The_Rambler_1981-04-02

              DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE APRIL 10. 1981
FARMINGDALE STATE STUDENT PRESS THE RAMBLER FREE
FUNDED BY YOUR MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE Thursday, April 2, 1981
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Two of the fifty-two dancers who danced for MS.
S.G.A.
Floats Again
The Student Government
Association is basically a
separate entity in relation to
Administration on campus. Its
responsibilities range from
funding many activities for
students to contributing input
to campus policies. Like any
organization there are many
costs and expenses incurred;
these vary from coaches
salaries to the Hanneford
Citcus. These monies are
obtained through the
Mandatory Student Activity
Fee.
Unfortunately, over the past
four years, the Student
Government Association has
fallen into a deficit of $67,000!
There are many reasons for this
enormous debt; one of the main
reasons being the cash flow
from Albany. The Activity Fee,
which we pay each semester,
does not go directly into the
S.G.A. account because it must
first go through the proper
channels. In some cases, this
delay has been as long as 12
weeks. During this time the:
S.G.A. must continue to
function, which means it needs
money to pay bills, salaries,
and other expenses. Under
these circumstances there is no
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Dance Marathon Raises $2588.99
On February 12, there was a
dance marathon held in
Rooseveh Hall for Multiple
Sclerosis. The dance lasted
from 3:20 in the afternoon until
1:20 that night. Since the 12th
was so close to Valentine's Day
their theme was "Give Your
Heart to M.S." and Valentine
carnations were given out to all
the girls. Twenty-six couples
danced the night away to bring
a grand total of $2588.99 in
donations. The most money
brought in was by Janet Turner
with a total of $538.50. Janet
won a stereo system along with
her partner Macella Cornelia
($80.25) f ^ such a large^
contribution. Prizes were also
given out to second prize
winners, such as Estelle Bush,
Glenn Asdurian, and Tina
Hack. These dancers all won 10
speed bicycles. Other prizes
awarded were 6 sets of tickets
donated by the N.Y. Arrows
Soccer Team^ Six signed
hockey sticks donated by the
Islanders, two soccer balls
signed by the N.Y. Arrows.
Also, donated was one Webster
dictionary from Barnes and
Noble.
To make everyone feel like a
winner tee shirts were awarded
to every participant. To keep
our dancers on their toes, five
bands came to help raise money
for such a worthy fund. One of
the bandsj called Twenty/2Cb
had a band member with M.S.
He was so pleased to play for
our cause that he would come
to do it again. Full House,
Gabis Brothers, High Tide, and
Shindig, also provided us with
music. Each band lasted about
1 hour and 45 minuter with
extra sound by the Gabis
Brothers. Donations are still
being brought in, so if anyone
has any money they would like
to donate feel free to talk to
anyone available in the student
Activity Office. M.S. is just one
of thejnahy dise^s we must
fight to f!nd « cureTbn .With
your helpful support TKB will
be able to sponsor an even
better M.S. dance marathon
and raise twice as much money
for our friends who need our
help.
Maria Salzone
alternative other than to take
out commercial loans. This
past semester the S.G.A. found
it necessary to take out a
$50,000 loan along with a high
rate of interest, in order to
cover daily operations.
In order to rectify the deficit,
last year, the S.G.A. Senate
requested all subsidized and
fully funded units to cut their
budgets by 8 to 10 percent,
along with establishing a
$25,000 reserve fund. Through
proper implementation of this
budget, with much help from
Administration, the Auxiliary
Services Corporation, and this
year's S.G.A., the deficit has
been paid off as of the end of
February of this year.
Many students can confirm
that they have felt the "pinch"
but this was necessary to insure
the continuation of the S.G.A.
as well as all student activities
on campus. Considering the
fact that this deficit had been
accumulating for 4 years it
ceruinly seems to be a great
accomplishment. Not only has
the deficit been erased but there
is a very strong possiblity that a
surplus will be left to lessen this
problem in the, future.
Virginia Lott and Tom Croce
W.A.T.C. Locked Out By S.G.A.
There is usually two sides to
every story; this seems to be the
case in regards to the recent
shutdown of our radio station-
WATC. Many of you are
probably aware that on
Monday and Tuesday, March
23 and 24, there was no music
in Rooseveh Hall nor in the
dormitories. The reason for
this had nothing to do with
mechanical failure; rather it
seemed to be durto "political-reasons.
There also seems to be
a difference of opinion in
regards to the how's and why's
of the shutdown.
Mark Snyder, the General
Manager at W. A.T.C., felt that
the closedown was unjustified.
Upon his arrival Monday
morning, Mark found the
station locked up by new locks
which he naturaUy did not have
the keys for. Mark sutes that
there was no notice on the
doors, and that quite honestly,
he did not know the reason for
the lock-up. Nevertheless, he
was furious about this action.
The main reason for his anger
was the procedure which was
used; according to Mark he had
no idea that the sUtion was
under survelliance. If there was
a problem, he felt that he
should have been directly
confronted, which he claims he
was not. This "drastic" action
seemed unnecessary when a
conference would have been
much more appropriate. He
also claims that the sUtion has
been running smoothly and has
been constantly improving.
Mark stotes,"There is no need
to shut down the station just to
• hold a meeting.**
Tom Croce, President of the
Student Government Associa-tion,
has a slightly conflicting
viewpoint. He agrees that the
station has indeed made
improvements, in comparison
with the past few years of its
operation. However, there are
certain procedures which
WATC did not adhere to; thus
leading to and resulting in the
radio station*s temporary
shutdown. These guidelines put
forth by the S.G.A. Senate,
require approval for certain
WATC expenditures. The
reason for these checks and
balances is to protect student
funds from being inappro-priately
spent. WATC did not
follow these rules.
The S.G.A. has a lot of
money invested in the
equipment used by W.A.T.C.
Therefore, unauthorized
personnel are not permitted to
operate this equipment; this is
another policy which was not
performed by the members of
W.A.T.C.
In regards to survelliance,
the S.G.A. keeps a dote eye on
(Con't., page 3)