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Vol. 60 No. 3 University of California, Santa Barbara Tuesday, July 3,1979 Departments Face Systems Review By MICHELLE TOGUT. would be lost and new jobs could The physical activities depart possibly be added though that was ment and the department of unlikely. However, he claimed athletics and leisure services will there were a couple of vacancies be undergoing an administrative within the P.A. department “we review Vice-Chancellor Edward are reluctant to fill if the needs Birch and Dean of the College of aren’t still the same. Letters and Science David Currently the P.A. department Sphrecher announced at a special and the department of Leisure staff meeting of the P.A. depart Services are separate. The P.A. ment Thursday. department handles physical Conducted by the campus In activities classes and is under the formations Systems under Prin jurisdiction of Dean Sprecher, cipal Systems Analyst Robert while Athletics and Leisure Ser Kuntz, the review was requested vices include intramurals, inter by Sprecher and Birch to examine collegiate athletics and recreation staffing within both departments and are overseen by Birch. as a combined unit. Sprecher, at the meeting com Birch told those who attended mented that he wanted to see “ how Diablo Rally Draws Crowd the staff meeting that because of the two departments meshed, to the “anxiety and problems within attempt to find out how the needs By CYNTHIA PUTNAM the Athletics Department within are being met.” An estimated 40,000 anti-nuke ralliers congregated the past year” the meetingwas Birch said that since Sprecher in San Luis Obispo Saturday to protest licensing of called to explain the situation. was new at his position as dean of the nearby Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. According to Birch, the review Letters and Sciences and he was Coming from all parts of the country, the work will examine the ad fairly new at his vice-chancellor predominantly young crowd lounged in the sun and ministrative staff and had nothing position,“ it was time we took a listened to over 40 speakers and performers. While §? to do with the teaching ability of good look at it ( the departments).” celebrities such as Governor Jerry Brown, Daniel S the instructors employed by the He added that while the review Ellsberg and Jackson Browne drew enthusiastic H P.A. department. (Please turn to p. 3., col.t) applause, several speakers noted that the significant B Assistant Vice-Chancellor Ernie attraction was the crowd, whose presence B Zomalt explained that the review highlighted the revitalization of grassroot struggles * process consisted of looking at Stock Named as for civilian influence on government policy. each individual position and the In an unscheduled appearance. Governor Brown |j| responsiblities of that position. The Physical Activities fortified his previous requests for a Diablo licensing ” degree to which each position was moratorium by calling upon the Nuclear Regulatory involved with the P.A. department Commission to deny PG E approval to operate the | and intercollegiate activities Department Chair Diablo Canyon power plant. “ I personally intend to ||| would also be examined. pursue every avènue of appeal if the Nuclear m Job descriptions would be Patricia Stock, associate Regulatory Commission ignores this community” I studied first, and then the actual supervisor of the physical. ac and licenses the Diablo Canyon plant, the governor 31 work flow for each position would tivities department, has been said. The audience cheered and chanted "No nukes, ■ be reviewed. ZomalL added that named to replace Al Negratti as no nukes," as Brown declared “No on Diablo I I examining the budget would also chair of the P.A. department. Canyon.” be involved in the review process Stock’s appointment was of Members of the Abalone Alliance, the anti-nuclear * ‘but to a lesser extent. ’ ’ ficially approved by Vice- group which organized the rally, hesitated to allow At the meeting, Birch stressed Chancellor for Academic Affairs Brown stage time unless he agreed to invoke his the idea that reviews of this type Robert Michaelsen on June 29,1979 and she assumed her post on July emergency powers to thwart Diablo Canyon plant 40,000 peaceful protesters gathered near were not unusual, and Zomalt said licensing. After an hour-long conference, negotiators that such reviews “happen from 1,1979. reached a settlement and Brown addressed the San Luis Obispo this past Saturday in the time to time across the univer David Sprecher, dean of the crowd. But in a pre-stage press conference, the largest anti-nuclear rally ever held on the sity.” College of Letters and Science <Please turn to p. 2., col.l ) West Coast. Birch also said that no jobs recommended that Stock be ap pointed as chair of the P.A. Student Health Advisory Committee Meets department for one year only. “We need sometime to look at our options,” Sprecher said, ex plaining that the P.A. department To Rework Proposed Center Changes was currently being examined. Sprecher said that he consulted By MICHELLE TOGUT which subsequently caused 25 19 nurses losing their jobs was a of the closure of the bed-patient with individuals within the Due to the recent reorganization personnel connect with that clinic “ bit of a misconception” because clinic. She explained that SHAC department before recommending of the Student Health Center, the to lose their jobs. Among these several of these nurses were part- was now working with the changes Stock. He said he chose her Student Health Advisory Com personnel were 19 nurses and while time workers already. to provide the best possible care. because she was qualified for the mittee will be meeting this sum four liscensed vocational nurses Spokespersons for the nurses, According to a set of guidelines job and had departmental support. mer to discuss and rework were later rehired, six of the however, claim that many of the members of SHAC have been proposed changes. nurses who lost their jobs have nurses who lost their jobs were working on, the purpose of the Stock replaces Negratti who According to Anne Carrington, a filed a grievance against the middle-aged, in the middle of their committee “ is to examine, resigned the P.A. chair on June 1, spokesperson for SHAC, “ the goal university, claiming that the careers and would be adversely evaluate and advise policy and all 1979 after serving four years in the of the changes at Student Health manner in which they were ter affected by the lay-off decision. other issues relevant to the position. He will still maintain his has been to improve or maintain minated violated university policy. Carrington said that the ter operation of the Student Health position as chair of Athletics and the quality of care to the students.” Carrington said that the figure of minations were necessary because ( Please turn to p. 3., col.l) Leisure Services. Included in these changes are: --expansion' of full out-patient services to weekend hours from 8 E/R Requirements Waived a.m. to 5 p.m., including the laboratory and x-ray clinics; By CYNTHIA PUTNAM backfilled with rubble. --extension of Health Center In an effort to protect the beach cliffs Hodgett predicts that although con hours from 6-10 p.m. for nursing from further erosion this winter, the State struction away from the base violates the care and referal as necessary; Coastal Commission has waived the commission's permit, officials will not -utilization of flexible nursing usually required Environmental Impact remove the fence. In the future, engineers care for acute medical problems Report for coastal areas to permit con will use different equipment or a revised not requiring hospitalization after struction of a temporary wooden sea fence plan for the fence construction. hours; . in front of four Isla Vista properties. Presently, ’ county planners are -use of a public outreach nurse Winter waves and storm run-off have reviewing alternative means of slowing to visit patients in living situations gradually eaten away the cliffs in the 6700 bluff disintegration. Originally, beach to provide follow-up care on a block of Del Playa and continued erosion front land owners requested formation of physicians referal; endangers the properties resting on the an assessment district to tax themselves -funding of physical therapy; crumbling earth. Last winter, some for maintenance of a permanent seawall. and. porches along the cliffs collapsed. The proposed wall-would have been made -holding becis al GoleTa Valley According to Amy Hodgett of 1VCC, the of boulders and would have obliterated the Hospital for patients who need Coastal Commission approved plans for a beach, but opposition from the IVCC and some care but do not want to be wooden bulkhead which began at the cliff other groups prevented the beach ob admitted to the hospital. base. However, technical problems with struction. One of t.ie major backhoe machinery prevented digging According to Dev Vrat of the Depart reorgani/.ational changes to occur next to the base. The space created by the ment of Environmental Resources. at the Health Center was the fence and the cliff's backward slant was < P le a s e turn to p. 3., c o l . l ) closing of the bed patient clinic. PAGB 2 DAILY NEXUS TUBSDA Y, JU L Y 3. 1979 Speakers Highlight Diablo Rally ( Continued from p. 1) Wind.” Carrying their trash with them, the ralliers governor said he was not sure if he could wield his dispersed. Some had to walk over two miles to reach emergency powers to block licensing. their vehicles. Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is nearly Law enforcement officials, whose chief duty was to completed and rests two and one half miles from an manage traffic, maintained a low profile throughout active earthquake fault.