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Faculty Want More Say in College Quality education Faculty want more say in college by Sue Hobbs The QEC has asked Adrian to Adamson prepare a "A person sitting on the Board cannot be an em- A union committee comprised of faculty members will review of college governing bodies to be submitted to ployee," he said. continue to seek representation on committees government appointee Walter Pitman. that don't Norton added that there is no cure to the question of give instructors a voice. Pitman was appointed last December by the provincial quality of education. Chairman of the Qualtiy of Education Committee government to review governing structures of the Council "It can never really be solved," Norton said. "Any (QEC) Laurie Turner said the committee is seeking of Regents and other college governing to put bodies. time you improve there is another stage of improvement a faculty member on the Board of Adamson said his report Governors and other will suggest changes to the to be achieved... you keep trying to be better." major college committees. governing structure. Acting Dean of Business Richard Hook said he sees no "We (QEC) represent faculty and what ' 'We might say there should be we'd like is a member of faculty on problem with having a faculty member on the Board. more input," Turner said. BOG," Adamson said. "Effective governance must be "The question is if administrators don't adequately The committee believes increased faculty participation informed (and) the best way I can think of is to have an represent faculty, how is one faculty member going to will improve the quality of education at active representative on Humber. BOG." adequately represent faculty?" Hook said. The Quality of Education committee was set up the But Adamson admitted that a faculty by member on BOG Thompson said underfunding is responsible for some of faculty union (OPSEU) after the '84 could be a problem. college strike. the educational problems at Humber. Human Studies Instructor Bill Thompson said "BOG is almost our employer. it the com- Is right for an em- He said the Ministry of Colleges and Universities mittee defines classroom overcrowding and lack ployee to sit on the board of an of equip- employer?" doesn't have the money to channel into the colleges. as ment quality of education problems. Vice President Academic Tom Norton said he is "They're running on a big deficit. You can see why its Thompson said a way around the problems is strongly in favor of faculty participation to involve in decision- not likely they're going to throw a big bundle into us." teachers in the decision making process. making but there is no provision for faculty to sit onBOG. SAC may do battle in four lawsuits by Tim Kraan present SAC is now facing some SAC is ready to battle four cre- angry creditors. ditors in court over a $12,000 Steve Weller, owner of Weller debt. Publishing, is demanding more The Voice, a newspaper funded than $3,500 for printing costs. by SAC for three years, folded "We're gonna sue. SAC is without paying its bills and the financially responsible," he said. SAC voted to ignore the credi- tors and "accept the consequ- i iii s i cl t^ ences' ' of legal action at its meet- ing two weeks ago. Barry McCartan of the U of T Varsity, said "that's ridiculous." TTC driver The Varsity is owed more than $500 for typesetting. Acquitted p-2 "I don't think they understand the law," he said. SAC has checked with a lawyer and a vice-president of the col- Parking goes lege. Both are backing SAC, according to President Dara up in Sept p.4 Boyer. Boyer, the only voter in favor of paying the money, says she's ' 'not at all worried" about being sued. Girls focus "I think we have a pretty good case. Why should I be worried?", on film p. 7 she said. Byron Hines, a SAC repre- sentative, said the Voice editors White China are responsible. "If we pay this ($12,000), gets lost p. 12 those people are gonna be getting off scott-free for lousy business management," he said. All the Voice editors have left Humber College but one — Katri Mantysalo, a photography stu- [Humber wins dent. Metro Cup p-17 "Technically, SAC was the publisher," she said. "When I realized at the end of last year that there wasn't going to be enough money to clear the lEye injuries debt, as I was told there would be, I was shocked," she said. \in hockey p^ 8 Weller said "Katri was just an innocent bystander." But he added that "there was a lack of responsibility of everybody con- lirin ,iihI Ionic nected with this group, starting with Katri all the way down to Dara." There's no truth to "The name of Humber College file rumor that Funei^l is going to be MUD," he said. Services is the main "This is the first time I've ever PHOTO BY KEVIN supplier to the had to sue anybody. We spend McINTOSH Humbei^er. good money on paper, materials Wink, wink, nudge, nudge...Say no /nore — Lovely TrishOlsthoom, a Fashion and labor and this is the thanks we Modeling And Related Careers student and ^Miss Motorcycle '86,^ reminds you that Feb. 14 is get?" he asked. Valentine's Day. What are you getting that special sweetheart? Flowers, candies, or ... Ki I «'f'l|(fffm'?»^'«T(«l..,»V. •^«.^^j^,-V.,,;£,,j.,^ "*™n*'.i. r :"'^B?ft^.».| L iwii V- rtvf r*^[.">-tVr.^^.f1r«i^•«M«44^.MnM| *"• SSHSSST??*?' ''''''^?^" 't*i''^' , r'7 Page.2^ Mtmday^Fel). 10, 1986 Coven news CAPS and CHCR battle over airwaves by Wayne Stefan is programmed for CAPS and and Paul McLean wonders why they aren't on more. A lack of communication be- "Everywhere we go we get the tween CAPS management and same response. We play rock into Humber's radio students has kept CAPS and they still don't turn it their radio station, CHCR, off the on," Larke said. airwaves in the student pub. Fabrizio said lie finds nothing The students claim CAPS, until wrong with the programming on last week, had reneged on an CHCR but said the problem was agreement to air the station in the nobody from CHCR sat down student pub weekdays between 8 with him to discuss the situation. a.m. and 2 p.m. He said a few students have asked However, CAPS acting mana- why CHCR isn't on but not ger John Fabrizio said no agree- enough to cause any concern for ment exists between CAPS and CAPS management. CHCR about air time. He said Radio students are disappointed turning on CHCR "isn't any more they aren't getting the exposure important then cleaning up a dirty they should. ashtray." "It really bugs you when you A recent five-day survey of have a good air shift and (in CAPS early morning radio station CAPS) they are listening to selection showed that CHCR is CFNY," McDevitt added. now being played in CAPS four SAC President Dara Boyer was out of five days but not before "too busy" to make a comment 8.30 a.m. Radio staff say the sta- on the matter, but her receptionist tion is supposed to be aired daily said no written agreement was between 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. or a ever made between the students problem could develop between and CAPS. CHCR and its advertisers. McDevitt said that eariier last "We could get in a lot of trou- semester there had been some talk ble (with advertisers) because our that the station may be piped in to contracts say that we are on in the Woodbine Centre, but that the CAPS," radio student Keith cost of the venture would be more McDevitt said. than the college would consider. Fabrizio said a broken amplifier "I'm sure in terms of spirit the was responsible for the absence of school would be behind us, but not CHCR airtime earlier in the year. financially," he said. He said they have been negligent CHCR is heard in the hallway in turning on CHCR because of outside the broadcast booth, in the new personnel but thinks the prob- hallway outside the bookstore, lem will work itself out. and in CAPS. Radio students Radio program coordinator select the music to be played with Stan Larke said the whole station funds from the radio budget. Co-ordinator takes break by Gerald J. Gibbs In an unexpected and sudden decision last week, John Windisman, co-ordinator of the Humber Room at the North campus, took a leave of absence. Windisman, who has taught at Humber for six years, is expected to return in six months to a year. Dave Darker, a close collegue of Windisman's, said Windisman needed a rest because unlike most college faculty, he doesn't get summer holidays "He and his family operate beach-front resorts on Sauble Beach," Darker said. "He's working pretty well all year round. He's been wanting to take a break for some time." Replacing Windisman is Tony Thomas who was a teaching master at Humber from 1979-82 and taught part-time as an instructor since then. Working with students in the Humber Room, he said, is something he's .been looking forward to. "The students here try hard and are very pleasant," said Thomas. "But what we must remember is that it (Humber Room) isn't just a PHOTO BY TIM KRAAN restaurant but it's a classroom and the educational process is what's most StSp right up!— Representatives of Campus Marketing, a U.S.
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