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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Fall 9-21-1981 Maine Campus September 21 1981 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus September 21 1981" (1981). Maine Campus Archives. 1373. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1373 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]. The University of Maine at Orono the daily student newspaper cline since 1875 ampus vol.89, no. 15 Monday,Sept .21, 1981 Orono raternities mancially secure bill of $1,000 and meet other costs. Food and fuel ac- As far as general maintenance goes, Ellen Matava house between it by Mary per semester. This goes for count for a large part of a fraternity's fraternity members take care of Staff Writer $1,100 that an room and board, dues and social fees. budget," Balentine said. "For those themselves. For work requires they "Everybody's house bills have gone up houses that are too far away to be on electrician or a plumber, either said. the university's steam line and use oil hire a university employee or contract at UMO are in good sh- due to inflation," Balentine Fraternities I first lived in a fraternity four heat, a fuel bill of $1,100 per month is someone privately. financially, according to Scott "When ape years ago, it was about $800 a not unusual. That means every month or Balentine, president of the fraternity "Hiring a university electrician semester. But the average house bills you are using the equivalent of one plumber is cheaper, but they have a board. than living in the dorms," guy's house bill to pay for heat," he "Financially every house on campus are cheaper long waiting list," Balentine said. "In fact, he added. said. is solid," Balentine said. much cheaper to use the steam For major expenses, such as new last year." Fraternities pay property taxes to "It is three houses made money plant." furniture or a new roof, a fraternity's A fraternity rents its house from a house corporation will cover the cost. house corporation which consists of "Each month the house corporation alumni in the area, similar to a board saves some of the rent money for of directors. "For example, the major expenses," Balentine said. current brothers of Delta Tau Delta rae (TKE) frater- renting the house from their house Tau Kappa Epsilon Theta Chi has the highest tax valuation of any Orono fraternity house. The 1930 assessment placed its house's value at S265,000. homeowner fraternity, which was Orono just as a regular Sigma Nu fraternities are on univer- to be having financial dif- does. Some reported property and some ow n their ficulty, is operating in the black. sity $2,000 in property. Those that are on private Previous reports said it owed the lowest tax valuation among UMO fraternity houses. it had the property pay taxes for it. Tau Epsilon Phi has taxes to Orono, although S93,600. in its treasury. The average tax bill for a UMO Its assessment was funds to pay the taxes as com- have been on campus fraternity in 1980 was $3,014, Delta Tau Building nity's local house corporation made "Fraternities 1974 according to corporation, its years after the university was pared with $1,709 in Balentine said. The average the decision to close house this since two Orono tax assessor. Corp.," Balentine said. "It's going Stanley Borodko, for a house is $1,700 a month, he summer to "get things straightened founded," tax levied depends on rent said. lot more than the financial The amount of said. out," Balentine to take a of the property, and difficulties of today to hurt them," he the valuation Orono underwent a revaluation in said. According to Maxwell McCormack, 1980. Theta Chi has the highest an for the Sigma Nu fraternity, valuation of the 17 fraternities, advisor pays the New program director Nu is in the best financial con- ($265,000), and therefore Sigma Phi has dition it has been in in the past five highest taxes, and Tau Epsilon the lowest at $93,600. years. also visibility Fraternity members each pay a Besides taxes, fraternities must to create levels, the honors program Decision due today by Robin Stoutamer concentrates on the student's Staff Writer major and culminates with a thesis or creative project in the on soda in cafeteria senior year, for which the When I met with Mr. Moriarty, he The UMO Honors Program, student graduates with honors. by Susan Allsop said he couldn't make the decision. It already a leader among honors "When I was in college I took Staff Writer has to come from either President programs throughout the what seemed to be a lot of Aceto." scheduled for some unrelated courses, and A decision on whether soda will Silverman or Dr. country, is isolated, the decision they due to the appointment never had the chance to tie them make a comeback in the cafeteria may It's not so much changes they went about it. of a new director. all together," Wicks said. be concluded today. made, but the way We told them the best thing to do is to Dr. Ulrich Wicks, associate "One of the greatest values of "I have an appeal from Charlie was sophomore put the soda back in the cafeterias and professor of English, the freshman and (Mercer) on Ross Moriarty's Honors is the opp- go through the proper channels, named director of the Honors seminars decision," said Dr. Thomas D. Aceto. then replacing give students to said, "which is what they urge Program last August. ortunity they vice president for student affairs Mercer Schulman, who left in all their courses and students to do when they want Samuel discusss Sunday. "I'd want some time to talk June to become dean at Guilford programs, to see things with some people. Hopefully by the something." Greensboro, North comparatively." were taken out of all College in end of the day on Monday have a Soda machines "One of our first tasks will be on campus this past Carolina. decision.•' the cafeterias Wicks, the former English to create more visibility for the an overall plan to Aceto said the main question in this summer as part of department chairman, has been Honors program. both on a recommend- case is whether "fair resolution" was improve nutrition after at UMO since 1969 and has campus and in the high American Medical used in the decision to take soda out of ation by the taught courses ranging from schools," Wicks said. "Many not the cafeterias. "Charlie doesn•t think Association. beginning writing to graduate of our own faculty are to allowing the there was adequate consultation with Aceto said the solution English studies. familiar with the way menus to that may students. What we have to do is set student input into the cafeteria "I am looking forward program works, and back the food Honors Pro- uneven participation up a mechanism to help this situation may mean bringing working with the account for allowed Wicks said. of the colleges. in the future." committees. The committees gram very much," by some changes of a broad from every college Mercer. student government pres- students to discuss menu "1 like the philosophy Faculty managers. As of interdisciplinary overview in the participates in the Honors prog- ident, who met with Residential Life with the cafeteria complaint freshman and sophomore levels ram and Wicks believes that the Director Ross Moriarty Friday said "I now, some cafeterias have in Hilltop before a major has been declar- exposure to different disciplines there's a chance (that soda will boxes for student input and think Testers ed." is beneficial for a positive The answer we want, we'll Complex they had a Taste be back). tasted and During the junior and senior educational experience. pursue if tomorrow's answer is program where students still of new dishes. no. voted on a variety The Maine Campus. Monday, September 21, 1981 2 In * Police blotter * ga described as a silver 12-speed By Kathy McLaughlin Gregory McAllister, 22, of 26 Takara, was locked by a Maine was men's by Gretc Staff Writer Water St., Randolph, through both wheels, but 3:15 p.m.: Council of Colleges operating under the chain Staff' arrested for wasn't attached to the bicycle meeting at the Peabody Lounge, influence. McAllister was Irani A University of Maine police rack. * * * Memorial Union. at cautiotr officer observed and reported a arrested 3:20 a.m. on campus A UMOPD police officer ob- York Hall resident throwing fur- at Long Road. persons with a gas can current served two In niture out of a third floor lounge hose walking around r( * * * and siphon Iranian window. The officer arrived in the Aroostook Hall parking lot. Horace Wing, 21, of 32 Mt. named) the lounge and questioned the The subjects told the police of- St., Gardiner, was CAMPUS govern] subject, who was alone in the Vernon ficer "they didn't have any for operating under the Khomei room. The subject denied arrested money and they needed some gas influence. He was arrested at CRIER throwing the furniture out the get home." They said they The a.m. Saturday along Mun- to window.