Lights out in Korman Lot Sale of Drexel Engineers Week

Surf to the Web Site of the Week,., seepage 17 Volume 70 • Number 19 The Student Newspaper ofDrexel University March 3,1995 Lights out in Korman lot Sale of Drexel Lodge pending AnhDang chasing the land. Assistant News Editor_________ On Feb. 22, the Newtown The University is close to sell Township Municipal Authority ing the Drexel Lodge, a 21-acre approved buying the property at tract in Newtown Square, to the $900,000 price, and has been Newrtown Township Municipal awaiting the township’s approval Authority for $900,000. Once a before making an official offer. If popular site for the Drexel com the deal goes through, the munity to hold retreats, parties Municipal Authority will lease and special events, the lodge has the tract to the township. been closed since July 1, 1991 in Newtown Township Manager an effort to save money. Larry Comunale told The The Building and Properties Triangle that the township con Committee and the Executive ducted an appraisal which gave a Board of the Board of Trustees higher monetary value than the have approved the sale at Municipal Authority’s offer for $900,000 and plan to put the the property. money in the University endow Township Supervisor Paul ment. Although no agreement Russel said in Newtown’s County The rotteck)ut condition of the light poles In the Konnan Center parking lot led the University to has been signed, the deal requires Press, “Where else in the town barricade and close the lot. For details, see News In Brief on page 2. no more voting from the ship can you buy what amounts trustees, and is “very likely” to be to an acre of land for $45,000?” completed by the end of March, According to the Delaware said Chief Executive Officer and County Daily Times, Nevôwn Building and Properties real estate agent Dick Young esti Students give activism voice Committee member Chuck mated the 21-acres of land to be Pennoni. worth well over $1 million, since vania. From Drexel’s perspective, the the average price for residential A conference held at Penn had students Attendees “expanded” the Universitjr is “delighted to sell it, land in that area is approximate planning demonstrations at Drexel . goal of the conference when they because it is a financial drain,” ly $70,000 an acre. gathered Friday, Feb. 24 at 10:00 said Vice President for Finance However, Pennoni said that Denise Inman mental Rights form the ideals p.m. in MacAlister Hall, and Administration Bert Landau. approximately 10 acres of the Editor-in-Chief held by every activist who was in explained Jim Kleissler, coordi Although the lodge has been land is “environmentally sensi “We have the right to a voice Philadelphia from Feb. 24 to 26 nating director of EYE Openers closed for nearly four years, tive,” and would not be able to in the decisions that affect our for the Free the Planet Emer at Drexel. Spurred by a desire to Landau said Drexel still pays for be developed. future. We have the right to take gency Campus Environmental put their activist discussions to maintenance and insurance for A few years ago, the Drexel direct action when our voices are Conference. work, a number of conference the property, which adds up to Lodge was estimated to be worth not heard. We have the right to Drexel became the inad attendees took the stage after a approxunately $30,000 per year. as little as $300,000. No recent community and local control vertent headquarters for many of panel discussion and encouraged According to President appraisal was conducted by over the quality of our air, water, the impromptu activities of the everyone to take part in a Richard Breslin, Newtown Drexel since there was “better land and food.” student activists who came to the demonstration to take place on authorities approached Drexel indicator from market response,” These lines and the rest of the conference being officially held Saturday, Feb. 25. several months ago and said Landau. “[The township] Student Declaration of Environ at the University of Pennsyl see ACTIVISM on page 3 expressed their interest in pur see LODGE on page 3 Minorities establish groups Gina Di Vincenzo Contributing Editor__________ If a University’s student orga nizations are any measure of the student body, Drexel is diversify ing by leaps and bounds. Three new minority student organizations, the Malaysian Student Association (MSA), the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) and the Drexel African Engineers Week Student Association (DASA) have developed within winter What do Nerf footballs, Grade A eggs and engineering stu term. All have a common pur dents have In common? Not much, during a normal vêel<. But pose — to unite and give sup National Engineers Week (Feb. 18-25) was no ordinary week at port to the students of their respective cultures. Drexel. Crafty students participating in the Egg Drop Competition — The MSA, with approximate- in which the object was to deliver an egg down a steel cable in see GROUPS on page 5 the shortest amount of time and without breaking it— devised devious schem es to deliver their cargo. Graduate student Candi In This Issuo Corcoran, a volunteer for the event, launches a device based on a Nerf Football above. At right, spectators watch the event Ed-Op............ page 10 in the Great Court of the Main Building. JDateboolc •••••••••• 13 Other sponsored events included demonstrations from indi vidual engineering departments. Faculty Jeopardy and the Save Entertainment....... 16 Humpty Dumpty contest, in which students, using only popslcle Comics...................18 sticks and glue, tried to protect eggs from falling weights. Classifieds..............22 This Is the second year National Engineers Week at Drexel Sports.....................28 was student organized. 2 * The Triangle * March 3,1995 News in Brief Debate over western Korman lot lights to be replaced____________ Armour Floyd, the University safety inspector, decided the Korman Center lot should be closed immediately after an inspection civilization escalates at Yale on Feb. 24 of the overhead lights showed the rotted-out condition of Bass program. The remaining the light poles presented a threat to passersby. Three years after a $20 million donation, the two full-time professors and the A forceful wind could knock down the poles and cause harm, said initiation of western civilization courses is four assistant instructors have Parking Services Coordinator David Jost. The caution signs were yet to be hired. removed after the light poles were taken down, but the lot remained still being delayed. Collins says that the Bass closed for the light replacement. donation is being used to pay The new white lights replacing the old yellow lights are more efFi- I cient, “resulting in overall electricity expended every evening being Marco BuscagUa “Light and Truth,” a Yale jour salaries of five regular faculty 60 percent less, every day, every year,” according to Jost. College Press Service nal published by conservative members who would have nor The new poles are less than 25 feet high, making them accessible Texas oil mogul Les Bass students and sent out to more mally been paid from the uni to the University’s bucket truck which was unable to reach the 30 to wanted to make sure that Yale than 5,000 alumni. versity’s general budget and that 40 foot old poles. The University will now be able to save hundreds University students were getting The article, by 20-year-old Pat the school has little intention of of dollars by changing the bulbs without hiring a contractor. a solid educational background Collins, states that the courses ever introducing the Western — Kristina Sheedy in Western civilization. have been held up because of civilization courses which Bass So, in 1991, Bass donated $20 protests from liberal faculty had envisioned. million to his alma mater with members. “There were serious Levin disagrees, saying that Teaching Assistants eligible for award instructions to introduce new behind-the-scenes efforts to co the current Yade budget situation Teaching assistants who take the time to inspire, encourage, com courses on Western European opt the money for liberal caus does not allow for vast changes pliment, clarify and advise students can be nominated by sîdents writers, philosophers and other es,” wrote Collins, adding that in hiring procedures and that the for the TA Excellence Award. historical figures. Bass was upset when he learned courses will be up and running Nomination forms and boxes are located in the Hagerty Library, However, three years after the that the university had used his in less than a year. Korman Center, Creese Student Union, the Main Building, the donation, university officials still money but had not carried out Yale spokesman Gary Fryer bookstore, the Handschumacher Dining Center, Commonwealth are working out the details of the his wishes. says Levin is focused on elimi and LeBow Engineering Center. Nominations are also being taken new academic plan. After donating the money, nating a $12 million deficit with via e-mail at gs_tanom@duvm. Yale President Richard Levin Bass, who graduated from Yale in five years and that the hiring Nominated TAs will be recognized in some capacity at an awards says the delay is being caused by in 1979, met with school officials of the additional professors goes ceremony and reception to be held in the spring. routine procedural decisions. and agreed to a proposal that against a self-imposed hiring Others, however, say school offi would allot the $20 million for freeze. He also denies any appre Drexel students included in Who^s Who______ cials are taking their time the hiring of seven full-time pro hension by the university in Seventeen Drexel students have been included in the 1995 edition because they fear they’ll intro fessors and four assistant profes regards to political correctness.

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