MISSION COLLEGE DISCORD GROWING.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 In an emotional 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 of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. meeting Wednesday, dozens of students, faculty and community activists demanded the removal of a Mission College vice president. Jose Ramirez, Mission's vice president of student services, is accused by students and faculty of canceling a student government election and ordering a student fired from her job as an on-campus Sheriff's Department cadet. Ramirez was placed on administrative leave last week. LACCD LACCD Los Angeles Community College District Chancellor Darroch ``Rocky'' Young warned Mission officials that if they didn't take care of the matter, the district would be forced to shake up the faculty. ``We are, frankly, running out of options at Mission College,'' Young said. ``If (conflict resolution mediation) fails, we will have no choice but to fundamentally change the personnel of Mission College.'' Students complained that they no longer feel safe on campus and carry tape recorders tape recorder, device for recording information on strips of plastic tape (usually polyester) that are coated with fine particles of a magnetic substance, usually an oxide of iron, cobalt, or chromium. The coating is normally held on the tape with a special binder. and camera-phones to document what they say is ongoing harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. by a small faction of Chicano faculty and administrators, including Ramirez. ``A lot of students feel that if Joe Ramirez is allowed to come back, we don't see how we can come back,'' said Jesse Martinez, 24, of San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. , who is running for student body president. Martinez presented the board with more than 450 signatures demanding the removal of Ramirez. The Mission Faculty Senate also is expected to take a no-confidence vote on Ramirez on May 18. Several attempts to reach Ramirez by telephone Wednesday were not successful. No faculty or students supporting Ramirez spoke at Wednesday's meeting. Young told the audience that interim Mission College President Jose A. Leyba has the authority to handle the situation. In a written statement he read to the crowd, however, Young said the situation was threatening to overtake more pressing issues, including Mission's accreditation visit next March. Leyba is setting up a mediated conflict resolution session, Young said, adding, ``I am prepared to support the recommendations of this process, up to and including involuntary transfers of employees.'' lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3663 |
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