-INSIDE­ __page 5 The women's hockey Calendar squad crushed Colby Col­ N otices--page 6 "The Visit" will open on lege Wednesday night 10- Edi tori al page 14 February 21. See preview 0. See related story page Features.__page 17 story page 17. 28. Sports--page 28 The New Hampshire 862-1490 Durham, N .H. Bulk Rate U.S. Postaoe Paid Vol. 75 No. 32 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1985 Durham N.H. Permit #30 Students Budget run for board hike By Julian Brown posed The Student Senate hopes to increase the University's influ­ ence in Durham by nominating By Kris Snow two students for the town's Board of Selectmen. University officials say Gov­ Jay Ablondi and James Grif­ ernor John Sununu's proposed fith will run in the elections on $16. 5 million increase in the March 12 for two seats opening University System of New up on the board. Hampshire's (USNH) budget "We're not jokesters or an­ will help bolster faculty salaries ything. We' re serious about the · and promote increased funding position," said James Griffith, for several USNH projects. a sophomore and political Although Sununu's $83.5 science major who has lived in Durham for 14 years. Student opinions "I feel I can do something and pg. 4_ I can put in the time and effort to do a good job," said Griffith. UNH Men's Volleyball Club throttled Tufts last night in Lundholm Gym. (Charles Smith million USNH budget proposal The Student Senate was un­ photo) falls $10 million short of the able to disclose the objectives system's recommended figure, and platform that they would officials agree the amount is present the board if Griffith and "There isn't a sense of com­ them," he Sc!i.d. _ _with the Student Senate Com­ encouraging. Ablondi are elected. The spe­ munity in Durham. There is a_ In order to insure that the . mittee. "It's going to be a good-sized cifics of such a platform were misunderstanding of some sort students' interests were repres- A committee would also at­ increase," said Lennard Fisk, the board's meetings "to not yet worked out, officials said. between the University and the ented, Ted Eynon, student body tend UNH vice-president of research · Student Body President John town," said Griffith. vice president, said that Griffith make sure they'll act with the "One of our goals is not to students' better interests," Ey­ Davis said he hopes to have the and Ablondi would work closely . BUDGET, page 11 · student body interests repres­ anger or upset the townspeople. non said. ented in town decisions concern­ One of our hopes, if we can get ing the University. elected, is that it will help the "They simply have the power students in the long run," he E-W lounge repairs stifled to pass ordinances which are said. directed towards the University, Durham Town Selectman and they've been taking advan­ Owen Durgin said that he did By W. Glenn Stevens February of 1984. A full year created for people to meet and tage of that. The open container not know of any problems The MUB Board of Gover­ later nothing has been done. talk and also to increase study ordinance, for example; there between Durham and the Uni­ nors appropriated $15,000 for Jeremy Riecks, vice chairman space." was no discussion with the versity. "As long as they ( the planned renovation to ·the east­ of the MUB Board of Governors Riecks said, "this project has ·University about that," Davis candidates) are qualified resi­ west lounge in the MUB in said, "The lounge was to be taken so long because the Uni­ said. dentially, the more power to versity says we have to go through Facilities Planning." The Board of Governors is not allowed to accept bids from Senate proposes private companies. "Facilities Planning has a select number of venders that they do business drop-date extension- with," said Riecks. By Vera Mouradian , which they were doing the worst There is really no explanation of why the east-west lounge The Student Senate plans to up to the last week before the propose to the Academic Senate deadline to drop, Thomas said. project has taken so long, he an extension of the current three This led to students taking said. week deadline for dropping up slots in classes which would "We thought that it would classes to the fifth or sixth have been open to other stu­ be done over the summer; it's Friday of the semester. · dents had the drop deadline only .a six to ten day job," said Riecks. "If we were not required The deadline for dropping been sooner and waste in supp­ lies, Thomas said. to go through Facilities Plan­ classes was formerly seven ning it would have been done weeks into the semester ( or Members of the administra­ tion were concerned that the a lot quicker." · mid-semester). The move to "We've done our job, we feel shorten the deadline to three longer drop deadline was com­ promising to academic excel­ that this should be done," said weeks was initiated by the Steven Salera, chairman of the Academic Standards and Advis­ lence, Thomas said. Since the installation of the Board of Governors. ing Committee last year, said "It's like running into a brick Stephanie Thomas, Registrar shorter deadline, there was a 40 percent decrease in the wall," he said. of the University. number of drop cards processed Salera, a senior, said, "I'd like She said an increasing last semester from those pro­ to see this done before I graduate number of students were pick­ cessed prior to the three week or before my son graduates." ing up a fifth class at the deadline, she added. Paul Careno, manager of the beginning of the semester as John Davis, student body project managers in charge of The East/West Lounge of the MUB is slated for renovation the east-west lounge renovation a "buffer." The students would but no one seems to know when the project will take then attend all five classes, - finally dropping the class in DROP DATE, page 21 place.(Charles Smith Jr. photo) LOUNGE, page 20 PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1985 Greek fraternities reach cross-roads By Steven Ciarametaro Associate Dean of Student · The Greek System is one of Activities Bill Kidder said, "the the largest and oldest student Greek System is in a period of organizations, on campus yet growth .. and is also now in a recently the Greek System at positive light." UNH has been criticized from Kidder said there seems to several directions for alleged be a growing interest in the · violatiori.s ranging from sexual · Greek system, as evidenced by harassment to alcohol law vi­ three rechartering of three olations. fraternities, Sigma Phi Epsilon, · In a recent interview, Pres­ Phi Kappa Theta, and Theta ident of Sigma Nu and lnter­ Chi. 'fr a t e r n i t y Co u n c i 1 V i c e - Some house officers were President Jeff Foy suggested, fearful that the Greek System the Greek system is at a turning at UNH might come to the same · -- poin"t~ ----· --- -- · ·-- · · en.a· as "those at" Cofby Co1Ie-ge "It ~ould e~ther expand or fall in Maine and at the University apart, he said. of lvfa:,:,a(.h usetts, which last _The Greek System, as a whole year were forced to leave their seems, to be concerned. with the schools because of similiar negative image they have been problems. given, and are trying to show "We were under a lot of the University community they pressure from the admnistra­ The Brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon were awarded an Excelsior Award for campus involvement are not just concerned with tion" said Foy, "but I think by their national headquarters last we_ekend.(Karen Jewett photo) parties and raids. Part of this things are going to get better change came in the form of an very soon." ties, yet they are still concerned as a whole, and must therefo­ grams which are going on all alcohol awareness program, Both Foy and Heath said they with the state of the Greek re ... act as whole." Morgan said the time within the Greek now a self-imposed mandatory credit a stronger lnterfraternity System. that in the past, people have System. program for all pledges. The Council, along with Council Maureen Morgan, vice­ always heard when a fraternity changes go much further; how­ president Rich Thompson of president of A1pha Chi Omega is iri trouble~ yet -it is no·t often "We are trying to-have the ever. Sigma Phi Epsilon, ·for the sorority said, "we (fraternities they hear of the community University perceive us as a more President of Lamda Chi Al­ recent progress made in organ- . and sororities) are looked upori services and charitable pro- positive group," said Morgan. pha fraternity Bob Heath said izing the fraternities. The ad­ his house is "in a period of ministration also seems to be transition," one which Heath encouraging the Greek system, said he thinks will result in a having given clearance to a new Frats have a future at UNH better image for the fraternity, fraternity to start recruiting on campus. along with more positive action By Bob Burns within in the house. "The administration is inter­ Greek system is on a very portant for the University com­ "For a while last semester, ested in working with both Bill Kidder, Associate Dean positive note right now," says munity to understand what the some of the Greek houses were fraternities and sororities to of Student Special Programs, Kidder.