The Towerlight, April 25, 1975

tl19750425-000 "Residents got their ""ha-ha's"" at the Springfest. TL photo by Dave Carrington 'Springfesr: beer, rain, fun by Frank Stefano At the American Marketing Association's football toss, Larry wound up to throw the ball. Carefully he. judged the distance between himself and the tire through which the ball was supposed to go. After he had computed the distance, he began to judge the velocity he would require to propel the ball. With this done, he drew back his arm, poised in the unmistakable stature of a marksman. Then it happened: a drop of rain. Then. two drops, then a torrential downpour. So it went all day Saturday during TSC's resident students' Springfest. Every time the grounds would begin to dry out, more rain and high winds would come. With the rain came mud and with the mud came wet people. Doughnuts that were supposed to be for sale got soaked. Banners iden-tr,t tifying the various booths were blown down by the high winds, but despite it all, the beer garden was full. Drunk and wet At the Delta Phi Omega stand rain-soaked, beer-drenched people tried to throw a tennis ball through a tire using a lacrosse stick. Said one worker, ""we started to set up about 6:30 this morning, but almost backed out when we saw the rain, however people started to come so what the hell? We might as well all get wet!"" Rain doesn't dampen feelings Some other people didn't quite feel the same about the situation. In the Triad booth, Lisa said that she was ""soaking wet and cold and very tired."" As the day progressed the people seemed to almost forget about the rain and instead began to enjoy themselves. The rides were going full APRIL 25, 1975 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE VOL. LXVII, NO, 22 Budgets slashed as hearings begin by Marlene Milder Budget requests are currently being reviewed by the SGA for allocations ' for the 1975-76 school Year. Kathy Kolar, SGA Treasurer, reported during Tuesday's Senate hearings that $254,730.15 has been requested by the organizations. After computing the total college enrollment and the projected fall enrollment, the Financial Advisory Board (FAB) has approved Senate allocations of $168,375. A $10,000 commitment for the Speakers' Series will be deducted from this allocation leaving $153,747.12 for budget requests. The remaining $4,627.88 is to be allocated to three organizations Whose requests are being considered separately. MaryPIRG ($10,000 request) and the Table Tennis Association ($990 request) are new organizations who were not able to submit a budget in time. The Junior class submitted their request past the deadline set by the FAB, and will be acted on later. Kolar, quoting from the executive financial policy, stated, ""The scale of support organizations are subsidized by the Student Government Association only to the extent that the subsidy is needed to maintain the Purposeful function of the or ganization."" ""When we made our cuts,"" said David Nevins, president-elect, ""the question of priorities limited the amount of money we could allocate."" Speaker series allocations . In reviewing budget requests, the F'inancial Advisory Board recom-mended dropping itemized allocations for speakers sponsored by organizations. Kolar advised Senate of Dean Kenneth Shaw's budget appropriations. Shaw will take ap-proximately $10,000 of his budget and allocate this money to departments and faculty members to bring speakers on campus. Under the new Senate rules, Ann Marie Lowe, President pro-tempore, conducted the hearings stipulating that each organization be given a five minute Senate rebuttle. Nevins, defending the executive budget request, began the hearings. Citi,pg the $5,500 budget increase totaling $48,300.00 as an ""inflationary increase over fixed costs,"" Nevins continued to outline the executives' requests. Five hundred dollars is being asked to have TSC sponsor a convention of Maryland State Colleges next year, promoting goals and priorities of all Student Government Associations. Discretionary fund increase questioned Senate questioned the reason for the 83% increase of the executive's discretionary fund. Kolar, defending the request while citing bureaucracy entanglements, said, ""it takes a lot of red tape to go through Senate and we ,could lose time if we had emergency requests."" Twenty-six hundred dollars was requested by Talisman to distribute 3,000 copies of the literary magazine. Kolar informed the Senate that FAB felt the recommendation fair after Talisman Editor Pat Dillon explained the limitations. Kolar informed Senate that the Rardhats up in the air TL photo by Buddy Rehrey Draft suspended for men Col. Jack D. Kaufman, Maryland State Director of Selective Service, a nnounced that continuous registration for Selective Service has been suspended as of April 1, 1975, by Presidential proclamation. ""Young men born in 1957 or prior Years will not be registered in 1975,"" Col- Kaufman stated. ""Instead, Planning is centered around a once-a- ?rear registration period of a few days in which those young men would be required to present themselves for registration. I anticipate an an- nouncement of new registration procedures would be made toward the end of this year."" The present system of continuous registration has been highly suc-cessful, reported Col. Kaufman. He said, ""During the year 1974, more young men registered with Selective Service in Maryland than in any other year the draft law was in effect."" Col. Kaufman stressed that the, change in registration procedures is a part cl the ongoing studies to reduce the cost of maintaining a Selective Service System in support of the All- Volunteer Armed Forces. Tower Echoes budget request of $21,393 was recommended to be cut to $19,000 because the advertising and � marketing request for the yearbook was inflated. Maggie Coons, speaking for Tower Echoes, justified the initial request in citing printing, mailing and photography costs to be exorbitant. The main object of the organization, said Coons, is to give free yearbooks to graduating seniors and to keep the budget down. Towerlight voluntarily lowered its budget request from $17,500 to $15,000. Bryan Harness, assistant features editor, itemized the newspaper's line accounts saying $15,000 was ""adequate"" for Towerlight to carry on. FAB recommended cutting $600 for a back-up AM transmitter from WCVT budget request of $13,985.82. Mike Silvert,- former general manager of WCVT, argued the AM transmitter is necessary to service all the dormitories on campus and to keep the college community audience happy. ""Realistic budgets"" praised Kolar commended the three business associations for maintaining realistic budgets. Both ASPA's budget request for $706.73 and the Accounting Association request for $671.00 were recommended by the FAB to pass through Senate. A discrepancy arose with the American Marketing Association request of $139.15 within the $810.16 request for a swivel chair. Kolar reported the FAB felt the itemization for the chair was not necessary and Rick Faint, defending the allocation, said, ""We got the desk last year and now we need the chair to match the desk."" Beta Beta Beta's request of $4,338.40 was thought to be exor-bitant as the FAB recommended allocating the organization $941.06. Most of the requests were for ex-tended field trips which Kolar said did not include enough students to merit the money. A request of $995.00 was made by the Biology Club with FAB recom-mending the club receive $560.00 Unnecessary high travel costs comprised the bulk of the budget which Kolar said the board felt un-necessary. The Black Student Union requested $21,868.00 while the FAB recommended Senate allocate the organization $10,998.00. Larry Hughes, speaking for the organization, stressed the importance of the continuing tutorial project which was recommended to be cut by the FAB. Kolar said the Financial Advisory Board, after reviewing the request, felt more students could become involved with the project in-corporating a work-study project and cutting the costs of paying outside aides. The transportation of the students to and from the tutoring sessions was also questioned. Kolar said the board recommended the students form carpools instead of hiring a bus. Hughes stressed the importance of maintaining the project and en-suring the students get to the classroom. He cited the problems of incorporating carpools and the high-risk insurance costs. Senate voted to adjourn the budget hearing until Tuesday because of the late hour. Titan refutes TS charges by Marlene Milder Refuting the implication that ""the contractors and Department of General Services is not nearly as concerned with the safety and con-venience of the college community,"" Edward Campbell, assistant superintendent and safety director of the construction site, maintains Titan Atlantic ""has gone well beyond contract regulations to insure safety."" Noting that safety for the college community should have received priority over convenience, Campbell maintains the construction site should have been totally isolated. With the Smith Hall area being within the contract limit, Campbell explained his company is responsible for maintaining safety and have the right to block off the area. Fences not adequate At the college's insistence, Titan Atlantic agreed to grant student access within the area, said Campbell, stressing that the temporary fences are not adequate in maintaining safety. The snow fences erected by the college have been continually van-dalized by certain parties using the walkway. Campbell asserts his crew has spent several man days, none of which is provided in the contract, protecting the public. ""We've been fixing up what's been busted,"" said Campbell. Guards were put on the site at the contractor's insistence but vandalism still occured, reported the assistant superientendent. To alleviate this problem, per-manent fences and gates will be erected within two weeks, maintains the assistant superintendent. Since the snow fences are there at the college's request, Towson State College is libel for accidents occuring when students do jump the fences. Vernan Biller, Project Superin-tendent, stated, ""The site is not sealed off properly because we have cooperated with TSC to provide student flow."" Adding, ""we have allowed convenience to outweigh safety."" Safety still priority In the continuing effort to promote safety, Campbell contends he will continue to conduct bi-weekly safety meetings. More signs will be put up while strict adherence to safety regulations on the site will be complied with, said Campbell. Construction will continue on the Towson Campus until February 26, 1977, when the contract ends. Two new courses, Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies and English 30.475, Jewish Writers, will be offered at Towson State College this fall by Professor Evelyn Avery. Scheduled for Mondays, Wed-nesdays, and Fridays at noon, In-troduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies will provide literary, historical, political and sociological perspectives on American ethnic groups. English 30.475, an upper division/graduate level course en-titled Jewish Writers is scheduled for Monday evenings from 7 - 10 during the fall semester. Comparative in approach, the course will examine works of European and American Jewish authors such as Sholoin Aleichem, I.L. Peretz, I.B. Singer Bernard Malamud, Saul Bellow, and Phillip Roth. steam and many people of all ages took advantage of them. One ride that attracted a lot of people was the one which consisted of chairs suspended by chains. As the ride went around in circles, the chairs were projected outward by centrifugal force. Gazing out on this contraption, one could see the childlike happiness on many faces. Billie and Emily, two students here at TSC who live in the Tower, went on this ride twice. When she got off the second time, Emily promptly strode over to the beer garden and downed an oyster. Strange things happen to people who go on the same ride twice! Gambling attracts TSC goers Looking over toward the gam-bling tables, one could easily see who the students were. Standing around the tables, once could see an in-dividual figuring up odds on a bottle of beer...he was a Math major. Surrounding one table were a group of scruffy looking characters batting on the numero uno with great suc-cess. Saturday night the Cocaine Train feasted on four cases of National beer. Everyone was looking forward to nice weather on Sunday and were not disappointed. The day was sunny but windy. In fact, at times, it was downright cold. Accordingly the Sno-ball stand wasn't doing too well, however, pizza was really selling. Braving the winds, many people lined up to buy tickets for the rides. Soon the ferris wheel began its semi-perpetual motion straining against the high winds and overweight students. Another ride that was popular was a spider-like contraption that moved not only up and down, but also simultaneously spun its participants around in circles, drawing from them some primordial screams em-phasizing their delightful terror. Two little girls, about nine or ten, carefully studied this ride for a while before deciding to try it. Meanwhile, not far from them, a threesome of students also contemplated the ride. One suggested they try it and the second agreed and began to talk about it. Silently, but quickly, Gary, the third member, walked away. As the day progressed, the field eventually filled up with people. All around, little children (and some big ones) walked about clinging onto their balloons. All the stands were doing a good business, and in keeping with carnival tradition, Slim was selling quite a few hotdogs. Residence shows themselves off Springfest was started last year when some people decided that Residence should show themselves off. These people felt that many people in the Towson area had never set foot on the campus and this would be a good time for them to do it. Residence wasn't sure they would make money, and really weren't too worried about it. As it turned out, the Springfest in '74 was a big success and plans were made to make it an annual affair. This year Allin Mc- Donald was its general chairman and he was helped by Mike Joseph. They had eleven people working with them. Joe Norris, Tom Weigle and Mellon Sharue worked on publicity. The program was decided by Linda Miller, Brenda Barrit, and Pat Kerner. Concessions were headed by Dale McGee and Betty Fontz. Security and set-up was handled by Tim Daly, Tim Bladen, and Tim Deheart. Agin in '75 the ""fest"" was a big success in spite of the inclement weather. We can only look forward to the same thing with pleasure in '76! Organizations lobby for inflated SGA monies. TL photo by Dave Carrington Dinner is questioned by Dave Vitagliano On Saturday, April 19, the Black Student Union held what turned out to be a controversial parent dinner. The dinner was marred by a misunderstanding of a few white students as to the requirements for attending the dinner. The dinner was geared towards the Black parents of Towson State students, to engage their in-volvement and support of their children. The controversy arose when a small number of white students asked through a note, to have their names placed on a mailing list to enable them to attend the dinner. The note further stated that they were told this was the proper procedure for becoming members of the B.S.U. Further problems were en-countered when dinner coordinator Shirley Lowry made what S.G.A. President Konrad Herling termed ""racist"" insinuations towards the S.G.A. Lowry admitted in a meeting with the press that she attacked the administration, both black and white, because they are the ruling powers with the power to change. Copies of two letters, one sent to the white students involved and the other sent � to their parents, were brought to the attention of the Senate at the budget hearings on Tuesday. The letters thanked the -students for their interest in the B.S.U. and in-vited the parents to the dinner. Many persons involved, however, felt that the tone of the letters was inap-propriate due to the mocking nature. B.S.U. President Shelia Culberson emphasized though, that since the letters were not signed by her, they cannot be taken as the opinions of the B.S.U., but rather that of a select individual. Lowry said that the letters were sent in response to the note left by the students wishing to attend the dinner because the individuals were suspicious of the student's intentions. One of the white students in-volved said she was not concerned with merely getting a free meal as was thought by the B.S.U. or a test case of the affair, but rather she was ""interested in enjoying myself."" Herling feels the communication link between his organization and the B.S.U. has broken partly because the Director of Minority Relations has not kept him informed. Lowry ex-plains this lack of rapport through the fact that ""the S.G.A. plays a game with a lot of people...doesn't satisfy the needs of the black students as well as the white."" Lowry further asserted that it seems a pettiness arises each year around budget time, citing last year's cartoon in Towerlight and the dinner this year. She feels ""games are being played with all organizations and pointed out specifically the ""games"" played with MaryPIRG's constitution this year. Security cautions students From time to time, incidents have occurred on campus and a recent incident prompts the Campus Police to advise you again about security precautions. Contrary to rumor, there have been three indecent exposure cases and one assault which can in no way be considered rape or attempted rape. - Special precautions should be taken to avoid getting yourself into a dangerous situation where you would be vulnerable to attack from an assailant who may want to physically harm you. We would suggest the following precautions for all members of our community. When you are required to travel the campus during the hours of darkness you should: 1. 41ways try to travel in groups of two or more. Most would-be assailants will be discouraged if you have company - male or female. 2. Always try to avoid dark and deserted areas. Stay in well-lighted areas and stay away from bushes, darkened entry ways, or places where someone could be hiding. 3. Always try to avoid short cuts through areas where there are no people. 4. WI E n driving yourself, keep your doors locked and do not pick up hitchhikers! When you offer a ride to a stranger, you are needlessly putting your life in danger. 5. If you must travel alone, always let someone know that you are traveling alone and when you should arrive at your intended destination. Notify your Campus Police, extension 234, of any suspicious incident. "