THE CHRONICLE Road Test

Road test The I7th-rariked Blue Devils travel to Georgia Tech far a three-game series-- • THE CHRONICLE this weekend. Bee Sports, p. 21..: FRIDAY. MARCH 29, 1996 7 ONE COPY FREE DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 Protesters seek increased input in tenure process w&r-^M&MMM AfterAfter rally,rnllv nhnutabout 1070 student? students onthpr gather in in lobbyInhhv of Allen Building, confront president, provost By MARSHA JOHNSON civil engineering who attended tended the rally, including civil Despite drizzling rain and college in California, as he and environmental engineering chilly air, about 150 students walked with the group to the professors Aarne Vesilind and protested outside the Allen Allen Building. "Maybe the stu Eric Pas. Vesilind called the Building Thursday afternoon to dents can make a difference. I protest "a wonderful presenta object to the recent denial of hope they can." tion," to which Pas added, "Stu tenure to civil engineering pro On the lawn outside of the dents are drawing attention to fessor Timothy Jacobs and to Allen Building, organizers of important issues." lobby for a greater student voice Undergraduate Students for Jacobs himself did not attend in the tenure process as a whole. Excellence in Education, the the rally, but did comment on And after the protest ended out student group created in re his feelings about it in an inter side, about 70 students filed sponse to Jacobs' rejection, view last night. into the Allen Building, where spoke into a microphone pro "I thought that was great. I they discussed the issue with tected from the rain by a plastic think it was well-organized and Provost John Strohbehn and bag. the students did an absolutely President Nan Keohane. "What we're interested in fabulous job. I've heard from The protest began when en doing is making a fundamental other faculty members that it gineering students and faculty, change in the way the process went .really well," he said. "It's wearing raincoats and wielding works. That fundamental really "heartening to see the stu umbrellas to fend off the rain, change is the inclusion of stu dents rise up for their beliefs. I walked out of their classes in dent outrage, student support, hope that their actions provide a Hudson Hall and went together in the way that things are done catalyst for revising the tenure to the protest, where they were here," said engineering senior process." met by other students from var Bob Hostetter, a founder of the Engineering junipr Morgan ious academic disciplines. group. "We have the right to ex Branch said after the rally that "I was an undergrad 10 years pect that the academic commu the tenure committee must do ago and we had a similar situa nity will value education in the more than just hear students' tion, and we were able to make way that they have articulated voices—it must consider them to us." BILL PIECH/THE CHRONICLE a difference," said Craig Balti as well. "I hope the change that Engineering senior Bob Hostetter speaks on Main West Quad. more, a graduate student in Several faculty members at See TENURE on page 18 • FAC program to limit Interactive actors open discussion By CAROLINE BROWN production say the perfor said Wendy Luttrell, assis itself to sophomores Watching a normal play, mance is aimed to help serve tant director of the Center the audience might some as an "eye opener" for the au for Teaching and Learning All students face today's deadlinetime s feel frustrated with dience in viewing everyday and professor of cultural an the actors' decisions. A occurrences—in and out of thropology. By BRIAN HARRIS greater sense of unity among group of University stu the classroom. "[People] often feel a lack As a result of an extensive all FACs involved because dents and faculty, on the "The purpose is multifold. of safety in talking about nternal evaluation conducted they will have lived together other hand, are getting their The basic intention is to gen these issues. Theater pro n response to recent changes as freshmen. audience involved. erate meaningful dialogue vides a more safe, and more n residential life, the Fresh To recognize the contribu In a relatively new ap among members of the Uni creative kind of space," Lut man Advisory Counselor pro tion that sophomores and ju proach to critical thinking versity to better ourselves in trell said. gram will be dramatically re niors are currently making as concerning teaching and structured for next year. teaching in a multicultural Often, there is no forum counselors, Ritter said that learning, the University's and multiethnic setting," See ACTORS on page 6 • The most significant change anyone who served as a FAC Center for Teaching and to be phased in over the next this year will continue to be el Learning has produced an two years will be the selection igible to apply for a FAC posi interactive theater perfor of all counselors from the tion until they graduate. mance titled, "Changing the sophomore class. Currently, "After two years, it will all be Scene: Teaching and Learn counselors are selected from sophomores," she said. ing in Multicultural Class the sophomore, junior and se Marta Perez, assistant rooms." The performance in nior classes. The rationale be dean of student development corporates theatrics and hind the change is that sopho and adviser to the FAC pro discussion into a composite mores will be more closely gram, said that in order not to performance addressing is connected with the all-fresh lose upperclassmen's valuable sues of sexuality, race, gen man East Campus experience knowledge and experience, der and nationality in an than upperclassmen will, said program officials will appoint academic setting. Julie Ritter, immediate past- juniors and seniors to the FAC chair of the FAC Board. Four scenes depict sce board to serve as head FACs narios of University life, in "One thing that we wanted for each freshman dorm. terspersed with question to do was to make the program "Head FACs are going to be and answer sessions be a sophomore leadership expe a lot more involved with FACs tween the audience and the rience," Ritter said. She added and FAClets and be much actors who remain in char that the sophomore FACs will more available," Perez said. acter. Those involved in the STEVE JOHNSON/THE CHRONICLE be assigned to their former She said that sophomore FACs freshman dorms, creating a See FACS on page 7 • Actors perform an interactive production in Sheafer Theater. THE CHRONICLE FRIDAY, MARCH 29. 1996 World and National Newsfile Associated Press President Lee seeks U.N. representation Tsongas hospitalized: Former U.S. Sen. Paul Tsongas was ad By PATRICK TYLER mocratic Progressive Party, which suf Taiwan officials were vague and un mitted Thursday to the Dana-Far- N.Y. Times News Service fered a crushing defeat in the March 23 certain this week about the prospect her Cancer Institute for treatment TAIPEI, Taiwan—A week after this balloting, said in an interview that be that they could restore the level of po of an infection caused by a bone island's first presidential elections cause so many voters abandoned his litical trust needed to resume talks marrow disorder related to his gave an overwhelming victory to Presi ticket to rally around Lee at a time of with Beijing. bouts with lymphoma. dent Lee Teng-hui, a new struggle has military threat from Beijing, the presi Alice Gao, whose presidential ticket broken out over just what his mandate dent's policies must represent the aspi opposed independence and fared even is: to pursue greater independence for rations of pro-independence voters. worse than Peng's, said many mem Doctors retain licenses: Of Taiwan or to reach accommodation the more than 13,000 doctors in The tussle over the meaning of the bers of her party think it may be fruit with mainland China, perhaps as a election and its implications for further less to try to interpret Lee's mandate. the United States who have been prelude to eventual reunification? disciplined for serious incompe instability in the Taiwan Strait may "We are worried that Lee Teng-hui tence or misconduct, most retain The struggle has already led to frac stretch out over months and, perhaps, is going to be an adventurist in the their licenses and continue to tious and partisan statements from delay any new diplomatic efforts aimed next four years," Ms. Gao said. "With treat patients, according to a key political figures here. Lee himself, at reducing tensions. See TAIWAN on page 10 • despite post-election hints that Taiwan study by a Washington health and the mainland might soon take ac group. tions to ease tensions, put China on no tice this week that he will not be giving Bus crashes: A bus carrying up any ground on his crusade to win a House Republicans push American students participating seat for Taiwan in the United Na in a university study-abroad pro tions—a move Beijing bitterly opposes gram flipped into a ditch on the because it undermines the "one China" for passage of health bill way to the Taj Mahal Thursday, foundation of relations between the killing five Americans, the U.S. mainland and its estranged province. Embassy said. By DAVID ESPO ics, including limits on medical mal Lee described accusations that he is Associated Press practice awards and creation of a sys L seeking outright independence for Tai WASHINGTON—Looking for suc tem of tax-deductible, individual sav wan as a "smear," but reasserted Tai cess where President Clinton failed, ings accounts to cover medical wan's sovereignty this week, saying House Republicans pushed for passage expenses.

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