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FRIDAY November 5, 2010 Volume 90, Issue 53
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H2O packs Christmas gifts into shoeboxes to mail to children overseas
Faculty looks to move forward with union plans
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By Alissa Widman Reporter
The administration and Faculty Association are organizing their bargaining teams as they await final approval of the ‘yes’ vote for unionization. The election certification will take place at the State Employment Relations Board’s Nov. 18 meeting. SERB sponsored the confidential mail-in vote for unionization that was tallied Oct. 20. Following certification, the FA will then transition from an advocacy organization to a collective bargaining organization, FA President David Jackson said. Faculty members can then begin contract negotiations with the University as a single unit concerning salaries, benefits and workload. By the end of the semester, Jackson said he hopes to have a new FA constitution written and ratified, a bargaining team in place and an officer
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SEASON OF GIVING: Members of H20 gathered gifts to send children overseas to make their Christmas a little brighter. See more photos, page 3.
CAMPUS BRIEF
Carol Cartwright
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins The Associated Press
University President Carol Cartwright and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, have made a $50,000 contribution to the University. The donation has been designated to be split between the Wolfe Center for the Arts and the “Bring Back the Glory Campaign.” The University launched the “Bring Back the Glory Campaign” in October 2008 to enhance the Ice Arena and raise money for scholarships for the hockey program. The portion of the Cartwrights’ gift designated for the hockey campaign will go toward the scholarship funds. The Wolfe Center for the Arts is slated to be completed in fall 2011, and the specific designation for the Cartwrights’ donation toward the new home for the Department of Theatre and Film has yet to be determined.
The Faculty Senate postponed a vote on FA officers’ request for a liaison senate member Tuesday. The Senate will address the issue at its December meeting, after the union results have been certified by SERB, said Kris Blair, Faculty Senate chair. “I wish it could have went forward, but I must respect the preference of the majority of Senate members to postpone,” she said. “Because the SEC supported this recommendation by a large majority, we’re very hopeful the senate will
election for that team. “We’re starting to get everything in place right now and identifying volunteers to do research,” he said. “Our expectation is that members who volunteer will become part of our bargaining team, but anyone can join and any member is eligible to run for any officer position.” The FA encourages other faculty members to join because although all full-time faculty members are covered by future bargaining contracts, only FA members get to vote on their ratification, Jackson said. “You get the benefits no matter what; there’s no opting out of the contract,” he said. “The more members we have, the more voices we’re going to hear for amendments and ratifications. We want as many people as possible to join.” Once a bargaining team is in place, the negotiation process will begin in
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endorse it at the December meeting.” If the Senate approves the new position, an ex-officio member would represent the FA in Senate dialogues and reports. The FA would then focus on salaries and benefits issues, while the Senate would focus on curriculum issues and existing committees, Jackson said. “It never was, and still is not our goal to replace Faculty Senate,” he said. “We think the Faculty Senate and our collective bargaining unit can work very well together, just in different areas. We believe we can help keep the faculty informed, active and energized in all of these topics.”
Franklin County jailers use stunguns on inmates, federal civil rights lawsuits filed
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COLUMBUS — Jailers in a central Ohio county regularly use stun guns to “soften up” inmates who pose no threat and often use the guns on inmates who are disabled, pregnant or under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the Justice Department said in a federal complaint. Franklin County jailers also use the guns to shock naked and restrained prisoners and to punish inmates for routine rule violations, according to the motion filed Wednesday in an ongoing federal civil rights lawsuit. The complaint said jailers regularly put stun guns in a “drive stun” mode designed to cause continuous pain to someone resisting an officer. “In case after case, deputies tase
“In case after case, deputies tase people, often in the drive stun mode to cause pain . . .”
people, often in the drive stun mode before filing the lawsuit. A mesto cause pain, when the person was sage left Thursday with the prosegreatly outnumbered by a team of cutor’s office was not immediately deputies who were easily able to returned. The county has also argued that physically overpower and control a video of the July 2009 arrest of the individual,” the complaint said. In other cases, jailers are accused one of the inmates, Robert Shreve, of using the guns “to ‘soften up’ clearly shows a combative Shreve Complaint | Justice Department detainees and regularly applying struggling with deputies and trying cies, Franklin County has rules tasers to individuals who do not to bite one officer. The group that originally brought governing when stun guns can be pose any threat of violence or harm to themselves or others,” according the lawsuit, independent state used. The government’s complaint says agency Legal Rights Service, said to the complaint. The government wants to join a video and written reports show that jail officials wrongly justify the mislawsuit against Franklin County guards have improperly used stun use of stun guns after reviewing brought last summer by a legal rights guns several times since January reports about their use. The county also fails to propergroup on behalf of four current and 2008 “to inflict pain, fear, corpoformer inmates. The county is home ral punishment and humiliation” ly train deputies in the use of the when inmates wouldn’t obey com- guns and fails to punish deputies to the state’s capital, Columbus. whose use of the guns violates The county prosecutor’s office, mands or used profanity or insults. Franklin County, Sheriff Jim the jail’s own written policies and which represents the jail, has previously asked U.S. District Court Karnes, several deputies and jail “well-established standards of law Judge Edmund Sargus to dismiss supervisors are named in the law- enforcement.” Sargus gave the county two weeks the claims, saying inmates failed suit. Like many jails and police agen- to file objections to the request. to follow jail complaint procedures
SPORTS
PICK’EMS NCAA football battle thrives
FORUM Going green means more money
Rugby to take on Miami
Editors continue their competition to predict next week’s scoring results in college football, anticipating Alabama to defeat LSU| Page 7
Guest columnist from Fairfield University explains going green means spending more money for consumers, and they will only contribute if it saves them money | Page 4
The No.1 ranked Falcon rugby team heads to Indiana this weekend to play Miami in pursuit of a Midwest title and a spot at nationals | Page 5
PEOPLE ON THE STREET What is your favorite thing about fall? JACOB DEAN Junior, Social Work
“Apple Cider.” | Page 4
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