The Towerlight, November 1, 1984

tl19841101-000 "Students take drinking protests to the streets As many as one thousand Illinois State University students pelted police with rocks, they broke store and office windows, and disrupted traffic October 4 in opposition to new City drinking laws. Laws.governing the use of alcohol and requiring students to have permits for parties are being enforced for the first time this fall. Police broke up the seven hour protest with tear gas about 2:30 a.m., following three arrests and a plea to stop the demonstration from the Illinois State University President Lloyd Wallace. The demonstration, advertised through leaflets and the campus newspaper, was not endorsed by the student government, said Richard Godfrey, Illinois University's director of institutional advancement. ""I went into the crowd to talk to the protestors,"" Godfrey said. ""An extremely small percentage of people were there to be destructive. Lots were around because it was something to do on a warm October night."" Other incidents of disorderly conduct stemming from raising the drinking age occurred at the University of Texas at El Paso, Southwest Missouri State University, Wisconsin, North Carolina State, Indiana, St. Bonaventure and Florida. �College Press Service Art and reality Political humorist Art Buchwald will discuss the lighter side of Politics this Sunday page 7 Tigers lose 2 in a row Tigers crushing defeat at the hands of Delaware may strike Playoff hopes page 4 Forensic team takes first place at tourna-ment The University Forensic team emerged the top debating squad at a 29 school tournament held at Pennsylvania State last weekend. All four of the University's debating pairs made it to the quarter finals. And one, Rafael Arroyo and Jeff Order went to the final round of Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) competition defeating Emerson University. In addition, four of the five top tournaments speakers were the University debaters Steve Mister, Michele Derluans, Wendy Brown and Rafael Arroyo. In speech competition, Gerald Thomas won recognition as one of the tournament's top extemporaneous speakers. Over 500 students competed in the two-day event, and the University forensic team is currently ranked 13 in the nation, out of over 160 colleges which compete in CEDA competition. �Glenn Small For those lucky stu-dents who will be graduating in Jan-uary, the deadline for ordering caps and gowns is tomorrow, Friday, November 2. Order forms are at the University Bookstore information desk. Campus notes Nelson suspended for one year University President Hoke Smith handed down a one year suspension to senior business major and football defensive co-captain Sheldon Nelson last week. Nelson was appealing a five year suspension issued by the University judicial board screening committee. Nelson had been charged with a second degree sexual offense stemming from an alleged incident which occurred September 4 in a University dormitory. A Baltimore County Circuit Court grand jury dismissed the criminal charge October 8 because of a lack of evidence and the victim's un-willingness to prosecute. The university suspension was based on Nelson's violation of resident and student codes of conduct. Katie Ryan, director of University Relations, said Smith requested Nelson's appeal be directed to the judicial affairs mediation committee. The mediation committee reexamined the severity of the sentence. Based on the mediation committee's report, Smith reduced the suspension to one year. �Terie Wolan Watt, No bucks? WCVT, Towson State University's FM radio station, concluded its fundraiser last Monday, raising $11,000 of its $50,000 goal. The fundraiser was held to collect money for operating costs, such as phone and electricity bills. With the remainder of the money, the station was going to purchase new equipment. WCVT disc jockey Rob Shilling said one possible reason the fundraiser did not reach the goal was WCVT has lost some of their listeners. ""We have competition from station WHFS because they have the same format as we do,"" said disc-jockey Rob Shilling, a sophomore mass communication major. lie added that sometimes WCVT's equipment is faulty, and they have to go off the air to correct the problem. Occurances such as this,Shilling said, do not help the station retain popularity. �Sandi VanHorn Jock-o'-lantern wins The athletic department won first prize in the Jack-o'-lantern carving contest, sponsored by the University Union. The winning entry was entitled 'Jock-o'-lantern': The contest was open to all departments and student groups. The Towerlight; ""H.L. Punckin"" won second prize and third prize went to University 101's entry, ""The Election"" depicting presidential candidates Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale. The athletic department received a 6-foot cold-cut sub, cider and pumpkin pies as first prize. See NOTES, page 2 Sports Finals Week of: October 25-30 Team Score Record Football 10/27 lost to Delaware 56-23 7-2 Soccer 10/24 def. Maryland 2-1 10/27 def. Loyola 1-0 9-4-1 Volleyball 10/24 def. UMBC 3-1 10/26-27 finished third at 17-7 TSU Invitational Field Hockpy 10/23 lost to Georgetown 3-0 10/25 lost to Bucknell 1-0 10/30 def. Virginia 1-0 4-11-2 Commonwealth Cross Country 10/27 Mason-Dixon Championships: Men finished second Women did not finish The �ower 1 Published weekly_by the students of Towson State University Vol. 78 No. 9 htTowson, Md. 21204 Weather confusion November 1, 1984 Autumn's cool, crisp days always come to mind when the leaves begin to fall, but last week. Indian Summer returned with 70 degree temperatures. Weather forecasters are predicting this is the last vestige of warm weather; cooler temperatures are on the way. By Paul Schwartz Renovation plans set for Stephens Hall By Elsa Burns The long-awaited renovation of Stephens Hall, Towson State's old-est building, will begin summer 1986 if plans go according to schedule, William R. Schermerhorn, Sr., associate vice president of plant and police operations, said last week. Schermerhorn gave January 1989 as the projected date of com-pletion. As early as the mid 1970's, the University had promised faculty and staff a renovated Stephens Hall, but lack of funds and changes in the University's priorities de-layed the project. Since then, the University has made minor repairs on Stephens Hall but faculty, staff and students are still plagued by the building's poor physical state. Leaky roofs, poor lighting, broken radiators, acoustic problems caused by high ceilings, and black-boards falling off walls are some of the ongoing problems found in the building. ""Stephens Hall is a stately build-ing which provides a sense of per-petuity to the University. However, in its deteriorated condition, the faculty offices are depressing places to work, and the classrooms are abominable places in which to teach,"" said Martin G. Horak, chairperson of the mathematics department. Horak recalls one class of stu-dents, for example, forced to take an exam while wearing coats and gloves. The heating system was not working properly that day and tern-peratures nearly reached freezing. Before renovation begins, the University will be relocating classes, support functions and of-fices currently located in Stepehns Hall. Hoke L. Smith, president of the University, appointed a corn-mittee last March to study ""strate-gies for achieving temporary reloca-tion"". Smith is now finalizing his plans to relocate faculty and stu-dents after reviewing the commit-tee's findings. Schermerhorn said Smith will probably announce his decision in approximately a month. Schermerhorn said the renova-tion will preserve the basic outside appearance of Stephens Hall, which was built in 1914 and is considered one of the finest examples of Jaco-bean architecture in Maryland. The interior of the building will be reconstructed into a more mod-ern and functional facility then it is now. Modifications to the theater will enable a larger variety of pro-ductions to be performed on the stage. It is possible that the build-ing will even be enlarged to accom-modate the necessary stage space. Also, the leaded glass windows and wooden frames around the windows and doors will remain in the building as long as they are in good condition. After the University approves design plans, it will allow contrac-tors to bid on the construction docu-ment. The last step in the long process before any renovation can be done, is the Board of Public Work's ap-proval of the contractor's bid. This board consists of Governor Harry Hughes, Comptroller Lewis Golds-tein and Treasurer of The State William James. See STEPHENS, page 2 Stephens Hall, the oldest building on campus, still seems stately from the outside, but inside has been plagued by cracking plaster, warped floors, and other cases of interior deteroration. Senate to consider By Jackie Yost A statement outlining the re-sponsibility of the University in ad-vising students will come before the University Senate at its November meeting next Monday. ""With the (University) statement we are trying to say 'the University feels this (advising) is important:"" said Donald Squire, Chairman of the University Committee on Aca-demic Advising. Squire hopes stu-dents and the University com-munity will then realize the im-portance of academic advising. advising statement, reforms The University Committee on Academic Advising believes before any progress can be made regarding academic advising, the University needs a clear understanding of it and its purpose, Squire said. ""Our aim is to get a statement of commitment adopted by the Sen-ate,"" he said. Established in Spring of 1983, the committee was assigned the task of coordinating and standard-izing University advising, Squire said. This task involves ""looking at what is going on on campus"" re-garding academic advising. He said the committee had to learn ""how advising was being done, when and where it was being done, and who was doing To answer these questions, the committee conducted a survey in-volving all academic offices and in-terviewed at least one representa-tive from each academic depart-ment, Squire said. The survey and the interviews re-vealed ""that there are all these dif-ferent agencies (on campus) that are somehow (involved with) advising,"" said Squire, ""but they all seem to be doing something different."" In-dividual instructors, the registrar's office, and the Admissions office, or just a few of the groups each advis-ing students on different subjects. While the policy statement has been going through the Senate, a sub-committee of the University Committee on Academic Advising is developing a recommendation to the Senate, involving faculty-based advising. See COMMITTEE, page 2 Advising available, but students still confused By Jackie Yost Feeling confused about GUR's? Are you planning on graduation soon, but aren't sure if you've ful-filled the requirements? Do you need help planning your course schedule, but don't know where to get it? During a student's academic career, questions often arise concerning General University Re-quirements, graduation require-ments or any iiumber of related topics. According to John Bowen, Director of Academic Advising, the Center for Advising and Orien-tation, is a good source of infor-mation and guidance. The Advising Center is located in Dowell Heath Center. ""We (the Center) serve as a sort of hub for all sorts of advising,"" he said. Proorogistratkin: Minimester November 5-8 1 p.m.-4 p.m. November 916 8:30 o.m.-4:30 p.m. For example, a student may be confused about the specific courses or the number of courses required for graduation. Bowen said this is when academic advising would be Spring 1985 Minimester pre-registration booklets will be available In the Continuing Studies Office, (Administration 'rm. 223). Spring Pre-registration booklets will be available on the University Union, second level, and the Registrar's office (Administration, rm. 228). Siudents who do not receive Spring pre -registration materials in the mail should contact the Recietror's Off k�. helpful. Bowen also suggested that anytime a student ""feels there is an error or complication in his record, he should get to the registrar or us (the Center) as soon as possible to check it out."" Bowen said students usually wait too long to look into a problem and it is too late for anyone to help them. These problems usually con-cern graduation requirements. In this case, Bowen said, detecting a problem early is essential in order to correct the problem without delaying graduation. For example, if a student waits until his final semester to make sure See ADVISING, page 2 "