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I NCREASE
D E C L I N E D !
On May 1, 1979 the voting
students at the State University
at Farmingdale voted to
decline the Student Activity
Fee increase. The referendum
called for an increase in the fee
from $70 to $80 a year.
The student activity fees
underwrite a wide variety of co-curricular
and extra-curricular
activities on campus, including
programs of cultural and
educational enrichment,
recreational and social
activities, tutorial programs,
intramural and intercollegiate
athletics, student publications
and other media, assistance to
recognized student organiza-tions,
insurance' and transpor-tation
services related to the
conduct of these programs and
reimburstment to student
officers for service to student
government.
As a result of the referendum
being declined the State
University at Farmingdale will
experience a shortage in all
activities. Many extra-curricular
activities will be
,harmed by the declined
referendum. This year only
3,000 copies of the Islander will
be distributed, WATC the
radio station, may not be
adequately supplied to bring
FARMWORKERS
ASSOCIATION VISITS
Recently, members of the
Eastern Farmworkers Associa-tion
visited the S.U.N.Y. at
Farmingdale campus in an
effort to inform people about
who they are, and what they arc
trying to do.
The Farmworkers Associa-p
tion is a mutual benefits
association open to any person
who is temporarily or
permanently unemployed.
These workers include migrant
and seasonal farmworkers,
welfare recipients, and low-income
workers. The associa-tion
was formed in 1972 in
order to help these people deal
with the everyday problems
that they face in their line of
work.
Some of the workers majoi
problems are the extremely low
pay scale and the sub-standard
living conditions. Although we
depend on our farmworkers for
the very food we eat, their
salaries do not reflect this fact.
An additional problem is that
approximately 60% of workers
These unique problems arc
the ones currently addressed by
the EFWA through it's benefits
program. Members pay a 62f a
month membership fee, and
attend weekly meetings of the
Workers Benefits Committee.
The committee makes sure that
funds and resources are used
wisely, in addition to discussing
•^ays to effect needed changes.
These members are then
entitled to many benefits free of
charge including: Medical and
Dental care, Legal Advice,
Food, clothing, furniture,
alcoholism counselling, and
referral services. This benefits
program was built by and for
EFWA members.
the students all the good music
they love, and the athletic
department, which is a major
ecipient of the student activity
fee will experience a great
shortage in equipment. The
College Union Board, will not
be able to provide the students
with the abundance of concerts
they have provided in previous
semesters because of the
decline.
The decline of the
referendum makes it impossi-ble
to maintain the current
budget the college is
functioning under now, and the
students that voted the
referendum down, or didn't
vote at all will discover next
year the horrendous outcome
WOMEN'S
CONFERENCE
Without the help of needed
volunteers, the EFWA may not
be able to continue it's benefits
program. People who can type,
do office work, or even help in
the distribution of food and
clothing are needed. If you
have ever thought that you
might like to do volunteer
work, now is your chance to
become involved in something
meaningful. Your rewards will
be worth your effort. If
iiitrrested, contact one of these
3 offices:
Office Central:
58 Beaver Dam Road
Bellport, New York 11713
(S16) 286-8004
Smithtown Center:
(516) 724-8666
S^.N.Y. at'Farmingdale held
it's annual women's conference
in Roosevelt Hall. The
conference was an all day
event, beginning in the
morning and ending late
afternoon.
The purpose of the Women's
Conference is to bring women
together to speak about the
many topics concerning them.
This year's honorable guesf
speaker was Bella Abzug.
The conference was divided
into many areas, concentrating
on the many different fields and
occupations women can enter.
For example, professionals in
the fields of Criminal Justice
and Mortuary Science spoke
about these disciplines in the
Loft Lounge.
In addition to the many
separate conferences, a
luncheon was given which was
attended by all the speakers
and interested women of the-community.
The luncheon cost
$5.
Guest speaker, Bella Abzug,
addressed the audience in
speaking about women and
their role in society. She
emphasized the fact that
women did not necessarily
want to be considered special,
but just equal to their male
counterparts.
The women's conference
serves a function in that it
presents the many different
options available to the woman
of today. In contrast to years
ago, today's woman is
confronted with many choices,
one of which may be to choose
a career. The conference is an
attempt on the part of many
interested and involved women
to discuss the changing roles in
American society.