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Arc you interested in the lxbai>e*c conflict and/or the proNem* in the Middle hast? if to. turn to the l^n:horn'f exclusive college coverage on the Middle hast confrontation. For further information on this explosive subject. turn to pages 3 and 4. grand valley state colleges' student—run newspaper lanthorn Volume 16 ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1982 Numlm 6 College budget is not guaranteed Bl’KKF.RT held. F^litor Grand Valley President Arend I). Iaibbcrs though, said thatun As of Monday. September 27, less Michigan’s economy turns Michigan has not passed a around. Grand Valley most budget for the state s 1982 83 likely won’t receive that big of fiscal year However, the legis­ an appropriation lature has pledged itself to giving “ We were supposed to receive colleges the same appropri­ approximately 14 million dollars ation that they received last last year. Hut wc didn't get year, plus a five percent increase. three million of it,'' said In addition to that, the state lubbers “So wc don't know says it will pay back the fourth about tliis year Can wc trust quarter payments that were them, or can't we?’’ withheld this pjtt year. laibbcrs guessed that the For Grand Valley, it means state will probably withhold the that the college will receive a fourth quarter payments like it 14.1 million dollar appropriatio- did this past year. n as compared to last year's 1 3.9 What the college has decided million dollar appropriation. to do, is budget itself for a total Grand Valley held its sixth annual Band Day last Saturday. Bands from Otsego, Allegan, Sparta, Grand '.’alley will also receive 12 5 million dollar appropriation Mattawan and Baldwin attended. Here Grand Valley's band forms the bate of the 'V' in the 'GV' the 1.8 million dollar fourth in anticipation of cuts by the formation. Lanthom/Ksthy Gohsman quarter payment that was with­ state. Faculty defeat unionization attempts •"Clerical union negotiates Faculty members at Grand the tight economy, faculty Those eligible to vote in LARR^ SEE. JR. lom Butcher and D. Scott Valley State Colleges have once wanted to deep the "status eluded all regular full- and News Editor Richardson, both from the per­ again rejected unionization by q u o ” part-time faculty members with sonnel office. Jim Willette. chief a 117 64 vote. In a September John Gracki. assistant vice- long term appointments, includ The clerical, office and tech­ financial officer for the colleges, 22nd collective bargaining elec president for academic affairs ing faculty librarians, depart nical (COT) union here at Grand and Gracki. tion. the fifth held in eight speculated that faculty did not ment chairpersons and faculty Valley are negotiating their con­ The union negotiators are years, 65 percent of Grand like the union organizers at­ rank coaches. Those excluded tract again this year Virginia Gordon, secretary at Valley’s faculty members voted tempt to bar faculty chair from voting included adjunct According to John Gracki, William James Colllege, Judy against representation by the persons, coaches, and librarians and visiting faculty, executive, assistant vice president for aca­ Kuch, working in the accounung Grand Valley State Colleges from voting, lie said it seemed administrative and professional demic affairs, the "negotiations office. Jeff Woolet, a laboratory Faculty Association (GVSFA), like the organizers were des­ employees; safety and security arc going well." technician, and Jean Cooper, the which is affiliated with the perate to win the vote and employees, and clerical, office "1 don't foresee a strike.’’ he Michigan Education Association Michigan Education Association, would exclude faculty who were and technical employees continued, “first of all a strike representative. Serving as presi­ and 35 percent voted for the not in favor of it to begin with. Grand Valley faculty mem­ by public employees is against dent of the union and as an ex- GVSFA. Grand Valley faculty mem bers turned down unionization the law and it could be con­ official member of the team is About 89 percent of the bers filed a petition seeking the by a 147 - 76 vote in 1974 sidered a failure of the bargain­ Ijz Thompson. eligible faculty members partic­ election in April 1981, but the and an 85 - 122 vote in 1977. ing process. Bargainers don’t The current contract, which ipated in the election, according election was delayed because the In 3n election held in 1980, the expect strikes, because it signi­ will expire October 1, was for to CVSC Personnel Officer Scott GVSFA and Grand Valley were no-union choice received 102 fies a failure.” three years. There was a re- Richardson unable ro agree on which faculty votes, the GVSFA got 95 The negotiations began one opener on the salary portion Anthony Travis, chairman should be eligible to vote. votes, and the American As­ week ago Friday, according to after two yean and the salary for the faculty union organ­ Last April the Michigan Em­ sociation of University Profes­ Gracki. They meet from 9 30 increases were negotiated last izers. said it would be a while ployment Commission (MERC) sors. in its first time on the a.m. until the progress is ham­ year for a year. before union organizers would ruled in favor of the Grand ballot at Grand Valley, got 23 pered. The whole contract is being approach the faculty again Valley position, retaining the votes. The union was rejected, Representing the administra­ negotiated for this year. voter eligibility definition used Travis *said that with the 113 - 101 in a subsequent run­ tion in the negotiations are reorganization on campus and in previous elections. off election. Grand Valley steps up fire protection DAN LEYS and released for smoke inhala­ Between November 15 - Novem­ about a half an hour later, when Staff Writer tion and a third student was ber 17. 1979. a series of three a Kistler resident, Mark dasen, treated for levV* injuries# after he fires were set in the Kis tier thought he smelled smoke, and The fire drill caught students jumped from the second floor. dormitory. discovered the second floor off guard when it sounded at A Big Rapids fireman also re­ The first fire was discovered lounge to be engulfed in flames. about 6 J 0 pjn. last Wednesday ceived leg injuries in the fire. in the second floor bathroom at He closed the door and along in Robinson hall, although last The cost of the fire, which al­ SKiffUr ' ••• • srrxM*«/4 ^2 ■ .A€V * ••111• wi • wj with several other sntdxnts Saturday's alarm at Ferris Sate most totally destroyed one of students who extinguished it, on began pulling fire alarms and College was no drill. the dorm rooms, is upwards of Thursday November 15. The shouting "Fire!." The fire at Ferris State Col­ S60,000. The cause of the fire second fire was also in a bath­ The Allendale Volunteer Fire lege on September 18 was on the is under investigation by the room at about 4.-30 ajn. an Department ex anguished the fire second floor of Carlisle Hall, a State Fire Marshall's Office, but Saturday November 17. and like about half an hour. The fire men's dormitory an campus. electrical short-out is suspected. the first fire, was safely extin­ The fire resulted in injuries to Grand Valley dormitories are guished by students. two students who were treated no stranger to fires either. The third fire was discovered see fin page 5 1f79 K b«l«r House fire tfw Imthofn, Stptxntaf 30,1982, psg* 2 perspectives Support the A student's excuse 1 1 fieldhouse Hot off the press with Halfpenny The Gand Valley Fieldhouse Specucular is finally here, and Beinga student is the best excuse for not making know we can escape it without feeling the con- it's about time. After so much planning and talking, folks a living that ! can think of without being con- sequenses This makes xne think that school is used not must be relieved that it has arrived. demned by the rest of sociry. only to teach us a vocation, but to initiate us Grand Valley couldn't have planned a better week. Open As students, we have an excuse to be poor. into the middle class. It is as though we are ing up with Willie Nelson was definately a success and it was We’re expected to make costly mistakes looking “middle-class-in-training.” still learning the covered by all the media in the Grand Rapids area. The for an adequate vocation, and we make do living at the expense of those mistakes. Because we work echic. idea of having a pops concert in the relaxed setting of tables We’re given the opportunity to see poverty, ar.d chairs with wine and cheese was a smart idea too.