The Towerlight, March 3, 1978

tl19780303-000 "NCAA Regionals at Towson Center see pg.l0 ottierit 'What the Butler Saw' see pg. 6 VOL. LXX NO. 18 TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY MARCH 3,1978 Thompson, Shehan head election ticket Leon Thompson Senate , Ruark clash on machine locality by Steve Verch ""It's not going to kill a resident student to come down here. If you tare, you can walk,"" said SGA Senator Brigid Ross, in regard to ,senate Bill number 56 which altered last year's election committee recommendation that two voting kachines be placed in Newell bifling Hall. Senate Bill number 55 sought to Place all four of the voting machines Which have been contracted for this konth's SGA elections on the first n. Dor of the University Union across 'tom the Tiger's Lair. This week the Senate voted to overturn the Election Committee recommendation and instead place ell four voting machines on the first floor of the University Union. However, this vote did not come tIntil after the SGA executives had launched a salvo at the senators, kany of whom agreed with S.B. #55. According to the Senate rules of Procedure, an SGA president or treasurer may address the Senate When it is meeting in a committee of the whole, a parliamentary device Which permits the Senate to exchange information and explore legislation. Upon moving into the committee ef the whole, the Senate listened as 3GA President John Ruark ex- )1ained why he opposed the bill. gost resident students pass Newell lining Hall everyday, and the lacing of even a single voting aachine would mean less conges-ton at the UU and an increase in the lumber of resident students who 'Me, he stated. Commuter students, he said, pass trimarily through the UU. With Itechines at these two locations, an 1Ptimum result would be achieved. Senator Donna Sauerborn, how- 'ver, said most of the students who tad voted in the past were residents tad that they had walked to the UU )efore. Ross, clashing directly with Nark, said most residents came to the UU everyday to pick-up mail. She pointed out that as a resident of Richmond Hall, ahe thought the two to five minute walk to the UU was not in any way inconvenient to resident students. ""The University Union is a central location...the student government is here...a central location for the voting machines would be best,"" she said. Senator Erik Hanks stated his opposition to the Newell location, citing the possibility of fraud due to students voting at both locations. A central location would not permit this, as in the past a computer print-out from the administration had been used to check-off students names. The former senator and past Elections Committee Chairman said that the print-out used was from the fall and was therefore useless. He said the committee had marked voter's I.D. cards. Responding, Sauerborn argued that the print-out was an effective deterrent to voter fraud. She also recalled past Senate testimony when it had been stated that many validation stickers had been distri-buted indiscriminately, and that an I.D. system would not be effective. The only alternative, she argued, was a central location for all four voting machines. Ruark, convinced that the Newell location was necessary to insure resident turn-out, refused to accept the senator's arguments. ""That's assinine! ,"" he pro-claimed. ""No it isn't!,"" said Sauerborn. ""I object!,"" referring to Ruark's comment. After this, Ross moved to end debate, and later the Senate passed S.B. #65, with only Senators Peter Binns and Valencia Jackson sup-porting the administration position. Following the vote, a highly placed source in the administration said that petitions would be circulating by the end of this week which would seek a different location for the machines. Leon Thompson, a junior Busi-ness Administration major, and John Shehan, a junior Mass Communications major will oppose each other in the Student Govern-ment executive election March 13 and 14. Running for the office of vice president will be Robert McMurrer and Milissa Murray. Opting for the Treasurer's office will be Laura Hawkins and Donna Sauerborn. Thompson and Murray are running on the same ticket under the slogan, ""United Face to Face."" Shehan, McMurrer and Sauerborn are running under the ""Campus Unity,"" slogan along with a full slate of senatorial candidates. Hawkins is running unattached. Thompson has been Treasurer of the Black Student Union for two years and served as Minority Relations Director in SGA President John Ruark's cabinet. He is a member of the Personnel Club and the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Shehan is the SGA Director of Communications and is the founder of the Student Information Service. He also serves on the Curriculum and Long Range Planning Commit-tees and is a member of the Rugby Club. He has served on the Students' Rights and Responsibili-ties, Speakers Series, and Public Programs Committees. He was also the SGA Director of Organizations last year. McMurrer, an Accounting major, is on the Student Rights' and Responsibilities Committee and is Treasurer of Alpha Omega Lambda. McMurrer is a two-year veteran in the U.S. Army and has served on the House Council of Richmond Hall. Murray is a sophomore, Mass Communications and Political Sci-ence major. She recently became a student senator by filling a vacant seat in mid-semester. She is an intern for the Baltimore News American and plans to attend law school. Hawkins is a member of the Financial Advisory Board and is Business Manager of the ""Tower Echoes"" yearbook. She is also on the Academic Council and a member of the Middle States Association Re-accredidation Evaluation Steer-ing Committee. She has served as Finance Chairperson of the Dance Marathon for the Maryland Association of Retarded Citizens and has been Assistant Manager and Student Manager of the SGA Book Ex-change. Sauerborn is a senior Finance major. She has been elected to the Senate twice before and is currently a senator. She has chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee and has served on the Students' Rights and Responsibilities Corn-mittee. She has also served on a task force working to acquire more state funds for the University. A worker in the Media Center makes the connections necessary for cable TV. Videos telecast over CMS cable by Debbie Pelton Valentine's Day was the first day of operation for the Communications and Media Services' 12 channel cable television system. The cable enables educational video tapes to be played back on television sets located in buildings on campus. Service is presently offered to the Library Micromedia area, the Independent Study area in Hawkins Hall, the Psychology Building, the Lecture Hall and the Library classroom 500A. Channels two through 13 air broadcasts requested by instructors or students. The service is available to all departments. After voicing a request by phone or through an intercom (in the library or Hawkins Hall), a channel is designated to present the program at a certain time. Another form of request is a reservation of a tape at least five working days ahead of time. This method lets the Center plan its schedule in advance. The Center plays back over 110 tapes per day, according to Richard Blocher, director of Communication and Media Services. Tapes available for playback are British Festival slated by Cindy Roberts The Second Annual British eetival sponsored by the Interns-thial Student Union in conjunction ith the Anglican Adult Society will in from 7:30 p.m. tonight until lanight in Stephens Hall. Scottish and Welsh dancing thibitions and dancing lessons will Offered . Another attraction is a ilhert and Sullivan Operetta by the %rig Victorian Theater. English, Scottish, Welsh, . Irish, A LASLI?Aa.-... . ........... l 1. and antiques will be featured in 30 different displays. A film on the Royal Family airs at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Royal Family fanfare, or a parade featuring flags, a Scottish band and native costumes. A , '"" decker buses and other British vehicles, including a London taxi. These will sit out in front of Stephens Hall during the British Festival. A British embussy representative and Reverend Robert T. Woodworth are guest speakers for the event. The Reverend will talk on ""Ameri-ca's British Roots."" To top off the whole event, local British societies will display ethnic exhibits and WCVT will air ""The Wise Hour Radio Show,"" consisting of British Isles music. Tickets are $1 in advance with TSU ID and $1.50 without ID. Tickets can also be bought at the door. created at Towson or purchased from outside sources like the Public Broadcasting System. There are over 1200 available programs. The tapes' subject matter range from instructional programs like ""How to Apply Stage Make-up,"" to tapes of campus guest speakers. Installation and design of the cable system was ""eighteen months in the working,"" said Blocher. ""We plan to expand to other academic areas in the near future,"" Blocher said. The cable system may be extended to Van Bokkelen and Stephens Halls during their planned renovation. The cable system has the potential to expand to other areas on campus also, said Blocher. Commu-nications and Media Services is limited to presenting academic programming. However, the center could assist in the installation of cable systems for entertainment purposes in the University Union and dormitories, with sufficient outside funding. Possibilities for expansion include the development of a Towson State television station and a Home Box Office program (where unedited, uninterrupted current motion pic-tures are shown) in dorm rooms,� John Shehan, SGA director of Communications and co-organizer of the video tape network in the Union, said he thinks the cable system has tremendous potential."" Shehan, who worked on the VTN with Mike Garcia, said the network is defunct this semester because the ""entire budget was spent last semester on purchasing tapes and advertising."" Rather than requesting a supple-mental budget to continue the network this semester, Shehan said he plans to research the Media Center's cable system. At Tuesday's Senate meeting, Shehan suggested SGA ""investigate Blocher's proposals"" and consider playing a role in the cable system. John Shehan Food plans decrease approximately $60 by Paul Gilmore Board plans for residence stu-dents at Towson can be expected to decrease approximately $ 60 next semester, according to Wayne Schelle, vice president for Business and Finance. Students are currently paying $325, $365, and $390 for 10, 14, and 19 meals a week respectively. ""There were about $200 thousand to $250 thousand in one time costs this semester,"" Schelle said. Among those one-time costs were items such as kitchen equipment and installations necessary for opening Newell Dining Hall. ""When those costs wash out, we're going to have a lot of money left over,"" Schelle said. Schelle said students could expect an approximate $55 reduction in the 10 meals a week plan, $60 reduction in the 14 meals a week plan, and a $65 reduction in the 19 meals a week plan. ""We may be able to reduce even more than that,"" said Schelle, ""I don't think any less."" Schelle said there are still two variables that could vary and determine how much meal plans will cost next semester. One is the cost of expanding the menu and the other is the expected increase in the rate ARA Food Services charges Towson State for the meal plan contract. ""I'd like to improve the menu by adding a third entre and some more fruit and other things,"" Schelle said. I'd also like to add more custom cooking capabilities. That could cost between $30 thousand and $70 thousand,"" he said. He also said he was expecting anywhere from a five to 10 percent increase in ARA's rates. Sam Bavaro, food services direc-tor for ARA, said it was too early to say how much ARA would charge the school next semester. He said there were still many unknown factors that would determine ARA's fees in the upcoming year. r f i 7 11 .! 4 196rior:15"" :;ut:a 19 41111 491/61176)111 4 Prof. Blumberg introduces guest speakers at Symposium. TL Photo by Mike Ciesielski all Hawkins Symposium studies Mideast by Susan Earl The Tenth Annual Earle T. Hawkins Symposium launched quickly into the Middle East situation, Wednesday, after a brief welcome for the panelists, who are ""among the top professionals in the field, nationally and international-ly,"" according to Dr. Firman, chairman of the International Studies department. President Fisher got the ball rolling by thanking the panelists for coming out despite bad weather. Professor Blumberg, history in-structor and moderator of the event, introduced the three guest speakers. Morning speakers included Ber-nard Reich, professor and chairman of George Washington University's political science department, and Basim Musallam of the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The afternoon speaker was Michael Curtis, professor of political science at Rutgers University. After he finished, questions and rebuttals took place. Professor Reich started off the symposium by basically outlining the Israeli point of view and perspective on the Middle East conflict. Reich has a list of credentials including numerous publications for journals as well as the title of State Department consultant. He has repeatedly been invited to speak in � Egypt at several places including the Nasser High Military Academy and was awarded grants for research in both Egypt - Please turn to page 3 "