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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Spring 1-17-1985 Maine Campus January 17 1985 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus January 17 1985" (1985). Maine Campus Archives. 1654. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1654 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. •••=.1m.•••••cai the Campus XCVI no. IV The vol. University of Maine at Orono student newspaper since 1875 Thursday, January 17, 1985 Johnson - vetoes 'boot' Memorial Union to offer for parking violations weekly social activities by Doug Ireland lain number of tickets, the police would Staff Writer inform the student. The next time the by Anne Chamberlain One of the important functions UMO will not use the "Denver Boot" Staff Writer of the program, according to non-alcoholic to punish habitual violators of'campus Wood, is to make parking regulations, the university's Beginning this week the functions available to the students. president said Wednesday. Memorial Union will be offering The only place in the Union where Bear's Arthur Johnson said use of the steel a weekly Friday night program of alcohol will be served is the ;exuality Den. wheel attachment is "inappropriate for events in hopes Of meeting the know the drinking age will a campus surrounding" and is suitable diverse demands of U.M.O. "We gram be going to 21 and we want to only in large cities, where police connect . students, the director of the up be sure there will be opportunities them to the aides of vehicles to lock_ Memorial Union and Hauck cators available for students," said them in place and prevent offenderi- Auditorium said. Wood. from driving away. David Rand said the program, eded "Mayor's charge Johnson's reaction was in response to entitled "The Loop," is an at- The MCC" will a S I fee for admission in the hopes exuality program is a letter he received from the university's tempt to bring together the many of being able to afford good udents who are in- Parking and Traffic Safety Committee. aspects of the Union, including the bands, said Cavalli. The bands will ling new skills and in last month. "I didn't feel it the letter) Bear's Den, the Fo'c'sle, S.E.A. be from Maine, including this Pb experience_ If answered the parking problem at all," movies and plays, the game room week's band, "The Urge" which I:. organlied, open to Johnson said. "Campus people ought to -- and dances in the Damn Yankee to features students from U.M.O. msible, like to work pay their tickets." be called the "Mayor's Place," There will be free punch and chips id have good com- Johnson felt there was no easy answer "It will be a mini-mall of social at the "Mayor's Place," and l., this may be the job to the parking problem on campus and activities so students can pick and Arthur Johnson students will be able to order food a are interested, you that "towing may be more appropriate choose what they'd like to do." from the Bear's Den. an application form than using the 'Denver Boot"' student violates regulations, he would Rand said. The program, which is 'Denver _the program the atained from the pro- He also said the university is consider- have to pay $5 or $7 to get the coordinated_ by Max Cavalli, an of Bear's Den will offer food specials :or. The applications ing the construction of an underground Boot' off," Duri-nir said. employee of Residential Life and and the game room will offer dis- n.1 and eligible can- parking garage. Dufour said most students would SEA., will be cosponsored with counts such as this week's tiers loved by the PSP the Union by other groups, such as "Bowler's Special" of three games 'ore the fmal selection "Tossing may be more appropriate than using Stewart Complex Board. One reason for the co- for $1.50, according to Rand. The Fo'c'sle will continue to of- ,rs will be trained to the 'Denser Boot.' sponsorship is to increase publici- " fer their "coffee house" at- spy on topics such ty for the programs, Cavalli said. as —1310 President Arthur Johnson mosphere, offering board games iexual Decision Nlak- had good bands in the past and home-baked goods, according age, Homosexuality, but we couldn't get a large number However, one membei of the Parking prefer to pay the $5 or $7 fine instead to Caveat ual Intimacy, Rape of people to come because I was and Traffic Safety Committee did not of the costly towing charges. He also Publicity has been heavy, in- .xually Transmitted doing all the advertising myself." feel towing was an ideal alternative to the said students would be forced to pick up cluding flyers, banners, ads in the len/Women said Cavalli. Sharing. Denver Boot. their vehicle at a local service garage in student newspaper and on the contact to perform Peter P. Dufour, superintendent of either Old Town or Orono. Catherine Wood, director of campus radio station. Cavalli is h as making posters, grounds and services, said the cost of The Committee, which serves as an Stewart Complex, said her group optimistic that attendence will be v, and writing articles removing the 'Boot' from a student's advisory group to Johnson, will meet in was asked to cosponsor the first high. the interest of the vehicle is less than the cost of paying the the future to consider possible alter- week of the program because of "If it doesn't go over well it's se needs of the Peer $30 or $35 for a vehicle which has been natives to the 'Denver Boot! of the group's past nobody's fault but the students:" he am. the success towed. No specific date for the meeting has dances. said. note about the pro- "Once they (students) have got a cer- been set yet. Cousin., PSP Coor- . stop by by the PSP Floor Hancock Hall. tal Union .5 .I.F. turn w ill be offer; snit:, each Friday to the Bear's Den will iounsi", 9 p.m. - 1230 n Yankee will have ruin 9 p.m. - ie is "Front Russia 7 min. and 9:30 p.m. Lain '1.01E' prices . written and paid esidential Life. 610 basketball coach Skip Chappelle shows the emotions, trials and tribulations Jeff Topliff's 16 points. With the win. the Bears raise their record to 5-7, 1-2 in of a close game, during Wednesday's contest riith the l'niversity of New Hemp- the North Atlantic Conference (Nee related story page 121 Il inscolt photosl shire at Memorial (;vrm. t'happelle's Black Bears defeated the Wildcats 56-51 behind 7*. 2 The DalIv Maine Campus Thursday. January 17. 1985 Africans to receive aid from area Red Cross by Kelly Mullins president, said. The group also plans to Staff Writer send information to university professors. The Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross in Bangor hopes to Jurl raise $10,000 by mid-February for the Boissonneault said a lot of people hear Red Cross African Famine Relief Cam- about Ethiopia and assume so- New York paign, the executive director of he meone else is taking care of the problem chapter said. "We want to show that students can decided Wedne do something about the African defamed Aridl Jeff Burgess said more than 58,000 famine," she said. about the m has been raised in the greater Bangor Burgess said about 180 million people civilians, then area. in 27 African countries are now facing determine whi the worst famine to ravage Africa in 200 defense minist Fund raising efforts of several local years. This finding elementary schools and high schools decided in fay( have resulted in donations of $1000 to Red Cross aid is earmarked to assist of three issue! the campaign. Burgess said. Orono High young children, nursing mothers and resolved in Sha School students were urged to donate the older people. The organization also his $50 millior cost of a meal at N1cDonald's and rais- works on projects to develop long-range Just after 1 1 ed S200. agricultural farming practices that aim women and twc to help the people in the affected areas that the Feb. 21 John Bapst High School is selling become self-sufficient. ed Sharon bec basketball tickets that earmark a percen- "consciously An tage for the campaign. organizational meeting will be Lebanese rnhliti held Wednesday at 400p.m. in the Sut- nian civilians i At UMO, the international Affairs tonLounge for anone concerned with Two Club pLirvs to hold a bottle drive Feb. 9, the men lower a beam during construction in ibis "negatire" view of the Four Performing lir Diane Boissonneault, the club's vice African starvation problem. Arts Center. 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