Trustees Put Off SB Parking Fees; Buses to Be Cut Burglars Take By JACK MILLROD Thanksgiving The University's plan to implement parking registration fees on campus suffered a setback yesterday as the State University's Board of Trustees for the second consecutive $6,000 From Empty Campus month tabled a request for authorization to institute the fees here at Stony Brook. The Stony Brook Council, the local governing board at Stony Brook, met October 31 and asked the Trustees to change current regulations to allow the fees. But the SUNY Trustees, who met yesterday afternoon at State University Plaza in Albany, unanimously voted to table the question on the basis of a parlimentary technicality at the earlier Council meeting. In a related development, Acting President Pond announced last night that the University was cutting the planned $5 car registration fee for students in half so that students would pay the same $2.50 fee planned for faculty and staff. As a result, Pond said the University could no longer use the fees to generate revenue for campus bus service and would be forced to "sharply reduce" bus service beginning January 1. The Stony Brook Council will take up the new proposal at its upcoming December 6 meeting, but the Trustees will not meet again before December 19. The Trustees had tabled the Stony Brook request last month to get more input from the campus. KURO RT CORUNU T, Director of Public Sarety (rignt) talking to siuaents in iersnwin aDout the tnerrs over the Thanksgiving Holiday. Both last month and yesterday student government leaders from Stony Brook testified before the Trustees By CHRIS FAIRHALL the lock. Last night, however, Security about opposition to the parking registration fees at Stony Shift Supervisor Winston Kerr said that a Brook, and yesterday it was the students who pointed out While most students were away for the plumber's wrench and two pairs of small the technicality that forced the Trustees to table the Thanksgiving holiday, burglars broke into pliers were found in the Douglass College motion. The students contended that Stony Brook Council empty dorm rooms and made off with basement on Sunday. Although the pliers student representative Mitchell Grotch was not allowed to about $6,000 in stereo equipment, probably were not used in the break-ins, second a motion at the October 31 Stony Brook Council televisions and jewelry last weekend. according to Kerr, Security "speculates" meeting even though Grotch, who has no vote, is a full Thefts took place "primarily in Tabler that the wrench was used. Council member in every other sense. and Roth quads," according to Director of When asked if he thought the robberies At the same time, though, it is expected that the Public Safety Robert Cornute, who also were the work of students or people from Trustees will approve the request next month, according to said there may have been some thefts in G outside campus, Cornute said he was not the board's Vice Chairman Jim Warren. "We're not going and H Quads, though none were reported willing to pre-suppose that it was "one to say you can't have a parking registration fee," said in Stage XII. group or another," although Kerr stated Warren, who added, "Personally, I think it's a lot of fuss (See related story page 3) that Security believes that a team of three over $2.50." Cornute said that tabulations for the may be reponsible for all of the Pond, commenting on the possibility of the Trustees total dollar value of stolen property and Thanksgiving thefts. refusing to grant Stony Brook permission to charge such the total number of instances in which Statesman has found that property was fees, said, "I'd be quite unable to understand why they suites and rooms were broken into have not removed from at least seven suites in should." yet been determined. Douglass, Dreiser and Gershwin colleges Assessing the University's current position, Pond stated, Corute said on Monday that rooms had and that at least three other suites in "Only a little time has been lost." been broken into with a special type of Dreiser were opened. Four of the suites But to Polity President Keith Scarmato and the other wrench that enabled the thieves to break (Continued on page 5) (Continued on page 5) Mysterious Gate Crasher Arrested lop apprehended. in Wall, New Jersey. Cornute, uncertain of the By MARK SCHUSSEL Security, according to Cornute, contacted the details, said he feels that his department Last Wednesday morning, as Campus Security New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles to contacted James Walsh and found that the and the rest of the-Campus community was find out the owner of the vehicle based on the automobile was being used by his son, a Stony preparing for Thanksgiving, resident student license plate number, and found that it was Brook student. Jeffrey Walsh started his vacation by driving registered to James Walsh of 16-21 White Street According to the Security report, Public through both the South and North Campus Safety Investigator William Bell arrested Walsh gates. Public Safety Director Robert Cornute at 3:51 PM at Sanger College, where he lives. He said that this is only an example of many similar was then taken down to the Suffolk incidents. County Sixth Precinct where he was later At 2:57 AM Walsh crashed through the South released on $50 cash bail. The Precinct's blotter Campus gateway which is manned by a Security does not indicate the charges, but Cornute said officer between 11 PM and 5:30 AM. The that it would either be criminal mischief or officer immediately responded by noting reckless endangerment, if not both. description of the vehicle and the license plate Cornute said, "Since the beginning of the number. According to Cornute, the vehicle was a semester we have had the gates crashed through, 1969 green Cadillac with a New Jersey license to my knowledge, four times." Three of the plate. incidents involved intoxicated driving, but Campus Security reports indicate that the Cornute said that this was not the case this time. same vehicle crashed through the North gate at Walsh refused to comment on the entire 3:22 AM leaving the gate intact, but breaking incident. the lock and chain. "The majority of problems on this campus is due to people that are not affiliated with the Finally, at 2:30 AM there was a Security victim of a peedingwauisr l * uuw was Clneb vehicle in pursuit of Walsh, but he was not victim of a speeding Cadillac. (Continued on page 5) News Digest International Tehran, Iran (AP) - Iran's priests, run through the streets military government yesterday whipping themselves. ordered a ban on religious processions during next month's London (AP) - An old coin Moslem holy period of mourning in found in Maine may confirm the a bid to head off violent protests theory that the Vikings discovered against Shah Mohammed Reza North America before Columbus, Pahlavi's rule. says a British expert. Religious Fervor Peter Seaby, chairman of The holy month of Moharram, Seaby's, the London coin Center, which starts December 2 and peaks said he studied photographs of the December 11, whips up religious coin and says it is Norse and Christmas Party fervor among the Moslem faithful. probably minted between 1065 and Moslems urged on by mullahs, or 1080. ; ALL DAY N ational Salt Lake City (AP) - President assassinations in San Francisco are Carter says he has ordered a federal sparking worry among the nation's FRIDAY { agency to study links between city officials that violence may be increased cancer rates in southern spreading as a means of settling Utah and 1950s atmospheric nuclear routine political disputes. December 8,197 testing in Nevada. The Mayor and a City Supervisor A number of southern Utah and of San Francisco were assassinated northern Arizona residents have on Monday. filed claims against the Department Some city officials at the of Energy seeking damages for the National League of Cities meeting F Free Cider deaths of relatives who died of in St. Louis seemed almost in a leukemia. state of shock at the murders of San Francisco's mayor and a city aEgg Nog St. Louis (AP) - The supervisor at City Hall. LLVE BAND State and Local New York (AP) - The treasures Albany, (AP) - The state of King Tut have arrived, greeted yesterday granted the Brooklyn r^ `~TILL* 2AM silently and unceremoniously by a Union Gas Company the right to handful of museum officials. increase its rates by about seven The 3,000-year-old golden relics percent, effective about a week 1 arrived secretly late Monday night from now. at Kennedy Airport from Seattle, The Public Service Commission 1 and even the cargo handlers were said it had ruled that Brooklyn 11 unaware of the contents of the Union needed about $25.5 million I shipment. Tickets are already sold in additional annual revenues to out for the exhibit, which opens pay for its operations and maintain next month and .o)n.tinues through a profit. March. - -- C 0 ----8·-rr-L 1, Icy ringers THE ICY HAND OF WINTER is no doubt upon us again, or so it seemed on Monday. But with temperatures expected to reach the 50s today we come to the conclusion that Mother Nature is very confused. But, prepare anyway- the cold will soon stay with us. I%- 0~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page~~TTSA~ ~ ~ 2 oebr2.17 Page 2 STATESMAN November 29, 1978 New Research Project Underway the New York State Energy Research and By SUSAN TEASDALE Development Authority, the EPA, the Ceremonies were held yesterday dedicating a Department of Energy, the Electric Power new Marine Science Center research project Research Institute, and the Power Authority of investigating the possibility of converting coal the State of New York.