1987_05 The Daily Collegian May 1987

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Daily Collegian
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Friday, May 1,1967
Ruling will prohibit Greek RAs
Housing director attempts to ensure responsibility
By Rob Evans
Staff Writer
A rule which forbids CSUF dorm
resident advisers from pledging a fraternity
or sorority I will go bw6* effect next
semester, according to Housing Director
John Wetzel
Wetzel said the responsibilities of a
resident adviser combined with time
commitments required of pledges "can
spread a person too thin.''
"We (the Housing Department) want to
protect our residents." he said. "Our
position is that pledging a sorority or
fraternity along with the burden of school
will   take   away   from   the   responsibilities
required of our resident advisers.
"We had a similar rule about  15  years
ago; it just got lost somewhere along the
line," Wetzel said. 1 think we are just re-
learning  what  they   learned  several  years .
ago."
According to Wetzel, Associated Stu¬
dents Legislative Vice President-elect T.
Scott Vick is working *qth the Inter-
fraternity Council to get the rule changed.
Vick, who failed to return numerous
telephone calls from The Daily Collegian,
could not be reached for comment.
Wetzel said Vick is studying the time
commitments for fraternity and sorority
pledges to see if a compromise plan can
be worked out.
1 talked to Scott about it two weeks
ago and haven't heard anything since."
Wetzel added that if he did not hear from
Vick before the end of the semester, he
will bring the subject up to the Inter-
Fratemiry Council next falL
Tom Torrez. Baker Hall's Senior
Resident Adviser, is pledging Pi Kappa
Alpha Fraternity this spring and does not
believe the fraternity has taken away from
his performance as an R.A.
"I've had to put time restraints on some
of the things I like to do, but there has
been no conflict as far as my job here
goes," Torrez said.
"I disagree with the new rule. I think it
keeps a lot of quality people from doing
something else in—their lives besides
being an R~A. VJ
"Resident advisers are hired because
housing considers them responsible
people," he continued. 1 don't see why
they're taking away the option."
Resident adviser Dave Spencer, who
pledged Pi Kappa Alpha last semester,
agreed with Torrez.
-R.A.s are selected because of their
ability to perform responsibly. Tune" man¬
agement is part of that." Spencer said. 1
believe an R.A. is responsible enough to
budget his or her time while pledging a
fraternity or sorority."      -s J
"You try to make policies that can
apply to everyone," said Wetzel. "In
general, we feel pledging will place too
much of a time strain on our resident
advisers."
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CSU Trustees guilty of violation
By Hanlf Moored
Staff Writer
The CSU Board of Trustees were found
guilty of violating the Higher Education
Employer-Employee Relations Act in deny¬
ing the California Faculty Association a
full right to speak before their various
committees, according to a CFA press re¬
lease.
The CSU Trustees were taken by the
CFA to the Public Employment Relations
Beard which ruled that the CSU Board of
Trustees should stop interfering with die
right of CFA in attending and making oral
presentations at the trustees' meetings, or
any committees, on matters affecting
condition of employmeru.
Wayne Dominick. president of the local
chapter of CFA at CSUF. said    the CSU
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earlier "had ruled that we (the CFA) could
only, speak to a collective bargaining
subcommittee," but now this decision has
opened doors for communication.
The court ruled that its decision should
be posted "at all sites and all other work
locations where notices to employees are
customarily placed," which should be
signed by an authorized agent to the CSU
Board of Trutees indicating that CSU will
comply with the terms of this order.
Dr. Caesar Naples, vice chancellor.
Faculty and Staff Relations, failed to return
The Daily Collegian's phone calls.
Fred DOrazio, Chief Administnitive Law
Judge for HEERA said that "if the request
to speak is' granted, CFA's ability to
represent its members m their employment
relationships with CSU will be greatly
1. Obviously this right is
t to CFA.
"Regarding CSU's interests, in the
absence of evidence that CFA has been dis¬
ruptive at past meetings, sought to'
dominate meetings, to control the'agenda,
or to negotiate directly with the trustees,
one is hard-pressed to think of a reason
whereby the trustees would be dis¬
advantaged by listening to the views of
employee representatives," Q'Orazio said.
Trustees are required to listen in good
faith," he said. ,
The ruling will affect the way die CSU
functions, Dominick said. "Perhaps the
Trustees will learn a lesson from this and
stop rubber stamping the recommendations
at the Chancellor's office.
"It is unfortunate that CFA had to spend
members' dues to enforce state law while
CSU was spending tax payers' money to
defend their violation of state law."
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Plant doctor
seeds cures
By Tim Hurrianko
Staff Writer