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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1986. e 13) i re can ne Campus ayer," The v01. 99 no. 10 University of Maine student newspaper since 1875 nce to Friday, September 12, 1986 Search initiated for South African scholarship Moriarty's replacement by Matt Mullin The Iowa consultants are: Dr. sends student to Natal Staff Writer Thomas Thielen vice president for Student Services, Chuck by Christopher Haines sities and colleges in the New England A nationwide search for a new Fredrickson, residential life direc- Staff Writer states because of the decision taken by Residential director Life gets under tor, and Stuart Burger, director of the New England Board of Higher way here at UMaine. Food Services. A $2,800 scholarship established by Education to the effect that a scholar- The Residential life department "We chose Iowa State because the University of Maine has enabled a ship should be instituted to provide needs a director since Ross Moriar- we wanted to bring people in from black South African student to enroll at financial assistance for black students to ty, its former director, resigned the University of Natal, a place that was like UMaine,a - in South Africa. attend universities in South Africa," Sept. 1 UMaine for personal reasons. rural, land grant university." is one of seven New England he said. -Moriarty had held the position for Aceto said. institutions of higher learning to par- Robert Whelan, current director of 16 years. ticipate The consultants will come in in the South African Student University Retention Programs, was "We will be recruiting Scholarship national- early October and Aceto hopes to Program. assistant to the president under Arthur ve-a-repo by Nov. T. The team Peter pc V -Booyscn, Johnson when NEBHETirst presented Aceto, vice president for and Student will visit the campus for two days-- principal of the South African its idea for a scholarship program for and Administrative Services said. gathering information for the university, met -with UMaine ad- free universities in South Africa. "When we get applications ministrators they report, and each member will ' Aug. 29 to discuss the Whelan said that he was "very proud will be screened by a panel made establishment of the f so receive a $600 honorarium. scholarship and to of the university's decision to par- up of staff, students, and facul- promote cooperation between the two ,uth According to Aceto, the Univer- ticipate" in the program after NEBHE ty," Aceto said. universities. They also discussed lion sity is also undertaking an audit of interna- announced its intentions. He asked The department hopes to have a the Residential Life department. tional cooperation between institutes of whether there could be anything more I I. new director by January. "We plan on having the higher learning in general. positive than providing a chance for 174. Along with the search for a new (UMaine) system audit us while De V Booysen explained that he is higher education to a black student in director, Residential Life will be the consultants are looking us over "making contact with those American South Africa. in having three consultants from too." Aceto said. institutions and universities which have Along with UMaine — Bowdoin Col- Iowa State are University critique the "We will be conducting an audit shown interest in change in South lege, Connecticut College, department's Africa." m. programs and where we will be looking for ways Massachusetts Institute of Technology, services. the the Residential Life's budget can "(The purpose of my visit was) to en- Providence College, Tufts University And "When cs - the head of a depart- be made more economically effi- courage university communities in the the University of Connecticut have all ment changes it's a good time to cient;. said Lawrence Stanchfield, United States to support our efforts for contributed scholarship money to the take a look at the department director of the internal audit. "We change and to avoid the implementation University of Natal. itself," Aceto said, "We'll be will cut the scope of the audit of academic and cultural boycotts of at Currently, there are five South African having the consultants come in because of the size of the Residen- least those South African institutions institutions, including the University of and find out what our strengths tial Life system," he said. which are forces to change. Natal, that benefit from NEBHE black no and weaknesses are." "With that objective in mind, I was scholarship programs similar to tub. encouraged to visit a number of univer-,- UMaine's. all! call Smokers, non-smokers our adjust to new rules Red off 11-4 by Jennifer Gin' sumption of smoke without actually 1 of Staff Writer lighting a cigarette or pipe; occurring k3ds when smoke is inhaled by non-smokers. Smoking and objections to it have des, Smokers and non-smokers on campus been around since the 1600s, according ore. have been adjusting to these new to Consumer Reports magazine, but ex- ling regulations. ecuting the offender is no longer practiced. "I didn't smoke in the office before the policy went into effect (anyway)," said Dpe11 Effective this year, UMaine officials Tue.. Carol Rickards, the administrative have tried to resolve these differences by secretary iun in the history department. implementing new policies to regulate "And I have definitely noticed the . for smoking areas on campus. ter change around campus." and "It certainly will offer some benefit to Paula Pietrowski, a clerk typist in the twr us," said David Fielder, assistant Arts & Sciences Department and a director of the UMaine Fire Department. former smoker, believes the policies to "We've only had one fire (in recent be just, since smoking could be hazar- memory) due to someone dropping a dous in a work area. cigarette in bed." I he - "I think it's a great thing. Most pco- signed law April, Stop Legislation into in pie are non-smokers, at least in this of- Joseph Brennan details the Ce d 1980 by Gov. fice. so I think it's a good policy for an smoking prohibition. restrictions of office environment," she said. Campus-wide policies were distributed Cutler Health Center sponsors pro- lber Jan. I by former UMaine President Ar- grams throughout the semester for An thur Johnson. students, faculty and staff members who :Stub Such policies were required by -the-- federally endorsed Workplace Smoking "We've ,becn offering the program for Act and were detailed in the legislation a couple of years," 15 & said Nancy Price, entitled "Offenses Against Public a health educator (on at Cutler. "With the Health." change in laws we've had more faculty' and staff who want to try Smoking is now prohibited in all and quit." d rur. classrooms, laboratories, libraries, gym- The program runs twice a week peir nasiums, and auditoriums. four weeks beginning Sept. 23. There is The policy may also help alleviate the a SIO charge, refundable upon successful problem of passive smoking, the con- completion of the course. (Keens* pbobs) • The 2 The Dotty Marne Campus. Friday, September 12, 1986. Dorm phone service still in the 'studying stages' by C Staff by Kevin Sjoberg Right now, we're in the waiting stage," Staff Writer said Raymond Moreau, assistant direc- tor of Residential Life. Ba Students who base been anxiously Currently, Chadbourne Hall is the on- some awaiting the installation of phones into ly residence hall on campus that accom- take their individual dormitory rooms will modates its dwellers with private phones, In have to wait a little longer, maybe much a service provided for them at the begin- will longer. ning of the 1985-86 school year. club Last year, plans were developed to in- "We piloted the project in Chad- gove stall phone jacks in esery room on cam- bourne because of the switch-over to of- pus. Students became confident that the fice space in part of the building.The Bi plans would soon become reality when added office space caused the recep- The New England Telephone employees were tionist's desk to be removed," Moreau cam often seen in a number of residence halls said. on campus. "The majority of the students in Al As it turned out, a complicated hook- Chadbourne are non-traditional and 20, up system and the high cost that would many have families. We feel they need- distr go along with it hase put these plans to ed phones anyway," he added. Tieri rest for the time being. Originally, nlans were to expand the belie "We're going to have to wait and see existing system at Chadbourne and run of what comes up as far as proposals go. cable to Wells Complex, where there also is a need ac nnlv in of the doran BLOOM COUNTY Breathed in Wells have full-time receptionists. by Berke Later, the other complexes would be pro- vided for. 566.-X6 A COW But after the trenching process, it AlLEOOPY OW ME furtirr was WigfalfIEP CAE found out that there was no room in the I MIRK ME ARV PPACH ground to accommodate such a large LIE SPIS IT t, parr rtx 7 cable service.