1996-11-08; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 79, Number 113
Mt   Pleasant,   Ml  18859
01996 CM LIFE
77 years of serving the community
FRIDAY
November 8, 1996
12 pages
University makes drug testing mandatory
By Michelle Eickmeyer
LIFE Staff Wi I mi   marijuana, amphetamine:     phei
IWimnmr   next   year,   all   pros|M itivc      ihdine    IH%P     uul opinti
("Ml*   facultv   mid   stall   m< ml*>rs   w \\\
Pros|iective employee:   will   he  l<    led      employe* ing   draffs   ;»t   and   before      insurance and  medical  wsts nn> in^t  ,-»      the country that would do the testing.
have   to   pass   .i   drU£   tesl    befon     Iiemr
hired by t he univei sit\
Be^inmn^ January 1 l!*!>, anvom
receiving ;\ job after from ("Ml" will
have to lake a <i i 'tie. tesl v> it Inn 1^ hoti r-
of notification, accord mj: to Jon I lai ». >v.
\cc0rdinj4   to   M.ixno   Tuhhs,   ihrectoi
«.t St.iH l'( r-iunii I S.rvu. lln l\|>eol
1. i !>.'• \\ * M h>itl<l en llii* univi-rsit v*s
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January    I     !*♦'»<,    .      •   v
•n i} >!• >\ • • ■ -    w h< >   i'    i< >h
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director of Faculty   Personmd Services niercial   driver's   license   had   to   lak<
Anyone who refuse    lo  I  ike  th<   lest -mulai dnijj I
will not fa? eligible for employment from If h    university   also has a    di «
the university   Marrow   said workplarr"    point     thai     deals
work tew  areas where employers lose money. Tin     university    would    pay   for   the
Tiilibs said requiring drujj testing is a she said tests, she said
m itter   <»t   "safety   and   compliance"   to Tnbhs said tin   miivi i   it \  will be \<>\<\ The  umversit>   will   not   be  requiring
ram    lik<   the dni£ Iret* workplace it  tin' applicant   tests  positive or   nega temporary,   student   or   current  employ-
While tin     i    I lie first  time drug t.    t five   It the results are |M>sitivo, the uni ees t<» be tested
h;i     I... i;   planned   (>u     urh  a  wide versit\   will   not   he   given   information However,    it   a   temporary   employee
Tuhhs    aid testing of this kind is r«*garding the suhstnnci will he working for the university for an
• t\   common and Item i icial to employ She     .ml   local   testing   is   likelv   to  he extended   period   or   is   later   offered   a
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dom bv the Comprehensive      |>osition   a tost will Ik* required
Literatim     shows   that    drug   abuse Occupational         Medicine         Program Tubbs   said   current   employees   may
ind   «i   i      ast   employers   >♦;<>   billion   .i COM!"   in Mount   Plea   ant eventually   have to be tested   Any plans
-   u       h.  said                                                                  l\ibbs said the umversiU   is working for  «""ren1   employees   will   have  to  be
lucrea   eil    absenteeism,    alcoholism, on  establishing   a   chain   ol   labs   aero 'bargained with the unions,    she said
Bryan Bosch
fLnft) Guests of the third annual Festival of Trees view a wide variety of Christmas decorations
Thursday m the IET buiklmy    (Above) Shirley Bragg (right). Mount Pleasant resident, talks about
his train display from the Shepherd Depot with Mark Philo (left), Shepherd resident, and Louann
Brown. Mount Pleasant resident.
Volunteers work together to
preview the Christmas season
By Jennifer Hunt
winners'   homes,   said   Cathy   Tilloston,   festival
ohmt< ei
Tin Festival ol Tress will feature the decorated
tret ind wreaths as well as a gift boutique, a
craft show, Santa Land with crafts and activities
for children and i holiday cafe featuring soup
and sandwiches from Max and Emily's Bakery
<  ate,   I2?i K   Broadway St
f'hi-    i      an    exciting   way    to    preview    the1
Tin    IKT hiiildm] •: low   with  tht   f'hri   tma<
spirit thank ■ to th<   efforts of some dedicated vol
t j r 11« e r s
A   gala    benefit    kicked   off   the   third    annual
Festival of Trees yesterday .it th»   IKT building
The Festival ol Trees, a  tun.]  raiser benefiting
the   United   Way   of   Isabella   County   Volunteei
I'cnter   officially   ofiens   t«.»i.i\   at    l:"J()   pit:    and      Christmas    season."    -:\\d    President    Leonard
will « >>! it ;ms< -tin <n::'h< mt ! h«- vv «-.-k« n«! |»|a   ht a,   a n- •  attei    :•   I   the  event   with   hi-  wife,
It   may  !•♦•  N<»V€»mlK*r,  but   it's  starting   to  fe« !       Loinsr
!ik»   Christmas to me." said I'ain  I 'it /r* -r aid, ■. i»l A   ^real   deal   id   effort   st»ems   t<>  t:o   into  this
imte«*i  renter director event.** he said
Approximately    IOO   |ieople   from    the    Mount Shell\    Hinck,    assistant    professor   of   speech
I'lea an1 romniunit> ittiti<l»»i th< I'.il.t which communication and dramatic arts and 1996 vol-
teat it red ' 1 trees and wreaths designed and untiMT c€*nt«»r ch;urp<»rson. said. **Wha1 made me
s|N»nsored h> rnori than IO local businesses -.u<i feel ^imk] alxmt this room were all of the people in
Rachelle Hansen  McCrone. festival chair|>ersoii it   and    ill   id   the   volunteers  who   have  spent   so
\r    thi     end    of    the    weekend    the    trees     ind
wreaths   will   U-  raffled  otl   and  delivered   to  the TREES        _      	
Proposal E causes
problems   with
casino contract
By Len Padilla
Th«- .-ir#pi • »\ . i i ot' lYop ' !    •    ila>     eb»«'t ion may \u   \   f »• 11 • nt
but it severed a t hr«M    .. • r ra<t  In t ween I li<      t at«     ind  I rid tan
tr ih.       \ it h casino
John Trn   « »»t r    pn -     * »i  I . •.    Kn    :- i   confn no-d that
(•nil r;id h.i     } »• •• r.   I • I ei      I       ..      into effect  I
T  f !•■    .1 i I
H<»wevei    t h»    S .:'  '. iv    (   I  ; t : •• w;i   It di  in   Trilx        n«l   the  i'«>fitra«'l
v\;i-   br«»keri   the  ir»   f   Hit   11 •.        .     w«  '   I   *iif'.'J:fi
"Ktf'ective immefli .      ' •    not    >hh;vrted t«» pay out flu    H |h-i
cent to tin     tat< I I        k. public relation    directt»r lor ttn
! rih»     "It     late     in tl ntrart that  il      inurii •;»«•.■■!»«.
private in ten \st      •:■.   •  •     r ■ ■ ntraet i    null and void
\\*   i •    riot        . r '     A'hel     I hi n       •»«f«•  >  11 • ■ I        I r 11   colt      aid       I* r < »rn
What   \\ »    Wi  re   h«    n it        ■>     •      the   tr-hi tin   .        nd   ll   tool    efteet     •     '»t
elect i«»n <1 i\   and that i    « leai
"We n< rvii   have I      I I .vhen < the I h-troil
rasino     are licensed pen r dooi I Med
MkIii.mii v<»tei     appn |*i I illow up t«» three
casin«»s in the m«'t ro |K*troil   ■»•   i   )>\    ■   - * «»• • *
'Ir ii   i «.tt   ffi.i      iv the pro| r tin     f |MTi'«'iil  i
;il lo< .il« < I   I o  lo<    t\   y> k •  riimei  »
••| have hi-*-ri t<i   i 111 M '     •    'i       fins* ott    aid
CONTRACT
Two CMU grotips promise to work together
By Len Padilla
ence    lhe>   have with e;ich t>th*
a 11 d       i:' n •   I    an    airreemenf     I >
>r mu
unitv    back    t
i >
w'\\<-    need    to    work
M<   '•   f"   I       of t\V«» i  in  '   Iv   nt!'   till Work   '":'•  tti«-r
lid    tin      (    Ml       football J a   "ii     lor.i.in      Detroit    senioi
!■ ■■ •     I                     to   i»  ;o|v«' and   p»resi<l«*nl   <•♦   Phi   I >• -it.i   Psi.
v have led to an atttkri<le«l the me^'tin^ and    aid il       (', t III |)tl s
ii     -\t nt ..! Kim h I i- ldhous«   l.i>r w;is pro<iuctive
■  : f. It   wi nI    \ <■ r v     very   well."   he
including <aid   "We came to the omclusion                              JASON JORDAN
•    •        •   Phi   IMt.i   Psi    I*}-! that   then-   is  a   break   down   ii
\ -  ■    I'        . i i!    11          h >t ha 11   team com m un ic;it ion                   \n*t w eel
i ) r      19,   three   I 'Ml'   students
wen*   arrested   !<>r   participation
together ;is  a  whole  tO       m    ,n   altercation  outside  Finch
Pieldhouse
rl   Ini      'I'lS Minor it \    Affairs,    the    f«N»thall -—-^-«--—-——--——■^————-—-—----
Mi     ion     •          M           roup of pro team and trut;rei ways to act  in  social    it nation^
>nal    rnediatoi         The    tf»f..               W<       hav<       failed     to     teach he added
•.•roup     talked    ihoul    m.\   iliftei incoming    students    the    profH-i ^!     '    r"-sponsored    part>    hv
Quinc>        Uni'ht.       Lansing
riiH»i      was    arrested    by    the
Mount Pleasant Police
I k'partmeiil t«»r a ft^lony count of
carrying    a    c«»ncealed    weapon
l)(ktr()lt  Senior anci  prOSI-       Tamiekco    Smith.    Flint   junior.
denl Ol Phi Delia Psi      and   Damon   Pitt,   Detroit   fnsh
mmmmmmmm'^—■ man,   werr  arrested   by  Central
Michigan   I University   Police   for
disorderly conduct persons).
f.     . . . ,
d      Phi      Melt.i      I*
COMPROMISE       j
Investigation almost ready to send to prosecutor
By Dave Boronc|h l»? ui-j-ei  said tht* time of impact, he* said
The team measured all visibli   marks   >\i^ < im-e  i he  Michigan  S-t;it»■   Police h.is con-
! '      \l            I            mt Polne iK-partment is tatM'«*d  travehtl from  iin§>act    estimati«m ol eluded    it -    part    *»t    the    investigation   and
-.-. t ippn   ■   op   il      inv<           ition   <»!   th»    i.tt \\ damages on the vehicles   ap|»roximate s|H»ed return  Minn!  l«»sts  results, the investigation
rr*'*\    ' I   I      ► I at Mam and «f    trn-   lime   ol   collision   and   i - ».-i«l      utl.nv will lie compltktt*d. he said
M iph     tr< i » an ilysi   . he -.n<l I'tu;' •••!■ said he expects the investigation
\     oi  hnj             (   j»l     Jim    l'ni!'!'fi    id    tlj» I >n   Mouda>   .i   te;im   <»l   experts   from   Ihe t«»   nwicludi1   within   tin*   next   two   to   three
MPPH                         hi       I test  n    'Ht      ii*   (mmi Mnliii'.ui   Staff*   P«rJice   I'nnri'   I   ih  came   to weeks
..     i\  foi  th.   cfHint> mi  p.rt both vehicles, h<     .ml It's    »!l   .i   mattei   ol   tune   now,"  Brugger
pi itnr  til di    i i.   i»n thai    <        11 . in\ Is     ir e   m   p» » i iii!'   t i i«    vrhu It       media ^.u»l
MPI'll        loi         *it I      In lp    from    the "i   tn        n.li   .<      lie.Hlh:f,f       tail   lights    ml \ec« >r«lin«: to a Michigan Secretary ot State
I    ,\ «                               Sherill       I depart merit     has other piece     of tin    vehicles    They also ma>
fin i   i;                           11                      t he        )   . i.len i t r \   !••    lei ermine    i   mitre  accurate   speed  .«( UPDATE