Bul k Rate US Postage Paid VOL 80,NO. 29 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1990 (603)862-1490_ Durham, NH Permit #30 Additional tuitionbill approved by Trustees By John Doherty It's official. New Hampshire Morton. "Let alone one of this · budget cuts would "cripple the residents will pay an additional magnitude in midsemester. I've state'' by making USNH students $300 for this semester's tuition. been an outspoken proponent of less able to compete with students In a meeting early yesterday low tuition ... I have a lot of empa­ from private colleges. Obrowsky evening, the University System of thy with the students. However, also noted that lifting the cap on New Hampshire's Board of Trus­ this increase has my 100% sup­ l:he amount of out-of-state students . tees approved the increase to off­ port." ruins opportunities for New set the $4.2 million cut from the Student representatives from Hampshire residents. state's appropriation to the USNH. UNH and Keene State College UNH Student Body President _ The tuition increase, which spoke to the trustees about the Mike Desmarais empathized with will produce revenues of about $2 plight of those in-state students · the Board. million , according to a statement who would feel the brunt of the "We understand the position issued by USNH Chancellor Claire increase. you (the Board) are in. We did our Van Ummersen, is for the Spring Keene State Student Body best to tell the state our position. 1990 semester, already in prog­ President Eric Obrowsky claimed ress. the -increase and the additional TUITION, PAGE 9 Trustees expressed their frus­ tration with the budget problems and the tuition increase. "I hate this motion," said Trustee Steven McAuliffe before Chancellor . the vote. "But I'm going to vote for it. No one wants to see a tui­ tion increase; however, I do not defends want to see further erosion of the . quality of education." "We looked at what would USNH go (without the tuition increase), and unfortunately money and quality g0 hand in hand," said Trustee Ken Williams. The Board maintained that report to USNH trus­ the current fiscal situation in New tees, Chancellor Van Ummersen Hampshire forced them to choose outlined the supplemental resi­ between the tuition hike and dent tuition changes and some of pro­ compromising the quality of the changes and improve­ uni­ VAN UMM£RSEN grams and faculty at the state ments the university system had versity and colleges. Claire Van Ummersen. undergone since 1980. enjoys a tuition UNH student president Mike Desmarais speaks to "Nobody increase," said Trustee Terry Board of Trustees (Mike Parnham, photo). TUITION INCREASE Mandela' s release weakens apartheid UNH-Durham $2590 $300 UNH- Manchester · $2180 $180 UNH profpredicts changes will come slowly Keene/Plymouth $1740 $150 By Neal McCarthy Apartheid in a political sense recent article in Foster's Daily Demo­ vided," said Wheeler. A CHANGING USNH is dead in South Africa, according crat. There have been talks about a to Dr. Douglas Wheeler, UNH · Mandela' s release came as a constitution to be drafted by all ~ 4130 more credit students now than in 1980. ( 20 % gain; professor of modern history. result of mounting pressures both the races of South Africa, but noth­ like adding a third state college) However, his outlook on the fu­ nationally and internationally, ac­ ing specific has been decided up.9n ture of the country's events re­ cprding to Wheeler. He said Man­ yet, Wheeler said. mains skeptical. dela had been speaking with po­ He said that it will probably ~ Part time student enrollment up by 42%. in past 10 years Indeed, the release of the 71 litical leaders from prison since be years before there is a mixed 32% at Keene, 26% at Plymouth,. 7.5% at Durham. year old black nationalist leader, 1987. Congress in South Africa, and it is Nelson Mandela, the world's most Mandela' s opposition party, still hard to speculate just what ~ 38%increase in applications popular political prisoner, was a the African National Congress, is formula will be settled on. 25% increase in NH applicants major step in South African Presi­ not a party with official govern­ Wheeler also pointed out that dent F.W. de Klerk's plans for re­ mental power, according to South Africa's economy is closer PERSONNEL form. But,, as Wheeler pointed Wheeler, but they do.have repre­ to that of a socialist system than ~ ,334 new staff in past 10 years, for a 10.4% increase out, it's only one step in a lengthy sentatives around the world. that of free enterprise. He said the Teaching faculty have increased 25.8% in 10 years process. Wheeler viewed Mandela as government controls either all or "The basic core of apartheid a "vehicle for change" in South MANDELA., PAGE 5 still remains," Wheeler said. Africa because of his prestige and "Apartheid has only been al­ popularity, although his power is tered." unofficial. According to Wheeler, cer­ But because of the aging Man­ Streakers flash MUB diners tain sections.of South Africa called dela, Wheeler said; these changes "homelands" where only blacks hopefully will come around sooner By Terri Danisevich article from a friend's father de­ can live still exist. In addition, rather than later. Valentine's Day diners got a "We do it so that the people scribing a related event at Prince­ things such as social security and Accordin.g to Wheeler, the bonus entree Wednesday when who have a rotten Valentine's day ton. Every year, 200 Princeton unemployment benefits are given overall issue in terms of settle­ three stark naked streakers scam­ will have a happy Valentine's sophomores sprint through fine only to whites, said Wheeler. ment of the government is how to pered through the MUB Pub day," said one female streaker, a restaurants in the town. · Mandela, who spent 27 years find a way of sharing the power shortly after noon. junior who asked to remain an:­ "I want to make it a UNH in prison on charges of treason, with the Africans that will pre­ Clad in only brown paper onymous. · tradition," thenamelessnudesaid. emerged from prison saying he vent conflict. shopping bags perched on their "Wanna know our name?" the "We wantto find younger people was committed to peace and har­ This is going to be a difficult heads, two women and one man she asked. "We call ourselves 11 to do it." - -) mony. However, he also said he task, as many whites in South Af­ entered the Pub by the food serv­ 'Lonely Heart's Club.' Although it was difficult to endorsed anti-government vio­ rica are not in support of power ice side and exited through the According to the sprinting lence as a necessary defensive act sharing. Strafford room after tossing candy -streaker, their ritual began last STREAKERS, PAGE 7 against apartheid, according to a ''The whites are still very di- to the admiring crowd. Valentine's day after she read an PAGE2 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 7990 · Wonderfully whimsical wagon won't.wander LoVely longstanding landmark lures lots of local lookers By Ed Gray "Oh, that wagon," says Liz · Tirrells put the Young, a UNH senior: "I'm not farm up for sale, really sure. I think it has some­ the town of Dur­ thing to do with a battle and some - ham voted to Indians." purchase the The wagon referred to is the farm and its fa­ one perched on the right, high mous wagon. above route 4 as it heads towards "Now it belongs Portsmouth. In fact, the farm it to the taxpayers presides over is called, appropri­ of Durham," ately, "Wagon Hill Farm." said Tirrell. Mrs. Al~a Tirrell's family E v e n has owned the farm for the better though ·it is partofthreedecades. '"Thewagon chained to the was put there by Loring V. Tirrell ground it is still in 1968," said Mrs. Tirrell, speak­ something to en­ ing of her father-in-law. "He put joy. After all, it is it there because it looked nice." , the first and last What? No Indians? The impressionmost · wagon was, in fact, placed there people have of over two decades ~go for its pic­ Durham: turesque value alone. According Mr. Tirrell moved to Wagon, to Maryanna Hill Farm with his family seven Hatch, curatorof years after purchasing it in 1961. the Durham It was at this time t1'at he put the Historical Asso- · wagon on the hill. ciation, The 11 At first the wagon faced League of Portsmouth." But after a mali­ Women Voters cious act, it was turned towards arranged a Durham and chained to the posi­ meeting two tion it now rests, explained Tir- weeks ago to de­ rell. · termine what Wagon Hill. Just another pretty place for Durham residents (Ben Frazier, photo). Since this time, it has become the town will do of historical significance to the with the farm. maybe restoring some agricultural · If there is a symbol of Dur­ on top, even if General Custer town of Durham. "They .determin.ed that. it aspects of the land, said Hatch. ham, it's not the Thompson Hall didn't have to de~l with it. In March of 1989, when the should stay the same, while The wagon will stay put. bell.tower. Wagon Hill comes out "Star wars" U.S. behind Europe ·in One job not enough satellites launched birth control knowledge for women Cape Canaveral, Fla (AP) - Two satellites rocketed Washington (AP) -. A panel of experts convened by the Harrisburg, Pa. (AP)-Government studies show that · into space Wednesday to test a "star wars" plan to National Academy of Scientists said yesterday that the moonlighting among women is becoming as common­ destroy hostile missiles by bouncing laser beams off lJnited States has fallen decades behind Europe in the place as it is among men, in both the percentage of .