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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 1-5-1981 The Guardian, January 5, 1981 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1981). The Guardian, January 5, 1981. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. r January 5,1981 Issue 43 VolumeXVII Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Inside Fourth hour a compromise page 2 Due Process By BOB MYERS maintenance: / Out-of-state travel was eliminated ex- Guardian Editor The energy conservation plan, designed cept for travel to a meeting of regional, hears case t<f reduce utility outlays by $50,000. It 1 national or international significance in page 3 During December, WSU President Rob- includes setting ill University thermostats which the traveler is a prominent panel <pt;J. Kegerreis announced budget reduc- to 65 degrees, consolidating activities held member or presenter. Travel for recruit- tions designed to reduce tfie effect of any on the weekend during winter and spring ing, if the position is authorized to be filled further cuts in the University's subsidy. quarters into one building, and activating by the Vice President, was also excepted. In a memorandum dated .Dec. 10, night set-back controls at 4:00 p.m. when Kegerreis outlined the following five steps: classes are not in session. THE ONLY construction, repair and A tribute to A freeze on the filling of vacancies, major maintenance allowed under the new including faculty and staff; THE SET-BACK controls are used to guidelines is that which already is under Suspension of all expenditures for reduce building temperatures at times the contract or which has already purchased John Lennon out-of-state-travel funded by the general buildings are not in use. materials. The only excpetions to this operating budget; The energy conservation plan also asks guideline is projects - developed t« corfea page 6 Suspension of all expenditures for that lighting^ turned off when a room is fire hazards, install capital equipment or N capital items -(including equipment, major not in asfi that which is necessary for the safety or . repairs, modifications and minor construc- A total of $158,000 was suspended from security of employees. tion) funded by the general operating the main library acquisition budget. budget; "*'• $75,000 was removed from the deparment- The new guidelines will place tne Suspension of all library acquisitions; al accounts; $65,000 from the book University, after the one percent cut Volleyballers And, preparation and institution of an approval plan, aAd $3,000 from the announced by Rhodes, somewhere in the emergency plan for further energy conser- replacement account. !No funds were black. However, further subsidy cuts could vation on campus. removed from the periodical^ acquisition be imposed if revenues still jfail to meet lose in California account. " predictions. f AFTER GOVERNOR James A. Rhorfes The Health Sciences library received Announced his- proposal for restoring the cuts of the same ratio in its acquisition A SURPLUS, Kirk said, would be used to page 8 state to an even keel, Kegerreis modified account. help balance next year's budget. The the ptetlntionary steps on Dec. 17 through budget for the next two years h«s yet to be memorandums issued by Vice President CAPITAL EXPENDITURES will be determined for the state by the Assembly, for Administration George E. Kirk. approved only if the equipment is essential and unless Ohio's tax structure is changed The .modifications detailed the energy to the security or safety of personnel or or the state's economy rebounds from the coiwervatk>n,pian, restored some acquisi- facilities, or if .It is an emergency recession, WSU likely' will receive less tions t6; the library *ndprovided guidelines replacement or repair of equipment funds from the state than is needed to for out-of-state travel, capital expenditures essential to the maintenance pf facilities or operate normally. Welcome Back - and minor construction, repairs and major absolutely essential to existing programs. Welcome bacv to Wright Stale kod Beer,wme^cigarettes up The Daily Guardian lor soother quarter mud ney year. W» hope yoo had u e^oyabke lay seaaon and winter broai. * We b»|Mi >»u wikw to pith up The Daily Guardian daring wtotst quarter and thrbighont tha rest at •MM. 1, By BOB MYERS day, raised the sales tax one percent, from Guardian Editor four percent to five percent. Cigarettes will now be taxable at time of sale-previously, In December, Ohio's General Assembly taxes were withheld before sale. The law passed a proposal by Governor James A. raises cigarette prices five peremt. Off the wire Rhodes raising the state's sales, beer, wine Beer and wine taxes were doubled. A and cigarette taxes. six-pack of beer will now cost four cents The l«w also raises taxes on public more. In eariy Deteohat, The Daily utilities, the corporate franchise tax and The bill was passed by a bi-partisan Guardian ifca^gml Ha who aorvfco eliminates the • vendors discount, ft also coalition. All of the new taxes can be from UPI. -No*, am wire artkiee doses a loophole which allowed businesses repealed by the new General Assembly / from UaKwJProea hriiraifliyt wfl to avoid paying the sales tax on equipment after the end of the fiscal year in June. and material used la packaging goods for Rhodes' proposal, made to a joint Uoaal HWI awl laatwoo. sale. We bap* to aorvo yem hotter session of the Assembly,' also included The Governor's proposal, made in the another one percent across-the-board cut, throagh offering a wider range of last week of the Assembly's lame-duck ••wa. and $10 million in cuts not thenTdcntlfied. session, passed after three days of The one percent cut reduces Wright Pleaaolotas know yoar opinion sa consideration and was signed into law the change by otthor writing a letter State's subsidy payments by another immediately after-passage by the Gover- $225,000. The University has now had. its to tho Editor or by caMtg axtaaaiaa nor. 2505. subsidy payments cut by a total of seven The l»w. which took effect New Year's percentat,. orr 11.5$1.58 millionr . - • . 2 THE DAILY GUARDIAN Jaa. 5, 1961 Fourth hour called 'a compromise' By KEVIN THORNTON "THE ROOT OF the problem" lapse." -* * fourth hour," Oshiro noted, "The the teaching of each fourth hour Guard Ian New* Editor according to the report" can be . 8 to 9 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. slots. slot. "Each professor teaching traced to two .sources. First, that Special Assistant tc the Dean' of This way- the Liberal. Arts classes the fourth hour must submit a The present fourth hour sche- some programs are on a three Liberal Arts Dr. - Keenji Oshiro detailed plan for their fourth duling system in the College of hour, ISO minutes a week sche- said Liberal Arts scheduling for can be back to back and h will hour. The committee will approve liberal Arts is not the first choice dule,. while other programs are on the fourth hour will have "more reduce the time lapses with the J>T disapprove of the plan." "of any college, according to a the four hour, 200 minutes a., flexibility" in the spring. ' fourth hour." report by the University Cirric'u- week. Secondly, "lack of class- "A lot of this is dependent of 14m. Committee. room space to accomodate a THE DEPARTMENTS are Oshiro also said a comfnittee the department, the course,' and The report-calls the schedule a scheduling system that does not suggesting two time slots for the has been formed that will approve the individual." - "compromise solution" to the utilize all space to the fullest problem of scheduling in Liberal extent possible" is seen as Arts. deferent. Contract renegotiated The Cirriculum'Committee met with representatives from each Chairman of the Cirriculum college. Surveying-their reaction Committee Dr. Stephen'Frederick' . to the schedule. The representa- said.^'tXe main, problem is that tives were asked to list their we have two basic systems." Saga strike talk halted preference in priority between the "Liberal Arts is on the four present schedule, the 1979-80 hour, and the other colleges are By KEVIN THORNTON Restaurant Workers Local Union than Saga had originally offer- schedule, and a proposed 65/110 an .a three hour system.' The Guardian News Editor 222 expire'd on October 17, 1980. er." minute schedule. problem then is how to fit-those Efforts By Saga to renegotiate the ' Rhoden also said the contract, OF THE THREE choices, all of two'together." Food Service at Wright State contract were rejected by the which is now being drafted by the University Colleges chose the will be "business .as usual" Union, and a series of negotia- Saga, should be signed by the . present schedule as their second FREDERICK ALSO noted the according to Campus Food Direc- tions were held throughout Nov- second week of January." choice. Liberal Arts chose the College of Science and Engineer- tor S.^.' Nunamaker, announcing ember and December, "We (the Union) have to wait 6S/110 minyte. schedule qp their ing had voiced concerns over a the ratification of a contract Throughout the negotiating pe- until all the employees are back first choice. Both Business and lack of space.