Asusf Senate Endorses Smoke Free Campus
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FOGHORSan Francisco N UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO VOI.IMKX7 Nl Mltl-.K 12 WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1990 TENSION BETWEEN FACULTY AND UNIVERSITY BUILDS STI-VI- FERRY Associate Editor Tension between lhe USF Faculty In late September thc iwo sides met and Association (USFFA) and thc Universily the faculty accepted thc University's de Negotiating Team continue lo build as a sire to delay any workload change until final settlement has yet to be reached thc 1991-92 year. According to Foghorn between the two parties. sources the University made no attempt to The faculty association made conces move towards an agreement and the Board sions in August by withdrawing the re of Trustees finds the University's current quests for increased dental coverage and proposal "completely reasonable" and thc liability coverage. Also removed from Faculty Association's proposal "unrealis the faculty package was the proposal for tic." The Board believes that the faculty housing subsidies for new faculty. are "very well paid." As of August 8, 1990, the following During the Oct. 10 meting ofthe USFFA, was left in the USFFA proposal: it was agreed that "if the administration 1) An across the board salary increase does not make a reasonable, good faith often percent. This request covers a five effort to resolve issues of salary and percent for this year and a five percent workload by Nov. 1, 1990, the Faculty raise which was postponed from last Association will meet to plan the with year due to the University's financial drawal of all voluntary service to thc constraints. University."Then,if by Dec. 1 asettlement 2) Salary steps and maintenance of has still not been achieved, the USFFA current benefits. will meet to consider withholding some or 3) A normal workload of nine teach all contractually mandated services. Ap ing units, three research units and three proximately 113 faculty signatures were units of service. collected as of Nov. 14 supporting the Oct. 4) A faculty Development Fund of 10 decision. SI 50,000. The USFFA has not met again since 5) Guaranteed parking availability in Nov. 13, when the administration team the lots assigned informed them that the University was Thc Universily responded with a "committed to implementing a workload proposal lhat included: proposal." The Trustees' Executive Com 1) Across the board salary increase of mittee was recommending to thc Board 4.5 percent with no steps. the following setUcment: maintenance of 2) An agreement "in principle" on thc benefits; salary steps plus a 6.3 percent workload proposal, but with no timeline across-the-board increase; $100,000 in • The USF Men's Basketball team was mauled by UC or implementation schedule. new Faculty Development Fund money. Berkeley last Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium. The 3) A Faculty Development Fund of Final Margin was Cal 86 to USF's 63. For more on the 5100,000. See Tension, Page 2 4) Maintenance ol current benefits. game, see Sports Week, page 12. ASUSF SENATE ENDORSES ART AND SCIENCES STUDENT SMOKE FREE CAMPUS COUNCIL FORMED KIM KAUER KIMBERLY KAUER NEWS EDITOR News Editor The Associated Students of the Uni resolution on Oct. 25,1990asking that the The College of Arts and Sciences has established a student council comprised of versity of San Francisco (ASUSF) Sen University comply wilh the code by Dec. members from each department within lhe college in order to help bridge communi ate passed a resolution on Wednesday, 31,1990. cation gaps and get student views across to thc administration. Nov. 28 encouraging thc Universily to "I think it is really important we use the Dean ofthe College of Arts and Sciences, Stanley Nel and Assistant Dean William adapt a smoke-free policy. same resolution date as the graduate Jordan will attend the meetings along with lhe 15 student representatives. The ASUSF Senate passed by a vote council," ASUSF Presideni Peter Saari The idea for the council came from the Arts and Sciences Senate representatives, of 14 yes 0 no and two abstentions that said, "...'We need it done now.'" Kevin Mullin and Carmen Lopez. lhe University fully complies wilh thc USF is currently not incompliance with "It [the councill will enhance the communication within the college," Mullin said. city's health code. They also encouraged the Cily of San Francisco's Health Code. "Student needs will be met belter lhan ever before. If students felt alienated by the all USF undergraduate and graduate Thc Code states in Section 1008.2 that in senate in the past, than they could speak more to their department representatives and studem governance organizations lo all educational facilities "smoking shall tell them what matters." support a smoke free environment along be prohibited in those enclosed areas of Mullin used the Chemistry Department as an example. "Thc Chemistry Department with encouraging the University to de the following places during those times needs new equipment and currently there is no way for a student lo voice his or her velop health education programs that when lhe general public has access to concern. Now, the Chemistry Department representative could bring this mailer up will better educate sludents on smoking. them." Areas which arc subject to this with the dean at lhe meeting ami suggest lhal next year's budget incorporates this Thc senate requested that thc Univer regulation arc public areas in education need." sity comply with the city's health code facilities; classrooms, meeting or confer Thc council meetings will be held monthly beginning with an informal meeting on by Dec. 31, 1990. ence rooms and lecture halls. Certain ar Friday, Dec. 7. Thc USF. Graduate and Professional eas could remain a smoking section as 'The ground work is still being laid, so the first meeting wc will basically form an Student Coordinating Council passed a long as the sections were divided. overview of goals and decide exactly where wc arc going," Mullin said. NEWS Concentratino Camp Survivor Speaks On His Encounter With Divinity DELIA GALLAGHER Foghorn StaH Franciszek Gajowniczek, an 89-ycar-old Maximilian Kolbc, who was canonized a loudly said, 'How terrible, I'm sorry for my Gajowniczek made no political statements Polish man who's life was spared in saint on October 10,1982. wife and my children. I don't want them to but asked that thc destruction of life at Auschwitz by thc intervention of Fr. In his lecture, Gajowniczek called Kolbc be orphans. Auschwitz not be forgotten. Maximilian Kolbc, recounted his story loan "a courageous patriot and and great priest" When I was already standing among those Gajowniczek concluded lhal he will never audience of 300 people in Parina Lounge on and revealed how Kolbe saved his life. selected...a man camc forward and thc SS forgci Maximilian Kolbe's selfless act of Friday, November 30. Gajownic/.ck's lec On August 2,1941, an inmate from Block commander, Fritsch, asked him, 'Why did martyrdom, and hc intends to spend the resi ture was translated from Polish by USF 14A, thc same block where Gajowniczek you step oul, you Polish swine?' of his life repaying the debt. professor George Lerski. and Kolbc were held, escaped. As a punish Maximilian answered, 'He has a family "I am only happy lhat his death was not in The lecture was sponsored by thc Saini ment and deterrent, 10 men from lhal block and children and 1 am a lonely Catholic vain." he added. Ignatius Institute and lhe Knights of ihe were chosen to die. priest.' Immaculata, a Marian movement founded "The commander camc to our row," ex So he was asked. 'Which one do you by Maximilian Kolbc. John Gallcn, Assis plained Gajowniczek slowly, "and I was want io replace'' tant Director of thc Institute, opened with a standing live or six step*-; Irom Maximilian Maximilian said, 'I will stand for him.' short history of the life and theology of Kolbc... and I was singled out and then I Gajowniczek was <i sergeant in the defeated Polish Army and an active member in the Polish Underground when he was arrested by lhe Germans in De Tension, Continued from page one cember, 1939. On September 8, 1940. Ik- was shipped lo Auschwitz. In a negotiations bulletin, Alan Heineman. "I spent five years, five months and President of thc USFFA and Chair of the nine days in concentration camps." he Negotiating Team staled lhat hc was "disap said sonorously, "Four of those years pointed" and that thc USFFA is "inclined to were in Auschwitz." accept their [the administration's) asser Gajowniczek has since dedicated his tions thai ihey have simply been unable to life to thc propagation of the Marian move events any more quickly since Octo missionof Father Kolbe. Hc has travelled ber." Heineman recommended that faculty widely, delivering his testimony more begin to consider how many hours more than 3,000 times. than the required 8-9 per week stipulated in the contract that they put into voluntary "I was present at thc canonization cer services, such as directed study, advising, emony," said Gajowniczek speaking of committee work and extracurricular stud his visit to Rome in 1982, "and I had my ies. holy communion there from the hands of the Holy Father, for which I am im The USFFA will meet on Tuesday, Dec. mensely grateful to thc Almighty." 11 to review the process and determine He presented a gold medallion of St. whether or not to withhold voluntary and/or Maximilian to President Bush last year conn-actually required services. and met wilh him privately in the Oval Thc Foghom was unable to get a response • Alan Heinemen, President of the Office.