(ftmmcirttntt Haflg (Eamjjua Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXX NO. 65 STORRS, CONNECTICUT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1977 Region Walsh proposes lucks out in crisis coordinating unit, United Press International New England's heavy reliance claims support upon oil for heating homes, businesses and factories is ironi- By JOHN HILL men! OK Walsh's proposal Mon- cally paying dividends this harsh Campus News Staff day, but said the four students on winter and residents of the region A bill to reorganize public a lb-member council members consider themselves lucky com- higher education in a manner sounded "impractical at first." pared to people in the Midwest, similar to a plan endorsed by the Jacobs said if student trustees Pennsylvania and New York. UConn Board of Trustees has served two-year terms as they do New England has had more than been submitted to the legisla- now on UConn's board. "It would its share of snow, cold and ice this ture's Education Committee, with lead to a lot of student trustee winter, but the problem with the bill's sponsor claiming turnover." heating oil, although its cost enough support to have the plan "Problems like this will have to continues to escalate, has not enacted as law. be resolved before I can comment reached the crisis stage as far as State Rep. Robert "Skip" on it." Jacobs said. supplies are concerned. Walsh. D-Coventry. the sponsor Education Committee co- However, preparations are und- of last year's ill-fated regents' chairman State Rep. Abraham er way on several fronts to cope plan, has submitted a bill that Glassman. D-So. Windsor, said, with any possible shortages would abolish the Commission on "some form of reorganization" of should the cold weather linger Higher Education (CHE) and higher education would come out much longer and long-range create a 16-member co-ordinating of his committee's hearing next weather forecasts say that is very council for higher education in its week. likely. place. The council would be "Wc will be looking over all the Connecticut's utilities Monday comprised of four members of the recommendations and proposals outlined plans for curtailment of boards of trustees for the state at that time." Glassman said. service should the state face a colleges, the technical colleges, Walsh, who claims "nine or ten shortage of natural gas. the community colleges, and co-sponsors" for his bill on the Firms met with the Public UConn. Under Walsh's proposal Education Committee, said he Utilities Control Authority to dis- one of the four representatives had contacted representatives cuss contingency plans should the from each of the components from the state colleges, the state face the same severe prob- would be a student. community colleges, the technical lems confronting the middle of "This is a viable and realistic colleges and UConn. the nation. approach to reorganizing higher "My plan is a common sense Connecticut Natural Gas Corp. education that is acceptable to all approach to the reorganization of told the PUCA emergency energy the constituents of the system." higher education." Walsh said. legislation advocated by Presi- Cold arm of the law Walsh said. "It saves money and insures the dent Carter would be detrimental A UConn policeman directs traffic during an afternoon traffic jam UConn Trustee Donald Jacobs, cooperation that the institutions to the state. Carter's plan would near the Graduate Residences. (Staff Photo by Buzz Kanter]. who represents the Trustees at involved all agree is necessary." I Continued on Page 4] CHE meetings, declined to com- Walsh said he had not contacted the CHE when drawing up his bill and said he rejected the recom- mendations made by the commis- sion on reorganization. Campus Carnival seeks top-level aid He said CHE "has some excellent ideas, but their plan is I Continued on Page 4| By JO ANN NILAND The FCC regulation states that a non-commercial radio station may Campus News Staff not use its facilities to raise funds for any organization other than Todav A little help from some national congressional friends has been itself. However beneficial the station may be for fund-raising sought and secured in the Campus Community Carnival's (CCC) activities, all proceeds raised must be used solely by the station for its Plus-minus grading didn't effort to get the Federal Communications Commision (FCC) to waive own benefit, Lawlor said. pass in student's minds last its regulations prohibiting the traditional WHUS radio-CCC "All we do is make pledges and dedicate songs. There is no way (for semester, a random poll of 150 marathon, the CCC executive chairman said Monday. WHUS) to be construed as a commercial station." he said. UConn students indicates, as "We will ask a congressional delegation to write in our behalf," said Lawlor said many schools are undergoing similar FCC regulation those who got higher grades Executive chairman Mike Lawlor. U.S. Rep. Robert N. Giamo, D-3rd. and said that "at least seven schools have called WHUS to see what felt the system should be kept U.S. Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff, D-Conn. and U.S. Sen. Lowell P. is being done here." while more than SO per cent of Weicker, D-Conn are "already working in our behalf," he said. WHUS finished a letter requesting that the marathon be exempted the respondents said their Lawlor also said letters will be written to UConn President Glenn W. from the FCC ruling, entailing a change in the law. total averages were hurt by the Ferguson, Gov. Ella T. Grasso and President Carter. "in our specific instance, there is not reason (the FCC) can't do it. minuses and they felt the "We are trying to prove that the marathon, and the carnival, are an The spirit of the law is that they don't want educational radio stations system should be scraped. important part of campus community life and that it would be a commercialized. But we are really helping the radio station in its job Story, page 3. detriment to take it away," he said. [Continued on Page 4] 'Ragmuffin' Kinks bring real rock 'n roll By MARK GOULD hard line rock, and he also found Campus Staff the time to do a little acting and If Raymond Douglas Davies to tell a couple of jokes. were to have his own television After opening the show with show, and I seriously doubt that, "One of the Survivors." the band he probably would be more moved into four songs from its popular than "Laverne and "Soap Opera" album, including Shirley." "Everbody's a Star." Rush Hour Monday night, the 32-ycar-old Blues." and a medley of "You Davies and his merry band of Make It All Worthwhile." and suburban ragmuffins. the Kinks "Ordinary People." showed 1.700 fans in Albert N. Through each of those songs, Jorgensen what real rock and roll and many of those which fol- is all about. lowed, lead guitarist Dave Even though Davies seemed to Davies . younger brother of Ray, Drawing applause think he was in Hartford for the showed his talented style on his performance, he led the Kinks instrument, playing better than The rock and roil band, the Kinks, performs before 1,700 persons in Albert N. Jorgensen Auditorium through two hours of quiet, this reviewer has seen him do Monday night. (Staff photo by Dave Lee] acoustic music spaced between (Continued on page 7] focus Speakeasy Special considerations Evaluation needs support A student in a wheelchair almost with the extra manpower pushing the didn't make it to class early Monday chair, the ramp proved hazardous and To the Editor: FSSO did not value their opin- morning because he found an icy ramp the climb was still difficult. But the The last two paragraphs of your ions." the course evaluation leading to his classroom building handicapped student made it to class. Jan. 28th editorial concerning the would be the loser. UConn's physical plant department distribution of course evaluations However. I appreciate your impassable. by the Courses and Curriculum should be aware of the problems the support of the project, and cer- Since he is paralyzed from the neck Committee, is somewhat mislead- tainly want to hear any sugges- down, he couldn't give his motorized cold weather presents to students with ing. We aren't "planning to tions or criticisms you or anyone wheelchair any help up the ramp with special needs. It seems the van for the distribute most of the course may have. Starting part ideally arm power. He used to operate the handicapped appeared at the perfect critiques to freshmen." We want from scratch means we will make chair by pressing his tongue against time here, as wheelchair students not responses from upperclassmen as a mistake or two, and we need all much as from lower classmen. the help we can get. buttons in a control box located -near only have a problem with icy ramps, Our reasoning is that those Also on behalf of *he Courses his face. Now, since temperatures have but with slippery sidewalks. students who have been here a and Curriculum Committee, I plunged to sub-freezing levels, he uses The cold weather imposes all kinds of while may already have a general would like to express our grati- his chin to press the buttons to avoid problems on people, and we are idea of which teacher and courses tude to Assistant Dean of Student cold burns. fortunate that the brunt of this are better than others, while the Affairs, Martha Hinkel for her average freshman does not.