the new- ham.pshire Volume 69 Number 27 Friday January 19, 1979 Durham, N.H. Mills-may leave UNH for Whittier By Gary Langer 54, said, "I would be inclined to being considered to fill the vice shortJ.y before Christmgs, Mills UNH President Eugene Mills is do so." In that case, he said he president for academic affairs -said, adding that he announced .a finalist candidate for the presi­ would leave New Hampshire this post, which was left vacant by his candidacy yesterday because dency of Whittier College in summer. David Ellis last year. (See "I would rather have it known southern California; Mills an­ University System Board of related story, page 3.) than have it rumored." nounced yesterday afternoon. Trustees Chairman Richard Mills said he "wouldn't want to Whittier, a prestigious college Mills, who called himself a Morse said that if Mills leaves anticipate what provisions the of 1,100 to 1,200 students located "serious" caqdidate for the post UNH, "I assume he is going to Board of Trustees may make," 15 miles southeast of Los at the sma11, private liberal arts give us ample time to search for and added that he hopes to fill the Angeles, has been conducting a college, said he expects the and have a new president on vice presidency "in the im­ presidential search since last school's search committee to board before he leaves."· mediate weeks ahead." May, according to presidential reach its decision "in the very Though the University's vice Mills, who was chairman of secretary Charlotte Ramsey. near future." president for academic affairs Whittier's psychology depart­ Ramsay said Whittier's Whittier spokeswoman Daphne traditionally acts as president in ment for 10 years before coming present president, W. Roy Lorne said the college's board of the president's absence, Morse to UNH in 1962, said he agreed to Newsom, is retiring in June. trustees will meet to appoint a said he "could not be soecific now be considered for the post in late Dr. Carl Randolph, the chair­ new president on ~b. 14. on who would be designated act- November "at the specific in­ man of Whittier's search com- Asked if he would accept the ing president." · vitation of the institution." post should he be chosen, Mills, Three candidates are now He learned he was a finalist MILLS, oape 7 Eugene Mills _Bianco resigns; to leave in June By Barbara Polichetti "First, there wm; my job, and ... r .. - Director of Residential Life that was finding housing for ...........~~ David Bianco, creator of the students and all the administra­ Kari-Van system and the mini­ tive operations of my department.r dorms at UNH, announced his Then, there was my work, and resignation last week. that was what I found to be Bianco said he is ending his so exciting and rewarding." seven years at ,the University Bianco explained that he felt it because "it's time for me to try was his work to enrich the living different things elsewhere. experience of students at UNH. "It's time for me to re-ener­ "Eighty percent of a student's gize," he said. "I've enjoyed time is spent out of class and I working with the University and tried to make that time richer," exploring all the aspects of my he said. job, but it has been exhausting." Bianco said that in trying to do Richard Stevens, vie~ this he often branched out and president for student affairs, said worked with other departments he is waiting to receive Bianco's within the University, leading to official resignation and that the development of projects like standard University procedure Highland House and the Human will be followed to fill Bianco's Sexuality Center. position. Highland House is a joint ven­ "We will follow our formal per­ ture between Thompson School sonnel procedure of publically and the Office of Residential Life advertising the vacancy and then that allows agricultural students conducting interviews," he said. a chance to live and work on a Stevens said Bianco's resigna­ farm. Snow cascades from a backhoe scoop on Main Street in Newmarket yesterday as the effort to tion will become effective June The human Sexuality Center is clear up Wednesday night's seven-inch accumulation cont~nued. (R. M. Bauer photo) 30 1979. a program that operates out of - Biancu started at UNH in 1972 Hood House offering students as Director of Residential Life. seminars and counselling to help Besides the mini-dorms and the them deal with their own Kari-Van system, Bianco sexuality,. initiated several other programs Bianco said these programs tap MUB Grub program scrapped which were new to the University only two of the countless resour­ including: Highland House, the ces he feels are available at Mike Kelly Elderhostel and the Human UNH. Hotel Administration students Elements of Institutional Ad­ Migala said yesterday that the Sexuality Center. J. Gregg Sanborn, director. of in two·courses will not work in the ministration (403), and Func­ cafeteria will still off er. daily hot Bianco said the diversity and student activities, has worked MUB cafeteria kitchen this tional Management (667)'. Those lunches, prepared by a newly extensiveness of his innovations with Bianco since he came to semester because of a conflict students were responsible ·for hired cook and work study reflected the way he viewed his UNH. between Hotel Administration preparing and serving MUB students. work and obligation to students. "Dave will be missed sorely by faculty and MUB food and Grub lunches as part of their Hotel Administration students "I've always viewed my the University," Sanborn said. beverage services administrators. laboratory experience. will still be allowed to use the kit­ Position in two wavs. Bianco said. "He brought a fresh perspective Some 60 or 70 students will be "We removed our students chen to prepare gourmet dinners to his job, and was in many ways affected by a decision made by from the MUB because Migala and special catered affairs, said a man ahead of his time." the Hotel Administration depart­ felt he was not able to give Migala. "I've worked with Dave ment to withdraw .students from adequate attention to managing To replace experience gained through the housing shortage in participating in the MUB Grub the food services operation and to by working in the MUB, Hotel the early 70's, program develop­ hot lunches program. instructing students," said Eric Administration students will ment and budget planning,'' San­ The students did not learn of Orkin, program director for the receive laboratory experience in born said. "Working with him has the decision until this week. Hotel Administration depart­ a kitchen in Rarton Hall this been invaluable and insightful for The decisfon was the result of ment. MUB GRUB, page 19 me." a letter written several weeks David Livermore, outgoing ago by Scott Migala, MUB food Vice President of the Dining and services manager to J. Gregg Residence Advisory Committee Sanborn, director of student ac­ <DRAC), worked with Bianco in tivities. the selection of furniture for the Migala suggested that the con­ Campus Calendar pages lower quad. tract arrangement between the Notices page6 "He's done an awful lot for the MUB and the Hotel Ad­ Editorials, letters pages 12, 13 residence ha1ls," Livermore ministration department was not Arts pages 14, 15 said. "I have nothipg but good productive and was partially Classifieds page 16 things to say about him. He's responsible for a $26,932 deficit Comics page20 been controversial at times, but incurred by the food services Sports pages 22-24 he likes that." department last year, said San­ -Bianco said, "Taking risks was born. The Boston University Hockey team one of the most important aspects Migala had been responsible knocked UNH from first place in the David Bianco for instructing students from two ECAC Tuesday with a 7-4 victory in BIANCO, page 17 Hotel Administration courses, Snively Aren~. Page 24. PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 1979 ....---- News Briefs----.. Transfers face housing problems By Judi Paradis pus housing, according to Off room waiting for them when they Many of the 350 transfer stu­ Ca.mpus Housing officials. came to school, said Pope. dents entering -UNH this Transfer students said they got The office was constantly UNH student fined semester have had· troub1e find­ a form when they applied to UNH swamped Pope said. One day, she ing housinfj. asking if they wanted on campus gave out over 250 lists of area . A UNH sophomore was fined $42.00 and placed in academic The main reasons for this housing, according to Laura Pope apartments . Jeopardy for the theft of a couch from the Memorial Union Build­ problem are late notification of of the Off-CamJ>US Housing Of­ "A lot of transfer students ing's commuter lounge in-October. acceptance from the admissions fice. didn't find out they were coming · Gary Ward, a resid~nt of Randall Hall, pleaded guilty to the office and· a misunderstanding Students who wanted on cam­ until a week before break," said theft at the Dec. 14 hearing of the University Judicial Board. about the availability of on cam- pus housing expected to see a Betty Keegan, also of Off Campus The board fined Ward a dollar for each day he held the couch Housing. and placed him in jeopardy until May 1979. Notifying students in late Robert Gallo, Acting Associate Dean of Students, said jeopardy December of acceptance is a is "a suspended suspension.'' traditional problem, said Eugene "The student is suspended, but the suspension is stayed " Storm costs UNH 82000 Savage, director of admissions.