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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Spring 4-9-1985 Maine Campus April 09 1985 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus April 09 1985" (1985). Maine Campus Archives. 1699. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1699 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IMajne Campus XCV1 no.XLXI The University of Maine at Orono student newspaper since 1875 Tuesday April 9, 1985 UMO admistrator warned to avoid student elections by Sue Swift for president and vice president of the Staff Writer student government Paul Conway and Jon Sorenson. A university administrator was issued a warning from the acting vice president Ed Cutting, chairman of the FEPC. of external affairs to remain uninvolved said he now feels the letter "was an at- ---in-studem-electionsand-to-use-the-eam--- temptbytheoter.ation.al sports-depart---- - pus mail system for universityr,interests ment to manipulate student organiza- only. tions to increase their budget," rather Kenneth Allen sent a letter of repri- than being an endorsement of mand to Thad Dwyer, assistant in recrea- candidates. tional sports and lecturer in physical, education, concerning a form letter that "The letter was not malicious," he had allegedly endorsed candidates for said. "Probably, Di..yet. - didn't know his the student government election. mailings were against campus policy." The letter. Allen said. actively endors- Johnson said. "My general impression ed a slate of candidates to intramural was that Dwyer took a position which - representatives and resident directors to favored certain candidates, and it's in- whom it was mailed. appropriate for faculty to back a can- _ "First, use of campus mail to promote didate" political candidates is a violation of the Federal provisions under which our cam- "The campus mail system," he said, pus mailroom operates. Second, it's in- "should be used for university interests - appropriate for a faculty member to ac- only, and faculty should not attempt to Lively endorse and campaign lor can- influence student elections." Current. didates for student offices," Allen's university policy states that written com- • written reprimand said. munication may be sent through the- Dwyer said, "Ms director (David campus mailroom only when the subject 'Ames) and .1 feel there was nothing material concerns official university wrong with the form letter because we affair, - were not endorsing-any candidate, only supporting the student recreational Johnson said no further action would fee." be taken about the letter. Dwyer's letter was brought to the at- Allen's letter to Dwyer stated: "In-the tention of UMO President Arthur future, please allow the student election Johnson by the Fair Election Practices process to follow its course and limit brightly on a very still Stillwater River in the early even- Commission in late February. At that your use of the campus mail to The moon shines time, the FEPC said the letter endorsed legitimate activities." ing. tfile photo; Univeristies looking for wider firing powers Al.ASHINOTON DC. — In faculty," said Alan Ostar, AASCU's Ness- York, among others, have fired a cooperative farm extension program part to prepare for the nest round of col- presidebt. "We believe that the'dialague more than 100 tenured faculty members. that receives a seperate appropriation lege money troubles, a major college on governance needs an additional The AAUP says firing is justified on- from the state legislature, could get in group has started a new war of words perspective.," ly when "an iminent financial crisis trouble while the campus as a whole designed to make it easier for ad- The AAUP definition "inappropriate- threatens the survival of the institution thrives. ininistrators to fire tenured faculty ly is held upas gospel," adds as a whole and cannot be alleviated by Knight said he does not consider that members. Morehead State University President less drastic means." a flaw in the definition. "Universities are The change could also keep some col- Herb Reinhard Jr., chairman of the The AASCU argues that a financial not run so that every tub floats on its lege teachers, worried about losing their AASCU panel that drafted- the 'ner- emergency exists when circumstances own bottom4'- he said. jobs, from discussing controversial definition. - - - "threaten io impair an institutions abili- But ASSCU's Reinhard says the topics- in class. opponents suggest _ _. "The AAUP defuntion.was_writtenat__. ___Iy..toletrovide high educational quality AAUP does, require_ _a_erl elftW.wide The change would "open rhe-Jfrit time when things were bright (finan- and individual opportunity." ;financial- -,catastroithe .)Opitted floodgates to wholesale firings," cially)," Reinhard said. The AAUP thinks the -` ulty tan be *Of ti41..•%.7 - • warns Jonathan Knight of the American The federal government has cut its ,AASCU guidline would let just &OUT 'JnstitutiOns are going to face finan- Association of University Professors funding of college programs, many:, 1.000-plus campuses in the United States cial emergencies without It amounting to (AAUP). states have reduced their higher educa- fire professors today. a financial catastrophe," he said. But the American Associatiqn„,of tion budgets, and tuition ;-it...campus's "I don't know of any institution that Reinhard said the AASCU's broader State Colleges and Universities other major source of money is ei- cannot plausibly argue that it has some definition will,give courts more to ant- (AASCU),in offering-a new guidline for pectet1 to fall nationwide as student difficulties maintaining high educational sider when hearing lawsuits from laid- when colleges can fire tenured pro- population declines over the next decade. quality," Knight said. off tenured faculty members. fessors, said colleges need more flexibili- Some predict as many as 200 cam- "This definition would allow broad "In some cases, institutions that tried ty in hiring and firing it they're to sur- puses will close before enrollments begin revocations of tenure for reasons that are to make relocations and otiose out pro- vive the next decade of declining to-creep up again in the 1990s. hardly' serious, unusual or extreme," grams were blocked by a cart that only enrollments. But the AAUP definition of when_ _he_said had the AAUP definition of financial Since 1940, college have been able IV they may cut costs by laying off teachers A substantial number-of schools on emergency before it," Reinhard said. fire tenured professors only in times of - "has tied the hands of institutions snug:. the_AAUP's list "censured schools" are Knight predicts that institutions that "financial exigency." gling with - delining or shifting there for laying off tenure faculty under adopt the AASCU definition of finan- The courts, colleges and professors enrollments, to the detriment of educa- what the AAUP considered fraudulent cial emergency will antagonize faculty. themselves traditionally have followed tional quality," Reinhard said. declarations of financial emergency. "A definition like this encourages the AAUP's definition of "financial ex- Even without the change, many Those schools include the University unilateral rather than collegial ac- ingency." tenured teachers lost their jobs during of Northern Colorado, California State tion," Knight said. Now administrators want to change the last recession. University-Sonoma and the University Reinhard says it is "highly unlikely" the definition to make it easier to trim Since 1982, Temple, Northein of Idaho. institutions will misuse the AASCU their pairolls if they get into money Michigan, Western Michigan. Knight acknowledges-administrators definition to lay off tenured faculty trouble. , Washington and the Brockport and Buf- don't like the AAUP'S failure to without first exploring other ways to cut "AAUP approaches the issue from the falo campuses of the State University of recognize that one department, such as CAM. 2 The Daily Maine Campus. Tuesdax April 9, 1985 Winners chosen in photo contest Unique Summer Program _—Are-yee. mtereste6 ift -at-femme technology, possible solutions to some Third World Problems, teaching by Becky Pilkington merit and technical proficiency." Ives Victor Kuntz, who is a member of the experience, small scale agriculture. Staff Writer said. Camera Club in Bangor and in his se- and/or writing for publication? The She said contest entrants will be con- cond year of judging the Marsh Island the Windfarm Museum subsistence Six winners internship were chosen Friday' for the tacted to find out whether or not there Contest, said it was "difficult" to turn pay live week summer on annual Marsh Island Photography Con- is enough interest to start a photography dow n some of the met ures. "one of ms Martha's Vinyard may be for you. For Reag test, said the information write Windfarm Museum, Student Affairs Office pro- club. favorites didn't make it all the way gram coordinator. RFD #2, Box 86, Martha's Vinyard, Frank Howd, whose "Fog at through," he said. MA., 02568. Barbara Ann Ives said although three Naskeag" entry won second place col- -Kuntz said all the pictures were set up MOSCOW (AP) prizes were awasded. !Vic Judges -haYe or. said "The Photography Club said is a around the room, and the judges piaci Monday Mt the capacity to create classes." She good idea. I would be very glad to par- out -the ones they didn't think were win- ministration had said awards tlitis sear included second ticipate." "It's a neat contest," new he ners, weeding them down." if one peace initiati place- color, ktond and third place said. "I was impressed Classifieds by the quality, of judge removed a photo, another could diminish the.