The Towerlight, October 14, 1977

Pilobolus Dance Theatre tonight ; I Stephens Auditorium : 8 p.m. Si У VOL. L X X , NO. 6 TSU football vs Glassboro tomorrow night Burdick Field 7:30 p.m. TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 14, 197 7 I Pam Acty was crowned Homecoming Queen at Saturday night’s dance. The queen and her escort acknowledge the applause of Dr. Fisher and others as Bob Kimball announces the festivities. TL Photo by Roger Queen $45,750 refund due to students with meal plans by Art Goldberg Towson State University is refunding $45,750 to approximately 1,575 students who purchased various meal plans, according to Mel Blackburn, TSU food and beverage comptroller. This semester, the University’s “coupon” system— an operation that had permitted students to buy food with “play money,” was dropped in favor of turning over the management of dining facilities to a private con¬ tractor. ARA was awarded the TSU food ser¬ vice contract during the summer. “The competitive bid system led to lower prices,” said Blackburn. We [the University] originally established the price for the meal plan but found that by switching over to ARA, we could reduce costs,” he said. Last semester only 1,429 students purchased the University’s coupon- payment plan. “We felt this [ARA] was a better plan or else we would not have made the change,” Blackburn said. The ARA meal plans include “all-you-can- eat” for a set number of meals. “To my knowledge, we are one of the only major schools on the east coast that has lowered its meal plan costs,” said Blackburn. Students who had purchased the ARA $325 ten-meal plan will receive a $25 refund; the $365, 14-meal plan, $30; the $390, 19-meal plan, $35. Students are being offered four methods of reimbursement: 1. Cash refund. 2. Credit towards their second semester bill (any debt incur¬ red). 3. Credit in the University Store. 4. Credit towards a higher cost ARA meal plan. According to Blackburn, the largest number of students who will receive refunds have opted for cash, while few students chose to use the money to purchase a more expensive ARA meal plan. According to Robert M. Wolf, associate director of finance, all the refund checks will be delivered within three to four weeks. Newell Hall extends Middle board established to advise top management by Patrick Casey The office of Wayne Schelle, vice President for business and finance, is jn the process of selecting members ^or the newly established Middle Management Board. the seven board members should he chosen this week, according to uavid Nevins, assistant to the vice President for business and finance, who will chair the new board. Nevins described the board as “a sPecial projects team,” which can j^al with problems not addressed in he daily work of management per- sonnel. . Although about 30 corporations na- l0nwide are employing middle •Management boards with success, eyins said Towson State is the only University in the country which has b^hblished a middle management • A group of people considered to be n middle management is chosen to o°rm a committee and to work more * less as an advisory group to top nnagement,” said Nevins. Nevins said he was chosen to chair ц ® board “so there would be some ahrf°n between middle management h the office of the vice president.” the board is to begin work im¬ mediately upon its selection. Schelle asked Nevins to explore middle management boards, a con¬ cept pioneered by McCormick and Co., Inc., of Baltimore. The board was adopted, Nevins said, because “it seemed like a good management development tool. It’s based on the concept that several heads are better than one.” Nevins said the board will both aid the University and enhance the pro¬ fessional devlopment of board members. “It will benefit the University in all kinds of ideas, concepts, and pro¬ grams that people may not have had time to do in their normal work,’ Nevins said. 1 The board will benefit middle managers who have talent but are not promoted due to the tight job market. “Many young, able administrators who would ten or so years ago be pro¬ moted aren’t now, so this can use their ability,” Nevins said. All personnel of middle manage¬ ment ranked in the Division of Business and Finance were invited to apply for the board. Twenty-eight of approximately 80 eligible employees applied for membership. The seven board members will be chosen from these applicants. Applicants were required to submit letters to Schelle’s office explaining how they can aid Towson State and enhance their professional develop¬ ment by sitting on the board. Nevins said the group will be “a board where the best in the division will always be on it . . . they will be loyal to Towson State, and they will be seven of the best people at Towson State.” The first seven people chosen to the board will serve staggered terms of six months to one year. Thereafter terms will be for one year. The state system prohibits board members from receiving any in¬ crease in salary for service on the board. However, the vice president’s office “hopes to offer small thanks with a gift certificate frqm the Bookstore.” Nevins said he thinks the board can be successful, and sees its first few months as crucial for its establish¬ ment as a workable and productive management body. “It’s a new, novel concept,” he said. “We think it can work, that it can make this division even better than it is. It may not work but it probably will ... it certainly can’t hurt us in any way.” Wayne Schelle David Nevins Community Services Fee established by Kathy Norjen A new committee has been set up to Promote the Fine Arts Department’s Mentations. The Community Services Fee Com- 'Aitteq was the brainchild of both Dr. g bert A. Brungardt, dean of cademic affairs and chairman of the ^nimittee, and John Ruark, presi- de"‘of the SGA. ,,be committee’s job will be to I *‘0cate funds to the different groups come under the heading of] ine Arts,’ ” stated Ruark. “aii топеУ which they will c ni f°cate” comes from a $2.50 lural fee, that is paid per student, Pe£ semester. th/ungardt said one of the reasons doc- ldea came about was the SGA ъ ‘red to “establish a Marching at TSU,” but couldn’t because of aS,k of funds. be. le committee will be a joint effort 1 com een Students and iacuity, ac- nin » 8 to Brungardt. “There will be te„^ merdbers on the commit- i ^асиКу. four students and | tuan°U8^ committee has not ac- ‘У met and conducted any business, they will get together within “two or three weeks,” according to Brungardt (contrary to current rumors that the meeting will not oc¬ cur until December). Members of the committee include Thomas G. Evans, Modern Language Department; David Firman, Geography; Douglas Martin, History; and Carolyn H. Troupe, Education. The student representatives are: Debbie Leslie, SGA vice president; David Dobbs, assistant to Ruark; Diane Szymanski, SGA cabinet member; and Robert Harmon. The cultural fee will supposedly prevent financial problems for Fine Arts, such as the recent presentation of “Man With Bags.” The show allegedly needed financing, didn’t get it, and consequently lost money. Is Brian Lazarus ISU president? He says 4yes,’ Mirghafouri says ‘no’ by Larry Lepus No sooner had Brian I^azarus taken office as president of the International Student Union when he encountered a charge that his election was invalid because of a technicality. Two days after the election, the former ISU president claimed that the ISU’s new constitution was not in ef¬ fect when the election took place. The ISU drew up a new constitution in the fall because the previous one “was flimsy,” according to Lazarus. The new constitution was approved by an SGA Senate subcommittee on Sept. 27. The election was held Oct. 4 under SGA supervision. Lazarus won the election, but on Oct. 6, the previous ISU president, Ab¬ bas Mirghafour, appealed the election ‘ 'on the grounds that the new constitu¬ tion was not in effect,” Lazarus said. Lazarus, however, is relying on Ar¬ ticle 4, Section 2, of the SGA constitu¬ tion. That article states there can be “no special or localized legislation . . . having an effect on something that has occurred prior to its passage so as to undo or punish anything after the fact or in violation of what is common¬ ly held to be ‘due process.’ ” Lazarus reasons that “because of due process, the election should be valid.” He is currently arguing that point in the Senate. There has been a proposal to hold another election this week. Lazarus said he would not mind another elec¬ tion but pointed out, “Why should there be another election, when there doesn’t have to be one?” Lazarus also stated that “the Inter¬ national Student Union has not ac¬ complished its original goal. That is, to bring together foreign students on the campus. It is hard to do this when most people don’t even know we ex¬ ist." resident dining hours by Gail Bending Newell Dining Hall changed its dinner hours from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. to 4:15 to 6:45 p.m., effective Oct. 10. The change was made to better accom¬ modate students whose schedules make early dining impossible, stated Sam Bavaro, ARA Food Service Director. One group which will benefit from the new hours is the football players. According to Phil Albert, football coach, at least 25 to 30 players are on the validline meal plan. Previously, many athletes had dif¬ ficulty reaching Newell Dining Hall by 6:30 p.m. Football practice ends at Campus offers commuter dining Many students are unaware of exactly what food services are available to them. Resident students have a basic idea, but many commuters are “in the dark” about food services which cater to cash customers. For commuter dining, there is the Susquehanna Room I, located in the University Union. Lunch hours are 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Hot meals are served, and residents may dine there if they pay. The Patuxent Room, in the Union, is also a cash dining area. Breakfast is served 7 to 9:30 a.m. and lunch is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. Full meals are featured for lunch. The Snack Bar, in the lower level of the Union, is open from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. It basically serves fast-food items. Towson Center Concessions is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., although this may vary according to demand, said Tom Stack, Concessions manager. Food served includes fresh fruit, yogurt, donuts and cold sandwiches. There are also hot dog stands in front of Cook Library and Linthicum Hall, which are open daily from about 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Ice Cream Shoppe, located in the lower level of Hawkins Hall, is also a cash dining area. Its hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Its menu includes sundaes, cones and hot dogs. Newell Hall’s Snack Bar is open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the week, and from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for dinner. Resident students may also dine here using their validine card for dinner. It is an “all you can eat” operation, but food may not be taken from the premises. Commuters may also eat at Newell Hall if they pay the meal rate. Breakfast, hot 7 to 8:45 a.m., and cold, 8:45 to 9:15 a.m., is $1.50. Lunch, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is $2; and dinner, 4:15 to 6:45, is $2.75. This is also an “all you can eat” meal plan. 5:30 p.m., and the ten-minute walk to the Towson Center for showers made it hard for players to eat a meal by closing time. Albert said that this was having a detrimental effect on the players. They looked forward to a good meal and were let down because the food remaining was the “bottom of the bar¬ rel.” On Oct. 6, Bavaro was informed that athletes and other students were having difficulty in reaching Newell Hall by 6:30 p.m. Within one hour, he contacted A1 Walsh, director of Dining Services. With Walsh’s approval, he presented the situation to the Food Committee meeting scheduled for that afternoon. The proposal to change dining hours from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. to 4:15 to 6:45 p.m. was unanimously approved at the meeting. According to Bavaro, prior to last week, two-thirds of the wheel was be¬ ing cleared off at 6:15 p.m. Anyone who looked would think that most of the food Was gone, when in reality it was still available, but was only being placed on one section as needed. So this week another change was made. Bavaro and ARA realized that only seeing one-third of the wheel covered with food at 6:15 p.m. was causing students to “rush” the wheel. They feared that they were seeing the end of dinner. Now the full wheel is be¬ ing utilized, right up to closing time. Notice Students who wish to purchase Student Health Insurance but have not received a bill should contact Alfreda Turek, Financial Opera¬ tions Department, room 332, Ad¬ ministration Building. The last day to purchase the insurance is Oct. 20. The cost is $42.50. Correction On page 5 of the Oct.7 issue of the Towerlight there is an error in the body of an article under the headline “Unique program tapes parent-child relations.” The statement, “ ‘High risk parents are those with young handicapped or premature children as a result of parental deprivations,’ said Dr. Brandwine,” is a misprint. The article should have read: “ ‘High risk parents are those with young handicapped or pre-mature children, a single working parent, a handicapped parent, or adults with a history of child abuse. “ ‘There are deficiencies (in child growth and development) that can oc¬ cur as a result of parental depriva¬ tions,’ said Dr. Brandwine.” We regret the error.