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The Courier Volume 7 Issue 5 Article 1 10-25-1973 The Courier, Volume 7, Issue 5, October 25, 1973 The Courier, College of DuPage Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/courier This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Courier by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Council votes open meetings The Council of Colleges voted After some discussion the C of C Tuesday to hold all of its meetings deferred any action until the open to the public. Their original Welfare Council of the Faculty intention had been to open only Senate could be approached. every other meeting. The McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. This was in direct response to a has approached the College about request of the Representative a working arrangement where it Assembly for an official delegate could contract with the college and to the Council. specific instructors in developing In discussing the request Dr. educational materials. Rodney Berg, college president, McGraw-Hill is the nation’s said, “This is not a decision largest educational publisher. In making body, it is a body of recent years the sale of textbooks Whether President Nixon’s recent actions are grounds for impeachment has created controversy decision makers.” To comply with and related materials has among DuPage students. Students above are collecting letters for Nixon’s impeachment at a booth in the C/D tradition of open decreased by more than 30 per the Campus Center. meetings it was decided to open cent, Dr. Berg informed the the meetings rather than accept Council. In hopes of becoming additional members. An executive more involved in the activity of (closed) session can still be education the publishers have requested by any of the members. approached some 20 institutions Dr. Berg informed the council this year to work on specific that recent legislation allows the projects. college the right to establish They were drawn here by an variations in tuitions. He is interest in DLL, the work of some proposing that a special rate be specific instructors and the granted to legal residents of the communication thrust of Omega district who can prove they are 65 College. Additional information years of age or over. Senior will be forthcoming. The project citizens would pay $1 per credit will require careful sorting of hour, a service fee of $1 per course perogatives and legal consultation. State to issue our paychecks and a $5 recording fee that all Dr. Berg said his whole purpose in students currently pay. telling the Council was simply one Beginning July 1, 1974, all Other topics Lindberg touched He also said he has a proposal To take advantage of this rate of information. Illinois college and university briefly on were regional transit for the handling of campaign the seniors must register in person Dr. Berg was informed through employees (faculty and staff) will and the need for handling cam¬ contributions: the comptroller’s during open registration or later. the Council of Presidents that state be paid through the state Comp¬ paign contributions in some other office or another office with It is hoped this would be functional aid adequate to the needs of C/ D troller’s office, as are all other manner. Speaking of regional auditing facilities, would act as a by Spring of 1974. may be difficult to obtain. state employees, George W. transit, Lindberg said there are clearing-house for all campaign Responding to a request of the Available funds will not cover the Lindberg, Illinois’ first comp¬ many problems which will have to contributions. This would Instructional Council, the Council original appropriation, which in troller, said here Wednesday. be worked out, such as how it is eliminate the possibility of con¬ of Colleges (C of C) accepted the itself may not be adequate, he was According to Lindberg, his of¬ going to be financed and who is tributions being hidden and would responsibility of authentication of told. fice, which has only existed since going to run it. cut down on influence peddling. curriculum proposals. It was the adoption of the new state proposed to delegate this authority constitution, now pays out about to a committee comprised of $27,000,000 each day. During the Plan referendum Computer goofs, forgets cluster representatives. The C of C year 10 million checks are written, also requested that procedures be approximately 36,000 each day. established for a total curriculum for Board ‘rep’ The new office fills a gap left advisers on some letters review. when the office of Auditor of Public Dr. William Treloar, dean of the Students concerned with Accounts was abolished. It is the Some students may get earned 90 or more credit hours. extension college, presented a placing a student on the Board first state office to institute a registration appointments which Registration for all other returning report outlining the difficulties he of Trustees are urged by Jack uniform state bookkeeping do not list their adviser, the students will begin Nov. 5 and is having regarding the hiring of Manis, ASB vice president, to system. Lindberg said that a Registration office announced continue through Nov. 30. part-time faculty for his satellite attend a meeting Monday, Oct. system such as this has never been Tuesday. All students are encouraged to cluster. The conflict arises out of accomplished before, but his office This is due to technical dif¬ see their adviser before the right of full-time instructors V>, at 12:30 in 2024C in A Bldg. has worked out an outline of one ficulties with the computer. registering. Degree seeking having first chance at part-time The immediate project is to which seems as though it will Students who have no adviser students registering in person courses. prepare a report for the Board work. listed should seek advisement must present a Program Planning Treloar explained that in many on conducting a student “I see myself as the taxpayers’ according to the following Sheet signed by their adviser. situations a part-time instructor referendum on the manner of watchdog,” said Lindberg. schedule: ALL STUDENTS SHOULD will have worked extensively in selecting a student for the Another function of his office is Delta Students, R. Warburton, TAKE NOTE THAT THE developing a program, only to be Board. Students interested in the position, or in the reform of that of approving all contracts A1028A. QUARTER LISTED ON THEIR outranked and have his project entered into by the state. The Kappa Students, Kappa Advisor, REGISTRATION AP¬ taken away. This not only makes Student Government, are asked comptroller must also examine all M137B. POINTMENT SUP INDICATES for difficult relations between the to contact Manis or Kathy vouchers and approve or not ap¬ Omega Students, C. Carroll, “R 74.” This, although it may not dean and his staff but can cause a Young in the Student Activities prove if they seem to be illegal. A2042. look like it, means Winter Quarter, certain lack of face to the com¬ office. Ext. 402 or Ext. 404. Manis, acting student body Lindberg said he feels he is well Sigma Students, T. Tilton, 1974. munity the college seeks to serve. president (?), has announced qualified to handle such a job. For A2010A-B. Any questions regarding a Dr. Berg commented, “I am his intention of turning over a number of years proceeding his Alpha Students, W. Leppert, registration appointment should opposed to overloads for our full¬ Student Government to the election to public office Lindberg J107B. be directed to the Admissions time faculty. It ruins our clusters and using his office as was employed by John Reid and Psi Students, C. Patsavas, Office, Extension 440, 441, and 442. bargaining position.” Later Berg an ombudsman and comp¬ Associates, well known polygraph M113B. All questions regarding advising added, “A good cadre of part-time troller for activities budgets. firm, and during that time in¬ Registration for the Winter should be directed to the student’s instructors is a necessary part of How this will be carried out is vestigated more than 5,000 cases of Quarter will begin Nov. 2 for adviser or the Dean of the students this college and needs to be yet to be decided. financial fraud. returning students who have small college as listed above. nourished.” Faculty becoming militant, Segal tells board By Gigi Arthur The C/D Board of Trustees is resolution and it was submitted to collective bargaining rights, he Board chairman Roger Schmiege, deliberations cannot take place forcing the faculty into a militant the Board. To date the Board has said. the Board must give a collective outside of a regularly called position by its failure to grant made no move toward granting opinion and Board members are meeting. “What we hope to accomplish collective bargaining rights, under burden by lawn not to take a In an informal session following here is personal dignity, it means faculty spokesman Marvin Segal this privilege to the faculty, Segal stand individually. the joint meeting, Board member said. more than just dollars and cents,” told a joint meeting of the Board Eugene Bailey said that the and faculty here Wednesday night. Joe Milligan, Welfare Council Segal said. The faculty sees the In addition to the faculty request janitorial services in the new “The voice of the faculty is being chairman, confirmed the fact that sub-committee relationship as for collective bargaining, Segal building are not up to standard, denied,” Segal told a group of Segal was speaking for the faculty demeaning, he said, and added protested recent Board action According to Bailey, the floor more than 150 faculty members.