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[Photo by Marguerite Hinderer]
Students Propose Bill
Sales Tax To Be Cut
by Stephen J. Humes
F.U.S.A. President Fran Kenneally has joined
the efforts of students from the University of Hart-ford
who recently proposed a bill to remove sales
tax from books.
The bill was drawn and proposed by Kathy
Behrens, Student Association President at U. of
H. and Mark Marcello, Academic Vice President
of the Student Association at U. of H. Kathy
Behrens said, "the bill states the removal of sales
tax on educational textbooks and supplies for all
Connecticut undergraduate and graduate stu-dents."
Behrens added that letters have gone out
to seek support from student leaders at colleges
and universities across the state.
Fran Kenneally announced Monday that he is
forming a committee to organize efforts from stu-dents
here at Fairfield. Along with FUSA's Aca-demic
Committee, this committee will provide
information to students on writing to the State
Representatives. Fran said, "We have to get the
support from our Connecticut residents. We have
Legislature Debates Club Appropriations Bill
by Martin P. Healy
The Student Legislature convened last Sunday
in order to discuss several items. On top of the
agenda was a proposed new club appropriations
system to better control funds and see that club
money is spent properly.
Every year club appropriations claim from
$16,000-25,000 worth of F.U.S.A. funds. While this
amount does not effectively serve the needs of
35 or more clubs, the distribution of funds is the
real problem. A club may submit a budget for ap-proval
totalling $1000, with every event itemized.
However, once they receive their appropriation,
they are free to spend their money as they please.
Additionally, if a club dissolves for some rea-son
after having appropriated their money,
F.U.S.A. has no way of rescinding the money for
student use. Also, clubs that hold accounts at lo-cal
banks with the money they receive from
F.U.S.A. may dissolve without even changing the
names on their bank statements. For example,
the defunct Chaos Club still has $198 at Citizens
Bank of Fairfield. Finally, under the old system
of club appropriations, any money left in the club
accounts at the end of the fiscal year could not
be put towards improving student entertainment,
such as increasing the bid for a good band around
Dogwoods time.
Under the new sytem sponsored by F.U.S.A.
Club Coordinator John Mancini, clubs do not
receive all their money up front. A pooled account
would be established with the Credit Union con-taining
all club appropriations. While the clubs
must submit a budget for the entire year, it will
no longer be a request for appropriations. Money
allocated must come from an individual check re-quest
for an expense already incurred, not an es-timate.
The checks would be approved by at least one
graduate assistant, as well as the Legislature
treasurer, who will monitor the transfer of credit,
and the F.U.S.A. club coordinator. Additionally, the
Treasurer, graduate assistant in charge of club
accounts and Kim Hale, Assistant Director of Stu-dent
Activities, will meet on a weekly basis to con-firm
the week's transactions. The new system is
awaiting Legislature approval.
to find out where they (the students from Con-necticut)
live, and who their reps, are." Fran ad-ded,
"A Rep. isn't threatened unless someone
from his district is writing."
The current bill has been refered to the Finance
and Taxation Committee. First, the bill must be
approved by the Finance and Taxation Subcom-mittee
before it comes before the full committee.
When it reaches the full committee, public hear-ings
will be scheduled and students will testify
in Hartford on the importance of the bill. Kathy
Behrens said, "We expect it to last two weeks in
the subcommittee before the full committee is
ready for hearings. In about one month, I think
we'll be ready to testify."
The preliminary response to the bill has been
good. Kathy and Mark have contacted all student
government leaders across the state, and all are
willing to help according to Kathy. But some State
Representatives have already commented with
favorable feelings. Kathy said, "Since they're (the
reps.) so interested in cutting taxes, this is a
chance to do it and at the same time they'll be
showing support for higher education.
Fran Kenneally mentioned that careful planning
must be used, and each school must use the
same plan of writing letters and making telephone
calls to show support for the bill. Fran said, "With
a Democratic governor and a Republican con-trolled
Legislature, O'Neil may be looking better
if he passes the bill, the legislature may shoot
it down to keep O'Neil from looking good." For
this reason, Fran stressed the importance of ef-fective
letter-writing. "Handwriting or typing let-ters
is very critical because Reps, pay more
attention to these."
Roaches Found Breeding In Dormitories
by Connie McKenna
Cockroach sightings in residence halls and
public areas on campus are frequent, according
to maintenance supervisor Joe Bouchard and
Dan Remley, Assistant Director of Campus
Housing.
"The basic problem lies in the availability of
food for the cockroaches," asserted Remley. "All
one has to do is walk around in-the hallway of any
dorm on the weekend to see the Domino's boxes
and empty cans which are the perfect attractions
for the roaches." Bouchard supported this com-ment,
saying, "The dirty, greasy dishes that are
left in the bathroom, along with the remnants of
soup and other food which is dumped into the
sinks create the perfect environment for the cock-roaches."
To combat the roach invasion, an outside agen-cy,
Park City Pest Control, comes on campus
and sprays public areas such as dorm bathrooms
and also sprays sites which have been designat-ed
as problem areas. Although the roach-prone
areas are sprayed on the first Wednesday of ev-ery
month, frequent complaints induce almost
weekly fumigation.
The chemical that is used, FI-CAN-W, is a water
based chemical which is considered effective and
safe and is used in industry for the same basic
purpose. Bouchard is, however, aware of the
dangers of overspraying. "Although the areas
need to be saturated for the spray to be effective,
some people may be unknowli ngly allergic to the
chemical so we have to be careful not to over
spray." The roaches are difficult to kill because
they tend to move to escape the life-threatening
spray and can easily find anotherfoocVsource on
campus.
In Bouchard's opinion, "The infestation is not
really bad at all." He explained that the bottle bill
also inadvertently adds to the problem. "People
tend to save their cans now more than before
without rinsing them out, and that adds to the
problem." Both Remley and Bouchard pointed
out that everything possible is being done to al-leviate
the situation, but until the roach's food sup-ply
is gone, the sightings will inevitably occur.
Some students have also claimed that the
problem of finding roaches in the rooms is bad,
but is nothing new. Said one student, "We've
found maybe six or seven roaches in our room
all year, but this room had the same problem last
year."
The problem is one that some students have
decided to simply live with. Said one dormitory
resident, "What can you do? the exterminator
comes every now and then and sprays but they
keep coming back. We just pick up a can of Black
Flag and spray the room ourselves when we find
the roaches."
Sightings in bathrooms and near water supplies
have been more common among students who
live in the dorms. "I'll find them in the sink or
around the water fountain," said one student. He
added, "I keep a lot of food and in my room and
I haven't found any there." Another student also
commented "I've lived Jogues for four years and
I've never found any in my room. I've just found
little baby ones in the shower stall."
Faculty Stages Symposium
by Chris Tyler
Members of the university's faculty gathered
Monday night in the Nursing Auditorium to
present a discussion on the Bishop's Pastoral let-ter
on the economy before a near capacity crowd.
The Bishop's Pastoral letter on the economy
raises many questions and issues that are of im-portance
in light of the plight of the poor. The let-ter
calls on the United States to take an active
role of leadership because of the great wealth of
the country and its strong economic position in
the world.
Dr. Edward Deak, Professor of economics,
moderated the discussion in which Dr. J.R. Sachs
S.J., Dr. Walter Ryba, Dr. Paul Lakeland, and Dr.
Robert Kelly each spoke from a different perspec-tive
of the Bishop's letter.
Dr. J.R. Sachs S.J., Assistant professor of Re-ligious
Studies, presented a synopsis of the
pastoral letter. Said Sachs, "They (the Bishops)
are stressing that among the benefits of our
studies come responsibilities (to the poor and in-digent)."
Associate Professor of Management and Bus-iness
Law, Walter Ryba, spoke on behalf of the
school of Business. Ryba stated that despite
agreeement with the letter there existed some
problems. "Implementation is always a problem,"
commented Ryba.
Speaking from a Theological or Huministic
point of view, Dr. Paul Lakeland, Associate Profes-sor
of Religious studies stated that the letter could
have been worded more strongly and acheived
greater results. Lakeland cited exploitation as a
negative aspect associated with the capitalist sys-tem,
but added, "They are challenging us to look
closely at the system to see what we have to do
to improve it."
The Bishop's letter came under sharp criticism
when Assistant Professor of Economics, Robert
Kelly said "What the letter represents is more or
less a wish list, what the Bishops would like to
see happen. Kelly argued that issues raised were
efficiency and equality, and a trade-off exists be-tween
the two.
The panel of faculty fielded questions from an
audience comprised of both faculty and students.
Students claimed that the presentation was in-formative
and of benefit in understanding the letter
and its implications. "I thought it was very well
done. It was a pretty thourough discussion of it
(the letter)."
Rev. J.R. Sachs, S.J., speaks at Monday night's symposium on the Bishop's Pastoral letter.
Pictured seated from left are: Dr. Paul Lakeland, Dr. Walter Ryba and Dr. Edward Deak. Dr. Robert
Kelly is not shown. [Photo by Karen Haney]