'The Gate" The American Graduate School of International Management Vol. XL No. XV April 26,1993 The Pub Salary Raises Concern By Jeff Whimey Although this is not set in their $5 per hour wages (tips are reporter job is informally gathering or he should address the manager There is a controversy brew­ stone, it was decided to put the net divided among everyone except the student response to issues, w-hich this concerned (both say they are very ing on campus on the subject of the profitsof the Pub into an endowment manager: it was not possible to get a reporter cosiders a critical component open to suggestions) or contact Lee campus brew spots the Pub and fund to provide scholarships. This is reading on the average weekly tips of responsible reporting. This issue Su'ckland. His office is in the Ad­ die Tower Cafe'. The question is: the Continuing Students Scholarship income per person due to the wide has generated a complex set of reac­ ministration Building on the second how much should a student man­ Fund (CSSF). Moneys are invested variation in hours and times worked), tions, contrary to what might have floor, x 7 145. ager of any basiness, but espe­ in the same way as the school's mon­ and paying the expenses noted, a been expected, ranging from disgust In summary, the two manage­ cially of the Pub, get paid? eys: 65%. equity fund; 35%. cash simple formula is ased to calculate that such a high amount of money was ment positions on campus discussed Figures obtained indirectly fund. As of the end of fiscal 1988. the the manager's bonus: it is 20**- of the being paid, to defense of the job of Pub herein have many advantages and from Mr C Lee Sticldand, Jr. Vice balance in the CSSF stood at about Pub'snetincome. Putting itastightly Manager as difficult thankless, and drawbacks. They do, or potentially President for Business Affairs at S90.000. different way, the split a! Ac net potentially the source of a jail sen- will, offer pretty serious remunera­ Thunderbird's and the administra­ Pub management must have income iine is dividends distributed iciKc. Some students sa;d they d:dn': tive manager of the Pub and Tower started using the pearls of our busi­ (to the manager), 20%; earnings care what student managers got paid. said to have stretched his academic Cafe" managers, proved very en­ ness education at that point, because retained (in the endowment fund). since the jobs needed to be done and career here to the max to take ad van­ lightening. They show that the profits rose substantially thereafter. 80%. these jobs were very time-consuming. tage of the pay. However, these 1993 income for the current Pub In the fiscal years starting in 1989. If one calculates she manager's Others said the jobs are known to be positions also carry some pretty seri­ Manager, Per Huge-Jensen, may 1990. and 1991 the Pub provided total pay. based on a 40-hour week difficult by those who apply for them: ous responsibilities and even risks: reach almost$29.000. A little back­ 535,000, $35,000 and S50.000 to the for 50 weeks per year, one arrives at if the reason for applying is simply to that same Pub manager now has a ground info on how this figure is endowment fund, respectively. Mr S10,000. But, one must add to this a make a lot of money, then the student criminal record for a minor offense determined may be helpful. Sticidand estimated that the 1992 figure found by dividing the above- shouldn't bother to apply. resulting from after-hours consump­ The Pub has been around figure will be about $75.000. quoted returns to the CSSF by 0.8 This is definitely an issue that tion of alcohol on the premises. While since its joint-establishment (no It is important to understand and then subtracting from the result directly affects every student on a it is possible to argue the pro's and pun intended) in 1971. The ASLC ihe way the Pub works. It has no the endowment fund figure. This is daily basis, and has a major impact on con's of the bonus system, we hope pu. up SL85Q. and the kduoi pm the bonus received by the Pub Man­ inequality of campus life. Ifanyonein you are better informed as to the facis ttpSSOO. For the firs half of the by the school. Its only expenses are ager. These bonuses were $8,750, the community has a problem with the and details regarding these issues. 70's, the Pub lost money, and it did trie cost of goods sold and the salaries $8.750 and S12JOO for 1989.1990, way either job is being performed, she That 's why we 're here. not starfbreaMng even" onaregu- of its employees, plus the costs of and 1991. for total estimated com­ lar baas until the late 70's. This occasional live entertainment, clean­ pensations of S18,750, S18,750. and was seen by Dean Brian Bates as ing and maintenance costs, and any S22300respectively. The estimated Are Thunderbird partly due to the decision by Pub infrastructural improvements made. level for the current fiscal year, using Managers to price goods near their On the other hand, its revenue base is this methodology, would be $28.750. cost, and partly because of the large substantial. In addition to the alcohol The total interest payments Students Honest? set-upcoststobecapitalized. From consumed in the Pub itself, there are from JK CSSF. which are withdrawn the outset it was decided that Pub its saks of alcohol for campus clubs to provide the actual scholarships, Becomes a Concern Managers receive a salary plus bo­ and events, entrance fees for live totalled 59,700 thispastyear.In other Theft nus, to encourage them not to pil­ entertainment nights, the amusements words, the amount given in scholar­ By Jeff Whimey home, the typewriters were moved fer from the till. By the early 80's, and the juke box in the Pub, and sales ships was less than half of the amount The problem of theft of vari­ tomeASLCoffice. Thedrawback? the Pub was turning a regular and of popcorn. paid to the Pub Manager last year. ous objects on campus is growing, While the Library is open over 90 increasing profit. After paying the staff of 10 One of the fun aspects of the much to the detriment of the stu­ hours per week, the ASLC has less dent body itself. than 4) office hours weekly, so thai "Diis is the fourth stapler the student who needs to fill in an Debate Pertinent Issues I've had to put out here [in the application form for a job or a pass- Candidates lobby of the Computer Services rxxtacornpiete someoffkial docu­ By Kevin Chenaweth ners who care about the system. One way to accomplish this was to Center) mis semester," said Bobbi ment now has much less opporm- Ediior-in-Chief Payam Foroughi mentioned dismantle the present ASLC and Jagow, secretary to die Computer rdry to do so on campus, Threecandidatespresented several areas of concern, specifi­ form a new organization without any Services Department That's one "What I don't get is why their ideas about the numerous cally the YMCA, the Grandfather titles for the various positions. per month. And the students are they do it" said Bobbi. "They're campus issues on Monday April Clause, the price of internships, and A member of the debate audi­ cutting the cords to the pens, the only hurting themselves, since 19 in the AT&T Auditorium. the number of students on campus. ence raised the concern that the ad­ paper clip holders, and the tape [theft] makes the tuition go up." Payam Foroughi, Dave Vinokur, Payam reinforced his displeasure ministration did not respect the stu­ dispensers to take them away." That's probably a tough connec­ and Val Le Tellier. all candidates with the YMCA. In addition, he dents to the extent that they should. While these items are provided by tion to make, but it's definitely for ASLC President, answered a emphasized the possible diversifi­ Payam responded to this concern by the Center as a convenience for easy to see dial, when you're run­ swarm of questions from the au­ cation of the sources of revenue for stressing tine need for visibility. Stu­ students who just need to run in and ning to class and need to staple, dience. The hottest area of debate the school, most notably an import/ dents need to voice their concerns staple or punch holes in a docu­ tape, or hole punch that presenta­ centered around the structure of export facility. Other policies in the and form coalitions to present their ment the theft of these items leaves tion, the absence of these items is the ASLC the salary of the Pub same vein were mentioned such as perspectives. Communication played everyone the poorer. at very least inconvenient Solu­ manager, academic honesty, and reducing the number of students, a large role in raising students' That is exactly what hap- tions? Self-policing is the only last, but not least the YMCA. In thereby lessening the dependence visiblity, stated Val. The strength of pened with the typewriters that used way to go, since the alternatives the opening statement, Val con­ of the school on tuition. Within this student publications such as Dos to be in the Library. (Fortfaoseof are not pleasant to ponder either tributed his conception of the framework of revenue diversifica­ Car, Thunderbolt, and Thunderword you who are too young to remem­ remove all these items altogether, ASLC as a student services orga­ tion, the Grandfather Cause could must be raised in order for students to ber, typewriters are machines for or make them available at the nization and emphasized his ex­ be reinstated.