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‘ State CAMPUS UPDATE, Oct. 27, 1978, Page 2 EDITORIAL Ryan designs nameplate Just before school started this fall, the newspaper staff and the _ faculty advisor met in the Polemic. office to talk about forthcoming issues. The publications board had just approved our proposal to pub- lish every two. weeks, Analysis of the newspaper last spring had prompted this request, and now, we discussed the possibility of other. changes. We went through stacks of college papers looking for ideas and decided that the format needed overhauling, four columns need of three, less white space and c posed headlines. The old “heads” lurched across. the paper like be- fuddled drunks. We also heeded more photos, ne art work, other. words, «1, aodated i iafage: ind, ——— a new name. Because we believe in “‘by the we approached Ron Hamilton, head of the art department, with ‘the sug- gestion that the design class help us with the art work for the new nameplate. Hamilton outlined the project to his students and three weeks later we received several ex- cellent uesians The statf chose Kathy Ryan‘s trim, contemporary sketch because it embodies the spirit and concept we want the newspaper to present. We wish to thank Hamilton and the students of Design | and II; Margie Alexander, Michael Budreau, Kim Janci, Dawn Muringer, Chris- topher Pemberton and Dwayne Zgorski, for working on the Campus Update project. Qur special thanks and congrat- ulations to Ryan for her out- standing design. We hope our readers like it too. Prohibition 1978-style Proposal D is a proposal to prohibit alcoholic beverages from being sold to, or possessed for purposes of personal consumption by, a person under the age of 21. This proposal, if passed, will certainly effect the colleges’ activities with their bev- erage policies. What was done in the colleges before the 18 year old person was granted the full rights and responsibilities. of adults, in 1972? Apparently, law makers feel they made a mistake when they granted 18 year olds the right to drink. They feel that 18-year-olds. are not responsible enough for thier actions. According to the statistics, the lowering of the drinking age has resulted in a considerable increase in the amount of automobile ac- In a sense, prohibiting 18-year-olds to drink alcoholic bever: resembles the Prohibition in the 1920’s; citi- zens were ‘given the taste of the “fire waters and later were pro- hibited to consume it legally. The results of the passing of the proposal will not be clear until it is proved that the consumption fo liquor is decreased. Will this issue of the drinking age attract more younger voters to the polls? (ISSUES, continued from. page 1) Specifically, this proposal would limit state taxes (and thus, spending), excluding federal aid, to the current ratio of total state personal income (approximately 9.4 percent). It would further limit the taxing powers of local units of government by requiring that all new requests for taxes be submitted to the voters for approval. In addition, it would fea the state to back ae with financial support eSB pt ns. amount of revenue generated by various state taxes. It contains no link, however, between the personal income of Michigan residents and the state‘s capability for generating revenue. G_ STATE POLICE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING At Issue: Whether State Police ~ troopers should be granted the right to bargain collectively. Explanation: This proposal won a spot on the ballot through an initiative petition drive spearheaded by the Michigan State Police Troopers Association. 1t would amend the itution by giving tr and sergeants collective bargaining rights on compensation, hours, working conditions, retirement, pension, and all other aspects of employ- ment, except promotions and per- formance. |t would further require compulsory arbitration of any dis- putes not resolved within 30 days after collective bargaining begins. The State Constitution currently prohibits collective bargaining for all state employees and gives the State Civil Service Commission the authority to set conditions of em- ployment. H: THE VOUCHER PLAN At Issue: Whether public ed- ucation funds should go directly to parents for the purpose of enrolling their children in the public, private or parochial school of their choice. Explanation: Proposal H would dramatically change the present _ system of funding education in Michigan via an OE a to. alle “percent, anes plar give parents a voucher to pay for eir children’s enrollment at either : public, private or parochial school anywhere in the state. Property taxes as a means of financing schools would be eliminated. It is not specified in the Proposal exactly how this lost revenue would be replaced, but it is likely that the Legislature would act to raise the state personal income tax, perhaps by about 2.5 and increase the Single Business Tax as well. J: THE TISCH PROPOSAL At Issue: Whether the ceiling on percent. Explanation: The Tisch Proposal, which also resulted from an in- itiative petition drive, would amend the State Constitution by reducing the present constitutional ceiling on property tax assessments from- 50 percent to 25 percent of true cash value. !t would further limit annual property tax increases to 2.5 percent, impose a 5.6 percent ceiling on the state income tax rate, and permit the Legislature to authorize school districts to impose ‘i Qe eeEPeeeee el al FF e ° al fe) 510 Ripley Blvd. |“ tor the life you lead | UNIQUELY -- DONE | a BEAUTY SALON = a oe ee) to a one percent income tax with approval of the voters. It would also require the state to back up with financial support all state-mandated new or expanded activities or expenditures. K: LIMITED BAIL At Issue: Whether career criminals should be denied bail. Explanation: Under this proposal, which was placed on the November ballot by the Legislature, the pre- sent constitutional right to bail (currently assured except in the cases of murder and treason) could be ked for viol id habit ‘tual ndment would allow sidacee ne deny bail to anyone convicted of at least two violent felonies, and facing a. third such charge, within a period of 15 years. It would further permit judges to refuse bail for those who are ar- rested for a violent felony while out ‘on bail, probation or parole granted for an earlier arrest or conviction for a violent felony, and to those arrested for first-degree criminal sexual conduct,.armed robbery, or Kidnapping for extortion, unless a Peele oleae e z (el fel) ial (2) fal ‘ FAeeeeVweeye oN) eye fcc) trial was not underway within 90 days of the bail denial. M: TRANSPORTATION FUNDING At Issue: Whether a formula for allocating transportation funds should be prescribed in the State Constitution. Explanation: This proposal is another which was placed on the ballot by legislative action. It would amend the State Consti- tution by establishing a formula for allocating transportation funds on a in Michigan. Under this formula, no less than 90 percent of all monies llected through gas and. A proverre - e erita g U percent of gas and weight taxes, combined with no more than 25 percent of auto-related sales taxes, could then be spent on public transportation. Approximately 4 percent of transportation funds are currently allocated for mass trans- portation. -R: RAILROAD REDEVELOPMENT : Whether loans should be made available for upgrading of railroad services in Michigan. Explanation: Proposal R also reached the ballot as the result of leglative action. |t, too, would amend the State Constitution by creating a Railroad Redevelopment Authority which could sell up to $175 million in bonds-and make loans to railroads. The railroads could then use these funds to up- grade track, buy equipment, or make other capital improvement. The names of the offices and the candidates running for them are on the ballots that you will vote from. If you want to pick out your cand- idates ahead of time, you can go to the County Clerk‘s office at the Court House on Chisholm Street and look at the instruction ballot Resident voters in the County of Alpena must be a ‘registered ‘voter before being allowed to per- form, the act of voting. Out-of- town voters . who registered in Alpena can vote in Alpena using an absentee ballot. Questions concerning the location of the nearest voting precinct should be directed to the township‘s clerk or the Alpena Court House. ulna