M Hettit Umvtm Ohiol M Serving the Denison Community Since 1857 VOL 123 NO 15 FRIDAY MAY 4 1984 DENISON UNIVERSITY GRANVILLE OHIO 43023 587- 6378
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jlTURDAY- flam en skies high 70s t fair kch mrn est fjDA- YCear skies 11 rOSTASf A 70s m Hettit UMVtm OHIOl m Serving the Denison community since 1857 VOL 123 NO 15 FRIDAY MAY 4 1984 DENISON UNIVERSITY GRANVILLE OHIO 43023 587- 6378 Committee votes unanimously on Denison s 17th president by James Ninesling happy with the outcome of the Andrew Gabriel De Rocco search He was very enthusiastic iean of the faculty and college with both the selection of De rofessoratTrinity College in Rocco and the running of the Hartford Connecticut has been search process in general Im Liunimously selected from more feeling very good about the an 400 candidates to be the whole process and Im especially lith president of Denison Both happy because I think that a pc Rocco and the Search comi- significant part of the choice was ttee are very excited with the that the decision was suit of the lengthy and unanimous He mentioned that wrough search process the entire Search committee What impressed us most deserves tremendous thanks ccording to Dr Paul King from all of us for the amount of airman of the StudentFaculty labor theyve put into the search Ulvisory committee was De Also according to Good we occos concern that the presii- owe Charles A Brickman chair- it should be challenging man of Denisons Board of nison to be a better place Trustees and of its presidential ng said That came out loud search committee a great debt Li id clear and thats precisely of gratitude Brickman flew all hat hes doing at Trinity around the country to speak with De Rocco was as equally im- candidates He is also very cssed with Denison as Denison happy with the outcome of is with him He expressed the search Were truly excited Im convinced that Ive made and delighted with the prospect e right decision to come to of Andrew De Roccos taking nison He continued to speak over the helm at Denison this ry highly of his experiences he fall His outstanding credentials A on campus during his visit and personal qualities make Dr t month I was impressed by De Rocco uniquely qualified to e intelligent self- confidences provide Denison with the kind of d responsible enthusiasm on insightful and incisive leadership c part of the faculty They essential for the high quality ow theyre in a good place privately supported liberal arts d the students showed it also colleges such as ours in iii y were wonderfully open and President Good mentioned eresting the past that he would offer his commit- When De Rocco came to cami- assistance to the Search s his central value of the tee but that he would not in- I ral arts was to work with en- tervene Good said wasnt V usiasm to excel and to pick ever placed in a position to make Andrew G De Rocco a all it p the standards all the time tight judgement after the time he left campus he wasnt my part to ask a lot of entioned that it was so nice to questions but Andrew De Roc- DECmates expand computer system me away from a school know cos directness enthusiasm and by Nelson N Ehinger that it knows its good and eloquence came through the Jr use and compatible to the cen- uninterrupted use unless the tting better most for me Goods final feel- In response to the increasing tral processing facility diskette is filled to capacity with President Good was also very Please turn to page 2 use of the Denison computer The 20 DECmate II word pro- information Being connected to system recent additions have cessing units have been in- the central system enables the been made to partially accom- stalled in the Fellow and Knapp DECmate user the option of L U recommendation modate the needs of the Denison computer rooms as well as in the printing their text on the VAX community room next to the entrance of printer Dr Jeffery Jalbert Computer Curtis Dining Hall Although these advantages Center director points out that In reference to the new Curtis may appeal to the user they are draws faculty fire the recent addition of 20 DEC- facility Dr Jalbert states that offset by the disadvantage of mate II word processors is the there was initial doubt concern- possible abuse of the DECmate 3fan of Student Life Lex Smith and Vice- President for Finance and result of careful planning and ing the feasability of placing system According to Dr Jalbert Management Les Hicks yesterday rejected the DU House Planning evaluation of the needs of the computers in that area We have a different set of pro- Committees recommendation to offer the house to Delta Chi Denison community What we However Instead of having blems in reference to determin- the On- CamDus Lottery Com worked on this year and have doom and gloom we have had ing possible abuse Im sure by John N Moore mittee to look at the residence completed can be best described superb results said Dr Jalbert however that we are going to I The Delta Upsilon House hall system next fall for con- as architecture Dr Jalbert Not only can the new ter- discover them in time Also the Planning Committee has recomi- sideration of expanded options said minals be considered a step DECmate system has not in- mended that the house be off- for residential environments This architectural framework toward accommodating the alleviated the enormous load the ered to the Delta Chi fraternity Assistant Dean of Student Life to which Dr Jalbert refers creasing demand for word pro- VAX system accommodates dai- also as a ly it has done is dig in- wxt fall But the faculty has committee member Jane begins with the central process- cessing units but What to and the passed a resolution urging the Denovchek said I never felt ing facility connected to ter- balance for those placed on the to backlog demand the in stated idministration to reject the that the committee ever worked minals on campus People can East Quad Shepardson Some Director I terminals however According to J William recommendation and at least on the assumption that whatever utilize the system for a variety of of these new to computing such as word pro- will eventually be removed from Seegers Director of Develop- j ne committee said that in there DU House had member went fundings for the new addi- that Greek cessing computer science educa- Curtis and placed on the other ment ithreats were heard be tion were made possible by a previous DU members would do Smith and Les Hicks vic- tion date acquisition or quad laboratory use We wanted to The DECmate II units are dif- donation from an alumnus who j house over the for finance and omething to the epresident ferent from the VTlOOs and is interested in increasing our or next fall to the people management will make a final address delivery of these Rummer right level Dr VT52s in terms of their storage computer resources We are it the house Former DU presi- decision later in the week resources at the pointed out He stated of information The diskette very pleased to receive this grant dent Brent Scott denied that the Smith explained the commit- Jalbert com- which can be purchased from at the present he said Mr threats for selecting a pro- that a large percentage of were made tees criteria the bookstore for a little over 4 Seegers pointed out that this ad- decision was He said that whatever puter users utilize the word pro- The committees posal enables of 800 blocks dition is more part of an ongoing I resource storage unanimous except for a dissen- happens to the house it is going cessing for the expansion of information plan to expand computer ting by History professor nave to appeal to enough Planning opinion to December when a One of the advantages of the resources for students One of his Charles According to Lex so that it can pay its started in I Flynn students began for a word process- DECmate is that there are no responsibilities is to explore Smith of student life own way and operate on a break- search dean which would be easy to connect time quotas enabling Hynn felt that the committee even basis Its use should also be ing unit Please turn to page 4 i opted too much for practical reasonably complementary with considerations rather than sear- housing on fraternity row Final- Reactions to De Rocco Student leaders give their opi- indepen- no commitment should be ching for a satisfactory ly nions on Denisons new president Please see page 3 dent student option that would made beyond four years- the have a more positive effect on length of DUs suspension Denison Honors Week Three distinguished men were fraternity row In response to the committees given honorary degrees last week in Swasey Chapel The also formally decision the faculty voted 40- 3 committee 4 recommended that opport- 10 abstentions on April 23 to Please see page unities for the current Delta Chi urge the administration to re- Russian Adventure In the second part of junior John I fall recommendation House be explored early next ject the Haids letterfrom Moscow he describes the citys thriving to determine whether a special moreover we urge the Ad- residence is feasible for the spr- Please turn to page 2 black market Please see page 8 ang semester we strongly urge FRIDAY MAY PAGE 2 Oenisnnian 4 1C34 I Question What kinds of changes did you see over parents Worikfl Meres weekend m id Uqqis events sn fqvbqvj Libyians leave by John Reagin onto riot control police May Day celebrations of Although Solidarity had made Libyas Mohammar Khaddafy S i workers solidarity erupted into calls for peaceful protest gave a heros welcome to thirty r blatant political messages Tues- authorities claimed Lech Walen- international terrorists last Tues- a sa was not involved A half day The thirty were involved in if day In