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Montclair State University Montclair State University Digital Commons The onM tclarion Student Newspapers 10-9-1975 The onM tclarion, October 09, 1975 The onM tclarion Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion Recommended Citation The onM tclarion, "The onM tclarion, October 09, 1975" (1975). The Montclarion. 279. https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion/279 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Montclair State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The onM tclarion by an authorized administrator of Montclair State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MONT CLARION Vol. 51, No. 6 Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, N) 07043 Thurs., Oct. 9, 1975 Lockhart Replies to SGA Security Charges By Barbara Ponsi He defines temporary officers as to crucial situations and also their Availability of police academy those who have not yet taken and rapport with students." space and the "temporary" status of passed the Civil Service qualification Lockhart indicated that guns a number of campus police officers test. "may possibly have to be considered are the reasons given by James "N ow for the first time in two in the future but I am not thinking Lockhart for the delay in proper years we have full time Civil Service about that until all the men receive police training at an accredited certified men so we can move ahead their training." academy as required by New Jersey and get them trained," Lockhart HE ADDED "Guns could prove law. asserted. necessary In cases of armed robbery Lockhart, director of security and “ It is a waste of time and money and assault. Now security is virtually safety, made his statements in to send temporary employees to the defenseless in the event that response to SGA charges that the academy," he said, adding that "men something like that should occur." majority of campus police officers were not sent over the summei "Guns are also extremely useful are untrained and in violation of the because they were temporary, for money escorts and in any law. pending Civil Service qualification." situation involving a lot of money," "THE SGA investigation is not to FUTURE PLANS include setting he advised, though. throw stones or nit-pick. Its purpose up a program of psychological Menendez asserted that he could is to discover what direction the testing by the MSC psychology not consider guns until all the police police/security system is headed in department, Lockhart said. officers have certified. When tnat and to find out what has been done Menendez, who also advocated does happen, Menendez plans to have and what will be done," SGA psychological testing, said, "The tests a student forum to stimulate input president Manny C. Menendez will determine the officers' reactions on the issue. explained. Menendez has set the first meeting of the SGA security investigating committee for Mon., TAsk F orce Oct. 13 at 2 pm in the SGA leyisloilvo conference room . Lockhart explained that police academies will only accept a set SIates F orum number o f people from any one By Irene McKnight school. The college presently "We're going to educate students about tuition problems. A employs 15 police officers and five tuition increase isn't going to hit us in the face the way last year's are certified, according to Lockhart. faculty strike did." MONTCLARION/John Scruggs HE ADDED that four officers will These words of Ken Rothweiler, SGA vice-president of external HIS WORD'S HIS BOND: Georgia State Sen. Julian Bond compared the black be attending the upcoming session of affairs, describe the purpose of a tuition forum to be held on Thurs., struggle for equality to “climbing a molasses mountain dressed in snowshoes" classes at Essex County Police Oct. 16, in Student Center Ballroom A from noon to 3 pm. as he addressed a near-capacity crowd in a lecture Wednesday in the Student Academy in Cedar Grove. THE FORUM, which is sponsored by the tuition task force of Center Ballrooms. The Democratic civil rights legislator also advocated free "It's a matter of mechanics," external affairs, which includes speeches by representatives of the tuition and open enrollment in higher education in his talk, sponsored by the L o c k h a rt reasoned. "Besides tuition fight, including a representative of the League of Women Council on International and National Affairs. availability of space in the academy, Voters, NJ Rep. Edward H. Hynes (D-38th dist., Bergen), area we cannot afford to send all the men legislator, MSC President David W. D. Dickson, SGA president to the academy at once because of Manny Menendez, New Jersey Student Association vice-president the manpower shortage it would RA’s Press Booze Leo F. Jacoby and Earl Quinzel of the Glassboro State College create," he said. chapter of the National Student Association. "The courses last 11 weeks and In addition to the forum, Rothweiler explained that the SGA has by sending four men at a time we can other plans for coping with the expected increase. Committee to Act have a fully certified staff in 44 He explained that students' votes can be used as a tool against By Rich Figel weeks," he commented. legislators who w ill be up for reelection in November. "We’re going Pressing the housing alcohol committee to establish an acceptable policy, THE TEMPORARY status of to find out how our assemblymen have voted in the past on tuition the resident assistant (RA) board issued a statement this week saying it would many of the campus officers has issues and make the results known to students," Rothweiler asserted "refuse to support any interim policy" after Sat., Nov. 1. accounted for the delay in enthusiastically. Raymond Stover, director of housing, has referred to the date as a target certification, according to Lockhart. rather than a deadline. Stover is chairman of the housing alcohol committee. ACCORDING TO the statement, "RA's feel the current interim alcohol Homecoming policy was drawn up without proper consultation of the RA board." RA's, although unhappy with the policy, "w ill, however, agree to follow this policy in good faith with the promise that a policy more reflective of student needs will be instituted by Nov. 1, after which we will refuse to support any interim policy." Parade Lack Felt At its first meeting Tuesday, the alcohol committee set out to establish a By Janet Byrne float-building. housing policy on alcohol that can be incorporated in a campus wide policy. Floats and a parade were missed enough at the "W ild The erroneous announcement was made one day Thomas Stepnowski, director of student activities, heads the campus wide West" Homecoming weekend, sponsored by the College before CLUB was to have met with the fraternities and committee. Life Union Board (CLUB) and MSC alumni last week, to sororities on campus, which organizations traditionally STOVER'S GOAL for the committee is to come up with an alcohol policy warrant an exhibit of immobile floats next Homecoming, build floats for the homecoming parade, to begin plans for the dorms that will be, "workable, intelligent and legal." Although the or "a cheaper parade," according to Joan Schulhafer, for immobile floats. committee is advisory and Stover will have the final say, he feels that if these CLUB chairperson. SCHULHAFER RATED the success of alumni events goals are met there is no reason why such a policy will not be adopted. Schulhafer said the flub of a misinformed person "poor" in terms of attendance, and student input The alcohol controversy began when surprised dorm students returned this caused the abandonment of the idea to construct “fantastic." "We lost less money than ever before," September to find that alcohol was banned in all areas outside of an stationary floats to be exhibited in the Student Center Schulhafer quipped. individual's room. The policy was instituted by Lawton W. Blanton, dean of last weekend. Schulhafer said the wine and cheese "reception" after students, to prevent what he felt might be, "serious violations of the law." SCHULHAFER HERSELF questioned early in the the football game Saturday, intended to be a "sedate” However, since many of his concerns were questionable, irritated dorm summer whether the parade was serving students or the affair for alumni, turned out to be a wine and cheese students protested what they felt were drastic actions. An interim policy 100 or so Upper Montclairions who watch the parade "party,” with the wine supply becoming exhausted "very permitting a total of seven parties each month was presented by Stover and each year. "The parades are nice but they cost too early." Stepnowski with numerous restrictions and rigid procedures imposed. much," Schulhafer commented. The "reception" that students transformed into a UNDER THIS policy RA's and dorm directors bear the most responsibility A t an Inter-Sorority Council meeting this summer, “ party" drew an over-capacity crowd, according to and each resident is permitted not more than one guest. RA's have raised the Schulhafer said, a person mistakenly reported that there Schulhafer, as did the beer party Friday and "The New question of being "monitors" when actually they must work in the capacity of was to be no Homecoming parade this year, and hence no National Lampoon Show" Thursday. counselor. 2. MONTCLA RION/Thurs., Oct. 9, 1975 It Sounds Incredible • i BUT EVELYN WOOD GRADUATES CAN READ _________ JAWS IN 41 MINUTES_________ At That Speed, The 309 Pages Come Across With More Impact Than The Movie. In Living Blood, You Might Say. You can do it, too.