1992-11-06; Central Michigan Life

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VOLUME 75. NUMBER 29
-c) 1992 CM LIFE
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN 48859
(517) 774-3493
16 PAGES
Students charged with felonies
Three accused of crimes including retail fraud, embezzlement
By Karen Joseph
! If t    Ma!'  Wrt'T
Felony charges have lici'ii brought against three CMU students for
embezzlement  and shoplifting" offenses.
Dam ion Drlvont 1 'ay no, Saginaw sophomore. \\ bile employed a! -It \
Penney. 2231 S. Mission, did under the watchful eye of surveillance
cameras embezzle money and cloth in g with the assistance ol 1 .anient re
Harris. Detroit senior: Matthew Stefanski. Manistee sophomore: Fori
Thomas, Pausing senior and Ian Shaw. Ontario sophomore, court
document s said.
Stefanski and Shaw face felony charges for first decree retail fraud.
Harris faces only a misdemeanor charge for this offense because the
stolen merchandise is valued at less than $100.
Thomas lias not  appeared in court  to date.
Surveillance cameras observed Payne committing ihe. following
offenses, reports said:
■ on Sept. 2.V  Payne was seen stealing money;
■ on  Sept.  2f>.   Pay"lie observed selling a  robe- to Harris  for  less than
actual cost;
■ on   Sept    29.   Payne  was seen giving a bag of clothes to Thomas
without payment and
■ on  Oct.  (>,   Payne  was seen  giving clothes to Stefanski   for Shaw-
wit bout  payment.
Payne faces three counts of retail fraud offenses.
Count 1 . embezzlement as an agent or trustee of over $100 is felony
offense punishable by ten years and/ or a $5,000 fine.
Count  2 is an identical offense.
Count 3 consists of embezzlement under $100. a misdemeanor offense
punishable with up to 90 days in jail and a $100 fine.
Payne appeared in Isabella County's 76th District Court for prelimin-
arv examinations Oct. 27 and was waived to Isabella County Circuit
Court for arraignment, said Hob Holmes, assistant prosecuting attorney.
Payne's arraignment in Isabella County Circuit Court is slated for
this morn ing.
Harris is also scheduled to appear this morning for arraignment
See SHOPLIFT Page 2
Fifteen arrested in
county drug bust
By Karen Joseph
!l i    -,t tf! Wet.
Miami Vice comes to
Isabella County — fifteen
arrested  in drug bust.
Fifteen Isabella County men
were arrested Thursday for
drug-related offenses.
A statement released by the
Isabella County Sheriff's
Department said future arrests
arc possible in this on-going
in vestigat ion.
The charges involved the follow i ng offenses:
■ delivery    and/or-    manufacturing of  marijuana;
■ conspiracy to deliver and/or
manufacture marijuana;
■ delivery    and/or    manufac-
t uring of cocaine;
■ conspiracy to deliver and/ or
manufacture cocaine;
■ delivery    and/or    manufacturing of LSI);
Included among those
arrested are Chad F. Owen,
Parry Smith. Steven M. Newell.
Silvestre Martinez. Simon J.
'Jackson. Craig IP Cranmer.
Tracy P. Rea. Rodney T.
(handy. Roger Kinney. Charles
N. Kinnemen and William A.
Sehl.
See DRUGBUST Page 2
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Shoot for  Two
LIFE Photo Bonnie Morrison
Linda Taylor, Michigan Center sophomore, takes a jump shot during the CMU Women's Basketball
team practice Thursday afternoon in Rose Arena. The team began full practice this week, and opens its
season against the Michigan State Spartans Dec. 1 in East Lansing.
Faculty members hoping to
start contract negotiations
By Darron J. Markwood
I l r— t—   Assistant  News Foitor
Faculty Association members want to jump the
gun on contract negotiations, but a date for debate
has not been set.
FA President David Ping said he issued a letter
on Oct. 20 advising President Leonard F. Plachta
that the organization was prepared to discuss contract negotiations by Feb. 3.
"We wrote a letter to President Plachta indicating
our bargaining team was in place," he said. Ling has
not received an answer as of last Thursday.
The bargaining team, appointed by the FA Board
of Directors on Oct. 3, consists of co-chairmen Roger-
Hatch, professor of religion, and Charles Fiszler,
teacher education and professional development
chairman.
Other members include Susan Conner, associate-
professor of history; Elaine Daniels, chairwoman of
business law and regulation; Joyce Henricks, associate professor of philosophy; Diane Malmo, Michigan Education Association Uniservice Director:
Harry Mika, sociology chairman: and Charles
Pisoni. associate professor of educational administration.
Ling said FA members want to avoid last minute
bargaining   techniques,    and   avoid   the   "rancor.
unhappiness.   and   disharmony"   characterized   bv
CMU's past bargaining session in 1990.
"The hope is to begin bargaining soon." he said.
Then, before summer, we can get through most of
the issues without conflict.
Ling said one main goal for bargaining will consist of surveying faculty members about their posi-
t ions on  issues.
FA members will comb through contracts looking
for possible changes or introductions acceptible to
both parties, faculty and administration, he said.
"We're anxious to get an early start to get an
amiable agreement," Ling said.
Conner- said the team plans to survey the
facultv members, but they onlv serve as a liaison for
the FA.
We are individuals in our department, but as a
bar-gaining team, we represent FA and decisions
will come from the whole group, she said.
Conner said the team has started researching for
survey questions, but will prepared by Feb. 1 if the
administration agrees on the date for contract nego-
t iations.
Plachta said he received Ling's letter, but would
not comment on the situation, because the administration currentlv is discussing the issue.
Change in House could bring
more money to CMU, others
By Brian D. Bell
!    I l_t-      L ,l,t. ,r
A changing of the guard in the
State Hou.->e could mean good
things for CMU and other state
universities on the low end of the
st at e- fu nd i ng scale.
With the defeat of five Democratic incumbents Tuesday,
Republicans have gained control
of the state Mouse for the first
time since 1968. The party has a
f>6-f>4 margin in the House and a
20-1H margin in the Senate.
Democrats expect to demand
recounts in several close races.
State    Rep.    Jim     McBryde,
R- Mount Pleasant, said he
believes the prospect of having
more equitable funding of state
public universities has a greater-
chance of materializing with
Republicans at the helm. Tuesday voters approved sending
McBryde back to the House for a
second term.
For- years, CMU has remained
near the bottom in terms of state
funding it receives compared
with most of Michigan's 14 other-
public universities, McBrvde
said.
"There's been a tendency to discriminate against CMU and some
other universities in the funding
process that has smacked of partisanship," he said. "Speech 101
at CMU should have the same
backing as Speech lOl at other-
schools."
President Leonard E. Plachta
said a move toward more equitable funding is desirable.
"I have some hope for that,'
Plachta said. "It's a target that's
kind of elusive.
"A lot depends upon the formula (used>."
McBryde   said   many   Republi-
See CHANGE Page 2
Single mom explains problems
with going to school, parenting
By Fred Kelly
Sa i idra    liioun   1 ake
a nd  peuci Is to class.
I for u nborn   bahv.
I» ii >wi i. Roscommon jutuur. will liecori ie one of 1 he
growing number- ol pregnant moms in college next
rnoiitli.
"Being pregnant and sin ing and walking lo class
< is difliculli." said Brown. 30 "i'm in my ninth
moiil h where breat In rig and walking long d ist aiices
is hard."
Brown won't be alone hi the struggle through
college.
Independent st udorit s consist off) 2 percent of all
college pupils, according to a National  Posl  Secon
dary   Education   study.   Some 49   percent   of these
        st udent s gave birth to one or more children during
imething   besides   hoofs        the Pf.SS S!> school year        up IM percent from only
t h ree years ago
"Moie adults are coming back to college, and a
certain percentage will have children," said Joyce
Carter, director of (Will's Academic Assistance
Programs. "We have fathers coming back, too."
The trend is driven by economic factors and
changes in the American family, said Mary Senter,
associate professor" of sociology. She currently
teaches a class on sex and gender.
"More women are finding themselves, as the
major breadwinner in the family," she said. "They
need  more schooling to provide for their families.
S.M- MOM Page 2
KKK membership list bought
by Clarke library at auction
By TJ Bucholz
!  !t-<r   News  f-d'tor
For some people the Ku Klux
Klan conjures up images of
burning crosses, white robes
and hate — but not for Clarke
Historical Library.
Four representatives from
Clarke purchased documentation illustrating the history of
the Klan in Western Michigan
in auction   last   weekend   in
Newaygo County.
"Basically, we bought a membership list of people who parti
cipated irr the Klan in Newaygo
County in the 1920s," said
Frank Boles, director of Clarke
LI ist oiical Library.
The list includes names, telephone numbers, and occupa-
t ions of over- 700 Klan members,
and broke down 1920s Newaygo
County population numbers
down demographically. Boles
said.
"The list not only included the
men's order-, but also included a
women's auxiliary, which is
kind of rare," he said.
The documentation was purchased for the library through
private funds, but Boles said the
amount spent was significantly
under $1 .000.
Cal Enders, professor of history, said the collection of KKK
memorabilia was found sealed
away behind a wall in a house
south of Hesperia.
"The collection included
about 39 robes, a few went for as
much as $1,000 apiece, but
many of them were in bad condi-
See CLARKE Page 2
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