The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Fall 9-23-1975 Maine Campus September 23 1975 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus September 23 1975" (1975). Maine Campus Archives. 788. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/788 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]. WxInt NIB Midweek loin ond 1 in ime ifrlaine CampusVol. 79, No. 6 September 23, 1975 thc 2. of to >red but ddy inc. plan slew Prior refusal haunts housing the of example. if we )t by Mike Dostie trends had been falling off all over the While confirming Holm's analysis of things," Blake said. "For Tom were able to find some way which a Although no one can accurately predict country," Holm said. last year's refusal, John M. Blake. vice Join private builder could build something that how the Board of Trustees will greet "I'm sure this would enter into the president for finance and administration, I of trustees is housing for college students near the President Neville's forthcoming housing trustees' decision and that it would be offered another reason why the 2. university campus as a private venture. proposal. administrative sources indicate part of the discussion. but I don't know to revoked the housing plans. He felt the ten then it could tend to help the housing the board's rejection of last year's what extent it would influence any board dismissed it because of their fen- problem and not require going to the proposal could affect the structure of this decision that will be made this year." she preoccupation with national enrollment f an trustees or the legislature." year's housing request. added. trends, as well as a concern for equal chancellor or the trustees Another possibility which has .been Sally Holm, public relations director for As to how the housing on all university campuses. iinst perhaps discussed, according to the vice president. the Chancellor's office, said last Thursday viewed the president's plans to present a "I suspect that they felt that day. campus is the construction of a traitor park facility that she felt certain the board would new housing proposal, Holm said since developing more housing on one last not good which would ease the housing problem reconsider its previous decision but added Neville had not submitted his proposal whil, others had a surplus was while pacifying the Board of Trustees' she had no way of forecasting how strong vet, neither the chancellor nor the trustees judeement from their point of view," the concern over any long-term commitment the previous arguments would be. had had a chance to discuss it with him of university funds. "Last year. the trustees thought, at the Thus, there was little McCarthy or the The traitors "could be considered time, that it was precipitous, when we board could yet comment on. temporary housing." Blake explained. were under budgetary strains anyway, to She also added that no discussion of the News Analysis "and when the need for them is no longer begin looking at new housing—especially president's plan was scheduled for the there, they then could be moved without considering that national enrollment board meeting. 26 vice president said. "They would hope terrible dislocation of the land and that people might tend to go to these perhaps. sold as used traitors." 10 campuses where there wits a surplus of The vice-president added that he "had housing before new holising was devel- a feeling that the president had reached 17 oped here." the point of having to suggest to the 31 When asked whether or not these trustees one of these ideas," while considerations would affect the trustees' cautioning emphatically that he remained decision this year. Blake replied that this uncertain on whether or not the president was one reason why the university's had reached a specific conclusion. administrators had tried to discuss ideas H. Ross Moriarty. director of residential which would avoid such problems. life, commented that although .he would "We have talked about a variety of *continued on me six. Moneljor sea study Jr7 Schools await verdict on research aid appeal UMO and the University of Nev.. College, similar in concept to Land Grant Hampshire have combined efforts in an University status." he said. The middle is attempt to obtain "Sea Grant" institu- a sea grant institutional status, and the tional status and $1,257,000 from the bottom level, which UMO is in, is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- program of coherent projects. ministration (NOAA) for marine studies. Ron Dearborn. acting director of the Approval or rejection of the application UMO Sea Grant Program said. "The will be given in Portland at meetings Oct. three-status level doesn't necessarily indi- no separate 14 - 16. The decision will be made by a cate funding levels. There is level. panel of distinguished scientists and dollar figure for each status officials from the NOAA Sea Grant Office. However the Sea Grant Office may be ' ".%, •i- , (11 it. 4, President Howard Neville of UMO and more favorably inclined to commit dollars 13: Xt 5 ;I‘ .,:" • f UNH President Eugene Mills signed an to projects at higher status level universi- .14. .,..Af agreement July 15. 1975 to pool the efforts ties. 14 of the two schools. Hutchinson pointed out. —This will be Hang-gliders to highlight two the first time in the nation, that Sea grant status will provide long term. universities have combined their projects continual funding for UMO and UNH to seek such institutional status. My fifth Organizational Fair marine research projects. At present UMO impression is that we have an excellent is receiving funds from NOAA. but on a chance of success in obtaining this status. project basis. According to Neville, sea One of the potential projects to be the mall Senior Skulls, fraternities and A hang-gliding exhibition on Women, grant funding is a "much higher level of submitted to the Sea Grant Office panel in Fair sororities, and the lnterdorm Board are will highlight the fifth Organizational funding" than that currently received, and Portland. is a study by Dr. James A. planning the fair. here. Sept. 26-28. the status is reviewed only once every five Wilson of UMO's Economics department, a Paul Laliberte of "Sky Trucking", years. on the impact of a 200-mile fishing limit will The hang gliding presentation spon- hang-gliding school at Sugarloaf, "They may not grant us sea grant on the Maine fishing industry. basic sored by Abenaki Experimental College display two kites and demonstrate status this year, but we expect it within A second project deals with an attempt couid prove to be the most interesting and ground positions which prepare students the next couple of years, said Neville. to grow lobsters in an artificial environ- will exciting exhibit at the fair this year. said for flight. UMO student. Paul LaBrie, Fred Hutchinson, dean of the College of ment in tanks. The combined UMO-UNH Lucy. Laliberte, an instructor at "Sky display his own hand-built Quicksilver Life Sciences and Agriculture and acting project would attempt to improve the Trucking", said two friends from Sugar- kite. vice-president for research and public nutritional feeding of lobsters produced in loaf plan to give those watching a general The fair, which kicks off the Annual service, explained, "We must show an artificial environment. The UNH the mall introduction to hang gliding. This would Parent's Weekend, will begin on certain levels of resources and expertise. project would concern itself with the include the basic groundwork principles of at 9:00 Saturday morning and will We must demonstrate that we have designing of equipment which could balancing. running, turning, and pulling continue until the Black Bears host scientific credibility in the marine field. produce a better environment for the out for a dive. Bucknell University at the 1 p.m. football that we have the commitment of the artifically produced lobster. After the fair, Laliberte will show game. Sixty to 70 organizations from all with well thought out projects, Other programs to be submitted to the movies on the basic groundwork tech- faculty, areas of the university are scheduled to that we have adequate space and panel include projects on preservation of niques and the effects of aerodynamics on and participate, according to William T. Lucy, available for research pro- rainbow trout and salmon, and work by hang gliding, said Nantz Comyns. an equipment associate dean of student activities and jects." Dr. Kenneth L. Fink of UMO's oceano- Abenaki director. organizations. Along with Lucy, the graphy dept. on evaluation of Maine *continued on page six• He desribed three levels of sea grant Sophomore Owls and Eagles, All Maine status The highest level is the Sea Grant beaches. T y Lige tu Maine Campus—September 23, 1975 - Calle• Campus adopts peer advice system idweek ophy—first. to promote volunteerism, and From new student orientation through tion, help solve academic difficulties, and eather second, to make peer group assistance I the four years of college, the average discuss the selection of a major. as available to students," said Merrifield. UMO student encounters many types of A faculty advisor is not paid, is considered part of his overall To accomplish these objectives, two TUESDAY advising.