year I Of I f publication Rrhe NOnber One CollegeNewspaper ih the Northeast University of B ridQ eooi^^j||||||iS ^-’1 Marefl >p |9 8 0 Student Council hung on Anti-Draft issue BY DIANE WHELPLEY president said, “There hasn’t terrupted and contradicted one SCRIBE STAFF been a registration without a another, the Council came to “ It would be good for Student draft, or a draft without a war.” the decision that they hadn’t Council’s face to take a stand,” When Adams commented made a decision. Again. said Chip Adams, the chairman that people are oppressed by Student Council did take care of the Students for Progressive budget decreases secretary of some business. It allotted Action, who spoke about the Karen Nelson brilliantly com­ BOD $812 fo r the added ex­ reinstatement of the registration mented, “What do you mean by pense of having mixers in the of the draft at the Student oppressed?” She continued, gym. This would allow more Council meeting last Wed­ “ We have to have a good fpreign room for students who are now nesday night. In response to policy to defend what we have being turned away at the door of Adams’ statement, Herman here.” the Student Center Social Lammerts, Student Council Kevin Ruther asked Adams, Room. If the mixers are held in President, laughed. “ Do you feel it’s too much to ask the gym, tickets will be sold in Since the issue arose, for all the things we have here to advance, instead of at the door. ask us to go to war?” Adams Student Council has debated BOD is still fighting for a tarp responded, “I don’t feel I owe over taking a stand. Once again, to cover the floor of the gym. It my country anything.” at their last meeting, debate reported at the Feb. 27 meeting continued, ending in the same The comical debate con­ that if there was no tarp on the results — none. tinued as Gene Sullivan made a floor and BOD was held “Somebody took it upon supportive statement for the responsible for damages to it, themselves to take a stand at reinstatement. When discussing the expense of restripping the o ter schools” , Adams, a senior the effects upon the economy, floor would be between $5000 Industrial Design major said. he said, “The unemployed will and $6000. Several com m ittees “This kind of move by our be getting some kind of income. are trying to convince the ad­ government is causing quite a There really aren’t that many ministration to invest in a tarp, turmoil in this country.” jobs out there for 18 to 20 years which would cost between An unidentified student signs an anti-draft registration petition in And so the turmoil amongst olds.” $4,000 and $6000. Another the Student Center Monday. Over 500 students signed the petition the Student Council continued. When the discussion ended, which is to be taken to Washington, D.C. on March 22 by the stu­ Nick Cassella freshman class after many members had in­ SEE PAGE4 dents for progressive action, (photo by Sharon Wolosky) Lice epidemic plagues campus BY LESLIE JACOBS most of Bamum, 30 to 40 girls were affected. SCRIBE STAFF “ I don't think that everyone had the lice eggs in Paranoia and panic spread through the their hair, but at least one from floors one and four, University when cases of lice were detected and most of the girls on floors two and three had among University students this week. it.” “ Head lice,” are small clear bugs that live in One girl from Barnum said she was really upset human hair, and feed on human blood. They are by the thought of having those bugs in her hair. “ I usually found near unclean, unhealthy en­ was really pissed off by the whole incident.” vironments. Those who have lice, experience Another girl said, “ I was annoyed that I had to intense itching, caused by the bug bites. go through all this. But after a while, everyone else It was suspected that girts from Fones Dental got it, and it got to be a joke, and I joined the club.” Clinic, or nursing students who went into the inner The process for getting rid of the lice is to wash city of Bridgeport caught the lice, from someone everything that has been worn in recent weeks, they treated, and brought it back to UB. and make sure everything is clean before it is worn Sylvia Lane, head nurse at the Health Center, again. For many of the students this meant having said “It’s nothing to worry about. It is not unusual to spend upwards of $5 doing at least 11 loads of to have them, especially when people live so close laundry, and having to wait in line to use the to other dorms. Lice are very contagious.” laundry room. The Health Center reported about ten students Lane said everyone was to wash in hot water ail brushes, combs, and other hair-related items. Sylvia Lane, head nurse in the Health Center (photo by Sharon have had it, and that it was not an epidemic. But, Wolosky) according to many of the students that had it, SEEPG.5 r s - is sr**, *T BE?.*; ggKJj] due SO earner to strangle the baffled Y STANTON MARLIN fMKff material and at- p i,. the- story 'c e rj^ d ;;4round r approximately twenty TRAVEL EDITOR at their most recent The i centered ■ observations edi Lammerts had Coady Lammerts, , has dtiNPftL w B tm itine. I was merely suggesttngi pinned to the top of a typewriter iththe Not R left the group to save I the teaser why she didn't carry KarOn p - w routine effectively. Any- ^ii|!|hanpt at Irony?) and He IMMH hurling obscenities at him. The stint at a solo merts, whose comedy, at iff, why did JJR way, i know a lot of people w ig j ■sketch had sunk to new depths. reminds audiences of such wn rtwayT** lose their minds on two b e e ip g ll day .jtfhpn he audience par­ act to Ih e SCRIBE like the Three M using my jour- i The sketch was going no- ticipation. Nelson and Made e Chevy Chase, Guyan, Private to present an . / where and Herman, vetefjpn. of Zalios (a member of t he Not discovered and Jack Lord, surprised accurate review of a comedy dis- many comedy routines, sensed Ready fa College-Life Players, of comedy with his unannounced a change in direction was esserv who attended the perfomanee miserably without We at the SCRIBE of­ dialogue was n o tef- counterparts. fice. Only a taw Lammerts’ die- straightman in this routine w & k ^c tiv e enough, he realized, and to wish Herman luck), and New® Editor George Datsk joined the It was report m erts hards were present to witness going to be. There was, how- the scene needed sane physi­ sketch by trying to pull the left the com his debut Unfortunately the act ever cal improvisation. crazed comic O f the blue-faced he thought they \ trig his was the ruination of his solo ca­ you say pting reer and sent him reeling back to ||Hthat lyhsraa I was nearly dead,! critic. It didn’t help. comic creativity for sarcasm jfcony- instead of his former troupe. greatly upset.(pauses for effect the bewildered a „ . ____ successful Lammerts’ routine initially She only had two beers at the what it wanted: slapstick, sons. First, ih sticking with their provision, U m m e^ slapstick routine, Audiences consisted of a set-up dialogue mMy. ■ m p - m merts, standing 6’9, lunged at seemell* unwilling to accept with SCRIBE editor Cliff C o a d « CUFF: ‘I’m sorry she’s upset O h s unsuspecting Coady and o MARCH 13,1980 2 THE SCRIBE Dawn to dusk-fashion plays the role BY CAROL RUSSELL spark a new interest. Pants and suits, jogging SPECIAL TO THE SCRIBE outfits, and brief bikinis will also be shown. The University’s Fashion Merchandising There will be hand knitted cotton sweaters, Department presents its annual Fashion Show on crepe de chines -and eye catching evening wear. Wednesday, March 19, at 3 and 8 p.m. in the Intimate apparel for this season will be soft and Student Center Social Room. sensual with delicate lacing and brocade to flatter The Fashion Show which has been organized the figure. by the sophomore class of the department will The accessories will also play an important role take you from dawn to dusk in an array of the in the fashions this upcoming season. To com­ decade’s most exciting fashions. These fashions plete the outfits there’ll be lots of hats, purses and feature in combination, the naturals — cotton, bangles to be worn in contrasting colors. linen and silk. Professional makeup artists and hair dresser The sophomore class has gathered over one Robert DeCesare from Images of Fairfield will add hundred outfits from our Fashion Center, the finishing touch to the models’ appearances. Manhattan, and top designers such as Diane Von This also will accent the look of the new decade. Furstenburg, Christian Dior, Adolpho, Ann Klein The students have used their Fashion Mer­ and Evan Picone. chandising and Retail skills learned in the The students also received clothes from local classroom and their co-op experiences, along with merchants of the Greater Bridgeport area Con­ the assistance of Mrs. Alberts, to produce the tributing merchants include Wamaco, Brooks, Fashion Show.