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- The Towerlight, May 12, 1978
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- ["Student publications","Student activities","College sports","Music -- Reviews","Motion pictures -- Reviews","Music -- 20th century","Student government","Universities and colleges -- Employees","Universities and colleges -- Finance","Foreign study","Student housing","Towson University -- History","Theater","Books -- Reviews","College students"]
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- Student publications
- Student activities
- College sports
- Music -- Reviews
- Motion pictures -- Reviews
- Music -- 20th century
- Student government
- Universities and colleges -- Employees
- Universities and colleges -- Finance
- Foreign study
- Student housing
- Towson University -- History
- Theater
- Books -- Reviews
- College students
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- Description
- The May 12, 1978 issue of The Towerlight, the student newspaper of the Towson State University.
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- Date Created
- 12 May 1978
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- ["English"]
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- ["Towson University Student Newspaper Collection"]
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The Towerlight, May 12, 1978
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tl19780512-000 "Buildings sought to house students by next February by Paul Gilmore The Towson Foundation is currently making arrangements to buy an apartment complex that could be used as a dormitory facility for Towson State University. ""For more than several years the university has been searching for ad-ditional dormitory facilities,"" said Wayne Schelle, vice president for Business and Finance. ""After one and a half to two years of searching . . . a large apartment dwelling has come on the market,"" Schelle said Schelle would not name the apart-ment complex because the sale has not been finalized but he said he was expecting a contract of sale very soon. The apartments will be purchased by the Foundation and leased to the school because the school cannot legally purchase the apartments. TSU has requested funding for residence halls several times in the past few years but the Department of Budget and Planning has refused funding residence hall construction with all schools. They also refused to allow Towson to establish its own revenue bond to finance the construction of dor- Mitories. The department will, however, allow the school to lease additional dormitory space. The TSU ad-ministration has traditionally leased It space from Goucher College and other areas.in the community. ""Goucher set the precedent,"" said Schelle. ""We have 150 students living at Goucher. We have 500 to 600 more liv-ing in the community,"" he said. ""But that still leaves us short."" If purchased, the apartment com-plex would house approximately 400 students, according to Schelle. The purchase of the apartments has been approved by the executive board of the Foundation but must still be ap-proved by the full Foundation board. purchased at a price suitable to the University. President Fisher has, in the past, stated the University was exploring possibilities of dormitory expansion. At an Academic Council meeting in March, Fisher stated the possibility of having national fraternities and sororities construct houses on University property. Fisher also mentioned the possibili-ty of inviting private businesses to construct dwellings to rent to college students. This is the dreaded part of the semester when students must pass from ""Procrastinators' Paradise"" into ""Cram City."" Obviously, no one told the above students. After the Foundation agrees to buy the apartments, Schelle said the lease agreement must be approved by the Board of Trustees of State Colleges and Universities and the Board of Public Works. Schelle said he thought the lease agreement could be arranged where the apartments would be rented to the school ""at a rate which is competitive in the community."" If the plan is approved by all par-ties, Schelle said, this ""could all be consummated by February."" This is the second such purchase at-tempted by the University in the past year. The Univesity attempted to buy the building on the corner of York Road and Cross Campus Drive last spring to use as a dormitory. However, the building could not be Wages to raise beginning July by Kathleen Norjen If things go as scheduled, Towson State student employees will be earning the minimum wage of $2.65 - or at least close to it - beginning July 1, 1978. Wayne Schelle, vice president of Business and Finance said, ""as of now, we haven't definitely decided anything. We hope to increase the (student employees') wages to somewhere between our current price of $2.30 per hour and $2.65. Our spirit is one of compromise."" According to Dr. Joseph Cox, vice President and dean of the- University, the raise in pay per-hour Would have been implemented immediately upon the Minimum Wage Law's passing, had the University had the funds. ""But our Price-per-hour wage level will rise by September,"" said Cox. A letter-to-the-editor appearing in this issue of Towerlight from ""a concerned employee"" points out that Towson State University is the lowest paying state institution in Maryland. Morgan State, UMBC, University of Baltimore, Coppin State, and Salisbury State, all pay 82.65 an hour. Bowie State and Frostburg State Colleges each pay t2.50 per hour to their student employees. This sum, although 15 Cents below minimum wage, is still 20 cents above what Towson State students receive. The author of the letter claims that TSU is ""using students as theap labor."" Both Cox and Schelle denied this accusation, again citing tack of money as the reason. ""Like I have said before, had we hada the money, we would have raised our wages before, but we didn't. We are now doing our best to get the money and raise our wage to, or as close as possible to, the tninimum wage,"" said Schelle. ""We have intended to pay the Itinimum wage to our student employees at the first possible �Pportunity. This will be July 1,"" kid Cox. According to Schelle, the choices before the administration when the 16: ie r n, tilt s issue , � f tear Mom and Dad: The year in for Tigers of all shapes and Azes Page 16 1 the Crease: Tiger stickers top New -I ven in the first round of NCAA AVision II-Ill playoffs, face Cortland. Page 16 .411sylvania Treat: Breakfast with e Man with the toothy grin Page 10 t4tseshoes on the Horizon: The lt,iinore Colts contemplate a train- * camp on the greens of TSU Page 7 e k Deficit: The athletic department 'clget runs in the red for this year. Page 5 new minimum wage was established were to either keep the number of students they were fiscally able to pay, the $2.65 per hour and fire the others; or to keep the wage at its present level,- of $2.30 and thus enable a larger number of students to keep working. ""Some students depend on the money they make in these jobs to pay their way through college. We felt we owed it to these students to keep as many people employed as was possible, so we left the amount at $2.30 an hour,"" said Schelle. Despite that decision, 30 per cent of the student employee roster was reduced two weeks ago, in order to keep the remaining workers em-ployed at the $2.30 per hour wage level. Schelle said this action was taken because the budget for student employment was on the verge of being overspent. In order to keep the remaining students employed for the rest of the semester, some employees had to be let go. If the wages at Towson State go up, money will have to be cut in other areas even now, according to Schelle. ""Our budget is already made up through 1979. We hadn't included the rise in minimum wage when our budget was being drawn up,"" said Schelle. Towson State has always received less funding than area state colleges and universities, said both Cox and Please turn to page 8 TL Photo by Mike Ciesielski otvertigt VOL. LXXI No. 26 TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY Ma 12, 1978 Holds budget hearings Senate budgets over $195,000 by Evelyn Hoopes The Student Government Asso-ciation finished their four day budget hearings Tuesday night and allocated $195,514.31 to 23 SGA budgeted organizations. The Senate and the treasurer cut $73,528.62 from the $269,042.93 requested by SGA organizations to arrive at Tuesday night's figure. The Executive Branch of the SGA received $22,540 and $64,961.25 for fixed costs. WCVT was the second highest receiver of SGA monies with $31, 0.12. Towerlight received $24,821 and Tower Echoes got $21,448.84. In reviewing WCVT's budget, Senator Chuck Frazer, who is resigning next fall, advised the other senate members to set up a committee specifically to study the radio station's budget ""because of the technical nature of WCVT's budget."" He added that an electrician would be needed to help the Financial Advisory Board and the Senate, both of whom Frazer said lack the expertise needed to understand some of the equipment WCVT requests. Frazer said ""when I don't know what the money is being spent for; I don't know if it's being spent well."" The Black Student Union received only $8,185 this year as compared with more than $14,000 last year. Steve Verch, representing the Forensic Union, gave an amusing dissertation that added humor to an otherwise routine meeting. 77-78 Allocation Original Request 77-78 Review of Spending Recommen-dation Senate Allocation Science Fiction Club 250.00 257.00 0 0 Art Student Union 305.00 2,585.00 25.00 0 French Club 0 137000 853.00 93.00 American Society for Personnel Administration 332.25 819.00 125.00 25.00 Accounting Association, 350.00 800.00 500.00 300.00 American Marketing Assn. 277.50 2,740.00 738.00 615.50 Student Nurses 0 314.00 312.00 0 NSSHA 55.00 2,192.95 1,406.95 1,182.00 Inter Fraternity S.C. 1,160.00 1,400.00 730.00 0 Jewish Student Union 1,650.00 2,210.00 1,696.00 1,465.00 T.S.U. Young Democrats 100.00 1,153.00 255.00 255.00 Creative Interpreters Guild 924.55 10,951.00 1,444.00 955.00 Towerlight 21,659.00 26,685.00 25,220.00 24,821.00 Campus Union Board 6,140.00 14,859.41 7,366.60 5,942.80 College Republicans 0 1,526.00 393.00 393.00 Forensic Union 3,746.75 10,930.00 5,207.00 5,979.00 Grub Street Wit 2,000,00 6,796.00 2,278.00 2,105.00 Christian Student Movement 110.00 949.26 645.30 545.30 Tower Echoes Yearbook 19,993.50 27,035.44 26,448.84 21,448.84 W.C.V.T. 24,344.49 43,399.47 34,608.67 31,280.12 Residence Council 2,442.50 17,123.45 2,050.00 2,422.00 Black Student Union 14,216.00 13,816.50 6,691.50 8,185.50 Executive 20,472.00 30,970.00 22,960.00 22,540.00 Fixed Costs 62,600.00 64,961.25 64,961.25 64,961.25 Total 183,128.54 285,843.73 206,915.11 195,514.31 Hanks, Thompson, Ridgeley elected to BSU positions by Debbie Pelton Eric Hanks, Leon Thompson and Brian Ridgeley are the new president, vice-president and trea-surer respectively, of the Black Student Union. Three hundred and sixteen ballots were cast at the election, which was held on May 8 and 9. All of the winners have served as BSU officers before. Hanks, a junior majoring in history, was the lone presidential candidate. He served as BSU president last year and as SGA senator last Spring and Fall. Hanks said as BSU president he will resume plans for the ""Postive Movement,"" which he described as ""an affirmation of cultural ident-ity."" Hanks organized the program - � Leon Thompson (left) and Erie Hanks (right). TL Photo by Mike Ciesielski of social and educational activities that relates to Blacks, when he was formerly BSU president. Thompson, the new vice-presi-dent, served as BSU treasurer last semester. This beat his opponent Tony Tubman by ten votes. Thompson said the BSU will utilize the approximately $8,600 appropriated by the Senate, to its fullest extent next year. The BSU has the ""barest necessities' to work with, said Thompson, so the money will be used in ""vital areas."" The BSU proposed budget request was about $14,000. Thompson, a business adminis-tration major, is a junior. Ridgeley defeated his opponent Allison Poe by 118 votes. Ridgeley's new post will make him responsible for booking entertainment for BSU events and keeping financial records accurate and up to date. He said the Senate's $6,000 cut of the BSU's proposed budget will force the organization ""to work with what we have,"" but he does not foresee any major financial difficul-ties for the organization. Ridgeley said last minute cancell-ations of .events and the failure of several major BSU projects were caused by the $14,000 surplus orTunds from the 1977-78 budget. Brian Ridgely Dining Service Summer hours The Snack Bar will close for the semester at 2:30 p.m. May 17, 1978. The Validine Line (Susquehanna II) at the University Union will close at 1:30 p.m. on May 17, 1978,. The Special Dining Room Patux-ent Room) will close after service on May 19, 1978. Beginning May 22, 1978 Sus-quehanna I and II will be open for breakfast and lunch through the end of the semester. Senior class officers elected Ned Schorr was elected president of the Senior class in elections held May 9 and 10. Debbie Leslie was elected vice president, Heidi Heydermann treasurer, and Peter Gorman secretary. "
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