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Montclair State University Montclair State University Digital Commons The onM tclarion Student Newspapers 12-11-1975 The onM tclarion, December 11, 1975 The onM tclarion Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion Recommended Citation The onM tclarion, "The onM tclarion, December 11, 1975" (1975). The Montclarion. 287. https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion/287 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Montclair State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The onM tclarion by an authorized administrator of Montclair State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MONTCLARION Vol. 51, No. 14 Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Thurs., Dec. 11, 1975 Trustees Decide On 17 Layoffs By Janet Byrne the Association of Black Faculty and demanded and was refused and Josephine Policastro Administrative Staff. immediate access to a list of those The MSC Board of Trustees voted Harris cited comparative faculty members the board voted unanimously at a meeting Wednesday enrollment figures of classics Wednesday to not reappoint. to not reappoint 17 faculty and department courses and suggested Faculty members comprise 15 of professional staff members. that the board review the figures in the 17 persons voted for Included in that number is relation to the number of students non-reappointment. LeBoff said the linguistics instructor Ngari Ngunjiri, enrolled in the Swahili courses board released numbers in lieu of whose non-reappointment is Ngunjiri teaches. names "in order to protect the rights currently being appealed through a Gerald A. LeBoff, board of the individuals" not being rehired. grievance procedure known as the chairman, assured Harris and the "I don't believe that a board Selected Procedures Agreement. predominantly black public in taking the jobs of faculty can say JAMES E. Harris, assistant dean attendance that "we (the board) will they're protecting them," Lacatena of students, called the Ngunjiri be receptive, will review and, if charged wrily, to applause and non-reappointment a "slap in the necessary, reverse ourselves" on the laughter from those in attendance. face" and said it may produce Ngunjiri issue. THROUGHOUT THE night the "negative consequences." Harris THE 17 MSC non-reappointments board heard but did not entertain a MONTCLARION/John Scruggs identified himself at the public come in the wake of otherwise motion reiterated four times by Stop, look and enjoy the holiday season. meeting of the board as president of large-scale layoffs at three New random attendees that they (the Jersey state colleges and Rutgers board) adjourn and reconsider their University. decision on the Ngunjiri V ìe ¡n R unoFF According to The Star-Ledger non-reappointment. AFT, NJEA Wednesday, 133 faculty and staff Dickson stated that the vote of A runoff election between the yielded the following results: AFT thoroughly on fighting the rising members will not be rehired at the board to not rehire Ngunjiri and Council of New Jersey State College (the present bargaining agent), 1335 problems due to the economic crisis. Trenton State College for the two unnamed history professors was Locals of the American Federation of votes; NJEA, 1094 votes; American Lacatena attributes the increased 1976-77 academic year, Glassboro "in r.o way a disparagement of their Teachers (AFT! and the New Jersey Association of University Professors popularity of the NJEA to the fact State College will terminate the (the professors’) quality." State College Faculty Association of (AAUP), 291 votes; no that they were the former bargaining contracts of 74 persons and Kean He added that the' Ngunjiri the New Jersey Education representative, 29 votes and 87 agent (until 1972) and that economic College, 16. decision was one made "based on the Association (NJEA), held yesterday challenges. tension has led to criticism of the Marcoantonio Lacatena, president assessment of need." and today at the eight state college A TOTAL of 3300 staff members AFT. He further stated that the of the Council of New Jersey State DICKSON ALLUDED to a campuses, will decide the bargaining from the colleges are eligible to vote NJEA has made an emotional appeal College Locals of the American department in which Ngunjiri has agent for their faculty and in this election. and is not in a position to effectively Federation of Teachers, said at the taught that "w on't stand up and be professional staff. State AFT president represent the faculty. close of the two-and-a-half hour counted" for the alleged negative Last week the initial election Marcoantonio Lacatena expects a win A BARGAINING agent is in board meeting he was "appreciative recommendation it gave the conducted by the NJ Public for his organization. He feels after charge of negotiating contracts, and proud" of MSC President David linguistics instructor. Employment Relations Commission the runoff they can concentrate more giving support for faculty grievances W.D. Dickson for "resisting pressure" " If the history department could and processing them. Also the agent from Ralph A. Dungan, Chancellor o f have assured us there was a place for may involve itself in political activity Higher Education, in the Mr. Ngunjiri, our (the board's) in conjunction with other unions in non-reappointment decisions. decision for non-reappointment Task Force Phase order to maintain support. LACATENA EARLIER would not be," Dickson affirmed. One criticism of the NJEA has been that they are a small group which is not affiliated with a strong Two: Write Letters union as the AFT is with the Robbery Prompts By Donald Scarinci AFL-CIO. The SGA Tuition Task Force Committee has begun operation of what it Ted Gould, field service calls "Phase Two" of its anti-tuition hike program with an intensive letter coordinator in the NJEA, stated that Firearms Question writing campaign. the organization has strong backing The committee expects at least 2000 hand written or signed form letters to as it has over 100,000 members By Barbara Ponsi be accumulated by the end of next week. closely related to the public schools. A recent robbery at Stone Hall illustrates a general desire on the part of JACK SULLIVAN, chairman of the letter - writing campaign, stressed the HE FEELS the AFT did not go James Lockhart, director of security, to establish a “ fully empowered campus 2000-letter goal, pointing to the student support MSC received at the Nov. 24 through the proper channels in last police agency after all credentials are in order." tuition rally. year's strike action. The NJEA On Monday night at 8 pm two men, aged 20-22, robbed two Stone Hall "We want the students now to remind the legislators that the students, as representative claims that the AFT residents and one Bohn Hall resident of $248 in cash and allegedly made a voters, should be considered when they vote on issues concerning higher did not bring in a mediator and never threat on their lives, according to the campus security report. education," Sullivan said. went to factfinding along with failing THE ROBBERY occurred in Stone Hall room 113 and the victims were Members of the committee consider the letter - writing campaign an to contact the individual state college William Dobrzynski, 18, Kenneth Peters, 18, both living there, and Gary essential followup to the Trenton rally. faculties. Schulman, 20 of Bohn Hall room 1318. SGA PRESIDENT Manny C. Menendez said. "The demonstration was a Gould said that he would feel a According to Lockhart, there was no forced entry — the perpetrators show of student force. The letter-writing campaign will provide the strike is necessary only if a factfinder gained entry by invitation. While no weapon was actually drawn, the victims opportunity for those students who weren't able to participate in the rally the had recommended raises and the reported that one of the perpetrators appeared to be concealing a weapon chance for Trenton to hear their voices." state rejected them. underneath his coat. Tables are being manned in the Student Center lobby by Tuition Task According to Frank Mason, a Lockhart reported that in a meeting he had with the campus police Force members between 11 am and 2 pm daily. The committee expects to spokesman for the PERC, if the officers two weeks ago, a number of them "expressed anxieties"on the question take the campaign into the dorms by the end of the week. NJEA wins the election they will of how effectively they could do their jobs without being permitted to carry Letters received by the committee will be sent to either the governor or take over in about a week after firearms. the legislature, depending on who is more vocal about a tuition increase at the certification has been obtained. If the "I CLEARLY stated to them that presently no weapons are permitted, time we send them out,” Sullivan said. AFT wins there will be no either on- or off-duty," Lockhart stated. "However, I will continue to review THE FORM letter that the committee composed expresses dissatisfaction changeover as they are the present the need for firearms with the administration." with cutting the higher education budget and questions why the student bargaining agent. He added, "A t this time I have not endorsed firearms but after the "should bear the burden of supplementing the state's deficit budget INFORMED SOURCES say department's credentials are in order, I believe that the college should take The letter says that "Alternatives other than a tuition increase must be contract talks should resume inventory of its responsibility and recognize the need to have a complete and considered," and urges prompt legislative action "to maintain the quality of following the election as they have properly attired campus police/security system." higher education in New Jersey." been curtailed while awaiting the Referring to the Stone Hall incident, Lockhart explained that police Though the form letter is more convenient to the student, Sullivan final results.

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