TheU~EC etriev-er University' of Maryla.nd Baltimore C.ounty Volume Seven, Number Seventeen Monday, February 12, 1973 Check off system proposed for fees by Mike Cohn If some clubs did not make The - SGA is planning to themselves more prominent on present a proposal to the campus and more benefical to Review Board this week the students, then they would allowing students to allocate recei ve no money from them, fees to organizations at the Tibbets said. time they register for classes. The only organization whose This would give the students budget would not be affected control over how their $18 is by the student distribution is distributed. the SGA, who would receive $3 SGA president, David Tib­ from every student for betts said that each spring a list operating expenses. of s,udent organizations would be included in the pre­ registration packet. The Lowe seeks student would then check off how much of his $18 he wishes to give to each organization. AutonolllY There will be a mandantory donation of $3.00 to the SGA, so Act repeal each student will actually have control over only $15 of the by Dennis Gring-'" rilandantory $18 fee. House Speaker Thomas The student fees of incoming Hunter Lowe's bill to repeal the ... officially withdrawn first semesterfreshman will be 1952 Autonomy Act for the placed in a pool, an0 Uni versity of Maryland is 'Negative' attitude distributed in equal proportion expected to come before the to those of , the rest of the House of Delegates in two campus. weeks . • Questioned about the The bill, if enacted would gi ve the General Assembly far USIC <' epartment upset possibility of some organizations receiving little, more authority in University affairs than just annually withdrawal of the music major or no funds, Tibbetts said that by Robert Molinaro nothing to do with the merits of approving its budget. Areas Upset by the "negative" the program." will cause O.nly a "momentary the amount of money allocated to each club would accurately such as Budget considerations, attitude of the Council for Mr. Gerle terms the action of delay in the progress" of the the hiring of employees below Higher Education towards the Council as an "unfortunate reflect the concern of the department. the professorial level, and their programs and the decision, not in the public in­ (See MUSIC, pg. 12, col. 3) student body for that club. capital expenditures would " pessimism" that has ac­ terest. " come under the watchful eye of companied the withdrawal of the Maryland legislature. the music major, officials in As director of the acclaimed The bill is an outgrowth of the music department at UMBC Community Orchestra, UMBC expressed ' their Gerle is concerned that the the controversy that arose last spring when it was revealed dissatisfaction this week. withdrawal of the music major The department also ex­ might eventually hurt student that the University had pur­ plained the procedure by which participation in the Orchestra. chesed a $141,000 house for College Park's Chancellor Dr. those students who had already At the moment, however, he signed up to major in music does not see the Orchestra Charles E. Bishop, and had sold 28 acres of land to the could now re-adjust their being adversely affected by the Potomac Electric Power course selections so as to study decision. Company for $700,000. music in combination with Concerning the effect the "The primary purpose of the another field of study which decision will have on the , bill," Lowe said last week, "is does have a major program at UMBC, ' academic careers of the 40 to put the University of students who had signed up for Maryland back under' the Arthur Tollefson, Chairman the music major, Mr. Tollefson auspices of the assembly to of the Music Department and reports that far fewer students make them accountable for the Robert Gerle, Director of the than expected have decided to $97 million of taxpayers funds Instrumen tal Program at transfer to another school. inthe budget." UMBC believe the state Close to 50% of those students (See LOWE, pg. 12, col. 4) Council for Higher Education who were music majors are is both unconvincing and leaning heavily towards the shortsighted in its arguments university's Option II program Shuttle bus against the music major according to Tollefson. • program at UMBC. Option II allows students to serVlce The Council was in the develop their own course of process of rejecting the music study. Following this program majors last month because it a music student can submit his held up felt the program "duplicated own proposal for a major and, Some of you may have similar majors at area public if approved by the Bachelor of noticed that the shuttle bus colleges" and because the "job Arts Committee, be eligible for service to and from Hillcrest market for musicians did not a degree. wasn't running last week. justify the program," when the We have been informed by university withdrew its plans. Referring again to the SGA vice president Jay Danick Mr. Tollefson asserts that Council's decision Tollefson that the project is now waiting the Council used the music admits to being "frustrated" for a ruling on what class major issue as a test case to after having "spent 2 1/ 2 drivers' license the drivers of illustrate its power to control years building a core of the bus will have to have. major programs in the state, faculty" and then seeing an Danick expressed the hope and assures that the failure of outside influence disrupt his DAVE TIBBETTS that the shuttle would begin the proposed major "had plans, but he feels that the .. .introduces check off system running some time this week . A UJOrd to the wise Dorm phones threatened by Dennis Gring Booth said that removing all "A word to the wise is suf­ Telephone service in the the phones was the only ficient," he said. dorms will be terminated this alternative that could be In response to Booth letter, fall if collect long distance considered. He added that it SGA president David Tibbetts calls continue to be accepted would be economically unwise and Resident Hall Council by resident students. to remove the phones in­ president Bob Hamby plan to In a letter to all residents last dividually because of the send a memo to Richard week. Van G. Booth, Housing charge for the removal of each O'Neill, Business Manager. Director, warned that if the phone would be move than just practice continues this ceasing service altogether. They will propose that semester, he will recommend He said that if this situation "Resident. students · be per­ tha t room telephones be would occur, the individual mitted to make and receive removed. student who wished to have a long distance calls." "Since The warning came as a phone in his or her room could students pay for room phone, result of the accumulation of deal directly with the they should 'pay for the calls, nearly $200 in phone bills every telephone company for phone plus a surcharge for the cost of month, last semester from service. billing. places as far away as To remedy the situation A meeting has been Honolulu. Booth suggests that the scheduled tonight 8: 30 in Dorm Booth cited the costly time students get together and III in which Dorm leaders will . consuming job that it was to make up there minds to cease meet with Booth to discuss the collect for long distance this practice. situation. charges. He pointed out that it was against University policy for students (and faculty) to Residents must make private calls on Photo by John Chlumsky JAYDANICK University subsidized phone find roommates ... "$10,000 profit" service . by Debbie Dawkins of course, were reluctant to On Sunday, February 4, a gi ve up their singles. memo was issued to 81 Reactions varied from the Hillcrest plans discussed "residents Without Room­ swift compliance of some to mates." It stated that these one girl who is considering the by John Chlumsky renovation of Hillcrest and now renovation of Hillcrest would students were to find a possibility of calling in an The Hillcrest Renovation apparently the old Student cost about $7,200 and that if the roommate, through the attorney because, Booth is committee met again last week Union building as well. old Student Union were to be provided list of other people in "forcing" her to move. to further discuss plans for the It was estimated that the refurbished as well the total their situation, by Wednesday, The Housing Office does cost . for both would be in the tile 7th, or they would be ar­ have- the right to assign rooms, $10,000 range. bitrarily assigned to someone an~ by implication, the right to Current plans for Hillcrest ,. on the list. re-assign them. If you can't beat 'em ... include the installation of three When questioned as to the In an interview on Tuesday pool tables at a cost of $1,000 reasons for this massive morning. Booth recited cases drive 'em crazy' apiece. reshuffling of residents, Van of people who have planned It has been suggested that Booth, Housing Director, cited their recei ving of a students be allowed to play on three problems that double! single by requesting a these tables for a fee of $1.00 an Residential Life had en­ friend, who was not returning, hour with a 50 cent minimum countered with students in as their roommate. for one half hours play. such a position. First, it would He noted that this was the In addition it has been be too easy for someone to live reason that the "Residents suggested that, if the approval with the resident, without Without Roommates" were not of Chancelor Calvin Lee can be paying the room and board assigned roommates before gained, pin ball machines also fees.