~ VOLUME ·77, ISSUE 4 .for, the Students and the Community FEBRUARY 23, 2000 i CUNY Raises Baruch Faculty Salaries for Speak Out On Its Presidents StaffDiversity By Hubert Reyes . Students andfaculty News Editor voice their opinions On Feb. 23, the CUNY Board of Trustees approved a plan that will By Macollvie .Iean-Francois raise the salary ofall CUNY college News Editor presidents. The plan is to make CUNY college salaries competitive "The more integration, the better," with other universities .across the said one Baruch student about the nation. number of black, Latino and Asian As of now, CUNY presidents faculty and administrators at the make about $136,.661 regardless of College. what College they preside over. On March 3, representatives of the Once the plan goes into effect, on Middle States May I, presidents of research cam­ ............" Association of puses like Baruch, Hunter, City, .J"- . Special Colleges and Brooklyn, Queens and the Graduate Report Schools will land Center will earn between $136,661 Administration may be put on notice by wave of minority faculty complaints. Ticker News Part 3 of 3 at Baruch to deter­ to $201,000. The presidents ofinsti­ mine the College's tutions that offer postgraduate re-accreditation degrees like John Jay, Lehman, and Another Giuliani Administration Member meritocracy. The team will review all the College of Staten Island will aspects of the College in making its decision. Continued on Page 3 , Departs From City Hall for CUNY Posting "It is vital that all members of the College community participate," said . By Shan-san Wu appointees. Segarra is commonly Interim President Sidney Lirtzman in News Editor referred to as a member of the a memo. Mayor's inner circle and has been a Among the facets of the College \I that will be scrutinized is the integra­ While Mayor Giuliani denigrates staunch backer of Giuliani's policies tion factor. The percentage of blacks. the quality of a ClJNY education, on education, welfare and the home­ Latinos, and Asian faculty and apparently some in his administra­ less since her appointment in J994. administrators will be reviewed to tion are not as quick to put down the According to the New York determine the college's current state quality of a CUNY paycheck. Times. Segarra is also the only -- F"611owifig in-t1ie.-fontsteps of'for- .. femate deputy.mayor in the adminis­ regarding the College's recruitment, 'mer Giu"I1ani·· Communications tration and has been invaluable to retention. and promotion of non-· white faculty. Director Cristyne Lategano, who Giuliani as a conduit to the pulse of The last time that an accreditation left the administration for a fall the Latino community. I team was here" however, the review­ adjunct professorship here at Budget. Director Robert Harding ers questioned Baruch's lack of eth­ Baruch, city officials announced last and senior advisor to the mayor TonYI nic diversity in the 'faculty. Due to Tuesday that Deputy Mayor lor Coles are slated to fill two vacant pressures from the few non-whites in Education and Human Services deputy mayor positions left by administration. the College almost Ninfa Segarra will be stepping down Segarra and the recently departed lost its accreditation. The MSACS from her post to accept a staff posi­ Deputy Mayor Randy Levine. Site Team deferred Baruch's re­ tion at CUNY headquarters. Although Segarra will be leaving accreditation for one year because it As vice-president of the CUNY the employ of City Halt the Times was dissatisfied with such problems Research Foundation, her new reports that she will keep her posi­ as the dropout rate for non-white stu­ responsibilities will include leader­ tion as one of the mayor's two dents, poor student services and a ship of CUNY recruitment efforts in appointees to the city's Board of lack of planning. the city's public schools and.coordi­ Education, where she has also voiced Donald H. Smith. the former school nation of inter-CUNY programs. constant support of administration of education chair. and a few faculty One of Giuliani's original cabinet education policies. -. Ticker News The City Hall facade in the mid-aftemoon sun Continued on Page 3 February Brings New Plans and Programs to CUNY By Hubert Reyes ings at five CUNY Senior Colleges. the program will be eligible to take In Features: News Editor City, Hunter, John Jay, New York the New York State license exam An evening at CUNY City Technical. and Queens and the National Physical Therapy Licensing Examination. the Met and fried -The CUNY Board of Trustees Colleges. has authorized the colleges to pur­ Hunter College The new master's program ~s books. chase workstations, servers, net­ -The CUNY Board of Trustees scheduled to phase out the baccalau­ seepage 5 working equipment, and related has approved a master's program in reate program by 2002. In Op-Eds: peripheral devices. The costs will Physical Therapy, replacing the -CUNY has cited Hunter as the Cop/Killers, not exceed a total estimate of existing baccalaeseate program. senior college that is in urgent need Paranoia, and $5,000,000. Hunter has been offering a four­ ofa new central heating and cooling Ticked-off Profs. The move is an effort, according to year program in Physical Therapy system. see page 9 the Board of Trustees Calendar. to since 1969 but it's curriculum no The Project, as it is being called, In Business: bring ."compatibility in computer longer meets the required profes­ will be partially financed by the Power Authority ofthe State ofNew The United hardware. software, applications and sional standards. connectivity." to all the campuses. The program is intended to prepare . York C'NYPA") and The Dormitory Nations teams up Authority ofthe State ofNew York. ~n Interview with Buckcherry"s Keith Nelson with a Japanese -In compliance with the "clinical professionals who are Americans with Disabilities Act and capable of providing a full range 'of "The total cost of the project is conglomerate to create SoftBank Emerging Markets. College stu­ the New York City Building Code. physical therapy rehabilitation and estimated not to exceed $19.5· mil~ dents compete for the opportunity to pursue start-ups. CUNY will upgrade bathroom facil­ health care services to meet the lion." states the Board of Trustees seepage 11 ities at various senior colleges. diverse needs of patients as well as Calendar. In the Asylum: Music Mania, Minners, Buckcherries, more. -The Dormitory Authority of the promote health and wellness ser­ The Project will provide Hunter . see The Asylum State ofNew York ('"DASNY") will vices to the general public." a renovate bathrooms in eleven build- Those students who graduate from Continued on Page 3 2 TICKER NEWS FEBRUARY 23, 2000 TICKER NEWS FEBRUARY 23, 2000 3 CUNY Colleges Mark February WithMultitude ofProgram Additions Continuedfrom front sciences, focusing on writing and literature. Once the two- e with a new chiller plant and a year degree has been attained central high-pressure boiler students will be able to move plant that will replace the to a four-year senior coUege "aging and inadequate equip­ where they may transfer into merit" that are in place at the a baccalaureate program in, moment. English related disciplines. Borough of Manhattan City College of New York Community College r -Introduction to medicine -BMCC will offer a certifi­ and physical diagnosis will cate in office automation, be taught at City College by effective Sep. 2000. The pur­ Maimonides Medical Center. pose of the program is to help The initial one-year cost will students gain skills that will be not exceed an estimated of assistance in a modern $582,849. The contract will office, one that has now fully include four one~yearoptions moved into the electronic era. for the university to renew. "The program is designed Introduction to Medicine I for individuals who are cur­ and II and Physical rently employed and need to Diagnosis will be taught at upgrade their skills, as well as the Sophie Davis School of for those who need to prepare Biomedical Education. for immediate employment.n -As of Sep. 2000, BMCC will also offer an Associate in Arts degree in Writing and Grassy knoll at CCNY (L) Literature. The program is and comer of Lexington expected to prepare students Ave. and 66th Street at in the basic liberal arts and Hunter College. (R) In Effort to be Competitve, CUNYExecutives Receive $alary Hikes Continuedfrom front According the Chronicle of Higher Education UCLA's President Albert Carnesale earn between $129,000 and $177,500. was among the country's highest paid public Presidents of Medgar Evers, New York City university presidents, earning $271,400. In Technical and York colleges will earn between contrast New York's highest paid President is $127,500 and $168,000. The heads of SUNY Buffalo's William Greiner, who earned -UN-Y's six -community colleges will-earn $175,950 last year. between $124,000 to $162,000. With the new scale other CUNY executives This will be the first major salary change in will also receive salary changes, including 13 years. Matthew Goldstein, CUNY chancel­ Goldstein. Even though his salary was lor and former Baruch president, believes that increased in September from $178.523 to the new salary change will be helpful in . $250,000, Goldstein's salary may now grow to recruiting new presidents. "It's long overdue," almost $350,000. Wanna make a cIillerence? sai~ Goldstein, as quoted in the Daily News. Wannabe beard? DiversityofFaculty a Factor in Upcoming Middle States Evaluation Wanna get involved?· are AsianlPacific Islander and 1· is Puerto Continuedfrom front Rican. One reason offered in explanation is Wannabe a student leader! members met with the team in 1990 to present that the number of non-whites available is limited.