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THE RECORD TURNS 100: USG proposes establishment of daytime hours for activites
By Chris Salamone
On March 6, 2013
In celebration of 100 years of service to Buffalo State, The Record will re-print
one former article in each of its 10 issues this semester, chronicling the paper's
rich history since its establishment in 1913. This week, we feature an article that
appeared in Vol. 76, Issue No. 30, published on Friday, March 8, 1974.
Bengal Pause has been a staple in Buffalo State tradition for decades. The
idea for the break between classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which allows
time for students to participate in activities and clubs across campus, originated
with a proposal from United Students Government in the spring of 1974. Four
years later, the proposal was approved, beginning what we know today as
Bengal Pause. The Record printed a report titled, "USG proposes establishment
of daytime hours for activities," written by reporter Chris Salamone, detailing
USG's proposal and the success of similar programs that had become popular
on other college campuses across the country.
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United Students Government has proposed a new program for scheduling club
activities. The program called "club hours," if passed, will go into effect next fall.
According to Irwin Gilbert, USG treasurer, the club hours will be held every
Tuesday and Thursday between the hours of 12:15 and 2:15. No classes will
be held at this time, enabling the entire student body to participate in any of
the activities of the day if they would like to, there is no mandatory attendance,
however.
"There would be an assortment of activities on these days such as athletic
events, speakers on levels of academic orientation and entertainment, and
surprise concerts to create the feeling that things are continually happening,"
Gilbert said.
In addition to the many cultural and social events that will be offered, Thursday's
will be almost exclusively set aside for open meetings of all clubs so the student
body can observe the decision making process of the various clubs.
Robin Russell, USG president and former student of Orange County Community
College, said that while he attended that school, they had a program like this one
proposed for State, and it was a fantastic success.
"It greatly increased utilization of monies and combined efforts of spending
money on more students who were now involved in more activities because of
this program," Russell said.
According to Gilbert, all CUNY schools already have such programs as well as
most of the major colleges.
"We will use 'club hours' to involve the students and make them realize what is
happening on their campus. The program will be a tool to cure all our problems,
our real problems," Gilbert said.
Thus far, USG's only opponent to this program is the Student Welfare
Committee, which, according to Gilbert, is because of their lack of understanding
of the purpose of this program. However, in a recent Dean's meeting, they
received no opposition and there is an excellent chance that the program will be
passed and become a reality next year.
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