STATE HIOT SOC UF WISC 816 STATE ST NEW INTRAMURAL madison WISC SPORT - SEI INSIDE 51706 Vol. XCVII—No. 24 Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin 549 FHday, 21 Aprii 1978 STATg HIOTPnirM — Faculty votes today on new interdisciplines program and use Chicago as the by Frank Massey year. Two other areas are now basis for further course work and The faculty will vote today on being considered and several research projects. the proposed addition of two new others are in the planning stage. Interdisciplinary areas may interdisciplinary areas to in­ The program was established also be assembled in computer cluded in next year’s course as an attempt to increase studies, environmental studies, catalogue. These are Urban curricular options open to Management of Complex Studies and Linguistics. Lawrence students. In most Organizations, and Comparative Linguistics is no longer offered areas there are five to seven Literature. as a major although students who courses offered, with either one Richard Warch, Vice-President have already declared a or two courses being required. for Academic Affairs, and the Linguistics major will be able The purpose of the required faculty involved are creating a courses is to give the area of to complete it. new way of approaching a course study a focal point and an overall Assoc. Prof. Richard Winslow of of study at Lawrence. A student the Linguistics committee feels coherence. will be able to gain perspective that this study will give the At present there are numerous and familiarity with a specific student an excellent background faculty members meeting area of interest and still fulfill the in Linguistics, sufficient to together and planning new in­ requirements of a maior. provide the capability for pur­ terdisciplinary areas in the near suing graduate studies in the future. Ric Warch sees in­ field. Professor Chong-do Hah gov­ terdisciplinary areas as op­ The Linguistics area, like other ernment has been meeting with portunities for students to ap­ areas, will require that the eight other professors from proach the curriculum from student take a set number of various departments in an at­ another point of inquiry. In­ courses. Two of these courses are tempt to design an area in Public terdisciplinary areas, he required for all students and the Policy Analysis. In addition, believes, will supplement other three can be chosen from a professors Doeringer( History), departmental majors by allowing list prepared by the faculty Adenwalla (Government), and students to develop “an area of committee. Courses will be of­ Stanley (Religion), are meeting concentration that deals with fered from the Anthropology, to design a course in Asian topics, themes, problems or Psychology, Philosophy, English, studies. periods, rather than with A PREVIEW of spring and tennis on the Fox. — Photo by ('I and Foreign Language depart­ The faculty groups are con­ disciplines.” ments. sidering ways in which the in­ Formal opportunities for terdisciplinary areas can be studies in interdisciplinary areas linked with other programs at Advisory system to be reevaluted at Lawrence were initiated last Lawrence. For example, a by Pam Marshak year; International studies was student in Urban Studies could added by faculty vote earlier this attend the ACM Urban Studies Dean Lauter is currently the expectations of both students . the two cannot be separated in working on a position paper and the university. educational responsibility.” concerning improving the The two dimensions of the Despite the weaknesses in the faculty-advisory system. This is faculty-advisory system on which present faculty-advisory system, one of the areas in which the the paper will concentrate are the Lauter claims that, in com­ LUCC Long-Range Planning Task training of faculty advisors and parison with other institutions he Force conducted surveys and the information available to them has worked at and researched, suggested further consideration concerning both the university Lawrence’s faculty is “in general Should students be trustees?be given to. and their advisees. more supportive and does a Although Lauter has not yet A resolution asking President Campus Life, Dan Taylor, Lauter feels that there is a better job than many others.” completed the paper, he has Smith to appoint a student and a pointed out that LUCC cannot ask “wide range in which advisors “A strong faculty advising compiled all his research faculty representative as non­ the President to appoint mem­ handle their responsibilities,” program,” Lauter explained, “is materials and predicts that the voting members of the Board of bers to the Board nor can the and admits that there are ad­ not a one-shot deal . but a paper will go to the Committee on Trustees was proposed to LUCC Council make definite decisions visors who consider teaching continual process of examining the Administration early in May. on Monday. The proposal in regard to the faculty. Ac­ their only obligation to the the system, and making changes In its finalized form, the position generated debate among LUCC cording to Taylor, the Board will university. Lauter argues, . with regularity.” He is paper will define the faculty- members. have to invite a student to attend however, that “faculty advising hopeful that the new plan will advisory system and then lay out Assistant Professor, Pann meetings. is a part of the teaching function . “begin to evolve” this fall. McQuaig recommended that one Dean Charles Lauter returned representative be elected from the debate to the idea of a com­ LUCC instead. McQuaig stated munity representative, either Changes in housing policy announced that the Council represents both faculty or student. Cindy Estlund segments of the community and ’78, remarked that by appointing by Pam Marshak fectiveness of the counselor and discussions in the dorms on that one representative so elected a community representative the also to provide the counselor with housing policy, is open to com­ would serve a dual function. problem of conflicting interests In response to an LUCC resolution, there will be four a priviledge for his volunteer ments and suggestions con­ Marwin Wrolstad advocated appears again. service to the University. cerning these changes. having only a student Estlund also voiced another areas available for blocking during this term’s room selection For financial reasons, Fox He suggests that students representative. According to hypothetical objection which the Valley Tech students will once PLAN AHEAD and visit the 2nd Wrolstad, having faculty trustees might have to the process. Those areas are: 3rd floor Plantz, men only, eight again be housed on campus. floor of Wilson House prior to represented on the Board “raises proposal. She stated that there There is a change, however, in their lottery date. Room charts of the spectre of conflict of in­ might be some question about singles and six doubles, 6th floor Kohler, women only, eight where they will reside. The ap­ all the dorms will be available for terests” as the faculty and Board faculty and students being in­ proximately 30 students will all viewing between 8 a.m. and 5 of Trustees are traditionally volved in deliberations which the singles and six doubles, 2nd floor Colman, women only, five iive in Plantz, and will be p.m. daily. separate bodies. Board presently prefers to keep dispersed throughout the dorm. He also urges that students, He prefaced his remark by confidential. doubles, 3rd floor Colman, men only, five doubles. An attempt will be made to in­ particularly sophomores, find stating that the Trustees consider At the instigation of McQuaig volve them in the residence hall their roommates NOW. “Check their present informal meetings the resolution was sent to an ad Colwell explained that these areas were chosen because they and to keep them from being out your options before the with students as valuable and hoc committee to be reworded. It isolated in the Lawrence com­ morning of selection. The sufficient. will be voted on at the next LUCC are physically condusive to blocking. Dorms such as Sage munity. Residential Life Office is com­ Peter Musser ’78, who spon­ meeting. These are the major changes in piling a list of students without sored the resolution with Douglas The Kibbutzniks were formally and Ormsby were not considered for blocking because of their next year’s housing policy. Bruce roommates for your reference.” Marshall ’78, interjected that the recognized as an LUCC Colwell, who has begun holding need now is for formal in­ organization and a motion to sell popularity. The setting aside of teraction with fewer students all non-tap beer in recyclable these areas is an attempt, ac­ vying for the attention of bottles in the Viking Room was cording to Colwell, “to provide trustees. Musser stated that the proposed by David Ehrich ’79. more blocking opportunities 1978-79 room request schedule resolution was proposed to open The motion was referred to the without seriously interfering with channels of communication Viking Room Committee. individual access to the dorms.” 1) Housing Contract Application Cards are now availble in the between the general Lawrence Next week the new LUCC This is only one of the recent Business Office. community and the Board. Constitution will be presented to changes in housing policy. 2) Small House and Bloc Petitions are available now at the Acting Vice-President of the Council. Another major change is the Residential Life Office, Wilson House, Due date: MONDAY, elimination of a single-sex dorm APRIL 24th. Fraternity Lists are due in the Residential Life on campus. Although no dorm Office on TUESDAY. APRIL 25th. will be totally single-sex, the 3) ‘ Same Room Week: TUESDAY, APRIL 25 - FRIDAY, upper two or three floors of APRIL 28. The university will accommodate all residents who Kohler have been designated to wish to stay in the room they presently occupy, provided the LUCC elections Wednesday meet the needs of women who room is not designated as a freshman or counselor assignnment.