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With this issue, CM LIFE ceases
publication until May 13. The staff
of CM LIFE wish the entire University community a safe and
enjoyable summer.
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Michigan
MONDAY
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Plachta plans restructuring
By Brian D. Bell
! IFF Assistant Nr-ws Editor
Changes in the composition of
CMU's senior administration will
mean the elimination of one
senior officer position and expansion of the roles of the vice presidents.
Friday, pending approval at
the Board of Trustees meeting
that day, several changes in the
structure of CMU's senior administration will go into effect.
These changes, which do not
result in salary increases for anyone, were initiated by interim
President Leonard E. Plachta.
'Tn. trying to return the University to a more traditional form
in terms of structure at the top,"
Plachta said. "(And) part of that
is to have fewer positions reporting to the president.
"I really want to strengthen the
vice presidents and rely on them
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Inistradve Changes
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The administrative changes
will free up time Plachta said he
can devote to activities such as
fundraising. legislative and
alumni relations.
The changes also will result in
fewer members on the president's
Executive Committee, although
Plachta did not know how many
members it would lose.
The changes effect the following employees: Jean Lindley,
assistant vice president for Residences and Auxiliary Services
and interim assistant vice president for Facilities Management.
Greg Morris, executive assistant
to the president for Governmental Relations; Michael Owens,
executive assistant to the president for Enrollment Management and director of Admissions;
Robert Rulong, executive assistant to the president for University Advancement; and Jerry
Scoby, executive assistant to the
president for Budget and Planning.
Although   the   roles   of Morris
and Owens largely remain the
same, the duties of Lindley,
Rulong and Scoby will be modified in the following ways:
■ Lindley, as the new assistant
vice president for Facilities Management, will supervise Facilities Management on a permanent basis.
Plachta is eliminating the
assistant vice presidency for
Residences and Auxiliary Services. University officials will
reassign areas reporting to that
position to other employees.
■ Rulong, as the new assistant
vice president for University
Advancement, will continue to
oversee Alumni Relations and
Development while adding governmental relations responsibilities. He will continue reporting to
Russ Herron, vice president for
University Relations.
See PLACHTA Page 2
Police announce
plans to prevent
exam week riots
By Crystal Harmon
1 IFF Staff Wntor
At least 230 uninvited guests plan on crashing exam week parlies in Mount Pleasant, but only if the festivities start getting out of
hand.
The Mount Pleasant Police Department has at its disposal 100
troopers from the Michigan State Police and 70 officers from neighboring counties to augment the five local agencies' combined force of
about 60 officers, said Lt. William Yeagley of the MPPD. Some
officers will work undercover, he said.
The reinforcements will only be called in if celebrations begin
spilling into the streets and threatening to reach the critical mass
that has in the past led to violent civil disorders, said Mount Pleasant Director of Public Safetv Martin Tromblev.
Local police officials held a press conference Friday to announce
plans to stop riots before they begin.
"The posture we would like to tell everybody we are taking is a
preventive one," Tromblev said. "Our intention is to maintain safety
and order in the community." See RIOTS Page 2
Couple builds on
future next door
By Gary Cichon
LIFF Staff Writer
The rainy weather Saturday afternoon failed to dampen the
spirits of Richard and Donna Maatman.
The husband and wife team is in the process of rebuilding a home
which, coincidentally, is next to their current residence.
About five years ago. the Maatman's bought property at 615 and
623 S. Washington.
"We bought the entire piece of property, although the 623 S.
Washington home could not be salvaged," Richard said.
The couple teaches school during the afternoon, so evenings and
weekends are spent working on the home.
"It is really convenient to live next to the house we are building,"
Donna said. "If the weather turns ugly, we don't have to drive half an
hour back home."
Richard teaches at Central Montcalm High School in Stanton and
Donna teaches at Lake City Public Schools.
Because their weekends are mutually free, Richard and Donna
usually devote much of their time to building.
Although the Maatmans moved in about five years ago, Richard
said they began work on the 623 S. Washington home two summers
ago.
"The old home was torn down in the summer of 1990," Richard
said. "Last summer we put in the basement and got it ready for the
wood framing."
The Maatman's said while they tore down the 623 S. Washington
home, they were remodeling the 615 S. Washington home.
"The neighbors were glad to see we were doing something about
the 623 (S. Washington) house," Donna said.
The 623 S. Washington home was the same size and width of the
house currently being built, Richard said.
"Everything will be similar to the old house, except this one will
have less occupants and a new garage," Donna said.
See HOUSE Page 2
Donna Maatman rebuilds a house on the lot of 623 S. Washington,
next to her residence.   Donna and Dick Maatman plan to recycle
LIFE Photo'Bonme Morrison
parts of the old house into the new one, including the old foundation stones for the new fireplace.
CMU to display portion of AIDS quilt
By Karen Anthony
I IFF St.iff Wt.ter
John Kipfmueller, son of Leo
and Pat Kipfmueller, died of the
fatal disease AIDS (Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
last year around this time.
This November, the Kipfmueller family will add a patch
in living memory of John to the
AIDS quilt, part of which will be
displayed at Finch Fieldhouse
during AIDS Awareness Week
on Nov. 19 through Nov. 26.
Another patch also will be
contributed by John's friends
who are located in such places
os New York, Chicago and San
Francisco. Pat Kipfmueller
said.
Leo Kipfmueller said CMU
will display part of the large
international quilt, consisting
of patches from family members
and friends who have known a
person who has died from AIDS.
As of Nov. 1991, the quilt was
comprised of 14,780 panels. In
its entirety, the quilt weighs
31,500 pounds and would cover
the length of 5.6 football fields.
Central will be the only site in
Michigan where the quilt will be
on    display    during    1992,    he
LIFE PhotO'Brent Henderson
Mount Pleasant residents Leo and Pat Kipfmueller display the
beginning stages of their contribution to the AIDS quilt in memory
of their son John Kipfmueller.
added. The CMU*exhibition is
the next stop for the quilt after
Washington D.C., where it will
be shown in its entirety.
Leo Kipfmueller, professor of
communication disorders,
serves, along with his wife, as
members of the NAMES Project
Ad Hoc Committee, which initiated the idea to bring the quilt
to CMU's campus.
The Kipfmuellers said they
have known about the quilt for
some time. Last summer, they
saw the quilt in Traverse City,
where the quilt exhibited panels
dedicated to Liberace, Amanda
Blake, Rock Hudson and Ryan
White.
Leo Kipfmueller described
the quilt as quite an experience
to see.
The quilt is composed of a
series of separate panels that
are contributed by friends, lovers and families which represent gay people, heniophelia
patients, babies and others who
have died from the AIDS disease. Each panel of the quilt
equals the size of a ^cemetery
grave, Pat Kipfmueller said.
Each panel contains the name
of the person each piece is dedicated to and consists of items to
remember that person, he
added.
Some materials previously
used in other panels have been
afghans, Barbie dolls, cremation ashes, credit cards, jewelry,
photographs, records, stuffed
animals and wedding rings, Pat
Kipfmueller said.
She added the pieces not only
come from the U.S., but also
consist of panels from other
countries, such as Australia,
Mexico, Poland and Switzerland.
The quilt is constantly growing as more pieces are added,
said Leo Kipfmueller.
The NAMES Project AIDS
Memorial Quilt, inspired by the
See QUILT Page 2
Central grad dies
in military jet crash
By TJ Bucholz
1 IFE Assistant News Editor
Kirk Shauger, 27, a first
lieutenant with the U.S. Air Force's 22nd Fighter Squadron in
Germany, died when his plane
crashed during a training mission over Southern Germany.
The Air Force is still investigating the cause of the crash.
"He was always interested in
flying," said Carol San ford, Shau-
ger's mother and CMU English
instructor. "He had about a 3.3 in
college, but during his last year
he was convinced to join the Air
Force.'"
Shauger, a 1987 alumnus of
CMU from Sanford, enlisted in
the U.S. Air Force upon graduation and was stationed in San
Antonio, Texas; for officer training. Upon completion of his
officer training he was transferred to Holloman Air Force
Base in Alamagordo, N.M., to
receive more extensive training
with F-15 fighter jets.
While stationed there, Shauger
became a member of the famous
Black Sheep Squadron, known
for its legendary wartime
exploits.
Shauger,    who    was    married
March  7  in Panama City,  Fla.,
See SHAUGER Page 2
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SPECIAL FEATURE
CM LIFE takes an investigative look at academic dishonesty
among CMU's social Greek
organizations. See page 7 for
details.
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