Bridgewater State University Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University The ommeC nt Campus Journals and Publications 1984 The ommeC nt, April 12, 1984 Bridgewater State College Volume 58 Number 8 Recommended Citation Bridgewater State College. (1984). The Comment, April 12, 1984. 58(8). Retrieved from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/comment/551 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. ., ' '~ f, Student Newspaper of Bridgewater State College April 12, 1984 Established 1928 Vol. LVIII No. 8 j The Pope Hall Blues By Kevin· Roberts Monday, March 26 Tuesday, March 27 notices water trickling out of gallons of water will be pour- Pope Hall students return­ Director of Facilities, the walls. Touching the wet ing out of the ceiling of the The following is about ing from their spring vaca­ James Cummings Jr., finds a wall, Ms. Fields finds it burn- ground floor bathroom. missing hot water, a broken tions discover that there is damaged coil in a hot water ing hot. Two little "swoooshl A little later: After attend- pipe and the disappearance only hot water from 8 p.m. tank that has sprung a leak. swooosh!" sounds are heard ing Governor Dukakis of emergency lights at the until 7:15 a.rn. The mainte­ Wednesday, March 28 followed by a huge "brrrfff- speech at Burnell, Mr. Cum- Pope Hall dormitory and at nace crew responding to ·a 10 a.m. All of the water at swiish!" noise. A 25 year old mings, the maintenance crew the Scott Hall dormitory. call could not find the Pope Hall is shut off. A test is hot water pipe decides to and Ms. FitzGerald arrive at problem. run by Mr. Cummings. The burst behind the wall. Ms. Pope Hall. Although one damaged parts are 25 years Fields decides that she better main water valve is shut off, old, which means that the leave the bathroom. After water is still. leaking. The first parts have not been replaced reporting the incident to the floor bathroom is checked for since the dorm was built in housemother, Ms. Mello. Ms. noises. On1he second floor, a 1959. Cummings reports to Fields discovers that water is wall in the bathroom is torn Housing Director, Ms. Mau­ gushing out of one of the down and an old broken pipe reen FitzGerald. that he will stalls in the first floor is found. · order the necessary parts. bathroom. 9:30 p.m. All of the water is Meanwhile, a temporary fix is 8:15 p.m. Student Beth shut off at Pope again. A lot of made in which the damaged Churchill, in her room on the students, including Dorm coil is welded together {Later ground floor.hears people President Diane Pagliuca, Ms. FitzGerald reported to screaming in the hallway. are helping to clean up the The Comment that t_hey hope Opening her door, Ms. Chur- mess. Water vacuums and that the welded coil will last chill finds hot, steaming mops are brought to. help for the remainin.Q six weeks water at her feet. Students clean up the water from the left of school). are grabbing towels to build a rugs. Student's own rugs are 6:30 p.rn. The water is dam to block off half of the hanging over the railings to switched on. Hot water is hallway. Rumors are dry. fl.,,s. FitzGerald was :.,,.:..:~~~~. ..:~ -tYtiW availaore:-- ecrdlrlg::__:;:.::.:oiYe st1.rcnn:rr"-·· cneC1Gf'l~f.ele;;)en-onmnooms· -··-,., .... --. Between 7 and 8 p.m. Stu":" believes that a wall has col- affected on the ground floor dent· Jill Fields Js in the lapsed on the third floor. For s BLUES 5 _..,;.. ___ second floor bathroom. She the next hour and a half, 600 ee ' 'P· Students Organize Against_ Increases By Gregory Mathis Their efforts will be put into out of their effort. The state-wide drive in effect this morning and this The main argument opposition of the $127 tuition afternoon (Thursday) during against the tuition hike is the hike is underway for the state a House and Senate Educa- fact that the Board of colleges of Massachusetts. tion Committee Hearing at Regents acted hastily. Last Thursday night, Bridge- the State House. behind the students backs, to Damaged pipes in Pope Hall. Photo: Ed Donahue. water State College hosted a Accordrng to Matthew avoid any input from them. meeting of Student Govern- Peter Donoghue, t~e mot.i- The 2:3~ inp:ease in tuition ment Representatives in vating force behrnd ~bis ?osts rs s1gn1f1cant. a_nd tbere which an organized plan for action, the repr~sent~t1ves rs anotherproposed increase GERs: Is Anyone opposition to the Board of and senators are hste~m~ to the foHo.w1~g yf}ar. Regents increases to all sup- t~e students pleas, which 1c a Along with opposing the ported schools was dis- positive ind1c~tion. some- See HIKES, p. 5 ----if ·Listening? cussed. thing worthwhile will come /or's Degree with an Educa­ This is just an example of tion Major will be six (6) what is happening at these By Gregory Mathis reflect students opinions, not only the faculties. If students credits of Biological Scien­ hearings. Students are ces with lab, six credits of strongly urged to attend The General Education do not show up at these hear­ a PhysicaLSciences with a lab, these meetings. You have the ~~~~~~~~~~ Requirement Hearings are ings, the committee will have six credits of Earth Sciences option of realizing the impor­ still going O'n, and apparently little student input to go on with a lab, and six credits of tance of the hearings now students are not interested. ·when the committee makes Mathematics. and attend, or pay· 1ater pay There have been pleas the final decisions. The hearings range from The science courses which taking courses you don't feel f:t'ci;;,:ei.:> ..': J .. i·····:····• from Senator Judy Henry and would be a part of the Gen­ committee member Christine foreign languages to the you need.. The choice is '~>il~;ni~t·~fJ'~?;s\:\y·r:·:f~.~·~;·.-··:.··i sciences. The Foreign Lan­ eral Education Requirements yours! ): Quinn for stuqents to attend for the Bachelor's Degree in GER Hearings This Week: these crucial meetings, how­ guage hearings have drawn the most attention; however all ether majors would con­ Friday, April 13 at 10:00 a.m. li:i~s4t'~·j!i~:~,~~'·~~·f~~;~·tj't~t~ ever there has been very little sist of three (3) credits of Bio­ in the SGA Chambers- Natu:- l response. the others may be just as sig­ nificant for students. A sum­ logical Sciences with a lab, ral and Physical Sciences. Students .should realize three credits of .a science Wednesday, April 18at11:00 that these hearings ·will mary of the proposals made by the Department of Biolog­ course with a lab from either a.m. at Burrill C 212- English directly effect them in the Composition. Thursday, ,,..,.,.,,"'"'~'·Hf••·~"·* ical Sciences on March 8, are Biology, Chemistry, Earth future. The purpose of the Science, or Physics, and April 19 at 11:00 a.m. in the 1::f>~lf:li(ly·~ open hearings is to get stu­ as follows: The science course three credits of a science Library Lecture Hall- English dent input, so that the reor- course with or without a. lab. Department. · . ganization of the GER's will requirements for the Bache- .. \ . .. ~ '• .. (_ ' ' "- • y •• I. t •,. ,• "· • . "' .... ~,.~ .. ,~ ... -.·.·~~ ... _'- ... ·.. · ""_,, "'".;.... ~ ...... ~ 2 The Comment ~ mru ~@[fU©l mJ ~ Dear Governor Dukakis: fies that increases on the hat kind of promise is' As a former legislator, basis that the Carnegie Com­ higher education to a hope­ ~~®©UD@mJ~ present member of the Board mission on Higher Education lessly debt ridden family? of Trustees at Bridgewater contends that two-thirds of The one answer to help solve State College, and as a par- public higher education the Financial Aid dilemma is ent of college age children, I should be borne by the State to keep college costs down. am extremely concerned and one-third by the student And the only solution that ~@UO©® ~ut the Board of Regents' and family. Wh_at stuuies or 'insures assess for all groups, plan to increase tuition at the documentation support the low or middle income, disad­ The Comment will publish a special Student Commonwealth's public col- Carnegie Commission's vantaged or working-class, is Government Elections Edition on April 19th. leges and universities. The assumption that 33% is justif­ to hold to the principal of low This issue will consist of only those candidates recent Tuition Policy formu- iable that tuition increases tuition in public instituitions seeking S.G.A. positions, not class positions. lated by the Regents appears wil I be offset by increased of higher education. to address the development funding in the State sup­ The reason for acceptance The format of the paper will consist of a letter of a rational and equitable ported Regent Scholarship of a low tuition principle by written by· the candidate concerning his/her statewide· tuition plan for Program. The fact of the mat­ the American people are forum, experience, etc. The letters should be public higher education, but ter is that this program is obvious. Americans for over truly, does it promote equity designed to assist pub I ic and 150 years have seen low tui­ typed or neatly handwritten. Submissions that and access for all students? I private higher education and tion,. higher education as a are not legible will not be published. Deadline am particalarly concerned currently the· private sector logical extension of the free, for letters is Wednesday, April 18, at 2:00 p.m.