A> 43 SBP Candidates Talk Candidly

a> 43 Sports: Taylor Trojans TAYLOR UNIVERSITY look for a win next week in Echo the MCC tourny FEBRUARY 28, 2003 - VOLUME 90, No. 19 Wheaton SBP candidates talk candidly policy First-round changes debate gives won't affect candidates Taylor chance to BY AARON SHAPIRO STAFF WRITER share vision heaton College recently changed their policy BY ERIK KIELISCH W regarding alcohol and dancing, STAFF WRITER but according to Dean of Students Walt Campbell, Taylor n Monday night four OTaylor students headed to won't be changing its standards the Student Union to convince anytime soon. approximately 100 students why "I don't think [Wheaton's poli they were best suited to be stu cy] should [affect ours]," dent body president. Campbell said. "We need to The' four% candidates, Tommy make our decisions based on our Grimm, Joe Wallace, Kevin own thinking it through." Welty and Phil Kostaroff, spent Campbell said changing the an hour answering questions that policy simply because of ranged from their goal in running Wheaton would be rash. Over the past two years a com to their favorite color. Photo by Megan Elder When asked why he wanted to mittee of Wheaton's board mem JUNIOR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT CANDIDATE JOE WALLACE delivers Monday night to a bers has been reworking their run for student body president, crowd of around 100 his vision for Taylor's student body. Welty said it seems the adminis Statement of Responsibilities, tration doesn't care about the stu tant in leadership, all four candi and they recently came up with a dents or their ideas, and he wants dates said yes, and Wallace said new document called the to open communication between his sole purpose is God and that Community Covenant, said the administration and the stu all he does revolves around him. Wheaton President Duane Litfin dents. The candidates were also asked in his introduction to the what they considered the best covenant. "Many students feel that their t in - * . : wmm thing about Taylor. "Wheaton's Statement of student representatives have let A |I1 them down and believe that the iM "The best thing is its communi Responsibilities has always been a - • Senate does not do enough to ty," Kostaroff said. "I am disap a living thing, a work in present student ideas to the f? " pointed when people intentional progress," Litfin said. "Unlike administration," Welty said in a ly try to harm it." our Statement of Faith, later interview. "A strong com Welty and Wallace agreed, but Wheaton's Community Covenant munication link between stu Grimm took a different route and must evolve constantly to meet dents and administration is need said the residence life staff is the the ever-changing needs of the mmknrja 1| ed on this campus, and as presi best part of Taylor. campus." dent, I feel that I could serve this When asked about the LTC, Wheaton's board of trustees role." Grimm said, "I have difficulties officially approved the covenant If elected, Grimm said he will Photo by Megan Elder with it. It too often has a negative on Feb. 15. ft will go into effect seek out a cabinet of determined JUNIOR TOMMY GRIMM SAID IF ELECTED HE WILL SEEK TO effect on the community and next fall, but Litfin said commu students with various talents to EMPOWER WOMEN ON CAMPUS by choosing women represen causes grumbling." nity members can begin follow tatives for his executive cabinet. "better serve and stretch the stu The other three candidates dis ing the new covenant immediate dent body as a whole." Without "However, only 32 of them are would strive to "do the right agreed. ly- such a vision, he said, TSO can involved in Taylor Christian things, for the right reasons, for "The LTC takes a lot of junk The biggest changes to devolve into merely a "social Artists. The same applies in the the best possible results." from us," Wallace said. "It's our Wheaton's policy include a coordinator" for students. TSO cabinets and the Senate After the debate, Kostaroff said bond that unites us and shows clause that allows for the con According to Wallace, Taylor where positions were handed out the slogan would be the standard that we are Christians." sumption of alcohol by commu is full of "tremendous potential" due to lack of interest." applied to each situation he Welty agreed. nity members, except for under that is yet untapped, and his goal When asked why he wanted to would face as president. "ft does a good job of estab graduates, and a clause that per as president would be to make be student body president, "I'm not going to change the lishing a Christian community mits dancing. According to Edee full use of it on campus. Kostaroff said that, contrary to world," he said, "but I would that encourages our walk with Schulze, dean of student life, the "Many people on the campus popular belief, his campaign is strive to be a proper leader." 'SBP' continued on page 2 'Wheaton' continued on page 2 can sing or play guitar," he said. not a joke and if elected, he When asked if faith is impor- NEWS FFRRUARY 28. 2003 PAGE 2 Physics department stays busy many students to become begin work on a new satellite as will be done by Taylor students, earth's atmosphere. The balloons involved with future launches, he well as a weather balloon proj with a few minor tasks sub-con are sent up with any equipment Students added. ect. tracted to the University of that needs tested, as well as a "The science research training Taylor recently received a Illinois, Bennett said. tracking device and a parachute begin work program is providing amazing $ 100,000 grant to begin work on "Almost all of this satellite is to bring the equipment down experiences for our students," the new satellite, which will test student-driven," he said. safely, said Bennett. Bennett said. "When you say on balloon, the effects of thunderstorms in Bennett said if all goes well At 100,000 ft., atmospheric "hands on," that's one of our space, Bennett said. The TEST and the Air Force chooses TEST conditions become similar to strengths." nano-satellite was recently over satellites from competing space, which is why Taylor will satellite Despite the new projects, the approved when Taylor won the schools, the satellite may be use the balloons to test equip physics department has not for BY AARON SHAPIRO grant from the U.S. Air Force in launched as early as 2005. ment from TSatl. Taylor will gotten TSatl. Bennett said prob STAFF WRITER December. Only 14 schools The physics department's other also launch balloons containing received the grant, and Taylor project involves weather bal payloads from local middle and lems with the launch company ccording to Adam was the only university without a loons, Bennett said. The balloons high schools. and other issues have forced the ABennett, spring semester graduate program to obtain one. are the same type that the Bennett said additional bal postponement of TSat's launch, will be a busy one for physics The TEST satellite will strict National Weather Service uses to loons cost only $300 after pur but hopefully it will be launched students. ly be a research satellite, used to collect data from the upper chasing the equipment needed to next fall. Bennett, a research program study weather effects on the atmosphere. launch them. This makes the TUSatl will be unveiled before assistant for the physics depart earth and in space. The majority The balloons will rise 100,000 weather balloons a low-cost and the Taylor community and other ment, said the department will of the work done on the satellite ft., above 99 percent of the low-risk venture that will allow media in May, he said. 'Wheaton Glance @The Facts 'SBP policy fl TAYLOR ^WHEATON candidates changes' Enrollment 1800 2400 talk candidly' cont'd Dancing No. But Student Yes. from Senate is working cont'd from to pass a proposal page 1 allowing dancing at page 1 weddings. previous rules did not allow for . Christ," he said. "It's not a police drinking or dancing by any mem state here because we have room bers of the Wheaton community. Drinking No. Community mem to exercise choices. According to the Community bers, excluding When the candidates were Covenant, "While enrolled in asked by one female student Wheaton College, undergraduate undergraduates what they would do to empower members of the community will may drink. women on campus, Grimm said refrain from the consumption of he would elect women represen alcohol or the use of tobacco in tatives to his cabinet. all settings. Other adult members Tobacco Use No. No. Kostaroff also said the issue of the college community will was important. use careful and loving discretion "Women are disrespected and in any use of alcohol. They will Information courtesy of the Wheaton and Taylor Web sites there's no place for it," he said. avoid the serving or consumption "They will feel empowered if of alcohol in any situation in of the changes. should have to live up to the drinking, they're no different men take steps to make them feel which undergraduate members Campbell said any changes same standards as the students. than we are.'" as they should." of the Wheaton College family made to Taylor's policy would wouldn't be fair to ask the "IT Sophomore Peter Amico said Student response toward the are or are likely to be present." come from careful examination students to abstain from certain it's legalistic to not allow faculty candidates was mostly positive.

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