The Towerlight, November 4, 1982

tl19821104-000 "The Towerlight Vol. 76 No. 10 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 By Bob Tarleton The University Senate voted not to change the name of the University during this weeks Senate meeting. ;Police chief graduates from schoo I 1 By James Hunt Set in the midst of the Marine ing Train- -ase at Quantico, Virginia, 30 miles istenmaviest of Washington, is a school f Or elvn as the ""West Point of Law En-ne ,N.eeinent."" school, which offers rigorous, 'flagement-level training to a select tag of law enforcement officials, is A,,P..13I National Academy. �""allg the 57-year-old Academy's rt41(3st recent graduates was Gene e tateawsan chief of police at Towson .. sitbawson, who has guided the Univer-sl's, Police department for 15 years, 1.�,7 ne has ""known about the Academy ,',""` Years"" and considered its training r,l,'�,,gram a ""tremendous opportunity"" ""hilone his management skills. iv u,son entered the Academy last Ju-ti; 41ttiough he did not elaborate about e criteria for admission, the Academy is known to be very selective: one estimate is that for every applica-tion the Academy accepts, it rejects seven. Those who are accepted enter an in-tensive, 11 week program which in-cludes courses in management, law and forensic science as well as physical training and firearms practice. The Academy's program, Dawson said, is ""similar to a college's."" Trainees are required to ""write term papers and take exams"" and have the option of attending lectures in the even-ings. In return, he, said, the trainees receive college credit (the Academy is affiliated with the University of Virginia.) Unlike most colleges, however, there is no tuition. The Academy offers its program to four classes of 250 law enforcement of-ficers annually. The classes are in turn divided into five groups of 50, which, Dawson said, allows for personal in-struction and counselling from the in-structors, all of whom are FBI agents. Dawson said the FBI program is open to all law enforcement officers in the United States and eight other countries. The spokesman for Dawson's class, which graduated Sept. 23, was Chief In-spector Keith Povey of the South Yorkshire Police in Sheffield, England. Dawson said he was ""honored to be in the program"" and plans to teach what he learned to his own department. The education and training of his of-ficers has always been his priority, Dawson said. When he came to Towson in 1967, he recalLs, the police depart-ment consisted of nine ""old watchmen."" They were ""great people,"" he says, but given the unrest of the late '60s, ""the department had to change."" Since that time, Dawson has expand-ed the force to 33 officers all of whom he requires to have 990 hours of police training (660 more than state law man-dates) before working at the Univer-sity. To facilitate this, he has arranged for his officers to receive their training at the Baltimore City or County police academies. He also encourages his of-ficers to take courses at the University. Dawson, 44, began his career in 1963 as a state police trooper and later work-ed two years in the Plant Protection Division of General Motors before corn-ing to Towson. Every graduate of the FBI program must agree to stay in law enforcement for at least three years after gradua-tion. But Dawson, whose goal is to pro-vide the University with the ""lieir qualified officers possible,"" has no plans to leave the department ""until it's time to retire."" ! Charity football attractsstudents, Profits benefit Baltimore youth 133, Mark Baltimore a,,A8 the weekend of November 19 eteaches, the players prepare to W""11 their gridiron armor. This ti!ekend-long series of grueling bat- 1,7' Pitting man against man and vLril,"" against woman, has become a "",,,griY ritual of athletic competition. wh,':}lis series of football games, 0:eh features teams from n local agen-n- n-i8' colleges and universities, will In� he hampered by holdouts for e Money, or long extended play-r 8 StrikeS. None of the participants sesernble the prima donna superstars �33,revalent in the sporting world. pa i.4"". !se part-time gridders are g n in the 17th annual Saa L"" etuclo football game to benefit Play Claus Anonymous, to be oil at the Joseph H. Rash .orial Field on the south shore of 3,:lt!inore's Inner Harbor. Last effort, said John Yodonis, ba ilueity director for Marathon Foot-sin.' Inc., raised approximately aR2��. ""We hope to raise that much this year,"" Yodonis said. wi,Marathon football started in 1966 441,4eo students from Loyola College the then Towson State College got together to play a continuous football game for a world record 72 hours. The next year, Yodonis said, ""the organizers wanted to look for a charity to donate the proceeds to. They came up with Santa Claus Anonymous and have donated all pro-ceeds to them ever since."" Bruce Penczek, president of Santa Claus Anonymous, said 25 percent of the money his organization raises comes from the special projects, such as marathon football, that donate their proceeds to the charity. The money raised by Santa Claus Anonymous provides $8 certificates, redeemable at participating mer-chants, to children of parents receiv-ing social service benefits. ""The certificates are given to children between the ages of one and 12 whose families are on social service rolls. The parents then take the certificates to merchants who agree to redeem them,"" Penczek said. Merchants accepting the certifi-cates, which are printed by Santa Claus Anonymous, agree to accept the coupons for toys or children's clothing only. After Christmas, the merchants return the certificates to Santa Claus Anonymous, who reim-burses the merchant 87 percent of the value of the certificates, Penczek said. Because of the merchant discount, which each merchant agrees to before the Christmas season, ""every dollar given to Santa Claus Anonymous goes directly to the kids,"" Penczek said. ""This makes our organization very unique."" So the tension is beginning to mount on the gridders who will help Baltimore City youths enjoy a worth-while Christmas. Towson State is proudly sporting seven football teams in the men's division and three teams in the women's division. Tau Kappa Epsilon, the T and A's, Mike's Mean Machine, The Good OF Boys, The Magic Rats and the Wood Fields will vie for the men's top honors. Entering the ring and representing the women for Towson State are The Barn Bombers, Goober's Gang, and, yes folks, the Samurai Hooters. To add to the festivity of the weekend, Marathon Football, Inc., has scheduled additional activities to coincide with the continuous play of football games. Yodonis said the events will include a beer-chugging contest on Friday night, and an air guitar contest, and fire boat and water display on Saturday night. Organizers for the weekend foot-ball series are still trying to schedule area bands to play throughout the weekend, Yodonis said. November 4, 1982 No new name for Towson, senate says By Gayle Griisser Patricia Plante, vice president for academic affairs, announced at Monday's University Senate meeting she was informed that the Board of Trustees for State Universities and Colleges had decided against propos-ing a name change for any colleges and universities in Towson's segment. After the announcement, the University Senate adopted a resolu-tion requesting Hoke Smith, Towson State president, to ask the Board of Trustees to exempt the University from any further efforts to change the name of the institution. James J. Hill, Jr., English pro-fessor and president of the American Association of University Professors Towson chapter, said the University Senate passed the resolution to let the Board of Trustees know they should move onto more important items instead of worrying about ""cosmetic changes."" Hill also said the resolution puts the faculty on record as being against a name change. The University Senate also pro-posed a Master's of Fine Arts in Art, which has been in the works for the past four to five years. The MFA will offer a performance degree at the graduate level, said Jim Flood,- chairman of the art department. The program will add 16 new classes and enroll 20 students. In other business Donald McCul-loh, vice president for business and finance, told the University Senate the University is thinking about setting up cable television on cam-pus. Two of the dorms already have the conduits and are wired for cable television, McCulloh said. Plante said she is setting up a corn-mittee to establish a relationship with Cal Tech, a Baltimore County cable company. Plante said two pos-sible uses for the system could be televised fine arts productions and courses for continuing studies. ""We will only be limited by our imagina-tion,"" Plante said. The State Board for Higher Educa-tion has approved three programs, a BS in computer science, a master's in music and a BS in industrial manage-ment to be included inthe five-year master plan for the University, Plante said. The SBHE also will con-sider waiving tuition for academically gifted students at its next meeting, Plante said. The University Senate concluded the November meeting by accepting the annual reports of 13 committees. SGA book exchange yields little profit By Chuck Jones Arlene Campeggi, Student Government Association business manager, said last week student turn-out for the SGA Book Exchange earlier this semester was poor. The exchange sold only $12,(100. woriti� of books this semester, which is a drop from what is usually sold during the spring semester, Campeggi said. Campeggi said the poor turn-out is due mostly to a lack of com-munication with students over the summer and there is always a poorer turn-out at the fall exchange. Most students don't realize the exchange is in operation when they start classes in the fall because the exchange starts early, during in-person registration, she said. Campeggi also said the spring exchange always has a better turn-out because students are more aware of the operation. The spring exchanges generally sell $20,000 to $25,000 worth of books, The SGA takes 10 percent of the book sales, but the 10 percent ""didn't even come close to cover-ing"" the refund costs, Campeggi noted. Maureen Frese, a junior major-ing in instructional technology, said she ""got there late,"" and was able to buy only one book at � the exchange. Tom Horman, a sophomore ma-joring in mass communication, said he was able to buy several of his books from the exchange and most of them were in ""pretty good condition."" He said buying books at the exchange ""saves a lot of money,"" and the books cost ""a lot less money"" at the exchange than at the bookstore. ""A lot of the books have notes written in them and that makes it easier, [to study],"" Horman added. Many students, when asked about their participation in the exchange, said they thought the only way books could be sold was at the book store-sponsored book buy-back, which is not affiliated with the SGA. Tyrone Lewis Towerlight Photo Towson State students square off during last years Marathon football game to benefit Santa Claus Anonymous. Good sport fills new deanship By Glenn Small Tyrone Lewis is a good sport. He has been involved in sports for a number of years, as a football player, as a high school coach and finally, as a college athletic director. He is, in his own words, an 'old jock"" who enjoys playing sports to relax. Now Lewis will have the opportunity to use his sportsmanlike manners in a challenging new deanship here at Towson State. On October 20, the 36-year-old Detroit native became associate dean for stu-dent activities development at Towson State. Although he has a number of responsibilites, he is in the unique posi-tion of starting a job that has a basic ob-jective, but no rigid guidelines for achieving it. The soft-spoken former football player, who smiles often and laughs easily, says he is ""pro student,"" ad-ding, ""it's always been my contention that without students, there would be no University."" ""I hope my presence here will help enrich the experience of students,"" he said, explaining that he ""just wants students to be happy."" Basically, Lewis will work as liason between student organizations and University administration. Dorothy Siegal, vice president of student ser-vices, says the new job will grow as the number of on-campus students grows. Working with SGA, on-campus clubs and organizations, and greek letter organizations, Lewis will serve as ad-visor, liaison and negotiator for students. ""I see myself as, basically, a trouble shooter for students when they reach that stagnant point in dealing with administration,"" he said. . Lewis's job will require him to deal with students to a great extent, a re-qirement the likeable dean feels he can handle. ""That is one of my strengths, I believe, the ability to work with students,"" he noted. Beginning his career in education as a high school coach in Detroit's public school system, Lewis moved steadily up the ladder. In 1975, after becoming regional administrator in Detroit, he moved on to Howard University where he was head of the health science department for five years. For the past two years, he was athletic director and department chairman for health and physical sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. in this issue A new hit-game comes to Towson State, courtesy of its creator, Gary Gabrel. See if you think you could master this game of skill page 2 The Tigers break their two-game losing streak with a 35-21 win over the Hornets of Delaware State last Saturday. This week, the Merchant Marines sail into Towson Stadium for a 1 p.m. game page 4 Shere Hite comes to Towson State as part of the SGA's Lecturers and Entertainers Series, Sunday, 8 p.m., at Stephens Auditorium page 8 "