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The University of Maine at Orono the daily student newspaper aine since 1875 am us vol.90 no.62 Thursday, April 29,1982 Self-review Foreign raises students denied questions housing by .'Ann Parker Staff Writer subsidies b) Staff Writer Initial results from the departmental self-review process are in and al- Because of an amendment that though the review committee won't passed through congress as a "rider" submit its recommendations till Tues- to a housing bill in 1980 and which was day, several questions have been enacted last fall, foreign students raised regarding the quality of educa- attending UMO are seeking alterna- tion at UMO. tive non-public housing because the The Self-Review Steering Commit- government will not subsidize them. tee, headed by James Horan. director In 1980. Congressman Bruce F. of policy analysis and planning, has Vento ID) Minnesota. proposed an been reviewing each department since amendment to the proposed Com- the arrival in Sept. 1980 of President munity Housing and Development Act Paul Silverman. that would prohibit HUD from making Richard Hill, professor of mechan- housing assistance available to non- ical engineering and member of the immigrant foreign aliens. self-review committee said. "The As a result, a large number of review will show where the changes foreign students living in public were needed and what kind of housing were denied government direction the university should and subsidies that would significantly could take." reduce their rent. Many of these first Saturday when it broadcasts live the music and Howard Shoenberger. associate ‘,1,M1,.B will score a students could not pay the monthly of the tenth annual Rumsnick et store page pi-how professor of history and member of the festivities increase without the subsidies and self-review commuter said the pres- were forced to leave their homes. ident had come up with a list of seven Around UMO, there is only one perceptions he felt were important to source of federally subsidized public the self-review. The seven items were Mawhinney wins housing. Talmar Wood. Talmar's read at the Council of Colleges business manager Jacquelyn meeting, April 12: all academic and Wagner said a HUD order stating the some non-academic departments re- distinguished award provisions of the Community Housing ported inadequate budgets: the cur- by Sallie Vallely the colleges, with Vice-President and Development Act informed her provide rent distribution of funds at UMO did Staff Writer of Research Frederick that Talmar could no longer for foreign stu- not reflect the importance of acade- President Paul Silverman Hutchinson acting as a non- subsidized housing that it would have to abide mics. The president estimated this presented the distinguished voting ex officio member. dents. but or face a penalty. imbalance to be approximately $I Maine professor award to Eugene Hutchinson said Nicholson is a by the new law "The law was enforced in million: the need for greater inter- Mawhinney, political science national and international expert She said, semester. It was an gration and communication between professor; the presidential on viruses and diseases found in the middle of the foreign students teaching, research, student affairs. research and creative fish while Hill gave many years of outrage because the a bad and public service areas; the Co- achievement award to Bruce public service and has patented a had no notification. It really left she said. "And operative Extension Service and its Nicholson, chairman of the woodstick stove. impression on them." some ill-feeling relationship to the entire university microbiology department; and Mawhinney has been a it today is reflected by government." needs to be enhanced: the number and the presidential public service professor at UMO for all but 10 towards the academic programs appear to the Mailutha family of type of achievement award to Richard years of his 30 year teaching She said there are inadequacies had to leave their be inadequate; Hill, mechanical engineering career. He is the pre-law advisor Kenya. would have collection by church of space: and, in light of the professor and director of the for UMO and has been apartment, but a fees, organizations in Orono helped out the inexorable increase in tuition and department of industrial responsible for placement of determine what there is a need to corporation. A check for $1,500 about 30 students annually in law family. "They were very lucky," Wagner services are really wanted and was given to each recipient from schools. said. "Not everyone received that Scbonberger said in a meeting the UMO Alumni Association. Mawhinney was assigned by kind of assistance. We enjoy the Monday afternoon the president The presentations were made four governors to task forces and foreign students who live here. They elaborated on the seven perceptions at an honors banquet held commissions to address problems are an enriching quality to the and asked the committee for their Tuesday. April 20 at Wells affecting the executive legislative, foundation.'' endorsement of them. The president Commons. and judicial branches of state With the government subsidy at also said the imbalance between The selection committee for government. Talmar, a two-bedroom apartment nonacademic and academic was too the Distinguished Maine The process in picking the goes for $230 a month. Without the great but he would not specify as to Professor consisted of 22 distinguished professor award subsidy, a foreign student must pay how he planned to rectify this. He students, one from each class in begins with a nominating table $349 a month, an $89 difference that mentioned two areas of concern: each of the colleges with last that is set up in Memorial Union constitutes more than a 37 percent athletes and student affairs. He said year's recipient of the each spring. The ballot instructs increase in rent. the administration might be cut or distinguished professor award student voters to write in the Wagner said that every person who restructured. and the vice-president of name of one professor who he or wishes to rent at Talmar must sign a "The president is academic affairs serving as non- expecting a list of she deems worthy based on the government document that says he or concrete recommendations from the voting members of the selection respect and devotion a professor she is not an alien. "I find this to be Self-Review Committee by the end committee. has to education; teaching very repulsive," she said. "It stirs of the semester. There is a lot of The awards for research and effectiveness; intellectual content bad memories of the McCarthy era." alarm around campus as to who and creatise achievement and public of the professor's classroom Bonnie Mayo, a ranking adminis- what programs are going to be cut. By sevice achievement are selected presentations; the professor's trator at Talmar said. "I wish there next Tuesday. more should be by a faculty committee made up (See Awards known," Schonberger said. of representatives from each of pg. 2) (See 'Foreign Students' pg. 3) 2 The Marne Campus Thursday, Aped 29, 1982 Awards WMEB to broadcast Bumstock (co.i. from pg. availability to students in addition to regular office hour As by TIM Rice and concern with the students' WMEB siil broadcast the full I() members Staff Writer about their backgrounds and intellectual and personal hours of the festival, from noon until their impressions of Bumstock. development; and professional by Naomi L 10 pm, Prescott said. and scholarly accomplishments. Staff Write For the first time in its decade-long Development director at WMEB. Festival Professor of political science, history. the Bumstock Music "The biggest question mark right Lee Ann Hanson, who coordinated the broadcast live on the campus Robert Thomson, a colleague will be now is the sound quality," Saunders drive for contributors, said her main In protest WMEBfm. and longtime friend of radio station. said. problem was the timing of the event. Reagan's [ Mawhinney since his a major campus would weak "This is event,"said "But! don't see much of a problem. "Between fraternity fund-raisers undergraduate days at UMO, the handle former station manager Jeremy Our engineeris and other people I've and charities, a lot of merchants have said, "He has always been very opportunitic Prescott. "and we've finally taken it talked to that have done this tvne of been giving money for other things." close to and interested in all his technical of Handical upon ourselves to give it coverage." work before say the sound she said. Businesses will pay $10 an students especially students will be signatures "Rumor has it that this might be good." hour or $50 for the day. looking forward to law as a today to set Bumstock's last year because the Saunders said the concert will use a career." -StatMn Manager Bill Saunders said Veronica cabins might close,— Prescott said. remote broadcast system, set Mawhinney said, "I regard the up the live broadcast has been in the Services for "I hope it's not, but if it is, at least through a phone line,-a technique advising as a very important planning stages for the past two dents at UM we're going to be there." usually used for sports broadcasts.