Bernard M. Barueh College J

tf JF^ Fall ^0 I want people to play my musk and freak out ,1970 Bernard M. Barueh College J. Hendrix »41* No. 2 Day Session Council Reconvenes; Discipline Action with Board; BHt Becthns Discussed Presidents Lose Local Control Returning from its adjournment. Student the number of members in the body from The newly stated intentions of the council reconvened on September 17, 1970 Law 129A. This law says each institution the unwieldy number of 47 to a more Board of Higher Education to take to continue -its work. of higher education must have a plan for workable figure of 23. The present disciplinary control of students away from the maintainence of public order on its positions will include President, Vice, unit colleges and give this power to the campus. The complete text of the guide The first matter brought before the President and Treasurer of Student Council Council was the new legislation from the Chancellor's office was brought to light at lines appears on page t'S". as well as President, Vice-president and the Student Council meeting on September BHE which provided for the Chancellor In enacting legislation to carry out three representatives fromj>a)$b class in the 17, 1970.- '"Yoking disciplinary action without the: punitive measure to enforce these guide College. This provision attempts to allow . The hew ruling permits the Chancellor lines^ the BHE first/adopted Article 15, consent of the college presidents, and in the body a chance to possibly get more opposition to a president if the Chancellor to suspend^ students in emergency situa which, imparts deal with the establishment work accomplished for the benefit of the should deem it necessary. At the tions, which he may define. Originally, the of local control by the colleges in matters entire school by eliminating many of the conclusion of the discussion a member of power to suspend students rested with the of discipline. Article 15 was adopted in personality conflicts that have existed Council said "Now that we have decided dean of students and the president of a Agrif, 1970. within Council in the past. As one that Chancellor Bowker is a dictator, lets unit college. Ndw^ the Chancellor may In an interim statement in July, 1970, representative /stated he'd rather see 23 go on". Council then took up the matter of intervene with or without the consent of the BHE indicated that it would carry out people fighting among themselves than 47. unfreezing the student activities money the unit college. punitive measures if a . condition of ^ The offices of Vice President of remaining from last term. It was decided to Bill Maddinger, student representative, disruption is certified by the president of a Educational and Curricular Affairs, Vice' permit organizations to spend up to 25% of said that the provision* for final review by uni* college. In an interim statement in President \of community Affairs and their budgets from last term. The Society the BHE in matters of discipline, which August, 1970, the BHE indicated that it Programs. Vice President for Social Affairs of Koromantee was granted a special would bypass the original concept of such would empower the Chancellor to carry and Club activities andExecuth/e Secretary disbursement from Council of $350 to controsj by the colleges, seemed to place out disciplinary procedures without the will now be [filled from within the elected cover the expenses of their activity of too much power in- Bowker's hands. Al consent of a college president, and leave members of I Student-Council rather than September 18, 1970. There was a question Karo added that this "makes Bowker the the determination of an emergency condi the customajry elections to each position. as to where the money would come from if law". tion up to the Chancellor. The result wjifl be that people who wish to Council did not vote the funds. Cooky Mr. Karo, who had just returned from a In matters of discipline carried out by work at these positions till hold them ^ B.urges, Treasurer, questionned the meeting with BHE counsels, said the the .college presidents, a hearing board on rather than the "ego trippers'^ who were budgetary planning of Koromantee. All intent of this change in disciplinary which college personnel serve is provided elected to them in the past. Karo met with •'-some opposition as he controls was to make it clear to students for. In a hearing effected by the Chancellor Also on the ballot will be provisions for the attempted to secWe"%milar funding for an that no disruption of any kind is to be under his powers, the hearing is at the Uni elections of four representatives to the lnter-fraternity Council function to be held tolerated. In defining, disruption, it - is University level, not the uriVt college level, B—CCC and two reps to the Disciplinary in the near future. After some discussion. implied, as,interpreted by Mr. Karo, that andno one from a specific college may' Committee. •*-«•••.—" —*^+?* the,)£e£gg0gQ^^ _.".._,.".'._'/".. tMt the money-waâva'rUlt«eârKl everyone would be "taken care of". - - lihe interim statement by the BHE. Passage for trials in abstentia. statetnerrt of the After a few hours of relativejy CUNY Progress -o'f a completed version of the change is BHE, which forms the basis for the news unproductive discussion Student Council: expected imminently. procedures is on page iH. reached a decision on the aii important Testifying before th joint Legislative The Henderson guidelines were, passed upcoming fa!? elections.. Thanks to the Committee on Higher Education today, Dr. by the SHE in June, 1969 so as to qualify/ it would appear that this action by>the Board of Higher Education's ARticle XV. Albert H. Bowker.. chancellor of the City the University for aide under Education 3HE is 7n complete contradictTon tc the present Student Council! conshutfor. is University c~ Mew York, characterized statements by Chancellor Bowker on no longer valid and one of the most camous v:c.ence as -.imicai tc academic" disadvantage in their primary and September It, 1970 in which he indicated important developments to ever pass -eecc: secondary schooling," he continued. that responsibility for disciplinarvmaiters--- •v Student Ccunci; was enacted at ."est JX cnancei.o: tO:C" '~~6 —Rearrangement of the academic year rested with students and faculty at each Thursday's meeting. SC decided tc reduce committee, neacec - : Assembly man calendar to provide for a two-week recess coijege.. and that each college would be ;v --• iviiiton Jonas {R.-Nassau that CUM W3:-. immeidateiy prior to the November 3 permittee to establish its own governance not countenance those forms of protest ejection. 'This—is not, • emphasize, a reforms. Keith Linde, a Student Leader Student Council which, through violence or the threat cf reduction in the work ioac of students or said he saw in this tightening up of. violence., prevent the university or anyone faculty," the chancellor stated, "it is a centralized University power the makings Elections Soon Wi«.«««rt «.i »e university co > • • > << u n-« uy nOi:chang< e in our chrcnc-ogicai design for the of a totalitarian system at CUNY. carrying out our legitimate academic specific purpose of aiiowing those so Petitions Ready mission." He said, ""Those who are tempted motivated tc participate on behaif o~ $',712,452 expenditures for campus to employ such means should know in whichever party or candidate they support, security as contrated to $'. ,307,446 for the Student Council announced on Thursday, advance -that the campuses of the City to the extent that they may wish," he said. last academic year." He added that "on September 17, 1970 that petitions for the University will not provide sanctuary for —Continuing progress toward providing each campus, procedures have beer. upcoming elections will be available in the conduct which violates the law. Violations autonomy for the individual CUNY units, established to bring faculty and student lobby of the Student Center beginning of peace, criminal acts, wiif be dealt with with each unit adopting its own governance organizations into direct communication September 2f, 197C. Petitions must ê, on campus as they are off campus and for plan to include representatives of the with those in command of these forces." completed by Sept. 2$, 1970. Elections those who are part of the campus student body., faculty, and in some cases —Consideration of proposals forJJ must will be held on Sept. 28, 2S, 30 aH day. community the unversity is also prepared aiumrri and administration,. 'Three say that we are not satisfied with what we tc appty whatever academic sanctions are proposals for governance restructure have have," the chancellors said. He added. Bruce, Hosen, the director of the elections warranted up to and including dismissai since been received and approved by the "What emerges wiii not be sweeping in said that all council positions must be filled and explusion." Board for Queens, John Jay and York nature. It with most likely be tried and as well as the four student seats on the Describing the steps which have been Colleges," the chancellor said. evaluated within segments, perhaps small BCCC and the two seats on the aken at CUNY to deal with the causes of —A new bylaw on student conduct, segments, of the university community as Disciplinary Committee. The positions to campus unrest, Chancellor Bowker noted: replacing one which had been in effect for were our SEEK and College Discovery be filled on the Council itself are: —The deicision to implement, five years 30 years. The change places equal programs when they were first conceived as President, Vice-President, Treasurer and, earlier than, originally planned, an open responsibility upon students and faculty a new direction for City University.

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