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Dorm Affect Applications Intended for Rould Open the Current Academic Year I A Century Of Continuous MIT News Service Cambridge Massachusetts Volume 101, Number 27 Monday, July! 27, 1981 II~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--=T -~----7-- union threatens Food Service strike By Barry S. Surman they rejected the offer." Separa' A strike threatened by M-IT ting the two sides are Food Service employees seems separating the two sides is likely following a breakdown in "basically economics, and a wide contract negotiations last Thurs- range of issues," he said. He day night, according to Domenic characterized the positions of Bozzotto, President and Business MIT and the union Manager as being of Local 26 of the Hotel, "quite far" apart. Restaurant, Institutional Bozzotto placed the blame for Employees and Bartenders the "bad terms" between the sides Union, AFL-CIO, with the MIT negotiators. "There "As far as we are concerned, it seem to be, really, two problems," looks like there will be a job ac- he said. MIT "has talked down to tion,' commented Bozzotto, us, lectured us .. and their offer leader of the union's negotiating itself isjust ridiculous. It's a three committee, which walked out of year contract with [salary in- talks last week. The union's creases of] 81/2 percent the first previous contract had expired on year, eight percent the second June 30. "Our Executive Board 18.1974, the first year, and 71/2 percent the third Students day ot a striki~-~~e by voted that if there was no lining up outside Walker Dining Hall on September onamus (heTec flephto con- year and, at the same time. they Dining tract Service cooks. Walker was the only open by August 16, then we would want that, they're asking our dining hall call for a strike," Bozzotto said. -members to pay more for Blue He added that because no further Cross and .. life insurance." negotiating The sesssions have been union is seeking annual salary in- scheduled. "We might New have some creases of 15 percent. hcolc GSL rules unclear kind of job action before the The breakdown Inthcol- By Jerri-Lynn Scofield could affect 16th.'' those students who tive bargaining process, Bozotto While proposed changes in the have not yet filed applications, Conference MIT's top negotiator, said, Federally as comm James J. occurred because "M IT funded Guaranteed well as students who apply Culliton, Assistant stonewalled Student for to the Vice- us; they just don't Loan (GSL) program will loans for succeeding academic agrees on student President and Director of Person- want to talk about some things." probably not alter financial plans years. nel, summarized for the loan guidelines the process to He cited, as one example of an is- 1981-2 academic year for Commenting on the changes date: "They have sue students who in come forward MIT would not discuss, the have already filed the GSL program, Director By Jerri-Lynn cofrield with a series of demands, (Please loan applications, of we have turn to page 12) - I funding cuts Student Financial Aid Leonard After a five hour discussion kmiwll-" last Gallagher said, "We can still say Thursday, a conference commit- we will see that any student is able tee comprised of members of the to pull together a package which House .Education and Labor will enable a student to study at Committee and the Senate Labor the Institute." and Human Resources Committee The position GSL's will occupy agreed to changes in the in future MIT aid packages, or Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) how eligibility will be determined program, according to William for future loans, is as yet unclear. Sanda, a staff member of the Confusion also exists as to Senate Committee. whether these changes will have The conference committee's any effect on loans taken before compromise "got sort of com- the Septem ber 30 close of the plicated," slid Sandal "I'm not 1981 fiscal vebar. William Sanda, a sure that people really understood staff member for the Senate it but that's what they voted on." Labor and H uman Resources Revisions to the GSL program Committee, staid that the new would not affect the eligibility of regulations will become effective students whose parents' adjusted ten days after President Ronald gross incone is less than $30,000. Reagan signs the new bill into Those students whose parents' in- law . corne exceeds $30,000 will be sub- Bef ore Presidential action can jeca to a financial need'analysis be taken, the House and Senate which, according to Sandal "will must approve the legislation. If be done through InStruCtion resume by on the new msrialDrive. (P~~~~~~iotob yI the [educational] Osborn) the Congress and the President institution." Director of Student approve the bill soon, the date of Financial Aid Leonard Gallagher aipplic~ability might conceivably {Please turn to page IJ) e ends;dorm affect applications intended for rould open the current academic year. Sanda. I l f-- mm By Kenneth Snow Company had told MIT that the The asserted, "The intent is that -it Dr. Thomas The Carpenter's Union contract, approved by the Jones ratified strike would have to end before won't," but he did not dismiss the heir new contract United Brotherhood of last night, August I in order to possibility that this year's loans Dr. Thomas have the dor- Carpenters and Joiners of F. Jones, Jr. nding a walkout that began on mitory ready could be affected. Gallagher for occupancy for America, Eastern Area, provides said '40, MIT Vice-President for une 16 when their former con- the fall that he thoughtthat term. Presently, about two for a $5.60 hourly increase the effective Research since July 1975, ract expired. The walkout had weeks over date for of work remain until the the two year period the new regulations died July 14 after a long il- hreatened the scheduled opening of the con- would be ten top two floors of the four floor tract in the Boston days after Reagan lness. f the new west area, and a signs the campus dor- dormitory will be completed. $5.00 hourly bill into law. Dr. Jones had been ter- "itory at 500 increase for Memorial Drive. Another floor would be ready by carpenters David Stockman, Director of minally ill for several Gene Brammer, in the rest of the the Director of the end of the month and the final eastern Office of Management and months, and died at the Vousing and Food Services, ex- area. Previously, Budget floor should be ready in early carpenters (OMB), wrote a letter on Sidney Farber Cancer In- lained that Turner were earning $14.36 an Construction September. hour. June 29 to 95 Congressmen con- stitute. He was 65 years cerned old. The about the impact of reduc- A memorial service will walkout began when the tions Association in GSL's to students, ac- be held at MIT in the of Contractors of- cording fall. fered a $4.00 to James Dorsey, a Dr. Jones served first as hourly wage hike mem ber while union of Congressman Barney an instructor and later as an negotiators asked for Frank's staff. 0I an additional The letter stated associate professor in the The Class of 1 985, 1060 $1 1,000 to spend on student $7.18 an hour. that "The Gramm-Latta I While student rooms may amend- Department of Electrical strong so far, contains the activities and government be ments to the House reconciliation finished by the beginning of Engineering between 1947 ,I highest Percentage of women next year. Page 6. the bill, which the Administration 7 term, the entire building may not and 1958. He left MIT to In MIT's history. supports, contain GSL proposals Page 2. Ae ioh u m be completed by then. Construc- become head of the School The~usT~c which would have an October I, of Engineering * * A new wing of the museum of tion may still be continuing on at Purdue The eDepartment may 1981, i mplementation date. Th is University Fine Arts has opened with an ; many of the common areas. For and then presi- Pro~scute 134 young men imendment should alleviate sour dent of the Universitv exhibit of Chinese art. Page MIT to have students occupy the ,oncern of who failed to register building that the change in the South Carolina. In for the while construction con- :;SL program 1975 he draft. Page 2. tinues, might be too was appointed Vice- draft.Page2. IVMany * ** permission of the abrupt. " of the major records .: President for Research *~ * Cambridge Building Inspector is at a *and films released this sum- Despite Senate intent and MIT, and The Undergraduate needed. According to Brammer, in 1977 was Associa- mer are reviewed on ;toc-kman's assurances, the Pages "the Inspector was in the building named professor in the tion Will hav nag,>¢rva,>g>,,aZ->al > {Please turn to page 11) School (Please turn to page 12) of Engineering. - - I .;. PAGE 2 THE TECH MONDAY, JULY 27. 1981 _ _ Class of 1985 has highest percentage of women Ilso~i~l1 x Vm. 110 10UU trosn accept so tar By Kenneth Snow As of July 20, 1,060 freshman had ac- 117 are from Massachusetts, and 74 are 105 cepted admission to the Class of 1985, ac- from California. cording to Director of Admissions Peter Richardson explained that these figures 100 Richardson '48. The 1,060 figure is only will change slightly as some students 10 students more than the class size target cancel their-plans to attend MIT, and of 1,050 set by the Academic Council last others are removed from the waiting list.
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