VERIP HI Raises Concern, Forces Restructuring Throughout Campus Senior Staffers Retire, but Workloads Increase for Those Remaining
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■ NEWS/ 4 tgj 1 ■ OPINION/® | ■ SP0RTS/Í2 b King of Pop? or Bop? 1 Dirty Bathroom Words| W hat a Close Finnish! | Volume 74, No. 54 University of California, Santa Barbara One Section, 12 Pages VERIP HI Raises Concern, Forces Restructuring Throughout Campus Senior Staffers Retire, but Workloads Increase for Those Remaining By Louise Tutt Lee. “As yet there has been no analysis into the Reporter money saved by VERIP, but there is evidence that there have been savings in salary costs. It has been a case of reorganization and prioritizing.” With the loss of 99 staffers due to the Univer However, this reorganization is not unique to sity of California’s third Voluntary Early Retire the early staff retirements. ment Incentive Plan, offices and departments “It is essentially the same situation unth the fa throughout campus have seen mass reorganiza culty retirements," Phillips said. "The vacated tions, raising concern over the extended impacts positions are normally refilled with people at a of the program. lower level, beginning their careers. We need re According to College of Letters and Science newal and new ideas, but a lot of experience and Provost Llad Phillips, some departments have security is lost at a senior level.” been harder hit than others by the early retire Recruiting individuals for a new position usu ments, which were effective Nov. 1. ally takes one year, and approving the appoint “It has been an uneven loss,” Phillips said. ment requires an additional year. During this in “That’s the basic problem. We either recruit at a terim period, the remaining staff must absorb die lower level or a lot of shifting around is needed, workload, unless temporary staff are hired. Ac creating more pressure on the staff remaining.” cording to Phillips, UCSB offices have been cop UC officials say that VERIP III offers an alter ing well with the personnel losses. native to firing thousands of UC staff and faculty “People are never happy when their workloads members in order to reduce money spent on em are going up,” he said. “Staff, faculty and students ployee salaries. have coped very well. UCSB has great resilience, After a person retires, the university has three and people work hard to do their best under the options: fill the position with someone receiving circumstances.” less pay, restructure the job classifications at a Former Public Affairs secretary Winifred Next* File Photo lower pay level, or leave the position vacant and Yamada has experienced this situation firsthand. For the last year, former 3rd District Supervisor Bill Wallace channel the money back into the department. When the Public Events office’s three staff mem has focused on his Goleta veterinary practice while pursuing “The money and the decision about whether to bers took early retirement in November, Yamada a lawsuit to regain his post. recruit for that position remains at a department level,” said Budget and Planning Director Todd See VERIP, p 3 Wallace and Chamberlin Wait for Word on Lawsuit’s Appeal Status Interim Student Fee Process OK’d By Kimberly Epier Court of Appeals. By Anita Miralle sion handed down earlier this ternal President Marisela Mar Staff Writer________ The California Public Inter Staff Writer______ year. quez, who helped come up with est Group, the University of The latest in a series of meet the plans to be turned into the California Student Assn, and ings, Tuesday's gathering pro Office of the President Nov. 30. What’s decided in polls, UCSB’s Associated Students Student, staff and administra duced decisions on a review pro “We’ve really tried to implement crawls through the courts and submitted the amicus to ad tive leaders met successfully cess and an appeal/refund pro a corrosive, bad law.” into the local press? It moves dress violations of Isla Vista Tuesday night to formulate an cedure that best implemented so slow that you’ll never know voter’s rights based on a series interim plan for the implementa Smith, a ruling which stated that What the UC’s Top Brass who your representative is. It’s of events dating back to 1971, tion of a California Supreme mandatory student fees could Decided the 3rd District Supervisor’s according to A.S. President Court ruling on the use of man not be used to fund campus or saga, of course. Geoff Green. datory student fees. ganizations or activities predo The UC Council of Chancel Another small step was ta Controversy surrounding Making the Nov. 31 deadline minantly religious, political or lors issued a statement Oct 28 ken in the snail’s-paced show the 16-month-long race, which set by the University of Califor ideological in nature. affirming that the University down between Bill Wallace has included two elections, nia Office of the President, the “I think we’ve all done our must meet criteria established by and Willy Chamberlin Friday two recounts and one lawsuit, group set policy for reviewing, best, all the people involved Smith immediately. The after three groups filed a joint appealing and refunding the use from the systemwide level to the chancellors from the system’s legal brief in the California See APPEAL, p.5 of fees at UCSB in compliance individual campuses,” said Gra with the Smith v. Regents deci duate Students Association In See SMITH, p.4 Campus Structures Named for Important Contributors to Improvement, Expansion By Darcy Miramontes bara State College and its move structure after an individual Reporter_________ to the former Marine air base must be made in recognition of a near the airport gift or in honor of an individual. From historians to chancel If no gift is involved, the prop Wandering through Storke lors, UCSB’s structures take osed honoree should be recog Plaza, the thought may cross their names from individuals nized as a distinguished acade- one’s mind, “Why is this place who have made significant con mian or administrator. named after a long-legged bird tributions, monetaiy or other “I think it’s wonderful to that delivers babies?” wise, to establishing and impro honor people like Vernon Chea- Actually, Storke Plaza and ving the campus. dle and Donald Davidson,” Om Tower — and for that matter, The UC Regents retain the au budsman Geoffrey Wallace said Storke Field — take their names thority to name aU University about the administrative build from Thomas M. Storke, one land reserves, buildings, major ing and libraiy’s namesakes. “It time U.S. senator and University centers of activities and other is a great method of honoring of California regent appointed highly visible properties. The those who helped build by Governor Earl Warren in University president can name campus.” 1955. streets, portions of buildings, The speech and hearing build Nexus File Photo A former publisher of the and single-campus programs ing was renamed Snidecor Hall Santa Barbara News-Press, and facilities. in 1977, honoring Clifton Snide- Clark Kerr Is one o f many people for whom campus structures Storke is credited for arranging According to UC guidelines, were named. Kerr Hall bears the moniker of the former UC the UC takeover of Santa Bar each proposal for naming a See NAMES, p.10 president. 2 Wednesday, November 24,1993 Daily Nexus Daily Nexus HEADLINERS Editor in Chief — Anita Miralle Layout/Design Editor Michelle Danner SI Training Editor Kinfcerly Epler L ' l Campus Editor ■ Rebecca Eggeman A sst Campus Editors wmLisa Sato, Brian Quising Court Stops Police Union’s “Blue Flu” County Editor Brett Chapman Molly Meade Asst County Editor LOS ANGELES (AP), 'said officers would abide Features Editor j | H Suzanne Gamer by the judge’s ruling and Investigative Editor Joanna Frazier — Hours after half of the! « report to work. The next Opinions Editor i f L * A Wiliam Toren overnight police officers Asst. Opinions Editor ^mASonja Blis MM called in sick, a judge shift scheduled for a sick A.P. Wire Editor Melanie Flores out had been Tuesday’s Sports Editor m Brian Pllsbury Tuesday blocked another Asst Sports Editors Michael C adli, Jenny Kok wave of the “blue flu” un evening watch. Answeek Editor mm Martin Boer ion action that forced the The job action buoyed Assi Artsweek Editor Kevin Carhart Police Dept, into modified I morale for officers who Illustrations Editor : Matt Ragland have gone two years with Photo Editor Rachel Weil tactical alert Copy Editor Corey Cohen “The city and its resi- J out a raise and 17 months Asst Copy Editor Evan Machlan dents face the potential, without a contract, Zeigler Senior Stall Writer mm Duke Conover but nonetheless real shift, 158 called in sick, To cope with the loss of said. said Cmdr. David Gascon, officers on the early watch, Negotiations broke Advertising Representatives M Kris Philips, Shelley Loentzen, Ed threat, of being deprived of 0 1 Engler, Etienne Katz, Chris Bowman, police protection by the noting that several of modified tactical alert was down two weeks ago, but Deborah Lowery, Tracey Si bet league’s action,” Deputy those officers were on pre called and officers on Mayor Richard Riordan City Attorney Arthur B. existing sick time. Up to 40 Monday’s evening shift said he expected talks to Production Christine Baggerly, Matt Heller, Anna Kent, Gina Oliva, Nichola Stein, Walsh told die judge in officers normally call in were kept on the job at resume next week. “I’m M Yvonne Thomson, Susanna Virden court documents. sick per shift. overtime rates. confident we will have a Within minutes, Super The 7,600-officer de Some stations reported contract soon,” he said. ior Court judge Robert partment serves 3.5 mil 100% attendance.