Yeshiva University Commentator -- Volume 63, Issue 1

The Commentator
Volume 63 Issue 1

Student Dormitory Keys Found to Access Sensitive Belfer Areas

by Yossi Blum

In recent weeks, The Commentator has learned that several students’ dormitory keys effectively serve as pass keys which afford them access to various rooms in Belfer Hall including professors’ offices, computer centers, and laboratories containing hazardous materials. According to campus security officials, this finding poses a significant security concern. Don Sommers, Director of Security, has even considered restricting student access to Belfer Hall entirely during the night - a measure that would inhibit study during reading week and finals.

Employees Challenge "Unfair" University Payroll Practice

by Mordechai Fishman

Unionized and non-union employees of Yeshiva University have begun to question the accounting methods used when calculating their paychecks after discovering apparent discrepancies between what they assumed their annual salaries were and what their pay stubs actually totaled. The mathematical formula used by the payroll department to compute biweekly salaries is the focus of employee resentment, and YU workers have been organizing to demand an explanation of the method, and if need be, financial compensation.

Course Guide Alerts Professor Arluck to his Dismissal

by Chanan Hoschander

The administration of Yeshiva College has decided not to renew the faculty appointment of Dr. Gregory Arluck, a professor in the economics department. Sources in the Office of the Dean suggested that Arluck’s termination was the result of negative student views of his instruction. Additional questions have arisen concerning the manner in which the instructor was informed of his unfortunate situation.

Student Dormitory Keys Found to Access Sensitive Belfer Areas

Employees Challenge "Unfair" University Payroll Practice

Course Guide Alerts Professor Arluck to his Dismissal

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