Salary Dispute Allegedly Ousts Golf Coach Dub Wear
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(IfMWP <1UL 1 .OJS98 Index Everybody Ed-Op 4 Datebook' 6 Wang Comics 7 Classifieds 8 Chung Entertainment 12 1ME1HANGU tonight. Page 12 PHil,Kl»»lphta. Pefinsylvanid July 10,1998 The Student Newspaper at Drexel University v:opyrKjhl OWa The Tfidnqh* Salary dispute allegedly ousts golf coach Dub Wear Chris Puzak mural sports. ment could not be reached emphasize what a disappoint replace their old practice course EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Up until their between Wear and the Athletic m ent it is to lose him . It just isn’t at the Edgemont Country Club. After 22 years, popular golf elimination on Department. Wear accepted the fair.” Several student-athletes coach Low ry “D u b ” W ear, is no May 28, Wear position pending further discus Despite losing its coach, golf expressed their belief that longer employed at Drexel coached the sion about salary, as well as filed will not be elim inated as a varsity Zillmer was very student orient University. According to Interim cross country a grievance with the University. sport. The athletic department is ed and devoted to getting the Director Eric Zillmer in a memo and track and He was then told the position currently searching for a part- athletic department back on to The Triangle, the joint posi field teams as was eliminated. Wear had previ time golf coach. Both Dr. track. tion of golf coach and assistant well. Informed ously taken on the duties of Zillmer, and senior associate ath "I must say that the [interim] Wear director of recreation has been sources close to coaching the cross-country and letic director Johnson Bowie are athletic director is very open “abolished.” the athletic de track and field teams, but had working with the golf team in minded and student-oriented, Wear was in charge of coach partment say that Wear was not received an increase in salary terms of scheduling meets. and he is working with us 100 ing the golf team and was asked to take a position in the for doing so. One student-ath- The athletic department is percent to get our program and involved in scheduling, referee athletic department with a30 per lete expressed his dismay over also in the process of looking for the whole athletic department ing and other activities to intra cent cut. A contractual agree the departure of Wear, “I can’t a new course for practice to See Wear on page 2 Orientation Summer Mummers activities to The colorful and spirited Mummers strut from City Hall to the Liberty Bell on July 1 in their annual summer appearance. begin for Among the participants are a banjo player in a string band (right) and the incoming comic dancers (left). The event was part of the Sunoco Welcome America students celebration. Lisa Rocci TRIANGLE STAFF WRITER Drexel will begin hosting its annual series of New Student Orientation sessions beginning July 13 for incoming freshman and transfer students. Sponsored by Student Life, Orientation ’98 will offer informative workshops for new students on topics rang ing from security on campus to choosing a com puter. Freshman sessions are slated for July 13-14, July 16-17, July 20-21, July 23-24, July 27-28, and July 30-31. In addition, a session of transfer students is scheduled for July 29. At the start of each session, students and families will be greeted by President Constantine Papadakis in Mandell Theater. Students will then have the chance to meet with the deans from their respective colleges, talk to orientation leaders about the Drexel experience, and meet Patrick Boyle The Triangle Patrick Boyle The Triangle their future classmates. An interactive presentation titled “got drexel?” will be given in Mandell Theater, providing students with an inside look at Three candidates remain in COE dean search cam pus life. Incom ing freshm en will also to take placement tests Chris Puzak chairperson Dr. Oleh Tretiak Provost Richard Astro, who from Drexel in 1965. He received in foreign language, English and EDITOR-IN-CHIEF said, “To receive a positive rec will ultimately choose the new his Ph.D. from the University of m ath. The College of Engineering ommendation, a candidate had dean, is out of the office for this Pennsylvania in 1970. He was At the end of the first day of Dean Search Committee has to receive no less than a two- month, and could not be reached head of Drexel’s ECE depart each session, students will have a com pleted its work. N ow it is up thirds approval of those voting.” for comment. m ent from 1980 to 1995. chance to relax and meet other to the provost to choose the new According to Tretiak the full Karim received his Ph.D. from Dr. Stephen Kowel, a profes students at a presentation on dean from three candidates rec membership of the Dean Search the University of Alabama in sor at the University of Alabama Greek life, followed by a dance ommended by the committee. Committee gave Karim a unani 1982. According to a memo at Huntsville, also interviewed on sponsored by various student The committee approved Dr. mous vote, with no abstentions. given to the faculty of the College campus. He is not among the organizations. Mohammad Karim, chair of The process of recommending of Engineering, he developed a three recommended finalists. During their two days on electrical and computer engi a group candidates from which marketing and recruitment cam The position of engineering campus (one day for transfer stu neering at the University of the provost can choose differs paign that led to a 67 percent dean has been open since July 1, dents) students will have their Dayton; Dr. Ronald Sack, direc from previous search commit increase in undergraduate 1997, when former Engineering pictures taken for their new tor of the civil and mechanical tees. In recent college dean enrollment. Sponsored research Dean, Y.T. Shah, left Drexel for Dragon Card identification Systems of the National Science searches, the committees have volume grew by more than 300 the position of senior vice cards. Foundation; and Dr. Bruce selected one candidate for rec percent at the University of provost for research and gradu The Drexel Dragon mascot Eisenstein, professor and former ommendation. That candidate Dayton under Karim’s direction. ate studies and chief research will be present to have his picture department head of electrical would then be approved by the Dr. Bruce Eisenstein, a Drexel officer at Clemson University. taken with new students while engineering. provost or the provost would alumnus, received his master’s The original search committee Drexel’s male a cappella singing Dean Search Committee o rd er a new search com m ittee. degree in electrical engineering See Search on page 2 See Orientation on page 2 University The Triangle • July 10,1998 Three finalists remain Crime Report Crimes that occurred on or near campus can be reported by calling Drexel Security at THE TRIANGLE 895-2222. According to Drexel Security, it responded to 131 calls for assistance during £st<H)Hshedm6 for COE dean position the period June 22 through July 5. Of those calls, the following 7 incidents were classified as criminal complaints: Search from page 1 announced the formation of the Fraud E d ito ria l current committee. MacAlisterHall June 22 By check, credit card which was formed to find a Astro has stressed the impor Editor-In-Chief Chris Puzak Production Manager Venu Gaddamidi replacement for Shah recom tance of finding a candidate for Off-Campus Vandalism Photo Editor Patrick Boyle mended Dr. Makram Suidan, the College of Engineering in Corner of 31 st and Market Streets June 26 Vehide vandalized Photo Editor George Papayannis head of the University of throughout the search. Richard Wire Ser\^lces Editor Bob Rudderow Cincinnati’s civil and engineer Astro told The Triangle in July Harassment Datebook Editor Jessica Fuhrer Comics Editor Ashish Talati ing department. Suidan was a 1997, “In a very real sense, as the July 2 Via phone New Tower Hall Contributing Editor Ross Snyder late addition to the list of the four College of Engineering goes, so final candidates selected as final goes Drexel ... The College of On-Campus Theft ists, and he was also Cincinnati’s Engineering must be well repre MacAlisterHall June 29 Book bag stolen Administration College of Engineering Dean sented in the dean’s council and MacAlisterHall June 30 Wallet stolen PEAC July 2 Book bag stolen during University President elsewhere in the academic enter Business Manager Sam John Constantine Papadakis’s time prise.” Distribution Manager Ryan La Riviere there as president. On Nov. 12, Chemical engineering profes Attempted Theft Classifieds Manager Cyril Addison Provost Richard Astro rejected sor Raj Mutharsan is acting as MacAlisterHall June 30 Unspecified Office Manager Despina Raggousis Suidan for the position and the interim engineering dean. staff Writers Tennis Volleys Greg Apessos, Ty Chow, Matt DiFranco, Golf coach Joy Morgan, Lisa Rocci, Chris Scanlon, Elizabeth To, Michael Thurow Entertainment Writers Dub Wear John Pitale Columnists leaves V' ' '<'>■>' ' '' ' Michael Busier Advertising Designers Despina Raggousis Drexel Cartoonists Tom Fulp, James Point Du Jour Wear from page 1 Production Staff Heather Beliew back in some kind of order,” said Business Staff one athlete. Beth Holl, James Jurgens, Recreational sports will also " j f Eve Nikolova, Lauren Rudderow not be affected by Wear’s depar Contributing Staff ture. Zillmer stated that one of Anh Dang his goals in the athletic depart ment is to strengthen recreation al and intramural sports. Zillmer stated that as teacher of sports psychology, he kn.ows \ f - ' Contact Information the benefits that exercise and Mail: The Triangle sports brings to a college campus 32nd and Chestnut Streets in terms of improving the quality Philadelphia, PA 19104 of life and wellness.