The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1986 Page: 2 of 10
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CAMPUS BEAT
October 31, 1986 / The Ranger / 2
SRC discusses pitfalls of book exchanging
Members the Student Represen- making business.
affect financing of scholarships.
swapping have not yet been thought
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Vazquez remembers purchasing a
station
No private security, Castillo says
Tricia Buchhorn
The rhino was still being used Monday.
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He said it is unfair to individuals
who purchase permits and park in
assigned areas to allow a select few
to ignore the rules.
“There are people out there with
12,14 or even 16 tickets getting away
scot-free. The only sure way to get
them in here is putting a device on
their wheel. This, eliminating the
their books.”
Loftin said the bookstore buys
“Some of my people
have been on the job
for 15 years. 1 don’t
think a private firm
can come in, make a
profit and give better
service.”
Robert O’Keefe
bookstore returns profits to the col-
lege for student scholarships.
By Tony Cantu
News Editor
By Chris Perkins
Sports Editor
By Bob Welch
Staff Writer
more money in the long run.
“Some of my people have been on
the job for 15 years. I don’t think a
private firm can come in, make a
profit and give better service,” he
said.
Dr. Earl Wright, vice president of
student services, said the personal
commitment needed for a college
campus calls for a full-time perma-
This college has no plans to con-
tract private security in lieu of on-
staff campus police as is being done
at Palo Alto College, Dr. Max Castillo
said.
Castillo, president of the college,
said he would have serious concerns
members as to whether the campus
bookstore, The Cave, makes profit
from their text sales.
Diane Marsh, Advertising Art Club said,
president, said Dr. Earl Wright, vice
to a fund for college scholarships.
o___ _ “We (SRC) can’t do this (book
Book swapping is a plan in which swap). The money from sales go to
students would gather at one loca-
tion on campus and at their own
_ . book-swapping idea was not feasible
Through its sales of textbooks, the because the profit from text sales go
district-owned
profit-making
organization, and all profit does go books when the text has been chang-
to a scholarship program. ed, Loftin said this was part of going
As for the book-swapping plans, to school and guaranteed buy backs
were not feasible.
“I don’t want to sound crass, but
the teacher has the right to change
books. We can’t buy them back if
there’s no market for them.”
George Panketh, finance director,
said it would be difficult to estimate
how much scholarship money
Loftin said, “It will hurt (the
bookstore) some. Anytime you lose
a sale, it will hurt you.
“The idea (book swap) has come
up in the past, but it never has got-
ten off the ground.
“We try to buy back everything we
can from students. It gives them a
chance to get one-half the price for would be lost until the book swap
went into effect.
“Any type of arrangement will be
.......
ed his department may not have
enough money to cover the
expenses.
“We all know there’s no money
now,” Triana said. “If that costs
thousands of dollars, we’re not go-
ing to get it.”
/
Another idea was to crack the win-
dows to provide more ventilation,
but Robert Triana, head of
maintenance, who attended the
meeting, gave two reasons the idea
would not work.
“You’ve got to look at the feasibili-
ty. When you open windows, you’re
pumping tons of air (conditioning)
out,” Triana said.
Triana said a plan is in the works
to close the windows to stop bats
from gathering there. If that plan is
followed, the windows cannot be
opened.
Another idea is a filtration system
which would purify the air, filtering
out the chemicals from cigarette
smoke.
The idea was suggested by com-
mittee member Tommy Leifester, a
continuing education center police
academy student here, who said he
had seen the filters in use in an off-
campus building.
Committee members favored that
idea, but no one knows how much
it will cost.
Triana said he will look into the
cost of a filtration system, but add-
Lynnell Burkett, journalism/photography chairman,
said the department usually offers four journalism
students. The other class was a smaller off-campus class, classes. This year only one will be offered.
Other departments will be hurt by the summer schedule,
Fox said.
Two department chairmen said their departments
would be affected adversely by the summer schedule.
Richard Parrigan, music chairman, said, “We have a
After the meeting, Triana added, 4
“We’ve got to look into every aspect
because we can’t deny students the
right to smoke. Jesus Christ, we’ve
all got bad habits.”
The second problem facing the
committee is some of the locations
which they name as smoking areas
will not be in use in a few months.
Some buildings will be cleared out
in December so asbestos can be
removed.
Chairman Allan Nowotny, counsel- «
ing professor, said that is beside the
point.
“All our charge in this committee
is, is simply to come up with smok-
ing in designated areas.”
The committee is also going to
recommend strong, durable signs
which cannot be defaced be used to
notify people which areas are smok-
ing and non-smoking. •
Because of budget reductions, the summer school
schedule reflects a 30 percent reduction in classes.
The dean of occupational education and technology
and the dean of arts and sciences said Tuesday they have
completed an audited summer schedule reflecting a 30
percent reduction.
The summer school budget was reduced by $600,000,
and the deans are working with a budget of $1.4 million.
Tessa Tagle, dean of occupational education and
technology, said, “We (the deans) were asked to do a
summer schedule audit by the president. We sat down
and decided what we would offer by looking at past
year’s schedules.
“We made the audited schedule and then cut 30 per-
cent off of that. We are now in the process of figuring
how much the audited schedule would cost at 100 per-
cent, 90 percent and 75 percent of regular faculty pay.”
The audited schedule has been figured for the first
scenario of paying the faculty at 100 percent for six
semester hours and lecturer rate for anything other than
that, Tagle said.
“At 100 percent, arts and sciences and occ/tech
together would have a budget that is $277,604 above the
approved budget. We are now working to present to the
college president budgets that present salaries at 90 per-
cent and 75 percent of regular pay,” Tagle said.
Tagle said she has not had to eliminate any programs
in occupational technology because of the budget
reduction.
“We have 49 programs in occ/tech. I have taken the
money I have and spread it across all the programs that
need summer programming,” she said.
The cuts have not yet affected degree plans, she said.
A number of duplicate sections were cut. Some students
might have to wait to take classes in the fall instead of
the summer.
“The bottom line for the summer schedule was the 30
changes in the summer schedule,” Reynolds added.
Charles Wright, radio-television-film chairman,
said, “We will need to emphasize good planning and
counseling. Then we can take care of the students and
the college’s needs.”
Five department chairmen said the summer schedule
would not affect their departments in a detrimental way.
Dr. Charles Weichert, psychology chairman, said the
department will be able to offer everything, but just
fewer sections.
“I will not be able to open another section if the need
arose. The department will not be able to accommodate
students if there is a great increase in enrollment,”
Weichert said.
Glenn Snider, public affairs chairman, said, “I will not
be able to offer any postal courses. My one night class
for public administration has been cut.
“I am remaining optimistic about the cuts. Come
January, maybe there will be a reassessment of the
budget.”
Charles Tuck, management chairman, said, “The
summer
We will be able to continue with our programs.”
Dr. John Friedrich, data processing chairman, said, “I
do not know of any cuts in the schedule that will hurt
a student’s ability to finish a degree program.”
Lewis Fox, economics chairman, said, “Our depart-
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Usual pay recommended
President Max Castillo said Tuesday he will recom-
mend faculty receive 100 percent of their regular pay
for one summer session.
“I will recommend to the chancellor and the board
of trustees that faculty receive 100 percent of their
regular pay for full time and lecturer rate for anything
else,” Castillo said.
The deans have calculated that by paying faculty
at 100 percent, the summer session expenditure will
be $277,604 beyond the budget.
Castillo said he will make his recommendation to
the chancellor when he receives the final data.
“When the board of trustee’s policy and planning
committee meets in November, the other college
presidents and I will present the information concer-
ning summer school,” he said.e
sion on what, where and how long
advertisements should be up.
Vazquez prefers to group ads as to
their content and place them only in
set locations on campus.
The commission on student ac-
tivities will meet to solve the
problem.
The SRC plans to attend a leader-
ship retreat from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Nov. 15 at the University of Texas at
Austin.
Vazquez said the SRC will pay for
transportation and the $15 fee for
members wishing to attend.
Leadership and listening styles are
two skills the retreat will offer those
attending.
Vazquez also appointed members
to look into the repairs and amend-
ments to the SRC constitution. •
as successful as the number of peo-
ple who participate. I’m positive they
could swap 100 percent of their
books.
“It may have an negligible effect
(on the scholarships), but we won’t
know until it has been in operation
for awhile
In other business, the SRC discuss-
ed the possibility of obtaining a
Pulse automated teller machine
here.
If the request is granted, a location
accessible to the public after school
hours would have to be considered.
The campus operations commis-
sion, under Chriselda Esquivel,
chairman, is delegated look into the
issue.
The issue of campus bulletin
boards surfaced again with discus-
......,
The registration committee Oct. 17
added a 10th station, Station J, to its
simplified registration process and
decided to include adds and drops
during the 19-day process.
The 10th station will be used to
verify payment of classes.
A floor plan of the registration pro-
cess, furnished by Guinn Fetner,
chairman of drafting and design, il-
lustrates the process of registration.
The stations are as follows:
• Station A: obtain and complete
admissions form.
• Station B: obtain registration
form (currently enrolled students
only).
• Station C: present proof of
residency.
• Station D: obtain class labels.
• Station E: turn in registration
form with class labels.
• Station F: obtain bill.
• Station G: pay bill and obtain
receipt.
• Station H: receive financial aid
information if needed.
• Station I: obtain parking permit.
• Station J: show paid receipt or
turn in unpaid bill.
The registration committee also
revealed the results of a faculty ques-
tionnaire taken recently.
Faculty in arts and sciences and
occupational education and
technology were asked to answer
questions on their availability to
work during the registration process
In the arts and sciences depart-
ment, 200 people responded. Eleven Rhino
percent of those polled thought there
should be no involvement by facul-
ty during the registration process.
Fifty-three percent think the current
level of involvement is sufficient.
The occupational education and
technology department revealed
similar results with 12 percent of 150
polled responding there should be
no faculty involvement, and 57 per-
cent approving the current level of
involvement. •
a scholarship fund.
______ Mario Vazquez, SRC president,
discretion exchange needed books said although the logistics of book
with other students. swapping have not yet been thought
Questions arose from several SRC out, the idea does merit looking into.
*‘Sometimes we can’t afford to buy
a new book. I doubt we will affect
the bookstore that much,” Vazquez
Smoking areas committee
submits recommendations
nent employee.
“Even if there was a financial sav-
ing, the trade-off in services would
not be worth it,” he said.
O’Keefe said security guards are
private citizens and have no more
authority than other citizens. They
have limited training and they
usually don’t stick around for very 4
long, he said.
“All of the officers on the campus
police force are state-certified peace
officers,” he said.
Lt. Tom Tannehill of the San An-
tonio Police Department said state-
certified peace officers can arrest
and incarcerate offenders.
“All a security officer can do is call
the local police department,” Tan-
nebaum said.
To become state-certified, a police
officer must graduate from a police ’
academy. •
schedule will not be a life-or-death situation, they will have to wait to the following fall to take the
freshman course. This would put them a year behind,
Parrigan said.
“We can steer the students into that one section. But
most incoming students will not be able to be advised
_________ ____________ to take it. We usually offer that class once in the first
ment will not be affected that greatly. We have beeh ask- session and then again in the second session,” he said. >
ed to cut two sections from our schedule.”
One of those sections would have had 31 to 32
The designated smoking areas
committee agreed Wednesday on
recommendations for smoking areas
for this campus.
The recommendations will go to
Dr. Earl Wright, vice president of stu-
dent services.
The committee, whose purpose
was to inspect all campus buildings
and forward a proposal for possible
smoking areas, discussed to poten-
tial problems concerning their
recommendation.
First, some areas cannot be
declared smoking areas unless they
receive additional ventilation.
The committee had several ideas
regarding how the ventilation could
be provided, but cost and feasibili-
ty will eliminate some of them.
The committee agreed the
snackbar on the fifth floor of Moody
Learning Center, which has a
designated smoking area, needs
more ventilation. One suggestion
was to switch the smoking and non-
smoking areas but that idea was
eliminated.
Budget forces summer school reductions
By Cathy Leigh
Managing Editor
percent cut. Our decision on the schedule depended
upon what funds we have, the history of enrollment and
if the course could be offered in the fall,” Tagle said.
She said Dr. Max Castillo, college president, has ask-
ed the deans to consider ghosting some sections. If
money becomes available or if a lot of students enroll
in the summer, the ghosting gives a contingency plan
for certain sections, Tagle said.
Dr. Lewis Goerner, dean of arts and sciences, said, “We
are having to rethink the summer schedule. A student
might have to delay graduation to the fall because a
sophomore level course might not be offered.”
Goerner said everybody was hurt and frustrated by the
summer schedule.
Castillo explained the process of ghost scheduling.
“I am telling the deans to make contingency plans
where we usually have heavy enrollment. This will not
be done in every discipline.”
“This has nothing to do with the budget. Our budget
did turn out to be a reduction of 21 percent instead of
30 percent. The 30 percent was only a soft figure,” he
said.
Folks tend to forget that last summer there was a 10
percent enrollment drop. This means there was only an
11 percent reduction after that, Castillo added.
“This summer we will not have the luxury in some
departments to offer introductory courses in the sum-
mer. They will have to take the courses in the fall in-
stead. I am concerned about those that have a carry-on
as part of a degree plan in the summer,” he said.
Some department chairmen think problems that may
arise from the reduced budget could be ameliorated by
counseling students.
Cecil Reynolds, business technology chairman,
said, “I think we need to show students in the depart-
ment what will be offered in the spring and the
summer.”
Many students could take courses in the spring if there
will be no summer sections, he said.
“The most we can do is alert the students to the
semester. back all books at half their paid price
Vazquez said he will not be able to and then sells the book for 75 per-
re-sell the book because this college cent of the original price.
will no longer use it. “If a book costs $20, the student
James Loftin, manager of The Cave, gets $10 back. We buy back the us-
confirmed the district-owned ed book and re-sell it for $15.”
bookstore is a profit-making As for the bookstore’s buying back
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rhino raises the serious question as
to if any citations would be enfor- about replacing campus police with
cable,” he said. private security.
Castillo said, “Unless there has “There are other areas of the col-
been a criminal act or a stolen lege such as food services and the
automobile, I am against using the bookstore where we can go to con-
rhino. Transcripts and grades can be tract services and save money,
held, and students with violations Security is a completely different
may not be able to register.” enterprise; it is one area of the col-
Santos said there would probably lege where we should not go to con-
be a meeting between the chancellor tract,” he said.
and the college presidents to Commander Robert O’Keefe, chief
establish a representative policy for of campus police, said contracting
all campuses. • private security at Palo Alto will cost
president of student services, told geology book from The Cave for $43,
students at a leadership retreat Sept, and then found out the department
26, that the bookstore was a profit- switched books for the next
tative Commissions discussed how Tom Weinbrecht, public relations
book swapping could detrimentally commission chairman, thought the
“Two of the four classes were only offered during the
summer session. Now we will only be able to one course,
a modern graphic design course,” Burkett said.
“I think we are going to lose some good people by not
having the four summer classes. Every year people come
problem with students coming to take the basic theory for the summer classes and end up staying here. Ob-
course. They must have this class so that they can take viously, we will lose those people,” Burkett said.
the freshman theory.” The photography offered 10 classes last summer. This
If the students do not take the course until the fall, summer only four photography sections will be offered,
she said.*
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