USF Celebrates 125 Years

USF Celebrates 125 Years by Waller Neary But for the hundreds of cheering The Master of Ceremonies forthe The idea of using 200 students youths within the letters, the celebration that drew hundreds ol Thursday. Sept. 4th to lorm the huge celebration of 125 years of Jesuit students, faculty and administrators letters USF on Welsh Field might education in The City was fun —and was ASUSF President Frank have seemed silly to the 80's a chance to manifest a lot of school Vaculin, whose wit often kept the generation that some call cynical. spirit at the start of the I2f>lh vear. production from dragging. His first official duty was to introduce the University Chancellor Rev. Charles Dullea, S.J.. for the invocation. Fr. Dullea, a past president of USF. delivered his prayer as the bell of Saint Ignatius Church tolled The sun came out for Father President John I oSchiavo. S.J., who welcomed the crowd and introduced administrative staff. At this point, four presentations were made to Fr. LoSchiavo. who received them in behalf of USF. The first was by the Vice President of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, who awarded Fr. LoSchiavo with a copy of the cover of the I980 San Francisco telephone directory, photos bv Tim Szumawski which will bear an aerial picture of After a countdown, students gleefully released hundreds of balloons the University. at the celebration of USFs birthday. Continued on back SAN FRANCISCO On behalf of the University, Father LoSchiavo, S.J. accepted a 125th birthday card from the students. FOGHORN Faculty Union Gets UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Volume 76 No. 1 September 12, 1980 4% Salary Hike The Faculty Associaton was after both sides agreed that they Harnett Named New Dean awarded a 4 percent salary increase were at an impasse. by Walter Neary for 1980-1981 by University In the award letter, Koven stated "The dog's name is Benjamin: a arbitrator Adolph Koven on July 2, that he had decided on a 4 percent good scriptural name. He's here in 1980 after negotiations between increase and the maintenance of the office usually. I've brought him USF and the FA stalled benefits "based upon full in since he was a little baby. He's The faculty and librarian's union consideration of the following very quiet: most people dn't even exercised its right to a legal reopener factors in which no one factor was know that he's here." of portions of the contrat for determinative: (I) Cost of living: (2) It might be possible to overlook a negotiation. The FA requested an Ability to pay; (3) Comparability of large, brown German shepherd in 8.5 percent salary increase and an USF to other educational the home of a friend; but it's hard not jncrease of some fringe benefits. institutions; (4) Uncertainty of to notice when there is a dog lying in The University, on the other hand, future growth and or maintenance the office of the Dean of tKe College counterproposed that the Faculty of present level of enrollment. (5) of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It's a Association accept a salary freeze, Cost of education and the increases happy surprise t hatservesto warn the receive no new benefits, and make received during the life of thc visitor that the mood in Dr. David up for the increased cost of current contract." Harnett's office is very relaxed. benefits out of their own pocket. Dr. Michael Lehmann,economics Harnett, 39, was appointed dean The arbitrator also decided that professor and president of the and a professor of history six weeks current fringe benefits would be Faculty Association, reacted to the ago by the Vice President for maintained by the University for the decision by saying. "In a world of Academic Affairs, Rev. Joseph Faculty Association, with USF double digit inflation it's difficult to Angilella, S.J. Harnett's most recent David Harnett, seen here being interviewed at USFs birthday party, paying any additional premiums for manage on a single digit salary administrative position was at is the new Dean of Arts and Sciences College. the benefits. increase." Bradford College in Massachusetts, The matter went to arbitration where he served as vice president and European and Middle Eastern academic dean. History, and a Ph.D. in Modern The new dean succeeds Rev. European Social-Intellectual OPE 3 Receives 8.5% Increase Edward Stackpoole, S.J., who History. He remained at Harvard If head University negotiator 3 team was led by Eric Pace, an resigned last March due to illness. for eight years as a teacher and The University of San Francisco George Solerno, director of employee ofthe Union and its senior Harnett received his bachelor's administrator. will give the 130 members of the Employee Relations, is correct in business representative. degree in philophy and history from Prior to his Bradford College Office and Professional Local #3 stating that "the best agreement is At the first meeting. Pace and the Georgetown University and position, Harnett was the first dean AFL-CIO an 8.5 percent salary when both sides are unhappy with team composed of three USF attended Harvard University, where of Nova College Center for increase this year under a salary the result," then the agreement is employees presented their opening he was awarded an M.A. in Continued on page 2 settlement negotiated last June. sterling. Both sides have expressed proposal of a 25 percent across-the- dissatisfaction with the increase board increase. Based on an 18 which follows increases of seven and percent cost-of-living figure. Pace Computer Stolen from Harney Center six percent respectively the last two told the Foghorn, the proposal years. reflected "a real loss in buying power A small computer was stolen from No one is sure how the theft took The University, which is insured The current contract, which lasts without any real increase in salary " the Harney Science Center on place. Peddicord, who is sure that against theft, must purchase a new from July I, 1978 to June 30, 1981, In the University's answering Thursday evening, September 4, his office was locked, theorized that computer for the family. The family did not set an increase for the third proposal, Solerno offered first, 1980. By mid-week, Public Safety the thieves entered by removing bought the computer at a discount year. Instead, OPE 3 had the option increases based on merit rank (as had received no hard leads on who some of the ceiling tile in the office arranged by Peddicord and in of exercisinga legal reopener 60days opposed to across-the-board entered the office of Dr. Richard anteroom and crawling in the space return, lent it to the computer before the July I. 1980 deadline, increases) and second, increases Peddicord to steal the computer, between the second and third floors science department for one semester. which it did. ranging from 0 to 2.5 percent. whose replacement cost is $3,779. over the wall in his office. Thus, the It was to be used to teach a graphics The negotiations were conducted While the initial offers in any The theft was not discovered until thieves could have come down in his course. by two teams. The University team negotiation allow room for last Monday morning. Mary office and grabbed the computer. was headed by Solerno and the OPE bargaining, many felt the Phamm, a student whose parents University's response insulting. Of own the Apple Company computer, it, Solerno jold the Foghorn, "It was entered the office Friday morning Status of the Foghorn Changes the first time in my 17-year career but thought that Peddicord had The San Francisco Foghorn will Foghorn will receive an automatic Business Manager will be able to that I ever made an offer like lhat taken it home for the weekend. On have an unprecedented degree of allocation from ASUSF. It will then sign for all disembursements from We did this as a part of labor Monday morning, Peddicord found independence from the financial be required to operate only on this the fund, except for their own relations strategy, to indicate the the computer goae but assumed that structure of ASUSF under and advertising revenue. salaries. Twice weekly they will meet wide gap between the sides. There Phamm had taken it for the arrangements made over the From each student activity fee of with the ASUSF Treasurer to have are a number of ways to approach weekend. Only when the two met summer. The expected approval of $17.50 received, the ASUSF the books examined. ASUSF retains relations one is to determine how later that morning did they realize the Media Council and other bodies Treasurer will give about $4.00 to the right to audit the books, and a much the other side really believes in neither knew where the computer is still required. the Foghorn account. Publications Board will be set up for what they're saying. I feel some of was. Under the new system, the The Editor-in-Chief and the this purpose Continued on back N€WS •September 12, 1980 Appointed ASUSF Positions Open to Students There are a number of appointed Student Rights and Freedoms president, states. The time involved managed properly. The jurisdiction current student-related issues. One position! in student government Standing Committee: One day would be 1-2 hours per week. of the council includes the Foghorn. resident undergraduate and one open to interested students. undergraduate (preferably upper Media Council: Five students not KUSF and The Quarterly. non-resident undergraduate are Undergraduates who have paid their division) is needed to work on the on the staff of any of USFs media Grievance Committee: Three needed.

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