Miami Hurricane, February 22, 1977

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Emergency Meeting Angers Employees
H> ISIDRO GARCIA
News Editor
An emergency meeting for employees called by University President Henry King Stanford drew strong employee dissatisfaction and .cas characterized as "total bullshit” by Jeff Eennik, a University-employee who attended the meeting. About 100 employees attended the meeting in Gusman Hall although most had heard about it only hours before.
According to Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Dr John Green,the meeting was called "to improve employee communication with management," but several employees al-ledged that the meeting was called to stave off the possibility of an employee unionization drive among A03 employees. A03 euployees had met the night before and had reportedly discussed the possibility of unionization.
Employee Shari Turner characterized the meeting as "nothing more than the Gestapo scare tactics that the administration has used in the past."
“They call an emergency meeting like this and then expect the employees to back down. It’s not working anymore," she said.
Employees were told of the meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday'and informed that top UM administrators would have an important announcement for them at
4:30 p.m.	,	,	_
Some employees alledged that they were forced to attend the meeting by their supervisors. Many
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By LESLIE TANNENHAUM
Entertainment Editor
It’s Garni Gras time again — the time of year when UM’s empty intramural field is transformed into the largest college carnival in the nation It’s a time when organizations unify to build and run their own booths, when Deggeller Amusement Company moves its major rides onto the fields, when spotlights fill the night, when WVIJM fills the airwaves and delicious delicacies fill the stomachs.’ It’s festival time, time to walk out of class and into a world of fun.
Garni Gras has become the largest event held on the UM campus, and the second largest carnival event in South Florida. The three day extravaganza draws approximately 30,000 people and makes over $45]-000
“Garni Gras is something the whole community now looks forward to," said Garni Gras Chairman Andy Meyer. "We draw- people from as far away as North Miami Beach and Homestead, but the bulk is from Coral Gables and the South Miami area.
“The community is proud of us. We are unique because of our student aspect. We are not the professional blase carnival.”
A sampling of what is to come proves Meyer to be correct Carni Gras is anything but a dull carnival. There will be 93 booths on the field this year, operated by student organizations and offering amazing varieties of foods and games
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