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The Ithacan, 1977-10-27 Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1977-78 The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 10-27-1977 The thI acan, 1977-10-27 The thI acan Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1977-78 Recommended Citation The thI acan, "The thI acan, 1977-10-27" (1977). The Ithacan, 1977-78. 10. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1977-78/10 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1977-78 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. October 27, 1977 Vol. 51/No. 10 Ithaca College published 1nd~pendent1v-bv the students of ltt-)aca College Ithaca, New York Board of Trustees Senior Class BylaWs;TO Be Altered Funds Discussed ~ . ' . The Ithaca College Board of by Nina Jorgensen Wells, James Heston of the New Trµstees bylaws are soon to be York Times, and Barbara Jor­ altered. Presently, the board The allocation of funds to­ don, a democratic representative includes two student trustees, wards a nationally renown of Alabama. All of these two· "faculty trustees, and two speaker for graduation and for speakers are quire expensive, staff trustees. At the next senior week were the main topics but the administration will match trustee election the bylaws read of discussion at the student the amount of money used by the that a nember '· of student, Congress meeting on Tuesday Senior class. However, there is a faculty, and staff trustees will b~- night. last year, the Senior class list of persons who are willing to nominated by an on camput was allocated a budget 'or $5,851. address the class for free or for a faction but the board will select This year, Student Congress minimal fee. This list included only one trustee in each cz·~i,;ory alloted $3,500 to the senior class. Shirley Chisolm, Andrew Young, to serve on the board. This 25 per cent cut was due to, Jacob Javits, Bella Abzug, and There are many reasons for among other things, $2,000 allot­ Tip O'Neil. It was argued that the chamge in the Board of ted to the Independent Student soje are semi-controversial fig­ Trustees bylaws. The state Coalition. The point was brought gures, and since it is traditional imposed limit on Board members up that due to questionable for a speaker to receive'' an · is a maximum of twenty five and management of funds, which honorary degree from the Col­ the Board members are worried included a $600 unpaid bill at the lege, that speaker must be that six seats on the Board· will, end of the year, it was invalid to approved by the Administration. not be large money donors. compare this year's funds to last A budget amendment was Also, a few trustees would year's. An important point, proposed by Howard Schloss, the rather work with students and however is that last year the president of the senior class for faculty on a committee level as Senior Class had no expense for a the allocation of $240 from the - !)pposes to on the Board. They graduation speaker, as President Student Government, $1,000 ·.,·~ 'claim that students and faculty Student Trustee Julia Stromsted Whalen does not charge for his from the expected revenue of the will have just as much input tion, feefs, "The student trustee them." ,However, Miller does services. This year, the class is games room, and $200 from the without· a vote. Futhermore, is not a position of great voting feel that since communication is using $2,000 out of the allocated "floating" fund. The "floating" . some trustees f~lt "that student power and can not influence the the main idea, two trustees $3500 to pay for a speaker. fund consists of $500 which is and faculty trustees, being direct Board in· numbers, but can in would guarantee more reason­ Negotiations are now in progress used for whatever clubs and representatives of .only the stude ability to persuade and inform able representation. with such speakers as Orson activites are formed during the and faculty, were not working to year, and for tHose that may run belp the" campus community as a into financial trouble. This ·whole. budget amendment was voted Many people feel that the Budget Meetings Set down :by the Congress. This limitations on trustees is not" the · means that of the '$3500 allocated best ·or·most·favorable situ·ation. Devel~pment o°f the i978-79·, ·students; faculty and staff," he ·college will consult with individ­ to the Senior class, $2000 may They feel that people serve on Ithaca College budget will begin said. ·.~I·· hope that. all those uals in their areas and formulate already be committed to· a the board for many reasons, this · week with the first of a interested in the_ budgef will take · budget proposals. These College speaker. Tis leaves $1,500 for all which are not neccessarily limi­ series of open meetings being the time now to . express that officers will then meet regularly other senior activites planned, ted to donations of money. Some planned by all academic and interest by atending the meet­ to review and evaluate all budget including senior week, the "200 members want to improve the administrative components of ings." proposals and assist Business Days Party" (which, by the way, level of -communication in the the College. These meetings Following the open meet­ Manager Tom Salm and Budget should have been last Monday), school; having particular insight have been arranged to provide ings, College wide budget plan­ Director Tom Reynolds in the the pool party, Senior Football \!)to the schools operations. members of the College commun- ning will be conducted in much design of a College wide budget Day, Career Weekend, the Wine Donations are important, but ity with an opportunity to the same manner as last year. to be proposed to the Board of and Cheese party and the "100 equally improtant is this unique question and discuss priorties All academic deans arid directors Trustees at their February Days Party". The amount of insight. Donations are impor­ and allocations and to offer their and the executive officers of the meeting. money used for these events will tant, but equally important is suggestions for-the coming year's be decided by the Senior class this unique insight. By reducing budget. Meetings are scheduled Review officers. All Seniors are urged to the number of direct campus as follows: take an active interest in helping trustees, the variety of perspec- to make these decisions, and give tives is also reduced. Oct. 27, Thursday . Grad Study serious thought to the issue of .The campus community has . · Grad Offices (Muller First whether they want to pay $2,000 made a concerted effort to Floor) 3.5 pm. for a . speaker when there are nominate student and faculty Oct. 28', · Friday . Business Eli Zaretsky many reputible free ones to be trustees that are capable of Administration · Board Room by Joanne Malbin & Debbie Katz families were pathological, in had. looking at the campus as a whole. (Job) 11 am to 1:00 pm. On Monday evening, the de- terms of the economic needs of Howard Schloss commented at However limiting the number of Oct. 31, Monday . College partment of· politics presented the capitalist system, i.e. the the end of the meeting that "It is trustees to one member might· Relations· Board Room (Job) 1-3 professor Eli Zaretsky, from the Moynihan Report of Black Matri­ unfortunate that all negotiations result in the voicing of individual pm. University of California (at Ber- archy. After World War ii, for a tentative speaker may be opinions rather than group Humanities and Sciences - Jog keley), to speak on the "Institu- Zaretsky saw the heyday of the stopped. If these negotiations needs. Consultation with the - Room (Unio.n) 4-6 pm. tionalization of Motherhood." nuclear family, with the devel­ can't be stopped, the $2,000 will other trustee was an integral Nov. 1, Tuesday·· H.P .E.R. · Zarets_ky has published a book opment of the simgle family, have to go toward a speaker." part of a sort of check and Board Room (Job) 1-3 pm. entitled, Capitalism, the Family, home, the National Housing Act, (Once a bid has been accepted, it balance system. With only one, Communications· Viewing Room and Personal Life. the rise of suburbs, parks and can not be withdrawn.) much insight may be lost. Julia (Killingham Center) 3-5 pm. His speech attempted to ad- the neighborhood. Z~retsky saw Letters will be sent to all P. Stromsted, the senior-student Nov. 2, Wednesday . Allied dress the oppression of women in this as having furthe·r isolated seniors in the near future to Trustee (presently there are Health Professions - West Lab precapitalist and capitalist so- and defined women as mothers, inform them of the latest devel- two) states, "Because of the (Health Center) 4-6 pm. ciety.· _In precapitalist society, but he failed to elaborate on the opments . increased degree of apathy on Nov. 3, Thursday . CHS · the primary concern was survi- sexual division of labor. campuses around the country Friends 302 . 1-3 pm. val and society was structured on In summation, we feel that Eli .. and on this one as well, I'm afraid !?resident, Comptroller, Busin- a "kinship" system, according to Zaretsky's speech was inade­ Deaths that the decrease of student and ess Division . Textor 103 . 3-5 Zaretsky. He states that parts of quate in terms of addressing the f~culty invoivement on the Bo.ard pm.
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