The Sandspur Volume 98 Issue #27

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The Rollins Sandspur. 1735. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1735 Volume 98 Issue # 27 KolUns College-WnterPark, Florida May 13,1992 COLLEGE PONDERS RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA 0Y KALEE KRIEDER of the lower classes but not on the Sandspw Professor Mark Chapman asked the system which is set up to oppress audience if anyone could understand As the rioting in South Central Los them. Certainly minorities of all col how the jury came to the not guilty Angeles cooled to a simmer, the Cul ors are not adequately represented in verdict. After a time, one student tural Action Committee at Rollins kind or in principle on Capitol Hill. bravely raised his hand. He immedi College held a forum about Race Re This inequity became painfully obvi ately came under fire from all sides. lations in America in lieu of the ous during the Judge Thomas confir Perhaps the reason why many "well Rodney King verdict. Approximately mation hearings last fall. Speaker meaning whites" do not comprehend 65-70 people were in attendence as a Kim White-Mills saw the riots as the pernicious and wide-spread na panel of speakers: Professors Larry ture of racism is that they do not VanSickle, Ed Royce, Mark understand its application. Chapman, and Kim White-Mills pre Perhaps the Cultural Action Committee chair sented their perspectives on the vio man Lee Wong and outgoing chair lence. | reason why many Traci Pough promise that this will be The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon celebrate their new charter at Many comments surfaced about "well meaning one of many programs sponsored by their formal Installation Ball May 2nd. ihecycle of racism and poverty which the group next year. An Executive has left most people of color in inner I whites" do not committee of student government, the cities with poor living conditions, I comprehend the CAC is comprised of the chairper little or no health insurance or access sons of the Black Student Union, TKE returns to full to health care, single-parent families, pernicious and Asian American Students, Interna and gangs. One man after the forum wide-spread tional Students, Rollins Friends of stated "I find it sad that a group of Lesbians and Gays, Jewish Student fraternity status people must riot to be heard in nature of racism. League, Latin American Students, and BY TODD WILLS well as Lon Justice and Gregg Wyatt, American society...these were the Voices for Women organizations. Sandspur two officials from the international second round of riots I have seen in Wong seeks to integrate Residential headquarters of TKE. my lifetime, I do not believe it will be "another phase in the four hundred Life, student organizations, the fac On May 2nd at the Hotel Royal TKE has had a storied history at the last." year struggle." She and many others ulty, and curriculum to impact a broad Plaza in the Walt Disney World Vil Rollins College. This is not the first Student Devita Mosely commented believe that "We [Americans] won't base of students. "This forum was a lage, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) re time that TKE has existed on our on the role of the media which always acknowledge that we are basically a great start for CAC, you'll be seeing ceived its charter, making it once campus as a full fledged fraternity. In racist society." seems to focus on the destructiveness a lot of us next year." 1959, TKE gained its first charter to establish the Zeta Phi chapter at TKE is now Rollins, however, in 1987, this chap ter lost its charter. In 1989,16 students The search goes on- STILL given full voting re-founded the Zeta Phi group and in privileges on IFC 1990 it gained the status of a TKE BY KALEE KREIDER bringing candidates to campus. Pro career, many of the positions open here colony. With the May 2nd installation Sandspur fessor Eileen Gregory, chair of the do not have tenure. As the national and is also on an ball, TKE has regained active status Dean of the Faculty Search Commit economy is sluggish, many other col equal level with and currently has 42 members. The year 1992may go down inRollins tee believes that while a new Dean leges are slashing administrative posi This new status gives TKE new history as the Year of the Search. The was not hired, the interview procedure tions leaving professionals wary of other fraternities privileges which it did not enjoy in it maze of candidates and array of vitae is "a learning process for the com leaving job security in one environment during rush. colony status. TKE is now given full circulating the campus has been almost munity." Aside from the sense of to move to Rollins for fear of losing the voting privileges on IFC and is also on an equal level with other fraternities mind-boggling to most students, fac comaraderie personally and profes position here. during rush. As TKE Rush Chair ulty, and staff. Chuck Wainman, cur sionally which develops during the Interestingly enough, the College is again, a fully functioning member of Doug Satzman states, "Now that we rently working in the Dean of the Fac Search process, which includes fac in a somewhat unique financial situa the Rollins Inter-Fraternity Council. have reached our goal of chartering, ulty office, has just been hired as the ulty, staff, and students, the interview tion. While many colleges and univer Severalhonored guests were present we can take steps forward to becom College's new Director of Institutional process often sparks straightforward sities are laying workers off, Rollins is at the formal InstallationBall. Among ing a dominant fraternity on the Rollins research after a lengthy committee "real talk" about curricular and co- running a multitude of searches for these were Dean Steven Neilson, as Campus." process. Lou Miller also joins Rollins curricular problems and successes. faculty and administrative positions. Of as the new Director of Computer Ser Members of most of the Search course, with so many pots on the stove vices. However, these new hires are the Committees have been impressed by it is difficult to watch each one carefully. exception, not the rule. the applicant pool. When asked why Some of the searches also began late Student writing honored Search committees for a new Direc Rollins seemed unable to hire for two forcing the College to appoint interim WINTER PARK, FL. -Kimberly Dr. Wendy Brandon presented cash tor of Student Activities and Athleticke y positions like Dean of the Faculty Deans and Directors until they are Reed's "Reminiscent Placed" and prizes of fifty dollars each to Kim Director (AD) are still nirining. Mean and Dean of the Chapel, she replies complete. Steve Bence's "Killing a Man?" tied and Steve during the award ceremony while, the Dean of the Faculty and Dean that as Rollins has grown into a ma One is left to contemplate, after at to win this first annual Writing Cen on Thursday, May 7, 1992. Their of the Chapel searches will begin anew ture academic institution with high tending all the interviews and fora, ter Writing Contest for ElOl writers. names and a more detailed descrip tion of their winning entries will also next year. Don Griffen of the Physics standards, the College is "unwilling whether the Rollins community is seek Kimberly Reed, Dr. Thad Seymour's be printed in the Writing Center department was affirmed Friday as the to settle." While the expectations of ing a candidate to fill a job title, or if the student, presented a sixteen-year-old Newsletter. lew interim Faculty Dean to take the the College may be too high, faculty entire College is at a juncture. It appears girl's steamy visit to a mature man's ace of the current interim Dean, Pro agree that better to set high standards that many are seeking to redefine the apartment in her essay titled "Remi • The Writing Consultants also want fessor Ed Cohen. than low ones. College, to consolidate its gains in the niscent Place." Steve Bence's "Killing a Man?" ex to extend a special thanks to all who Many students have expressed con Another reason why many searches 1980's and look forward to the next plored the casualties of war by in participated in the contest. We clearly cern about the length of many of the are lasting longer or requiring more century. Those hired over the past year during the search are the new breed. volving readers in a British soldier's have some talented ElOl writers this searches. It is true that working on a than one round of interviews has to Perhaps they will help the entire com encounter with a Chinese commu year, and we look forward to con search committee can take an inordi- do with the economy. While the munity move forward. Meanwhile, the nist. Steve Bence is Dr. Rosemary sulting with all of you again in the ^ amount of time: screening resumes, College seeks to entice individuals search (es) are on.

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