Vol. 97 No. 16 University of Delaware Newark, Del. Friday, AprilS, 1974 lewis Easily Captures UDCC Presidency By LARRY HANNA Junior Denise Barbieri and freshman Colin Flaherty were elected (Barbieri was re-elected) as two student representatives Junior Steve Lewis was elected president of the University of on the university Faculty Senate with 1080 and 1096 votes. Delaware Coordinating Council (UDCC) by more than a respectively. two-to-one ratio over his leading competitor in Wednesday and In college council races, four candidates were elected unopposed yesterday's Student Government of College Councils balloting. as officers of the Arts and Science College Council. Junior V1c Lewis received 1315 votes to 502 for junior Gerry Szabo and 105 Kasun was elected president with 523 votes; junior Bill Mahoney for junior Howard T. Krauss II, who unofficially dropped out of the was re-elected vice-president With 530 votes; sophomore Kathryn race early in the week. Massimilla was elected secretary with 510 votes; and freshman 1934 students voted in the election, an increase over the 1200 who Kathy Nagy was elected treasurer with 518 votes. voted in last year's election in which the three top positions on the Sophomore Peggy Gehlhaus (with 217 votes l defeated junior ballot were uncontested. The percentage of the student body which Eugenia Kemp (with 57 votes ) for the presidency of the Business voted was 17 per cent as opposed to last year's 12 per cent. and Economics College Council. Sophomore Ray Andrews, who ran unopposed, was elected Junior Wayne Stoltzfuz (80 votes) was- elected over junior Bill UDCC treasurer with 1456 votes, and junior Paul Grossman Rapp (65 votes) for president of the Engmeermg College Council; defeated freshman James Reed for UDDC secretary with 1110 while sophomore Carol Ann Kulp (85 votes 1 was chosen over votes to 555 for Reed. juniors Patti Ann Flatley (79 votes 1 and Paul Magwre t 52 votes) In voting for officers of the Resident Student Association, for president of the Nursing College Counc1l. freshman Richard Hauge was elected president with 845 votes to In Commuters· AssociatiOn balloting, sophomore Kent A1st was 407 for junior Fred Schranck and 180 for freshman James elected president unopposed while sophomore Jon M1llcr Alexander. SI'EVE LEWIS freshman Carol Ewmg, and freshman Steve Stem were elected Sophomore John G. Barth won the RSA vice-presidential race UDCC president-elect. vice-president, secretary and treasurer, respectively. with 944 votes to 424 for sophomore Julie Fiorilli. Addd1tional results will be published next Tuesday Stoff photo by Joseph M Corosont1 EXPLAIN~NG. THE LOTTERY- Stuart Sharkey Faculty Senate Rejects Expansion Plan (above), director of R~sidence Life, answered By LARRY HANNA student questions in an open A proposed expansion of student representation on the each undergraduate college plus the University of Delaware RSA hearing on Tuesday. university Faculty Senate drew a negative vote at the Senate's Coordinating Council (UDCC) pres1dent as an ex-off1cio member. J · During the meetjng the RSA monthly meeting Monday. Following the vote, Dr. Robert W. Mayer, Faculty Senate passed a new lottery p~ By a count of 24-19, (with two abstentions), the Senate voted by secretary, requested that Senate President F. Loren Smith, ask based on "need" which they roll call not to recommend to a general faculty meeting a proposal university President E.A. Trabant to place the proposal on the hope will be accepted before by student Faculty Senator Mike Ingersoll to increase the number agenda for the general faculty meeting scheduled later this · room assignments are made. of students in the Senate from the present two to eight (one from month. The measure could only be enacted by a vote of the general faculty. Opposition to the proposal centered mainly on the contention by many of the senators that the Senate is supposed to be a faculty RSA Fights to Change lottery body and has already been diluted too much by administrators, students and other members of the university community. Compromise Proposal Aimed at 'Need Rather than Equitability' "As much as I encourage student input," said Dr. Gordon R. Bonner, a business administration professor, "I'm not at all sure By DIANE WELCH Doug Brown. In his opening remarks, Brown said, we sould have input in this fonn" He said he felt "the faculty is Does the Resident Student Association ( RSA> "There is no or~e perfect system; therefore we dsperately in need of input representing the faculty point-of-view have any chance to change the new lottery must reach a compromise." Brown said the new to the administration. If this organization becomes a university system implemented by Residence Life? proposal is an attempt to formulate a system senate, it will no longer be a voice of the faculty." "The chances of changing everything are very which would satisfy many student objections to • As outlined by Smith earlier in the meeting, the Faculty slim; however, nothing is absolute," said the room lottery. Senate's membership currently consists of 50 elected faculty Director of Residence Life Stuart Sharkey at a The proposal was debated for 2 hours after members, two elected graduate students, two elected Resident Student Association (RSA) open which a final draft was voted on and passed. The undergraduate students, and 12 administrators who are ex-officio meeting Tuesday night at which the RSA's new RSA will present the new proposal to Residence members. lottery proposal was discussed by approximately Life early Wednesday morning. "The problem is what this body is supposed to be," commented 350 people; most of whom appeared to be out-state The proposal, Brown continually stressed, is physics professor Dr. Fred E. Williams, pointing out that students. - based on the facilitation o£- need. Brown presently "the only purely faculty representative body is the The RSA's new proposal is aimed at "need explained that once the room shortage is ·AAUP (American Association of University Professors)." rather than equitability," said RSA president (Contlnu•cl to Pov• 2) (Continued to Po.. 21) Page 2 REVIEW. University of Delaware. Newark, Delaware April5, 1974 • • • RSA Seeks Lottery Change Change of Address Needed {Continued from Page 1) Brown, Sharkey was "very pleased with the way determined, based on the number of the meeting went. '' room applications received, that there would be a If approved by Sharkey, the plan would then be .To Forward Summer Mail room shortage in excess of 300 beds. submitted to Vice President for Student Affairs The RSA proposal calls for a room lottery in John Worthen and E .A. Trabant for final By BETSY LUFF which upperclassmen would be randomly approval. Brown was " hopeful" that a decision Students who wish to receive publications over the summer assigned a lottery number which would have no would be made by today. must file a change-of-address notice with the publishing company direct bearing on the placement of a student into The new radius idea proposed by ihe RSA would according to E. F. Collins, the supervisor of the campus mail a particular room. alleviate some of the pressure and fear felt by service. The final draft of the RSA proposal reads as many students facing the possibility of not getting The university mail service will forward all first class mail and follows : a room next fall, according to Brown. However, it important second class mail such as graduate catalogues, said "Submit all applications for university housing does not alleviate the pressures placed on the Collins, if students fill out university change-of-address cards. (Freshman and Upperclassmen) . administration by the state legislature and county But, Collins continued, it is too expensive for the university to " Determine the total number of applications- governments, Sharkey replied, adding " we. must forward magazines, periodicals, newspapers and junk maiL "It a. Freshmen b. Upperclassmen. look at the legislature and county government to would be cheaper for .the student to go down to the drugstore and " Determine the total number of beds available. know why the decisions were made the way they buy the magazine," commented Collins. (Total beds-minus special interest housing equals were." To receive publications at their new address students must write beds available ). Sharkey then explained why he said the radius the publishers, in some cases six w~s in advance of the address " Determine the extent of the shortage, proposal was not accepted in the first place. "The change, according to Collins. He said the last delivery of mail to numerically. · radius affects the center of the university residence halls will be May 17. .. Establish the radius to eliminate population," Sharkey said. "Two thirds of the Students can get university change-of-address forms from the approximately three halves of the total shortage. university enrollment comes from New Castle dorm directors, Collins said. Now there has been established a group of County." He cOntinued, "The impact on the state students who are guaranteed a bed. legislature and the county governments would be French House ·· Ass1gn lottery numbers to upperclassmen. very, very great." Sharkey admitted that "the radius would be a La Maison Francaise has may offer a possible ··on the basis of those numbers. one half of the recently gone co-ed. If you're very difficult thing to sell at this point in time." accommodation. For further toral shortage will be taken from that total pool looking for a home next ·He explained, "the decisions have been made, information contact Richard within the radius. The other one half would be the semester the French House Menzel at 737-9903. highest lottery numbers. agreed upon and publicized." Sharkey contended, " Establish freshmen quotas in each dorm "there is no right policy, I'm in a non-win excluding Christiana Towers, and academic and situation.