No Brat Fest?

University-of-Wisconsin Stevens-Point ( - Volume 3 7/ Number 24---March 31, 1988 Graduation moving outdoors by Paul Jankowski News F,d.Jtor Students, may invite any number the other was the low number The 1988 UWSP spring com of guesu; to the ceremony. She of guests each student could i.Jl.. mencement will be held at noted that in years past they vile. Goerke fi eld according to Peggy were limited to 3 or 4 people a She noted how, in the past, Szczytko, Director of University pie ce . there were some "ugly public Relations. The outdoor gradua There is no rain site though. relations incidents." Some of tion ceremonies will begin at She noted that "if it rains we the students turned scalpers at 2: 00 PM Sunday, May 15th. wi ll be wet." However, she others expense. According to Szczytko, the noted that of Madison's outdoor Parking should be no hassle main benefit of the conunence comme ncements, it was only she emphasises. In addition to ment at Goerke will be the ex postponed once in over two doz- street parking traditiona lly tra seating over Quandt. She en years due to dangerous thun- allowed during major events at notes that over BOO new seats der and lightning. Goerke, the lots or P.J . Jacobs will be available than at ConlidenUy she asserted that and Mid State Tech will also be Quandt. the ceremonies at Goerke field open. In addition, she was ex Szczytko notes that another would solve two major public ploring the possibility of using a feature of this year's graduation relations problems. One was shuttle from lot Q to Goerke as will be the absence of tickets. graduation ticket scalping and Turn to page 14 No Brat Fest? ii <l! by Paul Jankowski ~ News F,dltor City Police Captain Leonard lawns." Concerning vandalism, ·~ This year may mark the sec Perlak said that he wasn't he said, "that's a knOwn fa ct i ond consecutive year of UWSP opposed to it provided that it especially along the HBrfggs ' ~ goihg without a Brat Fest. wa s h e ld on Tuesday o r Street Corridor.': He reiterated : According to John Mielke, Vice Wednesday. He said that "I that the vandalism instances he o President of Education (or Sig have, no objection to (it) being was noting occurred during . i.ma Tau Gamma, there is, as of held in the middle of the week ."" Brat Fest. · yet, no location nbr date for the He noted that this would be the Mielke said that the fraternity Two UWSP students pracUce applying bandages at UAB's once annual festival. ·· best Ume ror the department is•belng unjustly blamed for all First Aid Workshop. Recently, the J'ublic PrQ~ because Thursday, Friday.,and the student vandalism in Ste lion Committee or the Cify or Saturday piglits ...~ re Uietr bu- vens Point. He said, "I deflnlte Stevens .Point recommended to : ~iest time... ly reel t hat we ' re getting Bauer conducts first deny a beer license to Sigma Ka·czmare k is a i' dently blamed for anything bad done Tau Gamma's proposed acUvi· opposed to the festival being by college students.'' ty. According to Alderman Jer held. in a city park. Of the At the recent PubU·c Protec ome · Kaczmarek, . th.e ~beer li alcfermen; he said, "Most of us tion Conunlttee meeting, Mielke aid/CPR course cense and the holding of 1he fes want a family park," and we've said there was "a lot of anlmoo tival were considered as a set. "consistently bad the problem ity" between the students and by Sharon Hallett in g a rtifical respiration 9n Hence the denial of the license . or the· intoxicated from Brat the aldermen. While there he · StaH Write "Annle,"(the art!Dcial n,spira- torpe<li>ed the· fest. Brat Fest Fest. He noted that some of its noted, "we got blamed for all tfan dummy), and then students Was proposed fo be held in problem., were vulgar language the bad thing,, .. that happened A First Aid/CPR certification viewed films on first aid and Pfiffner park, Friday, May 1st. and urinating on people's Turn page 4 mini-course was instructed by bandaging techniques. Between · · to Becky Bauer from the Red films students bad !line to prac- Cross and sponsored, by the tice and certify for artificial University AcUvites Board. The respiratidn and other tech course wa., conducted over .a niques. two week period First Aid cer Bauer stressed the impor tification took place on Monday Budg.et figures released tance of the Emergency Medi and Thursday last week and the cal System (EMS). There are CPR certification was held this three steps to this system: I. By Paul Jankowski week Tuesday, Wednesday, on Immediate care when you come News &Utor a follow up budget session at Each full time student contri and Thursday. on the scene. 'Ibe most impor Official budget figures ror last Thursday's Senate meeting. butes $71.40 in segrgated rees to Many people in attendance tant procedure in this step is Student Government As.socfa· At that Senate Meeting, live be allocated by SGA. needed the certification because art!Dcal respiration. Why? The lions annually funded organiza. groups, who could not be heard Wilcox says that next year's of summer employment Bauer page 13 tions are now available. Over on the Sunday, (March 6th) SGA will manage r oughly began the class by demonslrat- $250,000 was allocated in the meeting, due to a clictograph $618,000 !ram segregated rees process. See the table for each failure, bad their requests deli and interest earning, on the annually funded organization's berated and approved. In some auxiliary reserves. Allocations leahy/Ari.dreska wins ·~~A total. cases, such as the Pointer, SGA for next year though are allo Highlights of the 5 month long and SETV, those allocations around $618,000. Wilcox says budget process included SGA's were moclilled. tbataafar as next year goes, In · electron~ turn to· page. 4 ~ mammoth annual budget ses According to Sll58ll Wilcox, coming and<:tftltgoing allocations sion Sunday, March 6th, a veto SGA Budeget Director, mooey will " break even right now." or appropiaUons for STAR and for t)los e allocations comes Wilcox stresaed that if stu- fo,fols the Performing Arts, and finally !rom student ,iegn,gated fees. for a.II the election Turn to P8!'e 4 ( ' ' 1 ' I• 0 ,' .. ~; '. "' ',' . ,: by College Republicans t j_ _)() 'i.-J 0, , J, i..01.!IJ~ y~ Special to the Pointer The UW-Stevens Point College Wisconsin College Republicans Republic.ans hosted the 1988 passed a number of resolutions Wisconsin College Republican in cluding on e that accused conventi on last weekend. March United Council of not working 2.5-27th. Among the many spe fo r students. but lobbying fo r ciale'vents that occurred was a partisan beliefs. The College campaign push by Republican J;epublicans of Wisconsin will candidateKing for US Senate, as oppose membership in United well as State Senator Susan En Council and try for a pull out by gleiter. Both candidates an as many unive rsities as possi swered questions from t he ble. It was made a statewide Bush-Whacked! audience. ~ effort with their pressure being put on UC President, Ad rian United States Vi ce President Congressional candidate Ke vin Hermening spoke a bout his Serrano, after he was accused and Presidential candidate of using his power as a lobbying George Bush took some time race against Cong ressman Da vid Obey. The highlight of the tool for the Democrats in Madi out in Stevens Point this week son. Now College Replublicans to make his pitch for the presi convention was- a speach by Colonel Russel Mittelstadt, the plan to work against UC start dency. Like it or not, given the ing in ear:ly April. recent drop-out of rival Republi national spokesman for Rea gan's S.D.I. program, which State Representative Robert can candidate Bob Dole, Bush's Welch , the Assembly's Republi· speech may have been a pre was the theme of the convention because this week marks the can Ca ucus Chair. praised Co l view of future State of the lege Republicans £or their Union addresses. 1 5th anniversary of Reagan's proposal. action against United Council. Bratfest '88 or not? During their assembly , the CR's attack United Council. City fathers• fears of vandal ism again play a role in this year's debate to fest or not to fest. News has what's known at one 's ever used a school mascot this point. l A PINK CADILLAC FOR THE BOSS. Thousands of to market safe-sex products. Two U. of Wisconsin students Chargeback fever Northern I11inois U. students have added their signatures to are selling their ''Get Lucky The healthy sum of $300,000 at a petition-and to a pink Cadil Bucky (Badger)'' condoms in a UWSP in student fee monev lac-in an effort to get Bruce campus store located in a resi chargebacks has St>me people Springsteen to perform in Rock dence hall. However, the Divi on camplLS and around System ford, Ill. A local radio station is sion of University Housing may foul . An calling uplanation and promoting the drive to bring the decide to prohibit the sales, overview of the issue is offered. star, who has a song called si nce some students ha·ve 3 " Pink Gadillac," to town. Stu objected. They say the Lucky England update dent who sign both the car and Bucky name does more to pro the petition are eligible to win mote sex than it does to encour Notes from Abroad updates age safe sex.

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