1998-12-02; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 81, Number 39
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
©1998 CM LIFE
79 years ofsennng the community
Wednesday
December 2, 1998
16 pages
Board to address state funding at Friday meeting
By Shawrta McManus
LIFE Staff Writer
CMU's Board of Trustees will be discussing various issues at its meetings
Thursday and Friday,
including a request to the
state about the 1999-2000
funding per student,
improvements in the campus network security systems and the possible
adoption of vision statement key elements and
objectives for CMU.
The board will examine a
proposal from Kim Ellertson, vice president for Business and Finance, in which
CMU is requesting equity in funding
from the state for its students based on
Provost
subs for
Plachta
at Senate
By Heather VanDyke
LIFE Assistant News Editor
Academic Senate members who
hoped University President
Leonard Plachta would be at
Tuesday's meeting were disappointed by the president's
absence.
The Academic Senate body had
several questions for Provost
Richard Davenport, who served as
a proxy for Plachta.
Guy Meiss, chair of Academic
Senate, announced Plachta's
absence, but said Plachta will be
attending a special meeting designated for 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday in the Moore Hall Kiva.
An open forum for the Senate
Affirmative Action Forum is being
developed by a committee of Jim
Jones, professor of foreign languages, literatures and cultures,
Roger Hatch, professor of religion
and Jessica Stacey, Mount
Pleasant junior and student senator, Meiss said.
Meiss said the "listeners will be
there listening."
The forum will include mainly
discussion of the Affirmative
Action Counsel protocol.
The committee is conducting a
survey on the protocol as a
response to the North Central
Accrediting Association report,
Meiss said.
Plachta could not be reached for
comment Tuesday night.
The senate body was urged by
Meiss to be responsive to the survey about "governance at CMU
and Affirmative Action."
Davenport addressed the senate
on its request to ask Plachta questions directly rather than utilizing
his "listening groups."
"The president met with the
council of deans this morning and
he indicated he'd be very willing
to meet with individuals, colleges
and general education groups. He
is saying lets talk about this,m
Davenport said.
Also, additional university
offices have been added to those
that will be open between
Christmas and New Year's Eve,
Davenport said. These include:
Provost's Office, Registrar's
Office, Office of Admissions,
Financial Aid Office, Office of
International Education, College
of Extending Learning, Computer
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Who: Board of
Trustees
What: open session
meeting
When: 1:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Bovee
University Center
President's
Conference Room
the establishment of a $5,598 per student target.
It would also be based on the continuation and enhancement of protective
minimum equitable funding policies, and support of
specific campus initiatives,
according to a letter from
Ellertson that was sent on
Nov. 5 to the state budget
director.
"We would like our students   to   have   the   same
opportunities as they do at
other   schools,**   Ellertson
said Tuesday.
Ellertson said the average school gets
$10,916 per student, while CMU
receives $7,924 and that could be mean
students will need $3,000 more in loans.
Currently, CMU students receive an
appropriation of $4,296 per fiscal year
equated student.
The board will also look at a proposal
from University President Leonard
Plachta for an amount not to exceed
$300,000 for some specific additional
improvements to the campus network
security systems.
"It will include some specific additional hardware and software that we feel is
necessary in order to maintain the system on campus,** said Ken Johnson,
executive director of Technology
Operations.
Johnson  said  the  additional  security
See BOARD Page 14	
Emeritus rank revamped
By Liz Wishaw
LIFE Editor
Board of Trustees members will
take action Friday on a revised
emeritus rank policy, which condenses the policy into one document.
The condensing document was
proposed by University President
Leonard Plachta and lists the criteria for emeritus rank for faculty,
senior officers, professional-administrative staff and trustees.
Jan Wagester, board secretary
and executive assistant to the pres
ident, said Tuesday that there is a
little bit of difference in the document.
"The president will be explaining
to the board what the changes are,"
she said. "But I feel it is not appropriate to talk about this before he
talks to the board.**
According to the previous policies
in the CMU Manual of Policies,
Practices and Regulations obtained
from Rae Goldsmith, associate vice
president  of public  relations  and
See EMERITUS Page 2	
MEEGAN REID • CM LIFE
Todd Peterson of Central Michigan Fran Con Inc., raftrks on the sidewalk along Washington Street near Broomfield. Jean Lindley,
assistant vice president of Facilities Management, said the sidewalks in need of repair are being attended to. Lindley said the project
is being done this lata in the year because of busy construction work loads. "The contractors have heavy work loads, and we had a
challenge in getting scheduled," she said. Lindley said there is also construction on Franklin Street by Finch Fieldhouse, to replace
exterior lights.   LIFE Staff Writer Kelly Burnett contributed to this report.  -
Fourth
open
meeting
slated
By Heidi Armock
LIFE Staff Writer
Students who want to meet
with University President
Leonard Plachta may want to
attend an upcoming open door
meeting Monday.
Plachta's open door meeting,
his fourth this semester, is
open only to students and any
student is welcome to attend.
Jan Wagester, executive
assistant to the president, said
the meetings have had a good
response in the past.
Students can come personally
to his office in Warriner Hall
106 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and
sign up. They will be able to
meet with Plachta on a first-
come, first-serve basis.
Appointments cannot be
made ahead of time, Wagester
said.
If there are students waiting,
each meeting will be limited to
10 minutes, which means that
only six students will be able to
meet with the president in the
time allotted. Wagester said
this has not been a problem in
the past because "they have
never had more than six students appear."
The reasons students have
wished to speak to Plachta
vary,   and   reasons   have   been
See OPEN MEETING Page 2
SGA discusses Affirmative
Protocol draft
By Jared Clark
LIFE Staff Writer
Student Government Association
House and Senate members met in a special joint meeting Monday with the ad
hoc listeners group to discuss the
Affirmative Action Protocol draft.
Attorney Steve Martineau, who worked
with University President Leonard
Plachta on the draft, and Affirmative
Action Officer Phyllis Powell were also
present at the meeting to discuss any
questions members might have about the
proposed plan.
One of the concerns expressed at the
meeting was whether a person would
have to refile a complaint if they were
unhappy with the outcome reached.
Powell said she did not think there would
be a reason to refile.
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SAC parking to be limited
LIFE Staff Reports
Any student, faculty or staff member who plans on visiting the Student
Activity Center Thursday through
Saturday will find limited parking
due to statewide women's basketball
finals taking place at Rose Arena.
Those looking for parking at the
SAC during the Michigan High
School Athletic Association tournament will be able to park for free in
the east side of Lot 62 if they show
their CMU identification cards, said
Stan   Shingles,  interim   director  of
intramural sports for campus recreational services. The area of the lot ia
normally designated as the tailgating
area for football games, Shingles
said.
Shingles said parking in lots 63
(south of Kelly/Shorts Stadium on
West Campus Drive) and 64 (the new
VIP lot located west of the football
stadium) will also be available during
the basketball tournament. Students,
faculty and staff may park in those
locations without being ticketed, he
said.
Protest of tribal
elections filed
Py David Bosslcfc
LIFE Staff Vwiter
At least one protest to the last Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe primary election on
Nov. 24 has arisen.
The protest was filed by noon on Nov. 25,
according to the tribe's newspaper, Tribal
Observer. Tuesday marked the last day to file
protests, which is in accordance to Ordinance
Four, Section 18, of the tribal constitution. -
"(Tribal) Council im required under tribal
ordinances to hold a hearing within 10 days,"
said Judy Whitman, public relations director
for the tribe. "And according to the tribal ordinances, the council's decision is final."
Whitman said she has not neen the protest,
so she cant comment on its content.
Whitman said Tuesday that further information on the number of protests and the reasons for the protest were expected to be
released this morning.
World AIDS Day marked at CMU Tuesday
By Erin O'Neill
LIFE Staff Writer
Herrig Hall was one of thousands
of groups around the world helping
promote World AIDS Day Tuesday,
joining in the fight against the disease that has taken 11.7 million
lives worldwide.
Ryan Kasmier, Livonia senior and
Herrig resident assistant, helped
organize the tables outside the
quad's dining commons and
answered questions students had
about HIV, AIDS and World AIDS
Day Other Herrig staff members
passed out fact sheets and surveys,
as well as red ribbons and condoms.
Kasmier, who is a member of the
Isabella County AIDS Council and
HIV opinion leader for the area, said
he considered himself knowledgeable on the subjects.
Tve been active in HIV and AIDS work
for a while. I brought the idea of (the
Herrig Hall information table) to the hall
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Kevin Pockrandt (left) Cassopolis senior, receives a
World AIDS Day ribbon from Kristi Lawton, Sodus
senior, and Ryan Kasmier, Livonia senior.
staff. It's been really successful, and I hope
promoting World AIDS Day becomes campus wide in the future."
Kasmier said the Herrig staff
showed interested students the fact
sheets and told them about World
AIDS Day.
"We let them know that wearing
the red nbbons is about supporting
looking for a cure and honoring all
the people who have died of AIDS,"
Kasmier said.
Jeremy White, Mount Morris
junior and Herrig RA, was also
involved in the event.
"A lot of people have stopped to
take ribbons and condoms," White
said.
The Herrig staff's goal was to
make people aware of the facts on
HTV and AIDS and teach them how
to prevent it, White said.
"We are trying to promote safe
sex and awareness," he said.
Fact sheets included information
on HIV and AIDS among various groups.
See AIDS Page 16	
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