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SGA_re 'ceives-budget cut by Bob Greco for most SGA clubs. Problems snack bar so that we know Due to the discrepancy in the lh the wrong accounts being everything that they're projected student enroll,ent credited ot charged with other doing, "Thompson said. Also and the actual enrollment at organizations expenses and ~he the SGA will be forced to make UMBC, the SG A was notified resignation of Matt Schulte, I a "cross the board cut of clubs 'last month that their budget delayed the final un and organizations with some would be consederably ' less derstanding. organizations such as the than expected. UMBC Comp Originally allocated $96,000, REfRIEVER, which has a fixed troller Ed Minion was thereby based on the student activities :expense, receiving special forced to freeze all SGA fees of 5000 expected students, Iconsiderations. The cut will be monies to prevent any further lhe SGA learned that they 10% of the clubs original spending. must now operate with "about ,budget, according to Thomp The ban on further spending $9000 less," Bobby Thompson, son. was lifted last week after SGA- President said. When Concerts may be conti~ued sever al weeks discussion first notified of the budget this semester with a no loss between SGA officials and freeze, Thompson said, the .guar!!ltee. Under this plan an uni versity budget officers. figure was expected to be as outside promoter will put on a Photo by Mark Schumann :The final solution was delayed high as $16,000. This high show at UMBC, giving either SELLS until Monday because of the nts to UMBC stUdents or giving ... twojobs figure was due to a com snow, with a 10% cut expected uter foul ups of mistakes made the Special Events a larger 'in the Campus Activities :share of the profits. This plan Acting Director Sells Office, Thompson said. One ,is still under consideration. ! example was that the concert committee was charged with Exams . bills from the mi~er com Search on for Director mittee while neither were credited with income received for by Bob Greco with outside organizations Schulte was set on working from their events. According In the absence of a per 3ponsored by SGA . with inmates within the prison to one computer print out the credit manent Director of Campus organizations. The Director system and would not be concert committee had spent by Pat Brand Activities, Duncan Sells, must also serve as a liason . persuaded against leaving $()6,000. Also Schulte left . The Board of Regents ap presently the Dean of Students, 'with faculty, staff, etc., of this UMBC. UMBC with some $2 Ii,OOO proved a proposal allowing will assumer the responsibility ·university. The starting · worth in checks remaining in students to receive up to yO of that position for at least minimum salary for this his -desk drawer to be mailed hours credit by exam. several months. classification is $13,334 but out. - .Previously, the limit was 24 A search is presently un- :may go higher with more To further aggrevate the credits.- derway to find a replacement experience. situation, several services, The tests may be taken for, Mat Schulte, who left the. Sells must now combine such as the dorm snack bar, through the College Level campus last December to work these responsibilities with the boxoffice and the Student Examination Program in the correction a 1 field. An Ad those of the Dean, two full time Marshall Corps, come under (C.L.E.P'>, or given by an will be placed in the Chronicle jobs. To do this in the best way SGA re~ponsibilities. Unknown individual professor. Tobe for Higher Education in the possible, Sells will spend his before this month, Thompson eligible, freshmen must have February 18 issue, listing the afternoons in Hillcrest as the must now exercise some completed 12 hours in order to job description and Director (when not in control over these function. take an exam from a professor, qualifications. Ads also· tie meetings) and in the mornings The snack bar which handles and 15 hours before they can ip1aced in the local media pt to he can be located on the second only small items, lost over :receive credit for the stan Jind a qualified person familiar floor of the EM building as the $2000 during last semester. dardized test results. with this area. From these ads, Dean. SGA budget balanced are '\ Duncan Sells, Dean of. lSells anticipates "an .' Sells indicated some under consideration. Final ·Students, explained that ,the iavalanche of applications." . dissappointment over the approval was postponed until 'university has "the option of The Office of the Dean of resignation of Schulte, who today. Thompson told of laccepting orrejecting the Students must sift through the came on campus last Sep several probablerways he will ·results. " many resumes, eliminating SHULTE tember. "I thought Matt was save money this semester. The C.L.E.P. tests are those unqualified. By early ... departed Directcr doing a good job," Sells said. "The SGA will be forced to set available in 5 general March, Sells expects to begin up a whole new system for the academic areas. Tuition would interviewing. Sometime in, be charged at the regular April, Sells hopes to have found Extension planned 'university rates. the right person. The final Sells said the grading system decision, made by the Dean, is not yet definite. Students those organizations who must Activities Room debate ends either a letter grade or take the 'work with the- Director of :exam pass/fail. Campus Activities, and will by Charles Lean Room. In recent months it has acceptable to all parties. Residency requirements satisfy the University's Af The controversy concerning been reported that the Nick Latrenta and SGA remain the same, requiring the firmative Action Policy. i the Student Activities Room Bookstore would be taking Sells-- ad·mitted the difficulty President Thompson.met with last 30 hours to be taken at the has ended. over the present Activities the Vice-chancellors . and 'university, in order to receive of one man taking on the duties An extension to the present Room before the new extension of two such demanding jobs, worked out what they hope to a B.A. or B.S. Commuter Cafeteria will be would be built. It was then be an acceptable plan for the .Sells said the move was Dean of Students and Director built to faciliatate mixers, reported that a planned of Campus CTIVITIES. A brief students. Latrentahad of the prompted in part by the lectures, movies and other December meeting between Student Marshal Corps, ex list of a few duties and func (see REGE~TS, pg~ 5) special events. The Bookstore architects and student tions of the Director include: pressed his satisfaction over on the completion of the ex representatives was canceled advisor to the SGA; approval the new plans. He said that tension, will move into the because of an attempt to with the new Activities Room of all SGA expenditures;; present Student Activities campus scheduling officer ofi change facility plans by the the students would have a 'Inside Room, with the Theatre also administration without the place to hold events where they all activities and events which! receiving extra space by the occur outside of normal class knowledge or approval of the wouldn't have to take second vacany. The Student Lounge ENERGY TIPS ... pg. 5 times and/or are not a part of students. place to any other event. In the will not be' affected by the DOCTOR'S BAG ... pg.8 the routine academic program· These reports have proven to past, the Bookstore and the changes. be untrue. After much Theatre combines to take 18 ENTERTAINMENT ... pg.9 or the P.E. Department. He or~ Much del;>ate has centered misunderstanding and con weeks out of the y~ar where the SPORTS... pg. II she must take responsibilityl around the pro~sed .Activity for contractual arrangements: fusion, the project now seems (see DEBATE, Jig. 2) , Page 2, The Retriever, February 11, 1974 What Book co-op can is it? WELCOME TO (CPS)--They don't say what help save funds CAMPUS it does exactly, but the tt1A5TER( .. Department of Defense an ~~E nounced that they have issued by Jack McGloin manager tletsy weaver, ACCff7TEt/HfRf Students may save 50 a $3,730,404.00 contract to' makes no profit at all. The Systems Technology precent in buying books for this I bookstore handling costs boost semester because of the re Associates, Inc., Falls Church prices up to 75 precent for used vA for the "acquisition of establishment of the book co- ~ books, allowing it 25 precent Digital Control System' op. , 'profit on each one, and cer- Simulator Hybrid Computer Beth Wayne, Director of System Student Affairs, and her tainly more for new books. volunteers are offering these The observed effectiveness valuable items at low costs, does not support Wayne's unlike the usual bookstore. comment, "We're all naive at Located against the back wall this." Wayne also said, "What Dandridge urges applications of the Student Union lobby, in with the paper shortage and front of the Activites Room, the ecology bit, this is ideal." .Harriet Dandrdige, the new Ms. Dandrdge explained, is a can receive $250 per semester co-op takes in the books one DIrector of Financial Aid, is . "mini-analysis" to be done by for the freshman year. wants to sell to be used for urging stUdents to "ie:nore the each individual university. Tlie-SchoTastic 'Merit Award Beth Wayne sees the hope for · o~ficial deadline" and apply for Loans range from $100-2,500 is for full-time, uppperclasss Spring 1974, and trys to fill your 'the co-op to become another new requests for half-price.