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WCC’s Android ‘Global Explosion: wireless gadgets initiative’ outnumber human race C1 B3 COURTESY PHOTO NASA THE January 14, 2013 Washtenaw Community College washtenawvoice.com Volume 19, Issue 9 Ann Arbor, Michigan @washtenawvoice WCC officialsVOICE applaud governor’s gun law veto Campus officials members of the national, grassroots organization, lobbied to push Senate assert that guns have Bill 59 through the state legislature no place at WCC and allow concealed carry permit holders to bring their guns onto col- By ADRIAN HEDDEN lege campuses and other previously Managing Editor defined pistol free zones. Necessitating greater standard- As Reid Smith traverses downtown ized requirements and fees for CPLs, Detroit, attending classes at Wayne as well as transferring responsibility State University deep into the dark- for the administration of gun licenses BENJAMIN KNAUSS THE WASHTENAW VOICE ness of night, he is unarmed and fears to Michigan State Police, SCC hoped his safety is at risk. the bill would expand the rights of li- Living Ruins: Residents at Ypsilanti’s Schooner Cove apartment complex sift through rubble like this after a Jan. 7 fire. “I have to walk from the school to censed gun holders and create greater my apartment every day,” Smith said. convenience in the tracking of law- “I have no recourse. There’s no area in abiding licensees. the world that I would feel comfort- But when Republican Gov. Rick Sifting through the ashes able with a pistol free zone.” Snyder vetoed the bill on Tuesday, Dec. The 25-year-old medical student 18, in the wake of a tragic shooting at By ANNA ELIAS pot? Residents could only hope they don’t call me during the day for any- and resident of downtown Detroit pos- Sandy Hook Elementary School in Staff Writer were not the source of the early af- thing,” said Schooner Cove resident sesses a legal Concealed Pistol License, Newtown, Conn. just days prior, Smith ternoon fire last week as they called Joelen Kersten. “They said, ‘Okay, but as he travels between the campus was dismayed that his rights would As flames consumed the roommates to alert them of the in- there’s been a fire and we just wanted of WSU and a nearby hospital, both have to wait. Schooner Cove apartment build- ferno, crossing their fingers that their to make sure that everyone was out of state-mandated pistol free zones, he is “While we must vigilantly protect ing in Ypsilanti Township, tenants friends were not at home. the building.’” unable to enjoy the liberties afforded the rights of law-abiding firearms own- had many nervous thoughts run- “I was at work, it was just before The cause of the Jan. 7 fire is to other CPL holders. ers, we must also ensure the right of ning through their minds. one o’clock, I was working with a cli- “They’re on your honor pistol free designated public entities to exercise Had they turned off the oven? ent and I saw that my cell phone rang FIRE zones,” Smith said. “I know for a fact their best discretion in matters of safe- Had they unplugged the coffee and it was the apartments. I know they CONTINUED A6 that criminals carry in these areas. The ty and security,” Snyder said in a press only enforcement is that the govern- release. “These public venues need Voice staffer’s possesions destroyed in blaze, but his reporter’s instinct lives on. Knauss A5 ment trusts us to obey laws. Criminals clear legal authority to ban firearms on make their business of breaking laws their premises if they see fit to do so.” and campus security isn’t going to help. According to Smith, Snyder’s deci- “They just clean up messes.” sion came about when negotiations As Midwest Regional Director of Many factors drive faculty pay Students for Concealed Carry, Smith, GUN LAW along with more than 40,000 student CONTINUED A5 Competitive salaries ease bargaining ten- sion, officials say By ADRIAN HEDDEN Managing Editor While Washtenaw Community College’s faculty salaries can’t com- pete with Big Ten universities and other prestigious schools, they are competitive with Eastern Michigan University and rank among the high- est for community colleges in South East Michigan. According to a survey curated by Voice staff comparing average annual pay rates for full-time instructors dur- PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHARLES MANLEY THE WASHTENAW VOICE ing the 2012-13 academic year, WCC is paying its instructors an average of $69,938 this year. Salaries have re- Students hail new Social mained uncontroversial during union negotiations since the early 1990s, according to chief negotiator for the Media protection law teacher’s union and history instructor David Fitzpatrick. By MARIA RIGOU an employer or institution cannot Fitzpatrick has led negotiations on Staff Writer require an employee or a student faculty pay for three contracts during to provide them with usernames or his employment at WCC. A four-year Keshia Bass hates the idea of hav- passwords for sites like Facebook and ing to share her social media account Twitter. It lays down three straightfor- PAY ILLUSTRATION BY GEORGE O’DONOVAN THE WASHTENAW VOICE information with potential employers. ward prohibitions. CONTINUED A6 “It’s invasion of privacy,” the First, employers and institutions 29-year-old teaching major from Ann cannot ask applicants or employees for Arbor said. “I don’t like that at all.” the username and password or other But now she doesn’t have to do it. login information to gain access to any Search for CFO taking longer than predicted Employers and schools in Michigan of the individual’s accounts. are no longer permitted to ask employ- Second, the Act prohibits employ- college is expanding its search and terms of Hardy’s resignation and sta- ees and students for login informa- ers and institutions from asking ap- hopes to place someone in the position tus with the college were declined. He tion to their personal social media plicants, employees or students to By ADRIAN HEDDEN within the next month or two. referred reporters to the college’s pub- accounts. “allow observation of” their account, Managing Editor “Currently, there are no candidates lic relations office. A bill passed in mid-December, a practice commonly called “shoul- for the position.” After he resigned over Thanksgiving signed by Gov. Rick Snyder and in- der surfing.” Washtenaw Community College An active job posting now on the break in late November, Hardy has troduced by state Rep. Aric Nesbitt, Finally, this law prohibits employ- continues its search for a new vice college’s website since December been unavailable for comment despite R-Lawton “prohibits employers and ers and institutions from asking ap- president of Finance that began last reads that applicants must have numerous phone calls and emails from educational institutions from requir- plicants, employees or students to month after Steven Hardy tendered earned a master’s degree in finance, Voice staff. No one was home when ing certain individuals to grant access “grant access to” their personal ac- his resignation in November – ef- business administration or a related reporters stopped by his Ann Arbor to, allow observation of, or disclose counts, therefore barring employers fective on Aug. 1, 2013, following a field. residence in early December. information that allows access to from reviewing content without ask- paid leave of absence. According to Vice President of Lynn Martin, the college’s control- or observation of personal internet ing for login credentials and without WCC President Rose Bellanca Human Resources Douglas Kruzel ler since 2008 has been filling in for accounts.” “shoulder surfing.” originally said she hoped to plan last month, Hardy is not required to Hardy on a day-to-day basis since he Gov. Snyder said in a press re- Recently, in Astoria, Ore., an to fill the vacancy by Jan. 22, but fulfill any duties to the college dur- left his post in November. lease that “potential employees and 18-year-old was caught in a hit-and- according to Associate Director of ing the interim. He will continue to “It’s big shoes to fill,” Martin said. students should be judged on their run accident after airing his drunk Public Affairs Janet Hawkins that be paid, collecting about $90,000 of “But I’ll do whatever I can to support skills and abilities, not private online driving on Facebook. will not be the case. his annual salary of $135,000 until his the college.” activity.” “The position will not be filled resignation becomes effective. Martin said she had no intention This bill, known as the “Internet SOCIAL MEDIA before the end of the month,” Requests by The Voice to interview of applying for the position as vice Privacy Protection Act,” means that CONTINUED A5 Hawkins said in an email. “The Kruzel to ask him to elaborate on the president. A2 January 14, 2013 News The Washtenaw Voice “Coming to Siena Heights was the best decision I’ve ever made. My advisor and I worked together to set up a plan so that I graduate on time and I even received scholarships for my artwork. 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