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IDQCTRINEI VOLUME 15 • NUMBER 9 THE MONROE DOCTRINE THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1976 Hope You Voted! Ruling Regains 362 Student Vote Rights Catherine Mooney tered 244 of the 362 students that On October 27, a class action were originally registered. How- suit was brought before Supreme ever, a list of the other students Court Justice Robert Wagner, to have been turned in to the Board regain the vote for 362 MCC stu- of Elections, and they will be able dents. These students had regis- to vote on Tuesday also. tered to vote in a voter registra- Unfortunately, about 25 stu- tion drive held on Campus during dents that had registered origi- the week of September 17 nally did not have their names on through 24, but because of a the list and will not be able to vote misunderstanding of deadline in this year's election unless they mm personally go to the Board of dates, these applications for reg- Lucy on the job during a typical workday. Photo by Mark Whenau. istration were not accepted at the Elections on election day and The Best Board of Elections. have individual action taken on Justice Wagner ruled in favor each case. of accepting the registrations on Wednesday at about 10:00. Indispensable Services, Unfailing Courtesy; Mr. Ronald Mittleman, the at- torney representing MCC, built his case around 11 major points. Among them was the obvious intent to register demonstrated That's Lucy Behind the S.A. Desk by the drive held on campus, the Elizabeth Mercado apparent misunderstanding as to A face that everyone knows, a paid by the hour, instead of a The job is important, but what the deadline dates, and the sin- person that everyone at MCC regular salary. She gets no sick is even more so is the way Lucy cere concern that the applica- comes in contact with sooner or days or paid vacations, which handles it. Students not only can tions were accurate which was later, is "Lucy at the S.A. desk." means she has to collect unem- expect several indispensable ser- the cause for the applications What most people don't see is the ployment when the college is not vices, but unfailing courtesy and being held as late as they were. person behind the desk. in session for one week. friendliness as well. In the words The registration drive held Oc- A happy Pete Scott after a win- Lucy Joseph, or Lulu (often The students, though, consider of one student aide, "Lucy's the tober 19 through the 22, to re- ning decision last week. Photo by referred to as the "Lovable Leba- it VERY important. "Yes, espe- best, the easiest to work with, and register the students only regis- Dave Avery. nese" by her co-workers) has cially on payday," she laughs. the most fun. been an employee of MCC for Why Bother . three years. She graduated from MCC with a degree in Human Services and Liberal Arts, and has held studentaide positions in Mid Term Grades Not Mailed the Senate, which is how she got her present job. by Liz Mercado Just what, exactly does her job Midterm grades are not being sent to students this semester. The consist of? Lucy stated, "The main reason, said Mr. Gerald Binns, Director of Registration, is to total operation of this desk. That reduce expenditures. "We stopped in the first place because of budget includes selling stamps and en- considerations, and I don't know that the budget has improved any velopes, tickets at greatly re- since then." duced prices, cashing checks, The policy of issuing midterm grades has not been discontinued. and so on. The most important Faculty are encouraged to notify their students of their midterm thing is to be aware of what the marks. The marks are usually posted outside the professor's office. students need." "We have some 10,000 students enrolled at the college this semes- There are, of course, limita- ter. Multiply that figure by $. 13, and that's quite an expense that can be tions to what she can do. "I can- cut." not cash checks for more than ten dollars. Students occasion- ally get nasty and abusive when I tell them they can't cash a check that's made out for fifty dollars or so. They think we have an unlim- "Oh, I wish today would end." ited supply of money, but we don't." Lucy says that her favorite as- pect of the job is the people she comes in contact with. "For the What's Inside most part, the students are friendly and courteous." Some of Pg. 2 MD News her most memorable experiences Pg. 3 Briefs include seeing certain students Pg. 4 Fine Arts who have been at MCC for a few years, FINALLY graduate. Pg. 5 "Scapino" One of the major drawbacks of Pg 6 Editorials, Letters her job is the fact that the college Pg. 7 Sports administration does not consider Pg. 8 The Shape of Things... it important enough to give her MCC scores a goal. Photo by Mark Wehnau. full benefits. For one, she gets Sub-Regional Championship Game Saturday, 1:00 P.M. against Erie C.C. Last home game of the season In case of rain game will be played at St. John Fisher PAGE TWO THE MONROE DOCTRINE THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1976 __nnd news - Help Handicaps Help Themselves Among MCC handicapped students there are some who are unable Handicapped Appreciate Help to take notes. Bonnie Glickman and Jim Terrell have a system and the What can you do to help students with physical limitations? appropriate notebooks that could help these individuals. The system 1. Students on crutches or using canes may use knapsacks to consists of: carry books. This is awkward, and your offer to assist may be wel- come. 1. Finding the needy handicapped student. 2. Students in wheelchairs may appreciate an offer for a "push". It 2. Recruiting two student volunteers from the same section the won't hurt to ask if they want help. handicapped student is in. 3. Doors can be a problem for students in wheelchairs or using 3. Obtaining from B. Glickman or J. Terrell the notebooks which crutches. If you are able to step ahead to hold a door open, it would be supply notes in triplicate. welcomed. 4. Asking the volunteers to take notes in the special notebook and Handicapped students are urged to contact the Health Services give one copy to the handicapped student; then exchange the remain- Department upon arrival on the campus. In this way, the disability can ing copies with each other - a bonus for the volunteers. be discussed and plans made for ease of access to the physical The FA Student Concerns Committee, which has endorsed this facilities of the college. Special parking cards and elevator keys are system, asks for full student and faculty support. , available. Health Services works in conjunction with the Counseling Center to assist students using wheelchairs or crutches (both tempor- Remember, we all have handicaps - on some of us they show! arily and permanently) and those with vision or hearing problems. Reprinted from the workshop on Recreation and Student Activities for Special arrangements maybemadetotakePEH-101, Physical Educa- the physically disabled, N.E.C., Grossinger's, October 26, 1976. Handicapped Student Organi- tion for the Handicapped, a coeducational course designed by stu- Submitted by DON VAN HUBEN zation President Craig Warren dents and the instructor to approach the students' individual needs. If you have any thoughts or questions regarding students who have handicaps, please stop in to talk with us in Health Services, Bldg. 2, room 106. P. Falanga R.N., Director Library Fine Increase Coming? I. Ling Tang M.D. D. Copeland R.M. H. Titlebaum RN. 500 such people. To discourage brary obligations are resolved. To encou rage prom pt retu rn of N. Pederson R.N. books borrowed from the library this practice and to encourage We hope students will recog- the library staff is considering students to pay fines promptly nize the need to resolve the prob- increasing the fines for.overdue the 10 cents a day fine will be cut lems of overdue books and un- items from 5 cents a day to 10 in half if the fines are paid when paid fines by returning borrowed cents a day, effective for books the books are returned. library materials and paying fines Concerns Committee checked out after January 1, The maximum fine will be $5.00 promptly this semester. If a sub- 1977. per item. "Holds" will be placed stantial reduction occurs in the A big problem, involving mas- on the academic records of stu- number of delinquent students Seeks Gripes sive quantities of paperwork, is dents with unreturned books or this semester, it will not be neces- FEEDBACK IS NEEDED unpaid fines of $5.00 or more. sary to increase fines. The library the practice of some borrowers By Tony Wacenske who drop overdue books at the This means that these students will appreciate hearing from stu- checkout counter and say "bill will not be able to reregister or dents regarding the above pro- The Student Concerns Committee is aware that there are certain me." Last year there were over obtain a transcript until their li- posed changes in policy. things that are missing in your classroom. We have made up a list of a few that we know of. Please fill in the following form and list anything that we forgot. Make sure you mention Building and room number. Return to my mail folder: Toni Wacenske, MD Office, Building 2 Room 104, by November BELLE GRANDE SHOES 23.