S8S33 gggggg^^ Inside The good old days .. P.4 Looking into 'Private Lives' P. 9 Gymnasts lose opener.... P. 11 Vol. 27, No. 26, December 7, 1982 Columnist PEC drops two student seats allegedly by Rob Priewe Berman said. of The Post staff Students involved say because it is student money which goes into assaulted the funding of Parking and Transit they should have a say in how it is Post Editorial columnist Robert At its Nov. 17 meeting, the Physical Environment Committee spent. About $108,000 of segregated fees annually goes to the Owen reported to University passed a resolution calling for the reduction of student representa­ Parking and Transit Office, according to Jim Marsho, director of Police that Student Association tion on its Parking and Transit Advisory Subcommittee. Parking and Transit. This money is used to help support the UBUS, Senator Robert DeVorse struck The resolution, proposed by Professor Fred Berman, reduces the UPARK and shuttle bus services. him across the face with a rolled number of student representatives to two and increases the number The parking and transit subcommittee was created to advise the up newspaper and verbally threat­ of faculty and staff to six. The present composition of the PEC and the Parking and Transit Office on matters related to ened him Friday afternoon in the subcommittee is four students and four faculty and staff personnel. planning, utilization and maintenance of parking and transit facilities Union. The new set-up will go into effect in September, 1983. at the University. This includes advising on parking rates, permit DeVorse had been angered by a The only one who voted against Berman's motion was Kris Gerker fees, transit fares, bus routes and schedules. column written by Owen for the vice-president of the Student Association. At the meeting, Gerke Student members of the committee say their role is to fight for the Dec. 2 Post which criticized the noted that students have made valuable contributions in policy needs of students. In the past they've voted not to raise parking fees Senate Finance Committee, Owen making in the past and could do so in the future. and UBUS and UPARK fares. said. At this point, no action has been taken by the SA in response to the Owen has since decided not to measure. It had been suggested that they might consider formally press charges with the withholding segregated fees from the Parking and Transit Office No student voice District Attorney. until the motion was reconsidered. "Students won't have any voice" as a result of the change, said "I didn't see any use in wasting Mary Mulroy, a student member of the Parking and Transit Paul Erhunmuwunsee, a student representative on the parking and the taxpayers' money," Owens committee, said withholding segregated fees would only hurt transit committee. said. students. Two students, including one handicapped student, will remain on DeVorse contends that any "Holding it hostage until they (PEC) reconsider would be a the committee. threats he made to Owen were terrible, terrible mistake, only fueling the fire." "It's not for the number of students,'' Erhunmuwunsee said. regarding legal action he might be The only way the measure can be reconsidered is if some PEC "Anything that concerns the student body should be decided by pursuing. member who voted for it, would move that the issue be reconsidered. students," said Manoochehr Adhami, a graduate student on the "I've talked with two lawyers... committee. He cited several reasons why the present student I made legal threats to him (Owen) Not slandering representation should be maintained. concerning libel and slander," "I had no intention of slandering students by suggesting they're He said that previously students on the committee were selected DeVorse said Monday. not competent," said Berman. He said he proposed the change from anywhere and often did not regularly attend the committee DeVorse said he would like to because of his concern that the subcommittee was involved in meetings. This year, however, civil engineering students interested see one of two things done: Owen forming long-range policies and was made up by one-half students. in transportation were placed on the committee by SA. should either retract his accusa­ In a memorandum to the members of the PEC, Berman gave his tions about the SFC's allocation rationale for the change in representation. No long-range policy process or provide proof of its "Students are transient members of the University and, therefore, Adhami said these students have attended almost all of the validity. should not comprise one-half of the membership of a committee that meetings and have taken an active role. "If he can't prove it by provid­ formulates long-range policies," he wrote. "We're raising the issues, and they (faculty representatives) are ing evidence, I will consider it "I'm impressed by the students on the committee," Berman said. kind of panicking," Adhami said. lies. If he wants evidence, let him But he added that students are not at the University long enough to He criticized statements that students were not suited to making find it. Our doors our open...our be formulating long-range policies. long-range policy decisions. He said this view was irrelevant because meetings are conducted in pub­ "They don't have a stake in long-range policies," Berman said. the committee doesn't make long-range policy decisions anyway. lic," DeVorse said. He added that the Parking and Transit Subcommittee was Adhami said it deals mainly with things such as increasing the Owen said that regardless of currently the only committee on campus composed half by student number of buses for this year. how DeVorse may defend his members. He also noted faculty already have an advantage in parking around actions he considers it "impermis­ "It shouldn't be different from any other committee at the campus. He said there is one parking space for every three faculty sible behavior" for a student University," he said. members whereas there is only one space for every 18 students. senator. "We're interested in students; if we weren't for students we Adhami said that UWM being a commuter school only compounds "I can't believe that he would wouldn't be here. But we should control (university) policies," the problem. [torn to p. 6, col. 1] Math professor9 55, wins 'Iron Man9 competition Richard Mihalek likes to keep in shape—he just pounds and smoked two packs of cigarettes per works harder than most. Some might even call the day. associate professor of mathematical sciences at "I've found that crash diets don't work," he UWM an "iron man" for his efforts. said. "You really have to change your whole way Mihalek's crowning achievement came when he of life to be healthy.'' finished second in the 55-59 age division in the Besides his regular exercise, Mihalek cut his Budweiser Light Iron Man Triathalon World intake of sugar and meat, and eats fruit for his Championships held in Hawaii in October. lunches at the University. Mihalek gets plenty of During the competition, he had to swim 2.4 support at home, since his wife, Bette, is an avid miles of turbulent ocean surf, bike 112 miles and runner herself. run a 26.2 mile marathon race, one right after the Mihalek favors bicycling because he can enjoy other. Mihalek, 55, accomplished the feat in 13 the outdoors as well as benefit from the exercise. hours, 46 minutes and 31 seconds. For over two decades now, he's found it easier The Iron Man competition was one of six and healthier to ride a bicycle to school from his triathalons in which Mihalek competed this year. Shorewood home. Cold and snowy weather "They are becoming an important phenomenon doesn't bother him in his daily jaunts on his old, among extreme athletes," Mihalek said. rusted three-speed. If it is too icy, he walks Besides the Hawaii event, which was the most instead. grueling, he also competed in Madison, Meno- Although Mihalek was one of 850 entrants in monie, Wausau, Holy Hill and Elkhart Lake, all in the Hawaii Iron Man competition, you might be Wisconsin, and in Rockford, Illinois. In 1981, he able to see him in February 1983, when ABC's competed in the Boston Marathon. "Wide World of Sports" features the 1982 event. Training for Hawaii was an ordeal in itself. Mihalek will be watching, and gearing up for his Mihalek ran 30 miles, hiked 200 miles and swam next Iron Man competition in Hawaii on Oct. 22, four miles each week. Mihalek admits now that he 1983. didn't train hard enough in running, for the When asked how long he plans to keep up his Richard Mlhalek, an associate professor of mathematical sciences, running marathon gave him the most trouble in active physical regimen, Mihalek said "until the prefers to bike to work even during foul weather. 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