• .. E?ARUCH PERIODICALS DESK ,3rd" Floor' I (NON-CIRCULA!ING) Vol. 69, Number 8 ,February 21, 1996 TheBudge-r-----'""'"'--- -e--_~----. Budget Cuts By Deirdre ~ Hussey InthewakeofGovemorGeorgeE. inView, Patakfs proposal to cut $5OmiIlion from the TuitionAssistance Program DSSGGets and $57 million from the City University'soperatingbudget,Baruch Organized held an open forum last Thursday to inforin andmotivate studentstofight By Eric Thorsen the cuts. As most students sit passively "l.etmemakeitclear,theyareout taking no action against the to get you," said New York State APr governor's proposed .budget cuts, sembly Member and Higher Educa- Day Session Student Government tion Committee Chair Edward C.' is pressing forward and waging a Sullivan, regardingthe adversaries of battle oftheir own. publiceducationinAlbany."Theydon't DSSG members are fighting wantyou to go to college." back with a number of revamped Sullivan and Senator Catherine State Assembly MemJJer Ed~ard.C~Sullivan,Dr. Richard Boris of methods, as well as new innova- .M. Abate, ofthe 27th Senatorial Dis- PSC and State Senetor Catherine Abate at budget forum. tive ideas. They are structuring trict, addressedroughly 50 concemed voting numbers. We can not effec- ,~nior citizens havemajorpoliti- themselves around the theme of studentswhochoseto attendtheopen tivelylobbyinAlbanyifwedonothave calcloutbecauSetheyunderstandtheir "organization" and attempting to forum during club hours. They urged our troops at the ballot box." survival is tied the budget and to unite a laissez-faire Baruch com­ students to mobilize and use their Students were also implored to legis1ation," saidAbate. 'Theyunder- munity. Leading this charge is collective political power to influence ~inaletterwritingcampaignof stand that collectively they have the none otherthanPresidentAndrew theCurient anti-higher education AssemblyMembers,andvolunteerfor mostpowerandyou, asstudents,have Heller, who foresaw these budget- mood inAlbany. upcoming lobbyingevents. that same advantage." . ary restraints long ago. ~, "Every young person in this soci- "Wearehopingtogetthreeorfour' According to James Murphy; Di- "As a council memberlast year, etyshouldbeabletoreachtheir~ten- students from the same district 1:& rectorofFinancialAid,approximately I ~ew these budget cuts were not tialandbeallowedthe~foro g,etberto1cilbytheir~~- 5,600Baruch$Jdentswjllrereive$11gomgto end and that there was bjgber~~_~~~~ .; ~ It ~:'1)ean,~.~ ,illiolluiTAPtbis .The .~>06ed, '.g~ingto'~~~~ve in '9p-'96: ex- .~.~_~tw~~DeXt_:o--.D£n,i~M:'aw.(,·~~.aji.~'~./~r4.+,:;. ',' ptql, ·Pla'ued.Heller~<~team'badto . ~lI!'tJ!m!r~ !!.~'C"'_!!I'C--~~.~~lf......... ...<:./...... ,;::"" .. .§r "._-. .!!~ needtoseDd~uBes88ge.tc>~that- ~ ':cum:,~. ~-~;.=:d ~~': =~~':--:- ,_.0. Je81WOO able inniBke. --'-. _,:' .: "_ .- '.- . -a-,Jo .. .. -~ ~rego. '" " ~ .~ an .8 mil~ task-furce-iiiadeup-'oTten-nBsG Pataki bas proposed a $250 tu- Thisweek, streetmapsindicating lion doJ]~r operajipg budget ~-'- me ,r8~.c~ " v. ition increase, while decreasing TAP districtBandlocalrepresentative'sad- tion, on the heels of"wfyears '$7.2 egiestofightthe'budgetcuts. "The awards per student and cutting the dresseswillbelocatedonthe15thtloor million dollar cut.,This wiD force the taskfdl'ce is the central nervous operatingbudgetwhicheffectsthehir- of360 PAS, enabling students to ac- university to reduce faculty, mainte- system OfDSSG,"said Heller. The ingoffacu1ty. cess the information. They hope to nance and $eCUrity by 93 positions. team will.meet on a regular basis "One ofourmain goals is to mobi- simplify the lobbying effort. Theresult, againtmSyear, will bethe 'and is Set to'meet today. ,]izestudentstovote,"saidDr.Richard "Students must respond to layoff of faClllty, larger class sizes, But, the DSSG President is Boris of the Professional Staff Con- , Albany's political powerwith political fewer sections and reduced services. also quick to point out, a greater gress the faculty and staff union of power. Asstudents,thatiseasierthan Thegovernorhas proposeda num- effortis neededinordertobe effec­ CUNY. "Only 11%of~CUNY you think, because there are over a her ofwayB to reduce TAP rewards. tive. "The' effort can't come just studentsregisterto vote. 0urpolitical mjnion students in New York State," One is cuttingthe amount, from within DSSG," said Heller. vulnerability . direct result of said Sullivan. "So we'retrying to organize all the ______________________________________IS a our OQ.I. continued on page three ---f studentsofBaruch College." To bring the students together, club council meetings will be held New Grid Fuels Contention on Tuesdayofeverymonth. These , sessions,' presided over by DSSG Students And Faculty Vent Frustrations ExecutiveVicePresident, Kum~rie Bhoop, willinform studentorgani­ ByAntoinette Coulton says Michelle Grayson a graduating The results, according to the school's , zation leadersof.the latest impli­ The newclass schedulinggrid has senior. "Ive been forced to attend administration,indicatedthatachange cations ofthe budget cuts. createdchaos andresentmentamong sc&ool onFridays andrvehad to quit inthe schedulinggridwould'benefita In.another measure, DSSG be­ students and faculty , however, ac­ one ofmyjobs to do so, or I wouldn't large portion ofthe school, therefore, gan a voter registration drive two cording to school officials, the jury is havebeenabletogtaduatethissemes- the new schedule was put into effect continued on page siX 3 qutuntilthe results ofa sw;veyatthe ter.". for the Spring'96 semester. Acoordingtothe BaruchadmiJri.s- "Itookthe surveya yearorsoago, "...The new grid is a tration, Grayson's voice isjust one of "said another graduating senior. '1 Contents,' thefew dissensionsina seaofaftirma- didn't have ~y objection to going to nightmare...I've had tivevotesforaschedulingcbangethat school ona Friday, because I was ina Ed':4--'1o,-~.--! - J. ••••••••••••••••8 '. to quit'one ofmy has,affectedthemajotityoftheBaruch Friday class when the survey was community. handed out." )0. bs.~.· " Traditionally,classeswerehe1don Many students have complained - Lettersl Op-eds: ......9 Monday-Wednesday and Tuesday- that·theY did-not see tQe survey and, , end of1996. Thursday,withone-day-aweekclasses. for those thatdid, they were already Thenewgrid, w1Y.ch placesall one being hel4 on a Friday or Saturday. taking Fridaydasses bychoice. But BUBinetlB: ~.13 daya weekclassesonWednesJayand AccordingtoBaruchcollegePresident anideathatwasconceived a yearago, changes classes to a Monday-1burs- MatthewGoldstein,inatownmeeting isnowarealityandnegativeopinions day orTuesday-Friday schedule, has last fail, the scheduling grid was im- are in abundanre. ArtS: :>•••.23 by many accounts ,effectively 'forced posedafteranextensivesurveyamong -:Ibere is no advantage for the studentsto curtail theirhoursofwork freshmen and sophomores English Depa.rttnent," says Professor . andoreducation. SomeFridaycJasses The surveycovered topicssuchas John Todd, Chair ofthe English D&- SportS: .26 havealreadybeencanceledduetDIack whetherornotstudentswould'bewill- partment. 'We[thedepartment]took ofinterest. ingto attend classes on a Friday and the leadin Nest Issue: Moreh 6111. ~tI ~~h~ w~Y" : .. '"The i$ ".- I"• ,. r ". } .' • f 4 • ,Mw. irA&. a ~W&KU.~..... how,ofterrtbey.attendschool ', conti~onpage five ' .....Ad- •.•.Deadli7Ie:---.- Fe6runrrv.. -: :-:-:"' 28111.•- '. 3 2 Patakf'sproposed­ UJ ~ budget means $4 z CD (1) Z million reduction in :E ~ BUDGETFORUM en ~ TAP funds for Baruc • 0' continued from front page can transform the politicians of (1) i- students: CT" • of TAP by half of a student's this state so they will say 'Don't c::~ co 0> CD , Pell to Federal Gross Income, mess with the college students, -TAP Awards no long CD -< ,... MAKE SURE-,YOUR VOICE IS HEARD. which is 25% higher than Net there are a lot of them and they use« to fully supplemem ......I'\) ,...- Tax Income. This will place vote and they're active' That will C\J ,]\jfqle:th~~3~:~6f eligible Americans are not be the day you see a turn around ·utuionnotcoveredbyP e­ many students in a higher tax Ir...-a_ts as registereo: '- ¥i ~ - bracket and will force over 5,000 in the policiesofPataki and the -:1 % ~ Baruch students to lose a por­ legislature toward public edu­ ~' • In -1992, President Clinton received 43 of the CD tion oftheir reward and 223 stu­ cation in this state." Averageloss of$646 perstu LL votes cast, but he was elected by only 23% of all dents to lose their entire TAP A number ofevents a-sched­ ent- the Americans who could have voted. award. uled within the next month, in­ • Only 55.2°k of those eligible-and only 40% of the Third, if tuition rises, TAP cluding a trip to Albany on Feb­ awards will not be adjusted for ruary 26 to lobbylegislators and -TAP Family Incom nation's 18 to 20 year aids-voted in the last ,the increase, forcing students a rally to be held March 21 in l.igi'biltyredu~ed abou presidential election. to pay for the increase out of N ew York City. For more infor­ 5%. their own pocket. mation about upcoming events, "There's money," said ~ voter registration or lobbying 223 students will lose 4m AMERICA'S FUTURE IS AT STAKE. Sulliv.a-n. "The fact that Albany ~. information, students can con­ Everysingle vote can make a difference. ~ tact the Office of Student Life TAP Award LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE CRITICAL, TOO. ~ or Day Session Student Govern- 5,445 Baruch students . "...We cannot ment, both located on the, 15th ose a portion ofthe award Your vote will be felt close to home. New