The Griffin: volume 50, issue 04 - Oct. 5, 1979

              Father Demske stated that he sees no need for immediate changes in the Board's composition, but added that the Board may be examined in a year or so. "The Athletic Board is supposed to render advice to Dr. Starr. He should get the input," Demske Faculty Continues Drive For A thletic Board Power Vegso said he resigned after being a member of the Board for a year. He stated that "a fair degree of confusion" precluded as to specific duties of the Board. Regarding Vegso's resignation, Father Demske commented, "I regretted it, but accepted it. Dr. Vegso was apparently dissatisfied with the way the Board was being run." Vegso said, "Father Demske did not perceive the role of the Board as we did. I did not perceive the role of the Board as he did. I did not feel comfortable under these circumstances." He stated that the need existed for proper obtainment of information on the Board. Vegso said his primary goal was "to get information in the right form to aid the Board in performing its role." He felt the Board should be beneficial to the Athletic Department in budget matters by being knowledgeable of fiscal problems. Vegso said he wished to make the Board's roJe more influential in this respect, so they would be able to serve as a stronger and more effective advisory council. "There certainly is no personal animosity between Father (continued on page 9) noted. He feels that the Board should presently concern itself with specific matters in the Canisius Athletic Department, such as hockey and women's sports, rather than dwell on the feasability of its own structure. "It would be a shame if the Board spent too much time meditating on its own nature. They should operate instead of wondering how to operate," stated Demske. "Decision making is a logical part of what the Board is supposed to do. It is in the interest of the school for the Board to have this influence. There is no position  ing a committee and a Board unless they play a meaningful and successful role," commented Dr. Vegso regarding the Board's purpose.The issue concerning the purpose of the Athletic Board was raised again at the last faculty senate meeting, where a similar Vegso resigned as chairman of the Athletic Board over the summer after his recommendations for increased involvement of the Athletic Board in budget decisions was vetoed by Father Demske. . "I think there is a legitimate question about the role of the Athletic Board in matters of decision making," stated Dr. Raymond W. Vegso of the Marketing and Management Department at Canisius. By Kathy Wasik Chair of Polish Culture Set to be Restructured Soon By Joe Jarzembek The Fitzpatrick Chair is cited as one fund whose endowment has grown. Duran claims, however, that the possibility off earning money with the fund for the Polish Chair was uncertain. The Chair could not afford to make speculative in- Golembiewski claims that Canisius has not shown enough interest in managing the financial aspects of the chair. He proposes an independent subcommittee composed of business leaders from the (continued on page 6) vestments due to its small principal.it would be approximately $100,000." Golembiewski is critical of the way the fund was financially managed. He states that an endowment hand-led properly should be able to earn money. "Even if the original fund ($55,000) was placed in a basic bank account Members of the Polish community are upset over what they term financial mismanagement of the endowment. The original endowment has dwindled from $57,000 to $34,- 000. Michael Golembiewski, an aide to Country Legislator Stanley Zagora and a member of the board, feels that the cutting in the board's membership will eliminate some of the dissidents on the board. plicated by ethnic politics in the area, and the size of the board. THE GRIFFIN was not published last Friday because the copy was apparently stolen from the printer's mailbox. The material was placed in the mailbox late Wednesday evening by the Editor-in-Chief. Thursday morning, the material was reported missing by Abgott and Smith Printing.No information has been made available as to who or why somebody may have stolen the copy. This, Duran said, is com- Dr. James Duran, a professor of history and a member of the chair during the late 1960's, agrees with Demske's assessment. "Size is a problem on a large committee which represents various viewpoints." Duran states that when he was on the committee there were approximately 30 members, many of whom were not active. Duran says, however, that many of these members cannot be dropped easily because of political considerations.munity. It would function much like the Fitzpatrick Chair of Political Science. The other proposed subcommittee, called the Friends of The Chair, would be responsible for publicizing lectures and other events. There are approximately 50- 60 members on the board; Demske feels that the committee should be separated into smaller subcommittees. Demske's reconstruction proposal calls for the chair to be divided into two subcommittees. The first committee, which Demske envisions as a programming committee, would be composed of 6-12 members including faculty members, alumni, and members of the Polish com- The Permanent Chair of Polish Culture may soon be restructured. Father James Demske, college president, states that part of the problem lies in the size of the executive committee. The executive committee controls the operation of the endowment for the chair. V- ','* * 4 ■, ' *» ' ifck * " * * J &| THE GRIFFIN/Joe Conbov Truth in Testing7 Passed; Affects State Students He reiterated, "It is only a possibility that the remainder of these exams will be discontinued. It is not a probability. I do not want students to panic about this situation. I iust want them to be forewarned about the testing arrangements they might have to make." might happen to the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT. Dr. Wilma A. Iggers of the Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships Office commented, "These new arrangements will really be unfair to students who cannot easily afford to go out of state for testing purposes." Mr. George M. Binner ed to pass similar legislation. California is the only state that has anything analogous to it. Since ihat law was just passed iast year, it is difficult to predict any of the long term ramifications that New York might experience. Presently, Canisius to inform its students about one of the more drastic preparations that they might have to go through if they plan to take any graduate exam after the new year. Students may find that they will have to go out of state to be administered these tests. A memo to all professors instructing them to inform their students of this development was circulated by the Career Development and Counseling Center. Mr. George M. Binner, director of Career Counseling, claims that the notice was intended to inform students that the MCAT and the DAT were discontinued and to warn them that the same thing Perhaps graduate institutions in New York State will no longer require the discontinued exams because of the inconvenience they will cause. Nevertheless, most of our students who pursue higher education attend out of state schools." The Educational Testing Service which administers GMAT, GRE, and L.SAT exams hps not come to a decision corKfaming changes the new law will cause its testing methods to undergo. It has been speculated, however, that changes will result in the tests costing more to the students. Much controversy has developed over the new law. Those who are in favor of it point out that for the first time students will be able to see their mistakes and learn how to correct them. People on the "con" side of the argument believe that the tests, which in the past have contained many of the same questions over and over again, will have to be continually revised. The standards of the tests will possibly be altered every time they are revised. New York State is somewhat of a pioneer in passing such a debatable education-oriented law. Both Maryland and Colorado fail- The Association of American Medical Colleges has announced that the MCAT required by most medical schools and the DAT required by most dental schools will be discontinued in New York after the first of the year. by Anne Kozera The recent passage of the New York State "truth-in-testing" law has caused changes regarding the procedures for standardized entrance examinations. This law becomes effective January 1, 1980, and will allow high school and college students taking a New York State graduate or undergraduate admissions exam to receive corrected tests along with a copy of the answers within 30 days after the scores of all applicants are released. Due to this new law which elaborated on the Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, test makers are reviewing their testing procedures in New York State. James M. Demske, S.J. THE GRIFFIN/Bob Castle proposal calling for more faculty input to the Athletic Board in budget related matters was accepted. As a result, ultimate decision making authority in these matters continues to rest with Dr. Daniel Starr, Director of Athletics.