DON'TSTEALTHETOQUE!

By Noah Arm~y

I wos informed recently th,11the Toque stealing has continues. This disappoints me, I was hoping th!ll people in this school would be more understanding and honest. What i~ the point of' freedom of the press· if tht: product of th;:it freedom i stolen away? The ironic thing ubout Ibis is thlll thuse who are stealing believe that they are acting against an immorol ncwspape1. I lowevcr, is it nm immoral to oppose the rights that arc laid ou1 by the government?

If these people think they are ucting in lhc best interests ol' the other students, they arc wrong. If a newspaper publishes objectionable copy, people will figure it out for them• selves. I cnnsidL•r thi~ ·Toque stealing' an attack on all free press. This is not just immoral; it is oppression!

ln wrbulent political and economic times such as we arc cxpt!riencing in British Colut11biaat the moment, com• munity attention gels focused on various issues. However, in paying attention, we want to be reasonably confident that we arc not sharing ignorance. Walking to my oflice on the Abbots ford campus the other day, ii was interesting tu overhear a group of stude11tsconversing in the hallwny. /\ l pa sed, my attention was cap1ureJ by what appeurcd to be a discussion about faculty salary levels at UCFY. I actually stopped dead in my tracks when I heard speculation from the group that many or the UCFV faculty must earn more thun $ I 00,000 per year.

My initial reaction was to walk on. But l stopped, returned to the group and indicated that this speculation was not accurule. I then offered my own uff-thc-top-of-my• head indication of the faculty salury rnngc at UCFY. One of the students asked about the uvcrngc salary. While I could not immediately offer an informed response. I Jid uffer a guess. The gist of my comme11tswas, of course, that the $ I 00.000per year was considerably too high.

Since the conversation, I have been Lroubled by at least two things: I. My own response wns not as adequately informed as it n1ight have been, .ind 2. Perhaps ii would be helpful if more membern of the UCFYcommu11ityhad the facts regarding full-time UCFV faculty salaries. In this. pirit, I ~hare the follow•

The (April 2001 - April 2002) salary scale (benefits are not included) for full-timi: faculty al UCFV i~ ll 13-stcp s<.:ule,as i'ollows:

I. $46. 776.00

2. $48, 158.00

3. $49,581.00

4. $51. 046.()()

5. $52,554.00

6. $54. 107.00

7. $55, 706.00

8. $57, 352.00

9. $59,047.00

10. $60, 791.00

11. $62, 587.00

12. $64,436.00

13. $66,504.00 lnitiul placement on the above scale varies with the background and educ:.ition nf the faculty member when hired. From then on, the individual moves up che scale one step per year until s/he reaches step 13.

111offering this information for publication in lhe Cascade, I am not lllaking any judgmenl ubout the merits of either the scale or the full-time faculty pay profile at UCFV. I offer the information only so that. as we focus our attention on the costs and values of publicly funded education. at least with regard to salary levels. we may be informed by the facts. I also want to acknowledge (although I du not want to muddy the picture here) that !'acuity salary rates for non-permanent. contract faculty are substanlially lower th1111those indicat• cd above.

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