~ .__..--- --.. -...-.~ -.---------"':-'--.. --- -~--_. _ .-._-----_._---- ----~--- -.' D'QV Gertzulin 'The Bu.siness of Baruch v~ 74, NUMBER 4" http://....scsu.banreh.cuny.edu/ .OCTOBER' 14, 1998 Baruch College Topping OffAt Site B Unveils " Five Year Plan By Hwan-joo Moon The Five Year Plan released by the office of Interim President on late September spells out a new focus and direction of Baruch College to cover the years 1998-2003. " The plari calls for a shift in atten­ tion from the previous mission of teaching as many students as possi­ ble as much as possible to teaching a selective group of students a rigor­ ous program of study. The plan also calls for the faculty to balance their contributions to teaching and to research. Forecasts in the plan predict that Baruch College will continue to serve students from PO?r and work-' costs ofeducation in private colleges, along with increasing reputation of Baruch, will make the college corn­ petitive for highly qualified students from more afiluent families. One long-term objective of Baruch College is for the college to become a model of quality higher education institution, according to Lois S. Cronholm,~nterim president of Baruch College. This objective will .Interim President celebrates on last piece of steel to go on Site B require balancing appropriate stan­ Acting ProvostJ~ickenswatchesover Interim President Cronholm's shoulder as she autographs dards for admission and retention of the final steel beam to go on the skeletal structure ofthe Academic Complex, last Thursday, at the students, according to the report. Topping Off ceremony. Photograph Courtesy of Baruch College Press Office '. continued on page 7 ., The Millenium Bug Bites Baruch Part Two ofa Series By Hasani Gittens system may have problems when'the 1,500 in total. The Presidential The start of a new millennium has year 2000 rollsaround because the Commission Report Academic Plan always been the harbinger of doom figure "00" might not be recognized for 1998 to 2003 even states, "The for the weak-kneed, but this one properly. The problem goes beyond overall status of computer use at may actually prove the pessimists just PC's and network mainframes. Baruch is considered the most cur­ right. Ironically, the prophecies now There are embedded computer chips rent ofthe CUNY campuses." are coming mainly from the techno­ . that use this abbreviated way of Yet with all of this commitment to logical sector as business and indus­ storing dates in many different and technology and the future at Baruch, try try to stamp out the millennium common machines and computer­ it is surprising to find a marked lack bug before it's too..late. operated devices, from elevators to of focus when it comes to the Y2K Last issue, we' learned about this microwave ovens. issue. There isn't any mention ofthe "digital time bomb," the Year 2000 The question is: Will Baruch be possibility of Y2K problems in the' bug a.k.a. the Y2Kproblem. Call it ready? The answer: A resounding new Five Year Plan at all. what you will, but do not ignore it.. "maybe." The general reaction among the The Y2K problem was born in the Baruch, like any good college in administration seems to be either .earlydays ofcomputing-in the1950's this information age, has a good deal thatY2K. is something ._the . and 60's. Programmers looking for invested in computer technology. CISlBCTC people will take care of, .an'easy way to free up more memory On-line registration, classes, direct0­ or, "What year 2000 problem?" space ~egan the custom ofusing dou­ ries, and many other resourcesare Arthur'Downing, Chief Librarian ble-digit date: JiuiDbers, omitting the available to limy student with access and the new Acting Director of the "19" that would precede every·entry to a computer or even just a phone. Baruch Computing and Technology. for the years-of the century endiDg There are sparkling new computers Center, andFrank Werber, Assistant 1999. Computers still wring .this in labs across the college - about Director of Client Servi~ Faculty continued on pcge 13 ...... .j"' ~"... TICKER NEWS 'OCTOBER 14, 1998 TICKER - NEWS OCTOBER 14, 1998 3 M Violin and Piano @, Concert .,8tateo1tJie CoDege Jiililress ONLINE BAR, U C'H At Recital Hall By Elaine W~ Interim PreSIdent Is Modest on Baruch's Achievements Sounds ofviolin and piano playing « Lois Cronholm, interim president in fast-tempo Beethoven sonatas fil­ h: 1', to be very tall and very wide to publicized advance at Baruch - the changed to an assumption that the . of Baruch College, gave the state of tered the 12th floor at the 23rd ;1,', «mmodate the names of all the increase in private donations. Such symbol ofsuccess in college - a diplo­ the college address Oct. 8, address­ street building, last Wednesday, LI, ulty; staff, and students who gave gifts are.not so uncommon at private ma - was an entitlement, co-equal to ing the recent success of the college, when }{ate and William Ransom or their time, experience, wisdom, colleges, but are extraordinary for the founding principles of equality made their first appearance together private donations, and congratulat­ <.tr::d good will to create the substance most public institutions, and are p for all citizens of the United States; ing faculty members who have for the Aaron Silberman Concert of which our future is being con­ unparalleled at any CUNY college. as an entitlement it was no long helped the process. About 100 facul­ Series at N allin Recital Hall. -tructed. First we must credit the remarkable ether responsibility ofthe student to • _M ty members attended the ceremony The brother and sister duo was "There were visions created by the influence of our former president, meet the standards ofthe college-it at the Mason -Hall while not many invited by the Department oj' Fine .. I~·" administration, but they. always support by the excellent work of our was the .responsibility of the college ~ students were present. and PerformingArts as the firSt per- .. joined the creative visions ofthe fac­ office of college advancement led' by to assure the success ofstudents. .~: formance of its concerts series held ulty. Let us remember that it was Erica' Frederick. Matthew Goldstein "What now? In 1998 we-are.in the _ ~ Following are excerpts from the every semester. Students sat in the the votes of the School of Business was the right person at the right position of strength that is the !~ Interim President's speech: mini concert hall as Kate started to , faculty that set us on the course of time and his presidency will claim a reward of setting the right course ~ "We all share in the pride over the play the violin and William followed - restricting our offerings to college unique place in Baruch's history. But and staying the course. But this is recognition which Baruch has with the piano. Despite the size of I, level courses, and it was your consis­ I find a policy-related significance in also a cautionary tale. Baruch can ~- received in recent years, and we are the concert hall, William enjoyed It" tent urging that resulted in our these gifts that deserves careful afford many advantages that it ~' dazzled by both the speed and extent playing in it. "The hall is intimate extensive communication across the study because there is a deeper" never had before. But the one thing ~ and the audience is closer," he' said. t of this praise. There are various curriculum program. It was your meaning that might, appear on the that we cannot afford is to be so daz­ fA·t"!', ways to measure the accomplish­ aspirations for quality students that l:~ ", surface. zled by recent successes that we When we're invited to ments-certainly the profile and led to our advancements in Honors "The association between a public become complacent. We are not com­ ~, performance of our students is one ~ programs. I could paper my walls­ education and entree into the middle plete-not only in the sense that no perform, here, we're ~. way. .'J~ with the correspondence from class eventually changed a basic institution is ever "finished", but in ~ ready to accept. '\., "Ifwe were to erect a Baruch wall Richard Kopelman on the need for assumption' about a college educa­ the more direct sense that, we still of fame to inscribe the names of high standards at Baruch. tion. Once graduation meant success have a way to go to reach the goals "It makes it more personal." those who share the responsibility "Let me return to say more about according to traditional standards of we set for ourselves in the early The program the Ransoms chose for Baruch's success, that wall would the significance of the most widely post secondary. education. This 1990's." consisted of parts. from four sonatas , written by Beethoven and one from Mozart because they wanted to illus­ trate how Beethoven influenced the The Real Divide on Education Romantic period in music history. During the performance Kate Reprinted from The New York Times paused at -the end of each piece to By Nina Shokraii Rees some rules that come explain to students the significance '- of the music. William even played a Nina Shokraii Rees is an education with the money from segment of one of Beethoven's policy analyst at the Heritage Washington, favor sonatas which sounded like the Foundation this transfer of baseball charge music and joked There was a brief bipartisan love­ authority. According that Beethoven was a big baseball in when the President, with several to the Gallup poll, 73 fan. Kate later commented that she Republicans looking on, signed a bill percent of Americans does liot'usuallyliketo spen'during reauthorUing ~her education aid favor sending Federal _ her performances but she 'wanted programs.