(Eonnccticut lailu (ftampufl Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXV No. 124 University of Connecticut Friday, April 23,191 Senate approves Bill 620; next stop the House HARTFORD.utDTcnon Conn.r„~~ APAD — AA business-inspired •-- - - ■ -•-- • Connecticut,r,, „„..,-.,..,,. the.»,.. fourf^.ir statectato colleges,mi!«ooc theth<> 12i") two-»«/«. labor unions at the state-run schools. O'Neill has overhaul of Connecticut's public higher education year community colleges and five two-year issued a blanket endorsement of the reorganization system that, would create a "superboard" with technical colleges. bill. He is expected to sign it if it gains final strong budget authority won easy Senate approval Before the Senate vote, the proposal was praised General Assembly approval. Thursday. The plan to improve cost control by as a way to improve education and cut costs. But it creating an 11-member Board of Governors to also was criticized as a weak political "charade" Rep. Dorothy Goodwin. D-Storrs. co- replace the 21-member Board of Higher Education that will not do what it promises and as a possible chairwoman of the Education Committee, im- was adopted on a 26-8 vote after nearly three hours sneak attack against the state's $214 million per mediately predicted it would be "an easy bill" to of debate. It goes to the House of Representatives, year public higher education system by business shepherd through the House of Representatives where approval is likely. and private colleges who hope to close some cam- when it is considered there next week. The change would abolish representation on the puses and force other cutbacks. centra] board by appointees of the various state-run The proposal modifies recommendations made The bill attracted 11 Senate floor amendments, schools, including two students who now serve. by the Governor's Commission of Higher Education the highest number offered on one issue this year The new board would be made up of represen- and the Economy, a panel that was urged upon in the Senate. Three of them were approved. tatives of business, labor and others appointed by Gov. William A. O'Neill, a Democrat, by lobbyists the legislature and governor. It would take away for the state's business interests and private An amendment sponsored by Sen. Fredrick most budget-setting power from the boards of colleges. Knoiis. D-Middletown proposed creating two trustees of the four components of the higher Despite intense opposition to the proposal from student-member positions on the board. The education system;the five-campus University of student organizations, faculty, administrators and proposal was defeated 25-10. Poster, Illustration Contest winners chosen by Alumni Alumni Association, was held to boost morale By Jackie Fitzpatrick in the face of budget cuts and to counteract the Staff Writer cuts in a productive manner. Dr. Carl Retten- myer, the originator of the contest, said. The The winners of the Committee for a Greater contest was also held to make the Connecticut University Illustration and Poster Contest residents aware of what is happening at the were announced yesterday at a reception at university, and was intended as a form of the Faculty Alumni Center. Raymond Pupedis public relations promoting UConn. Retten- won first place in the cartoon category for his myer said. He also said he would like to see it cartoon entitled "Hartford Hears a Who," a become an annual event. parody on the state legislature's budget cuts. UConn President John A. DiBiaggio In the poster category, Phyllis Orlowski placed presented the awards to the students and first with her poster "UConn Budget High thanked them for their artistic contribution to Hopes." the Campaign for a Greater University. "The Other winners in the cartoon category were poster themes and artwork were outstanding. Shawn Rock in second place and Max Rem- They testify to the fact that students at this mington II in third. In the poster contest, the University are creative, concerned and talen- second place winner was Tracy Roseine and ted," he said. DiBiaggio said the posters and President DiBiaggio congratulates Phyllis Orlowski, first place third place was awarded to Valerie Marcus. illustrations will be used by the various media winner of the poster contest (Bob Pirrie photo.) The contest, sponsored by the UConn throughout the state. UCLA professor speaks on Mideast situation dangerous instability in the By Dianne Gubin "about diplomatic relations how to continue promoting By Dawn Shamborski world, yet this increase in Staff Writer between the United States Israeli interests, while con- Staff Writer nuclear potential may ac- and the Middle East. There tinuing to stay in contact There is a growing fear tually prove to be a Crisis has been the norm is an emphasis on meeting with the Arab states," Jab- that escalating nuclear deterrent, Dr. Paul Jabber rather then the exception in the Soviet threat. American ber said. technological development said yesterday to 25 people Israeli relations with the defense and security in the Mideast will cause attending a lecture on the United States, according to relations must be beefed up Mideast nuclear situation. Paul Jabber, a professor of to back American military Jabber, a political science political science at UCLA. power. The way the Reagan professor at UCLA, said "Every week the picture administration has ap- Israel now dominates the changes, yet after studying proached the Soviet invasion nuclear arena in the the situation for 20 years, of Afghanistan is Mideast, although "they of- not much has been reminiscent of the neutral ficially say that they do not." significantly altered," he American appoach to the Israel's superiority in both said. Middle East in the mid nuclear and conventional Problems in relations 1950's." arms is the key to nuclear between the Middle East The United States has stability in the Mideast, he and the U.S. have now been involved in the politics said. reached a peak, Jabber said of the Middle East since "The Israelis have no in- in a lecture Thursday after- World War I!-and through centive to use their nuclear noon. These problems in- the withdrawal of the British weapons because the balan- clude Islamic nationalism and the French in 1956. he ce of power is in their directed against the West, said. Since then, United favor," Jabber said. Other and a problem which has States' influence has in- Mideast powers are fully troubled the United States creased and its military aware of the consequences of since the late 1940's, the presence in the region has what a "20-kiloton airburst" relations between the Arabs grown. The U.S. has strong from an Israeli nuclear and Israelis in regard to the political, economic and weapon could do, according Palestinian refugees, he military ties with the Middle to Jabber. said. East. "It is hard-to be op- A dilemma facing the SEE PAGE9 timistic, "Jabber said. Reagan administration "is Dr. Paul Jabber, UCLA professor (Bob Pirrie photo). Page 2 Connecticut Daily Campus, Friday, April 23,1982 Editorial doesn't suffer as long as the positions are filled UConn 's image problems by qualified people. The state legislators have another thing to beef about--the missing 1,000 pounds of ham- The state legislature has a problem. There is cluding the state library, loses books--not burger. Of course the gripe is a good one: the this large, corrupt, wasteful, expensive, archaic, necessarily through theft, but perhaps because University of Connecticut loses meat; they ob- greedy, superfluous body on a large hill in the of mis-shelving and misplacement — common viously have no control over their assets; so no middle of the state that screams for money and problems in any library. He failed to mention budget increase. So what if academic programs then throws it to the wind. Every year it wants that the UConn library has one of the most ad- get cut, or the quality of the education here is r more money. It expects to give eve yone an vanced security systems of any state university jeopardized. UConn must mind its meat. equal shot of a good college education whether library. Mr. Gunther should drop by and check How about the state auditor's report'that they deserve it or not. it out. ViMA ^0, UCortn was losing thousands of dollars in poten- The state legislature just doesn't know what tial revenue because the field house was giving to do with the University of Connecticut. They away promotional tickets to Hartford Civic Cen- wish that it would just go away. ter games? It was presented as a scam, but It is not the whole state legislature, however, promotions are a necessary part of the sports that feels this way; recently, during debate over business. They create their own future revenue. UConn's 1982-83 budgeting, half of those who The UConn basketball team's dismal finish of voted on the new budget felt there should be an the season can't help, either. Some taxpayers increase-that it is important that the state of take their basketball pretty seriously. Connecticut support quality higher education to The proposal of a new "sports center" must allow those who cannot go to Yale. Wesleyan or seem pretty odd. since UConn needs money to Trinity or out-of-state to enter quality programs. keep academic programs alive. They must think The other half of the legislature doesn't think the priorities are a little twisted, even though the that Connecticut voters want to give the state sports center's funding woulds:ome from a dif- university any more money than it already has. ferent source than that of academic funding.