1997-04-07; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 79, Number 77
Mt. Pleasant,   MI 48859
©1997 CM LIFE
77 years of serving the community
MONDAY
April 7,1997
16 pages
Central
selects
new head
coach
■ Former assistant U of M
coach hired as new men's
basketball coach
By Emily A Id rich
LIFE Assistant Sports Editor	
CMU has chosen Jay Smith to
begin a new era in men's basketball next season.
Smith, former assistant coach
for University of Michigan, was
selected Saturday to fill the job
as head coach for Central. CMU
will     intro-
Smith's Bio
Hometown:Mio
Coaching
Experience:
Head coach GVSU,
assistant at U of M
Helped recruit fab
five' at Michigan
duce Smith
at a press
conference
today at 3
p.m.
Smith
will replace
former
head coach
Leonard
Drake, who
was fired
last month.
"I'm
excited to
announce
that Smith
is our new
men's bas-
k e t b a 1 1
coach," CMU athletic director
Herb Deromedi said. "He brings
a great deal of energy to our program. He's had excellent experience as a player and as an assistant coach with two Division I
programs under good head
coaches."
Smith said, "I can't tell you
how excited I am about being a
part of the CMU family. I was
born and raised a Chippewa fan
and I look forward to working
with the current team and
recruiting players from the state
who are ready to work hard,
play together and get a great
education at Central Michigan."
Other candidates for the position were Ben Kelso, head coach
at Detroit Cooley High School,
Greg Kampe, head coach at
Oakland University, and Bruce
Weber, assistant coach at
Purdue University.
"We had outstanding candidates, which shows something
about the interest people have
in coming to CMU," Deromedi
said. "I know much has been
said about the lack of success of
our program, but that certainly
was not visible in the interviews."
Smith comes to CMU after fill-
See HIRED Page 2	
Theresa Shawanesse helps nine-year-old
Anthony Bear Claw prepare his regalia
for the Powwow.
LIFE Photos/Ryan Wood
Martin Reinhardt, director of Native American Programs, said less than 4,000 attended the weekend event, slightly down
from last year's attendance.
'Honor Our People: Past, Present and Puture'
By Carol L. Marshall
LIFE Staff Writer
Native      American       dancers,
drummers and artists from all
around the Great Lakes area
gathered   to   celebrate   at   CMU's   9th
Annual Powwow.
Martin Reinhardt,
director of Native
American Programs,
said the Powwow
was a great event,
even with less in
attendance than previous years.
"There   was   good
attendance.      There
was     lower     attendance than last year and fewer drums,
but it was still a great event. It was a
great   ending   to   a   good    weekend,"
"It gives the
community the
chance to actively learn about
Native American
traditions."
Leonard
Plachta
Reinhardt said.
Reinhardt said less than 4,000
attended the weekend event, slightly
down from last year's attendance.
The Powwow's theme, "Honor Our
People: Past, Present, Future," was
repeated in the words of Master of
Ceremonies, Helen Roy, teacher education and professional development faculty member. She spoke in English and
Anishinabe, the language of many
Native American tribes in the Great
Lakes area, while addressing the
crowd.
Roy teaches classes in Anishinabe at
CMU and at the reservation in Mount
Pleasant. The revival of the language is
one of the central goals in the revival of
the culture, she said.
See POWWOW Page 2	
Gordon Nicotine Sands, Jr. and Dereck
Stonefish, members of the Eagle Flight
Singers, performed on the drums during
the  9th Annual Powwow.
On campus march
protests removing
Indian tuition act
By Jeremy Russ
LIFE Staff Writer
About 30 people participated in the Michigan
American Indian Tuition Waiver Act March on campus Friday to protest the recent proposals to eliminate the act.
The Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver Act, or Pubic
Act 174, is a treaty made with Michigan American
Indians waiving educational costs for them. Gov. John
Engler has proposed eliminating the act and debates
on the elimination are expected to begin next fall on
the state level.
Carrying flags of CMU, Mount Pleasant, the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, and several signs of
protest, the marchers gathered in front of Warriner
Hall, where they walked through campus, around the
perimeter and back to Warriner.
The march was led by George Martin, Hopkin resident and the chosen veteran dancer for the Powwow
at CMU Saturday and Sunday.
Martin led the marches with the flag of the
Anishinabe people, called the Eagle Staff, which he
said goes "wherever our people get together."
Martin said it was an honor for him to be chosen to
lead the marchers.
"Whenever people need the staff, I am the carrier,
that is were I go," said Martin.
LIFE
Photo/
Carol
Nelson
George
Martin,
of
Hopkin
leads
people
across
campus
to
protest
against
removal
of the
Indian
tuition
act.
Martin  said   of the  debate  to end  the
tuition waiver, "I think it's a lot of baloney. They
should stick by the treaty; if s up to them (legislators)
to honor those treaties."
Robert Bressette, Canada senior and president of
the North American Indian Student Organization,
organized the event and said this was the first time
NAISO has tried a march like this on the campus. He
said they may try for something on a little larger of a
See MARCH Page 2
Electron discussion will
be presented via satellite
By Jeremy H. Dickman
LIFE Staff Writer
Four of the nation's leading scientists will discuss how the electron
has influenced modern science and technology Wednesday afternoon
in Warriner Auditorium to commemorate the 100th anniversary of
the electron's discovery.
The presentation is scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and is open
to all CMU students and faculty.
An estimated audience of 100,000
is expected to see the presentations
across the country via satellite, said
Koblar Jackson, associate professor
of physics.
Included in the audience are 200 to
300 local high school students who
will witness the presentations live at
Warriner Auditorium. The remaining
Warriner audience members will
include CMU students and faculty,
Jackson said.
"Our goal is to generate excitement about science find rejuvenate
people's attitudes toward science," said Steve Zlotolow, instructional
developer at the library.
"It's a huge event," Zlotolow added.
The invited scientists include: Ronald Hoffmann, a Frank H.T.
Rhodes Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University and the 1981
Nobel Prize winner in chemistry who will discuss the use of chemistry in industry; Marvin Cohen, of the University of California-
COMTNGUP
Who:   Four  of the   nation's
leading scientists
What: How the electron has
influenced modern science
When: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Where:Warriner
Auditorium
Drunken
drivers'
vehicles may
be seized
By Emily Gerkin
LIFE Staff Writer
As a result of a new law,
convicted drunk drivers
will not only lose their
licenses, but they can also have
their vehicles confiscated.
The new Michigan law, which
was effective April 1, allows
judges to order the seizure of
drunken drivers' vehicles,
including those of first-time
offenders. Those convicted of a
second or subsequent driving
while impaired charge, which is
a lesser offense, also may lose
their vehicles.
State Sen. Michael Bouchard,
R-Birmingham, helped write
the law to give judges another
tool in getting repeat offenders
off the road.
"One of the gaping holes in
our system is the inability to
deter and remove bad drivers
from our roads," Bouchard said.
Under the new law, judges
who hear the driver's case will
decide whether a car will be
taken as part of a sentence. The
decision comes from the judiciary branch, subsequently police
officers will not be confiscating
the vehicles when they arrest a
drunk driver.
Drivers convicted of drunken
driving, impaired driving within
seven years of a prior conviction, or having three drinking-
related convictions within 10
years could lose their vehicles.
Drivers who hurt or kill someone after drinking also could
lose their cars, even if they are
not convicted of drunken driving.
The law allows seized vehicles
to be sold and the proceeds to
be shared by the law enforcement agencies participating in
the arrest. The money would
also be divided with a person
injured by a drunken driver or
the family of someone killed by
a drunken driver.
Jointly owned vehicles can
also be sold, but the co-owner
would be reimbursed for their
share of the money from the
sale. Banks and other lenders
with a secured interest would
have to go to court for their
share .
According to the State Police,
approximately 60,000 people
are arrested every year in
Michigan for drunken driving
and all but close to 5,000 are
convicted of drunken driving or
a drinking-related offense.
State officials estimate
500,000 Michigan drivers have
at least one drunk driving
offense on their records, putting
them in jeopardy of losing their
vehicles if they are stopped
again while impaired.
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