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T ti~ Inside: Madame Lovonda Page 4 Greek News Page 6-7 OffTbe curr Page 8 .s. BRYANT COLLEGE SMITHFIELD. RHODE ISLAND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY t, 1974 VOLUME XXXIX NO. 15 Albert J. McAloon Watergate at Bryant? Evans Will Not Seek New Facuhy Federation President . " by Kevin J. McGarry Re-election Mr. Albert J. McAl oon came LosiJ1l: sight of the values of to offer my perCilption or the into orrice as President of the authority, re spons ibilit y , situation as it exists here at Faculty Federation on November cooperations, and all others seeds Bryant. It is my hope that by 15 , 19 7 3. fo llowing the of a successrul organization may bringing ihings into the open, resignation of WaJlllce S, Camper. eCfect the future of many of us. Bryant will correct its problems McAloon was unopposed and Perhaps one of the most and become the kind of school feels he has the "general" backi ng concerned people in the midst of internally that it should be. of the faculty. McAloon is aD this is o u r S tude nt Senate T h e r e is one essentia l Ass i stant Profess or o t Pres ident , Greg Evans. The ingredient above all others that is Psychology. He received his Ph .B. question of Greg's intention to missing and that is trust. The at Providence College and his run for re.election has b{'fn in attit ude among th e various M.Ed, at Rhode Island College. many people's minds for some segments of the school seems to One of the founders of t.he time. As a result we asked Greg be, 'you're after me , so I'm going Federation, McAloon finds the t o make a shltement o n Ills to get you first.' How erfective position enjoyable. He will be in intentions concerning t his malter can a management that plays on oCfice until May, 1975. and his perception of what it Is intimidation be? McAloon realizes that all tha t Is plaguing Bryant and Anyone who believes the segments of society need to be possibly threatening its future. crisis or last February is buried is o rganized for their own Here is Greg', statement. very sadly mistaken. This school protection. By being organized "I have been asked by sevel'lll bas degenerated to a level where they are able to protect students, faculty members and administrators, faculty and themselves in hiring and firing administrators during the past students alike must choose sides situations, especially firing. year whether or not [ shall seek eithcr for Dr. Evarts or agaInst McAloon believes that reelection as Student Senate him. eduutlon is a oe~ily of President. It Is with very mixed This poison tlult ha$ so society. "It is a democratic right feelings that I say no. The job oC thoroughly Infected our school that calls upon the Federal President has been a 24 hour a could \'ery well lead to Bryant's Government to support and day task. To think o f it 10 any complete stagnation. Potentially edueat.e not ooly through aid to otbt'l' terms wouJd be an injustitt good loo.s and pr0g.t3ms \u,ve institutions. but with outriiht to thoSE.' wbo elected me. I do never been given a chance or have grants and scholarships with as not, in any way, regret running. 1 been stymied before completion few strings attached as possible." have learned much during this because of jealousies. We all share McAloon foresees the day when past year t hat one cannot get the guilt to varying degrees. The colleges such as Bryant will seek from the classroom. There were students, (or their part, have to and receive aid from the Federal frustrations as well as successes. I become more conscientious of Go v e r n m e nt fo r t h eir made mistakes, but in everything the determinants of Bryant's con t ribu tions to societ y. I did I tried to keep the best continued existance other than Presently , without fe d eral interests ot the student body in direct student aCfain. The faculty funding a nd bond issues , Bryant's mind. The time has now come for ha s got to become mor e new campus would not exist. a change, to wind down some and responsive to school needs. T hey concentrate on being a student must be commended. howl'ver. NO BEHIND SCENE once again. 'IlIey have taken a bolder step MANEUVERS T o divorce myself towards impro ve ment than Mr. Al bert J. McAloon Pbolo by Purson completely from school activities anyone else so far in allowing McAloon has many plans and wm be impossible-Bryant has themselves to be evaluated. go a ls as Faculty Federation FACULTY OUTRAGEOUSLY McA100n is by no meaw void become too much a part of me. I There are segments of the President. He feels he has a of ideas of his own concerning will continue to help Bryant administration whose policies responsi bility to present his ideas CROWDED this matter. First of aU, all when I can in my capacities as leave much to be desired. Because to the executive committee for McAloon is very concerned classrooms in the Unistructure Chairperson of the College the administration is manage ment acc epta nce or rejection . about the facilities of the faculty are not in use even during the Non - Academic Grievance and has to make the final " Everything will be presented to at Bryant. He has proposed a busiest times. Thus, walls could Committee, State Chairpenon for decisions, this is where the t he e x e-eutive committee and hea lth a nd space utilization be broken down and faculty the National Student Association, criticism is most heavily levied. a ctions will come h om the committee. His intention is to offices could be constructed. and in any other way I can. If the However, one must be able to Secondly, the height of the Fe derat ion." McAloon firmly survey and investigate the new President requests it, I will take criticism constructively, and student dining room is, in states, "There will be no outrageously cramped conditions gladly assist him or her. deal with it constructively. A hig h. handed behind·the...scenes of the faculty members. There McAloon's words "wasteful." A For those who are suspicious attitude and maneuvers." The president ot any also exists the evi dent and blatant noor could easily bE- extended contemplating running for the con s equent action is not organization h a s the malfunction of the air out from the faculty dining room office I ask that you seriously conclusive to this end. responsibility to offer leadership conditioning s ystem which across the open space. This would consider your motives. Your Bryant has had a continuous while at the same time realizing creates a health problem. help conserve heat and energy actions must take into equal exodus or personnel within the the ideas in the program. Assistance from the Occupational and provide room for more consideration the desires of every last year. Mr. Delmonico, Dr. McAloon intends to achieve this Sa fety Health Association faculty offices and give the student; not just a particular Manion and Mr. Hagan were all "d. (OSHA) will be sought If faculty room to breathe. group or yourself. Continued on Page 5 McAloon has made !leversl necessary. CREDIT UNION AT BRYANT If I were to stress one thing proposa ls to the executive [n McAloon's words, "The above all else, it would be that committee thus far. Some of faculty is so cramped for space McAloon plans to start a one has to be willing to listen to them are presented here as that in comparison Perdue's committee for the institution of a and work with others. This Evarts Still Silent discussed by him. chickens are better taken care of credit union at Bryant College. It some times means modifying in terms of space." In would be available to students, one's personal objectives; but in STUDENTS IN F ACULTY commenting on this, McAloon faculty, and administration; and the long run, I feel it promotes Dr. Harry Evarts still declines comment on the dismissal of feels that it is an indication with time, Bryant alumni. better cooperation and MEETINGS Dante Tita as Director of Budgets towards the mentality of the Original funding would be understanding. No one is too old and PersOnnel. Mr. Twomey, ot McAloon strongly believes administration in its disregard for accomplished by the sale of to learn if given a chance. • the Publi c AWars Offi ce, said that student re presentatives the needs of the faculty . s h ares at a price to be Eff o rts have b een U18.t Dr. Evarts, " Does not feel at should be a1l owed-as well as determined. They would be able successfully made by the various we lco med- to attend Faculty to hire a competent administrator liberty to talk about it." INDIFFERENT AN D segments of the student body, Although Evarts has attributed Fe der a tion mee tings . The and ultimately money could be fac ul ty and administration ABHORENT his silence to Tita having a right m ee ti ngs c o ns ist o f open borrowed at less than the present towards greater cooperation in democratic decisions being made. Allhough McAloon does not outrageous interest rates. He did to his privacy , Tita. reports that the past year, but are limited as he has nothing to hide and that Jt wo u l d g i ve th e m a n see t his si tuation as malicious on note that if a person purchased to how far they can go because Opport unity to see how the the p& rt of the administration, he one share or 5,000 shares they Evarts can say any thing that he Bryant's operation is buil\ on a waDts to.