Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1987-1988 Student Newspapers 2-9-1988 College Voice Vol. 11 No. 13 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1987_1988 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 11 No. 13" (1988). 1987-1988. 10. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1987_1988/10 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1987-1988 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. THE CO E VOICE Volume XI, Number 13 Ad Fontes February 9, 1988 Union vote date is set security. " Ploof mentioned also the issues of by Thorn Pozen favoritism and job safery as priorities for the Editor-in-ehief union. After the January 26th hearing before the Na- Treasurer of the College, Richard Eaton, said tional Labor Relations Board (N.L.R.B.) in Han- that the College is committed to "doing what we ford, the Connecticut College Physical Plant and can to see to it that the employees make an Dining Services union election date has been set enlightened decision" at the union vote. l:e said for March 3rd, in Crozier-Williams. that between now and the election "the College The election will take place between 6:00 will be presenting the facts to the employees," A.M.-1:30 P.M. and 3:30-6:00 P.M. in Conn. citing the over-abundance of rumors on campus. Cave. Like Quinn, Eaton feels communication would be According to Co-Presidents of the union hindered with the formation of a union. He said College health service organization, Bob Ploof and Linda Cotugno, 76 percent of the blue collar workers at the College switches Pap smear lab signed the cards of intent, issued last month, signaling their initial approval of the union. The "Their quality control was ex- union organizers need 51 percent of the Physical by L~sa Broujos cellent according to their Plant and Dining Services employees to gain of- The College Voice literature. I never had a problem ficial recognition from both the College and the For the women of Connecticut in dealing with this lab, but I had N.L.R.B. Ploof said he "feels confident" about College who received Pap no idea of their hiring the upcoming vote. smears for the past semester practices," Stanislawski said. Julie Quinn, the College's director of public from the College's Health One student who received a relations, said that she did not see a union as in- Center, a slight chance exists Pap smear last semester and evitable, and that the College remains opposed to that the results of the test could wishes to withhold her name one's formation. She said that the administration be faulty. The Pap smear is a said, "It's scary to think that and the employees could better communicate test to detect cervical cancer. you can't trust a lab. We're put- without the interference of a union. The He~lth Center discovered ting our health into someone Ploof said that a union "could only help com- in an article in The Wall Street else's hands. munication. It'll bring us all around the table Journal that Cancer Screening The Health Center has now together as equals." Cotugno continues to say that Nell' Acting Oirecmr of Facitues Operations. Donald Services in California, the lab switched over to the Cytology the number one concern of the union organization Sa.uosejano of F.R.M .. replaces AI Popaii, which the Health Center uses as Department at Lawrence and is not compensation, but "job respect and job final examiners of the Pap smear Memorial Hospital in New Lon- slides, was noted to have "lax don which is almost three times practices" as stated in a letter more expensive than the lab in Presidential search update sent to the female college com- California, according to of the esecceve searcn ru-m munity by Robert Hampton, the Stanislawski. Yet the ex- by Shannon Stelly Heidrick and Struggles to aid in dean of the college. aminers at Lawrence and The College Voice their search. Consultant 'William Gay Stanislawski, the nurse Memorial are well-qualified and The Presidential Search Com- Bowan is working with the com- practitioner for obstetrics and only analyze approximately 40 mittee, formed at Connecticut mittee, aided by William gynecology at the College slides per day, said Dr. Louis College last September to find a Davies. Bowan has assisted Health Center, said that some of Buckley, the Medical Director 10 \ 985-86 and 1986-87 there successor for President Oakes Dartmouth in presidential sear- the technicians at the Cancer of the Health Center. were record increases in Ames, hopes to have completed ches, while Davies has worked Screening Services lab were According to the January 25 Conn. 's undergraduate minority its work in time to make an an- with Adelphi University. the underqualified and overworked. issue of Newsweek magazine enrollment. The 1987-88 school nouncement following the University of Bridgeport. and Stanislawski added that the this amount is within the limits year has broken this trend as the February trustee meeting. Quinnipiac College. Both are Health Center decided to use suggested by the American growth in minority percentage In a January 21 statement,_ senior partners in the firm. Cancer Screening Services for Society of Cytology which slowed down. Barry Bloom, Chair of the The members of the commit- its Pap analyzations because of recommends that an examiner Presidential Search Committee, tee include trustees, faculty, and the low cost that they charge and test no more than 50 slides per See next week's story stated, "We are well into the in- students. Trustees on the com- their alleged efficiency. See Pap smears, page 9 terview process and the search is mittee are Bloom, Ellen moving along on schedule. Con- Hofmeimer Bettrnan , '66, Fran- Despite increases Endowment remains .small fidentiality continues to be im- cine J. Bovich, '73, Jean M. campaign that ended on June 30, planations for this. "We are a portant for the candidates and Handley, '48, Britta Schein by Anjuli Basu 1986. The campaign was spark- relatively young college," she the College and we ask for your McNemar ,'67, and Richard F. The College Voice ed by the recognition of the lack said. According to Carleson, a understanding and patience." Schnellar. The four faculty Despite dramatic increases of income from sources outside great portion of money is given Bloom hopes, by naming the members on the committee are over the last few years, Connec- the immediate college communi- to an institution in the form of new president in February, to Janet Gezari, professor of ticut College's endowment is ty. President Oakes Ames' term bequest gifts. Conn. is only 75 avoid having to call a special English, David Smalley, pro- still a fraction of the en- has been partially characterized years old and therefore, bequest meeting of the trustees later in fessor of art, Bridget Baird, dowments of peer schools. Over by Conn. 's growing focus on the gifts are not frequent occur- the year. An early announce- associate professor of the last three years, Conn. 's en- endowment. Lois Carleson of rences. Conn. has also not had ment will also allow the new mathematics, and Ed Brodkin, dowment has sharply increased. the Development Office stated the chance to establish its name president some time to become professor of history. Thorn On May 31,1985, the evaluated that "Oakes Ames' presidency as well as other institutions familiar with the College before Pozen, '88, and Sheila annual endowment was publish- has absolutely had a positive ef- have. assuming official duties, Bloom Gallagher. '88, are the commit- ed as reaching $24,876.663. On fect upon the endowment. ,. Carleson also claims that said.. tee's two student represen- May 31, 1987, the endowment However, the size of the en- "there has not been a focus on The Presidential Search Com- . tatives. was published at $32,534,823, dowment seems small when it is the endowment until the last ten mittee. is employing the services years." She believes that Endowment grows Conn.'s fundraising campaign N.L. Focus: was a much needed effort. Page 5 Rayanne Chambers of the 1985 College's Treasurer's Office of- $24,876,663 fered another explanation. "Conn. had been a women's 1986 $31,413,382 college for a long time. - Husbands are generally more in- ~ clined to give to their own N ~ 1988Source: Development Office $:32,534,823 school. " Arts. & Ent.: Sports: Briggs Payer, '90, stated that compared to the endowments of an increase of $7,658,160. The he believes that the administra- Pages 7-8 PageslI0-12 largest increase in the endow- similar institutions. For example, tion has "pursued [the further- Wesleyan University, in Mid- ment occured between 1985 and ing of the endowment] as best dletown, CT I had an annual en- 1986, a period during which they can." But he says that it is dowment of $230,000,000 for there was a $6,536,619 in- apparent that "now is the time to crease. 1987. That is seven times concentrate on the endowment. " The increase in the endow- greater than Conn. 'so ment was the result of a six-year Carleson gave a number of ex- See Endowment, page 9 q VIEWPOINT Presidential election reminds us of need to be involved in College Community Monday, the 8th of February, and the Caucuses in Iowa, marked the official start of the 1988 Presiden- ~: tial campaign.