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Thurs., Feb. 6,1974 Vol. 50, No. 2 Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 MSC Suffers Budget Cuts; Tuition Stable By Ann Karen McLean "Save your money -- it looks like hard tim es!'' is the advice given to MSC students from Vincent Calabrese, vice-president of administration and finance. Reflecting on Governor Brendan T, Byrne's budget recommendations for fiscal year (fy) 1975-76, Calabrese revealed that MSC's budget "w ill be short anywere from 12%-I5%." Despite the Governor's admittedly austere budget recommendations, the state has not recommended a tuition hike at the state colleges, in addition: "State Higher Education Chancellor Ralph A. Dungan has urged that New Jersey's 110,000 resident public college undergraduates be spared tuition increases this year but recommended drastic out-of-state fee hikes to discourage nonresidents from attending state schools," according to the Jan. 19 Star-Ledger. AT FIRST glance, it appears that $677,000 cut, Calabrese maintenance work w ill be done next MSC will suffer the most drastic cut approximated. "This means that the semester," said Calabrese, "except in- of the eight state colleges, though real cut to our budget is only slightly the case of emergency repairs." according to the Star-Ledger of Feb. more than $200,000," he said. Calabrese is in favor of the 4, "none of the eight state colleges Despite this, MSC must still deal Chancellor's proposal to maintain will get all they asked for and three with a deficit budget. "The current levels of resident state college w ill get less than last year." appropriations we receive do not tuition and to raise out-of-state Byrne's budget calls for a cut of include the inflationary factor or the tuition. " If we have to raise tuition, $677,000 from MSC's recommended 6% wage increase instituted last that's the way to go," he said and budget. Calabrese explained that the year," explained Calabrese. When added that with the exception of college o rig in a lly requested asked what steps would be taken to Ramapo State College, the measure $21,984,000 for fy 1975-76. This absorb the deficit, Calabrese gestured will effect less than 5% of the state's figure was trimmed to $21,771,000 with his arms "What's the undergraduate students. by the state Board of Higher temperature in this room? Heating in Included in Dungan's Education and cut finally to $20.4 campus classrooms is being held to recommendations are sharp increases •§§ million by Byrne. 65 degrees, he continued and lighting to all students in New Jersey's law Calabrese maintains that the cut is being held to a minimum. and medical schools and equally to MSC seems drastic but in fact As an additional economy, "the drastic increases to non-resident reflects a cut in the college's college has frozen close to 100 graduate fees. According to the Jan. projected enrollment from 10,750 to non-faculty positions," he said and 19 Star-Ledger, Dungan is moving “ to 10,300. Prompted by MSC’s acute explained that when a position is insure a priority for New Jersey space squeeze, the administration w ill vacated, it is not filled and in effect, residents.” hold next year's enrollment level to is frozen. The vice president has also OPPOSITION TO Dungan's MONTCLARION/Bob Adochio what Calabrese calls “ not more than recommended that the college cut proposal, which w ill be formally PARKING PROBLEM: Two scenes from MSC's quarry find a mass o f cars all a nominal percentage over this past telephone service in. the business presented to the state Board of in a row despite northern New Jersey's first major snowstorm o f the year year's." offices by 20%. "This w ill mean more Higher Education on Feb. 21, has and an illegal parken A story about parking and municipal ticketing appears THE CUT of 450 students from busy signals," he conceded. come from Marcoantonio Lacatena, on page 3. MSC's roster absorbs $450,000 of the "NO MAJOR rennovations or president of the American Federation of Teachers(AFT). Lacatena has implied that this is simply the first step in ■ a momentum to "send Rights Bill Meets Resistance students down the pike." Lacatena draws an analogy By Art Sharon conduct formal (negotiations w ith the SGA. Lacatena explained, "To preserve between this situation and the Quick approval of a controversial SGA document seemed unlikely as of the legal rights of AFT members, I have to negotiate w ith the administration." dog-eat-dog situation that existed Wednesday. The document, entitled, "Student Rights, Freedoms and He added, " I can't negotiate with the students, it's against the law." during WWII when "people would Responsibilities," has failed to meet w ith faculty approval. Lacatena did leave the door open for informal discussion of the problem. push their friend into the oven and The most controversial part of the document is the section outlining He said, "I would be glad to meet w ith Mike Messina informally and help him thank god it wasn’t them. This is student grievance procedures. Because of the wording of this section, draw up a viable grievance procedure." clearly a case of don't eat me first!" American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Marcoantonio Lacatena has Messina looked with favor upon the prospect of informal talks with Calabrese cited one area that may refused to approve the document. Lacatena. The SGA president said, "I'm prepared at Mr. Lacatena's have to be cut to absorb the deficit ACCORDING TO Lacatena, “ A grievance procedure should be to remedy convenience to sit down and discuss a grievance procedure." The two had not that may affect students more than injustices and not to be punitive." He added,"This grievance procedure is gotten together as of Wednesday. the heating and lighting of punitive." THE ADMINISTRATION hopes the informal talks can pave the way to a classrooms. The Student Center, The document calls for the creation of a student grievance panel. This panel quick settlement. MSC President David W. D. Dickson recently said, "I'd like which is for the most part funded by could recommend such actions as suspension or dismissal of faculty or staff to see discussion of the issues between the two parties involved." MSC students who pay a'$45 fee for members to the president. The panel would consist of students, faculty and Dickson added, "I would like to see all parties concerned, staff, the center each semester, receives administration. administration or faculty be able to talk to students about appeals.'" annually $10 , per student from the The student grievance board then may recommend that retribution be Messina is hopeful that a settlement can be worked out. He said, "Since the state. Actually, explained Calabrese, made to the grieved party. The key passage reads: document concerns both students and faculty, I would like to achieve a the state contributes that amount to " I f it is determined by majority vote that a grievance has document which is mutually acceptable to both parties." a fund for "student life," which at been established, the board shall then determine by a majority vote DICKSON FELT settlement of the issue wouldn't be easy. He said, this time is used for the Center. which relief w ill be suggested as a course of action to the president "Personally, 1 think it w ill be some time before this issue-the imposition of Calabrese is certain that the Center, of MSC. The relief which this board may recommend includes, sanctions-can be workable." however, is in no danger and that but is not limited, to the' following: money damages; Sitting in his office, Dickson remarked that it may have been more practical "our Student Center is as healthy as restitution; formal apology; grade modification; class assignment politically to have had all parties involved in the document participate in the can be." m odification; admonishment; fine; suspension; discharge." drawing up of it. CALABRESE EXPLAINED that the state and the department of SGA president Mike Messina is willing to change the wording of the The document was originally accepted by the SGA Legislature in the spring higher education cannot survive more document. He said,'"I w ill work for change within the document. I realize it's of 1974. It was presented to the administration that summer. The faculty then than one year of such austere not perfect." blocked its approval because of the wording of the student grievance budgetary terms. ANTOHER ROADBLOCK *o a quick settlement is the AFT’s refusal to procedure. i. MONtCLA ftlQ Ñ/r/iurs., Feb. & 1975 ID, free/,4 , , LECTURE. Featuring Wayne Yoyng, SEMINArV -"Fortune,«. £&iet&* SUN., FEB. 9 staff psychologist at Essex County sponsored by CINA. Center ballroom FAIR. Rotary Club benefit fair. Life Hospital Center as part of the Field B, noon. Free. Hall, 1 pm - 6 pm. Admission: 50 Studies Program sponsored by the MEETING.