tl197406-000 "Special orientation issue Tow erli ght Vol. XXVII No. 32 Towson State College June-July Towson, Md. Herling and Nevins speak: Welcome Week, circus, speakers highlight activities photo by Buddy Rehrey SGA President Konrad Herling. Dorms to open by Bryan Harness After a year of renovation. Richmond and Newell Halls, the two oldest living facilities on the Towson campus, will reopen their doors to students September 3, 1974. Director of Auxiliary services John Suter, commented that ""of course were going to have to scramble to have to get it ready for the beginning of the semester."" Suter, however, is confident that the buildings will be ready, and forsees no delays. There will be a total of 345 beds in the two buildings combined. Richmond, a six story structure, will house 118 students, while Newell, a four story building, will have nearly twice as many beds-227. Most rooms are doubles, and there are apparently very few single units. The dormitories will be completely air conditioned, and will have furnishings designed especially for the buildings with their ""curved walls"" architecture. The lounge furniture, which has passed all fireproofing tests, will be largely constructed of rigid vinyl foam, with different densities in order to give it needed strength. Shag carpeting will also be a feature of the lounge. Mary Lee Farlowe of the Residence Department, commented that ""I think when we open Richmond and Newell, we will have the greatest variety of housing an undergraduate college this Size has to offer."" by Sue DeBolt Involvement is the name of the game for the 1974-1975 Towson Student Government Association (SGA) according to President Konrad Herling and Vice-President David Nevins who listed activities such as Welcome Week, a circus, an expanded speaker series and extensive lobbying in Annapolis. Welcome Week will open the academic year when it takes place September 6-16. Explaining that the SCA would simply oversee the activities of the week, the two executives said that individual campus organizations would be in charge of the programs. The Emmet Kelly Jr. Circus will also highlight the year's opening events when it appears Sunday, September 8. Herling told Towerlight that the money would be used to support Towson's Student Day Care Center. Featuring a one-ring affair, the circus will be held in Burdick Hall for two or three shows. Tickets will be sold to adults for $3.00, students for $2.00 and to children under 6 for $1.00. Further information will be released at a later date. Emphasizing the need to expand the campus speaker series, Herling and Nevins said they are currently contacting possible speakers. They stressed the idea of a political forum to be held from September to November so that candidates could speak to students. Senator Community Awareness Committee will busy itself with legislation in Annapolis this year according to the two executives. Herling indicated that work had already begun to draw up a bill adding two students, one undergraduate and one graduate, to the Board of Trustees- he added the possibility of introducing such a bill this summer Urging students to take an interest, Herling said that student presence could serve as a great help in working on legislation. Nevins told Towerlight of a possible plan for the Senate to honor outstanding faculty members by giving them grants. Although still very much in the planning stages, the grants would probably be awarded by a committee of students and faculty. Calling the plan fairly revolutionary, the SGA vice-president said it may cause some friction but that it should result in showing the campus that the Senate is concerned with academics, that it would motivate the faculty somewhat, and that it might encourage a better rapport between the students and faculty. Collective bargaining will also be a major concern to the SGA as the executives watch over students' rights when negotiations take place. Herling and Nevins insist that the campus must realize that the main objective is to help students. photo by Coke Hogeponas Towson States' Lacrosse team won first place in the College Division. For fur-ther details, please see page 6. photo by Buddy Rehrev SGA Vice-President David Nevins. DeBoywins Towson State College Junior David DeBoy recently won third place in the nation in informative speaking. Speaks on -Stage Makeup"" Although DeBoy is majoring in Mass Communications, he remains active in theatre and thus quite naturally could inform an audience on -Stage Makeup."" In a matter of only six to seven minutes. [Boy transforms himself with makeup into Mark Twain (cigar and all ). DeBoy won his national recognition in April at Plattsburg State College in New York in Individual Events Nationals. Some 900 contestants from all over the United States competed for national awards in impromtu speaking. dramatic duos, oral interpretation. persuasion, extemporaneous speaking. and after-dinner speaking. In order to attend Nationals, all speakers must have reached the finals of at least one prior tournament. DeBoy qualified for Nationals at Mommouth College (N.J. ) and Shippensburg State College (Pa. ) in three events: informative. after dinner and impromtu. Next year. DeBoy will serve as the President of the Towson State Forensics Union. This is the second year in row that a TSC student has placed one of the Nation's top speakers. Last year. Janet Bury placed third with a persuasive speech condernrung the use of methadone maintenance. (Continued to Pages) "
