", Al . , 1 . - L. .-* . I,i aII 'Continuous 6 |' Ib 1,IT M News Service. | Cambridge Since 1881. Massachusetts a1,*i5* Volume 99, Number 5 C_ iA Friday, February 23, 1979 I DaA reorganization As· Sintonides to announce By Steven Solnick below). He stressed, though, that The internal reorganization of the review process had not yet run the Office of the Dean for Student its courses as the question of 'Problems with the Dean OsOffice Affairs is nearly ready for future leadership of the QDSA 1. DSA services not well known to students or 6;,Undergraduate residentiai program very impor- implementation and the search has only just begun to. b con- faculty.. tant but needs support and great clarity to achieve for new leadership of the Dean's 2. Perceived senseless fragmentation of student full potential. sidered, while the examination of services outside DSA. Office should begin within a satellite student services (Admis- 7. Graduate and many foreign students say DSA 3. Perceived distance between DSA and academic not for them. month, according to Vice- sions, ted ical, Student Ac- (faculty, departmental) programs and resources. President Constantine Simonides. counts, etc.) not currently in the 4. DSA relations more tenuous after the freshman 8. Inadequate assistance/coordinatiosn for wo- Simornides, who has been con- O-DSA had not yet begun. year. men's programs. ducting the review of the Dean's Simonides said he was basing, 5. Perceived need for more support-to undergradu- 9. Minri.tie's think DSA not effective for minority Office and other student-related his recommendations on observa- ate students in academnic/career counseling. programs. services since the resignation of 'tions he compiled after extensive -- ---~--I l~lI --nrrlllbll II ~- --- ~ -E- . - no Dean Carola Eisenberg in discussions with students, faculty the changes to be made in the sonally begin implementation of take the initiative." August, told The Tech that he ex- residents in Institute Houses, Dean's Office would take the the DSA changes immediately, Simonides also addressed the pected to announce his recorn^_ faculty committees and DSA staff form snore of "reorientation and except where those changes in- problems in the housing situation, 1- mendations for reorganization of (see box). He stated that athletics, reorganization" than massive volved approval of the faculty or commenting that the "diversity the Office of the Dean fOr Student currently under the aegis of the over} auls. Simonides, who is cur- Chancellor. among houses is not clearly un- I, Affairs (ODSA) at Fedback '79 DSA, were not being included in rent y Senior Officer in the One problem cited by derstood" and that he "had some ,- on Monday night (see article the review. He also indicated that- Deals Office, said he could per- Simonides in his findings is that important questions about the in- "faculty trust in the DSA has tensity and abruptness of eroded." According to residence orientation." He stress- Simonides, "faculty members ed, though, that "fraternity rush MO I pomm hogss eedback have mentioned a reluctance to is both important and necessary," refer students to the Dean's Office and that fraternities are in need of By Bob Wasserman . members. The group had been itiated a policy of collecting because they receive no word more support from MIT without The Undergraduate Associa- functioning with only nine reports from student represen- back from that office." This endangering their independence. tion Nominations Committee members for several months since tatives. The reports contain a problem was echoed by one stu- Simonides added that there was (NomCornm) is sponsoring Feed- the resignation of Jonathan summary of events at a committee dent member of the CEP who said a need for a full-time coordinator back '79, an open forum to pre- Hakala '81, who stepped down so Ineeting, and could also include "lines of communication between of women's programs. That sent student representatives to he could be considered for the the minutes after they are ap- the faculty and Dean's Office are responsibility is currently handled student committees an-id recieve Committee on, Undergraduate proved. The reports are to be weak. More interaction is needed on a part-time basis by Assistant student input, next Monday .Admissions and Financial Aid. turned in after each meeting. between the two groups and Dean Holliday Heine. night, February 26, at 7.30pm in This term NomComrn has also in- (Please Ace to page 7) maybe the Dean's Office should (Please turn to page 7) room 9-150. All student-faculty 'committee undergraduate representatives ho"s- Teeathono; have --been asked to attend, while . Al i Amlof-i Stu.d nt those serving on Atheiom'mi ee on Educational -Policed (CEP), the By Eric Sklir questions about MIT and obtain Advisory Committee on MIT's first student telethon is assistance in solving problems Shareholder Responsibility, the running far above expectations, with the Institute; such as obtain- Committee on Freshman Advis- due to the dedication and efforts ing a refund of an overpayment ing, the Corporate Joint Advisory of the students who have, been on a loan repayment. One alumna Committee and the Committee on "just great," according to Joan was quite upset at the absence of a Undergraduate Admissions and Sclar, who is in charge of the ef- woman professor from the Financial Aid will make -short fort. Department of Chemistry. When presentations. It is hoped that Although the emphasis is on she was told about the Ellen Swal- these representatives will use the raising funds for the Campus low Richards Professorship, oppporiunity to question the Residence Fund and the Indepen- however, the woman made a con- audience and garner student opi- dent Residence Development tribution designated for that pur- nion. Vice-President Constantine -Fund, alumni are invited to pose. The Richards Profes- Simonides will also give a progess donate to MIT for any purpose sorship, named for the Institute's report on the Dean for Student they choose to designate, ins A student caller at the Alumni Association's Student Telethon. See first woman student, will provide Affairs Office review. cludisng unrestricted funds. additional photos on page 1I. (Photo by John 0. Borland) a chair for a woman full professor Students passed a referendum Alumni are also reminded that in any department. last spring calling for increased contributions made during the twelve nights between last Sunday. students are often successful in The drive has been extended to communication and accoun- telethon are considered to be their when-the drive started and March, getting alumni to upgrade their twelve days from its originally tability from the undergraduate donation for the Alumni Furnd donations, in somse cases by as planned ten because the Alumni a student-faculty com mittee year, which runs through June 30, The Bush Room is equipped much as a factor of twenty. The Fund wants to give everybody representatives. NomCornm and that they will not be solicited with twenty calling stations, each telethon is also seen as a method chance to call at least once, if not Chairman Chuck Irwin '80, hopes further during the year and will with a telephone, a placemat ex- of improving alumni relations, as more, "'We don't want anybody to feel left out." said Sclar. that Feedback will help "establish receive Technology Review. plaining the procedure, sample it gives the alumni a chance to ask a means of communication Although the yield of pledges notes to be sent to alumni who between the representatives-and has been less than the expected 50 have not made specific pledges, the community they represent." percent, both the average pledge guidelines for requesting dona- He also said that if Feedback and the number of calls made- tions based on previous gifts from f6:asses soeek lent proves successful, it may be held have exceeded estimates, with the alumnus, and several useful By William CiminoQ annually, or perhaps once a term, each caller raising an average of brochures which enable the stu- The first All MIT Talent Show will be presented on Friday March 9. in the future. $350 per night. any qpes- dents calling to answer is being NomComm elected Louisa Ho - The drive is being held in the tions the alumni might have. The talent show, which started as a rivalry between the classes, '81 to the committee at a meeting Bush Room (10-105 from six to sponsored by all of the class officers. The wall's and pillar of the Senior class vice president Victoria Chang '79 said that "this is the earlier this month, filling out the ten each evening this week and room are postered with graphs of committee to its mandated ten several next week, for a total of first time that all of the class officers have worked together to organize last 'car's Alumni Fund transac- a production of this scale for MIT." She added that "we are hoping tions, a chart showing the in- that this talent show will start a tradition for the MIT campus." |crease of tuition since 1930, and The talent show is being held "to serve as an outlet for all the talents Q~~~~~~~~~~~~ outlines for calls. at MIT which do not fit into the rigid catagories which already exist on In return for their time and ef- campus, such as Dramashop, Dance Workshop, and the various fort, students are provided with musical groups" Chang said. WBCN's new management pionships by virtue of strong free pizz~a, soda, beer, a free Auditions, which will be held all day Sunday, March 4 in the Mez- has fired many on-air favorites performances during the phone call within the U~nitedl zanine Lounge of the Student Center, will be open to the MIT com- in a labor dispute that seems regular season.