University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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- l Sl, j' .n.. 'x xr? ' ., w flint-.i H. aw i'-7-3 if' if il V QQ i Daniel Smith C25 The money shortage affected students in a variety of areas on campus. Due to the hiring freeze, the English department was forced to take on 25 Rhetoric sec- tions, the number of Teaching Assistants were cut back and class sizes were in- creased, services to students were de- creased, library equipment could not be readily repaired, dorm counselors were no longer given tuition waivers, and sala- ries were cut back. Also, residential collo- quiums were forced to decrease enroll- ment. fifth iz ' -.'tl:C' William Howel S.G.A. President John O'Keefe ad- dressed 600 students at a campus ral- ly against budget cuts. O'Keefe pre- sented his tax proposal for the State saying, When you can't afford the price of bread, it's time to eat the rich. He also suggested that students should boycott any tuition hike, and other increased campus fees. Other speakers at the rally stressed student unionization and collective bargaining. Controversy surrounded 'Quinni- piac', an 18' high, 15,000 lb., 540,000 sculpture erected in front of the Fine Arts Center. Robert Murphy was com- missioned by the Fine Arts Selection Committee to fabricate the sculpture to complement the Center. 'Quinni- piac' was funded by the Ulvlass Alurnni, UMass Student Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington D.C., for the express pur- pose of adding a permanent art forno to the campus. Within several weeks. 'Quinnipiac' had required repaintlngs due to the work of graffiti artists. The Fine Arts Center was the site of several other sculptures which were on loan to the University. I Women s Year OPEC News of the Ye r

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22 News of the Year ALPHA DELTA TAU SUlTE'27A 102 CHARLES STREET BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS Foul play was suspected in the es- ozm tablishment of Alpha Delta Tau, a new 'honor society' begun by two UMass graduates and one undergraduate. State officials took over university in- vestigation of the matter in which un- signed letters were sent to UMass ju- niors and seniors with a cu- mulative average of 3 0 or better Students were invit ed to :oin for 5520. Dean of l Students, William S. Field, issued a warning urging students not to pay the fee, after having found the society's credentials could not be verified. In fur- ther action, the undergraduate was found guilty by the Student Senate Ju- diciary of two code of conduct charges tiled against him by the University for his involvement in Alpha Delta Tau. It Is our pleasure to lnto m you that you have been selected for membership ln Alpha Delta Tau the honor society recognizing outstand ng scholastic achievement ln all academic disciplines Membership ls restricted to the highest ranking collegiate tumors and senlors Alpha Della Tau ls founded on the prunclple that scholarship although an end unto ilsclt should be combined w lh personal nlegrlty and leadership abllity ln order to engender true wholesomeness of character Excellence both lnside and outside the classroom is stressed members are nomlnated according to these critena As a member ol Alpha Delta Tau you are elignble tor publlcatlon ln the ull Clal Alpha Delta Tat evvsletler The Laureate We invlte you to submit an orlglnal arllcle on ar y topic of nterest to the un vers ly cornmunlty Manuscripts must be typewrltten double spaced on B x ll sheets prelerred length ls 1000 to 5000 words Be sure to n Laureate is not mandatory for membership however all members are exclusively entltled to subm t manuscr pts at any time Your acceptance nto membership s cont ngent upon completing and returning the enclosed reply ca d mmed ately clearly typing or printing all information Please spell your name as you want t to appear on your scroll An lnlt at on lee nl S20 must accompany the card payable by check or money order to Alpha Delta Tau We ar also request ng that you provide us with add tional b ograph cal data to be ncorporated ln press releases to your hometown or regior al newspaper on the back of the card Again we congratulate you on your superior performance and offer you our sin cerest w sh tor contlnued success . I I . i . . ' . . i i ' . ' ' I '-1 , . k i i i i . 4 V . 'z : . e - , close a self-addressed envelope with sutficlen-t return postage. Publication In The : . i ' i' ' . i i i ' r i l . ' A ' ' ' . i . i i , . e i i ' i I -- i ' i I ' . ' A Over 1500 students arrived on cam- pus to find they had not one, but two roommates. The room shortage was attributed to the new residency policy approved by UMass trustees in Spring 1975. It stated that all students, with the exception of seniors, commuters, and married students are required to reside on campus. For those students remaining in triples after 6 weeks, a 30 percent room fee reduction was grant- ed. Stuart Eyman w William Howell W i

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The Third World Defense League, a subgroup of the Afro-Am Society, formed to protest harassment of black people by the police on campus. This action followed an incident in which a black woman was allegedly as- saulted by a group of white men after a party in Southwest. The Defense League called for an intensive investi- gation ofthe matter. They also planned ways to organize and to disseminate information among Third World mem- bers, via hotlines and workshops. b Three faculty members and three graduate students received 1975 Dis- tinguished Teaching Awards at convo- cation ceremonies in recognition of their outstanding teaching abilities. Awards were presented to: Assistant Professor of Microbiology Albey M. Reiner Cpicturedb Assistant Professor of Leisure Studies Jeanne E. Sherrow Associate Professor of Zoology W. Bri- an O Connor and the following gra- duate students: Margaret A. Hagen teaching assistant in Public Health' El- liot M. Soloway teaching associate in Computer and information Sciences' and Shirley Morahan teaching associ- ate in the Rhetoric Program. The win- ners had been selected by a commit- tee from nominations submitted by faculty and alumni. Chancellor Randolph W. Bromery pushed for 2.5 million dollars to be re- stored to the 66.4 million dollar bud- get proposed for the Amherst campus by the House Ways and Means Com- mittee. The additional funds would have prevented large layoffs. President Robert C. Wood originally requested 118 million dollars for the University system which he later reduced to 103 million dollars. Governor Michael S. Du- kakis' figure was 90 million dollars. The House Ways and Means Committee's suggestion of 94 million dollars was to be debated in the House and then go to the Senate for approval. S ' tt . 1 1. ' f 2' . -47X 1 . . 4 553-cf - . - I T' J' .- . . . T ,i i. fx ,-,gii iff .4 2 , XT N H ' I it X S' ' WW ' . 'ff 11- ' L .1 ,.,, .Vf'fy,, ' x University Photo Center v I gil' , , I I ' I i 1-' I i r f 'f ' , I UI G A i I 'i if X i X gig I X l in ' 'Xt 'ff I , -'ik T S 1 1 'ill f' ' rf R J e ' xx X 'l X X ' .X I XX x iii V Q? N ffl. . 1 X X ' 6 'llxlu -. R X X. .NXM .cl -r, ,, . v w X sf Exit' i' X X Karen Quinlan FBI Henry Kissinger 0 New' York City bankruptcy ' Ronald'Reagan ' PLO 0 Daniel Moynihan l