The New Hampshire, Vol. 57, No. 4 (Sep. 27, 1967)
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE VOL. 57 NO. 4 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1967 DURHAM. N.H. Construction Begins in Spring Addition Will Double MUB’s Size The Memorial Union Building will be and will be completed a year from then. Barrett. into smaller rooms by use of “ mobile” twice as large by the end of next year, The biggest changes in the Union will “ Maybe we can set up a portable partitions. according to Ronald Barrett, director be the relocation of the kitchen and the snack bar or students can eat in the The addition will extend from the of the MUB. construction of a multi-purpose room Strafford Room — I just don’ t know Grafton Room through the side park Three-year-old plans for the addition that will replace New Hampshire Hall. yet,” he said. ing lot and around to the back of the to the Union became a reality this sum The cafeteria service will be discon The multi-purpose room will basic radio station, extending out over the mer when the legislature authorized the tinued next fall while the kitchen is re ally replace New Hampshire Hall as a creek. The Grafton Room section of University to borrow the necessary located. place for large lectures and programs, the radio station and the side park $1,334,000 to construct the wing. The present cafeteria seats 200 per according to Barrett. The room will ing lot will be eliminated in the pro Although state funds are not appro sons. With the kitchen moved to the be twice as large as the Strafford Room cess. priated for self-supporting buildings, area above the side parking lot, the which seats 500. The back wing of the building will the University has to receive the autho cafeteria space will seat 500. The The multi-purpose room, to be lo be on stilts. The existing walkway rization of the legislature. The 1965 area will also be carpeted. cated on the bottom floor will seat 1,000 in back of the Union will remain, but legislature turned down the plans for the “ When we are under construction, for lectures or hold 1,000 for dances. it will be under the new part of the addition. union services will have to be suspen It will also hold 700 for a catered ban building. A bridge will extend from Construction will begin this spring ded for some period of time,” said quet. The large room will bedivisable the back wing across the creek. On the bottom floor of the new wing •9.“ f will be a large area for commuters. It may be divided into separate lounge and study areas, with lockers enough for commuters. A poster room where mimeographing and posters can be made, and a student activity room are also in the plans. Also on the bottom floor will be a vending lounge, “ which would proba bly be of most use to the student of fices.” The Outing Club will receive new office space, while the radio sta tion will expand out into the existing Outing Club office. The new wing will have five new meet ing rooms, two on the top floor and three on the bottom. Parking will be one of the most im portant problems when the new wing is finished, according to Barrett. Barrett also said, “ It’ s obvious that the student union fee will have to be in creased to meet this expansion. The amoimt will depend upon the projections that we can work out with the state and the lender of the funds.” Senate Tables WJB and MJB Nominations Nominations for Mens’ and Womens’ Judiciary Boards were tabled at the Student Senate meeting held Monday night in the Senate-Merrimack Room. Our photographer’s telephoto lens makes Jim Carsley seem giant-like as he crouch Nominees were submitted for Senate es on the line during a practice session this week. The senior offensive guard actu approval by last year’ s judiciary boards ally stands 5 feet 11 inches and weighs a mere 215 pounds, a size considered small and Dean Richard Stevens. Four stu Awful Awesome by professional standards. dents were nominated for each board. Carsley and his teammates are preparing for the season opener against Colby this Student Senate President John Rodat Saturday at Cowell Stadium. Last Saturday the Wildcats tied Tufts 15-15 in the final emphasized that the tabling procedure pre-season scrimmage. was not directed at any particular per son, but rather stemmed from a lack of familiarity with the candidates. Rodat felt all applicants should be interviewed by the Executive Council of the Senate Poll Rules Johnson Out in ’68 Election before final approval. Senator Craig Solomon of Kappa A presidential poll conducted by THE hasn’ t been in politics long enough to be did a good job at Bell and Howell,” he Sigma felt “ the Senate had been turn NEW HAMPSHIRE last night proved to affected.” said. ing into a rubber stamp” on past ap be a little premature. Students hadn’ t Another English literature major Many students felt Nixon would be provals of these nominations. Solo decided...except about Lsmdon Johnson. gave an equally negative answer. “ I’ d the man with the most experience. mon felt more qualified students might “ I haven’t really decided,” said an have to vote for Robert Kennedy,” she “ He’ s been Vice-President,” cited one be found among the numerous appli employee of T & C, “ but I know I won’ t said, “ because he’s the best of all pos sophomore from Englehardt, “ so he’ s cants than some of those nominated. vote for Johnson.” sible evils. His foreign policy is less one up on most Republican hopefuls, The motion to table the nominations A junior brother at ATO agreed. “ I insane than anyone else’ s .” and two up on Johnson.” pending interview was passed by a have no faith in Johnson,” he said. Not everyone has thought about next substantial voice vote. “ Maybe I’ d vote for Nixon; he seems to Another freshman living in Stoke year’s election. In other action, the Senate voiced be the strongest candidate so far.” scrutinized the financial side of the “ I’ m not old enough to vote,” said “ nearly unanimous approval” (accord Some students seemed skeptical, not candidates. “ I’ d vote for Rockefeller,” one resident assistant from Lord, “ so ing to Rodat) of an invitation extended just of Johnson but of the 1968 race in he said, “ because he’ s rich.” I’ d rather not think about it.” to Michigan Governor George Romney general. Another resident assistant, who is to speak on campus October 30. Rom “ I think I’ d vote for Reagan,” said Another potential voter thought Percy old enough, said simply, “ I’ d just ney had previously accepted the invi one Stoke Hall freshman, “ because he would be the man for 1968. “ Percy rather not think about it anyway.” tation. Wednesday, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE September 27, 1967 Limited Funds Hurt Channel 11 gets 3700 out of 4000 Points WENH-TV, channel 11, Dur However, according to Ho ham’ s educational television sta taling, channel 11 is currently de tion, will not participate in the voting itself to raising funds The New Hampshire Scores High in Critique Eastern Educational Network’ s needed if the station is to contin THE NEW HAMPSHIRE re THE NEW HAMPSHIRE re David T, Mayberry, editor-in- experimental In ter connection ue existing services and to meet ceived a "superior” rating in ceived an All-American honor chief of the 1967-68 NEW HAMP project recently announced by the the increased cost of operating the Associated Collegiate Press rating, the highest category. SHIRE. EEN and the National Education the State Network. critical service for the second al Television Network. "If someone walked in to semester of 1966-67, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE scored "T his year’ s staff hopes to morrow and gave us $5,000,” a total of 3700 out of 4,000 points. publish an even better newspaper According to Alton S. Hotaling, The Associated Collegiate said Hotaling, " it would require The paper was critiqued on on this solid foundation,” he acting station manager, channel Press, with headquarters at some hard thinking to decide the University of Minnesota, coverage, content, make-up, continued. 11 does not have the budgetary headlines, typography, photo if this would go toward the inter critiques college newspapers "THE NEW HAMSPHIRE sub flexibility to participate in spec connection project or toward a graphy, sports, and editorials. ial projects and programs that throughout the United States. scribes to a number of critical new series of "M ister Rogers’ The papers are judged in vari "W e were very pleased when services such as this one oper become available after the budget Neighborhood” programs for is set. ous categories, based on their we received notification of our ated by the Associated Collegiate children. These programs will publication schedules. All dailies high rating for the second se Press. We realize that only The interconnection project is be available in February but will are evaluated together, as are mester last year. We congra through outside evaluation can we one of the many things channel 11 not be carried by channel 11 be weeklies, bi-weeklies, and mon tulate Peg Vreeland, last year’ s improve the quality ofTHENEW would like to do, along with new cause oflack of additional funds.” thlies. editor, on a job well done^” said HAMPSHIRE,” Mayberry said. children’s programs and pro "O f course,” said Hotaling, grams obtained from outside "$10,000 would enable us to par sources.