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L Vciily 13gyptiim Friday, June 20, 1975-Vol. 56, No. 166 Southern IJ/inois University faculty, students may ,feel budget cuts ( SIU President Warren Brat.dl ex · 5.5 per cent riase for uni versity em- receptive towards the Impoundment side of the house wants to pass the pressed sincere hopes that "the grossly ployees. ~ amendmeliL" but " if the impoundment budget with no cuts, and the J,Utjust cuts into the wages and salaries Brandt , who has shUll led back and amendment is included in the budget , Republicans are trying to put cuts in." of university employes, " and the forth between SIU and Springfield SIl) will continue spending at its nor· '"There is obviously a major political possible increases in tujtion that would several times this past week in an effort mal rale," with no cutbacks. hallie between the legislature and _the accompany. will not have to take place. to stem the proposed budget cuts said. Brandl admitted "that il would make governor. between two separate camps as a result of the proposed six per cent " II 's a political game now. After the the budgeting process a lillie peculiar .. · in the demOCratic party. and.-tk.tl!..~n cut in the SIU 1976 fiscal year budget . governor's message last Wednesday, b~t 'it would definitely give us a reason the Democrats and Republic ~:rle by the Ul inois House of Represen· and related activity all this past week , I for requesting the six percent." said. talives. think we·1I be lucky if we can pull Brandt was dismayed by the possible Brandl conjectured that if a 6 per Brandt spoke at a special meeting of through with the proposed budget in ­ effects of t h ~ budget cuI. " I think cent budget cut came, " it would com E" the SIU Faculty Senate convened Thur· ~ rease as is." academically, cutting back into the in either of two ways. sday afternoon to draft a resolution SIU ·s proposed t976 fi scal yea r faculty .... culd seriously cut back our "One would be a bottom line CUI." in denouncing the proposed budget cuts as budget is 8.5 per cent larger than the student - facultv ratio. which is already which Springfield would not specify "unjust" and a "inequitable se lecli ..' e 1975 fiscal year budget. and the 1I1inob one of the lowest in the state." . which programs arE" to be reduced, or a taxation," StatE" HouSE" plans on trimmin~ it by 6 He continued . " I think that if the "line by line cut :' wh ere SIU could In a letler w riLlen by Brandt which per cent. stat E" does not have adequat e- funding. chose where budgets are to be reduced. was distributed at Ihe meeting he Brandt spoke at th E" Faculty SenatE" the", s houl d either cut back services or " If they let us work on the bottom line as k- the pcople of the state to pay for ole. " If the un iversi!y employees 3re mE"e ting because the proposed cut s cut basis we would be in a 101 better thOS E" servicE"s." timate ly faced with this inequity . it would most probably affect planned shape than a line by line cuI. " ould appear reasonable to ask the faculty·staff salary increases. " Provision of resources to m (>E" t In action by the faculty senate. a udenls to share:' some of the bu rden stat e's r°f"ds for services bv selective resolut ion to denounce the budget cut hrough increased tuit ion . I believe an Brandt obs<' rvt."d that ··th E" re is an taxallon of un iversity employe('s is an moves was passed unanimously, COil· ncrease in tuition would be par­ amt'ndmt'nl Circulating a round the inequitable ml,thod for th e fu nd ing of demming the proposed cut s as "selec· icularly unwise at this time because of House, not openly. that would im pound stalt' services.:' tive taxation which would constitute a he impact on the- less affluent students six per cent of Ih. SI U budget until th e Brand t seemed dispiea5e'd by thE' reduction of salary base which would n a difficult economic time." end of the 1976 fiscal vear when 11 wou ld polit ical obstacles he has been facing in continue in fu ture years." Brandt fUrlhE"r e mphasi zed the be determlllE"d by· thE" It'gisialur(' Springfield this past wE"ek . "I guess the It further cited thE" "disporportionate nequity of a salary rate cut for univer­ whNher or not SJU woul d 'receive the rational for all the problems we have inequities" s uffered by the fa culty and ity employees by citing that lasl year monies. had get! ing the budget passed is staff in last year's state employeE" 'non·university employees received a He said that " I am not cE"rlain politics." raises as justification for passage of the eeial $100 per month, compared tu a whether or not thE" governor would be " I would guess th at the democrat ic 1976 fiscal year budge) without cuts. ace denies any conflict of interest as consult~nt for off-campus housing By LeDOre Sobota member of the University staff may Dally EIIYJIti .. Stall' WrI .... }~rC~~~~~~ir:;~st0c:.~~ t:! rr::r~:! not. during his period of service. buildings are structurally adaptable.so engage in a regular.. business or be Geo<ae R , Mace, _ unt111_ month the conversion ea.n be done." .. regularly employed (or reriumeraUon was. in charge .of the University 's "I don't think being involved with by agencies other than the University housing operations. has been serving converting apartments which compete except with the express written ap· I ' nee February as a paid consultant for with U,niYe rsity apartments is a connict proval of the President of the Univer· privately-owned off-<:ampus apart- of interest. On the contrary, it would sity and the Board of Trustees." enJ..<>Dmplex . remove this group from the market in The Board of Trustees has no record Mice began work four months ago as which the University is involved .. · of Mace's job with Garden Park Acres consultant for Garden Park Acres Mace said Wednesday . Apartments because, according to C. rlments, 6IJ7 E. Park, at a ti me Jerome Robinson, owner of Garden Richard .Gruny. board attorney. "the en the Ul1iversity's housing was un· Park Acres Apartments, contacted at custom on that has been to make a r his jurisdiction as vice president for his Springfield offi ce Thursday, said he report annually." inistration and campus treasurer. hired Mace because, " I just wanted SIU Pres ident Warren Brandt. The administration of campus ,.;o meone locally to oversee everything however, said WedAesday that he had ing was transferred May I from down there." given written approval to Mace to work ce's office to the vice president for Robinson said Mace " acts as an for Garden Park. George R. Mace udent affairs. agent for the owner ," but declined to ·'It's a consulling type of job. I think Mace, ",ho is scheduled to become elaborate. Robinson said he has two it is an appropriate type of activity. Robert Hinkle, one of. two Hve·in president for university relations live in resident managers who handle There are a significant number of managers at Garden Park,- said he and ice on July I, said he sees no conflict of in· all the hiring and firing. faculty doing that type of work '" James Hicks were hired by Robinson Iterest in being a consultant to off· Asked about the possible conversion Brandt said. and that they do the hiring and firing of campus housing during the lime he was of the apartments to condominiums. According to the written approval. the apartment's staff. lfesponsibie for University housing Robinson said. "We were considering Mace is paid a S300 a month retainer for Garden Park has two buildings and 44 operations, inciuding the off--campus thaI. That is a ctually what we his work as a consultant on the conver· apartment units. housing office. originally were going to talk to Mace sion of the apartments to con· The off-<:ampus housing office in­ about. We had an outside company do a <iQ,miniums. The approval says nothing Hinkle said, "The only work Dr . spects non· Un iversity housing for feasibility study on that and we· ve about duties as an overseer for Robin· Mace does around here is talk to Mr. adherence to standards for accepted dropped that now"· son. Robinson when he comes in_" living centers for students. Robinson refused to say whether he Mace said both the SLudent Tenant Garden Park Acres Apartments is ap­ paid Mace a salary. " I can't actually Union and Student Government were James Osberg, director of the off­ proved by the off-<:ampus housing office tell you·· of our relationship in that told of his consulting job. campus housing office, declined to an­ as an accepted living center.