The_Rambler_1983-02

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Residence Hall to Remain Open
The announcement reached
the office of THE RAMBLER
at 11:00 AM on Tuesday,
February 7, 1984 that Suffolk
would remain open, and con-tinue
to function as a com-munity.
The Suffolk Hall
issue has sure had its share of
controversy. From the outset
of this dispute, the residents
of Suffolk remained strong to
their cause. The residents
demonstrated exactly what
the meaning of COMMUNITY
is. They also set an example
to all students that if you feel
your rights are being vio-lated,
address the issues and
pursue the answers..
A meeting was held bet-ween
SGA president Matt
Cresser, SGA Vice-president
Jeff O'Neill and Vice-Presi-dent
of Student Affairs Noel
Palmer, in Mr. Palmer's
office at approximately 11:00
AM on Tuesday, February 7.
There were several issues
addressed, such as, would it
be practical at this time to
close the hall? The initial
savings discussed at the out-set
of the dispute would
probably not be met because
of the delay in the moving.
which the SGA had a very
large say in. Matt also ex-plained
that Mr. Palmer did
not want to inflict any more
pain onto the students in-volved
in moving. When the
whole issue was revied, it was
decided that it would be in the
best interest of all involved
that the subject be closed,
instead of Suffolk.
THE RAMBLER still had
some questions that we felt
should be addressed, so the
RAMBLER contacted Mark
Kaplan, Director of Residen-tial
Life, and asked him the
following questions:
RAM: What options are
now open to the students who
either moved or planned on
moving?
MK: "These students can
move back into their previous
rooms, or stay exactly where
they are now. All we are ask-ing
is that they make their
decisions immediately, so
order can be restored, and the
business can be completed."
RAM: Likewise with the
women in Hughes?
MK: "ExacUy."
RAM: Are there plans to
renovate Suffolk Hall?
MK: "There are no plans,
except for the daily mainten-ance
and janitorial cleanli-ness."
RAM: Will there be a resi-dent
counselor assigned to
Suffolk Hall?
MK: "No comment."
So, it appears that, with the
cooperation of the students,
life will continue as normal,
and, hopefully, their grades
will not suffer.
THE RAMBLER a l ^ tried
to approach Mr. Palmer for a
few words to add, but, unfor-;
tunately, he could not be'
reached. But, with Mr,
Palmer's concern that the
students be inform^, we are
sure that a letter will be sub-mitted
addressing the camp-us'
decision.
THE RAMBLER talked to
Ms. Pat Williams from the
Public Relations Office and
she expressed the opinion
that it was the University's
intention not to continue this
dispute and create any more
ill feelings among the stu-dents.
Plus, the residents
involved seemed perfectly
happy to live with the condi-tions
present in Suffolk. The
original decision was made
not to create hardships upon
the students, but to restore
their living conditions to a
satisfactory level.
The Suffolk Hall dispute is
now over and the students
came out a decisive winner.
We must not forget the efforts
that the President and the
Vice-President of the Student
Government Association
have given this cause. Matt
Cresser and Jeff O'Neill had
worked very hard to secure
the rights of the students, and
represented the student body
in outstanding fashion. This is
probably the biggest fight any
student body has fought and
won. The names of these men
will be remembered for a
long time on the campus of
Farmingdale.
THE RAMBLER wanted to
get some parting words from
Matt and Jeff, so we went to
their office ans asked them
these questions...
RAM: What was your feel-ing
upon leaving the meeting
with Mr. Palmer?
MC: "It was absolutely
great, and relieving, that we
could take this and put it
behind us."
RAM: Do you feel that in
the ~ luture, the decisions
affecting the students will be
discussed with you and future
student government offi-cials?
MC: I would sure hope so.
I feel that we (Administration
and SGA) share the same"
basic interests AND we can
work together to better their
cause."
So ends the controversy
over Suffolk Hall.
ROSS W. ANDERSON
S.U.N.Y. S.A.S.U. Budget Fact Sheet
Governor Cuomo released
the Executive Budget request
for 1984-85 on January 16. The
overall budget for SUNY is
$1,640.3 million an increase of
$129.7 million from last year's
$1,510.7 million. The proposal
contains many new programs
and innovations which make
the budget substantially dif-ferent
from previous pro-posals.
In addition, the
budget contains an $86.2 mil-lion
increase in state general
revenue for the University.
Also included in the document
is a call to substantially in-crease
dents.
costs to SUNY stu-
Studeiit-General Revenue
The budget proposal inclu-des:
* A tuition of $200 for
undergraduates. This repre-sents
a 47 percent increase in
undergraduate tuition over
the last two years.
* A "proportionate" tuition
increase for graduate stu-dents.
Coupled with under-graduate
tuition this is expec-ted
to generate an additional
$28.2 million.
* An out-of-state and
foreign student tuition in-crease
of $500. This increase
comes after a record $900
increase last year.
* Dormitory room rent will
be increased by $150. This
represents the fifth $150 in-crease
in five years.
* An additional $475,000
raised through new or in-creased
student fees.
* An additional $1.5 million
charged to University Auxil-ary
Service Corporations.
These charges are indirectly
paid by students through food
service charges, vending fees
and bookstore costs.
State General Revenue
For the first time in several
years, the Governor proposed
a sui3stantial increase in state
support for the University.
The proposed increase of
$86.2 million is expected to
cover negotiated
salary/benefit increases for
University faculty and staff.
This is a significant improve-ment
over the Governor's
proposal to reduce State sup-port
for SUNY by $5 million
this year.
University Staffing Levels
The 1984-85 budget request
supports 30,124 full-time
equivalent positions. This
represents a decrease of 1,513
funded positions from last
year. Since 1976-77 SUNY has
lost 4,659 positions, while
enrollment has actually in-creased.
These cuts have the
equivalent impact of closing
seven Arts & Science Colleges
or two University Centers.
Last year, the Division of
Budget cut 279 positions oyer
and above those called for in
the 1982-83 budget.
S t r u c t u r a l Budgetary
Changes
* Dormitory Operations,
SUNY Hospitals and Organ-
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*The staff of THE RAMBLER would like tQ extend iu
apologies to the campus community and its advertisers,
for the delay in the publication of our first iuue.