The Towerlight, September 30, 1982

tl19820930-000 "76 No. 5 111 The Towerlight PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 nrollment declines; .A.T. scores climb By Sheila McCurley Gayle Griisser 1982 Towson State total ZI,Loient figures dropped freshman 1 8 and GPA's rose giving the varsity a quality freshman d class, Linda Collins, director of admis- ns. ftscon State experienced a L27 Cent decrease in enrollment from 123 students in 1981 to 14,931 in Preahmen enrollment was also by 263 students to 1,740. ""Weyer Colins said the decrease was r'Y design and external mandate."" .Lai_et year the State Board of igner Education ruled that both .1%vs�11 State and the University of 71and at College Park must limit nan enrollment because their Palarity was drawing students lay froni_other public institutions cornmunity colleges. By 1985 the varsity must only enroll 1,700 ""Mien, �illna said the ruling doesn't . Per the University because the varsity wants to tighten admis- , Policies and attract quality uents, hie Year's incoming freshman red 20 points higher on the elastic Aptitude, Toct than last r The combin:d verbs! an.f math rage of 911 is the highest since 5, he average high school grade t average also jumped from 2.89 to 2.93. Collins said the higher scores reflect the University's plan to achieve a quality freshman class and improve retention by eliminating ap-plicants with lower SAT scores. The University rejected 150 more applicants than last year because of tighter admissions standards, Collins said. She said the University based its decision on the students overall high school achievement record and S.A.T. scores. However the University did have around 670 students who expreised interest in attending the University but did not enroll. Collins said confusion and new regulations concerning financial aid and the housing ""dilema"" resulted in the, number of ""no show's"". Of the 640 the University could have only accepted 210 of the students because maximum freshmen enrollment is 1,950. Collins said she expects one � obstacle will be removed next year when the dorms open. This will make the student body will be more representative of the state and en-courage increased out-of-state recruitment, Collins said. Since the University must limit its freshman enrollment more emphasis is being placed on attracting transfer students to the University. Next spring transfer students with their Associate Arts degree and a 3.2 average will be eligible for 100 nonrenewable awards of $250. FALL ENROLLMENT COMPARISON Students bnuing Studies , �tal Undergraduate �tal Graduate 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 5,840 8,353 9,074 8,891 8,567 3,065 3,315 5,140 4,895 5,062 8,905 11,668 14,214 13,786 13,629 1,368 2,682 1,446 1,324 1,3-02 Total Enrollment 10,273 14,350 15,660 15,110 14,931 kiine Equivalent (FTE) 7,437 10,389 11,377 11,157 10,995 freshmen not available 2,654 2,126- .2,006 1,740 *Transfer Students not available 1;243 1,023 1,013 1,005 CttliNew Students . not available 3,897 3,149 3,019 2,745 GA fears liaison reatens powers By Bruce Reid us to hire a new associate dean �-erve as a link between the Univer- .7 administration and the Student ornent Association have many 'lent leaders up in arms, decrying at they call an attempt to remove ue,of the SGA's power. raversity administrators hope to he, the new associate dean for stu- 'ac tivity development by Oct. 15, ,:,t,ate higher education officials in '25 aPolis approve the $17,000 to A'40 salary for the job. Behsearch to fill the new position has el,' going on for several months and lb'.f arc' now fO U r candidates for the !ViatlY SGA leaders are skeptical dh.llt the intentions of the ad- ` stration. They say the new dean ee'heeded to improve relations bet-a the SGA and the University ad- ,!llatration, but they fear the ad- ;vnistration is making a move to (The a ""strong hand"" in the opera- --' -8 of the SGA. )ioltefaetlul set in thh6ee710:e0aortpoefopaleco Towson mmuni- Sth1t population uences iti h fl Osinesses in a varied, but ',v,e Manner. 8 ,',..`le words of one Towson busi- 'arl, Jerry Levins, Towson is ""a jital, alive little township."" owns Sweet Treats, a candy )re 11rnong clothing stores, shoe record stores, book stores, etLies, restaurants, bars, and Itt;tY shops. All within walking lietlee of Towson State. Ise IsUiliversity's students affect al uttisinesses in different ways. kee onsinessmen say students IIP at least half. of their I ""'Se, while others estimate less, ;relsltsill others have no student lath ' o'er, tira Bateman, a member of ffl, Business Association, said ker.ils student impact is good, �ov.--1Y oli weekends. Nylgth Goucher at one end and Itf�,11 at the other, Bateman said :re,,,,owson is a college town, 'py Illg even more people because i, Want to be where the students file x, attraction has its drawbacks `ler 'AU ' de8,,Y increase in people will in- 'bu sinese revenues, and create tudents By Glenn Small The dean also will ""insure com-pliance of SGA policies and pro-cedures with the [state] Attorney General's office guidelines."" The SGA already complies fully with the guidelines set by the At-torney General's office, Bell said, so there is no need to improve the SGA's observance of state guidelines, he said. ""There's a lot of concern from stu-dent leaders that this is an admin-strative takeover,"" said Thomas Knox, associate dean of students. However, Knox said, ""A great many schools have a director of students activities"" who serves as a liaison between student leaders and campus administrators. Chris Bell, SGA senator and member of the search committee for the new administrator, said some of the duties of the new dean, as describ-ed by the University administration, are necessary, but he said he does not See DIRECTOR, page 10 G. Gordon Liddy, co-conspirator in the Watergate break-in Towson State Sunday night. and author By Bob Tarleton of ""Will"" spoke at Reality vs. illusion September 30, 1982 Congress approves more aid By Bruce Reid Students who received Pell Grants and Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants (SEOGs) this semester may get more money from the campus financial aid office in the coming weeks after Congress recently restored $217 million to the nation's college aid bank. Veterans also could be eligible for more student aid if a bill now in Congress passes, Griffin said. Harriet Griffin, financial aid director, said she is unsure exactly how much supplemental aid Towson State will receive, but the figure will be under $50,000, she said. Congress restored the aid by overriding President Ronald Reagan's veto of a supplemental appropriations bill for college student aid. Although the added aid may be a small amount, Griffin said, ""Every student [who receives Pell Grants or SEOGs] has got some more money coming."" The aid will come in about six weeks, Griffin said. ""Everyone's Pell Grants have to be recalculated,"" she said. The University is calculating Pell Grants under current guidelines, but many students will receive more money when the new guidelines are established. The University will receive an additional $10,000 for SEOGs, Griffin said, which will bring the total allocation for the campus-based aid to about $250,000. But even with the forthcoming aid, the Unviersity's SEOG alloca-tion for the 1982-83 school year is down 10 percent from last year, Griffin said. The move in Congress to beef up the college aid supply will also help students next year, Griffin said. Much of the money that would have been lost in the 1983-84 school year has been restored, she said. Legislation pending in Congress may allow veterans to be eligible for more Pell Grant money, Griffin said. ""Veterans, by and large, were not eligible for Pell Grants [this year],"" she said. Liddy attacks America's dreams By James Hunt G. Gordon Liddy came to Towson State Sunday and before an audience of 600 in Stephens auditorium talked candidly about America and its illu-sions of itself and its place in the world. He also spoke of the ill-preparedness of America's armed forces and the impending necussity of the draft. The draft is going to become a very important part of college students' lives in the next few years, Liddy said. The draft will be necessary to counter America's ""vast military in-feriority relative to the Soviets,"" and he compared America's position in the world,today to that of ""a little old lady walking through a bad neighborhood at 2:30 a.m. with a wad of bills in her pocketbook."" To illustrate this, he pointed out that the United States army consists of a total of 17 divisions, while the Soviet army boasts 180 infantry divi-sions alone and over 300 divisions in all. He also criticized the alarming lack of even basic education among United States troops, many of whom, ""cannot read the simplest of instruc-tions and must have instruction manuals . .. consisting entirely of pic-tures."" ""The draft"", Liddy predicted ""will become a fact of life,"" although, he conceded, not one which will be ac-cepted readily. ""Americans live lives of illusion,"" Liddy said outright, ""and shun the harsh realities the world. We send our criminals to 'correctional facilities' and Penitentiaries' though few prisoners are ever 'corrected' or peni-tent'."" America's ""rose-colored"" vision of the world, Liddy believes, is a result of our ""sitting on a mountain of natural resources"" protected by two wide oceans. This, he feels, is the reason America has ignored the grow-ing military might of the USSR. Americans maintain an ""illusion of rough, military parity with the Soviets."" Liddy did not restrict his criticism solely to America's military standing. ""Illusion permeates the entire fabric of society."" The former FBI Special Agent, who, as chairman of The Com-mittee to Re-elect the President in 1972, coordianted the burglary and wiretapping of the Democratic na-tional headquarters in the Watergate Hotel, decried the fact that most Americans consider espionage to be ""dirty business"". Spying, he said, is necessary to ""gauge the capabilities and inten-tions of our enemies"" and he cited passages from the Old Testament in which Moses used spies for just that purpose."" His [Moses] were actually comparable to modern techniques,"" Liddy added. He then blasted the United States government for its inability to keep See LIDDY, page 2 URG begins term; urges involvement By Loraine Mirabella Stressing greater resident student involvement, the University Resident Government has begun its second year under the direction of new of-ficers Melanie Chirigos, president; Steve Snidero, vice president; Debbie Pasquerette, secretary; and Charles (Ilkunky) Waite, treasurer. An organization of the Student Government Association. the URG was formed in the fall of 1981 to re-present resident students and work in conjunction with the Residence Department in developing policies. One goal of URG is to ""represent students opinions and voice them in residence policy,"" Snidero said. ""Last semester was more or less to get the organization established. This year we're trying for student involve-ment. The more people involyed the � more effective the URG will be,"" Snidero said. URG committees, staffed by stu-dents under the direction of the president, include a Residence Facilities Committee, a Residence Policy Committee, a Publications Committee, and a hearing board. The Facilities Committee is cur-rently conducting a survey of resi-dent students in an effort to improve food and maintenance of dorms. influence area businesses more litter and parking problems,"" Bateman said. If there is one type of business that depends on Towson for customers, restaurants appear to be the leading candidates. ""Yes, we depend on them,"" said Ronaldo's owner Wayne Clifford. Clifford estimates that 25 percent of his customers are students. Pizza Palace owner Petros Kosmakos said he feels his business depends ""somewhat"" on Towson students. ""Even though Pizza Palace is probably the most popular place to eat pizzas, people don't eat pizza everyday,"" he said, explaining that he feels some people do not like to eat the same place every day. Richard Goodrick, owner of Poor Richards, said his business does not depend on students as much as other businesses. However. he donates a $2,400 scholarship to Towson State, buys tickets to banquets, and adver-tises in athletic programs. ""I don't do this out of necessity, but courtesy because I feel I owe Towson something,"" he said. Angel's Grotto owner Charles Heightzelman said not only are at least half his customers students, but that ""we cater to them . . ."" offering live entertainment 7 nights a week, a six hour happy hour, featuring reduc-ed prices on drinks, and no dress code. See BUSINESS, page 10 ByJanneNleCulloh Students frequent area merchants for a variety of supplies. The Policy Committee is working to change or improve policies, such as giving senior preference in selecting dorms, while the Publications Com-mittee is responsible for publicizing URG events. The hearing board consists mainly of students and ""deals with students whose contracts are pending termina-tion,"" Chirigos said. Chirigos said she hopes to ""im-prove what we do have at Towson that's good and start traditions, such as Halloween tailgating."" ""We're here to serve the resident students,"" she added. ""We need ideas from residents, the opportunity to get involved is here."" ""Improvements such as better dorm security and maintenance, and van service for late night transporta-tion to Goucher are among those in the process of being implemented by the URG,"" Chirigos said. The URG hopes to dispel the University's suitcase school image by planning activities to keep residents involved with the University, Chirigos said. Activities include a Gong Show featuring a grand prize of $100, plan-ned for Oct. 13, and a Halloween tailgating party to be held on Oct. 30. A leadership convention is being nlanned for November. The URG is also trying to involve the dorms in the Superdance - a dance marathon, this year, Snidero said. ""With the residence government behind it [Superdance] we'll have a greater number of people involved and can make it a better event,"" he said. ""We're hoping to get a lot of freshmen involved [in URG]. It's a good way to meet other students and administrators,"" Snidero said. Acting dean appointed By Mark Baltimore Andrew C. Luff, a newly appointed acting dean of the School of Business and Economics, has established four priorities for the school: getting the school accredited with the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business; creating a better relation-ship between Towson State and the Baltimore area business community; generating a more cohesive relation-ship between business administra-tion students and business faculty; and creating a stronger bond between the school of business and economics and the other colleges at the Universi-ty. ""I wouldn't prioritize any of these goals; they are all equally important."" Luff said. Virginia Higgins, assistant dean of the school of business and economics, is working with Luff to prepare for ac-creditation. She is establishing a blueprint for accreditation with the appropriate time frames. ""When I have the blueprint we can begin to implement it. We will set goals to develop the plan,"" Luff said. Luff stated that creating a better relationship among business students was important. ""This department comprises 35 percent of the student body. It is by far the largest college at the University,"" he said. He said that it is important that students feel that they are a part of the school and the University. In stating the importance of bring-ing the School closer to the other col-leges at the University, Luff said. ""It is necessary for this school to become more cooperative and more respon-sive to other schools at the Universi-ty. We need to work with the colleges of fine arts, liberal arts, and exact sciences, and mathematics, so that students can become more dependent on a well rounded education."" Luff said. Luff plans to have each department head compile goals for their depart-ment. After receiving this, the goals will be studied to determine and cor-rect any problems within the School. He emphasized upgrading the School as an important goal. ""During my tenure, I want the Towson State University college of business and economics to be nationally known."" This includes upgrading the faculty, and assisting the faculty to a great See LUFF, page 10 "