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MONTVol. 52 No. 17 Montclair State CLARION College, Upper Montclair, Nj 07043 Thurs., May 20, 1976 State Waives Minorities Requirement For Graduates By Rich Figel agreement was verbal and never that State requirement would take Students who completed their written policy, Gawley said. effect with next year’s freshman. degree work prior to Dec. 31, 1976 ADMINISTRATION CHANGES Gawley was skeptical of further State will not have to take a second in the Department of Education compromise. " It (an extended minorities course for teacher resulted in a change of interpretation waiver) would be inconsistent with certification because of a State of the State requirement, according their present policy," he said. waiver on that requirement, to Judith Kaufman, administrative If it does go to court the State according to Irwin H. Gawley, Vice assistant to Gawley. Kaufman and mandate would probably be upheld President for Academic Affairs. Watson were involved in negotiations according to Kaufman and Watson However, all other MSC applicants with the State that raised the number because the State can change for teacher certification will have to of acceptable courses from 11 to 15. certification requirements at any meet the State requirement by taking Kaufman said the current time. Kaufman said that departments one of 15 minorities culture courses interpretation of the mandate is could add courses that would fulfill approved by the State unless SGA "inner city experience and strictly the requirement. efforts to extend the waiver inner city minorities." Originally, Gawley pointed out that the succeeded. only blacks were considered an college's minorities requirement is MONTCLARION/John Kalli FROM 1973 up until this fall, "inner city minority," she said. much more liberal — 14 out of the 90 students who took one of the 90 DELTA'S GOT THE MOST BLOOD: Alpha Phi Omega IAPO) presents an Through subsequent negotiations the courses offered for that requirement courses offered by MSC to fulfill the award to the brothers o f Delta Kappa Psi for donating the most blood at the State has decided that Hispanics also are about women as a minority. college's minorities requirement also fit into that category. recent APO blood drive. Standing from left to right are: Jim Rutz, Sandy met the State's minorities Anderson, President o f the frat, Tom Gingras, Zyg Goralski, Val McDaniel, Gawley first learned of the requirem ent. A change in Leif Southwell and William Johnson. "blanket waiver" of the State Department of Education minorities requirement by the Bureau administration resulted in the change in of Teacher Education and Academic State policy. Gawley said. Credentials on Friday. "It's the best Ercell Watson, Dean of the School compromise at this point in tim e," Seminars to Stress of Educational and Community Gawley said. Services, said the State minorities requirement was a direct result of the MANNY C. MENENDEZ, SGA Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. President, was less satisfied. Under the teacher certification Menendez feels that an additional Student/Adult Interaction requirements the mandate is defined minorities requirement coupled with as a focus on "social interaction, new State requirements (a recently Sponsored by the Resource Center intergroup relations and culture of passed reading requirement for By Helen Moschetto planning, defensive driving, basic first A "vacation in learning" for Practioners in the Field of Aging minorities in the inner cities. certification) is unfair to students aid, gardening, death and dying. summarizes the purpose of the and coordinated by Kathy Manko, The mandate, issued in 1969, gave already into their sophomore and A recreation period will be second season of the Residential Assistant Director of the Resource colleges four years to establish junior year. "Six credits can be hard provided for those interested and the Seminar for Older Adults which will Center, the seminar will be an courses to meet the requirement. In to fit in when it's your senior year," evenings will entail in depth take place in the form of a five day experience for both old and young 1973 the Department of Education he noted. discussions of topics or issues not seminar where older adults will take adults, since both will be sharing the decided that fulfillment of the The SGA is currently examining fully discussed during the day part in an educational experience in a MSC campus and facilities at the college requirement would satisfy the legal grounds to have the waiver sessions. college atmosphere. same time. State mandate. However, the extended to the Class of 1979, so MANKO STRESSED a need for MANKO COMMENTED that the student participation and interaction seminars were specifically set up for and added that many of the older Mon., June 28 through F ri„ July 2 adults from last year's seminar BSCU Declares Election Results and the second from Mon., July 19 expressed a desire for such a need through Fri., July 23 with the intent also. She felt the young people's that students enrolled in summer viewpoints would be enlightening and activities would be able to interract that they themselves might come to After Initial Invalidation with the older adults participating in view the older adults in®a more the seminar. positive light. By Joanne Swanson second election. The program will be manned by The seminar is in its second The elections for President and Treasurer of the The results of the first elections included Andre Manko and volunteers directly season. Last year it served as a state Black Student Cooperative Union (BSCU) were Shorter, Executive Vice-President; Frances Tinsley, contacted by her, from various on funded pilot program. This year, declared invalid because of complications with the Executive Secretary; Priscilla Simpson, Vice-President campus members interested and though, no state funds have been voting procedure. A second election was held and of Cultural Affairs; Deborah Boyd, Recording other off campus agencies, too. granted and the participants are Terry Pickens was elected President of the Secretary; Yarnell Harris, Corresponding Secretary; In terms of qualifications, Manko asked to pay an $80 fee to cover all and Janet McNeill, Kitabu Coordinator. Kitabu is a organization. is most concerned with finding expenses. According to Darrel Spencer, former BSCU collection of black books located in the basement of people who are really interested in Manko said that a minimum of 46 President, the results of the elections for the other six Sprague Library. working with the older adults and is persons is needed for each group in officers were considered legal. At the second election In the second election Michelle Hartsfield was not only concerned with individuals order that the seminar will occur but votes were cast only for President and Treasurer. elected Treasurer. specializing in related fields of study she is "very optimistic" that this SPENCER EXPLAINED the voting complications SPENCER SPOKE about the function of BSCU, to gerontology. amount of participants will sign up. and also spoke about the role of BSCU on campus. which is a Class I organization of the SGA. He IN GENERAL Manko explained She mentioned that an evaluation of According to Spencer a discrepancy was found explained that the organization sponsors authors, the seminar will inform participants last year's seminar had positive between the number of ballots cast and the number of novelists, dances and films on campus They publish a about their place in society, will results and that as a result of the signatures obtained in the first election. This might monthly newsletter which is distributed to colleges explore opportunities and programs seminar, four older adult groups have have occurred if someone voted more than once. across the country. BSCU was the sponsor of "Black designed especially for the older developed and meet on a regular He explained that because the number of votes for Week" which featured films, dances and a poetry adult and will explore questions and basis. each candidate was so close it was necessary to workshop as well as a lecture by Dr. Frances Wesling.a issues facing them. If the older adult leaves with invalidate the first elections. A few extra votes could black psychiatrist. The organization also sponsors a A typical seminar day will include something he or she did not come have changed the results of the election entirely. Contemporary Black Gospel Ensemble. lectures and discussions in the with in terms of skills, knowledge or ALL UNDERGRADUATE students are eligible to Pickens could not be reached for his comments morning and afternoons in which self-awareness, then, according to vote in the BSCU elections. According to Spencer, 146 about the elections. guest speakers will lecture on such Manko, the program will be