tl19721110-000 "towerlight Volume XXVI No. 10 Towson State College November 10, 1972 Towson, Maryland 21204 Danoff clarifies breakdown: Fee hassle continues In order to clarify the status of the student activity fee, SGA Treasurer Rick Danoff explained the fee this week. Last week Towerlight stated that students pay a $30 fee which is allocated to the Student Government Association. The actual fee breakdown is somewhat more complicated. Students pay a mandatory fee of $118 per semester, which is distributed to five areas: Student Services, $30; Registration, $10; Curriculum, $45; College Center, $32.50; and Mail service, fifty cents. The $30 Student Services fee is then divided into five? areas by the Student Services Fee Governing Board (SSFGB). The areas and this year's allocations are: College Union operations, $60,000; Athletic program, $164,000; Student Publications, $31,301; SGA Organizations, $83,306.35; and the SGA Executive Budget, $47,700. The SGA Senate elects eight students to serve on SSFGB. Three administrators and the SGA Executive Cabinet make up the ex-officio, non-voting members. The total college budget is divided into seven programs; they are general administration, instruction, auxiliary services, plant operation and maintenance, summer and extension programs, library and research projects and grants. Each program has three sources of income: general, special, and federal funds. The mandatory fee is included in the special fund. The registration fee goes to cover general administration costs. The curriculum fee is budgeted into the instructional area. This area is headed by Dean Kenneth Shaw. The college center tee is used to reduce the college center bond. The mail services fee is appropriated for correspon-dence: grades through the mail, statements of fees, etc. Mandatory fees are the responsibility of the state legislature, who allocates and is responsible for the total college budget. A new group, the Committee Against Student Exploitation, (CASE), has been formed on campus to work toward voluntary fees. Under the CASE program, students would fund only those projects they wish to support. SGA cabinet responds to spending charges by Jud Almond The SGA executive cabinet responded this week to charges that funds were misused to purchase tickets to the Homecoming bullroast. In a letter to Towerlight last week, former SGA senator Bill Michel charged that SGA President Jesse Harris had ""purchased 100 tickets costing $550 for the Homecoming Bullroast. ""Michel charged that the tickets were"" distributed at Mr. Harris' whim to members of the student body. According to SGA Treasurer Rick Danoff, however, Harris purchased only 20 tickets. The money for the purchase came from the president's executive budget. Danoff said the tickets were purchased to promote the spirit of homecoming, and were given to students and administrators. According to Jesse Harris and John Horst, Director of Alumni Services, it was necessary for 200 persons to be served at the bullroast, and ticket sales were not going well. John Hunt, President of the class of '73; Harris, and Horst who co-sponsored the event, decided to give tickets to members of the Bill Dean, president of the class of '74, donated $100 of his class' money to the bullroast to help underwrite the costs. The senate is expected to question President Harris on the matter at next Tuesday's meeting. TSC President, James L. Fisher and Baltimore County Exec. Dale Anderson. Speakers, forums, display and play highlight TSC concerns day by Mike Dilworth Marked by a lack of local visitors, Community Concerns Day at Burdick Hall Saturday, nonetheless featured speakers, forums, a play, ""For Sale"" on minorities, and displays. In opening the day, President, Dr. James L. Fisher, and Baltimore County executive, Dale Anderson, both commented on the growth of Towson State College and community interaction. Introduced by Dr. Mary Ellen Saterbe of the Baltimore County Human Relations Commission, Dr. Fisher praised Towson as the lowest cost institution in Maryland. Chairman of the Eastern Regional Council on Higher Education, Dr. Fisher called Towson ""one of the sixteen outstanding institutions in America."" He commented on the day, compared the activities to New England Town Meetings and said it is only ""good sense to apply the same concept for establishing committees congregating everyone in the community."" Fisher announces moratorium President Fisher this week announced that effective immediately a moratorium is in effect on new and vacant administrative positions. He explained that in light of the current economy drive and the SGA funds investigation: Audit near end, discussions upcoming Index Editorials 2 Letters 3-5 News 6-13,20 Features 14-16 Goings On 17 Sports 18,19 tight budget situation that not only would he create no new administrative positions but that any administrative positions. becoming vacant would not be filled without careful re-construction of function. The SGA audit by the legislative team is expected to be completed this week, to be followed by a week of discussions and then the release of the findings and recommendations. According to campus sources, the actual review of fiscal policies, management controls, and all SGA procedures are expected to be near completion today. Dealing specifically with concert proceeds, outside bank accounts of SGA organizations, receipting processes, and the possible misuse of funds, the audit has been conducted for seven weeks to date. Auditor Bill Lambros said Monday that the discussions of the investigation will be attended by the auditors, and the administration, the SGA executive, Jesse Harris, vice-president Craig Schloer, and treasurer, Rick Danoff. They will discuss the findings and recommendations of the auditors at length. Following will come the audit report, a detailed listing of proposals and conclusions. Campus Security and the Maryland State Police continue to investigate the possibility of misused or missing funds from concerts amounting to $7,000. Relating a quote of Adlai Stevensen, Fisher said ""Government can't be wiser than the people."" This day is a unique opportunity, he said, ""to make real that promise."" ""We must continue in the common confrontature of issues and opportunities, in an effort to encourage fully a productive sense of community,"" he said. Then, Dale Anderson, Baltimore County executive, addressed the audience on the growth of Towson State. He congratulated Fisher on his past three years on campus ""reflecting healthy programs and progress."" Anderson noted the change in Baitimore'County's development and said he'd like to see Community Concerns Day an annual event. Recently involved in a controversy over adding more complexes to the Social Security Administration in Woodlawn, Anderson called on community leaders to all take part with social, cultural and athletic pursuits. Anderson said he could not stay for the day, but would receive reports from his staff. The concept of the day, he said, had been developed in 1958. A self proclaimed critic of central government, Anderson said he supported a government that ""says what it believes, fights when there's a fight."" The time is past, he said, ""when silence is a virtue."" ""Contact me personally,"" he said. The county office is open to the public. He said his staff would bring every inquiry to his attention. "
