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(Eimn?rttnrt iatlu Campus Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXI NO. 64 STORRS, CONNECTICUT MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1971 5 CENTS OFF CAMPUS Under the newly enacted Daylight Saving Time, students are finding their in delayed openings of local public schools and in UConn students starting and way to classes in the dark during mid-morning hours. The new time has resulted ending their days in darkness. (Photo by Wesley Thouin). Time switch dims days Administrator By PAULA SCHOENKNECHT instead of the sun and when I open the the Storrs community feel the same seeks state seat That second glass of orange juice is shade in the morning I still have to way. gulped down while the navy parka is leave the light on." Paul Pantazopoulos, owner of Panta zipped up and the toothbrush Susan Krock, assistant professor of Pizza and Bakery said he always held by Beck opened when it was dark and closed at forgotten. The dorm door slams as a Political Science, prefers the new time By KAYTE STEINERT switch, "It's extraordinary. The midnight. student rushes off from Northwest A University administrator is Quandrangle to an 8 a.m. class at Von darkness makes me feel adventurous The biggest effect on local communities has been a time rollback planning to run for the General der Mehen Recital Hall clear across and I'd rather have it lighter at night." Assembly seat of Audrey Beck, in the class schedules of local campus, it's 7:50 a.m, classes will start But commuter Frank A. Senteio, a D-Mansfield, who is aspiring for the elementary and high schools. Classes in 10 minutes as usual with one fourth semester Liberal Arts student, State Senate seat of Louise Berry, difference; Daylight Saving Time has can't see any advantage in switching to are starting a half hour later in Coventry, Ashford, Hebron, Vernon, R-Danielson. turned the sky into a motley of colors Daylight Saving Time now because he Dorothy Goodwin, assistant provost as the sun rises over campus. feels the days are still too short in Ellington, Willington, Tolland and Manchester. Elementary schools in and a Democratic member of the The sun rises to those students Who January to make a difference. He also Mansfield Town Council, said Ashford and Willington arc opening a notice it in between grumbling about feels that the time switch won't help Wednesday she has asked to be half hour later but schools in Lebanon, late shuttle buses or hidden patches of the energy crisis at all because people considered for a seat in the General Columbia and Stafford Springs have ice. Many students don't like running will still be burning lights early in the Assembly from the 54th district. off to class in semi-darkness, like morning. not switched yet. She said she will seek incumbent James Chilleri, principle of the fourth semester clothing major Dianna "I dislike going from dark to dark. Audrey Beck's seat if Beck receives the Kelly, who said, "It's spooky in the There is something constrictive about Storrs Grammar School and Annie nomination for state senator. Goodwin morning in the darkness, it almost starting your day and ending your day Vinton School, said, "I haven't heard said she would not run against Beck reminds of getting up early to study in darkness," remarked Abe one complaint from any parent of our because, "she has worked hard for that for finals." Shliferstein, a graduate student in students, our buses pick up the seat and deserves it." Tom Koup, a Computer Science Electrical Engineering and Computer children at 8:25 or 8:30 when its If Beck receives the nomination for Graduate student when commenting on Science. already light out." state senator Goodwin, who has been the more practical aspects of Daylight Most students don't feel as though He said parents don't mind the an administrator here for 17 years said Saving Time, said, "Now I have to Daylight Saving Time has affected switch because of the bus services of she would retire from UConn and rely on my alarm clock to wake me up them much at all. Other members of by the school system. begin "firm campaigning" in September. Goodwin said she has no definite platform at this early date. Beck described Goodwin as a "very Students rap reply to HEW competent person who would be an outstanding representative." In formulating a defined platform By MARK FRANKLIN conditions of minority students except consider UConn's urban branches to be for the senatorial race. Beck said she University President Glenn W. for improving communications through alternatives to Storrs. will seek the "maximum input of the Ferguson's reply to the U.S. a regular question-and-answer column. In response to a complaint that people in my constituency, including Department of Health, Education and Willie Hagan, a graduate student in there was inadequate recruitment of UConn students." Welfare (HEW) regarding a complaint psychology and a director of Kitty minority high school students to the Beck said she learned from reading from three UConn organizations on Hawk Unlimited, said Ferguson asked branches, Ferguson said, "Relatively various newspapers that she was a recruitment and services to minority for Kitty Hawk's recommendations in few minority students have chosen "leading candidate" for the U.S. House students has been called inadequate by drafting his reply to HEW but he said branch campuses in the past." of Representatives. representatives of two of those Ferguson did not incorporate them in However, she said she will not seek He said the recruitment staff had organizations. a position in Congress because she feels the reply. been actively recruiting minority Connie Diaz, an eighth semester Hagan said he suspected the letter she has more influence on the state liberal arts student and director of the was a conciliatory move to HEW "to students to branches within the past level. supportive services committee of the make HEW forego any harsh year, but added, "it is still to early to Beck has served on the Finance, Puerto Rican Student Movement measures." He said, "On the whole, the say whether there will be a large-scale Education, and State Development (PRSM), said Sunday night that letter didn't say much." response from them." committees in the state Assembly and Ferguson's response does not say how Ferguson's letter, noting that the Ferguson took issue with a charge is presently Assistant Minority Leader the administration plans to implement arrival of HEW investigators made it that the branches didn't offer proper in the assembly. its remedies to allegedly inadequate "immediately apparent that counseling services. He said, "We would She is also a member of the recruiting and counseling practices for communications had been faulty." maintain that for those who are fully National Legislative Conference minority students. He said he would strive to correct admissible to the freshman class at a Committee on Campaign Ethics and She said his reply makes no this by stressing to minority high branch, 'proper academic support' is Financing which will set guidelines for commitments in improving the school students that they might available." elections in all states. OPINION daily lives of every student and more than responsible tor the archaic housing situation 2,500 employes. which denies married students and young The new veep Last week, Richard J. DeHaan, dean of faculty members from living comfortably The vice president for financial affairs is administration at Queens College in New and inexpensively in the community. one of the more obscure University York became UConn's second vice president As the next vice president for financial administrators. Yet, he is the University's for financial affairs. He comes here with a top fiscal officer and ranks third in the affairs, Mr. DeHaan will have to reverse this sound intellectual and administrative non-policy that has existed for so long. He administrative hierarchy after the President background, holding degrees from Brandeis and the Provost. will have to deal also with a budget that University and the University of Chicago. In barely meets present education and service The vice presidency is not the most addition to his job at Queens College, which charismatic post, and therefore, receives costs. Further, he will find himself in the he says is comparable to the one he will middle of the Governor's ongoing crusade to little public attention. But the position is no assume here, Mr. DeHaan has had vast less important than the title implies. cut costs by contracting the University's experience in the publishing business. state-run services to private firms, a threat to The vice president for financial affairs He succeeds John Evans, who the jobs of many of those he must supervise. assists the President and Provost in preparing inaugurated the position in 1960. Mr. Evans the University's annual budget, a critical task consolidated the financial operations of the We trust Mr. DeHaan has the energy and at this time of austerity. University during the following decade, imagination to cope under these Possibly more important, the vice enhancing his own power and prestige in the circumstances, and will be able to develop president supervises seven divisions of the process. His policies, therefore, have had a University lands and the surrounding area to University work force, such as Security and dramatic effect upon today's campus. Mr. accomodate the needs of a growing Housing and Food Services, which affect the Evans must be held at least partially cosmopolitan community. LETTERS i i Protect the Osprey To the Editor: in immediate danger of A large bird of prey dead of extinction.

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