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't 10ii'1 IC gives land for fire station Lippincott: act of 'goodwill' BY PATRICK M._GRAHAM son Street was examined by officials As an act of "good will, .. Ithaca who deemed the proposed areas as College has offered, in an un­ "pretty bad," Beeners said. · precedented move, to give the City of "One reason why we settled on the Ithaca campus land for a proposed Ithaca College site was its proximity fire station, and the city has accepted to 968 and King Road to the south,'' the offer, according to John Lippin­ she said. "We are anticipating a cott, the college's director of public substantial growth in that area.'' information. Lippincott, however, dismissed the Ithaca College will donate approx­ assertion that Ithaca College gave the imately one and one-half acre_s of col­ land away to quell complaints by city ITHACAN/JASON MICHAELS lege land on Route 968, with a real and fire officials ~ho have criticized Overcrowding of faculty offices is a major complaint among professors. Here, anthropology professor, Janet estate value yet to be determined, Ithaca College in the past for not pay­ Fitchen talks with a student. Her officemate and herself have different ofiice hours to minimize crowding and distur­ located next Freeman Field. The city ing for the city's fire services. bances to each other. will own and operate the $1.2 million ''The college wanted to help the facility, which will serve not only the community; it's a measure of good campus but the South Hill area as will," Lippincott said. well, Lippin_cott said. Cornell officials as well contend Cornell, too, has donated two acres that their offer was an act of altruism, Profs face office crunch of land to the city for a second fire sta­ intended to give West Hill residents tion. The construction date for both BY _ROBERT G. DELANEY hesitate to come down here: Also, it shorter response time and thus better our research and writing elsewhere," buildings has been tentatively set for Anthropology professor, Janet Fit­ will prol:i'ably' take new stud_ents thre protection. · she says. late winter or early spring. chen hangs a shoehorn on her door, weeks to find where I am," Van It was strictly a gesture of good will, Another professor, who also ask­ Although the IC property· rests and even wears one around her neck Derzee said. and it was in the best interests of all ed to be left anonymous, said,." If we within the Town of Ithaca's borders to symbolize the "tightsqueeze" of Another professor in the same of­ property owners," said David are expected to do research and - and the new fire station will only her office. It seems that the problem fice room said, "Not only is it noisy Stewart, assistant to the vice president writing as a part of our tenure re­ serve South Hill residents - both city of overcrowding does not only effect . and impossible to hold office hours if for university relations at Cornell. quirements, this is not an ideal situa­ and town officials agree that the students, but faculty as well. tion. There is not enough privacy, the another professor is, ·it's also a fire According to Fire Chief Edward public would be better served if the ci­ Olmstead, Ithaca College has never Fitchen's office is stacked from phone rings twice as often, and the hazard. There are no windows, one of ty assumed responsibly for maintain­ paid any money for fire services, even . floor to ceiling with her books, and number, of students knocking on the the doors outside the office is locked, ing - and manning -the fire station though protecting the college com­ those of her office mate. Besides the door is· doubled." and the only way out is through the because of its greater financial and prises 16 percent of his department's looks of a crowded office, it is nearly Fitchen sees the problem also in the front door [upstairs] of the Health human resources. $2 million budget. Camell, which impossible to move around in. fact of the number of students that Center. "We discuS5ed the possibility of the takes up 18 percent of the budget, "My office mate, Hector Velez, can be at one time. "Sometimes Fitchen believes that many pro- seen town taking control, but we then pays $106,000 and contributes an ad­ and I try to arrange our office hours it is helpful to discuss something with . fessors' efficiency is decreased. "l so that both of us are not here at the decided that this decision was the most ditional $2,000 to the other fire two or three students: Under the cur­ have had to take some of my books economically feasible," explained Sue same time. We_get along really well, home because of space. a student departments in the county. rent situation, that can't be done," she If Beeners, town planner. but there is just not enough room for shows an interest in a specific book, "Ithaca College and Cornell place says. The town will reimburse the city for both of us to work in the-office at the it mjght not be in my office anymore. a burden on our resources," Olmstead Professor Jack Van Derzee, a math 70 percent of the contract, deferred same time," she says. It is making some professors' pur­ said. "We [the city] look at this as an professor stationed in a cubicle-like - over an unspecified amount of years, Humanities and Sciences' Dean, pose, to teach students, harder to do." offer to defray some of the opera­ office ~t up in the basement of the Beeners said. However, the city will John Oblak, has been trying hard to tional costs." The city will continue Health Center, finds the problem not While Professor Fitchen keeps in be responsible for all operating ex­ remedy the situation. Fitclien says the good h~or about the whole situa­ to pressure those tax-exempt institu­ only with space, but with location as penses such as new machinery costs, space left vacant by the Tower tior., and realizes that the administra­ tions like Ithaca College and Coqiell well. overhead and wages. bookstore will make room for 18 pro­ tion is trying to do something, one to do something for the city which is "Students who may have a ques­ The town and the city have been fessors, but she thinks it's a case of "a professor remarked, "I see a lot of "measurable," he added. tion about a problem are less likely to working together over the past 10, little bit, too late." building going on, but nothing seems Olmstead acknowledged oome to my office hours in the Health years to locate a site and eventually "The administration really could to be done for the faculty." nonetheless that both colleges were Center. If they were to come out of build a fire station there, she said. have predicted this. It seems like it's see Firehouse page 2 class in Friends or Textor, they would Land on Coddington Road and Hud- -::;?~~pwiia:~~kb:~t.~of:~~~~ New- assi_ stant provost develops plans Several professors on the third floor I of the Mueller Faculty Building shared · - . _ : "We shouid ex~d past the Lon- Fitchen's indifference to the move to BY ROBERT G. ~ELANEY torate from Iowa State UruverSJty and and dean's reports taken mto con- don Center to Asia ~d Africa-when the bookstore in October. One pro- The office of the 3SS1Stant provost several fellowships, which seems to sideration, but many other factors." the time ~ right ,, she continues. encompasses many facets of Ithaca dictate her approach to academic Williams says that the growth of a ' fessor, who wished to be left College life. New Assi .,t Provost administration. faculty member is just as important as anonymous, says, "I don't know how Herma Williams says she Jrings en- "While I deal with many people, his or her teaching evaluations. Facul- much more the School of Humanities thusiasm and an open mind to the each one has to be treated as an in- ty should not only be encouraged to and Sciences can be broken up. We've job, and she says giving personal at- dividual. We must help students, do research and write articles and got our departments broken up bet- tention to people will be a priority. faculty members, and staff to grow to papers, but should be given the time ween Mueller, the Science Building, "This year I'll be working on make Ithaca College an even better and resources necessary for this," she and the Health Center.. .I just don't academic- advising programs," place. The buildings will .be here for says.