The Towerlight, May 5, 1978

tl19780505-000 "A workman looks on while holes are dug for trees (left) and another takes a planted trees near Smith are watered and others are planted as the TSU cam-break and catches some of the not-so-warm May sunshine (above). The newly pus undergoes facelift (right). O ertig VOL. LXXI No. 25 TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY May 5, 1978 Academic Council refuses new program Respiratory Therapy rejected by Paul Gilmore The Academic Council refused Monday for the second time this year, to accept a proposed two year� undergraduate program in Respira-tory Therapy for the Health Science Dept. in the longest meeting of the council this year. The council voted nine-for, six-against with three abstentions to defeat the measure at the end of a two hour meeting. The proposal which received a favorable report from Dr. Norman Sheets, dean of Applied Sciences, and the Health Science faculty failed to pass the council last December when the council vote was tied and the chairperson, Dr. Herbert An-drews, did not exercise his right to break the tie. . M. Jane McMahon, instructor in the Health Science Dept., reintro-duced the proposal to the council this w.iaek. The sentiment on the council first 'appeared to turn against the proposal when Dr. Patricia Plante pointed out that the director of the program was only required to have a Masters degree rather than a PhD. ""The council has struggled for a long time to upgrade the standards of the University, said Plante. ""I like this program, but I can't vote for it for that reason,"" she said. Melvin Martin, supervisor of Respiratory Therapy at St. Joseph's Hospital who testified with McMahon in favor of the program said that it would be difficult to find someone with a PhD. to direct the program since that person could make ""so much more in their field"" than if they were to take the position in th j University, The sentiment of the council turned further against the proposal when Dr. David Cornthwaite argued that there were already several faculty members within the Univer-sity who deserved promotions to the Associate and Assistant Professor level but could not be promoted because there was already a maximum of Assistant and Asso-ciate Professors. The director of the Respiratory Therapy Program, Cornwaite argued, would walk right into an Associate Professor level position and delay even longer the promotion of those deserving a promotion. Atter considerable debate ,a motion was introduced to table the motion. The council vote to table the motion was tied at 9-9 and Andrews broke the tie voting not to table the motion requiring the council to finish dealing with the measure at that meeting. In an attempt to make the program more acceptable to the council an amendment was made to the motion that stated the depart-ment would attempt to find a director with a PhD. The council also asked that the director of the program receive an Assistant Professor ranking rather than an Associate professor ranking. Nevertheless the motion failed after several members of the council expressed their displeasure over the fact that they were being asked to establish another science related program in a time of underfunding and understaffing and the humani-ties were suffering at this expense. Dr. Client Bruess, chairperson of the Health Science Dept., was disappointed that the 'program Ni'as refused but said, ""I understand the council's refusal. I am not violently upset. ""It's a good program; it's a needed program,"" Bruess said. ""The job market is there, but it's expensive to implement,"" he said. Bruess said the State Respiratory Therapy Agency was looking for another school to pick up the program. Master Plan moves forth by Patrick Casey While awaiting the third and final draft of the State Board of Higher Education's Master Plan, Towson State is going ahead with plans to fulfill the role it is assigned by that plan as the premier four-year public college in the state. Towson State has decided to move forward in implementing the plan, since there appears little chance of any substantive change in the plan. ""The changes have been rather minor,"" said Joseph W. Cox, Dean of the University. ""Our major interest is to have the details of the specific mission we are being charged with spelled out."" Cox said the University's only concern with the plan is, ""that the extent of our evening and graduate, Programs wasn't taken into account in the report. The final draft of the plan is due before the State Board by July 1. Thus far, Towson has undertaken three measures designed to help meet the provisions of the Master Plan. One is a revised honors program. A committee, chaired by Dr. Guy Sedlack, Sociology department, is now putting the finishing touches on a draft of the plan, due out this week. Sedlack said, ""We're trying to keep in existence a program that will benefit a few students in an educational climate which, for budgetary reasons, there is a need to expand productivity."" Sedlack continued, ""We're trying to keep the program viable, but help make it more feasible."" He said there has been an increased interest in honors pro-grams across the campus, but that ""the impetus still has to come from the department. It's up to them to request participation, to design their 61.7vri pfogriin and have -it approved by the board."" Courthouse festival sponsored The Baltimore County Department Of Recreation and Parks will hold its 27th annual Courthouse Arts Festival On June 3, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The rain date is June 10. Over 500 artists from neighboring states and some from as far away as l'Ucson, Arizona, will exhibit their ATTENTION SENIORS: Gradua-tion- caps and gowns have arrived. Please pick them up at the University Store. The academic costumes can be picked up from the University Store between the period May 10 through May, 18, during the regular University Store hours which are: Mon. and Thurs. - 8:30 am-7:00 pm Tues. and Wed. - 8:30 am-4:00 pm Pri. - 8:30 am-3:00 pm Tickets may be secured in the 4egistrar's Office from May 8 through May 12 (9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 4hd 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.). Each ,Rraduate must sign for his/her 'ickets. Extra tickets may be tivailable starting May 15. work in one of Baltimore's largest art festi'vals. Categories to be awarded by cash prizes and three place ribbons for both amateurs and professionals in-clude pen and ink, pastels, water-colors, oils, acrylics, photography, sculpture and various other crafts. Several artists will display their works in banks, libraries and other Towson area buildings and plazas during May. Two mobile stages will have non-stop performances including school-age ballet, jazz, and tap dances. High school choirs, strolling musical trios, jazz, bluegrass, Symphonic Pops and the Baltimore Symphony will also be featured. May 7 is the entrance deadline for exhibits. Application blanks can be obtained at local college art depart-ments, libraries, art and photography stores or at the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks, 301 Washington Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204. Call 494-3871 or 821-5783. Another effort to meet the dictates of the Master Plan is in the area of admissions, where Early Decision programs have helped attract top students to the campus. Cox said the program, which allows students with high school grade point averages of 3.6 or better and SAT scores of 580 to 600 to be admitted on the spot during an early decision day, has attracted 350 ""first-rate, top-quality students."" Cox added, ""Just the hint of the Master Plan has greatly helped our admissions. Our application rate is way up -- and it shouldn't be -- and that's a good sign."" Also directed toward the goals of the Master Plan is the Presidential Fellows program which has received much praise and publicity across the state. The program not only provides full tuition to top students, but will make.them part of a special program of seminars and symposia through-out their college careers in an effort to maintain their distinction. II Notices Towerlight's last publication for the semester will be next week's issue, May 12. All submissions for the last issue must be submitted to Towerlight by May 8. A summer issue for freshmen will be published June 1. Deadline for that issue's material is May 30. Ya Had Your Chance and You Blew It! The free day the Cook Library of-fered last year for students who had overdue books was a once-in-a-lifetime offer. The last day to bring books back to the library is May 26 (the same date applies to faculty and students). In addition, the books depository, located in the library lobby, will be open even when the library is closed May 27 to 29, Memorial Day weekend. Students who place overdue books in this receptacle will still be assessed the fine up to date of return. If books are not returned on due date, the borrower will receive an overdue notice a week later. The council also approved a motion unanimously to split the Communication Arts and Sciences Dept. into two departments. One department will consist of Speech, Language Pathology and Audiology and the other will consist of General Speech and Mass Communications. The motion was introduced by Dr. Joseph Cox, dean of Academic Affairs, at the request of Drs. Bill Wallace and Vic Gladstone. The change requires no additional funding and is intended to enhance the department in an organizational manner and therefore met no opposition from the council. ""I am quite pleased with the Academic Council's decision,"" said Wallace. ""I feel it will be extremely helpful and beneficial to both departments."" Wallace also said the two departments will probably be called Communication Arts (Mass Com-munications) and Communication Science (Speech and Audiology), but no official decision has been made. Cope Line coming to Glen Esk The Glen Esk Counseling Centcr will begin the operation of a call-in mental health service called COPE LINE in July. Tapes giving advice and general in-formation about different topics such as how to relax and drug-related dilemmas will be available by calling a special number. The Center hopes to make the number 321-COPE, said Camille Clay, of the Counseling Center. The operation is similar to a Texas based phone service called the Counseling Line. TSU's COPE LINE will offer 60 seven-minute tapes that will be listed in a brochure. Beginning hours will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Students will man the three phone lines. Clay predicted the tapes would be used frequently because some stu-dents who are curious about mental health problems hesitate to call or come into the Counseling Center. With the tapes, a student just has to call up and ask to hear a specific tape. After the student knows the general information, he or she can go to the Counseling Center for more data on the subject. TL Photo by Mike Ciesielski Senate votes Gay Alliance recognition by S. L. Verch The SGA Senate last Tuesday unanimously approved the constitu-tion of the Towson State Gay People's Alliance and in doing so, extended affiliated organization status to the group. ""They (the senators) were en-lightened enough to see that there is a possibility for us to do something worthwhile for the students, whe-ther gay or straight,"" said Andre Powell, spokesperson for the group. Powell, a junior transfer student from Essex Community College, was the founder and head of a gay alliance at that institution before transferring to Towson State. The newly recognized GPA is reminiscent of the first gay alliance at Towson, which lasted from 1973-1974. This group included both homosexual and lesbian members, as does this, the second of its kind. However, it was the unanimity of the 13-0 vote that surprised more than one senator. ""I'm surprised, that there wasn't any more debate on it (the constitution),"" said Senator Mike Burns. ""I'm for them. I don't think we should be setting up arbitrary boundaries on who we let in and who we don't."" ""I expected a close vote on this constitution. There was consider-able opposition among the senators when it was introduced."" Senator Valerie French also expressed her surprise at the vote, though she refused to name any senators who she claimed had been opposed to the constitution. The constitution was approved favorably by the Government Operations Committee, the Senate committee which reviews all such requests for recognition. Government Operations Commit-tee Chairman Senator Bruce Knapp reported a favorable committee recommendation, though he had earlier labeled his committee's meeting ""somewhat impromptu."" Asked by Senator Charles Frazer if a quorum (2/3's) of the Committee's members had been present, the Chairman replied that there had been. A source close to the senate reported that the Government Operations Committee had not met and discussed the constitution. In fact, one senator said after the Senate vote that if someone had made a stand on the floor, other senators would have joined him. It seems, however, that no senator was willing to make any initial objection to the constitution public-ly. When the vote came on the constitution, a call was made by Knapp for unanimous consent, requiring that the constitution pass immediately unless a public objec-tion was announced. Regardless of the senate support, SGA President John Shehan an-nounced at the start of the meeting his support for the group. ""I personally think that this group should be admitted to the SGA as an organization,"" said Shehan. Before the actual vote, Powell addressed the Senate and argued in favor of passage. ""Ten per cent of the population is homosexual, lesbian...we will try to educate everybody, gay and straights, and maybe make this world a little better."" Echoing Powell's sentiments, Theresa Rogers, a sophomore transfer student from Western Maryland College said, ""Often, this organization is the only place where you can be open about your Please turn to page 5 The SGA Senate is shown above, voting unanimously in favor of the admission of the Gay People's Alliance as an SGA organization. TL Photo by Lester Shugarman Hanson outdoes 300 with speech Cathy Hanson, a junior public address major, outranked 300 com-petitors at a national speech tourna-ment held April 27 to 30 at Monmouth College in New Jersey. Hanson, a member of TSU's Foren-sic Union, won her trophy for a speech in the Persuasion category that described the lack of protection available to guard against legal suits. She was also entered in the After Din-ner, Informative and Rhetorical Criticism categories. Other members of the Union who participated at the tournament were Bill Gruhn, who was entered in the Extemporaneous category, and Don-nie Roberts, who gave an Informative speech. Also Oiiticipating were Ken Geiseman, who entered the Persua-sion, and Rhetorical and Criticism classes. Jo Butler gave speeches in the Persuasion, Informative and After Dinner categories. Fran Mindel gave Persuasive, In-formative, After Dinner and Im-promptu speeches. Bob Robertson delivered Persuasive, Extem-poraneous, Informative and Rhetorical and Criticism speeches. Steve Verch gave an Extem-poraneous speech. This tournament was the last for the Forensic Union this year, except for Hanson and Robertson, who will at-tend the Interstate National Tourna-ment for persuasive speeches this weekend. In this issue Red Eye: The Library agrees to ex-tend its hours for exam week ..Page 5 In the Crease: Fresh off a big 15 to 13 win over the Roanoke Maroons, the Tiger laxmen look forward to the NCAA college division playoffs. Page 14 On the Diamond: The Boys of Spring look forward to the Mason-Dixon play-offs Sunday, open semis with UB. Page 14 Alienated: David Bowie, the man who sold the earth, performs in concert. Page 11 Both Worlds: A local jazz group receives a contract from a major record label Page 12 Let It Shine: Solar energy on both ends of the Parkway Page 7 "