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Ï FRANKLY SPEAKING
Boycott ?
The question of whether or not students should
support the faculty in their current contract nego
tiations is a tricky one.
On one hand, if the faculty doesn't get what
they want the students will suffer. A strike will
mean loss of class time for all and could mean a
loss of money for those relying on VA benefits.
Also, a low instructor morale could cause the
quality of instruction to be lowered.
According to Dick Andrews, student-faculty
liaison, strong student support in the form of a
boycott would force the board to give into faculty
demands, and thus avoid the proposed strike.
On the other hand, there has been a decided
lack of interest on the part of the faculty for what
students want.
Last year, when students went to the board and
asked for a position on the negotiating teams that
decide policies ultimately affecting students, the
faculty voted not to support the students demands.
The reasons given at the time were that they
felt that students were not sufficiently responsible,
dedicated or qualified enough to sit in on the neg
otiations.
As Mike McCarty, Associated Student Govern
ment president, so aptly put it, "Students are
like a tennis ball. We get hit from both sides but
have little say in how the game is played."
Maybe it's time we had some say in the game.
Maybe we need some strong commitments from
the faculty before we agree to support them in
their wage negotiations.
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