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APRIL 24, 1975 VOLUME 48/N0.'2a ") . ·,:):·:.~,,'Open Me,,ti11~ To11il{/,t Concert Coniniission )?acuity Group Questio11s Collective Bargaining Sues Booking Agent implies that some of the chamws by Mark Engstrom collective bargaining has brought An open meeting is being to other schools ar<' either by Paul Stern get a Bruce Springsteen concert. held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 alrC'ady in exist Pnt"l' or arP not Once Katcher was informed PM in the union cafeteria to needPd at ltha<·a CollcgP. As the Spinners were per­ of the fact the College had discuss how collective bargaining Barry Sheridan, a profPssor forming in the gym Saturday spoken to Plattsburgh directly could possibly affect Ithaca Col­ of busim•ss administration and night, the colleges' booking a­ without. going through him, he lege and the community-at-large. onp of the group organizers, gent, who brought the Spinners got upset. According to Student Representatives from the fears collectivP bargaining t·ould here, was handed a summons Activities Program Director - American Association of Univer­ substantially increasP the backstage to appear in court Jackie McGinnis, Katcher felt sity Profes~ors (AA UP) and the School"s operating t·osts. lie regarding $3,000 the Concert "we were checking up on him", AAUP Chapter President Ashur New York State United Teachers noted that should thP fa!'lllty he Commission claims he owes Baizer (NYSUT). which are the two represented by a union. it would them. labor unions currently trying to hecom(• nl'cessary for th<• admini­ According to Chairman of win the faculty"s support, will be stration to hir£> ;1 full-timl' the Ithaca College Concert Com­ Disaster Drill Set present to answer questions. as attorney. requiring offi1·p spa, missiiI} Brook 4shby, the college will a group of professors urging and a secretary, Sheridan <·sti­ booking agent Barry Katcher that collective bargaining not be mated thl· ll'gal costs of col\C't'tivC' owes the Commission $3,000 For Weekend accepted by the faculty at this bargaining rould run as high as they paid him as a deposit for time 35,000 dollars. Litigation fl'es Bruce Springsteen, a group that A major disaster drill will curity for all belongings of people Both of the unions desiring could add as mul'h as :10,000 never did come to Ithaca College. take place in one of the dorms on ·who live in the dorm selected for to be the faculty's collective dollars to this figur1>. Katcher received the deposit on campus sometime this weekend. the drill, and no fireman will be bargaining agent have been February 3 but has not yet No other information has been or entering any of the student's active for the past several weeks Instructional Costs returned the . money to the will be released as to when or . rooms. A Safety car has been attempting to solicit faculty College. where, since the main purpose of reserved to respond to other support. Their platforms offer Anolh<·r factor cited by Primary Contracts the drill is to test the School's campus emergencies during the the faculty economic and job Sheridan that could raise instruc­ and community's response to an course of the drill in order that security in matters involving tional l"Osts in the event of erriergency situation. the other students will not be left tenure, academic freedom, teach unionization dealt with tcaehing Katcher informed the Com­ The cause of the disaster unprotected. ing loads, and input into CoRege loads. Ile mentioned that cur­ mission in mid-January that they will be a mock fire that is to The rescue capabilities of goverance to name a few issues. rently a numhl'r of profl'ssors would be able to get Bruce engulf an entire dorm. Emergen- the Fire Department will be donate lh<•ir time frePly to the Springsteen here on February School h-y teaching an overloadt•d cy crews will be responding from given a stern test during the Feasable Goals 23. Katcher was then sent the a number of area towns, includ- drill, as there will be a number of schedule. or hy l'Oal'hing particu­ $3,000 as a deposit on the group. ing a large part of the Ithaca Fire victims trapped in the dorm. The unions regard these lar sports. Ill' ft'lt. collectivl' At that time Katcher. was to send Department. Once rescued, these victims will issues as feasable goals, hut they harg-aining would t;aUSl' a more the primary contracts to the Director of Safety and Secu- provide a test for a first aid are under serious question by an rig-id rnntral'l to go into dfect College. However, because of rity Lou Withiam outlined some center, and will then be sent to informal - faculty group. This whit·h would n•quin· th(• Sl'hool what Ashby termed "scheduling of the drill's goals as testing either the Health Center or group has recently started a to pay any fal'ulty mt•mhl'r for hassles" the concert was forced dorm evacuation procedure, test- Tompkins County Hospital by 1·ampaign to discourage the facul­ anything- hPyond a normal !.(·al'h­ to be cancelled. ing the medical facilities on the ambulance. This is to check the ty from voting for eithN of tht• ing load, an<l t.lwn• ,.., ;1. g-ood After it had been agreed scene and in the Health Center, adequacy of these medical facili­ unions in the May 2 election. <·hancl' I hl' Sl'h;,ol <·011 Id not upon that the group would testing the communications pro- ties and insure they arC' prepared According to their state­ afford t.o do this appear here on February 23, the cedures between the Fire and should an emergency of this ment, the group feels that not Thi' g-roup has grav1• douhts Commission learned that Platts­ Police Departments with Safety, nature take place sometime in enough is known about collective unionization would in<Tl'ast· the burg State College had also and establishing fire fighting and the future. baragining right now to enable l'aculty's partil'ipat.ion in I.hi' booked Bruce Springsteen for traffic control patterns applica- The actual drill is expected anyone to make an intellig-<•nt Colll'g-t>\ goverant'l'. In fad, t.h1•y the same date. Ashby ap­ hie to similar emergencies that to last apP.roximately an hour decision on the matter. They fl•ar <·olll•t·t.iv<' hargaining- <·ould proached Plattsburgh _with the might occur throughout the and a quarter, with the work in have issued a statement which , <11111111"·(1 <Jll paJ.:t' /") idea of working out an arrange­ community. Hie medical areas extending ment so that both colleges could Safety has guaranteed se- somewhat beyond this time. A11 Of>l'II Magruder Compromise Reached m,t'P-li11g will Ju,ftJ UI 7::JtJ by Cathy Doyle present was needed to override speak on campus. speak. Lyons stated, "I am very the- Executive Board. It was Howe.ver, it was disclosed sorry that S.A.B. is not allowed thi.-.. ,~v,1 11inf..( tll Student Congress caught defeated by only a fraction of a Wednesday that Ms. Haas did to bring MaGruder on campus, themselves in a tangle of parlia­ vote. Chairperson Haas did not have the legal right to vote. even though 23 voted for Ma­ mentary procedure Tuesday - vote then. Parliamentry procedure accord­ Gruder on campus and 12 a­ tlu~ Vnio11 night. The confusion ~as a At Tuesday night's meeting ing to Roberts Rules of Orders . gainst." . resl,)lt of last week's special Ms. Haas stated that as chair­ gives her that right. Also, Jaffe Tom Howard who is strong­ (;aJ,~t,,riu lo meeting to discuss the contro­ person she had the right to cast does not have tbe legal right as ly against payment to Magruder versy surrounding Jeb Stuart the deciding vote. Since the · parlimentarian to overrule the with student funds put a com­ McGruder. - meeting had not been adjourned chairperson as he did Tuesday promise motion on the floor. It :Us cuss t'o/1,,t"ti Ut' MaGruder is a convicted and Ms. Haas stted she had night. called for Student Congress to participant in Watergate whom never formally announced the Those individuals, including urge S.A.B. to contact MaGru­ S.A.B. had scheduled to speak on results she could still vote. Jaffe and Perialas, who stated der and offer him the opportun­ l1argui11i11g. the I.C. campus last nigh_~ but Chairperson Haas proceeded Haas could not vote were wron_g, ity to speak on campus and he the Executive Board of Congress ta vote for payment to Magru­ according to Roberts' Rules of paid through an admission fee. refused to pay for his lecture and der.