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Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1976-1977 Student Newspapers 9-30-1976 Pundit Vol. 64 No. 4 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1976_1977 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "Pundit Vol. 64 No. 4" (1976). 1976-1977. 10. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1976_1977/10 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1976-1977 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. Alumni Return For Festive Weekend by NANCYSINGER alumni from classes 1919 t!irough The annual COJUlectlcutCollege 1978. These guests are alumni weekend, scbeduled for categorized as: repre .. ntstives Conrtec1icut College, Volume 64, Number 4, 30 SEPT~MBER 1976. October I through October 2, will from various alumni clubs, class provide sn array, of lectures, representatives, class fund meetings snd presenlations for agents, career internship the returning alumni as well as coordinators, admissions aides, current studellts. and chairmen of the 1977 rewlion SGA Debates Future Although traditionally the classes. majority of alumni arrive on These divisions d alumni will saturday, there are various meet in their respective groups activities plsnned for Friday's on Saturday afternoon to discuss Of Honor Code guests, Friday afternoon, the how each group will act in the dedication of the new lilrary will coming year. For example, the take place followed by a recep- career internship coordinators by TRACY DUHAMEL 3) that people are observing If the honor code is revoked, President Ames .feels that the lion and library tour. will talk with last year's junior violations of the code and not Ms. Linda Herr. assistant internship paraclpSDlS snd those During the past two weeks, the responding. faculty woold be sympathetic to a grace period because of the professor in the theater depart. perspective '76-'77 internship Student Assembly, College It is now uncertain how the ment, has plsnned a "Potpourri program students. At-the same Council and the Judiciary Board board will research the code's students' own initiative in researching the validity of the of Performing Arts" for the time, the class fund agents will have been questioning the ef- effectiveness but there will be an bold a worksbop to discuss plans code. guests on Friday night. This fectiveness of Conn. College's open policy meeting in the next program will include student for this coming year's annual academic honor code. The few weeks in order to redefine Other undergraduate scbools operating under the honor code drama presentations and a giving program. evidence for their concern has and clarify the code so that some special mime demonstration by a Students are urged to par- been the lack of academic cases steps may be taken. A student have also been experiencing difficulties similar to those here. visiting artist from the National ticipate in and attend sny event brought before the Judiciary poll has been considered to Theatre Institute, ri. interest. This is not .. strictly Board during finals. estimate how many students are At Johns Hopkins University, a poll was taken this year which Saturday's agenda is headed by alumni geared weekend, but Last year, out of the five cases abiding by the code yet the rather "a cbance to keep the sbowed that 48 per cent of the President Ames' snnual "Slate of brought before tbe board, none of validity of such a poll is dubious. the College" address, followed by alumni informed about Con- those were during finals. This Ken Cross, housefellow of students were not abiding by the code. Upon learning the results, Leslie Margolin speaking on the necticut College today," as Mrs. implies that either no one is Branford, suggested that an Louise S. Anderson, executive the faculty revoked its privileges. student's view of the campus. cheating, which is unlikely, or' impartial pollster would be director in the college's alumni The honor code was first voted Miss Margolin will be assisted in that violations of the code are needed from outside the faculty dfice explained The weekend is in by the faculty for the fall snswering sny questions the occurring and not being reported. in order to get objective results, also aimed at "renewing the semester of 1969-70, After alumni might have by a three At the Student Assembly Dean Watson replied that this alumni's interest in the college surviving a trial period, it was student panel composed of: meeting on Sept. 22, most of the outside source is not necessary Mar garet Kunze '77, Sam Avery through workshops which will speakers felt that the .code was because the faculty are ex- installed and has been the subject assist them in specific planning of periodic reevaluations, ac- '78, and David Jordsn '79, ' not working and that students are perienced in forming .a valid of their programs for the coming cording to Dr. Robert Rhyne, The proposed guest list for the either unsware of the duties questionnaire and could devise weekend includes roughlv 150 year." involved in the academic honor one with internal checks. She also college registrar. code or that they don't care, felt that in order to have a useful Tammr.Kagan, president of ~;~~Ug~; d~~~d ~,O~~t ~: Knight ShedsLight on Bar Funds the Judiciary Board, stressed ' students have a consistent un- that students are generally derstanding of what constitutes will be used-for student activities Williams for 1978-7'1 and will be unaware that "the honor code is a an infraction. by Robert Markowitz in Croaier Williams or expended under the supervision privilege granted to us by the Discussion of the issue was In order to clear up the of Miss Sotolsky. faculty which may, at any time, continued at College Council on question on Bar profits, Pundit elsewhere? . Th~ annual loan repaynum is be revoked." Sept. 23, and students at the submitted the folloWingquestions- In reply, Mr. Knight issued a statement to Pundit. An excerpt $4,380, and will continue until Under the existing system, meeting felt that before a poll is to E. Leroy Knight, Treasurer; Jsnuary, 1981. Prior to that time I. three possible infractions are taken, assurance should be 1. In past years, what has been of that slatement is printed below: am sure there will be a recon- thought to be occurring: 1) that sought from the faculty to done with the profit made by the sideration of how any excess people are cheating and not guarantee a "grace period" for bar? "Profits from the first two years of operations ($372 in 1973- revenues from the bar operations turning themselves in, 2) that improvements or modifications 2, Has the profit ever been used will be used," there is information leakage as of the code in case the poll results to offset a deficit? 74 snd $2,958 in 1974-75) have been allowed to accumulate in the era- Director of Crozier-Williams, exams are being discussed, and were negative, 3. What exactly is the yearly Comie Sokolsky, was pleased on • mortgage on the bar? Bar accollfti to provide a cash balance to bankroll the operation hearing news of tt.e $624 trans- College Council Endorses 4. When will it be completely of the bar prior to the beginning ferred to Crozier-Williams paid off? under the revised budget. 5. Has there been any thought of business each year or at any time that revenues may ·fall "I neecf some direction from behind expendll11re8. The $624 the students to see bow we can Student Based Cro Cmttee. ~~:":i~~:fr~n~ ~~~ spend the additional money. It the bar will accumulate after the surplus from the 1975-76 may mean Iringing back towels mortglllle is oaid off? , operation has been transferred to advisory committee" to Ms. to Cro desk. It's great to know." A Student Government Sokalsky. 6. Ia It'likely that the money the revised budget lor CroxIer- proposal which would redefine Ms, Sokalsky was pleased that the membership and role of the her relation to the Cro- Crozier-Williams Committee into Committee finally would be a predominantly student based defined along with the new committee, was endorsed by structure. She will serve as a Inside This Issue: College Council last week. consultant to the committee - an The proposal states that advisory committee which will student representation on the committee consist of one senior, have a role similar to that of an ai advisory committee in an r.IJ two juniors, two sophomores, one Doro on Rhodesia academic deparirnent. 1; freshman, and one ex-officio Ms. Sokalsky feels that there -;: member who will serve as a are many matters tbat need to be rIl representative of the Student considered by a committee that -C Government Association. represents all the departments ..=: Murstein on Priorities Faculty committee members organizations, students, and U would include one member each faculty who use 'Cro. >. fi:om the Dance and Physical These include regulation of,.Q Education Departments; both hours, the possible lengthening of 0 The New Union Station use Cro facilities. Sunday night hours, and the '0 Connie Sokalsky, director of number of pinball machines, In..=: Cro, and Margaret Watson, Dean addition, Ms. Sokalsky would like Q; \ of Student Activities, are to be to see a faculty member who uses , consultants to the committee. Cro for only recreation serve on t, The Great(?) Debates Organizations that use Cro, the committee. such as WCNI, Career Counseling , The proposal for the new and Placement, and the Cro-Bar, Crozier-Williams Committee are to be consulted on matters must now receive the en- Eddie in the Bar that pertain to them.