The Towerlight, October 15, 1976

tl19761015-000 "Rtillets-Knicks to christen new TOwson Center. See pages 1 and 11. othert TO 11' SO It in tlo,Twenties. See page 4. VOL. LXIX NO . 6 TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY SMI2L 9 L5Society1 Leary urges students to . , . join space migration ""Many of you will begin to mutate this evening,"" announced Timothy Leary as he began his speech as the second of eight guests in the SGA-sponsored Celebrity Speaker's Ser-ies. Leary spoke in Stephens Hall last Thursday. Leary has undergone numerous mutations of his own due to some unconventional theories which he has publicly propounded. He is a former Harvard professor and neuropsychologist who has pioneer-ed in theories concerning educa-tional techniques and human be-havior. His well-known advocacy of the use of LSD derived from his studies of ancient religion, from which he concluded that each had dealt with an hallucinogenic drug of some type. He felt that LSD was a valuable aid to the learning experi-ence and turned down several pres-tigious university positions in order to continue his research. His insistence on the values of LSD eventually gained him a con-viction on drug charges. He was released after six years, allegedly for turning ""state's evidence"" against a number of his former cohorts. Following a flamboyant entrance, Leary proceeded to expound on his most recent mutation: as advocate of a new endeavor known as SMI2Le. SMI2Le represents the phrase ""Space Migration Increased Intell-igence and Life extension,"" which is �ne of his two favorite promotions. ne also publicizes the L5 Society, an \l'izona-based group which special- 'es in the study of mut ation and He is optimistic that, via his SMI2Le technique, he will accomp-lish a doubling of the nation's IQ, a tripling of the life span, and commencement of construction on space ""cities"" within the next decade. Leary's perception of mutation for 91e audience originated with a consciousness raising"" towards sPace migration. ""Change is the key of the Genetic Code,"" Leary stated; in effect, giving a definition of his theory. It is the nature of human beings to Mutate and migrate."" , ""The last mutation occurred in '945 with the advent of nuclear Ill Jo Lee Lesser power. This ended the frontier of territorial boundaries,' he explain-ed. Leary described the Earth as a ""tiny fish tank under thousands of feet of clouded atmosphere"" and claimed that this habitat is not natural for human beings. He decried a""'plot of conformity and a conspiracy of stupidity in our society"" which hampers ""scien-tific"" research in this theory. He said, ""Scientists can only achieve space migration through in-telligent questioning,"" not by resis-tence to a theory considered uncon-ventional at the time of introduction. Entitling himself an envisionary scientist in his most recent mutation, Leary stated, ""Human beings have visions and need new frontiers to explore."" ""Space is the last frontier,"" he added, borrowing a phrase from a popular television show dealing with a similar topic. Leary warned his audience, ""Migration does not mean Star Trek type of space travel,"" where large vessels travel through space, colo-nizing and visiting new planets. He described that practice as virtually ""placing oneself into just another fishtank."" Leary said, ""The surface of the planet Earth cannot harbor a technical society because of its lack of natural resources."" He proposed ""space 'colonies"" which would be set into continual floatation through space, capable of access to an unlimited supply of natural resour-ces. Leary concluded that human mutation would occur as a result of this type of migration through space. ""Creativity and technology would flourish because there would problems in these floating i�olo-nies,"" he said. Leary utilized his role as visiting professor lecturing to a large captive audience by covering several sub-jects intermittently, in addition to his theories concerning SMI2Le. He jumped from migration, to ""the uncivil war of the 60's,"" to a limited discussion of mind-expansion through drugs. One point to note about Leary is that he recently announced his dis-continuance of advocacy and use of LSD. He said it was no longer necessary. Timothy Leary Senate wants classes cut for Election Day byToniTroy,Jr. The SGA Senate has called for the suspension of classes on Nov. 2, Election Day, to allow students to vote for their representatives. The resolution has be approved by President Fish e' .1- it to be effective. Senator 1)uane Dennis flaggested setting up an ""Election Day Committee"" to make sure the Administration sees the bill and gives it serious discussion. Angela Pierce will chair the committee. The Senate passed nine bills this week, helping relieve the backlog that nas the committees bogged down. The only bill which was angrily Pedestrian hit in crosswalk 'FSU student Jelin Hapsski was struck by a car while crossing Osier Drive on Monday, campus police reported., He was crossing from the University Union parking lot to the Administration Building, in the crosswalk. A car traveling south on Osier Dr. had stopped, and , Hapsski was. crossing ""quickly,"" police said. He was struck by a northbound car that he didn't see. ' Hapsski was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was treated for abraisions and released. No charges were brought against either the driver or Hapsski. debated was Jeff Woodard's resolu-tion to commend the black fraternity Iota Phi Theta for its ""cultural contributions"" and the recently held conclave which was attended by the national chapters. SGA Treasurer Erik Perkins denounced the resolution on the basis of bad spending policies by the fraternity which have placed it in debt. Charles Klein objected to the resolution as a ""waste of paper"" and a ""bad precedent. Next thing,"" he said, ""we'll have Senate congratulating President Fisher for waking up in the morning."" Other senators argued that Iota's financial situation had no relevancy to the resolution under considera-tion, and that bills of congratu-lations were already an established practice within SGA. After debate, the bill was passed by a vote of 9 to 8. Also passed in Senate this week was an appropriation of $3,635 to the Creative Interpreter's Guild to attend speaking festivals; and a resolution to list and catalog the part-time faculty members. An appropriation of $400 to provide marching bands during the football games was approved and this sum was matched by an equal amount from the Athletic Depart-ment. Also, alio appropriation of $119 for the Dance Marathon and a bill to change the name of the Rambler Magazine to The Grub Street Wit Quarterly were passed. Lesser calls for Tower path to Union by Jim Moorefield Jo Lee Lesser has been chosen representative of the freshman class in the SGA Senate. Lesser was very active in student affairs in high school, and still is interested in helping students with their questions or problems. The Pikesville High graduate, though a commuter, has many friends who are resident students. She feels top priority should be given to paving the path from the Tower to the University Union building. ""There have been several inci-dents of people slipping and falling, en route from the Tower to the University Union because of the muddy conditions,"" pointed out Lesser, ""although there have been no cases of injury to date, the possibility is there, especially with cold weather coming."" Lesser, an Occupational Therapy major, feels parking is another problem facing students. ""More parking lots could be one answer, but we .may destroy some of our campus' natural beauty."" Lesser also noted that ""car pooling"" could be another answer to the terrible parking problem, but conceded that it would be ""hard to coordinate."" The new senator has praise for Dining Services, noting that the qualify of the food ""is worth the money compared to what I've seen at other places."" Lesser is strongly interested in a discount for Towson State Students with the Planned Parenthood Association. She also feels that the discount should be one of the reasons determining whether or not the SGA should vote to budget the Association for the $2,500 re-quested. Lesser stated, ""Towson State has so much more to offer than just going from classes to home,"" urging people to get involved in their University. She added, ""The people who complain are usually the ones who don't use the College to its fullest."" OCTOBER 15.1976 Concert tickets now on sale by Paul J. Gilmore Nine hundred tickets for the 8 p.m., October 24, Vassar Clements concert went on sale last Friday, announced Matt McGlone, director of Community and Institutional Development for the SGA. McGlone also announced that Rain iViountain Tower, a Nashville-based band, will play for Eipproxi-mately 45 minutes before Clem-ents and his Newgrass Band take the stage. Seating arrangements will be festival-style. The audience will sit on a tarp spread over the floor of the multi-purpose rooms. ""I see no problem in selling out 900 seats. He (Clements) sold out to 1400 people on three straight nights at Four Corners,"" McGlone said in speaking of concerts Clements gave in nearby Jacksonville, Md., last spring. McGlone said other recent per-formances by Clements in the Maryland area were at the Indian Springs festival, the Kutztown State festival, and the Stompin' 76 concert The concert will be produced by Jeff Sharp of Sharp productions, a local booking agency, rather than the SGA itself. McGlone, a personal friend of Sharp, explains, ""We wanted a concert for homecoming weekend or somewhere near it."" McGlone said he spoke with Sharp who informed him that he had a contract with Clements for the October 24 (homecoming) weekend but no place for the concert. McGlone pointed out that since Sharp productions is handling the contract the cost is much less than if the school were to deal directly with Clements. ""If he (Clements) knew this was going to be on a college cam-pus... with a guaranteed audience... it would probably cost us ,$2500."" McGlone says Clements is receiving $1500. Clements and his Newgrass Band, consisting of Dave Perkins, Richard Price, David Mumphreys, and Robert Hogan, will play for approxi-mately 90 minutes. The band is expected to play a mixture of bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, and bluesy fiddles similar to that represented in Clement's most recent albums. In recent years, Clements has broken out of the stereotype of tra-ditional bluegrass world and his fiddle has become a familiar sound in many corners of the music world. He has played with the Allman Brothers Band, the Boston Pops, Linda Rolnstadt, Gordon Lightfoot, and the Grateful Dead. He has recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and a roster of the greatest names in bluegrass music to create the legendary ""Will The Circle Be Unbroken"" album. With the founding of his Newgrass Band and the release of his own albums, Clements has become as well known as the artists he supported. He has developed a large 'following and become a cult hero in some bluegrass circles. McGlone feels that at least 900 members of this cult are in Towson. Tickets are not being sold off the Towson campus and no advertising is being done outside of Towerlight and flyers posted on campus. ""We'll see how ticket sales are going next Monday, October 18. I'm going to talk to people at Loyola and Hopkins to see if they can sell some through their box offices,"" he added, in the event that ticket sales do not go well here. McGlone also raised the possibil-ity of arranging for � commercial spots on WCVT and a Washfington area bluegrass station whose call letters he did not recall. A December concert with John-ny's Dance Band is currently in the negotiations process, McGlone mentioned. ""We want to get them to play for Spring Homecoming,"" he added. McGlone stated that the SGA would be in a better bargaining position to negotiate the December concert and the Spring Homecoming now, since Johnny's Dance Band is releasing an album in January and their fee can then be expected to rise. Registrar to,update schedules, information to be mailed by Melissa Brodie ""What we have done in the past about informing the student about his schedule,"" said William Reu-ling, assistant registrar, is nothing."" In a move to correct the information gap, the registrar's office is instituting a new procedure that will take effect this semester. In two weeks, all Towson State University students will be mailed a copy of their fall 1976 schedules, revised to reflect changes made during this semester's ""drop-out"" period. Reuling said that the new system will give students a chance to ""check their schedules for errors before, it is too late."" He said that many students add a course in the beginning of the semester and then forget to' officially drop another course. Reuling said that ""in the past , with the N/C grade, this didn't matter."" Now, however, with the ""F"" reinstituted, Reuling said that .an incorrect schedule ""will make 'a very big difference."" Reuling suggested that students check their schedules when they receive them to make sure that they � are getting credit for all of their courses and ""are not signed up for anything that they aren't taking,"" Reuling said that the regular late fees will be applied for students dropping courses unless the regis-trar's office is at fault. He warned that ""with the F back, the cost in your average would be worse"" than the cost of dropping a course. The fall schedules will be mailed to all students' permanent ad-dresses. . Knicks-Bullets game to kick off TowsonCenter opening this Sunday by Steve Jones Have you ever wanted the chance to watch ""Clyde"" and ""The Pearl"" square off against the likes of the ""Rig E"" and Phil Chenier? Well, now you'll have the chance and you don't even have to make the long trip down to the Capital Centre to watch these four talented basketball superstars in action. The occasion is the grand opening of Towson State's University Center be 7P.m. Sunday. The inaugural will ?e highlighted by an exhibition nasketball gime between the Washington Bullets and the New York Knicks. Tickets are priced it and will be sold at the Towson 1111111111111?0�Minmy CORRECTION In last week's Towerlight, it was reported that there would be a $2.00 Charge for couples to dance during the Dance-a-thon. That figure Lhould have read 50 cents. State Box Office in the U.U., the Ticket Office in Burdick Hall and all ,Ticketron locations. ' The Knicks, one of the most successful teams in National Bas-ketball history, are led by two of the premier guards in the league, Walt ""Clyde"" Frazier and Earl ""The Pearl"" Monroe, a former Baltimore Bullet. The Bullets are headed up by All-Pro center, the ""Big E,"" Elvin Hayes, and another of the league's outstanding guards, Phil Chenier. The multimillion dollar sports complex, which will house the entire physical education department, is the largest building on campus. The complex, in addition to hosting Towson's home basketball games, will also host concerts, for which seating capacity is 8,000. Speakers, such as Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Washington Post reporters who uncovered the Watergate escapade, may also appear. Future events for the complex are currently being plan-ned, The architect's rendition of the new Towson Center opening this Sunday. "