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PANDORA'S Vol. VII No. 5 York College of the City University of New York Bayside — Jamaica, New York 88» November 15, 1971 With President Bassin As York College's new President constantly uses his President, Mr. Milton Bassin, former experiences as guide and becomes better acquainted with he feels that lessons he has York's many problems, certain learned over the years can be new policy directions have applied. Following this line of become clear. In a recent inter- reasoning, he mentioned that view, Mr. Bassin stated these another school Senate always new policies. The no-gam'.ling came ready to work and in a rule will be enforced. Already very businesslike manner. He there have been reported several looks at the York Senate with instances of guards in the dismay because of the large and cafeteria attempting to close it unwieldy num'-sr of Standing down. Instead of breaking up Committees and strict and the game, the players just took sometimes fanatical adherence to the me ney off the table and the a compromise charter. guards walked off. The President President Bassin has mu:h has taken action in order to praise for the student - teacher prevent the possibility of relations that he has seen sofar. professional gamblers taking He says he is constantlv looking over this or any other game for more space either on rental where money is involved. The or lease arrangement. He is President's business-like atti- applying all the influence he has tude is clear on drug policy. in order to force the Internal It is his intention to call the Revenue Service to vacate the police if anyone is caught using fourth floor as soon as possible. drugs on campus or defacing He cites the three years worth school property. While this might of correspondence between his seem an unreasonable attitude, brought to him by either student, businessmen, leaders, and rep- condition the building is in at the predecessors and IRS and says he explained that 'this is City teacher, or administrator will resentatives of the Jamaica area, end of the day when the adults that he hopes some contacts he property and no have from the receive a fair hearing and a up his credibility and to express come in for their classes". has higher up in the City law". jystematic investigation into the his willingness to th; neighbor- His first experiences with the Administration will find IRS other On the other hand he is in pros and cons of the issue. hood to help in any way he or College Senate have not been the quarters in Jamaica, since the favor of student needs and desires In the now intensified and the President hopes that our best but he hopes things will get community leaders wish the IRS and will do all he can, if he feels increased problem of community Continaing Education program better. The President is in favor to stay in close proximity to its these desires are for everyone's relations, Mr. Bassin is will be a big success. An obstacle of change, as long as it is slow present location. benefit. Any idea or suggestion constantly meeting with the to this he says "is the disgusting and gradual, for the Senate. The (continued on page 3.) YORK SHORTS Certain conditions at York have two new additions to the staff, run into a bad case of Murphy's Mr. Thompson, Superintendantof Law* recently (*"If anything can Buildings and Grounds, and Mr. E 11 A T E go wrong, it willl). Walker, Engineer. Up to this s A heating breakdown on time, there had been no full-time November 8, had staff and personnel to cover these students bundling up to come positions. Dean Horchler feels inside and the freight elevator that now "there will be greater The process for determining for maximum participation. This broke down right in the middle efficiency and lesswaiting for the number of representatives method of voting also ignores the of moving the library.delaying the repairs when things go wrong". to the York College Senate is fact that elections are held in opening a few more days. currently under attack. The April or May and seniors, who People seem to be cooperating November 15 was set as the new in keeping the lounge, lobbies, charter review committee, hired will not be here in the Fall, opening date. by Dr. Ivan Kusintz has held (supposedly 25% of the school and classrooms cleaner. The Student parking will be weekly meetings in an attempt to population) will not vote. Bill cleaning staff has been enlarged available "any day now". Gertz revise and update the Senate's Lyons, a student member of the and the administration promises has vacated their old parking lot charter. Both students and charter committee expressed his more people when the budget has and York is presently straight- "faculty are unhappy with the concern withtheserequirements. been approved. A shortage of ening out technicalities involving procedures iind requirements of He explained that this will always equipment has been caused by electric and property take-over. Senate elections. keep students at a disadvantage. late deliveries. According to Dean Richard "Even if the requirements are No one knows for sure how the Horchler, "We're in the home The faculty feel that repre- lowered we could never achieve clock system lost track of time, stretch". Tne Traffic Department sentation by discipline tends to parity. Besides, we are bearing but it is believed that the turned thumbs down on installing be unfair. Presently, each the brunt of the fault. The sliding " interruption of electrical 4,8, and 12 hour parking meters discipline elects one member to scale places the blame on all the current at the panel box" did the in the immediate vicinity of the the Senate with the provision that students for the lack of interest job. Being as how it is a Montgomery Ward building, if a discipline exceeds ten percent of some." He agreed with the centrally controlled system, reasoning that short-interval of the total faculty population, it suggestion that students talk and clocks cannot be individually parking was more suited to the is awarded an extra repre- write to the members of the adjusted. The Simplex Co. has commercial area that York's sentative. (Teacher Preparation committee in pressing for a 3056 been here several times since temporary quarters are located always gets two). However, maximum requirements, and a classes began, tracking down the MORE TRASH in. There's still hope for languages and fine arts, etc. reformulation of the electoral bugs. As we go to press, the metorcyele parallel spaces, subjects are grouped together This is because students are process, possibly holding bells are ringing (which is good under one discipline. This elected according to a sliding though. or bad, depending on your point elections in the fall. discriminates against each scale. A minimum of 35% of the On November8,Yorkwelcomed of view). respective major. A possible student body voting is needed to This Thursday, Novemb=rl8, solution would be to represent elect one student. 7556 of student is the last meeting of the each subject offering a major participation is needed for committee before they make final with one representative. Should maximum student representation recommendations to the Senate. Interested students should be In This Edition: those subjects, offering a major in the Senate.(two less than the Guest Columnist whose instructors teach on a total number of faculty and there. page 5 part-time basis or, each of the administration). Many students Said one anonymous faculty languages, have one repre- (and faculty) feel that this is member, "The formula for Raskin sentative? Others say that the unfair. National elections don't page 2 faculty representation should be get a 75% turnout; yet we do not representation must be re- based on a scale similar to that get one less congressman. examined, or the college's Senate of students. This suggestion has Furthermore, the CUNY by-laws will not remain a viable Underground Gourmet pages 2 and 6 met with much opposition. only require 3056 voter turnout representative body." PENTAGON PAPERS JOE RASKIN Due to the recent controversy brought up by the study was the quote from that freakin' over the Pentagon Papers, and extensive use of code names for book " their publication, much has been everything. Is this true outside of "Sorry. Going back to the made of the question of over- Vietnam?" security classifications, can you classification of the Papers. With "Of course. An example of this give me another one?" this in mind, I visited Colonel is our use of Beatles songs for the "Well, there's S-LSD" Ethan Allen Frome, director of administration. The President is "What's that?" classifications at the Pentagon. Sgt. Pepper, and the cabinet is "Well, after reading, it's Upon entering his office, a soldier his lonely Hearts Club Band." supposed to be shredded into two clamped his hands over my ears, "What about the Vice Presi- million pieces, and placed at another places his hands over my wait- don't tell me. Second song ground zero at the next un- eyes, and a third used his hands on the first side of the Magical derground atomic bomb test." to cover my mouth. Since this Mystery Tour album, right?" "What's in those notes?" really wasn't a good way to have "How'd you guess?" "Mmmm... things like General good relations with the press, "Just lucky. What about the Westmoreland's lunch order, Colonel Frome immediately Senate?" Admiral Zumwalt's laundry list directed the soldiers to remove "We give them names from oops, I was supposed to leak SpangledJ their hands.
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