THE TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Friday, January 20,1995 Vol XXX Number 2 1 . I RIGHT ON CUE ITilton is designated as an all-freshman dorm by ANDREA GROSSMAN selected mainly because it has a Daily Editonal Board large number of double occupancy In an effort to promote more rooms. Each floor has two single- school spirit andclass unity, Tilton occupancy rooms that will be used Hall will become an all-freshman to house RAs and additional resi- dorm in the fall of 1995. Other dence hall staff such as academic housing changes effective next fall tutors and computer aides who include designating Haskell Hall would be employed by the school. as an all-sophomore dorm and He added that many RAs have Wilson House as an all-transfer expressed interest in staffing residence. Tilton. According to Bruce Reitman, Because of the popularity of associate dean of students, the is- uphill dorms in recent years, the sue of an all-freshman dorm sur- administrationdid not want to des- faced last year. “Many student ignate an uphill dorm for first year leaders felt that class identity was students only. Reitman feels that really missing from Tufts,” he said. choosing Tilton as the all-fresh- The proposal was then pre- man dorm will give downhill “a sented to the Tufts Community shot in the arm.” Union (TCU) Senate, The Resi- In order to compensate for the dence Hall Association (RHA), non-availability of sophomore the resident assistants (Us), and rooms in Tilton, Haskell will be- the Dean of Students Advisory come an all-sophomore dorm. Photo by Judy Eastehmok Committee (DOSAC). Reitman Reitman saidhe feelsthat Haskell’s Students take time out of their busy schedules to use the campus center pool tables. said that “there was more support new status will improve residen- tial life. In their year-end housing surveys,hesaidthatfreshmen who lived in Haskell and Wren said that they felt “isolated from other first-year students.” In addition to the new dorm arrangements downhill, Dewick see HOUSING, page 8 led to a number of questions re- and Ballou. ers, which may take up to two garding the quality and The repairs were deemed nec- months, Boudreau said. “We’re maintainance of Tufts electrical essary, Boudreau said, because just trying to limp it along until facilities. Due to obsolete appara- “we’ve got some very antiquated this summer,” he said. tus, the electricity for most of the equipment.” He added that the Boudreau said B&G wanted to uphill campus will be shutdown problems became evident toB&G avoid a total shntdown, but that it for eight to ten hours on Saturday. officialsduringthelasttwoweeks. was unavoidable. “It’s not some- The power will be shut off begin- Last Thursday, electricians were .thing we relish doing, but we ei- ning at 7 a.m. in order to allow brought in to replace blown fuses ther do it now or later it will hap- contractors to repair and replace in the campus transformers. pen again when you’re least pre- “antiquated electrical cables,” a Due to the outdated electrical pared for it,” he said, adding that Tufts Buildings and Grounds equipment, Boudreau said, the University officials felt turning the (B&G) spokesman said. fuses only lasted for three days, power off on a Saturday afternoon On Wednesday morning, flyers causing apower outage early Sun- would cause the least amount of were placed in the residence halls day. Boudreau noted that these disruption for students. affected by the shutdown to in- new cables will only serve as a Boudreau said that B&G has form students of the repairs. Ac- temporary solution to the problem made every effort to inform stu- cording to Jim Boudreau, trades andthatpermanentrepairsasched- supervisor for B&G, campus uled to take place over the sum- see POWER, page 11 Tilton Hall will become an all-freshmandormitory next year. shown improvement- of senators for the spring semester by JOHN O’KEEFE proved in recent months, accord- KAREN EPSTEIN According to Bryan Krause, of activities comprising a winter Daily Editorial Board ing to Tufts Police Traffic Officer . Daily Editorial Board chair of the allocation and budget carnival in February. Other pos- It’s no secret that there is lim- Kathy Williams, there are still a The Tufts Community Union committee, the new TCU Consti- sible activities might be a tug-of- ited parking space for students on significant number of fines issued (TCU) Senate will hold its first tution is the main priority of the war or snowman building contest, the Tufts campus. The resulting every day to students who violate meeting of the new semester this Senate for this semester. Krause Verdier said. By having these effect is that many students often the parking guidelines. Sunday evening. The sepators will said some issues regarding the events, the Senate hopes to “raise choose to park their cars illegally. In many cases, flagrant or re- discuss their priorities for the se- Constitution to be discussed are school spirit and put in efforts for As these students have discov- peat offenders, including those mester, including the newly re- voting and election procedures. financial aid,” he said. ered, breaking the campus park- who have parking decals, have vised TCU Constitution, possible At Sunday’s meeting, the Consti- As chairman of the Dining Ser- ing rules can have consequences had their vehicles towed by the financial aid fundraisers, and off- tution will be the “first thing on the vices Committee, ranging from receiving a parking Tufts Police Department. camDus Doints for students. I table,” Krause said. Breakstone also said that the Sen- ticket to having their-car towed The most common student I MattStein,treasureroftheTCU ate plans to make progress on off- away. parking violations are parking in Senate,also said that theconstitu- campus points for students for use Although the’problem of ille- facultykaff or commuter spaces, tion is the Senate’s major priority. in places such as pizza restaurants gal parking by students has im- parking vehicles with Cousens He said that in early February the andvariousshops.Breakstonesaid decals in the more expensive resi- Constitution will be put up for a that there has been a “strong inter- dence hall lots, and parking in vote by the students. Stein added est” shown by students for these Inside handicap reserved spaces. that budgeting for Tufts groups is off-campus points. Features ........................... P. 3 Last semester, the Traffic De- themajor priority of the allocation Breakstone said that his com- There is a new book made for college partment conducted an assessment board. mittee will start getting floorplans students, the thrilling ski report, and Off of campus parking and made ad- The Services Committee plans and funding for the formation of a the Hill. justments in parking arrangements to workon financial aid fundraisers coffeehouse to be housed in Curtis Arts.................................... p.5 for Tufts’ faculty and staff. Stu- for the new semester, chairman Hall. He said that they will also Reviews of two groups that have re- dents angered by the decreased David Breakstone said. One pos- evaluate late night study which leased their debut albums and a movie number of student parking spaces sible financial aid fundraiser is a began last semester incarmichael review. in the residence hall lotspetitioned Tufts club night or dance-athon Hall. the Department of Public Safety off campus, Breakstone said. He Breakstone said that the dining sports................................. to return 20 parking spaces in the said that Tufts would provide trans- services committee is working on The men’s basketball team wins an- Carmichael lot to students. The portation for this event. floor plans for the renovation of other one last night, and read about administrationeventually returned According to Ancy Verdier, DewicMMacPhiethis summer.He 1 I I swimming and women’s basketball too. Daily File Photo Senate vice president, the club see PARKING, page 10 Ancv Verdier night would be one event in a week see SENATE, page 10 iage two THE TUFTS DAILY Friday, January 20,1995 ______ TUFTS DAILYLetters to the Editor - Having worked with the administrationon Nadya J. Sbaiti Safety for the 22 student parking spaces in Editor-in-Chief 22 spaces available the Carmichaellot. The new student spaces the issue, I am glad that we were able to find are now available on the Wren side of the a compromise to the parking problem on Managing Editor: David Meyers for student parking lot. the uphill campus. I appreciate the admin- AssociateEditors: JL McHenry,JessicaRosenthal To the Editor: On Oct. 2, 1994, the Department of istration for its time and concern. Editorial Page Editor: Rachel Levine Public Safety converted 22 staff/faculty Susie Choi LA’96 Production Managers: Ryan Otto, Man: Sheinkin, I would like to thank John King, Kathy Pratiksha Thakkac- Williams, and the Department of Public spaces in the lot to student parking spaces. TClJ Senator NEWS Editors: JohnOKeefe, AndreaGrossman AssistantEditors:GayleBerkowitz, KarenEpstein Victory boosts Russian troops’ morale GROZNY, Russia (AP) -- An air them from the palace -- by a stepped- The Chechen fighters pulled back VIEWPOINTS blitz drove Chechen fighters from the up air attack -- or they can try to nudge from the palace about 200 yards and Editors: Darrah Feldman, Remy Stem presidential palace Thursday, allow- their so-far reluctant ground forces into took up positions on the other side of the FEATURES ing Russian troops to hoist their flag taking on the Chechens in house-to- Sunzha River. They said they saw Russian Editor: Dan Tobin over what remained of the rebels’ house fighting. armored units on all sides of the palace. Assistant Editors: Laura Bemheim, former stronghold.