the new Ham pshire Volume 66 Number 4 Tuesday, September 16, 1975 Durham, N.H. Kari-Van price to decide raised by 50c Senate rematch NEWS ANALYSIS by Joy McGranahan months of deliberation, decided The price of Kari-Van tickets has increased this By Mike D’Antonio Today is election day for the it couldn’t decide. That’s why year due to a financial deficit during 1974-75. The voters of New Hampshire and the election is being rerun today. Kari-Van will cost $2 for a ten-ride ticket; a 50 the three candidates for the U.S. cent increase over last year’s fare. Durkin’s campaign was helped Senate: former Congressman, Kari-Van supervisor Mason Parsons says he by a recent appearance at UNH Republican Louis Wyman, hopes this increase will help “make a dent” in the by consumer rights advocate Democrat John Durkin, and in­ $25,000 deficit suffered by the enterprise last Ralph Nader. The Democrat’s dependent Carmen Chimento. year. In a further effort to aide the financial situ­ campaign has been filled with Durkin, Wyman, and Chimen­ ation, a semester ticket is now being offered for stu- constant reminders that he is to campaigned last year to be who commute or use the bus service frequently. consumer protection oriented. elected the junior Senator from This ticket costs $25 for unlimited rides on any New Hampshire. When the He has repeatedly criticized route except Portsmouth. Unlimited rides for all ballots were counted last Nov­ Wyman’s voting record, referring routes cost $35. Parsons feels that the sale of these ember, the margin between to the Republican’s vote against tickets will bring in more money at the beginning Wyman and Durkin was so small, the 1964 Civil Rights Amen­ of the semester when it is most needed. and there were so many disputed dment, and votes against con­ Kari-Van routes have been revised slightly. The ballots, the contest was ruled a sumer protection legislation. Lee and Newmarket routes are now combined. draw. Durkin’s campaign has received According to Parsons this will “eliminate a bus and After the New Hampshire funds from labor organizations a driver” and thus some operating costs. Ballot Commission investigated and he has characterized himself Due to petitions and demands from passengers, the proceedings, the problem of as being “pro labor.” the Kari-Van makes a new stop at the Heritage Hill deciding who really, won the One demonstration of how Apartments on Portland Avenue on its Dover “A” election was sent to the Senate run. This route is also subject to changes while itself. But the Senate, after SENATE, page 3 construction continues in the city. In Durham, the bus is making a “campus shuttle” this year, stop­ ping at Hamilton Smith, Spaulding Life Sciences Center and the Social Science Center in addition to its regular stops on campus. Caucus condemns So there will be “no idle buses,” the Kari-Van is also providing transportation for field trips on the weekends. parking fines Parsons said that through these changes he hopes not only to curb the deficit incurred last year, but By Rich Mori wouldn’t be able to park on also to benefit students who hitchhike because The Student Caucus Sunday campus. Why didn’t they tell the they have no alternative transportation. Students board Kari-Van on Main St. (Ed Acker photo) night unanimously condemned students?” “the unreasonable raising of Farnham added, “I want some parking fines” by the University answers. David Bianco (Director Parking and Traffic Commictee of Residential Life) and Joseph Meal ticket sales and asked the University Senate Batchelder .(chairman of the and administrators work “toge­ Parking and Traffic Committee) ther to rescind that decision.” were invited to this meeting to Parking fines were raised as night. Maybe they’re telling us much as 1,000 percent this se­ something by not showing up.” hit all-time high mester and the University has ac­ quired its own tow truck to haul Ski team By Adrienne Allie the.system is efficient and moves the minidorms instead. But Phil-, cars out of unauthorized parking Meacham also announced that A record 4,700 student meal quickly. “I am very pleased with brook is designed to feed three areas. the ski team would be retained tickets were sold this semester, large residence halls and I think Life Sciences and Agriculture up 400 from last year. Accord­ the way things have been going at UNH. The team will become a this fall. The lines are not that it’s working out very well.” senator James Herchek sub­ club sport, allowing it to use the ing to Jane Griswold, Associate mitted the resolution condemn­ Director of Dining Services, part long and there are no holdups Griswold said she hired more club sports office and facilities .--they move fast.” full-time help in anticipation oi ing the increased parking fines at the MUB. They will have a of this increase is due to the 250 saying, “ $10 is unreasonable to tickets assigned to the new mini­ Griswold is also pleased with more students this year and that budget of $6,000. The figure is 'deter .people from parking where $14,000 less than the $20,000 dorm residents, and part, to the the dining situation so far, She she is hiring more student help as well. There are about 50 stu­ they are not supposed to.” originally thought necessary. greater number of students on believes that the extra numbers Parking in an unauthorized lot dents working at each dining hall The reduced sum results from campus this semester. served this year have not created is punishable by a $10 fine. Last every day compared with 45 last an overestimation of costs by The total capacity of all three any special problems. In re­ semester, the fine was one dol­ year. Overall, there are about dining halls on campus is ap­ sponse to complaints about lar. the atheletic department and the 675 student positions filled this evadication of the coach’s posi­ proximately 1,500. On an aver­ longer lines this year she replied Parking on campus without a year. tion. age day a total of 4,000 people that students can always expect permit is punishable by a $50 Griswold said it was decided are served for both the lunch a line at peak times, especially fine. The fine last semester was Funding will come from an ex­ to close Huddleston rather than and dinner meals. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and $10. hibition hockey game, the pro­ Philbrook on weekends this year With the opening of the mini­ Fridays between 12 and 1 when The scope of the resolution gramming fund of the Student because “Stillings and Philbrook dorms, Philbrook has predict­ as many as 3000 are served in quickly broadened beyond the Activity Tax, and through con­ are on the outskirts of campus. ably experienced a greater in­ one hour at all three locations. aspect of parking fines as sena­ tributions. This helps spread out the distri­ tors commented about the nega­ “I am happy with the efforts crease in the number of students Griswold said as soon as all the bution of students more evenly tive aspects of the traffic booths of the student government,” said served than the other two dining staff is hired and trained, and among the two.” i and mini-dorm parking. Tom Chase, a representative of halls. “A higher percentage of the routine becomes settled, any Asked about the possibility of Student Body President Larry the ski team. “But this type of students are gating here than in small problems still remaining keeping all three dining halls Meacham supported the resolu­ funding can not be a permanent the other halls since the begin­ . will resolve themselves. ning of this year,” admits open on weekends, Griswold tion and vice president for Bud­ thing. We’ll have a lot of sympa­ Charles Sawyer, Director of She added, “When Philbrook said that is not possible. “It get and Administration David. thy the first year, but we was built, three large residence Dining at Philbrook. would cost a lot in labor and the Farnham said, “The Residence couldn’t go this route every halls were planned. They built Office knew in early August that year. We need financing from But, he is quick to point out, two of them and then later built MEAL, page 7 the mini-dorm student’s the atheletic department.” INSIDE Research ship Blood drive Concert review Th e F e rre l a fleet ves­ “The Beat Goes On” Although it wasn’t a sel of the National Ocea­ is the theme of the full house; 1800 stu­ nic and Atmospheric current Red Cross blood dents showed up to see Administration is visit­ drive at the MUB. The and hear John Sebastian ing the Seacoast area to Red Cross has been con­ and James Cotton last work with UNH stud­ ducting the drives for 25 Friday night in Snively ents charting tides and years. Thousands of Arena. The concert ap- currents. For a ‘shake- pints have been donated pealed to different down’ of the ship see by students For a story people for different page 2. reasons. For a review, on the drive, and its’ see page 15. history,see page 4. PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 1975 NO A A ship aids student coastal study By David Reed New Hampshire begins its se­ cond and final ‘year’s work, on Students of mechanical engi­ coastal management in an effort neering-, earth science,'and.biolo­ to]solve problems such as public gy at UNH are studying tides access to beaches, the depletion and currents of the Piseataqua of fisheries’ resources, oil refin­ River with the help of a visiting ery and nuclear power 'plant lo­ government research ship.