Trinity Tripod, 1991-12-10
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VOL.XC NO. 11 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 DECEMBER 10,1991 Pike Placed On Sodal Gerety Present With Other Administrators... Trustee Retreat Investigates Probation For Art Theft College's Role In Hartfoid Q BY ELLA-MAY SETH the issue, according to the Dean of Stu- News Writer dents Office. Rather, it was the Pi Kappa Alpha's failure to come forward with its D BY PETER FRIEDMAN •On November 22, the Pi Kappa knowledge of the events and to accept Associate Editor Alpha fraternity was issued a social pro- responsibility early on that made it an In mid-November Trinity's trustees met for a retreat in West Hartford to bation by the Dean of Students Office for accomplice to the crime. According to discuss the College's future in terms of its relationship with the City of its involvement in the art theft from Dean of Students David Winer, "Re- Hartford. Nineteen of the Twenty-four Trustees were present at the meeting, Mather Hall. This penalty prohibits Pike gardless of whether or not the pledge which took place at the Hamilton Heights Convention Center. from holding any open parties until Feb- who stole the item was doing it on his The central theme of the retreat was ways in which Trinity College can ruary 20 of next semester. For all those own or as part of the pledge process, it make a positive impact on the neigh- involved in the case, this latest incidence was a terrible thing to do and the frater- borhoods it borders. Included on the marks the final chap ter in a drama which nity should have immediately returned agenda were the the incubation of ideas began nearly three months ago. the picture. " on how to encourage urban revitaliza- On September 28, during a frater- Dean Peters, who issued thepro- tion of the Frog Hollow community, nity sponsored scavenger hunt, Pi Kappa bation, agrees, "If this had happened continued efforts to cooperate with the Alpha pledges stole one of artist and IDP and Pike had taken reponsibility, there Institute of the Living and Hartford student John Bryan's photographs on may not have been a penalty against the Hospital and methods by which Trin- display in the Mather art space. The group." ity can help local public schools. responsible parries were discovered only Apart from the loss of recogni- The Trustees also discussed two one month later when an unnamed in- tion, a social probation is the most severe other matters relating to Trinity's role formant approached Assistant Dean of type of penalty a group can receive. Yet in the city, the problem of security on Students Kirk Peters with the informa- Dean Peters defends the appropriate- campus and also how to integrate the tion. In the meantime, however, the ness of this disciplinary act. " This is not City of Hartford into the College cur- artwork had been inadvertently de- the case of us dealing with Pike differ- riculum. In addition the Trustees en- stroyed. ently from any other group." Dean Pe- dorsed the formation of a permanent President Tom Gerety. Although the act was one of a ters admits that, due to the importance of standing committee on the reputation small group of individuals and not of the the issue, he did consult with other Deans and image of Trinity. The Trustees fraternity as a whole, Pi Kappa Alpha is and the final decision was made by the also established an internal task force to be set up to work on area redevelop- still being penalized. The fact that the Office. ment. photograph was taken during a frater- At the request of the informant, no Besides the Trustees, President Tom Gerety, Dean of Students David nity event by fraternity members is not please turn to page 5 please turn to page 5 .•••.. Four Trinity Alums Among Corporate Annual Business Week Ros- Harvard 24, University of Pennsylvania for the Corporate Elite, most of whom and its Wharton School 20, Stanford and majored in business, Mr. Home believes ter Lists CE.O.'s Of The 1000 Northwestern 16 each, and Cornell 15. his coursework helped him "with the art Most Valuable Public Ameri- Mr. Becherer majored in Econom- of communication." He continues to say, |®| Where do the faculty stand can Corporations; No ics while at Trinity. He received his MBA "If one can be an effective communica- on the possibility of an honor from Harvard Business School and joined tor, one can succeed in any field." One NESCAC School Has More John Deere & Company in 1962. During year out of college, Mr. Home decided to code? Seniors David Shapiro Than Trinity his years at Trinity, Mr. Becherer was a join the family business. Watts Indus- and Craig Bramley conducted member of Delta Psi fraternity, and the tries, established in 1874 and located in a survey of the faculty lastweek Newman Club. He also served as Fresh- to answer this question. To find QBYRICKZEDNIK North Andover, Massachusetts, manu- man Class Secretary, worked as a Junior factures protective valying for pipelines. out the results, see News, Page Editor-in-Chief Advisor, and ran varsity track. In 1983, He became the company's CEO in 1978. 6. Has your meal been inter- The November 25 issue of Business Mr, Becherer became Senior Vice Presi- Mr. Home remembers Trinity as a rupted by a fire alarm lately? Week magazine lists the Chief Executive dent, Overseas Division, Farm Equip- "very tranquil" place before "the To discover who Campus Safety Officers (CEO's) of America's 1000 most ment and Consumer Products for Deere Kennedy years, the war years, and the believes to have pulled some of & Company. He was elected Executive protests." As advice to current Trinity valuable public corporations. No sister these alarms, .£ee News, Page 6 school placed more alumni on the list Vice President, Farm Equipment and students interested in pursuing a career known as the "Corporate Elite" than did Consumer Products, Worldwide in 1986, in business, Mr. Home recommends that Trinity. The four Trinity graduates on and he joined the company's Board of they "Go out and test it." He especially §§ Austin Arts Center was the list are advocates home to two student perfor- Hans W. working in mances this past week. The Becherer '57, a factory Jesters presented two extraor- who heads because, dinary plays at thier annual Deere & Com- " b u s i - pany, Timo- nesses are "Tea Time Festival" and The- thy P. Home open to ater/Dance courses ended the '59, who runs people semester with "Performance Watts Indus- willing to Works" SeeArts,Pagell tries, John F. go into Levy '69, the manufac- CEO for turing." TO Both the Men's and Women's Waban, and Mr. Home basketball teams have opened Wilson H. suggests this season with three wins. Taylor '64, who is in charge of CIGNA Directors in February of that year, Mr. then getting the graduate school experi- Hockey won the McCabe tour- Corporation. Becherer was elected President and Chief ence he never had, emphasizing that namentfor the third straightyear whenhiring/Tvesoughtoutcandidates Among comparable colleges, Operating Officer in April 1987. when it defeated Amherst 5-0 Amherst also has four alumni on the list, Mr. Home was active in the Glee with higher degrees." Saturday night. Men's squash as do Wesleyan and Williams. Bowdoin, Club and The Tripod while at Trinity. He Mr. Levy grew up in Newton, Hamilton, and Tufts onch have two was a member of Phi Kappa Psi frater- Massachusetts, where he displayed an evensitrecordat2-2while Men's graduates making the lint, and Bates, nity and the Inter-Fraternity Council. A early eye for business as Finance Com- swimming picked up its first vic- Colby/and Middlebuiy have one each. Romance Languages major while in col- missioner his senior year in high school. tory See Sports, Page 16 Princeton boasts 35 alumni among the lege, Mr. Home says, "I was not aware I While at Trinity, he was an English major Corporate Elite, more than any other was going to be a business man." Though and a member of Phi Kappa Psi frater- college or university. Yale lists 30, his undergraduate studies are unusual please turn to page 5 Page 2 - THE TRINITY TRIPOD • December 10,1991 OPINION One Just Solution Camp Paradox Revisted ity should make a New Year's resolution. We must not do what is To the Editor: gay and lesbian pride was still basi- I am writing in reference to the cally nonexistent, her decision to convenient and traditional. We must do what is just. This should be letter by Professor Etzel Cardena in the abandon Donna seems likely. specifically applied to the decision regarding the future of Greek Nov. 19th issue of the Tripod. Although Cory abandons a part of herself organizations on campus. I agree with Prof. Cardena that the play when she breaks away from Donna. Society teaches us to accept inequality as unavoidable. Men dominate "Camp Paradox" did have room for In her concluding remarks as an adult, government, academia, and business. That is not as it shouldbe, nor as ithas improvement, I disagree with several she still has not resolved her own to be. At Trinity, women have access to four Greek organizations while men of his observations. The play accu- sexuality by her question of whether have access to eight. Men have an unfair advantage in opportunity. rately portrays the social environment Donna "abused" her. I was disap- There are three ways to remedy this system of chauvanist special of a girl's camp in the sixties.