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La Sierra A A A University CRITERION June 3, 1996 The Student Body Forum Volume 67, Number 1. SIFE Triumphs with a Threepeat! By Evan Graham course. Management. is a profound undertaking." Motor Co., that served as "Our LSU SIFE team Mayor Ron Loveridge On the first day of the judges. La Sierra University's has set a standard," said said that to achieve this international competition, According to SIFE's SIFE team returned victori- LSU SIFE and eighty other presentation director, Steve ously to campus after win- teams from around the Taggart, there were several ning the international com- world competed in several teams that La Sierra was petition in Kansas City for competitions. LSU SIFE anxious about—including a third time May 21. A won the Halt the Deficit the team from Pittsburgh reception at the School of and the Success 2000 State University in Kansas, Business and Management awards and at the end of who were eventually welcomed the champions the day was singled out to selected as first-runners up. home on May 22, attended be one of ten finalists to Taggart also said that when by the mayor of Riverside compete in the final com- Sears' CEO congratulated and the president of the petition the following day. him and asked him how he Riverside Chamber of Out team gave its 3-D ani- got his school so involved Commerce. mated presentation before in SIFE, he said, "We don't President Larry Geraty 155 CEOs from around the have a football team, so said during the reception, Pholo by Heartier Miller nation, including those our SIFE team gets a lot of "I'm thrilled to see the suc- Henry Felder, dean of the success twice was "almost from Sears Roebuck & attention instead." cess—we expected it, of School of Business and impossible, but three times Co., AT & T, and Ford See SIFE page 4 Bradley New CAS Dean It is Graduation Time ate dean during the receives his or her unique By Alison Rice to relax and socialize, selection process. La Sierra 'stamp.'" without having to worry Bradley has been One goal Bradley has It's almost here. Filled about getting a meal together before the chair of the biology for the College of Arts and with pomp and circum- stance, robes and tassels, evening worship service." department since Sciences is to continue and most important: The Friday evening 1990. "What he did Schmidt's programs for diplomas. Graduation consecration service will for the biology depart- improving scholarship, weekend, marking the cul- feature a homily by La ment we now need tenure and research on mination of years of hard campus. Bradley says him to do for the work and determined See Graduation page 3 CAS—the university's Schmidt and Jim Beach, study, is nearly upon us. heart," says President associate dean, need to be Senior class officers in Inside A A A Geraty. applauded for their work the College of Arts and building the College of "We trusted the Sciences and the School of New Programs—page Arts and Sciences up. process and it did not Business and Management 3 disappointment us. Bradley would like to bal- have been working togeth- Pholo by Lani Kreitner There is no one better ance those programs er for months to make sure Transfer Ceremony— By Lani Kreitner qualified by experience involving scholarship with the first part of graduation page 4 and temperament to be a new program where fac- weekend goes smoothly. Gary Bradley has been dean of the College of Arts ulty meet to share ideas on The festivities will begin Graduation Feature— appointed dean of the and Sciences than Dr. teaching and how to help with a Parent/Senior pages 8-9 College of Arts and Bradley," says President students become active Dinner in the Dining Sciences. He began his Geraty. "He has just the learners not passive learn- Commons at 5:30 p.m. Movie Review—page duties May 20, replacing skills and abilities needed ers. Friday, June 14. This is a 14 Adeny Schmidt, new vice to continue helping CAS Bradley began teach- new addition this year. president for academic develop its full potential as ing at La Sierra University, One CAS officer explains: Tips on being a "It is designed to give par- Tourist—page 15 administration. Bradley the place where each See Bradley page 4 had been acting as associ- undergraduate student ents and students a chance 2 Criterion EDITORIALS June 3,1996 EDITOR'S NOTE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ing to find that little elves Sigma Alpha Theta Responds to activity that would be deemed sexual had finished the Criterion Allegations harassment. We as a group categorically for me, it never happened. deny any participation in support of, or any But this year has been what In the last issue of the Criterion, two knowledge of any activity that could be my father likes to call a articles discussed several serious allega- construed as sexual harassment. learning experience, even tions against the group Sigma Alpha Theta. In the previous issue of the Criterion, though right now I am too We, Sigma Alpha Theta, feel that several the allegations itemized above were made tired to remember what misconceptions are circulating concerning to appear as though members of Sigma A few weeks ago my exactly I have learned. our group. It is our intent to shed some Alpha Theta were already known to be mother sent me a picture of I need to thank Edna light on the various misunderstandings of guilty. Most specifically, the article stated myself reading a newspaper Maye Loveless particularly our group and to respond to the allegations the "This organization (Sigma Alpha Theta) looking to be at an age for furthering my knowl- printed in the May 8 issue of the Criterion. is guilty of sexual harassment against when reading wasn't yet a edge about newspaper Sigma Alpha Theta is not affiliated with women here at LSU." The implication of skill I possessed. I thought I work. She has been a con- any national or local organization. To our this statement is that Sigma Alpha Theta would print this picture to sistent and supportive spon- knowledge, the only other organization that had been tried and found guilty of these prove that I had a "nose for sor who deserves a lot of uses the name is a sorority in Texas. We use allegations. In fact, our group was made aware that such allegations existed, through news" even at a young age. credit for being willing to the Greek letters because of their positive a letter Dr. Lennard Jorgensen sent out to a As I have been finishing edit articles at the last association and emphasis on pursuing group member, only seven days prior to the the last issue of the minute. excellence in all aspects of life. Furthermore, Greek letters have been tradi- printing of the articles in the Criterion. Criterion, I have been I would also like to tionally used for male and female clubs at Before this time, members of Sigma Alpha thinking about how great it thank the writers and staff Adventist academies and colleges for many Theta had no specific knowledge that such will be when I get to go who have contributed to the years and continue to be used. allegations ever existed. Furthermore, there' back to my regularly sched- Criterion throughout the In response to the second allegation, was no attempt by university administration uled life and no longer have year, especially Sonya two years ago, Sigma Alpha Theta submit- to contact the group, or those who might be to call and annoy people on Nyrop and Brandon ted a constitution with the name of a facul- involved in this issue, prior to printing the campus with numerous Spurgeon who gave up their ty sponsor to the former dean of student articles in the Criterion. questions. (I am sure that weekends to help. life. Furthermore, Sigma Alpha Theta has We (Sigma Alpha Theta) understand many of you who have suf- I wish the graduating repeatedly been invited by SALSU to par- that it was necessary for the administration fered through many annoy- class of 1996 much success ticipate in various university functions. to take action in view of the complaints ing phone calls from me in the future. See you June The final allegation is perhaps the most raised. However it is the action which the will also be rejoicing.) 16! disturbing due to the nature of the subject administration took that is questioned. I also look forward to matter. Sigma Alpha Theta's constitution Sigma Alpha Theta is accused of violating sleeping and enjoying -Lani Kreitner, editor contains a hazing policy which forbids the various school policies, but in the same weekends. Although I kept type of activities described in the allega- respect the university did not follow school hoping I would leave the tion. Also Sigma Alpha Theta's constitu- policy in their attempt to discipline the Criterion office at night and tion specifically contains a sexual harass- group. The rights of due process and confi- come back the next morn- ment provision which forbids any type of See Sigma page 6 CRITERION STAFF The Criterion is the official stu- dent publication of La Sierra Editor-in-Chief Religion Editor Photographers University. The articles, editorials, Lani Kreitner Angelica Martinez Nancy Guerpo and letters to the editor expressed in [email protected] Lani Kreitner the Criterion are exclusively the Creative Editor Heather Miller opinions of the individual writers Managing Editor Andrew Howe and do not necessarily represent the Sonya Nyrop [email protected] position of La Sierra University or Circulation Manager the Criterion staff.