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[Jiang] Jiang and Sun graduated from came from a different back Michael Ko Jiaotong University in Shanghai ground, so he was more inclined TRIANGLE STAFF WRITER with degrees in electrical engi to join the nationalist party.” Courtesy of Drexel Public Relations In the wake of Chinese Presi neering in 1946. They met on In their college days. Sun and Retired Drexel professor Dr. Hun H. Sun greets Chinese President Jiang Zemin in dent Jiang Zemin’s Oct. 30 visit Oct. 30 for the first time in more See Sun on page 2 the Main Building on Oct. 30. to Drexel, the Faculty Senate sponsored an open forum on U.S.-China relations on Nov. 6 in the Living Arts Lounge. Engineering Team Volley Faculty Senate Chairman Charles Morscheck said the forum had the approval of dean search President Constantine Papadakis and was intended to be “as edu nears end cational as possible” for students. History and politics professor Roy Kim started the discussion Two candidates have by supporting expansion of the been chosen from the economy in northern China, made possible by the coopera field of five finalists. tion from the United States. Following Kim was history Anh Dang and politics professor Robert EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Zaller who opposed Drexel’s wel The search for the engineering coming of tilie Chinese president dean is close to final as Dr. and refused to attend the cere Makram Suidan of the Univer monial appearance by Jiang. sity of Cincinnati and Dr. Wil Zaller cited China’s human liam Durgin of the Worcester rights abuses, such as judicial Polytechnic Institute remain executions, black-market organ active candidates. The two were sales, and the infamous Tian chosen from five finalists. anmen Square massacre of stu Provost Richard Astro met dent protesters by the Com with engineering faculty on Oct. munist party in 1989. 29 to discuss the engineering In response to concerns about dean search progress. Approxi human rights violations, Kim mately 40 faculty members were said, “There are limitations to in attendance. how much we can impose our Astro said he has met with values to somebody else.” Suidari and will meet with Psychology professor Mary Durgin on Nov. 10. He will meet Spiers also spoke. Spiers was with engineering faculty again among 35 protesters on campus before making a decision. The on Oct. 30 opposing Jiang’s visit. person selected for the position Morscheck and sociology pro will start in May or June next fessor Art Shostak moderated the year, Astro said. Nov. 6 forum from 12 noon to 3 Astro said the search has been p.m. During lunchtime, approxi “complicated” in the three mately 15 people were in atten months since the first three final dance. ists were named. Undergraduate Student Gov A professor who wants to ernment Association President remain anonymous said the Ed Gillison said he “sincerely meeting as “tense” because some enjoyed” the forum because it faculty members are not happy Patrick Boyl* The Triangle exposed him to different view with the remaining finalists and Senior outside hitter April Yantis spikes a ball in Drexel's match against Vermont on Nov. 2. The women's volleyball team points that surround the Chinese the search process in general. won the match, three games to none. The team is 8-17 overall and 4-5 in the America East. president’s visit. The Engineering Dean Search Committee recommended Sui dan and Durgin, along with Dr. Michael Klein of the University of Delaware. Astro said at the Space allocation in C reese resurfaces meeting with the faculty mem bers that Klein is no longer an Babita Kuruvilla activities. said six groups complained because they were comprised active candidate. TRIANGLE STAFF WRITER Drexel currently has 46 stu about the process last year. mostly of minority students, Dr. Makram Suidan, professor The Division for Student Life dent organizations. The Creese Those groups felt that the Shavelle said that the first pri of environmental engineering formed the Office Space Alloca Student Complex has office selection of student group offices ority in assignment of rooms will and head of the civil and envi tion Committee last month to space for 28 student groups. in the spring was racially biased. be given to those who were put ronmental engineering depart provide office space equitably to Faherty said the committee was Under the proposed allocation, on hold for assignments last ment at the University of the student organizations that formed because several student which was never implemented, March. She said that of the six Cincinnati, visited Drexel on need it most. groups were unhappy with the several minority groups were groups that complained, four Oct. 16. Suidan was a late addi The committee has nine stu space allocations proposed in placed into the same offices, even already had office space. Shavelle tion to the pool of finalists. dent members and is advised by March 1997 by Faherty and though the groups have different said the other two groups and Suidan, who performed his Mike Faherty. director of student Goldstein. missions. “nine or 10” additional groups undergraduate studies at the union operations, and Adam Office Space Allocation Com The groups claimed that they couldn’t move into their spaces SeeD9tuswdionpc^e2 Goldstein, director of student mittee Chairperson Riz Shavelle were placed together only See Sp tK t 0 Uo€atkm on page 3 7m University The Triangle • November 7,1997 Engineering dean field narrow s to tw o THE TRIANGLE Dean search from page 1 years as a researcher. of Pennsylvania professor of bio ... The College of Engineerinjg Established 1926 Dr. William Durgin, associate engineering Paul Ducheyne also must be well represented in thie University of Beirut, received his provost for academic affairs at visited campus in July as engi dean’s council and elsewhere in Master’s and Ph.D. in environ Worcester Polytechnic Institute, neering dean candidates. the academic enterprise.” Editorial mental engineering from the visited Drexel on July 31. Durgin Electrical and computer engi The engineering dean position University of Illinois. He taught has been with WPI since 1971. In neering professor Nihat Bilgutay at Drexel has been vacant since Editor-in-Chief Anh Dang heads the engineering dean July 1 when Dean Y.T. Shah left Production Manager Venu Gaddamidi at both Illinois and Georgia addition to his administrative Eminence Grise Patricia O'Brien Institute of Technology before duties, he teaches mechanical search committee, which is com to become senior vice provost for Editor-at-Large Jonathan Poet becoming a professor at engineering. He has received posed of seven faculty members, research and graduate studies Photo Editor Patrick Boyle Cincinnati in 1990. He has been over $2 million in contracts and two alumni and one student. and chief research officer at Wire Sen/ices Editor Bob Rudderow grants since 1980. When the candidates were Clemson University. Until a per Datebook Editor Nitin Khanna head of the civil and environ Connies Editor AshishTalati mental engineering department University of South Carolina named in July, Drexel Provost manent dean is found, chemical there since 1995. Suidan has professor and chair of the chemi Richard Astro said, “In a very engineering professor Raj amassed over $26 million in cal engineering department real sense, as the College of Mutharasan is acting as the inter Administration grants and contracts in his 20 Ralph E, White, and University Engineering goes, so goes Drexel. im engineering dean. Executive Business Mgr. Venu Gaddamidi Distribution Manager Ryan La Riviere D em olition Staff Writers Michael Ko, Babita Kuruvilla, Chris Puzak Entertainment Writtrs Warren Abbay, Benjamin Armstrong, Allison De Yenno, John-Paul Grillet, Joe Kopanic, John Pitale, Kardia Williams Columnists Daniel Bahar, Michael Busier Photographers Eve Nikolova Advertising Designers Despina Raggousis Cartoonists Chris Cashdollar, James Point Du Jour, Youssef Elbahtimy, Daniel A. Rosas Advertising Staff Cyril Addison Business Staff Sam John Contributing Staff Noah Addis, Larry Rosenzweig Contact Information Mail: The Triangle 32nd and Chestnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104 Patrick Boyle The Triangle Phone. (215)895-2585 Crews demolish a building on the 3300 block of Race Street on Monday, Oct. 27. The two remaining abandoned buildings on the block were torn down Oct. 24-31. Drexel will leave the lots empty for now. t e (215) 895-5935 E-mail: [email protected] Copyright ©1997 The Triangle. No work herein may be reproduced in any form, in Professor rem em bers days w ith Jiang whole or in part, without the written con sent of the Editor-In-Chief Sun from page 1 1949, and a Ph.D. from Cornell was China’s minister of defense. Auditorium stage to speak to Opinions expressed within are not neces sarily those of The Triangle. The Triangle is University in 1955. He joined Sun had no contact with Jiang approximately 700 invited published Fridays during the academic Jiang were “just classmates,” Sun Drexel in 1953 and served as until the early 1980s when Jiang’s guests.