ME CIRCLE VOLUME 14, NUMBER 5 MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 12601 MARCH 6,1975 Maintenance Disputes Labor Board By Joan Stegenga loads. After two weeks those who volunteered wanted their old The Business Office has been positions back. They reported the trying to uphold the right to pay work load was too strenuous. maintainance workers according However, the I-abor Board was to the amount of labor and skill not satisfied, saying "they felt imparted by each employee. members of the staff were pushed into making, such s Over three years ago an in­ report." . spector from the Wage and Hour Administration made a surprise Staff members are hired to do visit to Maribt and found that either "light" or "heavy" work Marist was allegedly violating- whereas heavy work requires, the "Equal Employment Op­ more skill and muscle, which portunity" section of. the 1964 include operating heavy floor Civil Rights Act The. inspector polishers, buffers and vacuums disagreed with the salary At the present time a Members of the Maintainance Department in action. distribution to maintainance reclassification of maintainance woikers, citing the unequal rate jobs is being sent-to the Wage and of pay between men and women Hour Administration. Should it employees as an example. satisfy the government according U.Y.A, Program Prepares Last semestei Marist in an to Mr. Campilli "Marist can continue paying wages based on ef foi t to prove to the I.abor Board work loads." The new job that they were not discriminating descriptions entail three against the sexes, females on the divisions of work, light work or For Second Year maintainance staff were offered 'lousehold chores, and heavy a tiy at the "'leavy work," work which will be divided into howevei -moie physically demanding work such as lifting By Reid Scott math levels. Other areas within this area. Other projects in this Cont. on pge. 3 Urban Education include field area include welfare right cases was not included in the new work The Marist College University trips to courts, newspapers, and _ -, ContinuecTori pge. 5i, i Year for Action program (UYA) the organization of-thefcter-plays.- is preparing for its second year of' The juvenile delinquency area its three year grant. The $90,000 is attempting-to reduce the rate grant was awarded in the spring of youth-related crimes by of 1974 by the federal government creating constructive projects for to Marist. '-...- the young people within the city. U.Y.A'."-is an anti-poverty They work with the Police program, in which Marist College Community Relations Center, focuses on the City of Salvation Army,- and the Youth Bureau of Poughkeepsie Police Poughkeepsie. Its goal as Department. ;The projects in­ described by Dr. Malvm J. clude theater arts, personal Michelson, U.Y.A. Director, is to counseling, girl scout troop,;and a help the poor out of their poverty sports program. " cycle. It attempts to do this in three different areas: Urban- Urban Business is attempting Education, Juvenile Delinquency to stimulate'trade in the 400 blocK Prevention, and-Urban Business. which is located just above the The Urban Education com­ Main Mall. This area was left out ponent works in the of the Renewal Project and the U.Y.A. is seeking funds for the •"C^ Poughkeepsie school district to improvement of the storefronts in help" improve the reading and :-4' Dr. Mai Michelson, U.Y.A. Director. Committee Outlines Problems - By Tommy Kelly they try to make- helpful regard to other schools. recommendations. Salaries for The Faculty Handbook is being revised and updated with regard The Faculty Policy Committee faculty increased 4.4 percent last ' year, which would be good except to faculty rights and grievances. concerns itself with any problem (If a teacher is working in two that might intrude upon the that the cost of living increased around 9 percent; the point being departments, he still has only one faculty. Since these problems will vote in elections, that being the also effect the student, the that faculty problems are the same in many ways as those of department he was originally decisions made by chairman Dr. contracted under.) •_ Perrotte and other committee the student. " '• members, Dr. "Donohue, Dr. The F.P.C. meets once a week, Proper office space is another Fried, Mr. Menapace, and Mr. but if a major problem develops, area of concern, and a larger Norman, will effect directly or they may meet every day. If a concern is if the new "Weekend indirectly a student's study at teacher was dismissed and felt College" will spread the present that his academic freedom was faculty too thin. If it doesrthe Marist. F.P.C. will recommend ad­ As an elected chairman Dr. infringed upon, he could go to the F.P.C. A Faculty appeals justments. Possibly a new Perrotte explained, "You can't teacher would be hired, or the make a decision until you have aL mmittee would see if students ; -the teacher in question were staff would handle a weekend the facts; eventually you wait for course. Presently a- 50-50 ratio is things to happen before you act." . -• -veyedrand would'rep'ort back toFP.C. kept between assistant lecturers All of the elected members of in a department and upper, level the F.P.C. serve three-year " her problems being dealt v.-ii are early retirement, instructors. Problems regarding terms; Dr. Perrotte is in his first tenure and promotion are han­ year as chairman. - Sabbatical Leave, which enables ' a teacher to continue his studies; dled by the Committee of Faculty Inherent in its main'objectives Development. The F.P.C. acts by to'give structure to the faculty, Salary and Fringe benefits. A Campus Life Committee has been setting up guidelines, for C.F.D. the F.P.C. oversees elections,, of that they would carry out. chairmen -to all departments. set up to study problems related Salary and. Fringe Benefits are to dorms. Study is also underway Dr. Perrotte, chairman of the Faculty Planhirig Committee: ah area the F.P.C. works on, and in the area of faculty exchange in' PAGE 2 THE CIRCLE MARCH 6, 1975 MARCH 6, 1975 THE CIRCLE PAGE 3 Dignity Group "•"'•J*.' •. Drug Abuse Council Conducts Survey Formed At Marist *' '•-*• (CPS) -- Twelve million marijuana or the use of it, while also live in cities of more than one Americans currently use 40 percent believe there should be half million population, while DIGNITY, a national country has been invisible and marijuana but more than half the tougher laws for possession of only 4 percent come from cities organization of Catholic virtually non-existent. adult US population favors small amounts. Thirteen percent under 50,000 population, thus homosexuals has been founded on Homosexuals as a minority group maintaining or toughening the said they favored retaining the making marijuana primarily an the Marist campus, with Father have been subject to a great penalties for its possession, present laws. urban phenomenon. Leo Gallant serving as the many unjust and oppressive laws according to a recently released The survey turned up at least Of those adults declaring a group's moderator. along with soxial and social nationwide survey conducted by one quirk: 5 percent of those political preference, a DIGNITY, an association of restrictions which serve as. ob­ the Drug Abuse Council. calling for tougher, penalties also significantly greater number of Catholic homosexuals has its stacles in the Christian liberation "This is the first national admitted to being regular users independents have tried or national headquarters in Boston of that group." marijuana survey to ask the of the drug. currently use marijuana than and Father Gallant visited with He refers to the Gospel which public's opinion on a variety of According to the survey, 18 either Republicans or them during the Christmas break demands "that every minister of changes in marijuana laws percent of US adults over age 18 Democrats. and he is currently planning to the Gospel actively work for the , currently being debated by many- have tried marijuana, and 8 Two-thirds of the adults who attend a workshop in April on liberation of every human being state legislatures and the US percent are currently users. use marijuana do so once a week "Counseling the Homosexual." suffering from oppressive Congress," stressed Council Among teenagers, 14 percent or less. 18 percent admitted to The primary goals of the restrictions." He also states that President Dr. Thomas Bryant. A have tried the drug and 5 percent smoking once a day or more. organization are to change the "individuals, priests and cross section of 2133 adults and are current users. The Drug Abuse Council, which lased attitudes of the church and ministers usually encounter 505 teenagers across the country This means that 29 million released the survey, was society through deep and intense social and psychological stigma were polled by interviewers in Americans have tried marijuana established by a group of foun­ spiritual programs. The as a result of their work with- College Prepares their homes. at some time-in their lives. dations in 1972 to serve as a Father Leo Gallant, DIGNITY group moderator at recent college services. organization also welcomes homosexual groups, .and that the The survey showed that 39 One-fourth of all current users "nonpartisan source of in­ hetrosexuals, priests, and other stigma is the single most ef­ percent of the adults polled favor are under age 25, as are almost formation and public policy religious who are interested and fective obstacle to individuals the elimination of criminal half of the total number who have evaluation in the field of drug use willing to work and pray with who wish to work with penalties for the sale and-or tried it.