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PANDORA'S BOX Volume 13, Number 8 YORK COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK JAMAICA, QUEENS Wednesday, March 19, 1975 Green Light for York Construction INSIDE Reprinted by permi$sion of C.U.N.Y. Voice Construction on the $50 million million for excavation and York College campus should begin foundations would expire. If that' within weeks following a last happened, new bids would have to Senate Nomination Forms p. 2 minute break in an- impasse be let resulting in delays and between City and State authorities higher bids. which threatened to delays con- On the following day, however, struction and increase costs. the Dormitory Authority was News for Vets p. 3, 4 The controversy developed over instructed by the Governor's office the subject of minority con- to follow Executive Order 71 and struction hiring practices. Under Administrative Director William ^ , , _-^ an order issued by former Shakey signed the transfer of City Governor Malcolm Wilson, the land which is bounded by Liberty State Dormitory Authority, which Avenue, 160 Street and the Long floats bonds for CUNY con- Island Railroad tracks struction, is required to follow the According to Vice Chancellor so-caffed-: "New fork Plan." for Campus Planning and Community Work However, as a condition for Development Peter Spiridon, the deeding the 50-acre site to the problem was the result of, "a State, the Board of Estimate change of administration," and required that Executive Order 71, that the University knew the the City's plan which replaced the problem was going to develop, New York Plan during the Lindsay "months ago." Gains College administration, be followed. Spiridon also indicated that a Although the two plans are similar problem involving Borough quite similar, it is generally felt of Manhattan Community College that Executive Order 71 is the cropped up in Fall, 1974 and at the more desirable from the minority time the City capitulated and point of view. accepted the New York State Plan. Credit Here It was revealed at the February Will this problem occur with 24 meeting of the Board of Higher other . campus construction Education that only five x days projects in the future? "I hope remained before a bid of $2.2 not." commented Spiridon. Med School in Doubt by AI Palmieri A proposal has been made by Long Island Jewish Hospital that Plans for the proposed medi- CUNY set up an internship pro- cal school for Queens are still gram at Long Island Jewish as uncertain and will remain so does Stonybrook. until a decision is made by the Many members of the com- New York City Health and munities of Queens oppose this Hospital Corporation concerning plan because Long Island Jewish the construction of a new straddles the Queens-Nassau Queens Hospital Center. border and is not oriented The plan for a new hospital is toward Queens. They would endorsed by the comprehensive rather see the medical school set Health Planning Board for up in Central Queens. Central and Southeast Queens. The proposed new hospital The alternative to this is the would provide internship for the by Bessie Wright York College administration. minimum of three years of in- renovation of the aging Queens planned Medical School. After some discussion of the tensive community experience General Hospital. Either renova- The leading advantage of a The Community Professional Community Professional con- (paid or voluntary). tion of the old hospital or a Medical School at York would Program, which was started at cept and the possibilities it had, The plans were ratified by the totally new facility would cost be "that it would bring in higher York College approximately an initial plan for the incep- senate and Board of Higher Edu- between 80 and 100 million quality students to York" four years ago, exists for the tion of this program was drawn cation and is presently being im- dollars. according to Lynn Giardina. purpose of giving adults who up. plemented at York College. The If the Board of Directors of Other advantages would be com- have done much to enhance the The Community Professional advisory committee consists of the Health and Hospital Corpo- munity prestige and the provi- growth of their communities a advisory committee recom- faculty, students in the program, ration decides on a new facility sion of health services. chance to enter college and gain mended admissions and life ex- and members of the community. it must still decide on the loca- On the other hand a Medical life experience credits in recogni- perience committee guidelines. Students may apply to the tion for it. South Jamaicans School could cause a severe tion for their work. Representa- The requirements include: (1) program for admission to York would like to see the new drain on York's limited funds tives of organizations from the adults, 25 years or older (2) high or they may apply at any time facility built on a site adjacent and could add to interdepart- local community brought the school graduates (diploma or prior to the completion of 72 to the York College Campus. mental rivalry at York. idea of such a program to the equivalent) (3) adults with a (Continued on page 4) Page 2 PANDORA'S BOX March 19,1975 PANDORA'S BOX Student Senate Elections David Hojda < Editor in Chief News and Feature Editor Must Be Held Again Eugene Delgaudio, Jr Managing Editor Franz H. Troppenz Business Manager WHAT IS THE YORK Michael Esposito Copy Editor COLLEGE SENATE? WHO CAN VOTE? WHO CAN RUN? Warren S. Levine Sports Editor Steven Sid . Photo The York College Senate is made Every student is asked to vote in If you have a 2.0 index, ,("C") Helen Moore Sorvillo Arts up of students, faculty, and ad- the upcoming election. The and you are a full-time student ministrators. Each member is more of us that vote, the more (12 credits or the equivalent in News and Feature Staff equal because each has one vote. senators we will have represent- class hours), you can run. Jack Katzanek, Mary Lewis, Maura McDermott, Craig Robertson, Ruben Saenz de viteri, John Shields, Kenneth ing us. Regardless of your index Smith, Bernard Tittman, Monica Troy, Michael Metelenis, The Senate sets all the re- or class, you are allowed to vote; Senate meetings are held at least Derek Bunyan, Luis Diaz, Marlene Valenti, Nina Deluce, Al quirements for the college. It is please exercise your right By do- once a month, usually at 6:00 Palmieri responsible for determining ing so. The election will be held P.M., in the Main Bldg. or the matters such as what courses are in mid November and informa- Humanities Bldg. in Jamaica. Sports Staff offered at the college, what tion will be given as to when and Only run for the Senate if you Richard Muhlenbruck, Danny Panagidis, Lenny Allen, Mary courses are required for gradua- where to vote. can be available for the Hayes, Connie Foreman, Jackie Ellis, Jay Lonschein, Wally tion, how many pass-fail courses meetings. Hausdorf, Eugenia Hoyle. one- can take, the dead-line date for dropping courses, and prac- tically any other matter you can think of that affects the educa- tion students receive at York. Keep A Good Thing Going! Run For The Student Senate Nomination Petition Candidate's Name: Pandora's welcomes your editorial comments, in the form Address- .Social Security No.. of letters to the Editor. Letters must be typed and signed in Major. .Class & Cur. No.. full. Names will be withheld on request. We will try to publish as matty different opinion on a variety of subjects Candidates must have a 2.0 (or over) index and collect twenty-five(25) student signatures on as space allows. Address your comments to Pandora's Box, the below nominating petition. Nomination Petitions should be turned into the student caucus of 15(M4 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, N.Y. 11432. the York College Legislative Committee in Room 420 of the Main Building. Deadlines will be posted at all entrances of York College buildings. Pandora's Box is a member of Intercollegiate News Service, We feel the aforementioned candidate should be on the election ballot. Free Campus News Service, and College Press Service. Name Social Security No. Not responsible for typographical errors beyond the cost of the space occupied. 1 Not responsible for the claims made in printed advertisements. 2 ; ; 3.. 4.. 5.. 6.. Pandora's 7.. 8.. 9.. Box 10.. 11.. 12.. Meeting: 13.. 14.. 15.. April 2nd, 1975 16.. 17.. 11:00 A.M. 18.. 19.. Room 420E 20.. 21.. 22.. All Staff Members 23.. 24.. MUST Attend 25.-. Bring your petitions to Room 420 of the Main Building. March 19,1975 PANDORA'S BOX Page 3 Board Further Vets Get Re-allocates Organized Surplus Funds by Ruben Saenz de Viteri tion. To date, he has refused any Pandora's Box is publishing service. Several mistakes were •', The newly formed Veterans' en masse exemption of the the Minutes of the March 7th, made by the Funding Board at \ Club, of York College, met for veterans, explaining that he its February 5th meeting, and i the second time on Wednesday thinks that the Phys. Ed. pro- 1975 Meeting of the Student were corrected at the emergency ; March 5th and for the second gram at York has more to offer Funding Board as a public March 7th meeting. time the club's meeting was than just a gym class. He holds . attended by less than 15 of the the position that some courses | 416 veterans in the school. offered at York are skill-teaching NEW BUSINESS This handful of people did, rather than just exercise classes.

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