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MONT CLARION Vol. 51, No. 13 Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, N j 07043 Fri., Dec. 5, 1975 Pub Manager Resigns Rathskeller manager John Keating Monday for reasons he described as regarding the way the Student Center decision even if the Center submitted a letter of resignation "profound differences of opinion" is run and the direction it has taken management again became a one-man over the past five months. operation. Keating stressed that he is "not "H E WAS firm in his resigning happily." resignation," Ostroff said. Dickson Nixes HAROLD OSTROFF, director of An informal poll of Rathskeller Center business operations, received employes indicates that some will Keating's letter of resignation and consider leaving when Keating's Ngunjiri Renewal stated that Keating is leaving "to go resignation becomes effective Jan. on to bigger and better things. 23. By Janet Byrne rehire Ngunjiri will be "He alluded that he would like to The employes had a great amount MSC President David W.D. "rubber-stamped" by the Board of change his position," Ostroff said. of praise for the job that Keating has Dickson has "decided not to Trustees Wed., Dec. 10, when the Keating insists that he has no done as manager for the past recommend Ngari Ngunjiri to the board is scheduled to vote on immediate job plans and is resigning year-and-a-half. Board of Trustees for reappointment approximately 70 persons being because of "differences I have with "THE QUALITY of work will not for AY (academic year) 1976-77," as considered for reappointment. the Center management." be the same now that he's leaving," stated in a letter from Dickson to the Dickson declined to argue DIFFERENCES INCLUDE the one worker remarked. linguistics instructor dated Mon., Seegmillers's statement in press, but Rathskeller manager's observation Another speculated, "The new Dec. 1. contended that every trustee will that the Center, once "student manager will most likely be According to English instructor receive a file on Ngunjiri before the service-oriented," has become overly hand-picked by Ostroff." Percy Johnston, American public meeting and "w ill read "business-oriented" within the past According to Ostroff, new Federation of Teachers (AFT) everything." five months. applicants will be screened by a member representing the instructor, "IT SEEMS to me this decision Keating explained that in August, search committee comprised of Ngunjiri is appealing Dickson's (to not rehire) was made a long time the Center management was divided representatives from the Student recommendation through a grievance a g o ," N g u n jiri himself said into two areas: business operations John Keating Activities Office, the SGA, the process known as the Selected Wednesday. under the direction of Ostroff and Student Center Advisory Board, and Rathskeller Manager Resigns Procedures Agreement. " I haven't heard of any cases student activities under the direction the Faculty/Student Co-op. DICKSON’S RECOMMENDA­ where they (the Board of Trustees) of Thomas Stepanowski. Keating and Keating told him that he HE ADDED that a new manager TION that Ngunjiri not be rehired have reversed the President's Ostroff said that he met with would not consider changing his must be hired by Jan. 20. concurs with a recommendation of recommendation," Seegmiller Dr. Wolfgang B. Fleishmann, dean of commented. the School of Humanities and Questioned as to the possibility of uppo«es recommendations from the Dickson’s recommendation being faculty Personnel Advisory reversed as a result of use of the Marco*. AFT'll W in Committee (PAC) of the linguistics grievance procedure, Johnston By Josephine Policastro said that if a runoff is necessary it interested in reforming from within. department and the Student responded. "There is machinery An election held Wednesday and would probably occur because of a According to Long the Caucus desires Personnel Advisory Committee available to appeal and it is now in Thursday will determine the new very small percentage. a union as it is more militant and (SPAC). Both the PAC & SPAC process. bargaining agent of faculty members The election was conducted by better able to assist workers. recommended that Ngunjiri be "IT (THE grievance procedure) is at state colleges, according to the NJ Public Employment Relations ACCORDING TO NJSCFA reappointed for the fall 1976 not a sham. It is not a useless Marcoantonio Lacatena, president of Commission. Secret ballots were used literature the AFT became the semester. appendage," he added. Johnston the local American Federation of to vote for a collective negotiating bargaining agent in 1972 by a margin Dr. Milton Seegmiller, chairman withheld comment on the specifics of Teachers (AFT), the present representative, according to a of one vote. NJSCFA's Dec. 1 of the PAC, thinks that the Ngunjiri's case. bargaining agent for state college spokesman. bulletin sites last year's strike and the President's recommendation to not A petition circulated on behalf of faculties. A MAJORITY of 50% is needed AFT's failure to win a 1975-76 salary rehiring Ngunjiri labels Fleischmann's "The AFT will win and possibly to win. As the MONTCLARION increase as reasons to change CORRECTION: In the Thurs., recommendations that Ngunjiri not without a runoff," said Lacatena. went to press the results of the negotiating representatives. Nov. 20 issue of the be reappointed and that the Swahili CHOICES FOR the new election were not tabulated. Lacatena said the issue in the MONTCLARION it was reported courses he teaches be cancelled, representative were the American Lucinda Long, a member of the election is "the integrity of college that Dr. Wolfgang B. "racist” and "culturally biased." Federation of University Professors Rank and File Caucus of the AFT bargaining." He further stated that Fleischmann, dean of the School The Association of Black Faculty (AAUP), the American Federation of feels that a union is preferable to a when the NJSCFA was the bargaining of Humanities, recommended that and Administrative Staff (ABFAS) Teachers (AFT), the New Jersey professional association. She agent they never effectively linguistics instructor Ngari "strongly objects to the implications State College Faculty Association explained that since the AFT is represented the faculty. Ngunjiri not be rehired for the involved in Dean Fleischmann's and (NJSCFA), or no bargaining agent at affiliated with the AFL/CIO, strike THE AFT president feels effective spring semester. Fleischmann's Dr. Gawley's (Dr. Irwin R. Gawley, all. actions will be more successful. representation cannot come from the recommendation applies to the vice-president for academic affairs) Predicting the outcome of the Long further stated that the NJSCFA as they are not a powerful fall 1976 semester. non-reappointment decision." election, Lacatena was confident and Caucus agrees with some of the enough group. He claims support is criticisms that have been made needed and the state college faculty against the AFT but that they are cannot go it alone. RSB to TrySecond Rallyfit * \ j n m i m . By Barbara Ponsi present economic crises via layoffs, pay cuts and cutbacks A number of student organizations are planning a rally in social services such as education. in Trenton on Wed., Dec. 10 with the purpose of getting a "WE DIDN'T cause the economic crisis and so we definite statement from NJ Governor Brendan T. Byrne should not be forced to pay for it through an income on whether or not there will be a tuition hike, according tax,” one of the spokesman commented. to a spokesman for the Revolutionary Student Brigade The spokesman added, "We want to show the state (RSB), one of the sponsors of the rally. that students are really serious about not having their Another RSB spokesman explained that the major tuition raised and not being forced to pay a state income difference between this rally and the Nov. 24 rally tax." conducted by the New Jersey Student Association The rally will take place in front of the state house (NJSA) is that the RSB is in opposition to a state income with buses leaving at 9 am from the following locations: tax while the NJSA supported a progressive income tax. High St. at Rutgers/Newark, the front gate at Kennedy "WE ARE opposed to an income tax because the Blvd. at Jersey City State College, Student Center on money will come out of the pockets of the working class College Ave. at Rutgers/New Brunswick and the quadrangle at William Paterson College. people,” the spokesman added. Both RSB spokesmen are from Rutgers/New FOR MORE information call 445-2451, 673-4218, Brunswick. They explained that they wanted Byrne to 279-6594 or 564-1420. “ definitely say there will be no tuition hike and to Sponsors of the rally include the Trenton Committee address all the students rather than a select group of to Fight the Cuts, MSC People for Radical Political MONTCLARION/Sue Castner Action, Black Organization of Students - Rutgers/Newark, DELUXE POSITION: MSC student Melinda McHaren surveys the scene as representatives." The basic ideology of the sponsoring groups, as stated Jersey City Committee to Fight Tuition Hikes, Ramapo crowds o f collegians rallied last week in front o f the state house in Trenton to •n a leaflet which they distributed on campus Wednesday Committee to Fight Cutbacks and the Paterson protest tuition increases and education cutbacks.