1995-02-27; Central Michigan Life

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Kirk Elya, an animal handler for "Curious Critters," plays with one of his 8-month-old tigers.
The big felines were present throughout the
weekend at Quality Farm and Fleet, 5688 E. Pickard Road, raising money to pay for a preserve in
Michigan. Kirk and Shannon Elya of Traverse
City, along with several lions and tigers, tour
statewide to educate the public about the plight
of abused and endangered animals.
Alumnus Jerry Campbell
selected as new trustee
Lambie replaced, Kehetian's future uncertain
By MARJORY RAYMER
LIFE Editor
The governor's office announced Friday another
CMU alumnus will join the Board of Trustees to fill
one of the expired positions, but no appointment has
been made for the other vacant seat.
Owosso resident Jerry Campbell, founder and
president of Republic Bank, replaces Gordon Lambie, whose term expired in December, but no word
was forthcoming Friday as to whether Mitch Kehe-
tian also would be replaced or if he would be reappointed.
Board Chairman Sid Smith described Campbell
as a loyal and successful alumnus who has been
"very, very supportive of the university." He funds
several scholarships on campus, Smith said.
Campbell could not be reached for comment.
Both Lambie and Kehetian notified the governor's office they were interested in retaining their
positions on the board. Both had been appointed by
a Democratic governor, Lambie in August 1983 and
Kehetian in April 1985.
Kehetian remains hopeful that
he will be reappointed. Lambie
received notification from the
governor's office that he had not
been reappointed, but Kehetian
said he did not hear any word —
positive or negative.
The last time I talked to them
they indicated they would
announce the full list (of appointments) at the same time," Kehetian said. "I didn't get any calls
from the governor. I don't know
why...
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don't know; I don't want to get my hopes up."
Officials from the governor's office said Campbell
was the only appointment at this time.
While Kehetian, who is the editorial page editor
of The Macomb Daily, remains hopeful, he said he
also is sorry to see Lambie leave the board.
See TRUSTEE Page 7	
Washington St. might be
closed for month of April
By JIM PESTA
LIFE Staff Writer
Commuters will have to find
another way to get around campus if proposals to close a section
of Washington Street in April are
implemented.
Peter Gorton, campus planner,
said he and members of the
Mount Pleasant Planning Commission have been discussing
closing Washington Street
between Sesame Street and
Ottawa Court for the entire
month of April.
Gorton said city officials want
to discover where traffic would
deflect if the closing of Washington Street was permanent.
"We are looking to see where
traffic would go; would it go to
East or West Campus drives or
Preston or most unlikely would
some campus traffic disappear,"
Gorton said.
The proposal to close a section
of Washington Street came as
part of a February 1994 report
from the Parking Services' Administrative Team, which examined alternatives to parking
operations.
The closing would cut down
cross-campus traffic, Gorton
said.
Paul Preston, city manager,
said the closing would last no less
than two weeks, but Gorton said
the street most likely would be
closed for all of April.
A month closing would result
in a fairer baseline traffic study
because it would measure average traffic flow, Gorton said. He
said an eventful weekend on cam
pus    would    tamper   with   the
results of a two-week study.
Lt.    Ron    Griffiths,   assistant
director   of the   Department  of j
Public Safety, said the closing of|
Washington Street is a city deci-i
sion because it is a city street.
Griffiths also said the closing
timeline was still being discussed J
with the city.
The city wants to determine I
which streets would become more j
heavily traveled before deciding I
whether to close the section of |
Washington permanently.
The city will watch East Campus and West Campus drives and
Crawford Road to see where
traffic flow is going.
"We are very interested in the
traffic volume on Crawford," Pre-
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4 arrested for bringing gun in
Four men from the Bay area were arrested Friday
morning after they brought a gun into Wayside
Central, police said.
According to a police report, a customer at Wayside, 2000 S. Mission St., told the owner one of the
men was showing people a gun that he brought into
the bar.
The Mount Pleasant City Police were called and
the suspects were caught at approximately 2 a.m.
leaving the bar in a limousine. The police found the
gun, a 9 mm Luger mini-assault weapon, in the
vehicle.
The suspects involved are Kris Sampson, 18, of
Bay City; Wineford Manuel, 22, of Saginaw; Lee
Medina, 22, of Saginaw; and Ernest Galaviz, 27, of
Bay City.
The limo was rented from D'Elegance Limousine
Company in Auburn.
The suspects, picked up at their homes, went to
Detroit and cruised around in the limo, before coming to Mount Pleasant, said Sgt. Tim Hunt of the
MPPD.
The men were arraigned Friday in the Isabella
County 76th District Court and charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
Sampson was released Saturday after posting the
$100,000 bond.
Galaviz, Medina and Manuel currently are lodged
in the Isabella County Jail on $100,000 bond each
Residence Life hiring associate director
Former housing director says position is 'very similar" to his
By JENNIFER ACKERMAN
LIFE Staff Writer
A newly advertised position in Residence Life sounds familiar to
Gary CiafTone.
He said the associate director of Residence Life's responsibilities
sound "very similar" to those he maintained as director of Housing prior
to its elimination last year; but John Fisher, director of Residence Life,
said CiafTone's former position was "completely reorganized."
The university announced the elimination of CiafTone's position in
November, at the same time the university announced plans to privatize the management of Dining Services.
The advertisement for the associate director position is slated for
publication in today's CentraLine, a university Public Relations newsletter.
Fisher denied CiafTone's claim that the jobs are similar.
"It's not his position. His position was eliminated," Fisher said.
CiafTone was given the option to either leave the university or accept
a lesser university position as a complex manager at lower pay, from an
Administrative Professional level 18 to 15. He chose not to accept the
lesser position Nov. 17.
The job description stated in the advertisement calls for someone who
will be "responsible for the day-to-day operations, supervision of office
and staff."
In addition, the individual hired to fill this Administrative Professional level 16 position will assist the director of Residence Life in
overall management for residence halls and apartment complexes.
CiafTone said that based on the job description, the only difference
between his former job and the advertised job position is the fact that he
did not assist the director with overall management — he was the
director at an AP level 18.
CiafTone did not wish to comment further after hearing about the
See POSITION Page 5	
Both sides in Morris
lawsuit are no-shows
A final pre-trial hearing in the
civil suit against former legislative counsel Greg Morris and
CMU did not take place as scheduled Friday.
No one on either side of the suit
appeared in Isabella County Circuit Court and neither side gave
an explanation, according to the
judge's secretary.
Morris is accused of sexual harassment against three former
and one current CMU employee,
who worked for governmental
relations.
The case also alleges gross
negligence against CMU and
seeks damages in excess of
$10,000 and exemplary damages
of $1 million plus attorney fees
and costs.
CMU and Morris both have
denied the accusations.
Randie Black, attorney for the
plaintiffs; Robert Vercruysse,
attorney for CMU; and Andrea
Larkin, attorney for Morris,
could not be reached for comment.
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