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Advisory Board lottery draws very few students Apparently student apathy has hit an all time low as the lottery drawing for members of advisory boards was held this past week. The selection of members to College Council, Campus Hear-ing Board, and the Faculty Review Committee/Board was conducted on Thursday, Sept. 30 in room G-207 of the Col-lege Center. Shortly before the selection began, Michael Korff, assistant to President Bjork and the Where is the President? On October 1 (last Friday) the president of Stockton State College, Richard E. Bjork de-parted from the U.S.A. This event went undisclosed to the members of the Stockton com-munity. Only after intense re-search did the Argo receive any information concerning the president's where-abouts. An initial phone call to the President's Office, which was answered by a member of his staff, revealed that the Presi-dent was on an adventure to China. Curious as to the reasons for the President's journey to China, Argo contacted Person-nel Services wishing to know if the President was on a vacation. An unnamed person at extension 384 stated, "we did not know anything and couldn't say anything for two weeks until President Bjork's time sheet is sent to us." The acting leader of Stockton, Woodworth G. Thrombly (nor-mally vice president of Aca-demic Affairs) was quite in-formative as to Dr. Bjork's travels. "Dr. Bjork is on a trip to the Far East: Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taipei," Thrombly said. Thrombly went on to say that Dr. Bjork was one of 15 members invited to Taiwan from the Association of State Colleges and Universities. Argo also contacted the Chancellor of Higher Educa-tion, Ralph Dungan. Dungan was in conference at the time Argo reached his office. How-ever, Mrs. M.H. Fairbanks from the Chancellor's office said, "President Bjork is on vacation and is touring the Far East." Where exactly is Dr. Bjork? Is it not the college's right to know where our president is and why we were not notified as to the reasons behind his mysterious send-off? Is it standard procedure for a col-lege president to take a vaca-tion during the opening weeks of a new semester? Do we have the confidence in Dr. Thormbly to lead us at this point in our academic ca-reers? In an Unrelated Event Unknown to most of the Stockton community, President Bjork is also the president of the Mainland Bank of Atlantic County. This week, at the Phillipine International Conven-tion Center in Manila, there is a meeting of the International Monetary Fund. The occurence of this "Banker's Meeting" in the Far East and the Presi-dent's vacation in the same region may be purely coin-cidental. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 SSC space squeeze will continue By J. Entwistle Clubs and organizations are in a bit of a squeeze this year. It seems there just isn't enough room to grant each of them an office. The clubs and organiza-tions have access to 12 cubicles in upper B-wing which are old faculty offices. Of the 37 organ-izations that applied, 25 were given an office. There are two organizations to each office and one office contains three groups. In evaluating the applications many things were taken into consideration. Decisions were based on: number of members, special needs, interests served, and past performance of the organizations. The Administra-tion tried to "use the available space in such a way as to accomodate as many students as possible," notes Chuck Tan-tillo, Vice president of Campus Programs. There are a few new organiza-tions on campus and some have moved around a bit. The Ten-ants Assn. and Pine Tree Co-op have moved to cabins 2 and 3, respectively. The radio station has been moved from their cabi to G-216 citing problems of theft. They also wanted to begin broadcast to the College Center. A new organization that has come to SSC is the Gay Peoples Union. They are "well organized" and "add a new dimension to the co-curricular activities," states Rick Hurley, assistant director of student activities. The Office of Campus Pro-grams handles anything the student organizations have to do. They provide telephones, a mail drop, they keep accounts, and do free printing for all the organizations sponsored by Stockton. The office space granted to the organizations may last only to the end of this semester. They get whatever is left over. Campus Programs has a "space budget" and upper B-wing may have to be renovated for class-es, according to Ron Klepcyk, director of student activities. If this space is renovated, where will the clubs go? Possibly to the College Center, states Klepcyk. The renovation is "not likely", say Chuck Tantil-lo, vice president of campus programs. Well that's fine for this year, but what about next yéar? The Administration will no doubt be faced with this problem again until a specific area is set aside for this purpose. What about next year? We'll just have to wait and find out. Burglar hits dorms Gets $1500 in goods By Chris Baumle On Saturday, Oct. 2, apart-ment D-15 was broken into and ransacked. Approximately $1500 worth of possessions are missing, items such as a TV, stereo, camera equipment, an electric typewriter and some cash. The entry was apparently made through the left bed-room window, as it was com-pletely opened and the screen was pushed in. The incident was reported Saturday night by victims Marc Schwartzmann and Scott Shallete. Other vic-tims are John Williams, Leon Schweizer and Louis Esposito. There are no suspects in the case as of yet, and no spec-ulation can be made as to whether the burglar is from the Stockton community or not. Anyone having any infor-mation on this matter is urged to contact Detective Bill Lentz of Campus Police, ext 317 or 652-7495. All information will be kept strictly confidential. director of the affair, exclaim-ed to no surprise of those present, that something was amuck. Surveying the audience, it was apparent that everyone present was a member of the Stockton staff except for two students (neither of two stu-dents present were "running" for the post on the numerous committees). "I can't believe that there aren't any students here," Korff said. In the past, stu-dents would normally show up at the selection to insure that there would be no irregulari-ties in the drawing of commit-tee or board members. "Last year the students came because they didn't trust us," said Korff. "This year they didn't show up because they didn't care. It's obvious that the present system developed by President Bjork for enlisting student in-volvement in the internal af-fairs of the college is a fail-u r e , " said Wayne Wipper-mann, editor of the Argo and one of the two students at the lottery. G-Court toiiets flood By Chris Baiunle During the night of Sept. 24, gurgling noises followed by overflowing water from Hous-ing toilets and bathtubs oc-cured in several G-court apart-ments. Most of the dwellings in question received minimal damage—nothing more than a wet bathroom floor. At least one apartment (G-17), how-ever, suffered more extensive leakage, causing the sogging down of the living room rug and a flow of water into the kitchen. One of the residents of G-17 attempted to soak up some of the water with rags but could do nothing with the carpet. When the incident was report-ed, Ron Rice, director of Housing, stated that cleaning materials would be supplied to the tenants involved, but that no one from plant manage-ment would be able to do the clean-up. This was termed "unfair" by the student vic-tims. Argo spoke to Ron Rice for a fuller explanation of the situa-tion. Rice said that the stu-dents had not made it clear to him what the extent of the flooding damage was and did send someone to clean up the water. Rice stated that the problem developed as a result of a backed-up sewer. In the sewer were found a crushed beer can and a wad of paper. Ron Rice also said that similar pro-blems could be avoided in the future if the tenants take more care as to what they flush down the toilets: cans, sanitary unflushables and paper towels.
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Title | Argo: Volume 16, Number 4 |
Date | 1976-10-05 |
Publisher | Argo Corporation |
Subjects | The Weekly Stockton Community Newspaper |
Publication Title | Argo |
Publication Date Range | 1971 - present |
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Title | Argo: Volume 16, Number 4 |
Date | 1976-10-05 |
Publisher | Argo Corporation |
Transcript | Advisory Board lottery draws very few students Apparently student apathy has hit an all time low as the lottery drawing for members of advisory boards was held this past week. The selection of members to College Council, Campus Hear-ing Board, and the Faculty Review Committee/Board was conducted on Thursday, Sept. 30 in room G-207 of the Col-lege Center. Shortly before the selection began, Michael Korff, assistant to President Bjork and the Where is the President? On October 1 (last Friday) the president of Stockton State College, Richard E. Bjork de-parted from the U.S.A. This event went undisclosed to the members of the Stockton com-munity. Only after intense re-search did the Argo receive any information concerning the president's where-abouts. An initial phone call to the President's Office, which was answered by a member of his staff, revealed that the Presi-dent was on an adventure to China. Curious as to the reasons for the President's journey to China, Argo contacted Person-nel Services wishing to know if the President was on a vacation. An unnamed person at extension 384 stated, "we did not know anything and couldn't say anything for two weeks until President Bjork's time sheet is sent to us." The acting leader of Stockton, Woodworth G. Thrombly (nor-mally vice president of Aca-demic Affairs) was quite in-formative as to Dr. Bjork's travels. "Dr. Bjork is on a trip to the Far East: Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taipei," Thrombly said. Thrombly went on to say that Dr. Bjork was one of 15 members invited to Taiwan from the Association of State Colleges and Universities. Argo also contacted the Chancellor of Higher Educa-tion, Ralph Dungan. Dungan was in conference at the time Argo reached his office. How-ever, Mrs. M.H. Fairbanks from the Chancellor's office said, "President Bjork is on vacation and is touring the Far East." Where exactly is Dr. Bjork? Is it not the college's right to know where our president is and why we were not notified as to the reasons behind his mysterious send-off? Is it standard procedure for a col-lege president to take a vaca-tion during the opening weeks of a new semester? Do we have the confidence in Dr. Thormbly to lead us at this point in our academic ca-reers? In an Unrelated Event Unknown to most of the Stockton community, President Bjork is also the president of the Mainland Bank of Atlantic County. This week, at the Phillipine International Conven-tion Center in Manila, there is a meeting of the International Monetary Fund. The occurence of this "Banker's Meeting" in the Far East and the Presi-dent's vacation in the same region may be purely coin-cidental. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 SSC space squeeze will continue By J. Entwistle Clubs and organizations are in a bit of a squeeze this year. It seems there just isn't enough room to grant each of them an office. The clubs and organiza-tions have access to 12 cubicles in upper B-wing which are old faculty offices. Of the 37 organ-izations that applied, 25 were given an office. There are two organizations to each office and one office contains three groups. In evaluating the applications many things were taken into consideration. Decisions were based on: number of members, special needs, interests served, and past performance of the organizations. The Administra-tion tried to "use the available space in such a way as to accomodate as many students as possible," notes Chuck Tan-tillo, Vice president of Campus Programs. There are a few new organiza-tions on campus and some have moved around a bit. The Ten-ants Assn. and Pine Tree Co-op have moved to cabins 2 and 3, respectively. The radio station has been moved from their cabi to G-216 citing problems of theft. They also wanted to begin broadcast to the College Center. A new organization that has come to SSC is the Gay Peoples Union. They are "well organized" and "add a new dimension to the co-curricular activities," states Rick Hurley, assistant director of student activities. The Office of Campus Pro-grams handles anything the student organizations have to do. They provide telephones, a mail drop, they keep accounts, and do free printing for all the organizations sponsored by Stockton. The office space granted to the organizations may last only to the end of this semester. They get whatever is left over. Campus Programs has a "space budget" and upper B-wing may have to be renovated for class-es, according to Ron Klepcyk, director of student activities. If this space is renovated, where will the clubs go? Possibly to the College Center, states Klepcyk. The renovation is "not likely", say Chuck Tantil-lo, vice president of campus programs. Well that's fine for this year, but what about next yéar? The Administration will no doubt be faced with this problem again until a specific area is set aside for this purpose. What about next year? We'll just have to wait and find out. Burglar hits dorms Gets $1500 in goods By Chris Baumle On Saturday, Oct. 2, apart-ment D-15 was broken into and ransacked. Approximately $1500 worth of possessions are missing, items such as a TV, stereo, camera equipment, an electric typewriter and some cash. The entry was apparently made through the left bed-room window, as it was com-pletely opened and the screen was pushed in. The incident was reported Saturday night by victims Marc Schwartzmann and Scott Shallete. Other vic-tims are John Williams, Leon Schweizer and Louis Esposito. There are no suspects in the case as of yet, and no spec-ulation can be made as to whether the burglar is from the Stockton community or not. Anyone having any infor-mation on this matter is urged to contact Detective Bill Lentz of Campus Police, ext 317 or 652-7495. All information will be kept strictly confidential. director of the affair, exclaim-ed to no surprise of those present, that something was amuck. Surveying the audience, it was apparent that everyone present was a member of the Stockton staff except for two students (neither of two stu-dents present were "running" for the post on the numerous committees). "I can't believe that there aren't any students here," Korff said. In the past, stu-dents would normally show up at the selection to insure that there would be no irregulari-ties in the drawing of commit-tee or board members. "Last year the students came because they didn't trust us," said Korff. "This year they didn't show up because they didn't care. It's obvious that the present system developed by President Bjork for enlisting student in-volvement in the internal af-fairs of the college is a fail-u r e , " said Wayne Wipper-mann, editor of the Argo and one of the two students at the lottery. G-Court toiiets flood By Chris Baiunle During the night of Sept. 24, gurgling noises followed by overflowing water from Hous-ing toilets and bathtubs oc-cured in several G-court apart-ments. Most of the dwellings in question received minimal damage—nothing more than a wet bathroom floor. At least one apartment (G-17), how-ever, suffered more extensive leakage, causing the sogging down of the living room rug and a flow of water into the kitchen. One of the residents of G-17 attempted to soak up some of the water with rags but could do nothing with the carpet. When the incident was report-ed, Ron Rice, director of Housing, stated that cleaning materials would be supplied to the tenants involved, but that no one from plant manage-ment would be able to do the clean-up. This was termed "unfair" by the student vic-tims. Argo spoke to Ron Rice for a fuller explanation of the situa-tion. Rice said that the stu-dents had not made it clear to him what the extent of the flooding damage was and did send someone to clean up the water. Rice stated that the problem developed as a result of a backed-up sewer. In the sewer were found a crushed beer can and a wad of paper. Ron Rice also said that similar pro-blems could be avoided in the future if the tenants take more care as to what they flush down the toilets: cans, sanitary unflushables and paper towels. |
Subjects | The Weekly Stockton Community Newspaper |
Publication Title | Argo |
Publication Date Range | 1971 - present |
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