The New Hampshire, Vol. 75, No. 40

The women's gymnastics -INSIDE~ team won its second Calendar__ page 5 Two new ~hows opened straight ECAC Cham Notices--page 6 pionship and takes part at the University Art Gal Editorial-page in the Eastern Regionals 14. leries this week. See story tomorrow. See related Features-page 17 page 17. story page 28. Sports, ___page 28 The New Hampshire 862-1490 Durham, N.H. Bulk Rate U.S. Postaqe Paid Vol. 75 No. 40 FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1985 ·ourl'Tam NH Permit #30 It's not Florida, but... Study for Barton station planned work By W. Glenn Stevens slowed Durham towns people voted in Durham's town meeting By David Olson - March 13 to allot $10,000 for The proposed $2.3 million a study to look into why the addition to Barton Hall, which Durham-UNH fire department houses the Thompson School is mismanaged. of Applied Sciences, has not yet Norm Stiles, member and been approved by the New former chairman of the Durham Hampshire legislature, because board of selectmen said, "if of an added amendment, said enough of the voters want Thompson School Director Le something done, it's the duty wis Roberts. of the board of selectmen to do The proposal passed through it." the NH House last week, but 'Tve been upset with the fire the Senate added an ammend department both in personnel ment, forcing the proposal back and facilities," said resident to the House for re-approval. Donald Sumner. The House, however, did not Several members of the fire approve the resubmitted prop department declined to com osal, Roberts said. The Com ment on the town's decision, mittee of Conferences which however one member of the fire includes members from the department who wished to Senate and the House will meet remain anonymous said, "we've . Monday night to resolve the had five chiefs in the last five situation. years, it's kind of ridiculous.''. The prqposal is part of the Captain William Cote of the Fast Track Capital Budget Bill, Durham-UNH fire department · which provides funds for state was unavailable for comment. supported construction projects, "The reason that we've had said Art Grant, Secretary for the such a turnover rate is because University System of New we work for the University," Hampshire. said the fireman. "There's just The bill provides for only too much red tape," he said. those projects whose designs The Durham-UNH fire de and planning have already been partment gets two thirds of its Spring arrived in earnest yesterday. Students flocked to popular areas on campus to enhance completed, he said. financing from UNH and one spr~ng break tans· or to begin the tan they wished they had. This crowded spot is in front The senate ammendment was third of it is financed from the · of T-Hall.(David Drouin photo) town of Durham. In order to BARTON HALL, page 11 make any high level decisions ''I've been waiting for this within the department both the (the study) for 15 years~.. I hope town of Durham and the Uni people have some idea that it's versity must be contacted. ( the fire department) not all UNH academics get students "No other fire department wonderful and well," said res in the state of New Hampshire ident and former fire fighter By Chris Heisenberg a national survey of freshmen. All of that is run like this," said the fire William Hall. -substantiates our More freshmen are attracted The survey, conducted man. "Our chief has to fill out "People in the town of Dur by the programs," Kraus said. "For to UNH because of its academic University of California at Los 50 forms just to requisition a ham want more of a say in how instance, it is shown in the reputation than students at Angeles Higher Education Re simple garden hose," he said. number of students applying BURNED UP, page 9 other universities, according to search Institute, found that 70 for the honors program this percent of incoming freshmen fall," he said. came to UNH because of its The survey incfuded more academic reputation. Sixty-two than 182,000 freshmen from NHPTV to get 2.3 million percent of students going to 526 colleges and universities, other universities cited the and was printed in "The Amer universities' academic reputa ican Freshman: National By Leigh Hope for the construction and im Arthur Grant, Secretary of tions for attracting them. Norms for Fall 1984." New Hampshire Public Tel provement of state agencies. the University System Chan In a similar survey eight years The survey was given to 1,470 evision/Channel 11, will not cellor's Office, said the total ago, only 48 percent were drawn students Channel 11 flooded at UNH Freshman receive $2.3 million in grants project cost of $2.3 million will to UNH because of its academic Orientation, which represents see page for new offices, studios and 3 be divided into separate costs. reputation. At that time the 71 % of the freshman class. transmitters, from the Capital Ann Ramsay, assistant gener $629,000 is to go for the national average was 60 percent. Improvement in UNH's aca Spending Bill, as was stated in al manager of NH Public Tel improvement of Channel ll's "The academic reputation is demic reputation is being seen a March 22 AP report inFoster's evision, said there will be a new statewide program distribution, a total measure of what the in an increase of applicants, Daily Democrat. office and studio built in Dur including: faculty is doing in research and according to Director of Admis The money will be provided ham, and the transmitters in • replacement of transmitters. programs, as well as what kinds sions Stanwood Fish. "The through the Capital Spending Keene and Littleton will be • repairs done on microwave of students we get," Director reputation has increased in the Bill in the form of self-funding replaced, hopefully by the spring equipment in Keene, Littleton, of Institutional Research John last couple of years, and this is bonds from the state, which of 1986 or early 1987 she said, and the North Country. Kraus commented. apparent as we read the appli Channel 11 must pay back with but the $2.3 million dollars will $750,000 will be used to start "We do have a higher quality cations," he said. interest. not come as a grant from the the Capital Fund Raising Drive of students, and it's shown in In the last two years the The Capital Spending Bill is state. CHANNEL 11, page 11 terms of improved SAT scores. REPUTATION, page 11 PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1985 Student admission representatives show off UNH By Francoise von Trapp entation of men and women someone asks a question which a career in Admission. involved in the University and "This building is Hamilton (when selecting representa may have an unfavorable Dan Burns, a senior said he meet people. "I thought it would Smith Hall, it used to be the tives,)" she said. And the ma . answer, she doesn't avoid it, she got involved in the program help my communication skills; Ubrary ," said student Admis jority of representatives are gives them the plain facts, she because a lot of his friends were it really has," said Clark. sions Representative Julie Col juniors and seniors. said. doing it and he decided to take Sarah Mullavey, who will be ligan. She lead the small group Representatives should have Colligan said being a repre-· advantage of the program. a freshman in the fall, said the of high school students and some know ledge of UNH, but sentative has helped her com He said the job has improved interview was very informative. parents onto the next stop of they can also expect to learn a munication skills considerably. his confidence in speaking. She said it has helped in making the tour-the MUB. lot about the school, said Ed She said she decided to become When he applied to schools the decision to choose UNH. This is the eleventh year the mands. Communicaiton skills, a representative because the as a freshman he said he found "It made a great impresion, Student Admissions Represen both speaking and listening, are interview and tour she had as UNH was one of the few schools the tour guide was excellent," tative program has been in important qualities, she said. an applicant to UNH influenced that had undergraduate inter said Mrs. Renkert of Cleveland existence at UNH, said Lindsey Repre~entatives stress the her own decision in coming to viewers. He said he liked that Ohio. She and her daughter were Edmands, an assistant director University's posititve aspects, UNH. because it was easier to com touring different schools on the of UNH Admissions. Presently, because they are trying to per Colligan has been a represen municate with a peer. east coast. 40 students work in the pro suade applicants to attend UNH tative for two years, and was an Gayle Murphy and Zena Applications for next years gram. said Edmands. intern in the UNH Admissions Clark, both juniors and repre representatives are due on April The position requires a year Julie Colligan said she gives Office last summer. She said she sentatives, said they became _12 and interviews will begin commitment, said Edmands. an honest view of UNH. If loves the job, and is considering representat.ivc3 to bccouu:: 111ore April 15. She sa icl ~tnrlent representati-.,•ca interview up to three thousand applicants a year collectively. And 30 new representatives will be needed next year.

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