tl19810501-000 "VOL. 74 No. 26 ovverrig,ht PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 Where ignorance is bliss, 'Hs folly to be wise. �Moliere May 1, 1981 You guessed it! it's spring With the warm spring weather we've been having lately, students have found various methods of utilizing the time between classes. Some have grabbed a quick bite to eat during their break, while others have made feeble attempts to study. And then there are those, such as the young man in the foreground, who are still trying to recuperate from their spring vacations. TL photo by Cindy Sheesley Dorm proposals submitted by Dana Bennett Two contracting firms subnuttect Proposals Monday for the design, construction and long-term leasing of residence halls to house 1,700 students and a dining facility to Towson State. One contractor, Mullan Enterprise Partnership, proposed to build the facility on a 2.7 acre piece of land owned by the Mullen family and ad-jacent to the Glen and the Uni-versity Union near Cross Campus Drive. Cross Campus Limited Partner-ship, the other contractor, proposed to build the facility on a piece of Property located behind the Citi-corp building and adjacent to St. UNIIVERStlY VklioN,J Joseph Hospital and Sister Pierre Drive. The seven acre lot is now owned by the Exxon Company. A committee of University staff members will review the proposals to see whether or not they conform to the University's specifications.- The review team will take into consideration when the facility will. be available for occupancy, the lo-cation of the proposed site to the campus, the availability of adequate parking facilities to the dormitories, and the developers' experience and qualifications. The lease terms and the projected operating and maintenance expenses also will be evaluated by the com-mittee. John Suter, director of campus L.r..."" LJ Soim4 HALL 57 POSED SITE .a -""'.. : / / f.....�ST .anSEPHS 11051Am L N... si r?-.... .---71. The map above shows the two sites proposed for new residence halls. Site 1 is adjacent to St. Joseph's Hospital across Cross Campus Drive. Site 2 is adjacent to the Glen and the University Union. planning, said the review team would make its decision in the best in-terest of the University and the students. The committee can recommend either one of the contractors or choose to reject them both, Suter said. If the committee selects one of the contractors, it will present its findings and recommendation to the finance committee meeting of the Board of Trustees of State Col-leges and Universities in the middle of May, said Donald McCulloh, continued on page 10 Rape suspect sought by Gayle Griisser A Towson State student was allegedly raped by a man hiding hi the back seat of her car parked in the Fine Arts lot, said Baltimore County police spokesman E.J. Miller. The woman left the Fine Arts building after attend-ing a class until 9:30 p.m. and walked to her car. A white male between 20 to 30 years old was hiding in the backseat. He implied he had a gun by saying he would blow her head off and also showed her a knife, said Miller. The alleged attacker got into the front seat and told the woman to drive south on Osier Drive. After driv-ing to an undetermined location, the man allegedly raped her and allegedly threatened her several times during the attack, said Miller. The woman was taken to Greater Baltimore Med-ical Center where she was treated and released. The suspect is medium height and medium weight about 150 pounds with dark hair and has a birth-mark near the left eye. He has not yet been apprehended. The man was wearing brown jeans with gold studs on the seams, a plaid shirt and gloves, Miller said. The woman left at least one of the car doors unlocked, said Miller. In 1979, the FBI reported there were six rapes on the University's campus. Frances Minakowski, director of university relations, said the incidents reported as rapes in the FBI report were misclassified by campus police. � Attempted rapes and sexual assaults are listed un-der the title forcible rape in the Uniform Crime Reports. The six incidents that were classified as rapes, Gene Dawson, director of campus police said, were actually three attempted rapes and the other three were ob-scene gestures. Dawson said the last rape on campus was in 1976. To guard against rapes, Michael Gass, self-defense instructor has several tips for women. ""The best defense is awareness�not letting it get to a one-on-one situation,"" he said. Gass advises women to be aware of certain dangerous areas and situations. He explained that women should be particularly cautious of the Glen and the parking lot behind the Tower. Other unsafe areas include deserted academic build-ings, poorly-lit open spaces, and deserted dorm laundry rooms. Gass does not advise women to carry weapons, such as mace, guns, or knives, because assailants can often overpower women and use the weapons against their victims. However, keys make a good weapon to strike with if a person is waiting at the vehicle, Gass added. Dawson offered the following precautions to help deter the chance of rape: 1. Walk with other people at night. 2. Stay in well-lighted areas and avoid short-cuts. 3. If a woman thinks she is being followed she should move toward a lighted area or an area where there are more people. 4. Use University transportation service when pos-sible. After scheduled hours for transportation, escorts are available from the University Police and may be obtained by calling 321-2133. 5. Do not carry cash and keep at home the numbers of all credit cards, licenses, etc. 6. If a thief snatches personal belongings, do not fight. It is better to relinquish such possessions than to risk injury to yourself. 7. Keep carsiocked, and approach the car with keys ready. 8. Lock the car and keep the doors locked when in the car. 9. If your car is being followed, do not turn in a drive-way or parking lot, but drive to the nearest police station or business area.. Attract attention with the horn and lights. � Baltimore County Police have provided this sketch of a suspect who allegedly raped a Towson State student on April 9. The man is between 20 and 30 years old and is medium height and weight. He has dark hair and a birth-mark near his left eye. If you have any 'information about this suspect, contact the sex offense unit at 494-2223. Room� board fees hiked for next fall by Dana Bennett Due to increases in the cost of operating the physical plant, in-flation and the phasing out of gen-eral fund dollars, Towson State will raise the cost of room and board beginning the fall of 1981. The cost of a single room will in-crease to $575 a semester and a mul-tiple room will cost $550. This is a 23 percent increase over the cost of rooms for last semester. The cost of board will increase 13.6 percent over last semester, said Terrence Smith, director of auxilary services, but the size of the increase will be minimal because of the contract with Servomation. The meal plans will increase to $436 for 10 meals, $475 for 14 meals, and $512 for 19 meals a week per semester. The state of Maryland formerly paid a portion of the plant operation cost through general funds (tax dollars). In fiscal year 1980, the Univer-sity received $363,058 in general funds. This amount was reduced to $182,289 in fiscal 1981 and will be totally phased out in fiscal 1982, which begins July 1, 1981. Henry VIII ruggers kick off 1 00th anniversary at TSU by Steve Blake It was a wet and dreary Sunday afternoon, the day of April 12. It was the kind of day when most humans Would not want to get caught outside. But on this day, two teams of 15 men met on the Burdick battle-field for a game that dates back over many years. The one team was young and inexperienced, some of it's players having only two week's experience. The Other team was much stronger, having played the sport since they were children. They knew much more about the game than the latter, but they were still fright-ened by their opponent. The two teams come from different parts of the World, the younger team � was used to the weather that we have here, warm and sunny, while the more experienced team was used to a climate similar to the one they were about to do battle in. They had dif-ferent terms for the same things and spoke in two dif-ferent accents. All these things were different about the two teams, Yet they still came together on that ugly day to play thegame of rugby. The teams: Towson State's Rugby Football Club and the King Henry VIII Rugby Football Club of Coventry, England. The occasion: the 100th anniver-eary of the King Henry VIII School, being celebrated with a five-game, two-week tour of the United States, starting with the Towson side and ending with the side of Iona College. The ""Henrys"" arrived at Dulles Airport on Friday, April 10, and proceeded to Towson where they were met by their first American hosts. Friday night and Saturday, the two teams met one another and went all over the Towson-Baltimore area in search of ""American Excitement."" Many things were learned by both Americans and Englishmen, but the thing that was to come next was the thing that was the most educational of the weekend: the game. The opening scrum of the game showed that it was going to be an uphill battle for the men of Towson; they were totally over-powered by the Henrys. After a very sloppy first half, the Henrys led 13-0. At that point in the game, Towson still had a shot at the Brit.. ish, and a try by club president Neil Brown early in the second half put Towson right back into the game. But not for long! Great offensive play by England Full-Cap Chris Millerchip (England full-cap is the equivalent of an All- American in the U.S.) and Brian McGregor, combined with excellent set play by the Henrys' captain and other England full-cap, Nick Herrod, put the Henrys' up to stay. continued on page 10 The University has to pick up the expense of the overhead cost be-cause the state will no longer fund auxilary enterprises, Smith said. Smith said the University wants to be able to provide quality edu-cation at reasonable rates. The cost of tuition for next year will be an $85 increase over last year's tuition, Donald McCulloh, vice president for business and finance, said. Ron Garrison, assistant vice presi-dent of finance systems manage-ment, said tuition for last year was $785 ($350 for the fall semester and $435 for the spring semester) while tuition for next year will be $870 ($435 for both the fall and spring semesters). The fall tuition will not increase over last spring's tuition, Garrison said, but the tuition will increase for the year. The University Union fee also will increase from $40 a year to $55 due to the reduction in general funds, Smith said. The Student Day Care Center fee will increase $1.75 for the year. Keith Hark, SGA president, said a new fee division has been created for the Center to ""get around the Limit amendment."" The Limit amendment prohibits the SGA to raise its fees over that which existed on March 1, 1980. Hark said President Smith will have the responsibility of raising and lowering the Center's fee. ""We never see the money that goes to the Day Care Center,"" Hark said. Dorothy Siegel, vice president for student services, said ""the SGA will still have the right to determine whether or not it wishes to continue to support a Student Day Care pro-gram."" The athletics fee and the SGA fee will not be raised, Garrison added. McCulloh said there are several other small fees, which would not affect all students, that the Board is considering increasing. The general funds which contri-bute to the University's total bud-get also have been reduced by the state legislature by $90,000. continued on page 10 Room Rates Towson State Goucher Board Rates 10 Meal Plan 14 Meal Plan 19 Meal Plan F.Y. 1981 & 1982 ROOM AND BOARD RATES Multiple: Single: Multiple: Single: 1981 1982 $445 $550 $470 $575 $477 $587 8500 8615 $385 $436 8417 $475 8450 $512 In this issue., The King Henry VIII Rugby Football Club of Coventry, England, started its Centenary tour of the United States with a game here at Towson. The Henries beat Towson 25-6, and did it with good set play, such as the scrum. Coach Keith McGawley said, ""I was pleased with our good set play and the good, hard game that the men ot Towson played."" The Henries then went on to play five more teams in the U.S. BASEBALL: The TSU baseball team dropped to 11-17 after losing this week to Howard University, 124. Tomor-row the Tigers will play their last home game of the year against Dela-ware State. See page 7. AIRHEADS: Are you an airhead? Are your friends airheads? Would you like to be an airhead? Turn to page 3 for the complete, uncut story. If, how-ever, the wind whistles through your ears already, don't bother. JOBS: Looking for a job but not sure where to begin? The Co-op and job placement programs are merging to help stop confusion among students. Story on page 2. "
