VOL. 4, NO. 14 BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Paramus, N.J. 07652 Students React to Overcrowdin-g ,Administration Talks W;'th Students Students On Friday, Nov. 17, two B.C.C. students, Ron Bezich and Meet Shelly Shultz aired the grievances of a majority of the College Students, at a meeting of the College Board of Trustees. The two students asked the trustees for an explanation concerning some With rumors and reports they had heard about the overcrowded con- ' ditions in Building E, and the possibility of occupying the New Freeholders Site. At the meeting, the Board announced the decision to grant A group of Bergen Community Glenwal Construction (the general Contractor) another extension, College students attended a until Dec. S. recent meeting of the Bergen College President Silverman then explained that in order to County Board of Freeholders to alleviate the need for student lounge space as well as offices in complain about inadequatefacili­ Building E, three trailers will be added, two of these trailers will ties at the school. serve as classrooms. This would free the multi-purpose room Ronald Bezich, a spokesman from all but two classes, one in the morning, and one at fo ur for the group, told the board that o'clock. The multi-purpose room will then serve as a lounge for a new building had been scheduled the students. The third trailer is to contain unassigned faculty to be completed in September, desks for use by faculty for student conferences. and that no member of the student After Ron Bezich pointed out that the students have received body had been informed of the almost no information concerning the New building, or concerning reasons for the delay or told what was being done about the over populated building E, Silverman when to expect the facility to agreed that a meeting between student and Administration be set open. up. The President promised after a formal request had been made, and a time and place decided upon. , Mr. Bezich told the board that Trustee Eugene Jacobson. defended the Board actions of admit­ the temporary building in which ting 1,000 extra students in September. Jacobson said it was a good the majority of classes and ac­ decision, even though it had been a calculated risk because more tivities are held has a leaking Students meet Soard of Trustees students had a chance to advance their education. At this point roof, a small cafeteria with only Silverman joined in and said that given the same circulBtances, two tables and no lounge facili­ Hoebel, who was re-elected for ments have developed over who they would do it all again and give the educational opportunity to ties for the student body and that a third term as a Republican is to pay electric bills incured those who otherwise might not have had it. the present library facility is freeholder, agreed thatthe situa­ during the construction and col­ Although there has been no change in the Contract talks with small and completely inadequate tion at the college is frustrat­ lege officials have charged in a Glenwal, the expenses incurred from the time of the extensions for the students. ing and told the students that the lawsuit that the contractor is not (including the portable classrooms) would be included in the ,court Mr. Bezich also said that he board would be talking to Dr. providing enough manpower to action against Glenwal Construction Co. was told that legal difficulties Silverman in the da.vs ahead. speed up construction. At 12 o'clock a group of concerned students, including a f~w had held up construction of the Williams revealed during the members of Student Government, \met with President Silverman building but that it was expected Williams said that he visited meeting that president Silverman the college and what he saw were Trustee Daly and Dean Irace. The meeting, in Dean Irace's office, to be completed in December. ,on Nov. 14 sent a letter to all was to explain condition of the New Building and to establish better Victor Williams, freeholder "ridiculous condition" there but members of the student body, communications between Students and Ad ministration. director, agreed with the students explained that the operation of fa culty and staff of the college the -college is not under the The Student Group, led by Ron Bezich andS.G.A. Vice President that conditions are unbearable explaining the current situation Rosemarie Immozzo asked questions pertaining to the condition of and told the group that three jurisdiction of his board. "We and asking for their patience until only raised the $20 million to the New Site. Most of the questions asked had already been asked portable classrooms had been the new expected completion date at the Trustee meeting earlier that day, and received the same ordered to relieve the congestion finance it. It has its own Board in December. of Trustees who run it, as it answers. at the four-year old school. Mr. Daly and President Silverman explained situation except Williams explained that the should have" . Board of Trustees and Dr. Sidney At present, the heating and the legal aspect about the Glenwal court suit, which they said at this Silverman had accepted 1,000 ventilation system at the build­ point they couldn't talk about because of pending court actions. students last spring in anticipa­ ing is being rebuilt and repairs Communications between Students and Administration was the tion that the new building would are being made to cracked con­ main concern of the second half of the meeting. The students pro­ be completed by the fall. crete within the structure. In posed the idea of having a student on the board as a voting member "The decision that faced the addition, hot water boilers are or at least as a non-voting participant. Mr. Daly suggested that if trustees and Dr. Silverman was being replaced. Give. hootl the students felt strongly enough about having a student trustee, whether to accept the students Williams said that college of­ they should work through their Local State Representatives to get and manage, or to turn ficials have withheld $2 million Don'l pollule. it passed as a law. them away," Williams said, from the general contractor until As the meeting came to an end, President Silverman stressed "They felt they had no alterna­ the repairs are made. that the administration is always glad to hear the opinion of the tive but to. make room". Henry . Meanwhile, legal entangle- students, providing the students use the proper channels, which are always open to them. The New Centurians of S.C.C. by Jim Stone Todays police department is no havioral Science Department. in the day he will have the op­ a language came up, the general General opmlOn is that atti­ longer the stationhouse on the Students need 68 credits to gra­ tion to attend the class at night. comment was that a language is tudes depend on the individual. corner, instead it is a complex duate. As for the classes themselves, important. Due to the large num­ Some people have a stereotype operation. Modern technology and Dr. Frederick PriSCO, Dean of most of them are basically the ber of Spanish speaking people cop in their mind. They see him complex laws have forced the Admissions and Registration same as those attended by non­ in this country most policemen as being the big bodies, short police departments to revamp says, -The police/science pro­ police/science majors. In fact, felt that Spanish was the mot haired type but as one cop their entire systems of law en­ gram is designed to provide both, according to Mr. Hall an English relevant language. One cop added brought out, there are many who forcement. experienced policeman and stu­ Compo teacher who teaches that he wanted to see ·street do wear their hair longer and It is due to this moderization dents, preparing to become law police/science English, there is Spanish" instituted rather than sport beards and mustaches. The that many colleges offer degrees enforcement officers, with the little difference between his En­ formal Spanish. The police most important factor in police­ in police science. Bergen Com­ knowledge and understanding, ne­ glish classes and those classes academy offers Spanish through student relationships is getting munity College offers a A.A. de­ cessary to operate effectively in taken by students in other cur­ the Bergen Communjty College to know each other. As one gree in their police/science pro­ the complex field of Social Con­ ciculums, except that there is office in Hackensack and general policeman put it, "Mixing with gram. trol." "It assumes that students more emphasis ongrammer.Mr. opinion has it that in the near younger students is an education In 1968 Bergen Community Col­ who receive, a liberal education Hall attests this to the fact that future all cops will be required in itself." lege had' only a part-time police/ background with a special most of the men haven't been to to take language courses. What can be done to improve science curriculum, which was emphasis of the law enforcement school for a' number of years. Because the policemen take police/ student relations? One for law enforce rent officers al­ function will be equipped to meet The police feel that the courses courses mainly with other police­ answer was to have rap sessions ready in the law enforcement their current and future profes­ offered t 0 them are on whole, men it would seem that there between school youth and police field. In 1970, the college opened sional needs." adequate.