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. TheNew Hampshire uff! Rate,U·S Poi;raac Patr. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1988 (603)862-149.0 Durham.N.H. Dur.t']am I\J H Perm,, #30 Haaland.compromises · Stoke to lose 39 in_stead of 71 beds By Jay Kumar Sanborn, who explained the "It's a beginning that will The decisi~n to dis place 71 changes at the Student Senate affect quality oLlife in Stoke;" Stoke Hall residents next se meeting Sunday, said Haaland he said. · mester has been "reconsidered" "felt it was . ap---12-r_gpriate fo · Sanborn said, "Our plan ... is by UNH Presid~nt Gordon reconsider his decision." to leave Residential Life in Haaland, and instead, 39 beds Sanborn said the university Petree House." The future lo wi.Jl be removed for adminis is "cummitted to changing the cation of the TASK Center will trative purposes, accprding to quality '"' i 1;fp in Stoke." He.said be discussed next week. Dean of Students Gr"egg San other changt..~ ,J l l include im Years down the road, he said, · born. proving the 'lanu_.,,_ ""ing be the University would like to use The revised decision, spurred tween Stillings, Stoke, _: .,d some if not all of Stoke Hall as by student complaints and "re Sawyer Halls; improving recrea- · a student services center, to fined information" about en tional space 'around Stoke; pro house the TASK Center, the rollment, will have the Regis viding more carpeting; increas . Registrar's Office, the Dean qf trar's Office moving into the ing the number of study lounges; Students Office, and the Uni long wing of Stoke's first floor, and prc)\:iding a ''whole new , versity Police, among other which will displace 34 beds. In focus in terms of program services. addition, Sanborn said, five beds ming." Sanborn said, "We will con on an upper floor (which has . , No cost projections have been tinue to work as quickly as we yet to be decided) will be taken made -yet, a~cording to Sanborn.' can'' to add new housing. He to create an apartment for the "Ultimately, it's going to affect DEAN SANBORN (Addie Holmgren photo\ students," he said. · STOKE, page 13 hall director. r I ~equirements redu_ced _.By Elizabeth Cote, · The committee's proposal the one dass in category seven. Current ancUncoming UNH wa.s kill~d,in··a power play of "In the original (proposal), .freshmen will h.;ive· less string- parlimentary procedure, when everyone has at least eight core ' ·enc general ,educ~tion require- the' senate narrowly voted down course.s," Lub.ow said. ·He ·said • ments to fulfill after, the Aca- ,an attempt to ~us pend a rule that the col.lapsing of categories "in d e m i c S e n a r e v o r e d . requires a morion to be tabled effecf redu<,:es the breadth of the unanimousJy yesterday to irn- · for a month. requirements," because students· plement changes to help ease· The month wait essentially can · elect to take their two overcrowded classes. makes the General Education courses in just one category, The change allows freshman Committee's proposal obsolete therefore circumventing classes and incoming srudents to, rake • because · · to a ff e c r pre - in an entire category. · ten .rather than eleven total registration, we have to vote · In addition to the general gen~ral education classes, there- today,>!said committee member education changes, the Senate_ fore reducing the overall de- Neil Lubow. discussed the recommendation mand for seats in those classes. The de~ision was made yes- of the General Education Com . The new rule requires two terday, Thomas e_xplained, be rhi tt.ee to eliminate the. inter classes from either group seven cause the new Time and Room collegiate football program. (Social Science/Philosophical Schedule has to go to the printer "The committee feels football Pers pecrives) or group eight by Friday. is important, but not as impor (Works of Literature and Ideas):' · Many faculty were against the tant as .general education," Previously, students admitted General Educatjon Committee's , Lubow said. in September 1987 or later had proposal to eliminate one care The cost of the football pro been required to take two classes gory seven course, because it gram is estimated to be between in group seven and one in group would create more problems $1 million and · $2 million, Den~is O'Connell is finally official. (Addie Holmgren photo) eight. · than it solves. according to Lubow and Richard The decision co "collapse" "We're tired of that.kind of _. Hersh, vice president of Aca · categories seven and eight was solution," said Robert Craig, demic Affairs. intended to be a "stopgap" chairperson of the Political Lubow said studies in the measure to avoid registration . Science Department. "We've Chronicle of Higher Education wins donations do not go O'Connell problems that Registrar Ste- seen it before," he added. show th~t -phanie Thomas predicted would "You' re recommending a down at those schools which be "even worse" next semester seemingly drastic solution to scrap their football programs. second election than it was this semester. a problem that nobody under- He said however, no one can A separate proposal, submit- stands," Craig said in: a question predict the "effect on Concord with Lubow. (the state legislature)." · By Cara_Connors tion, in which 1112 students red by the General Education and answer session Commirree, tried to ease general · Although_Lubow said he felt . According to Lubow, the ~ ~ Speaker of the Srudent Senate turned out. O'Connell attributed education requirements by re- the general education problem decision to eliminate the foot- Dennis O'Connell won yester yes,terday's turnout to lack of ducing the classes _required in was "ambiguous," he said he felt . ba_ll program is an administra day's student trustee election publicity and opposition. category seven from two classes collapsing categories had less ' tive one to be made at a later. by a landslide margin of 222 out "With an unopposed election, to one. integrity than just eliminating dare. of a total 262 votes. , it's tough to expect sn,1dents t,o O'Connell 11an unopposed in get out and vote," he said. "It this second election after last was a good turnout for an October's election was declared unpublicized electiqn," he null and ~oid due to an infrac added. tion of a New Hampshire law Election Committee member INSIDE stating all trustee elections must Laurie Horton, who collected be held in March. ballots in the library, said several Tm glad the election is over," students were unaware of the FOODI O'Connell said, "and I can get election. on with t·he job of student "A few pebple came up and FOODI trustee." asked me why we _were having Voting took place in the · the election again," said Horton. FOODI Dimond Library, Philbrook, O'ConneH has already at Huddleston, and Stillings dining tended several of the Trustee See pages halls, and the Memorial Union Meetings to prepar.e himself for the postion. In addition, he Building. Wildcat~ssen Grand Opening (Addie Holmgren photo) scarce in 2and3: .. Voter turnout was TRUSTEE, page 10 comparison with the first elec- \ - - ' \ - l t - l ' - ". ,,,·_ \.,r, ' ' 1 , J. t l \I•, ·' J PAGE TWO . THE NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1988 ( ;.Nutritioll at,UN·H: An. obsession with .. fOod? l By Marianne Moore demising foods, people are women. · bulimic. When asked if she knew This trthe first in a series of developing dangerous attitudes Although food obsession can of someone with neurotic eating articles on nutrition at UNH. towards eating, food, and health. occur with males, it is more patterns, one senior spoke of As a microcosm of the United Linda Guttman of ~he Coun often than not a female sickness. her roommate wh9 only eats · States, the UNH camp.us re- . seling and Testing Center sug-: Guttman feels that 90 to 95 fiber. "She eats crackers, cream fleets the growing • national gests several reasons for the percent of bulimics in for treat of wheat, baked potatoes, broc trend cowards food and bo~y ... growing food neurosis. She c~t~s rnen_t are women. coli, and the occasional milk · · ·" ~bsession. 'fook around camp.us cultural conditioning as being· , Bulimia is a serious ar:id fast product--what is crazier is chat . :at any gi~eri .time you :will : a big factor in attitudes towar.ds growing eating disqilier. Hbw in addition she takes Fiber ~'19 1 see numerous jogg~i:'s-Out pound~,., food. Economics plays a large ,_ ever, it is only one of the many Tr{m." · · ing the pavement in, gro!,lps; role· in this cultural pressure. food-oriented health problems What is extremely dangerous with a friend, or even alone at The diet industry makes billions apparentft UNH. · is the combination of abnormal night. Trying to get enrolled of dollars on such products as When asked if they knew of eating patterns with the fitness in an aerobics class on. campus diet suppressants, powder for people with erratic or unhealthy craze. The human ·body cannot is harder than gett1ng into a mulas, diet books, and supple eating habits, only one of twelve operate effectively if not prop- general education class. Coeds ments. The industry's economy students could answer no. Hor . erly nourished, much less ex-. with erratic eating' habits are is fueled by promoting the idea ror stories of outlandish diets, ercise without breaking down. more common thaq pizza de of the ideal slim image, suggests binge eating, and wiid eating What is the cause· of food liveries at dorms.