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-----~~~~--------~----------~-~----------~~--------~-~-- ~ -- 4'.J.SJXO..CY __ . ._ _ , University of New Hampshire The - Vol. 75 l\o. 12 l lniversity of New Hampshire TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1984 Following party incident - Fraternity felony char By Ken Fish women was served drinks at the According to Gowen, state and Michelle Evans bar, became unconscious later law requires institutions selling Durham police served Pi that evening, and had to be alcohol to register themselves Kappa Alpha fraternity with a carried back to Stoke Hall, with the secretary of state and citation Friday for three counts where she is a resident. obtain a liquor permit. of selling alcoholic beverages An ambulance was called Gowen said if the fraternity without a license, a September and the woman was brought to . is found guilty of the felony 27 incident which had resulted Exeier Hospital, reportedly charge, 1t could receive a fine of in the acute alcoholic poisoning suffering from acute alcohol up to $25,000. · of a female UNH student. poisoning. An unidentified member of According to state law, the Bruce Stone, a Stoke Hall Pi Kappa Alpha said the alleged violation is a felony. resident assistant, confirmed fraternity was advised to make The citation served by the that the student was brought no comment on the incident. police charged three underage back to Stoke, and that he Gowen said representatives female UNH students went to a called the ambulance. of the fraternity were ordered party at Pi Kappa Alpha The student, when contac to appear in Durham District fraternity on September 27, ted, refused to comment on the Court on November 2, 1984 to 1984, paid admission fees, and incident, as did the student's face these charges. were sold alcoholic beverages parents. from the fraternity bar, according to Durham Police SAFO surplus hile most of the mvers1ty community spent Saturday Chief Paul Gowen. afternoon at the Homecoming football game, Carole Rensealer Gowen said one of the young • (I), and Chris Murphy played at a peace rally in front of T · IS largest Hall.(Charles Smith Jr. photo) ever By Edmund Mander year, Collins said. "As far as I The Student Activity Fee know it's the largest 'overage' Field House hopes to expand Organization (SAFO) has a we've had." $12,265 surplus this semester The Student Activity Fee By Patricia O'Dell expanded considerably in Women_'s Intercollegiate due to a higher student Council (SAFC) will meet next The University of New recent years," said the written Athletics. enrollment than was estimated. Tuesday to decide how to use Hampshire has requested project proposal. Women's sports are growing Assuming SAFO receives a the rnoney. almost $3 million from the state Women's sports teams won't so rapidly at UNH that similar figure next semester, The surpluses are a result of legislature to renovate and add be able to maintain their facilities must be upgraded to the surplus will amount to student enrollment at the on to the fieldhouse·. "Priority current standards of competi keep up with the demand, nearly $25,000 for the academic beginning of the semester Project #3," as described in the tion unless they have better year, according to Tim Collins, exceeding SAFC estimates University System Biennial facilities, according to Gail ATHLETIC, page 8 SAFO business manager. made in the previous semester. Capitol Budget Request calls Bigglestone, Director of N ormallv surpluses run Last year SAFC estimated for $2.8 million. The money between $5,000-$10,000 a UNH would take in 8,800 would be used to build a 13,000 ' students, excluding graduate square foot addition on to the students, this semester, but the building and to modify 40,000 Wildcats and wizards parade actual enrollment stands at feet of the existing building. 10,188 undergraduates. This would provide a new By Marcia Gravette theme. and because of the long float of a medieval According to Collins, SAFC gymnasium inside the indoor The kin_gdom of Durham thousands of colored tissues banquet recei\'ed a hearty cheer keeps their estimates on "the track oval, raise the sloping and its townspeople assembled used in ib construction, great from the townsfolk, who conservative side" to avoid attention roof at one end of the track and Saturday along Main Street to to detail. having to withdraw money remember the Williamson Hall was PARADE, page 12 provide new training, locker "Davs of Olde" SAFC, page 24 and weight rooms, as well as in the floah of the homecoming f1warded second place. The more office space. · parade. "Since the University's The procession appropri existing facilities are scheduled ately began at Burger King. virtually around the clock, Within fifteen minutes the principally but not exclusively entire lot of jesters, jousters, for men's programs, it is and jokers had passed.through essential to provide additional the cobbled streets or Durham facilities to accomodate and down to the Field House. women's programs, which have E,en the weather, on the cool and cloudy side, could not di::-.courage ·the loyal populace. -INSIDE- Public Safety reported an attendance of roughly 5,000- 6.000 people. A'.-> \\ell as exhibiting the "Davs or Olde" in the themes of thei1: floats, the 18 entries also recreated the feasting and merriment characterized by the "Days of Olde." Although it was paper cups and soda cans instead of pewter st~ins and · wooden goblets- no one seemed concerned a bout the lack of authenticity. In keeping wi.th tradition, John Cafferty and The each of the Greek system BeaFer Brown Band played members had an entry, as did in the Granite Srate ,~oom on most of the UNH dorms. Sunday night. See story on First prize in the competition page 17. went to an entry from Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Chi Calendar _____ page 5 Omega. The float depicted a Notices page 6 giant wizard, prcsuniably the -Editorial page 14 UN H football team, trans Features page 17 forming the unlucky Buckriclf Sports page 28 into a toad. The entry exhibited The UNH ROTC Color Gaurd leading last weekend's Homecoming Parade.(Dave Sanborn originality, incorporation of photo) PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1984 Students respond to alcohol survey taken hySenate By Edmund Mander Two thirds of UNH students STUD~NT GOVERNMENT ALCOHOL SURVEY polled in a student government alcohol survey disagree that the . drinking age in New Hampshire should be raised to 21. l 2 3 4 5 Altogether, 126 students I. How strongly do you agree/ disagree that the strongly neutral strongly responded to the survey· distributed in The New drinking age in N. H. should be raised to 21 '? disagree agree Hampshire. Health Educator for Health 52% 14% 15% 9% JO% Services Steven Dieleman described the survey as "very 2 3 4 5 helpful." Dieleman coord 2. How strongly do you agree/ disagree that N.H. strongly neutral inated last week's National strongly Alcohol Awareness Week should have more stringent drunk driving-laws? disagree agree activities at UNH. Increasing the minimum 3% 4% 13% 17% 62% drinking age to 21 in New l-Iamps hire would not be very .3. effective beca.use the minimum How strongly do you agre~/ disagree that local 2 3 4 5 is already 20, and one year police and public safety officers should strictly strongly neuJral strongly would not make that much enforce drunk driving laws? disagree agree . difference, Dieleman said. There are more effective 8% 15% 20% 35% 22% ways of cutting the drink/ drive problem, Dieleman said, including reducing the 2 3 4 5 maximum legal blood-alcohol 4. How strongly do you agree/ disagree that all .strongly neutral strongly levels, and increasing penalties convicted drunk drivers should go to jail? di~agree for drunk driving and negligent agree homicide. 17% 26% 38% According to Dieleman, the 13% 22% maximum alcohol level permitted in a driver's blood 5. How satisified/ dissatisified are you with the ' 1 2 3 4 5 should be reduced from the present 0.1 percent to 0.05 UN H p-olicies regarding the drinking of alcoholic very neutral very percent. beverages? · dissatisfied sa tisified · ••vision is already impaired at the 0.05 percent level," Dieleman said. 4% 4% 4% 31% 59% Describing the response to survey question six ( concerning 6. \Yhat do you think the drinking age in N.H. age 18 22% age 21 20% the · drinking age), Dieleman sh·ould be? age 19 15% no age 2% said it reflected the national age 20 38% other 3% debate on the issue of age limits. 7. Do you fe~I the federal government has the right Regarding the question of to impose a mandatory national drinking age? Federal drinking laws, yes41% nosJ% Dieleman said individual states hadn't dealt effectively with the 8.Please check in the blank for the answer that drink/ drive problem. The lobbies are too strong in applies to you. Check only one answer per the states, Dielemans said, and question. a. I am: 4J%male 59%female they lack the benefit of the •·broader overview" that the b. I am a: 25%freshman 30%.senior 24%junior federal government has. 17%..sopho~ore . 5%.grad ••whether they are right or wrong the Federal governmen.t is going to take action in the form of encouraging and Please return to any one of the dining halls, the Commuter Transfer Center or ttie Student Senate Alcohol coercing states to deal with the Awareness Display in the MUB today. · SURVEY, page 11 NEIUS IN BRIEF Paralyzed diver treated No waste in NH Both the gubernatorial candidates will discuss · the contributions the University makes to the state.