bTechn'ician Volume Llll, Number 6 Wednesday, September 13, 1972 Aspiring s'olons seek positions With nomination books closing at 5 no one is running for the two graduate pm. today, there are only 16 people Judicial Board seats. signed up for 28 offices in the fall Student Body President Don elections. Abernathy said, “That several of the Election Board Chairman Ed students that have filed have talked Causey feels “apathy is the cause of to me and they seem like they are in- the low turnout. I sort of thought terested in doing a high caliber job.” there would be more interest since “1 hope that for these offices that this is an election year.” no one has filed for, that people will come by student government before 5 The fall ballot will include 24 today. Senate positions contested for by Here is a chance to represent freshmen, SOphomores in some the Student Body,” Abernathy said. schools and graduate students. Also For those students running for the freshmen and gdraduate seats on office, the candidates meeting will be the judicaial held tonight at 7:30 in the Senate board are to be decided. Chamber. Causey said “the candidate As of 5 pm. yesterday five or alternative must appear in order to students were contesting for the two have his name appear on the ballot.” freshman Ag and Life Science Senate seats; two are running for one freshman sophmore senate seat in textiles; three for two freshman liberal Date ticket arts seats; three for four freshman engineering seats; two for two at large prices change, ._.::__.i design seats; one for 10 seats open to graduate students; and no one is Indian summer . running for the one PAMS, Education money refirnded For students taking RE. 251, the archery class is'a far cry from the imaginary bows and arrows of the and Forestry seats. neighborhood Indian warrior on a summer’s afternoon. (Photo by Caram) Only one of two freshman seats on Date tickets to the nonreserved the Judicial Board is contested, while seat football games have been reduced from $7 to $5. Following numerous complaints from students over the price of date * PE department tightens security tickets, Student Body President Don Abernathy met Monday with Bill Smaltz, Coliseum box office manager, by Marty Pate on occasion, stealing their possessions. staff. The other 16 doors will be in a week’s time, and was never and Willis Casey, director of Athletics. Staff Writer This year things will be different, or locked from the outside; state law apprehended. To date this semester aThe decision to lower the ticket price One lazy winter Sunday, a group of so hopes Art Hoch, who is directing prohibits the doors to be locked from not one wallet has been reported will come during this meeting. students head to the gym for a little the new gym security arrangements. the inside. stolen according to Hoch. Abernathy said “the 20 students workout. Only when they arrive they To combat the rising unauthorized He also feels the majority of who have bought 57 tickets to the find the gym overflowing with hordes use of gym facilities and the ‘ Checkpoints lnstituted , students will agree with the new Syracuse game may go by the box of local highschool students, little accompanying crime, the Physical To supplement the checkpoints, a policies. He said, “Some, 1 know, will office to get a $2 refund. Date tickets kids, and Raleigh businessmen. The Education Department has previous regulation, unenforced the take offense, but taking it from all are $5 but they have to be purchased crowds dominate the weight room, implemented a plan which will allow past three years, will be reinstituted. angles, there’s no other way, because a before the game. Date tickets at the swimming pool, and basketball courts. only authorized personnel access to security patrol is just expensive. I feel @te will still be $7.” the gym. All students and fee paying faculty Unable to use the facilities they pay will be required to wear red gym like 99 percent of the students are Also season date tickets are still on for, the students leave aneg and Access to the gym will be limited shorts while using the gym facilities. behind us.” sale for $21. frustrated. to two points — the men’s locker Faculty members who have not paid entrance, and the hall leading to the Thefts Common the $16 fee, do not have to abide by weight room and women’s lockers. the rule, but are not allowed to use Another student, one who Stationed outside each door, from 6 any of the gym‘s equipment, towels, managed to find room, returns to his pm to 9 pm weekdays, 9 am to 6 pm or wearing locker, which he knew he locked, only Saturdays, and 1 pm to 5 pm apparel. to find it wide open. His wallet, watch Sundays, will be a student employee Hoch feels the benefits of the new and rings are gone, with no hope for of the athletic department. system will outweigh the discomforts recovery. Upon request, the employee may and the theft which plagued the gym Scenes like those were common require anyone entering the gym to will be deterred. Last year, atheletic occurances last year as non-university show proper identification. The only equipment, record players, and people flocked to Carmicheal Gym, authorized personnel allowed to use speakers were stolen, plus lockers denying students use of the gym, and, the gym are students, faculty, and were rifled. One thief netted $1,000 i l .l.l. T 2,500 on campus «5-,».‘ Bicycles pose problems by Dale Johnson increase to the lifting of the $3 protection against theft. 1n the regis- Staff Writer registration and decal fee imposed in tration process, the bike serial number The campus is facing‘ a parking the past. In additibn, an unusually is recorded. Knowing this number shortage—a bicycle parking shortage. large freshman class may have spurred generally simplifies the identification Bicycles are becoming an increas- the bicycle growth rate, he noted. of stolen bikes, he explained. ingly pOpular means of transportation 80 Instrumental He also urged all students to park for State’s students according to W.L. in bike racks as long as space permits. Williams, director of Student Government played what security and Williams calls an “instrumental part” While no action will generally be safety. taken if bikes are parked elsewhere, 4 :1 Williams estimates that between in relieving the students of the decal . ‘. fee. He recalled that SG had suggested Security will tow bikes if they are- —.:,;, ;. m 6‘“‘& ‘1 2,000 and 2,500 bikes are being used obstructing pedestrian traffic, dam- 7.1415“? “-53. I -' this semester by members of the that the registration procedure be I'l- ” '3 '2 ‘s“\"‘: " 1 ./ , mares—rm».os'eré‘ifiafie“5*"7-3' eliminated on the grounds that the fee aging vegetation, or are in some way I/t; ”mumu--"I. ‘- v ”I University community. According to presenting a safety hazard. c" 1'" .‘ former Student Government secretary charged was unfair. Since the recovery inf-jgI!1I‘a|\\\!_‘§-' /‘ Don's Gusler, more than 1,200 bi- of stolen bikes is aided by the decals, In 1971, 858 new bike parking ““Ei‘-:::./ / cycles had been registered as of Tues- Campus Security declined to discard spaces were added to accomodate the day afternoon. registration altogether. bike boom. Williams said these ad- by‘:gau-._e.-;....,._ The files of the 1971-72 school However, Williams said Security ditions cost nearly $18,000. He said ‘ . year reveal that a total of 1,628 bikes was “more than happy” to compro- there are about 2,000 bicycle parking were registered during the previous mise. 80 now controls the decals and spaces on campus. two semesters. Williams figures that their distribution. Decals are now available free of , nearly 2,000 bikes were in use last Williams expressed the hope that chase fmm the St; W m the Memmflcydesoacamprswithonlyzmbkychparfing year including unregistered bikes. all like owners on camps valid fourth floor- of the University Student specs. Bicycle ranking Em become as acute as automohh parking. William attributes part of this register their bikes for their own Center. (Photo by Foulke) - New Arts - a need! to look at the future State’s New Arts program is suffering price to pay for five such concerts. But this year—the late delivery of numerous factors to be considered when financially this year due to slow ticket college students are notoriously short of tickets—may have proved to be a blessing signing a series like New Arts such as prices, lack of open dat s for use of the sales. New Arts has filled a void in the money and therefore demand top quality in disguise for many students. Normally, social scene for years, but in even that which they pay a small many buy their tickets during the rush of Coliseum and availabilitE of top name State , performers. Yet New Art is in a position the concert series is not amount for, such as New Arts tickets. registration without having a chance to presently, " that they have to come up with adequately filling that void and Students are quick to realize a bargain, consider just what they are getting into. have fallen off and this year they have apparently This year, due to the late arrival of the something in order to survive. And if consequently ticket sales there is to be a next year, planning will appreCiably from former years. The decided that New Arts is not a tickets, students have had time to ponder response to bargain—and rightfully so.