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' . THE UWM POST Tuesday, March 28, 1989 The University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee Volume 33, Number 45 *fL Smith vetoes segregated NCAA Tournament fee payment proposal that part-time students should be able to by Peter Hansen afford their education. "Many working students do not qualify hancellor Clifford Smith has refused for financial aid, many part-time students a Student Association Senate propo come to UWM because the cost is not ex Csal requiring both part- and full-time orbitant and part-time students are a nec students to pay equal amounts in segre essary part of the student population," the gated fees. letter stated. Currently, segregated fees are paid on a ASA President Robert Hoeft said older per-credit basis, which charges full-time part-time and special students do not use students more than part-time students. most student services and increasing their The Senate proposal would have placed segregated fee dues would decrease their an equal charge on all students, excluding enrollment. audit students. Beecher said Smith's decision was in re When the Senate segregated fee propo sponse to a current attempt by enrollment sal was made in February, SA President management to Increase student popula Victor Beecher argued that because part- tion. time students have the same access to stu "They weren't completely against the dent services as full- time students, they idea, they're just against doing it now," he should pay the same amount in segre said. "They want to be careful on how they gated fees. treat part-time students." Smith stated in a March 16 letter to the Beecher said he plans to work out a new Adult Student Alliance, a group opposed proposal as a compromise at the next to the Senate segregated fee proposal, Senate meeting April 2. Asbestos in day care facility causes temporary shutdown ningham building, preschoolers will meet by Theresa Flynn at Congregation Emmanu-El B'Ne Jerusa lem, and school-aged children will take hildren enrolled in Kunkle Day part in the Family After School Program at Care Center were unable to attend Plymouth Church. Monday after traces of environment The Center has about 280 children en C rolled in various programs. al asbestos were found in the day care center area Friday evening. "The University administration and (Kunkle Day Care Director) Pam Boulton Asbestos fibers from antiquated base are acting in the interest of safety," said ment plumbing insulation were found in Krezoski. the day care area on the first floor Friday Asbestos poses a health hazard, espec during basement remodeling. ially after prolonged exposure, and can Kunkle will be closed for two weeks, ac cause asbestosis, a form of pneumo cording to John Krezoski, director of the coniosis, and an increase in the incidence — Post photo by David Schwab* department of Environmental Health and of lung cancer and cancer of membranes Billy Ross makes a strong drive to the hoop during the NCAA Tournament Safety. surrounding the lungs. Alternate arrangements were made for Tests completed Wednesday in the day held in Springfield, Mass. on Thursday. For more details on the tournament, the two-week period. The infants and tod turn to page eight. dlers program was moved to the Cun Asbestos, page 5 Experts blame poor government planning for S&L crisis weather the political backlash. They also passed 33 laws in 1989, Borkovec said. In 1990 that payment will rise by by Dan Presser from 1983 to 1988 that pushed the problem into the fu 100 percent ture, he said. The total cost of the bailout is predicted to reach $100 he crisis in the savings and loan industry should not According to Borkovec, four of these laws allowed: billion, he said. "That's twice as costly as the Marshall be blamed on the industry alone, according to speak S&Ls to pay more interest to attract customers; distortion Plan." Ters at Monday's Popcorn Forum in the Fireside of bookkeeping that hid the debt; new S&L investment The Marshall Plan was the United States aid program to Lounge. outside of home loans that resulted in bad business deci reconstruct Europe following World War II. Three speakers, one each from the banking, accounting sions by untrained investors; operation by the S&Ls with According to Markos Mamalakis, a professor from the and academic communities spoke to 30 people in a forum less capital to back loans. Economics Department at UWM, "$100 billion won't sponsored by the Economics club. "If Congress can't tackle tough problems like this how solve anything." Roman Borkovec, president of the First Banking Center do we expect them to react in a time of war?" he said. "It Mamalakis said the problem is a failure of the United in Burlington, Wis. said Congress should shoulder some of scares me." States government to protect what the public and govern the blame. According to Borkovec, banks are being forced to pick ment buy together, such as defense. He called this joint "Congressmen are no longer statesman, they are politi up the tab for the failing thrifts. A new congressional bill purchase a collective commodity. Loans are a collective cians who want to get re-elected." called Title 9, The Financial Institution's Reform, Recov commodity, he said. Borkovec said Congress avoided the S&L problem for ery and Enforcement Act, will raise the fee banks pay to 10 years by creating special commissions that must the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by 50 percent Savings and loan, page 5 Kohl raps deficit proposals, college aid for service bill Awards WUWM earns three first hances that a national serv place awards from the Mil ice requirement for financial waukee Press Club. Caid will pass this year have — Page 3 been injured by the defeat of John Tower's nomination as de Math fense secretary, according to Switching emphasis from Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.). of enemies in his strong opposi calculations to concepts The proposal made by Sen. tion to the Tower nomination. would emphasize Logic. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) had been Kohl said he was "uncomfor —Page 3 gaining momentum in recent table" with the proposal, which Bauer weeks, causing much consterna would require all financial aid re The Bauer Contempory Baseball tion in academic circles. Howev cipients to perform at least one Ballet premiers at the Reper The Panthers begin the er, Kohl said that Nunn, chair of year of community service, or tory Theater. spring season in Florida. the Senate Armed Services —Page 7 —Page 9 Senator Herb Kohl Committee, had made a number Kohl, page 5 Page 2 The UWM Post Tuesday, March 28,1989 University Briefs and open to the public, will be Middle East, received a Ph.D. Lady, Ltd., will be from noon Free Union movie series shows held in room 191 of Mitchell in political science from Har to 2 p.m. Hall at 8 p.m. vard University and is editor A tour of the Anita and Ja in chief of the Palestinian cob Koenen Land Preserve, a works from Latin Americans monthly, Al- Awda (The Re five-acre tract of land along Speaker remembers turn). the Milwaukee River adjacent The 11th annual Latin tain information on admis to the Meeting House, will fol American Film Series will start sion, financial aid, applicaion The Day of the Land low the presentation. March 29 at 8 p.m. in the proceedures and special sup This is the first of many port programs in the Wiscon Speech and tour planned forums from the Union Cinema with The City The UWM General Union and the Dogs (1985), a movie sin Room. Friends^ according to Gloy For reservations, call 4397. of Palestinian Students will focus on nature Jacobson, owner of Land about a military academy in sponsor a lecture by Dr. Peru. The film is based on a scape Lady Ltd. and a mem Bishara A. Bahbah to cOm- "Awareness of Our Natural ber of the Land Committee. novel by Mario Vargas Llosa. memerate the 13th anniversa Habitat," a talk and slide show Films will continue every The" Friends also plan pro Feminist activism ry of The Day of the Land, given by naturalist Lorrie Otto motion of environmental Wednesday through April at March 30 at 7:30, in the will be held April 2 at the Mil 7:30 p.m. awareness through an educa lecture scheduled UWM Fireside Lounge. waukee Friends Meeting tional outreach program with Viewing of the films, sub On The Day of the Land, in House, 3224 N. Gordon titled in English, are free and Feminist activism in Mil Gaenslen School, located 1976, Palestinians under Is Place. next to the land preserve. open to the public. The series waukee is the topic of a lec raeli control since 1948 de The show, sponsored by the is sponsored by the UWM ture as part of Women's His Milwaukee Friends Land The show and tour are free clared a strike to protest their and open to the public. Center for Latin America, the tory Month. rulers' policies. Committee and Landscape Spanish Speaking Outreach The UWM Center for Wom Bahbah, author of several Institute, the Department of books and articles about the Spanish and Portuguese, Po en's Studies is sponsoring "It litical Science and History, Changed Our Lives: The Im Union Programmong and pact of Feminist Activism on Great Lakes Film and Video. Milwaukee," on Wednesday, An open house for minority March 29. high school students and their J.M. Dombeck-Jamakaya, a The UNIVERSITYof WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE parents will be held April 5 at history teacher at UW-Park- Self the UWM Union from 6 to 8 side, will be the guest lecturer.