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-INSIDE The men's hockey team Calendar__ page S clinched home-ice with N otices--page 6 More new albums re a 5-:i comeback win over Editorial page 12 viewed! See Features on Northeastern last night. Features,__page 16 page 16. See related story page 24. Sports, __page 24 The New Hampshire' Bulk Rate U.S. Postaae Paid Vol. 75 No. 36 FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1985 862-1490 Durham, N .H . · Durham N.H. Permit #30 From epidemic at BU. .. Faculty Measles spread opposes school feared at UNH By Kris Snow , hockey team played at BU, and By David Olson A measles epidemic at Boston on Feb. 6, the UNH women's The faculty of the College of University has prompted UNH basketball team hosted BU. Engineering and Physical Scien health officials to begin measles The UNH women's hockey ces passed a motion opposing immunizations for students team hosted BU on Feb. 8, and the formation of a new UNH here in Durham. - - --- .. on Feb. 12, the UNH men's School of Earth, Oceans, and Dr. Peter Patterson, Hood basketball team traveled to BU Space in a special meeting held House director, said any stu- for a game. Feb. 14. dents who were immunized These four athletic events, The motion, which passed 49- before 1968, or before they were plus other interaction between 9, also encouraged the suppor a year old, should be re- students of both schools, could ters of the new school to create immunized. mean UNH students have been alternative approaches to make Immunizations may be re- exposed to the disease, Patter- the environment they feel is ceived at Hood House. son said. necessary for them. No such Patterson said there are about Patterson said the college- alternatives have yet 'been spec 55 cases of measles at BU right aged population is the last group ified. now. There is "sufficient con- which can still get measles. David Meeker, moderator of tact" between UNH and BU to The vaccine used before 1968 the meeting, said the"vote was make him "a little worried" contained a gammaglobulin far from unanimous. The 58 about the epidemic spreading which "kept a lot of people from faculty members in attendance here, he said. represented less than half of the . On Jan. 30, the UNH men's SHOTS, page 6 approximately 140 faculty members in the College of Engineering and Physical Scien ces." Full UNH cops may The school, if formed, would serve approximately 100 grad uate students, and deal mainly come from within in scientific research. Professor-Frank Pilar, chair By Michelle Bolduc police officers be withdrawn man of the Chemistry depart UNH officials requested that from consideration so they can ment, said the purpose of the Perilous participation? Graig Houghton rappels a tree after the NH House bill that would work out the needed changes school would be "to unite people pruning it for his T-School Horticulture class. (David Drouin have made the 17 current public from within the University SCHOOL, page 19 photo) safety officers certified full-time system. NH House Rep. Richard Duprey Jr. (R-Nashua), on behalf of Nashua attorney Brian Henry champions ideas of UNH faculty Snow, sponsored a bill in the NH House that would have By W. Glenn Stevens and research," he said, "(but) made the UNH public safety Academic vice presidential one should not come before the officers certified, full-time po candidate Myron Henry spoke other." lice officers. about the importance of sustain "A teacher must be active in Snow, according to UNH ing quality education and re research," said Henry, "without Vice Chancellor Eugene Savage, search at UNH to several faculty that spark (research) something is a former UNH student body members last Wednesday in will be lost, even at the under president who worked for cam McConnell Hall. graduate level." pus security, and is concerned The UNH vice presidential "You have a fine faculty here about the lack of authority position was left open in June who are committed to their campus police have. of 1983 because President Evel students," he said. Duprey withdrew the bill last yn Handler left for the presi Henry said "the overall geo week upon request from three dential position at Brandeis graphical location combinec UNH officials, Vice Chancellor University, moving then vice with the quality of life here a· Eugene Savage, Public Safety president Gordon Haaland into UNH" is very appealing to him Director Dave Flanders, and the interim president spot,· Henry put high emphasis or USNH General Counsel Tho leaving the vice presidential the importance of general ed mas Flygare. position open. ucation. "I have deep feeling. Flanders said, "the needed Henry, who is now dean of on this issue," said Henry participatory process didn't take the college of -Arts and Science "Faculty should feel that the: place. We have to go through at Central Michigan University have a rare opportunity to mak, and discuss various issues that said he is "committed to work general education meaningfu: need to be discussed with the ing hard and being able to They should not be unhappy jus right branches before we go -co champion the ideas of faculty." because they have to teacl the legislature." Henry advocated the idea of lower-level freshmen and so Flanders explained that UNH "management by walking phomore classes." he said. Police are certified only as part around." He· said he feels the "Student problems and con time police officers, even though best way to administrate his cerns will be addressed," saic they work a minimum of 40 "second lieutenants" (faculty) Henry. "I think that I arr hours a week. "In our view the police are full time _but techni- is to go around and speak with student-oriented," he said. Academic Vice Presidential candidate Myron Henry spoke them on a first hand basis. Henry, who comes from De to faculty members today in the Forum Room of the "My feeling is that the em troit said "if elected, I promise UNH COPS, page 18 phasis should be put on teaching a Chevrolet in every driveway." library.(David Drouin photo) PAGE TWO. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1985 Hunger awareness focus for Hapgood By Charlene Cloney people will be served fuud in The pitiful, large brown eyes the proportion of what a person of the woman entranced Sasna in a 3rd world country would Hapgood, a sophomore at eat. Others will receive great UNH, as she and her family · excess, as they do here in North walked by her on the dusty road America. in U daipur, India six years ago. There will also be a film and The emaciated woman's skin a speaker talking about the and clothes were gray and dirty. biological aspects of hunger. Cradled in her arms was a small The following night National child, draining every drop of and State problems will be nourishment from his mother's discussed. Two "soup kitchens" breast into his bony body. Beside from Rochester and Dover, them, a scrawny child stood which offer free food to the 50- ~taring hopelessly at the Amer 60 people who eat there, will ICans. provide food. They passed others, some "We want people in our little mssing arms, fingers, and legs. privileged University setting Miranda, Sasna's sister, placed to know that all around there's some change in the calloused lots of problems," Hapgood hand of a small boy and instantly said. the family was surrounded by On the third night, world a sea of upturned hands. Fright hunger will be introduced. Shir Sasna Hapgood sold the first ticket to Smith Hall's Hunger Banquet to UNH President Gordon ened, the Hapgoods made their ley Cave, a world hunger author Haaland to benefit the starving people in the US and other nations.(David Drouin photo) · way through the walls of flesh ity, will speak on the subject and escaped the mass of hungry along with other organizations. erative Ministries. beggars. Sasna Hapgood said On the fast night, a hunger o_thers h~ve spent many hours time from numerous individ- in the "She's (Hapgood) fantastic; this experience has compelled around campus will take in the planning of the event. mils, and organizations march she's been the leader; she's put her to take action in behalf of place and the total amount of Hapgood said the group has area. Contributors include non the poor and hungry. money collected during the week received tremendous support traditional students, campus "I wasn't used to being begged will be announced. in the form of money, food and ministries and the Dover Coop- HUNGER, page 9 from," said Hapgood, an RA at The "Hunger Week" crew, Smith Ball. which includes Smith RA Don "It becomes frustrating; you ny Powers, and 10 others, hopes might give some money to to raise $10,000 to donate to Eritrea lives on in revolt someone and you're jumped on, Oxfam American and to the and you can't help that many research and development of By Marc Micciche ment that all residents of the The strategic importance of people," she said. long term solutions to hunger _ One hundred fifty thousand special-interest dorm must com this region led to the federation Hapgood said if enough peo problems. Eritreans have died fighting a plete. of Ethiopia and Eritrea through ple can become aware of world The group is aiming for guerilla-style civil war according Situated in the Northeastern the United Nations in the early hunger problems, "something $10,000, the amount which · to most recent estimates.