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

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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

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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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Daniel Smith Tickets for the Boston Symphony Orchestra concert were sold out by 10:45 a.m., a little more than two hours after the box office opened. The box office had opened at 8:30 a.m. in- stead of the scheduled 9:00 a.m. due to the number of people already in line. Although the concert hall seats 2,000. only 500 tickets were on sale. The oth- er 1500 tickets were distributed as fol- lows: 1000 went to orchestra series subscribers, 250 were bought by the Chancellor's office, 150 went to the Alumni Association, and 100 went to the press and related people. Alan Light, manager ofthe Arts Council, said a lot ot the problems that morning had to do with the new box office in the Fine Arts Center which wasn't complet- ed at the time, and the new ticket sell- Stuart Eymari ing system, Ticketron, which didn't al- low people to choose their seats. Light said that in the future, people would be able to choose their seats on a first- come, first-serve basis, and there would be more tickets put on sale tor students and the general public. For details on the debut weekend of the Fine Arts Center, see page 60. The Student Legal Services Office gained the power to represent stu- dents in criminal matters and to en- gage students in litigation against the University. This decision by the Board of Trustees would be active until the end of fiscal 1976. Debate on the issue concentrated on the legality of using University money in court action against the University. ' bicenfenniililfrf-11533 iiiilllliieffafe 1 UP. News ol' tlic 'if