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by TOM MARQUARDT
Life News. Editor
• A closed-door session concerning the instruction of drug investigation .for resident
[dvisors was held Tuesday under the direction
| Detective Sgt. Robert Courtright, chief of Mt.
leasant Police. "
The meeting, barred to reporters, was or-
anized by Assistant Housing Director George
Jennings explained, "The resident advisors will
e informed about identifying marijuana by sight
nd smell. I am going to suggest that the same
siraction be extended to resident assistants, also."
Detective Courtright explained the meeting
.duld entail "investigative techniques" used on
lutnpus. He added that these methods could not
V revealed to the public. .
•Courtright said that drug traffic on campus had
Creased with the new enrollment. Although the
!it*y, state and sheriff police departments report
hat they are keeping close watch on the University, they all voiced no extensive concern.
'He said that no arrests have been made this
epvester, but some were last semester.
kaliqence Not Proven
"Our main concern is with the LSD traffic,"
Courtright said. "This is the dangerous stuff. There
is also some evidence of heroin on campus, though
not in great quantities."
Sgt. Dan Kostrzfena, chief of the Mt. Pleasant
State Police post, admitted the presence of a
federal narcotics agent on campus earlier in the
month. Although he explained the agent makes
several "periodic checks," he refused to comment
if the last check was pre-scheduled.
Both Sgt. Kostrzena and Detective Courtright
agreed much of the drug traffic on campus was
syndicated and that the original source came from
Detroit.
Despite several rumors that police investigation
covered particular resident halls and a number
of fraternities, Detective Courtright said that concentration wasn't narrowed down to any specific
area.
The chief of police added that the last arrest
in narcotic traffic involved a student arrested at
a love-in last spring who was apprehended for sale
and possession of marijuana. Several other individuals were apprehended at the same event for
engaging in other narcotic activities.
equest for Election Recount
ent Judiciary
enie
by RICK THILL
Life Staff Writer
The request for a recount of the Homecom-
,ng Election ballots was denied last Wednes-
lay before a closed hearing of the Student
udiciary. ,
Cal Mott, acting chief justice of the Student
jJudiciary stated that negligence was not proven
pn the part of the elections committee, therefore
[the request was denied.
Louis Oates, Saginaw senior and David Brad-
ield, Detroit graduate student, previously presented a petition with the required 565 signatures
pquesting this action one week from last Thursday. The 565 signatures were the necessary 5 per
pnt total of the voters to validate the petition.
Natchet Man Dies
[After Wild Rumor
by JANET DUBBUl'
Life Staff Writer
"Hatchet Man" is dead.
Actually, not dead, he just never existed.
For almost a week now a rumor regarding an
alleged prophecy made by Jeane Dixon about a
apposed slayer of 40 mid-Michigan coeds has
caused everything from hysterical laughter to hysterical tears. ■'*,*'
According to Miss Dixon's manager in a UPI
release, the prediction was never made.
■says one CMU resident assistant about the
ft ' i. people would only take the time to think
we whole situation through before taking any
Evp0n"'*this uPset would never have occurred.
sSV Jeane mxon nad made the prediction,
ever rf1 Wrong before. Is your horoscope correct
Jn?tUnfortuna*te result, however, is that many
■ST '^Ve found this to toe a great opportunity
m£ ' C'al 3okes.'lf'only'the*y would -realize the
•0'msnhat these ©ranks, can present: There.
Oates and Bradfield stated at the hearing that,
.there was an eight per centvdiscrepency in the
votes cast and the number of ballots cast in
Larzelere Hall. Two hundred and fifty-six ballots
were cast and 215 people placed their "name on
the registration sheet. They also explained that
Elections Rule #11, which states that poll workers
are responsible, for .haying each voter sign his
name on a provided list, was violated. The exact
violation presented was the appearance of names
on the back of the list. Oates and Bradfield based
their request for a recount on these two "irregularities."
Oates also stated that a primary reason for
requesting a recount was the "closeness of election" between the Homecoming Queen and runner-
up.
Sharon Wellfare, elections committee director,
stated that the registration sheet was supplied
merely for the convience of those registering. Miss
Wellfare said she could not understand what the
position of the signatures had to do with a recount
of the ballots.
Oates said that he felt the whole homecoming
elections system was too confused, therefore a
recount was merited.
For. the Homecoming elections a 48 hour rule
has been established saying that festivities should
not commence until 48 hours has elapsed after
the time of the election, Oates pointed out that
this rule was not observed.
Mott stated that "the evidence which Lou Oates
brought before the court was insufficient to prove
neglect on the part of the elections committee."
(Photo by Olmstead)
LIFE. LOVE, and death are discussed by "Lazarets." Jack* Sharror, Mt. Pleasant sophomore,
and his wife "Miriam," Johanna Platteshorre,
Grandville senior, in their last moments together before death. See review on page 4.
The first open organizational meeting of the
Students for A Democratic Society (SDS) on campus resulted with 50 pf the 80 students' attending
walking out before the meeting was completed.
Carolyn Hanes, former chairman of the Central
Vietnam Peace Committee, and present spokesman
of the SDS organizing group, felt that most of the
students who left did so since they had expected
an introductory meeting of the purposes and goals
of SDS rather than an organizational meeting.
Controversy arose* at the meeting when students confronted the group with being a Communist front.
Miss Hanes continues to -say that the reason
for starting an SDS chapter is that "I am concerned
that social problems are an outgrowth of the institution rather than the individual. Philosophies of
SDS must be generated by the whole group, and
not merely by leaders."
cam-
the c(fliHaichet M&n" rumor involved not only
to tt ts themselves, but many other facets of
Wfter sity community, - .
Resented
's Bill Burns, public affairs director,
to bJ