1972-11-13; Central Michigan Life

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enttal students
to call alumni
in first telethon
By Bruce Bunschoten
LIFE §taff Writer
" funds tT*m1mawMe the~€Mt^'
student loan fund are the primary
objective in tonight's pilot student
telethon in Flint.
Thirty-aix CMU students will
travel to Flfnt to soatact alumni for
donations in an organized telethon
believed to be the first in the state of
Michigan and "only the second of its
kind in the country," according to
WiUJam C. Odykirk, Development
Fund executive director.
There have been similar ideas,
but they haven't beep. well coordinated said Odykirk. "The City
College of Now York had a similar
idea, but it used only a few students
and they weren't organized."
Sponsored and co-ordinated by
CM LIFE; in conjunction with. the
Development Office, the telethon
also    is    being    supported    by
representatives from various
student organizations including
Associated Women Students, Men's
"iJrrfoir,—i»_Blft)lten1e~.~eouncilr-
* Progran*, Board, Resident Hall
Assembly, and Volunteer . Council.
Students participating in the
telethon will meet in front of the
University Center at 4 p.m. and
travel via bus to Flint.
The calls will be made from
General Motors Institute in Flint,
where each student will contact 30
alumni   for   contributions   to   the
. student loan fund.
, Following; the   telephoning,
which will cease at 9:15 p.m., the
, students   will   be   served   dinner
. sponsored by the Genesee County
... Alumni Association.
The.idea of a telethon to raise
funds for student projects was
conceived following1 United States
Senate action, on the Aid to Higher
Education Bill.
The bill states for, every dollar
raised by.an educational institution
for a student loan fund, the federal
~govsi*autml wili provide, two dollarsr1-
?       Thfc federal government  also
„ will insure the student loans and will
pay interest on the loans until the
student pays' back the loan to the
university,
"Student participation, in  the
program is a must. We are asking for
student volunteers to call alumni and
ask them for a contribution to the
' loan fund," said Odykirk.
The reason the students are
being asked to help is because they
are the ones who will receive the
loans. In addition, the students can
do a better job of obtaining a loan
than could the administration or
other alumni, Odykirk commented.
According to Odykirk, Kent
State University initiated a student
telethon three years ago as a mefch*
of raising money and has been highl^
successful.   , ,        £*,;
-+—Keatgtata st«d**ntt*,'whfi ri-WiSiL
$100,000 last year, have found that
20 per cent of the alumni contracted
by phone would immediately donate
and another 10 per cent would W
interested remarked Odykfrk.
, "They feel about one-third of
those'alumni contacted will eventually, give' numey," he said, "This
compares with only seven per cent
when using mail to contact alumni/'
"If the idea pf a telethon is so
successful1 at Kent State, there is no
reason why Central's shouldn't
work," Odykirk said. Future
telethons will be conducted in
Detroit, Jackson, Lansing, 'Bay City
and Saginaw.
There are approximately 20,000
CMU alumni living in Michigan and
43,000 since the first' graduating
class.
Volume 53, Number 33
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858
November 13, 1972 .
Third annual seminars
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promote    'awareness'
In an effort to instill greater
lareness of the roles of the United
itions   (UN)   in   society   today,
ntral will host the annua) Con-
ence on the United Nations Af-
i tomorrow on the third floor of >
University Center.
For the first time in the history
kite seminar, two ambassadors will
plight the lineup of speakers,
ording to Henry H. Han, associate
'ofessor of International Law and
Rations and coordinator of the
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.The two ambassadors scheduled
to participate include V. T. Mc-
Combie, Barbados ambassador to the
U.S. and to the Organization of
American States(OAS); and Barakat
Ahmad, deputy ambassador of the
Indian Mission to the UN.
Han emphasized that in the
event that the ambassadors are
unable to come, representatives will
be sent in their place.
Invited to the seminar, sponsored by the Political. Science
Department, are representatives of
59 colleges and universities and
about 30 high schools in the central
Michigan area.
Other guest speakers and
panelists include Carl Smith of the
Michigan Civil Rights Committee;
Dr. Charles Black, chief of the State»
Environmental Control Section; and
Louise Bennett of Ann Arbor, editor
of Understanding China.
Admission to the sessions is
free, with all sections open to any
interesifed studehts ot fasultjl
msrafcers* s^sg-j-fjl aavthetpufeHc- ■•}
Seminar schedule
Tuesday, November 14,1972
ftrning Session
8:45—9:15 Registration (No fees)
Assignment  of  seats,   Rooms,   Distribution   of >
|aterials, etc.
8:30—9:15 Movie  "India:   Custom  in  the
age," "India: Writing on the sand."
9:30-12:30 Sessions
Panel No. 1—"Human Environment: Limits and
jjssibilities" (Room C)
Moderator: Professor Robert Kohrman
Panelists:
a. "Synthetic   Culture   and   Environmental
fuality"
Prof. Robert Kohrman, CMU, Biology
b. "Public  Policy  on • Environmental   Conservation" .
Dr. Charles T. Black, Chief, Environmental
Juality section State of Michigan
c. "Matural   Resources    and    Future    of
Mankind"
Prof. Steve Norwich, CMU, Geology
d. "Industries'   Efforts   to   Improve   En-
iironment"
Mr.   Robert   Bailey,   Environment   Quality
■ction Dow Chemical
e. "Viow^ of 5m  on  Evnironmental  Conservation"
Mr. John McQuillen, CMU, Student
Panel No. 2-"Presidential Politics and the East-.
tast Relations" (Room A) '
Moderator: Professor Bennie D. Graves
Panelists:
a. "Merits of McGovern's Foreign  Policy
Nform"
Prof. Bennie D. Graves, CMU, Sociology and
Anthropology
b. "Theory and Practice of Foreign Policy
flrtform: McGovern vs Nixon"
Prof. Cyrus Mlahi
c. "Attractiveness of McGovern's Foreign
policy in the Eyes of Youth"
Mr. Richard Marshall, CMU, Student.,
Panel No. 3-"Youth, Women and-Social Justice"
l&own E)
Moderator: Professor Joyce Pillote
a. "Women and Social Justice
Prof. Joyce Pillote. CMU, Philosophy
b. "African-r-American and Social Justice in
pte United States Since 1962"
Mr, Carl Smith, District Executive, Saginaw
Office, Civil Rights Commission, State of Michigan
c. "Contribution of Women  to Economic
Progress"
_ Prof. Alice Littlefield, CMU, Sociology and
■Mhropalogy
d. "Liberated Women In Community Service
Ms. Cathy Courtney, CMU, Student
9. "Women, Youth and Church"
m. Lynn Pie*, University Christian House
l2*30-l:S0~Luach Heara
a. Luneheo* for the Panelkta  from  the
n.nsg Senate* nt t     .
hu_w,%-fl-«jftf m vmA™
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There is a general dining room on the second
floor, and cafeteria on the ground floor: Also many
eating facilities near CMU campus.
Afternoon session
11:30-2:30—Registration (No Fees)
Assignment  of seats,   Rooms,   Distribution   of
Materials, etc.
1:00—2:00 Movie Session (Auditorium)
"China," "War in China," "Fall of China"
2:15-5:00-Sessions
Panel No. 4 "China and World Order" (Room C)
Moderator: Professor Will Rohsenow
Panelists: - '
a. "Effect of Self-Beterrainatioh of the For-
mosan People and the Far Eastern Power Relations"
Prof. Hill Rohsenow, CMU, Sociology  and
Anthropology
b. "Effect of Sino-Japanese Rapprochement on
World Peace"
Mr. Steve Dragoon, CMU, Student
c. "China's Place in' the World"
Prof. Gabriel Y.T. Chien, CMU, History
d. "Effect of Cultural Revolution On Sino-
Soviet Relations"
Mrs.    Louise    Bennett,    Editor"   of   UN-
. DERSTANDlNG   CHINA,   (the  Newsletter   of the
American Friends Service Committee)
Panel No. 5 "Aerial-Hijacking, Terrorism, and
Liberation Movement" (Room _j
Moderator: Professor Charles Pfeiffer'
Panelists!
..    a. "Aerial-Hijacking in Arab-Israeli Struggle"
Prof. Charles Pfeiffer, CMU, History
. b. "The^Palestinian Liberation Front and Acts
of Violence"     r       .
Prof. Elias Sam'o, CMU, Political Science
c. "United Nations and Problems of Aerial Hijacking and Terrorism" .
Dr. Barakut Ahmad, Deputy Ambassador,
Indian Mission to the United Nations
d. On Political Terrorism" . ■   ■
ProL Colman Levich, CMU, Physics
Panel   No.   6   "International   Development:   A
Regional Approach in Latin America" (Room D)
Moderator: Prof. Tom Daniels
Panelists:     *••
a. "Comparative - Study   of   Development
Approaches in Selected Latin American Countries"
Prof. Tom Darnels, History, CMU*
b. "Question  of Linquistics  in   Caribbean
Development" v
Prof. David Lawton,  CMU*  English  and
Linguistics
c. "Caribbean Development 'Program within
the Inter»American System" . ,
Ambassador VIT. MeComie of Barbados to the
U.S. and to the Organisation o! American States
d. Dr. Ovidb Martina-, TheOrganization. of
American States, Wwhington, D^C.
6:00-7:30—Dinner for Panelists from the Afternoon Session
8:8©-l«i00—p.M.-A*MmtWy in &e (3rd. floor
Auditorium) -.
LIFE photos by Terry Dupu's a
QUIET ATMOSPHERE -The Little Union turned coffee house provides live entertainment on Saturday ' *
nights. Penny Williams, Kalamazoo junior (left), and Kim Meyers, Plainwell sophomore (right), were among . :
several students who provided music and entertainment last Saturday from 9 to 12 p.m.
Public Safety Dept:
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^_- ByJBruce Lesnick
LIFE Staff Writer ~~"   "
Student concern as to the role of
the Department of Public Safety
(DPS), a review of the Perry Shorts
Stadium dedication and the announcement of near-completion of a
central fire alarm system on campus
highlighted- '.the . DPS . Liasion
Committee meeting Thursday.  .
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Jim McDonald, Student
■ Government representative to the.
committee, expressed concern that a
student is faced with "double
jeopardy" when confronted by a
DPS officer. DPS officers are
required to enforce University codes
as Well as state laws.
' McDonald: suggested both of
these roles be defined and priorities
be made known to students. "The
role ■ Of 'DPS is. confusing to
students,"(he explained. *'Conl-
munication should be improved and a
board established to handle student
complaints against DPS,"     ',. -    •
John McAuliffe, DPS director,
said the DPS Liasion Committee is
.the type of boar- McDonald
suggested. The committee • is
composed of representatives from
various campus organisations including Student Government,
Academic Senate, Residence Hall
Assenahly,      CM      LIFE,      ad
ministrators, technical staff.
Associated Women Students, and
Men's Union.
Charles ' B. House, administrative representative to the
committee, asked if there were any
real problems between students and
DPS or if these were "fears about
what people theorize might happen."
"The role of DPS is confusing to
students. Communication should
be improved and a board
established   to   handle   student
complaints   against   DPS."	
Jim McDonald .*•-
After the meeting, McDonald
called, it "a w&ste. of time to sit
around for an hour talking about how
the football game was and lines
being painted oh the pavement for
parking places." He 'indicated thai
some real student. problems could
develop if certain DPS proposals
were approved such as the towing or
immobilizing of illegally parked cars.
The liasion Committee will most
likely be dealing with these concerns
at future meetings as report!) on
student opinions of DPS will be
distributed to committee members -
and discussed.
Stadium
Another topic discusseir at the
meeting was Perry Shorts Stadium.
McAuliffe announced the possibility
of going to closed circuit TV to patrol
the stadium and setting up terminals
around campus to maximize its use.
"It would be considerably
cheaper than all those .lights," he
said. "The lights have actually encouraged people to come play on the
field at night. Present DPS policy is
just to chase them off."
McAuliffe announced the hew
stadium took four times longer to
clean Up after a game than Alumni
Field.
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"There are a lot of good financial
aid type student employment
possibilities, there," suggested
House. ' ";'-
Fire Alarms •,',-•.".'
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The necessary equipment foV<a
new central fire alarm system 'lias
been installed.in all buildingsT^d
only needs to be hooked up to pKone
lines according to McAuliffe.    "V,
The new system was scheduled
for completion last February,
Problems rose with phone lined
being accidently cut. The system,
would automatically alert authorities
whenever a fire alarm fc pulled*.
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