The Towerlight, November 20, 1987

tl19871120-000 "Inside IMPROV The Yet-To-Be-Named rnprov Group enter-ins � page 6 81 No. 10 The Published weekly by the students of Towson State University Towson, MD 2/204 Index news 1 classifieds 78 9 sports 3 4, 10 features & entertainment 5 6 editorial 11 perspectives & letters II weekwatcher 12 November 20, 1987 GA allocates $4400 in funds by Doug Wood NeWS reporter motion to allocate $1,340 to a lolls organization was failed tlesday's SGA Senate meeting. 'late Bill 1987-88 #11, which 8""A motion to allocate $1,340 e inter�Varsity Christian Fel- 8ItiO for the purpose of attend-a conference in Illinois to learn or missions,"" was given an un-ruble recommendation by the rooriations Committee, and eeuently failed the Senate. t16 the SGA policy to not fund ieal and religiOtis groups, and is a religious group,"" said SGA ator Jon Long. enator Deborah Kane men-ed that SGA President Chris ""8 irrid also been advised by attorney general not to fund ically or religiously oriented GA Vice President Darby Sim- 18 said, ""The attorney general communicated with us four 8, most recently last semester, ut. bills concerning religious dnzations. As of now it is not ed in our constitution (that the cannot fund political and ous organizations], but it has very strongly suggested that lot fund these organizations."" Other news, a Senate Bill to ide extra funding for the Rath-tar was passed. !late Bi Ill 987-88 #12, a motion 110eate a supplemental budget 000 to the Rathakellar fund for the purpose of increased pro-gramming, was passed by a unani-mous vote. Right now, the Rathskeller is running about a $50-$75 loss per week. This [funding] is to provide some extra money so that [the Rath-skeller] can stay at the break-even point throughout the rest of the year. [The deficit] has improved, because when it first opened, the Rathskeller was running about a $200 loss per week. [SGA President Chris Krivos] also wants to use the money to do some more promotions for the Rath-skeller,"" said Long. A bill was also passed to allocate funding to the Intramural Depart-ment to attend a flag football tour-nament in New Orleans. Senate Bill 1987-88 #13, a motion to allocate a supplemental budges of $2000 to the students of the Tow-son State University Intramural Department for the purpose of at-tending the National Collegiate Flag Football Tournament in New Orleans, was passed. Elaine Todero, Assistant Direc-tor of the Recreation Department was pleased that her team received the funding. ""I'm really glad they gave us the money, since we are not an SGA affiliated group. We have so many students involved this year. It costs us $13,000 to send two teams and four officials. Last year they did not give us any funding, although they had in previous years,"" said Todero. The Intramural Department has rised most of the money for#the trip through raffles, ticket stiles, and bake sales. They also plan to hold a basketball tournament between Thanksgiving and Christmas. A motion also passed to allocate funding for a research project on the university student at the time of the writing of the Constitution. Senate Bill 1987-88 #14, a motion to allocate a supplemental budget of $400 for the purpose of a Re-search Grant to be awarded to a Towson State University student. The above stated research shall be conducted On ""The University Stu-dent in 1787-1789,"" was passed. The purpose of the grant is to encourage sincere interest in the project and to compensate there-searcher for time spent on the pro-ject. ""This is basically extra money so that more time ten be spent on writing the essay,"" said Long. Kane said that the research grant is to be the beginning of an annual grant. ""This could be the starting point for sometning we're very interested in doing, which is having an annual grant-type gift to a student doing research work."" The deadline for applications for the grant is to be announced. The SGA is presently advertis-ing to fill a vacant Senate seat. The position is open to all full-time, fee-paying students, Anyone inter-ested can pick up the required forms at the SGA office in the Union. The deadline for applica-tion is November 25 at 4:30pm. ias to speak against drug abuse Y Vince Russomanno News editor [ii.ICe 1982, 'rowson State Uni-itY has been sponsoring an ual Substance Abuse Fair. y Miller, director of special Pets for student services, des-ues the fair as a ""painless way to get valuable information."" Lonise Bias, mother of the late University of Maryland basket-ball star Len Bias, will be the fea-tured speaker. The theme of this yea r's fair is 'Rase-iii Your. Spirits."" The fair will be held from 11 am to 1 pm December 3 in the Poto- Unds raised for charity bY 'Judith B. Jeienko News reporter aited Charities consists of over .4erganizations including The ;�ed Way, House of Ruth, The al Kidney Association, and eSU Foundation. Dorothy . el, vice president for Student .,viees, and Chris Krivos, ""eat Government Association 6B,itient, have volunteered to co- "". Towson States's United lities Campaign. SO is a program set up for state PloYees, who are asked to make 4'11.11, tax-deductible contribu- � "" to assist Maryland's non-ol ,t organizations. �Other, Siegel and Krivos )e to reach the students and the community. ""We want to have the entire community contribute,� Siegel said. Siegel asked Krivos to assist her and said she feels that the SGA is an orgaizied vehicle directly con-nected to the students. Krivos said he is hoping to organize a ""community day"" with Maryland volunteer firemen as the guests of honor. ""Community day will create the opening to get the students involved,"" he said, adding that he has set three goals for this campaign: to get the stu-dents involved, to support the UCC, and to give students the opportunity to create a new tradi-tion. United Charities will begin its campaign next semester, after Christmas break. 'KC program interests 'ouths in college education by Martha Tralka fmtures & entertainment editor I'e Academic Servictie Depart-it of Towson State University arrently sponsoring an Early !each Program entitled The 'e,ge Kids Club. ""The idea for eilOb was conceived last spring %light to fruition this fall,"" Lonn � ie McNew, head admin- r,q of the progiiam. Le Program is designed to ,:ie,st Younger students in going d 1,ege at an earlier age. McNew "" at most colleges talk to pro- (""Jive students when they are 11;rs or seniors in high school. ;:e want to talk to them when ""hare younger so that college �e,o conceivable part of their said Linda Kenel, student ;.(11liator of the club. �"",dents from the University ,a,11'eady tutoring in seine of the 'I"" Schools, including Roland tlementary, Cross Country atentary, Arlington Elemen- Y O , ond Fallstaff Middle School. volunteers go into these ;1)�18 and .help with subjects . as reading and math."" We are '4!g to arrange transportation toe students, to make it easier 17vt to the schools,"" Kenel said. We alSo work tutoring time into Volunteer's schedule. Vol-unteers can be from any field of study, and more are needed,"" she added. Kenel said that the club hopes to get the young students to see the value of higher education and at least encourage them to attend high school. Student activities have been planned to introduce the young-sters to a college campus. This in-cludes an orientation day at Tow-son State, December 3. Other act-ivities will include a trip to see the planetarium and hopefully dem-onstrations in biology, speech pathology, and the dance troupe, next spring. ""So far the student response has been great in the tutoring ses-sions,"" Kenel said. ""And the stu-dents are especially looking for-ward to using the pool."" This Saturday, November 21, a group of students are attending the football game. They will be seated in the student section of the stadium. Eventually the College Kids Club will match Towson State stu-dents with the younger students, according to their interests to form a buddy system. For more information on how to become a volunteer for this pro-gram, call Linda Kenel at 321-2112 or 583-0255. mac Lounge of the University Union. Bias will speak to stu-dents and faculty and staff from 12:30 to 1 pm. She has spent the past 17 months speaking to var-ious groups around the country against drug abuse since the death of her son. 'I'hie year's fair will also in-clude information tables, music by ""First Impression"" and a demonstration by the drug-snif-fing canines of Baltimore and 'Howard Counties. ""The demonstration by the dogs was so successful last year that we brought two in for this year. They [the officers] actually hide.cocaine and marijuanna around the room and the dogs sniff it out,"" Miller said. ""The tables set up will relate to both drug and alcohol abuse, and HERO [Health Education Re-sourse Operation] will be here only because intraveinous drug users are high risks for the AIDS virus,"" she eontined, ""not that it is a particular problem here, but the information cannot hurt."" Miller is also looking for volun-teers for another part of the fair, the breathalyzer demonstration. Miller needs three ""drinkers,"" of legal drinking age, and three stu-dents to stay with them. Anyone interested should call 321-3930. Admission to the fair is free and students can even win prizes for attending. Raffle tickets will be attached to flyers and posters around campus. Students can fill them out and drop them off at the fair. Two $50 gift certificates to City Lights will be given away in addition to three $10 gift certifi-cates to Sir Walter Raleigh's. Dr. Thomas Szasz [left] and Dr. Loren Roth will debate the validity of the insanity plea November 22 at 8 pm in the Chesapeake Rooms of the University Union. Insanity plea to be debated The use of the insanity plea as a legal defense will be debated by nationally-renowned psychia-trists Dr. Thomas Szasz and Dr. Loren Roth Sunday, November 22, at 8 pm at Towson State Univer-sity. The debate, part of the Speaker Series sponsored by the Towson . State Student Government Asso-ciation, will be held in the Chesa-peake Room of. the University Union. Szasz has been an outspoken critic of the insanity defense plea and has been at the forefront of criticism (if institutional psyehia- ,try'aiidthe reVahipiiig Of the laws. concerning involutary psychiatric commitment. Roth has served as chair of a � work group on the insanity defense and has testified before both houses on Congress on behalf of the insanity plea. Ending the Speaker Series for the semester will be Professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School speaking December 13. He was first in his class at Yale Law School and became the youngest full professor at Harvard at the age of 28. Time magazine called him, ""the top lawyer of last resort in the country."" Dershowitz has appear-ed on Nightline, 60 Minutes, and has been interviewed by Phil Donahue and Barbara Walters. He is the author of a bestseller, The Best Defense, and his latest book, Reversal of Fortune: Inside the Von Bulow Case, is being con-sidered for production as a movie. Clienti of Dershowitz include Klaus Von Bulow, Patricia Hearst, John Landis, and Harry Reems. He has been honored by the Lawyers Club of San Francisco as a ""Legend of Law"" and by the Atlantic Bar Association by in-cluding him in the category of legal ""Superstars."" �Courtesy of University Relations & the Student Government MCOM professor reviews Sun's history by Martha Mallonee , Editor in chief � Martha Tralka Assistant features & entertainment editor The Baltimore Sun is celebrat-ing the 150th anniversary of its founding this year. In conjunction with this, Harold Williams, a re-tired editor of the Sun, has written a history of the newspaper entitled The Baltimore Sun: 1837-1987. Williams, a part-time professor in the mass communications depart-ment, spoke about his book Mon-day as the first in a series of speak-ers the department will be pie-senting this year. ""It's a new look at the last 150 years,"" Williams said, referring to the book published in 1937 com-memorating the Sun's centennial. ""That hook read like a company histOry."" Williams Said that his book was more interesting and enter-taining because he added several interesting stories not included in the 1937 work. Williams said that he used to consider the Sun as a newspaper of national importance and quality. Although he still feels it is one of the best in the country, he said that Violation patterns change by Sean Brohawn News reporter Reports of on-campus crime in-volving students in the months of September and October are similar in number to those of last year. The types. of crimes, however, have changed for various intangible reasons. There were three cases of forged, altered, or improperly used identi-fication cards reported to the Judi-cial Affairs Office in the past two months. This is a considerable change from the 20 reported cases at the same time last year. Reported drug abuse cases have dropped from five in September and October of 1986 to the present Count: none. According to Margaret Hayes, director of Judicial Affairs, there are ""no reported cases of drug abuse so far,"" but there is always the possibility of undiscovered drug use or drug use mistaken as alcohol use; problems that natu-rally tend to reduce the nuMber of reported drug cases, she added. An apparent increase in cases of cheating and thefts seems to bal-ance the overall crime rate, but, as in drug cases, incidents of theft and cheating can only be esti-mated from the known violations, which are likely to be less than the actual number of occurences, ac-cording to Hayes. Although the types of crimes being committed this year are dif-ferent, the penalties remain the same. Theft and /destruction of prop-erty is usually punished by a request for restitution, criminal charges, or both. A forged ID or altered Ill may result in social pro-bation, a temporary suspension from social functions sponsored by the University. Residence violations could result in cancellation of students' hous-ing contracts, and more serious violations, such as sexual assault, may result in suspension from the University. the impact of the Sun has been greatly lessened by the arrival of the nearby Washington Post as a ""national"" newspaper several years ago. This occurred, he said when they broke the Watergate scandal. He also thinks the Sun's inves-tigative reporting is weaker now. The Sun went through a strike last spring that involved, in part, community reporters demanding the same pay as the city reporters. The strike was settled after a few weeks, but Williams feels that morale is still low at the Sun-papers. He said that the newspaper is changing already since it was bought by the Times Mirror Pub-lishing Company last spring. ""Background information is more important now, and some-times the lead of a story is buried way down in the sixth or seventh paragraph, which annoys me some-what,"" he said. In his 47 years with the Sun, Wil-liams has been witness to much of its history. He feels that his book has captured the unique personal-ity of the Sun. Safe sex promoted by contest by Lori Hardin News reporter Sigma Alpha Epsilon, along with Towson State University, the Health Center, and Trojan, is spon-soring a contest for a ""safe sex"" advertisement. The contest is for a TV ad, radio ad, or poster promot-ing safe sex, with the title ""For All the Right Reasons."" Towson State is one of 11 univer-sities chosed for the targeted test market. The winner of Towson State's contest will be sent to New York City, along with the other 10 finalists. They will meet with the advertising firm Creative Targets, which is promoting Trojans. The winning advertisement will he used on the National level and will become Trojan's promotional ad for their awareness day some time next semester. The first place winner will receive $250 or a compact disc player. Second place will receive $100, and third place $50. Judging Fraternity will be done by Administration, not faculty, and headed by Marion Hoffman, dean of student devel-opment. Submission deadline is December 10, 1987. SAE will sponsor a Safe Sex Awareness Day Friday, December 11, 1987, to be held in the Union. Promotional items, such as con-doms and informative pamphlets, will be available. The Health Cen-ter will be there to answer ques-tions, offer advice, and schedule appointments. The fraternity is sponsoring the Safe Sex Awareness Day as part of a community service project. SAE's vice president, John Erma-tinger, originated the idea and fol-lowed it through by contacting the maker of Trojan. Entry forms for the contest can be found in this week's The Tower-light, in the Union on posters, and around campus in flyers. Submit entries to Room 313, the Student Activities Board, in the Union by December 10. For more informa-tion call Ermatinger at 337-8723. gets GLADD by Judith B. Jelenko News reporter Sigma Alpha Epsilon recently began GLADD, which stands for Greek Leaders Against Drunk Driving. GLADD is a program to bring awareness about drinking and driving to fellow students. Phil Pellpetier, a 1983 graduate and brother of SAE who began this program, and Jeff J. Smith, stu-dent organizer and brother of SAE, hope to achieve three objectives: 1. To raise money for Shock Trauma, a scholarship, or a charity. 2. To make students aware of the dangers of drinking and driving. 3. ""To keep the memory of Sean P. Avery alive, so his death will not go in vain,"" Smith said. Initially this program is begin-ning with TSU Greek organiz-ations, then through to other stu-dents. ""We do not condem drinking itself. We do condem drinking and driving,"" Smith said. "