t"" rttl\\ ~ e> 3ti?;) 0 Vl?r dYThe New H~mp~hire Bulk Rate,U S Postaae Pain Vol.77 No.~i,-- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13,-1987 862-1490 Durham, NH. Dur'1am "J H f:erm,r 11J(; ·. Task Force looks ahead May solve housing problem By Kelly Briggette stuJents directly. The brochure , and Frank Moore will explain the responsibilities The Joint Town University of tenants and landlmds and will Advisory Committee meeting list avenues to ta_ke when prob- · discussed· recommendations !ems arise. The educational Monday .aimed ar alleviating program should be in effect by s rLiden t housing and parking . September, 1987.' . - . problems. The eight individuals The Task Force also recom­ on rh@Task Force represented ~ended the Board of Selectmen · community, university and stu­ re~iew all existing ordinances dent interests. · by Ocwber, 1987'. "Some ( of the Among the recommendations ordinances) may be overlapping w e re p I a n s fo r a d di t i o n ,t.l or contradicting each other," University-owned sruder\t hous­ committee member and land­ ing and a p;Hking garage. lord Marty,Srnith said. Smith Dean of- -Student AfLxirs J. emphasized the ordinance Gregg Sanbprn, spokesman for passed in the spring of .1986 the Tas_k Force, said the com­ prohibiting no more than three mittee is working on establish­ unrebted persons frnm occup­ ing better C<mditions between ying a single family dwelling the University and the town of will not -be challenged. Durham. They inclu,de: a safe · A tl1 i rd prop o s a I i n v oIves and secure living environment; evaluating a: shift ' in police ·sufficient and afford.able student jurisdiction concerning frater­ nities and sororities from Dur­ Setting up for last night's Winter Carhival bonfir.e. Rumor has it that several si:acks of The housing; adequate community parking; and well kept neigh­ ham Police to Public Safety. unceremoniously torched to start the blaze. (Craig Parker photo) . New Hampshire were borhoods and harmonious in­ "The police seem to be spread teractions among neighbors, -quite thin ... and can:r deal with · To insure a safe and secure what residents see as behavioral living_environrnent, the ·co1n - problems: .. especially on wee- . re~qmmend_eq J,n ~du-­ . kend nights," Sanborn said. \'1nir..tee 1 W~rkers teady to rally \cariodal program fi)i·tenancs ·· An:ordiffg to Di-,~ect<H" of and landlords to increase aware- · Pu.blic Safety David A. Flanders, By Dayna Bradfield and are willing to rake Simplex rights of the proletariat._"We ness of their respectiv~ respon­ the proposed change is worth The NeV: Hampshire AFL­ to the limit co. achieve these hope to have a good showing sibilities. Ac.cording to _T,1sk discussing. "If it's an advantage · CIO ancf Local · 2208 IBEW goals Duplessie said. at the rally," Duplessie said. Force member and Housing to the Greek System and .com­ · (lnrernarional Brotherhood of _ The Local 2208 !BEW has · "We are stronger now than Coordinator for the Commu­ munity, it would definitely be Electrical Workers) will sponsor asked char the public help we ever were and we'll take ter/Transfer Center Mariquita an advantage,:· Flanders said. a rally for the locked our Simplex .su pporr them by j(.)i ning the Simplex to the limit, Duplessie­ Morrison, th<;,: program centers · "The swjtch in jurisdiction­ \ workers on Washington's Birth­ locked out workers at the labor added." on ,l "Good Neighbor" brochure has to be looked at in terms of day, February 16 at 2 p.m. in· rallv :rnd r,, hf,ln fi .~hr for the which lists ordinances· affecting HOUSING,. page U Portsmouth, N.H. at rhe VFW Hall on Deer Street. The purpose of this solidarity rally is to get the community , together and ··show the area WetzeJ•wins· innovatoraward labor is alive and well and will continue to be so" said Ned By Elizabeth Cote vice president of research at large number _of wealthy indi­ VCN, ..lnc. and specifies the Duplessie, a member of the U11ivetsity of New Hamp­ · UN H, said, "Recipients ( of the v-idual investors interested in nature of their business and the Local 2208 IBEW. shire Professor William Wetzel Outs randing Innovator Award) investing in emerging compan­ amo~int -of money they need. See related story ~n h,~s received the 1.Jni.versity's have co have a creative idea, and ies, but no confidential mean,s Wetzel said the matching is Outstanding Innovator Award add v a I ue ro ·i r. They m us t of n_1atching investor to com­ done "blind." Neither the in­ page -3. which recognizes We~zel as the convert ( the idea, to something panies. vestor nor 'rhe e... ntrepr.eneur founder of Venrure Capital that really has a function." "VCN, Inc. acts as a respected know who they are dealing with According to D~plessie,_the network, Inc., a not-for, profir- , Wetzel said the idea for VCN, bur d1sinteres·ted intermediary," until the last stage of the Simplex Workers have been corporation that matches indi-' Inc. came out of his research of Wetzel said. matching process. In the final locked out since Jtdy 2>0, 1986. vidual investors with einerging i n f o rm a I r is k c·a p it a I i n New Helen _(;oodman, VCN, Inc. st,1ge VCN, ln,c. releases the Reasons for the locked doors entrepreneurs. England. From his research pniject manager, said, "We name of the investor to . the are being attribti'ted to Si'mplex James Morrison , associate Wetzel conclt.1ded· there are a opp~ra.~ e much like a dating ent~_epreneur.· At that point, nor in favor of irs workers service. Wetzel said, VCN_, ·inc. with­ belonging t(i a union. The Go.odrnan explai11ed interest- ,,. draws and allows the investor management at Simplex tried ed i·nvestors, usually with ·and entrepreneur to negotiate to force a strike upon the $20,000 ro $ i 00,000 to invest on their own. workers and when that wa~ not register with VCN, Inc. by Wetzel said he plans to spen.d a :;uccess, the workers were f i 11 in g o u t ·a question n a i re t_o the ·$5,000· research grant that, lite1:ally locked out of the build- · specify the type of company they accompanies the Outstanding ing, Duplessie sta·ted. , would be interested in investing Innov,1tor Award on further , Appare.ntly Simplex' hired a in. Also, the e11trepeneur with law firm from -Atlanta, G.A., a _business idea re_gisters with WETZEL, page 21 known nati()nally for breaking ~ up unions .. The firm ,w_as hired w create havoc for the Simplex workers, Duplessie said. J.nside · Duplessie said the State of New Hampshire is fully aware Look for a personal to you from that of the situation and the Depart­ special someone ·•in our special Valen­ ment of Emplo,yment Security tines Day Personals section on page 2'4 . has declared it a lock out. "Simplex is snubbing their nose In the Forum, read Cindy Garthw.aite's at the State of New Hamp­ shire," he s;:iid. article on Diversty. The second in a series The locked out workers just . of articles written by various members want to be alk>wed to work again Professor William Wetzel, winner of the Outstanding Innovator under fair ai:id just rnndi,ti<:>.[ls .. ~ward. (Stu ,E:van~ p_hot9)_ of the UNH community. See· page 28 . .·.•I • ,, " • I • • - PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1987 ---- . ---~- , -~,it.,~,.f!f~\rt}r:Js.Jtftl Gunstock offers great getaway I • By Steven Ciararnetaro during a season that run:s from For University of New Hamp­ mid-December into spring. I shire. skiers, Guntstock ski area For the beginning skier, Gun­ offers the best opportunity for stock is ideal. There is a new, a mid-week, one-day getaway. separate beginner's area which Located· in Gilford, N.H., near en com passes several new or Laconia, Gunstock is less than reformed trails and a double an hour away from Durham. chair lift (800 ft). Skiers enrolled Overlooking the Presidential in the Gµnstock ski school are Range of the White Mffuntains, . guaranteed they will ski before the resort has spectacular views .. the~day is over. · of Lake Winnepesaukee. The For the advanced skier, Gun­ UNH Ski teams conduct their stock is not a prime r:-esort. daily practices on the slop~s of There are only four advanced this resort. trails, most of which merge with other trails. This gives ·the Jess - This is the second of six experienced skiers the chance articles on ski resorts 10 of interrupting.a skilled skier's New England run. On the fained "Hotshot" trial, which boasts mogals th<r A fairly srnall resort,. Gun­ size of small Volkswagens, there stoc:k does not compare with have been spare spots all season, larger mountains father north exposing skis to damaging dirt or-in Vermont. It has jus,t 25 and rocks. trails, which include five novice, Weekend skiers who dislike 14 intermediate and four· expe~t long lift lines should probably · trails. There- are two double avoid Gunstpck. Last weekend, chairlifts., two tfiiples, and sev­ the wait for a summit chair eral smaller 1-ifrs. The Summit averaged 20 minu.tes. With the Triple chair, the largest and only 13 1ninute ride up, a · skier chair which ascends the peak, averaged less than tw,) runs per- . , hour. In order to get more runs "': · . ·· is 6400.feet long, a ride of 13 · 0 minutes.