1998-07-22; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 79. Number 96
Mt   Pleasant,   Ml 48859
01996 CM LIFE
78 years of serving the community
Wednesday
July 22, 199*
H f>;i;
Trustees approve lowest tuition raise in 13 years
By Heather VanDyke
•
('Ml* students and their par
can breath a sigh of relief
when  the semester tuition  bill
arrives, thanks to lowest tuition
increase in l
Monday CMtTs Hoard of
Trustees approved a 2 3 percent
increase tor 1993 99 tuition and
fees, despite university administration's recommendation for-a r>
percent incru
For   m ^t.itr   undergraduate
students, tuition is now $101 .r>o
per    credit    hour a    $2.60
increase. For undergraduate
masters/specialists, its $138.90,
and $150.10 doctoral students
Per  credit   tuition   for out   of
states is $263 50  for undergrad
uates; $275.80, masters/special
ists students; and $298 dod
student
All students with 12 or more
credit hours also pay per semester the- $80 enrollment f< e, $100
technology   lee,   a   $10   student
organization      fee      and
Student Activity Center fee
\anual combined tuition and
* ate undergrad uates
who   enroll   for   31   credit   hours
during      the      year      will      be
26 r><>. or $80 »ii>  more than
m  1997
TVu and
debated     about
i ot   the
more   important
and parents* find
a dm inisti
whether     the
u n i
than   students
rain
< >n,
•    thing     we   must
consider  is tiding
Kim
>resident of busi
ness and finani
there v
< internal issues sur
he   increase,   either
•
to maintain affordability and the tuition
tax credit," he said "Internally,
to   meet   the   cornp* I with
library I ions
directly    related    is    the   state
appropriatioi
Ellert son  recommends
percent tuition and  no
increase in fees
"The tuition  t.»\ credit   is not
t he sign ificant d i Ellertson
said
TViesday, Ellertson said the 2 .'i
nt  in< rease was   « compromise between t he ot her ini i •
ted
"If you take th<
and tie
tuition    rate   of    -      i th
Eagle Extravagance
i
vl
The Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort offers four different styled rooms, including a "romance room" for couples with tub and fireplace. Native American artists
designed painting and artwork that hang throughout the hotel.
Soaring Eagle hotel opens Monday
By Liz Wishaw Sa
LIFE Managing Ed* other
Aftei   a   two   year  dela>    Soaring      i
Eagle   Casino   and    Resort's   hotel
finally opens its doors
to the public Monday
with a quiet hurrah
The posh multi-mil
lion dollar, seven floor
hotel was expected to
open in March 1996
but a change in construction contractors
and design of the
hotel delayed its
opening several
t inn a
"The tribe wanted it
done right Thej did
n't want a cookie cutter hotel," said Paul
Brown, director of
sales      for     Soaring
Eagle      Casino      and
Resort,     about     the
delays.   The   on*-   in
Kewadin is nice but it.-- not special mural
•Our tribe) wanted something that in the
would stand out " The
Native American artists from tho
w Chipi>ewa Indian Tnh»
and   Canadian   tribal
left t heir artistic influ
from   ceiling
tl
art at
Alcohol served soon
A beer in hand while rol I i
t he   dice   oi rig   quart
into slot   machines
reality   at   the   Soaring
ino and  Resort  by the end
of August
The Firefly
Rest is currently   ser\
in^ alcohol as part i
said   Paul   Brown,   din ctoi
sale • i.-..   Eagle Casino
and Resort   The t ril
add hoor and liquoi it^
casino floor for patrons in the
next tow wei
The   tritx the
idea n^ht now of keeping the
entrance age at 18 but still
serving alcohol to its 21 and
over patrons. Brown   .nd
"We shouldn't have to
exclude our 18-20 patrons and
tell them they have to e;o to the
other side of  the  i the
auxiliary casini ible," he
said
"Wo   feel   we   can   introduce
alcohol   to   the   gaming   floor
thout    compromising    our
selvi s or our- patron
An     II)     pr is     being
worked out, ho e
paintings in
. room and mosaic * iled tab •
rhe Native American detail and
i>zn of t he hotel c
pliment the casino,"
Brown said "It's
useful mt pr<»
mote Native
American   in
M   nej >t an
issue   for   the   tribe
designing the
512   guest   rooms   -
21 of whi< h .:
suites;    11
66.OO0 gallon, 2
I     indoor
pool.   47 foot   water
wall alor, I the
i    •
• meeting rooms
iquare   foot
ballroom.
**The   tribe   asked
for    a     world-class
s in mt- n.tuv\ uipcurea
« ourtyai
-   !Vt  d
ittention      with      i
h
embraces the tribal culture.
See HOTEL 	
Brown
about (8,000   I fcher schools
that    much
Ellertson said.
With to   work
with, tin would 1
a    L* to handle unei
pec r.
such
■  •
ti  they  have  more  money to
work with, they can put togi
TUITION
Tribe PR
director
resigns
LIFE Staff Reports
Joe Sowmick, public relations director for the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe,
resigned from his director
position July 10 , said three
tribal officials who requested
anonym i ty Tu esd ay.
Officials said his resignation was voluntary and
Sowmick was looking to pursue educational opportunities.
Sowmick did not return
calls made to his home on
Tuesday.
The tribe plans on searching for Sowmick's replacement in upcoming weeks.
Charter
Schools
change
standards
By Angela Cook Reid
School
havi public is
gett i ■
about   ch ichools,   and   in
\ it w oi recent data, CMU's char-
tei >ls don't  seem to be too
dun Got f CMU
report to
the   1 iday
Ml' charter
schools.
Earl}   status  indications were
biased and riot entirely accui
\lso initial scores an
('Ml I charter schools were n  I
hi^h as non i
This can be attributed  to
main   factoi b is  that
charter   school      ire   relat  -
new     schools    ar : d.    that
most students attending charter
schools are those from low
income families
ording to < I
cent of children in CMU charter
schools   receive  free  or  red
ol lunch*
Duo   to   these   facts   chat
schools ^ot off to .i  rocky  start,
but ig  to  Goenner the>
are improving
"H\ and making
ie said
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Et cetera
6
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Sophomores could move off-campus next year
By Angela Cook Reid
: Jttor
With  nearly   17,000  stu
dents   estimated   for   fall
semester,     it     looks     as
though residence halls will
he packed to th«
(Jnivei President
Leonard    I'lachta
report   to   the   Board   of
Trustees   Monday   on   the
- a.^  «»t   incoming  fresh
man   and   the   tall   enroll
ment
According to that report,
5,663 studenti • ■«I
*-d to    live m the resident
halls       3,349 < »t m huh aii
hraen  who.   have   been
adunttofl  and   paid   tO d
Plachta said t i ires
do   not   reflect   the   actual
• ndanee, but those w ho
admitted   and    h
paid thou  fees   At thi^ time
last   | ear, 3,07fi mi n
were admitted and paid
"We air very optimistic
where aro numi I el
vo to la>i year," said
Doan of Students Bruce
Ros4
Ro I capacity in
t he residence halls is >«
s(|in • for       incoming
■ -
dents and tu
dent
hat i flow    in   the
noon
people m .< tour pei
rooi
K< r^llld   of
i beeii taken in
the   past   when   halls   had
it \
I'lachta said  t I id
uiK in rooms with five stu
dents will have their room
■
"It
poll
when   r *»'»   atten
PI id •
V l'r .    id "t
id Finance Kim
Ellertson said the total
coat   <>t   .i   room   is
.\ ill   \n-  divided
,ther then four
r(   ,   ,     aid those work
m^ in  re idem e halls
confident  ti handle
the    influx    oi    st
ij   be a I it i U-
mped at times, he said
hiv   does   n
pi oblerns
"We can do a good i<>h of
room,"   Roscoe
In  addit ion.  Pla
it the number   >t incom
11 m.m and 11 .in if* i   StU
dents   continues   I
iven
the option to I am
• t \\t- foil
attributed    tru in
»m
petit holarsl
quality   high   school   stu
I  went  t<i a numbi
uuJ   ('Ml
h. Warships
to top students," he said
LIFk Ed
ther     Van I' <>n
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