The New Hampshire, Vol. 79, No. 39 (Mar. 3, 1989)

The New Hampshire Buttc Rate,lJ-is Po~raoe Pam Vol. 79 No.}1. J '\ FRIDAY, MARCH 3 1989 (603)862-1490 . Durham.N.H. Durham"' H Perm,, •30 Student life in San Salvador By Sarah Minnoch needs of Salvadoran society as Salvadoran student leader a whole. Rene Hernandez calls U.S. Hernandez was brought to involvement in El Salvador "the UNH by members of the Stu longest war that the U.S. has dent Central American Network been in since Vietnam." (SCAN), a group based in Bos Wednesday night Hernandez ton, which often works with spoke in order to help clear up COCA, the Committee on Cen some of the issues surrounding tral America at UNH. recent headlines telling about Hernandez is touring l,lniver President Jose Napoleon sities around the U.S. to make Duane's "negotiations" with people aware of the enormous the Salvadoran guerillas. amount of funds given by this Hernandez spoke through country to ~upport the contro translator and UNH Political versial Salvadoran Armed For B-lot is the proposed home for a recreation facility with no funding. (photo by Ed Sawyer) Science Professor Judith Gen ces. tleman, who is a specialist in Estimates for U.S. aid run Latin American affairs, in front from $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion, of a group of 15 people in with $3 billion being the com NQ .funds for rec. facility Murkland Hall. monly quoted figure. This Hernandez is a student at the amount has been given to the By John Ziomek The issue of internal borrow two racquetball. courts, one National University located in country since the beginning of Although last April students ing is still being looked into, nautilus and free weight room, El Salvador's capital city, San the Reagan era and especially agreed to pay a $20 fee for the said Gallivan. a multi-purpose room for aero Salvador. He stands against the since President Duarte took proposed recreational facility Gallivan expressed concern bics and martial arts, locker ruling Christian Democratic office in El Salvador in 1984. in the McConnell Hall parking over the lack of a social outlet rooms, and offices. Party. However, he has some He said the average Salvad lot (B-lot) ~ the project has been on this side of the railroad According to Gallivan, for what of a safety net by being a oran family requires $500 a put on hold until additional tracks. He said that this would now the entire project is on hold United States Representative month for support but only funding can be located. be a perfect opportunity to until the Rec. Committee works of the General Association of receives an average of $150 a According to Campus provide students with a centrally out the funding, but they are Salvadoran University Students month. "This is obviously not Planner. Victor Azzi, now is the located outlet. working toward pushing the (AGEUS). enough," he said. time to act because the longer to Not only would it be more administration take the first AGEUS works to address the EL SALVADOR, page 10 the university waits to build the accessible to students, but it also step. issues facing students and the facility, the more expensive it could be used by SCOPE for will be. concerts and other activities, Former Student Body Vice added Gallivan. President Sabra Timmins said The demand for a new facility it's going to take some "creative has risen in the past couple of financing" to get the project off years, and presently there is a the ground. crunch for court time. Currently, Meanwhile, Sean Gallivan, there are only five courts avail Chairperson for the Rec. Facility able for student use. Committee, said it's just another The field house is open for case of "typical administrative student use only from 12-2, and red tape." He said he hopes to 7:30-9 on some weekdays, and make a presentation to the 1-4 on a rare weekend~ while Board of Trustees within the New Hampshire Hall, an out month. of date building with only two Gallivan said the Trustees are courts available from 3-9 some reluctant to allow borrowing weekdays and 12-5 on some from a reserve fund because it weekends. As well, more stu has never been done before and dents are spending $125 to get there is some risk involved. in shape at the Franklin Fitness After the controversial dorm Center. site selection, Haaland is afraid Gallivan said that the new to make a big decision without . facility would be used only for consulting all parties involved, recreational use and students said Gallivan. would decide when it would be Originally, this building was open. to be constructed in the parking The Student Senate and Rec. lot next to Alexander Hall. Committee have been working However, due to building stip on the plan for a new facility Tau Kappa Epsilon President Chris Hill tries to raiiy support iur His f.a:a.Ldili"Y· (Sl:.itou ulations, the site was changed for close to two years. Both Donovan photo) '• to B-lot, said Azzi. To alleviate Timmins and Gallivan said they parking problems it was decided were frustrated in their efforts that the Alexander Hall basket to get the project moving. ball courts will be used as a Last fall the Student Senate TKE receives backing parking lot. and Rec. Facility Committee By Kathleen Haley of Kappa Sigma fraternity. the conduct board.- Since then, a feasibility study began working on the plans for Approximately 200 members has approved the B-lot location "They need to stop treating " I believe due process was the new facility, said Timmins. of the Greek system gathered student organizations as indi and a contractor has been hired, They sent out questionaires and met," Sciola said of TKE's in front of Thompson Hall viduals," said TKE president conduct board hearing. He re said Gallivan. visited other New England yesterday afternoon to show But a key problem remains; Chris Hill. He said the system fused to comment on the stand schools to find out what students their support for the recently needs to deal with incidents where to get the money? wanted and what would work ing of TKE as a community suspended Tau Kappa Epsilon involving organizations faster According to Gallivan, there best. service organization or on their (TKE) fraternity. because of the high turnover in improvements over the past 14 had been talk about taking out Eventually, the plan was Members of various frater an external or internal loan. the Greek system. months. devised which will call for the nities and sororities spoke to However, external borrowing In a telephone interview One of the charges that TKE construction of a facility that the crowd and asked the stu yesterday,Sciola said that his was ruled out because of a state would include: three multi faced last week in their conduct dents to write letters to Cindy job is to clearly articulate the law that prohibits the university purpose courts for tennis, vol board hear.ing was from an Garthwaite, conduct board of . university's standards to from taking out an external loan leyball, and basketball, a track incident that occurred 14 ficer; Mike Sciola, Greek system members of the Greek system of more than $500,000. around the outside of the courts, months ago. advisor; and J. Gregg Sanborn, and to hold them to those At the forum, one student dean of student affairs. Others standards. suggested everyone in the.crowd Men's Hockey voiced their dissatisfaction with 'Tm responsible for every go into Sanborn's office and talk the role that Sciola plays within . thing in the Greek system from to him about the way the uni INSIDE reaches playoffs· the Greek system. awards to discipline," said Sci versity deals with the Greek "It's not fair to hang a charge ola. system. Th~ suggestion was pu! See Sports! on someone for 14 months," Sciola was the. person who said Mike Eliasberg, a member reported TKE's violations to TKE, page 7 I I f i rt: PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY, MARCH 3 1989 Move over,Rover;man's new best friend is here By Karen Hamilton largest cockroaches known. The For most people the sight of insects can range up to three a cockroach crawling across 1/2 to four inches long with six their office or living room rug inch wing spans. would make them go screaming Members of the family are for the extra strength Raid. mainly tropical and are usually But for Paul Johnson, UNH found under logs or in humus, associate professor of entomol although some species live in ogy, the creatures are a source trees. Blaberus giganteus are of scientific interest ... and family found in bat caves on the island pets. of Trinidad. "People usually don't see "Many of the older kids them when they come over, and response is, 'Bugs! Icky!' And when they do they think they that's the big football players," are dead or not real," said Johnson .said. "The students at Johnson, who has a small colony the elementary level haven't of the insects in his home. developed that bias." Because the insects have a Johnson, who has three child hard exterior, sitting in John ren of his own, said his three son's office in Nesmith Hall, year old daughter plays with the you can hear the clicking of their insects. To prove this to his wings as they crawl or bite each students, he had a video about other.

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