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VUIUIIlt: 11, lSSUt: 11 Vl::LUUt:l '+, .L-:1-::tU THE STUDENT NEVVSPAPER OF BERGEN COI\AI\AUN/TY COLLEGE FEATURES Slated to appear in March 1996, an ATM is still not on campus. Find 'Action·will ·be taken' out the latest update for when it will arrive ... .... 2 Negotiatons heating up between school and unions by Dan Piekarz For nearly three months, there is no rational reason for it." with the present contract." He sees • maximum of 10 sick days three out of the four unions here The only union that has even no need to change it. per year; both earn ed and at Bergen Community College received a reply is the Support Charles Stelling, head of the accumulate. have been negotiating new con Staff. Helff and John Tarrent, one Professional Staff, suspects that Stelling says, "A strike is tracts with little progress. of the four shop stewards, both the proposal they are due to re the last thing anyone wants, Introducing In the past, the negotiation agree the proposal given to the ceive on September 30 will have but if our jobs are threatened, C yb erUniverse! committee would deal with the Support Staff is "garbage" and a changes similar to those seen by action will be taken." Presenting Internet faculty union first (which cur "complete insult to all employees the Support Staff, which include: Both Stellings and Helff Guardians and lots of rently received a one year exten ofBCC." • to subcontract all work or any said they would support a information on comput sion on there old contract) and "This is, by far, the worst pro portion of the work; strike if it came to that, and after everything was resolved, posal r have seen in the past 20 •individual employees will they definitely would not ers and programming the negotiations with the three re years and we are unable to even participate in sharing the ever cross another unions picket ................................... 6 maining unions would be work with it," said Tarrent. increasing cost of health line. wrapped up in the snap of a fin Apparently, the Support Staff insurance benefits; According to the school ger, according to Peter Helff, the decided to send a copy of the pro • increased deductible; president, Judith K. Winn, "A State Official of Higher Educa posal to each of their members just • direct employee contribution strike would be detrimental to tion. to show how highly the college of premiums; the students, but the admin- Helff said, "The stall in ne thinks of them. • a higher threshold for the 80/ see UNIONS, PG. 19 any inaigh ul topics gotiation is mind boggling and arent said, "They are happy 20 copayment levels; are covered by students and faculty in an expanded section of Opinions/Editorials .................................. 8 Financial aid or Enrollment drops Gigantic size Arts and Entertainement Section. hinderance? Enjoy 6 pages of school must cope by AJla Levitsky reviews, interviews, and by Matt Sedita a calender of events for Did you wonder why the lines they realized that they were be October ...........· ......... 10 for financial aid were so long this hind. So, they hired other work According to strictly prelimi child to college. summer? Lou Palefska, director ers to try and catch up. So, instead nary figures, enrollment is down In response to the fact that of financial aid, offers many ex of getting applications in a logical 5 percent. This is in comparison during the add/drop time, period planations. order, we got a glut of applications to last years enrollment figures classes that are 75 percent full are "Last winter there were two all at one time. We just didn't have (rom BCC. not open up for students, Figueras government shutdowns," Palefska the resources to tum them around Prior to the tenth day of the responded, Whether you believe semester, which is the measuring "The reason for that is that they are a fad or not, stick for enrollment, enr.ollment some students try to better their Tattoos and Piercings was down 5.8 percent. In one of schedule to accommodate are a part of the social the earliest reports, enrollment was them[selves] or to get a different scene. This is the subject down 6. 7 percent before leveling professor. Also, some students use of this month's feature off to 5.8 percent. These statis add/drop to register, creating the ................................. 16 tics, though preliminary, have problem." many ramifications. The biggest When asked what kind of being financial loss for BCC. freshman class she thought had When Josephine Figueras, enrolled, Figueras responded that director of registration, was asked they were, " Eager, enthusiastic, about the enrollment drop she said anxious, afraid, but mostly look INDEX that, " Middle and Northern New ing forward to the change from Jersey community college enroll high school to college." Student Life ....................... 3 Students, this summer, waiting on line CyberUniverse ................... 6 ments were down as well as Also, Figueras commends her Off-the-Cuff ............. .......... 5 BCC's." staff during registration for its dili Op/Ed ................................. 8 begins, "so no applications were as quickly. Another reason for the Economics also play a part in gence and hard work. She at A & E ................. .. ........... 10 processed. Also, the snow storms delay was that congress didn't pass the enrollment drop. If a parent is tributes their hard work to their shut down Washington and the the budget [ un ]til very late, so, we Comics & out of work, it is extremely diffi love and dedication to education. [federal] contractors couldn't get didn 't know the pell amounts in Crosswords ...................... 21 cult to put their children through Figueras said, "I wish I could to work so applications weren't order to put them on the system. Per~o_Qa ls .......................... 22 processed in a timely fashion. college. The rising cost of educa make the registration process work Classifieds ............... ....... .. 22 When people went back to work, tion adds difficulties of sending a better." Sports .. ............................. 23 see FINANCIAL, PG. 18 .. 2 The Torch October 4, 1996 ATM drowning in a sea of red tape Legal technicalities force a ~elay of the machine by Jillian L. Scott "The machine will make its de an ATM machine that would have says, "My understanding is that it's but on school grounds in approxi little to no cost for the school and suppose to go through the board of mately four to six weeks." These minimal fee for the students ($1 per trustees in the October meeting. I were the words from our the Student transaction). Rampersad had the don 't know how long it would be af Government Association Vice Presi location pin-pointed in front of pub ter that they could install it, but I'm dent Dale Rampersad in the Febru lic safety and everything was com guessing by November." ary 28 issue of The Torch address ing up roses. What went wrong? In other words; the schools origi ing the arrival of an ATM machine Rampersad responds, " Nothing nal contract was with a company that on campus. Now, Rampersad is happened to the ATM, the ATM is would afford the school an ATM with SGA President and four to six weeks due to arrive at Bergen Community no cost to the school. The school was has turned into a couple of months College before Christmas. We ran interested so we developed a contract. shy of a year. His voters, the stu in to problems concerning litigation Once the contract was drawn up, it dent body, friends, and The Torch in out of state areas. The first issu went to the college lawyer for review. want to know - what happened and ing ATM company was out of state It was then discovered, the company where is it? which created a problem. In case was housed in New Jersey, but the Rampersad, who has taken this there were problems, the attorney parent company was located in Ne project on with a vengeance, has would have to fly out which would vada, which would have cost the dedicated his time and perseverance cost a lot of money so we have to school enormous out of state fees if to a once dead issue- the ATM. In keep the issuing company in state." the ATM had complications. That is October 1994, Dale dusted this is According to Dean Campbell, what stopped the original ATM. sue off and set out to make this the dean of Academic Support Services Now, the school is looking at the springboard of hi s presidential cam and the person that Rampersad has first company again because there paign to a realization for the student been working closely with to help body. His intentions was to acquire bring thisATM "fiasco" to fruition, see ATM, PG. 19 Service Learning: Behind the scenes: What is it all about? Lynne Crawford by Joan Quinzer by Meaghan Coughlin ..-- ·- _ -~~>Uld 1 ~u be intere~ted ~ ea!"ing ~- _OJ!. t_he i'lstruc;:tor, who may also supervi e To be discriminated against because of nation allegations. She also protects stu !tonal course credit by volunteering time in the after-class project, students can ea n your sex, race, age, or religious belief can dent records under the Federal Education a community project? Well, this is what the extra credit up to 10 percent of their cour e be isolating, enraging, and sadly enough, Rights Privacy Act (F.E.R.P.A.). Crawford Service Learning Option can offer a BCC grade. Not a bad deal! make one feel powerless. Wou ld n't it be indicates this act provides privacy or access student.