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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Spring 1-21-1987 Maine Campus January 21 1987 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus January 21 1987" (1987). Maine Campus Archives. 1920. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1920 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]. zry 20, 1987. 4 tcYgdyMaine Campus iors vol. 100 no. 8 The University of Maine student newspaper since 1875 Wednesday, January 21, 1987 Lambda Chi loses status after raid by Mike Laberge following the incident, Millett said. Staff Writer He said the fraternity will be getting a new in-house advisor, Twelve University of Maine UMaine hockey coach Shawn police officers, armed with a war- Walsh, sometime this week. rant, conducted a three hour "We will get our campus search of the Lambda Chi Alpha recognition back when Shawn fraternity house the morning of Walsh moves in," he said. Dec. 9. Richard D. Wasgatt and Michael When it was over, five members E. Leonard pleaded guilty to had been summonsed to appear in possession of marijuana and both 3rd District Court in Bangor Dec. received a $100 fine. 19 on charges ranging from posses- District Attorney Charles War- sion of hallucinogenic mushrooms ren said possession of marijuana and marijuana to possession of is a civil offense, punishable by up drug paraphenalia. to a $200 fine. Detective William Laughlin of Leonard, along with Jeffrey B. the UMaine police department Hinckley, pleaded guilty to posses- said, "Through an on-going in- sion of drug paraphenalia, a civil vestigation we were able to obtain offense punishable by up to a $200 a valid search warrant to enter the fine. Both men were fined $50. house" Elias-Boles pleaded guilty to In inquiries made in December mushroom possession, a class D by The Daily Maine Campus to the spins pie%) criminal offense whose maximum UMaine police department, of- penalty is a three-year jail term. ficers denied any raid had positive and occurred. Boles received a six-month this guy," he Laughlin would not specify how suspended sentence and a one year the information for the warrant probation period. •in Old Town was obtained or any other details He also pleaded guilty to posses- uple hopes to of the investigation. sion of drug paraphenalia and Portland area He added that members of the received a $100 fine. V.P. office to undergo 'Changes fraternity gave police no problems Dana L. Martin pleaded guilty during the search. to possession of fireworks and was ient by Jan Vertefeuille its jurisdiction are the General Alumni Associa- Jon Millet, president of Lamb- fined 550. Staff Writet tion, UMaine Foundation, the Pulp and Paper da Chi, said at about 7 a.m, police Laughlin said Martin also was Foundation, and the Development office. entered the house "like a SWAT found to be in possessioaof a .357 The offices of the vice president for Exter- The office will also continue to preside over team. caliber Magnum. The gun posses- nal Affairs and the vice president for Research the Council of Economic Education and the "They detained us in one room sion charge has been turned over will undergo major changes in the next few for three hours while they search- to UMaine conduct officer months. ed the house," he said. William Kennedy, he said. .They will be getting new directors, new The administration revoked of- Kennedy could not comment on responsibilities, and new names. ficial recognition of the fraternity the matter. Carole Gardiner, assistant to president Dale Lick, said the university has set a deadline of July 1 for itself to find permanent replacements for the two offices and also for the office of MPAC seeks funding vice president for Academic Affairs. The offices are currently held by acting vice by Christina Baldwin presidents. _ Staff Writer Kenneth Allen, acting viee president for Ex- ternal Affairs, said in 1984 then-UMaine Presi- The Maine Peace Action Committee will go before the General dent Arthur Johnson split the office of Student Senate Wednesday to try and reinstate their funding approval Research and Public Service. The office of which was revoked last year. Research and the office of External Affairs were MPAC's funding approval was revoked because of questions Os- formed. (Baer photo) ed by the GSS over funding political organizations, Doug Allen, Public service programs Kenneth Allen were transferred to member of MPAC, said. External Affairs along with public relations and Department of Industrial Cooperation, an In the "Statement of Fact," the GSS stated that "Guidelines information, private fundraising, and govern- organization that businesses can turn to with university and approved by the board of trustees ex- ment relations. problems which subcontracts faculty to help. adopted by this The programs under External Affairs include Allen said he has been acting vice president plicitly state that no student monies be allocated to partisan political the Bureau of Labor Education, the Council of for External Affairs since 1982. • activity." Economic Education, and the Bureau of Public "The vice president took a leave of absence Allen said this language was vague and factually incorrect. Administration.. and they asked me to take his place till he - An excerpt from the Constitution of the Student Government states The state's Cooperative Extension Service, in- returned," Allen said. "He never returned." that the GSS is "to serve the General Student Body of the University corporating UMaine faculty, county. Extension Allen. a zoology professor, has been the ac- of Maine; by providing social, cultural, and educational programs programs, and 4-H clubs to practice agricultural ting president of UMaine at Augusta, UMaine and activities to expand the scope of the educational experience; by and life sciences, is directed by External Affairs. at Portland-Gorham when the name was chang- providing the most effective use of student money and effort; by in- The Marine Advisory Service, the fishing in- ed to Southern Maine, and UMO. forming students of issues which are their concern." dustry's counterpart to the Cooperative Exten- He has also been at UMaine, he said, as head The MPAC's goal is to educate students and others about peace sion program, is also under the External Affairs of the zoology department and as dean of the with hope that this will promote, the peaceful resolution office. College of Arts and Sciences. issues the Allen said the new. vice president of Exter- Allen said although the university is conduc- of conflicts that threaten the very survival of humanity, Allen said. nal Affairs will be titled vice president for ting a nation-wide search for a permanent vice "We just want to get our funding approval' back," Allen said. University Development. president, it doesn't mean necessarily that he "Don't cut it off before it appears." Public service programs will revert to the of- or she will come from outside the UMaine He said with this resolution revoked the GSS can then judge fice of Research, to be renamed Research and System. whether MPAC should receive monies based on the merits of the Public Service. He said he will serve on the seledion com- budget and what MPAC hopes to achieve. University Development will concentrate on mittee, not yet formed, but wouldn't seek the Steve Gray, a member of MPAC, said "It is like the GSS is using fundraising along with running Public Infor- job himself. a double standard for judging funds for MPAC and other organiza- mation and Central Services and governmen- "I'm a zoologist by training." he said. "I'll tions," tal communications. Private fundraisers under go back to teaching zoology." 7- — - The Dail The Dail,k ,VIaine Campus. 14'ednesd16. January 21. 1987. BLOOM COUNTY by Berke Breathed Get your name - THERE A Meer Cra rasorttir. 0„.._511118r.5 ai1a11 Hen the paper.„ nEr t_ in All you have to do to see—yobr name near the headlines it Al volunteer to write for WASH Daily Maine George I The time the Campus. Buckley, LI embassy We are looking for 1984 had SHOE by Jeff MacNelly news, feature, and And, t -SUP-E -111r-WHAVVYA MEAN ministrat F!Ts A CsIZEAT TwEgE sports writers. see that ti INVENTOGN, A pEFiNITE. 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