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For more information, please contact [email protected]. /Midweek 11/Icline Campus Vol. 78, No. 44 March 25, 1975 Candidate denies allegations Smith charged with illegal campaigning , A formal tomplaint is being issued to the directed towards issues and not whether Fair Election Practices Committee iFF.PC) someone is campaigning illegally. of the Student Senate by Doug Wood of the "This is just the type of thing we've Committee to Elect Joseph A. DeSalle. been trying to get away from." said Smith. charging Student Gosernment presidential "It's time to get the campaign to move candidate Louis Smith of violation of from personality charges to issues. Why Article III. Section II of the FEPC wasn't the story on me in the Campus guidelines. %Ina sass that a candidate (March 1M) questioned?'' may campaign for only one week preceding Smith admitted he asked Cumberland the election. DeSalle is also a Student residents for window space hut said that he Government presidential hopeful. but has specified that he didn't have any posters in not officially declared his candidacy. his possession and he 'wouldn't put up The complaint stems from a visit Smith posters until the campaign had officially made to Cumberland Hall. DeSalle's begun. He did not think the discussion of residence. Smith asked a number of dorm issues was a violation of the EEPC code residents if they would mind putting Smith because "issues are a year-round thing posters in their window for campaign anyway. Students are always discussing purposes. He also offered to discuss issues issues and if they haye questions about the with the students. Wood and DeSalle issues. they should be answered charge this is a violation of the FEPC code Smith said he is willing to debate since official campaigning may not begin DeSalle any time in regards to what is until Wednesday. April 9. Elections are unfair campaigning. April lb. "I will answer to any formal complaint "If a senator cannot conduct his affairs concerning my campaign." Smith contin- to conform with those outlined in the ued. "However, more important. this Student Government constitution. I would campaign should deal with such issues as be skeptical of his worth as a senator, much the governor's budget, academic reform, less his worth as a president:. said off-campus housing and collective bar- DeSalle. baining. These are problems which we Smith described the charge as "petty'', should face, and not campaign allega- saying that the campaign should be tions." eve tone flight Ad hoc group forms to save library program A group of students. faculty. and alumni "We were struLk when we heard that investigate the accreditation of the tional programs of the state substantially at librars program. kit the service whit h is Maine backed away from its librar% program. excellent, primarily self supporting, cost slated to be phased out during the next few program.•• he said. "The state has the —That the library education program be benefits. afternoon to years, met Friday form the Ad responsibility to get trained professionals strengthened by appropriate advisory —That the closing of the Library School Hoc Committee the for Future of I brars out into this field••. consultations from the library community will amount to a genuine hardship and Education at UMO—a committee which The fifty people present at the meeting outside the university as well as from grievance for the people of the state of plans to fight for the graduate program's held in 100 Jenness Hall voted for and within the university community. Maine and their educational needs and sun, is al. passed a motion to send a list of resolutions welfare. In addition to passing fist- resolutions in to President Howard Neville and to Jean —That the program has been of great A Committce composed of two faculty support of the program. the committee Sampson. chairperson of the Board of benefit to the people of the state of Maine members, two students, two alumni and a heard John Short. president-elect of the Trustees. for ten years by providing the majority of chairperson was formed to act as a central library trustees division of the American the trained librarians for the school committee in gathering support and Library Association, claim that the people After an hour of discussion, the five system, for the public library system, and statistical evidence to back up the Maine of have a great need for the resolutions agreed upon by the committee for the academic and special library resolutions. The committee will also write program. were: system, all throughout the state of Maine, a letter to be included with the resolutions "The libraries need trained profes- --it ts the sense of the Committee for the thus upgrading continuously the educa- going to Neville. sionals,- said Short. •'Failure to have Future of the Library Education Program at trained librarians is a misuse of UMO. representing all aspects of library taxpayers' money. The taxpasers money educational development and service. that is spent for books and You need trained the library education program at UMO be professionals to take care of them ontinued. properls.'• he added. —That the University thoroughly Double break-in reported A double break-in at Aroostook Hall has Banks' room and car keys. Trustees to convene at Bangor cost two residents if that dorm over $200 in "Because of this." Hilchey added. "we cash and property assume the person with the keys is the Edward Banks, Jr.. of 314 Aroostook perpetrator of the theft, as there was no The Universit \ it Maine Board of the level of state funding the unisersity will Hall reported to police Friday that thieves forced entry. The room was opened with a Trustees will meet t0rnorruw at 9 a.m. in receive for the next two years. entered his room between noon and 1:30 key.** Student Union at Bangor the Community Other items on the trustees' agenda will p.m. that day and took his money bag Thieves also grabbed two posters from College hear Akting( hancellor to Stanley include several faculty tenure nominations. which contained $40 to Sb0 in cash. A $150 the recreation room of Kennebec Hall. Freeman's reports .,n the untsersity's a number of whom are reportedly UMO calculator and a stereo stylus worth $20, The posters. both World War I vintage' piesentations I tw0 legislati%e hearings professors. and some personnel appoint- both belonging to Banks' roommate, David Navy recruitment placards, were valued h% held last week int on the pr. 111 e d ments. most of which are reportedly police Balinfort h. were also taken. The room was police at $24 each. Major Hilchey said the. medical st hoof and the 'ther dealing with officers on various campuses. locked at the time. were taken off the rec room walls between uniyersity•s Part the I budget request The board will also hear a budget status Asst Director of Police and Safety Bryan 2 p.m. Thursday and 11.45 p m Fnda% Unisersity offkials testified at a hearing report and consider a request of the Maine F Hilche% said Fridas was the second time Tuesday before the legislature's Eduk anon Public Broadcasting Network to apply for a in two days that someone broke into 314 He also said both were unlNersits Committee on a bill that would author-lie license from the Federal Communications Aroostook When Banks and Balinforth property, probably belonging to the art establishment the of a Universits ,f Maine imniission to complete its microwave notified police Friday of the thefts. Hilchey department However. Vincent A Schikil of Medicine, and on Thursda% the% interconnection with other public stations stated. the% also reported that someone Hanger. chairman of the art department. testified before the legislature's Appropri in New England. The trustees are the had entered the room while it was unlocked stated. to hls knowledge, the posters were ations Committee on the bill that will set official licensee of MPBN. during the day Wednesday and had taken not part of the university art collection — Pogo Two Maine Campus March 25, 1975 FEDLRAL JOB INFO--Mae Plourde, Hunger solutions debated What's on of the FHA. will speak on opp.irtunities and application roc': I L'ESDA 1 MARCH 2., dures for federal jobs. North "I hings arc done to make a profit. not the most beneficial thing any illan k. +uld do BRIDGE—Memorial Union, 7 p.m.' Lounge. Estahrooke Hall, 1-4 reasons.'' Walter tor humanitarian Res. would be to give the poor And hungry the LSA SCHOLARSHIP DINNER-- All SPRING ART SEMINARS—Kenneth Thompson explaining one the said in of means of feeding themselves. LSA students with 3.0 or higher Versand, "Principles of Chines( problems feeding the world's hungry. in "Dumping a lot of food on them may average are invited guests. Wells Painting." Carnegie Hall. I p.m. Thompson was one of the featured guests alley late the problem IM mediately. but Commons. 7 p.m. FARMWORKERS at Thursday's "Fortnightly Forum •' held in SUPPORT COM nest ss..ek they could he hungry again", he SEMINARS—Kenneth MITTEE—Meeting the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union SPRING ART and film.