1970-03-06; Central Michigan Life

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By SUE REEVES.
Life S+aff Wviter
 J ^steningrEar, newlyi?am?d local crises center, will open in
the middle of April, according to
Bud Delavari, coordinator of the
program.
The center will be open 24
hours a day^ seven Says a week,
to help students with any type of
problem th«?y have."-
According to itelavap, Listening Ear will be located at 104 1/4
May Street, and will be staffed
v entirely  by  volunteers.    Each
volunteer will receive between 35
> and  40  Hours  of. training be-
■ fore they 'begin to work at the
center.. '
The training program will be
taught by professional people,
According to D3lavan, some instructor s,T„rom ?hv guidance and
tounse|p?^ducation departmenti
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**We plan to bring in people from outside the University;
too," TJelavan said. Representatives from (he Mental Health
Clinic in Saginaw will be here
and people from the Listening
Ear in East Lansing will also
speak to the trainees.
•It's important that the staff
be screened and then trained so
that they will be able to handle any kind of situation that
comes in," said Delavan.
Student Senate has voted to donate $200 for the center's operation. Support from other students, churches, and community
organizations is also being received.
There will be an organizational
meeting Tuesday, March 10 at
8:45 p.m. in 162 Anspach for
anyone who is interested or for
students who wish to volunteer
as a staff member.
Have an extra bed this weekend? Over 1,000 students from
Capitol College, St. Joseph College and Wayne State University  will  be   on  campus   today looking  for a place to sleep
during the NCAA-basketball championships.
Any CMU students with an extra bed in either dormitories     t
or  off-campus  housing are asked to call WCHP radio at
4-3503 or the Life offices at 4-3830 and give your name,
address and phone number and number of beds available.
Visiting schools have been notified and the room lists
will be posted every hour on the bulletin board in Finch
Fieldhouse.
CENTRAL
MICHIGAN
VOL 50 No. 50
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 48858
Friday, March 6, 1970
Refrigerators wanted
IDC propose change
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THE ONLY WAY TO 'GO around those big puddles all over
campus is to get carried, even by a stranger, as this coed
will attest. (LIFE photo by Jay Church)
By SUE REEVES
Life Staff Writer
Refrigerators in dorm rooms
have not been allowed bytheUni- ,
„versity Housing Committee; however, that rule may be changed
because   of Interdorm   Council
proposal.
According to Dawn Shipley,
Interdorm Council chairman, the
proposal came about since a refrigerator rental agency wanted
to do business on campus.
Miss Shipley said that the proposal will regulate the size of
the refrigerators a which will be
about two cubic feet, the types
of electrical connections used
and will allow only one refrigerator in a room,. *
She also said if the University
Housing Com mittee approvesthis
proposal then different rental
companies will be notified so that
more than one company will be
on the market.       '       s
"Also," Miss Shipley said,
-this will mean-that .kids could
bring a small refrigerator from
home."
George Jennings, of the housing office, s-aid he felt if the
Interdorm Council proposal was
accepted, it was important that
more than one company be available to dorm residents.
Often the rental companies will
give 10 to 15 per cent of their
profit to the University.
Jennings also thought that it
was important to have competion
so that the students could get
the best possible price.
Mini-Kool, Inc. is the only
refrigerator rental company
which has begun business in the
Mt. Pleasant area. Lee Davis
operates the Ann Arbor based
company.
According to Davis, Central is
the' only state university which
does not allow small refrigerators to be used in the dorm
rooms.
Jennings "also said that most
universities and colleges do allow companies to rent refrigerators to their dorm residents.
At Michigan State, the University
has its own company.
The Interdorm Council's proposal to allow small refrigerators in dorm rooms still hs
to be approved by the University
Housing  Committee,  but  Miss
Shipley said, "We hope that
something can be worked out by
next fall."
Sun eclipse requires
extreme precautions
Jeanie Stevenson elected
to AWS presidential post
{By JJDDYSAMeLSO^
Life Staff Writer
Wutch out*
Dangerous infrared rays can
blind the eyes in a split second
without any feeling of pain during
the solar eclipse tomorrow, according to R. Gerald Rice, Michigan publice health director.
The eclipse extends from 1
until 2:30 pan. The midpoint
will occur at 1:18 pjn.
Extreme safety precautions
are being stressed because dur-.
ing the last solar eclipse in July
of 1963, 20 Michigan residents
were permanently blinded and
30 partially blinded while viewing
the eclipse.
For public viewing, a large
screen will be set up in the
Anspach mall by the astronomy
clubatipjm.
structed by punching a pinhole
in a sheet of white paper to act
as a lens.
Another sheet is used to act
as an image screen. The sun's
,rays will enter the pinhole and
project its image on the screen.
The farther apart the two sheets
of paper, the larger the projected image.
Jeanie Stevenson, Richmond,
Virginia, senior was elected
president of Associated Women
Students,   for    1970-71.
Feeling that CMU needs many
changes involving student-
"^admlnistration relationships,
Miss""SteVenson. wants to stimulate a change in the 'line of
authority", for the women of Central."
Miss Stevenson was active in
AWS Council, a member of Student Senate, and in the Women's
Recreation Association. She also
.was on the President^ Advisory
Council and was the mi stress of
ceremonies at the 1969 Homecoming Queen's Candidate
Pageant.
Other officers elected for 1970-
71 are:    Cindy ,Dewey, St. Simon  Island,   Georgia   senior-
first vice-president; Trudy Lind
say, Mt. Ctemens sophomore—
second vice-president; Marjorie
Little, Shepherd sophomore—recording    secretary;    Maribeth
Shore, Auburn Heights sophomore—corresponding secretary;
and Chris Stopa, Belleville
junior—treasurer.
Pinhole projectionis suggested
the   safest method for sun
gazing.     This method
as
Exajpining the best methods
for charting the solar eclipse,
WiiltfeiBisard, instructor in astronomy, will take two students
south to Florida and follow the
sun's path. The project is financed by a grant from the Faculty Research and Creative Endeavor Committee.
Craig Young, Bad Axe sophomore and Van Richards, will accompany Bisard on the research
trip to study the three-minute total eclipse. They hope to compile enough research to write
a paperback book discussing the
is con*   aspects of a solar eclipse.
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By RON BUCHOWSKI
Life Staff Writer
Black art reveals the life,"
mind and attitude of the black
peoples according to John Lock-
hart, resident artibt at the Uni-.
versity of Michigan, who spoke
Wednssday night at a program
in the new cultural center.
"Black a~rt is geared to black
people, to understand it you must
understand the black nund," he
said.
Commenting on the black image in our society, Lockhart said
the entire concept of black is
bad. He said, **that one sees
good guys wearing white hats,
and the bad guys wearing black
hats."
•"Something has been brought
in in the last 30 to 40 years-
the imitation Negro. Amos and
Andy, Al Jolson, Janis Joplin
and Tom Jones, although I'm not
taking away from their artistry,
are all imitating me," said
Lockhart.
According to Lockhart, people
are not interested in black/lis.
cussions. "Have a sex discussion and you'll get 500 people.
Talk about dope and you-'ll get
1,000. JTalk about blacks and you
can count the numbers," he
said., ,   _.
Concerning inter grafton,
Lockhart said '^ntergi-fition
should mean I'll learn a little
about you and you learn, a little
about ms* and we'll imet in the
middle."
Also speaking at the symposium was John Tigner, administrator of Black Studies, at Wftsh-
tehaw Community College. His
topic was liberation and black
studies.
Tigner defined black studies as
**talking about getting your mind
together."
Commenting on white students
in a black studies class he said:
'♦White kids ask how I can contribute. Listen for once. If
the blacks are righteous in the
class, you'll learn something."
If there are 200 blacks on this
campus -, they should be here
tonight," said Tigner after noticing that somawhat less than
that number attended the seminar. **You should support your
own," he added.
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