Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1972-73 The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 4-19-1973 The thI acan, 1973-04-19 The thI acan Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1972-73 Recommended Citation The thI acan, "The thI acan, 1973-04-19" (1973). The Ithacan, 1972-73. 24. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1972-73/24 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1972-73 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. _The Ithacan, _ltha~, N4:w York r I' April 19, 1973 -·Women's Health Service MIECZKOWSKI ' . -~U.! Into Effect :CllA_LLENGES DISMISSAL-· By Jait Ga,tr tlie different types · <;>f A new service· provided for contraception and it is intended· students on the ·-it~ac;i College' to help her decide on·. l~\l By,·Yehuda Michel·Ben-Tzvi dismissal, only in such Campus is the · Women's method which is best suiteci to­ extreme cases as crime and Counseling Center; 'The Center . her needs. u- is often diffic:uit : . -~~nt-r9versy surrounding the immorality, when the ,..:z.;.::· ;_<;. ·· ' ·, .t~rmm.~tlon of· tenu_red Prof. Adminstration could not warn ·-:-'_{~;.- .; · . .. ~?~~~,. Mi~czk.owski reached a the ~acuity member that his · /' : \._new ·.. peak d~ring this week's conduct was providing adequate .·.11 •.;'!;.··· • --.' J'!'le_et'j.ng· ·of: the H&S Faculty cause for his dismissal." ·.. i · : _eou~dr an4-_· the. Cblh,ge-wide Mr. Mieczkowski has denied all :-·:-Ji":a:<;n1 Hy: ..Co unci_I,. Prof. the charges stated in the letter of : .:Mie~Zk.owski.' was notified· of his dismissal and relating the charges ':\.t~rm{iiation of· :f.eb;' 19 via a to the Handbook's criteria, he ~. :l_e.tt~r :frmn :Jh.es."Ellis ),,. Phillips. feels the charges are "utterly t:-}Jr,:\¥iei:~~owski · is : presently without substance". Mieczkowski -~'.:. ·:-c:On;t_est:~g- .=-: both: ·. {;harges a·nd . , .:;P,fQ ~e4·,fr.es_ ·. involY,i.ng his H&S COUNCIL Faculty Council. Several at-large ;':.tetntination: . - ROLE QUESTIONED faculty requested further inform a ti on about the ?/::_'.·. ~{A°UP (H.JIDELINES Subsequent to Prof. procedures involved in the ·.:, :. .': · · >" ·. • ;: · · ·· : · Mieczkowski's firing, members matter. \·()(i( the_: c.bnt~~fion·;- bf Prof. of the faculty petitioned for a •,': {;Jv1~~i:.zko"{ski:_thai,~h,«t procedures· meetirtg · of the College-wide Chairperson Hocket-t /::~'.¢.t:'. ·: \iif: .:1:/Y·. ,:t.fre .- ..:American ·Faculty Cquncil to question the attempted- to answer the- .. ~h\:s-sqcfatiofi :. .-(=)f, ·'Uni'llersity · . role pl11yed ·.by the H&S Faculty questions of the faculty f>Pi:M~.ss'i;>r.t--w~re',,::v.io'lateci-.. The Council.'. in the Mieczkowski members but tried to .evade ':\·q,o.ii.-£~.llte-cf.:,-:·sectfons':<of.: :the ·. matter.· 'fhe meeting was held certail} questions in that answer.s· .. :;~ ,~:ic~itj~i:it~i-ti-" llf. f ollo~s-: (from·_·. Wecil)esday. afternoon between would involve · substantive }<,f:9;·:t;'l·--:--;;1:ctuf,p.·m,m'e n--d·e-d· · re pr.es en ta·t i \I es Of the informatio.n relating to the.· :- . {~.i.~~~i.tJA_i~tmitt:. :~·~1w.i.aifons·: ·on· C.~llege-v,'ide Faculty Council charges against Mieczkowski. PHOTO BV' aaoflGll -u"NIE .,/·~~*f.-tfd.:~·~l:sY.\Etee~:o;m:_- ·_:a:~ d: ·. · -and__ the. H&S Fa~ulty Council Many of the faculty . m1m1bers _. : • •• _1 • ·.·-~.:-·: ..:·· :.'fl:lnµte}~.=·.· ,.··\···. ': ..'· .··-·.. ·cb_aired'by.Ms. Shirley Hockett. ·. present expressed thett· , . C~~elinsCenterm Towers · :- -_-::.-·-_ .. _--.-,:•ols(!'li$8~1-J:>f-?tli~·- -.-faculty. In.a lett.er to ihe H&S Faculty dissatisfaction with the. manner 0 has been:1n··~p:erati~·o.for a week however, to get an appoint#ieiJi,'_-;·· ·.· >?~~t,e~ ·~_t_~'- -~~~~l~t_1~1:i5_-ie~\lr~·. · C o·.u !1 -c il; P ~ f · Wi~li am_ in which the· H&S Council wlis (as of Wedn-esday),· '.fhe·idea was and one of the services offtred · . · .;{' ~.il,1/_~e :.1;,~tc.~de1L_ -~y.: -: (1)" T~.r~11Jige.r._;_Quthned ~ senes ot dealing with the matter. The. ,: 'i conceived by ·student' advisors by the Center is Birth c6ntrol".- ·:discl:WJi~~~- ~-~!,~e~~-t~e; fa~lty · ni?~- queshon_s relating to the floor. dis<;Ussion was. filled with · " who- observed. _p,eopie:-:on their Consultations. Accordirti· .--·t.~,:. · _.ni~-~~.e-~-- _-an~\ -~·pp_r?Pn~te _Mi_ecz~owski . matter. These angry accusations . and personal floor V.:ith .n,edical ._pro~lems Nancy Carrey, this "helps.~~ny,- ::·a_d1!1_µiis_t~J1ve,_~fflcers. loo~ang questions 10volve~ the attacks which prompted several who were aP,prehensiv.e about. of the students feel. -less·.: . ~9-war~,~ ~'ut~a· settlement, (2). proc':du~es __ employed m ~~e fa~ulty members to move going to . the Health Center. - uncomfortable". · · . fn~or~al. ~nq!-ury. by the duly termm~hon as well a~ spec1f1c adjournment throughout the Nancy Carrey a:~d .Sally Kentch When asked about : the·, elect4:.ft11c_~~-t-~·committee which q ues_tions concerning the meeting._ approached many people about Center's relationship to the_ .may, fa1:hng to effect meetmg held b~tween the _H&S this project" and, · as a result, Health Center Nancy replied, . a jud~ement, determine ~he_ther Fa~u_lty Counctl and President PHILLIPS: NO REPLY th Cindy M~er, Hali Mitchell, "We are not here because of any. in its . opinion dismissal Phillips on e matter. CarolSilverandNancyandSally dissatisfaction-with the Health proceedrngs should be Regarding the question of President Phillips has not developed the Center. Center, but merely a supplement undertaken ···" whether or not pr O f. commented on the Mieczkowski These students approached to it. Our Health Center really Mr. Mieczkowski asserts that he Mieczkowski was present during matter since the commencement Dr. Hammond of the Health works hard to provide students has not had a conference with the Faculty Council's inquiry of challenges. His role in the Center who gave them his full with health care. However, there President Phillips since into the matter, it appears that matter has not been totally support in, coordinating the are many students who are wary mid-summer 1972. Furthermore, . only President Phillips had determined. He has issued no Center. He conducted intensive of the Health Center and would Mieczkowski contests that an presented a case to the council. statement as to the nature of the training sessions and. lectures rather confide in another "inquiry" had not taken place. A further question involving the procedures or as to further once or twice weekly since last source." Mieczkowski further contends matter was directed toward the action on the college's part. As December on birth control, The Center at -this time ·is his termination was in violation H&S Faculty Council's authority to what the final disposition of pregnancy, V.D., abortion and staffed by 12 volunteers, all of of procedures stated in the to serve as the committee called the matter will be, there is no other medical problems which which are women. According to It ha ca Co 11 e g e Fa cu It y for in Step 2 of the AA UP speculation. Presently Mr. stud en ts may encounter. Hali Mitchell, the center would Handbook. Specifically involving guidelines. The guidelines call Mieczkowski's lawyer and the Speakers were also brought in. like to get male students the letter of dismissal from for an ad hoc committee or · college attorney are attempting CONSULTATION interested also. President Phillips,-the Handbook standing committee especially to reach an agreement on the When a woman seeks a form Furthermore, it isn't only the states: selected for the purpose of proceedings. What goals are of contraception, '-she is women who are in need of discussing the matter with sought on the President's side scheduled for a consultation at medical counseling. Any male *" ... the administratio.n's first administrative officers. Certain are not known, but Mieczowski the Health Center. During this letter to the faculty member faculty members stated that this is pressing for the expurgation of consultation she is informed of Continued on page 3 Il!ay serve as a notice of was not the pur_pose of the H&S- all charges. prisoners and relatives, and 'According ·to this system, all Their is a desperate need for babysitters for· families of defendants have the right to a bail money at present. As Mark prisoners. Some of the Fund's lawyer for their defense. points out, of 29 persons in jail rotating personnel are working Members of the bar agree to locally, 26 are awaiting trial. on a study of the local criminal defend these people, who can't And, he notes, going to a trial in Re·cYclable Mo~rey justice system and will afford their own counsel, on a jail clothing does not make for a eventually print a critique of it. rotating system. They do get good impression in court. In an By Tom Threlkeld city and county jails. It has a effort to correct these present _ The Tompkins County Bail rotating fund of $12,000 in bails, The latest addition to their paid (by the State) but, not nearly as much as normal ($500 conditions, ten people are now F~nd will be holding_ a book which, once returned, are services is a newsletter, which has. required the first allocation instead of, say $2500): This has contributing -their time and ?nve and contribution collection immediately· recycled into new of funds for something other caused some problems, for talents.