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ThePhoenix Western Maryland College Liability crisis forces end of liquor license liability insurance. "It's an American problem now. As long by C. Lloyd Hart as the courts continue to award outrageous amounts of money, The Board of Trustees has voted to suspend the college's insurance companies don't know and we are left in what to do ... liquor license and relinquish its limbo. [They] are protecting right to sell alcohol. Henceforth, the college or any college group themselves." liquor Even that wants alcohol as a feature of liability, without the liability WMC's its activities will have to move insurance has increased five fold off campus or foot the bill for from $20,000 to $100,000. giving it away. H. Thomas Kimball, Vice Meanwhile, says Chambers, President for Business Affairs and the Board of Trustees, while Treasurer, reports that the agreeing that they would like lO college's insurance broker, Riggs, keep alcohol where it is a Counselman, Michaels and positive factor of campus social Downs of Baltimore, was unable life, were forced to conclude that to find an insurance company "it would be irresponsible for us to continue with a liquor license willing to write a policy that included liquor liability. without liability. Until we can "It's becoming one' of the Philip Sayre, Dean of get insurance, we will not have a standard exemptions on these Student Affairs liquor license." He emphasises Two Terror football players run a drnl during a policies. The risks in insuring that the board felt that the risk of Labor Day practice. colleges for liquor sales are The .risk, adds President a large judgement against an becoming too great." says Robert H. Chambers, is part of Kimball. the growing national crisis in continued on page 2 Talent, new attitude Pianist leads off 'Sundays' to aid football squad One of America's most 108 pianists at the Tchaikovsky American orchestras, leaving says that most returned to camp coach Dale New head football the highly acclaimed pianists will competition, Buechner was as a behind him a trail of rave reviews Sprague will have his hands full "in very good condition." launch the second "Sundays of only American to place about his spellbinding trying to improve on last year's 0- Conditioning, he points out, Note" at WMC. Mr. David winning finalist. The 26 year old performances. A New York "is a very critical area" for the New York resident was also the Times critic wrote in 1984 that 9 record. But he seems to be up Buechner, the award-winning Terrors and "will be a primary only American lO place in the Buechner already "has it all-. to the challenge. pianist and Baltimore native who "All of the players have been focus of the preseason." recently placed sixth as a finalist 1984 Leedl Competition and that intelligence, integrity, and all- But will their record improve? during extremely in the prestigious Tchaikovsky same year won the Gina Bachauer encompassing technical prowess. working off-season," he hard explains, "They're definitely going to the piano competition in Moscow, Competition. He has been a One predicts an outstanding adding that approximately 80 win some games this year," says will perform in Alumni Hall on recipient of numerous other career." players arrived Aug. 23 to tackle Sunday, Sept. 28 at 3 pm. honors and awards and held on page 2 the fall schedule. And Sprague continued on page 3 From an international field of residencies with most major continued ~ghtS: ho do you think will College's Quality Inn be the top presidential contender in the nation's 1988 election? set to open Sept. 15 George Bush a workman shouted from the side. The $3.2 million venture, by Jonathan Slade Greer laughed. wing of the 103 which will become a new source an Not quite yet. of revenue for WMC, features The east - ceiling. Somewhere a a still-uncompleted the room Quality 15, and said. much by Oct. on to jacuzzis, movies. are going into real in- Gary Hart several pool, swimming outdoor Inn is scheduled in and complementary open second Sept. - the screamed background. drill Mario Cuomo will In fact, section be finished Prestige room through a wall. fell like Powder began work on its hookups Cable mist from 1. pretty "We're last week. And Mr. George Other Greer, "Colleges Greer schedule, He President special assistant to H the strode amid all 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 We have "I think it's exciting. grand has been this ensuing here and it's all zoned 31 acres after both put on hold the progress of WMC's observe Number of people Robert Chambers, construction to explained opening, that until though, ceremonial the estate to stay alive," Greer said. business." new hotel1 conference complex, hotel and its counterpart building-- But a conference center in located just west of the campus the restaurant! conference Surveysample:125 Source: Phoenix on route 140. complex-Is completed in continued on page 2 ~il "Readv to check in, George?" December. ~ I