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Montclair State University Montclair State University Digital Commons The onM tclarion Student Newspapers 3-20-1975 The onM tclarion, March 20, 1975 The onM tclarion Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion Recommended Citation The onM tclarion, "The onM tclarion, March 20, 1975" (1975). The Montclarion. 266. https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion/266 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Montclair State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The onM tclarion by an authorized administrator of Montclair State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MONT CLARION Vol. 50, No. 8 Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Thurs., March 20, 1975 Drugs Surface in SC Pub four students. "We have problems the police for having violated state like this from time to time," he said, and national laws." He also said that “and everyone learns from them." he is "very supportive of Mr. Arrest,Expulsions Result BLANTON WOULD not comment Loewenthal’s attitudes on drug use on the diciplinary action that would and abuse." be taken against the four students Appalled by the two incidents By Donald Scarinci because he has not yet spoken to Loewenthal said, "The Student Two unrelated incidents of unlawful drug use occurred last weekend at the Rathskeller resulting in the them. He did, however, leave open Center does not have a severe drug arrest of one individual and the removal of four others from the beer hall. the possibility of suspension from the problem but we've had some college as an extreme measure that incidence of late which are severe and According to the Little Falls police department, Nicholas Baratta of Nutley was arrested Saturday at could be taken. will not be tolerated." He avowed approximately 1:15 am for possession of cocaine. Commenting on the fact that the that "the Student Center will not M IC H A E L S. Loewenthal, director of the Student Center, said that Baratta was seen using the drug by non-student cocaine user was arrested become a sanctuary for the use of Rathskeller personnel. and the four marijuana smokers were illegal drugs nor will it become a Loewenthal said the decision to IN ANTOHER incident Saturday Loewenthal said that though they not, Blanton said, "The college is in a contact point for the trading of these call the Little Falls police night, a group of four MSC students were not arrested, an internal report position to drop regular enrolled commodities." department was made by John were "discharged” from the building will be forwarded to Lawton W. students after due processes, SIN CE THE Rathskeller first Keening, manager of the Rathskeller, for smoking marijuana at one of the Blanton, Dean of Students. however, there is nothing we can do * opened in May of last semester, this along with patrolman Ken Kolln, the Rathskeller tables, according to According to Blanton, he will be for a non-student (such as drop him is the first incident of open drug use campus police officer on duty at the Lowenthal. talking individually to each of the from college) except to refer them to in the bar, Loewenthal noted. time. Loewenthal noted that Barrata is not a student of MSC. According to the official report issued to James W. Lockhart, Director of Security, Baratta was observed by Keening "sniffing Deny Illiteracy Allegations cocaine off a $1 bill at one of the tables." By Art Sharon RAYMOND PAUL, associate years ago." He added, "Students little in recent years, but nothing I THE REPORT said that Keening Administrators and faculty professor of English at MSC pointed today are probably better on the would call drastic." then asked Baratta what he was doing members at MSC, from President out that many of the sources in the whole." Vice-President for Academic and Baratta told him. After asking David W. D. Dickson on down, have article were involved in remedial IN REFERENCE to the article, Affairs, Irwin H. Gawley Jr. denied *r©Hn to verify vvhnt Keening hed denied allegations made in an article skills p'oeroms at their schools. Paul Johnson said, " I think the statement the validity of the article as well. He seen, the Little Falls police were in the March 16 Sunday Star-Ledger. added, "People tend to see things is political and is probably a prelude said, "I think there is no basis for the notified, according to the report. The article stated that up to 40% of from their own perspective. to state cuts." statement at all." Gawley pointed Keening was unavailable for college students in the state fail to Paul has been involved in the Alan Buechler, director of the out that M SC has "relatively few" comment. meet "a minimum literacy level." remedial English program at MSC for Office of Admissions pointed out courses in remedial work at the Lockhart said that if Baratta was The article further alleged that a several summers. Concerning the that “college boards are down all present. an MSC student it would have been a majority of college students today article, Paul further added, "The over the country." He added that GAWLEY HAS been teaching a "different matter," implying that the would be in serious academic trouble people quoted in the article are while the average SA T score had course in the chemistry department Little Falls police would not have 10 years ago. merchandising language skills, as I dropped slightly, the class rank of for 12 years. He said, "In that time, I been called. Dickson said, " I think there is no am. When you ask them a question students had gone up. Buechler also have witnessed no appreciable Lockhart went on to say that the validity to that statement at MCC or about language skills I think you are said, "Regarding the article, I think drop-off in the quality of the use of cocaine in the campus bar was any other college." Regarding asking a question with a predictable the cold, hard data has dropped a students." "adetrimental act committed in the comparitive Scholastic Aptitude Test answer." campus atmosphere." Lockhart (SAT) scores in recent years, Dickson Edward W. Johnson, chairman of noted that this was the first time said, " I think there has been a the political science department and there has been a campus arrest on dropping off and we should look into a professor at MSC for over 15 years drug charges in the five years that he it but I would view that 40% said, "Basically students today are no has served as Director of Security. statement very critically." better or worse than they were 10 SGA Kills Amendment To Sever MAC Funding By Barbara Ponsi Messina added, "I can't justify in my own mind that An amendment to the SG A constitution calling for the the athletic program is a student activity. The M A C does separation of the Montclair Athletic Commission (MAC) not actually benefit the entire student body and it is not from the SG A was defeated at the legislature meeting justifiable for it to be supported by the student body at Tuesday. large. It should be funded by the college administration The SGA Appropriations Committee proposed the and be treated as a college program rather than as an SGA subsequently killed amendment in order to exclude program." financing of M A C from the SG A budget. However, the ACCORDING TO Messina, New Jersey pays two-thirds voting did establish that the $15 per student fee allotted of the cost for all state college athletic programs and he to M A C would henceforth be listed under a separate suggests that the issue of increased state funding be heading of "M A C Fee" and be divorced from the main considered and discussed by the SGA. heading of SG A organizational fundings. “We are acting in a forceful manner to persuade the A CONSTITUTIONAL review committee college to fund the athletic programs," asserted SG A recommended that the amendment be withdrawn treasurer Peter Lijoi. "We can force the college to act, because, according to a spokesman, "If the amendment slowly but surely." were to be passed, the SG A would lose more control than SG A Vice-President of Academic Affairs Ken Malmud it would gain." The amendment would require that the clarified, "It is our hope to persuade the administration, M A C be responsible for its own support which could but we are not yet home free." require student fees greater than the existing ones. MESSINA POINTED out that if M A C continues to be MONTCLARION/John Scruggs W O RDS THAT SC A LD : Political activist Dick Gregory lectured for three SG A president Mike Messina explained that out of the supported by the SGA, some of the athletic programs hours to a receptive audience Monday night in Memorial Auditorium in a annual $60 SG A student fees, $15 goes to the athletic may have to be cut as an alternate method of saving the College Life Union Board-sponsored appearance. A story recapping his commission. students' money. remarks appears on page 3. 2. MONTCLARION/Thurs., March 20, 1975 Sponsored by Newman community. Newman House, 7 pm-9 pm. Free, A w a y fr o m subject to prior registration. CO NCERT. Featuring organist Virgil Fox, sponsored by the Music and h o m e ? TODAY, THURS., MARCH 20 CO N CERT. "Montage" featuring Arts Organizations Commission HOUSING APPLICATIONS. For John Chiego and friends.

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