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University (·f Maryland. Munich Campus.
Vol.. 2, No.3
November 1989
50% of students get
no def1ciency not1ce
by Andrea Bertz.
Staff reporter
About 50 percent of this semesstudents received one or more
deficiency notices, according to
statistics released by the dean's office.
The dean's office sent out reports
Oct. 26. Students received the notices in their mailboxes, said Janet
Day, secretary. to the dean.
tI~r's
photo by Tracey Donnelly
Actors have been rehearsing every weeknight since midOctober to get ready for this fall's production of Shakespeare's
"A Midsummer Night's Dream." Opening night, Nov. 8, will be open
to both the German and American community.
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See related stories on pages 3 and 6.
No alcohol policy costs
school $6,000 a year
by Cerisse Brooks
Editor-in-chief
ter director. "We need to be working
towards other standards."
"The Residence Life office will be
losing $6,000 a year due to the new
alcohol policy change," Steve Curtis,
Residence Life director, said.
In collaboration with Student
Development and the Counseling
Center, the Residence Life office
has decided to abolish beer and wine
cooler sales in the Residence Life
lounges (proctor's offices).
This decision has been under consideration for the last two years,.
said Curtis.
Two main driving forces led to
this 'policy charige.
"The first is the potential of the
University of Maryland to be at risk
leg.ally," said Janet Maul-Smith,
assistant to the dean for Student
Development.
"To my knowledge, I am unaware
of any other school which sells beer
and alcohol on campus," Maul-Smith
,aid.
"This is not an effort to get
people to stop drinking, just to
think," she noted.
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A student with no deficiencies,
received a letter of commendation.
Out of 603 students, 301 received
such letters.
If a student had one deficiency,.
only the student was notified. The
office notified 163 students.
For two or more deficiencies both
student and sponsor received a notice, Day explained.
Such reports were sent to 139
students and sponsors.
"The reports are just a check to
let you know how you are doing,"
she said.
'''If you have two or more, then
something is amiss and you should
talk to your academic adviser or the
Counseling Center," she advised.
Students can meet with academic
advisers Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 to discuss
semester concerns.
The threat of mid-term deficiency
reports has sent more students to the
Counseling Center recently:
Tutor requests have increased,
stated Barry Curran, Counseling
Center assistant director and tutor
program coordinator.
The increase in tutor requests
commonly occurs around mid-term,
said Curran.
"A lot of students feel that automatically something good will happen by picking up a tutor," he said.
"But they are only a' supplement
for the class. They won't do the
homework for you," he noted.
Students
receiving deficiency
reports are encouraged to come to
the Counseling Center to find out
what went wrong, Curran stated.
"Students have a tendency to over
sign-up. They need to balance their
loads and pull out all the stops," he
added.
During these counseling sessions,
Curran tries to "look at the overall
picture."
"I encourage some students to
drop a Class. It's not a bad mark; it's
good common sense." he said.
Curran added that students must
learn to .handle new responsibilities
or they will not survive the first
semester.
AppOintments to talk to Curran
about deficiency reports o'r other
concerns can be made at the Counseling Center.
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SEA sponsors rumma e sale
by Helen Mekelburg
Staff reporter
Students
for
Environmental
Awareness (SEA) plans to hold a
rummage sale Nov. 7 and 8 to raise
money for the National Wildlife
Foundation.
The SEA market will be held in
The second reason is conflict of
interest. The university encourages the SUB f.rom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
responsible alcohol use which is not the first day, said club sponsor
consistent with one of its offices' Martin Smith.
selling alcohol to students for a
On the second day, the sale will
profit, said Maul-Smith.
take place either in the SUB or the
The Residence Hall lounges have . Outer Student Lounge (OSL).
sold beer for at least 12 years. Wine
SEA, which organized this semescoolers were added last year, said ter, began a. recycling program in
Curtis.
October.
"During the last academic year, 32
percent of the Residence Hall lounThe group placed recycling bins
ges' sales were beer and wine cool- . for paper, glass and batteries in the
ers, which made up 42 percent of SUB and on the. balconies of the
the profit," stated Curtis.
proctor's offices.
nit's ,crazy for a university's business to be selling alcohol," .said
The club recently received apChristopher Cronin, Counseling Cenoroval to begin recycling aluminum,
Roo'm inspections
. turn up
illegal pets
as students
attempt to sneak
by Munich Campus's
no- pets policy.
page 9
Smith said.
He explained that the club will
sell - the collected. aluminum and
donate the money to a worthy environmental cause.
.
While response to the recycling
project has been slow, Smith believes it is succeeding.
He attributed the slow response to
the· bins' lack of visibility.
He noted that the bins have met
with some resistance from staff
members who consider them unsightly.
Other planned group projects
include . selling Chrisj:mas cards
printed on recycled paper and convincing staff to use recycled paper
Jar inhouse publications, Smith said.
SEA meets Mondays at 7 p.m. in
the SUB loft. Group member Stephanie Green said the. club is open
to anyone interested in the welfare
of the environment.
Ping-pong,
Trivial Pursuit,
billiards featured
as some of the
semester's upcoming
intramural
tournaments.
page 10
SEA's "unsightly" re~ycling bins.
photo by Erich Landry
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Opinions
page 2
Students on
the Street
page 3
Entertainment page 6
Sports
page 10
Calendar
page 10
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Munich Observer
November1989
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Students try to he 1p i 11 E. German f1 i ght
by Tim Morse
Guest columnist
,
The sun was setting as we prowled through a
quickly darkening forest in West Prague. We
could see Czech guards only 50 yards ~way,
watching us ·through the trees.
"I have to talk to those refugees," I thought.
That infamous eight-foot iron gate I had seen,
in the media eluded me by only a few meters.'
But I wasn't about to give up.
I and sophomores Amy Cashman and Tara
Brown went to the West German Embassy in
Prague, only to find it heavily guarded by
Czechoslovakian police.
At the time of our October visit, about 1,000
East Germans called the West Geiman Embassy
courtyard home.
At one point, we were able to come within
• only a few meters of that iron gate which had
meant the last major obstacle to freedom for
thousands of East Germans in the, preceding
weeks.
It, too, was heavily guarded.
My dream of helping a refugee over that gate
was quickly dashed as I viewed( the security
around i t . '
,
We still tried everything in our power to get
closer to the gate. We walked around the embassy, mostly on the wooded hill behind it, for
over two hours.
We even tried sneaking through the dark, steep
forest that lead to the back side of the embassy,
that is, until we realized we were being watched.
. We then tried to talk to the guards, who were
huddled around a small fire. Not only were they
unwilling to help us, but they were downright
rude about it.
Because I didn't have my passport, they refused to acknowledge me, told me very bluntly
to leave, and pointed the way.
,The second group of guards we met around a
similar fire was surprisingly friendly. They tried
to communicate with us in German and English,
and of course Czech, but they couldn't allow us
access to the gate either.
They did allow us, however, to take pictures
,.", of all of us together. It should be quite a sou-
venir.
I thought we could meet the refugees on our
own, but of course, couldn't. So asa last resort,
we went to the front door of the embassy.
I talked in German to the man who answered
the door, but he responded that it would be
"uberhaupt nicht moglich" (not at all possible) to
MW~~r.
editor-in-chief
Cerisse Brooks
managing editor
Erin Finney
Tim Morse
assistant editor
Carol Egan
news editor
Heidi Montague
feature editor
sports/entertainment editor Dana Shamblin
production manager
Elizabeth Healy
advertising manager
Michelle Leggitt
public relations/
circulation manager
Rhonda Miller
graphic artist
Barry Curran
photographers
Tracey Donnelly
Erich Landry
reporters
Karen Bachman, Andrea Bertz,
Kara Gerlach, Jo Ella Halterman, Michelle
Lambka" Rebecca Leach, Helen Mekelburg,
Heather Pulliam, John Tartella, Kelly Whelan
Susan Opt
adviser
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_ written <!-nd produc.ed by the students. Editorials reflect a
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Viewpoints expressed in guest columns, cartoons and
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the staff's opinions.
Contributions, corriments and letters from all
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talk to any refugees for matters of security.
I took this news very hard,but comforted
myself in that I was, in fact, witnessing history
in the making.
The events leading up ,to this exodus are
historical.
'
For the first time in over 40 years, people in
Eastern Bloc countries were, for a time, able to
"escape" the oppression of their countries with
relative. ease.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, on a trip to
East Berlin to celebrate the 40th anniversary of
East Germany last month, advised now former
Communist, Party leader Erich Honecker to ease
restrictions in his cQuntry so that Gorbachev's
policy of glasnost might gain more credibility
throughout the world,.
In past months, Czechoslovakia and Hungary
have opened up their borders to the point, that
the people may come and go almost as they
please, according to our Czech tour guide, Vladimir.
This has made it possible for these East Germans to come West because before, they, didn't
need visas to enter Czechoslovakia.
Because of, the exodus, they now do.
Media sourges say that a majority of West
Germans would like to see the two Germanies
reunify, but this would cause 'numerous social
and economic problems for .West Germany.
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West Germany would have difficulties supporting the large number of new residents should
the East German government allow such a reunification. West Germany has an accute housing
shortage among other things.
Sophomore Martina Manley, whose mother is
German and who plans to settle down in Germany, is skeptical. She believes that the refugees
will take job opportunities away from "the West
Germans, herself included.
'
Whatever the outcome, I hope that the people
of the East Bloc, who are suffering under the
oppression that can still be felt there; will one
day soon be' able to enjoy all the things we take
for granted here in the West--especially liberty:
Visitor sees Me pros, not cons
by Jennifer Ketzis
Guest columnist '
There is something really funny going on at
the University of Maryland, Munich Campus.
Every newspaper article in the September issue
of th'e Munich Observer had something good to
say about the university. But I have yet to find
a student who doesn't belittle the university.
Either the newspaper isn't wrihen by students
and for students which, in that case, all of that
good stuff is a 10,ad of crap. Or, students are just
really good at saying what the University of
Maryland isn't.
'
This apparently makes the University of
Maryland a bad school, a joke of a school and
the "13th grade."
I'm beginning to think there is a competition
going on to see who can degrade the University
of Maryland the most.
Well, I'm here to tell you that I don't think the
University of Maryland is a bad school, a joke of
a school, not a "real college" or the "13th grade:"
Because I'm not a student here but just visiting
from Cornell University where I am a senior
majoring in Animal Science, you can dismiss
everything I have to say anc! continue grumbling
about University of Maryland, if you wish.
But I'd think about it first if I were you.
University of Maryland isn't UCLA, Texas
A&M, Harvard or Cornell. It also doesn't have
20,000 undergraduates.
Instead of thinking about how small the University of Maryland is, maybe students should
think about how large a "real" school is.
Imagine 20,000 students crawling like ants
across a huge campus.
Imagine 300 students in a lecture hall with a
sound system so the students in the back of the
auditorium can hear.
Imagine placing a number on the top of all
your assignments so the professor can type your
grade straight into the university's computer
system, without ever having to know your name,
what you look like, or even if you're male or female.
Imagine having to make an appointment two
weeks in advance to be able to speak to your
adviser.
Imagine going to the library and, not being
able to sort through the books' yourself because
only graduate students and above are allowed that
privilege.
You, as a lowly undergraduate, must tum in a
request form for a book and wait 30 minutes to
get the book.
Imagine being sick and missing classes for a
week and not having anyone notice you were
gone.
Imagine not being able to get notes from
anyone, b8cause everyone is too busy competing
for grades.
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Jennifer Ketsiz
photo by Erich Landry
Imagine someone committing suicide because
the stress imd anonymity of his ,or her freshman
year was too hard to handle.
Imagine someone laughing because now there
is one less person to compete against for a good
grade.
Now imagine what students at a "real" university might want.
They might want to be able to know the
people in their classes.
They might like to be able to roam through
the library at their leisure.
They might want to be able to talk to their
'professors.
They might want time to do something other
than study.
They might want to' be able to go a whole
semester without thinking about suicide or without having someone down their hall commit suicide.
,
I wonder how many University of Maryland
students wish after attending a "real" university
that they were back at the University of Maryland.
I wonder how many former students of the
University of Maryland wish they had realized
what the University of Maryland was, instead of
what it was not.
At the University of 'Maryland you are a
person with a name and personality. The professor knows you and is willing to talk to you. The
staff and administration ,care if you are alive or
dead:
Everyone makes his or her' college what he or
she 'wants it to be.
If I were a student at the University of Maryc
land, Munich Campus, I'd be proud of it and I
would make it something to be proud' of.
November 1989
Munich Observer
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Students
on
the
.
Street
- , Alcohol pOlicy'
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by Cedsse Brooks
Editor-in-chief
Felix Rodgers, 19, sophomore.
"The only 'thing really affectet! by the policy is the
convenience. II
Did yoU: know that the
Residence Hall lounges (proctor's offices) are not selling
alcohol anymore?
After 12 years of selling
beer and one year of selling
wine coolers, the university
Rachel Ragsdale, 19, freshman.
Itchel Jimenez, 17, freshman.
"As long as one 'is responsible about drinking, then
they should continue the sale
of alcohol." ,
"The change does not affect me personally. I don't
think that the students will
find this a problem since
most people, plan ahead and
the Class Six is cheaper any-
has now decided to ban alcohol sales as, part of its
push to promote responsible
alcohol use.
The Observer asked several
students this question: "How
do you feel about the above
alcohol policy change?"
Our "Students on the
Street" responded:
Jon Gillespie, 19, freshman.
"We are not in high
school,. we are in' university,
so the responsibility is up to
US."
way."
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Sam Harris, 18, freshman.
"I think it is an unwise
choice because they are losing money and a lot of business."
.,
Tony Quayle, 20, sophomore.
"It is going to hurt the
school more than the students because of the large
amount of income which the
sale of alcohol brings in."
, photos by Erich Landry
Hao-haws offer new twist in G-A relations
by Judy Cornell
Public Relations coordinator
Guest columnist
It's great to have a soapbox offered, in the
form of a guest column.
It means. I can write about any of my pet
peeves, or, actually march in time to that different drummer of mine.
The problem is in choosing that one subject.
One of my favorites is the Host Nation vs the
American, known around Gerroany "!l GermanAmerican Relationships (G-A).
II
Okay, I can hear the collective groan already.
But stay with me, Munich Campus has put a new
twist on this oft over done subject.
"We/you live in an Aroerican Ghetto."
"You're. so lucky to live in another country and
have a,chance to, study its language, culture, etc."
"You Americans have no culture."
"Munich .' Campus offers the best of both
worlds."
"You Americans never learn our language."
And-and-and ....
Everyone has heard one if not all of the above
too many times.
"
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'Letters to the Editor
To the editor:
sored five stairwell meetings dealing with this
I would like to address, an article in a recent issue, three Women's Health Clinics, two classissue of the Munich Observer (see, Five students rOom presentations, and one health fair.)
have reported pregnancies). The article reported
COI1cerning the claim~ of misinformation, etc.,
that there were five unplanned pregnancies 'I would like to take this opportunity to educate'
among students at the university.
the university community regarding pregnancy.
Since this number was inconsistent 'with our
Females who engage in sexual intercourse run
figures, I contacted the Military Health Clinic the risk of getting pregnant, plain and simple.
regarding this statistic.
My concern is not that the Counseling Center
Although Dr. Ausman was away on TDY, the
is not reaching the students;, rather, that· the
clinic confirmed the same number of reported responsibility for an individual's actions, are
pregnancies that the Counseling Center knew shifted away from the individual to an entity
abouL.one.
'
such as the university.
I do not know how or why the number was
Although I can appreciate the ambivalence
iuflated to five. I am more concerned about the
around acceptance of responsibility, I aiso feel
disruptiOn to an individual's, life caused by an
that students need to deal' with the consequences
unplanned pregnancy.
of their behavior.
Students frequently stress their "rights" to be
However, regardless of the discrepancy concerning statistics, this article and a related article
treated as adults. ' With these rights come certain
responsibilities, which are not the burden of the
in the same ·issue (see, Students on the Street:
Pregnancy Problems) caused me to reflect UPOn university to fulfill.
students' perceptions of their responsibilities.
Along with all the new found freedoms that
Students' solutions to the prOblem of uncollege offers come unpleasant consequences due
planned pregnancies seem to be the responsibility
,
to the misuse of these freedoms.
of the university.
. The final burden of misuse, and thus ultimateFor example, "mandatory meetings," "free birth' ly the responsibility, rests squarely on the shoulcontrol contraceptives" provided by the· univerc
ders of the students.
'sity, "the school should inform people better" and
All the "roandatory meetings" in the world'
"more information" were a few of the "solutions."
won't change that.
(At the time of publication, the sixth week of
Christopher Cronin
the semester, the Counseling Center had sponCounseling Center director
Of course, we here at Munich Campus DO live
in the midst of a different world, we DO have
the best of two worlds (the old and the new)
and, I think, generally we DO do well with the
cultural communication.
We go on trips, we travel 'do~ntown, we use
public transportation, we study languages.
In short, we get out of the "ghetto".
So, what's all this I promised about a 'new
twist in the old Host Nation, G-A game?
It's called "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and
it is, brought to you by the happy people in
Theater, plus a whole host of straphaugers from
our Munich Campus community.
Yesi I know it does sound it bit Brit (not GA). And no, the cast is not presenting Shakespeare in Deutsch.
BUT, on the eighth of November, right here
at MC; the play will be the thing, to bring the
outside to us--to our ,turf.
Through the understanding, cooperation,
coordination and downright support of Cultural
Hoo-haw, the Dean, the Theater department and
(get this) the McGraw Kaserne Security Force are
'
making possible the impossible.
On Nov. 8, our German neighbors, or any of
the English-speaking' community members of
Munich, may ,attend the play without the normal
hassle of entering McGraw Kaserne.
We (the Cultural Hoo-haws) have corresponded
with local Gymnasien, universities, the Amerika
Haus and the American Consulate to invite
people who normally cannot (due to security
reasons) attend one of our outstanding and starstudded events.
Therefore, we hope to have real Studenten for
you to sit next to and talk to ind to give the cast
a chance to 'strut their stuff in front of a challenging audience.
, This Amerikan Kultur Night will only be Nov.
8 at the McGraw Theater as that will be the only
non - ID or pass check evening and ONLY at the
gate closest to the university and' installation
library (the gate is on Soyerhofstrasse).
The reason for all this cross fertilization and
communication is" as I said, a little twist.
We 'hope to broaden both OUr AND their
horizons a bit--to share our community with the
citizens of the Munich community.
That's the soapbox stuff for now.
. Remember, "Midsummer Night's DreaIl'l:," not
lUSt Nov. 8. hllt Nov R- I?
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Munich Observer
November 1989
5 TDs prob lemamongunlvers ity students
a Counseling Center health educator.
by Jo Ella Halterman
Staff reporter
You may be infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD)and
not even be aware of it, according
to' pamphlets put out by the Counseling Center.
The pamphlets say that STD symptoms can take weeks or even years
to surface.
Even though infected individuals
may not notice symptoms for some.
time, they c.an spread the STD to
others through sexual contact, the
pamphlets say.
The pamphlets add that females
are less likely than males to notice
the symptoms when they do OCcur. ~
One reason is that discharge,
which in females is a natural occurence, is one of the common symptoms, according to Sherri J. Moore,
Moore says a female must know
her body and recognize when her
vaginal discharge change,S, usually in
color and smell.
Moore says a male should. recognize any 'penile discharge as a sym'ptom, and that a burning or itching
sensation normally accompanies it.
According to the pamphlets, chla-·
mydia, herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, syphilis and AIDS are among
the most common STDs.
\n article in Time Magazine says
dO'ctors call chlamydia "the disease
of the. 80s."
. .
The article says between three
million and 10 million Americans
. are infected with the disease each
year, and nearly 10 percent of all
college students have it.
Dr. Jenefer H. Shaver, a civilian
Juri sdi ct ions create confus ion
by Michelle Lambka
. Staff reporter' ,
Living on a college campus located on a military installation in a
foreign country can sometimes be
difficult when it comes to rules and
regulations.
Students do not realize it, but
they are in "three different worlds
with distinct cultures between them,"
said Janet Maul-Smith, assistant to
the dean for Student Development.
Students live in three communities
at Munich Campus: the military
community, the German community
and the university community.
Thus, students must. follow the
rules and regulations of each.
"The military police are the middle ground of discipline," said
Stephen R.Curtis, Residence Life
director.
If a student gets in trouble with
the military police, the MPs most
likely will turn the student over to
the dean because the student's sponSOr is not present, Curtis said.
"The dean is more or less the
sponsor of all students at Munich
Campus," added Curtis.
But if a student disobeys a ·Gere
man law, the German police have
authority and can charge the student
or. make him/her pay a fine.
For instance, the 'area between
"The Boot," a local bar, and the
dorms is sometimes patrolled by the
polizei and the military police.
While in that area, students should
keep' the noise level down because
they could be arrested for disturbing
the peace, said Maule Smith.
Similar to the military police and
the polizei; the campus also has
security personnel.
.
"The nightwatchman is there for
the benefit of all students," said
Matil-Smith.
The nightwatchman can write up
a student for disobeying ~he laws.
"It is. better to receive a reprimand from the nightwatchman than to
be arrested by the German polizei,"
added MaUl-Smith.
"The University of Maryland
security system has the flexibility
and appeals that stUdents would not
have with the military police or the
German polizei," she said.
"But the benefits mean· that students must be responsible for their
actions," concluded Maul-Smith.
physiCian at the Munich Health ous problems that can result from
Clinic, says chlamydia' is routinely STDs is infertility, especially in
females.
seen at the 'clinic.
According to Shaver, STDs can
Herpes and venereal warts are also
routinely seen there, according to also increase a femile's chance of .'
Shaver, while cases of gonorrhea and getting cervical cancer, and a STD
during pregnancy can be life-threatsyphilis are rare.
ening to the fetus.
Shaver says that all of these diseases; with the exception' of herpes
and AIDS, are curable.
Shaver says that abstaining from
The Herpes Resource Center says sex is the surest· way to prevent
herpes is onfy considered contagious
contracting STDs.
when having sexual contact with an
Both Shaver and Moore say that
infected individual who is exsexually active persons should pracperiencing an outbreak.
tice safe sex to help prevent conThe Herpes Resource Center adds
tracting STDs.
that' the chance of contracting the
According to all sources, safe sex
disease from sexual contact with an means kilOwing your partner, being
infected individual not suffering an able to talk to your partner about'
outbreak is very slight.,
sex and STDs, using condoms and
The Munich clinic has also had reducing your number of sexual
individuals within the community partners.
test positive for AIDS, Shaver says.
According to pamphlets, AIDS is
Shaver says the clinic has not seen
incurable and "presently the twelfth a decrease in STD . cases in the
leading cause of death among adult Munich community, and that 50
males in the United States."
.
percent of the university'S sick calls
Germany and France have the are of a sexual nature, mainly STDs,
highest number of reported AIDS pregnancies, and urinal tract infeccases in Europe, the pamphlets state. tions.
Shaver says that in the case of acMoore, however, says that the
tive duty military, the infected individual is sent back to the United . university has noted a decline in
STD cases among its students.
States.
Shaver knew of, only one case
MaDre partially attributes the
. where' a University of Maryland decline to the increased use of constudent tested positive, and she said doms and the fact that many people
. that individual is no longer in the are becoming more monogamous.
Munich area.
.
Still, Moore says she has heard of
Students who believe they may cases where students get drunk and
have contracted a STD should be then have sex with a stranger.
seen by a physician immediately,
Moore stresses the serious conseMoore says.
quences that can come from such
She stresses that the longer the actions.
STD goes untreated, the morephysi~
For more information about STDs
cal damage it can cause.
or safe sex, contact the Counseling
Moore says olie of the most seri- Center Or the Munich Health Clinic.
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Mun1ch Observer
5
SixMC profs get titles under new policy
by Caroline Egan
News editor
and Cerisse Brooks
Editor-in-chief
Six faculty members recently
received titles under Munich Campus's new titling policy.
They include Thea Honnef, resident assistant professor; Denise Pullirsh, resident assistant professor;
Martin Smith, resident assistant professor; Carol Thursie, resident associate professor; Lillian Klein, resident. professor; and Juergen Kinder,
resident adjunct professor.
The titling policy, while not considered a promotion, came about as
a way to recognize service, explained Dean William McMahon.
He also said that because Munich
Campus has become a "permanent"
institution, the faculty requested
titles to be consistent with their
stateside counterparts.
English professor Lillian Klein
noted, "I applied for the title be-
cause f do research which is published and belong to professional
organizations whose conferences I
attend."
"In the outside world of academia,
I find it very valuable to have an
academic title," she continued.
The titles parallel ones given by
stateside universities except the word
"resident" is added because it is
overseas, McMahon said.
Faculty members must apply to
receive a title and submit a portfolio
as part of the application.
McMahon noted that faculty
members are not required to apply
for titles. ~
This year, nine instructors applied
for titles. Two had incomplete portfolios and one needs to wait one
year to meet requirements, McMahon said.
According to the policy, faculty
members re.ceive the title resident
instructor when appointed to teach
at Munich Campus.
To become a resident assistant
New contract for SUB parties
now getting consideration
by Tracy Donnelly
Staff photographer
The Student Life Office (SLO)
will issue a new contract for clubs
that wish to hold parties in the Student Union Building (SUB).
"We're in the process of changing
the contract people sign," said Nancy
McLay, Student Development coordinator.
However, she could not yet provide many details about the new
contract. She explained, "We haven't
taken out all the bugs yet."
McLay did say that the percentage
of party profits clubs must give to
SLO's special programming account
will change. But the amount is still
being negotiated, she said.
Presently clubs pay 10 percent of
profits and a $50 damage deposit.
The contract will also more clearly outline damage liability and date
scheduling, she noted.
"Two years ago there was no policy about who could use the SUB,"
McLay pointed out.
Experience has· shown the need
for guidelines that hold recognized
clubs responsible for parties, she
explained.
She added that clubs need to "help
supervise ...and promote responsible
behavior at parties."
SUB parties scheduled for this
semester include Phi Theta Kappa's
jUl)gle party Nov. 10, the Doves'
toga party Nov. 17 and an SLO
holiday-style party Dec. 1.
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professor, the instructor must have a
master's degree and fivecyears related postgraduate academic experience.
This person must also have served
at least three years with Munich
Campus as a resident instructor.
To assume· the title of resident
associate professor, a person must
have a"research doctoral degree and
seven years of relevant postgraduate
academic expe'rience.
The faculty member must have
served at least five years at Munich
Campus as a resident assistant, professor.
The highest ranking title is resident professor. This person must
have a research doctoral degree and
10 years of relevant postgraduate
academic experience.
The faculty member must have
served at least five years at Munich
Campus as a resident associate professor.
.
The title resident adjunct professor is awarded to persons who, while
teaching only one course or so, qualify as full professors and have
taught at Munich Campus for at
least 12 years, McMahon explained.
to receive a title, faculty members· must follow an application
process.
The process begins when the faculty member sends a written request
to the resident dean.
The resident dean determines if
the person is eligible and, if so,
sends a letter to the applicant and
forwards the request to the Committee on Faculty Rank/Classification.
The committee evaluates the applicant's portfolio and then forwards
its recommendation to the resident
dean.
The resident dean reviews the
committee's work and then sends a
recommendation to approve or disapprove the applicant's request to
the European Division director.
The European Division director,
Joe Arden, decides whether or not
to award the title.
"The awarding of titles is just one
more sign that Munich Campus has
come of age and. is recognized as a
permanent part of the University of
Maryland," remarked McMahon.
Checking mailboxes before
1 p.m. done for "practice"
by Erin Finney
Managing editor
When does the university mailroom post mail? Are there days
when mail is heavier? What route
does stateside mail follow to arrive
here on campus? Is it faster to
send mail by German Post?
Many stUdents ask such questions
when they check their mailboxes and
find them empty.
Howard French, who .runs the
mailroom, said,." Anyone opening
their boxes before one o'clock, on
any given day, is opening it for
practice."
" The golden rule is: Never before
one and always before two," he
added.
French picks up mail from the
states Monday through Friday morning at the military post office.
German mail is collected in the
morning from a post box at Silberhornstrasse. All mail is back to~ the
school by 11 :30 a.m.
"Although, if I . have time later
that day, I will make a second run
to collect mail. This usually occurs
three times a' :week," explained
French.'
After a 30-minute lunch, he sorts
out mail belonging to faculty and
delivers it .to Reception/Information.
He then prepares a package list
and posts it. French noted that the
packages are much heavier this year
compared to last year.
An average of 150 letters for
students are received daily, he estimated. He and a few student workers put the mail into.studen! boxes
in random order.
"It takes longer, of course, to post
those letters that do not have a box
number on them," he explained.
"These have to be looked up sep-
arately after all the other mail is
posted."
. He stressed that students should
give their box number to anyone
who may write.
"It saves us a lot of time and·
trouble," he explained.
French said Monday mail. is especially heavy due to the buildup of
mail over the weekend.
Wednesday mail is also heavy, but
French did not indicate a reason for
this.
Mail to Europe comes through
five major ports in the states: Seattle, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles
and Chicago.
The mail is flown to Frankfurt
where it is dispersed by truck.
.
University of Maryland mail goes
to Offenbach and then either cOmes
straight here or through Augsburg
first, he said..
"If you're waiting for important
mail I would .recommend sending it
by German Post, said French.
"It costs more, but there's fast
delivery [within Gl(rmany]. It takes
only one day to reach anywhere in
Germany."
French also advised university
students to make sure they clear the
box combination when they close
their boxes.
French recently opened 56 of the
620 boxes just by turning the knob
slightly to the right.
"It's amazing. Any person could
come in and clear out the boxes," he
said.
"Students come to me and tell me
they were supposed to have a letter
from someone. That is the reason
[not clearing the combination] they
don't have it," stated French.
He also stressed that students
shaDid make sure no cash is sent in
letters.
Trunk encounter leaves prof in stitches
Anthony Homersham, a Munich
Campus English professor, survived
an encounter with Chinese soldiers
in Tiananmen Square last June, but
was less fortunate in his own storage
room a few weeks ago.
Homersham, now on crutches, has
14 stitches iii his leg.
He said that his storage room had
water in it and he was showing it to
a repairman.
Two locks on a metal trunk had'
come undone and he gashed his leg
on them, Homersham explained.
He was rushed to the hospital
where they stitched his leg, said
Homersham.
His stitches are schednled to be
removed at the. end of October.
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November 1989
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HHH features Albatros,Community'Club
by Heidi Montague
Feature 'editor
This month's "Helpful Hints for
the Hotspots" features Albatros, a
club located in Schwabing, and the
Community Club, within' walking
distance' of the dorms.
To find Albatros, take Bus 51 to
Silberhomstrasse. Then, catch UI or
U2 to Sendlinger Tor. Change there
to U3 or U6 to Muenchner Freiheit.
When you come out of the UBalm station, you'll be on Felitzschstrasse. You should be able to see
McDonalds. Walk straight to the
corner of the street. Turn left and
Albatros is about a half a block
away, on the left side.
This nightclub offers an assortment of drinks. On an average, a
beer costs 4.50 DM and a Coke 3.50
DM . But it has no cover charge so
your money can be spent on drinks.
Albatros is open from 8 p.m. to 3
a.m. every night. Just walk down
the spiral stairs and start to have
fun!
The dress code is relatively casuaL
Jeans, nice pants, and sweaters seem
to be the norm, i,n this, nightclub.
to $3, ,. depending on the activity best advantages. The directions are
taking place.
simple. Walk toward Bouvier H~I
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225:
Once you're ther~, walk
ActIVItIeS vary from
Ladles, straIght past the two small mtersecAlbatros has a tropical setting, Night" to the live music of "Peace, tions
complete .with dim neon blue lights, Love and Guitars."
.
leaves hanging from the ceiling, and
You'll see a stone building to your
The dress code basically consists right. Walk through the "hole" in
loud dance music.
If finding a nice quiet place to sit of using one's own good taste. the building. You will notice two
and talk with your friends is your. Management discourages ripped sets of stairs. Go to the second set
idea of fun, be prepared. Albatros is jeans and other like attire.
and you're there! The music will
really crowded. The dance floor is
Different disc jockeys work dif- have you dancing before you even
packed, as well as the bar.
ferent club nights. Thus, the dance set foot in the club.
Most people at Albatros are Ger- music can vary from weekend to
Take advantage of an entertainman and in their 20s and JOs. Be- weekend.
ment
club that's definitely within
cause of this, it may be a good idea
One thing is guaranteed--the
to brush up on any German you music will keep you movin' till the walking distance of any and all
dorms.
know before going there.
early morning hours.
Although the majority of "hot
Munich is a big city with an even
In addition to the music, special'
spots" in Munich are located downbigger nightlife. There's bound to be
are
held
from
time
to
time.
contests
town, the Community Club is a
For example a limbo contest took a club out there for you--maybe
great local place to visit.
Albatros or the Community Club is
p lace on Oct. 21.
The Community Club offers a
The club's location is one of its it.
disco every Saturday beginning at
either 9 or 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.
You must be at least 18 years old
to enter the dance (I.D. cards are
checked).
The cover charge ranges from $1
Tr1ps, holiday activities
offered over Thanksg1ving
Fall play opens Nov. 8
by Kara Gerlach
Staff reporter
by Beth Douahue
Staff reporter
Many Munich Campus students go
home for a traditional Thanksgiving
dinner, but what does the rest of
the student population do?
The University of Maryland community will be treated to Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," opening Nov. 8.
Professor William Vilhaur directs
this' comedy about fairies, a royal
court, and artisans getting mixed up
with each other.
Vilhaur.. said he has had to overcome working with people who have
had little experience with Shakespeare.
But he said he understood the
problems people have performing
Shakespeare· because the play's lines
are difficult.
Student Todd Flanders; 19, plays
Nick Bottom, one of the artisans.
Flanders. said he had some difficulty getting into character at first,
but now finds "it's a fun play."
"1 didn't think Shakespeare could
be so funny," Flanders remarked,
Student Oliver Seewald, 19, plays
Peter Quince, another artisan.
Seewald said he had a hard time
learning to play a character in his
late 50s.
Seewald said rehearsals are "coming along really well."
"I'm looking forward to the performance," he added.
The play runs Nov. 8 to Nov. II
at 7:30 p.m. at the McGraw Theater.
There is a special showing on
Nov. 12 at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets can be bought at the Cultural Activities and Study Tours
Office or at the door on perrormance night.
Tickets cost $3 or 6 OM for students and UM staff and $5 or 10
oM for others.
One possibility is a cultural and
study tour offered by the Cultural
Activities and Study Tours Office
November 22-26.
Students can take trips to
Budapest, Paris, Prague and Vienna
over the Thanksgiving break.
"Hopefully, I will be going to
Paris on a study tour if my parents
give me money," said freshman· Mara
Cortellesi.
"But if not, I will be going on a
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Seewald said he hopes "everyone
comes to see what we've been working on so long."
"After all, we're doing it for
them," he remarked.
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Students experience culture
by Hea~her Pulliam
Staff reporter
This semester students attended
Giselle, the Tretnekov exhibit,
Madame Butterfly, Paco de Lucia
The Scholar's Cultural Program and several. jazz guitar concert
helps students explore the fine arts events.
by experiencing theater, dance, art
Prices range' from 6 DM to 40
and opera.
DM. Often students can choose betEnglish professor Murielle K. ween a high- or low-priced ticket.
Odie founded the program 15 years
Odie posts times, deadlines and
ago to help "interested students to costs outside of Room 213. Students
get to know their larger campus, the sign up for activities there or with
city of Munich, with its inImense her directly.
cultural activities."
Odie emphasized that after the
sign-up
deadline, students' signatures
Although she began the program
bind
them
to their ticket. They must
for her class, it eventually became a ,
pay for the ticket even if they do
school-wide organization.
She said the program welcoines not attend the event.
Many events are accessible by the
"anybody seeking further exposure
U - bahn and usually occur in the
to the arts."
National Theater or the Oeutsches
Students in the program· attend Theater.
several events each semester. Often
Odie also posts upcoming events
a guest lecturer explains the artist's on the bulletin board outside of .the
mailroom.
work in conjuction. with the event.
trip down the street to my parents'
house in Perlacher Forst," she
noted.
Students can also checkout vacation offerings at the SA TO office in
Building 22, across from McGraw
Kaserne's main gate.
For under $300 for hotel, transportation and half-board, students
can take ski vacations or trips to
Italy, Spain, London, Paris and Amsterdam.
Money difficulties will keep students on campus for the break.
"A lot of us can't afford to fly
home to see our families, so our
apartment is making a special
Thanksgiving dinner away from
home," said freshman Gina Grun.
baum.
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Munich Observer
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Student. Spotlight Kevin Adams
by Michelle Leggitt
Adver.tising Manager
This month's student spotlight,
Kevin Adams. had his first exposure
to different cultures while still in
the States.
Adams, born in Tennessee, spent
the majority of his life in Tuscan,
Arizonia, where 'he attended Pueblo
High School" a magnet school.
The magnet program tries to. bring
together all nationalities to help
desegregate the schools, according to
Adams.
"It was basically a hispanic
school," he, said, recalling the
school's culture.
During high school, Adams became involved in student government, track and swimming.
At 16, Adams was graduated from
Pueblo High' and enrolled in the
University of Arizona. Then, his
parents joined the foreign service
and moved to Morocco.
Adams attended U of A for two
years but decided it was a "mistake."
"I wasn't ready for the independence, or the responsibility," he said. '
, Adams decided "to exit and see
the world." Thus began his exposure
to culture overseas.
.'
He intended to visit his parents
in Morocco just for the summer but
,instead it became a year visit.
"Morocco, it's beautiful, e:xotic,
the beaches are nice. You could play
tennis along the beach," Adams said.
Adams decided to stay after accepting a job with the Department
of Defense Schools, as a physical
education teacher.
However, because he did not have
a degree, he worked only as a substitute teacher. He taught grades
kindergarten through 12th grade, for'
a semester.
From teacher he became director
of Residential Security for the
consulates.
Adams was in charge Of 44 Mor, occan security 'guards.
Outside af the states, Adams has
lived in Casablanca, Morocco and
Bonn, Germany. His' parents now
live in Cameroon, Africa.
Adams finds Germans friendly
and very organized people.
"The country is clean and organized, recycling for example.
Americans would be shocked to have
to briiig, their own shopping baskets
to the market."
Although Adams enjoys Munich,
the culture of Morocco still intrigues
him.
"I would love to live there," he
said. "They like Americans and are
eager to share their culture but are
always more eager to know about
the United States."
phata by Erich Landry
He did not find much difficulty
in conversing with Morrocans be- political science. He daesn't know
cause many' spoke English and he , which university he will transfer to..
had also learned some Morrocan Ar- Adams would also like to enroll in
abic.
'
law school after earning his 'degree.
At this time Adam's main hobby
He decided to attend the Munich
Campus because he "wanted to stay is school. "I guess it is because' of
my lackadaisical attitude I had at the
in Europe."
.
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Adams would like to major in D of A."
Greek Council prepares constitution for members
ment, the constitution wiil further
legalize the Greeksociety within the
eyes of the administration.
The Greek Council recently began
Still, Maul-Smith said the current
work on a constitution to govern its
proposed 'outline is too broad in
members, said Michael Pearce, pres- ' some aspects.
ident of the Greek Council and
Maul-Smith said she is working
,member of the Lizards fraternity.
on an "individual/council commitPearce said one goal of havlDg a
ment ,to promote academics in very
constitution is to "set basic guidespecific ways."
lines to project a good image for the
Presently, the proposed outline
school and the Greek society."
defines no. specific academic reThe constitutian will alSo. regulate
quirements of its members, though
the number of groups within the
some of the individual groups have
Greek society on campus, Pearce set such standards within their insaid.
dividual constitutions, Pearce said.
On Oct. 20, the Greek Council
As the proposed constitutional agreed to further discuss the matter.
outline now, stands, no more than
Maul-Smith said she is also worknine fraternities and sororities will
ing on an "across the board no-hazbe allowed On campus during One ing statement" and noted that hazing'
semester. '
is illegal in the United States.
The Greek Council discussed
The outline states that the number
on Oct. 20 and decided to
"rushing';
of allowed groups is amendable, but
include in the outline that each
~equires a two-thirds vote to amend
group would be held responsible for
and a majority vote to determine .the
the
welfare of its initiates dUring
new number allowed.
rushweek.
Pearce said' the constitution will
Maul-Smith said she also wants to
also tighten the bonds between the
, groups and will require the society help the groups gain recognition
as a whole provide sonie type of , beyond the label of "drinking clubs."
The, individual groups are doing
service to the campus or community
positive
things for which they deeach semester.
serve recognition, Maul-Smith said.
According to Janet Maul-Smith,
Greek Council adviser and assistant
To help achieve this; she said she
to the dean for Student Developby J 0 Ella Halterman
Staff Reporter
MCTV's next show airs soon
by John Tartella
Staff 'reporter
is pushing for the' groups to include
a "dry" statement in the constitution,
meaning that no fund-raised or
dues-generated money will be used
to buy alcohol.
Currently, the proposed outline
does not address this matter, and the
Greek Council did not discuss it
during its meeting on Oct. 20.
L yza Sloan, vice chair of the
Greek Council and member of the
Pandas sorority, said the constitution
will take some time, to complete
"because everyone has' different
ideas."
"1 don't think anyone realizes how
much there is to consider," Sloan
said.
Ralph stars in 1990 yearbook
by Andrea Bertz
Staff reporter
"Stepping in or out, and above Or
behind, footsteps" is the theme for
this year's Munich campus yearbook,
said the yearbook's art director,
student Cecelia Barrett.
'
The yearbook, which will feature
and be dedicated to Ralph the dog,
has a planned distribution date in
late spring or early summer. The
estimated cost is $20.
Besides photos of Ralph on every
page, the yearbook will feature candids, organization pictures and student portraits.
Student photographers will shoot
the portraits instead of professionals,
stated Barrett.
After some slight delays, the 22member staff, organized in October,
is now' starting jts production, said
Janet Maul-Smith, assistant to the
dean, for Student Development.
"It was a matter of finding out
what was available to us. There were
a lot of administrative delays," she
explained.
'
ment may be acquired spring semester, Quayle noted.
"Plus there was very little carryMCTV has also done shows about
Due out Nov. 3 is the 'next prodover
from last year's yearbook staff
uction' of Munich Campus Television Oktoberfest, educational experiences
to
this
year's," she added.
at school, the counseling center,
(MCTVj, according to MCTV exThe editor, who wor,ks with the
e,cutive producer and student Tony, honor roll and bloopers.
art director, is Dana Shamblin. Jan
But it focuses mostly on events
Quayle.
MCTV recently received a new associated with the school, Quayle
stock of equipment to get them . said;
"Anybody can be in MCTV," he
going thiS' semester:
said. "That includes students, faculty
MCTV has been limited this year
anc! anybody that' wants to pardue to malfunctioning old equipticipate."
The Munich Observer apoloment, Quayle explained.
gizes for this newspaper's notHe added, "We do accept ideas
MCTV began four years ago as
so-neat appearance.
,
part of a speech project, starting from People who are not in MCTV.
Unfortunately, the Hewlett~
In fact, most of our productions,
with a couple of cameras and VCRs.
Packard Laserprinter that we
come from outside MCTV."
From there it became a schoolnormally use to print the
Quayle feels that people should
sponsored club and continued to'
newspaper copy is out for
join MCTV because "it is a good
grow.
service.
experience to learn how to film and
Throughout the years members
We thank the admissions
have done news cuts' that concern
to get the creativity out."
A bout 43 people have signed up
office for loaning us their
life here on' campus, in Mun~ch and
for MCTV. People can join by atLaserprinter, which allowed us
any kind of program that people
wanted to see, Quayle said.
, tencj,ing an MCTV meeting held
to do the type for the stories .
The group uses camcorders, tele- .Wednesdays at' 7 p.m. in the SUB'
But, that model of printer
visions and VCRs. Editing equip(Student Union Building) loft.
York, Student Life secretary, is
Maul-Smith's co-adviser.
The approximately $8,000 project
will be funded through fundraisers
such as food sales during the MCPrague basketball game, the Student
Government Committee carnival and
a Valentines dance.
Now that the group has started
production, 'Maul-Smith expects
,everything to run smoothly.
"We have a group of very committed people with experience, and
some without a lot of experience but
with a lot of interest," she stated.
"I think We are going to have a
good time as well as put out a good
product," she added.
Barrett agreed, "With the motivation we have, .the eager advisers and
the excited staff, I think it will turn
out well."
Last year's yearbook, delayed
because of production' problems,
should arrivG in late October. '
Students can contact' Nancy
McLay, Student Activities coar, dinator, for information.
Students who want to join the
yearbook staff can do so by attending the meetings on Thursdays at
3: 15 p.m. in the Ehrensburger Hall
RA Center or by contacting the
Student Life office.
Observer struggles to produce paper
could not handle headline
type.
We did the headline type on
a Macintosh SE imagewriter,
the same printer we use for
doing the advertising display
type. It, unfortunately, cannot
produce the same "typeset",
quality headlines used in previous issu,es.
We hope to resume our
usual type quality with the
next issue.
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Munich ·Observer
November 1989
Students see pros and
cons of single rooms
Rooms need
inspect 1ons
to prompt
students
by Kelly Whelan .
Staff re[lorter
"I woke up one morning with one
leg hangiog out of bed and I saw
this huge grass spider sitting on my
leg ready to greet me good morn-
by Michelle Lambka
Staff reporter
ing."
"Room inspections are not only
done to check for fire hazards and
health and safety standards, but also
for the welfare of all students in the
Munich Campus dormitories," -said
Stephen R. Curtis, Residence Life
director. .
.
"I do not particularly care for
room inspections, but students need
them," he added.
"I believe that students need the
external push to keep them in order," said Janet Maul-Smith, assistant to the dean for Student Development.
"Usually, [area coordinators] Julie
Hames and Michael Craig conduct
the inspections, but sometimes 1 may
accompany them," Curtis stated.
"I dislike room inspections,"
Hames remarked. Hames believes it
is an invasion of students' privacy.
She added, "Sometimes, 1 do' the
room inspections by myself, which
can be an uncomfortable situation
when entering the male dormitories.
IIIn these room inspections, individual rooms are not· the main
concern, but rather the kitchens and
the bathrooms which. are shared by
the entire apartment," said Hames.
Sophomore Virginia Grant cited
this as. one disadvantage she encountered when she lived in a basement single in Ehrensberger Cher
second semester.
She said, "I prefer Bouvier singles
over basement singles because of
heating problems, pest control,
peeping Toms and most of all, the
kitchen sink being outside the apart. ment."
. A student room befote inspection.
photo by Erich Landry
Curtis said, "Rooms are inspected
every other week, unless an apartment fails. Then the apartment is
inspected every week."
. Failure is indicated by a note
which is left behind that states what
needs to be corrected;
. When an apartment has passed the
room inspection, no note is left.
Because the dorms are military
buildings, the university needs to
maintain thein, Maul-Smith explained.
"We are continually trying to improve standards for room inspections
and students should make suggestions if they believe changes should
be made," concluded Curtis.
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Munich Campus has 113 single
rooms.
These include nine in Brandl, six in
Ehrensberger, six in Matthias, six in
Elkins, 15 in 'Parr and 68 in Bouvier.
In a single, students have their
own bedroom but share a bathroom,
kitchen and livingroom.
Other
dorm
students
share
double~ and triple-occupancy bedrooms along with the other facilities.
Ap attic, basement or closet sin~
gle cqsts between $250 (Parr only) to
$350.
Taka Stooksbury,' a sophomqre
residing in Brandl B basement, said
she can return home at any hour
and not worry about' disturbing
roommates.
She said her grades have improved
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freedom.
"There. are quite a few disadvantages though," she noted.
She explains, "Basement singles
are known for their drafts and,
because of various recreational
activities available in the basements
of the buildings, you're subject to
noise from ping-pong tables, piano
room. pool room, not to mention
noise from the laundry room."
Grant, who now resides in Bouvier ~ loves being able to get away
when she wants. .
She said she chose a single room
for the privacy and because she did
not want fa deal with roommate'
problems.
Bouvier singles share I 1/2 bathrooms and .Grant sees that as being
a big convenience, especially r
morning classes.
Her only complaint is "it becomes
a real pain when you have ·to carry
groceries up four flights of stairs."
Holly Braddock, a sophmore living in Parr, has what is called a
closet single because they are the
smallest singles.
However, she noted, "Even though
the room is small, the .best thing
about it is 1 have the whole rest of
t11,e house to move around in."
RAs receive first priority for
singles, followed by Dean's list students. and then the seniority of the
students.
Singles become available each
semester when occupants leave.
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This month's featured poet
is Michelle Nicolls. Nicolls is
in her third year at Munich
Campus.
Nicolls said she has been
writing poetry her whole life,
but decided to begin working
on it as an art form her first
year at Me.
Nicolls feels that to write
poetry, people need to have
, contact with others.'
,
As a member of the MC
Literary Society, Nicolls said
she enjoys sharing her work
with others who have similar
literary interests.
Besides writing poetry, she
is also involved in running the
Alpine Club.
by Michelle Nicolls
Munich Campus student
I.
GIVEN
Bum,
I will hold your fite.
Let the waters of grief
Run dry.
And I will hold you
While you cry.
DARKNESS
Electric lights and darkness
On a shore .that summer built
Will we go to heaven?
Maybe, if we could burn it.
,Do I care to tell the truth
Or lie to our children?
We must give a dirty distant
world
To a youth who can not yet
abuse it.
ROCKING HORSE
Every year 1 plant a
Christmas tree
With a million lights
and tinsel treats.
And upon one branch
I hang a horse,
Which I like to rock,
back and forth,
And ride upon the wire.
Where, only hidden lovers
know, is a secret lair.
The rocking horse, with its
glitter recj eyes
And fire for a tangled mane,
Would be faithful to no one,
save a rider;
That which I am, and always
will remain.
And 'having ridden as far as
I can see,
Captive is our love in a
tinsel bound tree.
Just as the bow will bteak
from my heavy
heart,
And the new year rushes by,
A cold wind surges across
the green
Our tree, at last, grows old
and dies.
'
And my love, my life, my
horse and I,
Lead on to other forbidden
lives.
Munich Observer
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Pets uncovered In Inspections
by Karen Bachman
Staff reporter
During one semester break roomcheck, a dead cat turned up in a
student's closet:
"It' was not real .enjoyable," recalled Stephen Curtis, Residence
Life director.
Under the Munich Campus Code
of Conduct, students may not have
pets or strays in the dormatories.
Fish and turtles are the only exceptions, Curtis noted, adding that
steients must take care of them.
Residence hall supervisors discover illegal pets during room checks.
Curtis said students also turn in
their suitmates' pets because the
animals stink and are not 'being
cared for.
When a pet is found, the owner
must "get rid of it" and "reprimands
may be issued," Curtis explained.
He said that with so many people
in hausing, having pets can create
problems.
For example, the forbidden pets
can scratch and ruin furniture, he
noted.
"We have. the rule there for everyone," Curtis said.
Munich Campus's pet policy is
identical to the policy at University
of Maryland--College J;'ark.
Curtis suggested, "Everyone can
pet Ralph. Pretencj he is yours."
A student's pet turtie
·photo by Erich Landry
Women outnumber men at campus
by Kara Gerlach
Staff reporter
A t Munich campus, out of 603
students, females outnumber males
by 351 to 252.
This is only one of the many
statistical facts compiled by the
admissions office from information
collected from students during registration.
Students completed a survey that
asked, for example, ratings of the
quality of education' at Munich
Campus, and areas in which stuclents·
feel they would need special help.
74 percent of the new students
surveyed said they chose Munich
campus because of its 'convenient
location. .
47 percent said they are attending
the school on the advice of parents.
54 percent of the returning stu20 percent of the students smoke.
dents said the quality of education
40 percent of the students have a
sponsor that is in the Army.
at the university is good.
19 percent have a sponsor in the
36 percent found it is only average or less and 10 percent said it is Navy, Air ForCe at the Marines.
excellent. '
42 percent of the students have a
Many ,students, both new and civilian sponsor.
returning, said they would like to
259 freshmen entered this year.,
improve their math and study skills.
62 of the 603 students are partOther statistics compiled by the
.
admissions office come from the time students.
percent
of
the
students
at MC
70
application for entry into the uniare white/caucasian.
versity.
10 percent are afro-american/82.7 percent of the students have
, black.
a sponsor who is located in GerFive percent are' hispanic.
many, while the lowest percentile,
The remaining students either
0.5, have a sponsor located in the
preferred not to respond to the surNetherlands.
vey question or they are american
The most popular intended majors
indian, asian, Or other.
at Munich Campus are business,
business management, political sci579 students reside' in dormitory
ence, biology and computer science.
halls, while 24 students live at home.
Prof explains earthquake tremors
by Rhonda Miller
Public relations/
circulation manager·
He explained, "An earthquake'
'measuring 5 on the Richter Sc~le is
not considered damaging,
"However a 7 on the scale is apFire, no electricity, no water,. no proximately 900 times more powphones, collapsed buildings and erful and catastrophic," he added.
highways were only, a few of the
, The latest quake was "fairly large
problems San Francisco' residents- compared to similar earthquakes," he
faced because of the recent earthqu" noted.
ake.
However, San Francisco received
Geology
professor
Doug
Schnurrenberger explained what an minimal damage for the intensity of
earthquake is and how to determine the quake, he added.
whether Or not an earthquake is
catastrophic or minor by the reCOrded measurement on the Richter
Scale.
San Francisco lies along the San
Andreas Fault, the horizontal boun- by Kelly Whelan
dary between the North American Staff reporter
plate and the Pacific plate, he said.
"Being an RA is a little more than
These plates, the rigid outer shell
of the earth ranging from 50-100 1 expected," noted Beth Curran,
kilometers thick, pull in opposite sophomore and resident assistant
directions, causing slippage along the
(RA). of Brandl B.
"It's hard sometimes to deal with
fault, said Schnurrenberger.
After enough energy accumulates everyone's problems on top of your
and the rocks strain, a sudden slip , own. Sometimes I wish I had an RA
occurs, releasing some of the stored to go to," she remarked.
energy, causing an earthquake, he
Munich Campus has 19 RAs
added.
whose job it is to keep students in
Two theories concerning the retheir stairwell up to date on campus
cent quake are being considered,
events, community problems and to
continued Schnurrenberger.
organize outings.
. The first theory states that the
quake was another unpredicted
RAs receive $50 a month and a
movement along the San Andreas $200 bonus at the semester's end if
Fault. However, no movement along they fulfill their job requirements.
the fault was recorded, he said.
Curran' became an RA because
The second theory suggests the she recalled the horrible dorm life
movement occurred at recently dis- she had in high school and wanted
covered hidden faults, deep beneath fa improve college dorm life.
the earth's surface, he continued.
Tina Borge, sophomore and, RA
The recent quake measured a 6.9 for Brandl A, admitted she initially
on the Richter Scale.
wanted to be ail RA for "selfish
Schnurrenberger said, "Each step reasons.1I
[on the scale of 1-10] is a recorded
For example, she liked the single
increase of 3], units of energv."
room RAs get and how it would
In preparation for 'future earthquakes, "earthquake prone" areas are
building structures with earthquakes
and 'their effects in mind, said
Schnurrenberger.
If anyone has relatives or friends
in the San Fraricisco area, the Red
Cross has an information number in'
the States, according to television
reports.
For information, call 916-4274990.
RAs find job expecations high
look on her transcript.
But now she says, "I thoroughly
, enjoy helping people."
"I'm mare of a friend to my stairwell than an RA. It's better that
way," she explained.
Both RAs feel the job entails a
lot of time and effort.
"Much mote goes on besides making posters and organizing events,
Curran explained.
She continued, "We also have
weekly, bi-weekly and monthly
meetings at the RA center plus classes in which we receive one credit."
"People don't realize all the things
that RAs deal with," she added.
For example, date rape, suicide
attempts, alcohol poisoning, and
pregnancies are just' a few of tlie
situations an RA must he prepared
to deal with, she explained.
II
"It is very hard .to tear yourself
away from a situation and not let it
get you down," Curran said:
"But the joy of knowing you've
helped someone with a problem is
the most rewarding feeling you can
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Various intramurals offered
by Dana Shamblin
Sports/Entertainment editor
Many students might think that
because volleyball intramurals are
over, so are all intramural programs
for the semester.
But volleyball is just the beginning, according to Sports Coordinator Rick Munn, who has many
more intramural programs in mind
for the future.
"Sfarting in November, there will
be a Trivial Pursuit tournament and,
a postponed ping pong tournament.
-"Plus, I am trying to get the Rod
and Gun Club to hold a billiards
tournament," said Munn.
Although the Ding pong tourna-
ment, originally scheduled for Oct.
21, will be rescheduled for November, it will be organized in the same
way, he said.
"The people who sign up will
part:.:ipate in a drawing and will be
put into brackets," said Munn. "Ifs
a double elimination tournament so
a person will have to lose twice to
be out."
Resident Assistants (RAs) usually
form teams for their stairwells to
compete.
'But a student can also sign up for
a team in the Student Life office,
Munn said.
Bouvier stairwell 229 beat Elkins
B in the intramural championship
volleyball game held Sept. 26, win-
Tryouts complete.
basketball team
begins new season
ning the, semester's first intramural
event.
Winning intramural team par,ticipants receive "Intramural Cham- ,by Helen Mekelburg
Staff reporter
pion" t-shirts.
The Bouvier 229 team consists of
With the completion of tryouts,
Shelly Boyd, Amy Cashman, Mark
Earhart, Dan Ericson, Dean Haw- the Munich Campus basketball teams
kins, Lisa Laney, Cynthia Lynn, prepare to begin their season. .
Tryouts went well, said coach
Ricco Martin, Chris Peek, Robert
Martin
Smith, assistant professor of
Rollo, James Singer, Matt Starcher
Life Sciences.
and Vinnie Vivaldi.
'Munn already has more intramural
The teams consist of 12 men and
events planned for next semester.
10 women who made the final cuts,
"We hope to have racquetball, six- Smith said.
on-six soccer, tennis tournaments
Smith said that both teams are
and a miniature golf tournament talented and much better than last
where we'll make OUf Own course,
year.
he said.
The teams play in the Alpine
League, which consists of local military teams.
'
, The Alpine League season begins
in November.
Next semester the teams will
orgflnization, w!th a score of 12-6.
travel to Prague, Czechoslovakia, to
In the second half, MC gained play the team that visited them here
yardage to put themselves inside the on October 29.
Burger King usually sponsors the
20-yard line three times, but attrip,
Smith said.
tempts for ,the score failed.
The teams travel to other military
MC beat 534th, the second team
communities for some of their games
played, with a score of 6-0.
during the regular season, Smith
Kirk threw a long pass to Eric said:
'
Daley and ,scored a touchdown.
Traveling fees are paid out of the
Fourth and goal to go on the activity fee paid by students upon
Maryland goal line, Kirk batted enrollment at Munich Campus.
down a thrown pass that would have
At home, the teams play' in, the
allowed the 534th a touchdown. '
, McGraw Kaserne gym.
II
Football team wraps up final games
by Dana' Shamblin
Sports/Entertainment editor
Munich Campus's flag football
team recently won its first game of
the season, beating USMCA, a
McGraw Kaserne team, with a score
of 20-0.
,
The game, played Oct. 15 at Harlaching Field, brought Munich Campus's record to 2-\.
First half scoring was by Tim
Mincy, who scored a touchdown
from a 55-yard run.
After the kickoff of the second
half, Vinnie Vivaldi scored a 45-,
yard touchdown reception on a pass
from Jay Schwartz. The conversion
was no good.
The last score' of the game, by
Mincy, was a touchdown run from
the 35-yard line.
Munich Campus played in a
doubleheader dct. 22 at Harlaching
Field.
In the first game, Me --lost to
66th, another McGraw Kaserne
,
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