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TheStudentPressOfWestfieldStateCollege
Vol.1 Monday, February 12, 199& No.1
Discrimination
RESTRICTED
Against Professor
ChrisHurley
StolTReporter
Numerous students who was ill, “You’ve got to ed,supportedtheallegationsof September 12, 1995meeting, professortermedita“callous
havecomeforwardtofilecom- watchoutforthoseP.R.germs, the students involved. inwhichthestudentswereto reaction." Theycontendthatat
plaints against Assistant theyaretheworst,"and“That's However, thecollege did not presenttheircasetoLopes,the everycriticaljuncturethecol-
ProfessorBrunoGralla.Gralla, thetroublewiththosepeople, take further action because studentsfeltcompelledtotake legehasprotectedtherightsof
who is in his fourth year at theyshouldn’tleavetheirown Grallaappealedthedecision.A further action. They believed Grallaatthe expenseofstu-
WestfieldStateCollege,teaches country until they can speak meeting was scheduled for theadministrativeresponseto dentsandfacultyalike.Sources
accountingcourses. Thecom- English.”Anotherstudent,who September 12, 1995 by Dr. be seriously lacking. state numerous options were
plaintsstemfromsupposeddis- isinJoeShinn’sprogramfor William Lopes, dean of Therefore,onSeptember13-14 opentothecollegefromplac-
criminationinsideandoutside learningdisabledstudents,was Academic Affairs, to resolve written affidavits were filed ingGrallaonleave,givinghim
of the classroom, primarily asked if she was “retarded" the matter among the parties withMCAD. Thecasehasyet administrativeduties,orbuying
against women and persons because of an unsatisfactory involved.Yet,themeetingwas tobeheard. outtheremainingtimeonhis
withdisabilities-datingbackto responseinclass. Grallaalso cancelledthedaybeforeitwas Sources within the contract. Yet, those closely
thefallof1994. allegedlyslatedtoastudent,“I tooccur,andLopesandGralla businessdepartmenthaveindi- involvedbelievetheadministra-
gation, FoWlSlCo’wisng aofnficinevestoi-f wbialclkgfarioluynodu,,aInldooIkweidllinsteoeytohuart settledthAemcaotmtbeirnpartiivaotneloy.ffac- coamtmedentdhaetdGraflolrarwea-shirniontgrebcy- taiboonveplathceedwemloln-ebteairnygcoofncWeSrnCs
Affirmative Action concluded youdon’tgraduate.” Otherstu- torshasled tothecontinued Ettmanforthe1996-97acade- students. Forthecollegewould
inMay1995that“asignificant dentsrepeatedlystateinsworn employment ofGralla at the micyear. However,Grallahad nothavewantedtopayapro-
number of Professor Bruno affidavitsthat they havebeen college. Firstofall,according therighttoprotestthedecision fessor for not teaching, and
Gralla’sstudents,inparticular harassed and intimidated to sources, Philip Ettman andanindependentcommittee sources have indicated that
women and personswithdis- becausetheyarelearningdis- underestimated the gravity of wasformedtoinsureEttman's potential litigation by Gralla
abilities,havebeensubjectto abled. Furthermore, several thesituation,andhefailedto recommendationswere indeed effectivelystifledanysubstan-
verbalabuseanddisparatetreat- studentsdroppedaccountingas personally observe Gralla’s valid.Yet,recordspertainingto tiveresponsebytheadministra-
mentbyhiminandoutofclass. their major because future conductinclassbeforerecom- thenumerouscomplaints,filed tion to these sensitive issues.
This behavior has created an courses were required with mending him for re-hiring. bythestudents,werenotmade Furthermore, sourcescontend,
intimidating environment and Gralla,andtheyfelttheycould However,onceEttmancameto available to the committee. Lopeshasnotmovedinatime-
affectedtheirabilitytolearn." notsustainhisallegedpersonal realizetheextentoftheallega- When askedifitwasstandard lyfashion,nordotheybelieve
Students' concerns barrages. tionshecounseledthestudents practice for the college to he has shown any profound
about the behavior of Gralla Moreover, several professors and sent them to see Lopes. remove students’ complaints interestinresolvingtheseissues
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Gralla was recommended for cyandseriouslyinterfereswith Grallaforthe1995-96academ- Continuedonpg.3
re-appointmentforthe1995-96 their classroom participation icyear. Lopescontendsthatan
academicyearbecause itwas andacademicperformance."In intricatetimetablehinderedhis Inside stuff
thought matters could be addition,theprofessorscharge capabilitiestoactontheallega-
resolvedtothesatisfactionof thatGralla’sconducthasaffect- tionbeforeGralla’sre-appoint-
aflelwpsarttuideesn.tsIctawmaesfonrotwarundtitlhaat eednvithreoinrmeabnitlictyondtouctievaechtoinedaun- mBoeanrtdatofthTerusFteebersuarmyeet1i9n9g5.
othersfollowedsuit.Theresult cation. Thus,Grallawasre-hiredfol-
hasbeen a landslideofcom- One professorstated, lowingwhatonesourcetermed,
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been discriminated against by tionbyage,sex,anddisability. Trustees.
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DiscriminationContinued
frompg.1 recbveo
explosivesituation. Although |
ihey believe that atone time
tihcisismsauey,htahveeybneoenwafneealcaitdehma-s ftb‘<10 W-6 \
evolved into a leviathan that nonSTATECOLLEGE.'
will simply not fade away. WESTFIEUD
Critics of the administration .
phoiirnetdtboythCeonftacitnutihantgGErdaulclaatwiaosn lWestfTieellde,phFoAnXe((441133))5S6722--S3261163
lastsemesterasanexampleof
theirinsensitivityinthismatter. AffirmativeAction
Furthermore, although con-
cerns were expressed about
Gralia's conduct in his night MEMORANDUM
course,anddespitethelitanyof
complaints already available
against him, the college re-
hired Gralla to teach in TO: AmyDexter,ChristineMcLeod,etal
Continuing Education again
thissemester. FROM: PamelaMitcheli-Crump.pirecror^qualEmployment
Insum,oneisleftwiththe
unsettling proposition that at SUBJ: InformalInvestigation-BrunoGralla
luelatsytmteenmbseturdsenhtasvaendstfaoteudrftahca-t DATE: May1,1995
Gralia’sbehaviorisdiscrimina-
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allegationsdatebackovertwo
yearsandhavebeensubstanti- Concernswereexpressed that reflectdiscriminationby gender anddisability with
atedbythecollege’sownoffice accusationsthatsuchbehaviorcreatedahostileandintimidatingeducationalenvironment.
ofAffirmative Action. One
sourcestated“the administra- Myinformalinvestigationintotheindividualallegationsrevealthefollowing.
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hampered by legitimate con- AsaresultofProfessorGralia’sactions,Irecommendthefollowing:
straints,suchastheunioncon-
tract and the element ofdue 1. ProfessorGrallaparticipatesinintensivesocialissuestraining;
ptraokceesisss.uewYietth,tthheossteanicenvooflvtehde 2. PhilipEttman,Chairofthedepartment,orchestratethereviewofallfinalexamsfor
administration. One professor Spring95’classesofProfessorGralla;
sestemavptelerdaolye“sdtSuidnaectnetWse1shtafvhieaevlcedomSbeteaettneo 3. Paenrdioidiiiacevaluationsbweitchonsdluucuteemad,realnautivetoProfessorGralia’sperformanceinclass
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administration-inthepaststu-
dentsreceivedimmediatesup-
port,andasafeenvironmentin
wInhiecvherytocdaissecuesvserythtehinpgropbolsesmi.- Qualitypubliceducationsince1839
ble was done to relieve the
tenseandhostileenvironment,
regrettablynoneofthisisevi-
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Thisreporthasbeensen,toProfessorG*LtheSeniorVieePresidentofAeadem.c
Affairs.
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Announcements
ONCAMPUSANNOUNCEMENTS
REIMBURSEMENTRATES
Thetravelreimbursementratehasbeenincreasedto25centspermileretroactivetoJuly2.1995.Faculty,administrators,andexcludedemployeesarcaskedtosubmitall
traveldocTuhmeenBtussiantestsheOfnfeiwce25stacfefnwtisllraateuteofmfaetcitcivaelliymmcaeldciualtaetley.theretroactiveamountduetoeachtraveler.Checkswillbeplacedincampusmailboxesuponcompetionofthecal-
culations.
COMPUTERCOURSESOFFERED
Twoofthemostpopularcomputercoursesarebeingoffered. MicrosoftACCESS2.0Windowswillcovertheessentialsofmanaging,creatingandopeningdatabases,
reportdesign,andothersbeginningFeb.14.Thecostis$210.
MicrosoftEXCEL5.0forWindowsisforpeoplewhohavelittleexperiencewithspreadsheetsandneedtoanalyzeandinterpretdataandwhohaverecentlyinstalled
MicrosoftOfficeontheirpersonalcomputers.ThiscoursebeginsFeb.12,andthecostis$155.
Formoreinformationortoregister,call(413)572-8033.
ENGLISHDEPARTMENT
Ppetsandshortstorywritersareinvitedtoreadfromtheirrecentworksatthecollege’sannualNewWorksreadingMarch12. Students,staff,andfacultyarewelcomeas
readers.
Theannualspringreadingwillbeheld3:30p.m.intheElystudenttheatre.
WriterswhowouldliketoreadshouldsendanotetoProfessorSossamanintheEnglishDepartment.
RECEPTIONHELDFORHONOREES
Anawardsreceptionwillbeheldforthe1996Who’sWhoAmongStudentsinAmericanUniversitiesandCollegesrccepientsApril17.
Therewere61recipientsofthisawardselected.TheWSCselectioncommitteeforthisawardisasfollows: Mary-ReneeButler,JaniceMurphy,ProfessorGilOnwochei,
ProfessorLawrencePaquette,EmilyWilson,andLaureenWalsh.
OFFCAMPUSANNOUNCEMENTS
HEALTHCLINICAVAILABLE
TheFamilyPlanningCouncilofWesternMassachusetts’BreastHealthProjectprovidesphysicalexams,breastandpelvicexams,papsmears,andreferrralsforfreemam-
mogramsandcolposcopiesatsitesinGreenfield,Northampton,andAmherst.
Womenareeligibletoreceivetheseservicesatnocostiftheyareuninsured,orpayahighdeductible,andareovertheageof40. Younger,uninsuredwomenmayalso
takeadvantageoftheseservicesiftheyhaveamotherorsisterwhohashadbreastcancer. InthecaseofMedicarepatients,theProjectwillpayforamammogrameveryotheryear
whenMedicaredocsnotpickupthecost.
Toscheduleanappointmentataclinic,callthefollowingoffices:Amherst,[phone];Northampton,[phone];orGreenfield,[phone].
SCHOLARSHIPAPPLICATIONSAVAILABLE
ApplicationsareavailablefortheUNCF-MerckScienceFellowshipsintheregistrars’office. TheapplicationdeadlineisFeb.26.
ThefellowshipsarctargetedforAfricanAmericanstudentsatbothminorityandmajoritycollegesanduniversities.ThegoaloftheprogramistoexpandAmerica'spool
ofworldclassAfricanAmericanbiomedicalscientists.
Thefollowingawardsareexpectedtobeawardedin 1996: UNCF-MerckUndergraduateScienceResearchScholarships,GraduateScienceResearchDissertation
Fellowships,andPostdoctoralScienceResearchFellowships.
WOMEN’SWELLNESSFORUMOFFERED
NobleHospitalisparticipatinginaWomen’sWellnessFormatFitnessFirstHealthandFitnessCenterinFeedingHillsfrom6-8p.m.,February13. “TakingCareof
Yourself’willfeaturehealthandfitnessprofessionalsspeakingonwomen’sissues,aswellasexhibitbooths. TheforumisalsosponsoredbyWomenUnlimitedMagazineand
HealthNewEngland.
Threespeakersarescheduledfortheevening. Exhibitboothswillhaveinformationalmaterialforparticipantsandrepresentativeswillbeonhandtoanswerquestions.
ExhibitorsincludeAmericanCancerSociety,AmericanHeartAssociation,AmericanDiabetes,theYWCAofSpringfield,NobleHospital,WomenUnlimitedMagazine,andFitness
Ftiirosnt.willPbreen-erfeigtistthreaYtiWonCiAsreBqautitreerdedbWyocmaellni’ngsFSihtenletsers.First,[phone],orbysloppingbyattheirlocationonNorthWestfieldStreetinFeedingHills.A$5perpersondona-
National Student Exchange
MerrilyLunsford
NewsEditor
StudentswantingtobroadentheireducationalhorizonscandosothroughtheNationalStudentExchangeprogramofferedatWestfieldStateCollege.
NSEisanetworkofover130collegesanduniversitiesthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthreeU.S.territories,DarylHendery,ExecutiveDirectorofStudentAffairs,said.
Theprogramprovidesanopportunityforstudentstostudyatadifferentcollegeoruniversity,meetnewpeople,andexploredifferentpartsofthecountry.
"Mostpeoplearesurprisedhoweasyitistogoonexchange.Theywishtheycould’velearnedaboutitearlier. It’sagreat,greatexperience,"Henderysaid.
ToparticipateinNSEapplicantsmustmeetthefollowingrequirements: applicantsmustbeafull-timestudentatthetimeofapplicationandhavecompletedfull-time
studyatthesemesterpriortotheexchange,havea2.50cumulativegradepointaverageatthetimeofapplicationandattheendofthesemesterpriortoexchange,beaSophmore,
Junior,orSenior,andmustcommittoNSEtermsandconditions.
TheprocessofparticipatingintheexchangeprogramcanbeginbypickingupinformationandapplicationformsfromHenderyinE-132. Thedeadlinetosubmitappli-
cationsisFebruary16. Theymustbeaccompaniedbya$50non-refundablcMoneyOrder,anunofficialtranscript,aletterofrecommendation,aone-ortwo-pagepersonalstate-
ment,andaparent/guardianacknowledgementform.
HenderysaidhewillattendtheAnnualNationalStudentExchangePlacementConferenceinmid-Marchwheretheexchangestakeplace,andstudentswillbenotified
abouttheresultssoonafterhisreturn.
Acommonmythabouttheexchangeprogramisthatitmaycostthestudentmoretoparticipate. AccordingtotheWSCNationalExchangeProgramInformationand
PolicyManual,thecostisusuallynomorethanwhatstudentscurrentlypaytoattendWSC.
Theprogramhastwodifferenttuitionplans. PlanArequirestheparticipanttopaythein-slatetuition,fees,roomandboarddirectlytothehost,orexchange,school. Plan
BrequirestheparticipanttopaytheusualtuitionandfeesdirectlytoWSC. Roomandboardarepaiddirectlytothehostschoolthroughthisplan.
SLtaustdesnetmsehstaevreWthSeCophtioosntetdongioneonexachnaatnigoenasltuedxecnhtasnagnedfsoerntah1a6lfstourdefnultlsaocnaedxecmhiacngyeea.r.Thissemesterthecollegewillhostfourstudents. Halfofthisgroupjustarrivedfor
theSpringsemester.
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Mintonsaidsheisinterestedinseeingthecountrysidealongwithvisitingthelargermetropolitanareas. Hertrip,shesaid,willbecompleteifshegelstoseeBoston,New
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