1996_09 The Daily Collegian September 1996

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Faculty report questions administrative policy
By Matthew Hart
The Daily Collegian
A preliminary report by a com¬
mittee formed to investigate contro¬
versial practices and policies of
campus administrators has been re¬
leased.
The Ad Hoc Administrative Ac¬
countability Committee's report
was submitted to the Academic
Senate yesterday.
The  areas  covered   in  the
AHAAC report were originated by
anonymous e-mail criticizing Presi¬
dent John Welty's management of
the university. Welty held an open
forum last semester to try to answer
questions raised by the messages.
In response to whether informa¬
tion given at the forum was accu¬
rate, the senate formed AHAAC.
whose original charge is now close
to being fulfilled.
The AHAAC report had six ar¬
eas of disagreement with Welty's
explanations at the forum, said Ida
Jones, chair of AHAAC.
Areas of disagreement include:
Peter Smits' hiring compensation,
the use of PG & E rebate money
and the remodeling of the Thomas
Administration building.
Withconcern to Smits' compen¬
sation, the AHAAC reported a
higher amount than that disclosed
by the administration last semester.
Please see REPORT page 4.
Pay increase dominates senate meeting
By Matthew Hart
The Daily Collegian
Yesterday's Academic Senate
meeting was almost completely
dominated by discussion on poli¬
cies surrounding pay increases for
faculty.
According to last year's dpllec-
tive bargaining agreement betYeen
the California Faculty Association
and the Chancellor's office, a sig¬
nificant amount of money should be
put into performance-based pay in¬
creases.
The contract went into effect last
semester. Faculty had to apply for
pay increases, and after review by
faculty and staff committees recom¬
mendations were made to the presi-
Please see PAY page 4
LVP accuses former
executives of racism
■  Memo to dean of student affairs from current legislative vice president
accuses two former ASI executives of posting a picture the LVP claims is
offensive and racist
By Hadi YazdanPanah
The Daily Collegian
Two former Associated Students
Inc. executive officers have been
accused of displaying an offensive
picture by current Legislative Vice
President Eileen Richardson.
In a memo to Judy Sakaki. dean
of student affairs, Richardson al¬
leges that a photocopy of a picture
depicting an African-American
male in traditional African garb
with a swastika armband posed in
a Nazi salute was posted on the
back of the office door of former
LVP and current ASI Senator
Tammi Martinez.
L
that such a picture suggests that
Martinez and other Reality mem¬
bers had "racist materials and rac¬
ist thoughts in the front of their
minds."
Richardson said she found the
photocopied page after moving into
the office formerly used by
Martinez.
After Richardson made the dis¬
covery she confronted Martinez.
Kymberly Daniels, former ASI
president and current senator and
Manuel Annear, former senator.
"(They] all knew that this pic¬
ture was hanging in the office and
did nothing about it and all of them
have admitted that the picture was
Richardson said the pfcjotocopy    hanging in the office and did noth-
is in violation of Title V of the Cali¬
fornia Code of Regulations which
prohibits "abusive behavior di¬
rected toward, or hazing of, a mem¬
ber of the campus community."
Richardson said in her memo
ing about it," Richardson said.
Martinez said that she in fact had
hung the picture, which she photo¬
copied from the conservative maga¬
zine Heterodoxy, in response to a
particular student that she, and other
Reality members, had conflicts
with.
'The photocopy was directed at
a specific individual, not at an en¬
tire group." Martinez said.
'Martinez said thevonflicts with
the student reached a point where
police reports were filed against the
individual. \
However, no charges were ever
filed by the Fresno County's Dis¬
trict Attorney's office against the
student.
Judy Sakaki. dean of Student
Affairs, said that her office will'look
into Richardson's complaints.
"I am aware of the situation and
my office is currenUy reviewing it."
Sakaki said." At this point it is re¬
ally premature and inappropriate
for me to comment on the details
of the case prior to a review."
Sakaki would not comment on
the specifics of who would review
Please see MEMO page 4.
Ryan Weber — The Daily Collegian
Equipment operator Lupe Garcia helps foreman Tom Hart
rig a pulley system to assist in the installation of a new fiber
optic telephone line. The Anaheim based Herman
Weissker crew will be working on campus again today.
Radanovich says federal loans should be privatized
i By Ruthie Longley
The Daily Collegian
y
i Valley Congressman George
Radanovich said he wants to reform
education, the way students finance
college as well as make English the
official language of the United
States.
The Republican Representative
for California's I9th district said he
believes that if the federal govern-
t were out of the picture, stu-
» would still be able to come
up with money for college on their
own.
"You do have student loans with
participation from other financial
institutions in this country."
Radanovich said. "And if the guar¬
antee was gone, the financial insti¬
tution might be less apt to make
those loans, unless they were en¬
couraged to reinvest in their com
munities."
Radanovich said he di
lieve that taking away the federal
guarantee for student loans will
cause financial institutions to stop
making student loans.
"There's a moral obligation
there," Radanovich said. "If you
want to down-size Washington, you
have to increase the personal re
sponsibility of every American."
Radanovich said that if the fed-
'^sfcfal budget were balanced, interest
s not be-    rates would predictably go down at
least 2 percent, making up for the
difference lost in the rates set by
Federal Stafford loans.
Radanovich also said shifting
the burden of school costs to the
state and local level could also
lower the cost of a higher educa-\
tion. and make it easier for students
to afford school without the help of
student grants and scholarships.
Please see RADANOVICH page 4