Straus Answers Students

H . .....:1 CARBACE STRAUS BY ANDREW HUGOS ANSWERS Three weeks ago two Purchase students, out on a photogra phy hike, came upon a dump located on the campus grounds be STUDENTS hind Campus Center North and close to the organic garden site. (Pictures of the rather extensive garbage area appear on the front page.) Two men were dumping garbage when the two stude nts discovered the dump,and they explained that they realized the ugly consequences of the practice but had no other means by which to dispose of the garbage and had received orders to use the area in question. John Straus, Vice-President for Administration at Pur John Straus, Vice-Presi ly buy a vehicle to transport chase, said last Thursday that he knew of a site in which dent for Administration and students to hopitals, though contractors dumped cement and sand for future use but knew the Visual and Performing the college cannot do this of no garbage site. An administrator for the Building and Arts, complemented students unless there is an emergency. Grounds Office stated the same day that he knew of a garbage last Tuesday on what he cal Mr. Straus explained that dump used by contractors prior to September, but insisted led "a good job of organiz in his division, the Fine that it was no longer in use. Straus later admitted the ing" the town meeting held Arts, grading systems mean presence and use of the dump and promised to take a look at February 14; he also comment very little since the proof it immediately to see what could be done to eliminate it. ed on the proposals presented. of a student's competence is A member of the campus grounds crew explained last Friday The only misgiving that Mr. demonstrated in the talent that there were very few dumpsters on campus and the crew Straus had was that a date shown by that student. was often forced to dump garbage in the campus site which, for a follow-up town meeting Grades carry very little he said, was selected and approved by Mr. Straus three years was not set. weight in a professional ca ago. Apparently area residents and contractors have been Straus felt that the stu reer. He stated that the illegally dumping garbage all over the campus. Because of dents' proposal for a Direc "Honors" grade should remain an undermanned security force on campus, it is almost impos tor of Interdisciplinary to recognize students who do s ible to catch these violators. The crew member said he Studies was pointed toward exceptional work, though a felt the dump was definitely a scar on the campus environ making more Fine Arts cours uniform system for awarding ment but again pointed out that because tons of garbage are es available to Liberal Arts "Honors" has to be worked out. dumped on the campus grounds every day, there is often no students. The deans of the Straus said that getting other place to put the garbage. He recommended that a Fine Arts division realize Arts students concretely in greater effort be made to catch unlawful litterers and that the need, he said, and ex volved in faculty hiring, the college buy several large dumpsters so that garbage can plored ways to answer it in a firing and tenuring proced be hauled off the campus grounds. meeting held a month ago. ures would be no problem Much of the problem exists be in the Fine Arts divisions because there is a shortage since trie Arts divlsions are of classroom space and the composed of students who al Arts schools are already ov ready know a great deal about SENATE erburdened in trying to meet their fields. He was not the needs of art students. sure about how Liberal Arts He hopes that the opening of students could become involv CONVENES new buildings and the possi ed in these procedures since ble entrance of music gradu-· he did not think they. have BY WEBB SMEDLEY ate students able to do tu enough background in their fields. He agreed that there first meeting of the Student Senate was held last Wednesday toring next year, will give The Liberal Arts students more is a need for student involv night. The prime concern of the meeting was the organization of the opportunities in the Fine ement and said that they committees which will perform the various functions of the Student Arts. might function best by out Senate. The meeting was moderated unofficially by Bud Berro, an lining for the administration active participant in the development of the constitution and the According to student/coun selor ratios set up by Albany and faculty, what kind of per election of representatives to the Senate. Purchase will not be able to/ person they want hired in The meeting began with some disaggreement over where to begin. acquire funds to hire a wo stead of interviewing each Several students expressed the need to hasten organizational pro faculty candidate. ceedures so that students can get involved in the decision-making man psychologist for several years. At present there are He declined to comment on .~ process as soon as possible. They felt this is ~specially impor 1500 FTE's (Full-Time Equiva the Junior Field Exams since tant because the selection of new students and the development of a lencies) at the college; this he, as a Fine Arts adminis master plan for Purchase are currently going on without student par includes off-campus, on-cam trator, is not involved with ticipation. them, but did speak on two meeting proceeded along the pus, Cooperative College, The part-time and Continuing Ed other student issues . - food guidelines of a proposed agenda ucation students. Next year service and linen service. drawn up by Bud, with the election there will be 1800 FTE's, Food service will probably of the nominating• committee. This which will result in only remain mandatory for on-cam committee will include seven :: mem pus students, because he does bers and its purpose will be to slightly more than 200 new full-time students. Mr. not want cooking in the dorms, nominate non-senators for positions there are not enough restaur on the Finance, Academic and Stu Straus suggested that the Counseling Office create a ants and grocery stores in dent Life committees, all of which the area and the food service will include three senators and referral service for women who do want women psycholo- must serve a large number of four non-senators. students in order to make The nominating committee members gists. A part-time doctor has enough money to remain on are: Brian Ganon, David Fleisher, campus. Mandatory linen ser David Charlop, Emmit McGuire, Andy been requested by the college though Mr. Straus could not vice is something that Mr. Hugos, Louis Harrison, and Straus was not aware of; he Kennan Kinzler. be sure whether or not Albany later stated that it will The Executive Committee, whose wi~l approve the request. He Bud Berro did say, however, that if the probably be eliminated as a powers are unclear, consists of mandatory service next semes the following students: Roy Fran how representative of the divisions. need is critical enough, the college budget could be jug ter. cis, a senior, Roy Moscowitz, Bob These suggestions were both re Straus ended by expressing gled to provide a d~ctor. Kahan, Steve Kushner of the Theater jected and of the eight volunteers, a desire for more informal Arts Division, Bud Berro, Bill How for the committee, Fred Wilson of Also, the college has been awarded a $4000 anonymous talks between students, fac ard and Bill Basta. Visual Arts, K. Kinzler and Cathy ulty and administrators such The Academic Committee will con Seldon, a junior who was involved gift which could be utilized for a doctor, though it is as the ones held last semes cern itself specifically with aca in the dorm activities at Maritime, ter at Maritime. He urged demic problems and issues such as were elected. also being considered for use as a check-cashing fund. students to take initiative freshman clusters, inter-disciplin One function of the Executive in setting up these talks. ary studies, junior field exams, Committee will be to prepare the Student Government can legal- teacher evaluations and curriculum. agenda for Senate meetings. It was This committee will develope, with decided that rather than have a the administration, a system of member of the Executive Committee student representation in these, run the meetings, a separate pre areas, The senators elected were siding officer should be chosen, Emmit McGuire, Jeannie Seagall, a and David Fleisher was elected. freshman,and Lee Kane, a senior. Jhe next meeting will hopefully RECYCLING AT SUNY The Student Life Committee will conclude the initial organization concern itself with all that the process. At that meeting, which name suggests, including health fa will be held this Wednesday, at A group of students here at SUNY brown and green, which would have cilities, food service and develop 7:30, the nominating committee will Purchase are tired of seeing all the to be sorted and de-ringed. Labels ment of the camous environment. be prepared to offer candidates for dirt we produce turned out on our can be left on. Aluminum, primarily The elected senators are Maureen the four openings on the aforede environment, and they want to do cans and unglossed paper would be O'Brien, a visual arts student, scri bed committees. Interested something about it. The idea to included in the Purchase recycling Rachael Burrows, an off-campus students should contact one of the start a re-cycling center began to center.

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