r Vol. 73, Number 4 Information Now March 18, 1998 Kimmich Proposes CAP for CUNY By Cban-joo Moon In an administrative move so swift that it has stunned the City University ofNew York (CUNY) community, Christoph M. Kimmich, interim Chancellor of CUNY, has introduced a plan on '- ~ ;" :.•....,_ -; ~ .. February 27 that critics say will effectively end OpenAdmissions, The proposal-Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP)-is the great­ est single change in academic policy since 1970 (the start date of Open Admissions) and will be voted on by the Board of Trust­ Kimmich (center) during March 16 Board of Trustees meeting ees on March 23. faculty and staff; charges that the themselves on campuses. Over that single weekend at the purpose of this bl itzkrieg advance "I f ever you thought to partici­ end of February, the controversy is to end the 2~-ycars-oldpolicy of pate in the struggle to save overacademicstandards has shifted Open Admissions by not giving its CUN Y ...NOW IS THE Tl ME," from various skirmishes on indi­ defenders enough time to martial they wrote in a letter sent to the vidual campuses of CUNY to a their supporters. participants of their February 21 single showdown at CUNY head­ It was only February 21 that the conference. quarters on 80 street. New Caucus had called for com- The New Caucus has called for The New Caucus, who are mem­ munities to unite to defend Open a petition and letter writing cam­ beisofPJOiessionaJ StaffCongress Admissions a nd·~tude-nt'gr()tips"-~'pa~t-andisplamtingtocCiTryout (PSC), the union which represents were just beginning to organize .... .- ~~. "-- .~- .. .-'," .... ... _._. .- "- .: "-."-.~-.- -._..............-........-.-. _.~. Publi~>',:,Infbiitl ... '~~-.:" ;;.".~:::-~~,; -: ... -:.. CUNYAppeals for-More Money Insititunational .. ,"o:;"",;,:\"~,, . ByElaineWu Due to a strong economy, the 1998-99 State Executive Budget Priorities for CUNY Budget: proposedby State Governor George WI1S~ Pataki for City University of New severa years. e '",) e-: York (CUNY) remains the same as • Increase full-time faculty a search commiteeset'ul?!tHtditg.b office:"TH~';;'as last year, with no proposed reduc­ • Expand childcare the president's tions or tuition increases for the no student represeittatiOD:~ first time in several years. • Increase support for students with committee, due to iackli.ultei}~t.. • It is a change in direction from disabilities forts by Day SessionStu:a~~j.G<lV­ the history of significant budget • Create a fund to finance PC's for ernment (DSSG) and'Eyeg$es­ cutsand increases in tuition which sion Student Asse~bly(E~)~ . CUNY has had; tuition rose more students An. interimpresidEmttOtaie_ than 150 per cent during the past for Goldstein once he·'etepartS-Winhe seven years. As a result of the lu­ appointed by mid-May;aceoriUrigoo crative year on Wall Street during full-time faculty, provide better _from many states are negotiating sources. Theinterimpresidentwillnot. 1997, there is a projected surplus support for childcare and students budgets with substantial increases be able to applyIor thepermamentpo­ - of$1.83 billion in New York State's with d isabilities, and to finance a in education spending in response sition. Provost Lois s.Cronhohribas budget. progr-am that will help students to C1 strong economy," stated an ar­ been rumored to be the-main candi­ The total appropriation for pay for personal computers, accord­ ticle in the Neu: York Tinics. date for the interim presidency CUNY's senior colleges remains at ing to Angelo Pr-oto, vice chancel­ Hiring more full-time faculty is The CUNY Board ofTrustees $92~ million, which is $39 million lor for Student Affairs and Enroll­ the fir-st priority for CUNY right will establish search committees short from what CUNY originally ment Services. now. Currently, in community col- for both the interim and permament presidencies at requested. CUNY proposed the ex­ This is a scenario that reflects continued on page 6 traamount offunding to hire more other states as well. "Lawmakers Baruch. - \ 2 TICKER NEWS MARCH 18,1998 TICKER NEWS MARCH 18,1998 3 By Chan-joo Moon Across the Atlantic Ocean in South Africa, 'Clem Richardson, DeputyMetropolitan Editor ofthe New l'Ork Daily News, expected to see black people as the majority in the city of.Johannesburg, rather than as the minority that they are here in New York City. ~.~ .: He was stunned when he landed Dr.Ronald Aaron, Associate Dean of Students: ronjaarontascsu.baruch.cuny.edu at the airport. • Dr; CarlAylman., Director ofStudent Life; [email protected] . He saw "white folk" everywhere Debbie Bick, Associate Director of Student Life: debbie [email protected] - . and did not see many blacks. In Dr. Samuel-Johnson, Vice President for Student Development/Dean of Students: [email protected] Dr. Carl Kirschner, Assistant Dean of Students: carl_kirschnerQ'~scsu.baruch.cuny.edu Africa. Lisa Miller, Director of Freshman Orientation: Iisa_miller~iscsu.baruch.cuny.edu He was stunned further still Marcy Roe, Acting Director of Student Activities: marcy_roe0scsu.baruch.cuny.edu when he realized why. Dr. Mark Spergel, Director of Evening and Graduat.e Student Services: mark_sperge10scsu.baruch.cuny.E'du "Black folk" Iived in the rural areas outside the city and the :..) .... ~., ,:..:':".: .. " At the steps of City Hall Stfded-~ OU)~a(u,.t.J roads did not go to the towns where Day Session Student Government: dssgro.scsu.hn r uch.cuny.edu Hillel Foundation of New York: [email protected] they lived. To work in the city, they more pragmatic," he said. "There's leges for arbitrary reasons-not to EveniIlg Session Student Association: essaf/scsu .baruch.cuny.edu Newman Catholic Center: newman_center@>scsu.baruch.cuny.edu had to walk f6r1hiles just to reach things that won't change. The easi- get stopped by a cop for walking . Graduate Student Assembly: [email protected] the bus stops. est thing is to be radical-say that down the street, for example. ''The roads don't go there," he the white man has his foot on my He spoke with alarm at the pros­ "Youngpeople believe' repeated. Black folk were not in neck and ask for an apology for sla- pect of the closing of Open Admis- very." sions, a road to success for many in an ideal world--an He looked back with a sense of minorities. all equal colorless regret at the paths that Blacks had "CUNY is a major outlet for as­ society. Many older Black folk were not itt taken since the Civil Rights move- piration. Three black councilmen people want tbat.too, the' city because there ment. He said that Blacks had lost were CUNY graduates. CUNY their sense of identity in buying people are everywhere," he said. but as you get older were no roads into into the American Dream. "Yes, sorne people take remedial "The ideal was to move to the courses, they take five or six years you get moreprag­ a::'dS~ the city for them. suburbs," he said. 'We left so much to graduate, but that is a tribute . BarUch College: llttp://www.buruch.cuny.edu/ matic" behind but we were never fully to persistence." aa,ruch College School ofBusiness: ht.tp.z/bua.haruch.cunv.edu absorbed by the white society. "As a beneficiary of affirrna t ive City Univeraityof New York: h t tpr/zwww.cuny.edu, . "That left people who did not action myself, anything that keeps ..···'Stia.derifDevelopment and Call nseling: http://ww \'1.'.SCSi.!. baruch.cuny.edu the city because there were no . " h ve J' obs. Poor people were left to people out of college IS w rorrg, e The Ticker: http:}(vvww.scsu.baruch.cuny-.edu/scsu/rnedia/t.ickerhome.htrnl roads into the city for t.hern. ha in cycle from conservative to lib­ Back in New York, Richardson congregate in one area." 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