The Towerlight, September 23, 1977

tl19770923-000 "Soccer VS. Mt. St. Mary's noon tomorrow America tonight 8 p.m. Towson Center VOL. LXX, NO. 3 TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 23, 1977 ARA still working the bugs out; Runs into trouble at Newell by Katherine Dunn ARA food services has recently en-countered a number of problems with the dining equipment in Newell Hall. When ARA took over, it tried to use the old equipment to save on ex-penses. Now, however, ARA is in the process of buying new equipment, which is the wrong design to store already existing accessories. The racks for the refrigerators do not fit, the ovens do not get enough gas pressure and some warming cabinets did not arrive until after Newell open-ed. Without the proper equipment, the kitchen cannot operate at peak effi-ciency. Sam Bavaro, manager at Newell Hall, said the kitchen staff is doing a great job in handling the difficulties, but students do not notice the dif-ference. One student said ""the students are very frustrated"" with other problems. She said students should be able to take more than one entree at a time or there should be more on the plate. She added that there is so much confusion around the line that she cannot go back to it for seconds. It is especially bad, she said, because it is supposed to be ""all you can eat."" Bavaro said many students stand and watch the wheel go all the way around and do not realize that the food begins to repeat after one-third of it goes by. The carousel wheel averages 20 entrees for each of the three sta-tions. Students should take only one en-tree at a time, said Bavaro. This would move the line along much faster. He also said it would be a good idea to take only one drink at a time to move those lines faster, too. The amount of food on each plate, said Bavaro, comes directly from the specifications for the number of nutrients for a balanced meal. Besides, he says, ""if they're allowed all they want, portions really shouldn't matter."" It would also help if the students would read the menu board before go-ing to the wheel, said Bavaro. The menu is posted downstairs from the dining room. Students also complain about hav-ing to wait a long time for ice cream. Bavaro said that the reason for the lines is that they love the ice cream. There have also been a number of problems with the machines because students do not work them correctly, The lever must be pulled slowly and steadily or the ice cream will come out as a liquid. It needs time to freeze inside before it should come out. However, Bavaro said, students are getting used to the machine and things are beginning to run more smoothly. He also said the carousel wheel ""needs time to get the kinks out."" It feeds 1,500 students in two hours, ""which is excellent."" The wheel is be-ing adjusted little by little to move faster. Thirty seconds have already been cut from the original time for the Eban to speak Tues.; Student tickets free Student tickets for the SGA Lecture Series, which begins next Tuesday night with former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban, are avilable free at the Box Office, according to SGA President John Ruark. A number of changes, which will ac-commodate more students at the lec-tures, have been instituted in this Year's policy, Ruark said. Tickets for all lectures will be available two weeks before the lec-ture to any student, faculty or staff Member of the University. Also, any student who shows up at the lecture by 8 p.m. will be admitted whether or not he has a ticket. Ruark said that the move from Stephens Hall to the Towson Center gave the SGA ""an almost endless number of seats."" Speakers this year include Pearl Bailey, Truman Capote, Ronald Reagan, Senators Daniel Patrick Moynihan and S. I. Hayakawa, Dick Gregory, Lerone Bennett, Jr., and Erica Jong. One problem that the move to Towson Center did cause, however, was in ushering for the series. In the past, Circle K has provided its ser-vices to the SGA, but members of the organization did not think they would be able to usher the entire Center. Nominations for the Award Phi Kappa Fraternity, however, shall be solicited at the same will help in ushering at the lectures. time as the Faculty Grants Ruark said that subscription ticket nominations and the Award sales for the Lecture Series ""are go- bestowed at the Faculty Grants ing great,"" and that if the SGA gets all ceremony. Nominations shall be the funds it is expecting, there may be solicited through 7'owerlight, money for another speaker at the end plus such other means as the of the year. Committee may determine, from A total of $24,000 was needed to pro- the student body. duce this year's Lecture Series. Ruark said that $14,000 was allotted by the SGA Senate and another $3,000 to $4,000 has been granted by Academic Affairs. The remainder of the money must come from subscrip-tion ticket sales, and Ruark said he expected to take in about $10,000 in sales. wheel to go around. Bavaro said if students cooperate, once they get to know the system everything will run smoothly. ""I think [the problem isl getting the students to understand what they have,"" said Bavaro. This is the only school in the country with a wheel that offers unlimited seconds. Despite problems, Bavaro thinks the students are making a real effort to cooperate. ""We thank them (the students] very much for their cooperation. In the last two weeks we think they have been great."" Fatima Wilson Administrator award established by SGA by Arthur Goldberg A resolution establishing TSU's Outstanding Administrator Award was passed by the SGA last May 17. Senior Senator Nancy Payne, author of Senate Bill #8, said the award should go to the administrator ""who alleviates most of the bureaucratic red tape which TSU students constantly encounter."" Payne said two areas in which red tape should be reduced are registra-tion and financial aid. The award is to be presented only this year unless the SGA should in the future renew and under the provisions of Bill #8, will be in the form of a plaque that will be similar to the Faculty Grants plaques. The bill also provides for nomina-tion procedures as well as selection procedures for the award. Section 3 of Senate Bill #8 states: The recipient of the award shall be determined by the Faculty Grant Award Commit-tee plus the elected Student Government Association Ex-ecutives as ex-officio voting members each officer having 1/3 vote. Section 4 states: SGA handbook to aid new and existingclubs by Kathy Norgen The Student Government Associa-tion is in the process of printing an Organizational Handbook, to help pro-spective clubs establish themselves at 'rowson State. John Ruark, President of the SGA, and his administration are printing the book in an attempt to make it easier for new groups to form without wading through ""138 pages of legal terms,"" that is the original binder-sized hand-book. Diane Szymanski, cabinet member, drew up the plans for the handbook and is currently going over it in last-minute Preparations before it goes to press. The ten-page booklet will include three parts: ""How to become an SGA organization""; ""What it means to be an SGA organization"" (event procedures, tickets, food services, security, etc. ) ; and ""General Information"" (anything left out in parts one and two). New buildings to be dedicated next week All students, 'faculty and staff are invited to the dedication of the Earle T. Hawkins Education Building, the Psychology Building and the Univer-sity Lecture Hall on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m., in the terrace-level inner Court. Anyone planni4 to attend is asked to call 321-2358. A reception will follow the dedication. In case of inclement weather, the dedication will be held in the Lecture liai! i!tiditoriun. ""This new book is necessary to make the procedures easier to under-stand, gear it more towards the students and more or less to cut through the red tape,"" stated Szyman-ski. ""It will take the hassle out of tracking down an SGA represen-tative, waiting for their office hours or sitting down and reading through the 138-page original book."" There will be no charge for the book which, ""hopefully,"" will be ready for distribution in about a month. Each organization will receive a copy in their mailbox or they may drop by the SGA office and pick one up. Payne said she does not expect more than a minimal number of students to submit nominations for the award. ""I think, of course, the field of selec-tion for the Outstanding Admin-istrator is relatively small here at Towson,"" she stated. In unrelated matters, Payne, a history major, has proposed legisla-tion that would require student senators to publicly reveal their grade point averages, as well as legislation that would require senators to in-crease the number of hours put in at the SGA office. Will BSU share? Ruark relocates CSA office by Stephen Verch The SGA Senate kicked the recently created Commuter Student Association (CSA) out of the senators office Tuesday, and in doing so, has set the stage for SGA President John Ruark's first confrontation with the Black Student Union this year. Ruark, notified that Senate Bill #21, authorizing CSA's removal from room 225, would be introduced at this week's meeting, had sought to tem-porarily locate the CSA in one of the two BSU offices until a permanent of-fice could be found. The BSU offices are located on the main floor of the University Union and are occupied solely by the BSU, include telephones and consist of an office room with two desks (room 241), and a much larger one (room 242), referred to as the BSU library. Citing these points, and that one of the two desks in the office wasn't be-ing used, Ruark had asked the BSU of-ficers if they would mind temporarily sharing their office with the CSA. However, Fatima Wilson, BSU president, stated Tuesday that she was adamantly opposed to sharing her organization's office space. ""We will do everything that is humanly possible to stop this organization from moving in,"" said Wilson, who herself is not a resident student. Commenting on the situation, which has left the CSA without an office, Ruark expressed his concern. ""I think it's a damn shame that the Black Student Union is not willing to allow the Commuter Student Associa-tion, which represents over 7,000 students, to temporarily share their office,"" said the SGA president. According to Ruark, the CSA, which had its charter approved by the same Senate in the spring, has just gotten under way and is busy handling ar-rangements for a carpooling pro-gram, recently approved by the Ad-ministration. He said that the Ad-ministration had promised as many parking spaces in the faculty and staff area of the UU lot as carpoolers sign up for. ""We have at least 30 inquiries a day from commuters wanting to sign up for the program,"" said Ruark. ""The CSA is currently working on the carpooling program and they need office space right now. Personally, I think it's a very needed and worth-while program,"" he added. And what of the now officeless Com-muter Student Association? As one student in the Senate gallery com-mented Tuesday, ""I guess they can always meet in lot 14."" Dining Services: one of the many places students are employed in work-study. TL photo by Jim McWilliams Work-study program offers campus jobs by Paul Gilmore Students wishing to apply for finan-cial aid through the work-study pro-gram have until the first week of Oc-tober to submit their applications. However, there is no guarantee that funds will still be available in the work-study program since the original deadline for application was April 1, according to Joyce Williams, assistant director of financial aid. Even if there are no funds for the cur-rent semester, Williams said students' applications will be kept on file for next semester. The work-study program is a pro-gram funded 80 per cent by the federal government and 20 per cent by Towson State. It is designed to give students jobs on campus to fulfill their financial need, which is determined by the total cost of the students' education minus their total resources. Williams explains, ""If a student's educational costs total $2,000, and their total resources are $1,600, then their financial need is $400. We will Evening students receive the evening students did not pay by Larry Lepus the SGA fee that the day students did. The SGA and the Division of Contin- However, SGA President John uing Studies have come to an agree-ment which will allow evening students to receive tickets to the SGA's Lecture Series free of charge. The decision came after the issue had been raised several times in previous years with the main point of Opposition being the difference in fees paid by full time-day students and evening students. It was argued that Notice Deadline for News Briefs and Goings-On is Monday at 5 p.m. Towerlight will not be responsi-ble for items turned in after that ti me. Dr. Michael Murphy put together a package of financial aid totaling $400."" A financial aid package may consist of Basic Economic Opportunity Grants, National Direct Student Loans, and other grants, as well as an allotted sum of money available through the work-study program. A student who qualifies for � the work-study program is not assigned a job, but is given the opportunity to find his own source of employment by consulting the job board located out-side the financial aid office. Jobs may vary from clerical positions to work-ing the first-down markers at football games. Many jobs require specified skills, but students should have little difficul-ty finding a job since, ""there are more jobs than there are students,"" accord-ing to Williams. Students involved with work-study also may find it easier seeking employment on campus because the employers have to pay only 20 per cent of their salary. ""If you had a choice between hiring a student that SGA benefits Ruark said, ""At least 500 evening students pay the regular sum as fulltime because they take 12 or more credits,"" which constitutes being a full time student. Besides those students who pay the flat, full-time rate, all evening students help finance SGA activities. Dean Michael Murphy, of the Divi-sion of Continuing Studies, said, ""In effect, for evening students, there is no fee per se, but their funds pay into WCVT, which is a student government activity."" Murphy, who was supportive of the decision, sees the school not being ""too far from taking a new look at the tuition and fee structure, and making a lasting decision on this issue. He added that the difference between day and evening students seems to be lessening, as evidenced by this development. you had to pay 20 per cent of his salary and one which you had to pay 100 per cent of his salary, which would you hire?"" asked Williams. When a student has earned his allot-ted sum on the work-study program, it is his responsibility to inform the employer that the student may no longer be paid through the work-study program. The financial aid depart-ment will also notify the student when he has earned within $100 of his allot-ted sum. If it is discovered that a student has been paid more than what was originally deemed necessary to fill that student's financial need, the government can make the school pay back the money that the student was overpaid. If, however, a student feels there has been a change in his financial need, the student may request that the financial aid department review his case. Without the delay of reapplica-tion and reprocessing of financial aid forms, a student may be granted more work-study credit after an inter-view with a financial aid advisor. Williams, who came to Towson last June after serving in financial aid departments at Johns Hopkins and Bowie State College, praised the work-study program. ""It not only gives students funds to go to school, it also gives them work experience,"" she said, stressing the importance of work experience when seeking a career. She also stated she would like to see more students have the opportunity to take part in the program, but first, ""we would have to get the funds from the government,"" she said. Correction In last week's Towerlight story about ""F"" grades, William Reuling's title was incorrect. He is the director of Registration and Scheduling. Also, the story should have said that no students were dismissed at midsemester, not spring, as was stated. We regret the errors. Students work in the Tiger's Lair on work-study, which is accepting applications through the first week of October. "