1997-09-08; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 80, Number 7
Mt. Pleasant,   MI 48859
©1997 CM LIFE
Ruptured
line creates
hot water
shortage
By Clayton Mastaw
LIFE  Statl Writer
While some students refer to
the hot water in residence hall
showers as "little pellets ot" fire,"
those who showered Sunday discovered a chilling shock as the
campus was without hot water
for about 12 hours.
John Yount, assistant director
of       Central
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MONDAY
September 8, 1997
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A water leak
was found
around 7:30
a.m. and hot
water was
restored
around 4
p.m.
E n e r g y
Facility and
Utilities,
said the lack
of hot water
was caused
by a ruptured condensate line
located in
one     of    the
tunnels
beneath Park Library.
Water is heated in the boilers
in the Powerhouse, and then
released into the condensate
lines, which bring the hot water
to the residence halls.
"We began having trouble
keeping up with the water
around 1:30 a.m. and began
looking for the leak. We found it
around 7:30 a.m., and shut down
:he boilers so we could weld the
line back together," he said
Yount said the break was simply caused by normal wear and
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Student
reported
missing
LIFE Staff Reports
A 19-year-old male CMU student was reported missing by Torn
Idema, Merrill residence hall
director Friday morning
According to Officer Tim Pr out
of CMU Police, the student,
whose name is not being
released, was last seen Aug. 28.
Prout said there is no indication of foul play.
"At this time we have no reason to think anything bad has
happened," he said.
Shaun Holtgreive, associate
director of Residence Life, said
the student moved in and his
roommates haven't seen him
since. However, Holtgreive said
the office is not really concerned.
"In most cases like this, they
turn up at their boyfriend's or
girlfriend's or relatives' I house),"
he said. "It will happen several
times this year."
Holtgreive said Residence Lift-
has attempted to contact the student's parents, but they have not
been reached.
He said the report was filed
because the student's parents
could not be reached.
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82-6 loss 'devastating' to Chippewas
By Doug Fisher
LIFE Sports Fditor
GAINESVILLE. Fla. — Sometimes the
better team does win and sometimes it wins
big.
But 82-6 big? C'mon now.
Yes, CMU fell to the No. 1 ranked Florida
Gators, and, yes. the Chippewas did lose by
76 points. But was it really that bad?
"It was devastating," said CMU wide
receiver Reggie Allen. "It is possible to lose.
but we got stomped. Coach Spurrier and his
team came to play tonight."
Florida scored the game's first 28 points
and led f>6-3 at the half before 85,437 people
at The Swamp. The crowd was the largest to
ever see ('MU play a football game.
The Gators jumped out to the early lead as
Jamie Richardson scored on a 9-yard passing play from Doug Johnson at the 12:15
mark of the first quarter.
Just   74   seconds   later,   after   forcing  the
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Chippewas into their second straight punting situation, Ben Kroft's attempt was
blocked by Florida's Terry Jackson and
picked up by the Gators' Jacquez Green, who
scampered 13 yards for the score.
"I guess it would be an understatement to
say it was a long night," Flynn said.
A field goal by Casey Wilson was all
Central could muster in the first half as the
Gators churned out 483 yards and -r>6
points. The 56 points allowed in the first
half rank as the fifth most ever allowed in
a game by CMU.
The Chippewas managed just three points
in the second half even though Florida was
playing mostly third and fourth stringers
The 76-point win by Florida is the worst
defeat in CMU history. CMU has previously
been beaten 65-2 at Baldwin-Wallace and
63-0 at Eastern Michigan.
Leaves along West Campus Drive are already showing their fall colors as days become shorter, however most of the leaves won't turn until later in the season
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to notice as they are
greeted by crisp morning
air and the leaves on area
trees start reflecting the
changing colors.   -
"We had a very mild frost
Thursday   morning,"   said
Brucea^iie,  assistant pro-
lepartment of
'hat   happens
but   not   very
hs  maybe  twice
in 10 years - this early," he
said. s
Pape said the frost wasn't
noticeable   in   the   cit
didn't affect plants b,
apparent in the coun
"The average
temperatures for A
were three and a /h
degrees below normal," said
Peter Chan, meteorologist
for the Grand Rapids
National Weather Service.
The trend is to see below
normal temperatures this
month, he said.
"There are indications
that it may be cooler early
but   not   necessarily   cold,"
Pape   said   with   regar
the   fall-like   weather.   "It's
more that summer is a little
ate than fall is early/
Pape   said   the   changing
es are not a reflection of
e cold weather so mu. h as
they are a response to the
length of daylight.
"There's  always
trees around that will1
color    in    Septeml
said.
It's   not   likely   thai
have   any   more   prolonged
periods of heat, Pape said.
"The chance for 90 degree
days  are very limited,"  he
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g that
-a fierce
one
Tv:: heard we're supposed
to havo a relatively wet aiKl
cool, buf not cold winter/' lie
said.
Chan said the extended
brecast for fall is cool and
ret, and the winter should
ot be as cold as the last
couple. These forecasts are
an average, Chan warns,
this doesn't mean there
won't be any large storms
throughout tlu- winter.
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County Commission will focus
on security in the courtroom
By Angela S. Vandenherg
LIFE Staff Writer
A discussion about improving courtroom
security measures in the Isabella County
Building wiil be the focus of Tuesday
evening's county commission meeting.
David Ling, member of the Isabella
County Commission, said the meeting has a
long agenda.
"There will be a report on some procedural modifications for dealing with prisoners
in transit to try to address safety measure's,"
Ling said.
He said at this point, none of the security
measures directly affect public access.
"Most of them have to deal with prisoners
in transit," he said.
The county commission is taking action on
the issue of security measures as quickly
and expeditiously as they can, Ling said.
Ling said some of the possible changes m
safety measures could include "requiring
there be two bailiffs or police officers escorting prisoners and adding a new monitoring
system for the magistrate so they can nee
who is in a room or outside tin- door before
walking in."
"The judge will probably ask in the next
budget for additional support staff," Ling
added.
The concern about safety measures in the
courthouse stems from an August shooting
there and an attempted escape by a prisoner a few years ago.
"The current building is not really
designed to be a security building," Ling
said. "We're trying to find the revenue to
allow   us  to  possibly   build  a   new  building,
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Drainage being installed
to dry out Sloan Hall
By Adam Price
LIFE Start Writer
After three years of dealing with periodic soakings, Sloan Hall will be drying
out this week as maintenance crews
install drainage around the building.
The work, which began Sept. 3, is
expected to be completed by Friday, said
Peter Gorton, campus/space planner.
Only the south side of the building will
not. be excavated. Since there will be
w(.rk on the west side, where most class-
ro -ms are located, concern has been
rj-ised over the possible noise and distractions for classes.
Crorton said noise should be minimal.
There were some complaints about diesel
exhaust, Gorton said, but the complaints
have been minimized by idling the
trucks and machinery only when neces
sary
The project, with a price tag of
$20,000, is part ot' several campus
improvements being tunded from the
Capital Pool Improvement.
The plans far the project are to install
drainage tiles around the building to
drain the excess water away, instead of it
leaking into the basement, said Steve
Schneider, director nt trades operations
and maintenance
Gorton said damage to carpet and
plaster walls account tor most of the
problems in the basement. After the
problem has been fixed, those items will
be replaced, and the area urn once again
be used. Before the flooding problem, the
area was used mostly as office space for
psychology graduate assistants, Gorton
said.