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XXX, No. 20 March 17, 1997 a e man arreste Web page re-opens 'n Torco Building A year later, policy addresses Web page but questions still remain By Rui Kaneya departme nts and its offerings to prospective stu Slaff Writer dents," he said. In the process of developing the policy, no For decades. integrating computers into student input was allowed. The meeting of school systems has agonized many TLTR on Dec. 12 was deemed a closed door college administrators. And. with the progress meeting by Thompson. And the access for the of the World· Wide Web in the last few years, Chronicle reporters to cover the meeting was not administrators now have new headaches. granted . "At that time, I explained to student About 3.000 coll eges and universities in 80 reporters that I felt it not appropriated for these countries now offer their home pages on the proposed po licies to be interpreted peace Internet. More than 1,150 of those are in th e meal-and publicly- prior to th ei r submission United States. As Web usc in sc hools increases, to the members of the Columbia College so do the ethical. legal, and technical issues. Council," Thompson said. In order to handle those issues at Columbia, Thompson told the Chronicle in December Teaching, Learning and Technology that he inte nds to eventually Chicago Police arrest student Jermaine Chandler. Roundtable group (TLTR), a Web allow stude nts to get more PIwIO by Bob Chiarilo site interest group of 12 core mem See Editorial, involved. "My intention and my Bell, who saw him through the bers and a larger committee of fac wish and my desire is that we By Bob Chisri!o ulty, administrators and staff, has page 9 find a way to acknowledge the Illvestigative Editor window of Columbia's book store. After seeing Chandler, developed "World-Wide Web Site, expertise of students formall y by Bell alerted security that he was Computer & Network Usage including them as members Columbia student Jermaine getting away. Chandler was on Policies and Guidelines." All sec- within thi s forum," he said. Chandler was arrested tions but one were approved by the Columbia He held the student roundtable March 13 to Wednesday after allegedly walk the 800 S. block of Michigan Ave. when he was approached by College Council on Jan. to. The complete ver discuss the technology issues surrounding the ing naked in a Torco Building security and asked him if he was sion was approved Marc h 7. college. He said this is an opportunity "to get a hallway. a Columbia student and if he was Until the creation of policies , Associate working group of students, who can make thei r Journalism senior Diane Bell in the Torco Building. Chandler Academic Dean Peter Thompson, who chairs feelings known about this particular issue." witnessed Chandler, 22, of TLTR, had been taking a "temporary" editorial With the creation of new policies, Chicago, naked in the hall on the responded yes to both questions th and agreed to fo llow the guard control over Columbia's unregulated Web site Thompson's editorial control is no longer in 13 fl oor of the Torco Building for roughly a year to ensure that the college is effect. All decisions on Columbia's Web page around 1 p.m. After being spot back to Columbia. Once back at the Torco represented appropriately on its home page. will be made according to these policies. ted by Bell, Chandler ran into an However, the way Thompson and TLTR han The new policies state that the information empty classroom. hid behind the Building. Chandler was detained in an empty dled the operation raised the eyebrows of many published on Columbia's Web site is twofold : door and called out college community members. Some expressed "official" information, a renection of the coll ege to her, according to audio/visual room on the fi rst floor the concern of censorship. catalog, representing Columbia College; and Be)) . Some computer links to Columbia resources, " unofficial" information, created by faculty, "He said 'come ··How·s Your while Bell was in te rviewed by including those of a few academic departments staff and "recognized student groups." here. I'm not going Steak '?" examines that had their own sites, were removed from The official information contains admissions to hurt you,' Director 0 the naked mall. Security Jose Columbia's home page- with permission of and curriculum information, calendars, academ recalled Bell. ". each ,$.roup created the site. No new informati on ic departments, general studies requirements, walked a little clos Gallegos. Bell positively was allowed to be added to the We b page, except certain college policy state me nt s and si milar er and he said 'I'm See page 9 for the link to the Columbia 2 program. informati on. an exhibitionist identified Chandler as the Thompson said that hi s action was to prevent The official information on the Web is subject and I've always incomplete and misleading information fr om wanted to do this. suspect and signed a complaint against him. A few representing the entire coll ege. "[The Web site] See TLTR, page 3 Can you keep a secret?'" gave a totally distorted view of Colu mbia, its Bell proceeded to go back to minutes later, four Chicago her class and inform Journalism Police Officers arrived and instructor Scott Fosdick, who placed Chandler under arrest. called security. When asked about the incident as In between the time Bell spot police officers led him to a paddy Happy St. Patrick's Day! ted Chandler and called security, wagon, Chandler replied "I'm he got dressed and left the build innocent." Chandler was charged ing, initially eluding security with public indecency and guards that were searching for released after being fingerprinted him. on the following day. He is Chandler began walking scheduled to appear in court south down Mi chigan Avenue April II. when he was again spotted by See Naked, page 3 2 NEWS March 17, 1997 THE CHRONICLE Clinton offers "Hope" to college students Journalism Department 623 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 802 By C huck Jordan financial aid population at Columbia. "We've come out strongly for Pell grants," Copy editor He said that the plan has some benefits but O'Brien said. "We respect the president's Chicago, Illinois 60605 and Michelle Pocock he has concerns about it. plan. But it isn't enough." Staff writer " It will give students the feeling that they Some suggest that a combinatio n of the tax News desk: have more choices," said Olino. "The more credits and aid may be the answer to needy (312) 663·1 600 Ext. 5343 Current and prospecti ve college students choi ces, the better chance of finding a school students. don't need proof that the cost of educati on is that is the best fi t for yourself." "Tax policies improve college afTordabili Photo desk: skyrocketing. Recent statisti cs have illustrat Olino also said that he was troubled by the ty, but student aid policies improve both (312) 663-1600 Ext. 5732 ed that the price of education is increasin g at GPA requirements for the Hope Scholarship. affordability and access to hi gher educati on ," twice the rate of inflation. He argues that enforcement of the scholarship said Jamie Meri sotis, Preside nt of The Advertising desk: Most college students feel that they have would end up causing more work for the Institute for Higher Education Pol icy. "If we (312) 663-1600 Ext. 5432 little choice but to pay up. The j ob market has institutions. The schools financial aid depart are to succeed, our policies must re nect both become more competitive and coll ege educa ment would be forced to keep academic approaches." tion can o ften limes mean the difference records of the Hope recipi ents. The grades Many feel that the government should do FAX: between success and failure. would be given to the IRS. more to help the aid correlate with the ri si ng (312) 427-3920 President Clinton is trying to fu lfi ll his It would also cost more money in the long cost of education. The American Council on pre-eJection promi se to improve access to run because of the government bureaucracy Education beli eves that even with the new e-mail: higher education. He feels that his plan, involved in the enforcement. plans, students will not bene fit because the Chron96@ interaccess.com which he announced in hi s January State of Non-profit groups al so said that they have colleges will continue to rai se the cost of the Union address wi ll help students and their doubts about the program.