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Inside: Housing 1978 Page 3 Innervisions Page 9 Friday, February 3, 1978 Bryant Coliege, Smithfield, Rhode Island Volume 43 Number 2 UPIUPDATE Trustees Increase Resident Rates Compiled by Jay Metzger By Ron Bunce The Board of Trustees has Part of the 12% increase will Under the new rates, and given the addition of furniture in each approved increases in dormi be absorbed by rising the same dormitory enrollments of the tripled suites. Each person tory, townhouse and meal plan maintenance expenses. Costs as this year, the added '78-'79 will have a bed (no cots). a INDIAN LAND? costs to students for the '78-'79 (for materials only) to repair or revenues for room and board bureau, and a desk. school year. In addition, a new replace glass, screens, ceiling will be $245,500. The rate increases intended to fe e for triple rooms in tiles, doors, carpets, and The rate increases will not absorb inflationary pressures are (UPI-WASH.)- Senator dormitories was established. The furniture in the Dorm Village result in new services or facilities in the following table. William Hathaway uys increases were attributed to the· reached $4(·000 in the '76-'77 in the dorms. The change will be President Carter may make a energy situation and an "overall fiscal year. recommendation to resolve the e scalation of operating The meal plan increase is in Double Room, Dormitory Increase of $100 per occupant Maine Indians Land Claims expenses." . anticipation of price increases in Triple Room, Dormitory New Fee - $600 per occupant Case next week, just prior to his The most recent dormitory the contract renewal with SAGA Townhouse, All Rooms I ncrease of $150 per occupant scheduled February 17th-18th rate increases were two years in September. The actual cost Board (Dining Service) Increase of $100 per person VISit to Bangor. Hathaway ago, and the meal plan cost was increase will not be known until tonight said he was told the last increased four years ago. In then. This new fee will remain for full sem.:ster. even if de-tripling occurs President's special three-man his letter of notification to ADDDED REVENUES during semester. task force was close to making a parents, Barry Fullerton (Vice In September there were 1550 The combined Room and Board Charges for 1978-79, then, are: recommendation to settle the President for Student Affairs) Dormitory students, of which Passamaquoddy and Penobscot t! xplai Ol> that the school "must 390 were tripled. Peter Barlow Board & Double Room, Dormitory SI725 Indians' claims to 12.5 million increase (its) charges if we are (Director of Residence Life) said acres of Maine. Bangor i within Boar" & Triple Room, Dormitory 51425 gomg to continue to offer the that all requests for de-tripling the area the Indians are qua lity room and board service were fulfilled, leaving 60 Townhouse (No Meal Plan) 51350 - Single claiming. Carter wi!! visit the thaI we have over the years." students tripled thi seme~t er. 51200 - Double queen · city to campaign for Hathaw,t, ho faces a stiff election challenge from Rep. Dorms Take On Water William Cohen. By Liz Windbiel SADAT TOURS Last Wednesday. January 25. moving so fast it had a current ... When asked what caused the their personal property. They '(UPI)- 'Egyptian President heavy rains caused considerable it!" Fortunately, no personal flooding, Charlie Pickett (head too were up most of the night. Anwar Sadat today launched an fl ooding in dorms 3.4,5,6,7,8,9. property was destroyed, and the of maintenance) explained that it The question everyone is now eight-nation tour to seek 10. 11 ,12. Ice, which had built up only serious damage was to the was a series of "freak asking is. "What will be done to backing for his Mideast peace around the bottom floor rugs that were saturated. prevent this from happening happenings." First a big efforts. His first stop was in windows, prevented the rain In dorm II. the water came in again'!" Mr. Pickett admitted snowstorm, then freezing, then M oroco for a day-long water from going anywhere through the windows and over that "not much could be done." rain. The footing drains around conference with King Hassan, except through the windows. the wall like a "waterfall". The He said "there was no way of the dorms were plugged up with his closest Arab friend . Eight Dorms 4,5. and II experien rain was so heavy during the preparing for something like hundred miles away, in Algiers, ced the worst water damage. In .night, water started coming up ice; and an accumulation of ice this." But. he added that leaders of the PLO and four dorms 4 and 5. the flooding through the ground, ruining plus the strong winds forced the maintenance was waiting for the water to run off the roof and Arab nations---Algeria. Syria, started in the laundry room i. j carpets. 12 to 14 inches of frozen ground blow into the windows. Mr. Libya, and South Yemen-- fl owed like a river, seeping into Mainten~nce arrived with to thaw so they could start opened a two-day summit to the suites from under the doors. pumps at around 10:00 p.m., and Pickett commended Jerry digging more footing drains just plan ways of thwarting Egypt's Students put towels under the worked all night trying to keep . Ramos and the R.A.'s for their in case. Mr. Pickett added that peace talks with Israel. Iraq doors to stop the water from ahead of the water. The next cooperation and hard work in "this shouldn't happen again boycotted the meeting, claiming coming in, but nothing seemed day, the carpets were vacuumed inspecting the rooms and unless the same series of freak that its fellow Arab nations are to stop it. One of the residents in and the students were allowed instructing the people to remove happenings occur." too moderate in their anti dorm 5 said, "The water was back to their rooms. Clear Today, Egyptian stance. Meriwether To~ight SETTLEMENT? The Roy Meriwether Trio Roy's appearances at clubs such as Paul's Mall and the Jazz (UPI)- Negotiations between "Explosive!" "Two-fisted!" Workshop in Boston and the United Mine Workers Union "Charasmatic!" "The sound of a Hickory House in the City are and the soft coal industry took champion with thunder in his constantly earning strong an optimistic turn yesterday. left hand and lightening in his reviews (reread the opening lines The Union's bargaining council right! ..... all describe Roy of this article). as well as members have been summoned Meriwether's performances. attracting new followers to his to Washington for a' meeting Roy's style is the blend of unique style of musicianship. today. apparently to pass gospel tradition with jazz, rock. This evening may well be THE judgment on the industry's latest blues and classical elements musical event of this year! We contract offer. A settlement intertwi~ed . The program you'll predict that this Roy Meriwether would be good news for experience tonight includes concert will seize your soul! Appalachian states threatened fantastic arrangements of with electricity cutbacks due to PLUS.. contemporary works, (when you coal shortages. Officials estimate that because of the 60-day old hear Roy' ~ "Jesus Christ Educated Comedy? strike by 160.000 workers. Superstar." you'll be driven When we told Tom Parks' towards heaven). as well as There's less than a 30-day supply Photo bl' 1. W. manager that we wanted some of coal in Ohio. Western selections from his h.ighly promotional info to entice you The laundry room in Dorm II took a waterfall last week. This is acclaimed Jazz Suite, "Black Pennsylvania, Southern West conI. 10 p . 2. col. 2 only one example of the flooding problems many of the dorms had. Snow." Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky. Page 2 THE ARCHWAY February 3, 1978 FOCUS Snow Removal LE'I"I'BRS How organized are the various departments at Bryant College? Does one departmentknow The Archway ..TO TilE what another one is doing, or are they all We are writing this letter to express our dissatisfaction with EDITOR working as separate entitles? 1lIis week we Staff Member the present snow removal ...-------~---~ have a little story, or shall it be called an system. To put it qui,te mildly, • Many trucks with plows were adventure in Bryant College's internal the system now in existence is a seen driving around all day, just joke. When snow is allowed to driving without sanding or structure. accumulate for three days plowing--watching strander OnThursday, January 19 a student-lost a key. without any removal, it presents drivers attempt to dig their cars On Sunday, January 22 Student Affairs was a hazard to anyone on campus. out. After five years of notified of this lost key and asked to have a We're not talking just about "practicing" snow removal in pathways that we walk on but Smithfield, you would think that replacement made. The student was informed also roads and parking areas. It's a school so modern and up to that the key would be ready on Monday or~ really tough for those who own date in many ways would have Tuesday. Monday rolled around and the key cars on campus during a storm. figured this one out by now! was not ready; Tuesday, \Vednesday, and When they do plow. what do they plow? Having your car Paul J. Regan Thursday also...On Thursday a form was ruled plowed in by three to five feet of Scott Goldberg out requesting this key directly from Security.