1969-09-29; Central Michigan Life

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Vol. 50 No. 8
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Monday, September 29, 1969
GROWS HERE," at me rock at
Powers Music Building, since Saturday when the
CMU Marching Chips were presented a plaque
in their .honor by the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia pl
edge class of last sprins. Band members traditionally saluted the tree at Powers by playing
the Alma Mater for a football defeat and the Victory March for a win.
Senate committee here today
- Eight CMU students and 12
faculty and' administrative people
will be interviewed on campus
today and tomorrow by the Higher Education Executive Associates (HEEA), as part of the
Michigan Senate study on campus
Relaxed visit
policy sought
Although Saxe Hall has passed
a resolution providing open
house in the hall to run continuously, from Friday noon to
Sunday midnight, it will hot be
put into effect unless approved
by tiie University Housing Committee. ~
Gordon Harrower, Saxe Hall
secretary, stated that the resolution was presented "because
many feel that the present rule
is not explicit.
The present rule is that open-
houses must end 15 minutes before the closing of wpmenfs residence halls.    .
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.   George Jennings, director of
.' housing in charge of staff and
program,- said .'• the resolution passed by Saxe is contrary
to the guidelines established last
* year. /'" .    ',
. •'The Saxe Hall. Council can
make a request to the University
' Housing * Committee/* Jennings
- said.   ..
' The Inter-Dorm Council has
passed a resolution to be sent,
to the committee which proposes
that each residence hall eegiveri.
a two week trial period «b establish all rules for openhouses
in the individual dormitory.
disorders.. ._-.-.        . .
The HEEA "is coordinating the
activities of the Special Senate'
Committee on Campus Disorders
and Student Unrest, which was
created by Senate resolution dur-
ing their regular session this
year.
Members of HEEA are interviewing students on campuses
across the state.
According to a memorandum
from the" HEEA^. the group is
particularly interested in garnering information on recent institutional policy changes, as well
as anticipated ones.
They will also be concerned
with student and faculty organizations, institutional governance,
public relations and security and
safety programs.  .  .
' Five different areas of disorder are being researched by
the Senate committee.
One area is unrest due to classes, including classroom procedures, teaching methods arid
quality of instruction.
'    Unrest due to faculty and pol-.
icies governing faculty is a second  area under investigation.
The third area being researched includes publications policies,
speaker policies and freedom
of expression.
Problems oc.curingfrom
policies governing student life
covers a wide - range of-topics,
among them administrative communication, racial discrimination and diciplinary action^
; The final area under research
covers off campus issues such
as Vietnam policy and disarmament.
Under the Senate resolution,
the committee is authorized to
conduct their study until Dec.
31.
Sen. Griffin held
unconstitutional?
MUSKEGON (AP) Democratic . Party Chairman James Mc-
Neeiy charged Sunday that Sen. Robert Griffin,'. (R-MidO, has a
double standard when it comes to approving presidential nominations to the national Supreme Court.  ~
McNeely spoke before a ninth district Democratic dm^^uk at
Muskegon..,
"When  a Democratic President nominated Abe Fortes to be
chief justice, Sen. Griffin became a crusader for a Supreme Court
blessed with justices of unquestionable integrity, untainted by partisan politics," McNeely said.
"Sen. Griffin told us how he wanted to save the country from
cross political manipulation."   .
Enrollment
hits high
of 12,883
Enrollment at Central Michigan University has hit a record
high of 12,883 for the fall semester, according to figures compiled this week by the registrar's
office.
Bolstered by a freshman class
of  3,584 this semester's total
enrollment represents an    increase of 12 percent over last
r fall's^enrollmentof 11^500.   ..
Included in the total are 11,731
undergraduate students and 1,152
graduate students.Undergraduate'
enrollment is up about. 12^ percent over a year ago and graduate enrollment is up about 8
percent. '
As usual at CMU, women outnumber men by a 52-48 ratio.
There, are 6,701 coeds enrolled
and 6,182 men. Among unmarried
students, women hold a 55-45
numerical edge.
- The breakdown by classes and
other classifications shows 3,584
freshmen, a gain of 16 percent
over last year's freshman class;
2,764 sophomores; 2,640 juniors;
2,705 seniors; 28 special students; Id guest students and 1,152
graduate students.
Housing office says
no to RAs' backpay
Resident assistants hired to
staff Troutman Hall uncompleted,
women's dormitory, will not receive pay until the hall is opened, according to George Jennings,
director of housing in charge of
staff and program.
Jennings explained that    the
University -was fairly certain that
.. Troutman would open in Septem-
' ber when the decision was made
to hire a staff of RA's in April.        ."...-
On May 29, a letter was sent
to the prospective RA's saying
that chances for an opening in
September werefairly good. Late
in August, the construction company notified the University that
Troutman would not be ready for
occupancy at the scheduled time.
A letter was sent to the Trout-1
man, RA staff on August 26 explaining the situation.
The staff was hired with the
stipulation that they would not
receive pay until the hall opened,
although it was expected this
would be the beginning of the semester, continued Jennings. „
Jennings said that the main
reason for not paying the resident, assistants until the hall
opens is that there is no money
available. The RA's from each
hall must be paid from the income derived from that hall.
Since Troutman will have no income until the hall opens, there
is no money available.
Jennings said, "I am syhir
pathetic to the Troutman RA's.
However, I dont think it is fair
to the RA's in other halls who
are working if the ones whoarent
working are being paid."
^ The .resident advisers for
Troutman and Carey, uncompleted men's dorm, are working
as substitute resident advisers
in other halls. They are being -
paid from a general fund which
deriyes its income from revenue
from all halls.   .
"Now a Republican President has nominated   Judge Clement Haynsworth to the court,"
the Democratic leader said.
"Judge Haynsworth has some
fascinating 18th century views a-
bout when the courts should protect the rights of blacks and when
they shouldn't.
McNeely also charged Haynsworth *Tias a way of siding with
management in labor disputes,"
"Despite this failure by Haynsworth to meet accepted judicial
standards, Sen. Griffin has been
very quiet," he added.   	
Saturday night at the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People's state convention in Battle Creek, a resolution
was passed asking for Hayns-
. worth's resignation.
•The adminstration is proving
the extremists right," said Sen.
Philip Hart, key speaker at the
convention, who blasted the nomination of Haynsworth.-
Marines
approve
bush cuts ?
(AP)-Tfie Marine Corps, wrestled today with a heady, problem: Will its young blacks be
allowed to have bushier haircuts?
Willie Lee Morrow, a successful Negro barber, says ifs not
only possible but can be done
within the tight, traditional restrictions of the Marine Corps.
Camp Pendleton officials spent
|140 to bring Morrow and four
male models from San Diego,
where he operates a hairstyling
parlor.-for Negroes;^for a three-
hour demonstration before Marine photographers. The pictures, before, and after, now are,
being studied.
"I showed it can be done,"
Morrow said Thursday. "1
showed them four different Afro
haircuts, and did them in 10 to
12 minutes each."
Marines tried headgear of all
types on moon-moulded hair of
the models. Morrow, 29, says
they fit, and the hair looked
neat.
The pictures wont be, made
public, a Camp Pendleton spokesman said.       '■
Gen. Leonard F. Chapman Jr.
earlier mis month granted black
Marines permission to-wear limited Afro haircuts. The move
by the Marine Corps commandant was aimed at cooling racial friction.
No sideburns or "eccentric
cute" are permitted.
Many young Negroes in the ,
Marines   as" elsewhere   have'
, turned to African-style haircuts
in expresseion of cultural heritage. ■ "
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