Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 9-22-1977 Kenyon Collegian - September 22, 1977 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - September 22, 1977" (1977). The Kenyon Collegian. 970. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/970 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College Archives at Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Kenyon Collegian by an authorized administrator of Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Mf8llt Colleg Established IS56 3 Volume CV, Number Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022 Thursday, September 22, 1977 Untangling Council Blasts New Fees; Traffic Woes Backs Social Board Duties By LINDSAY C. BROOKS ' WIN'CEK By CHRIS Student Council Sunday night I ! passed a unanimous resolution revisions effective this Despite new forming a subcommittee to look into in code, traffic i school year the traffic the new registration fee for courses likely continue to i fines shall most dropped after the first two weeks among both of t to rouse feathers students the semester, and discussed Social I 5 and the administration. Arnold Board's function as a financial Director of Security, feels Hamilton, source for fraternity-sponsore- d grievance-provokin- g r that "it's the main activities, as well as the possibility of problem between the a seven-ivee- k break at Christmas. students and my department, and The committee will find out the will probably continue to be so." L philosophy behind the fee structure; P whether it is a handling fee or a Chief Security Officer Arnie One junior expressed strong Hamilton on the job penalty fee. feelings concerning a few citations If the fee is a penalty fee, "this brought Vice-Preside- forth that the reduction nt issued' two years ago: "I think (the of Samuel Lord, of fines is going to result in fewer assumes that the students will school) assumes that there is a direct Finance, said that all fine revenue is capriciously change courses. violations, then I think this would be deposited in correlation between the amount of the College's 1 This is very hard to do . three admirable but don't know how Educational and to money some of our parents have and General Income five weeks into the semester," said we could get to that point." Fund. This fund is comprised the amount that is directly at each of all Rich Snowden, Council represen- Lee Hershfield the tuition monies is student's disposal. The school seems and responsible tative. The council's action "may be after The Dean claims that the logic for the operation of both Security to look at it more as a revenue source "This penalty is extraneous; the the fact," said Snowden, since the behind the traffic and Maintenance, rather than a penal source." regulations has not to mention penalty the students suffer when they decision was made last year. "But evolved throughout the years, teachers' salaries with and numerous change four weeks into the semester when it was brought to our attention changes being other expenses. Any ex- When asked why fines were so made as deemed income is enough," said Rick Rosengarten, it was at the end of April. Dean necessary. ceeding expenses severe, Dean Thomas Edwards Although once directly at the end of the Council secretary. Williamson brought it to us in a involved in school year is deposited explained that years ago, rates of a the traffic control system, into a reserve Council President Lee Hershfield ramrod approach." Edwards claims is. set aside for any few dollars were ignored by students; he more ap- future defecit years. said that it is "a handling fee, and It was "a dogmatic presentation" propriately a thus, greater leverage was necessary reference or on a According to Lord, Kenyon is one they're (the registrar) using it as a with the sense of "I will talk and you consulting basis to enforce such regulations. at present. It was his of the few higher learning institutions -- penalty. We're paying this grand will listen" felt by all, said Snowden. suggestion to create the brochure of at present not running in the red. amount of money and we're going to Hershfield counseled "if we do go As to the possibility of lowering policies that all vehicle owners Lord confirmed that between nine have to pay more and more." He against it, we should go with force, the received year. He severe fines, Edwards stated "I'm this also suggested and ten thousand dollars of ac- added that "It's unfair for people we should go full guns, for it, (even always for looking at things again. I that the first citation be changed to a cumulated traffic fines are added to who can't just send the bill home to if) we did it a little late." think if there could be some evidence warning instead of an outright fine. the general fund at the end of each Daddy to have him pay for it." Continued on page 2 Plagiarism Kenyon year, a very small proportion of at which makes up the reserve of the Kenyon Adjusts Quietly College following year. Takes Stern Stance The College does indeed use the To New Coed Housing money generated from fines as a By JOHN PALFFY improvements in the new housing On "Indefinable" Crime source of income, he said, but added arrangements. that the College could run quite ably After two years of controversy and During the long battle to "get By BILL COREY student's choosing, hears the case. without the income. painstaking planning, integration of women on the Hill," the housing Plagiarism . Schools spend The student is then presented with hertofore all male Hill housing seems committee was attacked from both hours upon hours trying to explain the evidence and is given a chance to Said Lord: "if I could be assured to have proceeded without a mur- the male and female fronts. The men and prevent it. Students spend hours defend himself. The actual that there would be no parking in mur. Women, who had feared noise already living on the Hill were afraid trying to avoid it. Others, though proceedings the case are of kept unauthorized places, then we would or male intimidation, and men, who that the presence of women would presumably only a few, spend less is confidential. If the student found give had resented the female invasion, life-sty- not need these fines and would inhibit their le and cause a hours and brain power committing his punish- guilty, name, course, and them up in a minute." have apparently found their crackdown of security while the the offense, ultimately achieving in a private file ment are recorded misgivings to be groundless and have women who opposed moving to the more free time andor better grades. is Years ago, fees were turned over to that destroyed after the student settled quietly into their new life Hill were afraid by chance Last year the Faculty Committee the Student Council in order to that if leaves the College. style. they were assigned rooming among on Academic Regulations heard nine provide some financial resource As to the actual punishment that a At the North End of campus, the male dominated fraternity cases dealing with academic is subject the Hand- intended for social activities. But, plagiarist to, where males and females have in- housing they would be subjected to dishonesty. Although this is a term may Lord said, "due to the explosion of book says, plagiarism "... tegrated McBride and Mather for the abusive noise and harrassment by the which includes plagiarism, cheating, cars on campus, and consequently result in a dismissal from the course first time, the freshmen and few older tenants. and submission of a paper already with a grade or bring even the high cost of a security force, it is of 'F,' upperclassmen residing there have Neither side has been in- used for another course, Professor Continued on page 5 Continued on page 3 also expressed approval and noticed convenienced, however, "I was James Williamson, Pro- Associate against girls moving into Old Kenyon vost and a member of the Com- last said junior Howard mittee, said year," that "the majority of the Sutherland, a two year resident, of cases dealt with plagiarism." History Takes Its Place In Seitz House Old Kenyon, "but now that they are Professor James Stallard, actually in Old Kenyon I don't object chairman of the Committee said that at all." of the By LEWYN nine, all were found guilty, FRED Women in Old Kenyon reside in and none received a higher penalty Along with the many new faces at the second floor East Division than that cited in the Student Kenyon this year is a new building. between the Dekes and the Peeps. Handbook: "a dismissal from the Seitz House, located on the corner of Because of the fire doors and the course with a grade of 'F.' " Park and Wiggin Streets, now houses building's layout "we hardly ever see Mr. Stallard noted the individual the History Department and contains any Dekes," said Amy Neely, an concern with which each case was offices for Poli. Sci. Profs. Elliot, 7i Kenyon senior, "and the Peeps V: 1 Old handled and stated that though Melanson, Scorza, and Shapiro. The pretty much keep to themselves, so faculty members "are called upon to house, officially opened on August there hasn't been any opportunity for make judgements on what constitutes 20, boasts eleven offices and a trouble." Possibly because rush has Plagiarism," he believes the seminar room.