TheU~:aC etrie-ver University of Maryland Baltimore County Volume Seven, Number Four Monday, Sep~ember 25, 1972 Regents Ethnic bills fail raIse• In• senate vote • • tUItIon By wide margins the student To prevent "destroying any senate last week turned down ethnic experience currently two resolutions that could have available," the bill would have The Board of Regents voted curtailed the acti vi ties of made available funds of up to Friday to increase fixed ethnic groups on campus. $1,500 for each ethnic Tuition charges on University One bill would have stopped organization that wished to campuses by $60 per year SGA funding of student groups sponsor "a week for the study beginning next September. "whose purpose is to promote and experiencing of that The Regents also voted to the study or propogation of any culture, society or religion." hike dormitory fees $20 per one ethnic group, society, The other bill would have year. culture or religion." stopped future funds to the Board Chairman Louis Black Student Union tutorial Caplan said after the meeting j!roject unless the Ad­ that the budget was to blame Officers ministration agreed to pay half for the higher rates. of the cost. .. Expenses are going up and Both measures, introduced we have to make up at least to get pay by Senator William R. Kulbicki part of the deficit," Caplan of the Future of the University said. Committee, would have At the same meeting the for work become effective next fall. Regents decided to let the The student senate last week Speaking in favor of his individual campuses of the voted to pay SGA officials ethnic week bill, Kulbicki said University decide on their own annual salaries beginning this that the $1,500 allocations to policies concerning can­ semester. each group could provide free events for the students. cellation of classes on election Introduced by Senator Al "These are the things that day. Tuesday November 7. Harmon, the bill authorizes 'are not being done for the The Regents reminded those stipends of $700 for the SGA students." Kulbicki said. campuses which close for the president, $600 for the vice Senator Al Harmon, a leader election that the lost day of president and $500 for the class will ha ve to be made up treasurer, one half payable at (See BILL, pg. 2 col. :n some time during the the beginning of each semester. semester. Earlier this month the An amendment to the bill Spots open Faculty Senate at Colleg Park that would have prohibited the voted to suspend classes for paid officia1s from holding election day. Both the UMBC 'Photo by Russ Wright anyother employment was in frosh Senate and student senate are ,DRAWING THE FIRST BEER soundly defeated . considering similar moves. ... Rathskeller now open Last week's proposal was a election toned down version of a similar On Wednesday October 11, -'Problems with facilities' measure introduced two weeks .freshman elections will be held ago that failed to get the in . the cafeteria under Gym required two-thirds senate one. majority. Write-in votes are not con­ Students to meet Chisolm The new bill squeaked by sidered valid in UMBC elec­ with a 13 to 6 margin" exactly tions. By lise Simon grievances and they have to be brought to the attention of the' necessary number of votes As of this date only two Dave Tibbetts and other met," said Tibbetts. Chisholm, he said, "I'll be for passage. people have filed for officies. SGA officials, are meeting When asked about the happy to answer any questions The bill also authorized There are six offices that must today with physical Plant Dir­ student complaints, Chisholm tha t anyone wants to ask." (See PAY, pg. 16. col. 1) be filled. ector Guy Chisholm to discuss told a reporter late Friday, "I ,(See ELECTION, pg. 16, col. 2) wha t rriany students believe didn't even hear about these are certain problems with things until yesterday." campus facilities. You can go ahead and run First is the "bad physical these things," Chisholm told a Aid set condi tion of Hillcrest." As reporter, but I didn't even Tibbetts said, they are know about them. "basically minor problems, for flood but cumulatively they're As for the rules about • • ridiculous." There is loose registering bikes on campus, paneling, weeds out front, "tha t rule has never been vIctIms cracks in the walls, and the enforced," said Chisholm. Work-study funds are Ra thskellar opening late, Also Chisholm pointed out available for students who Tibbetts said. 1"1 did not create the parking were victims of last summer's And there are other rules we use at this time." I hurricane Agnes. problems besides Hillcrest, merely implimented it and it is Persons who feel they are noted Tibbetts. "Cyclists are Security who gives out the eligi ble should contact the unhappy with parking con­ tickets and makes sure that F.jnancial aid office on the ditions on the upper lots and everyone is parked in the right second floor of the EM having to register their bikes," spoke. l.>uilding. he said. Financial Aid · Director I have not delayed the Next are the "deplorable Wayne Hood said that Federal opening of the Rathskellar, condi tions in Dorm III" as money amounting to $12,000 said Chisholm, "1 think its Tibbetts referred to them. has been released to UMBC for foolish to open a thing that's Tibbetts is requesting action on students seriously affected by half done." these problems. the summer flooding. "We're not trying to crucify' Should anyone have any 'DAVE TIBBETTS, The money will pay for anybody, but the students have gri pes tha t they wish be ...$700 a year student jobs on campus. J. '1r.~q "~'lf i"l t .,Si §rfr ~'f' \~{ ..,~rJm.'''~'' Page 2 The Retriever 5e~tember 25, 1972 Minority recruitment 'Informing the students ,. By lise Simon Lawrence noted, "there are 24 high school graduating classes. ,"UMBC is a public in­ per cent of the Metropolitan Lawrence, 29 years old, was stitution. Webster's defines area is black. 18 ner cent in the' born in Baltimore and has been public as 'for use and benefit of city, and 46 ' per cent in the here all his life. all"', said Reginald Lawrence, state." Said Lawrence, "I've had a Director of the Office of The job may become even broad range of jobs from bus Minority Recruiting in a recent more important after a Board boy to recruiter." He's interview. of Reg en ts' ruling Friday been a Public Health "The purpose of my job is to asking that minority representative for Eastern help students to overcome the enrollment in freshmen classes Baltimore, spent two years in obstacles set up by the be commensurate with the the infantry in the Army and metropolitan area.'~ percentage of minorities in has taught art at Harlem Park school. The purpose of a minority recruitment office said Lawrence, "is to help UMBC fulfill its mandate as a public Photo by Mike Cohn institution." For instance, if REGINALD LAWRENCE the level of black participation .. .informing students differently is three per cent then the prob­ lemofparticipation emanater his culture," said Lawrence, Beginning Wednesday, from' many areas--prejudices in "so long of course, as it doesn't Septem ber 27 and continuing employment, schOOlS, housing, disrupt the community." The through December 13, it will be cited Lawrence. And it is the student we try to reach is invi ting counselors from four responsibility of this office different--different by high schools with one or two to help alleviate this problem. heredity, different by en­ community organizations to "This office attempts to vi ronm ent. " visit campus. distribute information" in "UMBC is breeding the order to hel praise the level of invisible student. He goes to They will meet the entire minorities. The word school, gets an education, but administration office. recruiting is a bad term" said doesn't get it augmented. We "As (Social Science Division Lawrence. recognize an obligation to Chariman Dr. Hugh) Graham those students we help to bring "The effort is not restricted said in a recent memo, 'In the here. Its not like once they minds of a great many people, to blacks, but the efffort is come to UMBC we ignore :~ more obvious," noted UMBC is still a local radio them," Lawrence daid. Photo by Mike Cohn Lawrence. Basically, every station,' LAWRENCE At present, the office is in the student is different and it is the process of developing this fall's "We've got to inform people ...the invisible student job of this the office of Minority program. differently," said Lawrence. Recruiting to reach each student and "try to speak to his needs," Lawrence said. W~de m~rgin "EOF many students this is their first real challenge. Senate kills bills SUNDAY Lawrence said that he • buck visited high schools and spoke (BILL, from I) tutorial project, was an "at­ THRU to students throughout the of the BSU, assaulted tempt to get student activities THURSDAY metropolitan area, answering Kulbicki 's proposal. fees to where they belong," For Each their questions like: 'What is "Why doesn't Kulbicki at­ Kulbkicki argued. Adult Member college, why go, what is the . tack the SGA for not giving This year the BSU received offl of Your Party difference between private, students something for free?'" $6,000 from the student sta te, colleges?, what the Harmon asked . government to finance a . PITCHERS OF BEER alterna tives are to college-­ Then he added, "The things program tutoring inner city military, jobs--and more that we do are not exclusively blacks.