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Valid election doubtful The latest student election that would have placed two students on the school's Board of Trustees appears to be another dud, as of this writing. Three persons were in the running to fill two seats on the board. Jack Wolo wiec, Janie Hutchinson and Ralph Gon zalez qualified as candidates after sub mitting a petitions with twenty signa tures. Any full-time student was eligible to cast a ballot in the Records Office during the week of May 13th. COLUMBIA COLLEGE- CHICAGO Vol. 1 No.8 May 1974 Before the ballots are counted, all candidates or their representative must be present in Dean of Students, Hubert Davis' office. This was scheduled to be done at 1:30 on May 24th but only one representative was present so the ballot box remains sealed. When the ballots are counted, the Rare student sit-in results will go to the Board of Trustees who will determine if enough votes were cast to insure a valid election. An unofficial estimate of the number of votes cast is 80. 20% of the full-time Protests class charge student body, or 120 votes, were needed to insure a valid election. More than by Carl Burdini " We just want to straighten things out "Do you think what we got was worth likely the election will be nullified. and not be taken advantage of." $450," said Ferguson. It is not known at this time whether "This is a sit-in," said Peggy Vogt to Dean of Academics, Lou-Silverstein and Shifflet explained that there was depre or not other elections will be held in the the I 0 students crowding her Bursar's of Betty Shifflet, cochairperson of the writ ciation on Weinberg's equipment. Students fall semester in a n attempt to fill the fice. ing department, entered the crowded room . wondered why one of the school's two vacant seats on the board. If students "Fortunately we have enough chairs," Silverstein cleared up a discrepancy about video tape units couldn't have been used. were elected , they would not have voting said Ray Hutcherson, the unofficial spokes the class fee. Originally Weinberg sug "The college isn't trying to rip anybody powers but would be able to make sug man for the members of "Writing for the gested a $35 fee , which was advertised, off," said Silverstein, who broke up the gestions to the regular Board members. Electronic Media" class which had come and then upped it to $45, which was "sit-in" when he said he would talk with The last students ·to sit on the board were to protest a $45 class fee. charged. Weinberg, who was out of town, and re Vincent Lizzo and Mary Ann Nelson, elec The revolution had come to Columbia, Generally, class fees are decided by consider the fee mater. ted in 1971, who served during the 1971-'72 May 20, 1974. chairpersons in proportion to materials That was the revolution , for the week, school year. The students of the Monday class in used and department need. at Columbia. view of what they had received thought the course describtion was untrue and the fee uncalled for. "Students in this course will learn to Sept. move hopes are ''slim'' take their own material and process it in such a way to convert it into a success "At this time chances of the school mov actually a complex series of steps. Little a student and faculty lounge, a forum for ful video presentation. Fees will cover the ing ' in part' into the new building by Sep but fu nd raising can advance until a contract speakers from the city are only part of cost of equipment and tapes," said the tember seem slim," says Albert Gall, Direc is signed. the plans for the new space. course description. tor of Instructional and Auxiliary Services First an overview of what is needed is "With the improved acoustics of the "All the course turned out to be was at Columbia. "At the same time chances being collected from department chairper new building we can en large the radio writing of scripts," said Hutcherson, who for a move by February seem good." sons and projections of what Columbia will station. It also means we can have music claimed they 'had used video tape equip Beneath the seeming standstill that nego demand in the future is being compiled. and theater courses in the main building." ment three times. "I thought we were tiations for new quarters for the college This will be presented to an architect or says Gall. "The separation that came with going to stage our work . That would have fallen into, there continues a mountain draftsman to see how it will fit in the new the acquiring of the theatre and music have justified the cost. of planning and preparation. facility. After estimates of development ' "Instead of producing our work, he At present Columbia is working out a costs are made they will be compared with (Tom Weinberg, the instructor) only photo contract for a lease with option to buy of guidelines of what the school can afford. graphed us reading our scripts. the building at 401 E. Ohio, recently vaca Work starts after negotiations with vari "There was already something on the ted by its owner, the Rehabilitation Cen ous trade unions to be followed by an tapes, so they weren't new and he even ter. Legal and tax problems as a result of actual transfer of materials. "I can't see erased our recordings." both parties being non-profit organizations the full transition taking less than three Tapes and equipment belonged to Wein holds further action in suspention as law years," says Gall. "That is not to say the berg, who has submitted a bill to the yers work out the difficulties . school can't move before that time. We've school for use of his materials. "The contract's still a mystery paper. al ready been working on this for quite a The class complaint was the motiva One problem is the lawyers from both sides while. I can't see it taking less than six tion for the "sit-in" but it revealed a are donating their times, working on this months once we're in the new facilities be deeper student sentiment. in addition to busy schedules. I'm sure fore the bugs are fully ironed out. "It just shows that more care is needed though, a good contract will result . "Preplanning becomes all important now, in registration ," says Hutcherson . "Meanwhile we cannot take any defini so we don't make the mistakes that will "The school should be more honest in tive action until the contract is signed. It show up in a few years and cause further advertising," said Donn Ferguson. seems likely that might happen somewhere expenditures. "At registration they're just trying to between July 15 and August 15 . "Just the fact of that the space were sell you a class," said Randall Clark. Though it may seem that moving is just now moving to is so much larger than the "We're not angry," said Hutcherson. picking up and going down the block it is present one makes for many transitions. The idea of seeing what we have here in a new scene is sometimes frightening. "It's not like we're going in fresh though. In this issue : We know several things that have proved Director of Services. Albert Gall good, that we're going to keep. We know having the film and photo areas in close photo by Phil Velasquez r Excerpts from Writing Department .. .... ..... .. ..... .. ............ 8,9 proximity works. We know that a working centers have been good, but by additional Dance Center Shake-up ... ...................•... ... .. .. ... 4 of administrative offices with classes pro classes at the main building students who Core Cabinet report .... .. ........... ... .. .. .......... .... .. .... 3 vided a valuable interaction ." don't want to do all that traveling will have Bob Greene ................ ......... .... ....... .. .. ....... 7 The expanded facilities, from 35,000 feet a chance." Graduation ...... ... .. ......... .............. - . .. ... ........ 6 of area at the 540 building to 90,000 Accompaning the benefits are the respon Bread and Roses, Three Penny . ....... ........... ...... ........ 5 feet, of which 64,000 is usable, at the new sibilities of becoming an owner. Much of The Monster Killers . ........... .. ...... .. .. .. ...... 3 building, means a host of improvements. Mono ra h, Communication Trends ............. ................... 2 con't. on page 3 More photo labs, a color televisior. studio, Page 2 C. C. Writer May 1974 Publish and study In exchange programs Columbia College is currently participat work published at a rate he can be pleased GARY ing in two inter-institutional programs for about ... MOFFAT students at three schools. Ms . Armstrong adds, " I am pleased up The other schools in the program are till now," but I hope we can recruit heavier Malcolm X.

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