The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Fall 10-29-1981 Maine Campus October 29 1981 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus October 29 1981" (1981). Maine Campus Archives. 1397. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1397 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. assistant director of police services, Awareness, said. He said the large differences are in means a mandatory 48 hours in jail, a "The students and administration the district attorney's office, where the minimum fine of $350 and a three- month have become more aware of alcohol charge is divided into one of two license suspension, he said. Anyone caught tougher abuse over the last two or three years," classes, either civil or criminal. driving under a law license suspension for drunk driving Prosser said. "And we have had fewer A suspect is charged with a civil of- will spend a minimum of seven days or arrests." fense if his blood alcohol level is .10 a maximum of a year in jail, he said. reduce Since the beginning of the semester, percent or below. He is fined a OUI A person convicted of OUI the UMOPD has made 16 arrests for minimum of $250 and loses now has his license his driving record marked Operating Under the Influence (0U1)-- for at least for six years, by Robin 45 days. instead of being Stoutamyer a decrease from past years, marked for three years Staff Prosser Suspects charged under Writer said. with a criminal of- the old law, he said. fense had a blood alcohol level of .2 Prosser said, "An alcoholic will Under the OUI law, in effect The new drunk driving since percent or above. Other factors, such drive no matter the penalty. An abuser law, which is Sept. 18, there have been no considered by police significant as speeding 35 mph or more over the is now deterred by people at officials as being changes in the roles of parties, the toughest in police officers speed limit, attempting to allude the who are even the nation, has con- except that if a suspect going as far as to take tributed as refuses a breath officer or being a repeated offender, away much to reduce drunken or blood test, the their keys. driving suspect automatically can also constitute "I arrests as the alcohol awareness loses his a criminal charge, think we are on solid ground license for 180 days, Prosser said patrolman now," program, on campus William Prosser, said. Miragliuolo of the he said. "There is more respon- UMOPD. A criminal conviction sible drinking." The University of Maine at Orono the daily student newspaper aine since 1875 s Vol. 89, no. 40 Thursday, Oct. 29, 1981 Cabinet reputation debated by Dale McGarrigle Bard next brought up the idea of Staff writer moving that current budget deadline for students government funding from The student government cabinet early March to late January. in hope of members discussed Wednesday the having the entire budget approved by cabinet's reputation in the student Many. "There's no reason clubs senate, as two new members were should have to wait until November for added to bring the body to its full size funds, which is happening to some of 11 representatives. clubs now." Bard said. "What the cabinet is doing is being Following debate. Mercer instruct- looked at very lightly by the senate," ed Bard to prepare a more concrete Student Government President proposal to bring before the cabinet Charles Mercer said. "All our resolu- next week. tions have been tabled or gone down The cabinet next discussed the to defeat. What we need is to have possibility of districts cabinet members off-campus to back their deci- senator. sions at senate meetings." "I'd like to alleviate the problem of Mark Gebauer of Phi Gamma Delta off-campus senators not being accoun- and Jon Lindsay of York Village were table to any constituency." Bard said. chosen by the senate as its representa- Donnie Oakes, student government tives on the cabinet. Gebauer said:"If vice president. said he was already the cabinet sponsors a resolution, they looking into the feasibility of the idea should come out for it and state what Cathy Carlson, Student Legal Ser- facts they have and why they voted the vice representative. said SLS board way they did." had voted to maintain the $S user fee Steve Bard. Student government for the academic year. Tim Robbins, vice president of financial affairs, Graduate Student Board representa- said: "The problem is we haven't tive and SLS board member, said he been giving these ideas enough felt the $5 fee is not what the student debate. have We to talk the issues out senate had in mind when ordering a more. instituted. Mercer suggested having majority user fee and minority decision by cainet Oakes added: "A decision of this members read at the senate meeting. importance. especially since it was Lindsay agreed: "With both a major- mandated by the Senate, should be ity and minority decision, it wouldn't subject to review by the senate." look like one group is spearheading Carlson said the SLS board wasn't the cabinet's direction and the senate aware the vote was subject to reviess Teri.) King and Pete Perkins head off with their lake after visiting the pumpkin man, Richard ‘Itirra would see we talked it out as an infor- and that she would take the idea back • a market farmer ho %kited UM() yesterday with a med group." to the board. truckload of his liallo%een pro(luce. 0,cott allace photo) Former co-ed charged with Bangor robbery by at 9 John Took a.m. A judge will decide at or $1,000 cash for the robbery day in Bangor. A .25-caliber Staff the Writer hearing if there is sufficient charge. Bail was set at $2,000 revolver was stolen from a gun evidence for the grand jury to and one surety or $200 cash for shop and two men were held up consider whether to bring an in- the firearm theft. outside of a bank. Cora Jane Whitmore, a former dictment against Whitmore. Under terms of the Maine Patricia Stewart, an ad- University of Maine student, was Whitmore was not represented Criminal Code, armed robbery, a ministrative assistant to the arraigned Wednesday in Maine's by an attorney at the arraignment class A crime, is punishable by up registrar, said Whitmore dropped Third District Court in Bangor and entered no plea to the to 20 years in prison. Theft, a out of school on Monday. on charges of armed robbery and charges. The judge appointed class B crime, is punishable by up She said the soplimore music theft of a firearm. Lewellyn R. Michaud of Bangor to 10 years in prison and no more major had written "personal Judge F. Davis Clark to act as her attorney. than a $10,000 fine. reasons" on her withdrawal form scheduled a probable cause Bail was set at $10,000 and one Whitmore was charged in con- where the student is asked, what hearing for Whitmore on Nov. 12 surety (which must be real estate) nection with two robberies Mon- the reasons are for droppt out. 2 The Maine Campus. Thursday, October 29, 1981 • Check cashing big business "Do you have a dune?"• at University Bookstore -Working here is like being in a I he office. "We are on the by Josephine Swan cashing and postal counters. the Orono post family. The students are perfectly person. five times a day with Staff Writer payroll takes up $10-11,000 per phone with them nice, honest, and pleasant. We enjoy gover- postal rates, "We have a contract with the questions about them," Sharpe said. Senat4 On any given day, one can walk into nment of $5,500 to help pay the expen- etc...," Cole said. the the University Bookstore and see two ses of those two windows," Cole said. The mail is picked up outside Long lines snaking back from the check He said he is vying for an increase to bookstore at 9:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. AWN office windows. Tom approximately $10,500 to be more self- Georgia "Dolly" Sharpe of Old cashing and post CAMPUS WASHINGTI Cole, the bookstore's general manager, sufficient. Half the expenses of run- 'Town and Esther Rosen of Bangor, approved Pres called the two windows "the busiest ning the counters are being paid by the who alternate working tour and six CRIER parts of the store." earnings in other sections of the store. days each week, said that Cole is the $8.5-billion A' "The volume really exceeds our "best boss they ever had. Arabia on We capabilities. There would be four win- intensive lobby dows there if I had my choice," Cole Police * I. What will last longer at a party long odds and said. than you? victory in his fii Every other Friday is payday for 2. PROBLEM: Low on X-mas test. payroll. On CK CASING sags Blotter students on the university money and you want to buy a gift The Senate r university security of- 8404 - 4:IS PM at a normal day, a A university employee or relative? resolution that goes to a bank to for a friend ficer in a police car Fogler Library reported the sale of the deposit checks and pick up cash twice Answers are in ad on page 7.