* 1932 * The Students' Voice for Over'SS Yean * 1989 * Vol. 51 No.7 Baruch College, CUNY" May 9,1989 to the April 29 march to $1~8 Washington. Million This is the fourth time this issue jMASON ANDSHUM has been debated in council. Some council members have stated that Cut Hits the earlier denial of funds was bas­ ! I WIN ELECTION ed on racial discrimination. Others I I do not agree. Soon after the I Baruch meeting ended, the debate escalated into a shouting match between peo­ Sean Griffith Possible Faculty ple on opposite sides of the issue. Michelle Payne, president of the Elected Council LayoHs African Student Association said, "They [the DSSG] do not represent Chairperson our interests. They are denying us '.:~... B)' ANNE E. SCHWIMMER z our money based on religious and ..:~. ~ political beliefs." She also said, t···." The City University of New York "'This is just a personal thing to <t;~+ was hit with an $18 million budget Michelle Payne, presideDt of tbe boost Mitchell Cooper's ego." cut last week, 10 percent of which, African Student Association. Mitchell Cooper, upper council $1.8 million, will be cut from I member, said, "I'm disappointed in Baruch College's budget. As a I Michelle." Cooper added, UI ap- result of this cut and Governor's I Protesters prove of the appeal because the Cuomo's veto of a proposed $200 ' I b h yearly tuition increase, the college II c u , not t e government will be en- - t dorsing the principles of the will "lose around SO positions of D18rnp march." faculty, student services and i According to Joseph Reiss, upper custodial help," said Joel Segall, r A ril 25 council member, wben student fees president of Baruch College. P are collected, a percentage oi the ," Segall said the cuts were affecting money is put into an appeals fund ] '" ~~s~ativepositions as we~. In .g which is then distributed to clubs antJctpatton of the cuts be ,said be - ..DSSG... Meetin-. according to need. ~ , had.hahed five searches for needed HIt does not make a differencei~"~ top administrators.: where the money comes from," "",£:', " '. "We had five searches going on ' By TONI COLAVITO said Sean Mason, lower council t " ~=e~~:t~~,~ -aIs:~4:: t~t.Da~.,,~=s:;=$':,.::,t _-.~·.l·: _ __. are: ~ovo~~, Chairperson of to a h~ duriDg the ApriI"iS~¥un-- "~lubs~ar:e .::~~.~ the'iSsUc,'," Sea MaIM:' pRSidenf elect .:ucattonl Director of the SEEK cil meeti . COUDCll voted 64 to 'doesn·t seem to be an- . DSSG. Students Registrar Announces Credit Maximum Protest Next Semester Tuition Hike Budget Cuts Are To Blame By COLLEEN TIGHE By BARBARA MEISSNER On May 1, approximately 300 Thomas P. McCarthy, senior time to go to summer school. students at Baruch College rallied , ~, registrar, announced that due to the . Students with extenuating cir­ together to protest a proposed tui­ USTUDENTSUNITED waL NEVERBE DEFEATED." TIlestlldellts cballted as current budget situation full time cumstances, however, can make special arrangements. They will tion hike, said Joel Segall president tHy protested tile tDitioD bikes. Istudents will be permitted to enroll of Baruch college, for a maximum of 16 credits fOT the have to submit an appeal to the Of­ flee of the Registrar in order to of what was happening because it physical and throw somebody off Fall 1989 semester. The protest, said Boisson, "was register for more than 16 credits. an effort put together by members was hitting the front page of of me." I Mccarthy stated. that due to the In addition, McCarthy stated, of Day Session Student Govern­ newspapers." "If you're protesting cuts in 'I loss, of appropriations and the tui- There were some incidents of stu- education, are you supposed to do tion hike being vetoed 7S faculty there will be restrictions placed on ment and concerned students." when students can register. Segall dent confrontation, "Things got it with violence? ," asked lines could be eliminated. Each line doubted that students (Continued 011 Page All) would actually protest, he said. out of hand," said Mitchell Marigliano. "I don't understand," Irepresents four class sections. Thus, Students who participated in the Cooper, upper council member, he said. "I think people at Baruch approximately 300 course sections rally chanted UStudents united will "but it wasn't our fault. It was like are protesting, just for the sake of may be cut. never be defeated." the psychology of the crowd." protesting, Dot for the sake of thei'r The Office of the Registrar has Elroy Pasco, a junior,stated "At Segall stated thatsuch confronta- feUow students," be added. implemented the 16 credit limit to least we're getting some attention. tions were a violation of an agree- Baruch W8$ one of the last City avoid problems, said McCarthy. We've got police out here. We're ment the DSSG had with the ad- University Colleges to join other Students, particularly those hop­ hoping we can get a l. ~/camera ministration in return for their CUNY campuses which had been ing to graduate in 1990 will be ef­ down here. We could get some na­ modest support and promise not to protesting in recent weeks. ,'6A lot fected by this new policy, feels tional attention." call the police. of people at Baruch can afford to Diane Wendt. Wendt, a senior ma- Boisson agree, "The public John Marigliano became a victim pay to go, so it took them a little joring in accounting, is concerned media played ~ very important role, of certain students taking tlUngs in- longer, but we got it together this she will not be able to graduate next because most of the people in New to their own hands. When he tried morning," said Denise Gouveia, a semester. York State,' New York City in­ to enter the 17 Lex. Ave. building Baruch CoUegestudent who attend- AcXording to Wendt, she needs cluding Baruch students w.ere aware for Class, he said, "I bad to act ed the protest. : 18 credits to graduate and has no * CENTERFOLD: BARUCH FIGHTS BACK* --------------------------------~----------- PaaeA2 May 9, 1989 ·May 9, 1989 The Ticker ·P..e~· EDITO,RIALS OP-ED MIRACLE ON 238D STREET By LEI<iHANN S. LORD YOU GET WHAT YOU ·PAY FOR' On Monday, May 1, I ex­ ching to the beat of a different article. The main problem With the perienced something that has Street. The terms of the take drum. They ignored· student Caitlin Mollison article was the feeling that the never happened before in my over were stated in could not's; leaders p1eas to avoid a con­ AN· author was embarrassed to be a Right now Mario Cuomo is sitting in his office laughing. For all of the noise of last week's protests, editor-in-chief four years at Baruch. The 1. Students could not prevent conservative. The article would frontation with the police and Baruch's students now have even less than they started out with. What was the point of the protests anyone from enteru.q or ~xiting APOLOGY have been much. better if it wasn't students got together and others threw down Iitter from then? Sure, we won't have to pay any more, but we are now restricted to a maximum of 16 credits; Anne E. Schwimmer written in such a defensive manner, demonstrated on an issue: in­ the building. the windows. ts it any wonder we're losing anywhere from 50 to 80 faculty members and Mario hasn't given usa single thing. managing editor. constantly having to justify his creased tuition and budget 2. Students could not interfere that students are not taken To Kimberly and Family, beliefs as though it were a crime to cuts. It was wonderful to see with the jobs of administration seriously? Protest is not The protests were exciting. We all hada chance to be on T.V. We finally proved that there really is a Barbara A. Meissner have such thoughts. fellow Baruchians rally and employees. synonymous with anarchy. bit of school spirit buried somewhere deep inside of all ofus. These are the good things that came of news editor Words cannot express the way I As to the matter of David Duke, stop traffic at the intersection 3. Students could not close the There were also, of course, the protest and they are admittedly a good base to build on. feel about what I have done. I made he seemed to be embarrassed even of 23rd Street and Lexington building. those students'who preferred to a major mistake. A Hbig" mistake. more. It should be known that Avenue. Baruch Joined the pro­ Is thIs an example of a take­ spectate rather that participate. Linda Zuech before the election it was establish­ I ruined a perfect night for you and test begun by City College over or a visit? Since when is a It can only be assumed that In every other respect, however.. the protests were a failure, due primarily to the lack of foresight and features editor ed that only a Republican would be your family with my stupidity. I which escalated to include 13 protest given guidelines by an these students are willing to organization.on the part of the student leaders. Instead of wasting time over extending library hours able to run for office in his district. thank God that Kimberly wasn't out of the 19 .City University opposing fOrce? The function of pay the possible $200 increase severely hurt on my behalf_ realize It was then that the Democrat (and other such miniscule and irrelevant issues) they should have focused on three demands at the most Martin Starkey I· schools, according to television any demonstration is to disrupt in tuition and will not mind a cut it's very hard to accept an apology David Duke switched over to the and stuck to them, instead of allowing themselves to be blown this way and that like feathers in the arts editor news reports.