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Daily Carbon-dating dorm food Scattered clouds and possible thun- dershowers with highs in the mid-50's to low 60's. Lows in the mid-30's to reen 40's. Established 1894 Wednesday, September 30, 1981 pullman, Washington Vol. LXXXVIII No. 9 Robins reslqns, heads eastward by Craig Brown Evergreen Staff The Dean of the College of Agriculture will officially announce his resignation today to take a Washington, D.C. post with the federal government. John S. Robins will resign as of Nov. 30 to become the head of the directorate of food and agriculture for the science and technology bureau of the Agency for International Development. The agency helps economically underdeveloped countries. Robins told a Daily Evergreen reporter yesterday that he is considering a move, but his resignation and intent is unclear at this time. However, Robins told some agriculture faculty on Monday that he was resigning as dean. Dennis Brown, college information officer, confirmed his pending resignation yesterday. Although Robins will resign his post as dean, he will remain on the faculty of the agronomy and soils department. The official announcement was delayed until this morning to give Robins time to clear his resignation through University President Glenn Terrell. Terrell was unavailable for comment yesterday afternoon, as was Academic Vice President and Provost, Albert C. Yates. Robins, 55, has been on the university faculty since 1965 and has served as agriculture dean since 1973. Originally, he was superintendent of the irrigated agriculture research and extension center in Prosser. He was transferred to the Pullman campus in 1967, when he was named director of research for the college. In 1970, he moved to Washington, D.C. where he served as associate administrator of cooperative state research service until he was named dean. Robins came under fire from media last spring when he issued a "gag order" instructing his staff not to criticize Terrell or the central administration openly. In a May 4 memo, he labelled charges that Terrell was incompetent as "subversive actions" by "a few aggressive dissenters." "I would rather suggest that those who cannot live and work within the system should perhaps seek other employment," Robins wrote. An acting dean will be named later by the central administration, Brown said. The Agency for International Development is a multi-miHion dollar agency that aids underdeveloped nations in several ways. One project, conducted through the university, provides a $7.5 million grant over a five-year period. The project, which assists nine Indonesian universities, will be complete in 1989, said Martin Waananen, project director and assistant director of resident instruction for the college. Andrew C. Church/Evergreen photo There are three main parts of the project. Under the first, selected Indonesian faculty come to Pullman to study for advanced degrees. The second part allows University budget cuts seem to be wor· . Ing less funds for research animals and WSU faculty to visit Indonesian universities. rying this large university porker. Re· more research animals turned into The final part of the project is direct equipment purchase for the universities, search budgets have been sliced, mean- bacon. which includes anything from overhead projectors to laboratory sterilizers. No money, but checks O.K. Although the state of Washington borrowed $400 million Tues- Citibank Vice President William Ferrel said the loan arrangement $400 million about 10'12percent. day to bail itself out of a serious cash flow problem, Joseph Hamel, has never before been used by governmental units. O'Brien said, however, actual interest rates won't be set until assistant vice president of business and finance, said this will not sometime in October and could vary from those that could be set Here's how it works: effectBut thethe moneyuniversity'swon'tpayroll.be available in time to pay month-end bills Citibank will sell tax-exempt certificates of indebtedness in de- . today.Whatever interest rates are set will be reduced somewhat by the and cover Wednesday's payroll. nominations of either $100,000 or $1 million to individual inves- state investing the money when it's not needed. tors. The certificates will carry a one-year maturity date. d I' b th To cover those bills, the state will issue interest-bearing warrants A similar loan .arrangement ~~s rejecte ea: ier y estate for the first time since 1955. However, investors, at the time of purchase, will have the option Investment Committee because Citibank at that time wanted to use Those are checks held by banks until cash is available to redeem of designating a redemption date. Redemption dates will fall every the funds of the state's pension systems as a backup. That proposal them. Treasurer Robert O'Brien said interest on the warrants will be 30 Jays beginning next Nov. 15. was strongly opposed by pension system managers and state em- 12.09 percent. The state will pay principal and interest on redeemed notes but ployee unions. Hamel said the problem is a serious one for the state, but is not Citibank will immediately repurchase the notes and take them to Under the agreement struck today, Citibank Will act as the seriouslook justfromthe thesame."employee's perspective because "the checks will market.The Finance Committee in consultation with Citibank will set backup.O'Brien said the loan should carry the'- state through the remainder. O'Brien said these warrants will be picked up as soon as he new interest rates every 30 days. of the two year fiscal period. receives proceeds from the $400 million loan arranged by Citibank The variable redemption date should hold interest rates down well He said, however, that he needs help from the Legislature, prob- of New York. below the rate that would be charged on a full one year note. ably in the form of new or increased taxes. The loan and registered warrants plans were approved by the state 0' Brien said it's possible that 30-day redemptions would carry Spellman, wh.oless than two ~eeks ago order~d a 10. 1percent cut Finance Committee made up of O'Brien, Gov. John Spellman and 8'12percent interest rates. In today's market, rates could go as high in agency spending, has also said he ti_llnkStax increases are needed Lt. Gov. John Cherberg. as 11.5 percent for a full year with the average interest on the full to bail the state out of a deep financial problem. Equal pay adds dollars to checks compiled from the Affirmative Action Office on staff what their pay, including equity adjustments, made," Barnes said. 33 different variables including experience, re- by Susan Zemek would be for the next year. A second letter will The Equity Study Committee originally asked Evergreen Staff search, grant productivity, and job responsibili- explain how much of each paycheck are equity for $273,000 for minorities and women. This adjustments, Wint said. amount is .7 percent of all budgeted salaries for ties. Salary adjustments totaling over $88,000 will The requests were sent to the deans and admi- "The university should be serious in adjusting faculty. The salary increases requested ranged be awarded this year to minority and women facul- nistrative officers who adjust the requests. the pay, " he said. The option to cut pay increases, from $108 to more than $7,000. ty and exempt staff here. Out ofthe 143 people with lower salaries, admi- "The entire committee worked very hard on the A study comparing the salaries of 269 minor- however, is low on the. list of options. "The equity adjustments that were granted by nistrators agreed to increase the pay of98 persons, project, " Clark said. ities and women to white males in similar jobs The largest salary increase was $4,000 given to the central administration constituted less than 1 Van said. Salary increases ranged from $200 to found 143 persons, or 53 percent, have lower a woman in the English department. percent of the bi-annual funding for salary in- $4,000. salaries than their counterparts. From the College of Veterinary Medicine, three creases," said Carolyn Clark, co-chairman of the The central administration had justifiable "That is not too bad," said Ya-Yue Van, re- ofthe six employees will receive a salary increase. Salary Equity Study Committee. reasons for awarding less money than the commit- search specialist for the equity study committee. Out of J3 employees from exempt personnel. six The problem of unequal pay has developed over tee requested, said Barnes. "There is a problem but it isn't like 90 percent had will receive an increase comprising only 9 percent years but the university has taken positive steps to The colleges and deans who reviewed the re- lower salaries. " correct the problem, said Dallas Barnes, co- quests judge the quality of research better than the of the money requested. The budget cuts may delay money awarding "It didn't keep up with inflation but it gives me chairman of the Salary Equity Study Committee. committee members. "I think the committee did a because equity pay is tied to salary increases, said more money to fight it with," said Barnes. a "I am pleased that the study was done by admi- good job with what they had," Barnes said. Arthur Wint, director of Affmnative Action. The committee made their requests on data Continued on page 2 Letters mailed this summer told the faculty and . nistrative requests and some adjustments were Close school, say unions• Employee representatives suggest short-term closures of Athletics should be put on a self-sustaining basis as a the university as a. possible solution to budget reductions. fourth alternative, and some of the university's investments The WSU Employees Local 1066, the WSU Classified should be ·liquidated.

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