, .41998 .',.;. ~~' ... '''''.;:'~;.:; .," ~:_:~"..:~. Peress·Flunks .OutofPresitiency·~·~· . .' .. , ~~ ~ '.'~~ ""'~"""'~"";""'-----:".~. ~- ·A/lect,s. " ... ..•. " . ' .. ExitingPresident Dan Peress a feel for .the responsibilities in':' volved. Also, as a formerclubpresi­ dent, Hamid .says that he knows howthe club leadersfeel andhopes this Will enable him to betterwork with them and respond to their needs. One ofhis first responsibili­ ties as President, he says, is to fill the now'vacant seat of the vice presidency. He has not yet chosen the person, he says, but 'expects that bythenext council meetinghe will submit. a nomination. 'for the council's consideration. .. '.. .. ,.... " -£"1... '-.J.- <.. By Chan-joo Moon versities. been insufficient funding for the . Equal opportunity was The Rand Corp. report, state's public colleges and univer­ never meant tobe equal mediocrity titled "Breaking the Social Con­ sities while they expect an 'addi­ but neither is a quality education tract: The Fiscal Crisis in Califor­ tional 500,000 students toenterthe meant to be asocial injustice. As nia Higher Education," described system by the year 2005. City University of New York the current situation as a "time The high and rising costs of (CUNY) reviews its policy of Open bomb ticking under California's providing an education makes it Admissions and academic stan­ social and economic foundation." impossible for the system to accom­ dards, a central issue is whether modatesuch a greatnumber ofstu­ raisingthe standardswill push out dents; it is forcing public colleges Black and Hispanic students from and universities to iestructure their share ofthe pie. "Colleges are institutions themselves to be more efficient. This issue has taken an ur­ ofhigher education. They At CUNY: one of the mea­ gency because ofthe need for a col­ are not-high schools" suresthe Board ofTrustees is con­ lege degree in themodemeconomy sidering is reducing academic A report by the Rand Corporation sprawl: streamliningthewhole sys­ showsthat industrialjobsmake up tem so that majors are not dupli­ • only 17 per cent of the jobs avail­ The SOcial Contract refers cated among different campuses; able, having given way to service to the Morrill Act of 1862,- which Brooklyn College would focus on sectorjobs which require the skills created land-grant colleges and English, Baruch on Business and from a college degree. Thishas fu­ guaranteed a higher education to City College on Science and Engi­ eled the explosion in college enroll­ all citizens who could benefit from neering. ment - particularlyofadults - driv­ it. Such measures are not ex­ ingthe average age ofthe student California's situation, which pected to be enough to make up for body into the mid-twenties and is refleetive of the rest of the na­ the financial shortfalls in the pub- placing tremendous financial tion including CUNY, shows that strains on public colleges and uni- for the last ten years, there has Continued onPace 3 \ TICKER NEWS FEBRUARY 4, 1998 3 TICKER .NEWS .FEBRUARY 4; 1998 .Transfer Orientation atBaruch .'. !'.. - . ."'". ., 0 • pol -.~ Q S ~. Q) • poe ::s -~ Tnmsfer,StudentsMingUn,"lVith.EaehOther ,.. .; .pen ... ----mISSlons continued from front page up injobs which offerlittle or no ad­ Inaddition to the sheereconomic dent body; Hispanics 26 per cent vancement and make substantially trendsinlockingoutminorities,Open Asians 12perrentandWhites 30pe lie higher education system; there smallersalaries- anditwill be"drawn . Admissions -longa st.eppingstonefor cent. Shesaidthat theoverall minor: .~ . still be too manypeople enrolled along ethnic lines," according .tothe minoritiestoreceiveaneducation and ityenrollmentisinaeasingdespiteth to subsidize by. public .funds. CUNY suooeed,acoordingtoastudybyDavid .rise in academic standards at the may have to raise tuition in order to . ". .' . .,. Lavin" a researcher at Manhattan nior colleges. meetthecosts. In 1990, tuition made ~~ CUN"Y, 42percent CommunityCollege - isgivingway to At Baruch College,' however up19perrentofCUNY'sbudgetwhile ofthe students come . rigorous -currieulumsand higher en- whichhasthehighestacademic stan in 1997, tuition madeup43 percent. trance requirements at colleges and dards among the 17 CUNY schools "Increases-in tuition hitsminori­ (romfamiliesmaking universities. Asians are the majority with 27 pe ties particularly;" said Dr.' Reginald less than $20,000, 41 . "Colleges are institutions of centandB1acksaretheminoritywit ~ ,. ~ .. ilson, a SeniorScholaratAmerican higher .education,".saidThernstrom. 14per cent. ...; .~ Council on Education. "Ithitsthepoor percent from families "They are not high schools. They Abigail Themstrom, who wit .~-- .. ' . --1 ,,' '. .. .... .... _.... '.. .. ... ...iiiiikiiig....~.}?'.~~"-.-.. -~'.'" "--".' --.:.:t:.::.:::=-,':::r::r-- -'~-" - ..'--.-- -~ _._ __ . -- '-'~ili~~'iiiTliemstrOmha p~e. .... ' . .~.~tt.he. .. ... .. __ ., . ,1Jt;:1· .. ,L\"I.~~_ . .. This raises the issue ofwhether $20.000 and $60~OOO Themstrom criticized the whole conducteda studywhichshowed tha it is fair, especially in the light of a I Kindergarten to High School system black students have made consider '. , study by economists Michael and 17per cent from for "passing the buck to colleges" - able academic progress with respect New Library Policy Limits Access to Outsiders McPherson, President of Maca.1ester famiiiesmaking over graduatingstudentswhoarenotready to-white students, said that she . o :.t '" CollegeandMortonShapiro,a special­ to docollege work, forcing colleges to agrees with the view that raising th " ist in the economies ofhigher educa­ $50,000." provide remedial education to make By Chan-jOG Moon which was to "slip" a pass out He expressed his concerns tion. Thestudyshowsthat38percent up for it. Access to the Newman Li­ to other students after entering. to Provost Lois S. Cronholm, ofstudentsfrom families makingover Thiswaseoncurredbya National brary has been closed to all non­ During exam periods, the who immediately issued in­ $200,000 per year have entered the Rand Corp. report. Association of Scholars (NAB) ~ "1 started teaching in City University of New York college had to open classrooms structions to allow only persons system, ~DS blic university andthereby This. the social fabric which. shoWed ·th8t even college de­ 1969 ••• I still. couldn't. (CUNY) persons as ofDecember in order to make study space for with CUNY identification cards have their tuition subsidized.by tax because etlmic groups, particularly grees have come to mean less during Baruch students who could not into the library. .tell youuhich stu- 19, 1997_ The only exception is dollars. Blacks and Hispanics, will become thepast30years. Their studyshows find seats in the library. About Some of the students from for those who need to use mate­ entrenched in the poorest economic thatfoUrYearsofco11egenowisEqlliva- dent isgoing to make rials unique to its collection, the other schools called, in to rung. lent to only 3 years ofcollege during itor not. A weUpre­ provided they obtain a pass express "extreme disappoint­ Wllsoncriticizedthelackoffund- the 1960s. '~ .from anyone of a consortium of ment," said Downing. 1995study by ing from government asa Iack.ofpo- "Wehave a sit11ation where the paredstudent may libraries which have an agree­ "It's not like NYU lets us litieal will. "It's a matter of priori~" majority are not learning certain fallon his face. use their library," said one CUNYshowed that 84 ment with the Newman Library. hesaid 'WehavemoneyforB-1 bomb- things," said GaryBrasor, Associate An unmotivated A growing number of com­ "About all ofthe Baruch student. per cent ofies drop­ ers-nearly$!biJJion apiece _·andwe're DirectorofNAS_· ."COllege dOes not do One ofthe criticisms ofthis plaints from Baruch students outs cited lack of not at war with an~ . itsjob when theY give a B8ccaJanre- studentmay wake'up fifth floor and half policy has been that all mem­ who were crowded out of seats "Whateverwe decide todo, we'll ate." and takeoff." and computer stations by non­ ofthe fourth ••• were bers of the public should be al­ money as the cause." find the moileyforit,"hesilid. Brasoralso criticizedthe,Kto 12 ~SandiCooper CUNY students led to an inves­ occupied on a regu­ lowed access because Baruch ..Theproblemswithaeademic·abil- system for passingstudents.who are tigation by library staff, accord­ receives public funds. ~ hoWev~ go farbeyondmoney; ae- . .' nOtn!8dyontA>eoJlege. Andbusine88E'S ing to Arthur Downing, Chief lar baste by stu­ "That's a mandate of the At ~42 percentofthe stu- oordingtoAbipilThemstrom,SeniOr have complained ofhaving difficu1ty . Librarian. It was found that dents from ••• NYU New York Public Library," said dentsoomefromfamilies makingless Fellow at 'Manhattan I~ She reeruiting IiteI'ate cOllege graduates, standardsWilI lockCJUt minorities.. about all of the fifth floor and .' and the SUNY . Downing. "[Our funding] is pri­ than $20,000, 41 per cent from fami-' said tbatWasbington D.C. ~ls accantiugtotbeAssociation ofAmeri-' 1970, 17-year-old black studen half of the fourth - which is ap­ marily directed towards serving lies making between $20,000 and spend about $10,000 perpopil per canCo11eges. scored about six times lower t1l8~ proximately half the library's School ofOptom­ the needs offour] students." $50,000 and 17 percentfrom families year_ ADd yet, a memberrJCtbe school Theconcan· in raisingthe stan- whites in'readingmmprehension. seating capacity - were occupied etry." 'He said that he has con­