tl19800926-000 "VOL. LXXIV No. 5 otv .ertig PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TOWSON STATE !UNIVERSITY Is that Tom Brokaw? Anderson and Reagan were not the only people making ney'l in Sunday's debate. Others were on hand to grab the Proposal would increase faculty advancement by Quincey R. Johnson ProPosal that would raise the t,;41ber of faculty members allowed pro?nenpy the ranks of associate esSor and professor has been sub- co tad.to the Boar o Trustees d f by the lined of University Presidents. raTne proposal, if accepted, would Idti3e the existing percentage of fac r - Y allowed to occupy the upper two anks from 50 percent to 70 percent. In his State of the University v Hoke Smith 8ePeo0e,,eh, President Hoke Smith said, ""I 11,�..74kle to believe that the current 1,41uiation of 50 percent in the top two 41,144 is unrealistic and unjust. Ar��r. James Hill, president of the s rIf can Association of University i,sesers, said that there are not relifs.'ent amounts of retirements and aflk5tgnatiOnS to open spots in the upper ijile th Present regulation is hamper- 447.1e University's ability to attract h retain qualified faculty. The pro- ,osei added Rill. would give the relief needed, odification of this quota is essen- [C,,tial if we are able to continue to have QuepueXibility needed to recognize our Iv'Lea ,es for their professional t"", added Smith. fahuinas Erskin, president of the - ar,`,Y senate of state universities 4 colleges, said that the problem is not the frustration with promotion, but with salary. The easy answer, Erskin said, is to promote more faculty; however, this solution would not be answering a financial problem. The implementation of the proposal would only serve as a short-range solution, said Erskin. Once the upper two ranks are filled at the 70 percent ceiling, the same problem will be evident, adaed Ersidn. We cannot raise the ceiling every time the upper ranks are filled. Erskin said that the best answer is to enable faculty members to receive more money without having to be pro-moted. By adding more steps in the upper ranks, faculty would be able to receive pay increases without filling up the quota, added Erskin. Faculty must be promoted in order to receive a pay increase, but because the upper ranks are filled faculty has no place to move, said Erskin. ""We at Towson are pretty well locked up,"" said Hill, At Towson State, there are 33 fac-ulty members holding the position of professor and 21 at the associate pro-fessor position. The 70-percent increase would increase the number of faculty allow-ed to fill the professor and associate professor ranks by 10 and 15 respec-tively. Erskin said that institutions in our segment should not have a higher per-centage of professors than a research university like University of Mary-land College Park. ""We would look like we are re-search- orientated and that is not our mission,"" said Erskin. There is a problem, but a 70-percent increase is not the answer,"" added Erskin. ""We have a very good faculty here [Towson State] that deserves to be promoted. They are good teachers and with the quota we are afraid that we will lose them."" ""Although if approved this will substantially provide relief to the situation, it does not mean that we will In this issue Lakjue of Women 44.; � 1080 PRES!OP:.: FIAL DEBATE Ever wonder what it's like to race down a river, fearing for your life? If you have, read about white-water rafting on page 3. Towerlight bringE you a behind-the-scenes look at the Presidential de. bate, the press, the personalities and the hype. Page 2. be able to go back to either a large number of promotions per year, or that all members of the faculty can automatically assume that they will finish their careers as professionals,"" said Smith. The proposal made by the faculty senate of state universities and col-leges would make promotion criteria based on demonstrated profession-alism research and grants received by the faculty member. Tuition hike expected CONTENTS Sports Entertainment Features Newsbriefs Week Watcher Classifieds 8 6 4 3 8 5 September 26 1980 Budget to be cut 3 % by Dana Bennett In accordance with the three per-cent cut back in state spending ordered by Governor Harry Hughes last week the University is making plans to cut its budget by $581,000. The University must also come up with three alternate sets of plans to cut the fiscal 1982 budget by four, seven and nine percent. The Governor will then choose the most acceptable budget cut. Both sets of plans must be pre-sented to the Board of Trustees of State Colleges and Universities by September 29. Each vice president will decide where to cut the budget in their division by three percent, said President Hoke Smith. Smith also said each dean and chairperson will decide where to cut the budget in their department. The executive budget will be cut $4,000. This budget includes the President, the assistant to the presi-dent and Affirmative Action. The academic affairs budget which includes instructional depart-ments, registrar, financial aid, ad-missions and the library will be cut by $340,500. The business and finance budget will be cut $127,000. This budget includes business operations, per-sonnel and financial operations. The student services budget will be cut $18,500. This budget in-cludes placement, orientation, the health center, the counseling center and the Women's Center. The institutional development budget will be cut $10,000. This budget includes news and publica-tions and alumni services. Already accounted for is $81,000 which was accounted for by unex-pected tuitiion and money that had not yet been allocated. Smith said the budget cut will hurt the University. ""It will mean a loss of academic quality this year and next year."" There is a possibility that the parttime faculty will be cut by 20 percent which will result in less section offerings for the spring sem-ester, said Donald McCulloh, vice president for business and finance. The University may also cut back on its purchasing of library books, materials, equipment and supplies, said Smith. All currently vacant University positions are being held for two weeks. ""Only the critical vacancies will be replaced, such as the finan-cial aid office,"" said Smith. Those services supported by stu-dent fees, such as room and board, sports programs and SGA organi-zations, will not be touched. Smith said he will recommend a midyear tuition increase to the Board. McCulloh said the increase to next semester's tuition will pro-bably range between $30 to $50. The tuition increase to next fall's semester may range between $100 and $200. ""The University can not be ex-pected to reduce its budget without affecting the quality of its educa-tion,"" said McCulloh. McCulloh said the only way the decreases in the budget can be made up for is through an increase in tui-tion. He said it is important for the University to maintain its quality of education. Steve Horn, SGA president, said he thinks most students would rather pay a $30 increase in tuition in order to have the courses they need for graduation. The tuition increasdig hit the stu-dents all at once with no tangible benefits, said Horn. Horn said he does not think students would mind paying for tui-tion increases if they would be as-sured of housing and parking. Horn said he did not think the Governor was aware of the ramifi-cations his mandate would have on the University. ""Next year Governor Hughes will know what problems exist at the University through the Student Government Association,"" said Horn. Horn said he hopes to make the Board of Trustees, the House of Appropriations Committee and the Governor aware of the fact that students can not continue to take more tuition increases. He said he hopes that the student lobby group will fulfill the role of informing the legislator's on how the students feel about different is-sues. Budget 198 1 fiscal year Division shares Expenditures before cut Amount to be cut * Executive 172,900 4,000 Academic 14,798,100 340,500 Business and Finance 5,510,100 127,000 Student Services 811,400 18,500 Institutional Development 435,300 10,000 Total 21,727,800 500,000 * $81,000 accounted for. Over 3,000 parking tickets issued ace crack down on violators by Fran Broccolino In an effort to curtail parking violations, campus police are crack-ing down ""extremely hard"" on of-fenders, according to officer Randy Whitter. Since August 28, approx-imately 3442 citations have been issued, a slight increase over last year's number at this time. ""This year we started enforcing the parking regulations from the Jay Blanton beginning,"" Whitter said. ""We have two extra people on the day shift this semester which allows us to cover a greater area. Consequently, we have been hitting the lots with great regularity, es-pecially those west of Oster Drive,"" he said. The most frequent violation is the improper display of parking per-mits. Many students are placing the stickers in the windows, rather than on the bumpers. Also, Whitter said that some stu-dents are using only one sticker and either selling or giving the other one to a friend. This offense carries tt, fine of $5.00 for the registered car and $25.00 for the unregistered vehicle. ""The paridng permits must be af-fixed to the front and back bumpers on the driver's side,"" said George Schoenberger, parking services manager. He said, ""If students don't want to put the stickers on their bump-ers, they may take the permits to parking services, and we will issue them window permits."" Besides the improper display of permits, other frequent violations include students parking in non-stu-dent areas, such as faculty/staff spaces, and people parking in car-pool spaces when they are not reg-istered to do so. Such offenses can cost the student $15.00. Schoenberger said the reason for such violations is either because students are not paying attention to the signs or because they are un-aware of the parking regulations. ""To my knowledge,"" he said, ""all parking signs are adequately dis-played. If a student feels a lot is not properly marked, he should call it to the attention of parking services."" Being unaware of parking viola-tions is a poor excuse, said Schoen-berger. He said a list of parking regulations can be obtained at the parking services office on the third floor of the University Union or at other locations around campus. ""It's to everyone's benefit to be aware of the parking regulations,"" he said. Jay Blanton, Student Govern-ment Association treasurer, said that a lack of parking spaces may be another reason for the high num-ber of violations. ""There are 4200 day students with parking permits,"" he said, ""but only 2838 spaces to park in."" He said the SGA is trying to deter parking offenses by alleviat-ing the parking problem. For in-stance, the SGA was instrumental in devising the carpool program. However, although 180 carpool spaces were created. only 150 per mits have been issued. Blanton and Schoenberger said they are dis-appointed with the results. Blanton said, ""Evidentally, there must be a communication problem somewhere. In the future, the SGA hopes to promote carpooling more."" He said the SGA is also trying to find more spaces for bike racks and motorcycles and is looking for alternative parking lots outside campus grounds. This, he said he hopes will deter parking offenses. However, those who receive ci-tations should pay them at the fin-ance office in the Administration building. Anyone wishing to appeal a ticket may do that through dis-trict court. ""The parking services office isn't the place to appeal a ticket,"" said Schoenberger. ""We only process the tickets."" He added, ""The students must realize that, if they park illegally, they are taking their chances."" That chance could result in fines ranging from $5.00 to $25.00 and in some instances, such as parking in a fire lane, could result in being tow-ed. Campus police are cracking down on violators. Whether you park legally or illegally, at least you know that someone is watching your car. TL photo by Cindy Sheesley "
