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Playboy to rank CMU in its Top 40
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By Rochelle Reneker
[IFF  Assistant Npws Fditor
CMU might once again make
the cut University officials are
hoping to avoid.
For the second time. Playboy
Magazine will recognize CMU as
one of its top 40 party schools.
Playboy photographer David
Chan will begin a three-day visit
to interview
n for pictorial
to Mount Pleasant Monday to
interview the women of CMU for
a pictoral slated for April 1993
publication — to coincide with
various college's spring breaks.
Playboy's 1987 list ranked
CMLT No. 16. however, the pictoral included only the top 10
ranking schools.
Currently.   CMU's   ranking   is
unknown, and no formal criteria
for the list i.s known.
"Right now, we are updating
the list from 1987." said Playboy
Publicist Karen Ring-Borgstrom.
"It's nothing scientific — the
results come from word of mouth
and reputation — the order will
be chosen by the authors."
Borgstrom said she was not
aware of the riots which occured
during Western Weekend in 1991,
and they most likely would not be
a factor in CMU's ranking.
"You   never   know,   though,   it
could be (CMU's) old reputation
coming back to haunt you," she
said.
CMU officals agree.
"There is a saying in my field,"
said Rae Goldsmith, director of
Public Relations. "Your reputation is always about 10 years
behind your reality."
"I think it's very unfortunate
that a publication needs to try to
sell copies at the expense of colleges and universities," she said.
"It is certainly not accurate."
See PLAYBOY Page 17
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Phi Sigma Kappa member Rick Cassar, Farmington Hills junior,
works on one of 200 tye-dyed shirts the fraternity created Tuesday
LIFE Photo/Bonnie Morrison
afternoon in preparation for Saturday's fifth annual Reggae Party.
Campus has many barriers for disabled
By Amy Bishop
One student finds many obstacles in her path, which can cause
problems and frustration.
Krica Stark. Fraser sophomore, said cerebral palsy, a neuromuscular disorder, has affected her since she was born.
Stark said she does not have muscle tone in her legs from the knees
down, and spends most of her time in a wheelchair.
"1 spend most of my time in my chair, but when 1 need to, 1 walk
'with crutches >," she said "Sometimes, I.just want to get my butt out
of this chair and exercise."
Carol Wojcik, coordinator of Handicapped Student Services, said
Stark is one of approximately 180 disabled students on Central's
campus.
Although the University has attempted to accommodate the needs
of 1 hese students. Stark said campus st ill contains many barriers for
disabled students.
She said as a resident of Sweeney Hall, her main concern is the
danger of a fire in one of the residence halls.
"The biggest thing they've got to do is get the handicap rooms off
the second floor," Stark said "(The University) won't put a ramp in
Sweeney because they consider it a fire hazard."
She said if the situation arose, she would abandon the chair and
crawl out of'the building, "but I'm 19, and thai would be a shade
em harass ing."
Stark added she has had problems with the elevators in Moore and
Pearce Halls.
While the elevators in Moore rarely work, the doors on the Pearce
elevators close too quickly for her to enter them, she said.
"I'm adapting to it, but it's kind of frustrat ing hurrying up."
She added the University has constructed ramps in some of the
academic buildings to assist disabled people, such as the one located
See BARRIERS Page 1 7
LIFE Photo Illustration/Dawn Abbott
University community gives
new publicity mixed reviews
By Erik Nehring
! IFF St?»ff Writer
Playboy Magazine is hopping
their way to campus next week in
search of possible bunnies.
The magazine will search for
women on campus to grin and
bare all between the pages of its
magazine.
The magazine will be making a
stop at Central during a tour of
the prospective top 40 party
schools, but Central students are
mixed in their thinking when it
comes to making a name in the
international magazine.
"Students think it brings us
publicity, but T believe it's the
kind of publicity the schooi
doesn't need," said Steve Grenus,
assistant director of Student Life.
"We're trying so hard to get rid
of our party image." said Lisa
Cunkle, Saline senior. "I don't
think it's good for our school
iSThe publicity is
good for enrollment
and getting people to
look at us. If you want
to be a bookworm, go
to Michigan State.3J
Craig Leonard
"I wouldn't want to be in Playboy," Cunkle said. "Just being in
Playboy is a big siam on women."
"It's degrading for them to
come here and look for girls to put
in their magazine," Cunkle said.
"It down-grades the education."
Melanie Sliwka. Livonia
junior, offered a different opinion.
"The publicity is good." Sliwka
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think it's good for our school." gee REACT Page i
Dean proposes plan
for reorganization,
initiates discussion
By Rochelle Reneker
l.IFF Assistant Ne*A-s Editor
Just 10 years after the College of Arts and Sciences was created in
attempt to save money, it's reorganization is once again a hot topic.
A proposal released by Interim Dean John Haeger in July details
various ways in wrhich the college might become more efficient and
better serve students.
"This is not so much a proposal, these are just a few thoughts,"
Haeger said. "It generates discussion."
Haeger said students could be better served by smaller groups.
"For example, sometimes it's easier to get courses set if you have
smaller groups to work with," he said. "Right now, we have 22 departments in the college."
Discussion among students has not been instigated, Haeger said.
"It's really not to that point," he said. "And I don't know if we will go to
that step."
See DEAN Page 2
University plans
improvements for
handicap access
By Shawn DeMaagd
I IFF Staff Writer	
Disabled students might still
find difficulty with CMU's building accommodations and accessibility, despite existing state laws.
Carol Wojcik, coordinator of
CMU's Handicapped Student
Services, said a 1976 law is
designed to give people with disabilities equal access and rights to
all Michigan educational institutions.
The Michigan Handicappers
Civil Rights Act (Public Act 220)
and the Americans with Disabilities Act are two laws which help
the disabled safeguard their
rights.
The Michigan Handicappers
Civil Rights Act originally was
signed in 1976, said Patrick Mullen, Michigan Department of
Labor, Bureau of Construction
Codes, Barrier Free Design division employee. The act was
amended in 1980 and 1990.
A main purpose of this act was
reasonably accessing the disabled in places of public accommodation, Mullen  said.  An  accom-
For more info. See page 14.
modation is defined as a business, educational institution,
refreshment, entertainment,
recreation, health or transportation facility.
However, Wojcik added the
implementation was left up to
each institution.
"I think for the most part the
buildings are accessible," Wojcik
said.
Incidents have occurred, however, which might leave some disabled individuals frustrated.
Wojcik said once a disabled student could not leave his handicapped accessible room because
the elevator broke down, because
he lived on the second floor.
In another situation, Wojcik
said one student had a class on
Rowe's second floor, but the
building did not have an elevator
for access for the disabled student.
"It's a matter of making rea-
See WOJCIK Page 18
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