The_Rambler_1976-03-09

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Fiidid by ynr Maidatory Actiiity Fee as iistrilited by tbe S.Gi,
VOLUME 46
NUMBER 10
MARCH 9, 1976
CAREY SLASHES
TAP AWARDS
S ASU, The Student Association of the State University,
reacted angrily to proposed cuts in the Tuition Assistance
Program (TAP) Awards. The Governor submitted calls
to the Legislature for cutting the students' normal
(statutory) entitlement by 10% and restricting new
applicants who'graduated high school prior to January
I, 1974 to awards under category I, maximum award of
$600 - the old Scholar Incentive Program, in amendments
to his Executive Budget.
FOOD SERVICE & TAVERN COMMITTEE
The Cost of Eating
at Clinton ^
According to Carey the
reason why this is necessary is
that a cost overrun of as much
as $50 million is projected over
the fiscal years 1975-76, 1976-
77. Due to cost analysis and
faulty projections on the part of
t h e S t a t e Government,
students across the State will
suffer.
The 10% cut in TAP is totally
regressive and throws the
b u r d e n on low-income
students. Tlie 10% across-the-board
cut hits those individuals
with the lowest income the
hardest. Lower bracket
students' incomes and higher
income students' awards will be
affected, therefore, the bigger
the decrease caused by the 10%
reduction.
The cut affects not just
undergraduates but graduate
students as well. Graduate
students are eligible for only
category I TAP, a maximum
award of $600, so the lowest
income students will face
decreases in TAP of $60. This is
on top of the total elimination
of State University Scholar-ships
(SUS) for graduate
students. When one adds up the
$200 tuition increase the
Governor has proposed, the
reduction in TAP monies, and
the elimination of SUS, those
with net taxable incomes of less
than two thousand dollars will
be forced to pay $860 more per
year.
The restriction of category I
for those who graduated prior
to January 1974 will affect
particularly veterans and those
who went to work before
starting college. These people
are being penalized for cither
serving their country or for
tyring to earn some money to
fmance their education.
SASU reaffirms its support
for the current TAP program
and condemns this attack on
students. The Governor hs
once again reversed his
position and broken pledges
made in the past. State
University students are now
faced with fiscal horrors in all
t h r e e aspects of their
education: tuition being raised,
financial aid being slashed, and
the quality of their institution
and its programs being
decreased.
We remind tRe Governor of
the words in his Budget
message, "...it (the Budget)
ii^reases aid to students
commensurate with their
needs..."
We urge the Legislature to
maintain its support of the
TAP Program and not bow to
the vicious attacks coming
from the Governor's office.
by Stavros J. Dalambakis
The committee held its first
meeting this semester in Feb.
The topics of discussion were:
A sub-committee for rec-ommending
new food plans.
The Ram's Den Tavern is being
moved from Knapp Hall to
Roosevelt Hall with a few
changes. It will utilize
approximately 4200 sq. ft. in
the side of Roosevelt that used
to be the men's locker room.
Knapp holds approximately
119 people, the new tavern will
hold approximately 400
people. It will have a stage and
the room will be set up in a
manner so that it can be
divided into two almost equal
parts. One other major
difference is that Mike Mitura
is trying to get a full liquor
license. That is so that not only
beer and wine are sold but also
hard liquor.
Jim Sinclair presented a
survey to the committee that
provided a comparison of
Farmingdale's Food Service
MEMORIAL
HALL GOES
COED
Room Selection To Start
Philip A. Dorin, Director of
College Housing, recently
announced that Memorial Hall
will be coed beginning in the
fall semester.
According to Dr. Dorin, the
decision was made to offer coed
opportunities in Memorial
Hall, one of two residence halls
with only single rooms, in order
to increase the number of single
rooms on campus for women
and to comply with requests for
more coed living areas.
The residence hall will
accommodate males on the
second floor and female
students on the first floor. **We
are planning to expand living
opportunities for disabled
students on campus and will
renovate certain areas of the
first floor in Memorial for
women and the first floor in
Alumni for men. Renovations
will particularly be in
bathrooms. Campus phones in
these buildings have already
and other Colleges Food
Services. Some of the other
colleges are: Binghamton,
Buffalo, Stonybrook, Syracuse
University, and many more. A
total of 11 were surveyed. The
survey was based on a scale of
cost per 1,000 students. All the
colleges surveyed were shown
to be more expensive in their
food costs. They ranged from
$5.00 higher per year (Alfred
Ceramics) to $82.00 higher
(Brockport). Two of the main
reasons that the cost of the food
is high at Farmingdale is that
out of all the schools surveyed,
Farmingdale is the only school
that has 4 meal lines. All the
others surveyed serve from 2
lines. The cost for the extra 2
lines is $15,000 per year.
Another reason is that
Farmingdale has the highest
costs for the replacement of
china, glasses, silverware, etc.
Farmingdale spends $5,500 for
the replacement of china, etc.
These are only a few of the
reasons as to why^ur food
costs are what they are. I am
not saying that the food is fine
commuter students will be able
to request residence on campus
for next year.
Another new feature of the
residence program for next fall
will be the opportunity for
students to sign up for "quiet
study" wings or floors in
certain single-sex and coed
halls. This will offer increased
study hours for those students
who prefer a "higher degree of
quiet" and a better study
atmosphere.
All of the programs and
dates will be restated and
explained in the fact sheet to be
given to all resident students in
their halls around April 1st and
available to commuter students
in the Housing Office on that
date.
or that people shouldn't
complain if they fee[ something
is wrong. I am just giving the
other side of the story so that
everyone is aware of all the
facts.
The food could always
improve, but the way to
improve the food is not to yell
at the lunch ladies or to take as
much food as you can and than
juST throw it away. There are
many other productive ways of
getting a point across or a
complaint heard. Ex: I.D.C.
Meetings, articles to newspaper
and discussions with Dr.
Dorin, Head of Housing, or
with Jim Sinclair. Believe it or
not these men will listen to any
reasonable complaint.;
If anyone has any ideas on
improving or complaints
against the dining hall, don't
just sit there and say nothing.
Stand up and be heard. If you
really feel that strongly about
something than you should not
mind giving up a little of your
time to get something done
about it.
been placed at proper height
for students in wheelchairs,"
Dr. Dorin said. One particular
advantage noted will be the
ability to give more students
the option to live in several
different buildings.
The arrangements for the
move to coed in Memorial
Hall, as well as several noore
plans,- will be thoroughly
discussed in an upcoming
information sheet encom-passing
all areas of room
selection. Among other items
and dates of note will be the
April 27th deadline for
continuing students to pay a
$75 deposit to reserve a room
on campus for next year. The
"room draw" process will begin
for current resident students on
April 28th. On May 7th current