ll1il~ifi111 ~ ©@IL.UJJDillIDH~ ©®IL.IL. Ii:® UC March 1996 -Columbia, California MAR 131996 Vol. IV, No. 1 Dr. White Traded Off In mgotiations Mountain Times News in Oak.dale in an effort to resolve from the Board. replaced by a temporary extremely important that the Service the crisis in distriq leade~hip. The Columbia team sent the president for one year and a Board understand the depth of Stemming from the .meeting, the draft agreement to the Board permanent president after that. feeling against the Chancellor in COLUMBIA Columbia team created a "draft before the Tuesday, March 5 The hiring process will the Columbia community and Working behind the scenes, agreement" that addressed the meeting of the Board. At the significantly involve the the urgency of an agreement to a team of faculty and staff major concerns of faculty and meeting, various Board members Columbia College community. end the crisis. It would be consisting of Maryl Landess, staff regarding the "vote of no publicly expressed having It is clear from the document unfortunate, she said. if we president of the Academic C"nfidence" in the Chancellor, problems with the document, but that the negotiating team remain at an impasse with the Senate, Elsie Bruno and David Pamila Fisher_ In the. draft agreed to allow time for further expects the Board to provide Board and cannot move forward. Alford, both past presi qents , agreement, the Columbia team discussion with the Columbia concrete assurance that the It is obviously unacceptable, Wendy Link -and Dory en.e effectively acquiesced in the team regarding the items Chancellor will not be allowed Landess said, for us to give up Rapi.n..i , represe..nting t b e "reassignment;, of Dr. White arid contained in it_ to abuse her powers in the Dr. White and drop the charges Classified Senate, _m_et with dropped the charges against the The effect of the agreement manner that led to the vote of no against the Chancellor in return representatives of the. Board of Chancellor in return for a seems to be that at the end of confidence. fer nothing. Trustees on Friday, February 28 number of important concessions his contract Dr. White will be Landess said that it is Abuse Of Power Or Business As Usual By Connie Lee Close with less". and then accept not and staff decried reassignment of MTX STAFF WRITER only a back.room pay increase, Dr. White," instigating, "the An open forum was held at but an additional $1000 for classified senate to vote 'No Columbia College on Thursday. extraneous expenses. Confidence' in Fishe." Feb. 29 th to address the -Fisher's reported resistance to deteriorating relations between listening to the speakers on Dr. Columbia College Pamila Fisher the chancellor of White's behalf. a resistance that Academic Senate President the Yosemite Communitv includes an obvious air of Maryl Landess spoke briefly to Colle~ District, and the staff, unconcern for the opinions of describe two committees that faculty and students of Columbia Columbia College. have formed to discuss the no College. In delivering the student's confidence issues and the hiring The students used the meeting resolution. Student Senators of a new Columbia College sponsored by the Columbia included verbal .statements of president. College Student Senate and support for Ken White. Caroline The committees are made up organized by Presidem of Buster said, "Dr. White had gone of YCCD board members and Activities Alyssa McCrea, to out of his way to help the faculty representatives. air their feelings and to make student senate. " and Kristoff "The primary goal of staff, public their vote of " N o Cortez said that the students faculty and administration is to Confidence" in Fisher. ' don't support in any fashion the provide for quality education. In the text of the r1~solution, YCCD refusal to reinstate Dr. Discussion includes educational PHOTO BY RHIANNA LEE the student senate called for "the Ken White." forums on the Brown Act, the The Student Senate, poised for action this semester, chancellor to be removed from see Forum page 3 called for the resignation of Chancellor Pami-la · Fisher her position by her own Classified Staff Senate for accepting an inequitably high, back room, pay raise. resignation, and that .. _ Dr. representative Jean Daddow at And, for Fisher's reassignment of Dr. Ken White. Kenneth White have his contract the meeting-, gave an overview reinstated... of the various employee unions The senate's motivation for and of the YCCD infrastructure. Tennis_I_ I • Program_ -Double Fa·,ults their actions: Classified employees, said . k -In 1994. when approached by Daddow, include the non- By Ttm Mann closer compliance with Title IX, I Morgan McBride worked to students of this senate on the teaching staff, custodians, MTX STAFF WRITER the state requirement of equal ! shepherd the team's cause iss\le of raising the tutor pay secretaries, and library workers sport opportunity. through the administrative maze from $4_35 to $4.50 per hour, and are represented by the The Cohlmbia College The fight to save the of paperwork and state Chancellor Fi_sher gave an California school Employees Athletic P.cogra·m cook a program was waged during the requirements. Student athlete "adamant no" to the request on Association, which represents reluctant step backwards wi th fall. All sports at Columbia are Melissa Morino sp3fked a fund- the ground-s that there was no over 150,000 public employees the recent cancellation of its financed by fund-raisers, which raising fire by organizing a money. statewide. Varsity Women'$ Tennis Team, require coaches and athletes to tennis tournament and keeping -Fisher demonstrated extreme Dadd ow said that , due to a shortage of players. hustle for evecy dime, involving awareness of the team's plight hypoqisy in. asking m~bers of. "Comments seemed . to fal,l _Qn The Men!s TeaJ.nrwasforced into muc.b tune aqd creatiyity tp alive in t.be off-season._ .1'eam .fa.~l\f· ~ -~a{f ~0 ~' do mart.·' '"'(feaf ears wJie'n"swd~ts:'facuky'~'.ciissol~ .a£Welt, ~-e~Jo'~~•'m '.,.>'SUCCe'e'd-"' •Af!tletit: -' J:;) fre-€EOr -' ':~·,•f,·:-" UH ··~rtfe;ari1;-~7 <_I March 1996 . Campus page2 ot.t TO 1Akf t1J,1 has proven to be too tempting for ~ t1S Ttlf CASUAL lt;II this brave soul who appears to be adapting to the busy school days. ·caras' Heads New Senate Focus,~f, by Rye Lee By Karen Blad el oh important topics. sometimes suggests other r. There have a been MTX STAFF WRITER Caras' goal for the perspectives to the Senate , Have you looked closely muskrats in the lake over the last Student Senate is to establish attributes many strengths to at the campus lately'! There are couple of years, but due to an At the end of last semester, the Senate as a perm anent Caras, "He is very well some unusual visitors that have injury, one had to be removed following the resignation of structure for efficient organized. and he has a real set up residence over the winter from the lake last year. Caroline Buster. Ben Caras , c om.m~b.~(tp_jt between understanding of the policies and which compliment the usual horde Apparently, there were more than then Vice-Pres:id~ of Policies ~ en.ts anti tne administration. procedures of the Student or ducks and frogs. There are one because a definite small, and Procedures, succeeded to "'Ib§r~,tttW.O' ;a.qni.inistrations Senate. He knows how much stories concerning each one of swimming-furbearer has been Student Senate President under fo~ d 'on' t~e big picture, fees, the Senate can do and should these interesting neighbors which spotted recently, paddling about the established order of ?d~~""}~ll~ ere we are do, and the parameters of his include a great blue heron, a the cattails. This cute little critter succession. Caras is a 23 year ~ ~ ,o~'" (MP colleges." position." makes dens of sticks and mud on old returning student in his fourth Caras said. In essence, Caras Caras' plan includes shore and spends much of its time semester at Columbia College. plans to focus on Columbia working on a better swimming about. Hopefully, An English major, currently College, where he feels that the understanding between the there is a family in residence. enrolled in 25 units, with a 3. 18 students and their basic needs administration and students, Our last visitor, the GP A, Caras' overall jovial have been overlooked. where he hopes to inform the Canada goose, would tell a sad tale manner is contrasted sharply by Andrew Reese , the administration of the needs of if she could speak. According to how straight forward and interim student life (activities) the students . and to make 1 Blaine Rogers, the biology articulate he is when speaking coordinator, helps, advises, and students aware of the inner instructor, and Jon Hagstrom, the workings of the administration. English instructor, a pair of Canada Geese has been returning As such, he implores students to lo the lake each spring for at least become involved in their twelve years to hang out or nest. government saying. "We can't Last year, the pair showed up and do our job if the students aren't CAMPUS ......... ......................... .... .... ... .. .. .. ...... 1 communicating." were often spotted across the lake Environmental Alert....................... ..- ................ 3 When asked why he PHOTO BY RHIANNA LEE near the art building. This year, Parents Are Students, Too .............................. .4 came back to school, Caras said muskrat and a Canada goose. however, only one goose of the (Head Start) that he had some Usually, great blue pair, has shown up. Canada geese Procrastination Syndrome ...............................