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Volume 28, Issue 8
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Arts & Entertainment
Cultural fitness, page 6 Gas prices, page 6
Extremities, Name, page #page 11 Name, pagepage Maritime, # 12
Sports Softball, page 15 Basketball, page 16
The Student Newspaper of Carroll College
Union vote — results awaited Mark R. DeBoer Staff Writer
The faculty of Carroll College voted to determine if the faculty themselves were decided enough, through a vote of the simple majority, to unionize under the UAW on February 11. The ballot box, following the election, was sealed and taken to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional office until such time as the national offices of the NLRB can decide whether or not to hear any appeal from Carroll’s administration. According to Dr. Deidre Keenan of the English department, there are still two of the three original, formal appeals pending. Keenan stated the denied appeal, “was to postpone the vote for a long time because [the Carroll administration] made the argument that they hadn’t had the time to launch an anti-union campaign.” The first of the two remaining appeals resides in the matter of the level of management that the administration feels the faculty is privy to, which is one the largest grievances that the faculty themselves have. Under a court ruling, known basically as the Yeshiva Ruling, the faculty of Yeshiva University were denied the right to form a union on the
grounds that they held a remarkable amount of managerial and supervisory power at Yeshiva University. The original decision handed down by the NLRB upon the matter of Carroll College flatly denied the administration’s claim that the Yeshiva Ruling pertained to the faculty at Carroll. If the first appeal is rejected by the regional NLRB, the administration will take their grievances to the national headquarters of the NLRB in Washington, D.C. In either case, explained Keenan, no new information may be proposed by either side of the case. Any and all appeals can only be based upon the evidence recorded at the original hearings at the start of this year. If the NLRB responds with a refusal to hear the appeal, then the votes from February 11 will be counted and the results made public. On the other hand, any votes placed could be nullified and destroyed if the choice is made to hear the appeal. The NLRB only hears about 3-5 percent of the appeals that are brought before them. Keenan speculated that the final recourse of the administration, if the NLRB refuses to hear their appeal, is to take the matter to the U.S. Federal Court System, where the matter could be tied up indefinitely.
BSU Dinner
Photo by Jill Ridenour
The Black Student Union dinner held in the ballroom on Sunday, February 27th featured keynote speaker Tim McHatten, a pastor from Gilead in Milwaukee.
Carroll Idol
Photo by Jill Ridenour
Carroll Idol brought an excellent crowd to the ballroom on Saturday, February 19th. The winners junior Tim Ecklor in second and freshman Christina Papagianis in first sang everything from No Doubt to Joan Jett.
Campus misconduct soars Alysha Schertz Staff Writer
“We don’t go looking for trouble, the students usually just announce themselves to the world,” said Assistant Dean of Students, Patrick Peyer. Well, maybe not to the world, but students here at Carroll College have definitely been announcing themselves, and many of their friends, to the campus disciplinary committee. The number of students that had been referred to the student life disciplinary committee first semester alone practically matches that of the entire 2003–04 school year. The question being posed is why. How come an overwhelming amount of students feel it necessary to break the rules? During the 2003–04 school year, 443 referrals were written. First semester of this 2004–05 school year already yielded 315 referrals for students on campus. A referral is a list of student names that have violated a resident hall or campus housing policy. That list is then sent to the Student Life office where appropriate action is taken for the offense. A student may be “referred” by a Resident Assistant, or a Resident Director for numerous reasons mentioned in the student handbook. Referrals can range from offenses like noise violations, the use of prohibited objects — like candles or hot plates — in the residence halls, or the most common referral — illegal use of alcoholic sub-
stances by underage students. After a student is referred, Peyer calls the process that follows a “very educational” one. He stated that he generally meets with the students and helps them recognize that “there has been a problem. You’ve made a mistake. Let’s talk about it. Let’s learn from it.” The number of referrals has increased rapidly for the last three years. During the 2001–02 school year, 210 referrals were made. In 2002–03 there were 334. Two hundred and thirty-three of the referrals made during 2003 were alcohol related, according to the annual Jean Cleary report printed by campus safety. Looking at the increased number of referrals annually, one must look at the increased amount of enrollment as a whole. So many students may be a reason for so many new problems. The past few years have seen a significant increase in the size of the incoming freshman class. This year alone the freshmen class totaled over 600. An even greater increase is predicted for the years ahead. A South Bergstrom freshman resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, had his own opinion on why problems were so high. “I don’t know what it was like in previous years, but the freshman class was so big this year… maybe the discipline referrals could come from so many triples.” With an increase in the number of students that go here,
the campus has had to adjust to provide housing for them all. Starting in the fall of 1997, according to Peyer, the campus introduced the concept of triples. A triple is essentially three people living in a space originally intended for two. It is easy to see how problems with living space may erupt into problems between roommates. The concept of “triples” has been around for a while, and with the addition of the college purchasing apartment buildings for housing purposes, the number of triples being issued has remained relatively stable, according to Peyer. Peyer was not prepared to offer his opinion on why so many new referrals were reported first semester but simply stated, “Ask the students. Right now they’re closer to the situation then I am. They will probably know more. I’m sure there are lots of different opinions.” Junior, and resident Swarthout dormitory, Staci Luevano stated, “I think kids just don’t care — adults just don’t have as much authority over kids any more — that’s just how society has changed.” New Hall resident, Chad Carroll added, “It’s college. If you’re gonna do it, you’re gonna do it. No one really cares.” He mentioned, however, that since the increase in referrals, he is more cautious knowing that people are actually getting See MISCONDUCT Page 3