Bates College SCARAB The aB tes Student Archives and Special Collections 3-31-1978 The aB tes Student - volume 105 number 09 - March 31, 1978 Bates College Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student Recommended Citation Bates College, "The aB tes Student - volume 105 number 09 - March 31, 1978" (1978). The Bates Student. 1774. http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student/1774 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aB tes Student by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. %sJSch9bM VOLUME 105, NO. 9 ESTABLISHED 1873 MARCH 31, 1978 Message From The R.A, by Jack Meade The R.A. took strong action on can be taken into consideration on President of R.A. a number of the big issues that issues that highly affect students. This year the Representative emerged on campus this year. Along with improving the lines Assembly has made a great effort There was an extensive lobbying of communication between the to bring effective student govern- effort by the R.A. in the form of administration and the R.A., ment to Bates College. Structural letters to the faculty, letters to changes in the structure of the changes have been made within The Student, and discussions R.A. were made to make it a more the R.A. to make it a more with faculty, in order to prevent a effective organization. A new efficient and productive organi- change in the graduation require- emphasis was placed on the zation, while a general attitudinal ments and the academic status of committees within the R.A. All change has also taken place Short Term. This is the first time, members were required to par- among the members of the R.A. to my knowledge, that an effort of ticipate on at least one commit- The R.A. representatives have that scope has been taken by the tee. It was in these committees come to realize that effective R.A. The R.A. was also instru- that much of the work was done. student government involves mental in getting student repre- The Student-Faculty happy more than just sitting back and sentatives on the Residental hours, the tray-rack in Commons, waiting for things to happen. Coordinator Selection Committee. extended Den hours, lighting Active involvement on their part Action on issues such as these is, around the Puddle, stereo volume is necessary to make things and should be, an essential part guidelines, and the changes in happen. This change is reflected of the role of the R.A. Greater Sadie Hawkins are just a few in the R.A. involvement in some efforts are being made to increase examples of the work done in the of the more publicized issues on communication with faculty and R.A. committees. campus (R.C. selection, E.P.C. administration through Student- This year also marked the proposals), and in many actions Faculty Committees, so that a introduction of a new Special that were not as well publicized. higher degree of student opinion Projects Fund. This fund was set up to help clubs and individuals finance worthy projects that they Fire in Commons would not otherwise have been able to afford. Some of the events struction which houses the duct. sponsored were: Fall Weekend, happy hours. Garnet, The In an effort to deal with rumors Both smoke detectors and fire which have been circulating con- alarms warned food service em- Student editor's Washington trip cerning the fire in Chase Hall last ployees of the fire with the rest of M.I.S.C. Music Fest. the Wiffle week, The Student spoke with the building being evacuated Ball League, the Short Term Tom Hunter, assistant director of under the direction of Bates Activities Committee. New World maintenance, in order to get the personnel. Fire fighters were able Coalition's Panama Canal discus- mm facts on the issue. At 10:29 a.m. to leave the scene by noon. sion, and a Country Dance. un Thursday the 23rd. the Lewis- Most damage due to the fire All of this is not to suggest that ton Fire Department responded to was smoke-related with all ex- the R.A. has reached perfection, reports of a grease fire which posed food being destroyed fol- there is still much to be done in broke out in the hood over the lowing the incident. Smoke eject- the way of improvement. The grill located in the main kitchen. ors and fans were used to vent the officers of the R.A. are the first to Apparently, hamburgers were be- smoke which spread throughout acknowledge this and are direct- ing prepared and the fat drip- Chase Hall both during and after ing their efforts accordingly. pings hit the charcoal under the the blaze. Effective student government, grill, causing flames to flare up Despite such an upset near however, involves more than just high enough to catch inside the mealtime, a cold lunch was a structural change: it involves an duct. The fan above the grill is served after 12:30. Mr. Hunter attitudinal change as well. It is supported by a wooden form mentioned that a temporary fan important to realize that an which was charred as a result of was installed over the grill by 5 organized and active R.A. offers the blaze, the fire itself being p.m. with dinner being served as the best means for student impact continued to the fire-proof con- usual. Continued on Page 12 Lewiston fire fighters check out Commons. Debators Outstanding This Season Two Bates College varsity de- Connolly of Canton, Mass., and which will determine the 1978 was in 1948." Harvard University. Dartmouth bators have been chosen to freshman Mike Laurence of Fair- national debate champion. Qualifying for the national de- College and the University of compete in the National fax, Va. As Bates' best two- "This will be our third con- bate tourney is as difficult as Massachusetts at Amherst. Championship Debate Tourna- person debate team, they are one secutive year and the fourth time making the NCAA basketball At last month's district eight ment April 20-24 at Denver. of 64 teams out of 2,000 nation- in the college's history that we tournament or a football bowl bid, qualifying tournament hosted by Participating will be junior Tom wide invited to attend the contest, have qualified for the nationals," he added. UMass-Amherst, Bates' debaters Connolly, having qualified per- scored 11 wins and 5 losses. They sonally for the third time, is the bowed only to Harvard, which Clapper Still Missing only Bates debater ever to qualify took first place with a 13-3 record. more than once. Laurence is the Other Bates varsity debaters The Hathorn bell clapper is still mal complaint has been filed with fessors have access to the build- only college freshman in the are also doing well. Recently the missing. Even though a new local law enforcement officials, ing after class hours, members of country to qualify so far. college's second varsity team clapper has replaced the missing but if the clapper does not turn up Bates Security and concerned Only three other college teams placed fifth at the 63rd annual one. Bates officials are continuing in the near future, such actions students initially believed that the qualified for the nationals from National DSRTKA Debate Cham- the search. According to Chet will have to be taken. thievery was merely a prank. This district eight, which includes New pionships at the University of Emmons, Security Chief, no for- Since many students and pro- Continued on Page 12 England and New York. They are Continued on Page 12 2 THE BATES STUDENT, March 31, 1978 EDITORIAL <* It seems that the Bates campus is plagued by a certain type of individual who, in my mind, has no business being here. Almost every dorm has one resident that fits into this character, and almost every dorm would like nothing better than to be rid of him. I am writing of the Batesie that considers it common- place to punch holes in dorm walls; acceptable to TO THE continuously spit on hallway carpeting and walls; To the Editor: To The Editor: reasonable to splinter 75 year old banisters and kick out As the spring break approaches railing spindles; and normal to abuse fellow residents I am writing this letter in I wish to bring an incident to the response to the issue of The Bates day after day. These are only a few of the attention of the Bates community Student of March 17th. Seldom in which occurcd just before the last characteristics of these infamous fellows. Those who my career as a periodical reader must put up with these annoyances start off a^emester Dear Editor: vacation. Two friends and I were have I encountered as sloppy a This letter is in response to the left stranded when our drivers by tolerating the repeated stupidity exibited and, proof-reading job. 1 counted no recent controversy concerning car suddenly broke down Friday rationally, assuming that this type of behavior will less than twenty misspelled the C.A. Vacation Bus to New night, February 17th. Not having soon end. By the middle of the semester, it becomes words not to mention incorrect York City. Tickets for all enough money to fix the car or obvious that the dorm damage bills are going to keep punctuation and grammar.