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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Spring 2-16-1988 Maine Campus February 16 1988 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus February 16 1988" (1988). Maine Campus Archives. 2068. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/2068 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]. 1$. 1988 iwwwwwww 1 7 pus rim y Thr THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE NEWSPAPER SINCE lEg5 nes. es. 23 fun with Tuesday. Noun 111. 1N8 W. 1St 5 percent wetsof. into The "., Lick: UMàiñèiijtsfaccredit USM program tit coser • crowd Stone •• ky Muds limb prior, to starting at USM or UMainc. Wipeout" *Consulting %cis ices for engineering ihe Loses students and researchers. Universits Of Maine President Dale Lick told the council the individual *said he Lick told theCouncil of Colleges that electrical engineerinwprogram does not uliasrn of -11Minie has a commitment to accredit - --pose a teat to the UMame cumculiirn. md much an individual electrical engineering pro- . "I don't think we will hasc any enviran gram at the University of Sou-ther# _ serious competition at all. In fact, the Maine. program will feed-us and help At Mondav's meeting, lick said the • UMaine." Lick said. recent sprits-oat of the independent -Reporting on the status of the USM bachelor of science program., reorganization proposal, Vice President enables those interested,* electrical of Academic Affaircrohn Hitt said the engineering to have an opportunity to third sersion of the draft Will be try it. -availabl_In_faculty_fou___comments_ • a Aimestat at minus v•ho can-nut attend Wednesday. UMaine for the first two years, the four- - In, addition, there will be a staff primary semester program_ ustroduces . -forum et-the end of the month for quese-- n a word the dcnfanding curriculum lions or comments on the proposal. HUt had been Thouth-thc U-SM program is indepen- —said a -student forum will follow that- e war rag- dent, t"Maine is required to offer oould again direct questions toward the ir often be engineering verses to southern and reorganization committer CaMpliljr1 northern Maine students later in the meeting. members of *Continuing education for graduates committees reported then ads ancements ckninfall so flies can keep abreast of recent in the collection of information on k the of- research in the engineering field graduate education and the future of Mishit Preddent Dale lick told the Cooed of Caws Weft that the USM eader *Offering a pre engineering program (see UMW pipe 21 eiectrical engineering program %HI not threaten ("Maine's curriculum. paper for 'his wife sri as a 'lists call Landlords uneasy about parking ordinance sr- t faded to by Monis WON " bring between S25.000 and. Timer, many concerned the forced acquisition of more parking problem in Orono._ lost the Stan wrrter $50.000 into town coffers each landlords attended a recent land for parking places and the "It wasn't a very well ern The year. would be allocated for the Orono planning board meeting $23 fee would only result in thought out approach." he Reagan's salary of an Orono housing to express their dissatisfaction higher tents for students, he said. "The ordinance, as it ipense of A proposed parking or- inspector with the proposed ordinance said. stands, does have some signifi- as plann dinan e has many Qrono Stan Borodko, Orono's code Orono landowner Bruce On Wednesday a second cant flaws." t Reagan. landloids up in arms and many enforcement officer, said this Farnsworth said the ordinance. public hearing will be held in White said one of the flaws s, ins tied University Of Maine off- proposal resulted from parking if enforced retroactively, could the Orono Keith Anderson is the lack of concessions for lie campus students crossing their congestion problems Orono has force many Orono businesses to Community Center at 7:30 the downtown area where park- fingers. had over the last few years. close. p.m. ing is just not available. If passed, the ordinance Borodko said problems have Farnsworth, owner of Pat's Gregory White, director of According to White, the pro- would require that landlords recently been compounded by a' Pizza, said that many UMaine's Land and Water blem of congested parking is pros ide two parking places for parking ban on North Main businesses in downtown Orono Resources Center and member most significant in the Forest m page") esers tenant and pay a S2% per Street. rely upon the apartments in of the Orono planning board, Avenue and Webster Park the Antic room annual fee As reported in the Feb. 10 their upper floors to ease the said that the ordinance was a en carful- The fee. which is estimated to issue of the Orono Old-Town burden of their businesses' rent first attempt to deal with the (see PARK page 3) tut collet- two types iskets are Relief agency sets fast day e and the are made ky Simms Pupas overseas in partnership with the Niod-PrOduction'inireco- nomic siati wr,rer, poor in designing innovative, self-reliance. scum Lot small-scale projects based on Catherine Taft;a minister at r baskets the idea of people helping the Newman Cater and advier 1st trade By giving up one ..itinch. themselves. for the Peace and Social Justice stains not University of Maine students Michael Colacino, chair of - Committee, has been working IC tourist and faculty can help save star- the Peace and Social Justice to bring the program to the said, bin ving 'people in toreign Committee at UMaine, said all university. oretradi- c-Otintr-W - pr-cles--frons-thelast will go "We've been doing this hctt lesorattvc Oxfam, Oxford COMMIt;cc toward saving the lives of star- for years," Taft said, 'and for.Faminc Relief, in coalition ving people__ in __foreign we (UMtine) are not alone. specialty with the ,Peace and Social countries. r - Other schools in Maine par- . "At the Justice Committee at UMaine To participate.,students and ticipate; it is a collaboration y. basket and the Newman Center, have faculty can register for the fast between campuses-" le from organized a fast for a World from now through Feb. 23 at Universities and colleges-in- mai and Harvest on Feb. 25. dining commons around cam- cluding Colby. Bates, Bowdoin ich could Oxfam America is a non- pus. Registered.fasters will give and the University of Southern profit, international agency up their $3.50 Vali-Dine lunch Maine base also participated in by natise that funds self-help develop- value, Colancino said. the Oxfam Amer** Program. thibit not ment and disaster relief in poor Deidre O'Connor, L'Maine she said. ilture. but countries in Africa,: -Asia, Latin Oxfam coordinator, said she is According -to--Taft. last age Which America and the Caribbean.. optimistic about the turnout on November Bowdoin College 100 years The organization also the day of the fast. had a turnout of 800 students. the I e people distributes educational According to Oxfam Traditionally, world-wide Materials in the United States organizers, all donations will be fast is held the Thursday before is located on issues of hunger'. and sent to the Oxfam organization, Thanksgiving, but due tcs a development. which will send grant support UMaine policy, Oxfam was Since 1970, when °Yawn_ was to overseas villages and rural forced to postpone its efforts ks about founded, the organization has - areas where local group are until a later date. earned a reputation for as work working to increase their own Ore HUNGER page 2) - rite 0400 Maine Campus, Tuesday. February 16, 1988 The Dot •USM Aeontimised from page the Land and Sea Grant UniSersity. 7 useful to the Atudents. • possible improvements.: Donaldson ig MOW law and **wide a "spirit" for "There are five central goals to detef-. , *Examine -the- environment And said. "96 c need a lot of help.from the the-curriculum in the l990c, Reding said, mine'what standards of qualifications . climate of campuses that pros ide ituretsits environment." In order to carry out the university's • should apply to research and graduate. 'obstacles for graduate teaching and Donaldson suggested distributions of mission of improving misting programs, studies," said Gordon Donaldson - research - 'surveys to graduate students Ot facults Reiling said more public service and AM ti representative Of the graduate of educa- ty studC •Deseloo ways to measure student in- researchers research is necessary .- tion commission. terest in the graduate program. Commission member Stepharkeiling - The subcommittees are presently ex- MitSia‘t The fise goals include *Organize a structure that supports reported on the future of Land and Sea &Mining the •• potent sal increase level of to prate *Employ quality standards in research- - The graduate studies at LiMallittr. • Grant legislation research- on campus' and addressing-It • port of and graduate studies. c are taking a wide view of abet The legislation is twofold:' it will the university support, public sersice. ty Mont 'Develop a..,"mission" that will be does exist and gathering information on determine land and sea trims in terms Reiling saud Then over Ne to meet Duffey I Hockey tickets to go on sale cerns. t *Hunger because brother leriadaaell from page 111 to MN iNetete Standing room tickets for the general place finish in -Hockey East. there will retchedi start W r ite.: public are already being sold, he slid. ---bisa-pla-yAlff-tadetermine their-oppo— - After -IlleseTicies sell for 57 each.