The Good Times, May 8, 1975 Florida International University

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BOR Acts To Boost Summer Enrollment "Everybody shied away from the DONNA ROBINS The order becomes effective opposition to the mandatory included approval of Masters mandatory bit, that was the big programs in Mathematical News Editor September, 1976 and was in order saying that many students attending four year institutions feeling of the Council of Science, and International In an unprecedented response to a request by the State have families residing in Dade Presidents." Business for FIU to begin Sep- unanimous decision by the legislature several years ago to County. These students would An order was also tember, 1977, together with a Council of Presidents, a fee in- work out a plan to more evenly passed at return home and attend FIU its meeting this week Masters of Science in En- centive plan was recommended distribute student attendance held at during the summer. Perry felt Florida Atlantic vironmental and Urban Systems to the Board of Regents to en- throughout the school year. University in this unplanned increase of Boca Raton requiring first and starting September, 1976. courage Summer Quarter at- One objection to the ruling students would divert funds from second year university students A request tendance by students. was that women who had for a Masters FIU's full-time students. attending four year State in- program in Communication Arts which must be children off from school during The plan, stitutions only to attend a and the establishment of a School by the State the summer months would have a Dean Marie Anderson of approved minimum of one summer quarter of Communication Arts at FIU's calls for a $5 per hard time attending a Summer University Relations, who along Legislature, during their college studies. Interama Campus were turned credit reduction on tuition during Quarter. with President Perry attended matters considered down. summers. President Perry voiced his the Regents meeting, said Other Klimmer Says 5OD TIM E U.S. Labor Angry VOL. 3, NO. 27 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 'Ibursday, May 8, 1975 Over Present Crisis DONNA M. ROBINS News Editor New Student Senate Seated "The labor department has been feeling the brunt of our The newly elected presiding present (economic) crisis," said board was seated at last Dr. Richard Klimmer in his Tuesday's SGA meeting. Shirley Perspectives lecture on McKenzie took over the panel of "American labor and the present chairperson from Gris crisis: which side is it on?" Rodriguez. Despite this fact, American Nominations were taken for Labor Unions have been very the standing senate committees. quiet. A resolution was passed which Compared to the union Dr. Richard Klimmer established an ad hoc committee movements in Europe, to study the possible uses for the America's unionized work force "There is a mood of real reserve funds left in the A & S is quite small. With only one out anger" among the unionists budget. Glenn Rodriguez of four employees belonging to a today. This mood can be seen in presented the resolution which the recent rally of 50,000 workers Shirley McKenzie union. will deal with the current reserve in RFK Stadium, at Washington "Big labor in America is a of approximately $60,000. DC when the Democratic Party need to make SGA a myth," Klimmer says. n was she hopes the senate will job. We politicians who spoke were organization." is in- elected chairman of the cultural proceed, "I'd like to set up an functioning He feels that there consistently booed by their the labor and social committee. This information system to find out Ms. McKenzie said that the credible discontent in audience. work force today which stems committee is responsible for what the student's want so that senate will consider a number of "The union leadership is up from the unions' focusing on arranging speakers and ac- when we legislate, it will be a ideas for improving com- against multi-national firms increased wages and fringe tivities for the campus. This is representatiye action." munications with the student capable of taking jobs out of the "Every time somebody benefits while excluding working the only committee requiring a "I'd like to make it a body. country which fact they are using here with a complaint," conditions and job security from vote by the entire senate to elect requirement that senators meet comes as a club and on the other hand Ms. McKenzie explains, "I im- union packages. a chairman. with their constituents on faced with a discontented rank mediately suggest that they get of the work During an interview last legislative matters but I don't The composition and file. on a committee so that the next in trade unions has changed Tuesday, Ms. McKenzie think it should have to be. This is force There are some signs of student behind them doesn't have drastically in recent years, discussed the direction in which a senator's first and foremost changes being made by rank and to come through with the next Klimmer explains. United Auto file union members. The United complaint." Workers consists of a large pool Mine Workers leadership was of white men in their 50's but has Emphasizing that this com- overthrown by the rank and file Named a larger group of Black, Latin Gallagher munications network must be and replaced with a member and white men averaging 27 complete, Ms. McKenzie said from their ranks. that students are going to have to years old .This younger group did Klimmer also feels that the be informed and the senate is not live through the Great DC rally is another going to have to find out student's Depression; "they are people Washington Associate Dean union members will attitudes on the issues. "SGA's who have never known want," sign that the themselves heard. job is to give the student's what says Klimmer. start making they want." Dr. Paul D. Gallagher, Referring to the relationship Assistant Dean in the School of between the SGA and the ad- Education at Florida In- ministration Ms. McKenzie said ternational University who that she doesn't forsee any participated in the early planning problems. "I grew up in the International Week of the School, has been elevated radical sixties but I don't like to to Associate Dean, according to fight. I feel that by sitting down Dr. G. Wesley Sowards, Dean of and discussing the problem, Begins Monday, May 12 the School of Education. which is many times a lack of Dr. Gallagher came to Florida student participation, solutions in January, 1971 worked out. The International can be easily International Week activities will begin on Monday. In what State University, in a position from Florida administration is promises to be an interesting and educational event, International he served as a Research there is a lack of where that when Week will present a broad spectrum of cultural heritages. Associate-Instructor in the student involvement or concern, sponsored by the Student Government Department of Educational there is not too much that they The activities, Activities Office and the Department of Research. can do. The only time students Association, Student Foreign Student Services, will include folk dancers from Pakistan, In addition to his teaching are willing to get involved is an international bazaar, an international film festival, and sym- Gallagher is Dr. Paul D. Gallagher when the matter effects them." duties, Dr. posiums of a variety of international issues. responsible for administration She pointed out that com- schedule of events is on page 7. and technical assistance to the 1970, which was involved in mittees will be more involved in A complete School of Education, including recommending ways that investigating problems. program evaluation, budgeting technological methods could be "Everything so far is going to the and research and development. used in that country's committee. These committees The author of a number of educational system. will be investigating informative articles on educational Dr. Gallagher received his B. groups. They will come back to technology and computer- S. Degree from Pennsylvania the senate with the information managed instructions, he par- State University, and his M. S. and then we can decide after we ticipated in an educational task and Ph. D. Degrees from Florida hear both sides to promote fair force to the Republic of Korea in State University. legislation." 2, Good Times, Thursday, May 8, 1975 iR Opinion Speed Bumps Hazardous Editor Good Times, It is all too typical of FIU-in "F-k the bumps"! We agree ! The undersigned members of general, but more so in the last W. B. Schweikert the University Community year or so-that virtually C. R. Briz hereby state our opposition to everything done on this campus B. Maynard - ` and protest of the hazardous and is carried out too quickly and C. L. Washington potentially disastrous "speed with almost no thinking about the Yen P. Collender bumps" recently installed on effects or so laboriously and Teddy Kassner campus.

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