Tower
Tribune
Vol. 3, No. 2
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
September 7, 1971
YOU'RE LOOKING AT three-fourths of Sha Na Na. For the uninitiated, that’s nine of
the 12-man group appearing Friday night as part of Wild Wild Weekend.
Rock and Rolling ‘Sha Na Na’
To Highlight Wild Wild Weekend
Sha Na Na, a 12-man vocal group
formed to “preserve, protect, defend, and
promote Good Old Rock and Roll ... of
the 1950’s,” will appear in concert Friday
night highlighting the four-day Wild Wild
Weekend I.
Tickets, $2 with student tax card and
$4 without, are on sale this week in the
Campus Center lobby, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tickets also will be available when the
gym doors open at 9 p.m. Friday.
Library Initiates
Periodicals Room
In order to alleviate the problem of
misplaced and lost periodicals, all maga-
zines and journals have been moved to a
large basement room beneath the library.
The room, which is the full width of the
library, will house all of the library’s peri-
odicals which had been located on all
floors of the building. All microfilms and
microcards also have been moved to a
basement room located next to the EOP
office,
A special librarian will be stationed
in the periodical room to help answer
questions, For the researchers’ con-
venience, a Xerox machine will be in the
room. The library staff expects to classify
its 8,000 periodicals so that a researcher
looking for a sociology periodical, for ex-
ample, will not have to look in the alpha-
betically-arranged general social science
area but rather under the specific area of
sociology.
Another innovation this fall is the
use of a staff member to help those stu-
dents unacquainted with the library’s
system to use the card catalogue. Other
services offered by the library this fall in-
clude the compilation of special bibliog-
raphies and reading lists of materials
available at SUNYA or in the Capital Dis-
trict Library Council area, General bibli-
ographies on a variety of subjects will also
be prepared. Computer printouts of total
holdings from certain areas of the li-
brary’s collection will be available on a
limited basis.
Sha Na Na, in addition to its music,
satirizes the rock singers of the fifties
with slicked-back DA haircuts, gold lame
suits, undershirts, and dirty jeans. The
group has been well-received at Fillmore
West, Fillmore East, and the Woodstock
Festival. Also on the bill Friday will be
Cheech and Chong, billed as the “world’s
only Chinese-Mexican comedy team.”
Wild Wild Weekend begins Thursday
with an ice cream social outside the Cam-
pus Center, 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. That
evening, from 8 to midnight, a cartoon
film festival will be held in the Campus
Center cafeteria.
A horror film festival is scheduled in
Lecture Center 18 Saturday night, 8 to
midnight, while the Old Wazoo Goodtime
Band will perform at the pizza party in
the CC cafeteria, 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
The weekend concludes Sunday
night, 8-11 p.m., with a coffee house cir-
cuit sponsored by the CC governing
board. The Sha Na Na concert is spon-
sored by the University Concert Board.
Co-chairmen for Wild Wild Weekend
are Jeanne Gramer and Gary Demyen.
President To Seek Advice
From Campus Constituencies
Formation of a president’s advisory
group, to represent the chief constitu-
encies of the university, will be proposed
soon by President Benezet. The an-
nouncement was made at the first general
faculty meeting for the new academic
year held in the Campus Center Ballroom
with several hundred faculty members in
attendance,
President Benezet reported he hopes
to propose an advisory group of from 12
to 15 persons. Its members might be
chosen by their respective constituencies
such as the academic deans, the Edu-
cational Policies Council, the Senate and
its Executive Committee, the Central
Council of Student Association, State
University Professional Association, fac-
ulty at large, and non-professional staff
members.
Barbara Rotundo, chairman of the
University Governance Commission, an-
nounced later in the meeting that a final
version of new by-laws is expected to be
distributed to faculty during the semes-
ter. President Benezet stressed the separa-
tion of the Commission on Governance
from his suggestion for a president’s ad-
visory group. The latter is “a matter of
enlarging our communication in both di-
rections so that officers who have to
make and carry out decisions have a
better feel of the full campus, and so that
the full campus has a better feeling of
representation in the considerations of
the President and Vice Presidents.”
Two introductory courses are
emerging from the Environmental Studies
Committee work during the summer. One
will emphasize natural ecology and the.
other, human ecology. They will be of-
fered by volunteer professors out of their
regular workload. The committee also is
working out a second field concentration
for use by students.
The Environmental Decisions Com-
mittee has developed a plan, described by
President Benezet as “ambitious”, to turn
gradually the SUNYA campus into a
model of eco-system control. A feasibility
study of the proposal will be directed by
Vice President for Management and
Planning John W. Hartley. Also an-
nounced was the appointment of Paul G.
Bulger who will serve as coordinator of
the Environmental Studies Committee.
New Courses may begin next January.
The Search Committee for the Dean
of Arts and Sciences has interviewed a
number of candidates and hopes to make
a recommendation soon. Another search
committee is being formed to make a
recommendation for a successor to Harry
L. Frisch who has asked to be relieved of
his responsibilities as associate dean for
mathematics and science in the College of
Arts and Sciences.
Said President Benezet in his con-
cluding remarks, “Despite all that you
have read and heard, it does not have to
be a bad year ahead for the University. It
can be a good year if we can draw to-
gether the elements of the campus into a
community which orders and com-
municates its main goals.”
SPA Members
Ratify Contract
SUNY professionals overwhelmingly
approved a three-year contract negotiated
by Senate Professional Association (SPA)
and New York State. The vote was
1,561-200 in favor of the pact, which will
cover some 15,000 SUNY employees.
The effect of President Nixon’s
90-day wage freeze on the contract was
undetermined at press time. The
agreement calls for a 6% pay increase ret-
roactive to July 1. At least part of the
raise thus would appear to fall under the
freeze, but no specific ruling was available
at mid-week.
While the contract has been ratified
by SPA members and signed by Abe
Lavine for the state, funds still must be
appropriated by the Legislature. That ac-
tion is expected to be taken when Legis-
lators return to Albany in January.
The contract provides for annual
salary negotiations,
Bookstore Deficits Prompt Manager Change
The continuing deteriorating fi-
nancial experience of the bookstore has
prompted plans for management change.
As a consequence, the board of directors
of Faculty-Student Association has re-
ceived the resignation of S. Robert Di-
novo, bookstore manager.
Vice President for Management and
Planning John W. Hartley, who is a mem-
ber of the board and vice president of
FSA, reported on the bookstore situ-
ation, Mr, Dinovo, who has been on the
bookstore staff since 1966 and served as
manager for the past 20 months, will con-
tinue his present duties until Dec. 1.
Mr. Hartley, in reviewing the fi-
nancial position of the bookstore, said
that on June 30, 1968, the store had a
net income of $25,000. After that, in-
come began to fall off. In 1969 there was
an operating loss of $18,000, and in
1970, a loss of $70,000.
An operating loss was expected for
the fiscal year ending June 1971 but the
magnitude of the loss was unexpected.
While the auditor’s report for the year has
not been completed, a preliminary esti-
mate places the loss at between $100,000
and $150,000.
“In the face of this kind of con-
tinuing deterioration, the board of di-
rectors feels that a change in management
is required and that more professional
management of the store is needed to try
and turn this around”, commented Mr.
Hartley. “We obviously can’t continue
with losses of this magnitude”.
There are a number of difficulties
with the bookstore, not all of them in-
volved with management. A severe handi-
cap has been insufficient space to operate
a bookstore for an institution the size of
SUNYA. Providing adequate security also
has been a problem,
Inventory shortages, higher than an-
ticipated, were cited by Mr. Hartley as a
major factor in the high operating loss in
the year just past. Such shortages can be
caused by accounting procedures, pro-
cesses of conducting inventories, and pil-
ferage.
Operating losses are made up by
using FSA reserve funds. Generally, the
bookstore, vending machines, and food
service are expected to generate a small
net income. Those monies support cam-
pus programs such as Mohawk Campus
and Dippikill, certain student and faculty
activities, some faculty recruitment ex-
penses, part of commencement costs, and
student receptions.
Start of Semester Brings
Flood of Official Notices
Editor’s Note: Listed below are meetings,
official hours for use of facilities, and
other notices of concern to members of
the campus community,
Calendar Correction
Campus personnel should note an
error in final examination and inter-
session dates in the 1971-72 Under-
graduate Bulletin and the 1971-73 School
of Criminal Justice Bulletin. The correct
dates for final examinations are Thurs-
day, Dec. 16 through Wednesday, Dec.
22, 1971. Intersession will be Thursday,
Dec. 23, 1971, through Sunday, Jan. 16,
1972.
Library Hours
Regular hours at the library for the
fall semester will be from 8 a.m. to 12
midnight Monday through Thursday; 8
a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Saturday; and 2 p.m. - 12 midnight, Sun-
day.
Closing hours of services and notice
of exceptions are listed on information
sheets available at the library. There will
be extra hours in preparation for exami-
nations Dec. 17-19.
During intersession the library will be
open Dec. 22 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Dec,
23 through Jan. 16, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on
Monday through Friday and closed on
Saturday and Sunday.
Information Clinic
An information clinic for students in-
terested in pre-medical, pre-dental, and
medical technology courses will be held
Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. in BI 248. Conducting the meeting
will be Hudson Winn and Earl Rollins.
A-E Grading Option
Tomorrow is the last day for filing of
petitions by freshmen and sophomores
for A-E grades for the current semester.
Applications are available in the Uni-
versity College office, ULB 36.
Petitions will be acted on by the
Undergraduate Academic Council for
Faculty Senator Vote
To Choose Alternate
A runoff election is underway for the
position of Alternate Senator, Class of
1974, for university representatives to the
University Faculty Senate of State Uni-
versity of New York. Candidates are Ruth
Schmidt, Romance languages, and Frank-
lin Walker, economics.
To date faculty members elected to
serve on UFS are Morris Berger and David
Martin, alternate, for term ending June
1972; Alfred Finkelstein and Catharine
Newbold, alternate, for term ending in
1973; and Shirley Brown, for term ending
in 1974,
Each unit of SUNY has from one to
four representatives, based on the number
of full-time faculty members with aca-
demic rank. The institutions that have at
least 750 such faculty, but less than
~ 1,050, have three representatives.
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those requesting exceptions to satis-
factory/uinsatisfactory grading, Any stu-
dent wishing to discuss the merits of such
a*request should consult with his aca-
demic adviser or a staff member of the
University College.
Recreation Hours
Recreation hours have been es-
tablished for use of facilities in the Physi-
cal Education Building. The swimming
pool will be available 7-10 p.m., Monday
and Wednesday; 8-10 p.m., Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday; 3-5 p.m. and 7-10
p.m., Saturday; and 1-5 p.m. (family
swim) and 7-10 p.m., Sunday,
Facilities other than the pool are
open 6-11 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 8
a.m.-I1 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and
1-11 p.m., Sunday,
Telephone Charges
The basic telephone service charge in
residence halls has been increased to $60
for the current academic year. It will be
pro-rated among the room or suite
occupants.
In June the State University of New
York Board of Trustees approved a reso-
lution authorizing Chancellor Boyer to
take immediate steps to discontinue the
procedure whereby SUNY subsidized the
cost of providing telephone service in stu-
dent rooms located in residence halls on
state-operated campuses.
Round the Campus
The eight low-rise residence halls at Indian Quadrangle are now occupied by 600
students and meals are being served in the quad dining room. Opening date for the
tower has not been set. Food service and plant personnel are being congratulated for
their marathon accomplishments during the short time between acceptance of the halls
and occupancy. There are some unfinished tasks scheduled to be completed during the
semester. . Copies of Student Guidelines 1971-1972 are now available. Resident
students will receive copies in their residence halls. All other members of the university
community are urged to pick up their copies at the Campus Center information
desk. . Michael Lampert, president of Student Association, has announced that appli-
cations for Senate councils and other university committees are available in the Stu-
dent: Association Office, CC 346, and at the CC information desk. Students applying
for appointment to the committees should return their applications as soon as possible
and not later than Sept. 14. . .Norbert Zahn, formerly assistant to the president of the
Civil Service Employees Association, to-
day becomes assistant director of Fac-
ulty-Student Association. Mr. Zahn, a
graduate of Holy Cross College, has done
graduate work at Georgetown Law
School, Syracuse University, and
Cornell. . .The student health information
office has moved from the third floor of
the Campus Center to Room 111-B on
the first floor, just off the card lounge.
The telephone number, 7-7589, remains
the same. . “The Future Is Now”, Moran
Weston’s convocation address, will be
available later at the Campus Cen-
ter...Kwabena Awuku, a graduate stu-
dent from Ghana who is studying science
education, is the lucky winner of an En-
cyclopedia Britannica set awarded at a
drawing held at the
bookstore. . .President and Mrs. Benezet
will honor new members of the faculty at
a reception Sunday evening in the Per-
forming Arts Center lounge. . Donald
Birn, assistant professor of history, has
been appointed chairman of the 1971
United Nations Week celebration by
Mayor Corning.
Great Dane Sports
Charlie Shrader, former cross-
country All-American at the University of
Maryland, has been named volunteer as-
sistant to Albany harrier coach Bob
Munsey. Shrader will handle the JV team.
The Middleburgh High graduate was
Section 2 and New York State Class C
champion in cross-country in 1966, and
also set the two-mile Sectional record in
1967.
Shrader ran in the NCAA cross-
country championships as a sophomore
and junior at Maryland, before suffering a
leg injury. He is just now getting back to
top form and plans to compete in the Na-
tional AAU meet in November.
ARO ak
Speaking of coaches, football boss
Bob Ford is blessed with nine assistants
this fall. Only one of them, Ray Murphy,
is a full-time staff member. The others are
part-time aides and graduate students,
Course on Family
A study course on the “Future of
Family and Sex” will be offered this fall
under the joint sponsorship of the Ecu-
menical Committee for the Continuing
Education of Clergy and the College of
General Studies.
The course has two bases: one, as a
student participation project; the other,
as academic direction under Louis Lieber-
man, assistant professor of sociology.
The course will be meeting from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays from
Sept. 15 through Nov. 17 in HU 290.
Several openings exist in the course and
further information is available from
Warren Scott, AD 242.
more events...
TUESDAY - Used Book Sale, CC As-
sembly Hall, 9 a.m.-12 noon,
FRIDAY - Film: Charlie Chan Festival,
LC 25, 7:30 and 10 p.m.; also Satur-
day.
Murphy, a Cortland grad, is back
from last year’s crew. He is offensive co-
ordinator and is specifically working with
the offensive backs.
Three newcomers to the Ford team
are helping round the offense into shape:
Jerry Brenhiser (Ohio Northern), line-
men; Rich Oden (Florida A&M), re-
ceivers; and Morgan Little (Delaware
State), fullbacks.
Two defensive coaches return from
last year, coordinator Dennis Moran
(Bridgeport) and Phil Grady (Norwich),
who handles the secondary. Dennis’
brother Mike, also a Bridgeport grad, is
working with the defensive linemen,
while Dick Looram (Montclair) has the
cornerbacks and Pat Passalacqua (Nor-
wich), linebackers.
Ford is pleased with the staff, which
he notes is slightly larger and more ex-
perienced than last year’s.
Jeane iok
Albany soccer fans can get a preview
of the upcoming season Saturday, when
the Great Danes host their annual Quad-
rangular Scrimmage at 1 p.m. The round-
robin also will include Central Connecti-
cut, Williams, and Colgate. The regular
campaign begins the following Saturday
against Potsdam.
sae
The 1971 Fall Sports Guide and Re-
cord Book is available in limited supply at
the gym, bookstore, Campus Center in-
formation desk, and sports information
office (AD 264). A
Campus Exchange
FOR SALE: 2-bedroom house, large
living room, family room or study, patios,
2 full baths, breezeway, 2 garages; 1%
acres with stream, woods, lawn; superior
school district; $29,900. Call
399-9278......1967 VW, good con-
dition, low mileage; best offer over $800.
Call 7-8996 or 869-3897 after 5 p.m.
Peace Courses
To Be Offered
An ad hoc committee of faculty
members and students have joined to-
gether to’ promote studies in peace and
non-violent conflict. resolution. The
‘group, representing a number of disci-
plines, is working to organize workshops
and courses on how men and nations
resolve their differences.
This year a course in “Modern War
and Culture” will be offered and possibly
one in the ‘‘Philosophy of Non-
Violence.” Last year the committee con-
ducted a “Forum on Non-Violent Con-
flict Resolution” and, in cooperation
with several departments, established
courses in “The Psychology of Non-
Violence” and “The Literature of Peace
and War.” More than 300 students
participated.
On an informal basis the committee
will sponsor a series of workshops on
peace and non-violence. Steven Stalonas,
a pacifist who has worked with Quaker
organizations, will be in residence to lead
the workshops, with his expenses paid by
the area Society of Friends.
SUNYA has been unable to consider
providing financial support to the pro-
gram as a result of the severe budget re-
strictions. The courses are offered either
as part of a departmental listing, or
through the voluntary efforts of faculty.
Mr. Stalonas has been named by the
Department of Philosophy as a research
associate for the semester, a non-paid po-
sition. Clerical and duplicating services
are provided through the Office of In-
novative Education which supplies similar
services to a number of experimental
groups on campus.
Students interested in joining peace
studies courses and projects are advised to
consult Melvin Urofsky of the Office of
Innovative Education, ULB 32.
Bicycle Thefts Up,
Serious’ Crimes Down
During July crimes generally classi-
fied as “serious” decreased according to a
report by James R. Williams, director of
security; however, there were two assaults
reported.
Bicycle thefts have developed into
quite a problem, particularly the thefts of
multi-speed models. Burglary and petty
larceny involved property valued at
$929.50.
In June, charges of possession of
burglary tools and burglary third degree
were brought against university graduate
student Charles C. Roemer following his
arrest in the service tunnel near the li-
brary. Eighteen university master keys
were found in his possession at the time.
Search of his Altamont home by uni-
versity security men and State Police re-
vealed a sizable quantity of material
which security officers reported met the
general description of property reported
stolen through the year.
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