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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 17 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 1-27-1983 Lanthorn, vol. 17, no. 18, January 27, 1983 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol17 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 17, no. 18, January 27, 1983" (1983). Volume 17. 2. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol17/2 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 17 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. to enter our contest what's inside It’s not Win pizzas, dinners in fine CLASSIFIEDS...................... 12 PERSPECTIVES.................... 7 restaurants,sports tickets too late.. SPORTS................................................ 9 and more. See page 9 STUDENT LIVING ............................5 grand valley state colleges student-run newspaper the lanthorn volume i / E, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 77, 1983 Number 18 gm Alumnus wants s»open Board SS seat DAN LEYS Mitchell says that he both a poli Staff Writer tical and a personal interest in Grand Valley’s welfare, because of his recent On December 31, 1982, at mid graduation. lacking the funds for a night, two positions opened on the strong political campaign, Mitchell Grand VaJIcy Board of Control. hopes to gain the position through The positions which expired were soliciting letters to Governor James for Richard M. DcVos of Ada and Blanchard and feels that be has a Maxine Swanson of Alma Glenn Mitchell, a member of the May 1982 graduating class at Grand VaJIcy, hopes to fill one of those two seats. Mitchell says that a large number of Michigan colleges have alumni on their board of control but (irand Valley doe* not. An important part of being on the Board of Control is to have an active interest in the college lanlhorn/randy aufltn cardona through which the Board of Control operates, via contaat with the faculty Goodbye and students of the facility. Mitchell feels that the fact that no r : alumnus has ever served on the Board lanthorn/aheila *mith WSRX, of Control is ridiculous. Glenn Mitchell "The members of the Board of hello Unisex Control have a direct effect on the better chance at the nominations now school through their decisions and it is that Blanchard is in office. Construction is under way for a new Unisex irrational that not a single alumni has Mitchell greatly enjoys state poll hair salon in the basement of the Campus been appointed to the board, cither tics Me has been an activist for the Canter. The shop, in the space that used to through the nomination by former Democratic Party for several years be WSRX, will probably be open towards the Governor William Millikcn or by and acts as a lobbyist for several middle of February. appropriation of the state Senate." organizations. Housing enrollment decreases by ten percent LARRY SEE, JR. creased by 15 percent. During fall semes hall occupancy. I’m glad to sec that ern Michigan, 297, Eastern Michigan, New* Editor ter the capacity was 73 percent with 256 people arc leaving the residence halls to 238, Lake Superior State 79, and Oak people living in them and currently the go to the Ravines, which is also on-cam land College 64. All were decreases. Mousing statistics for the winter semes apartments are 88 percent filled with 306 pus housing, rather than finding some Byrd reported that as far as requiring ter were released this week by Housing people residing there. where eisc to live." mandatory housing for freshman Director Robert E. Byrd, Jr. Thirty-nine student? moved from the re All r>rH*r cfarr ml leer and universities that the housing taskforce, appointed Byrd reported, on a somber note, that sidence halls to the Ravines, Byrd said reported enrollment decreases in resi early last semester by college President residence hall occupancy dipped ten per and eleven students cither were new to dence halls for last semester, Byrd report Arend !). Lubbers, still ‘looking into that cent to a level of 648 rooms being filled. Grand Valley or came from one of the ed. They ranged in size from Michigan possibility." Me would not specify what Last semester, there were 743 rpoms three off-campus apartment units State’s 1100 decrease to Michigan Tech their recommendation would be. lie also filled, and the occupancy level was 83 " I’m impressed that the Ravine apart nological University's 61 student loss. stated that he had a meeting with a re percent In the on-campus Ravine Apart ment occupancy has gone up," Byrd said, Others reporting losses were Western ments, Byrd reported that occupancy in "but I’m disappointed in the residence Michigan, 968, Ferris State, 360, North see housing page 3 Grand Valley student Board deals with reorganization is arrested Grand Valley Media Relations cern of those involved in the re Business. Under the current Campus police detective organization plan has been the structure, most of these pro LARRY SEE, JR. Grant Schhcwe stated that the News Editor At u» mccuiig on December appropriate commemoration of grams have been included in student was found as part cf 27, the Grand Valley Board of the names of two major benefac what is now called the F.E. Seid an investigation, although he A freshman Grand Valley Control reviewed and passed tors of the institution, F.E. man College of Business and declined to elaborate further several more proposals dealing Scidman and Russel II. Kirkhof. Administration. student, Andre Thompson, was on derail? of the investigation, arrested by campus police with reorganization. The hous One result of this concern, "In addition, the plan pro Me did say he was not a part recently for possession of r ing of several college programs Lubbers said, is that the reor vides for rwo means of memoria of the investigation.. short-barTcled shotgun. within the four divisions and ganization plan provides for the lizing Kirkhof, whose bequest to A search warrant was issued, The student, enrolled the re-naming of several college major divisional unit which Grand Valley State was moti according to Schliewe, which buildings was passed at the groups together Grand Valley’s vated by his interest in helping currently for 12 credits, lives led to the finding of the in a college residence facility, meeting. programs in business, economics, students become prepared to shotgun. according to the records office According to GVSC President and administration to be called and district court records. Arend D. Lubbers, a major con the F.E. Seidman School of see reorganization page 4 tee arrest page 3 January 27, 1983 2 The Lanthom • • • • r n M m m m m m m s w m SfWS Student Senate Ip flniQ Qfi irlnnf Q o n o to applause Here we go again, Grand Valley. This year's Student Senate is asking for something we, as students, and as a campus commun By LEONARD HALFPENNY that’s never used, with shelves behind it. ity have never had. First it ws« an X-rated movie, now it's an on- is a cash register ami a few botdes. campus bar I wish to applaud the Student Senate for their The only problem I can lee is what to name it. I he real issue behind the X-rated movie, according to several continuing efforts to represent the interests of Everything has to have a nautical name now. and student senators is the refusal of Student Services and the Grand the students. I.ast semester it was the issue over I don’t know what they call bars that are on ships Valley administration to listen to the Student Senate and stu the right to see any kind of bad movie we to if they have a name for them at all. Maybe we dents m general and to take seriously what they say. The issue desired. could call it the Gangplank, or maybe the Sand behind the on-campus bar is the refusal of the college to let stu Wc have the right to sec any kind of trash we Bar. It 11 probably have a lot of restrictions, dents who are 21. drink on campus, while allowing faculty and want and wc don’t nerd the administration telling though, so a better name might be the Barrier administrators to drink on campus. us what is a tasteful movie. That little issue be Reef. The issues of not taking student’s opinions and ideas seriously, came as transparent as the celluloid the movie, I know I ’d take advantage of it, and I’m sure and denying students of legal age to drink on campus while allow "Inserts,” is printed on and eventually evaporated others will too. After all, the nearest place to mg faculty and administrators to drink, are excellent issues for away. I just hope that their latest idea to protect drink is Bullwinkle’s, and it’s hard to flag down the Student Senate to deal with. our civil liberties isn't a wash-out like the last. the bus after coming out of that place in the However, the method in which the Senate is presenting their Ihc Student Senate wants a bar on campus, middle of the afternoon. issues is self defeating to them and ultimately to the students and I think that's an idea whose time has come. I think it will lie great for faculty/studcnt of Grand Valley.