Cleary's 10 — Year Wait Ends CSUN Gets $3 Million Faculty Office Addition by MARIA L
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vol. 24no. 94 daily-H^ -m California state university northridge, California simdial friday, march 28, T980 Cleary's 10 — year wait ends CSUN gets $3 million faculty office addition By MARIA L. LA GANGA members and six academic occupied. In the meantime. Darby communicative disorders, jour departments at CSUN. Annex wiU continue to be used. nalism, recreation and leisure It took one decade, but Dr. Cleary said the verification for CSUN has needed some form of f*udies, religious studies, speech James W. Cleary, university the approval of the project came additional (rffice space for 10 communication and sociology. president, finally has reason to Thursday via a phone caU from years, ever since ttie university Funding had been denied for smUe conceming tlie faculty office Mary Ann Graves, director of began housing six of its academic several proposed academic addition tliat would eliminate the finance. Tlie department^ef finance departments in tlie Darby Annex, a buildings with offices that could use of Darby Annex. also approved the construction of renovated, privately-owned have accommodated these Cleary received tlie good news the new Art and Design Center at apartment complex. displaced departments. Thursday moming ttiat the State CSUN which wUI cost an estimated "Ten years ago, we were stiU Department of Finance in $1.8 million. growing very rapidly," Dr. "So far we are not declining in Sacramento has approved, at long Charles Manley, director of enrollment. Our enroUments for last, the construction <rf a $3 The amendment in the gover facilities planning and both fall and spring semesters are miUion faculty office addition for nor's budget allote CSUN $135,000 management, said in an int^erview the largest in the liistory of tlie the university. to devise planning and working before the approval for the university," Manley said. "We feel drawings for the construction tHiilding was handed down. "And I that ttiat would tie one factor that "I am absolutely delighted," project. Cleary said tlie budget l>eUeve the rationale was tliat we would be helpful (in justifying the Geary said Thursday morning. "It amendment aUows the university needed space immediately and we expenditure). is a dream come true." to prepare for an addition of 105 were not at aU guaranteed tliat we "And ttien we stUl feel that, from Ttie approval of ttie construction offlces. The university originaUy would get a building if we applied an economic standpoint, we are project will eliminate the asked for 120 offices. for it." much tietter off to provide the university's need to continue using Cleary said it wiU probably l>e Darby Annex, wliich is located permanent construction tlian to Dari>y Annex as an office tniUding two and a half to ttiree years before across from CSUN on Darby DR. JAMES W. CLEARY for some 130 faculty and staff the new offices wiU l>e ready to l>e Avenue, houses the departments of Please turn to page T6 TO BE HISTORY — WHh the approval of a |3 tnillion faculty office addition. Darby Annex, above, will no longer be used by CSUN when the new building is completed. Maynard Hicks, journalism professor, right, gets to the second floor the only way possible — via the stairs. (Sundial photos by Todd Page) Lyon, Imada celebrate big victory Trustees By MITCH POLIN president for next year, while this ponents by receiving 63 percent of Mathematics; Lori Zeluck in ttie semester's president. Bill Imada, the vote. School of Communications and approve^ The top two positions in will inhabit the No. 2 position. The final returns showed tlie Professional Studies; Manuel L. Associated Students govemment winning pair tallying 1,288 votes. Jimenez for the School of for the 1980-81 school year, wiU be Lyon and Imada, despite facing Their closest competitors, Tracy Humanities and Moshe Singer in prof plan filled by two famUiar faces. a recwd numtier of candidates in SuUivan and Michelle Moutes, the School of Education. Jim Lyon, the current AS vice the elections held Tuesday and coUected 304 votes,while Jotin Tenenbaum, with 149 votes, out- A plan offering two years of president, wUl take on the role of Wednesday, buried their op- Park and Jeff Curtis finished a poUed incumtient Cindy Rodriguez extra retirement service credit to disUnt third with just 137. A total by 79 votes to take the Social and emptoyees of tlie Caiifomia State ov 2,032 students voted in tlie Betiavioral Sciences seat. University and Cdleges system election. Bunker, Plum, Singer and was approved by tlie CSUC Lyon and Imada paced a Jimenez aU ran unoppoaeil. for trustees Wednesday in Long sweeping election of the ChaUenge their respective schools.and Beach. slate, which gained 12 of the 15 Zeluck, with 207 votes, defeated Tlie extra retirement credit offices on which were voted. Mark W. Welch by 65, who UUied wouM be worth an average ol Challenge candidates Susan 142 votes. $10,000 to any emptoyee who takes Ettinger and Wade Weiman were Daniel Nagy, in the School of advantage of tlie program, but the resounding winners over Ben Business, was ttie only memlier of only hitch is that the deadUne is Boydston in the race for two Upper the ChaUenge slate to suffer a June 29 for making tlie decision. Division senators. Ettinger defeat. Nagy feU to Cathy Lyons in Tlie plan wasapproved by Gov. received 751 votes, whUe Weiman ttie final returns by a 261-232 Jerry Brown earlier ttiis year in an followed with 474 and Boydston margin. effort to bead off the threat of traUed with 235. other winners were write-in massive layoffs if PropoaitioB • is Similarly, Risa Fishbein and candidate Greg Manuel (16 votes) approved by voten. AntlMXiy (kix, chaUenge slate and Richard Behringer for Ttie lOan stipulates that ia order candidates, easUy outdistanced a graduate senator. to be eUgllde, an empk^ee must lie trio of candidates for the two at least SO years oM and have five division senator positions. CSUN studenta were over- yeara employment service. Fishbein and Cox combined for whehningly oppoaed to a pair of According to olficials at CSUN. 857 votes, whUe ;their three op draft initiatives. One asked 100 emptoyees have expressed an ponents had juat 234. whether students favored man interest in the retirement incentive Other ChaUenge slate winneirs datory draft registration and ttie program. were JuUe Tenenbaum in the other questioned whether students The plan is the result of WINNER'S TOAST — Associated Studento President Bill ScYtooi of Social and Behavioral were in favor of ttie draft. legislation that was drafted by the Imada is all smiles Wednesday night as he learns of his Science; David Bunker for the A third initiative to liave picture United Professors of California slate's landslide victory in the electlwis. (Sundial photo by School of the Arte; Cliff Plumb for identification cards was passed by which created early retirement John Marsh) the School of Science and a wide margin. incentives for CSUC emptoyees. 2 friday, march 28,1980 the daily sundial •scampus briefsi DAILYGRIND KCSN (88.S FM) wiU air the in two heats of slalom on.Saturday music of Kai WImiing at 7:45 p.m. and one giant slalom run on tonight on "NIglit Fliglit." Sunday. A party with thef CSUN Ski Club wiU follow. The USU Arts and Craft Center is offering a variety of non-credit The Women's Center will be open K" classes. More information is during spring recess. More in- avaUable by caUing 885-3618. wmation is available by calling 885-2780, or by visiting the center at 9428 Etiwanda, just north of the Administration Building. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity wiU hold its 13th annual Phi Psi 500 today. Sorority tricycle races will Career computer provides begin at 2 p.m. A Uve band party A re-entering students workshop will be held at 8 p.m. AU events will meets from 3:45 to 5 p.m. Saturday take place at 19106 Devonshire in the University Student Union. (comer (rf Vanalden). Information student information^guidance is availably by caUing 363-9966. By STEVE McMANUS May 6. "Women Artiste: Past and "It's something that students can participate in Present," a one-day workshop All those who want to put their best political without spending a lot of time on it," said Dr. Ron offered by the Experimental cynicism to good economic advantage are urged to Davis, professor of history. "It appeals to sororities, The Ctiristian Science fraternities and groups aU across campus." Organiiation meets at 1 p.m. every CoUege, wiU be held from 10 a.m. try their hand in the "No on 9" cartoon contest, to 2 p.m. Saturday in USU A-113. sponsored by the United Professors of California. The UPC is also selling "No on 9" T-shirts to Monday in USU A-113. AU are finance the campaign. welcome. The workshop will explore women The contest is aimed at publicizing the UPC drive artists who became famous in their to defeat Proposition 9, the state income tax "There is too much anxiety and not enough humor Hi life times but were left out of the initiative. surrounding the issue," said Dr. Robert Chianese, liistory Ixioks. "We wanted to do something reasonably light to associate professor of English. "Humor is a potent force of social change and social criticism." The AccoMBtiiig Association Campus iH-iefs should lie tumed keep the issue in the public eye with all the talk about presents its annual awards in to the Sandial office. Sierra layoffs and budget cuts," said Dr. Keith Morton, Cartoons should be black and white line banquet at 6:30 p.m.