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Sports: Football wins again, IO--3 Volume CXIV, Issue 3 America's Oldest Weekly College Newspaper Thursday, September 18, 1997 A year later: a look at the Hales presidency WVN Jamie Mapes trains new The start of the new school year marked the end of R. Stanton Hales' first year as president. volunteers Throughout the year. Hales has dealt with a myriad of problems Second in a series and spent time finding out exactly what it means to be president of ofsmall house The College of Wooster. "One of my first responsibili- residents9 training ties was to help settle the campus. After two consecutive year-lon- g Dan Shortridge Presidential searches there was an i uncertainty," said Hales. "I Over 100 people participated in a wanted to give the campus a sense recent training session of the of stability." Wooster Volunteer Network on Other factors Hales felt were Sept. 15 at McGaw Chapel. Repre- unsettling the Wooster commu- senting 17 of Wooster's 33 small nity included a fluctuating cam- program houses, the students lis- pus size, both with students and tened to a speech by Michael faculty numbers. "I really felt that McGevney, the founder of Break one way to make the campus more Away International, an organization stable was to stabilize the size of which promotes' alternative spring both the student body and fac- - breaks in which students spend time jilty." volunteering in their communities. """Once he dealt with stabilizing McGevney emphasized the campus. Hales moved onto volunteerism as a way to connect making sure the students knew people to one-anothe- r, to make that they were a high priority of people realize that "we're all tied the administration. "My main Photo by David Heisserer together and connected to some- concern is the intellectual devel- President Stan Hales at his office in Galpin Hall takes a brief breakfrom his work. thing larger than just ourselves." He opment and the personal experi- discussed his experiences in volun- ences of all the students. I've dertaking that Hales estimates the have comprehensive fees that Hales then compared the new art teer service, especially his work made efforts to spend time with administration has already spent-S- i. range between $19,000 and building to McGaw Chapel, say- with Break Away. His work with students and be a presence on 5 million on. Over the next two $29,000, which puts Wooster right ing that some people were un- volunteer programs began in 1989, campus. Students are here to get years the rest of the work will be in the middle. happy with the building, but it when he worked in Nashville, TN a serious, rigorous education and completed at a cost of close to Another constant problem Hales made a lot of people very happy. with the homeless and refugees. A I want to help in any way I can." $900,000. "I am hoping that every- faces is diversity on campus. He "McGaw, like Ebert, was fresh, year rater, McGevney volunteered as While helping student's further thing will be converted by the sum- feels that for a rural campus like new, and exciting. I've heard just a team leader for a project turning their education, Hales has also mer of '99 and the Internet will be Wooster, there is quite a lot of va- as many good things as I have bad "an old abandoned school . into been working on carrying out the available for all." riety in the student body. "We have things. To anyone who doesn't like teen center for the youth in rural building projects around campus. Other long-ter- m goals Hales has a lot of domestic and international Ebert, look inside.. There are West Virginia." When he began his new position, include the strategic planning ses- diversity, especially for a campus splendid spaces. It is virtually im- McGevney began Breakaway the campus was already in the sions that have been going on since not in a cosmopolitan environ- possible to duplicate a building with 20 schools and 15 community midst ofconstruction: "the money spring. Hales is hoping that a set ment. Of course, I would like to like Severance Gymnasium today agencies, a $15,000 grant, and what had been raised to work on the of specific goals for the College see more, but I am very happy with without exorbitant costs." he described as "a vision." The non- buildings, so I carried through will evolve from the discussions. what we do have." In the future. Hales hopes to be profit corporation soon received with it. I've also spent a lot of Besides dealing with current Looking at current campus is- able to maintain a presence on substantial grants from the Kellogg time raising money to finish the situations. Hales also finds himself sues, Hales feels that Ebert is not campus, while working on all of and Ford Foundations, the Depart- Severance expansion," said Hales. faced by never-endin-g challenges. making people as unhappy as the off campus committees with ment of Education, and the Corpo- Besides raising money for con- "One of the constantbattles I face some think. "A set of decisions which he is involved. He hopes to ration for National Service until it struction, Hales has also focused is to balance the cost of running the was made some years ago regard- continue to make the Wooster grew into the nationwide program on bringing the whole campus up College with making it an afford- - , ing Ebert. Some colleges choose campus a better place while keep- to speed technically. Currently, able school." to keep every building looking the ing alive the tradition that plays please see WVN TRAINS NEW the campus is being converted According to Hales, most same, but some opt for variety and such an important role in the MEMBERS FOR SERVICE, from Appletalk to Ethernet, an un-- schools comparable to Wooster interest." College's life. page 2 V'Leon Botstein, president of V Friday at 10 p.m.' SAB V On Wednesday Harry V The Word Up! Bible Study Bard College, will present a willl sponsor a Home W. Eberts will give a meets every Wednesday from coming Video Dance 7-- 9 p.m. in the Douglass Hall lecture "On the Nature of V Tuesday the Office of lecture entided "The the Lowry basement. Learning" tonight at 8 p.m. in Party in Center Campus Ministries will hold a Meaning and Challenge of McGaw Chapel. Ballroom. discussion exploring the Covenant: The New Testament V Tuesday Bingo Night will V Saturday at 12:30, the intersection between faith and and After" as part of the Lay occur in the Underground V There will be a Homecomi- Homecoming parade will take vocation in Lowry 120 at 7:45 Academy Series in Lean ng1 at 7 p.m. Lecture Hall at 7:30 p.m. from 8-- 11 p.m. Bonfire tomorrow place in front of Lowry. p.m. News The Wooster 18, 1997 Page 2 V,oice Thursday, September Gootblatt Kb 36 mm discusses Campus relationships 7 h At some point during the night ot Wednesday, Sept. 10 a racial epi- i. thet was spray painted on the side of a construction trailer belonging to Carlye Burchett Bogner Construction by Frick Art. The incident was immediately re- ported to campus security on Thursday morning and investigated. Bogner Tuesday evening, Gault Audito- personnel painted over the epithet after arriving Thursday morning. There rium was host to a lively and enter- are no suspects at the time, but the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with taining talk on "Relationships" by information regarding the incident should contact the security office at Ellen Gootblatt, a former teacher ext 2590. and premier talk radio host on ABC. t. Currently, she is an author and lec- i n. - --i- Y. National turer on love, life, and relationships. There was a 63 percent increase in the number of women diagnosed She started out the talk with her 1991-199- Rela- with AIDS in the United States from 5, according to a report 'Ten Basic Premises to Great SGA elections were held Tuesday during both lunch and dinner in published Tuesday. By the end of 1995, 67,400 women had been diag- tionships," which she illustrated Lowry and Kittredge.All ofthe candidates running were given posi- nosed with the disease, almost 20 percent of the total AIDS cases in the with stories from her own life, tions, either as a class representative or at large member. Many se- United States. According to the study published in this week's Journal of "tjootblatt declared that she niors did not vote, as no members oftheir class were running.