1969-12-12; Central Michigan Life

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Whoa, Santa!
Bvninor
airs probJems
THIS CENTRAL COED knows how to go about getting what she wants
photographer Buss Yantis caught her giving Santa her Christmas list"
Formal hours pro
from Santa for Christmas- Life
when he visited campus this week.
By MIKE TRAXLER
LIFE STAFF WRITER
A one-day United Nations Seminar sponsored and conducted
by the political science department will be held tomorrow in
Vnspach Hall.
Henry H. Han, commenting on
the purpose said, "First.' we
want to disseminate information
concerning United Nations affairs and problems that confront
humanity today."
Han hopes the seminar will become an annual event. He has
been working towards having a
conference of this type for nearly
two years. Representatives from
other state colleges and area
high schools have been invited to
attends
Charles J. Ping, vice-president  of academic affairs, will
give the opening address,  Fol-
lowing*this the meeting will break
down into six groups for student-faculty discussion groups.
The agenda for the groups includes plans for the discussion of
such topics as the UN's search
for a guarantee of human rights,
including racial discrimination,
religious intolerance, capitalpu-
nishment and war crimes.
Other topics to be covered by
the groups include population, resources and environmental pollution? theproblems of world economic and industrial development;
newly developing countries; and
cold war security problems involving disarmament.
"Power Among Men," a film
that deals with the ideas and purposes of the more than 80 countries that comprise the United
Nations, will be shown at 3:15
P«m.
Following the afternoon sessions, the student delegates and
faculty advisers will attend a
banquet in the Univeristy Center.
Bo Sadir, member of the UN
Development Program and a Swedish representative of the United Nations will speak on "The
United Nation's Technical Assistance Program".
Besides   making,it an annual
event Han expressed hopes of developing the seminars into a two
month long program in which students could earn credits.    He
said the program would probably
be inter-departmental, involving
such departments as economic,
military science and some of the
cience deaprtments.
Selected students from the program would then be sent to the
national Model UN,Program and
would report back to an open
seminar similar to this year's
event.
(For a complete schedule of
events, see page 5)
A formal proposal to abolish
women's hours was presented to
George Jennings, coordinator of
residence hall programs, by five
members of the United Women's
Action Committee on Wednesday.
Cathy. Courtney, Action Committee representative said, "Wo
think that the purpose of the
meeting was fulfilled. It cleared
up the communication gap that ex- •
isted between housing and the
committee on women's hours."
. Jennings^was presented with
petitions containing 2,176 womens
signatures favoring abolishment
of women's hours.    A formal
resolution to abolish hours was
made by the Action Committee.
Also presented to Jennings was
a "Fact Sheet"   concerning the
issue.    This, sheet was distributed to-CMU women during dorm
meetings earlier this week.
Life editor in  chief,    Tom
Marquardt, accused Lee Policy,
housing director of refusing to
take action on this issue in an
editorial Monday, Dec. 8. According to Policy, the first formal
proposal this year to abolish
women's hours was not received
until 3:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Said Jennings,    "We've accepted this as a legitimate housing proposal.   This is the first
that a formal proposal has been.
submitted."
The proposal will foe referred
to the University Housing   Committee for consideration on Dec.
17.    Representatives from the
United Woin*an*ft Action' Com-
mitteehaveheenim-ift^toattend.
Jennings said since a formal
proposal has been received and
"has goRethrough the proper channels, the issue will not be neglected. "The Housing Committee
will definitely make a decision,"
he concluded.
The fact sheet reads as follows:
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1.     In spring semester, 1868,
AWS took # poll which showed
that the majority of women students at CMU favored the abolishment of hours for sophomores
and above. The Housing Office
took no action on this poll.
2. December 2,1969, at the AWS
council meeting no immediate action was token.
3. December 3, 1969, a meeting was called of women dorm
senators and interested students
to bring this* issue to the girls
themselves.
4. A petition drive began on
Thursday, Dec. 4, 1969, which
netted 2,176 signatures which is
2/3 of all women students living
in the dorms.
5. Dec. 5,1969, Mr. Policy was
asked by Lou Oates, president of
the student body, to call aspect
ial meeting of the Housing Committee to see the results of the
petitions and the poll taken by
AWS last spring. He refused to
call this meeting.
6. The petition stated that "We,
the undersigned women of CMU
desire that all hours for CMU
women students, sophomores and
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mors
law no
conflict?
The Unemancipated Minors
Law may not he in conflict With
University regulations according
ito C. Milton Pike, dean of stu-
Ident personal services.
The law ,'which Student
Senate is further investigating, . seems to be in conflict with the University ruling
requiring. students to be 21 or to -
have 55 hours before moving into
unapproved housing, said Pike.
According to Pike, the law refers to the parents' responsibility
to unemancipated minors. He.
said the law deals with parental
obligations to provide supports
such as housing. — "It doesnt
say specifically they (parents)
may designate where their children may live."
Larry Crandell, District 1 senator, said if the law overrules
the University regulation, freshmen could move into unapproved
housing with parentalpermission.
William Rush, a lawyer who
was working indirectly for Student Senate said he didnt think
the law would overrule the University regulation.    Pike said,
"Probably you could get two different interpretations out of two
different courts."
Senate is now in the process of retaining a lawyer to aid
students by advising them with
legal problems. Crandell said
this lawyer will also work with
them on the housing regulation.
Steve   Bony on
appointed editor
Steve Banyon, Benton Harbor
graduate student has been selected editor-in-ci-ief of Central
Michigan Life for the. spring
semester.
Banyon    has    been business
manager on Life for six se-,
mesters, and has also acted as
a reporter and advertising salesman.
' Banyon worked as an advertising salesman for the Niios Daily
Stor last summer, and has worked
in the pressroom and ad
department for th© Benton Harbor News Palladium and the Harold Press.   He is concurra&Sy
. enrolled as a graduate student
and an undergraduate in journalism.
'1 cannot deny my Business
orientation, but in many respects,'
an editor who does not have an
adequate background in management will create more problems
than car. be solved," Banyon said
in his statement to the Board in
Control of Student Publications
who made the decision in the open
meeting Wednesday night.
Banyan plans to announce the
other staff positions by nextFri-
day*
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