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" It's ELEMENTARY TEAMS HEAD ESTABLISHED 1856 TO NCACsl ( Volume cxxxn, Number 14 Kenyon students teach Wig- - Lords and Ladies swim- - feJXjy collegian.kenyon.edu gin Street students Spanish ming preps to win big ' Features, p. 4 Sports, p. 10 ' J - The Kenyon Collegian Gambier, Ohio THURSDAY, FEBRUARY. 10, 2005 12 Pages OhioLINK faces large funding cuts BY MAX THELANDER tronic journals that aren't used in some specific fields." next round will no doubt take out would not, since many periodical Staff Reporter much are used sometimes by some Professor of French Mort an even larger percentage," said titles are more general. people, and they will certainly be Guincy echoed this feeling. "It is Ileithaus. "Because the first set Consortiums like OhioLINK, OhioLINK, the state's online affected," said Damon I Iickey, Di- in the nature of advanced research will target the least-use- d, the next which links the holdings of public library consortium that provides rector of Libraries for the College that progress in the field is made cut will by definition take out more and private colleges and universi- re- access to a wide variety of of Wooster. when an individual reads an article heavily-use- d titles." ties as well as state libraries, are sources, is facing a serious bud- "Losing 4 of downloads that maybe only a handful of other Another feature in danger of relatively uncommon in the aca- get crunch. The online system may seem relatively minor, but people have read," he said. being cut in order to save money is demic wortd. currently serves over 600,000 keep in mind that current research Furthermore, the number of the OhioLINK's table-of-conten- ts "When I talk to colleagues students, faculty and staff at 85 usually is very specialized," said journals cut from OhioLINK's indexing, which allows users to from other states, they are amazed colleges and universities in Ohio, Ray Ileithaus, Jordan Professor offerings is guaranteed to rise as search the tables of contents of at the resource we have," said Lau- including Kenyon. of Environmental Science and long as budget cuts continue. At books in addition to their titles rie Finke, Professor of Women's On Feb. 3, the Ohio General Biology. "Very few scientists least 800 more periodicals are and subjects. This type of search- and Gender Studies. "It's virtually Assembly passed the state's fiscal may download articles that are slated to be cut in 2006. ing makes it possible to find infor- unique in this country in coordi- year 2005-200- 6 capital budget and extremely important to scientists "This is just a first step; the mation that a regular title search nating state library holdings. It's allocated about $1 million less to a brilliant idea." OhioLINK than the consortium Phantastically Phun LInique as it may be, the sys- says it needs in order to be ad- tem is clearly well utilized. equately funded. Consequently, rr "I use OhioLINK at least two OhioLINK's administrators will or three times per week to locate be forced to cut services, includ- and order books," said Michael ing discontinuing availability of Levine, Professor of Psychology. 490 of the least-use- d periodicals. Michelle Mood, Visiting As- These represent all disciplines sistant Professor of Political Sci- and 4 of total downloads. In ence, said, "OhioLINK is the only addition, membership fees, of thing that allows me to teach the which Kenyon 's share would be variety of courses I do, since our between $900 and $2,500 per year, library holdings are not compre- may need to be instituted for the hensive. It's one of the key things first time. keeping me connected in my "The cuts will result in scholarly work, since I am work- fewer electronic materials avail- ing at this small liberal arts college able for immediate desktop deliv- and unable to make timely trips to ery to faculty and students," said a university's research library." Chris Barth, Kenyon's Director --V The dependence on Ohi- of Resources. oLINK to faculty, Information "It Kevin Guckes' isn't limited may also result in loss of some as indicated by similar statements Philanders Phebruary Phling, held last weekend, was a night of dancing and fun for many additional functions such as da- from students. Kenyon students. tabases." "OhioLINK is a vital part of my "Even databases and elec see OhioLINK, page two Controversial "academic bill of Kenyon to adopt WebMail2 BY JEFF FORCE Manager Sasha Ablovatski, who Staff Reporter is responsible for most of LBIS's rights" proposed in Ohio Senate work on WebMail2, emphasized it BY SEAN RYAN law, is a prohibition of "persistently comment. Over the summer, Kenyon's that offers "many more options Staff Reporter introducing controversial matter into Bias in acidemia lias been a ccatse current WcbMail interface will be for sorting and listing mail, how the classroom." celebre for many conservatives for some completely replaced by WebMail2, messages are deleted ... we need "It's a cure dial's worse than the Grace Murray '05,co-editor- of Tlie time. The foremost critic of academia which has been run for tlie last two new documentation because there disease," saidProfessorofl Estory Reed Kenyon Voice, a left-leani- ng political di- is tlie conservati ve commentator David years by Gabe Schine '05. are so many options." BrowTiing, referring toarecent proposal gest on campus, called SB 24 "a waste I lorowilz, whose "Academic Bill of WebMail2 is more secure than Schine never liked Kenyon's by Ohio Senator Larry Mumper (R-- of time." N lurray also said, "If students Rights" is llic basis of SB 24. 1 Iorow-it- z the current e-m- ail client and offers WcbMail system and started run- larion) to codify an "academic bill of wanted a bill of rights they would write celebrated (he introduction of SB numerous options for tlie user, as ning WebMail2 from his computer. rights" in response to many conserva- one and lobby to have it made into law," 24. IBs website, FrontRigcMag.com, compared to WcbMail, which Griggs said the school "wanted to tives' criticism ofsystemic lias in higher adding, "I do not see this happening." headlined a story oh it "hidoctrinalion does not allow as much configu- see if it met the needs of students," ' education. ' In addition, Jv lurray questioned how one Meets Its latch in Ohio.' ration. Ronald Griggs, Director of so while LBIS did not offer direct Semite Bill 24 (SB 24), as it is would decide exactly what "controver- I Iowcvcr, many Kenyon profes- Information Services, described tech support for WcbMail2, known, would mandate "a learning sial" material is. sors feel a legislative remedy is not WebMail2 as "faster and better... they supplied hardware. Recent environment in which the students Daniel Epstein '05, editor of Tlie needed. Peter Rutkoff, Professor of eventually links on the Kenyon changes to the login screen of have access to a broad range of seri- Kenyon Observer, a conservative pub- American Studies, said that the bill website will point towards it in- WcbMail2, including the addition the is "feels like IcCarthyism" to him. of the current client." System ous scholarly opinion pertaining to lication, said that while he concerned stead see WEBMAIL2, page three subjects they study." In addition, the with the problem of bias in the class- Religion Professor Vernon Schiibel that as to how pluralistic edu- bill requires nondiscrimination against room, he does riot believe legisla- sees questions 't ... r students and professors seeking tenure tion is not needed to ''enforce intellectual cation under the new system would have Cloudy. I Iigh: based upon their political views. freedom." to be. I Ie wondered that,, with such a Tonight: Snow Shower. High Saturday: Partly However, the most controversial Members of the Kenyon Repub- law, if American history professors 25F, low: 16F 38F, low: 30F. ry Showers. High: part, which headlined a Jan. 28 Cohan-bu- s licans and the Kenyon Democrats did would have to teach "tlie 'pro-slave- Friday: PM Snow Showers. Sunday: 43F, High:3rF, low:23F. low: Dispatch article on the proposed not immediately respond to requests for see BILL, page two 36F. The Kenyon Collegian NEWS Thursday, February 10, 2005 OhioLINK: 490 academic journals on the chopping block CONTINUED from page one Unfortunately, says Hickcy, such State Senate President Bill Harris got people who want to keep the sta- to local library budgets, including work. I've known professors who cuts to higher education may fuel a (R-Ashlan- d), whose district includes tus quo," said Harris. "But we think Kenyon's," said Barth. require its use for their courses, to vicious cycle, by making Ohio unat- Gambier, also recognizes the deficit the tax reform will have a major im- Many in the academic world get books that otherwise can't be tractive to "brain-based- " industries, as a problem. pact in helping us through economic believe that the gradual weakening supplied," said Ted I Iomick.