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Inside••• SGA electio,? preview W' !D!!r~!!:·· in low to mid SOs. SATURDAY: Sunny and mild, page 2 highs In upper SOs. SUNDAY: Fair with highs in the MOvie Review mid to upper 60s. page R3 The Rider News VOl . till No.15 . The weekly newspaper Lawrenceville. NJ 08648 March 6, 1987 of Rider College . Phone: (609) 896-5337 Rider University? or (609) 896-5256 College's s·hot at the big time By JEFF MARCUS President Frank N. Elliott said. conferrinQ doctoral degrees," vote) fairly quick or die in this affect Rider. end Rider does not presently meet Rocco said. legislature," Elliott said of the JOHN P. McALPIN thesa standards. He added that to be con· possibilities for passage. " It won't make any real dif· A bill currently under con· "The standards are not sidered, the institutions must Governor Thomas H. Kean ference if we were called a slderation In a state Assembly realistic when compared to the prove to the new committee has established programs university. We already have committee would redesign the rest of the nation;' Elliott said. that they have "an outstan· designed to strengthen and the same form of governance crijeria for unlversijy status According to Elliott, the ding, excellent academic pro enhance the educational and composition within the among state higher education classical definition of the term gram." The new committee system in New Jersey, Elliott college as does a university," inst~utlons, according to the "university" should include will be made up of college said. 60 percent of all Rider he said. bill's sponsor. programs in arts and science, presidents, faculty and students are from within the Speaker of the Assembly, unaergraduate work in one or students from both public and state, according to Elliott. "However, in the eyes of John Rocco, D-Camden, call· more professional programs, private colleges and univer· many people the word 'univer· ed the measure "long over· such as business. science, sities in the state. Rocco said. One reason for the bill was sijy' IS more prestigiOUS. If they due" arid added that the revis and education, and some pro The institution applying for to keep New Jersey's college· think it is (more prestigious), ed standards could help a grams leading to a master's university status would have to age students in the state, Roc· then it does make a dif· small, private school like Rider. degree. present to the committee a co said. He added that cur· ference," he added. The bill calls for the creation A pol: of the nation's state plan for "academic ex rently about 40 percent of the 01 a CQ!11mittee that would hear educalion boards conducted cellence; ' Rocco said. students attend college out· Rocco said the change to a applications from colleges by Elliott in 1981 revealed that " It wo.uldn't simp)y.be say, side the state, which is the university may positively affect plltltionlng for university Ohio, New York, and New ing 'Let's flip the name'," he highest percentage in the any institution. status, and for the creation of Jersey were the only known added. country. Also, New Jersey has a new classification of univer~ states requiring a doctorate Elliott added he wanted to the lowest percentage of " It certainly will help with sity status, Roc.."Co said. program in order to obtain modify the bi II in order to students coming into. the state and federal grants," he New Jerse~ currently re university status. strengthen it. " But my guess state's higher educational in said, adding that the change quires universities to have two The proposed second is that within a month or so stitutions, Rocco said. in status will give the schools doctorate programs, and a classification would be for an there will be a bill running a "better shot" at available masters program in addition to institution " that provides a throuQh both houses," Elliott Elliott said he believes the ti· funds. undergraduate work, College diversified program without said. 'It could go through (a tle of university won't greatly Week to celebrate women By MENINA WCAS woman extends beyond the discussion on the women's The logo for Women's limits of a woman's world. movement in art will be held. Week, a woman holding a star Davis said. " This is a most Another movie is planned within the I.emale symbol, is challanging week in that the for Tuesday. The film and seemingly Simple but, accor· amount and scope are so discussion will focus on how ding to the'two coordinators of large. We aro not only talking advertising's images of the event, a lot of thought went about women of the past but women's bodies influence into its design. of the present a~ futll'e as lives. Davis said the movie was The series of approxl mate· wei:." chosen because, "We felt the Iy 10 events support the theme She added that she feels movie was appropriate and of " Women's voices, women's the highlights of the week are would appeal to the broadest choices" and will start this Wednesday's reception and amount of students. Advertis Monday and oontinue until the the play, "The Belle of ing applies to everyone; we end of the week. This is Amherst, ' slated for March 14 are all affected by advertis· Rider's 6th annual celebration and 15. ing," Davis said. of March as Women's History "Approximately 200 women Coordinator for Collective Month, said Lucy Aiello, vic... • are going to attend the recep Development Henry Halpern president of the Women's tion, and we have never tried said a book display of about Center and co-coordinator of a play before," Davis 100 books has been set up on the week. explained. the second floor of the library Cindy Davis, president of She said that on a large and will on view until the end the Women's Center and co scale, she would like the cam· of March. He said the books coordinator said, "If you reach pus to recognize that there are will portray womens'contribu for the moon the least you a variety of ways.that women tions to everything from music could do is fall among the express them salves. Davis to poIijics with an emphasis on stars. The woman in the logo said that in keeping with this the last 25 years. is holding a star and behind concept, 8 colloquium will be DaviS said, "I don't Ihink her are 12 stars and a moon. held on Monday, where papers that anyone of thesa events These are often considered on women's Issues will be are boring historical facts • ancient feminine symbols." reed, and a Woman of the Year neither are women in history." Aiello added that the long Award and a poetry reading She said that last year there hair signifies a woman's will be presented. On Thurs· was not a large tumout of men FATHER KNOWS strength and is extended day, a film and display 01 quilts for the Women's Week events • BEST. •. Tlulryle Pl1It"'r, director of continued on pBge 9) . theaI Ire lactlltl", and hi. IOn Dlnny, take a walk by Centen beyond the border becaus ~ a will be ~hown , and a gallery ( n l a Lake lalt week. 2 W.f Flillij"r · N~ - .. -- - .--. March '6;' 1981; : Apathy' declines...;;;;; c - Big ballotforsee.n for SGA in '87 By BRIAN J, ENGLISH than in the past. "There are more commuters this According to Dragowski. once · the Substantially more students have ex "Lest year. a lot of students ran year than there have ever been. and petitions are in and the candidates for pressed interest in seeking office in the unopposed for many of the offices." since they get one senator per 100 each office determined. two meetings Student Government Association she said. "But this year there shouldn't commuters. we've been working on a will be held with the hopefuls before (SGA) for the ·87-'88 term than in the be any, jud~ing from the number of recount to determine exactly how many they can begin campeigning. past, according to SGA Internai/Exter petitions we ve iSSUed ." they are entitled to." lenox said. On March 12. there will be a cam· nal Affairs Commissioner Barb DragQWSki said offices that are open . According to lenox. the results of paigning workshop taught by Dr. David Dragowski. for candidacy include president, vice the count to determine the number of A. Rebovich. assistant dean of the Dragowski said about 35 petnions for president and treasurer for the SGA commuter senators should be com- School of liberal Arts and Sciences. candidacy on the April 14 elaction and the Association of Commuting pleted by Tuesday. "Dr. Rebovich will try to give the can· ballot were handed out Feb. 25. with a Students. On the Finance Board. there Dragowski could not estimate how didates some Insights on planning a submission deadline of March 10. are two seats available for the at-large. many candidates would be running for successful campaign." Dragowski "We handed out a lot of petnions this resident offices and one each for the each position. "Once we hand out a said. year compared to past years," commuters and .greeks. she added. petnion. there's no obligation. Students "Hopefully this program will give Dragowski said. adding that it was could just throw them away and never some of the >,?unger. more inex. "good to see" an increase in student SGA President Kim Lenox said that turn them in." she said.