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) ) Bulk Rate US Postage Paid VOL. 80, NO. 27 FRIDAY ;, FEBRUARY 9, 1990 (603)862- 1490 Durham. NH Permit #30 Sttidents talk budget with Gregg Governor offers no promise for support or improvement By Michael Rosenthal · Student Body President Mike and Rape Prevention Program). that the lack of state revenue is Desmarais, Student Body Vice "All these (student services) solely due to a declining regional PresidentChrisSterndale,andtwo are there for a purpose becatise economy. oth~r students from the New there'speopleoncampusthatneed "The governor has sat on his Hampshire Technical Institute every one of those services," he hands when he should have been and Concord High School, met · said. out promoting economic withGov.JuddGreggonTuesday Both Desmarais and developmentandthingsthatcould afternoon to express their concern Sterndale said that their meeting enhance revenue withoutthe need over the implications of the . with thegovernordidn'ttell them of taxes," he said. proposed 7.5 percent cut in state anything they did not already King said the core of the education funding on the future know. problem ,is New Hampshire's-tax of UNH. "It was nice to get in to talk to system, which leans toward the During the course of the him,butitdidn'treallyaccomplish affluent. meeting, Desmarais emphasized anything," said Sterndale. "When push comes to shove, theirnpactthattuitionhikewould Sterndale said that the instead of insuring that the rich have on in-state students, saying, governor gave them "no hope of pay their fair share, we get it from "It concerns me that an average things getting better, and no the sttiden:ts," King said. income family cannot afford the · promises of support." There is no clear solution to state university." However, said Desmarais, the increasing state tax revenues. ,~ Desmarais reminded Gregg governor did recognize and Governor Gregg, in keeping with of the limited availability of classes understand the adverse effects the New Hampshire tradition, and the increased difficulty in budget cut may have on the opposes a broad-based· sales or obtaining classes at registration university, but largely attributed income tax, and does not feel _the time as a result. He addressed the the state budget problems to a budget crisis is the tax payers' recent hiring freeze that has forced declining economy. Desmarais responsibility, according to the university to use part-time quoted Gov. Gregg as saying, "I Desmarais. faculty and graduate students to justhappentobethegovernorata The fact remains that the state teach several class sections. bad time." ofNewHampshireisfaced witha Subsequently, there have been According to Desmarais, the $150 million defecit and has voted Students gathered in Concord to protest proposed ruts to the Univ~rsity reports of declining faculty governor felt the state had made to cut education spending by 7.5 System of New Hampshire budget ~Michelle Adam, photo). morale. reasonable proje~tions when they percent. In addition, Desmarais passedthebudg~tandJhatnoone In offering a solution, 800 t d t · tt d expressedparticularconcernover expected the Northeast to have Desmarais said- "students must . 1 is U en S a en . the declining quality of student this financial problem. become part of the process by services and organizations, such Senator Wayne King, in a d t • 11 . ,;;;a;.;.,s.,..S,..,.H... 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Hampshire Technical College's Support Education.'~ . senate president, was one ofabout SAFO Business Manager, Brian 10 who spoke at the statewide McCabe,. explained -that the New student rally for higher education Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord on Tuesday afternoon. took the initiative to organ~e the The rally was held -in reaction rally.He said that the UNHSenate, to the tuition hikes proposed to maintained communication with combat a $5.6 million (10 percent) Nl-I Tech and the . other cut in state education funding. In ·participating schools to coordinate state students at UNH may face a the statewide event. $400 mid-semester tuition increase Once in Concord, the UNH as well as a 33 percent tuition hike busloads joined the crowd of this fall as a result students marching and chanting On Monday; a proposal was "No more cuts!" and "Education handed down by the house of is th~ foundation of our nation." representatives to decrease the Several' UNH students stood education cut to 7.5 percent; before television cameras from however, affected students are . CNN and Channel 9 displaying likely to face a significant tuition their banner: "New Hampshire hike regardless, said UNH Student Can't Afford Unaffordable Body President Mike Desmarais. Education". The rally, which was held from Student representatives from noon until 1 p.m., attracted UNH, Keen,e, Plymouth and NH students from Keene State, Techtooktumsatthemicrophone; Plymouth State, NH Technical they spoke about the preservation College, Concord High School and of our current educational system, the University of New Hampshire. the importance of pursuing · a Smith Hall senator Matt Combs quality, affordable ed. ucation, and stood before the five idling buses the need for all concerned students infrontofT-Hall Tuesday, holding a11d educators to write and call a panner urging passing students thei_r representatives. to attend the rally . Combs ,sai.d tne cuts w:o.uld for.ce ,, .. RALLY,PAGE9. '.··,·,,, PAGE2 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 7990 Plowing presents parking predicaments By Beverly Broomhead 3:00a.m. Tuesday,January30th. take place. Two more storms are Dumptrucks wielding plows due over the weekend. scrape through University of New Hampshire streets clearing the last 1111111Bl1111I111111111111111111811111111911 iii Ill 1811 hour's accumulation of snow from major access routes. The Babcock parking lot is just Tuesday is a snow day at UNH one example of the dissatisfaction -:--the first in more than two years. expressed campus-wide last week But by no means is this the first over the aggravating and often snow of the season. Since hazardous conditions of November, over 40 inches have university grounds following fallen in the region. Throughout recent snowfall. the coming week, crews working Stairways remain caked for around the clock will attempt to days with frozen lumps of former restore safe and navigable snow that was never shoveled conditions to campus streets and away. Bodies slowly haul sidewalks. Monday night's storm themselves up slick · steps, encased Southern ·· New· clutchirig handrails 'to keep from Hampshire in almost a foot of falling. crust-topped snow. Progress through the Lilac · 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, January Ravine proves perilous as · 31st. Dario Carrara and Karen uncleared trails lead many to Chap~t, two residents of the UNH shuffle and slide along icy ramps graduate student dorm, Babcock ratherthanriskingpossibleinjury Ifouse: circulate a petition should slippery paths cause them "requesting a review of the snow to lose footing. dean-up procedure ... in the hope Some cars must be extricated of structuring a better snow by·hand from parking lots. And removal process." According to manypeopledon'tseemuchbeing Carrara, the "lot remained done to improve the situation. vi~ually inaccessible for 24 hours Manager of Grounds and , ·after the storm had stopped," and Roads, Ron .Lavoie, has directed Luckily, UNH Grounds and_Roads crews did not have to remo their requests to ffnd out when the snow removal operations for 20 lot would be ·cleared and where years, the last six of.them at UNH. · snow~alls at the employees. By like to see anyone worki more and salt walkways. ;tudentscouldparktofadlitateits · ''Themajorityofworkisdc:me 4:00 ·most students have gone than 12 hours at a stretch." According to Lavoie, some of plowing were met with a "don't over night when the parking ban home and the grounds crew can Lavoie added, "this kind of the equipment is over 30 years old care attitude" from university isineffectandtherearefewpeople work safely." snow is a lot harder on the and would cost $20,000 to $30,000 · staff. · · around. The crew comes in from According to Lavoie, it takes a equipment. We had two pieces [of · per vehicle to replace. : · , · Friday, February 2nd. Signs midnight to noon or later if long time to clean up after a storm equipment] breakdown th!s week, Re.pair . bpls for .Jhis.. -~eek's Babcock~s · 'posted bn · -exit -doors ' neeessary,'~ 'said Lavoie. , · ·., · i because."ip a storm like we had and tlt,at' s why it took a lot longer damaged equipment are estimated warn residents, "AU cars must- be Cars that ,obstruct .plowing this }'Veek, ;~here the snow is \vet to cleij.r the curbs and sidewalks at $3,000. So far the university's moved from the Babco€k -lbt by can be removed between 1:00 and and ·h~avy, ~t can't be done in a and cut the mounds from the ends financial problems "haven't hurt 10:00a.m.Monday: Thelotwillbe 6:00 a.m.. Grounds crews start matter of hours.