tl19800905-000 "VOL. LXXIV No. 2 II5olvertig PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY Contents Sports 5 Entertainment 4 Classifieds 2 Features 3 Commentary 7 Newsbriefs 8 September 5, 1980 School submits budget by Quincey R. Johnson Towson State has submitted a . budget request of $39,166,561 for fiscal Year 1982, which begins July 1981, to the State Board for Higher Education. The request is broken into three Parts: salaries and wages, technical and special fees, and operating ex- Penses. The University has requested $22,245,114 for salaries and wages, $3,936,553 for technical and special fees, and $12,984,894 for operating ex- Penses. Forty-two percent of the budget re-quest goes to instruction. The request for instruction is $16,563,714. This request allows the University 606 instructional positions. Plant operations has requested $6,281,998. Major portions of this budget go to salaries and wages and fuel and utilities at $2,774,163 and $2,324,940 respectively. The auxiliary enterprises budget request is $6,884,704. Auxiliary enter- Prises includes residence halls, University Union, University store, food service, Towson Center, and Parking services. The library budget request is $1,626,593. From that request, $961 goes to the replacement of equipment and $509,343 for the purchase of addi-tional equipment. The student services budget request is $2,317,083. Student services includes tl)e registrar, financial aid, admis-sions, catalog, procedures, student affairs and study skills. � The University will be funded by the state, the federal government and a sPecial fund expenditure. + The state funds the University -hrough general fund appropriation. The general fund appropriation is based on the number of credit hours Produced by the University. The more h�11rs taught by the faculty the greater the general fund appropri-ation. The University has requested a general fund appropriation of $19,912,879. This figure is $550,487 higher than last year's total. Federal funds are derived from ,grants given the University by the iederal government. These funds in-clude the indirect cost recovery which is the money that is built into the ,g,r,ants to cover administrative costs. :ne federal fund expenditure is LI17,683. This expenditure is down .0,418 from last year's figure. SPecial funds are derived from ,L.orfeited acceptance fees, tuition, ,nbrary fines, and other monies raised oY the University. The special fund c. 4Penditure is $19,075,999. There is an lnerease of $2,018,649 over last year's total. The budget was prepared by the ,u�nsiness and finance department of 'Ile University. When completed, the I.equest is sent to the Board of ,,U,,rustees for State Colleges and 4,4.4:mg with the Board of Trustees, e University will review the budget !,request and make the necessary cuts :la reach the desired ""MARC."" The MARC"" is the maximum agency re-continued on page 8 Quarterback Ron Meehan, shown here in a recent prac-tice, will lead his troops against the Golden Bears of Morgan tomorrow in both schools' season opener. The game will begin at 2 p.m. at Morgan, with the Tigers trying to bring the Crab Pot to Towson for the first time. TL photo by Greg Foster Alternative rides help eliminate parking woes by Michael Bennett Scurrying for a parking place is an infamous TSU tradition and this year the struggle will have a new twist: we'll have to find a spot quickly, before we burn up too much valuable gasoline. If you drive to campus alone every day, you'll probably spend between 100 and 200 for gas this semester. That's just dollars, no parking sticker, no maintenance, no insur-ance, just gas. There are ways to beat the cost of transportation to and from campus. Some of these ways may improve your social life, some may tone up your body, but best of all, they can save you money. Car Pooling: Car pooling provides ' an excellent opportunity for making new friends or maintaining old rela-tionships. The concept is simple. You find two or three people who live in your area and arrange to drive to school together alternating cars. To make it even easier, there is a large map on the first floor of the University Union building. All you have to do is find your home on the map, fill out a card and put it in the numbered slot that corresponds to the area in which you live. To encourage car pooling, the SGA, in conjunction with the University Parking Services, has set aside park-ing places that can only be used by car pool members. Two hundred spaces have been reserved for the program. Construction to begin in spring Forms for SGA carpooling can be obtained from Parking Service in room 312 of the Union. Buses: Buses offer another ex-tremely social method of transporta-tion. Bus riding is one of the few com-munal activities in America. Where else can you drop your books on a con-struction worker, have your instep broken by an elderly woman's 200-pound shopping bag and eavesdrop on a conversation in which the story of cousin Mildred's divorce and remarriage is told in painful detail�all the same morning? The best thing about buses is their low cost. The Mass Transit Ad-ministration (MTA) sells monthly passes good for an unlimited number of rides, for about $20. Without a pass it costs 50 cents to ride the bus. There is a 10-cent zone fare, when you travel far away from the central city (Towson is in zone #2). A transfer costs only a nickel, so you can get to Towson State from just about anywhere in and around Baltimore for 65 cents or less. Two other advantages of riding the bus are that you can study or sleep the way to class. Second, and perhaps best of all, you don't have to park a bus�you just get off and it goes away all by itself. For schedule information call 539-5000. Bicycles: Physical fitness fanatics might appreciate arriving in class with a mind that's been sharpened by a vigorous workout, from riding a bike to campus. A good quality 10-speed bike costs between $150 and $200. That's a lot of money, but a good bike should last for an entire college career. According to bike experts, bike prices range from $80 to $175, and not only does the quality go up along with craftsmanship, but weight goes down with no loss in strength. The lighter the bike, the easier it is to ride. It's possible to do most bike maintenance yourself. Parts are no problem, because most bike parts are interchangeable. Bikes are very portable and can be chained to any of the bike racks located around campus. Mopeds: People who love the wind in their hair and the freedom that comes from being able to cycle through traffic jams, and yet, don't relish the idea of pedaling up hills at 7:30 a.m., might investigate mopeds. Mopeds are motorized bicycles which sell for between $500 and $800. However, unlike motorcycles, they do not require tags or insurance. You do need some kind of driver's license, but if you don't have a driver's license, you can obtain a moped license for $4. Mopeds have a top speed of between 25 and 30 miles per hour. They get up to 150 miles to the gallon and run on a mixture of gas and oil. The gas and oil mixture is not complicated. Four ounces of motor oil must be added to every tank of gas. Most mopeds have a one and a half gallon gas tank, so you'll rarely have to fool with it more than once a week. Garage increases parking fee by Quincey R. Johnson Construction of a parking garage uebind Linthicum Hall is the reason for: the parking permit fee increase, said George Shoenberger, parking services manager. The parking permit fee increase Lwas levied on students and faculty veginning this semester. ,The current construction estimate ,1:31 the parking garage on the Lin-` mourn Hall parking lot is $3 million. John Suter, director of campus Planning, said that the parking, garage would hold 600 cars, which is about 480 more than the Linthicum lot now holds. Suter said Towson State is short 1100 to 1500 parking spaces, according to state campus planning standards. The standards require the Univer-sity to be able to accommodate 80 per-cent of the full-time day students at any given time, Suter said. Ron Garrison, assistant vice presi-dent for finance and systems manage-ment, said that the construction of the parking garage will adhere to all state standards and procedures concerning construction, but will not be funded by the state. Suter said there was not enough money to fund the project with gen-eral fund dollars. There were plans to build a one-tier deck on lot one, behind Stephens Hall, but a parking fee increase would not be able to absorb the cost of construc-tion on lot one and the Linthicum lot. In order to pay for the construction project, the University has asked the Board of Trustees to issue a bond to cover the expenses. The University will be paying off the bond for the next 25 years, using parking permit revenue to meet the annual payments. Shoenberger said the construction should begin sometime this spring or summer. Suter said it should take no more than three months to complete the parking garage. ""We should be ready to open at the beginning of the school year,"" said Suter. There will be a problem, Suter said, if the garage is not completed on time. There will be a loss of 200 parking spaces if the garage is not complete, Suter added. The garage will alleviate the prob-lem of evening students having to park great distances from the campus and have to walk to their cars at a late hour, said Suter. With the neighborhood parking per-mit situation, which limits street parking to neighborhood residents, there will be a need for additional parking spaces, said Suter. Suter said the garage will reflect the style of Hawkins Hall and will be made of brick and limestone. 'Crab Pot'on the line Tigers open at Morgan by Gerry Jackson Towson State University's football team will open its season tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Morgan State. The Tigers will be trying to avenge the only blemish on their 9-1 record last year. The Golden Bears soundly whipped the Tigers, 34-7, a year ago to take the first ""Crab Pot."" The Bears went on from there to the playoffs, while Towson sat idle through post-season play. The Bears won't be the same team of a year ago, however. Morgan's mainstay last year was their defense, which held Towson to seven points. However, the Bears' defense was dec-imated by graduation. The defensive corps lost eight of its 11 starters. Five of those Golden Bear graduates signed pro contracts, and the Bears' , most impressive player from a year ago, Elvis Franks, is starting at defensive end for the Cleveland Browns. Morgan coach Clarence Thomas ad-mits his defense won't be its same awesome self, but is looking toward his offense to carry the team. And, ""carry"" may be a subtle word to use going by some recent quotes from Thomas. Thomas is convinced that his offense will be overly impressive. He said in an interview with News American reporter Bill Stetka, ""We think we can score 40-45 points, so we can win if we can hold our opponents to one point less."" Those are pretty optimistic words but Morgan returns eight of its offen-sive starters including last year's freshman wiz, quarterback Darrell Coulter. The Bears scored 34 points on the Tigers last year, but 14 of them came as a result of punt returns. Tiger defensive coach Terry Wan-less expects his troops to hold the Bears to a few less than 40-45 and thinks the Bears' defense will be a little suspect. He said, ""They have to be a little concerned about their defense. They haven't been tested yet."" He added, ""They had a great defense last year, but this year we just don't know how they'll be talent-wise. We hope our defense would be strong and hold their offense to a few less than 40."" Wanless said there is no question the contest will be a big one for the Tigers, but doesn't feel the game will have the same importance that it did last year. Wanless said he didn't think a loss to the Bears would have the same consequences as it did last year. His reasoning is simple. ""Last year we were a 9-1 team that was un-established. We're not a newcomer anymore. I think we have to be con-sidered as an established Division II football team."" Towson's offense also won't be a newcomer on the block as they return a solid passing attack led by quar-terback Ron Meehan and tight end Hernando Mejia. Towson lost its two top receivers in Ken Snoots and Mo Harrison, but Tony Wolf and Larry Ennels are expected to pick up the slack in those areas. continued on page 6 Tired of walking miles when some students just pull in to the choice spots? Why not try carpooling. As you can see, there are a few spaces available. TL photo by Melanie Shifflett In this issue TSU booters kick off their season Saturday at Loyola with the Baltimore Metro tournament. Page 5. This week Towerlight brings you a new syndicated columnist, Richard Cohen of the Washington Post. Page 7. "