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THE TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Wednesday, March 25,1992 Vol XXN,Number 41 INO, REALLY, IT’S SPRINGTIME I Feinleib details vote, specifics of new tuition remission proposals by PATRICK HEALY plans. projecting costs over the found both plans acceptable,“ Daily Editnnal Rnard next decade,“ Feinleib said. “All Feinleib said,admitting there was Dean ofliberal Arts and Jack- plans deal with tuition benefits not total unanimity in the group. son Mary Ella Feinleib released for dependents of full-time fac- The committee rejected two details Monday of several pro- ulty and staff. all the plans offer other plans that offered graduate posed tuition remission policies, equal benefits.,. and all of these remission benefits. None of the one of which will likely replace offer some benefits to new em- plansaddressed tuition remission the existing policy granting lim- ployees.“ for faculty members themselves ited free tuition for all Tufts Eight of 14 committee mem- andtheirspouses.ruldbothPianA courses tofacultymembers,staff, bcrs favored Plan A. while five andPlanB grantedlimited tuition their spouses and dependents. voted in favor of “the cheapest of remission to new employees that Feinleib, chair of a university the plans“ for the University to would be determined by thenum- committee charged with recoin- afford. Plan B. The latter policy is &rofyears these individuals will Pholo by sollia Peswrmona mending a new policy, spoke at virtually the same as the current work at Tufts. Monday’s Arts and Sciences Fac- tuitionremissionpolicy.instituted “This is very little infonna- ulty meeting. last summer to the chagrin of tion, but I’m concerned,“ said Committee members recently most faculty members. This plan Vida Johnson yesterday. voted on four proposed policies, gives university employees 90 Johnson, a Russian professor, Community reacts to the majority of whom favored percent undergraduate tuition re- ischairoftheTufts’chapterofthe ‘‘Plnn A,” which would give all mission and no graduate remis- American Associationof Univer- new minors program university employees 100 percent sion. sity Professors which has criti- I undergraduate tuition remission “There was a wide range of cized administrators for passing by CAROLINE SCHAEFER through.” but no graduatc remission. opinion in the committee... and Daily Editorial Board “The College of Engineering “We had about 20 assorted the majority of the committee see REMISSION, page 13 In response to the Arts and and the College of Liberal Arts do SciencesFaculty’s approval of an not usually have parallel degree academic minors program at requirements. This progrlun po- Speakers address changing role Tufts. students and faculty mem- tentially brings the two colleges bers voiced their opinions yester- closer.“ Milbuni said. dav about the program and its Dean of Undergraduate Edu- of African American leadership &pact on the Tuftscurriculum. cation Walter Swap said yester- by YAEI. BELIUND Harrison-Jones began the dis- versity even though they live in The proposal to iinplemciit a day he supports the prograin be- Daily Staff Wnta cussion saying there are certain one of the most diverse coun- minors progriun at Tufts was hi- cause he feels it both reflects the In an effort to address the leadership skills that transcend tries,” she said, adding, “leader- tiatcd by Tufts Community Union students’ wishesruid“encourages changing models of African- race. ship emerges in so many ways. Senate Education Chair Ellie a little inore focus” for the cur- American leadership,the Experi- “One needs an awrarenessand “Leadershipinvolves the abil- Kleintnan two years ago. riculum. mental College hosted two speak- willingness to move. A good ity to assess a situation when it The program offers university ers the Thursday before Spring leader acquires the skill of adap- arises and deal with it in a way dcpartinents the option of offer- see Rwmomage,. Break. tation to go where the opportuni- that others will follow. Aleader is irig a ininor, which would entail Dr. Lois Harrison-Jones, the ties we. A leader should bc ready born every minute,” Harrison- students to fulfill 4-6 courses in superintendentof the BostonPub- to make adjustments personally Jones said. that specific area. However, the lic Schools,andCambridgeMayor and professionally,” Harrison- It is vital, she said, to let the faculty approved yesterday an Kenneth Reeves spoke at an Ex- Jones said. “innate qualities of leadership amendment to the proposal which College class entitled “Changing She commented on the impor- flourish” and to “have a master states that students who double Models of African-American timce of training in more than one plan of where you are going.” inajorcannot complete a minor as Leadership: 1954 to the Present.” specific position and said “ex- Harrison-Jonesalso said today well. The class professor, Sam Nixon, panded avenues” arc necessary people are “too dependent on the Biology Professor Nancy is a minister at the Concord Bap- for leadership, tune does play a past,” and that it is necessary to Milburn. co-chair of the Educa- tist Church and works at Harvard role in leadership,and “situational have a “vision for the future. tional Policy Committee,sees the University. leaders“ do exist. “We need a lot of leaders in a program‘s implementationas “ex- “Leadership is something that Harrison-Jones also said an lot of positions,” Harrison-Jones citing.” varies over time periods,” Nixon itnportant survival skill for lead- said. “It will be interesting to see said. “Leaders are dealing with ers is learning to deal with “ad- She concluded by saying that what departments participate in different issues now compared versity and not [to] let it turn on leadership is “one of the most the program since it is optional,” with 20 years ago. They have them.” She said a “heightened demanding, but most exciting, Milburn said. different perspectivesand visions awareness” is especially needed opportunities. Milburn pointed out the Engi- in the 1950s and in 1992. Differ- for the person of color. “It is essentialto respect diver- neering Department‘s interestin photo ent issues have to be dealt with at that “Often one must learn REEVES, page 2 the program is “a bit of a break- Walter Swap different times.” Americans are intolerant of di- see -- Volunteers lacking for AIDS Quilt First Quilt panel made by MAUREEN LENIHAN Tufts on April 3.4. and 5,requires student oriented.“ said Crosby, Daily Editnrinl Board at least 350 volunteers to make adding that the Quilt is a project for Tufts senior’s uncle Organizers bringing the AIDS the event a success in terms of for the “entire community.” Quilt to Tufts said this week there logistical requirements, accord- Fellow senior Elaine Rose, the by MAUREEN LENIHAN “A good friend of my uncle’s, has heen adisappointing response ing to Director of Student Activi- coordinator of volunteers. did Daily Editorial Board Cleve Jones, founded the AIDS by faculty and staff to calls for ties MarciaKelly. However,Kelly praise the faculty, staff, and stu- Tuits senior Hendi Crosby has Quilt, which is the N‘amesProject. volunteers. Only 200 voluntccrs said, to date only 200 members of denis who have responded thus a very personal st,akc in ensuring The first panel made was for my from the approximately 8.000 the Tufts community. mostly stu- far. the success of the AIDS Quilt uncle by Cleve,” she said. members of the Tufts Cominu- dents. have volunteered to work “The faculty we have worked coming to Tufts -- the first panel “It was not the first time that nity have offered to hclp with the the weekend. with thus far have been very of the Quilt was made for her someone had the idea of a inemo- AIDS Quilt. “It isnot often that faculty and open.“ said Rose who mentioned uncle. rial, but Cleve was angry about The AIDS Quilt. set to come to students can come together for several members of the faculty by Crosby agreed to speak about the disease and the fact that the . suchabeneficiaIcause,andthere- name. her personal motivationsfor work- government was doing nothing or fore it is very surprising that we “Amy Donegan from he Ca- ing on the Quilt as a method of close to nothing [to combat the do not have a better response from reer Planning Center has been communicating the importance virusj.“said Crosby of the origins Inside I the faculty and staff,” said Kelly. wonderful and we have also had a of the Quilt. of the Quilt. Features ......................... p. 3 She added that over indi- “I want people to know that She explained that Jones had A recent speaker encourages college 400 chance .to talk with Robyn vidual requests for volunteers every person named on the Quilt seen sevcral sheets spray-painted students to participate in social activism Gittleman [directorofthe Experi- while they are young. were sent out to faculty and staff mental College],” she said. was somebody thqt people cared with the nlvnes of loved ones who before the week of Spring-. Break. In Rose’sopinion, students are about. I want people to know that had died of AIDS as a way of 1Arts p. 5 Senior Hendi Crosby. chair of as much to blame as the faculty they are not immune to AIDS,” in‘aking a personal and political ................................ M~c~~~vinnysucceedsas the Tufts Names Project, the title for a lack of response for volun- said Crosby. statement against inaction over roomcomedy, whilePatdcHealy@kes giVell to the gKWp responsible for teers. Crosby said her uncle died in the sprcad of the virus. you through Woody Allen territoq. bringing the Quilt to the Univer- “Percentage-wise,the response 1986 due to complications re- “He [Cleve] felt a little bit Isit y. said she is hoping for agreater lated to the AIDS virus. better after spray painting the from faculty can be construed as Sports .............................