Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 11-6-1990 The Grizzly, November 6, 1990 Krishni Patrick Ursinus College Mark Wilhelms Ursinus College Sara Jacobson Ursinus College Becky Carreon Ursinus College Cassandra Yutzy Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Patrick, Krishni; Wilhelms, Mark; Jacobson, Sara; Carreon, Becky; Yutzy, Cassandra; Lunt, Jen; Grim, Katherine; Johnson, Terri; White, Kristen; Miller, Melisa; Hajian, Eleanore; Becker, Matt; Spence, Brian; Koser, Todd; Schafer, Neil; Heinzinger, Chris; Grubb, Steven; Case, Jennie; Koch, Nancy; Strawbridge, Jennifer; Woytek, Judd; and Hallinger, Mark, "The Grizzly, November 6, 1990" (1990). 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Authors Krishni Patrick, Mark Wilhelms, Sara Jacobson, Becky Carreon, Cassandra Yutzy, Jen Lunt, Katherine Grim, Terri Johnson, Kristen White, Melisa Miller, Eleanore Hajian, Matt Becker, Brian Spence, Todd Koser, Neil Schafer, Chris Heinzinger, Steven Grubb, Jennie Case, Nancy Koch, Jennifer Strawbridge, Judd Woytek, and Mark Hallinger This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/263 Serving the Ursinus community since 1978 Volume 21 Number 7 Publishing the 1TUlh, from good motives and for justifiable ends November 6, 1990 -AlexLlnder Hamilton Olin Hall Dedicated: First New Building In 20 Years BY KRlSHNI PATRICK and great plans lead to great William E. Akin, vice president for Editor-in-Chief accomplishments." He referred to academic affairs. On Friday, November 2, the the building as a "magnet." An Cornish outlined the steps the campus community participated in example of this Richter stated is college has taken to facilitate the formal dedication of F. W. Olin the complimentary message sent by Olin's arrival as stated in the Hall in a noontime ceremony on Governor Robert Casey to the original grant proposal. "We have the steps of the building. The Ursinus community. done what we said we would do," dedication cuhninates an over Richter also made a "surprise Cornish proclaimed. three year effort between Ursinus announcement," stating the Akin stressed the Olin building and the F.W. Olin foundation to prospect of a major endowment to was all part of an increased focus create this center for the create a distinguished on the humanities beginning in the humanities. professorship in the humanities. 1980's. Thus the Olin building is a William Heefner, Chairman of As soon as the details of the "logical cuhnination," of this the Board of Directors, began the endowment are complete, Richter growth." ceremony explatning the history of promised to announce the donor Akin expressed his thanks and the acquisillon of the building. The and endowment terms. the hope that this facility would, F.W. Olin building is the first Richter called the building the "bring ~aculty and students building in the 120 year history of result of a "grand alliance," together and increase their ability the college devoted solely to between Ursinus College, the Olin to engage in a common intellectual classroom teaching. It will bring foundation, Dagit-Sayor Architects pursuit." together under one roof the of Philadelphia, and Biehn The ceremony concluded with departments of classical studies, Construction company of the snipping of the yellow nbbon history, modern languages, Quakertown. He expressed his tied across Olin's two front pillars. English, and philosophy and thanks to "one and all, " involved Before wielding his "shears," religion. with the project. Richter emphasized the building is "Presidents of Ursinus," Heefner Also speaking at the dedication "98.785%" complete and will not stated, "tell our graduates that they was Lawrence W. Milas, president be totally ftnished til January 1991. are forever linked to Ursinus, of the foundation's directors, who Following the ribbon cutting likewise this building forever links expressed thanks and appreciation uncommon man, stated. require who enter its ceremony, members of the Ursinus the F.W. Olin foundation to to all who contnbuted their time Since that time the money has doors ... to bring it to life and give it community streamed inside to Ursinus." Thus, "this step forward and efforts to the Olin project. been invested, allowing the real meaning." explore the building. materially increases our resolve Milas then recounted a brief foundation to make over Finally Milas emphasized the 5.4 Olin's inaugural ceremonies that this college will emerge as one history of the foundation's $190,000,000 in grants. The million given to Ursinus "is not a continued later in the day with of our nation's leading hberal arts namesake and founder. foundation has financed 58 gift," but "a transfer of trust." speaker, Dr. Gerald Graff. 0 n colleges." Olin, orignally from Vermont, buildings in over 45 colleges, "over Milas concluded, "Use this Sunday, November 4, Founder's President Richter began his ftrst established the foundation in 3 million square feet of space for building well, we trust that you Day, a public open house of Olin address reminding the 1938. Before his death in 1951 higher education," commented will." was held following the convocation Milas. audience,"the noise and dust is Olin donated 20 million dollars Expressing thanks to the Olin ceremonies. almost over, I stress almost." He with no speciftc constraints as to The building is only "a lifeless foundation were David A. Cornish, The newly-dedicated F.W.Olin praised the building asserting, how the money must be used. form ... a tool in the search for chairman of the Board's Buildings hall will be fully functional for use "great ideas lead to great plans, "An uncommon act by an knowledge," Milas observed. "It and Grounds Committee, and when classes begin January 14, 1991. Founder's Day Celebrated Quad Intruder Sighted BY MARK WILHELMS Baker, whose credentials read MA: and Ph.D. from UCIA. BY SARA JACOBSON the same general description of Of The Grizzly longer than the precession of Sunday, Ursinus added to the Assistant Arts and Entertainment the "shower peeper" dressed in Sunday's Founder's Day Ursinus College professors that writer's many honors by giving him Editor only a white t-shlrt. She reentered Convocation in Bomberger Hall opened the ceremony, discussed an honorary Doctor of Letters. Over the past ten days there her room and locked the door. marked the climax of a historical the importance of broadening the Ursinus also honored Dr. D. have been reported incidents of The man came to her door, and weekend for the whole Ursinus scope of the humanities. According Elton Trueblood and Dr. Geoffrey invasion of privacy in the Quad. then Beardwood resident heard a College community. Not only did to Baker, the director for the ""'farshall with An unidentified man, severe rattling of her doorknob. Sunday's convocation celebrate Study of Black Literature and approximately 5'6", age range 18- He apparently sprayed an over 120 years of academic Culture at the University of 25, with light brown or dirty unknown substance on the door to excellence at Ursinus College, but Pennsylvania, humanities has blonde hair, has been going into which the resident had an allergic also brought to a close a weekend expanded beyond the traditional the bathrooms of the Quad and reaction. The girl immediately which showcased the humanities Western ideas, which have "peeping" at girls as they shower. called security (489-2737), but here at Ursinus. dominated the humanities in the The incidents usually occur unfortunately misdialed. She then The humanities' coming-out past. Instead, Baker claimed the between 6:30 and 8:00 AM when called the Collegeville police who party began with Friday's scope of humanities should go security leaves the Paisley I front notified campus security. Five dedication of F.W. Olin Hall. beyond ''white, male, middle class desk. Overall there have been five minutes later the man was spotted After two years of construction, ideas," and should embrace "Afro­ reports to security of this intruder again in the quad, this also time the hall's completion means a new AmeriCan, feminist, and gay and or intruders in the Quad, and in wearing a pair of bikini shorts. home for the College's humanities lesbian" works. each case except the Beardwood IT Campus security's general theory departments. Secondly, Dr. Certainly a product of the Civil encounter, the intruder was seen is that the person is a boyfriend of Houston A. Baker Jr., the 1990 Rights Movement of the 1960s, on the fll'St floor. someone in the Quad. They do not recipient of the Pennsylvania Baker eloquently spoke of his Wednesday moming, however, a know if the "peeper" and the man Governor's Award for Excellence initial experiences with the more serious incident occured. A from Beardwood IT are the same in the Humanities, highlighted humanities, fll'St through his older resident of Beardwood IT left her person, although they are not Sunday's Founder's with a Day brother, and later at Howard room to take a shower and looked ruling out this poSSlbility. There is speech on, what else, the University. After graduating from both ways down the halL Two humanitiea. Dr. HoUlton A Balter. Howard, Baker went on to get his Pounder's Day speaker doors dqwn she saw of man fttting COIIIinued Oft ,.