CTHE TUFTS DAILYJ Medford, MA 02155 Wednesday, February 20,1991 Vol XXII, Number 26 Trustees are likely to approve final 1992 budget this weekend by PATRICK HEALY the committee’s approval of the of Arts, Sciencesand Technology Daily Editorial Board proposed fiscal 1992 budget “gives Mary Ella Feinleib and Dean of The full BoardofTrustees will an idea of what the tuition will Administration Larry Ladd an- meet this Friday and Saturday,to be.” Freedman; who has been nounced the first round of budget approve the final version of the advocating a tuition and fee in- cuts on Nov. 14, proposing the proposed fiscal 1992 budget, af- crease of approximately seven elimination of Portuguese lan- ter the Board finance committee percent for fiscal 1992, said he guage studies, the Center for discussed, reviewed and made their was “very pleased” with the ex- Decision’ Making and shorthand committee’s final decisions and pected tuition increase. and typing programs. The posi- recommendations last Thursday Last year’s increase of 8.3 tion of the part-time secretary of on the proposed budget, accord- percent in tuition and fees brought the religious studies department ing to University Provost Sol total costs to$21,087per student. was also proposed for elimina- Photo by Jen KleinsCnmidt Tufts students work on one of their two concrete canoes. Gittleman. Freedman said he feels the tion. According to Matt Freedman, Trustees “have a very good idea Although crew, ice hockey and Administration and Finance Trus- about the concerns of the stu- many club sports were under Tufts set to create tee representative to the Tufts Com- dents.” He said that he was pleased consideration for elimination, no munity Union Senate, the budget with the budget decisions overall sports programs were cut from review session and discussion and that he believed the full Board the budget. Director of Athletics two concrete canoes “went very well” and likely ended of Trustees will approve the pro- Rocco Car.0 has proposed a par- by BRUCE PERELMAN strength of the concrete and gives with the Board voting their ap- posed fiscal 1992 budget. ticipation fee ranging from $25 to Senior Staff Writer it a plastic-like quality. SB/r is a proval for the proposed budget. No members of the Trustee $50 for club sports as well as The Tufts Student Chapter of latex bonding agent that works However, administrators and Finance committee were avail- outlining a plan to solicit outside the American Society of Civil both as a plasticizer and as an Trustees yesterday refused to able for comment last night, and grants and funds. Engineers built the first of two adhesive bonding agent, Becker confirm or deny if a vote was Executive Vice-president Steven Administrators announced last planned concrete canoes last said. taken on the proposed budget by Manos declined to comment on month that they have proposed weekend, using a new concrete Becker said that the additive the committee. the meeting. the elimination of 11 current staff adhesive Hey’Di SB/r. results in a better bond in the Freedman said the deans ex- Tufts administrators have spent positions within the University The canoes will compete in concrete because it uses less water plained their respective school’s the past several months paring after this year. Following the the 18S1 New England Concrete and therefore increases tensile budgets and the committee dis- $3.6 million from the proposed announcement,theTufts Univer- Canoe Race Invitational on the strength. He added that SB/r will cussed the measures proposed. fiscal 1992budget after the Board sity Staff Association wmte a lettcr weekend of April 6. The invita- give this year’s team “a winning Although the decision on the of Trustees suggested that a raise of “concern” to University Presi- level of tuition and fees for next tional consists of seven races, edge.” in tuition and student fees be see TRUSTEES, page 4 including three sprints and three In addition, Johnston said that year has not been specifically fmed, limited to six percent. Acting Dea7 long distance races. Two-person ASCE added a Styrofoam-like all-male team, all-female team, substance to their cement rather and co-ed teams will compete in than the more commonly used Senate rejects free speech policy these races. gravel. This change will result in by PATRICK HEALY different” from Marks failed the motion to discuss the pro- The canoe-building process a lighter and faster canoe. Daily Editorial Board motion, Yim’s proposed resolu- posal failed 10-11. began by making a fiberglass mold This year’s team has “picked The Tufts Community Union tion was not in order. Yim said after the meeting that of a canoe borrowed from a local up a lot of experience from previ- Senate defeated a motion Mon- Freshman SenatorAdam Tratr he was displeased with the Sen- sporting goods store, according ous years” and will use this expe- day night to discuss a resolution made a motion to discuss Yim’s ate’s refusal to discuss the pro- to ASCE Corresponding Secre- rience to produce a better canoe, on free speech proposed by fresh- proposal, which would require a posal. tary Patrick Johnston. Builders Johnston said. He said that be- man Senator Toby Yim, rejecting two-thirds vote to bring backonto “This was a joke and a trav- then lined the inside of the mold cause last year’s concrete canoe the third such policy proposed in the Senate floor. Yim, Tratt and esty. I just feel it demonstrated with an aluminum mesh and se- was rammed in the side and sank, the last four months. junior Senator Stu Rosenberg the close-mindedness of a lot of cured it to the sides of the mold the team has put protective rail- The motion called for the spoke in favor of discussing the the senators,” Yim said. with fishing line. The next step ings in the side of the canoe to Administration“to recognize and proposed resolution while Vice- Yirn also proposed a similar involved rubbing a special con- give reinforcement. uphold the First Amendment of President Alexa Leon-Prado, free speech motion last semester. crete over the mesh. Builders then “There is no question that they the Bill of Rights, and to modify Assistant Treasurer Randy Rav- However, because Marks’ mo- lined the inside of the canoe with have learned a lot from previous or eliminate any current Univer- itz and Trustee Representative to tion was on the agenda before a sheet of plastic and filled the years and made many good im- sity~~ policy that clearly infringes the Senate Matt Freedman spoke Yim’s motion, Yim’s --urouosed canoe with water, which kept the provements,” said Rachid upon, abridges, or ignores these against,theproposed resolution. see SENATE, page concrete under pressure while it Hankour, a civil engineering gradu- rights.”- After arguments” for both sides. dried, to improve the properties ate student who has been involved The proposal also asked the of the concrete. with the concrete canoe project Administration to condemn any The concrete will take approxi- in the past. He pointed out struc- organization that abridges these mately 20 days to dry. tural improvements,including the rights and to profect and defend In order to keep the horizontal any TCU member who might be ’ use of aluminum instead of steel, supports of the canoe, called which produced a lighter canoe. denied these rights, thwarts, covered in concrete, “It definitely looks better than Senate Parliamentarian Bob builders wrapped them in tinfoil, the canoes of previous years,” Meagher said he was “surprised” said ASCE Vice President Ana Hankour said. that Yirn would suggest the mo- Jensen. In addition to using hindsight, tion since, according to Meagher, Johnston said that total project this year’s canoers are also plan- the Senate General Board had hours will probably exceed 350 ning ahead. earlier informed Yim that it was person hours by the time it is “Each year we say, wow, if we out of order. Meagher said Yim’s completed. had only known we could have proposed resolution resembled an “We’ve got a super-high tech changed this... so this year we’re earlier motion that had been pro- design this year,” project man- going to build two canoes to do posed by former Senator Chuck ager Robert Becker said. exactly that,” Jensen said. She Marks and defeated in a 11-13 According to Becker, Tufts added that the team would test vote. Therefore, Meagher said, Photo by Jonathan Grauer ASCE is using a concrete addi- the first canoe and then build the according to parliamentary pro- TCU Senate President Julian Barnes, Assistant Treasurer Randy tive called Hey’Di SB/r. The cedure, since Yim’s proposed Ravitz, and Parliamentarian Bob Meagher discuss the opening of see IMPROVED, page 6 concrete agent increases the resolution was “not substantially another free speech policy to Senate debate. Inside Yeltsin calls for Gorbachev’s resignation Features ........................ 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