Endorsement of governance principles postponed
Faculty Senate objects to proposed guidelines
By Brandon Bailey
Assistant City editor
The Faculty Senate voted Wednesday to postpone making a decision on whether to endorse genera] principles on university governance. The principles were introduced by an ad hoc committee representing university constituencies and the President's Advisory Council.
The principles, which one senator described as “not a governance model, (but) rather a working paper," were presented by David Mars, chairman of PAC and of the committee. Some senators objected that the wording of the principles would allow the
university to adopt a system similar to the current PAC structure, without changing the roles played by constituencies in university governance.
The proposals submitted by Mars to the Faculty Senate include a general description of goals; a university coordinating council and coordinating committees of representatives from all four constituencies; and university-wide assemblies open to all members of the university community.
Mars told the Faculty Senate that the ad hoc committee had purposely avoided discussion of specific details and by-laws. These would be worked out after the general principles are
endorsed by all four constituencies, he said.
A resolution asking the committee to reconsider the proposed guidelines, "in order to spell out fully the proper and primary role of the faculty in university governance," was tabled by the senate.
In the current PAC system, the role of the faculty is relatively equal to that of other constituencies (students, staff and deans).
In presenting the resolution, Walter Wolf, professor of radiopharmacy, said it was important to point out that the faculty has a primary role in university governance, though not to cast aspersions on the
other constituencies or diminish their roles.
John Elliott, professor of economics and vice-president of the Faculty Senate, said he does not perceive any statements made about faculty primacy as conflicting with the roles of other constituencies in areas of joint interest. The faculty should, however, be allowed primary input in what he called the "academic dimension."
This dimension includes matters of curriculum, structure of academic departments, faculty promotion, tenure and the distribution of faculty salaries and fringe benefits, Elliott said. Other matters might be of
primary concern to other constituencies, in which case those constituencies should play major roles in presenting recommendations to the university administration.
A new governance system should also provide opportunities for joint participation by constituencies on matters of joint concern, including the university budget, Elliott said.
A second resolution — also tabled for further consideration
—	called for approval of the ad hoc committee's proposals with the deletion of three clauses. These deletions would eliminate any formal presentation of
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Quake rocks Los Angeles
An earthquake preliminarily measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale rolled through Los Angeles Wednesday and shook the university-
The earthquake hit at 1:52 p.m. and was centered eight miles south of Malibu.
Officials at the California Institute of Technology said the earthquake was probably an aftershock and similar to the quake that hit Los Angeles Jan. 1.
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Hubbard to review dean of Social Work nominee
By Ernest Arboles
Staff Writer
A near-unanimous decision was reached last week in a search committee's selection of a new dean for the School of Social Work.
The committee's selection has already been submitted to President John R. Hubbard's office and a new dean could be announced as soon as Oct. 29, said Paul Hadley, vice-presi-dent of Academic Affairs.
The vote was "close to total consensus on the part of the faculty," said June Brown, co-chairman of the committee and professor of social work.
The nominee "is truly an outstanding candidate,” Hadley said.
The candidate is from within the school but neither Brown nor Hadley would comment further.
Brown said all faculty and various constituencies, including masters and doctoral students, alumni and field instruction faculty, were involved in interviewing and evaluating the candidate.
Hadley said Hubbard will read through the recommendation, interview the candidate, ask advice of various adminis-(Continued on page 12)
Counseling service offers students professional aid
By Ezell Gray Jr.
At the University Counseling Services a patient is not always asked to lay on a leather sofa and woefully blurt out his depressed feelings to a psychologist.
Group counseling is often recommended for individuals who are experiencing some type of personal problem. For the person who cannot participate in groups, however, an individual counselor is provided.
The main objective of the counseling service is to help students realize their potential, said Alan Hedman, associate director of the service.
Since many physical problems are mentally based, the service works closely with the Student Health Center.
"Many students do not know we have a lot of group services.
At no extra cost, a wide range of medical, legal and counseling services are provided for the health fee ($40) the university requires," Hedman said.
University students are generally not aware of just what the service does.
Some of the groups and seminars offered include Assertion Training, Relaxing Seminar, Self-Esteem, Interracial Couples, and Woman to Woman.
The groups usually run for six to eight weeks, while the seminars are offered twice a semester.
"Our services can better serve students in groups than if we try to solve students' problems individually," Hedman said.
"Our groups have no stigmas attached to them, people can come for skills," he said.
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of Southern California_Thursday, October 18, 1979
SECURITY. LAPD OFFER TIPS
Crime Prevention Fair informs students
University
By Jill Richards
Staff Writer
A Crime Prevention Fair was held in Alumni Park Wednesday.
University Security, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles Fire Department, Health Advocates and the Student Awareness Campaign set up information booths along with two lock manufacturing companies.
One of the biggest attractions was the Los Angeles Police Department's booth which included crime and rape prevention, a drug display, officer recruitment information and an LAPD squad car.
The mam purpose for the display was to "make the students aware that crime can happen to you," said one officer.
The display included information on how to protect homes or apartments from intruders by using simple security devices and adequate locks. Pamphlets on rape prevention and eligibility requirements for joining the police department were also available.
But the drug display board was credited as the attention-getter for the LAPD booth. Most students are "just curious" about what the drugs look like.
'There isn't really a serious drug abuse problem here on campus," one officer said. Drugs shown in both raw and processed forms included amphetamines, barbiturates, LSD, cocaine, peyote, opium and marijuana.
Sgt. Gary Rus from University Security also answered questions on security and crime preven-
tion. Rus organized the fair this year after seeing a similar fair at California State University, Los Angeles.
"The idea and purpose behind having these crime prevention fairs is to increase student awareness," Rus said.
The Student Awareness group also had a booth. The group has been posting caricature-type posters with the question, "Are you easy?"
Rus said the posters have "helped greatly in making students aware of campus-related crimes such as bicycle thefts, apartment break-ins and car rip-offs."
The group works with University Security and LAPD to present crime prevention information to various groups on campus. These presentations will be tailored to fit a particular group's needs, Rus said.
The Los Angeles City Fire Department also had a booth at the fair, including information on fire prevention, smoke detectors, fire drills in the home, heart attacks, fire-resistant plants for landscaping and firefighter recruiting information.
Health Advocates also had a booth with first aid techniques, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) information.
For securing your bike or locker, Master Lock Company had a table explaining the differences in size, style and price of locks.
Staff photo by Marti Stlcht
“TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE"--The LAPD was one of many security-related groups present at the
Crime Prevention Fair Wednesday Officers talked to students about crime and rape prevention, the features of a squad car, officer recruitment and drug recognition.