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Stookey mixes music and religion (see page 5) The University of Maine at Orono the daily student newspaper cline since 1875 ampus vol.87, no. 19 Friday,Sept. 26,1980 ! is oni2 the Governmentfunded and has .ant newspaper to wait iwn like ear by Andy Paul New Edition had proposed a plan at the Att h Staff writer close of last semester to pay back the debt in increments a of $100 per issue. The New Despite a standing debt of over $13,000, Edition is published twice monthly. "That The New Edition seems committed, with was an unacceptable payback plan. It was the help of Student Government, to rejected." said Coupe. continuing publication. Crilly Ritz, editor of The New Edition David Spellman, president of student said of the $100 per month plan: "In terms government, said that, pending negotia- of the inflationary spiral, they would have tion by the General Student Senate, lost money." student government would spend $6.500 Coupe said that student government this year towards relinquishing the $13,193 then went to Acting President Kenneth debt owed to the university. Allen requesting a hike in the student "They(the current staff of The New activity fee from $12.50 to $15. Edition) inherited the debt and they are a "President Allen mandated that The part of student government. We are by law New Edition debt would have to be nailed I would think, liable," said Spellman. down before the increase could be "We're giving them the time to get back approved." Coupe said. on their feet. Coupe said that only after Spellman had Although the GSS probably will not vote spoken to cabinet members and gotten a on the debt issue for at least a month, positive response to a $6.500 debt payment according to Spellman," I believe we have did Allen give his approval and the tacit agreement from the cabinet on this." increase was approved by the Board of John D. Coupe. acting vice president for Trustees in July. finance and administration, said that The Coupe noted, however. that The New Edition would still be paying $100 per tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. John Anderson will speak at Hauck Auditorium month on top of the student government money under plan currently agreed upon. Anderson in Hauck In the event that The New Edition is not able to pay its share, Coupe said, student government is still responsible for the debt. Presidential "The agreement was that the balance canidate to speak would be paid by the following year," said Coupe. adding that the payback plan does not impose interest on the debt.. although by Paul Fillmore an overflow crowd. Maxey said. "After even be a candidate in there, too," Lyles Staff writer the speech he will come out into the lobby "credit has been shut off' from The New said with a laugh. Edition. like Kennedy did and talk for a few Anderson will travel to After his speech. "The past management is responsible While still in the political limelight from minutes." undisclosed place near the airport an for fiscal mismanagement." said Laura last Sunday's televised debate, indepen- According to Lyles, there will be where he has scheduled a press confer- dent presidential candidate John Anderson "intensive' media coverage of the Stockford. business manager for The New speech. ence. The Anderson committee had Edition. will speak in Hauck Auditorium tomorrow All three networks as well as all the local "No one noticed the debt until scheduled a bfeakfast with environmental last January." at 9:30 a.m. television stations and newspapers are leaders from across the state for before the "The bills Anderson will fly into Bangor Interna- expected to be on hand for the speech. were never paid. Because of speech to be held in Wells Commons. The this mismanagement, tional Airport tonight at 6 p.m.. and will "The place is going to be crawling with public. we are suffering breakfast will not be open to the now." Ritz said, noting that address a gathering in the Bangor Mall at 8 press people and the secret service (who conference. Anderson will most of the After the press debt was incurred through work-study p.m. have already arrived in Bangor in fly to Burlington. Vt. where he will preparation for the "We're looking for a good turn-out at speech). There should campaign further. 'see NEW EDITION page 31 both places," said Rick Lyles, co-coordina- tor of the Anderson campaign in the greater Bangor area. "The debates seemed to help a lot.' Another member of the Anderson campaign, Joe Maxey, undergraduate Liquor enforcers: it's the law' coordinator on campus, also thought the debates helped Anderson get the national attention he needs. "He accomplished what he wanted with the debates," Maxey by Jack Connolly treated fairly and the students are being told you're not supposed to said, "so we are expecting to get a good Staff writer certainly liable for their actions." sell. turnout for the speech. We have put out Robinson pointed out that he has a Martin said from hi Augusta about 10,000 flyers so that should help. My job isn't to see how many meeting every fall with housing office that, "you are warned. You're too." people I can bag in a week. It's to officials where he lays out what he operating at your own peril. There Most of the flyers distributed said the help you in any way that I can. We describes as "what can and can't be are a thousand different subterfuges speech would be held in the Memorial don't like to be bad guys, I think you done." with respect to liquor con- but the bottom line is if you don't Gymnasium, but yesterday the speech was should enjoy college life as best you sumption on campus. have a licence, you shouldn't be rescheduled to be in Hauck Auditorium. can." said area Liquor Enforcement Robinson said he and his three selling." Maxcy said when Anderson's "national Supervisor Wayne Robinson. aids work jointly with the campus Martin and Robinson are in part advance people" showed up on campus responsible for The policy of liquor enforcement police but have the jurisdiction of dispatching of Wednesday. they were not happy with the liquor inspectors here on campus is a hot one. While any police branch. If we want to to the campus. gym. Robinson cited a case some students think they are being arrest someone for drunken driving. where liquor "They are really concerned about filling we'll do it," Robinson said. inspectors attended a fraternity national treated unfairly to a degree. enfor- up where ever he speaks for cement He stressed the fact that their aim party and upon entering were asked said. After some officials say they are only exposure's sake," Maxcy "playing is to help the campus work around if they were inspectors. They said no music department, by the rules." negotiations with the In these problems. "But you have to and an arrest resulted from the reserved the auditorium for an issue that greatly concerns which had the students give a little." incident. morning, the Anderson people of UMO, Residential tomorrow Life Director, Capt. John Martin, the Director of Martin said. "it's too bad when were get the use of Hauck. Ross Moriarty is taking able to a passive stand. Liquor Enforcement had other ideas. you have to go to that type of tactic." There will be a public address system set Robinson explained it from "We are given the guidelines and "We have a up in the auditorium so the speech can be been more than fair different viewpoint. "It's are bound to uphold the law." with you people like ' heard outside the auditorium. "There will in Orono. You can't narcotics, how successful would a speakers set up in case there is Moriarty said, "The issue is being ask for any more of a break than probably be I see LIQIIOR page .?j 2 local Maine Campus • Friday. September 26, I 950 Astronomy club means student involvement by Liz Hale one wanted to take the responsibility of the 4 Staff writer planatarium, so Pics took it. Pics has a 4* certain budget for it, which still plays the He's at the start of his third year and can student's salaries." frt. vr confidently say, — 1 am the astronomy "Our expenses run into several thou- 4 division." sand dollars a year now. We can meet Neil Comins. assistant professor in the everything but the salaries through our Department of Physics and Astronomy, fees," Comins said. "But I don't know believes strongly in student participation. what we'll do when Pic's budget runs out." In fact, all of the work done in both the Comins said he hopes for expansion in planatarium and the observatory is done by the Astronomy department in the future.