tl19810410-000 "VOL. 74 No. 25 Prowerligtit � PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own. �Abraham Lincoln April 10, 1981 Now appearing... The University is doing its best to instill a sense of culture in the student ).PoPulation. Last week, this newest work of art was erected in front of Smith flap. Hopefully, the creation will stay up long enough for us to figure out what it IN supposed to be. TL photo by Greg Foster Student fee increase on hold by Dana Bennett In an attempt to provide adiditional funds for the Student Day Care Cen-ter, President Hoke Smith approved a $1.75 fee increase to be added onto the Student Services fee next semester. The Student Services fee includes the SGA fee and the Student Day Care Center fee. Because of the Limit Amendment which was passed in last year's Student Government Association elec-tion, the fee increase has been put on hold until Smith returns today from a trip to Israel. The Limit Amendment prohibits the SGA from accepting, appropriating or spending any funds taken from an SGA fee greater than that which ex-isted on March 1, 1980. The fee at that time was $23.25. Ron Garrison, assistant vice-pres-ident of finance and systems manage-ment, said the SGA fee is separate from the Day Care Center fee. ""We're not raising the SGA fee,"" he said. When Milissa Murray, SGA presi-dent 1979, investigated the Day Care Center, she found that a fund for college advancement and improve-ment existed at one time, and utilized five percent ($4.35) of the activity fees for cultural events and other events requested by organizations. Then, the total student activity fee paid by each student was $87. The fund eventually dissolved and the five percent was redistributed among the SGA, University Union and Athletics, with $3 subtracted for the Day Care Center. Murray found that the Center was treated as a separate group and was funded apart from any other organi- Council urges Board study by Gayle Griisser � Me Academic Council Monday ap- ""roved a motion recommending th that � e State Board for Higher Education if another agent of its choice study be relationship between Towson 141te and the Board of Trustees of the `.'1,te Universities and Colleges. 01111 B. Mitchell, professor of art, 'lade the motion last November but the Council tabled the motion until the Board reached a decision on Lida Lee Tall. The Council also approved an amendment proposed by William Pelham, professor of physics, to serve as a preamble to the motion. The preamble said the Board reached its decision in spite of three factors. The preamble said the Board dis-regarded the recommendation of the University's president, went against the Board's own principles of shared governance, and disregarded evi-dence that Towson can manage its own affairs. A letter containing the amended motion will be sent to Sheldon Knorr, commissioner for Higher Education, and members of the Board. The Hughes and Kernan bill which would have provided funding for Lida Lee Tall received an unfavorable report in the appropriations commit-tee and died, said Arthur Alperstein, chairman of the Baltimore Delega-tion. ""The bill was unconstitutional."" The Baltimore Delegation also in-troduced a bill that states ""there is a Lida Lee Tall Learning Resources Center at Towson State University."" While the bill calls for the continued existence of Lida Lee Tall, it does not create funding for the school. The Baltimore Delegation bill re-ceived a favorable report Monday in the Appropriations Committee but then was held for reconsideration, said Alperstein. The bill is being held for summer study but a letter is being sent to the Board asking them to reconsider their decision. Alperstein said the committee decided to hold the bill because it did not want to get into a philosophical argument. Alperstein said the com-mittee ""didn't want politics running academics."" The committee also knows the Attorney General's ruling is still outstanding and that the school will not actually close until June of 1982, said Alperstein. Alperstein said the committee knew the Board's resolution strongly rec-ommended continued funding of the school through tuition or grants, and wondered what Towson and the pres-ident (Hoke Smith) were doing about it. 14 like Schwinn 'these bikes recently held a benefit race for all those bikes tIl,v,,erlrun by cars, smashed into telephone poles, and A""PPled by flats. The race was held in front of the Fine rls Building, and the winner was the bike on the left. Those wishing to make contributions should make checks payable to the Bike Misfit Association in care of I. M. Schwinn. TL photo by Bill Breidenbaugh zation. It was not an SGA oranization. The 1977 SGA decided to relinquish control of the Day Care Center funds and the Board of Trustees of State Col-leges and Universities accepted the SGA's decision. The Board last year, Garrison said, placed a $25 ceiling on the Student Services fee. He said the $1.75 which has not yet been taken advantage of could be used to increase either the SGA fee or the Day Care Center fee. If the fee increase does involve SGA money, Keith Hark, SGA president, said he ""cannot agree with and will not authorize a fee increase."" Mike Burns, SGA vice-president 1980, said, ""As long as the money is considered an SGA fee, the SGA cannot take it."" Federal cuts hit Day Care by Dana Bennett Because of cutbacks at the state and federal levels, the Student Day Care Center has been forced to seek alternative means of funding. Currently the Center relies upon two main sources of funds: SGA fees and tuition from parents. Three dollars is taken out of each full-time stu-dent's SGA fees each year to fund the Center. Parents also pay tuition for their children to use the Center. ""Some parents pay as much as $600 a semester in child care,"" Harriet Douthirt, director of the Day Care Center, said. ""These two funding sources have remained con-stant over the past six years,"" Charles Maloy, associa-te dean of students, said. He said the amount of funds received from the SGA has only fluctuated with the number of students who attend the University. ""Over the last six years inflation has caught up with the Day Care Center,"" Maloy said. The minimum wage has increased several times over the past six years. Currently 10 of the Center's em-ployees receive the minimum wage. When the minimum wage increased to $3.35 in January, the University had to implement the in-crease then because of a federal law. Maloy said the University is usually allowed to implement the wage increase in the beginning of its fiscal year in July. The federal budget for CETA employees has also been cut. The Center had four employees who worked through the CETA program. Two of these employees have already stopped working at the Center, and the other two are unsure how much longer they will be able to work at the Center. The department of social service's Purchase-of-care program was cut the beginning of March. This program provided child care subsidies for parents whle they attended school. Douthirt said 70 percent of the families receive some type of subsidy. Many parents were forced to find alternative ways of paying their child's tuition. Some of the parents have totally stopped using the Center. Other parents have cut back using the Center from full-time to part-time. Because parents can not afford the tuition and are using the Center less, the amount of funds coming into the operation of the Center is decreasing. The department of agriculture has also cut its sub-sidy for snacks and meals, which were provided for the Center. Douthirt said most of the supplies which are need-ed to operate the Center have also increased in price. Because of these cutbacks the Center expects a $10,000 deficit this year, Douthirt said, despite mea-sures they have already taken to save money. As one measure, employee hours have been cut back for the rest of the year, and the Center should be able to save $5,634, Douthirt said. The cutback in employee hours, Douthirt said, will lower the quality of the nurturance the children receive. The parents of children in the Center have been asked to volunteer in whatever way they can. One of the Center's employees designed a poster which will be sold in the University Union book-store and other area bookstores for $3. After 60 pos-ters are sold, the Center will begin to make a profit. The Center is also holding a balloon ascension on May 25. Funds for the Center will be raised through the sale of balloon tickets. Douthirt said the tuition charged parents for the use of the Center will be raised 10 percent in September. ""The Center is close to the limit of what they can charge for tuition,"" Maloy said. He said most of the families are young couples or single-parent families who cannot afford an increase in tuition for the care of their children. Other alternatives include additional funding through the SGA fee structure and outside funding grants. The Center has requested a $1.75 increase per stu-dent, which would provide them with an estimated $16,100 if 9,200 students enroll next semester. Maloy said he will call a meeting of the Center's board of directors to seek assistance in the form of grants. He said they have not considered closing the Center. ""The solution will be found somewhere,"" Maloy said. ""We've been confronted with problems that won't go away,"" he said. Even if the Center received an increase in fees. Douthirt said, ""the increase won't be enough to help us with next year's inflation."" Maloy said none of the solutions will permanently solve the Center's funding problem. Douthirt said the Center needs to rely upon some-thing other than the SGA. The University cannot fund the Center with tax-payers money because it is a non-profit organization, she said. ""The University has to decide,"" Douthirt said, ""what its responsibility is to the students."" Council updates grievance system by Patricia Voelkel The Academic Council Monday passed a motion which creates a new System for handling student, faculty and administrative grievances. The University Mediation Commit-tee was established because many of the existing grievance committees have overlapping jurisdiction. The duplication of procedures and jurisdiction caused the Council to dissolve the Student Rights and Responsibilities Committee and the Faculty Self-Discipline Committee. Also, the AAUP Grievance Commit-tee will no longer be recognized to hear faculty grievances. The ad hoc committee on overlap-ping jurisdiction was created last spring by the Council because there was confusion over what committees should handle which issues, said Elaine Solez, special assistant to the president. Other grievance committees still exist, such as the academic standards committee, special athletics appeal board, and the admissions committee, because the ad hoc committee said there was no problem of overlapping jurisdiction with them. The new mediation committee will handle some faculty grievances, dis-putes involving students and faculty, students and administrators, faculty and administrators, and faculty and faculty. The University Mediation Commit-tee will not handle the following grievances: � possible termination of faculty contract or violation of academic freedom; � retrenchment appeals; � appeals of promotion and tenure decisions; � disputes between administrators. The composition of the new com-mittee will change with each case heard. The committee is initially compris-ed of five tenured faculty members, three students and two administrators but during a grievance involving fac-ulty vs. faculty, the committee will be made up only of the faculty members on the committee. continued on page 2 In this issue. TENNIS: The TSU men's tennis team lost its first match of the season last week to James Madison. The squad's record now stands at 7-1. Story on page 7. GYMNASTICS: Towson State's Wendy Foerster has been named to the 1981 All-American Team. She's the first TSU All-American gymnast since Candi Normile in 1970. Story on page 6. SEX: Everything you wanted to know about a human sexuality class but were afraid to ask. Page 3. "
