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economic downturn hit the college population as heavily as this one.” SOCIAL LIFE For on-campus students, probably one o( the most significant gains of the year came within their dormitories. Parietal hours were extended at the beginning of the spring semester from the pre- vious two hour weekly limit. The new policy allowed visiting hours to be held from noon to midnight on weekdays and noon to 1 a.m. on weekends. The new policy was enacted after, though not as a direct result of, a violation of the old policy in November. Eightv-six male students in Stodder Hall ran through the women's side of the dormi- tory as a demonstration against the conservatism of the parietal policy. In early December, the dis- ciplinary office issued a warning to the students. No other punishment was given. Before this incident it was generally thought that the initiation of co-ed dorms on campus was itself quite a step for UMO. By spring 1971 (here were three dorms providing male-female hous- ing-Estabrook. Stodder and Chadbourne. At the end of the 1970-71 academic year, stu- dents felt satisfied with the progress made in parietal reform. But many called this progress only a first step toward enactment of a 24-hour, seven-day a week policy. MUSIC The concert series at UMO during 1970-71 was in tune (or out depending on your ear) with all the previous concert scries at UMO. The “big name” groups rarely make it to Orono when they are big. They sometimes come on their way up. more often on their way down. The ICC makes the excuses: the big names are expensive, UMO students do not pay a concert fee. Maine does not have ade- quate facilities, it’s a bad location (apparently Bangor is the cut-off point for big groups since Husson, Colby and UMPG have better luck ac- quiring talent.) But if Maine misses the most popular bands and singers, it does get a wide and often inter- esting variety of the not-so-well knowns. The series started with Mountain—very loud and top rock. Then came Homecoming Weekend and an altogether improbable mixture of sounds: Manhatten Transfer with their 1950’s remem- brances from grade school, and John Sebastian, whose easy voice and guitar drifted over the crowd like some other kind of smoke. There was also traditional folk music in 1970-71 from the Scotsfolk, and Maine folk music, tradi- tional and not. from Gordon Bok, and even the concert scene of Elizabeth I from the New York Pro Musica. Non-musically. Winter Carnival was a good weekend, the Proposition and Jean Sheperd were funny. But the weak end was Jaime Brocken: he wasn’t on the way up or down but on the bottom. Paul Butterfield decided not to show and students spent the next few weeks sifting rumors con- cerning when and if he would show. Butterfield did show, a month late. But in the meantime The Paul Winter Consort came with music spanning four centuries and sounds to bridge all gaps. By general acclaim, it was good. To further round out the musical selection of the year, there was The New Boston Percussion Ensemble in April. But by then everyone was awaiting Bill Cosby. He came, accompanied by the New Christy Minstrels who surprised everyone by giving out some enjoyable music in spite of the spotless white boots and cowboy shirts. But everyone was there for Cosby, and in two consecutive shows he disappointed no one. Said one coed, still giggling on her way out after the show, “It was good to hear so much laughter.” And it was a good note to end the year on. 10
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The liberals blamed the Senate's ineffectiveness on the conservative Senate administration. They criticised the Senate president for being too much of a politician, wary of displeasing anybody, espe- cially those in the University administration. The conservatives retorted that the failings of the Senate should be blamed on the senators themselves, not on Chic Chalmers and his staff. Not only couldn't the Senate members agree on politics, but they also couldn't agree on who was to blame for their own internal problems. But in spite of all the problems and bickering, the Senate did also make some positive advance- ments. One of the most significant and undoubt- edly the most publicized was the establishment of the first population control fund in the nation. The $5,000 fund is available to University women who wish to have an abortion. Hopefully, in the future this fund will be expanded to provide all methods of birth control. Because of mostly outside opposition to the fund, the County Attorney said he would conduct an investigation of the abortion loan fund. As a result, student leaders were cautious in discussing the matter. When a well-known student senator was asked how many students had taken advan- tage of the fund, he said: Abortion loan fund? What's that?” Nothing more was heard of the County At- torney’s investigation. Quite a few students were opposed to the fund. Some called abortion murder, others said preg- nancy is the price you have to pay —” and still others complained that student funds shouldn't be used for this purpose. The majority of students seemed to approve of the fund, although some said privately that they experienced too much pressure from peers to voice their disapproval. But just how many felt this way is hard to say. Only about fifty students took their 73 cents (the amount of each student’s activity fee that went into the fund) out of the fund. In other areas, the Senate’s Student Services committee convinced the University of the need for a child day care center (although the Univer- sity later decided that the old Newman Center should be renovated for a faculty club rather than the day care center) and established the concept of a drug help center and bail bonding for students. ECONOMY A late-spring issue of Time magazine pictured on its front cover a college senior, wearing cap and gown, pumping gasoline at a service station. Ac- cording to national statistics, as well as UMO fig- ures. 1971 was one of the worst years for obtaining employment in years. At the end of May. 213 of the 1.050 seniors reg- istered with the Career Planning and Placement Office had been placed in jobs. This included those who had found jobs, those accepted into graduate school and those about to enter military service. The prospects for summer employment were not much brighter. The Maine Campus reported May 20. that not one of the 91 students who had applied for a job with the Maine Employment Security Commission had been offered a job. Other agencies were also unable to provide sum- mer employment for students, although many stu- dents had indicated on their applications that they would take any kind of work at all. In addition to the critical job shortage, the trustees, because of cuts in the University’s budget by the legislature, increased the room and board rates by S70 effective in September of 1971. The admissions office reported that well over 7.000 applications were received for admission to the class of 1975. but only 1.800 places were open—200 less than the previous year. In February, after reporting that upwards of one out of three January graduates was still look- ing for a job. Placement Director Philip J. Brockway said: I’ve been in this type of work since 1935, but I've never seen a year when an 9
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