Snewlin Wins Election Total Negro T1 3, 14 by Pam Johnson "We Have to Emphasize a United Student Body," He Said
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TTTT :R . -i: . _.-- z. .. _.. :.. ,,.: t:- . _ . .. « W . ri y IT f2O The Daily Campus No. 94- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Tuesday, April 6, 1976 61st Ye. ar ,Student president EMPLOYMENT STATUS REPORT . FOR FEBRUARY 1976 Staff-Exempt Full Time - Race - .. Male Female SNewlin wins election Total Negro T1 3, 14 by Pam Johnson "We have to emphasize a united student body," he said. "Any pos- Orientals 1 1 2' Tim Newlin, a 23-year-old llaw sible friction has to be held to a American Indians 0 0' 0 eth- student, was voted Southern Me minimum. I wanted to be presi- Hispanic'5. -' 1 .6 odist University's student bhody Caucasian 224 122 ,346 ool., dent of the student body, to serve president for the' 1976-77, sch all the schools, not any Other' •1 0 1. -off specific year in last Thursday's run interest group." Total . 242 127 369 election. Newlin defeated. junnior Staff Non-Exempt Full Time Craig Massey by a vote of 944 to. Newlin, who plans to write a bi- 864. Junior 'write-in candidate weekly column in The Da ily Race Male Female Total Campus, said he hoped to be a Negro 118 116 234 Rhonda Belt polled 278 votes. Newlin came to SMU fiom "highly visible" president con- Orientals '1 0 1 Peoria, Ill., as a freshman. and cerned about what the average American Indians 1 0' 1 student thinks. He cited com- Hispanic :'52, 29 81 received a political science de- gree here in 1974. In an intter- munication as the only way to Caucasian, , 114 345 459' build credibility in student gov- Total 286 490 776 view Sunday, Newlin talked ab out his job 'as president and' the place ernment: Faculty of student governmen t at SMU1. "I want to get around to various Race Male Female Total "I ran for president because it's groups, to' be .aware of what all Negro 2' 1 3 a chance to serve the . school I.II groups think, not just the senate Orientals '6 1 7 want to make a contribution to or board of governors. Through his presidential roles American Indians . 0 ' 0 0 SMU," he said. "We also need to reduce priori- of public relations person and ,,6 Hispanic 5 1 One of Newlin's main contribu- ties, to do, a very good job on a fund raiser, Newlin hopes to have Caucasian 406 102' 508' tions. Will be the giving of' his few things. The credibility of a "good working relationship" Total'422 105 527 $1200' president's salary to the student government will then be with President Zumberge and to SMU endowmenit fund. enhanced," he said. meet with him.regularly. In comparison with SMU firnian- Newlin will stay at SMU this "We're here to work with the cial problems, Newlin says the summerpreparing committee as- administration to make SMU Studies reveal salary cutback is a small sacri- signments and senate plans for better, but we also have to have fice. next year. He will also recoxn- an outspoken student/government, Newlin thinks he has made an- an organized way for students to male majority mend that the senate meet weekly be heard," he said. "If the stu- other important contribution Ito SMU by :appointing' fellow 1law rather: than twice a month in dents don't speak, we'll be left by Donita Bourns student Richard :Scherba .as stu- order to be more efficient. behind." , Studies breaking down exempt employes, non-exempt employes dent body treasurer. Scherba,v who and faculty according to sex and race show once again that is also preparing to take the C SMU is primarily an employer of male Causasians. exam, is very well qualified for Although SMU was at one time praised for being the first PABudge toincludef the treasurer's job, Newlin sa school in the Southwest to create an affirmative action plan; With graduate students as pder-ufudd aane progress as a result of that plan is still questionable. ident and treasurer, many un *In an employment status report for February prepared by graduates may fear that stud SMU's personnel department, there are relatively few staff government- will represent' oinly exempt. employes (employes that are not paid by the hour and Yenne the board approved last fall a $1 the graduate students' interes ts. by John wide are usually considered professionals) which are minorities. These Newlin denied this saying, "I The Southern Methodist Univer- million cutback in university sity Board of Governetnors approtuver- expenditures. Kennemer said the positions range from administrative position such as that held by am not the representative of the Irving Baker;affirmative action officer, to dorm directors. law ThursdayBoard •the theof Goversitnor's uniuniversity's pproved- pro- falcutback in,. wasndo because .men ofan a "short-anin graduate schools or the in- Of a total of 369 exempt employes, there are no American 1976-77 budget which in- ofall"in osendowme no annrolmdan school posed t Indians, two Orientals, six Hispanics and fourteen Negroes em- cludes a $1.8 million "unfunded come loss due .o an enrollme ployed. There are. over,one-and-a-half times as many males balance.,, " ' drop. ' as females, employed in these positions. The misbalance between pro-, Because of special plans t0I. 4 In the division of staff that are non-exempt (paid by the ho'ur Reagan jected revenues and expenditures crease the university's endow- and non-professional) a higher proportion of minorities is hired. will be covered by unrestricted. ment next year, Kennemer said 'Of 776 employes, 234 are Negro and 81 are Hispanic. There is reserve' funds the board has at its the board's reserve funds-theo- ' only one. Oriental and one American Indian employed. Females to speaka." discretion. "retically set aside for times of outnumber men in this area 490 to 286. The total projected revenues immediate need-are necessary SThe breakdown of faculty according to sex and race shows Sequalled"$38,860,000 while the pro- to keep the umniversity's programs that out of a faculty of 527 there are 406 faculty.members that in McFarlin jected expenditures were $40,660,- at a level of excellence. are white and male. There are no American Indians employed Republican Presidential ca ndi- 000. The projections included a He said the only other aiterna- in this area. Three Negroes, seven Orientals, and six Hispanics date Ronald Reagan will speakkat proposed 15 per cent increase in tive possible to compensate for are on the faculty. Men outnumber women 422 to 105. McFarlin Auditorium today at 9 tuition and a 5 per cent increase the unfunded balance was "to Ben Hobgood, SMU's personnel director, which has limited a.m. in wages and salaries. make a commitment to raise the hiring during the past few years, attributes these disparities The former California gover nor Hoyt G. Kennemer, controller funds." primarily to SMU's lack of expansion. He believes that SMU's will answer questions from the of the university, said the budget Kennemer, who was selected complex recruitment system is more than adequate, but goes on audience after his address. was approved to avoid any cuts vice president for administration to say there are many areas that can still be developed. Reagan's appearance is spon- that would be similar to the cut- (VPA) at the board meeting, said Hobgood believes that increased advertising is necessary to sored by the SMU Bar Assoccia- back made in this year's budget. he will assume his new post no make minorities aware that positions are open at SMU. tion. In light of an increasing deficit, later than June 1. He said his budget, which totals $900, is too limited to ad- t-ertise to the degree he desires. Making people aware of the practice of minority recruitment at SMU and contacting people who could aid the program is also of primary concern to Hobgood. "We need to explain and sell the program," said Hobgood. SMU's current recruitment program depends mainly on the volunteer efforts of agencies and individuals in the Dallas area. Every week a vacancy list is compiled by the personnel depart- ment. This list is sent' to some 65 agencies and individuals that have agreed to aid SMU in recruiting minorities. They will refer individuals to SMU to apply for a job. The volunteers range from churches to federal,-state and local agencies such as the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce, American Indian Center, Women for Change Center and the NAACP. Once a vacancy opens, SMU has a waiting period before filling the position to assure that all sources have been informed. This period is ten days for exempt positions and five for non-exempt positions. According to Hobgood, the recruitment program will eventually decrease the disparities in employment, but will take time. He said all the personnel department can do now is to replace people as they leave, since SMU's no longer expanding. L - New York film critic Judith Crist interviews Lamont Johnson, director at the film's premiere during the first day of the USA Film Festival. ___.._ "S _ __ Assembly honors awardees the Busi- Southern Methodist University Those honored by this annuaalpre- Professors chosen in Dr. Donald Jack- students, faculty and staff re- sentation were: Troy Breennan, ncss School are: finance; Dr. ceived awards Thursday night senior; Phoebe Davis, univ ersity son, professor of profes- for scholarship and service to the secretary; Sander Essermarn, law Dean Manson, associate Phyllis Pier- university community. Results of student;- Mary ;Alice .Gordo n, As.