1992-01-10; Central Michigan Life

              Central
Michigan
LIFE
FRIDAY
January 10, 1992
Sorority
president
ousted, left
homeless
By Roger A. Ferguson
I Jf-h  Copy Fditor
"Why was I the target . . . ? "
It was cold and dark. She was
locked out of" her house while
her friends and belongings were
inside.
With no place to go. the street
looked desolate in every direc-
t ion.
-Jilt Cook — a few moments
earlier the president of* CMU
social sorority Alpha Chi
Omega — reflected for a
moment.
While tears ran down her
face, the ('rand Rapids senior
stood homeless.
Alice  Andrews,  the   national
SP^
vice president of membership
for the sorority, visited the
group's house at 916 S. Main
Oct. 31. Andrews told Cook
CMC's chapter was a "chapter
in crisis."
During fall Rush earlier in
the semester, collegiate field
consultant Janet Bailey visited
Central and said "we were doing
fine." Cook said.
Cook carried the secret with
her for thi- next few days, but
worried about what was wrong
with the sorority and how she
could correct any problems.
She couldn't discuss the situation with anyone until it was
announced at an upcoming
meeting.
Andrews visited again Nov. ',i.
"Ten minutes before the
meeting that I was going to
announce that we have been
declared a chapter in crisis.'
Alice Andrews met with me and
said. "We're going to do something tonight that you're prob-
ablv not going to like.' " Cook
said.
She was given an ultimatum:
go inactive or resign as president.
Given the no-win situation,
Cook gave up her position that
day. "I wanted to go down with
See COOK Page 2
INDEX
News 3
State, Nation. World 3
Opinion 4
CMYou 4
Police Log 7
Arts. Entertainment 8
Sports 10
Classified Ads 13
Crossword. Comic 13
WEATHER
Cloudy with light snow. Temps
today will range from the high
teens to the high 20s.
Dambrot denies allegations
Basketball coach's former   school under preliminary exam
By Rick Lubbers
Keith Dambrot insists ho ran
a clean program while at Ashland
University, while the NCAA
makes a "preliminary inquiry*
into allegations centering on the
basketball team he coached for
t wo years t here.
According to articles in both
the Cleveland Plain Dealer and
tin- Ashland Times-Gazette, the
complaints include the use of an
ineligible player and the preferential treatment of players in
academic areas.
Dambrot denies the accusa-
t ions.
"It's an internal problem at
Ashland." said Dambrot. ('Mil
men's basketball coach. "1 deny
any wrongdoings. The only
wrongdoing I did was give some
kids a second chance wit 1: the OK
of the president and the admissions department.
"I didn't admit the people, and
the majority of those kids are
going to graduate, so 1 sleep well
at  night."
Ashland President -Joseph
Shultz said he received a letter
from the NCAA Monday informing him of a preliminary investigation into the basketball program during Dambrot's tenure.
The Ashland Times-Gazette
ran a story Dec. 19 about Dambrot "s former- program centering
on allegations of preferential
treatment of* players in academic
areas, a question about the transcript of a former player, improper- behavior by boosters.
The paper also mentioned that
eight different players have faced
misdemeanor- offenses in Ashland Municipal Court during the
last  (wo years.
The note concerning Dambrot's
former program is a "routine"
ait ion by t lie NCAA. Shultz said.
"The letter received Monday
appears to be a routine response
to third-party information and
even states 'the information has
not been sufficiently investigated
to determine whether an official
inquirv is warranted.*" Shultz
said.
"We have also investigated this
matter internally, and to the best
of our knowledge, there are no
NCAA violations found."
CMU Athletic Director Dave
Keilitz said he spoke with Shultz
four weeks ago about the charges.
"The president said there was
nothing to this," Keilitz said. "He
absolutely praised coach Dambrot for the job he did while he
was there."
LIFE Photo/Brent Henderson
Rob Lott, Lansing
of dry wall plaste
resident and employee of Reichenbach Ceiling and Partition Company, hangs sheets
r in the new walkway between Science II and Brooks Hall Wednesday afternoon.
Shultz emphasized there is no
formal investigation underway,
and the preliminary inquiry is
only to determine whether
"adequate evidence to warrant an
official inquirv" exists.
An article published by the
Cleveland Plain Dealer Wednesday stated the NCAA sent an official investigation letter to Ashland Jan. 'A. The article stated the
letter was signed by W. David
Berst, the NCAA's assistant
executive director for enforcement and many of the complaints
wore brought to the attention of
the NCAA by "concerned citizens
and community leaders."
Dambrot said the allegations
are the result of an angry ex-
employee at Ashland.
"It's    where    a    disgruntled
See DAMBROT Page 2
fif It's an internal
problem at Ashland. I
deny   any   wrongdo
ings.
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Keith Dambrot
Cat scratch fever
Local fans are ready for first Detroit
conference title game since 1950s
By Bill Austin
LIFE Staff Writer
The Detroit Lions are the
cat's meow for many in Mount
Pleasant as they purr along
toward a chance at the Super-
bowl, v.;■'...;",; ^v.:v-yy '---S.:^.,:^- ■■-:*:--;
- The Lions take on the
Washington Redskins Sunday
on CBS at 4 p.m. to battle for a
trip to the Jan. 26 Super bowl in
Minneapolis, Minn. It's the
team's first appearance in the
playoffs since 1983.
And while some students
aren't anticipating the Lions
coming out on top, they and
local businesses are gearing up
for the event.
"This weekend's game will be
one of pure excitement," said
Joe Cotton, Flint sophomore.
"I've been an avid fan of football
for years and this game is gonna
be a good one."
Cotton plans to spend Sunday
The Lions (13-4) meet the
Washington Redskins ("15-2)
Sunday In the NFC title game.
The game will be televised
locally on CBS (9, 25, 26) at
4 p.m.
in 15 games dating back to
1934. Detroit has never won
In Washington D.C.
The Redskins blasted  the
Uons. 45-0. in week one this
season.
Detroit (s undefeated since
Nov. 17  when guard  Mike
Utley was injured.
afternoon watching the game with other CMU students, but doesn't
expect the Lions to win.
Another student also said the Lions will put up a good fight, but
Washington will prevail.
"(It's) one worth watching," said Joe Johnston, Lake Orion junior,
but added the Redskins will come out 28-point winners.
One local business indicates many local residents are getting in on
Lions excitement.
The sale of Detroit Lions paraphernalia increased in proportion to
fans' excitement, said Marsha Colel, owner of C & O Sporting Goods,
1530 S. Mission.
C & O has a special $11.95 playoff T-shirt sporting the slogan: "The
Roar Is Restored!"
Other Detroit Lion accessories — including sweathshirts and hats
— also are available and healthy sales are expected, Colel said.
"We're really excited about the upcoming game," she said. "Business has increased quite a bit due to the Lions' success."
Clothing stores aren't the only businesses profiting from Detroit's
success. At least two local restraunts — Hulio's Sports Lounge, 5150
S. Mission, and La Senorita, 1516 S. Mission — plan food and drink
specials during Sunday's game.
Hulio's expects about 50 people Sunday afternoon and plans to
award door prizes at the end of each quarter, said bar owner Hulio
Sponseller.
The Lions' success is good for business and helps create an exciting
atmosphere, Sponseller said.
La Senorita staff expects about 75 people, based on attendance last
week when the Lions pummeled Dallas 38-6, said Bob Helm, the
restaurant's general manager. - •~-'*->\
Extra sections of competency courses open
By John Dobberstein
!  it-*-   <'<>py  (• 'M. >r
For uppciTlassincii students
who haven't complet ed t heir competency courses yet, today could
provide t he best chance to sign up
for open sect ions.
Today is the last day for schedule adjustment using the phone
registration system, yet hundreds of openings remain in sections  of English   101:   Freshmen
( \>m posit ion and SDA 101: Intro-
duct ion to Interpersonal Communication.
Extra sections of these and
ot her courses were created hy the
College of Arts and Sciences for
the 1091 - 92 school year to alleviate a projected backlog of students waiting to take them, said
liarhara Dixon, associate dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences.
I 'ppert lassnien    who    need    to
take competency courses should
enroll    today,   because   openings
might not exist in future semesters, Dixon said
"We're afraid that some
u pperclassmen haven't taken
their competency courses and we
may not have- the extra seats
available in the future.
"Aft er t his year we will go back
to offering what sect ions we think
we   will   need   for   freshman   and
transfer students." she said.
Ron -Johnstone, dean ofCollcge
ol Arts and Sciences, re-allocated
faculty within the English
department in January, and
hired additional temporary
faculty and graduate assistants.
The college also began reserving sections for freshman in the
1990-91 school year, and the
English depart ment agreed to lift
its  cap  on   EN(J   101   class  sizes
mm
from 24 to 20 at Johnstone's
request.
"Sometimes we didn't have sections left for freshman, and
parents would get angry that we
couldn't give r the sect ion > to them
because    they    were    taken    up,"
Dickson said "If the upperciass-
men don't take them now, and
wait,  later there  might  be  prob-
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