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VOLUME 46
NUMBER 8
FEB. 12, 1976
SUNY FACES MASSIVE CUTS
Governor Carey released specific
budget cuts for all state agencies on
December 11 as a part of his program
geared to balancing the state budget.
His proposed cuts total $218 million
in the state operation expenditure
base for the 1976-77 fiscal year. $60
million of the cuts are in the area
of capital expenditures and the over-whelming
balance of $158 million
rests in the curtailment of state
purposes.
S.U.N.Y. is being given the larg-est
and subsequently unkindest cut of
all state agencies. The cut totals
$21.5 million and comes accompanied
by the request that S.U.N.Y. raise
its income by $24.5 million. There
are only three sources of income
available to S.U.N.Y. and they unkind-ly
hit the self supporting student
hardest of all.
These sources are, tuition, room
rents, and medical center hospital
fees.
While jurisdiction for raising fees
lies in the hands of the Board of
Trustees, a forced increase of income
of such magnitude could make the de-cision
moot. The Trustees would, of
course, have the option of further
reducing the budget by the $24.2 mil-lion
in question, but this would up
the net total S.U.N.Y. cut to $45.7
million. This ultimate figure repre-sents
a phenomenal 7% decrease in the
university budget of $647,812,000.
Chancellor Boyer said that the pro-posed
reduction in the S.U.N.Y.
budget:
•Reduces enrollment by 5,000 students
below currant levels at State-oper-ated
campuses.
•Eliminates 1,000 faculty and staff
positions
•Increases tuition and dormitory
charges
•Closes campus schools
•Abolishes the S.U.N.Y. scholarship
program for graduate students
•Imposes a 16% paycut for about 2,000
University employees who will be
shifted from a 12 to a 10 month year
•Forces a cutback of important med-ical
treatment services at S.U.N.Y.'s
two University hospitals
•Decreases by 8% State support of
Community Colleges
"These proposed cuts come on top of
a $10 million expenditure ceiling im-posed
on spending in the 1975-76 bud-get.
That ceiling, "Chancellor Boyer
said, "has already caused S.U.N.Y. to
eliminate 530 faculty and staff
positions and reduce academic programs,
maintenance and other services on many
of its campuses.
"New York State faces a grave fiscal
crisis, which must be solved,""
Chancellor Boyer said. "It's clear that
Governor Carey is doing what must be
done statewide to meet head-on this
financial situation. Adjustments must
be made at every level and the Uni-versity
is determined to accept
austerity to bring fiscal stability to
New York State.
"At the same time the University
has been hard hit. We cannot continue
to drain the resources of S.U.N.Y. and
keep its vitality intact. The moves we .
are now forced to make--on top of the
cuts already suffered—force the
University to exhaust all possibili-ties
for significant savings and in-creasing
income consistent with its
scope and public mission. Another
round of budget cuts would force
further drastic action that will have
statewide implications as will as
harming specific communities.
"It's time to reaffirm that higher
education is not a luxury but a neces-sity
in this State. New York, like all
leading states, must have a great pub-lic
university to:
•Help young people and older citizens
prepare for productive work and
worthwhile lives
•Provide essential medical training
and health care centers
•Assist the State solve its problems
through research
•Support industry by providing a high-ly
skilled and well-educated labor
force
This is a young and vigorous Uni-versity.
We are determined to remain
strong while accommodating to the cur-rent
crisis. But if we are to preserve
the excellence of State University, we "
must have fiscal stability and admin-istrative
flexibility to do the job.
"To continue a reduction in the
scope and quality of education at this
crucial time is to mortgage the future
of this great State."
FLAB FACTORY OPENS IN ROOSEVELT
by Joseph Tumbarello
On January 28, 1976 the Flab
Factory opened up in Roosvelt Hall.
The Flab Factory is located next to
the student activities office. The
health center takes the place of
the girls locker room.
The Flab Factory is funded by
your student activity fee. There-fore
all you need to get in is your
college ID'S. The Flab Factory is
also open to faculty and staff mem-bers
who may purchase an admission
book containing 25 tickets for $15.
Any outsider may purchase the 25
ticket book for $20. There is a one
visit pass on sale for $1.00. The
ticket DOOKlets are on sale from
9am-4pm in the student activities
office on Monday thru Friday.
The Flab Factory includes two
universal weight machines. These
machines include a bench press, a
military press, a leg press, pullup
bars and bicycle bars. The health
center also contains one walking
machine, two excercycles, two row-ing
machines, and one curling we
weight machine. The Flab Factory
is completred with a sauna and
showers. Proper attire is required
and no street clothes are permit-ted.
Also there will be no locks
or towels available.
Two male students who were in
the health center said they felt it
was a good idea. They both were
there to stay in shape working out
on the various machines. One person
although was sleeping in the sauna,
obviousley to loose weight
The students said that they
enjoyed the center and that they
would come back again. The only
criticism they had was that the
schedule was too female oriented.
They felt the schedule should be
switched to a more male oriented
schedule because the men would use
t>.2 weights more than the women.
The schedule appears on p. 7,
So if you feel your spare time
is overinflated or if you just want
to get in shape and stay there the
Flab Factory in Roosvelt Hall is
the place for you. Rember all a
Farmingdale student has to do is
show his or her I.D. card