University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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Members : D. Carley N. Christianson R. Dahlstrom J. Dixon C. Gelatt O. Fish W. Kahl W. Kopp J. LA VINE B. McNamera E. Murphy J. Nellen M. Neshek F. Pellshek W. Renk J. RUey Mrs. R. Sandin J. Solberg Mrs. R. Williams J. Zctncannaro B. Ziegler EXECUTIVE: VICE PRESIDENT FOR Academic Planning GOV. Lucey ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Acad. Prog. Review (VACANT) Research Coordin. LEGISLATURE: Student Affairs 2 b Alb n UNIV. of WB. SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS PRESIDENT Weaver EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT L. HAAS E N T R A J. S T A F F VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUDGET PLANNING AND ANALYSIS Percy VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER Lorenz Budget Planning, Preparation and Presentation Information and Analysis Systems VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION Winter Faculties Ping., and Capital Budget University Relations Personnel and Employ. Relations Legal Services Coop. Special Svcs. Univ. of Wisconsln-Oshkosh Dr. R. Guiles-CHANCE LLOR Fiscal Planning Accounting and Financial Reporting Internal Audit Trust Office Auxiliary Opns. Analysis VICE CHANCELLOR for ACADEMIC AFFAIRS R. V. Ramsden Dean of School of Education D. Bowman Dean of School of Letters and Science A. Darkon Chairmen Depts. Chairmen Depts. X Dean of Academic Administration (VACANT) I Dire Heat | A. D Director of Reading Center A. Dahlke Director of Testing Center E. Cech Director of Counseling Center T. Hocking Director of Libraries H. Wahoskl Dean of School of Business C. Larson Dean of School of Nursing H. Dorsch Dean of Continuing Education H. Crouse Assistant I Assistant II J. Wedergren D. Marlent The a dm listrative structure of thv. merged state university and University of Wisconsin is complex and confusing. The following charts trace the flow of power downward from the President of the combined systems to the department chairmen of this university. The names of the individuals who partially control student livos are included down to the coordinators of the various academic schools. The general affect of the recent merger has sofar been a tremendous Increase in both paperwork and the Dean of Graduate School E. Pyle amount of time needed for requisition requests to be denied or approved. Requests which were at one time acied upon in a matter of weeks are now running into numerous complications. Madison has become the center of the whole system, as the charts point out, and sometimes up to eight or nine people are Involved in making one decision. When the decision is a highly Important one the number of people involved in the final approval or disapproval mushrooms. The jury must wait for more evidence before a Judgement can bo handed down on the merged system, but right now the mass of faceless names and tangle of lines tracing the structure of power appear to have complicated further the lives of those Involved with the UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.

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yumttzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz by elTen jvaTte Can bike thieves really pedal that fast ? The bicycle population on this campus is increasing every semester. This fall students have returned from the summer with brand new ten speeds, five speeds, and various other newfangled bikes. Needless to say, Schwinn and the other bike companies are making their mint off the students, but so are some other people, namely bicycle thieves. It does not upset me that bike companies are making so much money today. For years nobody .but grade school kids, factory workers and physical fitness fanatics rode the things. The local bike shop was not the place to visit unless you needed a tricycle for the kid. Today, people are more pollution conscious and fad conscious. Riding a bike is fun. A good one can get you anywhere in a relatively short length of time with little effort. A “beater can get you across the city, to the local bar, or to school. Bike thieves are spoiling the sport of biking with numerous thefts in the city. Lately they have been partial to ten-speeds of all makes, all ages. No place is sacred to a bicycle thief; no front porch, no door, no parking lot, no spot on campus will stop these deceitful, underhanded tricksters. A lock and chain, no matter what the manufacturers say, cannot stop the bolt cutters these people employ. A bike thief can be anybody--your best friend, your fraternity brother, the local freak. Three years ago, on a balmy spring night, I got hauled down to the police station with my boyfriend. He was a bike thief, and I did not even realize that the blue ten-speed he was riding was not his. The police gave both of us a real grilling, trying to find out if I was in on it, if he had stolen any more, and if we were just generally degenerate. He went to trial a few weeks later, and got thirty days in jail without the option of a fine; at the time I thought the sentence was too harsh; today after talking with all sorts of people who have had their bikes ripped off this summer, including me, I have to admit that bike thieves deserve a bit harsher treatment. How can these people get away with it? Most common thieves are caught within a week, maybe a month. Well, if any of you have had your bike stolen and reported it to the local police, you already know why they get away with it. The police know the problem exists, and that it exists way out of proportion to any other type of theft in the city. Because my bike was worth about $150, the person committed a felony when he stole it. This makes no difference to the force of blue men; they don’t even do a convincing job of sympathizing with you. The man I talked with said they thought a truck was picking up bikes in the city and transporting them to other 24 cities where they sell them. Do they do anything about this information they have? No! The problem is too big, they explained, which is precisely why they should do something. No contact is made with other cities, no man on the force is assigned into this special area. They just file a report in a cabinet that is never opened until the insurance men call for the information. Perhaps if the police would crack down on the bike thieves these people would not be so open and so cocky about their business. Have you ever noticed the thefts that the “Oshkosh Daily Northwestern reports in their daily issue? “Lady’s purse, with $45 stolen from car, “$25 baby stroller, “fishing tackle worth $100 stolen from three garages, are typical examples. Never, and I mean never are the thefts of bikes reported. Now I do not know if this is the fault of the paper, who does not think that the rash of thefts is very important since it centers on the student community, or the fault of the police department who bury the reports so deep that nobody can find them when reporters come around. Somebody is goofing it up, though. Publicity on this issue could do wonders for making people aware that this problem exists. I don’t think enough people realize there is this problem. The reason I don’t think people know this problem exists is evidenced in the careless manner that people lock their bikes here on campus. People, at least try to protect your bikes. Little eighth of an inch aluminum chains are not good protection for hundred doUar bikes. A chain-lock combination that is on the market which has hardened steel all the way through, is sLx feet long, and unbreakable by any bolt cutter, is the type of protection needed right now. Unfortunately this chain costs twenty dollars at the local hardware store. The chains that a bike shop sells are not good enough since they have hardened steel only on the outside; the insides are soft and easily cut. If you have a short chain lock the back tire around something stationary since this is the tire that the thieves want, if they can’t have the whole thing. I have heard rumors concerning a vigilante group that is forming or will be forming in the near future to try to get rid of these rats. I do not condone people taking the law into their own hands when an organized police force is able to handle community problems. However, the police have been ignoring this problem for too long now, and it Is time that something be done. People, this is a call to arms to become aware of the problem, to do something about it because nobody else is going to do it. Get off your bicycle seats!