Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU The eM ssenger Student Publications 3-4-1991 The esM senger -- March 4, 1991 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/the_messenger Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "The eM ssenger -- March 4, 1991" (1991). The Messenger. Paper 112. http://docs.rwu.edu/the_messenger/112 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Messenger by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME XtllSSUE Roger Williams College, Bristol, R.1. March 4, 1991 New lib~ is a great success, but some problems stilllinp:er· Photo by Mark Kasok By Kary A8drews availableatthispointtofiD pr0- M .......Editor spectivepositioosaseaDedforin the Ftan." However, one part­ time hbrarian, Mark Sweberg, '11le new library has seemed has been added to help when to please evetyme, b1t there the reference librarian is 00sy' have ~ some frustrations with mbliographic insUuction. along the way, and some new Bibliographicinstruclionwas additionsandebangesthatmay in danger~suspensionentirely \ not be so obvious. Wltilfacultymembersprotested. -The tablethatwaspurchased DiPrete said, "Because ofthe for the new conference room, _spaceourstaffisverystretched. wheretheboard oftrustees will We have a very small staff in­ soon be meeting, proved to be comparison to other academic unsatisfactory. Apparently the librariesofthissize. Wedecided $9528 table, which did notcome thatwithoutadditional stafl'we out of the library furnishings couldn't give all the services we buaget.,W88C:WItximfinilhed;but . ~ ..e~, thp. finishiru!' was not done cor- biblioltraPhie mM:rudion. e rect1y so a new table will be facultyfeltthatespeciaIlyatthe orderedfor thatroom. '11le"old" new building we need the in­ table beaks up into smaller struction. Dr. Forbes, amdemie pieces so itwill be used at vari- vicepresident,wantedsomeone ous other places throughout toatleestdosomeinstructionsO campus. '11le cost ~ the new an. part-timelibrarianwas table has not yet been deter- hiredtDcoverthereferencedesk -mined. while the full-time reference Ji- Many people havebeen won- brarian, W~nden Pols, in­ availablefornewpositimsinthe dering when morelibrarian po- structed.' Bibliographicinstruc­ lion had been fund-raised while yet because students have not libraryDiPretesaid, "Ithinkthat sitions wiD be added to help tim will now mly be held fur the project cost was $8 millim. expressed concern with it, bIt itgoes to whattheschool values. won~' service the new liJnuy. '11le writing classes." -_ Students mayhawbeen she feels it wiD be more of a Usually you put resources into eoDegePlanforthe90sc:allsror IIi the putfacult;y members dering why the 1ate-night study problemaroundexamtime,how­ whatyouvalue.Itshowshowthe the hiring ~"an administratDr could request bibliographic in­ room hasn'tbeen madeavailable ever, sheexpectsthelocktocome library is valued by the powers and/or faculty position, one _stroctionfortheirdassesinspe­ tn usyet. DiPreteexplainedthat in soon. that be." paraprofesSional position, and cifie areas, music for example, thephysiealplantiswaitingfor a .DiPrete added that she was Aa:ordingtoDiPretethelhmy tinierlOekforthedoor~therooin one clerical position"byJune~ bItthisservice wiD noIongerbe vety delighted withhowthe stu­ wasbondedfortheamountofcost 199L Unfurtunately,aa:ording available. to come'inso thattheycan openit dents seem tc be taking to the thathasnotyetbeenraised She toCarolDiPrete;deanoflibrary Askedifshewasdisappointed tothestudents. Sheisnotoverly new library and treating it as saidthatapproximately$2.6mil- services, 'There is no funding .that funds had not been made concerned that ithasn'tcome in their building. Library chimes will play music By Kary Andrews Managing Editor Ithasnotyetbeen announced istheirmoneyandtheyshouldbe . exaetlywhenthethetapeswillbe given the opportunitytospendit heard throughout campus, al- as they Wish." . Thecarillon inthetower ofthe though Carol DiPrete, dean-of DiPretefeelsthechimeswiDbe new library wiD soon be playing library selVices, was quite sure· well received if playing them is tapes ofclassical, semi-dassical, theY will be heard during the handledwithtasteanddiscretim. patriotic and popular music, ac- library dedication inApril Shehashearda fewjokes ~ the cording to Tide-ings, the RWe ~ said of the tapes, "If matter, bIt,shesaid, "nothingof . emploYee newsletter. they are used wisely they could serious concern." The .ta~s~ funded by the be nice." She added, "I hope it MarilynMair,deanoffinearls, Alumm DiVlSlOll of the Library - won't intenupt and distract us wasasked before the tapes were Buil~ Fund, were $45 each,. fromourrealpurposesforeduca­ chosen, whatshethought would and eight were chosen and or- tim. I hopethereisno dangerof be appropriateto order, Shesaid dered, said Skip I.eamed, the. that." that she tried to choose music assistantdirector ofthe physical Asked if she felt the money that she thought would sound plant. l.eamed ~ the ~t couldhave~betterspentelse­ good 0 bells, like Bach fUld the o~ered ~ se~ections~patri- whereDiPretesaid,"Whenyou're Beatles. otic, senu-classical, Christmas, dealing with donors you simply Mair said, "I think it is a good pop~, coD~ songs, general say 'If that's what they want, idea as long as it is not played h~,.classical, and Beatles, fine.' You might not agree with often enough so that it seems mUSIC. whattheyfeeliaimportant,butit boriJjg and repetitive.". She was P~le 2, Mardi'4, Tile Mease.ler, , . ·.News-.~~~ Dr. SyMa Earle'covers n~w fields oftechnology DyS-..R.G...... n._~~~~~~.~~ B1Y£.~_. mmt, can teD scientiats how s..Writer could not do m\Jchmore,~ to thiaV-tbreefeet, the .......is reJeaethegueeintbe~this theylive. studythesurface. '1beyClll1yhad doub1e that eI oUr atmo8JM'e. divingt8chniqueiscaDeddeclOlit­ Dr. Earle spoke «the time NOAA's chief scientist, Dr. the teeImoIogy (ships) to under- AtlMMltl miles. someelthe~ pressicm. At sbeJJc.ww depths, she encountered a lobster in SylviaEarle, was OIl camp.l8this stand life OIl the surface. Tech- estregiClllscitheOCle8llS,thepres.- scientists are able to Jive in un­ the eanu-n. As many un­ pastWednesday,pmticipatingin nology hasn'tchanged too much sure is estimated to be about derwater habitats, which allow dersea creatures can be, the theContemporaryForomSeries. over the lastfew hundred;years, 16.000 pounds per squareinch. them to study marine lifefor ex­ lobster was curious;infaet,the Herlecture,entit1ed~Stories: eJaimedDr.Earle. Scielltistsllt.i1l For;years,scientistshavebeen tmded periods. Stucb' in habi­ lobster was curious enough to Encounters with Marine Life,. use nets and bottles. But, by asldniwhataortd1ifeeouldlive ,tats is useJU1 for undentanding approechDr. Earieanduseits proyedtobeafascinatingfield eI p.illingthespecimensooteltheir under such great pressure. As behaviorelmanyseaanimaJa. In feelers to touch herfiJCe mask. study. Thelecture, attendedbya natmal habtat, scientists can- technology has improved, ithas addition to the permanent un­ ItwaSanexperiencethatmade predominantly science-oriented IlCItleammuchbeyoodreeording allowed scientiststodMdeeper. derwater laboratories, there are Dr. ~ cbange the way abe audience, also covered thefields many types of motor-driven undentood1obsters. Undersea elnew tecbnoJogy in marine sci­ subrnergib)es;themoltadvaDced eteIItures, abe said, are more ence and the new methods eI Many ofthe "bad reputations" of «these have naviptiClllal sen­ than a certain number of , study brought about by that fish have come from mistreatment sorsthatdetectslightarmmove­ poundsmeat. technology. ' ments«the~. - Many« the "but reputa­ Sylvia Earle began herlecture by scientists. " But the DlOIt important Dew ticna" 'flfish have come from by speaking OIl ecology. 'I11e in­ facetel~underwater mistn!etmentbyscientists.Dr. terrelationships between the anatomic features of marine And, atthedepthsthatscientists environment is the new attitude Earleelaimsnottobesurpriaed; thousandselspeciesthatexiston creatures. Themeansofle8ming have been able to reach, there is ofmanyscientista: aeientistslike fish resetmuch as we would if earth todayare thebasis for ec0­ about life undersea is indirect. life. Oddly-ehapedereatureshaYe Dr. ~arebeeclmingmorelike some foreign invader threatr logical study. Ecology leplesents Tty:iDgto understand what ~ bodies which are able to with­ the animal bebavioriIta «the ened us. 'l1le moray eel, for , a be1ance that we as humans pens in previously unexplored standthepressureinthelightJess oce&IlJ. Jlbot.oeraphy andobier­ example, is popularly known need to respect. By examining regions eI the ocean is to Earle wmid. vation are relatively new meth­ for its ferociousness; -yet Dr. thethousandselspeciesthatex­ "one elthegr"e8tMdetective ex­ Distanceand depth have been odselstudyingmarinelife. Anet Earlehas~theeeJa ist, scientists are beginning to periments"possible. limitedalsobecausegaaeswithin can help scientists know what and noted that they are very understandthetremendouse&ct , What hashindered scientists' thehuman ~,underpreseure livesintheocean, butonlydirect ' eabn, pstieIit, andcmiousani­ thatthe chemisQy ellife bas on attempts to stud,y _ lea Ie- will saturate into the ti--. observationandinteractionwith mala ifa.ted'ftlIpfJCtiWIy. the earth. giCIIls«theplanet? Pr-.e,for Wbm satmatioD oceura, divers marineanimal.,intheirenvirOn-