The Towerlight, May 13, 1977

tl19770513-000 "Project Varj. See page 3. VOL. LXIX. NO 27 tut Good sports year. See page 10. TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY MAY 13 1977 Paul White Skip Chase '76 season !mew off. Chase, White sign NFL pacts by Jim Gring and Bill Stetka Two of the reasons behind last fall's outstanding football team will find themselves in National Football League training camps in July. Skip Chase, the Tigers' mammoth tight end, blast week signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Colts, and Monday night, safety Paul White inked a three-year pact with the New England Patriots. And Chase and White may not be the last Tigers to sign pro football contracts this year, according to head coach Phil Albert. Quarterback Dan Dullea, who holds virtually every Towson State passing record, is reportedly ready to sign with either Seattle or Tampa Bay of the NFL, or Saskatchewan of the CFL. Chase became the sixth Tiger football player to sign a free agent contract since the program began Health department gives itself a checkup by Paul Gilmore The TSU Health department subjected itself to an examination by its peers Monday night when members of the �hez,itli profession were invited to question health majors and faculty in a ""senate hearings"" format. Also questiohed in th, program were field work supervisors and graduated health majors. The program was organized by Henry Daniels, Michael Goins, Dori Konstant and Marjorie Stupi. Daniels is a graduate student in the health department. The others are undergraduates. --Making up the panel of question-ers were: Dr. Jay Stanley, associate professor, Sociology department, TSU; Joan Wolle, chief of Health Education in Maryland; Betsy Simon, school health supervisor, Baltimore City; Bill Follett, commu-nity health educator, Baltimore County; and Betsy :Fleming, school health educator, 'Anne Arundel County. ""Our first objective was to pinpoint any weakness in our program,"" said Goins. ""If we're missing the boat, we want them to tell us."" Goins said, by inviting the health field authorities to the forum, the department hoped to display the merits of the TSU health program and enhance the placb ment of health majors. ""Not only after they graduate, he said, ""but in field work as well."" Every health major is required to participate in one semester of field work or student teaching before graduation. The panel questioned members of the health department before questioning undergraduate health students, health graduates, and finally field work supervisors, on the merits and weak points in the Towson State program. Wolle asked Dr. Edgar Roulhac, an assistant professor, what growth he would like to see in the department in five years. ""I would like to see more documentation of student pro-gress,"" Roulhac said. ""We must be sure students meet their desired goals and meet their professional needs. Dr. Client Bruess, Chairman of the health department, reiterated Roulhac's statement, ""One of our weaknesses is lack of follow-up on our !Actuates,"" he said. John Keys, an undergraduate health major, criticized the health curriculum. ""I don't see any rationale in the sequence of courses offered,"" he said when asked feOr his opinions of the department. Keys said that philosophies taught in upper level courses seem ""redun-dant- after taking the prerequisites. Kathy Connoly, health science graduate currently teaching health in Howard County, and Frankie Yowaiski, health science graduate now assistant director of patient education at Washington Adventist Hospital, both testified that their training at Towson proved invalu-able to their jobs. Mike Simon, science instructor and cooperating teacher in the student teacher program, was asked if he would consider having another student teacher. ""Definitely. The one I've had so far is excellent. I've had no problems at all,"" he said. Simon did recommend that arrangements be made to get the student teachers into the high school classroom before the senior year. ""Some of them definitely are not prepared,"" he said of the student teachers. ""They have no rapport with the students."" , The discussion closed with the five members of the panel vehe-mently praising the health depart-ment and the organizers of the forum. Goins suggested other depart-ments might follow the health department in' this type of prograin. ""This is an attempt to be more objective in department evalua-tion,'( he said. Goins stressed that in order for this type of evaluation to be truly effective, it would have to be done yearly. Senate allocates money Ifor dance but not radio The Student Government Association Senate gave its approval Tuesday for the Junior Class to hold the annual Sweetheart Dance, allocating $1,272.00 in advance funding for the event. At request of the Appropriations Commmttee, ticket prices for the event will be $6/couple, as opposed to the $5/couple that the Junior Class Officers had recommended to the Committee for the February event. In addition, the Senate allocated $616.00 for the purchase of a new SGA ditto machine, as the, ditto machine that the SGA now possesses is no longer working. Senate Bill #10 authorizing such an allocation specified that the $616.00 be taken from the '76-'77 SGA 'budget and held in escrow until the next fiscal year starts in July, at Wilmouth fired, but will 'fight it' by Ruth Ann Leftridge Wayne Wilmouth was fired last week from his position as Dining Services' Food Foreman. Wilmouth, who had worked in the department for four years, said he will not accept the termination. ""I'm going to fight it to the end,"" he said. The ex-Food Foreman explained that he has nothing to lose by fighting the termination. If he takes the case to court and wins, Wilmouth said, the University would have to pay him for all the work hours he was forced to miss. Unsatisfactory past performance and ""failure to follow departmental policies regarding news releases"" were two reasons that Dining Services' management gave Wil-mbuth for his termination. Wilmouth said he had been ordered by Director of Dining Services Al Walsh not to talk to Towerlight for any, reason. ""I think mainly my removal was due to personality,"" Wilmouth said. He cited a ""conflict"" between himself and Wayne Schelle, vice President of Business and Finance. Wilmouth said that he feels Dining Services had ""become Schelle's enterprise. However, Schelle said, ""I have only talked to the man [Wilmouth] two or three times in my career here,- The Vice President of Business and Finance explained that ""tech-nically"" Wilmouth was ""rejected on probation, �' in a new position. Schelle said. an employee has six months' probation to perform satisfactorily. Although Wilmouth had been with Dining Services for four years, he was demoted to the position of Food Foreman just recently. There-fore, officially Dining Services' management rejected Wilmouth on probation. ""The end result is the same,"" Schelle said, explaining that Wil-mouth's rejection is essentially the same as a termination. Wilmouth said that discrimination and unfair working condittons regarding job security are two problems he has seen in the Dining Services department. He also sees a problem with the ""tremendous turnover"" at TSU. Speakers' Series announced The Student Government Association announced that it has selected a list of possible speakers for the 1977-78 Speaker Series, and is currently negotiating terms for their lectures. Those speakers chosen by the Speaker Series Board are: Muham-med Ali, Truman Capote, Pearl Bailey. Henry Kissinger, Erica Jong, Dick Gregory, and Larome Bennett, Senior Editor of Ebony Magazine. SGA President John Ruark chose Ronald Reagan as an additional speaker, and has left open one final speaker slot, to be filled at a later date. which time the purchase will be made. However, the Senate was � not quite so generous with guest speaker Steve Curran, Manager of WCVT', who addressed the Senate about obtaining additional funds to continue the AM station that the station operates. Senator Nancy Payne suggested the possibility of Curran seeking additional funds from the Adminis-tration, as the AM station has provided an important educational experience for those students participating. She added that students may earn independent study credits via their experience at the station, and that the AM station provided a valuable student service. Curran's reply was that he had been told informally that WCVT was a student-run organization, and that there simply was no possibility of the Administration directly funding any of the AM operating expenses. Citing her initial observations, Payne moved that the Senate adopt a resblution stating the Senate's support in Curran's efforts to obtain funding from the Administration. The resolution was seconded and passed uanimously to be sent to President Fisher, his vice presi-dents, and the president of the Towson Foundation. In other Senate action, Charles Klein, Wendy Bolan, Kevin Barton, Laura Hawkins, and Janet Schueyer were approved to serve on the University's Academic Council. Bored with dorm life? Why not rent your own room? eight years ago. Previously, Lee Allen (1973 with Ontario of the Canadian Football League;, Pat Barrett (1975, Philadelphia, World Football League), Jim Sandusky (1976, Atlanta, NFL), James Boyd (this year with the CFL) and Terry O'Brien, former kicker, who signed with the Colts in March. Earlier in the year, it was speculated that Chase would be the first Tiger ever drafted by a professional football teain. But after the 12 rounds of draft were over, Chase's name was not next to any team on Commissioner Pete Ro-zelle's board. ""I guess I was disappointed. I thought Dallas wanted me from what they said and from what other teams said,"" the senior from Dundalk said. However, it didn't take long for Chase to be picked up. Soon after the draft ended, Colt head coach Ted Marchibroda phoned him and offered a three-year contract. \ Fifteen minutes after he hung up the phone, Chase received another call, this time from the Cleveland Browns. The Browns wanted the six foot, five inch, 240 pound tight end to fly to Cleveland to sign a contract. With things happening so fast, Chase said he decided to think out what he wanted to do. He noted that both Colt tight ends (Ray Chester and Jimmie Kennedy) were noted for their blocking, while he was known more for his pass-catching ability. He felt his best chance to stick was with the Colts, and once he decided that, it didn't take him long to sign his contract. ""I can't be much happier playing with the home town team. I'm a little , awed. I can't believe it,"" Chase said. As a Tiger, Chase caught 93 passes in his four year career, including 13 touchdowns. Last fall, he was honored as Kodak College Division All-American and second team Associated Press Little All- American after grabbing 43 passes for 626 yards to lead the Tigers to a second place finish in NCAA Division �III. White' signing by the Patriots came as somewhat of a surprise. The six foot, 185 pounder from Jarrettsville said that he had been told by Andy Nelson and Bobby Boyd, both former All-Pro defensive backs with the Colts, that he had ""an outside shot"" of signing with a professional team. ""But I never thought I'd be signing a contract with an NFL team,"" White said. Jim Valek, assistant general manager of the Patriots, called White last Friday and sent three one-year contracts in the mail. The Calvert Hall grad, who transferred to Towson from the University of Richmond after his freshman year, signed all three and returned them Monday night. . ""I just jumped on it,"" White said, explaining that it was the first offer he had. ""It's so hard just to get a shot, especially if you're coming out of Towosn State."" White said he developed a ""better attitude after his junior year and ""worked harder in the off-season"" to improve his perfor-mance last season. He said he doesn't know much about New England except that they have a ""fantastic team."" The Patriots return two of the NFL's to rookie defensive backs from last season and they drafted two cornerbacks, including their number one pick. ""I'll do anything they tell me to do,"" White said. ""It can't disap-point me if I don't make it. I never figured on getting anything to begin with."" Wet tee-shirt contest nixed by William Lombardi Andrew Tignanelli, president of Alpha Omega Lambda, said the cancellation of his fraternity's Wet-T-Shirt contest has caused their funds to ""swan dive."" The contest, to be held during last Thursday's dance, was cancelled Wednesday by President James Fisher and Dorothy Siegel, vice president of Student Services. - Siegel said the contest was cancelled because it was ""associ-ated with disruptive behavior."" Tignanelli met with Siegel to . question her abrupt decision. Siegel told Tignanelli that she was not informed about the contest until Wednesday. Tignanelli then appealed to President Fisher, who told him the decision was final. Ihr. Fisher said his reason for cancelling the event was his concern over TSU's reputation and the community's reaction. The contest would ""cheap-en the girl and the guy watching."" Dr. Fisher also feared the contest would provoke the contestants to remove their wet T-shirts. Dave Dobbs, assistant to SGA President John Ruark, said the contest would jeopardize Towson 's liquor license if there was nudity and alcohol at the same event. Tignanelli offered to start the contest earlier than scheduled so no one would be intoxicated during the event. He also offered to increase security at the dance and guarantee no contestants would remove their clothing. His compromises were rejected. Tignanelli said he respects the decision made by Siegel and Dr. Fisher. He also wanted to extend his apologies for the disparaging remarks^he made at the dance when he wasn't in control of his faculties. The dance sold about 300 tickets, said Tignanelli. He said the event broke even. Off-campus housing list available to students by Debbie Pelton Some students ""outgrow life on campus,"" according to James Pickering, coordinator of Off-Cam-pus Housing. Pickering is in charge of the referral service offered to all students, faculty and staff seeking residence Al the Towson area. Someone interested in renting out a room in their house must file an application with the Housing Office. The prospective landlord signs the application to insure he will abide by TSU's non-discrimination policy. Pickering said students seldom encounter discrimination problems. Pertinent information from the application is placed on a male or female housing list, depending on the landlord's preference. The list includes the landlord's name, address, telephone number and space available. Also listed are kitchen and laundry privileges and special restrictions such as curfews or visiting. Additions to the list are placed on the Housing Office bulletin board. The list is updated with the proper additions and deletions at the end of summer for TRIAD. The contract that must be drawn up by the landlord sometimes causes problems, said Pickering. Although the Housing Department has no voice in the agreement between landlord and student, the Off-Campus Housing Procedures list urges students to ""sign a written, mutually agreeable contract outlining what is expected of each."" Pickering said students awaiting housing at TSU should beware of signing a year-long contract. Before their term is up, they may receive their campus housing. Most problems students encoun-ter are a result of hasty ?decisions, said Pickering. He thinks students are so anxious to get off-campus housing that they don't inspect the facilities thoroughly. Too often, said Pickering, students decide on the first room they look at without investigating other possibilities. The cost of off-campus housing averages about $86 per month. Some landlords require students to provide a service such as babysitting during certain hours instead of paying rent. Landlords do not fill the stereo-type of the ""little old lady renting. a spire room"" to a college student, said Pickering. He encourages students and faculty who have an extra room at home to consider taking in a student. Besides the financial benefits, renting out a room provides both students with a roommate and an opportunity to get involved in school activities, said Pickering. Pickering would like to centralize the list of vacancies. He urges students, staff , and faculty who advertise openings on various bulletin boards on campus to file an application with the Housing Office. Students seeking off-campus housing always outweigh the num-ber of vacancies, said Pickering. There are 50 to 75 vacancies available now. Budweiser Clydesdales visit Burdick Monday The world famous Budweiser Clydesdales will appear at Towon State, Monday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to noon. The eight-horse team will appear on Burdick Field before embarking on a tour of Towson. During the one-hour exhibition, the geldings will be groomed and will parade around the field for the benefit of spectators. Since 1933, the horses, from Grant's farm in St. Louis, have appeared in parades find shows across the nation. Clydesdale teams make 300 appearances and log 40,000 miles annually. The Budweiser promotions staff in St. Louis say they receive more than 5,000 solicitations for the horses' appearance annually. Sites for the horses' appearance are chosen on the basis of previous commitments, budget and logistics. Later in the week, the Clydesdales will appear on the infield of the Preakness ai Pimlico. "