tl19731026-000 "IT �towerlight Volume XXVII No. 8 Towson State College October 26, 1973 Towson, Md. 21204 Danoff satisfied: Committee to review SSFGB by Sue De Bolt Towson's senate moved to send the problem of finances and the Student Services Fee Governing Board (SSFGB) to their newly created policy committee. The action came in the wake of a bill proposed last week by the Student Government President Rick Danoff to provide for the abolishment of the Student Service Fee Governing Board and for the establishment of the Student Fee Governing Committee of the Senate. The funds controlled by that board would then revert back into the general account of the SGA. Legality questioned Danoff emphasized that he was primarily concerned with the legality of the SSFGB's existence because the group's by-laws were incompatible with new financial policy. His secondary concern was who the board would be responsible to as his proposal laid the responsibility with the senate, where as it now lays with the president of the college. SSFGB circulated a new document at the senate meeting that they plan to also send to TSC President James L. Fisher. That plan would formalize the SSFGB, and asks that the President recognize the current fee board in writing. and give it the following powers: 1-the power to allocate to any area of the college that can demonstrate, 2-the power to review and or audit any area of the college funded by the SSFGB, and report its findings to the President for his consideration,the power to recommend removal of one of its members to the President by two-thirds majority of the members of the board. New Document That document also calls for the fee structure set up by Senate Bill 65 to be accepted, except that the Student Day Care Center receive a minimum of $3.00 per student from the Student Services Fee, that the SSFGB be composed of five voting members who are full time day school students at TSC and that those members be appointed by the President of the College to terms of one year. The SGA President, SGA Treasurer, Vice-President of Business and Finance, the Vice-President of Student Services and the Associate Dean of Students, and a representative of the SGA Senate serves as ex-officio members. The SSFGB also agreed to meet on any bona-fide request for funding within ten working days of receipt of such requests, and that all SSFGB decisions are subject to review by the President of the College. Concerns answered ""My primary concerns have been answered in this document,"" Danoff said, referring to the SSFGB proposal. Much debate ensued over the issue as senators differed over whether to abolish or simply reaccess the committee. Bob Arnold said that ""students themselves, every generation of students, should have a say"" but SGA treasurer Ken Nelson countered that the SSFGB does have student members. Danoff emphasized that he wasn't condemning the board members by abolishing the Board, but Nelson emphasized the board has some promise. Committee members confirmed In other senate business. members were confirmed for the new senate committees: 1-Policy committee-David Ghee, Attenborough; 2-Welfare committee-Bob Arnold, Dan Cunningham. and Ann Marie Lowe; 3-Academic Affairs-Dan Cunnungham, and Laurie Weaver; 4 -Student Responsibilities committee-Paul Pitman, Bob Arnold and Gary Gill; 5-Feedback com-mittee- Sean Flannery. Becky Kefauver and Gary Gill with Eric Martin as chairman, 6-community awareness -Chris Edwards, Rudy Forte, and Faith de la Puente. Concert Committee established New business included the passage of a bill concerning the formation of a Concert Committee to act as an advisory body to any SGA organization seeking to sponsor a concert, It was also announced that two senate positions had been vacated by Konrad Herling and Pat Cunningham, and that nominations and voting would take place at the next senate meeting, October 30. photo by Buddy Rehrey SGA president Rick Danoff. Recycling proposal still being debated Vice President of business and finance Wayne Schelle reports that results are inconclusive concerning a request from the class of Chemistry for Non -Scientists 2 2.1 0 0 ) concerning recycling on campus Plans for direct MTA bus line shelved by Susan Moscareillo Plans for an MTA bus line providing direct service to Towson State were shelved this past summer because of community opposition. according to Tony Kouneski, director of marketing for the Mass Transit Authority. Speaking to the Publicity and Public Relations class, Kouneski, who joined the MTA five months ago and was formerly of the Committee for Downtown and the Chamber of Commerce, explained that two branches of the line had been planned. One from Overlea and one from Carney would serve Towson State and the two nearby hospitals, and would run three times each morning and afternoon. ""This area needs an alternative to the automobile. God knows you need it---I found that out myself today!"" ( Kouneski had just experienced a common Towson State problem-finding a parking place.) The MTA was three weeks away from implementing service to the area. with only the legally required public hearing remaining before service could begin. But during meetings, community leaders voiced strong opposition to the new line. ""They practically ran us out of northern_ Baltimore County,"" Kouneski said. Some citizens complained that the bus line would cause property depreciation. and that the buses would pose a danger to the children and would bring indigents into their communities. ""The NITA wasn't ready for that reaction. We had talked to business and received a positive reaction,"" Kouneski admitted. ""But we're trying to develop a policy so we can try again. Hopefully. we'll correct our problems and get the line in."" Kouneski also discussed changes taking place in the MTA. ""We're trying to promote a good, modern, progressive image, but we need public empathy,"" Kouneski said. One way he believes of building empathy with the public is to make the public better informed on the MTA. ""There are a lot of misconceptions about buses. One bus eliminates 35 cars, and as for pollution, all our buses are now equipped with anti-pollution devices. We use diesel fuel, but we're looking into the electric bus, which is now in experimental use in some cities,"" Kouneski explained. ""If you see a bus belching smoke and want to report it, call 539-5000, or 539-6281. We want to know about it, and we'll take steps to correct Kouneski pointed out that the MTA had begun other new public services since it had taken over the Baltimore Transit Company, a victim of declining revenues and service, in 1970. We have information services, and new buses. Our equipment is younger. The average age of one of the BTC's buses was fifteen years old, but ours is only five years,"" he explained. Yet people still aren't using the buses. Kouneski reports. ""People just aren't responding. especially the public that hasn't used the buses in the past. Northern and northeastern Baltimore County is a good example-it's typical suburbia and not accustomed to mass transit. So, we're'trying to build ridership."" The MTA . marketing department is trying to build ridership in four ways. Concentrating on marketing research. product planning, promotions. and pricing policy. the MTA hopes to both give the public information on riding the buses and to sell riding a bus as an alternative to the automobile. The class proposed the move last Spring as they believed that -a small group recycling a large amount of trash may serve to influence other citizens to follow suit and provoke an ecological awareness.'' Calling for the college to minimize waste and recycle useful trash internally and serve as a recycling center on weekends for the Towson community. Schelle said that he had appointed several staff members to study the proposal but there has been no defenite results yet. He added that the Student Government Association had been contacted concerning manpower and financial needs but there had been no report as of yet. Schelle said that he was trying to determine whether the recycling proposal was a real need or simply a cause. Expressing concern over the fact that some recycling areas turn into dumps. he also questioned the need when there are several areas in the county. However. he emphasized that the question had not been decided yet. In the document sent to Schelle, the class proposed that the college discontinue the use of plastic cutlery in the college center in favor of washable cutlery, discontinue use of soft (Continued to page 5) "
