The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Spring 4-20-1987 Maine Campus April 20 1987 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus April 20 1987" (1987). Maine Campus Archives. 1971. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1971 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Daily Maine pusL THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE NEWSPAPER SINCE 1875 Monday, April 20, 1987 vol. APO building new consession stand by Mike Laberge About a year ago, one building was in Staff Writer such need of repair that it could be us- ed only as a storage area, he said. Last Friday, several members of the Grandmaison said the group needed Alpha Phi Omega fraternity began lay- the new building because the existing ing the framework for a project that had building they were using as a concession been long overdue — a new concession stand was too small. stand. "We need so much more space," he BY Sunday afternoon, the basic said. framework, as well as plywood walls and Demerritt said, "We'd have to do ma- roofing, were in place, and APO Presi- jor renovations to stay in the dent Bob Demerritt was smiling. building." Once completed, the new building will "It's getting exciting now, to finally sie be twice as large as the existing stand. it come together," he said. "We've Grandmaison said the group wants to been planning for so long." expand its menu to include ice cream and Dayton Grandmaison, concessions french fries next fall. chairperson for APO, said the new The equipment for the french fries will building will cost $10,000, adding that cost an additional $5,000. most of which the group has raised about $6,500 so far. the group hopes will come from dona- Funding for the project has corne tions. from the „group's savings and from Demerritt said APO members have advertising revenue, he said. been doing most of the work themselves, "We're leasing ad space on the and will complete work on the stand building," Grandmaison said. during the summer. About 15 group members worked on He said the two existing buildings the the building Friday afternoon, and all group uses for concessions, which lie on day Saturday and Sunday. both sides of the grandstand, are run- Demerritt said brothers also will down and decrepit, and eventually would donate weekends this summer to com- have had to be replaced. plete the building. "The buildings that are there have He said it will be ready for fall. Alpha Phi Omega, which runs the concession stand at sporting events, is con- been there since the 40s," he said. (see STAND page 2) structing a new stand to replace the present one which is old and too small. "We've been operating out of them since (Laberge photo) '69." Referendum "Much needed" to go before fee protested by Christina Baldwin students Staff Writer Admission fees to certain areas of Acadia National Park by Marc •Larrivee will be charged to visitors beginning May 1 to raise money plans to pro- Staff Writer for the upkeep of the park and at least one man test the move. Bob Miller, an administrative officer at the park, Said the Students will have the opportunity this fees are necessary because parts of the park are beginning to opinions about Thursday to voice their deteriorate fast. three referendum questions from student "We have 50 miles of carriage roads throughout the park government. that were built back in the 30s," he said. "They are begin- Mike Scott, Off-Campus Board presi- ning to erode and the surfaces are rotting away. This creates dent, said ihe first question asks the stu- a problem for many people who ride bikes, push strollers, or dent body if it approves of next year's are in wheelchairs. They are difficult to pass over." $200 mandatory Student Life Fee. Miller said the park does not have enough money to repair "There is an article in the constitution the things That need to be repaired. "Over the past three or four years, park budgets have been which requires the student senate to put whittled away. They (national parkS) don't have enough money to referendum any new fee put to the to repair historical monuments or places," he said. students,' Scott said. Because of this problem, national park officials went-to Whether the university administration Congress and asked for help. What resulted was an admis- acknowledges the result of the referen- sion fee structure that would help pay for maintenance costs. their decision, he said. dum is Miller said a sliding scale has now been introduced and will The baseball team took 2 of 3 games this weekend from wants to "If the administration be in effect starting May I. conference rival Northeastern. The Black Bears' season disregard the referendum that's their The first fee is a $2 individual fee. Miller said the fee would record is now 5-3 in conference play. Story page 9. concern. cover any individual seeking entrance to the Sand Beach and "However, if they continue to Thunder Hole areas of the park. The pass would last seven for many years, offers people access into any national park — he said, disregard what the students say, it just days — longer than other national parks charge in the country for $25 a year. adding that this would also cover people coming in on tour Miller said the park also has two free passes. goes to show that they don't have very buses. "The Golden Age pass is for anyone 62 years and older," much respect for the way students The second fee is a $5 weekly pass for an automobile. he said. "They have access to the park along with anyone in Scott said. feel," "It doesn't matter how many people are in the auto, or their vehicle signatures were About 500 student whether they have passes," he said. "The Golden Access pass is for handicapped people and ques- collected in order to place the third The Acadia Annual pass is a season pass, good all year offers the same privileges as the Golden Age pass." tion on the referendum which could round, for $15. But Milan Tait, a Buxton resident, said he is not pleased bring about a special election for student "This pass allows unlimited use of the park for the whole with the idea of _having to pay these lees. government president, he said. family," he said. "Anyone in the family vehicle is allowed "They are snowballing peoetle so they can get more money (see VOTE page SI through the toll." than they need," Tait said. The Golden Eagle Passport, a pass which has been around (see ACADIA page 5) 2 The Darlv Marne Cam us. Monday, April 2^ 1987 The Da BLOOM 1- i Dnonce Dreasiicu 'Stand Al IP"m- WES nERSE In otter,Rr miser Mult WW1 if 0111, RETAIL krifurA Elf701510PY by Mich - lame rave. ter . MIT POW .• AAAAlf 7707 continued from page 11 ' 5t'7711 0716111 Of NE CAW' _ al_ ler IMO WOO Staff W Men'5 AAP Rif our MR • lie For al re't il, 41111Y/9001 ry AIM,EaRR • lE AINDOW.. - . Last summer, APO was in danger ot \ \.:. " , losing the football concession because • ot articles I , violations at the stand, Grand- maison said. A dea The stand did not have a hot 411'-4, %,. • water lives ma 410( heater, it had windows and doors that in Afric Here not covered by screens, and it , did Fred ' not have shatter-proof light bulbs, he Hospital said. feel tha Afilvisir. Wyman-1- WrI__IL "The violations never affected MM* COMINITAKS. the drome) quality of our food," he said. "Thes Mt ME MITA 17115 rou ,ti.. '. .k! pr FIR5r,- African MANE AYE Pr?- A 1604V ,,,..." were just operational things." saw ory art V „,14., Woldi 491=g3 1 .. We 4• ,- To keep from losing the „ lo! .IN concession, to affect 7,.,. tg, ,447K 1. 4 .4,,,•74 Grandmaison said members Cir, ESE' I'llts of APO met Accor ow! r university officials s%ith last April to Americt work out an agreement. mok the \. They esentually made a -N gentleman's 'This c agreement with the university. causes a "try if we said took,care of the safe-, ter-nal o ty violations, they would let us operate _ for one more year," he said. "We took .-s ,. • .c... care of those over the summer." by Jeff MacNelly As part. of that agreement, APO SHOE members said they would donate part of the concession revenue'to the athletic Pea 7Di4qvcrs department, Grandmaison said. Seft17741.6 REPA51- OAT AEOliT 014.414 VAT "N'e are now giving them $300 per ChlCkell KlET ft YOUR RAM; 114E 0*TAT to% game," he said. 01Z5NTAL REEF IsItL MINVTE.iii IN Demerritt said this money is 714E MIXSAVE. specifically earmarked for scholarships. ( I Grandmaison said APO makes an average of $1,500 per game - The money from the concession is us- ed both for maintenance of the stand and for the group's operating expenses. "We are entirely self-supportive," he said. "Any money we get, this is it right Doonesbury here." BY GARRY TRUDEAU Part of the money is given to the Gam- ma Sigma Sigma sorority, which helps at:t5orT5CIA17 5HAME,11,ERE5 run the stand.