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Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858
Monday, October 18, 1971
ABC official highlights
opening of Homecoming
THE HOMECOMING
will be opening Wednesday,
south end of Lot 20
-By SHARON.GRIFFIN
LIFE Staff Writer
Homecoming Week officially opens
tonight with a speech by William Sheehan,
vice president of ABC News, in.Warriner
Auditoriums The 8 p.m. talk is open to
the public and is free of charge. Sheehan,.
a_ten year veteran .of ABC News,, ..will
address the audience on the topic of
"The Problems and Responsibilities of
Today's News Media." „ .
In addition to the" foimal presentation
tonight, Sheehan will meet informally with
students throughout the day, Gary Ford,
Homecoming chairman said. As of now,
we have a panel discussion with Sheehan
at TV-14 scheduled fop this afternoon,
Ford added. k V:    . ";   : '
Throughout this week, speeches and
appearances will also be made by President William B..Boydkand. Trudy Yarnell,
A  tentative   schedule for'billing arid
scheduling classes under the computer
registration program has been released
-by R. William Dunham, CMU assistant
registrar and coordinator of the. project.
Under the ..proposed format,' students"
will pre-registrar next April for Fall
1972 semester classes by submitting their
course requests, Dunham said. These
requests will be'processed during the
summer. •
Afeout me second or third week in
July, / students will be billed for tuition
and fees based on the course requests
they submitted in April.
Three weeks after the billing notices
have been sent to students, the first
scheduling run will be mailed. This
first scheduling run will include all students who have already- paid their fees.
Students who pay their fees .between
Aug.2 and Aug. 21 will be included oh
the second scheduling run, Aug. 22,
Dunham continued.'- Anyone who has not
paid their fees by Aug. 22. must register
through late registration. Late registration  will  be   scheduled   a few days
prior to the first day of classes; Aug, 28,
next fall.
Miss CMU. According to Ford, Miss
Yarnell will appear at all Homecoming
functions through Saturday. Her first
official duty however, will pe at the
Carnival grandopeningThursdayat3p.m.,
where she will appear with President
Boyd.
Both President Boyd and Miss Yarnell
will also officiate at the opening of the
bazaar on Friday.
Later on Friday, Miss-Yarnell will
lead the; snake dance throughout campus
and attend the pep rally and bonfire at
Alumni Field.
Saturday will also, feature President
Boyd and Miss CMU, as they are scheduled to speak at several events during
JtJhe.day as v»«ell as the evening. In addition to taking*part in half-time activities
during the football game, both will attend
the Alumni Banquet at 6 p.m.
Later, that evening, Miss Yarnell and
her court will be presented at the AWS
Homecoming Ball, scheduled in the University Center Ballroom.
Commenting on President Boyd's
appearance, Ford said, ^President Boyd
has said he will drop in on allHomecoming
Week activities as a spectator--not just
the ones with which he's officially
involved."
and   generally  ease the overall stress
in getting classes,'" Dunham concluded.
About Aug. 25-27, students can pick up ****+4*+m*mV*++s+m>i*+*0#m**+*+^^
.class  cards  which ,list  their classes, ~
turn- In their registration data sheets and
get their student I.D.Vvalidated. Details
- have not been finalized for the check-in
but "every effort isbeingmadeto streamline, the system so that students can
quickly get in and get out," said Dunham.
A large number of Check-in stations are
planned.       " • .
The registration sheets include the student's address, number and information
about" the student's'curriculurn, and
degree; Registration sheets are filed
with the Registrar and are used to make
up the student directory, which" is published each fall.
In addition, students will get. a copy of
the class schedule.if they need to drop
or add any classes.
Dunham  says,the proposed scheduling
format should "allow students to make
course requests on student need, rather
: than  on  class : availability.     Also, we
hope to avoid the long lines at registration
Rap Brown's condition fair
NEW   YORK   (AP)   .
the black militant on
■ H. Rap Brown,
the FBI's "most
wanted" list for 17 months was reported
in fair condition late Sunday after abdominal -surgery following z< shoot-out
with police during a barroom-drapgame-
holdup.
Held on $150,000 bail each for hearings
Monday were Sam Petty, 23,.of St. Louis,
reportedly Brown's bodyguard, and two
other men, '      . -»     -
Senate meeting
. Student Senate. meets- tonight at
6:45 in rooms 3D. and 3E of the
University Center. According to
Student Body' Vice-President Lee -
Davis, several topics, are listed on
tonight's agenda.
Sue Matt will address "senators
on a University-wide open-door
policy. Senate discussion will center around, rules governing Student
Seante, election of Senate. President
Pro-Tern^ a. treasurer's financial
report, and a general report on the
senate workshop idea.
All students are invited to attend .
this open meeting.
Brown's, attorney, William Kunstler,
refused to identify his client, but police,
who took his fingerprints, said, "We
are going on the assumption that no
two sets'of fingerprints are identical
and, as far as^ we are concerned, this"
man is H. Rap Brown."
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From his bed in Roosevelt hospital,
Brown, 28/ was charged by telephone
with attempted homicide, robbery and
possession of a dangerous weapon.
. Petty,! Arthur Young; 25 and- Levi
Valentine, 24,' all of St*. Louis also were,
charged with, attempted homicide, robr
bery and possession of', a dangerous
weapon. They appeared iii. night court
Saturday. The. long.-missing Brown sur-
facedabout 3 a.m. Saturday when apasser-
by called police to report he could see
a- holdup going on .in the Red Carpet
Bar oh West.85th St,     ."■. "       '".*.'.
A group of men shooting craps on
the sidewalk outside were herded into
the bar and also robbed.     "
The victims, "all black, were forced
to lie on the floor while their valuables were collected and put in a plastic
garbage bag which was later recovered.
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.TODAY '
8 p.m. - Homecoming Speaker: BillSheehan,- vice president of ABC News—
Warriner Auditorium—FREE     »
TUESDAY, OCT. 19
8 p.m. - Homecoming Fashion Show: Trudy Lindsay-former Miss CMU
and Finalists-^ 127 Pearce—Free
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20
12 Noon    - CARNIVAL  OPENS—  South end - Lot 20
9 p.m. Homecoming Concert:  "The James Gang"—Finch'Fieldhouse—
sponsored by Men's Union.
THURSDAY, OCT. 21
3 p.m.- Grand Opening Carnival--South end - Lot 20
.7 and 9:15 p.m. - Cartoon Festival - Sigma Delta Chi, journalistic society
sponsoring. 50 cents 128 Pearce.
FRIDAY, OCT. 22 - "Psychedelic Friday"
AH Day - Carnival—South end-Lot 20
4 p.m. - Homecoming Alumni Coffee Hour and Registration at University
.   Center.
4 p.m. - Homecoming Student Bazaar—Finch Gym.
5 p.m.-Midnight - Homecoming Student Bazaar--Finch Gym.
6:30 p.m. - Snake Dance—Begins at Southeast Quad.
-7 and 9:15 p.m. - Sigma Delta Chi cartoon Festival. 50 cents, 128 Pearce.
7:30 p.m. - Pep Rally Begins.
8 p.m. - Alumni Coffee Hour -- University Center.
8:30 p.m.  - Lighting of the Lambda Chi Alpha Homecoming Bonfire—
Behind football field.
10 p.m. - Alumni Get Together—Chieftain Hotel.
SATURDAY, OCT. 23 " .
All Day - CARNIVAL—south e'nd - Lot 20
9 a.m.-Noon - Alumni Reunions, Coffee Hour and Homecoming Registration--U.C, *
9 a.m.-Midnight - Student Bazaar—Finch Gynu-
10 a.m. Motorized Campus Tours from the University Center.    .
10 a.m. - Field Hockey: CMU   vs Alumni at CMU.
10   a.m.-Noon. -   Sigma  Sigma Sigma Homecoming Alumni Breakfast.
10 a»->m. - Noon - Alpha Kappa Psi Alumni Coffee Hour.
Before Game - Sigma Kappa Alumni.Tea at house,
.    2 p;m..- HOMECOMING GAME: CMU vs Eastern Illinois.
After Game events -.Tate Hall Lounge: Cider and Doughnuts.
Alpha Ghl Omega Alumni Tea at house.
-Alpha -Xi Delta Alumni Tea—G. Bldg/ of Park Place.
Alpha Gamma'D,elta Coffee Hour.
Phi Sigma Epsilon Coffee and Doughnuts,
Alumni Coffee-Hour at Student Bazaar—Finch Gym.
All'Alumni  Happy Hours  featuring   classes   1950-55—Chieftan Hotel.
5.p.m. Alpha Xi Delta Alumni Tea. . „ ■       •       ■■
,6:30-.p.m.--- Alumni Reunion* and Silver C Awards Banquet—Carey Hall
Dining Room. ",
9 p.m.-Midnight  - AWS Homecoming Ball — U.C. Baliroom—Tickets
. $3— Semi-Formal. .       ■
9 p.m.-Midnight - All University Homecoming Dance—Informal—Field-
^housen-FREE.
9 p.m..-3 a-.m. - Delta Sigma Theta Homecoming Dance,
10 p.m, All Alumni Get Together Honoring Classes of 1350-55.
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