The Towerlight, November 9, 1973

iowerlight November 9, 1973 Volume XXVII No. 10 Towson State College Towson, Md. 21204 photo by Sam Duklewski BSU member Willy Mahone speaks on racism. Oil cutback affects TSC SGA deducts $500: $2,000 allocated for teach-in By Sue DeBolt Although Vice President of Business and Finance Wayne Schelle says that Towson has adequate full guarantees from State, he reports that TSC will shift from a number two low grade sulphur oil to a number six. He emphasized that the switch was not of Towson’s choosing. \ Towson originally switched from the Number six three years ago in an effort to aid ecology. Schelle said that Towson had originally had 1,000,400 gallons from the Shell Oil Company but that he had received word from the State Secretary of General Services who informed him last week that extra oil was needed for outlying state agencies such as hospitals. The state will pay the conversion costs which will be minimal because Physical Plant director Leon Herring saved the oil burning and pre-heating equipment. Towson will seek a temporary waiver for this winter as the state will pay up to $100,000 for the dust collectors and pollution equipment so that by October, 1974 there will be no violation of air standards. The equipment will probably be installed this summer. Towson’s problem is not as exaggerated as some because not all buildings are heated by oil. Another plus is that Towson will be essentially closed between December 20 and February 5. Schelle says that he will ask Dean of the Evening and Summer Division, Joseph Cox to condense and combine minimester classes so that several buildings may be able to be closed down. Special Sendees may also be asked to close down sections of buildings on (Continued to Page 3) By Bryan Harness The SGA Senate met and allocated $2000. to the United Front Against Racism Tuesday, November 6, in what one person described as “the wildest meeting in ages.” Prior to their legislative activities, the Senate elected two students, Jerome Murphy and Frank Smoot, to fill the vacancies created last week by the resignations of David Ghee and Bob Arnold. Gary Gill was also elected to fill a post in the Student Services Fee Governing Board (SSFGB). The Senate devoted the remainder of the meeting to the reconsideration of a request by the United Front Against Racism to receive $2500, for a two day Teach-In. which, as of October 31, was tentatively planned for November 28 and 29. Senator Rudy Forti, said that because the desired allotment was $2500, which was more than one-third of the $7,000 remaining for allocations, that he could not support the allocation at that amount. Valerie Attenborough, meanwhile, said that she felt that they should be given the entire amount. Willie Mahone saw no areas that could be cut, and emphasized that for the teach-in to be effective, that it would need to have all of its speakers and events. When asked how many people were expected to attend the Teach-In, Bill Morrison, a spokesman for the United Front Against Racism, indicated that he saw at least 500 people coming to the teach-in. and felt that in all likelihood there would be more. Senate Disrupted At this point, a member of the audience turned around, and, addressing the UFAR, loudly asked if this expense could be justified, and spoke out against the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), saying that “you mention SDS on this campus, and you only turn people off.” EX-SGA Senator David Ghee, angered by the outburst, asked him to “step out into the hall.” Ghee was restrained by several bystanders, and spent a portion of the rest of the meeting arguing quietly with the student. Once the commotion had ceased, several students, both from the Senate and the audience, again spoke on the proposed allocation. Gary Gill said that he was pleased by the way the United Front had presented their new funds request. However, he said that he still could not vote for the proposal at the amount of $2500. In replying to this, Mahone said “the thing is, we re going to need all the money, we’re not trying to rip people off.” Gill then said that he was opposed to the allocation of $700 for publicity budgets. He said that “the UFAR will be receiving a lot of free publicity on the front pages.” Attenborough then proposed that the UFAR be allocated $2500, and this was defeated by the Senate. More for $1500 Rudy Forti then moved to allocate approximately $1500 to the UFAR. Sean Flannery said that he would vote against this sum, because he felt they deserved the full amount. He then made a friendly amendment to raise the amount to $2,000, which Forti refused to accept. Forti’s proposal was also defeated, and then Flannery suggested that the UFAR be given $2,000 with funds coming from the following areas: $500. from the movie fund. $500 from, the speakers Fund, and $1,000 from the General SGA Account. Of this money, $1,500 would be given to BSU (Black Student Union), with the informal stipulation that the Senate got some feedback. After the meeting, SGA Senator Flannery’ said “I feel sort of bad because we couldn’t give them the entire thing. I can say that I personnally tried very hard, and I’ll try to raise the^ remaining funds.” Flannery then reflected on the disruption in the Senates audience, saying "“it pre-supposes the need for something like this. ” David Nevins, also a Senator, said “I was disappointed that they didn’t get the full amount because they were extremely well prepared with their presentation, but I hope they can give a very worthwhile teach-in with their $2,000.” SGA Treasurer Ken Nelson said after the meeting that “It seems that the Senate body took the responsibility to do something; they assumed the responsibility of their economy. There was alot of deliberation on it, which I thought was pretty good. They satisfied my need, I didn’t think they (UFAR) should go away empty handed." Manley explains UFAR Tom Manley of the SDS, explained the UFAR as a “coalition of organizations which have come together around the idea combating racist philosophy.” Manley then said that he thought the reason they had been granted the money was "because basically we organized and brought students out in support of having this teach-in, .. .the fact that we had 50 to 60 students there helped considerably. Proxmire calls for priority reordering in economy ВУ Sue De Bolt Wisconsin Democrat Senator William Proxmire spoke to towson students Saturdav. November 3 as he attempted to Predict the economy for the next five to 10 years, and called for a reordering of priorities. Reminding the audience of the difficulty in predicting the Ропоту, Proxmire said that even “The experts have a mixed ^ord at best" at predictions. End of controls Proxmire believes that there 'vill be an end to controls in the ^xt six months, due either to the end of the wage-price const rols or ®etion on the part of the administration With such action, Proxmire said that prices will probably go up, at least for a short time. On the other hand, economists believe the economy will slow down and thus have a retarding effect on prices. Proxmire reminded that such a theory has not worked certain times in the past as the United States saw the sharpest inflation in 1970 when this country was in a recession. Unfavorable elements Although Proxmire cited favorable aspects in the future economy, he said that unfavorable elements could just as easily counteract those points. Those favorable aspects include exportation which has been good so far, state and local spending should become stronger as the states have been postponing needs, business investments which economists call "the accelerator,” rising inventories, past federal and fiscal monetary policy and the first full year of peace. Bad effects, which could hinder those positive areas, include the housing situation as two-thirds of the American population cannot afford to buy a home plus the administration has put a stop on all government assisted housing which will cause a real slow down by 1974. automobiles w’hich had their biggest year ever along with the gas shortage, safety equipment and anti-pollution devices which reduce mileage, and the mood of the consumer as the University of Michigan Consumer Survey reports that the consumer has never been more pessimistic. Stagnation Possible Such situations could result in a recession or a “stagnation.” in which the economy could grow at such a slow pace that it would appear not to grow at all . In the long pull, Proxmire forsees a series of big federal deficits. He listed some of the possible programs as a health plan-20-25 billion, housing- eight- 11 ЬШюп and community development- Five billion. Therefore. Proxmire called for an ordering of priorities so that “we must live within our income.” even though he acknowledged the great difficulty in accomplishing this. Areas for reordering priorities include military spending, the space program, and public works Emphasizing the need for a strong force. Promire still said that “plenty of fat and waste” still exists in the military budget He listed such problems as more “chiefs than Indians” in (Continued to Page 3)