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A- o- WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17 11976 Sta tesmanI Stonv Brook, New York qudf'iof capse mwy Mamby. We - Pr Volume 20 Number 26 - - - M -^^^i~RB^^^^^ ---~l--B-N-^ Jackson Attempts to Cut Manginell's Power By M JANKOW! .- the heat, I would like to be in a position ak Wepin the re author of the time," he said. "There is no way that I The Polity Senate win be faced with a to get things done." resolution. could get manypersonal pin out of this." motion tonight which might strip the Polity Vice President Bill "Eade wants a Board of Dvetors Weprin would have been guaranteed a Polity president of his power to appoint Kemer said that the Polity constitution seat," Mangneli sad, "so bheis Class A seat as President of UGB, up Class A Faculty Student Asoidin grants the president the power to make manipulating this resolution hi order to until a change in the FSA bylaws last members. these appointments, adding that the obtain his seat." year. The resolution, which will be .Senate alone cannot change the Weprin, however, replied that he Weptin also claimed that his idea introduced by Freshman 'bpmentathe constitution. Manglnelli said he believes could not accept the seat even if it wal differed in content from the Jackson Frank Jackson, refers to the power to 't UtUio Governing Board President offered to him. "I simply don't hae the resolution. He maintains that his make Class A appointments to the FSA proposal would be to retain the power Board of Direceo The Polity president of the president to make those has been given 1t/right by the FSA. appointments, but to give the Senate This new resolutioin would transfer that the power to veto his selections. power to the Polity Senate aeeording to "GeMry has to maintain the Jackson: "his resolution will make appointment power, otherwise there these people [FSA] mowre respomia to would be no effective policy-making in the needs of the students." FSA," Weprin said. "But his Cas A members of the paion appointments have to be subject to the ha the right to vote for the FSA veto of the Senate or the Polity Council. Board of Directonrs and change the Someone has to be accountable." corporation bylaws. Weprin also charged that the Polity President Gerry Mangindl leadership of Polity does not tell the claims that thbe emsdutionwff Senate what its powers are. the FSA if passed. He said that a motion "The issue is that four members of this sort would be "a surprise,"' d representing Polity on the FSA have stated that he "thinks that it will be shown their clear intent to ignore the anoter example of people not finding ..Polity Senate or Council," Weprin said. out how things work." He also said that "The question is 'What can the Senate he would do everything that he feels Is do to punish or make them aware that within his powers, to retain control over .UTn wo.nnlr n - s . -i ~. .- -runa cE - A-- * iw they are responsible to the Polity those ats sayin, "If rm going to tabe . .. ; - ' ->-. ~- ~.8 , .~ mc. -.-q ,:.,_ .,-- 4, ·. Senate?" ... "I - .. ' [ .[ -[ YCS' CS MenmersMe mbers- IChargeChargeChairman Catrynan, Icorn ncompetent etent By RAYMOND A. RIEFF* student said, "i'm wry confused-what would you Another major complaint was the ineffectiveness Former students in the Youth and Community like me to say?" Timin reportedly responded by of the Wednesday gatherings, during which Timin Studies Department have charged chairman Martin telling him to get his "shit together." reportedly admitted to being a failure as-a teacher Timin with preping inaccute depar ntal '"The appearance of this grab bag of innuendo, and that, instead of bringin students together, he evaluations in an attempt to make the progrmn more accusations and dark supions by a small group of divided them. The source alleged that the AIM attractive to the Administration and with improperly ex-YCS students and one ex-instructor is significant," adjunct "distorted what people said and projected dealing with both students and faculty members. I'min aid, because "it comes at a time when the vast ideas totally foreign and intimidating", and that there The complainants, who have requested to remain majority of its students and faculty have evaluated was the "similarity between him and Marty anonymous because of possible reprisals, charge that YCS and have testified to its value." Timin claimed [Timin]." The source also cited the minutes of a YCS unpublished Administrative reports about the that the charges "come at a time when Y06 is Student Union meeting stating that, "there is a department condemn the program as ineffective. suggling with the Administration, particularly general feeling of intimidation created by the faculty The alleged content of the Administration's first President John Toll, to have this program serviced in toward the students..Jn asking of names of students report, the "Silver Study", substantiated by viable form." who are critical of the Wednesday gathering." Also Statesman, cites the program as "lacking in social "It is very important," Timin said, "that the the students claimed there was an "underlying feeling science methodology". University community not allow those suspicious and that the faculty who are criticized will use that Other reports, according to the charges, are open self-destructive tactics." criticism against the students in giving grades." to cbarges of bias in the manner in which they were Verbal Attack' Another serious charge was levelled against an According to a letter from former YCS student Adjunct Professor of YCS who, according to his One such report, the "Sarason Report", was done Larry Krantz to Timin, protesting a verbal attack by resume, had served as "a consultant for the City of by Seymour Sarason, a Yale psychologist, after he an adjunct faculty member of the program at a New York in tension prevention and control, reportedly wa "wined and dined" by Timnin. The 'Wednresday gathering last February, Krantz states including on-the-treet negotiations on the Lower focus of the report, according to the charges, is that, "during the incident, you, Timin, seriously East Side" a decade before he came to Stony Brook. "vague". Other reports cited included the "Dwight failed to live up to your responsibilities as chairperson According to the complainants, this person taught the McDonald" report, which one informed source called of the meeting." The teacher, also a social planner, Advancement on Individual Merit students in the as vague as Sarason's, and the Stony Brook Faculty made remarks to the group like "If I were you, I YCS program, who came from underprivileged Senate Committee report, which was lkedly would cut him [Krantz] to pieces," and, "be's a areas.The adjunct is no longer with the department. written at Timin's home and which reportedly -dicker trying to run his number over on you all." According to the complainants, he left due to the reflected a 'lack of knowledge of the current events" Krantz charged that the teacher also said, 'look at "intensity and persistence of the students in YCS. Sources claimed that Tmin used him now, sitting there thinking he's so cool and complaints". four-year-old student evaluations in some of his slick." Timin claims that the number of AIM students that annual reports to the administration, took one or two Timin said that "this kind of complaint was the adjunct actually taught was minimal, and that flattering pages from Sarason and "ignored the occurring at the meeting because of the decision to only one-fifth of YCS students are AIM students. He probing questions of another substantive internal analyze and interpret the destructive processes going states that this adjunct "left for health reasons", report" (done by members of YCS) which ried on. In the course of doing so, it raised some earthy denying the allegations of the informed sources. serious doubts "on core issues". The latter was done language." He added that the social planner later Timin said that he did not say that the Wednesday just one year after the Silver Study, which Timin was "apologized to the student in front of other students gatherings were a failure, but that they "failed to charged as ignoring completely. for the manner in which he phrased the make the kind of educational experience I desired for In another complaint, contained in a letter of interpretation." Timin also stated that Sarason, the them." He denied admitting failure as a teacher. He grievance involving a student who was criticized for Yale psychologist who evaluated YCS, 's an eminent added that the blame for the Wednesday gatherng his conduct at a YCS meeting, Timnin "persistently psychologist with an enduring national reputation failures should be "spread about and shared by the pursued... a response from the student for almost a and the implication that he gave a favorable small group of students who willfully disrupted the half hour", even though the student indicated that he evaluation because he was 'wined and dined' is typical educational tone by insistent and suspicious "wished not to discuss the matter". Finally, the of these charges." questioning of the integrity of the program." I %- -~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [ [ Award Nominations Wanted By EDWARD IDELL evaluation forms is emendial for the nominations Students are currently being given the to truly cite the most dmerving pi . "It's opportunity to participate in the nointing important when students ae given the dchane to Canada's Future in Question process for two State University awards which will review eir professos that they take advantage of Speculation about Canada's future swept the country yesterday re ize Stony Brook prossonrs for achievement the opportunity," Cohen said.