. Faculty union seeks students' • • • at rally "I don't know ho^ a journalist can function in the the quality of education the college will be able to Janet by Keown woik force if they don't have a woikingknowledge of provide over die next five years. A rally protesting the deterioratioii of Humberts political science or Canadian history. They are going **I graduated from Humber 20 years ago and went quality of education will be held on March 21 to sound shallow and they aren't going to be hired," he straight into diird-year university," said Beatty. "That Bryan Beatty, faculty union vice-president, is hop- added. would never be possible now. ing students, faculty and the general public will get A steering committee met last Tuesday to plan the "General elective courses used to be much tougher, involved. He and odiers believe die quality of educa- details. The results of the meeting were not available students would be required to read four or five books tion in the college is being compromised by course by press time. per course. Now they are lucky if they have to read cutbacks. The administration has scheduled meetings with the one." '^Students should be ieally oMicerned," he said. Business and Applied and Creative Arts divisi(ms. Another concern of Beatty *s is die recent 25 per cent "Administration wants to drop i^ysics from Technol- Cuts in th(Me areas are expected to be aimounced then. cut to the communications course. ogy. The Technology advismy committee says if (rfiy- All changes are going beffxe the Board of Governors "Students are going to graduate without enough sics is drqpqped, Humber students won*t be qualified for iqqxoval on Mirch 12. knowledge to be hired," said Beatty. "They will have for woik when they graduate." "Hc^fiilly we can forestall diat until die rally," wasted three years of education." There is also talk of dropping Human Studies elec- Beatty said. Cutbacks are occurring in Technology, Human Stu- tives. The primary concern of Beatty and his coUegues is dies, and co-operative courses at Lakeshore. THURSDAY MARCH 8, 1990 VOL. 18, NO. 20 HUMBER COLLEGE Faculty union in dark future layoffs by George Green Dean of Human Studies, Pame- The number of faculty layoffs la Hanft, was more specific. won't be available until adminis- ' *The status of the part-time and tration gives up its right to remain sessional teachers is not clear at silent. this point," said Hanft. "My esti- "I do know, but I don't want to mate at this time would be a 50 per alarm people. I have to deal with a cent reduction in part-time and worst-case scenario," said Hum- sessional staff in this division." ber President Robert Gordon. According to Hanft there are 15 ''By and large the numbers are teachers that fall within this categ- there." ory in the humanities faculty. The "worst-case" scenario According to Huot there is no Gordon alludes to is a $2 million consultation with administration shortfall in required revenue for regarding cuts in divisions, mak- the college. ing things difficult for people like "We just don't have enough Hanft who have to make the deci- money to operate as we would sion of who stays and who goes, like. We are not allowed to run then tell them. deficits. Until we turn the comer "You are told to cut and that's on new revenues, new programs, it," Huot said. and changes in the government Hanft said, the cut to her divi- grant formula, we just have to do sion amounts to about $350,000, the job," Gordon said. but no layoff notices have been "It's not pleasant, it's not easy handed out yet. and it's not just a numbers game. "We are going to be able to We've tried to avoid the human come in on target without any full- anguish and difficulty." time staff layoffs in this divi- niOTO BY JOEL ROBERTSON Faculty Union President John sion," she said. Msy I hOVB this dOnCO? — number's Mark Bracken remained standing even after a Huot would not divulge hard fi- The part-time and sessional Sheridan Bruin was sent flying into him. The Hawks shattered the Bruin's dreams winning the game 7-3 gures pertaining to layoffs, but faculty members will not be in- to advance to the OCAA finals against the Georgian Grizzlies. says it isn't because he wouldn't formed of layoffs until contracts like to. run out in mid to late May. "As of now there is no informa- "We have always told people tion that we can divulge. The con- that these are not very secure posi- tract permits the college adminis- tions," said Hanft. "We try to get tration to demand silence, which them into full-time positions as Humber administration throws out they have done. But we think the they become available." faculty should know," he said. Gordon maintains an "across- Huot maintains there is a large the-board" cut to all divisions mandatory residence meal plan credibility gap between adminis- would not be equitable. Programs tration and faculty. which are not as strong as others or by Tamara de la Vega "Without detailed financial are getting expensive to operate announced students at the new re- eat at The Pipe." at the sidence would be required to join a cost for the three different data regarding how the college are examined. It is then left to each The meal plan new resi- The new meal program diat would pro- plans will handles its budget, we simply can- dean and respective staff to look at dence will no longer be manda- meal remain the same vide a greater variety * not believe curriculum cuts and the best ways to save money for tory. of foods and and a 'limited amount of SCO layoffs are the only serious ways the division. Vice-President of Administra- weekend services. plans will be available on a first While students welcomed the first of resolving the deficit," Huot "We aren't the only college in tion John Saso announced stu- come serve basis," said said. this situation," Gordon said. dents will not be forced to buy a wider service, they became en- Saso." meal plan in to live in raged at the possibility of having Students opt for the meal Faculty union Vice-President "Some have taken it on the chin order the who residence. to pay up front for meals, tuition, plan will ^till be required to pay up Bryan Beatty said: "Full-time and we've been able to stave it off * faculty positions are definitely for three years of budget cuts." *We are looking at the possibil- and residence fees. front, but Uiere are some benefits. ity of offering it (the threatened despite rumours that He said this is positive con- meal plan) to According to Saso the meal "You can get a well-balanced layotfs will be restricted to part- sidering layoffs have been anyone," Saso said. plan will be optional and "if you meal plan ami there is no provin- time and sessional." avoided until now. Two weeks ago it was don't like the food diere you can cial sales tax," Saso said. ' Pafe 2 Thursday, March 8, 1990 Coven Students miss OSAP assistance ly. I spent by Cathy Hingley dent Assistance Program (OSAP) money for these refunds will confie the week between terms to get a job getting out of school so are eligible to apply for an addi- from a general pool. "Each year calling my MPP and several col- The month-long teachers' late. I'm sure other students are in tional sum of money. there is an alotment of money for leges trying to fmd out about this strike in October has resulted in ,my situation. the OSAP program. Some years grant and possible options for my- discrimination against the 6,500 Rob Wooler, Communications "We are receiving approx- there is a portion not used and it is self. If they don't want the money, Humber students who did not Assistant to Ontario's Education imately five applications for saved for situations such as I certainly need it!" qualify for student loans. Minister, says this is "a decision emergency loans each day," said these," Anderson is concerned about The four-week 'break' adverse- the Cabinet made that those stu- Pat Scrase. The maximum loan is Wooler said that all grants will her prospects for next year. The ly affected all students attending dents on assistance may need extra $250 and although the office is ' be calculated according to the shortened summer break gives her community colleges in Ontario. help to make it through the year. willing to be fairly lenient in ex- situation of each individual stu- very little opportunity to save However, relatively few will re- One of several of Humber stu- treme cases, Scrase cautions that dent. He explains that all OSAP money for fall tuition and resi- ceive fmancial compensation for dents who resent this policy is after a warning, if a student is late students are given money for a dence fees. expenses incurred while teachers first-year Marketing student Tere- with payments their name will be certain number of trips home dur- "I'm not even sure I'll be able were on the picket line. sa Anderson. *'Why is all the con- turned over to a collection agency. ing the year. This grant will' in- Only those students who have sideration being given to students clude "coverage for an additional received loans or grants from the already receiving money? I was trip home, therefore the amount government under Ontario's Stu- affected by the strike, too, and I'm Charges laid will vary from student to stu- having a hell of time trying to dent," said Wooler.