Connecticut Orientation Issue Summer Campus
A publication of the Connecticut Daily Campus Thursday, May 31,1984
CHEERS! The university library was formally named after Homer D. Babbidge (see story, page 5), the Class of "84 celebrated with champagne (see related story, page 6), and if Storrs still needs something to toast this summer season, it can surely find company at Teds Restaurant (see related feature, page 12) George Edwards photos Orientation issue Commentary Connecticut Susanne Dowden Summer Campus A publication of the Connecticut Daily Campus Don't walk alone |ohn Paradis Lditor in Chief Lynne Kerrigan Business Manager Brian Dion Assoc. Managing Editor Lois McLean Office Manager Susanne Dowden Senior Writer Kim Tran Advertising Manager Bob D Aprile Sports Editor but don't get Rob Giower Ad Rep Mark Pukalo Snorts Editor L George Edwards Photography Manager FRESHMEN: Get ready for four hysterical either
There has been some attention given lately in the local and years of prepand packaging state media to the safety of women at the Storrs campus. Some of this attention has had a slightly hysterical tone. I W hashed out so thourouyhly that the would like to dispel some of the hysteria elcome Freshmen. Welcome your- enuS are often forgotten, Contrary to popular rumor, there are not rapists lurking selves to a two-track set of goals. One is UConn students are rarely in a posi- behind every bush and corner of the UConn campus. In fact, a to win grades and an impressive tran- tion to initiate dialogue though some majority of women go through four years of school here script The second is to market yourself have tried. Most accept the parameters without experiencing any form of sexual assault or harrass- ment. Much more time and energy has been devoted to pre- for a job. Are you ready to become ()f education as defined by their edu- suitably packaged and prepped within cators simply because they have not vention of rape and support for rape victims than rapists have spent stalking women. ' the next.four years' I^eeii encouraged to look critically. We have heard complaints from students that the Daily Most of you have come into this Students have raised questions here Campus has been trying to "cover up" the sexual harrassment university with narrow objectives. a|)out inadequate campus housing, problem. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Daily Awareness of the ability of individuals to deteriorating academic facilities, un- Campus can only print information about crimes that have shape your culture, to have an impact qualified professors, tuition increases, been reported to the police. We cannot and will not print rumors and heresay. on economic and political institutions |,Llt jt has been generally unusual for If an administrator such as a Residential Life official were to that affect your lives will not be nur- them to seriously question the bottom- say that the assault problem was rampant, we would certainly tured here--at least not enough. |ine assumptions about what they are print it. However, it does not take a large imagination to figure You have been taught that achieve- told. And even if one raises objections, out why no one has come forward to say this. Either they are ment is measured in responses^ start- very few of their peers would pay desperately trying to hide "the problem" or the problem is not dardized multiple choice questions like close attention, as dire as some believe. Common sense and rationality lead me to believe the latter is true. those of the SA T. Yes. Freshmen, this university sees its I wou Id not advise any female to walk alone on campus after Defenders of higher education have ro!e as a provjder of skilled talent to ser- sunset. With the escort service running all night (even in sum- always centered their arguments on the vice industry and commerce; in short, mer) the risk is completely unnecessary and foolish. If a stu- ability of their enterprise to develop the we are the state's largest technical dent keeps her door locked at night there is no chance of her thinking processes of young people. school. When you become seniors, the being raped in her room by an unknown assailant. It would be Why then are not today's universities unfortunate for any woman to be afraid to walk to the university will bend over backward to bathroom late at night because she thought she'd be raped. educating large numbers of people to lure corporate recruiters to hire you, The possibility is too remote.to spend time thinking about work actively as citizens to solve today's prime and preen you for your inter- before you go brush your teeth. social ills? views, teach you how to puff up your A majority of rapes on college campuses are known as date For example, how many political resume...that is //"you become seniors. or acquaintance rapes because often the victim knows the rapist. Many of these rapes go unreported .because the science students have spent a day, a With the new formula budgeting likely to week or a month in Hartford seeing how woman may feel guilty, thinking that perhaps she led him on or raise tuition 14 percent, you will have an that because the man was a friend it wouldn't be rape. Any laws are really passed, observing the even more difficult time meeting costs. sexual act performed against your will is assault and should influences that pull and tug on the Don't expect the financial aid office to be be reported to the police immediately. legislators. of much assistance. It's another of There are many support agencies available on or near cam- This university's curriculum, like so UConn's many red-tape-wrapped bur- pus for assault, but in any event the police must be notified. many others, discourages citizenship This way the rapist can be caught and punished. If the details eaucracies. of the rape are publicized, perhaps it will serve as a warning for and encourages the straight line, get- At a time when young people are other women in the area ahead career and lifestyle. This issue, most open to new ideas, they are ab- Rapes do happen at UConn, as do many other types of however, is rarely.discussed. Students sorbing a steady diet of business as crime. Storrs is a small city and women must lie cautious. themselves are seldom a prominent usual. Yes, Freshmen, you will be pre- However, fear of rape should not overwhelm and stifle us. topic of educational debate. The pro pared to climb within the power struc- Susanne Dowden is News Editor and Senior Writer of the Daily Campus. cess of the educational systenv-the ture, but you will never wonder why it is budgets, the lines of command-are there in the first place. enter under their nation's banner. Medal OLYMPICS: winners represent their nations and the national anthem is played as each winner receives his or her award. We cannot keep Power politics politics out of the Olympics simply be- cause we have put politics into the games as usual to stay. /'//(• nhjcd of the Olympic dames is nut only to Given the circumstances, the suggestion bnnfi people together who like each other hut that future Olympics be held permanently also those uho hare differences. Iioueeer. tliese in a politically neutral site is not surprising differences should he forgotten on tlie sports but finding that site may not be that simple. arena This is the essence of the morement —Lord Killanin OT% Athens is frequently mentioned but who Former President can deny that Greece is not neutral as a International Olympic Committee £//YA*AY ^vi^r^^ NATO member. our own will be around for a long time and Likewise, most of the Free World and the o"nee again, the drearn of international for this reason it would appear to be logical entire Soviet bloc must be eliminated as cooperation has diminished because of for both systems to live in some form of possible sites. The Mideast. Southeast Asia. the usurption of the devotees of good cordiality which would go far toward eas- Africa and the Indian subcontinent are all sportsmanship by the advocates of raw ing some of the great problems the whole out for reasons of instability and economic power politics. Once again athletes have world faces today. distress. That leaves us with the South become pawns in a matter of internation- Plans, both this year and in 1980. to can- Pacific but who knows for how long they al diplomacy. cel participation in the Olympic games can be trusted. The Winter Olympics are The Soviet Union stunned the world this seem like efforts by both the U.S. and not a problem—non-alignecr Antartica month by dropping out of the Summer USSR, to perform like a boy who owns could easily be everybody's choice, al- Olympics. Moscow's motive: Revenge for both the bat and the ball in sandlot games though the continent's flat surface could the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Moscow who won't permit the other to take a turn pose some difficulty for Alpine skiers. Olympic games. at bat. Perhaps our problem can be solved by a Both boycotts are examples of the two The very structure of the games indi- tiny island off Rhode Island. If it secedes superpowers in the world exercising all of cates that they are nationalistic, if not politi- after all. the Summer Olympics could be the prerogatives of their power cal. The grand spectacle of the opening based permanently on the Independent It seems that both the Soviet system and ceremony sees the massed national teams Republic of Block Island. Commentary ''.iy. '. John Paradis Better than your favorite sex fantasies?
Many magazines have been doing articles on sex fantasies. It's "wicked stepfather." Every May there is a ball given by the store of my family s finam lal situa- amazing how many men and women will talk about them if their lx;fore the summer clearance sales. tion, they say names are not used for publication. But it's rare to have anyone Th»* c»"^'-ther sav; T.S. can't go to the ball until she counts all admit that they have tuition fantasies. After prying and cajoling. I "We have our formulas finally got several people of both sexes to tell me their favorite our plans to It tree minorit. tuition fantasies. students such as yourself to B.S., a 19-year-old sophomore writes: pay exorbitant percentages of "I have this tuition fantasy maybe two, three times a week I'm your school's operating costs called down to the Budds Building. A secretary tells me to bring they belle>w We will sooner down my fee hill receipt. or later lock you out Leai e "She looks like an old spinster with her pointed rim glosses sil- TIM*... $ now while you can still afford ting behind her desk I tell her I have paid my fee lull and even TH£OTH€iL...j our ccjrnmumty colleges sent it in early. Vo / beg them You hen >■ She chuckles and says That's what they all say Your room TOTAL ... *&# deposit fee never came in, pay it up now or you'll ham- to room an investment in us students with a band of gypsies.' We are human resources— "I say 7 swear I've paid it Every cent I earned on work-study I can t you understand that' the Beatam nail DOOKS mat are unsold trom a previous promo- even have my receipt to prove it.' tion that never got off the ground. "Okay shesays, taking out her mini-calculator If you want to ' You re a sick idealist the • play rough. I can play rough She starts hitting the calculator with As T.R. is counting the IJOOKS. a Fairy ombudsman arrives with laugh as they crack their a new dress from an East Brook Mall department st< tre ai if I a dia- her fat fingers She goes over the figures again and again She whips, stinging me as the. mond ring borrowed from Elizabeth Taylor. T.S. goes to the hall snap them back cant find one thing unpaid. There has to be something here.' and meets a handsome prince. He falls in love with her hut at the she says stroke of midnight she has to leave. She loses her glass slipper. Just as my dreams are After a few more refigurings. she realizes that Im telling the After a futile search he finally finds T.S. in the StOCKH H »m and tries about to be shattered and just truth She looks at me. opens the drawer of her desk and excuses the slipper on her foot. It fits. as I was to give in t'j thesf herself to go to the ladies room. I wait in my chair Suddenly. I He confesses he's not really a prince but actually works lor the mouth-frothing mejlesters of hear a gunshot from the washroom Another secretary enters University Accounting Office. He explains to her that if they get student aspirations uho ar- and says. Don't feel bad. For her. it was the only honorable married he could save her $345 on her tuition. (Overcome with the rives to save the day but a way out."' thought of such savings, she says yes. and they live happily spectre—the ghcjst <>f nrjne A.M., a 21-year-old junior ever after. other than Homer Bubbidge His favorite tuition fantasy, which he has not even revealed to I. M.. an incoming freshman writes: his steady girlfriend, starts when he walks into a post office to I'm in an old dunk dungeon somewhere near the (apitol in The ol president howls and mail his fee bill payment. He writes: Hartford tied to a whipping post Stunding around me are mem- gives the men ejf BfjCJ a gtjod Suddenly. I see television cameras and newspaper people As bers of the Board of Governors for Higher Education sadistically tongue-lushing They drop to I put my letter into the slot President DiBiaggio. dressed up as tin ■ garbed in black leather boots up to their hips, it hips in thicr their knees in shame I get Husky Dog. steps up to me and says. Congratulations. \M You hands. released and Homer carries are the two millionth student to pay a fee bill in the history of our 'They say they're trying U> rid state schools of low inconn- me off into the heavenly sun- university On behalf of a grateful university, you have won a two set where other unuersitx students such as myself They are almost successful in making bedroom apartment at Northwood Apartments, a three martini presidents lie. their souls at L'Conn a school for the privileged, the elite, they sav And no mat- lunch at the Faculty Alumni Center, a discount on uiiueisit\ rest from years of misery bat- ter how hard I work during my summers and during the school jewelry at the Co-op and a date with the cuptain of the fjeid tling the men ofBOC hockey team'" year to earn tuition money, and no matter how ninth the iiunu - T.S. is a 20-year-old sophomore. ible leaders in Washington let just a little financial aid drain ott She is working her way through college in the sweat six >p stoc- into the hands of the unfortunate. I will still not be uMe to afford John Paradis is editor in kroom of the university's book store. Her lx>ss is Known as the the educational aspirations that are only being blocked becaust • chief of the Daily Campus.
perhaps it could be done in some states. If the voters in a state were given the facts and not bamboozled by scare tactics most would vote for legalized drug use if not in Doctoring; Letters 198-1 then someday. This would IK- a way to raise new tax revenues. To the Editor: There would be two groups opposed to the referendum. < »ue From our readers We at the mental health group would l>e those who call themselves the "moral maj< >rity " clinic appreciate the article Imagine their shock when they realize that the next century will ("Silent but many seek help" i he the 21 st and not the 19th. They wouldn't have one politician or on our service that appeared political party they could blame for this referendum. All poli- Legalize in the April 25th issue of the ticians are against drug use. The other groups would be the Daily Campus. In terms of criminals involved in drug distribution who will lose some of outreach alone, the kind of their livelihood. recreational drug coverage the Daily Campus The logical people to start this referendum are college-age can provide helps keep all students as they have access through their schools to the legal UConn students aware of the use and medical expertise needed. Students are. according to sur- kinds of help that are available veys, involved in the recreational use of drugs but are now risking To the Editor: to them. their careers and freedom to do so. There was recently an editorial in a student newspaper con- I think I should clarify some cerning the recreational use of drugs and the preposterous ; Emily Isom Eoster Washington. D.C. of the information that app- current laws outlawing such use. This editorial stated that some- eared in that article, regarding day when people consider drug use in a realistic manner it will be the different kinds of mental legalized. The sign of a mature person is being responsible for health professionals who his her own Ijehavior. Laws, police, and jails will not stop drug From burn out to practice here. It is true that we use or abuse. The taxpayers of the country pav an enormous have a psychiatrist, plus psy- amount of money chasing drug suppliers and users and jailing a chologists and social workers. few of them. The situation is much the same as when there was print out Psychiatrists, however, are prohibition against the use of alcohol. There was then and is now To the Editor: medical doctors (.M.D'st. not involvement by vicious mobsters but also much disdain and masters level professionals I am a graduating senior in the School of Engineering and I flaunting of the laws by otherwise law-abiding citizens. The Psychologists have PttD.'s. recently accepted a position with IBM at Boca Raton. Florida. If it editorial made good sense. and social workers are MSAS' s were not for the Department of Cooperative1 Education, this Let's legalize recreational drug use. Marijuana could I*' grown (Master of Social Work) would not IK- possible. legally, processed hygenically and sold under the same laws thai The differences in the ways During my junior vear. I felt burnt out and wondered whethei I apply to selling cigarettes or alcohol. There would prohablv be a in which these different pro- wanted to continue in engineering. My grades were average and I warning label on the marijuana as using it is a health risk, but no fessionals approach emotion- did not know what alternatives were available to me. It was at this more so than using tobacco, alcohol or overusing some legal al problems and their treat- point I investigated cooperative education. The Department ol drugs. Users would lace similar penalties for abuse as those |*-o- ment typically have mote to Cooperative Education helped me to put together a resume and ple do now who drink too much and then try to drive a ear or do with the orientation oi .i sharpened my interview skills. I filled out applications and inter- work or studv. particular school or progTX" viewed with interested companies. A week In-fore finals I got a Other "harder drugs" might have tube dispensed by a doctors than they do with the profes- phone call trom IBM in Boca Raton with a very good job offer. I prescription. Some mind-altering drugs such as LSI) and PCP sion itself. might have to be taken in a controlled setting. worked eight months as a quality engineer and was exposed to This legalization makes so much sense why hasn't it been done real world problems It gave me the opportunity to utilize things I hope that this will help before'.' Simply because our political system can not do it. Any learned in class and to sharpen my communication skills I was clarify- the issue oi differences politician who advocated this would be committing political able to relocate, support myself and save money for my next among mental health pro- suicide. This would have to lie done by the same procedures semester at UConn. fessionals. This is an area used to legalize state run lotteries which is usually by the voters I feel the co-op was one of the IK-SI things that ever happened where confusion and misin- giving their approval in a referendum. This is an election year, tome If I had not taken a co-op job. I am convinced I never would formation is common why don't we have a nationwide referendum on legalizing rec- have received a job offer from IBM. Joseph Nowinski. Ph.D. reational drug use? It it's not feasihle to do this nationwide Debra Amatmda Director of Health Services
.■ ■•..".,•■■ !-• • ■ r.*ge4 Commentary The Drawing Board Ellen Goodman Employers will get the only break
BOSTON-In the spirit of full disclosure. I The sponsors maintain "that this bill is aimed at the 45 percent of minority teen-agers who must confess that the youngest member of our family is about to begin her work life this are unemployed. It is this claim that won sup- port for the bill from the Conference of Black summer scooping ice cream. So it was not with complete disinterest I read the Reagan Mayors, who understandably are willing to administration's proposal to lower the min- try anything umum wage for teen-agers from $3.35 to But there is little evidence that this bill would help poorer communities. It might harm them. $2.50 an hour for the five summer months. It was hard enough explaining take-home In March of 1984. 500.000 black teen-agers pay and Social Security. The notion that this were listed as unemployed. Most of these are in school looking for part-time and summer new worker's pay check could be cut by con- gressional fiat before she even starts isn't one jobs. What we know about teen-age employ- that cheers her. Nor does it cheer those ment is that most teens get jobs through friends who have just lined up summer jobs. parents, friends or neighborhood contacts. This bill, however, is supposed to help the They get jobs in areas where they live. As unemployed. The President says that it will Wellesley College economist Carolyn Shaw create 400.000 new jobs. Even our aspiring Bell says. "If by lowering the wage you could ice-cream worker can see the value in cutting get McDonald s to open lots of new res- wages if. in fact, that means more jobs for taurants all over Harlem and Roxbury for five those who need them. months, it would work," Bell also notes that if But the picture isn't as clear in the market- you cut wages, you make it harder for black place as it is in the Reagan administration's teen-agers to commute to those jobs. creative mind. The assertion that cutting Today the adults who work for minimum wages would add 400.000 summer jobs is wage come largely from low-income families. pure conjecture. The notion that we can give This is not true for teenagers The subminimum employers a powerful incentive to hire those wage might well encourage employers to re- under 20 without encouraging them to avoid place poor minority adults with more affluent those over 20 is pure fantasy. The penalty in white suburban teen-agers. Our young ice- the bill for firing older workers has more loop- cream scooper is not exactly the worker that holes than a pretzel. Reagan was targeting. At the moment there are five million min- (prtWUunMS' itwR PEM0CWHC EUOIONS OUUJW ibo KtrreinkiN mjn.tr-.fi imum-wage workers in this country. Seventy If unemployed teen-agers from poorer percent of them are adults Two- thirds of them families are unlikely to get real help from this are female. There is a high turnover rate in bill, who wins? The big" winner is the minimum minimum wage jobs: there is a high degree of wage employer. seasonal work You need more ice cream It's not for nothing they call this the scoopers in the summer. McDonald's Bill. The investment firm. Dean Employers not only could--but would--turn Witter, once estimated that a subminimum over or pass up older workers for younger wage would make McDonald's stock jump 31 workers they can get cheaper. The union cents. It may be the unemployed who deserve leaders who complain that a subminimum a break today, but if this bill passes, it's the wage "would replace dad with junior" are a lit- employers who'll get the break. , tle wrong (it would replace mom with junior) Ellen Goodman is a syndicated colum- but the idea is righ' nist.
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New tuition formula may raise fee
By Brian Dion state students. This raise was $84 more man Assoc. Managing Editor that recommended by the Board of Trustees. Tuition here could increase 10-14 percent in The tuition formula plan is a new method in the 1985-86 academic year, according to Vice figuring tuition fees. Each school's total expen- President for Finance and Administration ditures will be totaled and each school will be Harry Hartley. • responsible for 20 percent of it. People opposing This comes after the Board of Governors for the plan say UConn's tuition would increase the Higher Education adopted a policy three weeks most because of the great amount of money ago, requiring all state colleges to raise a min- spent on various research projects that don't imum of 20 percent of their total expenditures. exist at other state schools. The new policy stipulates that tuition cannot Betty Tianti, the only BOG member opposing increase more than 15 percent in any one year. A the tuition policy, said the policy will be "tough study done by the BOG found that all the on students and administrators alike." She colleges would be able to meet the 20 percent favors the ammendment to make technical tuition fund level in 1985 without raising tuition colleges an exception to the rule, "...it makes a more than 15 percent. But there has been some bad policy a little better," she said. concern over the state's five technical schools The policy will also make each school ear- lacking sufficient enrollment levels to comply mark 10''., of all tuition funds for financial aid, with the new directive. increasing it 1% a year until 1990. The BOG ammended the action so the techni- Eliot Wolk. professor of mathematics and cal colleges would not l>e obligated to meet the member of the B(XJ advisory board, said the 20 percent funding level. To insure they make policy would raise tuition more than the infla- the best attempt at this, the BOG wants them to tion rate. raise the tuition a minimum of 15 percent by "We don't really have a way to judge how The Babbidge Library 1985. many students don't even apply when they see At UConn the estimated expenditures is what the tuition will be." he said. 1103.6 million, but UConn would need to raise at Commissioner of Higher Education Norma least $20.7 million with this new policy, a 14.1".. Glasgow said the use of the formulas for the By Jill Zuccardy increase in tuition. Hartley has saidthough. the universities to prepare their budgets "will mean Campus Correspondent university could offset the increase by using the assurance of adequate support and equit- In a ceremony on May 18th. the university library was formally various tutition funds already established. able distribution of resources throughout Con- named in memory of Homer Babbidge. < rver 700 people gathered Tuition for next year already is up$128 for in- necticut public higher education." on the library lawn to pay tribute to Babbidge. who was UConn President from 1962 to 1972. Governor William O'Neill and former Governor John I )empsey Unstable economy is catalyst to joined various UConn administrators in honoring Babbidge Pre- sident John DiBiaggio presided over the event and spoke briefh to the crowd. He reminded them of Babbidge's humanitarian renewed interest in job placement nature and dedicated commitment to UConn. "Homer has drawn this community together in a unity oi spirit which enriches this institution. There can be no more fitting sym- By Jill Zuccardy ths, the information will be graduated. They are eligible bol of this than the library which now bears his name." said Campus Correspondent sketchy. "Many of the stu- to receive a free bulletin every DiBiaggio. With the present atmos- dents lose contact with us," week for three months after Babbidge's family attended the ceremony and the champagne phere of economic instability, said Daring. "There is no real graduation which lists pages reception which followed. His wife. Marcia. was presented with a students are becoming in- feedback channel."' of current entry-level job framed photograph of the library as a momento of the occasion creasingly concerned alx>ut Daring, however, did make opportunities. After the three < tale of Babbidge's three daughters. Sandra accepted the naming joh opportunities. Over 3.000 some general observations months, they can subscribe to on behalf of the family, saying that her father had been very students passed through the about present trends, saying the bulletin for a minimal pos- happy in his 10 yeaYs at the university. She added that he had Department of Career Ser- that most engineering majors tage fee. always "desired a place in the university's future." vices this year to receive andfeccounting majors have a Further, students regis- In his term of presidency. Babbidge did much to assure this guidance in their search for job upon graduation or shor- tered with the department future. In particular, he was responsible for tripling the size of the career placement. tly thereafter. Liberal arts can be a part of a com- library's staff, budget and size, as well as initiating plans to build Director of Career Services majors, on the other hand, puterized job matching sys- the library facility now named for him. Douglas Daring, who has been have a more difficult time get- tem which allows for faster David Kapp. associate director for Library Public Services, with the department for four- ting hired, he said. "In the long application procedures. Dar- said. Homer had a strong interest in all libraries, not just this teen years, said students are run. a liberal arts education is ing said The system matches one." He was often referred to throughout Connecticut as a more serious now than they valuable.'* said Daring. "But, jobs with compatible stu- "friend to libraries." ever have been. "Many more you should have some sort of dents. A resume is sent off Carol Stocking, a librarian here for 25 years, talks of Babbidge's students are utilizing our ser- identifiable, entry-level skills." immediately by the depart- friendly nature, saying that he would come into the various lib- vices," said Daring. "This is a In particular, he said that ment and the student is not- rary departments and introduce himself to the librarians: a prac- turnaround from the 70's." some knowledge of com- ified. tice that was not common to other presidents. She says. "I Statistics on job placement puters is "a definite must." In the future, the depart- thought he was a very fine person; the naming of the library for and hiring trends of this year's The department does pro- ment will be implementing a hims is a very lovely gesture." graduates are not available vide continuing services for new computer system which Rich Pavley, a seventh semester UConn student, sees it this yet. And even in a few mon- students once they have will make career information way, "Babbidge was president during one of the most trying available to students. Daring times—the student uprisings of the '60s— and still achieved said the department hopes to many things It is very fitting that one of the lx>st parts of the expand and to focus more on university is named after one of the best presidents." guiding sophomores and jun- NOW AVAILABLE: The Board of Trustees decision to name the library after Bab- iors in choosing career paths, bidge was made only last month, and no concrete plans have as well as offering assistance l>een made yet as to what type (>f sign will be erected t > declare Soft Contact to seniors Lenses that can be .the library's new name. worn continuously PAUL'S PIZZA RESTAURANT for up to one month. When you think of pizza: THINK OF PAUL'S
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By Brian Dion the leisure groups and this ve.ar there are sure to and broadcasting. WHUS 91.7 FM, the college radio Assoc. Managing Editor be more. station and the Daily Campus are the two official New students to any university are curious to find For students that are serious about learning varied sources of news and entertainment here. out what extracurricular activities are available to aspects of their" career there are clubs in every one of There are many organizations that do not fit into a them on campus. The heart of these activities is the the 10 schools. Most clubs under this category spon- certain category. From the Black Women's Collective varied clubs, greeks (fraternities and sororities) sor lectures by professionals in the certain field about to the Gay Alliance to the Dog Obedience Club, varied and associations. the future career outlooks. Also national professional clubs strive to offer a common association to stu- • At UConn there are nearly 2(K) officially registered associations have local chapters here. For the more j dents with a specific interest or need. student organizations. All can be found listed in the intellectually endowed, there are honorary greeks University Almanac that you will receive while here for most majors with entrance open only to those If you want to join an organization to meet people for orientation. Each has a detailed description of with a certain grade point average. and have a place to party, one of the national greeks is what it offers and to whom. If you are searching for If you are interested in meeting students from dif- the place for you. All provide social atmosphere for recreation, political involvement, a professional ferent ethnic groups which you wish to get together students of the same sex. Though some do services association in your major or just a social group, you'll with, you may be interested in one of 20 cultural for the community, many only sponsor social events. tiiidit here. organizations. Some clubs are also especially for The greeks recruit members each semester; this is Keep in mind if you desire information on joining students majoring in that language. called "rushing" Before you rush over, keep in mind any one of the organizations you can obtain it at the For the politically minded student activist, there that dues are $75 each semester on the average. You Activities Fair at Vhe ROTC hangar in the fall where are ample opportunities to get involved with cam- will also have the option to live in the greek's houses most organization officers will be to recruit new paigning for candidates and hosting well-known pol- here on campus. 3 members itical figures of their party to speak on current issues. For those of you who want to have an impact on the Now don't think that since the university is so large All of the dozen or so political groups offer informa- community here, the Undergraduate Student Gov- the clubs will have hundreds of members. In fact, the tion on their beliefs and goals. If you are a Democrat ernment, the body of students who delegate funds to average number of members is most clubs is only or Libertarian, you'll find a group for you. all of the organizations officially registered needs about 20. I*his makes room for a lot of personal There are nearly 10 spiritual support groups of ambitious politicians. For the student who wants to interaction. Most organizations don't require dues so varied faiths organized here. In addition to youth get involved with planning the many concerts and this encourages every student to catch the Husky groups of the various campus churches, there are other activities, the Board of Governors is where you spirit! youth groups that meet regularly of faiths not rep- want to go. Every imaginable sport or recreational activity is resented here. All offer dialogue on their religious represented by a club. From a coed massage club to a acknowledgements. Lastly, there are so many activities available to you fencing team, each offer membership to anyone in- The most visible of campus organizations are the but don't be intimidated. You'll find your niche and terested in learning a new hobby or to the experien- local media which are student-run and provide prac- feel at home before too long. Good luck and get ced seeking compvUUou Last year there were 40 of tical experience in print, media production, writing involved in the fall!
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Nearly :i.(MX) students re- ceived degrees here on May 20 at the university's 101st Commencement Exercises. University Registrar Thomas J. Burke said the total includes 2.090 candidates for bachelor degrees. 717 advan- ced degrees including 71 I'h.l) s. and 2(i candidates for two-year certificates from the Rakliffe Hicks School of Ag- riculture. Hurke also said an addi- tional 1.112 students received certificates, bachelor's and master's degrees early upon completion of Slimmerschool in IHH3 and the fall semester of the same year. Another 122 received I'h.l). degrees. This brings the total of all such awards since last year's com* mencemeni to 1.275. lules Bergman. Einmy- winning science corresjxni- dent for ABC News, delivered the traditional "charge" to undergraduates at the twin exercises. Bergman, a New York City native, joined ABC news in 1952 as a junior writer. In 19
up sending of grades awsa; 1 «* By Jill Zuccardy planned which will do away Campus Correspondent with the time-consuming key Each semester. UConn stu- punching, along with the sort- dents are kept waiting any- ing. To further speed up the AUDREY P. BECK BUILDING where from 3 to 4 weeks he- process, computer-printed fore receiving their report ."self mailing" envelopes will cards. Other universities, be used instead of the windc »w such as Southern Connecticut envelopes used now. MANSFIELD TOWN OFFICES State University and Boston Once the new system is University, send out their implemented, students will grades within 10 days to 2 receive just a transcript of the weeks. grades of that semester, Andrew Barden of the Reg- rather than their entire tran- istrar's office said. "We feel script as they do now. "These bad al>out this, hut the incon- changes will allow us to get venience cannot he avoided." the grades out in 9 or 10 days He blamed UConn's present at the most." said Barden. The system of processing grades new system should be com- for the delay. pleted within five years. Barden said this process The office is not planning to involves dependency on completely eliminate sending several different university students their full transcripts. facilities which have "other These will be mailed each customers" and are not al- semester at a later date. Also, ways free to process the re- students will be able to view Beck honored in dedication port cards. Barden referred to their entire transcript on the present system as "cum- computer terminals located iK'rsome." ' in the office. Last Sunday state and Mansfield officials dedicated the Mansfield Town Hall to bear The Office of the Registrar the name of the late state Senator Audrey Beck. Beck was active in local politics and rep- is in the process of making Barden said the purpose of resented the tour as a state representative for many years before winning a senate seat plans to computerize the sys- the new, updated system is to Beck died in 1982 of self-inflicted injuries. (George Edwards photo.) tem. An on-line computer is get report cards out quicklv. / sssssssssssssssssssssssss the lily pad " DAILY
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and that they readily do so in Building... AH previous aetic- to investigate. At that time, tling the case, Fichandler re- By Amy Lamborn poor weather. He said that iencies have been corrected Van Gelder invited them to plied, "I am pushing strongly Campus Correspondent they are not put out in truly and they stated that the fa- inspect the campus to see for an administrative In November 1983. the U.S. bad weather, in any case. He cilities were in excellent that the "deficiencies" had hearing." Department of Agriculture said they are "watered" in the shape." been corrected. She said that Feral said that the reason charged the University of Con- morning, and that normally Ms. Van Gelder said that for some reason, the USDA the USDA has not returned to necticut with 19 counts of al- additional water is not ne- people involved in research at declined. A few days later, the inspect is "because they (eel leged violations of the Federal cessary, and that if left out. the UConn are generally coopera- USDA issued an official state- that the course to take is a Animal Welfare Act. accord- coys will chew at and destroy tive in implementing the USDA ment that said they were legal one." The violations ing to Priscilla Feral, head of the containers or in winter the guidelines. She said the Ani- charging UConn with 19 have been doing on for years, the New England branch of water will freeze. Van Gelder mal Welfare Act came into counts of alleged violations. said Feral. She stated that Friends of Animals. Inc. said that old bones are left in effect in 1967, and that guide- Fichandler said he could UConn has shown itself un- The Animal Welfare Act the yard because the coygs lines since then have grad- not understand why the USDA willing to comply with USDA outlines specific animal-care like them, and because they ually become more strict. would no.t return to UConn to regulations. No decision has standards, including items are used in "animal-domi- After the coydog-killing in- inspect that corrections had yet been reached between the such as cage size, adequate nance" studies of the coys, cident, Van Gelder said, the been made. When asked USDA and the university. The water supply, routine veter- who occasionally defecate on USDA ret jrned to the campus about the alternatives for set- case is still pending. inary care, ventilation. house- the bones, which is part of Keeping and pest control. normal coy behavior. Dr. Philip Fichandler. Feral said that during her UConn's consulting veterin- visit to the Biobehavioral 'Animal friends' still fighting arian and Alexandra Van Complex, she had observed Gelder. director of Research wolves and a German shep- Services, said that the "al- herd together in the animal- UConn experimenting methods leged violations" had actually receiving unit. But Fichandler been noted as "deficiencies" By Amy Lamborn When asked whether after a grant has been said that that is impossible. made, the scientist is free to do whatever exper- in the original USDA report. "She couldn't have seen that. Campus Correspondent iments he wants, he replied, "You're not quite These deficiencies have been There have never been Dr. Benjamin Sachs, university psychology right in saying that once the grant has been •corrected and the USDA has wolves and a shepherd kept in professor, may applaud the goals of Friends of made, there is no check." He said that once 'been invited to return to in- that shack," he said. Animals, Inc., but says that "in the extreme, experimentation is in progress, the USDA comes spect UConn at least twice. In response to Fichandler's elimination of all animal research would have to check. And the results must be published in Fichandler and Van Gelder comment, Feral said "It's in- disastrous implications." what he calls "referee journals." These are re- said. !;ut the USDA has de- teresting that they deny that Friends of Animals, Inc., an animal-welfare viewed by knowledgeable people in the field. He clined there were two wolves and a organization, distributed flyers on campus last said they always ask the question, "Did this re- Feral denied that these pro- German shepherd in the re- April 24th which criticized experimentation search follow ethical principles in the treatment blems have been corrected. ceiving shack." When asked She said of Fichandler. "He's a being conducted by Dr. Sachs. Entitled "UConn of animals?" He said that they are able to deter- why they would deny that if it liar. He more than anyone Analyzes Masculine Behavior?" the flyer des- mine this because the scientist must describe were true. Feral said, "Be- else, has seen the violations cribed Sach's research which it said was being his methodology precisely, so that the experi- cause they realize what a conducted "To determine the motivational and ment is repeatable. "Nothing I do is secret," said and knows what they are." ludicrous situation that is." Feral said that Fichandler was penile reflexive aspects of copulation in male Sachs. "The whole business of science is making Feral also commented on rats and to investigate the penile reflexes as they it public." present at all the USDA in- Benson Ginsburg, a UConn relate to copulation behavior." The flyer quoted spections and was a witness researcher, saying, "I Sachs commented that to nonscientists, ex- to the violations. Feral visited the research award for Sach's project as being wouldn't be surprised if Gins- perimentation often appears "trivial." but that UConn in March. 1984 and $275,464 and recommended that the experi- its applications are valuable. He gave as an burg were breeding the ments be discontinued entirely. "They are bi- says that UConn continues its wolves and the shepherd to- example Charles Darwin's experimentation with zarre, outrageous, repetitious," the fiver said. violations of the Animal Wel- gether the way they did to get slime molds, which, he points out, contributed fare Act. She visited Spring Hill a coydog-that aberration." The Daily Campus visited the Psychology greatly to the theory of evolution. Farm, a UConn facility and She said of Ginsburg, "He al- Building as part of an inquiry into alleged Friends of Animals cited various experiments observed deer there. "Two lowed a wolf to die of infec- animal-care violations that were made by the on rats, including "Stimulation by painful elec- young deer were in dire need tion. And bragged alx>ut it in U.S. Department of Agriculture in November, tric shock to the skin in male rats." Dr. Sachs said of veterinary care... One an abstract." Feral said she 1983. In the Psychology Building, the charges that "the shock is painful, but not severe." animal was very thin... the obtained this information concerned the size of cages being used to house He gave as another example the study of animal was missing a great from Ginsburg's published primates. The USDA visited UConn on February vaginal stimulation in female rats being conduc- deal of hair The creature papers ( HI captive wolves. The 21. 1983. and noted that the corrections had ted by one of his colleagues. He said that if the looked half-dead and pitiful." papers described how un- been made, according to the USDA inspector's rat's foot is pinched, it will squeak and pull away. she wrote in her report. natural conditions were pro- report of that date. But if the vagina is stimulated with a small glass At Spring Hill, in response to duced to encourage hostility speculum, it will still pull its foot away, but it will a question on how often the In response to Friends of Animals, Inc.'s criti- in a wolf family. Feral said, and not squeal. Thus, the stimulation seems to pro- deer are fed. Brent Carlson, a cism of the funding of his experiments, he said that a mother wolf was bitten graduate student responsible "Both for reasons of basic research and possible duce a kind of analgesia This research is perti- by her offspring and then al- nent to humans, he said. It relates to the pro- for the deer's care, said "They medical implications, both the questions asked lowed to die of infection. duction of endorphins (natural painkillers) and get fed once a day. about now. and the funds used have been well-spent." As an and get as much hay as they The care of primates in the example, he noted that 50 percent of diabetic to the pain of childbirth, in that pressure on the vagina cervix area may tend to reduce pain. want to eat and approx- Psychology building was also men are impotent, for reasons that are not imately two pounds of a spe- mentioned in the USDA re- known. For that reason, he said, it is "extremely When asked why it was so difficult for a non- cial grain." |x>rt. In a Feb. Z\. 1983 memo useful to find an animal model... to develop scientist to visit the facilities unannounced for Carlson said he didn't know to Dr. Jerome Smith, head of cures for it." adding that his work was con- the purpose of inspecting animal-care stan- why the deer were so thin. the Psychology Department, sidered valuable enough that he has been in- dards, Sachs answered that sometimes special "They get all they want to eat. Van (ielder wrote: "The USDA vited to present his work in absentia in Paris at conditions are being maintained for experimen- They're just that way." he inspectors were here on Feb- the International Society for Impotence Re- tation which could be upset by an unannounced said. ruary 19 and inspected the search. He remarked that "The biggest problem visitor, such as noise and light levels. "It's not a At the coydog kennel. Dr. facilities in the Psychology is communicating to nonscientists." zoo." said Sachs. "It's a research enterprise." Fichandler pointed out var- ious wooden platforms and triangular structures in the p* n lie said that while it may appear odd to people, the l0W> separa^ voj,. ■■■■ covdogs like to take shelter 4 under such low-lying things. sav;n9s; House of Lloyd Party Plan Managers sewing kit wanted for the w- soap aisndish deck of 1984 Christmas Line toothbrush holder "ear D/arc's triple outlet hugger tap (dorm o U9S Work from home, 3 fluorescent hi-liters aPProved) part-time rmagic mount super mug hooks 16oz- Plastic mug July- December UL approved 9' extension cord, 3 polarized outlets Company paid training all in a clear plastic bag and supplies For details, call 464-6867 after 1:00 mon.-fri 8:30-5:00 UCOniiCO-OD Collect calls welcome Connecticut Summer Campus. Thursday. May 31.1984 Page 1 I Here's help for UConn's frightened freshmen
By Susanne Dowden show them the Women's Center and News Editor the Counseling Center." UConn, with thousands of on cam- The tour and the planned activities pus students, can be scary to a fresh- keep students busy for the short time man who has never lived away from they visit. "We don't allow alcohol, home. But the summer orientation even if they are of age." Desnoyers program run by Student Services, pro- said "It causes too much trouble We vides incoming freshmen with a taste actively program at night." of campus life. The group leaders perform skits on "We want students to leave not as campus life, academic and social frightened," said Bob Desnoyers, coor- "We're doing constructive things as dinator of orientation services. "A lot opposed to saying you can't do this of students are overwhelmed" you can't do that." Desnoyers said. The summer orientation program "These are things you can do." has been helping freshman students With a crowd of students away from since 1972. Before that, students home and relatively free from respon- would arrive on campus four days sibility. Desnoyers said there have before classes started. Then it was the been few serious problems. For exam- resident assistant's responsibility to ple, he said the largest damage bill the guide freshmen. program has had for 2.500-3.000 "Now we have a staff of 11 student students for the entire summer was leaders who have taken a credit course $125. from January to May," Desnoyers said "We take stronger action than in the from his office in the Student Union, school year." he said. "There are no "They do a better job than the RAs. major problems." They have more training and know how to respond to student's ques- Not to say that strange things don't tions. happen, however. As with any large "It was hard enough back then,with Bob Desnoyers, coordinator of the orientation program run by student group of people, accidents do happen 2,500 students in Jorgensen trying to services, in his office (George Edwards photo). "One girl fell out of her bunk and broke tell them the place wasn't so bad," her jaw." Desnoyers said. "The staff Desnoyers said. "Now we break each "We also try to reinforce the role of Students may see UConn's size as a handled it beautifully. They drove her group of 180 down to groups of 15 to 18 the residence hall staff for problem drawback. "We talk about the advan- to Willimantic. She was fine." with the group leader. It's much solving or for information," Desnoy- tage of the size," Desnoyers said. "We Vandalism, or attempted vandalism, more personal." ers said take an upbeat approach to it; we is an occasional problem. "One night, a The orientation program has four The fourth goal is to make students have to." student threw a rock at a light and it primary objectives, Desnoyers said. at ease with a large campus. The tours bring UConn's size into came back and hit him in the head." First, freshmen have to register for fall "We wants students to say 'hey, I'm perspective for freshmen. "We give Desnoyers said. "The staff took him to classes. "We wants students to get going to look forward to this,'" Des- them an idea of where things are on the infirmary. adequate advising. This requires a noyers said. "We want them to think campus," he said. "It helps it seem not "The staff is well trained." he said, combined efiort with the faculty." they made a good choice. Some as big. "and things run smoothly. Second, freshmen are given a tour to students might be having second "We emphasize campus services on "The program is not going to ac- familiarize them with campus and to thoughts about UConn. that maybe the tours and tell them here are things complish everything, but if we accom- make them aware of services avail- they should have gone to a smaller you can use," Desnoyers said "We plish our four objectives, we're able. school." take them down Gilbert Road and happy."
Luncheons are served Monday through Friday and they are characterized by their great variety and most modest prices. (Would you believe a complete luncheon in a quality restaurant these days for only $3.49?). The Clark's first opened its doors in 1949 in the little red restaurant in the The cocktail lounge, an amenity that heart of Willimantic that became, as the came with the new building, is a pop- years passed, the mecca of knowledge- ular spot in its own right with entertain- able diners from all parts of Connec- ment Friday night. And the restaurant's ticut, neighboring Rhode Island and new wine list is smashing. Massachusetts and many adventurous parties from places far away. A final note: The Clark's serves upwards of 1,000 meals a week. Reser- Now The Clark's is happily enscon- vations are always prudent. ced in its own new red brick building built seven years ago next to the origin- al site, and it is even better than before, if you can believe that's possible.
Sunday dinner at The Clark's is an institution among many families who North & Meadow Streets make the pilgrimage here at least once Willimantic a month. Dinners are served every night, of course, and the crowd is usu- 423-1631 ally brisk, cheerful and gratified. Page 12 Connecticut Summer Campus. Thursday. May 31. 1984 Ted's Restaurant -- a campus institution
By Susanne Dowden trative details and running the News Editor liquor store. "We have our Despite its plain interior- own system of dividing the formica tables, orange chairs, work." he said, tapping a pen- brown tile floor and no decor cil on the computerized to speak of--crowds of UConn inventory sheet in front of students fill Teds Restaurant him. every night, giving it a cozy, Dean Nanos is definitely a friendly- atmosphere. driving force behind the infor- "It's like walking into a par- mal ambience of Ted's. "I just ty." said Elliot Nanos, one of like to party," Dean said from the restaurant's three own- behind the small bar littered ers. There's a complete with beer bottles. "Kids get metamorphosis in one day. sick of sitting around in the During the day it's primarily a dorms; they like to get torn up food establishment. At night a little. Want a beer?" students look at us as a drink- It is hard to imagine that ing establishment." Dean and Elliot are brothers. Brothers Dean and Elliot Dean has bushy hair and a Nanos opened Ted's with moustache and is wearing a their father Tom in December faded blue T-shirt, a plaid flan- HITS. "The year of the bliz- nel shirt and old blue jeans. zard" is how Elliot remembers Elliot is clean cut. slightly it. The name "Ted's" was balding and neatly dressed. derived from the first letters • of the owner's names. The two brothers share the It's early evening at Ted's. A day-to-day operation of color television on the shelf Ted's. Business. Elliot said, behind Dean blares the even- has been so good that in spite ing news. A few of Ted's of tv o recent increases in regular customers hang Connecticut's drinking age. around the bar. occasionally the Nanoses were able to joking with Dean or playing open Ted's Lkjuor store on darts. property near the restaurant. One factor that sets Ted's Jim Hickey, a regular at Ted's Restaurant, flings a dart (George Edwards Both businesses border the photo). campus near Frats and the apart from its local competi- Jungle. tion is its loyal clientele. tables- or stand three or four Ted's has more than just Top of the old Grateful Dead But proximity is not the "Why is this a cult bar?" deep at the bar. One group of 40 offerings. Many varieties of ones." only reason for Ted's pop- Dean asked rhetorically, "I people starts a noisy game of music are represented by ularity with students. "I don't don't know." quarters. Another group sings diverse groups-the Sex Pis- The lights flicker on at 1 know if you can attribute it to Dean suggests that stu- "Happy Birthday" to a slightly tols, Creedence Clearwater, am. signalling closing time. any one thing." Elliot Nanos dents like the freedom of embarrassed female student. Glenn Miller. The last students stagger out. said from behind the counter being able to move the tables The noise level swells as the Dean picks all the music, leaving behind floors sticky of the brightly lit lkjuor store. around and the fact that if you rumble of voices mingles with some that he likes, some that with spilled beer, cigarettes "There are many per- go to Ted's you're likely to run music from the jukebox, strewn from ashtrays, empty sonalities involved." students suggest to him. "I go into someone you know. bottles and memories of Dean, he said, has control thought by many patrons to out and buy all the 45s my- of the restaurant at night As the evening progresses, be the best around. Unlike self," he said. "Some of them drunken fun. while he tends to the adminis- the crowds gather around most jukeboxes, the one in cost 10 or 15 dollars, like some
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By Susanne Dowden All escorts carry radios with a direct line to the dis- and groups of students fighting, she said, but News Editor patcher at the station and to the police cruisers. they've never called in a sexual assault." There is no need for female students to fear the "Student dispatchers are like air traffic con- The UConn police hire between 75 and 100 escorts campus at night. Thanks to the escort service run by trollers." Ms. Carberry said, "They have to know the a year. Carberry is in charge of hiring and training all the Police Department, no woman has to face the location of escorts at all times. So in case of an escorts. "I look for common sense and good judg- dark alone. emergency if the student doesn't have time to give his ment," she said. "It's tough to pick those out in an Officer Alice Carberry, who supervises the service location, we'll know how to find him." interview. It's helpful if they have some interest in notes that since its inception in 1969 the number of Escorts, if they spot a crime in progress such as a public safety." women asking for escorts has increased dramatically break in or a fight, have been instructed to call the Many student patrollers have gone on to become and campus vandalism has gone down. station, not to try to stop the crime. police officers. "Michael Pander was a student escort Ms. Carberry points out that in 1975, about 390 while he was at UConn and now he's a lieutenant students were escorted. In the fall of 1983, from Sep- The number of women here." tember to November 3,735 calls for escorts were The Police Department, in keeping with the univer- placed. asking for escorts has sity's equal employment policy also hires female The increase in escort use, Ms. Carberry said, is escorts. "There are no restrictions on what a femal«- due to publicity given to the service in the Daily Cam- increased dramatically can do. We had a female supervisor last semester" pus and word of mouth and increased efficiency of Ms. Carberry said. "I just won't put a female student in the service. There has been no increase in the num- "They do not, as a rule, get involved. I can't really a position she's not comfortable with." ber of assaults, but she said there was more attention tell them not to; it's a judgment call." Ms. Carberry There are no female escorts now. she said. "We paid to crimes that did happen. said. "If I saw a woman being assaulted. I'd inter- had one this semester who resigned due to aca- Escorts patrol the campus from nightfall until 3 vene." demic pressure." a.m. After this time, women are escorted by police This should not worry students using the service, This is a problem with all the escorts. "Since officers on duty. During the winter months, shifts though. The response time of the police to a call from they're studentss they tend to get bogged down at begin at 5 p.m. The escort service also operates dur- an escort is less than a minute. the end of the semester with schoolworK and social ing the summer. •There has never been an incident where a woman events." Ms. Carberry said. "They struggle through "Students escorts have other duties. They're the was attacked while with an escort. "Our belief is that the freezing weather and now that it's nice out eyes and ears of the police," Ms. Carberry said. "They there is safety in numbers," Ms. Carberry said. "If they cjuit. report back to us if they see criminal acts, suspiscious someone is going to assault a woman, he wants no "A lot of people don't realize what a tough job it is." acts, fights, anything that the public safety office witnesses. she said. "Escorts are always < aitside walking no nut- should know about." "Students have called in a lot of property damage ter what the weather's like.'" BECOME A i I I «sss MAJOR presents The Best Focus on your special concern in the Middle East with one of the Little major's three track: Whorehouse in Texas Thick I ~ Humanities, LJtergburc € flrt Wed |une O through Sat |une 2 3 at tt 00 p m Track TL ~5ocixl Scienco* Matinee Sat |une I c at 2-00 pm Track HE ^International VcWftcs ? Economic5 No performance bun |urw 10 and Sun |une I 7 HA Degree Requirements: Air conditioned Hame( S !o'j
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By Jan Henshaw Westerhoff is the choreo- Special to the Daily grapher for the first two pro- Campus ductions of UConn Nutmeg "On the diagonal from four- Theater's 28th summer sea- six -eight!" son: The Best Little Whore- Peter Westerhott is leading house in Texas and fin the female chorus from Getting My Act Together and l Conn's Nutmeg Theater's Taking It On the. Road The Best Little Whorehouse in Choreographer Westerhoff Texas through the song and is a graduate student in direct- dance number, "21 Hours of ing in the Dramatic Arts De- Lovin' partment here He directed Westerhoff shakes it down, The Prime of Mist Jean Brodie struts, shakes it up. struts and The Doctor in Spite of some more, smiles a dazzling Himself during the past aca- smile, veils "Don't forget to demic year, and was assistant smile!" and sits down to director for The Streets of New watch the chorus run it on York and Marat Sade their own.
The Aggie Chorus rehearses Peter Westerhoff s choreography for "The Aggie Song" from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The dancer are, from left to right: Tim Coon, Bruce Wal lace, Tom Bernardo, Jeff Dutton and Mark D'Agostino ( Photo courtesy of Cur- tis Matthew).
Multi-talented Westerhoff turned to North High School UConn's Alumni Center this is also an actor, singer and as a drama teacher. He then spring. dancer. Her performed in directed over 20 productions UConn*s Oh. Coward' as well in four years, includingA/ame. as choreographing the show. No. No. Nanette. Pippin, Mary Sabatine, professor of His acting credits include and Poppins. Seven Year Itch. Wait dramatic arts, said of Wes- off off Broadway production Until Dark and Good-bye terhoff. "Peter understands of For the Snark is a Boojum Charlie. He also directed sum- the importance of a director in You See. summer stock, din- mer stock shows including ner theater, community musical theater being know- Carousel Music Man. and ledgeable and versatile in theater and a long list of plays Hello Dolly and musicals at Wittenberg dance. He is preparing himself University, where he earned a to both choreograph and bachelors in speech theater, direct." education and business. "...I was in shows His first dance experience Westerhoff has also been took place when Westerhoff and they made influenced by the work of Bob was a junior in high school Fosse, Michael Bennett, Mi- "because I was in shows and me dance" chael Peters and most recen- they made me dance." he tly by Tommy Tune. Wester- : »id. hoff is currently teaching a While he was a student at class in tap dance for the Wittenberg. Westerhoff l>e- His first formal training in Mansfield Creative Dance gan choreographing musicals choreography took place Council. for North High School near when he came to graduate Wittenberg in Springfield, school at UConn. Westerhoff Westerhoff is on his feet Ohio. After graduating from said "Jean Sabatine has again, perfecting a chorus Wittenberg, and a year of taught and influenced me a move. The dancers are reeling choreography, acting, singing lot." He choreographed two out the end of the number and and dancing in dinner thea- dances performed in Saba- it looks terrific. Peter Wes- ters, summer stock and off off tine's Jazz Dance Theater pro- terhoff is at work and the Peter Westerhoff hoofs it up in a "Best Little Whorehouse" Broadway. Westerhoff re- duction Singin' and Dancin' at rehearsal (Photo courtesy of Curtis Matthew). dancing says it all. FRIDAY MTE OLDIES with Les Morrell
9-1 a.m. (Fri. June 1st) Huskies FINE FOOD a DRINK $2.00 COVER DANCING ($1.00 in oldies 28 King Hill Road " PRIZES Storrs costume) Connecticut Summer Campus, Thursday. May 31.1984 Page IS Summer Art in Storrs A musical bordello comes to UConn Summer Cultural Calendar The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas will open the UConn Nut- meg Theatre summer season here Performances will run from June 6 through June 23 in the air FILMS: conditioned Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, with a matinee at 2 • June 13 "The Man Who Knew Too Much," Von der Mehden. p.m., June 16. Evening performances are at 8 p.m. THere will be no performances June JO and 17. 8 p.m., $2 A hit on Broadway, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starred Burt Reynolds and Dolly parton in the movie version. • June 20 "Contempt," Von der Mehden, 8 p.m.. $2 Parton made a Top-40 hit out of "Hard Candy Christmas" from • June 27 "Under Fire " Von der Mehden, 8 p.m., $2 the show's musical score. Carol Hall composer of the musical score, won two Drama Desk Awards for her work: Outstanding New Musical Lyrics and Outstanding New Musical Score MUSIC: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas was written by Larry L. King, a journalist, and Peter Masterson, an actor. Native Texans • June 6 "A Night in Venice," featured soloist: Christa RaKich. King and Masterson based the play on a true story. harpsichord. Music by Albinoni, Vivaldi, Handel. TchaikovsKy James Monos, director of the Nutmeg production, has direc- ted professionally in Chicago's Drury Lane Theatre, and The Cir- Faculty-Alumni Center, 8:30 p.m. Presented by the UConn cle in the Square and Carnegie Hall Theatres in New York Cit y. He also has worked in television and film. Peter Westerhoff is chor- School of Fine Arts Music Department. For more information: eographer and Jerome Laszloffy is musical director. Tickets are $6 for Monday through Thursday. $7 for Friday 486-2260. evenings and $7.50 for Saturday evenings, and subscription and group discounts are available. For information and reservatinos, call the Nutmeg Theatre box office at 486-3969. THEATER: • June 6- June 23 "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," Harriet S. Jorgensen Library Theater, 8 p.m. Two afternoon matinee June 16. No Summer Hours performance June 10 and 17. For more information: 486-3969. • June 29-July 7 Summer School Sessions I & II "I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road." Monday-Thursday Harriet S. Jorgensen Theater. 8 p.m. Two afternoon matinee July 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 7. No performance July 1 and 8. for more information: 486- Friday - 9 am.-9 p.m. 3969. Saturday and Sunday Noon-5 p.m. ART: Library Closed: June 30-)uly 1, Ongoing exhibit-The Benton Connection at Jorgensen, featuring works of art from the Benton Museum's permanent collection. July 4 Tuesday through Sunday, 1-4 p.m.. 486-4520.
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At Giza in the west, the of lush green cultivation snakes its way at present are the least labor- intensive UConn student to go to Zagazig Univer- pyramids stand atop this low wall from south to north following the because they need less man-power sity in Egypt in an exchange program. watching over the city. On the edges of Nile. Assumptions that less expensiv He remained at the university outside the delta, fertile soil cultivation abrup- The desert has been an important systems would be more affordable of Cairo where he is now coordinator tly turns to sand For centuries now, theme in Arabic poetry. In Egypt, the turned out to be false. One Amerk an of the UConn-Zagazig exchange pro- the land in the Delta has never been desert has been considered a hostile, director likened a good irrigation svs- gram open to students in Middle East marginal because of the Nile; crops forboding place not fit for living since tem to a Rolls Royce. "You can push it studies Here. From Cairo, Houpert des- abound where water can reach them antiquity. But today, mounting pre- harder for a longer period of time." he cribes the deserts of Egypt and their or there is nothing. In the south, near ssures on the Egyptian economy are said, whereas a less expensive svst'-m recent development ancient Thebes, the Valley of the Kings forcing the people here to rethink their needs more frequent repairs by un- CAIRO-On both sides of the Nile lies in the dusty hills on the western perceptions of the desert and make it available experts. The result. h<- said is contribute to the nation's economy. that the cheaper system sits in Ihe I recently visited a desert reclama- fields." tion project in the Eastern desert out- The Khatara project is perhaps not side the Delta province of Sharkia. The as much a step forward as the develop- Editorial Positions Available Khatara project is a model for similar ment of agriculture in the Nile ValleY projects throughout the Middle East. 5.000 years ago. But still it is an impor- Using lx»th traditional Egyptian and tant part of the process intended to at the Daily Campus modern irrigation systems like those move this overpopulated countr\ used in California, the directors of the towards food self-sufficiency. project have made conclusions which Although today Egyptians are r-sist- We need Copy, Wire, Arts and Features contradict established ideas of tech- ing the more attractive terms of leav- nology-transfer to the third-world ing the "Mother Nile's"' protective editors for the fall semester. Apply at the nations. For example first assumptions haven, the barren desert may soon tht labor- intensive systems would pro- become lx>th an oasis for upward- Daily Campus, 11 Dog Lane, Storrs. fit by Egypt's surplus labor were false. bound youth and a new source of The directors have trouble attracting stability for Egypt's Iragile economy PROFESSIONAL HAIR 429-4850 STYLES FOR MEN AND WOMEN Mr. Boston is fond Shoppers Plaza Route I 95 Behind Store 24 of all his schnapps. Storrs But one is the ^J>alon 111 le of his eye. Donuts Galore Nobody ever dreamed Mr. Boston Apple and Schnapps would be so popular. Except Mr. Boston, after his first taste. Much More! It has a crisp, delicious apple taste that stands above the crowd of imitators. A taste that stands Donuts up to ice and mixers. Try Mr. Boston Peppermint, Cinnamon and Muffins Spearmint. And new Mr. Boston Original Cookies Strawberry Schnapps. Pastries Because taste runs in Mr. Boston's family. 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Do they really need Before the Edmonton < >ilers stopped the New York tabbed cornerback Russell Carter first and then four days rest between two games with no trveling Islanders from winning their fifth straight Stanley Cup followed with six more picks who should make the involved? Look for the Celtics to win the series in a championship all of the major sports were in full squad in September. The Bengals grabbed three in great seventh game in August sometime swing. 0( course, the USFL is not the major football the first round including linebacker Ricky Hunley and NHL It-ague, but the NFL draft was held and that is a major snuck away with the best quarterback in the draft- The Islanders tried in the championship series f(X)fball story. Boomer Esiason-- in the second Some of the teams against Ed Monton. They had to win three grueling NFL really helped themselves, but until the draft is moved series with the Rangers, Washington and Montreal V "by the NFL does not move up their draft closer to back to February the USFL will continue to steal the before facing the well-rested Oilers who made quick the o'SFL's is a mystery. The NFL lost the three best top players away from them. work of them. For the Isles to win two series after the players in the draft. Mike Rozier, Steve Young and fifth game with the Rangers was quite an accomplish- Reggie White were lost without a fight because they NBA ment. Some say it was the greatest hockey game ever could not bargain without a draft. The NFL's p Coffey's basketball talent draws rave reviews I mm !>,<< k pagt- 12 private school in Washington). Cof- States All-Stars in the McDonald's All- college player. For us. he did everyth- Mike Brown of Baltimore. MD, ranked fey scored over 1,700 points in his American Classic at the Capitol Centre ing but sell tickets." No. !»2 and headecMor Syracuse; (>- scholastic career. in Landover. MD. In that contest Coffey foot-2 Eugene Lewis from Abingto*h\ In addition to his 2f»-point average, scored 13 points in only 15 minutes of PA ranked No. 65 and headed for Coffey managed 11 rebounds per playing time against the USA stars, hit- Coffey will he joining four other Pittsburgh; (i-f(X)t-ll Gary Mateen of game, averaging six assists and three ting on six of seven field goal at- freshman recruits here this fall includ- Akron. OH. ranked No. 7.'i and bound steals per contest. He scored over 30 tempts. ing: 6-foot-5 guard Terrence Warren for Georgetown; and (i-f We think our Onion Rings are the best around fbwfees Usually 99 Famous "Frankies" Great Side Orders F.vnous Frankie" | .09 Frank* Platter (w/F.F. 8. 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Cubs and the Phillies. New York has been taken over One". "Look at how he dominates." Howe says The Red Sox did something positive by trading by the Mets at least for the time being with their great "You've got to judge a player against his op- Dennis Eckersley for Bill Buckner. Buckner is a 300 young players Darryl Strawberry. Dwight Gooden ponents, and (Jretzky's beating evryone by 100 hitter and reliable with the glove while the Eck has and Hubie Brooks. The Cubs are playing great too. points. That more, than anything, tells you hov\ been very inconcsistent since his 20-win season of They"re winning games 12-8 and 10-7 though, and great he is." 1978: later in the season you can't do that Gordie Howe's greatest thrill in professional George Steinbrenner is about ready to erupt be- The Big Red machine has come alive. Manager sports'* "Without a doubt, it was lacing up my cause his Yanks are sputtering more than a little bit. Vern Rapp has put together a competitive bunch of skates and playing on the same line with my two The Yanks have been shut out more than ten times players who are playing about as good as they can at sons Mark and Marty." says the man who still this season. this point. Dave Parker can't make that much dif- laces them up regularly at the age of.%. Howe's The closest division in baseball is the AL West. All ference, can he? reference was to playing with his two sons on the Houston Aeros of the WHA. an event thai | brought him out of retirement for a brief period When the Aeros franchise disbanded. Howe and WIllJS airs Sportsline company headed north to Hartford where the close-knit family is centered today. With his playing days over. Howe is devoting W11US91 7 KM has a brand new sports show. his life to helping sick children. "You stay around "Sportsline" airs Tuesday night from (i to 7 these kids long enough." he says, "and you think p.m. you're the handicapped one. I rememl)er talking Hosts Mark Pukalo and John Tuite will take with a youngster who had gotten lead poisoning phone calls from listeners, interview guests in from eating lead chips around his apartment the studio, replay nostalgic broadcasts and talk This kid was sick, but he was bright and cheerful sports in general. I remeber him asking me if he was handicapped I told him'heck. no. You might be a little ugly but not handicapped.' That's the way to deal with j these kids—joke with them. You find out that Graphic Artists they have so much to give in return ' Cartoonists In the era of the overpaid, drug-addicted crybaby athlete, it is refreshing to meet a gentle- needed at the man hero like Gordie Howe, recognized as a Laurie Decker (9) playing against the Olympic field hoc- DAILY CAMPUS legendary figure but one with his feet planted fir- key team last October. Decker has won the 1983-84 mly on the ground. Does Gordie have any advice next fall to the aspiring NHL wingers throughout the Broderick Sports Award as the outstanding collegiate field Submit an application to the Daily hockey player (George Edwards photo). world? "Well, I remeber telling this to Wayne ICampus. 1 I Dog Lane, with one or Gretzky when he was about 12 years old. and more samples of your work Any ques- this still pertains: We've all l>een blessed with tions? Call 429-9384 during the day two eyes and one mouth. Just maKe sure you G.H. Waring keep two open and one shut and you'll make out Continental Gift Shop just fine." Legendary advice from a legendary hero—Gordie Howe. 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I Attest basketball recruit: Rated 21st in the nation, Coffey will attend UConn For most of the past basketball Less than one month after his carried nationally by UPI and also by competition. He deserves to be rated seasoii. his name was never men- announcement, college basketball the Scripps-Howard News Service as No. 21 and he also tops our Underrated tioned Now. everyone knows his name fans are finally finding out about well as the Boston Globe. Team." and his abilities are drawing rave re- Terry Coffey. In addition to being rated No. 21 in In his article on the "Most Under- views. Coffey has been rated by one well- the nation among scholastic recruits rated Team". Mink says of Coffey: "No Terry (.'offey. a ti-foot-2. 195-pound respected and nationally distributed by Mink. Coffey was one of five high big rep, but great big talent...smooth as guard from Maret School in Wash- "Top KM) Players in the Nation" as the school players named by Mink to his silk, good D and nice shooting ington. D.C, signed a basketball Na- 21st best recruit in the country. "Most Underrated High School Team touch..." tional Letter of Intent with UConn on The ranking of No. 21 in the nation for 1983-84." By being ranked No. 21 in the nation April 27. He is the fifth scholasic player makes the future UConn guard the top Commenting on Coffey's high rank- in Mink's survey, Coffey was listed to announce his intention to attend recruit of the year by any of the nine ing. Mink noted, "we talked with many ahead of such highly-regarded Big East UConn this fall. Big Hast Conference teams on the coaches and other basketball experts recruits as: (i-foot-9 Charlie Smith from The name Terry Coffey. his statistics "Top KM)" listing released by Ken Mink and the general feeling was that in the Bridgeport, ranked No. 28 and headed and his on-the court-reputation, were of the Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel. second half of his senior year Terry for Pittsburgh; 6-foot-6 Shelton Jones not common knowledge in Connec- This is the 21 st consecutive year Mink Coffey was as good as any guard in the of Amityville. NY. ranked No. 29 and ticut when he signed with the Hus- has authored a listing of the top copuntry. He really developed in his headed for St. John's;6-foot-5 Demet- kies—as is the case for most high sch< )lastic recruits. He is assisted in his final year at Maret. he has no weak- rius Gore of Detroit. Ml. ranked No. 11 school players being recruited by the nationwide research by coaches, nesses, and he played great in the and hound for Pittsburgh: (i-foot-1 UConn basketball staff. scouts and writers and the listing is post-season all-star games against top See page 18 Connecticut Summer Campus, Thursday, May 31,1984 SPORTS Crowley crowned batting champ The others include: starting Senior designated hitler Bill The .395 career batting average for Crowley easily right fielder Chris Kuselias Crowley has concluded a ( Hamden. Conn.) who hit .331 three-year varsity baseball snapped the former UConn on the year: starting short- career as the all-time career record, set from 1957-59 by stop Ed McMillan (Mid- batting average leader in New Ken Cullum. who hit .355 (94- 265). dletown. Conn.): and relief England college baseball his- specialist Joe Frager (Shelton. tory (university division). Crowley also finished his Conn.). Crowley and his UConn UConn career No. 1 in hits per UConn ended the 1984 teammates wrapped up the game. He played in 62 games season with an overall record 1984 season last week, losing and totaled 87 hits for a 1.40 of 20-19. The Huskies were two Maine in the cham- hits per game average. He is seeded No. 3 in the four-team Bill Crowley taking a turn at bat during a game this spr- pionship round of the KCAC now No. 2 on the all-time slug- ECAC New England Baseball ing (larry Clay Brownstein photo). New England Tournament. ging percentage list here at Tournament after posting a In three varsity seasons. .577 and he moved into the vidence with a 6-5 win in 13 average. Also over the 300 regular season mark of 18-17. Crowley played in 62 games No. 2 spot in two single-sea- innings. plateau were: right fielder After dropping the tourna- and was 87 for 220 at the plate son categories, collecting 54 UConn hit .286 as a team in Kuselias(.331), junior catcher ment opener to Providence, for a career batt ing average of hits this spring to just miss 39 games in 1984 with Crow- Paul Tinkham (.319), and 6-5, the Huskies came back to .395. That mark broke the catching the single-season ley leading the way among sophomore second baseman register two victories. First. New Kngland record which mark of 56, set by Randy La- regulars with a .372 batting Al Franceschini (.317). UConn scored four runs in the had stood for 57 years. The Vigne in 1979. and totaling 15 ninth inning to record a 10-9 previous New Kngland record doubles, which is second to come-from-behind win and for highest career letting Tom ('apallK)'s 17 in 1981. oust New Hampshire from the Decker wins average was .390, set from Crowley is one of four 1923-26 by Bob Nicora of UConn seniors who will not be tourney field. Later the same day, UConn defeated Pro- New Hampshire returning for the 1985 season. Amencdn Sjor.s Legends^ Broderick award Laurie Decker, a three-time consensus First Team All-America *Vlr, Hockey' remains active selection, has won the 1983-84 Broderick Sports Award as the "Outstanding Woman Collegiate Athlete" in the nation in the sport of field hockey. The Broderick Sports Award is presented yearly to those helping sick children women collegiate athletes who, by vote of women athletic direc- tors nationwide, are judged most deserving of recognition for By Syndicated Network News die says, "that you've got to go into the corners excellence and outstanding achievement in each of 13 inter- Heroes are hard to come by; instant heroes mounting that you sare going to get the puck. collegiate sports. do not exist. It is not suprising. therefore, to find That's the problem with a lot of guys—they go in Decker, as winner of the Broderick Sports Award for field hoc- that those rare athletes born with the right stuff there just hoping to come up with the puck. key, now becomes a candidate for the Broderick Cup, presented have the ability to lead, excel and win kMlg after Take a guy like Wayne dretzky. What makes him yearly to the woman voted the title of collegiate woman athlete of their playing days have ended. so special is that he goes in there and is already the year. (iordie Howe is one such hero A professional thinking aboul what he's going to do with the A total of eight collegiate field hockey players were listed on hockey player for 32 years in both the NHL and puck before he even gets it." the final ballot for the award. UConn was the only institution in WILY Howe holds a myriad of NHL records Se* pajje 19 the country with two players on the ballot—the second being All- including most career points( 1850). goals (801 ) American goalie Terry Kix, a junior. and assists ( 1019) He was named to the NHL A four-year varsity starter here. Decker helped lead the UConn starting all-star team 12 times throughout his field hockey team to the NCAA Division I National Championship illustrious career. He was the top scorer in the as a sophomore in 1981. In both 1982 and 1983, UConn ended the l-ague six times and garnered six NHL M\V year as the NCAA Division I National Runner-up awards. Also, while playing in the upstart World She was twice named to the NCAA "Final Four" All-Tourn- Hockey Association. Howe was named MVP in ament Team and was a member of the 1983 USA National Under- 1971 Still an executive with the Hartford 21 team. She took part in both the 1982 and 1983 United States Whalers—his last team—Howe is involved with Olympic Committee (USOC) Sports Festivals. a number of investments including a con- In her four years as varsity starter. Decker helped lead UConn dominium development in Michigan. But per- to an overall field hockey record of 68-10-11. In the last three haps his biggest pr< >jei t at the time is his crusade seasons, the Huskies sported an overall record of 52-6-5, all six to generate money tor the Newington (. hildren's losses coming at the hands of teams ranked in the Top 20. Hospital For this cause. Howe still skates in As co-captain of the 1983 field hockey team. Decker led the exhibition games and is currently working on Huskies to their first unbeaten regular season in the school's his- setting upa national telethon to raise money for tory (17-0-2) UConn was ranked No. 1 in the nation in Division I the hospital. circles throughout the regular season and finished No. 1 in the. Howe did not get to known as "Mr Hockey" country in the final NCAA Field Hockey Poll. on his good looks alone. Entering the National UConn ended the 1983 season with an overall record of 19-1-2, Hockey League in 1946 with the Detroit Red the winningest single-season mark in Husky field hockey history. Wings, he rapidly earned a reputation as a Added to the 19 wins against collegiate competition was a 1-0 diligent blue-collar player, one who did not hesi- exhibition victory over the 1984 United State Women's Olympic tate to mix it up in the corners and to take a hit Field Hockey Team. when necessary. "I still tell the kids today." Cior- Although player her career in the midfield. Laurie Decker managed to score 16 goals and assists on 25 others in her four The American Sports Legend is a service of year career. She currently ranks No. 2 in assists at UConn. In Syndicated Network News (SNN). .SAW is direc- (iordie Howe 1983, she scored eight goals and added 11 assists in 22 \ IWJng legend ted by UConn alumnus Dun liurnjct matches. '■■'.' ■. " • -