VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 1 SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 Executive director Nemish hits 400 terminated from SA contract with the SA that would cussion about “certain things Lump sum negate any dispute or litigation which different staff members arising over her dismissal. are involved in” but would not The day after Morrison’s specify due to concerns about severance dismissal, the SA’s vice-pres- FRQ¿GHQWLDOLW\³6WXGHQWVKDYH idents, Sean Kell and Stepha- an idea of what was going on, nie Wallace, hosted a meeting they might just not know what package of society leaders where the staff member relates to or, you dismissal was more openly know, who is involved in that,” discussed. Members of the he continued. “I don’t entirely offered board of directors, as well as know what I can say and what the president, were present and I can not... it’s not that I don’t Giorgio Berbatiotis the various SA representatives want to tell students why it was The Chronicle argued over a number of issues done or why it wasn’t done... I surrounding the president, the would love to tell the students, he Student Association’s SA in general, and the dismiss- but you know, there were other executive director was al of Morrison. people involved in the deci- Tdismissed from the SA ³7KHUH¶VEHHQDVLJQL¿FDQW sion.” on Sept. 9. A Student Asso- change and, for lack of a bet- President Peter Chinweuba, ciation press release indicated ter word, loss [to] our organi- whose name is on the internal the executive director was “no zation” said interim VP of col- documents outlining the details longer with the organization.” lege affairs Stephanie Wallace. of Morrison’s severance pack- The initial press release did not When asked about the process age, was able to reveal little to mention the circumstances of that led to Morrison’s dismiss- students present at the meet- now former executive director DOVKHODLGWKH¿ULQJDWWKHIHHW ing, although he implied Mor- Kelly Morrison’s departure, of the board, saying: “I believe rison’s dismissal was part of an however it has since been con- that was a board of directors ongoing process. “I just want ¿UPHGWKDW0RUULVRQZDV³WHU- decision.” everyone to know that this has Al Fournier minated without cause”, and This was swiftly challenged been going on for three years, internal SA documents show by board of directors member even before we came in, so the RECORD NUMBER OF WINS: Durham Lords she was offered a severance Abdullah Khan. “It wasn’t en- situation has been there for ZRPHQ·VIDVWEDOOFRDFK-LP1HPLVKLVWKHZLQQLQJHVW package that included a lump tirely a board of directors de- three years... if you want proof coach in OCAA history. sump payment of just over cision. That is wrong. There \RX FDQ FRPH WR P\ RI¿FH , $58,000. In order to receive was a lot of things that fed have it,” said the president. See Jim on page 20 the lump sum payment Mor- into it.” When pressed for de- rison was required to return a tails Khan would only say that See SA on page 2 signed release and indemnity there had been an ongoing dis- DC student shot Courtney Williams Hewitt was assessed and sent +LW¶HPKDUG The Chronicle to the hospital in an ambu- lance shortly afterwards, where or most new students, he spent the night receiving WKH ¿UVW ZHHN RI FROOHJH stitches and giving the Durham Fis full of excitement, new Regional Police (DRPS) his experiences, and blossoming statement of what happened. IULHQGVKLSV EXW IRU ¿UVW\HDU A few days later, Hewitt Music Business Management returned to the hospital to student Taylor Hewitt, this was undergo plastic surgery to re- far from the case. 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