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For more information, please contact [email protected]. .,?i:f ~ 7q~ NEW MEXICo---------.-------- (~FPr~·~u 1 v~h "'-' Qy.l Vt·;:_;~ ~----+--D_· y __ai_l Lobo Vol. 87 No.53· .Wednesday, November 3, 1982 Bingaman,Anaya Democrats say take their races; House victories high turnout break coalition From Staff and Wire Reports From Wire Reports New Mexico Attorney General The coalition of Republicans and Jeff Bingaman upset U.S. Sen. Har conservative Democrats that gave rison "Jack" Schmitt Tuesday, Reagan his greatest victories while former attorney general Toney apparently will be overshadowed by Anaya eeked out a win over former an influx of new Democruts, who state Sen. John Irick in an election were knocking off Reeublicans - that saw the heaviest voter turnout in veterans and freshmen alike. 20 years. The rash of early GOP upsets in· A complete breakdown of the vo eluded the youngest member of the ter turnout was not immediately House, outspoken Reagan supporter available. However, about 70 per Rep. John LeBoutillier of New cent of the state's eligible voters York, 29, who lost to state legislator marked ballots. John Mrazek, 37. By contrast, the With 91 percent of the statewide oldest member of the House, Rep. vote tallied, Bingaman had collected Claude Pepper, D-Fla., 82, a 52.3 percent of the vote. Bingaman, staunch Reagan foe, easily won re addressing a party crowd at the Four election. Seasons Motor Inn, made his victory One of the two Republicans who speech about 9:50 p.m. switched parties for this election, Bingaman, who had been trailing Eugene Atkinson of Pennsylvania, in the polls just two weeks ago, took ~~. the win over fellow Silver City na Throughout the country, the pat tive Schmitt. In accepting victory, tern was the same: generally safe he noted the former astronaut's re incumbents with a scattering of Re cent negative ad campaign and stand publicans falling behind. In Dela on Social Security, a nationwide ware, GOP Rep. Tom Evans lost. In trend favoring Democratic <;andi Jeff Alexander Massachusetts, Republican Mar dates and nationwide economic con garet Heckler lost to Democrat Bar ditions as factors that resulted in his uyou have made me the happiest man in the whole world tonight," Governor-elect Toney ney Frank. In Indiana, GOP Rep. election. Anaya tells a crowd of supp()rters, while his father Lauriano {right} looks on. John Hiler was losing. In Alabama, Some political analysts perceived Rep. Albert Lee Smith, who won Schmitt's 1976 victory over the late with Moral Majority support in · continued on P•fltl 3 continued on psge 3 Surveys show grad. students want more money, less work George Gorospe ting quality work experience, which added vigor. is very important to their studies and Reid, who is also the chairntan of Results from two recent surveys that they are not just laborers." the GAffA sub-committee, said that the sub-committee has come up with of teaching and graduate assistants The GSA survey also reveals that reveal that almost 25 percent are five recommendations to present to about 31 percent of the teaching and the Graduate Senate Committee as a working 20 or more hours a week, graduate assistants do not feel that and 42 percent believe that their result of the information from the they are receiving adequate two surveys. workload interferes with their academic advisement in their de· education. "We arc recommending an partments and more than 23 percent apprenticeship semester for teaching Both surveys agree that higher feel that by trying to rectify unfair wages and more money arc priority assistants who will conduct a class treatment they would jeopardize with the professor also present, and needs. their jobs. "We have to realize that the vast permanent support for a teaching Again Taylor pointed out that assistant training program already majority of the teaching and gradu most of the assistants and graduate ate assistants are not working more on campus," Reid said. assistants feel they arc receiving He added that the sub-committee than the maximum 20 hours allowed adequate academic counseling and and that the rumored widespread is recommending a procedure for arc comfortably secure in their jobs written assistant cvaiuations as a abuse of teaching and graduate to seck solutions to unfair practices. assistants is not true," said Doug means of protecting their rights dur· ·•sure there is concern about. ing grievance proceedings, and that Taylor, a graduate student ~ho com those teachihg assistants and gradu piled the results of one of the surveys every department have a faculty ate assistants who are having prob advisor and a graduate and teaching Joe Cavaretta conducted by the Graduate Student lems and they will have to be dealt Association. assistant supervisor to make sure GOOD NEWS for Senator-elect JeH Bingaman, who takes with, but most of the respondents do that there are always two people The other survey, conducted by not perceive any problems," he ex time out from a hotel room interview tocheck the latest vote the Graduate Studies Program, soli available ~o the graduate and counts on television. plained. teaching assistants. cited responses from the depart Another problem of graduate and ments and does not have a corres "Our final recommendation to teaching assistants revealed in the the Senate Graduate Committee is a ponding question on the effects of GSA survey is 'the Jack of adequate graduate and teaching assitants classification and compensation UNM students may get prior trainihg. Of the respondents, schedule that would treat the working more than the 20 hour limit. about 42 percent said they felt that It does, however, state that the aver teaching and graduate assistants like they were not sufficiently trained for other university personnel and facul their own credit union age assistaht works approximately the responsibilities and duties re 20 hours weekly and that nine per ty, but the details are not yet set· quired by their positions. tied,,. Reid said. Stephanie Dominguez and no place to ·put it except . a cent works more than 20 hours. In a cooperative effort, both the bank," Barnhouse said. .. A credit Graduate students contacted in The recommendations of the GSA and Graduate Studies Program teaching and graduate assistant sub UNM students may have their union may allow them to draw a both surveys agree that more money are making use of the surveys to own credit union by fall 1983 if higher interest from their savings as and more assistants are needed. committee will be presented next correct graduate and teaching assis month, but in the meantime GSA is plans being developed by ASUNM Barnhouse said the biggest prob However, in the Graduate Studies tant problems they reveal. Vice President Dan Serraho and lem would be space, since mem survey, 20 percent of the responding planning another survey for the GSA President Dolph Barnhouse are bership could increase up to 25 per department. chairmen said they "Getting an official GA and TA spring semester. successful. cent. "We hope to have a branch would trade lower salaries for addi sub-committee attached to the Sen· "The intentions of a UNM survey Barnhouse said that Joe Koey, office on the main campus with stu tional positions. ate Graduate Committee is an im· are quite often not fully realized, as manager of the New Mexico Educa dent employees," he said. ..Some departments have to rely portant step in itself. We are dealing in the case with this survey, but we tors Federal Credit Union, which well giving them access to short· on their assistants to meet studenll with the mechanics that arc already can identify the importaht questions now serves only students who arc tenn loans.'' teacher ratios more than others and there and have been tftcre for some needed for a second survey," said Uhiversity employees, seemed posi· Barnhouse ahd Serrano have writ the need for more bodies becomes time," said Allen Reid, associate graduate student Taylor. tive about the idea of i11cluding other ten a letter to the NMEFCU Board of more important," Taylor said. director of the Graduate Studies "The maih objective of a gradu UNM students ifl their field of mem· Directors asking them to consider On the other hand, Taylor said Program .. "Some of the problems ate student is not to be a graduate bcrship. the feasibility of widening their that according to the GSA survey, are already being worked on and student and any int$!rferencc with "Students have all this money, membership. the assistants feel that they "arc get- others need to be addressed with that goal is of conccm," he said. Page 2. New Mexico Daily Loho, November 3, 1982 Page 3, New Mexico Daily Lobo, November 3, 1982 ~· fiRST ANNIVImSARY ~~(.~~~!. ~ 20/. OFF A.LL WEEK (_ t:t Wire RerJort by United Press International 1 ,_.-;)' ~~ PRIDE OF THE PAST SHOPPE ,.