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Bridgewater State University Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University The ommeC nt Campus Journals and Publications 1979 The ommeC nt, February 1, 1979 Bridgewater State College Volume 52 Number 2 Recommended Citation Bridgewater State College. (1979). The Comment, February 1, 1979. 52(2). Retrieved from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/comment/464 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Vol. LII No.2 Bridgewater State College February 1, 1979 r er ay a n Door by Jean M. St. Andre undeclared majors the chance to as Director of New England Village. The third annual Career Day will explore career choices in their The Social Services field will be be held on Wednesday, February 7, majors. represented by Correctional Social from 9:30--1 :30 in the Student Union Several recent SSC graduates Workers from Massachusetts Ballroom. It is being sponsored by are returning to participate in Correctional Institution (Me!), the the Career Exploration Center. Career Day. Alternatives to Greater New Bedford Association According to Kathy Coffee and teaching will be represented. in . for Retarded Citizens and t he Old Sue Krastin, organizers of C~reer various forms, Among them, Lisa Colony Elderly Setvies. Colony Day '79, many representatives from Gorman, a 1978 graduate of sse, Two area hospitals will also be in various careers will be present to will be present t6 discuss her job as a attendance. St. Luke's Hospital, discuss career opportuniti(?s. Ms. Behavior Therapist at Kl;!nnedy Middleboro, will be sending a Coffee noted that although it is not a Memorial Hospital for Children. Medical Records Administrator, recruiting day, it is a good There will alsO' be representatives and a Nursing School Recruiter will opportunity for seniors to make from all the Military branches. Ms. be available from the New England professional contacts. Coffee noted that the armed forces Baptist Hospital. An estimated 700 students have many valuable offers available The Restaurant Management participated in last year's Career to the college graduate, especially in field will be represented by Paula Day. With an emphasis on the fields of Science, Languages, Thornley, another 1978 graduate of dispensing information, Career Day and Computers. Also, Beth Baker BSC. Ms. Thornley will be provides underclassmen and will be there to discuss her position (Cont. on p.8) opeoLetter: Committees Announced Minimum wage is by Karen Tobin Brennan (recently electeu Waslewski, Albert' Silva, and In accordance with the recently committee chairperson), Hugo Kimberly Cleghorn. Members from signed faculty contract, several 0'Alarcao, .Shirley Krasinski, John. the administration are V.P. Wallace supported by SGA college committees have been Myers and Wayne Phillips. Students Anderson, V.P. Joseph ChicareUi, reorganized and new appointments serving on the committee are Paula V.P. V. James DiNardo. V.P. David Dear Dr. Rondileau, have been made. The committees Macomber> Mike McHardy, Jody (Cont_ on p.S) On Tuesday night (January 24) the Student Government Association involved are the All' College voted that I should present to you the student position on the matter of Commith!e, the Undergraduate minimum wage. As you have: undoubtedly noted in this semester's first CurJi.culum . ·CqnH~4,tt(i)~rpthe is;:;tU~ (;if the Comment, this is a matter of c.onc~rnto,thestudent body. Academic Policies Committee. the ars' II Teu;' The student senate also feels very strongly- about· this issue. Long Range Planning and the Although 1am aware that, due to the 85% mandate, it is perfectly legal Student Affairs Committe!:!. The for students to denied this wage increase, it seems to me that it is a moral following is a list of the students, r Pi Is .;,bligation of a bastion of higher learni'1g such as Bridgewater State faculty members, and administra College to champion the rights of groups who· are discriminated against, tors appointed to each committee. • be they blacks, women or students (some of whom may even fall into ~ These are the people to whom one Defense has been the name ofthe 2 and 6·0 in the Mass. State CollegE: both of the other groups). It appears clear that this waiver discriminates can go for information or input into lame for the Bridgewater State Conference. against students and other college hourly wage earners. the areas considered by each Bears entering the second semester The Bears, too, have held Certainly the spending dollar of the student does not differ significantly committee. of the 1978· 79 college season. Not opponents to a .389 field goal from the average wage earner or college administrator. Students have The All-College Committee one of Bridgewater State's shooting percentage which is 17 payments to m~et much like any other person. With prices on all consists of five faculty members, opponents has broken the 80 point points below last year's opponents' commodities (from books to shampoo) rising steadily and a 1978 inflation five students and five administrators mark in 10 games and that is the' totals --- the 3rdbest defensive effort rate of 9%,· it would appear that student buying power is adversely The faculty members are James primarv reason the Bears are 8 and in the nation last year in Divi~ion m.. affected. Thus, a raise for students is both necessitated and justified in a (Cont. on p.12) fashion similar to arguments used to raise the wages 'of others. Many students come to public higher education and are given workstudy assignments or seek campus employment because they do Brennan elected Ch ir n not have the economic wherewithal to make ends meet under other circumstances. Hence, in some cases the denial of minimum wage increment further disadvantages students who already suffer from of All-C lie e Com economic burden: This appears to run counter to the basic philosophical• assertion of equal educational opportunity that underlies this campus by Al Silva Dr. Rondiieau conducted the first announced as the new chairperson community and the (public) academic community at large. The first tentative steps toward item of business on the agenda and took over conducting the It appears that tDe primary argument being utilized against paying implementing the governance which was for the 'Committee to business of the Committee. Next students the. new minimum wage is lack of money. In the case of financial section of the faculty contract were elect a chairperson. Nominations the position of Vice-Chairperson taken on Tuesday JailUary 30, 1979 were taken from the floor and Dr. aid, where a certain amount of money is made available through federal was dealt with as Al Silva was and state grants, this is essentially correct. Students are given a when Dr. Rondileau called to order James Brennan and SGA President elected unanimously. Dr. Shirley monetary sum that they are allowed to earn in financial aid. However, a the first meeting o'f the newly Krasinski was· then nominated as AI Silva were nominated. After a minimum wage increase,would only mean that the students could earn constituted All College _c;.,::mmitte~: secretary. After one student and a secret ballot Dr.' Brennan was their award in less time thus enabling them to either spend more time on number of administrators declined academics or try to get other part time employment. In the case of the nominations for this position Kim Cleghorn reluctantly accepted a library', Dr. McGowan is quoted as saying he wishes to retain campus nomination as Dr. Krasinski wide wage consistency. This seems to indicate that,.! although itwould indicated she would not be happy perhaps be difficult, Dr. McGowan feels funds are available to accomodate the increase. For· the Student Union, as the Comment with the position if she ran noted, funds from other line items within theStupent Union Fee Budget unopposed. In a dose ba~lot Kim Cleghorn was then elected couid be diverted to cover the cost of the increase. The source of the Secretary. additional money within the Fee Budget woulbe the prerogative of Dr. Veno in consultation with th,,~ Board of Governors. Concerning thefood Dr. Brennan expressed his belief service I am not aware of figures concerning their profit margin so I am that no other business should be unable to comment on their ilbility to meet the pay increase, However, it conducted at this meeting since is my opinion that profit making corporations should not be allowed election of officers was the only item} exemptions of this nature. The college bookstore should be thanked for on the officially published. agenda. not asking for this exemption even though they were able to do so. However, he passed Quta proposal Some students have expressed to me a basic fear to complain about concerning operating by-laws which not being given the wage increase. Their fear stems from the fact that . he felt that the committee. should they need the money but so do many other people and if they complain discuss at the next meeting. These by-laws would outline somE: of the they may lose their jobs in favor of someone else more willing to accept mechanical operating procedures !li?. fi.ll '. theT d some extent t he stu.d el1t popul' abon here represents a capt' Ive Ia bor for future meetings. These force and thus there is som'~ basis for this fear. procedures included usage of In. light of the foregoing I wish to strongly recommend that you Robert's Rules of Order) a policy of mandate payment of $2.90 per hour minimum for all college employees. open meetings, regular meetings!at It seems that in the best interest and spirit o(the college community you least.