::- ~.--.-.;::::-:-u•._,. _._ ., ,... ~---:---__---,-- --,.--, ---------- - --, '- ... ' . ' ,. ........ .. , - . ,. -Barueh:-Graduate.. -.'. .:~. Alumni give career advice to Baruch Students.· Story· pg.17 VOL. 74, NUMBER 8 www.scsu.baruch.cuny.edu DECEM·HER 9, 1998 Multi-Cultural. Dinner" Feast Prez: Search Firm Gauges'Baruch. Opinion By Bryan Fleck Representatives from Isaacson­ Miller, a national search firm based in -Boston and San Francisco, has been hired by the Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Kathleen M. Pesile, to search for candidates for a permanent presi­ dent at Baruch College. The open forum on December 7 was held in order for the search firm to field questions and get the pulse of the Baruch community. Interim president Lois Cronholm is _not a candidate, as it is against CUNY regulations for an interim --------- president to become a full-time pres- ident. The search firm will gather the initial candidates, who will be . further screened by the Presidential " Search Committee, but the final choice lies with the CUNY Board of Trustees.' According to David Bellshow, an ......-.. ~.. Isaacson-Miller representative, the '"J'", average search takes approximately ; six months. Among the search firm's experience in the field of education ----~- - ..... -._......... *- -_. - -- -- _._- ...... -_40_. '_"__ - _~ - f __•••-. __..... _ •• ~. _• in NY are Columbia University and ... --- -. ~ . --. .. - -. -~ -.. New York University. In ~additi6n,, , New plan calls'for total re'structuririg the search fum also works with GovernDlents small and large foundations and cor­ ofStudent porations. By Bryan Fleck at large, would be selected from any The purpose ofthe open forum was In an attempt to strengthen undergraduate candidate. for the representatives of Isaacson­ .. Baruch College's undergraduate stu- The top four positions in the eight 'Miller to get input from administra­ dent government, and to increase member executive cabinet, consist­ tors, professors and students on student participation, the Day ing of the president, executive vice what specifically to look for in poten­ Session Student Government and president, treasurer and'secretary, tial candidates. Besides this the Evening Session Student would be, as always, elected at large. reporter, no other students attended Assembly have come to terms on a The remaining four positions, vice the 4:30 open forum in the skylight referendum that would merge the president for academic affairs, vice room. Administrators and profes­ two governments into one body to be_ _ pr,esiclenL for campus affairs, vice sors threw out a wide variett' of called the Undergraduate .Student president for legislative affairs and ideas ana concerns:- ---- '- -. Government. the newly formed vice president for One idea, brought up by Cynthia "One government has a lot more part-time student affairs, would be Whittaker from the history depart­ power than two governments," said appointed by the president with the ment, was the need for student hous­ DSSG treasurer, Anthon Grant. "I'm consent of the senate. ing. According to Whittaker, to all for it." The proposal was passed The four vice president slots would attract top international students, ,by both undergraduate governments, be selected and filled from candi­ Baruch needs a president who will with a unanimous vote by ESSA. dates in the 20 popularly elected sen­ look into the prospects ofhousing for . The new plan calls for the abolition ate seats, bringing the new senate to these students. Henry Fiengold, of the current senate structure, con- 16, a number DSSG President from the Jewish Resource Center, sisting of an upper council and a Lennox Henry believes would be agreed, and added that the future lower council. Under the current more conducive to getting matters president must be adept at fundrais­ scheme, the upper council is com- done. ing. "I think the name of the game is prised of juniors and seniors, while The proposal is the compromise of getting outside funding," said the lower council is made up offresh- an original referendum drafted by Fiengold. man and sophomores. The idea is to Carl Aylman, Director of Student According to Jim Guyot, from the ­ School of Public Affairs, the future ..~.~~llliiilllll~~~Lattract .. allowingall undergraduatethe most students,qualified fixedLife. numberUnder Aylman'sof20 senatorsproposal,wouldthebe president must realize that... Baruch ...~~ r~gard1ess f, snident.Ieaders to lead, ,of forgone in lieu of an assembly con­ teaches immigrants directly, where­ their class rankings. -- .. 'sistlng ·of 'one --member per 'every as in the- past Baruch would -have I According to the new proposal, an 1,000 students in each of the three taught the ·children of immigrants. emphasis will be placed on having schools. "The goal here is to get away "The president should have a cosmo­ senate representation in the'three from the delineation of day and politan perspective," said Guyot. schools at Baruch: the School of evening student governments," said Another concern raised by those in Business, the School of Liberal Arts Aylman. attendance was the ability ofBaruch and the School of Public Affairs. In If 10 percent of the day students to compete with private colleges and the 20 seat senate, elected at large, and 10 percent of the evening stu­ universities for top ranking faculty six ofthe seats would come from the dents sign a petition in support of and administrataon. The concern is, three schools, with each school hav- this referendum, and pending that at a salary of $130,000 a year, ing one day and one evening repre- approval by the president ofBaruch, . Baruch will be limited inits choice of sentative, to comprise the six seats. the referendum will appear in a spe­ a perspective president. The rem ,.,,_. t4 seats, also elected cial election to be held in Feb. 1999. - -. ~ . "------ .~-- , 2 TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 9, 1998 ... TICKER' NEWS' DECEMBER 9, 1998 3 CoexisteDce-C~ter~OSts ~First By David Blanks, ._. Workshop in The Day Session Student .- Tllree~~&mes o~,~tio~ Government held it's annual Multi­ Cultural Dinner; on Tuesday, By B~an F!leck stay connected with yourhome com­ November 24, in the Student Center The CoeXistence Center of the munity. "We can get anywhere in at 360 PAS. The event is intended-to School of PUbliC AfTairs, in Conjuilc~ 'the-world Witlilil-24110UrS,'1ie said. ' reflect the diversity of the student tion with the N.Y. chapter '~f the Leon Wynter, professor ofjournal­ body and promote an understanding American Jewish Committee, pre­ ism at Baruch College and Wall of the many cultures that abound at sented a workshop on Immigrants, StreetJournal columnist, moderated Baruch through the sharing of cul­ Identity and American Cioic the roUndtable discussion. Wynter tural dishes. Culture. The workshop is the first of posed this question to each panelist: Students began to line up in the a 'three part series hosted, bythe .. "How do you identify yourself?' The 15th floor student center well before Coexistence Center, whicb.will delve responses were as diversified as the 5 p.m. and patiently waited for the into issues ofthe immigrant experi­ panel itself: festivities to began at the designated ence. The event, held on Dec. 2, at Misha Galperin (Russia), of time of 5:30. By the time the event 360 PAS, room 1200, brought togeth­ the United Jewish got underway at approximately 6:00, er a diverse panel, both in etbnicity. AssOciationIFederation, N .Y., said, "I the lineof-hungry-attendees extend­ and profession. realizedI was anAmerican Jew born­ .- CarrollSeron, dean ofthe Schoo 0 ed from Rm. 1542, down the hall to in the former SOviet Union.JJ the 15th floor elevator lobby. Public Affairs, noted the appropri­ Alison Douglas-Chicoye Although the event was scheduled ateness of having such an eclectic (Trinidad), Coordinator ofAcademic to last until 8:30, the serving tables panel at Baruch 9011ege. "Baruchis, Advisement, Baruch School ofPublic were empty by 7 p.m. really, a microcosm of the current Affairs, said, "I see myselfprimarily The event was organized primarily '':': melting pot of the by Fathiyyah Abdullah, DSSG Chair . ~~...........•;i;iii~~-~-..,,; city," she said. At '< of. Campus Afrairs;- although she ~-Barachlans--parly'--al~l1e-mrWu-cum~~ainner. , credits the entire DSSG with mak- The Society for Human 'Resource --------------- languages are spoken, . ing the event possible. "Everyone Management and The Indo­ VITA Recruits for and a third ofthe stu­ from DSSG made the event success- Carribean Club were also on hand to dent population ful from decorating to serving food. I provide nourishment for the many New Tax Season speaks a non-English was very pleased with the turnout of students who attended. By Elzbieta :R Zralka language at home, students," says Abdullah. The dinner was served in the according to Douglas Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, In all, 12 clubs and organizations adjoining rooms of 1542 and 1543 an annual event sponsored by the H. White, director of participatedvin the event. DSSG and --students dined in the windo-w Golden Key~fionaIrronorSociety, the- _ .Coexistenc provided turkeys and side dishes, lounge where DSSG President has started recruiting students on Center. the West Indian Cultural Club Lennox Henry was among those at multinational panel ofimmigrants discuss their experiences campus as it launches its 28th year Philip Kasinitz, a served cultural delights such as the refreshment stand pitching in by as immigrants at a roundtable discussion. ofoffering