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Fundraisers Quit Dean of Students Resigns erv Vol. 13, No. 26 TUFTS UNIVERSITY Thursday, May 17, 1979 '--"'-----------------------..-----------------------------:---~------------ _. Cente,ij Partial divestment supported; proposal TCSAD nixes office occupation The Trustee Finance Com­ what percentage of Tufts' port­ the findings of their own advisory advances mittee <FinCom> recommended folio would be affected if the committee, as well as the last week a partial divestment of policy is approved by the full majority of students wo favor By WENDY O'DONNELL Tufts' $46.4 million in in­ Board of Trustees. Plans for a student funded divestment," Yuill commented. vestments in 26 companies doing TCSAD spokesperson Barbara campus center were reviewed by In its report, the committee business in South Africa. Yuill said that 20 -of the com­ noted, "We do not believe that a Trustee commmittee last week The nine-member committee mittee's 60 members were ready corporate withdrawal is and forwarded to administrators released a nine page statement to occupy Mayer's office in necessarily the most effective for further study, Dean of Friday, just before members of protest of what she called action against apartheid." Faculty Bernard Harleston the Tufts Committee for South repealed delays in the the The full Board is expected to reported this week. African Divestment <TCSAD> university's response to their hear the motion on May 19. TCU Senate Chairman Tom DAN WINSLOW had planned to take over demands for divestment. She Mayer, as well as Dean of Alperin and IDC Chairman Dan ... relates progress President Jean Mayer's office in said that a decision about Faculty of Arts and Sciences Winslow presented the plan to the divestment had been promised by committee referred the proposal Ballou Hall. Bernard Harleston, Tufts' only Trustee Grounds and Buildings the administration since May 4, black administrator, have both Committee Thursday. Sources to Harleston and Vice President 1however Mayer denied that any of Physical Plant Dave Moffatt publicly supported partial said that response to the plan was such commitment was made. divestment. for feasibility and financial "enthusiastic." Yuill added that TCSAD was A_ plan for partial divestment After the presentation, the (Continued on page 3) disatisfied with the Finance was submitted by Economics Committee's recommendation. Professor Peter Fortune, who Fundraisers quit "The committee has ~r rded (Continued on page 3) By NEAL SHAPIRO Since Murnane's appointment Three high ranking fundraisers last January, several ad­ resigned recently, the Observer ministrators have resigned in has learned. · Submitting their . protest, including Barclay and resignations were Eva Gergora, director of foundations Dick director of the medical school Landau. Barclay said that he campaign, Art Lee, director of expected to leave Tufts by the corporate resources and Joan end of the month. Polinsky, director of fundraising for the Fletcher School of Law During her stay at Tufts, and Diplomacy. Gergora served as director of Polinsky said she resigned annual funds and alumni because her husband had found a relations for the medical and new job on the West Coast, dental schools, then as director however Gergora and Lee both for all annual funds and finally as quit because of their director of the medical school disatisfaction withe the new Vice campaign. During that time, the President for University medical school's annual fund has Proposals advanced by the Tripartite Committee include an increase in the number Development Thomas Murnane, nearly doubled in contributions, policemen and centralization of the key system. sources said. the Brown Daily Herald reported. "I don't feel I can be productive The percentage of participation Tripartite tenders recomendations because of my inability to work in that fund has been the highest with the new administration," in the nation while the dollar Gergora said. "I've had 11 good support has been the second Security plans f orwarde~ years at Tufts but it's time to highest. make a change," she added. Lee, By NEAL SHAPIRO l a.m. Some responsibilities for Lee, whose resignation is ef­ which were originally cited in who is vacationing in Europe, Recommendations to improve reports submitted by the Burns the Dean of Students are also fective May 31 , received his was unavailable for comment. campus security were forwarded Security Agency three weeks being considered. undergraduate degree from Associate Vice President of to Dean of Faculty Bernard ago. Installation of the Johnson Resources Ken Barclay said that Williams College in 1942 and one Harleston and President Jean Included in the Tripartite Control JC-80, a computer the resignations are "bound to year later received a degree in Mayer by the Tripartite­ report are changes in personnel, monitoring system, is also have a definite impact on the Industrial Management. Before Committee, the Observer learned budgeting and organization ._ recommended by the committee. resources department. How big coming to Tufts in March 1977, this week. Establishment of a security In a cover letter to Harleston, an impact will depend on who is Lee held a number of jobs in­ The Committee, composed of police annex at some uphill Burns agents wrote that fire chosen to succeed them." No cluding vice president at Lesley students, faculty and ad­ location, is recommended. The safety and security "is dependent replacements have yet been College and Vice President at the ministrators, submitted thirteen .annex would be open 24 hours a upon completion of the Johnson named. firm of McKessin and Roberts. recommendations, many of ,day, 7 days a week and be staff~ JC-80 and although we were told ·by police officers as well as paid that it would be completed by student help. September 1979, we are not Dean of Students resigns The report also urges the completely comfortable with that centralization of the key system. statement." Winant predicted that his According to the Tripartite (Continued on page 3) By .IONATHAN POLLARD recommendation, students who Tim Winant resigned his post successor will face "serious problems," including "housing, were locked out of their rooms as Dean of Students on April Zl, would go the annex and pick up a ending an often controversial five divestment, overcrowding of classrooms and raising tuition duplicate key to their room. year term. Students would leave their ID as Winant, who resigned one week costs." In a letter to Dean of Faculty a deposit and a $10 lockout fine after receiving a 26-0 vote of "no would be imposed. confidence" from the TCU Bernard Harleston, Winant said Senate, will attend the Harvard that "major happenings" would Resident directors and resident Graduate School of Education to be needed to "rekindle the spirit assistants would have increased pursue a Certificate of Advanced of community and restore the security responsibilities, ac­ confidence which was once so cording to the Tripartite Standing in Administration. recommendations. Some of these: Citing both "institutional nobly a part of the Tufts' scene." recommendations would include: pressures and personal in­ He told the Observer that his initial experience at Tufts was responsibility for security· terests" as the factors in his ·orientation, according to the decision, Winant said that he was "pleasureable and enlightening," but added that the atmosphere report. not resigning because of student According to a policy will has changed. ."Administrators pressure. His resignation statement, dorms would be take effect at the end of August are exhausted because of the lack BERNARD HARLESTON of clarity in relationships and required to be responsible for TIMWINANT and a national s~rch will soon be ... to receive report ... beads to Harvard (Continued on page 3) their own security frQm 7 a.m._!g conducted to select the new dean -· - - -· . ---· --- : tuft~ _ ~observer -- ,:. _, ' ,... an attempt to find the Loch Ness monster. delivered by former Provost Kathryn The dolphins will explore Loch Ness McCarthy. equipped with cameras and strobe lights. Howard Curtis, executive Vice President · HONESTY IS NOT NECESSARILY THE of the Academy, said "We'll go on as many BEST POLICY ... Andrew Bavas is dif­ trips as we need." ferent. When he was given an automatic salary increase for his job with the FOOD FIGHT! .. Yes, Virginia, there are departmentef Health, Education and food fights- at Tufts. Carmichael dining Welfare, he rejected it. " I really didn't hall was the site of victual warfare at need the money. I had no debts, and my lunch on May 2nd. The menu this par­ mortgage ends in 2 years,'' he commented. ticular day seemed well-suited the to Bavas was-under HEW contract at Nor- event, as it included mashed potatoes, thwestern University, where he was an cupcakes and apple fritters. At ap­ expert on inter-governmental affairs. proximately 12:33 p.m ., the rowdy, last But his superiors told Bavas that he had day-of-<!lasses crowd began JaW)ching to take the raise; it is illegal for a govern­ their accumulated ammunition. ment employee te turn down a pay in­ The skirmish had barely begun when an crease. "It sounds kind of ludicr9U8," said UDidentifiN stude&t sUMHI up yel:W an« the HEW regienal meeter in Chicago. "FOOD FIGHT". At that peiat, members ''We'd have been happy te <!omply with his of the Dining Services staff peured out of request, hut it's lhe law." their Carmichael offices like storm Not only was Bavas f-Orced to take the troopers ta quell the disturbance. One raise, but he was also transferred to staff member apparently became quite Philadelphia. "There's no question in my upset when he sustained a blow to his mind that this is a punitive action," he testicles from an apple fritter, but no other said. Rather than move, Bavas resigned. injuries were reported. His comment: "I guess I've got no future ONCE MORE WITH FEELING ..
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