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••••MMMMMMM ••MMP Vol. 29, No. 53 ROTC status Legislative up for review Awareness this afternoon Day slated by Doug Hissom The UWM Student Association will be sponsoring a "Legislative The UWM Faculty Senate will Awareness Day" today on the once again consider the status of first floor of the Union to promote the Army ROTC program on student involvement in issues campus. currently being raised in the state The senate failed to take action Legislature. at its March meeting when a SA Legislative Affairs Director report was released by the ROTC Dave Gableman said, "The whole Task Force. The senate will meet emphasis is to get students to at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Greene contact their state legislator to Hall. show support for issues which are of great student interest.'' The University and the ROTC One important issue, Gableman program are at odds over a said, is the possibility of tuition conflict with UWM's non-discrim hikes for next semester. He said ination on the basis of sexual that the state Legislature is cur preference. The Army ROTC rently considering raising the 28.3 program here abides by a military percent rate to a possible 33 policy of not allowing homo Officersof the Milwaukee Police Department talked to students in the Union Concourse Tuesday percent that resident students pay sexuals in the service. This as part of Campus Security Week. UWM Post photo of the total cost of education. applies only to the commissioning part of the ROTC program. ation policy to removing the ROTC students currently enrolled in the were loopholes in Luce's proposal. The ROTC Task Force was from campus. ROTC to finish the program "It's not as succinct and spe "If there's no complaint (on the commissioned by the Faculty At the March senate meeting, before terminating the contract. cific as it could be," he said. tuition issue) they'll just raise it," Senate in May 1984 to present the ' the time allotted for debate expired This was only if the Army would "Why would (the Army) keep he said. He noted that tuition members with options to choose a and the members chose not to not comply with a request asking tunneling money for a program increases were "a dangerous course of action. The Task Force suspend the rules to continue the them not to inquire of sexual when, after a while, only 10 to 20 trend." presented to the senate with six debate. When time ran out, a preference. This choice is being students are in the program?" Gableman also indicated that options, ranging from retaining motion by University Committee called "Option 7" among 8 The Faculty Senate will also be the move to place a student on the the current contract to changing Chair Prof. David Luce was on the options. faced with an "Option 8." This Board of Regents was an impor the University sexual discrimin- floor. It would allow the 150 An amendment to separate the new proposal, offered by Profes tant issue. military science department from sor Dale Snider, states that UWM "It's not really as well publi f the commissioning program is will have no outward relationship cized," he said, "but the Board of Women s Transit Service also being considered. with the Army and views the Regents makes some very impor relationship conflict in policy as tant decisions regarding the something separate from the Uni Option uncertain System. It's important that versity. faces an uncertain future Luce said that he didn't know students understand how impor how his proposal would fare at the "The military science depart UWM women have been pro not have tax exempt status. tant the Board of Regents is." meeting since it wasn't received ment must make it clear to all vided with free transportation Because of that, charitable contri with much favor in March. He students that entry into the com home at night, thanks to the butions are not tax deductible. said that he hadn't actively lob missioning process is a contrac Gableman said that petitions Women's Transit Service, but She said that the service could bied for his plan with the mem tual arrangement between the will also be on hand for the "Stop current Director Kate Hannah survive if it was allocated the bers, but he would try to obtain a individual and the Army, having 21" movement. The Stop 21 said she fears this service may same amount as this year's bud provision allowing the currently nothing to do with the Univer campaign is a petition drive to put come to an end. get of over $13,000, but her enrolled students to finish the sity," the proposal states. the issue of a 21-year-old drinking Women's Transit is funded by biggest worry is that President program as an amendment to Snider was unavailable for com age on a public referendum. the UWM Student Association elect James Logan has expressed Option 5. Option 5 is a proposal to ment. Today's Legislative Awareness and provides nightly auto trans a desire to reduce the transit terminate the UWM ROTC con Prichert opposes removal Day is part of a statewide portation home for women who budget. tract in one academic year. Wednesday, UWM Student As campaign by the United Council to live in the surrounding area. "I'm not sure (Logan) wants to "It would allow the maximum sociation President Larry Pritchett promote student awareness of "We want to expand, but SA continue operating an expensive possible time that the Army can attempted to hold a special senate issues in the state Legislature. cannot fund it any higher," program like Women's Transit," come to its senses and change meeting to overturn a standing SA The Legislative Awareness Day Hannah said. She explained a Hannah claimed. "He said their policy," he said. resolution opposing the presence booth will be on the first floor of problem with raising money from (Women's Transit) doesn't have a Eric Jerhberg, a student mem of the ROTC on campus. The the Union across from the tele outside sources is that SA does [Turn to p. 6] ber of the Task Force, said there [Turn p. 6] phone booths. From deficit reduction to semantics, Buckley 'liberal9 with right-wing views by Dan Muckelbauer Convention. He said the lack of intelligence is one of the problems facing America today. William F. Buckley, Jr. criticized the failure of Quoting Jackson, Buckley said, "In Detroit, Democrats to ask the right questions and, in one of the great cities of the Western world, general, their preoccupation with ideology Wed babies are dying at a rate similar to that in nesday morning at the Pfister Hotel Grand Honduras." Ballroom. Buckley commented on it saying, "Nobody Buckley also answered the predominantly asked.. .why they're letting so many babies die?" business executive audience's questions on He said the city of Detroit has enough money to national issues, such as how to reduce the federal prevent infant starvation. He noted that the city deficit. His reply? Reduce taxes. of Detroit spends $1,317 per capita yearly and he And Buckley responded to media questions compared that to the $983 per capita yearly concerning expenditure by the city of Minneapolis. •The increasingly conservative mood on college He then railed upon the imprecise language campuses and often used by his foes. Buckley cited a televised •Student federal aid cuts, which he said are debate over the salary earned by most Americans. forcing many away from private colleges to city His opponent said they weren't earning a bare colleges and vocational schools. minimum living wage. Buckley, founder and editor of the National "I couldn't stand it anymore and so I said, Review biweekly magazine and host of the Why, are they dead?'" television show "Firing Line," is considered a Buckley said the man apparently meant to say caustic wit and articulate voice of the American people in this country do not have a high enough Right. He has authored several books and standard of living. numerous magazine articles. He continued, "It's time to rejoice...over what we have." Noted conservative William F. Buckley, Jr. spoke and answered Buckley: little logic On ideological barriers, he said, "It doesn't questions Wednesday morning at the Pfister Hotel Grand He cited a logic error by the Rev. Jesse Jackson really matter if the Rockefellers get richer, as long Ballroom. Post photo by Sean McGinnis in a speech at last summer's Democratic National [ Turn to p. 6] •••••••»•••••••••»••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••"••I FREE TEchNicAl PEN CIEANJNG TOMORROW 10AIYI-2piVI INSidE T^E bool<STORE iiiiiiiiiii i iiiiiinii MI 11 iiiiiii 11 Bring your dirty pen in and we'll clean it for you free of charge! Special coupons to participating customers. 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