at 8
p.m. "Very few activities have
been scheduled for Monday,"
explained Ron Szymanski, PB
chairman, yesterday, "because
many student organizations have'
their meetings them"   .
Tuesday is the big day during
the week, appropriately called
Involvement Day. All day
students, faculty and others will be
selling their wares in front of the
University Center (UC) at an open
flea market. Students may purchase candles, macrame, antiques
and other assorted paraphenalia.
Also for the entire day, 17
organizations or individuals will
have displays or tables set up in
there ballroom so students may ask
questions about each organization.
- Among these will be
Residence Hall Assembly, the
Recreation Club, Dennis  Starner
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talking on objectivism, Tennants
Union, the 'Conservation Club,
Volunteers for youth, Student
Education Association, Men's
Union, Associated Women
Students, Student Government,
Food Co-pp., ilntrafraternity
Council  and Panhellenic   Council.
Program Board will have an
information table in the Ballroom
with a complete schedule of events -
for the week as well as any additional information students
might need.
. Other individuals -will have
tables in the Ballroom at specific
times during the day. Topics in-1
elude today's American Indian,
building and flying airplanes,
special education, broadcasting and
cinema and conservation politics.
The Student Union issue will
be discussed from 3 to 4 p.m. in the
UC Auditorium. Advocates of the
union will present their' ideas and.
open discussion will follow. AH
concerned students are encouraged
to attend.  ■
At 4 p.m. the lettuce boycott
will be the topic of discussion in the
UC Auditorium. Officers of COP A
(Chicanos Organized for Progess
and Action) will lead 'discussion
with students, explaining reasons
for the boycott.
A video tape entitled "Fort
Bragg Follies" will be shown at
6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. The
tape will also be shown all day
Tuesday in front of the Reservation, lower level of the UC.
Following the video tape at
7:30 p.m. will be an open debate
among the three candidates for one
vacancy on the Mt. Pleasant city
commission.   At  9  p.m.,  William
omputer registration
evaluated by REC
By Lorraine Bringer
LIFE Staff Writer
| A   report . determining    the
***es and failures of computer
Oration, used for the first time
" I at CMU, is being drawn up,
|a Registration   Evaluation
poittee. The group is a sub-
Nttee   of   the   Registration
l^ng Committee.
fjbis evaluation group, chaired
William V. Theunissen,. dean of
Department   of   Hoaith.
pieal       Education        and
Recreation, ia • attempting, to
contact different offices and
departments on- campus involved
with registration to determine
problems or conveniences they experienced from the new. system'.
In order to report the complaints or praises of the: students
for the hew system, a - survey
sampling student opinion is also
planned.
When the results can be
tabulated, a report with
suggestions for change, calling
attention to problems that
repeatedly   plagued   registration,
will be given to the parent committee,
"The sub-committee was
formed," said Dean Theunissen, "to
allow a group of people other than
those |-»ut of the Registrar's Office
to evaluate the system objectively." .       „ - *
Dean Theunissen added that
the report is hopefully expected tO"
be complefcedJyr early, November*
but most of the changes that may
be implemented by recommendations in the report will not'
be able to b« put into effect until
registration for next fall.
Joyner and. John Engler,. candidates for the Michigan House of
Representatives, 83rd district seat
will debate, in the UC auditorium.
Each' candidate will make a
presentation after • which' those
present may ask questions.
Would ,you . believe 5 cent
cokes in the Reservation? That's
right, from 2 to 5 p.m. cokes will
only cost a nickle. At 3 p.m. in front
of the UC, ice cream cones will be
given away and at 4:30 p.m., free
lollipops.
Wednesday is election day for
1972 Homecoming Queen and
court. Students need ID's to vote in
residence halls or in front of the
Reservation      for      off-campus
students.
Thursday is highlighted by the
Gordon Lightfoot concert at 8 p.m.,
in Finch Fieldhouse. Friday night
brings the Korean Orphanage
Show at 8 p.m. in Warriner
Auditorium and the Pat Boone
Family Show also at 8 in Finch.
Saturday closes out Involvement Week with the football
game at 1:30 p.m. on Alumni Field
and the Korean Orphanage Show
in Warriner Auditorium at 8 p.m.
"This is still the beginning of
the "semester," Szymanski says.
"We hope this week will get more
student   involvement."
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at Sattsrday's game.
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