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■ MacCombie’s orchestral work to be played in Russia, page 5 Inside ■ Racing kinetic sculptures battle for bragging rights, page 7 The Campus Chronicle Vol. XVIII, No. 32 May 9, 2003 for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts News Briefs Romney aide revokes Open meetings set with dean candidate $371m bond package The search committee for a new dean of the School of Public Health and Health Trustees seek Sciences has scheduled Action called several open meetings next compromise week with one of the candi- a ‘setback’ dates for the post, Steven Sarah R. Buchholz CHRONICLE STAFF John Allegrante. by Lombardi Allegrante, who is profes- Two days after Eric Kriss, sec- sor of health education at retary for Administration and Fi- Daniel J. Fitzgibbons CHRONICLE STAFF Columbia University, will par- nance, canceled a $371 million ticipate in an open meeting bond package proposed by the This week’s cancellation of with faculty and staff on UMass Building Authority, the a $371 million bond issue for Monday, May 12, 2-3 p.m. in Board of Trustees reasserted the the University system, by the 165-169 Lincoln Campus need for the funding package. Romney administration poses Center. A session for stu- After an hour-long delibera- a “setback” for campus efforts dents will follow at 3 p.m. in tion behind closed doors Wed- to address a serious deferred the same room. nesday at UMass Dartmouth, the maintenance problem, accord- On Tuesday, May 13, Al- trustees reaffirmed President Will- ing to Chancellor John V. legrante will make an aca- iam M. Bulger’s authority to pri- Lombardi. demic presentation, “How oritize capital projects in negotiat- Lombardi said a number of Many Behavioral Scientists ing a bond issue with Gov. Mitt projects affected by the can- Does it Take to Change a Romney’s administration. Board cellation of $82.9 million in Light Bulb? Lessons chair Grace Fey said Bulger al- funding for the campus are al- Learned from Two Decades ready had such authority but that ready in progress or sched- of Collaborative Research in Stan Sherer photo the trustees wished to clarify and uled to start by the end of this Chronic Disease Manage- Stress relief reaffirm his position in light of the year or in early 2004. ment,” from 10-11 a.m. in Gordon Pilotte, a subcontractor for Tufts Health Plan, ad- need for the University to re- The biggest project im- 917 Campus Center. ministers an on-site chair massage to senior Arthur Hunt spond to the governor’s “misun- pacted by state Secretary of during the Employee Benefit Fair sponsored April 30 by Administration and Finance Lacrosse and softball derstandings” about financial de- the Group Insurance Commission and the Division of Hu- tails of the bond issue. Eric Kriss’ revocation of the tourney tickets on sale man Resources. GIC’s annual open enrollment period for “We’ve been told, … and we UMass Building Authority health insurance ends May 9. Tickets for this weekend’s believe that we have, great debt bond sale is the planned inte- NCAA lacrosse match coverage,” Fey said. “We would grated science facility, an $80 against Hofstra and the At- like to float a bond.” million building needed to re- lantic 10 softball champion- The bond issue would have fi- place deteriorated student ship tournament are on sale Athletics studies changes nanced a number of projects, in- laboratories, according to the through the Athletic Ticket cluding the integrated science fa- chancellor. The bond package Office (5-0810). in visual image, mascot cility on the Amherst campus and included $26.28 million for the General admission tickets controversial new dormitories at facility, which had a projected Sarah R. Buchholz need some updating and modern- to the lacrosse game on UMass Boston. Some of the start date of November. CHRONICLE STAFF ization in that area.” Sunday at 1 p.m. at Garber buildings were scheduled to be- The bond sale would also Athletics is moving forward in Another goal, McCaw said, is Field are $5 adults and $3 gin construction in the near fu- have provided $13.8 million for considering a new visual identity, to generate more revenue from for students, senior citizens ture, so the cancellation may an art building and $10 million according to its director Ian selling UMass products. and children. force the science center and other to renovate Skinner Hall as the McCaw. A campus steering com- “Our licensing royalties in the Softball fans can buy a projects to stall. new home of the School of single-day ($5 adults, $3 for mittee was scheduled to meet this early ’90s were upwards of about SEE TRUSTEES, PAGE 3 SEE PROJECTS, PAGE 3 others) or a three-day ($10 week with representatives from a $400,000 a year,” he said. “Now adults, $7 others) pass. design firm that has been work- they’re about $100,000 a year. Game times are online ing on the new look for several “Our goal would be to double (http//umassathletics.ocsn. months, he said. our licensing revenues and in- Student Commencement com). Athletics determined it needed crease our merchandise sales, as help because color and font use well.” Library hours among teams is inconsistent, the The department has spent speaker has prior experience extended for finals mascot design is 30 years old, about $10,000 so far, and the firm Barbara Pitoniak NEWS OFFICE STAFF The Du Bois Library will some constituents are unhappy has run some preliminary ideas extend its hours starting with a white male mascot that car- by eight focus groups, covering a Matt Dunphy, of Cambridge, a Sunday, May 11, when the ries a firearm and licensing and number of constituencies, includ- dual-degree candidate majoring in building will be open from merchandising revenue have ing students and alumni, McCaw Theater and English, has been se- 1 p.m.-2 a.m. dropped, McCaw said. said. The groups saw an updated lected the student speaker for the From May 12-22, the Li- The committee, comprised of minuteman, as well as an alterna- 133rd Commencement on May 25. brary will be open 7 a.m.- departmental staff, Licensing di- tive mascot suggestion, the gray “It’s really exciting to be se- 2 a.m. On May 23, the hours rector David Curley and Jay Glad- wolf. The firm said that the min- lected student speaker,” says will be 7 a.m.- 5 p.m., and den, assistant professor of Sport uteman didn’t fully represent stu- Dunphy, who is a veteran at de- on May 24, the building will Management, hired Phoenix De- dent athletes because of its spe- livering Commencement speech- be open 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. with sign Works, a New York firm, to cific gender and ethnicity and es. He spoke at his eighth-grade circulation services only. review the department’s visual that it had illustration limitations. graduation, and was also the The UMass Police De- identity and make recommenda- “And it has a firearm, whether speaker at his graduation from partment’s walking escort tions. you want one or don’t want one,” Cambridge Rindge and Latin High service will coincide with the “We asked them to look at our McCaw said. School in 1999. “My father en- Matt Dunphy extended hours. Call 5-2123 current logos and identifiers and The Collegian reported stu- couraged me to apply to be this nalist, and I’m thrilled to be se- (Escort Service) or 5-2121 update them,” McCaw said. “We dent response to the gray wolf in- year’s student speaker. I thought lected.” (Police Dispatch) to request wanted them to take a look at our cluded a concern that it looked my chances were pretty slim, with Dunphy has been a clarinetist a walking escort. whole identity system: colors, too much like the UConn Husky. so many students in the class. So with the Minuteman Marching For hours at other librar- fonts, script, mascot. We have The committee was scheduled to it was a real surprise when they Band for four years. He was also consistency issues, and we just ies, call 5-0414. SEE EMBLEM, PAGE 3 called to let me know I was a fi- SEE VETERAN, PAGE 3 2 May 9, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Summer session registration open Registration has begun for Continuing Education’s Summer Session. Students who stay in Amherst this summer will be able to complete up to 14 credits during the two sessions. Credit courses are being offered through more than 50 departments. Many students may want to fulfill a gen- eral education requirement over the sum- mer, and there will be more than 70 General Education courses offered covering every category. Many introductory-level courses are offered, but students who wish to work on their upper-level courses will find more than 80 courses at the 300-level and above. Academic departments and the Division of Continuing Education are working to make Summer Session a valuable and vi- able avenue for students who want to get ahead in their studies as well as those who need to catch up. For students who are unable to remain in Amherst for the summer, the division is expanding their online offerings. There will be more than 30 online undergraduate course offerings this summer including six courses with General Education designa- tions. Stan Sherer photo In remembrance Summer Session also offers graduate- Graduate student Heather Vinskey contemplates a display placed on the Campus Pond lawn last week as part of level courses, many of which are designed Holocaust Memorial Week.
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