1990-04-11; Central Michigan Life

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WEDNESDAY
April 11, 1990
A-Senate committee
reviews ROTC policies
about homosexuals
by MARK LaROSA
•--(- Staff Writer
■'• ROTC and military science
department policies barring
equal opportunity for ', all
students in the department's
programs is the subject of an
upcoming Academic Senate
.committee investigation.
And although the final goal of
the committee is to remove any
barriers against equal opportunity for all students. Gerald
Edgar, military science department chair, said he doesn't think
it will change anything at CMU.
Senators ■*'•' approved Y the
creation of the committee with
no opposition at Tuesday's
A-Senate meeting. There was no
discussion from the floor about
ihe issue.   A Y.AA. A-"
The . examination is 1 in
response to protests from several
professors and Student Government Association members
about Army ROTC and military
science department policies
barring     homosexuals     from
i ■ See —   related    ^ Academic
Senate stories. Page 3 ■:':-:-
scholarships and service oppor-
t unities.
The committee's purpose is to
liK)k at differences between these
policies and CMU policy and
finally to remove any barriers
ngninsts equal opportunity for
all students, A-Senate Chair Joe
l-'inck said in an earlier interview. ... Y •''■•■■
The 12-person committee will
include three, students — two of
which are military science
-t intents and one is a member of
ihe (Jay and Lesbian Association
I'm- Student Support — as well as
representation ' from the
administration and faculty.
Finck. associate professor of
physics. Y will chair the
committee.
Kdgar said he supports the
formation of the committee,
calling it "a very appropriate
way to discuss the issue." But, he
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Brooks In A Bind
Nick's Saloon adding,;
live bands to schedule
by COLLEEN NEWVINE
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Y" Xick's Saloon is changing the face of live music in Mount Pleasant,
and not just at the 1111 S. Mission St. location.   A .
'•' Besides bringing in live bands to Nick's again, co-owner Tim
Buckley said the Stagecoach Lounge, 5770 E. Pickard Ave., will open
under Nick's ownership Thursday.    .
Buckley said the last live band Nick's had was Street Legal four
years ago — a band Tom Minelli, owner of Rubbles, 112 W. Michigan
Si., was a member of at the time. *'" ''"
Buckley explained bringing back live bands to Nick's is something
his clientele wants.     A   y     : - A' -'A'-Y'A'A     :-'A.. -
"It's the demand of the college kids — they want other kinds of
music than DJ. Whatever they like, we'll do."
Buckley said Nick's primary focus for now is reggae bands, and
probably only Wednesday nights, but that could change after Buckley
and co-owner Nick Ventimiglia gauge the response.
He said they have considered booking bands for other nights of the
week if demand warrants it.   "  "      " '   :,^,; '■ ■ *'  '        " ■■■•.'-
Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band, based in Ann Arbor, is scheduled to
perform Wednesday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Buckley said.
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The crowded laboratory classrooms in Brooks Hall are just one of the problems Robert Kohrman. chemistry department chair, thinks
can be solved with an addition to the building.      "",*■' , -<.--*'"*'    \-     , >      /$•'*
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Current conditions not adequate; room needed for classes
by KAREN EMERSON
' i>-!- Assistant News fcditor
Y   Brooks Hall |is probably the only building on campus with seven
refrigerators sitting in the hallway.
". The appliances, jam-packed with tiny bottles of solutions used in
science experiments, are only a small fraction of a much greater
problem, said Robert Kohrman, chemistry department chair.
"i The refrigerators) were a problem back in the 1970s when
st udents thought they could get drugs from them," he said.
'"It's not so much a problem- now . . . the problem is we have no
place to put them. We don't like having refrigerators in the
hallway." Y'v     A . ,.. . •*.,..-■'-    , ..
Although the chemistry department is accredited, Kohrman
said it meets less than one-fourth of the accreditation standards,
including space. '.,   -* Y-! ■ •' - '--,.
;. "The accrediting standards change from year to year," he said. Y
Kohrman said the 1974 University master plan showed a music
building, a science complex, a recreation facility and several other
renovation projects. -'     *« •"
"Many of the objectives were reached," he added. "But one of
them was not science." ,
Kohrman said space problems will reduce after the Dow Science
Complex  is completed  in  a couple of years — the complex will .
provide about 175,000 square feet.
"Compared to other Mid-American Conference schools, we are
devastatingly short, on space," he said. " . .'. It's very fair to say that
across the board we are at the bottom of the list." - VA"
A Kohrman said the net square feet per department in Brooks is
much lower than the amount of room other science departments
have at other MAC schools. ;;.':  . <    ;.;    PP.,
- Construction of the $26.5-million Dow Science Complex is
scheduled to begin this summer. Kohrman and other science
department chairs said the additional area the building will provide
will make space more "adequate," but will not allow much room for
large increases in students taking science courses.
"We're not trying to sell this as a building to attract students to
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About 200 students vote in
first clay of SGA elections
Voter turnout for Tuesday's Student
Government Association elections
indicate CMU students may break
1989's decade-low turnout of 615
voters. '■-' f
Laura Knight, SGA elections
director, said about 200 students
turned out to vote during the first day
of the two-day election.   •   ■     : .-
Poor weather and a lack of
"conscious awareness of the elections"
may have discouraged some students
from casting ballots, Knight, Sterling
Heights freshman, said.
Many students also do not have
verification of enrollment cards, which
is another possible reason for low
turnout, Knight said.
She added students can get their
verification cards from the Office of
Student Life and vote Wednesday.
Knight said she would not release
preliminary results of Tuesday's
voting because opening ballot boxes
"was not the right thing to do.
"ITwreABre too many chances of
someSttig|ihin]cing it isn't right," she
'■'■' Policy decisions concerning the
release of preliminary results are
"ultimately" up to the elections
director, she said. A      '
Knight said after polls close today at
5 p.m., she and several assistants will
count the ballots several times and
tally the results.      y^f? ■ YYY'''"- Y'":
Polling places are open at Bovee
University Center and Park Library
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to
verification c%rds, students need
picture identification to vote.
In addition to electing new SGA
members, students will decide to
accept or reject a referendum asking
students to pay a $4 annual fee to
SGA.    Y '  A A' ■'■ .aA-
SGA would use revenue generated
by the fee to make SGA more
autnomous, Dist. 1 Sen. Amy
Rhynard, Trenton senior, said.
Student-generated funds would
prevent SGA from being "puppets" of
the administration, she added.     -
If it doesn't pass, she added, SGA
"will still work as hard as;we can'jfp^-i
the students.
Facu Ity members get
excellence awards
Ten of CMU's instructors have found that a quality
education pays off for more than just the student. *
Provost Robert Franke announced the winners of the 1990
Teacher Excellence Awards, revealing the selections of a
15-member committee slated to reward CMU's 10 best
teachers.  .    J* '    ■■ '-r'Y' "'■*''     '■'*"' '*    '" '"''■''        '■"•-''Y
Guy Meiss, chair of the Teacher Excellence Award
Selection Committee, said each winner will receive a $2,500
faculty development fund, which can be used for any activity
relating to development, teaching or research enhancement.
Meiss,   associate  professor of journalism,  said  the   10  ,
winners  were   selected  out  of a   pool   of 86  instructors
nominated by peers and alumni.
After all the nominations were in, Meiss said teachers
were screened by the committee, which looked at ratings   •
from peers, alumni and students.        A-
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TOP TEACHERS
Early registration for fall begins Monday
by MARGARET WOLFGANG
-tififNews Editor
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Warm   weather   turns   college   students'   thoughts   to
leaving school for a change of scenery oyer the summer
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A' CMU students are being asked to look beyond vacations,
however, to-plot their courses for their return in the fall.
M See related story about new classes, Page 7 .
Early registration for fall 1990 is scheduled for Monday,
April 16 through Thursday, April 19, Associate Registrar
Ron Finch said. ''
Y Seniors and graduate students can submit fall course
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