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Women netters Softballers have rough near playoff I weekend berth page 7 page 7 mmmmmMmmmmmmmmm® '■'":; " " *~™™TTTTTTrrTTTrTrrrrTrrrrr~T-rrrrf Tuesday, April 16,1985THE J3G_ NEWS Vol. 67 Issue 110 Picture I.D. cards approved by Benjamin Marrison variety of applications and services; • It will create new employment op- Wade said that the $2 cost will be an only 82 were returned. Of the 14 seniors news editor • Easier access to the Student Recre- portunities for students and classified additional expense to the students. "If responding, all were in favor; of the 34 ation Center; staff. a student lost an I.D. now, it would cost juniors responding, 32 were in favor; Fall IMS. University students will • Simplified check cashing services; him $2 to replace it - so there is no of the 25 sophomores responding, 20 have photo identification cards. • Positive identification of student THE BOARD did not have any prob- increase in that" But there is an were in favor; and of the nine fresh- The University Board of Trustees ticket purchases for musical, theat- lems with USG's proposal as they added expense for students when they man responding, all were in favor. voted Friday to approve the Under- rical and athletic events; approved the I.D. concept unani- first get their I.D.'s. ALTHOUGH THE return was "ex- graduate Student Government's pro- • Easier access to the library; mously. The anticipated expense schedule tremely low," Wade said this is rep- posal for the picture I.D.'s. • The cost, which is approximately $2 Bob Wade, USG president, said yes- for the I.D.'s is $19,183, according to a resentative of the entire student body. Matt Shull, student welfare coordi- per I.D., will be absorbed by the stu- terday that "everyone in USG is really USG report to the Board. "If people really had a strong resent- nator for USG, told the board that dents; happy about that (the approval). Matt The trustees also received a copy of ment against the I.D.'s, they would there are eight benefits to the photo • There will be no duplicate photo (Shull) and everyone else has put a lot the survey that USG conducted earlier have turned in more of the surveys," IJX's: identification kept on file for security of hard work into this - it's something thisyear. he said. "It all goes back to student • Quick processing turnaround for a reasons, and; we have needed for a long time." USG sent out 2,000 surveys, of which • See I.D.'s, page 5 Original Olscamp weighs research deans' opinions awarded Discussion ensues Olscamp said he has talked to the deans and department by Nancy Bostwick over opposition chairs, but said he is free to do staff reporter so and added that the "news of amendments alert" admitted that. The Graduate Student Senate will be awarding $3,000 for ex- "If the president cannot con- cellence in original research by sult with the deans and the de- graduate students through the by Michael Mclntyre partment heads, then we have first annual Charles E. Shanklin staff reporter come to a sad day," Olscamp Award next week, according to said. "I not only felt it wise, but Kory Tilgner, president of GSS. The Executive Committee of obligatory to ascertain how the Original research is research the American Association of deans and chairs felt about the that nas been completed in University Professors (AAUP) consequences of these amend- whole or in part at the Univer- believes University President ments (if passed). I did not sity, Tilgner said. Paul Olscamp's opposition to suggest any consequences, I just some Academic Charter amend- "We hope that it (the award) ments approved by Faculty Sen- Olscamp said he has not yet will be an incentive to do more ate earlier this semester has led decided which stand he will take and better research," he said. to some "wrong maneuvering." with the Board of Trustees. He There were 37 abstracts sub- Elliot Blinn, president of the said he will use the input of the mitted by graduate students for local chapter of the AAUP, said deans and chairs because they the competition this year, he Olscamp has displayed opposi- are the ones who would have to said. tion to Charter amendments make decisions about non-rene- Tilgner said he expects the that would require the adminis- wal or termination of probation- number of abstracts submitted tration to give explanation for ary contracts. to increase each year as grad- termination or non-renewal of uate students become more probationary faculty contracts Blinn said the amendments aware of the award. and would make performance are important because they pro- the only basis for these deci- tect probationary faculty from Graduate students competed sions. arbitrary dismissal. in three areas, including Arts and Humanities, Social and Be- According to an AAUP "news "AS OF NOW, Mr. Olscamp havioral Sciences, and Math- alert" sent to faculty members, wants license to terminate peo- ematics. Three judges in each Olscamp has discussed the ple on probationary contracts category reviewed the abstracts amendments with the Universi- without necessarily a review of and chose two finalists, he said. ty's Council of Deans and the competence," Blinn said. "He The nine-member panel of. Council of Chairs in order to can remove someone if he judges, including six members "elicit responses which will doesn't like their politics, reU- of the graduate faculty and serve as an administrative coun- §ion, race or anything - and he three graduate students, will terweight when the amend- oesn't have to explain or justify choose first and second place ments are presented for final it." winners based on their final approval by the Board of Trust- Olscamp disagreed. project and presentation April ees." "It is not worthy of an adult 25, Tilgner said. human being to believe such a Blinn said Olscamp is trying thing," Olscamp said. By law, THE FINALISTS will be to create the impression to the everyone employed at the Uni- judged on demonstrated com- Board of Trustees that there is versity already has protection prehension, thoroughness of re- opposition to the amendments against "arbitrary and capri- search, content, originality and even though it was passed by the cious behavior" by both the Uni- presentation quality, he said. Faculty Senate. versity's trustees and The finalists for the Shanklin administration, he said. Award include Daniel Ward, "THE RULES of the game say Blinn said the AAUP and the American culture; Ann Lara- these kinds of things go through Faculty Senate, which passed bee, English: Mike Brannick, the Faculty Senate. If he is going the amendments by more than a psychology: Kenneth York, psy- to play by the rules, it should go two-thirds majority, believe the chology; Mary Ellen Newport, through Faculty Senate and not only basis for termination of a biology and Laknath Goonetil- the deans," Blinn said. probationary contract should be leke, chemistry. He said Olscamp will use the performance. There will be three first place opinion of the deans as support prizes of $750 and three second Donnie rocks BG News/su-m &»» Olscamp said this would be a place prizes of $250, he said. for his opposition, but said the problem if enrollment were to GSS plans to increase the Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, who appeared in the Grand Ballroom Friday night, delivered a high energy deans are totally irrelevant in decrease. amounts awarded in the future if concert to over a thousand students and sibs. The first major rockers to be booked at the University in the case. "If enrollment were to drop the budget allows for an in- two years, Iris is best known for the songs "Ah Leah." and "Love is Like a Rock." • See AAUP, page 5 crease, lugner said. ^trafpnv* House delays decision Renovation a *-*" aicSJ# on deficit-decreaser long process WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democratic The Democrat-controlled House Aging Christopher Matthews, a spokesman for by PhtOfep B. Wllaoo leaders are pursuing a delayine strategy to Committee is scheduled to bold a hearing on House Speaker Thomas O'Neill Jr., D-Mass. stag—potWr make sure the Republican-run Senate votes a variety of Social Security-related issues. Matthews said he doubted the Budget first on a plan to trim the federal deficit by Committee would do any major work on the The restoration projects for Williams Hall and the Jerome reducing Social Security benefit increases. THE SENATE IS expected to begin for- budget until the Senate had completed its library will take a considerable amount of time due to a long Congress returned from its Easter-Pas- mal debate April 22 on the 1966 budget floor debate. and tedious process whfch Includes selecting an architectural sover recess yesterday to a week of ex- compromise hammered out between the "It's not dear that the (White House- Ann and finding contractors for the jobs.