tl19711105-000 "Vol XXIV No .9 Marthon Football to aid Santa Claus towerlight Towson State Collo Towson, Maryland 21204 November 5, 1971 Anonymous looking for field Marathon Football provides for fun and entertainment. This year's contest begins November 12 at 10 A.M. Students walk out after Academic Council vote SGA President Steve Mur- establishing the policies of the phy and his student delegation College Center."" The vote on walked out of Monday's the motion was fourteen in Academic Council meeting favor,,three oposed, and three following a decision not to abstentions. The motion failed abolish the College Union because of a failure to obtain a Committee of the Academic two-thirds majority vote from Council. the 24 member council. Joining Murphy in his departure were Robert Steve Murphy said, ""The Leatherwoon, and Bill Michel. action of the council in regards The walkout was in protest of to this matter made no sense the Council's failure to vote out whatever in light of the facts a standing College Union that were presented to them in Committee that has been meetings and in correspon-called by Murphy, ""A non dence."" The members sup-viable instrument for Child care center to serve TSC community Concerned Parents for Child Care is an organization which has grown out of the pressing need for a quality child care center at Towson State College. Composed of Towson State students, faculty, and staff members, the organization is now devoting its efforts to the establishment, and funding of an on-campus child care center which would serve the whole college community. Towson State's enrollment is largely commuting students, may of whom are married and have pre-school children. Recent surveys have indicated that many members of the college community have a great need for a low cost child care program. Establishing such a program would allow many other people in the area, (potential students) to return to school. CPCC 's proposal em-phasizes low-cost, quality child care. This means that the center would have qualified teachers and would meet all state and local Health Department regulations. It Would have a stimulating program for the children, aiming at social and in-tellectual fun and growth. To achieve such goals and still have a low tuition, the center would need funds from the state, the college, or the community. Parents would be asked to donate time as teachers' aides, which would also help keep costs down. CPCC is hoping to open the center in the fall of '72 with programs to care for approximately thirty children. The center would be expanded as soon as funds and space would permit. Concerned parents are presently circulating a petition on campus. This petition will urge President Fisher, and the SGA to act on the matter of a child care center, giving their full cooperation and financial support. All interested or sympathetic persons are asked to sign this petition. On Tuesday, November 9, concerned parents will have an Information Center set up in the lobby of the new Student Center. Everyone is invited for coffee, eats, literature, and petition signing. porting the committee asserted that the Academic Council needed to maintain a liason between the council and the college center. They also expressed concern over the educational and cultural value of the center. The students involved maintain that the defeat of the motion along with the hostility and contempt directed at the students by certain faculty members, prompted the walkout. ""We wanted to em-phasize their frustration, and could find nothing to be gained from their continued presence,"" said one delegate. by Kathy Wichita The sixth annual Marathon Football Game to benefit Santa Claus Anonymous, will be held November 12, 13 and 14. The proposed site of the event was Cedar Side Farm, just north of Joppa Road on Belair Road. However, permission for use of the field was canceled yesterday because of. ""residential noise and parking problems."" TSC student, Mike Summerville, in charge of the event, said of the new field prospects, ""There will be a game somewhere. I guarantee you that."" Confident of another victory, Summerville said, ""This will be the sixth year for Marathon Football and Towson State, having won all previous games is hopeful of another victory this year."" Five area schools will be competing in the event. Towson State, Loyola College and University of Baltimore will vie with each other. while Villa Julie and St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing will offer halftime powder-puff entertainment. More important than victory in points, though, is success in donations. The main purpose behind the game is to aid Santa Claus Anonymous, a charitable organization which buys gift certificates for un-derprivileged children in Baltimore City. In past years, many people have gone nut to play football and win tne football game but haven't even put a nickel in the can for Santa Claus Anonymous. The importance of this charity is stressed to all spectators and participants. Refreshments, including a Bull Roast and Beer Garden, are open to the public. Other activities include lady barber shaves, Colt films, pee-wee football, a cake-eating contest, live band entertainment and the crowning of a ""Marathon Queen"". WLPL diskjockeys will play against WCAO diskjockeys, adding a featured attraction to the event. WLPL will also give live coverage of the game. National Beer and the Baltimore Jaycees will sponsor the event. Summerville said,""Towson will have approximately 10-12 teams,"" and anyone can play. The marathon will run on a ""round robin"" basis, each school playing about 40 hours. Anyone interested can either join one of the already existing teams, submit an intramural team or just form a team of their own. There will also be a chance for girls to enter the powder puff competition If interested, students can contact hail Ewing at Rich-mond Hall, room 602. Players and spectators are reminded that the success of this event depends on the amount of donations given for Santa Claus Anonymous.So if you want to have some fun, and help at the same time, come out and watch the football game, but at the same time dig in your pockets and throw a couple of dimes in for Santa Claus Anonymous. Campus crime report given By Shirley May Little In a continuing effort to close the communication gap be-tween students and the TSC Security Department, Director Gene Dawson has submitted the following TSC Campus Crime Status Report covering August :31 to October 29, 1971. There have been thirty- two reports made and $1,432.00 worth of items and cash stolen within that time period. 1.) Misuse of Telephone - Eight (Obscene Phone Calls) 2.) Petty Larceny - Twelve (Headphones, keys, electrical equipment, cash, personal belongings, a sofa, credit cards, and a handbag) 3.) Grand Larceny - Five (Secretary chair, hand truck, adding machine, tape player, taps, IBM typewriter, clothing, an air conditioner) 4.1 Attempted Petty Larceny - One (Stolen book from Book Store) 5.) Vandalism - Two 6.) Breaking and Entering - Two (New College Uni.o n_) As Dawson further points out, professional criminals can, often without difficulty or notice, vandalize and steal easily on a campus. Parked cars, with their owners at-tending the football game, can be stripped. Typewriters can be literally picked up and carried away without suspicion, and whole sets of dormitory furniture can be hauled away while everyone is partying upstairs. The atmosphere of congeniality usually present at a college, such as TSC, can encourage crime. Un-fortunately interference with suspicious activity is not always practiced on campus. Few students like to be the first to point out possible criminal events, and even fewer relish the idea of reporting others to Security, even if an unlawful act is performed. Recently a Practicing football team at TSC watched a group of men move furniture from, a college, building into a van. and. drive. off without recording the tag number or retaining a description of the thieves. To increase security ef-fectiveness on campus, Mr. Dawson is organizing a publication to be issued to students containing suggestions on protecting personal and college property and safety precautions for everyone's well being. With this same goal of im-proved effectiveness, the Security Department is par-ticipating in an effort to set into operations a system for mutual dissemination of in-formation, pertaining to crime prevention and handling between many nearby colleges, Loyola, Community College of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, and TSC have met at a scheduled monthly meeting recently. The next meeting has been scheduled for November 12, 1971 at CCB and hopefully more colleges will be represented. , "