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Technician North Carolina State University's Studentnewspaper Technician Volume LVII, Number 61 North Carolina State University's StudentNewspaper Since 1920 Wednesday, February 23, 1977 Vet school suffers Setbacks by Raymond Rawlinson the part of a number of legislators. Because ofthe cutback the tentative date more time in special areas where he or she Staff Writer “It's simply a matter of economics." of opening was delayed from 1979-1981. has special interests or brush up on an Worsley said. “The state has a lot of Worsley said State is still actively area if needed. Simmons said. University officials refused to speculate needs. The General Assembly had to planning for the school. Although no The school is not planning to start a full last week on the chances that the General balance those needs." faculty had been hired because of the class until construction of all buildings is Assembly might appropriate a minimum Thomas stated that State is trying to uncertainty of the money situation. complete. A full class would consist of committment of $9.2 million for the reinstate the recommendation for a $9.2 planning is going ahead in the form of 64-72 students. according to Simmons. planned School of Veterinary Medicine on million request which University of North curriculm development. architectural the State campus. Carolina Board of Governors officials had planning and conceptual drawings. he The Advisory Budget Commission. originally said would be needed as a said. Dr. Terry Curtin. head of the which makes appropriation recommenda- minimum connittment if plans were to Veterinary Science department had had a tions to the General Assembly. has only proceed on the Vet School. He said that primary role in the planning. recommended $500,000 for officials to anything less than $9.2 million would Don Simmons. a profess-r of Veteri- continue in planning for the school. simply not be enough. nary Science who has been working with The General Assembly still has to act on “Even $5 million would not help us any Dr. Curtin. said “Basically it will be very the recommendation and consequently, more than the money that had already difficult from what the undergraduate the Vet School still may get the needed been appropriated." Thomas said. student is used to. The first-year student funds this year. THE BOARD of Governors has already will study the basic sciences. The second CHANCELLOR Joab Thomas. approved an operating budget of almost and third years a student studies whole commenting on the status of the Vet $400,000 for 1977-78 and an additional systems." School now. stated. “I have not seen a $500,000 for 1978-79. FOR EXAMPLE Simmons said. a great deal of change in our position in the The Vet School had had some minor student might begin with the respiratory past few weeks." setbacks lately. The Board of Governors stystem studying diseases and the basic Thomas said he was only “cautiously cut their recommendation from the working of the system. Next a student optimistic" about the chances of the original request of $34 million to only 89.2 might go on to the digestive system of, legislature appropriating the needed million. This 8 .2 million was the another system of the animal. The fourth money for the Vet School at State. minimum dollar commitment that State year a student is involved in getting “I'm usually an optimistic person. but I needed to begin construction of the school. clinical experience. Students could spend Chancellor Joab Thomas haven't seen anything to make me cheerfully optimistic.” Thomas said. Refusing to speculate on how much the In energy priorities legislature might appropriate for a Vet School. Thomas explained that the state was just now recovering from a serious recession. thereby limiting the kinds of revenue it had received to carry on necessary programs. Udall sees changes GEORGE WORSLEY. vice-chancellor for Finance and Business, also declined to by John Downey power industry. a labor intensive ap- hamper America. Joey Powman. Robert Remedy. and Georgs'l'lodge [from left] participated in ribbon speculate on the amount the General Staff Writer proach to growth. This would not “We're hung up on the big fix in cutting ceremonies at Crabtrea Vdoy Md Monday to open the Engineer's National Assembly might appropriate. But he did "I think the last 40 years will be allowAmerica to expand as fast. for America. to one big answer." he said. “I Engineering Week Mitch ends this Friday. add that there is considerable interest on remembered not as part of the normal although machines work faster than men. don‘t think there is one. I think we'll get course of human history." said Congress- the growth would not tax our limited five per cent of our energy from the wind. man Morris K. Udall. "but as a giant leap resources. five per cent from geothermal energy. five forward which will not happen again." Central to the Congressman's message per cent from solar energy. five per cent Speaking as part of the State Sym- was that America has to "slow down." We from biomass and a whole lot of other Toffler, Cleaver posium on Human Survival. Udall told his things we haven’t even begun to look at to speak Stewart Theater audience Tuesday after- yet." noon that America must face the fact that USDALL IS ALSO leery of atomic the time of cheap energy had passed. If . energy. He said however. that he thinks it the country was to continue growing it is a necessary transitional phase from our will have to learn to do so without a present energy system to safer systems in at Sym posi u m in Stewart growing energy supply. the future. “The 1980's." he said. “are going to be a Recycling materials of all sorts is also an time of change and adaptation. We'd important part of America's future. by LynReedaadRay-sad law!“- be Freedom; The Reality and the Myth. Cleaver is the smiths best-selling better get on to the problems of this new according to Udall. StaffWriters Cleaver is amply qualified to talk on the book Soulonlc‘e. He was also a frequent chapter in America." _ In order to accomplish this. however. subject of freedom. having seen it from contributor to Ramparts. “GROWTH HAS been the magic word America is going to have to make some State’s Human Survival Symposium both sides. Cleaver was considered a promising for the last 40 years." he said. “The basic changes in its taxation system. will feature 'two noted speakers lecturing writerofthe radical left before he fled the unfortunate by-product of growth could which. he said. encourages waste. in Stewart Theatre Wednesday and Cleaver spent time in Cuba and Algeria. country after being convicted of killing a be cured by more growth." ‘ Udall them went after the major oil Thursday. before finally settling in Paris. It was in police officer. But this formula has broken down in the companies. The Arizona Representative Alvin Toffler. author of several Paris that he became a born again Cleaver will be very accessible to last 10 years. Udall claimed. and it was said the way the companies operate with economic documentaries including the Christian and a self-proclaimed conserva- students during his visit to State. Besides time to forget the old maxims of “bigger is each company owning its own drilling. best-seller Future Shock, will speak on tive. his lecture he will be in the Cultural better." The nature of America's future Rep. Morris Udall shipping. refining. and retail facilities. Wednesday. Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. in Stewart Larry Campbell. assistant director of Center at 4 p.m. Thursday for an informal growth will have to change. stifles competition by lateral monopoly. Theater on the topic “The Coming the programs office, stated.“We wanted rap session with students. There will also “We are not through with growth." he can no longer tumble recklessly towards ”They say refining costs have gone up Political Upheaval.” to inject a different viewpoint into the be a reception for Cleaver after his lecture said. “but with the old growth patterns. the future. We must choose our future and they have to raise prices." he said. The lecture is a part of the two symposium. Cleaverhas been subjected to to which students are invited. We must slow down some." more carefully. “What they don't tell you is that they week-long Symposium on Human Sur- a lot in the last few years. We though the Cleaver's lecture will be Thursday at 9 UDALL CALLED for a move from the Udall warns. however. against looking own these refineries. and they have raised vival. coordinated by the University human element of a man standing against p.m. There will be an admission of $1.00 “energy intensive" type of growth. which for any 0 ' answer to the energy the costs to themselves." Student Center and the Department of the system as Cleaver did would be which is refundable to students at the consumes energy in vast amounts. to problems 'at are just beginning to Claiming further that the natural gas Residence Life. which began last week. beneficial.” door. ' companies had a “stranglehold" on their The symposium features films. market. Udall said that he did not support speakers. panel discussions. and an Ill-1119 Today deregulation of natural gas prices. The exhibit which pertains to the finite nature ofthe present natural gas industry resources the earth has to offer and NEWS . Student government is gearing up for its spring elections prevented true “free market" rules from mankind’s use and misuse of these applying and would allow gascompanies resources.
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