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Vol. York College of the City University of New York Jamaica - Bayside 389 Oct. 12. 1972 Rizzitiello, Katz Dean Gruen Optimistic Elected Leaders In Over New O. I.R. Post by Adele Zylber The Office of Institutional Caucus Vote Research, headed by Dean By Marc Ravens Herman Darden, Diane Glover, Richard E. Gruen, has begun a Elwanda Grey, and John Pritchard new phase of the York College In separate, closed caucus while the faculty slate included Administration. The Office issues meetings, the Faculty and Student Edward Bradford, David Eckroth, varying surveys to students and components of the York College George McClancy, Thelma Metz, staff and uses the data collected to Senate chose their respective and Odella Williamson. Following determine the school's progress. caucus leaders at last Thursday's the separate caucuses, the Senate Dean Gruen is very optimistic Senate meeting. The meeting, as a whole approved the two slates. about the benefits of this new which was the first one of the branch of the Administration current academic year, also saw Although it is standard although he states, "Right now it the election of Senate officers procedure for the student caucus is a department of one - me." (vice-chairman, secretary, and to submit the student slates for He basically defined the purpose parlimentarian) and the approval membership on the various senate of the office as "helping the college of faculty and student slates for committees, this was impossible and administration in decision the Committee on Committees. since a committee application making, determining the strengths ballot was not mailed out to and weaknesses of the school and The faculty re-elected Professor students last semester and Pan- Theresa Rizzitiello as their caucus its programs, and determining dora's Box had not yet published what the students need as well." leader, while the students chose such a form. first-term Senator Allen Katz in 'a He further stated, "It is really an close election. From a field of four Since it is imperative for the attempt of the college to get candidates, Professor Eric Liban committee to start functioning as knowledge on the basis of data, of the Natural Science and soon as possible, the meeting was rather than intuition." Mathematics division was elected adjourned until next Tuesday so Previously, as Dean of Students to the Vice chairmanship. In other that students will have a chance to between 1968 and 1971, he in- elections. Librarian Edward fill out and hand in the committee stituted a new program called the Bradford was chosen to serve as ballots that are printed elsewhere Division of Counseling and Secretary of the Senate and non- in this issue of Pandora's Box. Development, which has attained Senator Marie Wittek was re- Also on the agenda for Tuesday's much success in aiding' students. elected to her position of meeting are the reports from the The surveys sent out by the Parlimentarian. Elections Committee and the office cover a wide range of topics. The selection of members for Black Studies program. It is Students will be receiving many as the Committee on Committees was expected that measures will be the office continues to grow. done in the separate caucus discussed aimed at clarifying Graduates, for example, will be meetings. The students chose future elections procedures. followed-up. Their Graduate Record Examination scores for entrance into graduate school and Anti-War Actions Planned examination scores for entrance What are the most important In coming years, the office will into medical and dental scores will 'factors' of teaching for expand to study and evaluate such Meetings, are currently being reveal that in the month of July be evaluated "to see how well we representative and selected subjects as the rate of part-time held on campuses throughout the alone, American B52 bombers flew are doing," as Dean Gruen puts it. teachers? In what disciplines?" employment experience among country to launch the national 900 missions over South Vietnam- Surveys will be conducted to There will be surveys conducted minority groups at the college, the "peace adion campaign" which 111 more than in all of 1971; and study the socio-economic con- to study grading patterns and how prospects for continued has been called by the Student for the first time in the war the dition of the student body, they may be improved. Teaching development of practical related Mobilization Committee for this densely populated Mekong Delta evaluate the benefits of the pass- aids and instructional technology courses, the status of independent fall. has been heavily bombed. Also, fail option, study the extent of in use at York will also be study efforts, characteristics of The purpose of this campaign is millions of lives are being absenteeism in the school, evaluate evaluated. One survey will even transfer students and many others. to inform the American public threatened through the bombing the number of incidents of drug study "the characteristics of our about the government's latest of the dikes and civilian abuse and where drug addicts younger lower ranking teaching Once the data is collected, the escalations of the war and to population centers. might go for assistance. faculty. information is sent to varying transform the antiwar sentiments The main antiwar activities this There will also be several If students have any grievances chairmen of departments. Dean of the majority of Americans into fall will take place on October 26 surveys sent to the faculty. they wish to air about certain Gruen stated, "Hopefully, it will visible antiwar actions. and November 18. These dates Teaching methods will be studied members of the staff, forms will be also help in determining the "The latest atrocities committed were chosen by a national antiwar and evaluated for their ef- sent out allowing each student to allocation of funds." by the U.S. government make it conference of 1,000 activists held fectiveness. It will also serve to give evaluations of their teachers. The office was set up to crucial that we respond by making in Los Angeles in July. At the encourage teachers to experiment The faculty will also be receiving correspond more closely to other the fall antiwar activities as large conference it was decided that the with new teaching methods. They evaluation forms to aid the office city universities. As Dean Gruen and successful as possible," ex- most important task for the an- will be asked, "What are the most in studying faculty duties and put its "It is becoming a full- plained Fred Lovgren SMC tiwar movement this fall is to stay important 'factors' of learning for responsibilities, including self- fledged college, such as any other National Coordinator. Latest facts continued on pg. 5 representative selected students? evaluation. city college." Regents Ripped at Hearings Charging that "the Regents CUNY's survival is to the survival level is adequate to meet CUNY's have not faced the basic question of New York City. CUNY is one of short range construction needs. of how higher education should be the last working coalitions between Studies have demonstrated that 9tt Tlu financed," Assemblyman Albert the poor and the middle class," because of the decreasing H. Blumenthal (D-L), Manhattan, Assemblyman Blumenthal con- elementary and high school Deputy Minority Leader, re- tinued. "In its 125 years, it has student population, CUNY's long asserted his unqualified opposition provided millions of people with range constructions will not Conmuifee Boffoi pq. to the Regents' proposal for an education and a chance to require imposition of tuition. imposition of tuition at City participate constructively in 2. After four full years of University. society that they would otherwise operation, CUNY's Open In testimony before the New not have had. Yet the Regents, the Enrollment Program's operating York State Regents' Hearing on Governor and his Republican costs will be assimilated into the the 1972 Plan on Post Secondary Legislature seem bent on un- overall budget and will not require Education held in Chancellor's dermining it and destroying what increased appropriations. tCitteft CoKtot pg. 9 Hall, Assemblyman Blumenthal it can continue to add to our city." 3. Calculations show that im- charged the Regents with Assemblyman Blumenthal cited posing tuition on CUNY students "following the destructive and five main reasons for his criticism will generate only a slight increase insensitive example of Governor of and disagreement with the in revenues. Rockefeller and his Republican Regents' Report. 4. The Regents failed to con- CM Adoitftw \x\. 10 legislature, who do not even begin 1. The Regents conceded sider that the possibility of in- to understand just how vital CUNY's current tuition and fee continued on pg. 5 Page 2 PANDORA'S BOX Oct . 12, 1372 Pandora's Box Faculty Needs Student Support While many of the students in this school probably either don't know or don't care, the faculty is in the process of negotiating a new contract. The immediate actions do not affect students, but if things do not go the way the faculty desires, serious ramifications may result. There are two possible results: 1) if the faculty, who have reduced their wage demands once already, are not satisfied there is the possibility of a strike or 2) if CUNY wins out it will present a serious threat to any form of faculty power and will in fact give the former a mandate to continue many of the policies, some affecting students, which the faculty is in opposition to. None of us are interested in remaining here an extra semester Editor-in-chief because of a strike; at the same time none of us wish to see the Douglas Kennedy faculty-student relationship destroyed by creating a faculty hostile Managing Editor to its employer.

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