Center Seeks Student Funds by SCOTT MILLER Several Other Sources, Has Been Cut by As Much As Six Hours a Saying That Additional Day Because of the Lack of Staff
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Whalesong 1988-10-07 (v.8 no.3) Item Type Journal Publisher University of Alaska Southeast Download date 27/09/2021 04:03:13 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/11122/9889 Jim Griswold Student Forum Chess tourney page 2 page 5 page 7 Whalesongnewspaper of the university of alaska southeast juneau campus Volume 8, Number 3 Juneau, Alaska October 7, 1988 Center seeks student funds By SCOTT MILLER several other sources, has been cut by as much as six hours a Saying that additional day because of the lack of staff. funding is critical, Rhonda "I think that she has some real Salerno, director of the needs," said Student Body University of Alaska Southeast President Dutch Knight Children's Center, plans to responding to the request. "I request $10,000 at Friday's 4 think she's coming to us as a last p.m. meeting of the United resort but I think in the future Students of UAS. funding should come from a Salerno met Tuesday with different source," he said. Student Body President Dutch If funded, the request would Knight to discuss the request, use the bulk of the student which would increase the union's program development budget for the childcare facility money. by 12 percent. Like other licensed childcare The extra money would pay facilities in the area, the UAS for three half-time positions, said Children’s Center gets most of Salerno, who took the post as its funding from monthly tuition director of the center six weeks of between $300 and $435 per Tom Thompson/Whalesong Stumped? See story, page 3. ago. The center needs one child with UAS students paying half-time position to maintain $50 less than faculty, staff and mandated staffing ratios and two the general public. more half-time teachers to make Part of the financial shortfall is Council springs for microwave a quality program possible, she due to the fact that 22 of the said. center's 25 slots are filled by By ROBIN SHEPPARD Ray Center. Students speaking day, Oct. 8. The contest is open An effort to alleviate the children of students, who are in favor of the appropriation- to all UAS students, faculty & staffing shortage as well as to paying the reduced rate. Student activities, food and which is not to exceed $200-- staff. There is no entry fee, as enrich the university’s academic Student applications get priority, how to cook it were all on the said that it is too much trouble to student government is picking program by incorporating early with those of faculty and staff menu at last week's regular go all the way out to the Auke up the tab for the games and for childhood education students next, followed by children of meeting of the United Students Lake campus for lunch, and shoe rental. Bowlers will com into the center's operation i s local residents. of the University of Alaska- then to travel all the way back pete for three cash prizes in the dependent upon development Officially the facility is an Southeast (USUAS). downtown for classes. amounts of $50 (first prize), $25 of a model that can benefit "auxilliary service," which means In a unanimous decision, the The body also approved (secbnd prize) and $25 (third those students, she said. that none of the university representatives approved the spending $425 for a bowling prize). Salerno said time for her general fund is used to support purchase Of a microwave oven tournament, to be held at Chan- ‘UAS student Vicky McLaugh- administrative duties, which it. However, Bob Green for the student lounge at the Bill nel Bowl from 7 to 9 p.m., Satur- (continued on page 8) include pursuing funding from (continued on page 8) Nov. ballot raises community college issue anew By SCOTT MILLER What we are concerned with, administrative re-organization ordered a modified version of university to the new community A ballot initiative that would says Ralph McGrath, president and possible budget cuts. the initiative placed on the ballot colleges. A lower court had create an independent of the Alaska Community State Sen. Jim Duncan of after its constitutionality was ruled that portion of the wording community college system in College Federation of Teachers, Juneau said that passage of the challenged by a university unacceptable. Alaska has given new life to what is the vitality of a community initiative wouldn’t dictate that the lawsuit. It will ask voters whether Chancy Croft, President of University of Alaska officials had college system that historically legislature re-create the old the state legislature should the Community College hoped were dead issues. has served 70 percent of all community college system but undo the 1987 restructuring Coalition of Alaska and one of Critics of the restructuring students in higher education that lawmakers would be bound program under which regents three principal sponsors of the that placed control of the while using only 30 percent of to "make a good faith effort" to combined the university and initiative, says preservation of community colleges in the the total operating budget of the respond to the wishes of the community college systems. the community college mission hands of UA administrators have board of regents, voters. "It may call for increased The court removed language is worth the effort. mounted a substantial effort to At stake for the university are funding," Duncan said. that would have called for "One of the things that’s reverse the move. one-and-a-half years of The Alaska Supreme Court transferring assets from the (continued on page 8) page 2 Whalesong October 7, 1988 Caroline McGilvary Ann Warren Teresa Warren Melody Hinchen Scott Manchee Strong turnout marks USUAS balloting By WHALESONG STAFF number cast in the same For lower division members, only Manchee and Both the Warrens, sisters who election one year ago. representative, students Hinchen have any experience came here from Coos Bay, Ore., Two returning students and Caroline McGilvary, who ran elected Teresa Warren with 81 with USUAS. Manchee served also joined the Lady Whales this three newcomers were elected unopposed, won the office of votes and Scott Manchee with oh the council last year by year. last week to council seats for the secretary with 94 votes. 62. Unsuccessful was lower appointment. Hinchen, who will Both McLaughlin and Winton United Students of the Ann Warren and Melody division candidate Brad Winton, be serving the organization have attended USUAS University of Alaska Southeast Hinchen were elected to posts who garnered 43 votes. officially for the first time this year meetings since losing the (USUAS). as upper division rep- McGilvary, as secretary, will has been active and attended election and have indicated Voter turnout was unusually resentatives with 84 and 62 draw a salary of $500 per meetings in the past. interests in remaining active in high for the fall election, with votes, respectively. A third semester. The representative McGilvary came to UAS this the organization. Winton was 135 students casting ballots. candidate, Victoria McLaughlin, posts are not compensated. year from Fairbanks to play appointed last Friday to serve on That total is over three times the fell short with 46 votes. Of the five new council basketball with the Lady Whales. the Constitution Committee. Lure of Alaska hooks and holds Griswold By RAINE GODWIN Cornell University. For 13 years federal regulations. "Only a few he worked for the New York people spoke English, maybe Jim Griswold’s quiet and Bureau of Fisheries doing some of the officer and easygoing manner could easily research and fish management sometimes the captain. It was a mask his wealth of knowledge studies in the Great Lakes and great experience, a real and experience. St. Lawrence River. "It was a challange," he said. A biologist, musician and all good, secure job," said When his contract ended around "fish expert," Griswold Griswold. Griswold found himself back in has recently returned to Juneau But the lure of the west and Seattle with his heart still in to continue his studies at the north-a force familiar to many Alaska. He had no difficulty Alaskans-led Griswold to University of Alaska Southeast. deciding to drive north and see He also works as a peer tutor at Seattle and ultimately to Alaska. more of the state. Working out of Seattle for the the Learning Center, a resource "I ended up in Seward and National Marine Fisheries for students who wish to get used my last few dollars to get Service as a foreign fisheries extra help with their the ferry to Kodiak," Griswold assignments. observer, he was sent to said. There he worked in a Unalaska in the Aleutians. Griswold began his work and cannery for a while and then "The Alaskan spirit really lives studies in New York state aboard various United States out there on the chain," Tom Thom pson/W halesong receiving his B.S. degree in commercial fishing vessels in Griswold said. "I loved it." Jim Griswold, left, tutors a fellow student at the Learning Center on the Auke conservation biology from the Gulf of Alaska. However, most of his time Lake campus. The desire to continue his was spent at sea working as a education led Griswold to the depending on whether or not has performed in and around fisheries biologist aboard University of Alaska campuses there is a test coming up," Fairbanks and other places in Japanese, Korean or Polish of Fairbanks and Juneau. "As a Griswold said. Alaska. He hopes to become vessels, His job involved special studies student I have On Fridays students can more musically involved in collecting fisheries data and been able to alternate between make appointments for special Juneau.