Lighting Problem Investigated
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server an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and st. mary's Vol. XII, No. 26 Tuesday, October 4, 1977 SG board allocates student activities fee by Barb Langhenry replacement and maintenance of News Editor the refrigerators Student Union bought last year. · The clubs received $7,800.00. The Student Government Board The following are all the clubs of Commissioners held budget which requested money and the hearings Sunday afternoon and amount they rr~ceived: American evening, and allocated $112,800.00 Chern. Society - $100.00; Black to Student Government, Student Cultural Arts Commission - Union, the Hall Presidents Council $950.00; Celtic Society - $100.00; (HPC), Scholastic course evalua- CILA - $1,200.00; Circle K - tion book and various clubs and $150.00; Dancin' Irish - $100.00; organizations last night. Freshman Advisory Council - Student Government received $200.00; German Honor Society - $17,510.00, $690 less than last $100.00; Gospel Chorus - $200.00; year's. This money is used to pay International Students- $1,320.00; secretarial salaries, fund Ombuds- MECHA - $800.00; ND Crew - man, and finance other operating $500.00; ND-SMC Council for the costs. Student Union received Retarded - $750.00; Photo Ouiilll $59,972.25, which covers the Soph- $100.00; Sociology Oub - Sl~ omore Literary Festival, speakers, Tae Kwando- $100.00; and WSND concerts, Homecoming, and other -$480.00. activities. Some of the allottments were HPC received $16,017.00, $8,000 earmarked for certain items. The of which will be distributed among International Students money was friday's thunderstorn threatened the football weekend, but the rains subsided for the duration of the halls. An Tostal, the annual earmarked for expansion of the the first home game. [photo by Greg Solman ] spring festival, will operate on a International festival. Tobben and $7,817.75 budget. The HPC wa:s Bender stressed that "the also allocated a $200 fund for festival could be something big" emergencies. and include all international stu- The Board, according to Pete dents. Lighting problem investigated Tobben, student government The Photo Club's $100.00 is treasurer, developed a set of earmarked for plumbing and the factors HPC should consider when Gospel Chorus' money is earmark by Ann Gales sity establish a firm timetable and According to Fulks, phones financial sources for implementing the halls are deciding how much ed for sheet music. Senior Staff Reporter should be installed at "key points money they want. Bender stated Although WSND received money the recommendations made by the of well-traveled paths all over lighting expert. Fulks commented that they specifically stressed the from the University, they needed Editor's Note: This is the second of campus." Several types of phones idea of developing social space. additional funds for general repairs a three part series discussing that approximately $3 million in could be used, but some would be Tobben said that student govern- and their $480.00 is earmarked for proposed solutions to the problem endowment for maintenance of the more feasible than others, she said. inent has talked about appointing a new microphones. of the security for women on campus is set aside each year and "Regular pay telephones, "special arm of the treasurer's MECHA, an organization of campus. The second article deals said that she did not "see why though they would cost the Univer some of this money couldn't be office to do the leg work involved in· Latin American students, who had with the areas of lighting and sity nothing, would be unworkable checking up on the halls and never received money before was used for the improvement of the since a person in an emergency communications. making sure the money is spent given money becau¥ of their lighting system.'' ' situation might not have 20 cents Jones, who last year chaired a wisely." The HPC itself decides r-community service" projects, Lighting handy," Fulks noted. She said that how the HPC money will be Bender noted. committee to evaluate co-education there would also be a dialing at Notre Dame, described the allocated, but they have no definite Right to Life had also never been A major area of concern investi· problem with on-campus phones policy, noted Student Body Presi- allocated money. The group will present lighting situation as ad gated by Students for Campus since it takes time to dial. One idea dent Dave Bender. "I think there use the money for hall presenta equate in some parts of campus Security (SCS) was the lighting proposed by the SCS was to change is going to be a structure crack- tions and other informational pre situation on the Notre Dame cam and needing improvement in many the number of security to 1111 so down on requests. I think all halls sentations. others. "We have made progress," pus. Paula Fulks, one of the that four taps on the receiver would should have itemized requests,'' he The BCAC received $150.00 she said. "In the past five yea.rs 40 activate the phone and connect the organizers of SCS, said that she remarked. more than last year and impressed or SO light standards have been saw the need for a great deal of call to security. An Tostal' s allottment is the Board with their leadership and added and the intensity of the improvement in campus lighting. The system favored by Fulks, $3,317.75 more than last year's. willingness to work on racial at lights has been improved.'' Fulks outlined a three-point plan however, would require no dialing Both Tobben and Bender stressed titudes, Bender stated. -- He also Arthur Pears, director of Notre suggesting various lighting im whatsoever. The "break-circuit" that the An Tostal proposal was noted that they have many com Dame security, agreed that lighting provements. The plan, drawn up system consists simply of a receiver sound and demonstrated a genuine munity oriented projects. by scs members, was included in has been improved considerably in on a pole. "All a student in danger need. They stated that it convinced Source of fonds the five-part proposal recently sub the last five years. ''The lighting is would have to do," Fulks explain them that An Tostal could be The budget money comes from not good all over, but we've come a mitted to Dean of Students James ed, "would be to lift the phone off improved and involve more of the the $17.00 student activity fee, long way," he commented. Roemer. the hook. This would notify student body. amounting to $110,000.00 plus First, after surveying the campus One of the complaints of the SCS security immediately of her loca Bender noted that the An Tostal $(},800.00 from St. Mary's student concerned the problem of burnt-out lighting situation, the SCS plan tion." Budget included expenses which activity fee, minus $4,500.00 which recommended that a number of bulbs. Fulks said that one night Pears stated that the idea of had not been covered before. had to be paid out in summer bills light standards be immediately she counted 13 burnt-out light installing an emergency phone These expenses were previously for maintenance of the Student installed. ''There are 17 places bulbs on campus. system was surveyed about a year covered by students who were Union and Student Government where we feel that it is imperative While admitting that security ago. "I think the idea is excel involved in the planning. Bender Offices. to install lights right away," Fulks has a problem finding out when lent," he commented, "but the cited Bookstore Basketball as an Any organization seeking funds bulbs need replacement, Pears stated. cost is quite prohibitive." Pears example, stating that the director including Student Union, Student maintained that his department After these urgently needed also expressed concern about a usually took up the slack of Government and the HPC, submit lights have been installed, the SCS does all it can to keep the situation buse of the telephones, pointing advertising and paper costs. ted a summary of their organiza- proposed that the University retain under control. "When my men see out that the installment of a phone an expert to survey the campus a burnt-out bulb they file a report system at Wayne State University Fifteen - hundred dollars was tion's purpose, a financial report lighting system and make profes immediately," he said. in Michigan resulted in a large allotted to the Scholastic course [continued on page 2] sional recommendations for im In the last 30 days, however, 115 amount of vandalism to the phones. evaluation which is scheduled to be provement. "Several years ago the such reports have been filed. ''We The report on co-education filed printed this semester. The evalua University hired an expert to look report it when we see it,'' Pears by Jones and her committee last tion will be a revival of the course Fr. Griffin at the lighting situation," Fulks stated, "but we have no way of May recommended the installation evaluation booklets the Scholastic ·to celebrate explained. "He found that lighting knowing when a light will burn out, of emergency phones in remote printed in the past. Tobben stated had been done haphazardly using just as you couldn't say when the areas of campus. Jones said that that they will decide whether to Grotto mass - the wrong type of light bulb." light in your room will burn out.'' she favored the recommendation continue the project second semes Fr. Robert Griffin, Univer Associate Provost Sr. John Mir Included in the report filed by for the phone system "as an added ter if first semester works well.