Board of Trustees Votes to Retain Triples
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O'Neill: state economy healthy Candidates profiled Gov. William A. O'Neill told a college Several students are seeking election to the Board of press gathering Monday the state's Trustees, the policy-making agency of the Unviersity. The economy is in good shape, and he says Daily Campus begins a series of candidate profiles today. several counties are prospering. Stories on pages 4 and 5 Story on page 6 (Eatmecttcut Datlg (ftampua Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXIVNo. 102 University of Connecticut Tuesday, March 24,1981 Solidarity to strike; Soviet action feared BYDGOSZCZ, Poland (UPI) - Ignoring union leader Lech Walesa's warnings and the possibility of Soviet intervention, the Solidarity union early Tuesday voted to stage a national strike to protest police beatings of labor activists in Bydgoszcz. Walesa threw up his arms and stalked from the meeting hall after the vote to call the strike had passed- The other national leaders of Solidarity could not agree on a date for the action and instead postponed that vote until later Tuesday. Some independent observers felt the interval'could give time for the union leaders to cool down and re-evaluate the decision. Walesa had appealed for moderation to avoid an open and possibly bloody confrontation with the government. Walesa earlier had lashed out at militant locals for "guerrilla-like operations" and warned, "If this state of things continues, the authorities will not exercise full control over themselves and we cannot exercise full control over ourselves." As the union's national coordinating committee met into the early morning hours, Soviet-led Warsaw Pact forces apparently extended maneuvers in and around Poland until the end of the week and Deputy Prime Minister Mieczyslaw Pakowski warned the country's fate was in the balance. The Solidarity meeting was called to formulate policy in the SEE PAGE 13 High court upholds Utah abortion law SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) - Anti-abortion groups hailed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a Utah abortion-notifi- cation law Monday as a "victory for the American family." Pro-abortion groups said the decision would have little impact. By a 6-3 vote, the court sustained the 1974 law that requires doctors to notify the parents of an underage girl seeking an abortion while still living at home. The court left open the possibility of another challenge by minors who live away from home. "This decision marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the right to have an abortion is not an unlimited, unfettered right," said Utah Attorney General David Wilkinson. Assistant State Attorney General Paul Tinker, who argued in favor of the law before the court, said that he believes the President Reagan gets a hag from Mary Melissa Llablonskl, 6, of St. Louis, most important thing about the ruling is that it affirms the the 1981 March of Dimes poster child. Linda Brown Ray, the 1949 poster child, looks on right of parents to be involved in the decisions made by their, (UPI, photo). children. Board of Trustees votes to retain triples By DOUG FISHER lobbying effort at the Capitol for its passage, now opting for campus housing, and UConn has a The UConn Board of Trustees has decided to criticized the board for not properly investigating responsibility to meet this demand, DiBiaggio said. continue tripling policies and using studies to other alternatives. Donen said the University Other student housing recommendations house students in residence halls next fall to deal should add to the housing stock by leasing off- adopted by the board are : with the problem of overcrowding in dormitories. campus apartments and converting campus -Repealing the policy that requires freshmen to Despite objections from several student leaders housing now used by faculty and staff into student live on campus. and faced with a bill in the state legislature that residences. -Build an apartment cluster on University land to would take away the board's power to assign But UConn President John A. DiBiaggio said be used as student housing and which later could students to rooms beyond "designed occupancy leasing apartments is not a viable alternative be converted into office space if enrollment levels," the board voted unanimously for because it would not increase housing overall, only declines as expected in future years. extending the policy, except for student trustee eliminate places where many graduate students -Develop a fraternity-sorority housing park on Steven Donen. and University employees reside. Also, due to the campus so that those organizations could lease and Donen, who authored the bill and has led a high cost of commuting, many more students are construct on the property! Page 2 The Connecticut Daily Campus, Tuesday, March 24,1981 OPINION InC AR: too much emphasis on violence A white policeman shoots a black youth and the NAACP steps in to set the pace. The police department while polite refuses to suspend the officer in.question. There is no reason to believe the officer acted improperly. Soon, what was a local matter gains national attention. Enter the International Committee Against Racism to save the day. With a name like that, they have to be the! good guys. The events in Meriden and Scotland in the last few months show just the opposite. InCAR has a predisposition for violence. While its name may be noble and their cause just, InCAR, m you NOW THAT picnjRe HASN'T cHANeep IN TWO WYS ? has shown an alarming desire for confrontation. Screaming slogans like "stop the killing, death to the Klan" shows incongruity. How can any group wish to end racism and hatred while resorting to attacks upon Klan members, the police, who are sworn to keep the peace and protect the public, and any poor slob caught in the middle? Looking over the fleet Did InCAR care about the civil rights of any of the injured? Not likely, unless they were other InCAR members.. It seems that rights only belong to those who One of the major reasons the U.S. armed tailcoat. "How come we're not geting any wave the InCAR flag. What InCAR members must forces are woefully short of every type of fighter planes from this plant?" understand is the rights of all citizens must be preserved. military equipment is that we have such a big "What country do you represent?" Striped Another showing like Meriden, and InCAR members will heart, and we keep giving it away to countries Pants asked, begin to look more like revolutionaries than civil rights who claim they need it more than we do. "The United States, dummyi" activists. If the U.S. military believes that the new "You don't have to be rude. We have certain It behooves all members of society to observe and make Reagan appropriation requests are going to priorities when it comes to the allocation of critical judgements according to objective assesment of beef up their forces, they're in for a surprise, fighter planes. We have to see that our friends facts in various aspects of our lives. Unfortunately, in this get them first." particular instance, InCAR seems to be alienating even the A rt Rl lef*hlAfQ IH "!don,t get Jt- l thou«ht the U.S. was trying NAACP with its militant stand. aPil I UUUIIWCIIVI to play catch-up with the Russians. What are we doing giving all our stuff away?" Perhaps the leaders of InCAR should get their own house If we don,t ive the in order before they tell others the "secret" of life. Off We GO " 8 1*W World our best As in any free society, the right of free speech is planes, the Soviets will start supplying them guaranteed. InCAR members should remember that the I was at one of the larger fighter aircraft MiGs. Therefore, it's in our national same law that protects them also covers the Klan. companies, where severa?AV Force offie'ers H&**_'* 5? S? country in ** Frfe While the Klan's efforts are based on terror, after last were eagerly waiting for the planes to come World gets all the military equipment it asks Saturday it is becoming even more obvious that without a off the assembly line, when I saw the for." major shift in policy, InCAR is more than able and certainly following scene: "What are we giving Chile and Argentina willing to dish out its share of violence as well. A brand-new fighter came rolling out of the planes for?" hangar, and one of the U.S. pilots jumped up "They both have military governments and Profiles start today on the wing. need them to stay in power. With some "What the hell do you think you're doing?" countries it's a question of defense, with Beginning today, the Daily Campus presents a series of a company foreman said. others it's a matter of prestige." profiles of candidates seeking the position of University "I'mJust looking over our new plane." "What about Taiwan?" trustee, the highest office a student can hold. "That plane doesn't belong to you. The Student trustees have little trouble serving as voices of State Department has promised the first 20 to "We've always sent fighter planes to their peers, but effectively influencing University policy is a Saudi Arabia." Taiwan. It's an old American tradition." more difficult task. The lengthy profiles reveal a bit more "Whan do we get ours?" he said. "Look, fellow, the basis of American foreign about the candidates' personalities, and their abilities, than The foreman looked over his order list. policy is to be able to face up to the Russians any political record can.