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See Alternatives For. Magic by The Woodman,' The Plastics and other Mixed Media and more... Health Fee May Be Impl-emented k.J v J nI^42n.. «T . Kito l+el ....J;t in -.:11 ll By Laura Craven upon, it would not go into effect until Service provides the types of health care DUwget CuW-. -IS Wl U gegU Wiln De In the midst of the high cost of ,living, the Fall 1982 semester. that students most need: a walk-in clinic, reduced by 20 percent. Its physician staff which reaches greater peaks every day, Howard Oaks, vice-president of the specialty clinic in internal medicine, will be reduced by a third to a total of including tuition hikes, rise in dormitory Health, Sciences Center, echoed gynecology, dermatology, orthopedics, 2.25 FTE physicians. It will have no fees and increases in the cooking fee, the Marburger in confirming that the fee podiatry, surgery and urology in which administrator, and it will be able to -health service provided by the University would not be implemented for the students are seen by appointment, a perform only the simplest laboratory may no longer be an exception. upcoming academic year. "I am not pharmacy, a laboratory capable of procedures," Oaks wrote. According to University President John aware that anyone has proposed a health performing most routine procedures, and Oaks said in the memo that in out of Marburger, there is a committee looking fee for next semester," Oaks said. a counselor with whom students can 12 schools surveyed, the health fees into the necessity of the implementation However, he said that discussions have discuss medical problems. However, the average $82 per academic year. Oaks of a health fee. Marburger said that the taken place for the possible Health Service lacks adequate staff and memo proposes that the fee be committee recommended that the implementation in the 1982-83 academic funding to meet students' demands for mandatory for all full-time students and implementation of a mandatory health year. th;ese services. As a result they wait up to optional for part-time studnets. fee may be essential to providing better Oaks addressed the Polity Council last three hours for walk-in care, and some "In the first year for which fee is health services and insurance. week and included the proposed health question the quality of the care proposed, 1982-83, students will pay However Marburger said, "If anything fee in his discussion. provided." approximately $16.00 per semester... All like a health fee is seriously discussed, it In a memo sent to the Polity Council The memo continues with Oaks citing those who pay the fee in the spring will be discussed for an entire year." He prior to his apperance before the Council, inadequacies in the existing service semester will be entitled to care during the following summer." Oaks wrote. added that if such a fee was decided Oaks wrote, "The University Health which he states will worsen with time and .. ...21 I^ww- a - ^^fi-- -hvi . Polity Eection3 To Be Held T<oday By Richard Bourbeau student assembly delegaItes, a Berenbaum of the Ziggy Party, Students will be able to vote student assembly alternat ;e, two Polity Vice-President Jim for next year's student Student Association of State Fuccio, Katherine Jones of the government officials in the Universities (SASU) seatvs, and International Committee Against Library lobby from 10 AM to 10 ten Judiciary seats. Racism (InCAR), and Junior APMtoday. * The Teeition to low,er the Representative Martha Ripp. Many positions in Polity are student activity fee b,y five, Running for vice-president are being sought l including dollars to $75 or maintainting the Commuter Senator Babak Polity President and vice $80 will be the only referendum Movahedi of the Ziggy Party, president, as well as sophomore on the ballot today. (See related junior Van Brown, and Jerry junior . and senior story.) Harris of InCAR. class representatives and Vying for the presidericy are Desirous of the position of presidents, Polity secretary, two Kelly A Senator David Polity Secretary are Benedict 9'4_ -&__ ti_ A _, _ senator arann Anderson, freshman Dina Finkelstein, and Commuter Senator Ron Moss, of VOTING MACHINES will be used as students cast their ballots today in RHD Condemnedc InCAR. the Library lobby. Junior Class President Kirk Kelly and Lisa Simpkin of the By Building Leg Ziggy Party are competing for Lower ActiVityFee senior class representative. By Armando Machado Running unopposed for senior The Residence Hall Director (RHD) of Ammann College was class president is Avi Rosenthal. condemned by the student legislature last week for her recent Junior class representative Included on Ballot veto of a decision by the college's RA/MA selection committee to By Howard Saltz rehire a managerial assistant (MA). candidates are Ellen Brounstein In addition to elections for Polity officials, students will be voting The motion read by Ammann College senator Jean Partridge, and Jean Partridge. - i today on a controversial referendum that would lower the activity states: "We the students of Ammann College reject the actions of fee by $5. Ammann College RHD Elizabeth Thompson in overriding the The fee, which is presently $80 a year, amounts to about decision of the building's RA/MA selection committee. We Candidates' $750,000 and is used for all Polity-sponsored events and clubs- condemn her efforts to deny an appointment to a qualified The Polity Council voted 5-3 in February to place the referendum candidate of the committee's choosing. The committee's decision on the ballot, citing then-Treasurer Larry Siegel's assertion that the was reached in a reasonable and responsible manner, and it is our Positions $48,000 the higher activity fee would generate would be (Continued on pae 7) See page 13 unnecessary. The Polity Senate, however, later voted 18-1 against the referendum, and either urged or instructed the Council to remove the referendum from the ballot. Whether the Senate's action Also running unopposed is was to instruct or suggest is a point of contention, and significant in Melissa Davidson for junior class the legality of having the referendum if the Council was to remove it president. and did not. The position of sophomore Polity President Rich Zuckerman, said that the Senate did not tell class representative is being eyed the Council to remove the referendum and could not, according to a by Freshman Class 1977 decsion by the Polity Judiciary that stated that the Senate Representative David Gamberg could not overrule the Council. "It's a ridiculous decision," and InCAR candidate Elizabeth Zuckerman said of the Judiciary's 1977 ruling, "but it's still the law McCaliskay . for Polity." Running unopposed for However, Polity Treasurer Chris Fairhall said that having the sophomore class president is referendum on the ballot is illegal as well as being "100 percent Ann Miller. irresponsible." Seats on the Judiciary are Fairhall also said that Polity would be slightly overbudgeted with being sought by Rafael Chang, the higher activity fee and the lower fee would be "ludicrous." The Ronna Gordon, Lonnie Murov, difference between Fairhall's projections and Siegel's is the number Anthony McGee, Kenneth -Aa ! wrsiarFl v,' att t e'' L-.eD<- . .* of students they anticipate will enroll, and pay an activity fee. STUDENT S VOiCE THEIR OPINIONS about their RHD's over- Fisher, Marimino Gonzalez, Fairhall said he expects enrollment to decline. and Seigel said that ruling the RA/MA selection committee's decision to rehire an Roni Epstein, Paul D'Acri and his budget was based on the same number of student's as this year. MA in Ammann Collee. (Continuedon page 5) Both say the other miscalculated in figuringout the budget. allI Carey Proposes Compromise _ ,,I .. ... vq A_ _ _-L-..... Albany - Govenor Hugh calls "essential" to future state Democratic Legislative leaders, Carey appeared to offer a budgets, is opposed by Senate would take seven years with compromise of sorts yesterday in Majority Leader Warrren counties expected to pass at the state's ongoing budget Anderson. least part of the savings onto impass. Carey said he would be willing residents through property tax TheGovernorsaid he would be to go along with the cuts. willing to establish what he establishment of a monitoring In a news conference at the called a '"Monitoring system" to board, made up of members of Capitol, Carey continued his make sure the state does not both parties, which would be recent attacks against Anderson spend more money than it can responsible for making sure the claiming that the Republican afford to because of his state can afford each year any from Binghamton was proposed state takeover of gradual assumption of Medicaid responsible for the stalled county Medicaid costs. That costs. That takeovcer, under an budget talks. The state is now in takeover- which the Govemnr atfreeme-nt between %^--Pont a% its third week without a budget. W;Vwml fi-U I T^WA1IL^ W M r%XV VqUAs1%j^- st1v iXtarey an - NEWS DIGEST -Noun" International Prison sources in Northern Ireland say is also fighting reported in the South, where hunger-striker Bobby Sands, reportedly near Palestinian Guerrillas and Israeli-backed Christians deoath kF&nrohbhlv% N=JM AJ TVAcewrill he moved-VRe- 6o '%Iout of Maze Prison arie doing battle. Local officials report five this week. They say the jailed IRA member will be Lcebanese villagers dead in that fighting, and 15 taken to the military wing of Musgrave Park w(ounded. Hospital. He could then have intensive treatment, should be decide to end his fast before dying.