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~:c-:-.,~,'~ ':--;;-~., .'. • -'" v ' • -. .. .. ... (" ..-, . \ \' ~ Vol. 62, Number 4 Baruch College .'City University of New York March 24, r>. \ ' Budget Impact ~ I. 'F"..•.. .... '. ~. .. .•. lscalUneas~Breeds Fears of Layoi By .FarahDue toGehyGoverner Mario demic counselors has dropped CUNY'scen ingsothe.Umve, :>l"J YYau __._ CUOIIlO'S proposed budgetcuts 14.4percent,anaverageofone a lot of money from the "over in education of$74.2 million, counselor per 1,262 students. inflated salaries of 'adminis the City University of New • Funds spenton purchasing trators." states a source. York faces many drastic cuts. instructional equipment have The collective bargaining. In response to these cuts, the decreased by 35 percent. contractsforCUNYandSUNY Universityisalreadyplanning In these hardeconomic times differ in that CUNY's faculty toincrease tuition by$500. In m . titutions are feeling contractsinclude both.the two addition, college staffand ser- the h. "Ifthe same levels and four year schools, while vices will probably alsobe cut. of occur next year, some SUNY schools have a variety The $500propcsedincrease s (community colleges) ofcontractsfor theirs said Dr. on tuition still won't meet the closed," said Johnson. JoelDouglas, professorofPub $45 in CUNY million gap .the er states, "Hopefully Ii inistration and Diree- budget so administrators are Legislature will Pllt more .ofthe National Center for looking to eliminate less than Dey [in the 'Univer- Study ,of Collective Bar- important utilities. "Wehave "I~them .ning in Higher Education been working on it for over nthe in dt rofMmo~,~~~ng three weeks and it's not a fun and senior CUNY exercise," said Samuel John- ~=i Ools won't solve the labor son, vice presidentforstudentcient relation problems." development, regarding what S. Since its creation in 1847 Baruchcit. willdoto meet. thedefi- .. .. TU~.- . "f]..ytng ar . untl11976 students attended The Governor's budget pro- . CUNYlsthatlnordertol the Ul)iversityforfree, paying 'IIi e. • theburdenofthecuts.ame only activity and lab fees In poses . ml on lor semor .. f SU ... .• $812. d9 b $38 5 .1'1' oS 0 NY and semor C 1976 after a fiscal crisis that c011eges,. downto thiy . rm. StaIonte . .c::0 SCh 00"1SS hIdou take pace. 1 left New York Ci.·ty near. bank- compare IS year.'· '. .... ~.1. aid to CUNY would diminish . .. ._. ... .. .~ Joh~son states th:'t this ru· ruptcy, stu~ntsbegan'PaY1n~ h" ct74 ? 'lh.". .Ad· .', -. ~ SamuerJOhnson~ViCePre.eSQid"fir~t.'bei.telopati8'Rt.:"~:';;·f::c .. ,,( ..,.:: '" ~ ~~.~s .bee~. flytng. around .. $60~?e.~semesteT"IfC.uomos - .,J.!.'~-::,:",:~~ll.w.0P,: :;.c~mpp:stJ:a, ~.' S1nC~ p1anlSun~~emented .. •••••• u '. ' .. '.'.. .• .... ... ' .. .... "the late 7{)'$. cdter ,thA. , students ._.>•. ~ tors'axe~:~~.'~''''~·_:jt.t~n~...n:-··~:t.llm.f'~~, "'''~!Il.'1iE!5'''-"..~.. ,q~e.~~ 'tze[XJl;=4:.~.:~·.. ·~.· :-_. '.-';; ':.:-;:: .. - .'~~'.' .. -" -\., .. ",,:::, .:'....... ._- •• .... .¥~~~ .. ' ~"",,"-oss~w.e...--,J.;~~~~9!SOi~~~.~_.·~~~_~~~ ...-.: ..... Witt.. J1UY... ~.per semester . hon inrevenues to' be gener-board':-' said-Johnson, . .. :derie:Matth8~GoI&teintpOk· Tbementality i>e-flfndihis·ls···- si8rtlritneXf:fiill~~····-·· ." - atedfrom the proposedtuition In addition totheU millien it oneatep.fuither~·sayiDg'we to' ~eljmjnahJ 80th Skeet, hike. If tuition is ~ raised deficit, Baruch mayf8ce 100 were already tljntoma.rtOw.- . .. CUNY will be operating at layoffs. JohnsonsSidtbatthe :AII ofthese cots will_ .. Baruch Issues Promotions $91.2million below this ye,ar's president'sspecialbudgetcom- .after CUNY's enrollment fig- operatingcost. mission will try not to take uresexceeded 2OO,0~ for the 'D ·B dzet Cri ·. M06tCUNYschoolsareal- cuts outofpersonnel services. ~yearina·rowinthe.fa11 . unng uc getnslS readylookingintowaysofless- What may go are some ad- of1991. " eningtheburden. TheUriiver- juncts,temporaryservicesand The impactofreductionsover Admissions. -; sityislooking to cut $33.6 mil- supplies.. the past three yearsare: By Sbarice Conway The three candidates who. lion from faculty and staff "They're not cutting the fat," • Undergraduate offerings With University-wide cuts received~w titles and sala funds- or the equivalent of said one source, who chose to have declinedby2,089classes beingimplemented next year, ries were women who have 750 positions. remain anonymous. "We're andfulltimepositionsslashed, stafffrom the Undergraduate worked atBaruchfor over five "We're tryingto protect full- downtomeatandbones. We're while enrollment has grown Admissions Office have re years as higher education as time staff. Every department not doing terribly well." more than 3 Percent. ceived salary and title promo sistants. They.were Brenda will face a cut. We're looking At a meeting with student • The availability of aea- .. tions. "Three people within the Maller, Christine Sounders 'undergraduate admissions and Penelope Terry. Child Care Center Faces Cutbacks staffwererecommendedforthe Maller moves from tran , ' title and salary increases over script evaluator to assistant Students Circulate Petition/or Funding a yearago. Butitwasnotuntil directorfor transfer students. thefall semesterthattheywere Souders,transfersfromadmis approved because the process sions counsellor to assistant By Sue-Peng Chua 00approximately30. ·Althoug~ thisincrease going directly to did take a while due tothe director of admissions for re As budget plans are being tbe facility is there, the funds the center. In order for the budget .crisis and recession,' cruitment.Terry'stitlechallges drawn, no one is beingspared. may notbe. Realizationofthis referendum to appear on the ~ student election ballot, saidJohn Fisher, director of from assistant director to as Crunches are being felt from plan will depend on the bud May Conti.mud on page 2 the office of Undergraduate . sociatedirectorofundergradu- the administrative level down get," Bick-Duggan stressed. .............. _.. ate admissions. -rheir sala- ' Bick-Duggan estimated that toour yo~ngestBaruchfamily ries range from $28,63C to members - those in the Ross to operate at full capacity it will cost at least $250,000. $46,176and canreach as Irlgh Schoenberger Early Learning if Currently, $100,000 comes as $49,026 the candidates Center, Baruch'schildcarefa remain atthesenewtitlesfora from thestateandBaruchmust cility. :~ili~~;]' longperiodoftime,"saidEsther During the negotiation of raise' matching funds 'of 1/3 "~$t: from the'college budget. The, . 'l't¥ " Leibert,·direetor ofpersonnel. renewing the18th St.building ~~:\§~ . The idea of the prOm~tioris lease, the landlord, Morty Sil Day Session StucM!nt Govern .. '.... Came around 18 months. ago mentgives $3,000, and parent ver, donated .space located in because the associate director 104E.l9th St.for the useofthe fees are $8 per child per day. Admi~ons But this is still not enough. ofUndSrgrBduate child care center. "The land resigned, which gave thestaff Vocational two-year colleges lord also put up a lump sum of an .opportunity to reorganize eligible for funds from the approximately $400,000 for are recommend City and the Agency for Child the' office ;and renovation, which Baruch peopletotbenewpositionstbat Development. As a-senior col wouldPaybackoverfive years. we~.«eated. .' lege, Baruch is not entitled to We would neverbe able to put TbeiDitial·reeommenda up that lump sum," revealed such fuildingaIld must seek tiOnscemeftomEUen'Wssh DebbieBick-Duggan,associate money elsewhere. ..mgt ···dizeetaraf1JDdel~&dU- TheStudentParentAssocia '.' ~ .. _., .... 'IE director ofstude'nt life. ate A_~,.,Fisber- tion is looking to paSs a refer ···'c···. ",.,. sup-, <;»: Thisspacewill allowthechild portedtbeidea~witbsev- endum to raise 'student activ care center toexpandfrom its CDrtIiawtl'O!'IP;weS presentcapacityofSixchildren ity fees from $50·to $55, with - r-'" .-- --~. .' , ...... '".'.., .... .:;a .... s c = '\ -- _. ~._--..._---~---~-- .... : .. ~. ", .. 3 2 ------: -' ~ '. _ . '. _ _ ._.... __._. -.. _.-.- ....._._. _ ._. __ -_-_P' .. -. __ .. _ ....-.-.. -.- ..... -- -. -_...... - - - - ....... - ...... ~ ~ - . .. ..,- - .---.- -.-- ~ . .. dentssign thereferendumand in-babysittingprogram,rather siastiea1ly Said, "I' ani really ... vote." • ·.-:}~h····l· itis a "strong, developmental pleased thatmykidsgetmuch z J.: C···:······ The centeriscurrentlyoper '-do'. educationalprogramwherethe individualized attention in a ~ i;f;3~j-: :,;.:' -. ating at its full capacity, and I -a;~>".._..... ,...~.... ~, . 1 . are children are encouraged to well rounded program, with • ~~~..~~~-.~..,~~I ~~ -" .. great ~achers. I trusttheen has a waiting listfor next se ~ ~', .C';' , ,.7tlfnat~~ Anne Austin, teacher-direc- form attachmentswith teach tire program. Inorder to con mester Austin and Bick g~~e~.: _ ~dentSl~- tor of the program, reflected. ers and other students. Chil Wages of Women ofColor I tinue this service and allow Duggan encourage any inter _ tor.. :~._' '. tion. curhis thatthisreferendumhasmuch drenmustattendatleastthree Co~~~ ~ student parents to help them ested parents to·.see them TheBaruch Womeno(ColorNetworkwillpresent .c(~'-~. _ tee:fun'ds· deeperandwi4erimplications. hours in one day thereby al selves, I hope that other stu- "regardless ofbudget cuts." a facultypanelon"ImagesofWomen ofColor.- Theevent ~ approumately $45,000 for "This is a social moral issue lowing them to follow a rou or Features: .African Feminism by Pro! Tuzyline AllaD.·! as -the aw~~$eriter.and will dea1ingwiththeneedsofmoth-