https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/6d1d82d30e6acd4b3c51add3ff8dde7f.pdf 665ae3535faa74c8a6f0137b2af43c79 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource University of Wisconsin - Parkside Ranger News Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of UW-Parkside Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Issue Volume 12, issue 3 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. University Committee criticizes pay freeze - Parkside faculty joins system-wide protest Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document Thursday, September 22, 1983 University of Wisconsin-Parkside 'I Vol. 12 No. University Committee criticizes pay freeze Parkside faculty joins system-wide protest Text of faculty letter to Gov. Earl: by Ken Meyer Editor The,University Committee (UC) voted unanimously last week to support a letter criticizing Gov. Anthony Earl's pay freeze for all state employees, including UW pro- fessors. The letter was drafted by faculty representatives from the 13 UW campuses after a Sept. 9 Board 01 Regents meeting. James Shea, UC chairman at Parkside, was one of lhe seven representatives to sign the letter at that time. At last week's UC meeting, Shea criticized the govetnor, the Board of Regents and UW System Presi- dent Robert O'Neil, while explain- ing the letter's background and for- mation. "This letter was drafted lirst by Larry Baldassaro (UC chairman al Milwaukee) and Dave Jowelt (UC chainnan at Green Bay) and modi- fied some-but not much ..at the meeting," said Shea. The letter is not as strong and hard-edged as it could be, because since the letter represents all of the OW schools, support from every university would make a 'larger irn- pact. The thought that a stronger letter might not have been approv- ed is "true to some extent:' said Shea. "They wanted to rewrite the thing and then somebody wanted to rewrtte it in a different way."' Although seven signatures were put on the letter sept. 9, some 01 the representatives said they couldn't sign anything without first bringing it back to their respective campus. "The idea was that every- body would call in by sept. 20 to say whether their campus was going to approve it," said Shea. Shea didn't want that type 01 delay in the faculty's expression of disapproval. "I hoped they would send it out right away because it seemed to me that the longer you wait on something. the less effec- tive it would be," he said. "I mean, if somebody kicks you in the shin and you wait two weeks (to) tell them you didn't like that, it really isn't going to have much effect." "I lelt the sooner we let Earl know, the better," he said. Shea said that there were two reasons why some representatives didn't want to sign the letter on the spot. Not only did some state the lack of a "mandate" from their campus lor such a letter. but others lelt that this type 01 action would suggest that the laculty representa- tives were a kind of I Super Senate." "I spoke against both of these concepts, saying that (the letter} was clearly in the faculty's best in- terest to do, this and to do it right away," said Shea. Shea has a poor impression of UW President O'NeIl. who spoke to The following is the text of the letter drafted by faculty representatives from the 13 U\V Sys- tem universities. Dear Governor Earl: We. the undersigned, are the elected faculty repre- sentatives of the various institutions of the University of Wisconsin System. We are writing to you to express our disappointment and dismay with the compensation package recommended by your administration. The wage Ireeze imposed lor 198U4 is particularly disappointing because it stands in stark contrast to your support for the university in the biennial budget, and to your campaign statement citing the need for "some extra sacrifice" to prevent the loss of UW fac- ulty members to other states (Milwaukee Journal, May 12, 1982). As you know , this wage freeze is just the latest, though obviously the most blatant, in a long series 01 salary packages that have lailed even to keep pace with inflation. Since 1966, the real-dollar salaries 01 UW lac- ulty have declined by 20.2%. As a result 01 this long de- cline in real income, those faculty members who have made a commitment to remain in Wisconsin are demo- ralized. In addition, many excellent scholars have left the UW System and many more ..ill undoubtedly do so. In a recently published article dealing with the pre- carious situation of several public universities, Robert Rosenzweig, president 01 the Association 01 American Universities, cites Wisconsin as one of those states lhat are "cutting into the bone and muscle of some of the best universities 10 the world:' He also provides the lollowing admonition; "A state governmenl can hardly pursue a more shortsighted economic and cultural policy than to starve a great university into medioc- rity." Since your recognition 01 the essential role 01 lbe University 01 Wisconsin System is a matler 01 pubUc record, we are confident that you have no intention 01 overseeing such a slide into mediocrity. 11Iat is pre- cisely what is threatened, however, by the pay plan. And it is not the faculty alone who w ,II bear the c0nse- quences; everyone in this state who benefits lrom the education and services provided by the University of Wisconsin System will leel the eUects 01 us decline. We call upon you, lben, to do all in your power to provide the adequate compensation for facuity necessary to assure the quality and national prestige of higher education in Wisconsin. the Regents about the pay raise sit- uation. "He admitted at an earlier laculty representative meeting that neither he nor the Regents under- stood the political situation. They didn't know what was going on. I thought thaI was a damning admis- sion for the President of the University, whom we've aU heard is talking to the governor ..the first pair that's talking tn liVing memo- ry. "On an issue as important as this, where the outcome was so devastating, lor the President to say that he was surprised, I think thaI says the President did a crum- my job .• felt that O'Neil's corn- ments at the board meeting were weak. and, in (act, were just bureau- cratic mumbo jumbo. I was very dissalisfied . "I think 0', eil has been meffec- tjve and 1 think the Board 01 Re- gents have been ineU«tlVe," said Shea. ". think we should keep the pressure on both 01 them and Earl to do somethmg about It ,. Shea poonted out that sin e World War Il. there ha ve been pay increases every year, although to the la t lew years they were very nurnmal ''I've been here m 1967 and I've een over those years what' happened to po and It Continued on ~e ~ Pbil POlP'eba Phil Pogreba 'critical' after auto accident PSGi\ President Phil Pogreba. 23, remains in critical condition after a one-car accident early Satur- day morning. The accident occurred at approx- imately 2:45 a.m. at the intersec- tion of Highways A and 32 (Sherid- an Road). According to reports, the auto, driven by Samuel Greidanus, 18, went through the Highway 32 stop sign while traveling eastbound on Highway A. The auto crossed Highway 32, en- tered a private driveway and trav- eled 40 feet before striking several mailbox posts. The car traveled an- other 160 leet, struck a large tree and went another 15 feet before Coming to a stop. Pogreba sullered numerous bro- ken bones and internal injuries. He underwent five hours of surgery Saturday morning at St. Catherine's Hospital. He was transferred Mon- day to Kenosha Memorial, where it was determined that there is a pes- sibility of brain damage. Another passenger, Steven Mu· zenski, 22, was admitted to St. Catherine's listed in satisfactory condition with a broken leg and possible internal injuries. Grejda- nus, who also suffered a broken leg, was ticketed lor lailure to stop at a stop sign and operating a motor ve- hicle while intoxicated. Students are urged not to contact the hospital or the lamily. Inquiries should be directed toward Buddy Couvion in Student Life, Assistant Chancellor Carla Stollle or the PSGA OIfice. ••• INSIDE Roundtable speaker criticizes Aspin, MX Homecoming King a Queen nominations PSGA closes doum. Book Exchange PSGA elections near , ••• I Letters to the Editor I imbo student questions library to exclaim. "Bring back our two . or pay us sixty dollars!" If only 1 hadn't returned the two books weeks ago ... Well. that was a year ago. Bring- g ou up-to-date on what has transpired in that year, I will men- tion lust this: "The books have not yet shown up. ' I still maintain, and justly so. that I returned the books, that they were lost after they left my hand, gently nestling them- _ m the book-drop. The library corrects me, of course, and repeats I nee I am tbe last person on record WIth the books, and because they have not yet been found. that I am bekI responsible. Thus, my self- procJaimed title as "limbo-ologisl." To prole that I am a reasonable sort of ehap. I will say that I can apprenate the library's position. As I ha e heard numerous times from library personnel: "You know how man} times I've heard that excuse? • f solemnly agree. If only it eren't truet In fairness to aU parties involved, I could be lying. And heck, even il I'm telling the truth, gosh, rules art rules! Everyone knows that we can't set a precedent in going against a rule. Il it is true that I am lying ,I'm Dot), then it is just that my eleven credits from last semester are held off my transcript, and I am nghtly barred from registering this fall But it is still as I told the library. "If you were on trial and innocent. would you plead guilty?" Need I answer? ~ Il there is one thing that tliis un- finished adventure has enlightened me about, it is the sad fact that a person is no longer good for his her word. Now that is something that transcends this small conflict. and touches each and every one of us Anyone, I'm still not convinced that the library isn't just the tip of the iceberg, and that the whole "book episode is not just an elaborate undercover operation from the top to keep me out of tjw-P! Sincerely yours. Christopher OOrf .. A 8 r iIl'ollger II wolfe" and ediled by students of UW.Porhide ond thty 0 .. 50"', responSIble 10' Its ed,lorial policy and con ten'. 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Title A name given to the resource The Parkside Ranger, Volume 12, issue 3, September 22, 1983 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983-09-22 Subject The topic of the resource College student newspapers and periodicals Student publications University of Wisconsin-Parkside--Newspapers Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kenosha, Wisconsin Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Board of Regents of the University Wisconsin System board of regents compensation package faculty james shea the university committee (UC) uw campuses wage freeze