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THE UNIVERSITY r• VOLUME 45 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Wednesday, February 18, 1970 NUMBER 93 Senate proposes raise in student services fee Student Senators Tuesday night petitions calling for the election. Association, basically is a television hook- recommended a raise in student fees, Taking stand on a matter discussed by the up among 18 Texas universities, and is designated allocations for next year, Regents two meetings past, the Senate designed presently for academic use. For supported the local option liquor election, disapproved of the Board's decision to have example, a computer science class taught opposed the Board of Regents, and the campus open for parking on Friday of at Tech is televised to six other universities, recommended paving and parking Homecoming weekend, disregarding where students view the lectures and take improvements. normal parking regulations and identical tests. In recommending a raise of student fees, reservations. The Senate was Bradford's point was that such a system, the Senate endorsed a recommendation by overwhelmingly resolved that either some when complete, and organized as a state Student Association President Jay method of recompence be made to agency, could function as a communication Thompson to lend more support to Union individuals who have reserved parking media between several areas of the various expansion, intramural facilities, the health places or that classes be dismissed that universities involved. However, due to center, and a counseling center. Friday. limited time at the meeting, specific The Senate action called for a $5 increase The Board had decided to open the questions and propositions were barely in the building use fee to finance expansion campus to all traffic in order to facilitate considered. of the Union, a $4 increase in the student the increased flow of visitor traffic Along with the idea of raising student STUDENT SENATE GUEST—Dr. John Bradford, 18 schools in Texas, be used for communication service fee to be allocated to intramural services fees to aid development of dean of the College of Engineering, suggests that the between student associations. (Staff photos by Bruce expansion, a $2 increase in the student DESPITE THE fact that at the last intramural facilities, the Senate later service fee for the health center, and a $1 Western Information Network, TV network among Ott) meeting, the Senate decided to study the passed a bill calling upon Thompson to raise in the student service to help the parking situation and eventually name a committee to perform a thorough counseling center. Such proposed increases recommend a program to solve campus study of Tech intramurals, to determine would be voted on by the student body and vehicle problems, thereby avoiding where such money could best be spent. subject to Board approval. piecemeal legislation, the Senate passed two measures designed to deal with small THE SENATE voted almost unanimously Tech senior receives THE SENATE also approved allocations areas of parking on campus. to pass a resolution which in effect sided for school year 1970-71. The overwhelming One of those measures called for the with the Solicitations Committee against majority of the nearly $28,000 allocated was leveling arid paving of the dirt parking lot the Avalanche-Journal. The resolution was given to three areas: KTXT-FM, Forensics, west of the new Business Administration sponsored by Jim Boynton, Graduate graduate school award and University Theatre. Full list of Building. The other measure called for School; and Larry Meyers, Business allocations will be printed on page two of allowance of parking along Akron Ave. near Administration. It condemned the local Thursday's University Daily. the Intramural Gym. paper for making no apparent attempt to A resolution sponsored by Mike Anderson, Prior to the opening of the meeting, Dr. follow campus solicitation rules, and urged received it either from the graduate school, By DEBBIE CHRISTIAN freshman honor society; Phi Kappa Phi, Engineering; Gary Wimmer, Engineering; John R. Bradford, dean of engineering, the university to stop these "unauthorized Copy Editor another fellowship program or Woodrow national honor society; Kappa Mu Epsilon, and Jim Boynton, Graduate School, was approached the Senate with an idea which solicitations" at once Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. mathematics, and Pi Sigma Alpha. political passed unanimously and called for students he said may give the student association an In other major action the Senate unseated David Wheat, senior government major, This designation practically guarantees a science. He is married to senior elementary to support the Citizens Committee for opportunity to communicate effectively two members because of excessive has received notification from the Woodrow fellowship from the schools he applies or education major Cynthia Ann Wheat. He Legalized Liquor. The resolution endorsed with other area universities. A system absence, Removed from office were Peggy Wilson National Fellowship Foundation that another independent organization and does has an overall gpa of 3.85. the drive and encouraged students to sign called Western Information Network Kincannon and Sally Lynn Eldridge. he is one of 1000 Designates for guarantee a grant from the Woodrow recommendations for a fellowship award to Wilson Foundation if he is for some reason the graduate school of his choice. turned down at the school of his choice. Officers have 'understanding' In case Wheat is refused a fellowship Wheat first became interested in the grant from the school of his choice, the foundation from an advertisement he saw Woodrow Wilson Foundation will award on a bulletin board. When he expressed him a fellowship worth at least $2000, or if interest in the program, Dr. Lynwood the grant from the chosen school is Holland, chairman of the government insufficient the foundation will add to the department, nominated him. The Chief explains ticketing policy grant to make it possible for him to nomination was accepted by the foundation continue his studies on the graduate level. and Wheat was sent an application. This award is for the first year of The application asked for information By REBECCA YOUNG car is owned by a student or visitor. anywhere in the state, just as the Highway Daniels concluded that few of Tech's graduate study. He will pursue a doctorate such as transcripts, letters of Co-Managing Editor "Last year we gave campus tickets for all Patrol. City police may not give state security officers are recruited from the in political science with the ultimate aim of recommendation and an autobiography. parking violations, and if a visitor was tickets. Lubbock Police Department. "We hire men teaching on a college level. He will be Wheat also went to Austin for a personal Tech security officers do not work for the parked in a dorm lot, for example, he could in the age group of 21-45, and most are known as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow no interview with some professors appointed city—it just appears that way. mail the ticket back to us and we would void Daniels denied this. He said, "Campus trained here at Tech," Daniels said. matter where he gets his grant. by the foundation. "The interview was quite The increased number of city tickets it,' • went on the police chief police may not go out in the city unless Campus police salaries are paid by the informal and used to find out my views on being given on the campus was accredited chasing a violator off the campus." university, receiving its revenues from the IN THE LETTER he received from the current events and clarify any questions on According to Daniels, the campus police last week by Chief Security Officer B. G. state. foundation he was told, "For the past two the written application," Wheat said. Daniels to the 1969-70 administrationr are commissioned by the Tech Board of The police chief said Tech security years all Designates who abided by the HE APPLIED TO the following schools "Last year we gave campus tickets for Regents. House Bill 162 ( 19681 is state officers are not allowed to leave the campus rules and sought support for graduate study for graduate fellowships: first choice, Yale parking violations, but the administration legislation giving the authority to the except in an emergency or on college Enrollment University; then the University of changed the policy this year,- said Daniels. Board, which in turn gives campus security business. "They may leave on the lunch Michigan, Oregon University, Stanford officers the right to give tickets in hour, but don't take security cars with Marijuana University, Harvard University and the THE LUBBOCK POLICE Department cooperation with municipal and justice of them," continued Daniels. University of Wisconsin. He should receive issues city ticket books to the campus police the peace courts ee causes notification of acceptance and of any award to be used for all moving violations On ACCORDING TO the city desk sergeant, by sometime in April. campus. CITY POLICE also have jurisdiction on it is illegal anywhere in the state to turn discussion The purpose of the foundation is to attract According to Daniels, campus t ickets are the Tech campus, since it is within city right on red after stop at intersections. He fund deficit outstanding men and women to the placed on illegally-parked cars that have a boundaries, and can file tickets for city said Lubbock allows the turn only to speed academic profession, i.e. college teaching. campus parking permit. City tickets are violations. According to the night desk heavy traffic, "but we can give tickets any Because of a shortage of funds for due today The financial backing for the foundation given to those without permits. sergeant at the city police department, city time we want to." allocation to them, campus organizations comes from the Ford Foundation.

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