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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Fall 10-31-1984 Maine Campus October 31 1984 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus October 31 1984" (1984). Maine Campus Archives. 1625. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1625 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS '83• STUDENT the election? Were the student govern- Rumors abounded at the time the fraternities unfairly accused of rigging Were the 1983 student government elections rigged? really happen? A special in- Jue evidence has surfaced ment candidates themselves involved? Did anything of that election. Now, over a year after it happened, new coming your way and are willing vestigative report by The Maine Campus and WMEB-FM NEWS in the dispute, and some of the individuals involved have graduated involved? Were soon. to tell what really happened. Were the now-District 130 candidates Lewiston, Maine, has tdous stops, including s to UNH and in a 2-1 ice. s play Michigan Tech 'today in Houghton, to Northeastern 4-3 'goy/Maine Campus a one-goal game us- period. The Wildcats 31, 1984 u/ Maine at Orono student neuspaper since IS 75 Wednesday, October wet and an effective vol: XCV no. XL The University ohich reduces the goalie Bruce Gillies' for bond passage piing more, he could heads speak Department That piece of equipment is nes for us," said departments that would receive the feet tall. Dr. Charles Rauch, who is promoting worth $115,000' Stockel said. ob Kullen. "But when by Doug Watts funds explained why the money is passage of the bond, said national in- Stockel said a pilot paper machine in oring, the crucial saves Staff Writer needed. terest in the quality of education has the basement of Aubert is "juryrigged ominently in a game's Dr. Ivar Stockel, chairman of the a "window in which we can crowded against the windows." provided chemical engineering department, said and act" to get the referendum question ap- machine should be on one of the f: and Michigan this The $16.5 million bond referendum there is an acute space problem in Aubert The by Maine voters. Rauch was floors because some maintenance for the UMaine system is necessary to proved Hall. He said not only is there not upper speaking Tuesday afternoon before a procedures are more easily done from a tie power on offense, make up for underfunding of the system enough "square-footage" in the group of about 15 people in Nutting Hall lower floor in the building, said Stockel. Is on goalie Dana over the last few years, said an assistant building, but some research equipment at a forum in which faculty from the William Schmidt, chairman of the won't be enough. professor of management yesterday. mechanical engineering department, spoke for the $3 million of the bond that would finance new computer equipment for the entire university system. He said f Onst New Jersey. Kevin the money would go toward networking, and in- oints and 15 rebounds improved access to terminals said there are of Maxwell in the structional aids. Schmidt more people using the system than the By im- had eight assists in the university's computer can handle. network, the Celtics proving the campus computer admitted would s that the Pistons were delays in obtaining information or the NBA champion- be eliminated. would also get f-season acquisition of The UMaine system additional computer terminals. Schmidt students for every uys were a little ticked said UMO has 50-70 while most tuff about them winn- available computer terminal, of 15-25 students ionship," Bird said. institutions have a ratio He said the bond ions. We were ready for for every terminal. system's ratio William Schmidt would bring the UMaine Charles Rauch Douglas Gelinas much closer to the average ratio. "I think some people think we want a lot of lux- is unusable because it is too tall to fit uries, but these things are real essen- Fraternities, police anywhere. tials," Schmidt said. the computers will have to be As part "We have one device—called a bubble He said updated in the future, and the bond "is 3se the cap vapor liquid device—that was given (see BOND page 2) oncerns reach parking accord to us but can't be used because it's 30 iest cost $5. Lucy said the by Peg Warner ing decals, which to be taken care of for defeats Staff Writer problem seems Senate easily the time being. to have been resolved to UMO fraternity and police represen- "It seems fraternities') satisfaction," proposal tatives have reached a compromise which their (the open parking Icrease will allow fraternity members to register he said. there is a possibility the use rkers: their cars at no charge this year, the Lucy said Cutting said he had a letter from plant decals for fraternity by Rick Lawes iehayior director of Police and Safety said of the steam UMO President Arthur Johnson, and could become a permanent Staff Writer ng Tuesday. members "from that letter I believe a reasonable the change if the traffic committee approves Alan Reynolds said the agreement was Tuesday person could infer he was responsive to ?board; it. The General Student Senate reached after a session with Dr. William a open parking." aries in Another issue the memorandum ad- defeated 20-10 with one abstention Lucy, Associate Dean of Student Ac- an open Cutting said it was a statement the is whether the regulation could resolution that would create ry: tivities and Organizations, and Peter dressed students had to make. on fraternities owning their parking system on campus. Icapital Gray, president of the University of be imposed "The state does since the university pro- The resolution, Maine Fraternity Board. own land. It said not make a distinc- as lawn mowing, which is similar to Reynolds notified fraternity presidents vides services such tion between a lighway snow plowing to all one the GSS passed of the compromise in a memorandum grounds care and faculty member's including those owning their in October 1983, dated Oct. 5. The memorandum said for fraternities, car and a student's those fraternities come under said the GSS would this year only, fraternity members will be own land, a.; .. so I don't fraternities—Alpha support a parking allowed to register their cars at no charge Lucy said five think the univers4 Tau Omega, Delta *stem "which has for this year by obtaining a decal other- Gamma Rho, Alpha should," Cutting Delta and Tau Ep- no distinctions bet- wise used to designate parking in the Upsilon, Phi Gamma said. their houses are ween members of steam plant parking- lot silon Phi—own the land Much of the op- the university com- The memorandum said beginning located on. position to the Belisle, president of Delta Up- munity, with the ex- next year. members will have to purchase Kevin resolution centered wiston. said some of the brothers at that ception of han- student decals in order to park in frater- silon, on a similar resolu- not pleased with the dicapped i n - Carthy, nity lots. Reynolds said although the house are tion tabled until dividuals." Tie-day regulation has existed before, enforce- compromise. next week. That he does not think the univer- Ed Cutting, off- ment may have been lax because of a He said proposal says enforce the regulation campus senator and shortage of ticketers. sity could legally vehicles with faculty the chose to discontinue the sponsor of the pro- "There are only a certain number of if the house parking decals may life. maintenance of its parking posal, said the ticketers," he said. "We start with the university's only park in faculty it would be too expensive UMO administra- inner lots first and work toward the out- lot, but said lots, while vehicles hire private concerns to do the work. tion's Traffic and side." to Ed Cutting with student decals Phi President Dana Safety Committee Reynolds said the compromise only Tau Epsilon may only park in in- Seekins said, speaking for himself, he was considering an applies to parking either at the waiting student lots. 8 would not mind paying for a decal as open parking proposal, and was dividual houses or at the steam plant. Currently, a vehicle with a faculty as the university provided upkeep on the action of the senate before it Those wishing to park on campus, he long (see SENATE page 2) discussed it. said, must still purchase student park- (see PARKING page 2) I4ednesday, October 31, 1984. 2 The Daily Maine Campus. Stud( Icontinued from page •Senate (CPS)—Last wi anniversary of the Raymond said she was incensed by a vasion of Grenad in any lot, while sticker may park from Wells Complex Business ned to "go out an may park only in stu- letter students vehicles Manager Mike Butler to Alan Reynolds, brate his and 6301 dent lots. director of police and safety, that sug- "rescue" from the Hall senator. Cynthia Rayniond, Hart gested the parking lot next to Hart be School there. -win situa- said "We're engaged in a no classified as a staff lot, meaning students "People will it didn't tion. We tried it before and would not be able to park there.