The Towerlight, October 2, 1987

tl19871002-000 "Inside Men's tennis Tigers repeat as ECAC � Champions page 5. .06 The ower 1 lit e Published weekly by the students of Towson State University Towson, MD 21204 Index news 1 classifieds 2 8 features & entertainment 3 sports 5, 8, 7 editorial 9 letters to the editor 9 perspectives 9 weelcwatcher 10 01. 1, No. 3 October 2, 1987 Jen sure discussed by Vince Russomanno News editor Earnest Hammond, president of le faculty senate at Morgan State diversity, spoke to members of 'le American Association of Uni-ersity Professors (AAUP) explain- It? what ""life is like after cen-tire."" Colleges and universities are laced on a censure list when ""an lvestigation committee reports A the AAUP] that an institution as violated a principle of aca- !etnic freedom. It remains on the !st until it discharges the harm ,hat was done,"" according to Jim 1. Hill, president of the Maryland ,hapter of the AAUP. ""Unsure is like a warning to acuity members that this place is a trouble. Getting quality faculty lembers becomes much more dif-cult,"" Hill said. The administration of Morgan tate was censured by the AAUP June due to findings that Uni-ersity President Earl S. Rich- ;.. don had ""violated the princi-les of tenure When he terminated e appointment of 21 tenured fac- ItY members without cause,"" according to a memo sent by three former tenured faculty members. ""This situation may become worse before it gets better,"" said Hammond. After being censured, the faculty senate was informed that, /among other things, their secretary would be transferred to the registration office and that the practice of giving a light teaching load to the president of the Senate would be ceased, according to Ham-mond. After a meeting with the faculty, the Senaty did., get the secre-tary transferred back and to main-tain a light teaching load.. Allen Pash spoke for the also censured University Of Maryland at College Park, which is looking to the American Federation of Tea-chers (AFT) rather than the AAUP to solve its problems. Because. the AFT also includes high school teachers as members, Pash finds it has ""more money and more politi-cal clout."" Hill finds that the University of Maryland ""may have given up on the AAUP too early."" Hill added, ""The money is available and the expertise is available (with AAUP). If we work together per-haps we can develop more political Community honored Fraternity wins award by Vince Russomanno News editor The Towson State University napter of Phi Sigma Kappa was .ently granted the distinction of eing named Outstanding Chap. �r of the Year, out of approxi-ately 119 chapters, according to sul Leckner, Philanthropy hairman. The award is in recognition of cur increased brotherhood, fund-ising, and community service,"" ckner said. The presentation of S award occurred over the 'sinner, while 19 members of the svvson State chapter were attend-g the biannual Phi Sigma Kappa dvention in Long Beach, Cali-rdia. The chapter was also recognized �r having the most members in ttendance, made possible in part Y Drury Bagwell, dean of Student flairs the the University of Mary-lid and a member of the fratern- Y. He provided 2/3 of the funds �r five fraternity members to ttend the conference, according to ckner, . have been a member of this aternity for two years, and, from e beginning, it has been a great Perience. The brotherhood is ally there,"" Leckner said. Levenson honored by PBA Medea release Edward J. Levenson, Towson State University-College of Fine Arts and Communication, class of 1980, has won top journalism honors in the Pennsylvania Bar Association competition for his ""outstanding reporting"" in the field of law and judicial ad-ministration. Levenson, a mass communica-tion major with a concentration in journalism, received first-place honors in PBA's annual competi-tion for William A. Schnader Memorial Awards. PBA President Joseph H. Jones announced that Levenson won the top honors in the category for newspapers with a circulation under 49,000. Levenson was the only journal-ist to win the PBA awards for an independent work, while the rest presented team works to win other categories and second places. The University graduate ex-celled in the PBA competition with his five-part series on the bank-ruptcy of the Pine Run Commun-ity, a life-care facility in Bucks County, for The Daily Intel-ligencer (Doylestown). He has been its staff writer since Decem-ber 1985. �S. Jim Kim clout"" Montgomery College, on the other hand, chose to stay with the AAUP for its collective bargaining because the faculty could still main-tain input in the decision making, according to Jordon Chupper. ""Tenure is in trouble and the only way to get people to sit down and talk is to have some strength be-hind you."" said Chupper. Goucher College has recently had its censure lifted, according to Jean Wilhelm. ""The college as a. whole is moving forward admira-bly now,"" she added. The censure of Goucher occured after ""five faculty members were fired by the administration without adequate proof of faculty redigency,'' said Wilhelm. Wilhelm added, ""we did not do anything for the first two years."" Eventually, after extensive meet-ings with Hill and various deans at Goucher, censure was removed, said Wilhelm. ""Now we have more participa-tion by the faculty and thus a more stable governance,"" Wilhelm added, expressing encouragement for those universities still in censure. photo by David Hammond Members of the Art department continue to fight for the survival of the University Union Art Gallery. Union officials would like to convert the gallery into office space. Gallery may close photo by David Hammond Merger proposed by Leslie Williams News reporter Merger proposals were the sub-ject of a discussion led by Lt. Gov. Melvin Steinberg at the Ameri-can Association of University Pro- 'fampus AA implemented by Doug Wood News reporter �de bill was introduced at esday's Student Government ssociation Senate meeting: ,nate bill 1987-88 #8, a motion to locate $200.00 to the Progressive 'Went Union for the purpose of esenting John Linder as a aker on campus. The Senate Appropriations Corn-itree returned a favorable recom-eddation to accept Senate Bill ,87-88 #7. The bill, a motion to 'neate a supplemental budget of 500 to be added to the existing A speaker series budget, was ,,ssed by a vote of 13-0-0. President Chris Krivos id that he spoke with University rhletic Director Billy Hunter ncerning the cutbacks of student elrets for athletic events. Accord-g to Krivos, Hunter said that 93 rcent of the funding for athletic 41, grams comes from student �KO. fees. Hunter also said that sdents are being seated in sec-ons 4 and 5 so that they can sit gather. Krivos added that unfor- ,nately, there is little that the �JrA can do to affect the new poli-es. Krivos also said that because the niversity's football team is now nked Division I-AA, ""we have to 11 a certain number of tickets."" e also said that Towson State is �t playing top-ranked teams �cause of a lack of stadium space. ""One of the reasons we're not SGA President Chris Krivos playing some of the top division teams is they don't want to come here because they may have a fol-lowing of 6,000 people and that's all we can seat,"" Krivos said. In other news, Krivos said that three people have expressed in-terest in starting chapters of Alco-holics Anonymous (AA) and Nar-cotics Anonymous (NA) at the University. Krivos said that he has signed waivers for them to meet in the Union. The meetings will be held Fridays at 11:30 am and Wednesdays at 8 pm. Additionally Krivos said that he has received letters from Univer-sity President Hoke Smith regard-ing the complaints discussed last week. Krivos said that he would make photocopies of the letters and distribute them to The Towerlight. Two bands will be playing at this year's homecom-ing, October 24. ""Tiffany"" features some brass and is a Top-40 band. The other band will be ""Ex-perience Unlimited,"" the cost of which the SGA is sharing with the Black Student Union. The other form of entertainment, which has yet to be determined, will also be available. The deadline for applying for TSU's Outstanding Man and Woman is October 9. Applications are available at the SGA office and Newell Hall. The deadline for submission of banners to the Homecoming Ban-ner Contest is 12 noon October 22. Each banner must be done on Tykote paper (available at the Re-creation Center), must display the theme ""Tiger Pride,"" and must mention Homecoming '87. Ban-ners are to be submitted to the Office of Commuter Affairs, UU 318. Judging will take place at 1 pm October 22. First prize Is $100, second prize $50. Winners will be announced at the Pep Rally Friday October 23 and at the Homecom-ing game Saturday, October 24. Banners will be displayed on the outside wall of the parking garage facing Burdick Friday, October 23 and on the front fence of Minnegan Stadium Saturday, October 24. fessors Saturday in the University Union. Amid some opposition, Stein-berg expressed his reasons for favoring a merger of three Balti-more public institution�the Uni-versity of Maryland Baltimore County, the University of Mary-land at Baltimore, and the Univer-sity of Baltimore�on one coordin-ative board. Steinberg said that the common goal was to ""enhance the quality of higher education to students, and to provide the ability to acquire higher education,"" but he dis-agreed with the other alternative to achieving his goal: Governor Schaeffer's and the Maryland col-lege presidents' proposal to unite all the state's four year public in-stitutions on one board. Steinberg expressed that ""it's imperative that we have an inter-linking between institutions,"" but that the all-school merger was not the way to go about it. ""I want to retain the autonomy and identity of the individual in-stitutions ... I want to see [Towson State] expand growth, but that doesn't mean going all over the ballpark,"" he said. University President Hoke L. Smith is in favor of the presidents' plan. ""I strongly support the plan that the presidents developed,"" he said, adding ""It reconstitutes a strong institutional board."" Steinberg said that the UMAB-UMBC- UB merger proposal points out the ""deficiency in the metro area of not having research and doctoral granting."" He went on to say that the Uni-versity ""has its mission. I believe the .population that various insti-tutions serve have to be refined and specified. We have to zero in and make that need a specific need."" One point opposers of the UMAB-UMBC-UB plan are con-cerned with is that the remaining institutions will get lost in the bid for money and other aid. Morgan State University and St. Mary's are against the all-school board proposal. Steinberg urged that the concen-tration remain on the common goal and that ""we look at things generically, where the deficiency is."" Blood drive begins Media release The Fall Blood Drive will be held in Chesapeake Rooms I and II of the University Union at the follow-ing dates and times: Mon., Oct. 12-9 am to 8 pm Tues., Oct. 13-10 am to 4 pm Wed., Oct 1.4-9 am to 8 pm Thurs., Oct 15-10 am to 4 pm Registration: October 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 1987, from 9 am to 3 pm, lower level and second level of the University Union. Red Cross will provide blood to anyone who needs it, thanks to the generous cooperation of volunteer blood donors. Call Cynthia Mellerson, Person-nel Department, 321-2161, today and schedule a blood donor ap-pointment. by David Hammorid and Stacey Levinson News reporters The Art Gallery located on the second floor of the University Union has been recommended for conversion to an office complex which would be operated by the Union. The offices would, according to a memo from David Garafola of Auxiliary Services to Dr. Gilbert Bungardt, dean of Fine Arts and Communication, ""serve to pro-mote a more centralized approach toward supporting student activi-ties and programs and allow more space for much-needed meeting and conference rooms."" The Potomac Lounge has been suggested as an alternative loca-tion, with the Auxiliary Services Program funding the construction of a museum exhibit case system on the east wall of the lounge. ""This would afford students the opportunity to be exposed to cam-pus artwork; provide visibility for all types of events within the Potomac Lounge; and maintain the availability of a room that can be scheduled for art receptions for faculty, staff, and students,"" Gara-fola said. The Union is seeking more space in the building because of the in-creased participation of the Stu-dent Activities Board. There are plans to sponsor a student commit-tee for cultural affairs which would support and promote cultural events on campus and other plan-ned events through the University Union. The committee would be one of many that would participate in the student activities program in the Union. Future plans for expansion include recreation, arena concerts, and specialized interest mini-courses, as reported in Garafola's memo to Dr. Brungardt. ""The gallery becomes a target everytime [the Union] need[s] something,"" said Chris Bartlett, gallery director. ""There will be nowhere else to put shows for the graduate and Master of Fine Arts students if we don't have a gallery. You cannot put sculpture in a dis-play case that is hung on a wall,"" he continued. Bartlett said he feels the school will lose programs by removing the gallery and leaving artists lit-tle room to show their work at the University. Last semester the gallery was targeted as a reading room, but, under protest from Bartlett, the decision was reversed. This deci-sion lead to the removal of 27 of the 36 pieces of new furniture which had been purchased and installed, at a cost of $40,000, for the reading room. Students are currently petition-ing and sending letters of protest to Garafola. ""He can close it if no one petitions; it's up to him,"" Bar-tlett said. Notice The parking garage is sched-uled to be cleaned every Sunday evening between 11 pm and 6 am. In order to effectively use the large sweeping machines and equipment, all vehicles must be removed from the garage during these hours. Failure to comply will result in ticketing and towing. Correction In the September 25 issue of The Towerlight, Olivia Hill was quoted as saying that AIMS would like to gain ""clout with the Black Student Union."" The quote should have read, ""The BSU and AIMS would like to gain more clout with the SGA."" The Towerlight regrets the error. "