The New Hampshire, Vol. 69, No. 18
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,,............ ~m.pshire Volume 69 Number 18 Durham, N.H. Proposed rule change draws students'. fire By Rosalie H. Davis this for years. It has been the Student lTovernment leaders backbone of .(Student> Caucus. yesterday criticized a proposal That is the one thing that you can limiting their power to allocate point to and say 'This is what Student Activity Tax money. Caucus does,' " Beckingham said. The propQ_sal, dated Oct. 27, Bill Corson, chairman of the was submitted to student Caucus, said that the new clause organization presidents _for concerning SAT monies removes review by Jeff Onore, chairman direct jurisdiction from students of the Student Organizations and places it in administrators' Committee, and calls for SAT hands. organizations to gain approval of "But," Corson said, ' "this funding from the Student Ac proposal is just a first draft. tivities Office, and the Student J.Gregg <Sanborn) said that it Organizations Committee, two isn't cast in granite. The meeting non-student groups. on the 15th will gauge reaction to The present system allows SAT the proposal better than we can groups to have fundi~ allocated right now," he said. directly by the Student Caucus. The proposal will be discussed Jay Beckingham, Student at an open hearing that SAT Government vice president for organiz~tion presidents have commuter affairs, said he was been invited to attend on Nov. 15. insulted by the proposal's clause Both Onore and Sanborn, the (11.13(s)) which changes the director of Student Affairs, were method of approving the SAT attending a conference in Hyan funds. According to Beckingham, nis, Mass. and were unavailable $24.60 per student is apportioned for comment Monday. by the Caucus. "That's anywhere William Kidder, associate dean between a quarter of a million of students, said he was basically familiar with the propos~l but dollars -and $300,000,'' he said. said he did not wish to comment "I don~t see any problems with further, because he has not had the present method of apl?o~~ time to study the proposal tioning those ftinds," Beckingham thoroughly. said. ·'The Student Caucus has SAT, page6 had the respon~ibility for doing Spiders create alarming problem By Erik Jacob~en Spiders were responsible for at least four of the 20 fire alarms in Stoke Hall this semester, according to Lt. Donald Bliss of the Durham-UNH Fire Department. "Apparently the spiders are crawling into the alarm boxes and making it their home. They get in front of the detector and set off the alarm." said Bliss. Bliss said the problem was discovered when the alarms were inspected by UNH alarms specialists. Alarms and communication specialist Paul Sawyer said the spiders crawl into the detection chamber of the alarm. "We have two types of alarms, an ionization alarm and a photo electric alarm. Both of these alarms are set off by detecting foreign matter. The spider disturbs the mechanism and sets off Rock 'n' Roller Bruce Springsteen exults before an ecstatic crowd at the Field House Sunday the alarm," said Sawyer. night. See page 16~ <George Newton photo> "When we told the factory that makes the afarms, the B.R.K. Cort., about the spiders setting off the alarms, they laughed and couldn't believe it. But we were able to show them the spiders were indeed the cause," said Bliss. _ Student Caucus -inv:estigates Bliss said so far only UNH has reported spiders setting off the alarms to the B.R.K. Corp. - THE B.R.K. Corp. is studying the problem, according to Bliss. So far they have come- up with two solutions, one calling for a changes on Pre-Law Committee screen device and the other putting an insecticide in the alarm. But as >'et, Bliss said, no final solution has been found. By Nancy Carbonneau professor of classics and Kohn the committee, charged Spitz and Paul Keegan Kayser, associate professor of with "vindictiveness" and The Student Caucus voted Sun political science, were re_moved "harassment" in taking the ac day to mail questionnaires to from the committee because, tion. UNH pre-law students, asking Spitz said, "I think that we should "The student interest is not them if the rotating membership get some turnover.'' , with the character of Vice policy on the UNH Pre-Law Kayser and Desroisers, who President Spitz," said Bill Cor Committee has affected the say they will not step down from son, chairman of the Caucus. quality of advising. the positions they have held for CAUCUS, page 11 DepenQ.ing on the results of the the entire.five-year existence of poll, the Caucus will then either call a meeting of pre-law students to formulate a proposal to be submitted to Allan Spitz, acting vice-president for academic af Inside fairs, or drop the issue Calendar page 4 altogether. Notices page 6 The Caucus unanimously Editorials and letters_pages 14, 15 passed the proposal Sunday night Arts pages 16-18 at its regular meeting. Classifieds page 19 Student senators Mark Chap Comics page 20 man and Dana Benson made the Sports pages 25-28 proposal after investigating the controversy which evolved after Twyla Tharp Dance Company Spitz replaced two professors on member France Mayotte rehearses Jodi Ellis takes time out for a trot near the UNH horse barns~ the Pre-Law Committee. for Friday's performance. See page 17 th~ (Dave LaBianca photo) ..-> · · • .., Richard Desrosiers, assistant for review. PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY NOV.7, 1978 Trustee task force to analyze News Briefs-- renovations for handicapped · 60% of voters register By Amy Bristol McConnell Hall, Parsons Hall mini dorms and Philbrook With an estimated ten-fold in and Spaulding Life Science Dining Hall will undergo Building is in the planning stages. A_Qp~oxiIT?-atel~ sixty _percent of the eligible voters should turn crease of handicapped UNH stu changes. dents, the University System In addition, several dorms such out at the polls today,-according to Linda-Ekdafil, Durham Town HANDICAPPED, page 22 clerk. Board of Trustees task force is as Christensen, Williamson. the There are 3,764 voters registered for the statewide elections in analyzing system facilities for a Durham, according to Ekdahl. proposed $2 million renovation "I really can't say if the turnout will be heavy or not--we had a project. light turnout at the primary in September," Ekdahl said. A 1976 study showed no building at UNH satisfies accessibility '_'There have been 310 new voters that have registered since the pnmary, and 89 of tb0se were students," said Ekdahl. laws. Representatives of aca According to Edkahl, all the students presently attending the demic. student affairs. and physi University can register to vote in Durham, according to a Federal cal plant departments are trying law. Edkahl said there was no way to tell _how many of the to change that. registered voters were students. - The job of the task force, In 1976 the vote( turnout was 85 percent, but according to Ek directed by UNH Affirmative danunat was due to the pres1dent1at etect10ns. Action Director Nancy Deane, i;:> "People always come out for a presideritial election stronger to "act as coordinator and be sure the entire planning system is than town, state and county elections," said Ekdahl. working," said Janet Cluskey, a "Even in this town where the residents are usually concerned, the voting turn out is much lighter," said Ekdahl. "It's as though member. "We're going to ge,t they think the smaller eledions don't really .matter or count for down ~o the real implementation much,'' Ekdahl said. of the planning." In 1974 the voting was 63 percent and the number of registered Repair and replacement, funds will give $280,000 a year to the voters.was 2,014. project, with more money coming Jrorn_ IederaLancL.sta.t.e. aid. Jodi's_now -sells wille According to University Sys tem lawyer Thomas Flygare, 12 percent of elementary and second Armand ~allee, owner of Jodi's Party and Beverage Center in Durham, said he has sold about 60 cases of wine since he first put ary school c.bUdren are handi it on fiis shelves less than one week ago. capped. Once they reach college, "yve ra_n out of everything in four days," said Vallee, who began the handicapped population, now sellmg wme Nov. 1. "We did sell a few bottles the first day but it 1.5 percent, will rise markedly. didn't really sell 'till the second." ' He said the statistics show im ~rocery stores can sell wine now, after the New Hampshire mediate building renovations are legislature passed a bill HR 19 this su_mmer. needed. "We're only seeing a tip Spokespersons from the Community Market, Pettee Brook of the iceberg today.·· he said. M_arket and Shop 'n' Save all said their stores would begin selling Last year Thompson Hall wmesoon. sidewalks, curbs, and parking ! think .it's g01hg to tie good- for everybody,,.,. safcf Vallee. "It spaces were repaired to ac will provide convenience wr cuscomers mcome tor storeownt1 ;:> comodate the handicapped. and it will help the state with revenue." ' ' Construction work on the " Valle~ said he bu)'.s his wine from the State of New Hampshire. Memorial Union Building, the One thmg people hke New Hampshire for is the fact that there Field House, Paul Creative Arts are no taxes and this might help keep it that way." Center, DeMerritt Hall, Horton Framed by trees, a house cast~- its reflection 011 Mill Pond i;1 Hall, Kingsbury Hall. Morill Hall. Durham. <Dave LaRianca photo> · No issue Friday ~ossibly by 1979 Cable TV may come to Durham ~he_ New Ha~pshire will not be published Friday, Nov.