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EasternEastern Illinois u niversity I Charleston, Ill./ Vol. 66,News No. 44 / Two s.ectlons/ 20 Pages FM s-tuden_t workers .Cathybject Crist to cuttheir jobsin, -but h a businessours has to be .run Eight full time non-student in the most efficient manner,'' he ployees have been hired and student added. orker hours have been drastically "They have ·hired non-students as · uced with the recent takeover of the full time employees, but this is to niversity Union food service provide better and more consistent rations by the Professional Food service. The university would have anagement corporation. done the same thing if we could have, Student employees have been but we were bound by too many mplaining of extreme hour cuts and regulations," Clark said. y offs since the PFM takeover. As a Clark added PFM understands the ult of this controversy, Natalie university's n·eed to provide student tt, student senator, brought up the employment, but PFM said it was in estion at the Union Board meeting the university's best interest to hire ursday night. non-student full time employees. Scott attended the meeting with two Bassett said, "They did 'fire some ployees of the Rathskeller to discuss . students, but these were employees 1 'th PFM a possible solution to the wouldn't have kept anyway because oblem. they were bad workers. It's not our No PFM re_presentative showed up problem because they · chose their r the meeting, however, as they have situation. '' Fall Rake t yet hired a permanent director at Ginny Tobinson, junior, said, "I Eastern maintenance men deposit leaves into the bed of a university truck as tern, University Onion Area Head don't think they should have brought they work to rid the campus of fallen leaves in front of Pemberton Hall. (News I Clark said. in full-time outsiders. The union is for photo by Mark Wolf) Scott added, "If PFM is really the students, so they· should be the oncerned about this student workers. " ployment situation, there shouldn't Barb Belz, sophomore, said, "The UB approves Union plans problems discussing it with PFM said they wouldn't cut any hours, but when I got qiy schedule I found I student employee in the had no hours. They keep promising for game room, study thskeller said only 10 student me more, but I don't know if I'm fired area ployees remain out of the original or what. It's very unfair, I think they by Patty O'Neill Ridge Terrace will be enhanced with a workers. should just tell us what is going on.'' Plans to create a billards room with rustic decor and plush carpeting. Student employees of the food She added, "They have too many electronic games and pinball machines, A snack bar will be located in the rations had various reactions to the non-students working in a student a craft shop and an open study lounge window area and a terrace will be built FM takeover. · union. " in the Fox Ridge Terrace were some of on to the outside of the Union facing Sandy Dahlgren, sophomore, said, · Sue DiSandro, junior, said, "They the changes approved to the University the Library Quad. The new set-up in the Lair is good. guaranteed us that our hours wouldn't Union by the Union Board Thursday. Busch said "this way students will be hat I object to is the use of so many be cut. But they're doing this. I think Other changes approved include the able to study there if they want to and on-student employees. It's not fair. " - they are pushing the students to see addition of a television lounge area, a food and drinks will be readily Collen Daugherty, sophomore, said, who will quit. " · gift shop, a duplicating center and an available from the lounge side and the "PFM seems like a good managing She added the hours cut would not equipment check-out area. terrace side. " rporation and they're trying to work have beeh · so bad if the student The plans for the renovations were A television lounge with two 'th the people from Eastern. Right employees had known in the beginning the result of a random survey of televisions is also in the renovation now there are a-few problems, but in a of the semester. students by the Union Board earlier plans. The televisions will be separated ew months it will be more organized. " "I don't like having adult workers in this semester. by a partition to alleviate the noise - She added, "My main complaint is our union. The PFM _fired too many The changes must be approved by from each other, Busch said. e cut in hours and that PFM expects students," Disandro said. Eastern President Daniel E. Marvin. The seating will be built up so to change to their system of doing A senior employee said, "I am really One thousand surveys were sent out everyone will be able to have a good 'ngs, which is totally different from upset but there is nofhing_we can do. A to 500off-campus students and 500on­ view and the seats will be plush and hat we're used to. But they aren't private company has taken over and campus students. · comfortable, Busch added. Uing us what they want. they are changing everything.'.' Thirty-one percent of the surveys Next to the new TV room will be a Clark defended PFM's position, Paul Hart, junior, disagreed, saying, were returned and_ 61 percent of the proposed gift shop, news stand with ying, "Food services is a business, "The students are jumping to too students who responded to the survey current newspapers and magazines d PFM has to run it like one. They many conclusions. They are upset were females. with the option of a hair dresser. nt five weeks evaluating the student because th_e tradition and social aspect The renovation plans are scheduled The gift shop is designed to have a ployees and chose the people who of the union food· operations has been to begin over Christmas break after a circular glass show case to show off the ey thought were doing best. violated. " contracting firm is hired. products in the shop, Busch said. "The prime purpose of the food He added ·the PFM is still working The billiards rooqi will be located in In addition, a duplicating center and rvice operations is to provide high out many "kinks," as they have only the kitchen area of the University a room where students will be .able to the services for a uality food. Its secondary purpose is officially operated· · Union cafeteria.· check out camping equipment and rent provide jobs. No one likes to lose week. The open study lounge in the Fox skis is also being planned. ran offers new demands for hostage release the Associated Press_ immediately fulfill all the conditions the hostage issue, Moussavi Khoeini, of American court claims against the BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Iranian before the hostages are freed. said the Parliament probably would Iranian government, and a U.S. liament this weekend proably will Some kind of "guarantees" of announce the conditions Sunday, and promise not to interfere. in Iran's d new conditions for the release of future compliance with the more if the United States meets the demands internal affairs. e 52 American hostages, and if the difficult demands would be enough, he the hostages could be freed as early as , Carter administration officials said nited States does. not meet the reportedly said. Monday. The· Iranian prime minister, the known conditions would be mands the captives may go on trial, The latest statements from Iran Mohammad Ali Rajai, said it appeared difficult but not impossible to meet. nian leaders said Thursday. added to expectatiOns of a break in the· that the United States was ready to But Ali Akbar Nateq Noori,a At the same time, however; one of hostage crisis before Nov. 4, the date accept the conditions. member. of the commission reached by officials, Parliam·ent Speaker of the U.S. presidential election and Iranian officials .have said the telephone in Tehran by the Associated shemi Rafsanjani, appeared to open first anniversary of the seizure of the commission is likely to recommend the Press in Beirut-, said Thursday "some e door a little further to a quick U.S. Embassy in Tehran. -four conditions previously set down by. more conditions may be added" to the olution of the crisis. The first strong signs of possible supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah four basic demands. Rafsanjanr was Rafsanjani, in an interview with the movement · in the impasse came Khomeini: return of the late shah's quoted as saying it was "probable" aris newspaper Le Monde, was Wednesday.