tl19681220-000 "Vo.. XXI, No. 12 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE � BALTIMORE. MARYLAND 21204 December 20, 1968 Coppin boycott continues 4. student view Photo by Osterloh During the boycott Coppin State SGA President, Michael Chambers, points out a shade-less classroom window, one of the inadequacies that lead to the con-tinuing boycott of the College. Committee recommends Senate reorganization by TOM WALKIEWICZ The President's Advisory Com- Inittee for the reorganization of SGA Senate presented its recom-nienda lions for changes in the Stu-dent Government Association Con-stitution at the Senate meeting last Tuesday. Open Senate 13asically, the new constitution Would allow any full-time student to initiate and vote on all Senate deliberations except the SGA Con- stitution and would limit the elec-ted class representatives to one. tIlider the present constitution there are five representatives for each class and only those senators 4/Id those representing the vari- ,�,u a campus organizations can par- '1e113a te in Senate activities. Those in favor of the change 1301nted out that it would give the 4udent body as a whole more (Iftortunity to participate in Col-eRe 'We irs. Not representative Parliamentarian Helen Pryor, h �Weyer, discouraged the adoption or the proposal saying that al tb - :'�Ilesh she agrees that the pre- .""""t Senate is not strictly repre- tentative of the whole student 4154, the new system would not be aignificant improvement. She `ti�1ated out that allowing the stu-i: Itts to participate in Senate guarantee that they will -""q that those who would come to Senate can hardly be said to be any more representative than the elected senators now serving. After more debate, it became clear that the main issue in ques-tion was how representative is the SGA Senate really supposed to be. It was pointed out that lack of student participation in the past has shown that full student participation will never be pos-sible and that the present Senate representatives, rather than carry-ing out the wishes of their con-stitutents, for the most part act in Senate only as individuals who are simply interested in the wel-fare of the college. President Speaks President Hawkins, who was at-tending the meeting commented on the subject by saying that lack of student participation can merely mean that the student body ap-proves of the action which these individuals take in their behalf; the students trust their represen-tatives to be informed about im-portant College affairs and to make intelligent decision for them. Action Postponed Extended discussion on the pro-posed constitutional change led the senate to conclude that the issue was too involved to decide at that meeting and the body voted to postpone consideration of the meas-ure until after the holidays. by TED OSTERLOH Yesterday, the student body of Coppin State College, entered its third week of boycotting all class-es and campus facilities. The boy-cott led by Coppin's Student Gov-ernment, is designed to reinforce the students' demands for many innovations, both physical and academic on campus. The roots of the boycott lead back to last Spring when stu-dents struck classes in order to dramatize their grievances with the college. Answering the stu-dents, the administration prom-ised to study their recommenda-tions and to change conditions. Un-til December, the issue lay rela-tively dormant, but an SGA meet-ing on that day noted that Spring's problems were still with them. From that point, the boycott took only two more days to be organ-ized. On December 4, the SGA officers held a meeting to discuss plans for another strike. The fol-lowing day the entire student body met to decide what to do about their grievances�they decided to boycott. An hour later, they stop-ped going to classes and discon-tinued use of campus facilities. That weekend, SGA officers met to list their grievances on paper. Michael Chambers, SGA president and leader of the boycott, noted that during that meeting, their Drama students given contracts at UHF station Two students of the Theatre Arts Department have been award-ed contracts with a local UHF sta-tion. Maravene Sheppard and Dwight Schultz are playing the leads in the first of a series of thirty films dealing with the chron-ological history of Maryland. The film, to be aired in Septem-ber of 1969, deals with a young married couple in 17th century England who, due to religious in-tolerance, move to Maryland. Miss Sheppard will narrate and play the young wife in this hour-long color special. ,Schultz plays her husband who was a soldier in Oliver Cromwell's Army. The film will be shot at an his-torical house called Partnership which dates back to 1719. Costumes from Jamestown, Virginia will be used. Schultz will he outfitted in an authentic suit of the Cromwellian army. WMPB, Channel 67, is a new educational station in the Balti-more area. The station will go on the air the first week in September of 1969. The broadcast studios are being constructed on a state game farm in Owings Mills. The station will be on the air daily for in-school viewing. requests became demands. Total-ing 28 in number, the demands cov-ered such items as identification cards for students, a outside en-trance to the health suite, a new auditorium, a swimming pool, con-struction of dormitories, a larger gymnasium and more security guards. In addition to physical improve-ments, a larger and broader cur-riculum was demanded�Coppin, a liberal arts college with 650 stu-dents, presently has no major in art, music, or math, among others. ""We're fighting for the better-ment of this school,"" explained Chambers. ""Just take a look at these buildings."" On a tour of the campus, he pointed out a cafe-teria that is open only 2 hours a day, a student union in which maintenance quarters take up half of the space, rooms too small for anything, conference rooms that are unbearably hot and can-not be regulated, a lounge not orig-inally furnished with tables or chairs, an arts and science build-ing that never received the prom-ised planetarium and greenhouse. Chambers, referring to Coppin's combination gymnasium-auditor-ium, noted that of the state col-leges, ""only Bowie and Coppin have this."" He observed that many of their problems and demands are small in nature but that they are never remedied. Most of Coppin's buildings are relatively new, one only a year old, but Chambers feels that bad planning made them out-dated before they were built. ""When we boycott and scream, we're screaming for basic things that other colleges already have."" The boycott continues. On De-cember 9, a rally was held in the gym to present the demands to the students and to Coppin's Presi-dent, Dr. Parlett L. Moore. Dr. Moore was given one week to re-spond and he did by promising action, some of it immediate, on most of the proposals. However, boycott leaders consulted the stu-dents and decided to extend the strike until a study, including con-ferences with legislators and oth-er authorities could be completed. Although classes may be closed at Coppin, they are going strong-ly at St. Cecelia's Catholic Church, where, since December 11, the Cop-pin College for Educational Ex-change has been operating. The seminars and tutoring sessions are taught by Coppin instructors dur-ing their free time. Faculty sup-port for the student action has been nearly complete, especially during the first week. However, some felt that the boycott should have been called to an end after Dr. Moore's promises were made. In a December 17 meeting with Dr. Moore, Chambers agreed to end the boycott and return to school on January 6. On January 7, a meet-ing with the student body will be held to decide if Dr. Moore's pro-posals are sincere. He feels that the President is receiving a lot of pressure 'from above' to end the strike. For the present, however, Cham-bers stated: ""We don't want to go back yet. We don't have a voice in curriculum and policy decisions. We don't have the student control we need."" Bulletin Board Any student interested in joining the Student Orientation Commit-tee, please let SOC know by giving his name and school address in Newell Hall, Box 1982. Native Son Attention Washington County Residents: Hagerstown Junior Col-lege is sponsoring a Native Son Employment Service on Friday, Dec. 27 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. 25 local businesses and industries, oppor-tunities to be had in Washington. There is no cost and free literature will be given about the summer employment. For information call Bob Parry 797-6474. Holiday library hours Friday, December 20 Sat., Sun., Dec. 21 and 22 Monday, December 23 Tuesday, December 24 Wednesday, December 25 Thurs. and Fri., Dec. 26 and 27 Sat. and Sun., December 28 and Mon. and Tues., Dec. 30 and 31 Wednesday, January 1 Thurs. and Fri., Jan. 2 and 3 Saturday, January 4 Sunday, January 5 Close at 4 P.M. .Closed Open 9 A.M.-5 P.M. Open 9 A.M.-1 P.M. Closed Open 9 A.M.-5 P.M. _Closed Open 9 A.M.-5 P.M. Closed Open 9 A.M.-5 P.M. Closed Open 2 P.M.-6 P.M. 29 "
