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$tudend Activity Fee: Where Has All Your $$ Gone? The mandatory Student Activ ity Fee is collected from all full-time undergraduate students. The Utica Rome Student Associa tion budgets and administers the funds generated by the Student Activity Fee to provide the students with social, cultural, educational and recreational events. The funds provide money for the operation of the boards and commissions. The Student Activities Board was established in 1974 for the sole purpose of providing activities for the students at Upper Division College. The Board consists of any interested students whose input are instrumental in coordinating activities. Anyone may belong and anyone is able to submit any idea that they would like to see at Upper Division. (Concerts, mixers, bands, travel interest, lecturer, or performer). The Publication Board is made up of interested and willing students who care to participate in informing YOU of the current events that happens at Upper Division. The PaperSun, the yearbook, and the daily SNOW FLAKE is funded by your Student Activity Fee. The Performing Arts Board was created in May 1976, to acquaint and entertain the members of the college. Anyone is eligible to participate, in fact, the more the merrier. The Sports Coodinating Board was created in April of 1976 to further develop the sports interest of the students in the areas of intramural recreational and club sports activities. It includes bowling, basketball and softball, intramurals, pool, football and gold tournaments. The Clubs and Organizations have been formed to bring the students that share common educational and social interest. Presnetly there are ten clubs; these include the Business Club, Criminal Justice Club, Marketing Club, We the People, Nurses Organization, Human Services Club, Vocational Education Club, The Outdoor Club, The Ski Club, the Married Students Club, and the Vots Club. As you can see, the existence of most of the college activities depend, on the Student Activity Fee. Your interest, participation and involvement determines the needs and existence of each of the boards and commissions that have been formed. The guidelines and regulation of the Student Activity Fee are determined by the Board of Trustees of the State University Of New York. A Student Refer endum is required by the Board of Trustees, to determine whether the student activity programs shall be supported by a mandatory or voluntary fee. You have the right and responsibility on Feb. 15, 1977 to decide whether or not Upper Division will have an active social cultural, educational and recreational events or cease to exist. Give Upper Division a chance to “grow” with your ideas and interest, vote YES for the Student Activity Fee at SUC-U/R. by Lou Hunter URSA Recording Sec. PAGE 2 PAPERSUN Prisoners Of Conscience Political freedom ought steadily to be growing, yet the evidence of the past decade has been discour aging. To some extent other priorities have seemed more impelling. Nevertheless consci ence will everywhere be found alive and responsive as Mr. Solzhenitsyn’s appeal has shown. Threats to political freedom have always existed. What is new in our era are those systems of govern ment that stake out the future as their own possession, claiming-to offer progress and expecting the price in repression to be accepted or overlooked. Governments of other kinds, whether or not they profess any political doctrine, may also care nothing for political freedom and put away those they dislike or fear. The political prisoner may thus be regarded as the symbol of repression, as the first victim of a limitation on political freedom. All political prisoners everywhere must be the concern of those who care for liberty. The Times publishes today the first in a weekly series that will tell the story of individual political prisoners wherever they are found. Mr. Ashok Mehta, a man prominent and generally respect ed for years past in Indian political life, is one such prisoner held under Mrs. Ghandi’s emergency. Many of the prisoners chosen will be less well known than he is; some will be entirely obscure. The publicity will not only, we hope, encourage their release; it will mark down all those countries where the first rule of political freedom is being transgressed: that a man should not suffer simply on account of the political opinions he holds, expresses or promotes in any reasonable way. This excludes the guerrilla or the terrorist. Whatever arguments may be advanced for violent revolutionary action of thi skind such activists are not in the same category as the political prisoner who is obnoxious to the govern ment, or for expressing other opinions unwelcome to those in authority. The choice of prisoners will be made by The Times and the articles to be published on or foreign pages will be written by staff members. The assistance of Amnesty International and other bodies has been sought and any other individuals with knowledge of particular countries will be consulted. Information of such cases is not always easily arrived at. Amnesty's experience has shown how ready governments are either to deny outright that they hold any political prisoners (in fact because they define them as criminals or subversives) or to ignore the please made on behalf of such / prisoners with the argument that they are not business of outsiders. When such governments have refused to allow inquiries to be made by a representative of Amnesty their excuses can carry no weight. Governments of all kinds will be found among those who imprison people for their political opinions. They may be communist or anti-communist; democratic or dictatorial; right-wing or left- wing. Often governments that are demonstrably improving living standards for their people thanks to successful economic develop ment will be especially irritated by charges that they hold political prisoners — Singapore and Iran are examples — but means are as important as ends. Some governments deny charges that they hold political prisoners when they are simply exercising inadequate control over their own security police. In some countries torture has for so long been habitual that no real effort is made to stop it. But all these acts are offenses against political freedom and human rights. They must be protested against, always in hope of change, for it is particularly in those countries where better eduction and living standards are bringing greater political awareness and political freedom should find its proper place in the advance of the society. Pat Perfetto Welcomes You. As you’ve probably noticed, much work has been done to meet your requests for your college bar. Much more will be done. I welcome any suggestions or ideas for your pub. Fd like to introduce to you a rough plan of how I intend to give you what you’ve asked for. Monday through Friday, the “Loading Dock” will open at 4 p.m. Monday nights will be \T.V. night” with the wide screen television. Special programs, as sports games, broadcasted movies and network special are on the agenda. Tuesday nights will be “Pitchers and Peanuts” night. So buy your pitchers for $2 and get all the peanuts you can eat! Wednesday night will be “Booze Night”. Liguor will be served on this night, along with beer and wine. Thrusday nights “Happy Hour”, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., will be sure to please all. What, else would be appropriate for Friday night but a “T.G.I.F.” party? This will be held every Friday night as long as it does not interfere with S.A.B.’s planned events. On Saturday nights, when S.A.B. has not scheduled an event, the “Loading Dock” will bring to you special and very talented artist. There will be soloists, mellow music playing groups, and other groups I’m sure you will enjoy. The “Loading Dock” will be closed Sundays. At his point, I would like to extend special thanks to all the “Docks” bartenders, the College Center Committee, the Pub Renovation. Committee and all the individuals who devoted so much time and effort to the progress of the “Dock.” There will always be more to come, if you come. Look in and see it. Stop in and enjoy yourself. It’s all yours. Welcome to the “Loading Dock”. Patrick Perfetto Pub Manager Tuesday, February 8, 1977 The Financial Aid Issue! One of the greatest problem areas in this institution the past two semesters has been the failure to effectively communicate with those students who are receiving financail aid. Consequently, many of these same students have collectively began taking positive steps in the hope of implementing alternatives to this situation. The first move was to set up a meeting with Dr. Leidig, Vice President of Admin istrative Affairs, and George Pitman, head of the Business Office. The article will briefly outline the student grievances discussed at that meeting on January 21, 1977, and in addition will list some of the reasons that we are sighted for the problems, and the suggestions that were rendered to help eliminate some of the problem areas. I. Student Grievances: 1. Dissatisfaction over the handling of delayed check distri bution. 2. The seemingly insensitive attitudes of office personnel concerning the hardships caused by the lack of funds. 3. Ramifications of “cuts in awards” without students being properly notified or advised. 4. Inability of students to obtain accurate or sufficient information in regards to check distribution. 5. Frustration caused students by lack of uniform policy and procedures in various depart ments. i.e. Financial Aid office advises one date for check disbursements, Business Office unable to comply with date. Students unable to purchase books, behind academically. In debt and hungry. H. Student Suggestions to Im prove Situation 1. Issue a Student Bill of Rights in reference to administrative policy and procedure in handling of financial aid problems. 2. Set specific dates for check disbursal. 3. Set-up Financial Aid Com mittee with Student represent atives to eliminate some of the' inequities discussed. III. The administration advised us that some of these problems were caused by: a. Lack of personnel. The business office has only one person available to work on release of student financial aid checks. b. Each students folder must be evaluated individually, and stu dents registration must be verified before checks can be released. c. Lengthened registration this semester caused delays in prepar ing financial aid checks. d. Lack of communication between departments. e. Many changes continously being made in Financial Aid Grants and Awards procedures on State and Federal level. f. B.E.O.G. and T.A.P. checks arrive in batches from Albany. IV. Administration Proposed to: 1. Work to improve interdepart mental communication. 2. Review specific grievance cases mentioned at the meeting. 3. To look into present situation to see what could be done to expedíate check distribution. 4. Work to improve communica tion between students and admin istration. In view of the administration positiion, we felt it necessary to suggest the creation of a “financial aid committee”. Also, that we would take the initiative and formulate a proposal to that effect. The entire proposal will be reviewed and discussed during the meeting with Ms. Wurz and Alan Latona, Director of Financial Aid on January 28, 1977 at 3:00 p.m. I would like to say THANKS to all those students who took the time to make suggestions, attend the meeting and to sign the completed proposal. Finally, the outcome of the meeting on Friday will be published so that everyone will be informed. G. Males D. Vanterpool The Tenants Associations! The newest organization on campus, The Student Tenants Association, is now in the process of getting established. There will be an organizational meeting this Thursday, Feb. 3rd at 1:00 p.m., in the Student Center Conference Room (Bldg. F; Room 103). At this meeting & junior will be elected to hold the position of President for next year. The main purpose of this organization will be to educate and unite the student in all aspects of renting, with its goal being to improve conditions of rental facilities in and around the Utica area. These goals will be accom plished through informational seminars, workshops, and the dispension of useful information. I’m sure for those of you who have had landlord-tenant problems realize the need for such an organization on campus. For the lucky one who haven’t had problems yet, it is a chance to learn about your rights as a tenant before you wind up in Small Claims Court. We need your support in getting this useful and education associa tion off the ground. Help yourself as well as your college by attending this organizational meeting. This is your chance to get involved at the ground level! Tim Gilmore
