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November 15, 2007 The Ithacan Volume 75, Issue 11 Faculty council chairperson to step down BY ARCHANA MENON STAFF WRITER After three years as faculty coun- cil chair, Gossa Tsegaye, assistant professor of television-radio at Ithaca College, announced Tuesday he will not run for the chairperson position next year. “Th is has FOR MORE INFO been noth- Read a Q&A with ing short Gossa Tsegaye, of a great page 4 experience,” Tsegaye said. “But, I think three years are plenty. It is very impor- tant for new, fresh ideas [and] a new, fresh face.” Th e faculty council includes 31 members from across the college who meet monthly to discuss issues such as faculty benefi ts and grade submission deadlines. When nec- essary, the council initiates amend- ments to the Faculty Handbook. Faculty council chairs are elect- ed every year in May and serve as a liaison between the faculty and the administration. Tsegaye, Preserving tradition who has been on the council for six years, said the council Veterans Day celebrations try to keep memory of service alive chairperson is also responsible for keeping members on track during meetings. BY ERICA R. HENDRY Daetsch, a professor emeritus who taught German at Tsegaye is the fi rst non-tenured EDITOR IN CHIEF Ithaca College for 30 years, was one of about 200 people who professor and fi rst black professor t’s been 61 years since Willard Daetsch convoyed attended Ithaca College’s fi fth annual to be chairperson. He said he hopes across the Atlantic ocean, watched Czechoslovaki- Veterans Day celebration in Emerson fellow non-tenured faculty will be ans fl ee from their country and hopped islands in the Suites last Th ursday. Patricia Phelps, a Watch an audio encouraged to run for the position. South Pacifi c while the U.S. dropped its second atom- member of the college’s Veterans Day slideshow of “I just want to make sure that ic bomb — memories the World War II veteran can Committee, said since the inaugu- the college’s you have this information as early as Irecall within seconds. But as more time passes and nearly ral celebration in 2003, the event has Veterans Day possible so you can begin campaign- 1,000 World War II veterans die every day, their signifi cance grown to include more performances celebration at theithacan.org/ ing at the earliest time,” he said at becomes distant to a generation that Daetsch said is unfa- and participation from faculty and go/07veterans Tuesday’s meeting. miliar with the meaning of serving in the line of duty. residents from Longview — but few of Tsegaye said he informed the “Th ere’s not an understanding by the large number of those who attend, with the exception Faculty Council Executive Committee students at the college of what it does mean or could mean,” of Reserve Offi cer Training Corps (ROTC) members and of his decision before he told all coun- he said. “[Th ey don’t understand] the importance of taking instrumentalists, are students. cil members Tuesday night. a little bit of time to remember what did happen in the past Stan Seltzer, chair of the mathe- and talk to some people who had to live through it,” he said. See VETERANS, page 4 matics department and former faculty council chair, said Tsegaye’s announce- Willard Daetsch, a World War II veteran and a professor emeritus at Ithaca College, is a member of the ment did not come as a surprise. college’s Veterans Day committee. Nearly 370 college staff, faculty and alumni are veterans of a war. “I used to be chair, so I know CONNOR GLEASON/THE ITHACAN that it is a hard job,” Seltzer, mem- ber of the executive committee, said. “Th ese past three years have defi - nitely been challenging.” Ithaca wins Donald Lifton, council member and associate professor of manage- Cortaca Jug ment, said council chairs have histori- cally stepped aside after three years for Junior quarterback Dan Juvan, “new blood.” No. 4, unloads a pass during the “I’m not sure if new blood is need- Bombers’ ed,” he said. “Professor Tsegaye has 40–17 win been a veteran member of the council, over SUNY- View photo and I honor his respect of tradition. I Cortland on galleries of the hope that his successor can rise to the Saturday. Cortaca Jug same level of contribution that he has The win game at theitha- given us.” secured can.org/multi- Tsegaye said his experience as them a spot media chairperson has been positive, and he in the NCAA plans to continue participating as a quarterfi nal at noon Saturday member of the council. against Mount Union College. “I’ve been blessed with the trust from this council as a non-tenured For more from the Cortaca Jug faculty,” he said. “It has been a privilege game, see pages 24 and an honor to work with a group of and 28. people who are very dedicated and to have a common theme, regardless of MAX STEINMETZ/THE ITHACAN diff erence of discipline.” find more. online. www.theithacan.org THURSDAY BRIEFING 2 The Ithacan Thursday, November 15, 2007 THIS Nation&World WEEK North and South Korea negotiate 15 THURSDAY Th e prime ministers of North and South Korea met yesterday for the fi rst time in 15 years, hoping The Benefi ts Fair for Ithaca Col- to extend the detente fostered by the second-ever lege faculty and staff will take summit of their leaders last month with new South place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Korean investment in the impoverished North. Emerson Suites North Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Il said after arriving in Seoul on a direct fl ight from A Student Organization Pyongyang that he thought the three days of talks Finances workshop will be held would “go well in a warm atmosphere” based on at 12:15 p.m. in Williams 221 his welcome. Th e two sides last held prime ministerial talks in 16 FRIDAY 1992 that were suspended amid the fi rst crisis over Shabbat Services will begin the North’s nuclear weapons program. at 6 p.m. in Muller Chapel Kim ranks below the top members of the North’s ruling elite: leader Kim Jong Il and the country’s No. Shabbat dinner will begin at 2 offi cial Kim Yong Nam. He is meeting with South approximately 7:15 p.m. on Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is the the Terrace Dining Hall balcony deputy of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun. World Champion of Public Th is week’s talks are aimed at fl eshing out an Speaking Darren LaCroix will agreement that Roh and the North Korean leader make a presentation entitled signed at their October summit in Pyongyang — “Paths to Powerful Presen- only the second such meeting since the Korean pen- tations: How I Went from insula was divided more than half a century ago. Chump to Champ!” at 1 p.m. Th at accord calls for greater peace and eco- in the Klingenstein Lounge nomic cooperation across the world’s most heavily Thanksgiving break begins fortifi ed border. at 5 p.m. Praising that agreement as a big step toward rec- onciliation, the North Korean delegation stressed Peaceful intentions A university student and opponent of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez gives fl owers to an anti-riots 25 SUNDAY yesterday the importance of taking action. police offi cer yesterday in Valencia, Venezuela, during a rally against constitutional reforms. “No matter how good an agreement is, it ends JUAN CARLOS HERNANDEZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS Catholic Community Mass up an empty piece of paper unless carried out,” the begins at 1 and 9 p.m. in North Koreans said in an arrival statement. Muller Chapel Th e South’s Han agreed in comments at the “We can’t be bringing in crabs that are possibly Retail sales up for month of October start of the meetings. toxic,” he said. “Th at wouldn’t be good for the mar- Retail sales managed a small increase in 26 MONDAY “I totally agree with your remark,” Kim replied. ket at all. People don’t want to buy toxic food.” October as consumers struggle to cope with a “What’s important is to have a good result, rather Th e 58,000-gallon spill occurred when a cargo steep slump in housing, tighter credit conditions Classes resume following than sitting here and squabbling.” ship suff ered a gash in its hull after colliding with and soaring energy costs. Thanksgiving Break at 8 a.m. the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog Th e Commerce Department reported yes- The AIDS Memorial Day Quilt Food tainted after massive oil spill last week.