FACULTY VOTES NO-CONFIDENCE IN MISSION VP RAMIREZ'S FATE IS UNCERTAIN.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. M. SODDERS Staff Writer SYLMAR -- The Mission College Faculty Senate overwhelmingly approved a no-confidence vote Thursday for the campus' vice president for student services, who is embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in a political spat spat juvenile aquatic shellfish, especially oysters ready for settlement on solid surfaces—'spat fall'. with colleagues and students. The senate voted 19-1, with two abstentions, to send a clear signal to Joe Ramirez that it is unhappy with his leadership. While the vote is not binding, it increases pressure on the administration to remove Ramirez, who was placed on administrative leave last month. He was absent from the meeting and could not be reached for comment. Ramirez's critics say he has interfered in student elections and has favored Latino students and staff over others. ``This is a matter of principle,'' said English professor Ruthie Grant, who voted in favor of the motion. ``We don't abuse authority. We don't interfere with student elections and we stand up for all the students on the campus and we don't show favoritism to any student or particular group of students.'' Interim President Jose A. Leyba, who is leaving the college on June 30, said he will not act on the Faculty Senate vote until after investigations of several incidents are complete. He has hired attorney Stuart Rudnick to investigate. ``Everyone is innocent until proven otherwise,'' Leyba said. One investigation already has concluded, and officials determined that Ramirez acted properly in postponing recent student elections. But investigations continue into accusations by students and faculty that he ordered a student fired from her job as a Sheriff's Department cadet after a student government meeting last month, and of seizing a tape recording of the meeting and having a portion of it erased e·rase tr.v. e·rased, e·ras·ing, e·ras·es 1. a. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping. b. . Political science professor Charles Dirks Dirks, as a person, may refer to:
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Luis Ramirez , a campus counselor who is not related to Joe Ramirez, urged the faculty to oppose the no-confidence vote, saying the administrator had not received due process. Faculty Senator Rick Scuderi, director of the disabled students program, cast the lone no vote, saying he had heard conflicting stories about the various incidents. About 40 Mission students and faculty went to last week's meeting of the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. board and presented a petition with 450 student signatures demanding Joe Ramirez be removed. Chancellor Darroch ``Rocky'' Young said Mission should resolve the conflict on its own but warned campus officials the district would intervene if Mission did not do so soon. The Faculty Senate also tabled until June 1 a vote on creating a separate Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies Chicano studies is an academic discipline. Like most branches of Ethnic studies, it incorporates aspects of various other disciplines, including history, sociology, psychology, and literary and textual analyses from the academic studies of the English and Spanish languages. because Chicano Studies professors John Morales John Morales a.k.a. "Johnny Burns" was a Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily born Bonnano crime family underboss and relative by marriage to Bonanno crime family don Joseph Bonanno. and Jose Maldonado were absent from the meeting. lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3663 |
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