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April 4. 1989 Volume 166. Issue 9 The Sewanee Purple The University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 Emergency Services Lose Room Remission Some EMTs, Firemen Angered by University's Denial of Any Form of Compensation By Wendi Vie brock becomes personally liable and may be Staff Writer sued as if he were a paid professional. But Ben Shackleford, a senior in the The revocation of room remission College and the student fire chief, fees for volunteer student firemen and reflected what appears to be widespread student emergency medical technicians sentiment among student leaders of the has received final approval from the emergency services, saying "we (the Board of Regents and will be firemen and emergency medical implemented over a three year period, personnel) aren't important until according to various University and something is burning." student emergency service officers. Both Shackleford and Gwen Professor Gerald L. Smith, Colwell, a senior Emergency Medical Secretary to the Board of Trustees and Technician, expressed concern that the administrator for Emergency Services, end to the room stipend, will endanger said that the decision to end recruitment and that the decision, compensation for student personnel was according to Shackleford, indicates a "a budgetary consideration at a time lack of respect for the student work from when continuing a strong academic the University administration. program at a reasonable cost to students According to Smith, several factors has been increasingly difficult." led a University "cabinet" to review the University officials cite Tennessee compensation issue within what he law as another ground for the characterized as a tight budgetary FIREMEN and EMTS will no longer receive room remission. (Photo by Lyn revocation. According to Smith, if a situation in the University as a whole. Hutchinson) ^ student is a volunteer emergency These include an added insurance cost, medical technician or a firefighter, then an anticipated change in the patterns of University Faces Possible he is protected from legal liability by annual giving, and a general University what is known as the "Good Samaritan" move toward fiscal cutbacks. law. If that student is being paid for his '89 see Payment, page 4 Budget Deficit in emergency service, however, then he By Jon Meacham the current discrepancy between budgeted Associate Editor gift income and actual receipts, "the Regents have been apprised that, as last Chapel Suffers Vandalism An unexpected rise in the cost of year, we have not had what we need in University health care insurance.and a unrestricted bequests." But he current shortfall of approximately emphasizes that there is no way to By Alex Goldsmith sort of ritual service in St. Augustine's. $500,000 in unrestricted bequest gift know whether that income will come in Staff Writer Along with the damaged vestments, income have made a fiscal year 1990 between now and July 1 because of the ornamental designs made of dripped deficit budget possible, according to impossibility of predicting bequests to Three separate occasions of candle wax were found around the side University officials. the University. vandalism which was marked by "some chapel, charred remains of burned paper Tom G. Watson, Vice President for The University has met the several pattern of ritual" in St. Augustine's were left, and another design was found University Relations, says that although heavy costs in the budget, Alvarez says, Chapel last month have prompted on the altar, Lloyd said. the Board of Regents has approved a including the $500,000 health insurance Chaplain Samuel T. Lloyd III to order Lloyd emphasized that "it was not projected balanced budget to go into item, the University's share of financial the side sanctuary closed in the evening pure vandalism but had some purpose to effect on July 1, an estimated aid, and "doing what we should be doing hours, according to chapel officials. it, although there is really no way to component of $650,000 in unrestricted in terms of faculty salaries." However, Lloyd described the incidents, tell what it was." He and police bequest income is not coming in. Watson asserts that, after these spaced a week apart in middle February, officials believe that St. Augustine's "Of the $2.35 million that the unexpected costs have been covered, as "patterns of vandalism that indicated was used because it is more secluded Board of Regents tell us we must raise "what we don't have now is the money some pattern of ritual." Designs in the than the main sanctuary of the to balance the budget, $1.7 million of to handle costs if the bequests stay shape of the cross were found on the University chape!. that is from the Annual Fund," Watson down." altar of the side chapel on Feb. 18, and These cases of vandalism and says. "The rest of it must come from Although the club system of annual all the candles were found to have been unknown ritualistic activity have unrestricted bequests." And, currently, giving, the Development Office burned completely a few days later. prompted the chapel staff to secure St. about $100,000 of that $650,000 has Phonathon, alumni and Sewanee Club What Lloyd characterized as the Augustine's at night in order to preclude been raised. gatherings throughout the South, and most apparently ritualistic vandalism a recurrence. Interim University Provost direct mail appeals have raised the occurred on Sunday, Feb. 26. Some "These are important and sacred Laurence Alvarez says of the potential Annual Fund by about five to seven party entered the unlocked main places, and it's sad that they have been for a deficit budget that "if gift income percent this year, Watson says, "we sanctuary of All Saints' Chapel, broke chosen for vandalism," Lloyd said. although is what we expect- -and what it has been presented a balanced budget counting on into the large display cases containing Police officials stated that in past years- then we will have a money that we have no control the copes and mitres of two bishops they have some leads, the investigation over. ..no university likes to feel that it and, according to chapel officials, is continuing. But Watson notes that, in light of probably used these vestments in some see Budget, page 2 Paee 2 The Sewanee Purple April 4, 1989 NEWS College Applications Sewanee Week '93 Down for Class of Monday, April 3 Bv Samantha Fields to two of those four. If we're one of 7:30 p.m. Peace Fellowship: B.C. Large Lounge those, then we have a fifty-fifty chance Staff Writer 7:30 p.m. SUT: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" of matriculating them." He points out further that the number of potential As the college admissions season Tuesday, April 4 this year. approaches its April climax, the foreign students is up tools have national average applicant pool is down A few new recruitment of the 1:00 p.m. Baseball: Sewanee vs. Centre by about seven to ten percent, according been utitized in this year p.m. SUT: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" to Assistant Director of Admissions Al declining applicant pool. The new 30 Marshall and Co. Dance Newell, and Sewanee applications for financial aid allocation system is a 00 p.m. Guerry Auditorium: Susan the College of Arts and Sciences are crucial attraction for incoming under- Performance about ten percent less than 1988. graduates, Newell says, and over 500 of Observing that "even Duke's the admitted students will receive a Wednesday, April 5 admissions arc down," Newell says that personalized letter from a member of the only 1150 applications will be faculty. 6:30 p.m. B.C. Small Lounge: Sewanee Student Christian Wilkins Scholar finalists processed by the Admissions staff and The Fellowship committee this year as compared with arrived in Sewanee on Sunday, Apr, 2, 7:30 p.m. SUT: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" 1337 last spring. Of this current pool, for interviews. Of the 75 invitations about 800 will be admitted with an that went out last month, 65 candidates April estimated 300 freshmen enrolling as the are expected to come, according to Thursday, 6 class of 1993, admissions officials say. admissions officials. It is uncertain Nationally, the source of this precisely how many scholarships will 7:30 p.m. SUT: "The Wilby Conspiracy" decline in potential undergraduates is finally be offered attributed to financial considerations and The Wilkins Scholarship Friday, April 7 what Newell characterizes as an end to Committee for the 1989 pool is the the high school trend of applying to Dean of the College, the Deans of 7:30 p.m. SUT: "Accidental Tourist" multiple schools. Students, Professors Julie Plax, James "More and more seniors are now Jerry Ingles, Peters, and Lowe, Jim Saturday, April 8 applying to about four schools, and we students Bart McSpadden and Sandy can look down and see that they'll get in Guitar. 7:30 p.m. SUT: "Accidental Tourist" Sunday, April 9 Phi Beta Kappa Elects 12 7:00 p.m. All Saints': Folk Mass 7:30 p.m. SUT: "Accidental Tourist" The Sewanee Purple Mary in 1776. News Staff Newly elected members of the class of 1990 are Nancy Darlene duBois, Monday, April 10 The Sewanee chapter of Phi Beta Seneca, SC; Maria Leslie Henderson, Kappa recently held its winter elections Salt Lake City, UT; and Lisa Michelle April 10-April 16, National Library Week and has selected twelve students from Hackworth, St. Charles, MO. 7:00 p.m. Library, Screening Room A: "Slow Fires" the junior and senior classes to be Members to be initiated from the 7:30 p.m. SUT: "Accidental Tourist" initiated into the academic honor society class of 1989 are Catherine Dawn on April 5.