1996-02-23; Central Michigan Life

              Central I ICC
Michigan LITE
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 23,
1996
VOLUME 78, NUMBER 64
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN 48859
©1996 CM LIFE
(517)774-3493
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Chief's
condition
upgraded
to 'good'
Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribal Chief Phil Peters, Sr.s
condition was upgraded to good
Thursday, according to a
spokesperson from Central
Michigan Community Hospital.
Peters was admitted to the
hospital Monday night after
complaining of chest pains.
The spokesperson said she did
not know when Peters would be
released and could give no further information because of
CMCH policy
Peters, former Tribal Council
secretary, was elected chief in
early December.
SPORTS
MAC championships
await CMU track teams
Both the men's and
women's track teams will
be competing in Ypsilanti
this weekend. This is the
last indoor meet of the
season for the two teams.
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ARTS
&
ENTERTAINMENT
Students produce new
television show
Aardvark, a show
comprised of sketch
comedy, explores
interesting  storylines  and
bizarre subjects.
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CAMPUS
Summer   jobs   available
for CMU students
Between 1,200 and
1,500 people roamed
through booths and
agencies at CMU's
Summer Employment Day
job fair.
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New ID cards will be accepted off-campus
By Christine Corbin
LIFE StaffWriter 	
For the second time in three
years, CMU students will got
new identification cards.
The university, in conjunction
with First of America Bank, will
provide new ID cards offering
students more access around the
Mount Pleasant area.
"First and foremost it is an
identification card," said Barrie
Wilkes, controller for Accounting
Services.
Tin* new card will continue to
provide services for meal plans,
the library and vending machine
credits. In addition, the new
card will provide services off-
campus, he said.
The card can be used like an
Automatic Teller Machine can!
or Direct Check services. The
card will be accessible at any
First of America bank, including
the soon to opened branch in the
Bovee University Center, Wilkes
said.
The new Chip Cards can be
used at any ATM machine, however, additional fees may be
required for machines other
than First of America, he said.
The card can  also  be  used  at
local businesses such as restaurants, book stores and retail
stores displaying the CashChip
Card decal. Money will be taken
from the account and a receipt
will be given with remaining balance, said Cindy Kole. First of
America Chip Card
Representative.
For extra security, a pin number, which only the bank and
card holder will know, will be
required with every purchase,
Kole said.
Students will have the option
to put up to $50 on their card for
use   at   on-campus   vending   and
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laundry   facilities   and   at   area
businesses, Kole said.
If students currently have an
account  with   First  of America,
WIRE
WORKS
LIFE Photo/Jason Flowers
Ben Scripps, Ada senior rushes to repair the cable connection at Moore Hall Television
before the airing of News Central.
the new and old accounts will be
combined, Kole said.
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Bids for
Barnard/Tate
demolition
fall within
price range
By Kristi Groner
LIFE Staff Writer	
Facilities Management
accepted bids for the demolition
of Barnard and Tate halls
Wednesday and should decide
on which company to choose by
next week.
Jim Tryon, senior project
manager for Facilities
Management, said CMU
received ten bids, mostly from
contracting companies in the
Detroit area.
The lowest bid received was
$357,221 and the highest bid
was $643,000. The bids fall
within the price range
Facilities Management was
looking for, Tryon said.
A decision on what contracting company CMU will accept
will be made next week, TVyon
said. "I need to check out references and stuff like that."
The actual destruction of the
buildings will not be done until
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Student charged,
sentenced for
GLASS vandalism
by Chris C. Davis
LIFE Staff Wr.ter	
A Wyoming, Mich, freshman
was arrested, arraigned, and
sentenced Wednesday to charges
[vandalizing a gay and lesbian
student support office in
November.
Jeff Pickler, detective with
CMU's Department of Public
Safety, said Brian James Owens,
19, pleaded guilty to one count of
malicious annoyance for vandalizing the GLASS office   GLASS
members discovered vandalism
done to the office Nov. 2.
Owens was sentenced to 90
days in jail, 80 suspended if he
met all other terms of sentencing; $250 in fines and costs; 40
hours of community service; 6:
months probation and a psychiatric evaluation.
A spokesperson at the Isabella
County jail said Owens planned
on serving jail time on week-j
ends, and was not listed on jail
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NCA visits Central to review
major aspects for accreditation
By Lenny Padilla
LIFF Staff Writer
CMU has been an accredited
university for more than 81
years,    and    if   everything   goes
well following a reexamination
next week it will stay that way.
The North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools will be
on campus from Feb 26-28 to
review several major aspects of
the university
To   keep   the   accreditation,
CMC must abide by certain
standards set by the NCA and be
reexamined every 10 years
CMU Provost Richard
Davenport   is   optimistic   about
the NCA visit.
"I am very optimistic that we
will receive* a good review by the
North Central team," Davenport
said. "We have prepared well. I
think they will be impressed by
the preparation and of the university itself."
The NCA is made up of 10 officials from different universities
around the country who will look
at such things as audit expenses,
organization, curriculum and
many other aspects involving
the operation of the university,
he   said.   Nancy  Talburt  of the
University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville will head the team.
According to Davenport, the
purpose of the NCA visit is to
provide a "stamp of approval" to
say CMU is addressing the kinds
of programs and needs that
CMU students have and that the
guidelines are consistent with
the university's mission statement.
"They are an outside independent agent that looks at our programs and gives us an
appraisal," Davenport said.
Being an accredited university
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Freshman charged with ethnic intimidation in Emmons incident
A CMU freshman was arrested
and arraigned Thursday in 76th
District Court on charges that he
wrote racist graffiti on a student's Emmons Hall residence
door.
^)vfi Pickler, detective for
CMU's    Department   of   Public
Safety, said tips and a subsequent investigation led police to
Timothy Amodeo, 18,
Washington, Mich   sophomore.
Amodeo was charged with ethnic intimidation, which carries a
maximum penalty of two years
imprisonment   and/or   a   $5,000
fine.
Amodeo was lodged in the
Isabella County jail and was
held   on   $25,000  bond.   He   is
scheduled for a preliminary
exam at 8 .'10 a.m. Feb. 29 in
76th District Court
Picfcler    said     racist    graffiti
reading. "Your (sic) a dead nigger
- come to hell" and a drawing of
a hangman's noose appeared on
the door.
The words and the drawing
were discovered on the outside of
the   rooms   door   shortly   before
noon Sunday, police reports stated.
Rae Goldsmith, associate vice
president of Public Relations
and Marketing, said students
who are arrested typically face
further discipline from the office
of Student Life.
Increase in network use raises Internet addiction concerns
By Jeff Haywood
LIFE StatfWnter
Internet use by CMU students
is on the rise along with concerns of possible "Internet addiction "
James     Dening,    director    of
Computer Service's, said roughly
10,000   CMU   students   have   e
mail accounts and 2,000 to 2,f>00
CMU students use the  Internet
each clay, and the numbers are
rising.
"(On campus) Internet use is
exponentially increasing,"
Dening said. "More and more
people are buying home- computers that are capable of web
browsing and they understand
how to use it."
Dening said computer services
is   "lighting   a   losing   battle"   to
keep up with Internet demand,
but the technological bill passed
by the Board of Trustees Friday
will help ease the workload by
adding 20 more modems tor dial-
in Internet use.
Although Dening said he estimated only '.io percent of CMU
users    browse    the    World    Wide
Web for fun, there is still  a con
corn    that    some    people    will
become addicted to the Internet
by spending several hours online daily.
"It's just like* any other addiction It can exclude everything
doe," Dening said. "It M dangerous because you stop interacting
with society - doing what is
called 'cocooninsj/"
According to Dening, the concern about Vocoonins/* isn't lim
ited to computers or students.
"With more crime in society,
people feel threatened and seal
themselves off in their homes
and only use their telephones or
computers," Dening said. They
don't step outside to get involved
with the world."
J era Id Lounsbury, associate
professor   of  Counseling,   said
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