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VOLUME 23, NUMBER 7 P O M O N A , N.J. O c t o b e r 30, 1981
Discount
Housing
By Drew W i e d er
F i f t h - r o om m ates have already
b e e n notified that they will most
likely remain fifth roommates for
some time. At a m e e t i n g in A - W i ng
Lecture Hall on October 27, the
current situation involving Founders
Hall o c c u p a t i o n was d i s c u s s e d.
Peter Mitchell. Stockton's chief
e xecuti v e , a n n i • u i '« e e d yet a n o t h e r
delay in s o l v i n g the f i f t h - r o om m ate
situation; j u d g i n g from the reactions
of a very interested audience they
were not pleased. Even though
President Mitchell diplomatically
stated, "'the burden of this p r o b l em
should fall upon u s " (the Adminis-tration),
the students in attendance
w e r e n ' t s o o t h e d.
The big a n n o u n c e m e n t f o c u s e d on
the realization that the Founders
Hall r e s i d e n t s were not g o i ng to be
moving into their new h o m e s soon.
For the past two months f i f t h - r o o m -
mates have b e e n paying $144.00 for
their a c c o m o d a t i o n s ; in the living-room,
storage closet, and in some
instances sharing 1/3 of a bed-r
o o m . Many of the s t u d e n ts
i n c o n v e n i e n c e d by t h i s s i t u a t i on
were not entirely pleased by the
Continued on page 10
January, there will be a happy
applause front the casino industry in
Atlantic County. Byrne officially
r e j e c t s 24-Hour g a m i n g , b e c a u s e he
b e l i e v e s that the city was intended
to be a " R e s o r t t o w n " , family style.
H o w e v e r , with a sore economy,
lobby group AACCE, has tried to
g e t state l e g i s l a t u r e s and local
o f f i c i a l s to e n d o r s e 24-Hour gaming.
So far. the o u t l o o k is very
p r o m i s i n g ; both Perskie and Mc-
Gahn support it, and it is a matter of
time until Byrne vacates his seat.
1 n c i d e n 11 y . a g o v e r n o r can sign
2 4 - H o u r g a m i n g into l e g i s l a t i on
without g o i n g through the House or
Senate.
D e r e g u l a t i o n , like 24-Hour gam-i
n g . is very i m p o r t a n t for the
industry. It will help u n e m p l o y m e nt
and attract more tour groups to
Atlantic City.
As heard on the Radio, and seen
in the local n e w s p a p e r s , the candi-dates
for Senate have been tactless-ly
m u d s l i n g i n g , attempting to des-troy
the i m a g e of their o p p o n e n t.
C o n t i n u e d on page 10
One More Try the S t o n on pa tie three
By Donna Lee Vitale
In the Second District in New
J e r s e y , State Senator Steven P.
Perskie and ex Senator Dr. Joseph
L. McGahh continue to campaign
for the Senatorial seat by raising
local issues and discrediting party
p o l i t i c s .
For 31 years, Frank S. Farley
s e r v e d as a State . Senator in the
S e c o n d District. Democratic nomi-nee
Dr. McGahn defeated Farley's
political machine in 1972. McGahn
s e r v e d two terms as Senator, losing
the Democratic nomination in 1977
to Steven Perskie, and theYi losing
the Senatorial seat.
Steve Perskie ( D e m . ) is a practi-cing
lawyer. Dr. McGahn is a
p r a c t i c i n g physician. Both candi-dates
were included in local political
e v e n t s and in political positions
b e f o r e they served their terms as
S m at or
The ratification of casino gaming
in 19"*b would forever have a huge
i ni}) a et on the state of New JerseC.
The intention of casino gaming was
f o c u s e d not only on adult entertain-ment,
but also as a revenue raiser
for the state, and a restoration
Perskie Vs. McGahn
p r o c e s s for the depleted Atlantic
City. The coming of casinos into
A . C . would be side-by-side with
m u l t i n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s , and
huge sums of money to be invested
in the area. Atlantic City was
v i e w e d by some p e o p l e as a " b r a nd
new c i t y " being erected out of the
slums; with the unique potential of
b e c o m i n g a w o r l d w i d e luxury resort.
What h a p p e n e d ? The climate in
Atlantic City's Casino industry is
c o o l , so cool that casino d e v e l o p e rs
are p o s t p o n i n g their projects in an
attempt to wait for better economic
times. Now that the nation is in an
o f f i c i a l ' ' r e c e s s i o n ' ' , the c a s i no
industry appears to be no more
p r o s p e r o u s than any other industry.
Many Hotels and C a s i n o s have been
o p e r a t i n g at a net loss since they
o p e n e d their gaming halls.
W i t h this type of c l i m a t e in
Atlantic City and County, the casino
industry, casino e m p l o y e e s , small
b u s i n e s s m e n , senior citizens and
South Jersey taxpayers are now-looking
toward the State to help
them in this difficult time. Indirect-ly.
it is the South Jcrsev representa-tive
that they have been relying
upon to represent them in the State
Lepislature.
Some of the most prominent issues
have been: casino deregulation -
including 24-Hour gaming, casino
reinvestment laws, state representa-tion
of South Jersey in different
state c o m m i t t e e s and positions, the
status of the Pinelands, toxic waste,
u n e m p l o y m e n t , and b o s s i s m in
South Jersey.
Both candidates agree that the
environmental planning of the Pine-lands
needs more representation
from South Jersey . Perskie stated in a
press r e l e a s e , " T h e r e must be more
local input and participation in the
d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g process if we are to
s u c c e e d in protecting the environ-ment.
while still providing for the
need to accommodate, with proper
planning, the new growth our area
is e x p e r i e n c i n g " . Dr. McGahn also
e m p h a s i z e s the need for " H o me
R u l e " , where local o f f i c a l s should
have the " a b i l i t y to exert leadership
over their own d e s t i n y ".
W h e n G o v e r n o r B r e n d a n T.
Bvrne officallv vacates his seat in
b a r g a i n i n g during the contract neg-otiations.
The coalition was com-p
o s e d of the AFT. local 195. which
r e p r e s e n t s maintenance workers at
the State c o l l e g e s , the Communica-tion
Workers Association (CWA)
and the American Federation of
State and County Municipal Em-p
l o y e e s ( A F S C M E ) . AFSCME set-t
l e d i n d e p e n d e n t l y and left the
c o a l i t i o n . The coalition represented
about 32.000 p e o p l e . Harrison felt
that this type of bargaining worked
out fairly well.
This new contract has a more
c o m p r e h e n s i v e medical plan, pro-vides
for eye care, and includes an
increase in a c r o s s - t h e - b o a r d salar-ies.
It also has art increase in the
Tentative Faculty
Agreement Reached
By Bill Mackin
A f t e r about a year of negotiations
b e t w e e n the T e a c h e r s Union and the
State of New Jersey, a tentative
contract has been reached. The
a g r e e m e n t will soon be put to a
ratification vote.
il>e contract negotiations were
s u p p o s e d to be c o n c l u d e d in Feb-ruary
1981, but the talks dragged on
until very recently. The old contract
e x p i r e d on June 30, 1981; thus the
t e a c h e r s have been working without
a contract from July 1, 1981.
Keit Harrison, President of the
A m e r i e.a n Fed e r at io n o f T e a c h e r s at
Stockton said that the negotiations
were d r a g g e d out b e c a u s e , " w e felt
that the state was not bargaining in
g o o d f a i t h . " Originally the state
o f f e r e d a 3 - 4 % e c o n o m i c package
i n c r e a s e . In the tentative agree-ment
there is a 10% increase, 60%
of which will be paid e f f e c t i v e July,
1981 and 4 0 % of which will be paid
e f f e c t i v e January, 1982. For those
on ten month contracts, the corres-p
o n d i n g dates are S e p t e m b e r , 1981,
and Feb ru a rv 1982. The ne w
contract would be in effect' for two
y e a r s , and would expire on June 30,
1983.
T h e AFT e n t e r e d in c o a l i t i on
e x p e r i e n t i a l step increments and a
very small merit pot. Mr. Hartison
felt that the contract is " r e a s o n -
able . it d o e s n ' t keep us exactly
even with the economy and infla-t
i o n . "
The agreement will be printed
and d i s t r i b u t e d by next week to the
t e a c h e r s ; soon after that it will be
put to a ratification vote. The votes
from all eight state c o l l e g e s will be
c o m p i l e d u p s t a t e and, for t h e
contract to g o into e f f e c t , it will have
to pass with à majority vote.