Alkisswani Defends Action Mitford Class Votes
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i riui sciay, October L, The American way Mitford class votes By Linda Mainly, ministration. Students in Jessica Mitford's "I'm sorry the administration is "Techniques of Muckracking" class caught in such a credibility gap," she Jai-1y yesterday voted in favor of going along said. "The administration is lying up Spartan and down the line." Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 with Superior Court Judge John Mclnerny's fingerprinting compromise According to Ron Bottini of the proposal. university relations office, President Though only 15 registered students Bunzel believes the exact words he used Financial forms voted, the vote of 9-4 with two ab- in talking to the Chronicle were that stentions could be an indication of how "Mitford has rejected the proposal at this time" and the Chronicle might needed for aid the 240 students in her "American Way" class might decide today. have misinterpretted him. Students applying for financial aid in Judge Mclnerny proposed Monday to Mitford told her class members prior the spring will be required to submit Mitford and attorneys for the ad- to the vote that it might not be such a federal income tax forms of both their ministration that Mitford give the court bad idea for her to go along with the parents and themselves, according to a a copy of her fingerprints in a sealed court compromise, that way the state university and college system envelope that would be turned over to students would be asurred credit for the administrator. the winner of the litigation. course and she would be paid. Sumner Gambe, associate dean for Mitford's attorneys tentatively She told the class she was sure she student affairs in the chancellor's of- turned down the judge's proposal and would win the court battle and that it fice, stated that the new regulation will said yesterday her final decision on the would be appealed to the highest court, become effective Thursday, Nov. 1. secret fingerprints would not be made no matter what the students decided. with all her Earlier in the meeting, Dr. James Students have previously needed only until she consulted Sawey, dean of the school of social scien to submit a Parent's Confidential students. students have the most stake in ces, appeared before the class sporting Statement and a Student Financial "The said the dehired visiting a Mitford toeprint button. Statement in order to qualify for this thing," sure that I have a solid Dean Sawrey read a prepared financial aid, both of which took the professor. "I'm get my money even statement to the class which said parents' or students' word on their contract and would given credit." Mitford's appointment to the faculty financial situation. If the students were not Students voted after a lengthy had not been completed and that the According to Richard Pfaff, financial discussion in which Mitford stated she status of the class at the present time is aids counselor, very few cases up to really had no personal objections to cancelled. now has the 1040 income tax form been having her fingerprints taken, but that He then offered to answer questions required. He went on to say that a move she was defying the chancellor's from the students and was barraged by in this direction has been in the wind for executive order on the basis of prin- inquiries. the past year and that the CSU, Nor- NIC010 IftrIgIVOn0 ciple. He stated in response to one question thridge campus has been requiring the 'Dehired' Instructor Jessica Mitford and Dr. James Sawrey "Fingerprints are a symbol of he would be very much opposed to any 1040 form for the past three or four everything we hate," she told her proposal to have Mitford become a years. students. "It is another form of permanent guest lecturer in a class The student and parent financial University will 'try repression used by the government." being technically taught by another statements which have been the basis to accommodate' Mitford told the class her first in- instructor. for aid qualification for the past 10 clination upon hearing the compromise He said he would veto any such years, is a service of the College plan was to turn it down outright, but proposal because the purpose of the Scholarship Service, a non-profit students from Mitford's two classes that she did not say that to anyone. policy was to insure that those who organization, which analyzes the in- She also said reports that she had would be instructing students had formation submitted and comes up with By Debbie Block into the semester. chairman, agreed and said, "I don't rejected the proposal were "all wet" complied with the fingerprinting or- information on students' eligibility. All SJSU schools will "try to ac- "But no matter what happens, all think students will take them up on and referred specifically to an article in der." commodate into their classes" students those students will be penalized one their proposal to enter other classes." the San Francisco Chronicle on Wed- Dean Sawrey said he believed the The 1040 form, according to Pfaff, from Jessica Mitford's two cancelled way or another," Dr. Burns stated. Rudoff said the Sociology Depart- nesday. fingerprinting policy should be will be used to verify the information sociology courses, Dr. Hobert Burns, He said he has given Dr. James ment will present its alternate class She said she called the Chronicle and "reinvestigated and examined" but it submitted on the statements. academic vice president, said Sawrey, dean of the school of social plan to the administration, after Mit- asked for a retraction to the alleged should not be discarded outright. He This new requirement is believed to yesterday. sciences, the "added resources to open ford decides whether or not turn over erroneous article which they agreed to said he had no choice in enforcing the be a step on the part of the chancellor's Dr. Burns said this plan was in- brand new classes in his school if her fingerprints to the court. give. She said representatives at the chancellor's rulling because he was office to prevent a recurrence of the stituted after the Sociology Department necessary." He said he called SJSU President newspaper told her they had got their simply and officer of the State of financial aids shake-ups at San yesterday rejected the administration's According to Dr. Burns, the only John Bunzel's office yesterday to information from the SJSU ad- California. Francisco State University and Sonoma proposal to filter her approximately 250 other alternative for students from request an appointment to "discuss" State earlier this year. students into that department's classes. Mitford's defunct three unit classes will the Mitford courses. The requirement of the 1040 form Because the deadline for adding be to lose their units. "I was told by Bunzel's secretary that Print idea not totally will, according to Pfaff, assure that classes has passed, Dr. Burns ex- He said those who will drop from full- he was going to be busy for the next only the most needy students will plained instructors have the option of time to part-time students will several days. I was told that if I wanted receive aid. refusing to admit the students into their definitely receive a fee refund. information I should talk to the dean of Mitford Pfaff said that persons who make so classes. The Sociology Department's social sciences or the academic vice rejected by little money that they don't file a tax But he said he has asked all school suggestion that an alternative class to president (Dr. David Elliot.) return will be required to submit one of deans to "cooperate" in getting the Mitford's "The American Way," be "Our proposals will probably be By Carol Tognetti restraining order, which would allow several other forms as proof of need. students into alternate courses. Dr. taught by a team of sociology teachers rejected anyway," Rudoff said. Jessica Mitford said yesterday that the "dehired" professor to continue These include a statement of benefits Burns said he hopes teachers will be with Mitford as a guest lecturer, was when her attorneys told Superior Court teaching until after the trial. from welfare, social security or other sympathetic toward the students who termed "subterfuge" by Dr. Burns. Judge John Mclnerny that she would Mitford refused to take any action contributing agencies. have entered the classes three weeks Alvin Rudoff, Sociology Department Fingerprints not accept the court's fingerprint without consulting with students in both compromise proposal that she did not of her sociology classes. mean that she totally rejected the idea. "When I told the judge that she had to for S.F. State The authoress said her rejection of consult her students, he treated it as a the compromise at the Tuesday hearing rejection and denied the temporary Letterhead use questioned Apparently due to Jessica Mitford's meant she merely wanted to consult her restraining order," Nawi said. "But it questioning of the mandatory finger- students before making a final decision was done on the condition that we can printing policy, San Francisco State and that she was not ruling out the accept the proposal at any time." University (SFSU) "from now on," will possibility of accepting the secret Even if Mitford wins the initial suit enforce that ;'all new full-time faculty finger print idea later. allowing her to teach on campus Alkisswani defends action members must be fingerprinted," an The proposed compromise would without fingerprinting, Nawi said, SFSU spokesman said yesterday.