Late Grades Frustrate Many Students
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fr • \ , , -Jfel .... i ft. Late Grades Frustrate Many Students than past years due to the "the January 8. This was three days things [the grade mailers] are too tive ways to find their grades. At -David T. Kilborn- timing of the holidays." Christ- later than last year. flimsy" said Park. least one student went to the For- News Writer mas Day andNew Year's Day fell Central Services turned all A PostOffice Superintendent eign Study Office, while others on Mondays this year so the col- the mailers over to the Weston confirmed the problem with the went in search of their advisors. After Christmas vacation, lege was closed on December 25 Street Post Office in the afternoon mailers and added that because of Wagner was sympathetic to usually the first question a friend and 26 as well as on January 1 and of January 9. It appears that some manual sorting, some grade mail- the students. She said that she asks another is "how was your grade reports were delayed at the ers could have been held up to an knew it was disconcerting to start break?" This year many asked The loss of four working days, Post Office. extra day or two. a new semester without learning "did you get your grades?" A coupled with the fact that some According to K. J. Park, the Many students who did not the results of the last. She also number of students did not re- professors handed in their grades head of Central Services, the Post receive their grades descended said that if a similarproblem arises ceive their grades until after they as late as December 29, five Office told him that some of the upon the Registrars Office and in the future, she would "like to had already, arrived back at Trin- working days after the last exam grade mailers had to be manually were told to fill out a transcript see some way that students [who's ity to register on January 16. date, ensured that the grade mail- sorted because they popped out of requestandwaitafewdays. Those records] are not on hold would be As in the past, students were ers were handed over to Central the sorting machine. "Regular who were turned away either left able to get their grades... that very quick to blame the Registrars Services to be mailed on Monday, envelopes are no problem, these frustrated or thought of alterna- day [that they request them]." Office for the delay. In this case, the Registrar's Office was not the problem. Head Registrar Nancy Wagner said that getting out the Survey Questions Racism Policies grades "was the top priority and we [at the Registrars Office] were -by Gary Kaisen tor responded to the question Regarding the awareness of included: "attitudes of visiting all surprised they were late." and David Gerber- concerning racial tension by say- racism at Trinity, 100% of the parents," "reverse racism," "atti- Wagner said some people did Special to the Tripod ing, "if there is to be change, those African-American students re- tudes of administration," " gen- not receive their transcripts be- in control need to be challenged- sponded that they had observed eral atmosphere," "attitudes of Results from a recent Tripod made uncomfortable; therefore some form of racism. In contrast, alumni and trustees," "affirma- cause there were over 400 holds survey indicate that 85% of Trin- put on grade reports by the Stu- this tension is natural." 53% of the Asian students, 56% tive action programs," "minority ity students believe that the The survey also revealed that of the white students, and 60% of weekend," and "self imposed dent Accounts Off ice, the library, College's policies on racism have the Medical Office and other among the 92% of students who the Hispanic students sampled separation of racially different either increased or not changed believe that racism does exist at made a similar claim. students." departments which the Registrar's racial tension at Trinity. The sur- Office had no control over. Trinity, 10% believed that racism Among those students who A common response of the vey of 272 students was taken, in was more prevalent at Trinity than The real reason grades were claimed to have observed racism students who have not directly November and December with a elsewhere in society, 61% be- observed racism on campus was late, Wagner said, was because sample accuracy of within 5 per- on campus, 86% cited the atti- lieved it was as prevalent, while tudes of students as the mostpreva- that they, "had not witnessed any the grade mailers, those thin bill- cent. 27% believed it was less preva- like forms, left her office later lent manifestation. In addition, incident, but from the campaign One anonymous administra- lent. 36% noted racial epithets, 36% and discussion around noted written racial slurs, 14% campus...believe that it must be a Lc 5, CL t€,:€\€ ir € Lc ecc< re ct* fc\e noted attitudes of teachers, and problem." 32% noted structural racism The survey was also admini- 15 00% (defined as "disparate institutional stered to faculty members; how- treatment of minorities). ever, since the sample accuracy When asked to describe any was 13% (41 out of approx 140), otherforms of racism which these E students had observed, responses Please see Survey, page 4 Trustee Named j1 1 Hopkins President cago Graduate School of Busi- -by Patty Pierson- ness, earning his MBA and Ph.D. \ HP/ Hi Not Changed Racial Tension Managing Editor He moved in 1971 to the Univer- / H Decreased Racial Tension sity of Washington, joining the 40 L One of the seventeen Charter faculty at the School of Public Trustees of Trinity College has Health and Community Medicine. recently been named President of By 1976, Richardson had The Johns Hopkins University in worked as chairman of the De- Maryland. partment-of Health Services and William C. Richardson, Associate Dean of the School of Martin Luther King Week Ph.D., graduated from Trinity in Public Health, in addition to teach- 1962 with a B.A. in History. He ing as a Full Professor of Health has since distinguished himself in Services. the area of public health and has At a January 17 press confer- Honors Civil Rights Leader served as Provost and Executive ence, vice chairman of Johns ered two lectures, "The Black Vice President of the University Hopkins University's board of vocation on Monday in the Chapel. trustees Morris Offit revealed "I -By Mark Russell- Community in Crisis: 1990" and at The Pennsylvania State Uni- In that ceremony, a number of versity. could not be moTe pleased than I Managing Editor speakers presented their interpre- "When Mississippi Burned: The "I am aproduct...of aprivate am with [Richardson's] election tations of King's legacy. Presi- Historic Meaning of the 1964 as president..." Prior to the an- A series of lectures, a con- education at Trinity College in dent Tom Gerety read from the Summer Project." In the first Hartford, Connecticut," said nouncement, Richardson had been cert, and a convocation marked speeches of King, Weaver High lecture, he discussed the probe Richardson at his January 17 press an attractive candidate for the MartinLutherKingWeekatTrin- School Principal Eddie Davis into Washington DC Mayor conference. As an undergradu- presidency of several schools, ity last week. The program, or- spoke about the King message Marion Barry's alleged drug use ate, he was station manager for including Penn State. ganized by students and faculty, and legacy, and Bettie Fikes, a among other subjects. His final WRTC and president of his fra- When questioned at the press was the first of its kind at Trinity. ternity, Theta XL conference about the Penn State member of the Freedom Singers lecture discussed his role in the The chief organizers of the week Upon graduation, Richardson Please see Trustee, page 4 of the SNCC (Student Non-Vio- formation and beginning stages nope to make it a long standing of the Freedom Democratic Party. attended the University of Chi- tradition. lent Coordinating Committee) in 1964-65, sang songs from that Guyot also attended three "I had the sense overall that it era. classes during his short stay. [the events of the week] went Fikes also delivered a lecture Chatfield indicated that his atten- exceptionally well," said Jack dance was "extremely well-re- Chatfield, Professor of History. titled "The60'sSpeak to the ,'90's: The Black Heritage and the Mu- ceived by the students in those Trinity's New Affirmative Despite the enthusiasm of classes." Chatfield, he cited the participa- sic of the Civil Rights Movement" Action Director to a small crowd in the Washing- The Tow attendance at the tion of the Trinity community as events will necessitate a change ton Room. Poor compared to the quality of in the events. "There is no doubt The other featured speaker Biker Ghick Takes Over the events. "Most of the events that we will do something to com- was Lawrence Guyot, a former were poorly attended by faculty memorate Dr. King," said Chat- organizer for SNCC and chair-' and students," he said. field. "But we will probably do it man of the Mississippi Freedom The Forum The week began with a con- differently next year." Democratic Party. Guyot deliv- .1 .Hi Page 2 • The Trinity Tripod • January 30,1990 Opinion Students Tackle Tough Issues Editorial SPLASH Campaign Dedicated to More Than An Inconvenience Helping Connecticut's Neediest The Registrars Office has traditionally been one of are part of society and are part of at Mather Front Desk to voice our Trinity's most maligned bureaus. The list of mistakes To the Editor: the political structure.