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Union debate omproml.' ou ht by Peggy O'Neill , The Facilities and Planning Com­ be vacant in the fall after completion U nion Buildi~g, with smaller .tern, according to Giffen. is a com­ mittee proposed atentative plan for of the new University Center. amounts provided for the relocation munication between the services meeting the requests of four campus The compromise proposal, pres­ of the Health Services offices, and 'that would be at Hillcrest and those departments and organizations for ented by Biology Professor Robert for the establishment of a day care ,that would remain at the Adminis ~ additional office space. Burchard, chairperson of the com­ center requested by the SGA. Addi­ jtration building. Giffen said that if Representatives of the SGA, Aca­ mittee, is an "imperfect model" and tional office space requested by the Istudents can't complete their tranft demic Services, the Theatre depart­ "just a starting point," according to SGA would be provided in the pre­ Isactions in one place then the reloca­ ment, and Health Services Burchard. fabricated building between Chesa­ Ition would not be feasible . Photo by C, Caruso submitted proposals last month that Under the plan, the Theatre peake and Susquehanna Halls The committee discussed these Robert Burchard, biology professor and chairperson of the Facilities they be given space next year in the department would be allocated which presently houses the Health drawbacks and is in the process of ,and Planning Committee. Student U~ion building, which will 9,000 square feet of the Student Services offices. The offices of investigating other possiblities that Admissions, Residential Life and may be more practical. One possible Financial Aid would be moved to revision is to alot Health Services the Hillcrest building, rather than ,less space. the Student Vnion building as Aca­ The committee is meeting today at demic Services had proposed. J :OOpm. and will tour the Theatre Terry Nolan, SGA president and department to assess its needs and Donald Giffen, director of academic ,the Hillcrest building to evaluate its services, expressed opposition to the :current condition. plan. Burchard said that considering The 'current Health Suite would tlte many conflicts of interest be "totally inadequate" for office involved, he feels there is a question Volume 16, Number 14 Unlverally 01 Maryland, Saltlmore County , Decembe~ 7, 1981 space for clubs and organizations, ~ of getting any proposal through the said Nolan. The building would pro ~ committee. vide the SGA with only 2100 square The committee also looked into feet, which according to Nolan is not the possibility of using two rooms in Nursing program expand d only inadequate, but less than half Academic 4 for the daycare center the space that the SGA currently has since several rooms there were built by Doris Martinez for that purpose in the Hillcrest for use in the Education depart­ and John Markus building. "I'd prefer to stay here ,ment's work with pre-schoolers. VMBC is on the verge of estab­ extended program will start with 56 be able to'; begin the nursing pro­ (Hillcrest) than move to the Health SGA day-care planner, Lori lice lishing an extensive nursing depart­ juniors being transferred the first gram in the fall since the faculty Suite," said Nolan. Nolan also indi- and Sandy Gold sent the committee ment. campus officials revealed. year and 56 seniors being transferred salaries haven't yet been approved. cated that he would fight it all the a letter explaining why that area An extension at UMBC of the the second year, according to Louise The faculty and staff needed to way to the Board of Regents to stop would be inadequate for the estab­ four-year undergraduate program Linthicum, associate professor at include eight faculty members, a such a plan. lishment of a day-care center. They from the Baltimore City campus the UMAB School of Nursing. chairperson, a teaching assistant, A priml!ry drawback by Giffen is said that "the rooms are small, with:. (V MAB) has received state appro­ Rachel Booth, Assistant Dean of the and a secretary, explained Jones. that $300,000 to $400,000 would be out windows, inaccessible to outside val, but the program will be blocked undergraduate nursing program at The program here, according to needed for renovation of Hillcrest in play areas and the building itself for this fall unless Governor Harry UMAB, said that the same number Henry Vollmer, academic planner order to provide an "appropriate does not contain noise well so that a Hughes okays the additional faculty of students will be accepted for for the State Board ..of Higher Edu- environment" for the services. group of children will disturb all salaries the new classes require. In programVMAB's undergraduatethat was ' previously nursing ...______________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 .. Anothet_________ area that could ...be _________________ a prob- 'other activity on the floor." • addition, V niversity officials will meet later this month to discuss accepted. transferring the entire UMABjunior "This collaboration was done class to UMBC. because of the statewide shortage of Students sour on bad orangeade Under the current system, U M BC nurses and because V M AB is not able to accommodate enough nurs­ provides a two-year undergraduate by Ronald V. Hube program with students transferring ing students to help the problem," to UMAB to complete the last two explained Walter Jones, vice chan­ The Health Department is cur­ became curious and purchased years needed to receive a Bachelor of cellor for academic affairs. Jones rently investigating the sanitary con­ about a dozen cartons himself, all of Science degree in nursing. The added, "As it stands now we won't ditions of Servomation vending which were stamped with a last sale machines in the Student Vnion after date of November 18. students complained that sour and Addeshah, along with another outdated orangeade was being sold employee at the Student Union, said there. they have received about one request v.c. to review About 12 cartons of orangeade, per week for refunds on outdated outdated by more than two weeks, orangeade during the past two was discovered in one of the months. machines last week and students say Addeshah also said the drink has case,paper report the drink has been outdated and often been sour, even if purcha ed sour several times in the past two on or two days before the last sale by John Markus months. date. MehranAddeshah, a student "I don't know how they can do Vice Chancellor Walter Jones larship. Now, according to the Sun employee at the Student Union, said that to students," said Addeshah. said that he will announce within a report, the Vniversity may recon­ Mehran Adde.hah, .tudent and he received about 15 requests for "God knows what else they're few days whether Assistant Profes­ sider Brenner on the basis of his clerk at the Student Union, fill. out refund reque.t. on outdated refunds last Wednesday from stu­ ,selling. " sor of Political Science Philip book, recently accepted for publica­ dents who had purchased outdated George Hummel, director of the Brenner will be reconsidered for tion, entitled "The Limits and Possi­ orl",' juice .old from the Student Union. orangeade. Addeshah said he then CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 tenure, the S'mday Sun reported bilitiesCONTINUED of Congress." ON' PAGE 4 ...___ ..... ______________________ ..... __ .. yesterday. J ones could not be reached yester­ day to confirm that report. The cam­ pus's academic affairs vice Lee year end amid t controver y chancellor apparently disclosed a decision by University officials to Early in the spring semester of Chancellor Morton S. Baratz might consider reopening the case in a Fri­ 1976, a Retriever article reported be looking for a new job. "Dr. UMBC: An Evolution day interview. Brenner said that he that Chancellor Calvin B.T. Lee was Baratz would only go so far as say­ La.t In 8 Serl•• has not been officially notified. one of six finalists under considera­ ing that several schools have con­ "The fact that I haven't been tion for the presidency of Tufts Uni­ tacted him, but that it would be chancellor. informed officially reflects nothing versity, a 125 year old liberal arts unfair to mention them at this time," However, sentiment for Lee to other than that the decision was just school in in Medford Massa­ the Retriever reported. remain at UMBC in that capacity, or made," Brenner said last night. chusettes. Lee stated, however, that Obviously, the possibility of Lee in any other capacity, was severely Brenner, a popular professor in "the decision is a longshot." The leaving UMBC for another job drew attacked by some UMBC faculty _ the Political Science department, position reportedly would become the criticism of his opponents. But member. For example, Associate and an outspoken Marxist, was vacant July 1, 1976. Lee again reaffirmed his earlier Professor of Sociology, William This was not the end ot' the attacks denied tenure last summer by Jones It was also reported that Vice stance with an assurance that he had Rothstein asked that Lee resign his waged by l.ee·s critics. On March 22, on the grounds of insufficient scho- no plans to leave UMBC at all. post as chancellor." 1976. it was announced that the Lee also mentioned the 'unfortu­ "Rothstein, speaking during the UMBC Senate had established a nate publicity' given Tufts Universi­ informal question and answer ses­ committee to study UMBC ty's search for a new l'resident. He sion which precedes the formal leadership. On the Cover explained that during his four and meeting, said that there exists a ple­ More than a hundred faculty Andromache made its world premiere at the UMBC Theatre last one-half years at UMBC, he has thora of problems at UMBC which members and, associate staff week.

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