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VOLUME LV, NUMBER 11 DREXEL UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA PA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1979 Joblin cuts student patrol hours in half by Mark Lipiu and Chnstophnr Holden Due to a rf'cent dpcisjon, the As one Student (iuard recently tends to do everything he can to student patrol hours in Creese pul It. "We students care alot minimize the impact of this upon Student Center ('(' have b«fen more about this building We the Student F’atrol They’re very from 256 to 12« hours per week. keep It secure It's, our building effective for registration, large Kd Smith, Director of S<'curity and we want it this way It's a gatherings, social events and in said, “the decision was made by student building " Dr Joblin the C S C C on a daily basis " Dr Arthur .Johlln, Vice-President feels that. "The Student Patrol Smith confirmed that there of Student Affairs has done an excellent job They would tx" a reduction of Student When asked whether 15 guards have a place here They will Patrol working hours on the K had been laid off, Steve Allen, continue to b«' excellent " shift in C SC C He said, 1 do Asst Manager of { 'S C C in have plans to utilize them in other New Training charge of the Student F’alrol. areas " Smith was unable to replied, "I had a Student I’ntrol We w ill require a Wells Fargo utilize them in other area meeting tonight lo speak atx)ut generate<i Iraining program for Smith confirmed that there the restrucuring of the Student the Student Patrolman for things would tx- a reduction of Studcnl I’atrol In short, one Student like fires, injuries, etc " "I Ihink Patrol working hours on the K I’atrolman per shift will tx' the Student Patrol is doing a fine shift in (' S C C Me said. "I do replaced with a Wells Kargo job and Wells I-'argo is doing a tiave plans to utilize them in other guard in the complex This fine job,' slatiHl Joblin ar*‘as " .Smith was unable to constituted the layoffs' as there predict how many hours this Dr Joblin said hiring of were not enough availatile shifts would constitute Smith disclost*d Strike Possible Student (Uiards in the future will for (hose students lo work The that ho received notification that hy Mark Lipit/ the major medical, it's only a tie handled as follows A small Student I’atrnl will now he under he was laking over the Student Drexel I'niversity operating couple of pennies per man per ad hix- committee in the Office of the supervision of Drexel Patrol less than 24 hours before enginiHTS and the administration month extra, according to our StudenI Affairs will recruit, Security, from which this change he was contact«»d by the Triangel are in negotiatioas for a contract union's figures." accept applications screen and in prtK'cdure arose, rather than on Wediit>sday renewal A strike at 12 01 A M. On Tuesday night, the source (x'ing managed predominantly make r<-commendations to K<) Oct 1 could occur if the disclosed. 'They haven’t talked "1 don 1 know how m any from within the complex This is Smith The committee will negotiations break down The money yet, just Blue Cross. Blue all I know at the present time ' consist of Col Conway. Director guards there are I don't know Dl'operating engineers are Shield and benefits. Basically even who they are I haven't seen "All I've decided is that on of (■ S C C and committee requesting the exact same pay they’re wasting this last week a roster of the guards I haven't OctohKT I, the Student Patrols chairm an. Dean of Students scale as the University of Penn- and not even talking about the set up a work schedule of specific will 1k“ responsible to Smith.” (D<*an Hallam) and commitlw' -sylvania operating engineers, important issues.” Kuards yet This is brand new and slated Joblin “Well get a chairman. Dean of Students according to Bill Faust, Shop According to Bill Faust, (Shop dean Hallam' and the S(-nior tentative I'm just taking over precise, defined structuring of Steward for D ll operating Steward for the D.U. operating StudenI Patrol fH>rson. who will this " the Student Patrol's and Wells engineers engineers), "Things don't look maintain payroll record Smith said. These changes Kargo's resources " He added, The U of P operating good, but they don’t look that bad. are made at the administrative 'We want a single, unified chain engineers have a contract for We have room yet to bargain O ld T raining level This is a management of command " $7 79 hour until June 1980 D U There's been no movement on the ... j . ■ . decision thcvve made. 1 have to In (he past, students wishing to operating engineers currently company’s part at all. yet we Student Guards Purpose iH-come S(udent Guards undergo ^ receive $6 95/hour hope there will be movement a fairly rigorous training First, a he Bill Faust, Shop Steward for the before the Sunday night Drexel has used student pr.».pective candid;j^^e must pass student has teen fired by D U operating engineers, said, deadline.” Tony Britt, the Guards to protect the C’.S C.C a psychological battery test "We put this up (the $6.95 to assistant D.U. Shop Steward since April 1976. Uising students specially formulated for the job. $7 79/hour raise) ■ it's debatable said, "If there’s no movement on as guards at Drexel began after a Fire and safety training is con- and there's a lot room in between Drexel’s part we foresee some rash of burglaries occurred, was brought on by our ducted by the Philadelphia F re .e^gniUon of the new' Weli; for negotiation. We're simply trouble." including the loss of a 750 dollar Department as a require^d part of getting flat no's on everything- Faust said that negotiations color television set. Dr. Edward even things that wouldn’t cost the were behind of the time schedule McGuire, V.P. for Student Af he traming...Hna ly. there are sparked an opportunity to review ^ree training shifts which must we’re doing ' with the company anything. of the negotiations held in 1977. fairs prior to Dr. Joblin, believed made by a candidate, in which O ration. Of A confidential source revealed, "'At this time, we had yes’s on a that student guards would have he makes the rounds with two ^ administration "There were 40 proposals, most couple of things — we had a lot of more incentive to guard C.S.C.C. Student Guards, As one guard put « periodically . ” of which did not involve money things cleared up. When asked than guards from outside the that were flatly refused by whether or not there would be an school." sn.din'. c T rH ” ' ^sked why the presence of the become a Studeng Guard. Mueller” (Mueller is the extension to the deadline, Faust In that same year, Col. Conway said. "No way I "'There will be no "We get a lot of applicants, so necessary in C.S.C.*^., Dr. Joblin director of Drexel’s physical said, "This has been the extension because with all the we screen them and take about a said, "This building attracts plant I "He said no to them all culmination of a series of oc offers and all the things we put in third. If they can’t be called in on more people than any other on one week ago Today (9/24) we currences that have led to our front of them, all we've had is short notice, they’re out. If they campus. There is a constant flow tried to bring up salary. ' ’ questioning the effectiveness of no’s so far. " canOt keep the ghours, they’re of people in and out. We want a Faust continued, 'For security in the complex. At the Britt stated, "They’ve had out. They must complete the fulltim e presence of these example, we want to take our time of the theft, there were two plenty of time to get together three training shifts to our professional guards. In difficult vacations one day at a time, Burns security guards in the their offers to us. Our first satisfaction. It’s a drill session, situations, (i.e. intruders), it’s which another union here is complex." negotiating session was August Kven if they don’t meet with our the Wells Fargo guard who has to doing. It would be too much work 28. An extension at this point satisfication after they’ve been take charge.” for them to give it to us. He made taken on, they’re out.” up a list of what we would have to wouldn’t do us any good — there Wells Fargo do. Our wife would have to be in is no incentive for an extension. Swimmer dies 'ITie only way you would give an Commendations Although the Wells Fargo critical condition in the hospital before we could get one day extnesion is if one issue was tying in accident The Student Guards have been force has only been vacations. That’s ridiculous. If things up. If Sunday night, and commended a number of times, oper^^ing at Drexel for a few my wife is sick, I’m going home. I you’re still gar apart, it wouldn’t Jack McGinley, Kast Coast U st vear, there was a bomb months.