Bulk Rafu,Lhs Po~taoe hm Vol. 79 No. 27 FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1.Q88- (603)862-1490 Durham.N.H. Durham '>J H Perm,, •3(; ~ King- honored in UNH vigil By Jay Kumar "We feel very strongly that UNH will hold a candlelight it (MLK Day) should become march honoring the late Dr. a holiday along with the rest of Martin Luther King, Jr., on the nation," said Douglass. Monday, exactly a week after New Hampshire has thus far 44 states across the nation resisted the holiday, citing observed MLK Day. New Hamp­ various reasons, including fi­ shire is one of the six states that nancial improbability. The Man­ does not recognize the holiday. chester Union Leader, the state's The annual march will begin largest newspaper, has actively at 6 p.m. Monday, in front of campaigned against the holiday, Thompson Hall, and end at the calling King a communist sym­ Catholic Student Center next pathizer and a radical. to the post off ice. It is open co Douglass calls these opinions the public and features musician "a cop-out." She said the Di­ T.J. Wheeler and several speak­ versity Committee is waiting ers, including UNH President to find out when the state Gordon Haaland, Student Body legislature will hear the issue, President Wendy Hammond, so they can support the holiday Les Fisher, professor of English, legislation in Concord. and Scott Chesney, director of While President Haaland is residential programs. speaking at the march, there is According to march coordi­ no official administrative op­ nator Julie Douglass, the reason position to the state's non­ the march will be held a week observance of MLK Day. Student\pay homage to the registration gods, praying for mercy and classes. (Sharon late is because students returned "There's certainly support Donovan photo) to campus only a day before the for the event," Douglass said. holiday and would not have been But as for supporting the hol­ settled in yet. Douglass is also iday itself, "the administration Registration runs smoothly acting chairperson of the Di­ hasn't taken a position on that," versity Subcommittee on Ed­ said Emily Moore, assistant dean By Joanne Marino Berry said the dedication of Berry agreed, saying the lines ucation and hall director of Scott of student affairs and chairper­ Hall son of the Diversity Committee. There just ain't no cure for the business office staff, along in the spring move twice as fast ti1e winter-time blues. Bue wait, with students' awareness of as the lines in the fall. Students spring break is six weeks away, procedures, has increased the often have their financial aid Bush has promised us a gentler, efficiency of registration packages arranged and can sign The MUB toupee kinder nation, and registration "The Business Off ice staff for~~ecks before they leave for has beco~e less and less painful. worked a lot of evenings to make wt~r break. This spring semester saw one sure checks were processed on 'You learn your lesson as you of the smoothest registrations time," Berry said. "It's a big get older," Poussard said. "You to date, according to Robert crunch and really effects the know to pay your bill on time Berry, manager of business office." so you won't have to wait in operations at UNH. The biggest problem with line." "The biggest improvement lines at registration is students Berry said the one area which has been awareness of the not paying by the due date of is unlikely to improve is in the process," Berry said. "Everyone January 17, said Berry. Guaranteed Student Loans. is more in tune. Everyone puts Berry said students will be Since they are issued in the in .an extra effort." dropped by the registrar next students' name as well as the week if their bill isn't cleared, university, all students must No longer are winding lines or if other arrangements have sign them. forming out of the field house not been made with the business as they did four years ago. At office. According to Wolf, everyone _ that time, everyone had to wait Generally, spring semester who preregistered received at in a single line if they were not registration experiences fewer least one of their classes for the fully cleared for registration. problems.James Wolf, associate first time. This was a huge It didn't matter whether they registrar, said, as far as sche­ improvement over last year needed to handle a complex duling classes, this has been when 107 students did not problem, or simply sign a loan. "about as smooth as I've seen receive any classes they signed According to Berry, the bus­ it." up for. iness office switched to an "The lines used to go out the updated system three years ago. door behind the field house," Wolf said the general proce­ Now a clearance card prints out said Cathy Poussard, a senior dure for the registering has not specifically what the student is psychology major. changed in fifteen years, but missing. Director of Financial Aid awareness and organization Since then, the process has Richard Craig said there is more have improved efficiency. become more efficient - and less time for students to arrange for "Students are more aware of taxing for both students and aid before spring semester, how to handle preregistration," staff. easing the load for everyone. Wolf said. Vandals damageantenn By John Robert antennae, an 11 element beam A citizen of Millis, Massachu­ Unknown males vandalized and a beacon light were des­ setts attempted suicide on De­ WUNH's transmitting tower troyed. The antennae and the cember 26 and after being on Beech Hill Road in Durham beam are used for far away treated by local health author­ at the close of last semester by remote broadcasts, which we ities the patient was transported climbing halfway up the 250 ft. don't do _anymore," Badger _said. by ambulance to the chamber structure and inflicting damages where he was treated by UNH that totalled over $300. A UNH professor noticed the experts. Although the damages were damage on December 22 and extensive, the station's trans­ reported it to UNH police. The chamber was also utilized mitting ability was not ham­ In other UNH Police news, to treat a person who was put into place over winter break. (Sharon Dononvan photo) pered, according to WUNH the UNH Hyperbaric chamber overcome by carbon monoxide engineer Marc Badger. "An RPL was used twice over the break. poisoning. PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1989 Students who ain't too proud to beg for a class By Bryan Alexander classes there are approximately Registration has many head­ 900 with priority add cards, aches. To name a few; long lines according to Donna Reed, the down the street, missing loan assistant registrar. These orange checks, bill payments and more slips of paper can be the differ­ long lines. But the number one ence between a place in the class reason for most people to reach and a kick in the ass. for an aspirin during the process These cards are given to three is when they find they are short sets of students, said Reed. They two, three or even four classes. are for students who did not get Some run to the add section the course and the alternate they of the gymnasium and franti­ were scheduled for, for occuran­ cally search the course guide for ces out of the student's control openings they can fill. Many (such as cancelled classes) and others throw the discouraging for new students. paper in their pocket, tighten Reed said these cards can their belt and try to add their make the professsors task of classes in spots that are officially choosing the students they can filled by students. squeeze in easier. However, the These people must travel professors are not obligated to from class to class and from chose students with a card over professor to professor trying those who do not,- she added. to gain a spot in the class, and "It's still up to the professor maybe even a desk. For the to decide who ·gets in," said persecuted population of class Reed. "If you have two seniors seekers, rejections, such as one who want to add a course, overheard in a Shakepeare class, hopefully the instructor will are common. take the senior with the priority "There is only supposed to add card.'' be 30 people in this class," the· Robert Irwin, does not have professor said, scanning the time to talk. He is walking crowded room. "Obviously we briskly to a class he hopes to add. are g~ing t:o ha~e to do some At 3:35, he is already late as far work. · as potential class adders go. The University does not have A junior history major, Irwin a record of how many students only received two classes at add classes each semester. But, registration. He also was sche­ Associate Registrar James Wolf duled for an alternate he was A<l.d./ urop 1\./ urag. said there are generally 20,000 not interested in sitting (Mike Parnham photo) schedule changes a year, with through. "I feel I've been gypped by senior who needs Business angry. 2/3 of these changes being adds. With three classes to add, the University," says Irwin, "so Administration 703 to graduate. 'Tm pretty pissed," said This number can be inflated, Irwin is disgruntled. His main I'm taking this course just to Although she pre-registered for Hadwen.