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Ideus resigns amid controversy The unexpected resignation of Place interim financial aid director following him as we would thank SOme<?ne like lief that the human spirit to succeed is ment Director Dr. Harvey !deus has left the resignation of Ray Pranske, will Ray Pranskc who left ... Gall said. very hard to discourage.·· !deus wrote. a wake of unexplained questions and also serve as interim placement director " People come. people go... Gall caused disruption in a department that until a replacement can be found . Ac Gall said he was unsure as to the rea said. has seen rwo coordinators come and go cording to Comway, a national sea"h sons behind the resignation. The comings and goings in the Place within four'years. will be conducted to locate a permanent "What his motives are. I got a lener ment office have some staff members at "I won't deny that there were some replacement for !deus. that dido 't say, so I really don't know:· the college questioning employment disagreements, but I think you'll find Conaway would not elaborate on the In his lener of resignation. a copy of policy issues and worrying about job se that in all situations," !deus said. ··1 reasons behind !deus' resignation ex which was sent to the colleges top ad curity. don't really want to go into it (reasons cept to say, "We're not prepared to ministrators. Ideus reacted favorably to !deus is the third high-ranking place for resigning). It doesn't serve my pur make a statement at this time." the goals and purpose of the college. ment official to leave the college under pose to go into any detail. I believe in "I'm surprised," said Bert Gall, ex However, he indicates that his experi questionable ci rcumstances in the last ttie institution and its development." ecutive vice president of the college, in ence at Columbia did not alter his pro four years. !deus, who has worked at Columbia regard to the resignation. fessional beliefs. Ruth Geisenheimer, the graduate for rwo and a half years, vacated his of 'Tm sure he (ldeus) will do well "I came to Columbia as a profes placement coordinator and Cheryl fice last Friday. His resignation will not wherever he goes. My general observa sional and I leave as a professional with Jenkins. placement director. were both officially take effect until April 15. tion is that he was certainly doing pretty my values and principles intact. I have fired on the same day in February. Dean of Student Services Hermann well and there's been lots of improve Dr. Harvey !deus been richer forthe experience as the stu 1984. Conaway~ who is currently serving as ments since he's been here. We'd thank dents and alumni have enhanced my be- Continued on page 6 ·aooknot·ctosed on library issue President blames Library's plans politics for delay for site unseen By Penny Mateck The Chicago Library Board's recent By Penny Mateck cording to Monon Coburn. director of and Brian Kulpin decision to shelve the Goldblan's build and Brian Kulpin building and planning for the Chicago ing in favor of an undeveloped site at Columbia College President Mirron Public Libmry. State Street and Congress Parkway is The book is still out concerning just Alexandroff has labeled. the political .. A unanimous decision was made by just anothertwist in more than a decade what the Chicago Libmry Board plans battle surrounding the building of Chi the libra ry board that that was where the to bu ild at State Street and Congress cago's new central library as "disgrace ofpo litical struggle that has left Alexan new centml libmry was going to be Parkway and some people are still not ful " and warns that Chicago may not droff frustrated. built ... Coburn said . "This is not a con convinced whether a South Loop cen have seen the last chapter in the ongoing "I'm incensed that one of the worid's trover.;ial site. The mayor gave his tral library is fact or fiction. library controversy. great cities has not had an appropriate blessing to it." " There is nothing carved in stone, .. central library for 12 or 13 years," What Harold Washington blessed is a Alexandroff exclaimed. " It is literally said Barbara Lynne. acting executive location that has Coburn enthused. disgraceful." Mirron Alexandroff director of the Burnham Park Planning "This is an excellent site: on top of Board, a group that monitors develop Alexandroff, who is also president of "Obviously the present mayor inher all kinds of transportation like the El ment in the South Loop. "Nothing has the Grant Park Cultu ral and Educational ited, at the time, what had been nine or and the underground El and the high Community which lobbied for a South 10 years of atrocious game playing." been decided for sure. it's all up in the way... Coburn said. " II is also near the Loop central library, believes the lack of This so-<:alled game playing helped air." heart of the city's educational institu one has left a scar upon Chicago. to bounce the library site from Congress After watching years of politics play tions." 'Small' town " a tug-of-war with the ccntml library. and State to the Goldblan·s building and A report from the Chicago Depart " If one had to count visible civic dis Lynne refuses to take anything for ineetin&; back to Congress and State. Now. after ment of Planning, prepared by Com graces of American cities that would years of watching library politics in gmntcd and has a hard time believing a missioner Elizabeth Hollander. states have to be pretty near the top of it, .. action. the college president uses central library will be built in the South that Columbia College was one of the PAGE2 Alexandroff said. ''For a major city to guarded optimism when talking about Loop. But she is confident that if a li schools. along with DePaul. Roosevelt not have a cent ral public library that's of the future of the central library. brary is built. it will stand at State and University and the Art Institute that genuine value and .,Proportion, there "The libmry situation has not been Congress. were considered important in relation to Columbia stt.Jdent must be some word that's more damning resolved ant! the resolutions will be dif the location of the new libmry. than disgraceful. It 's impennissible." ·· r m optimistic. I think there i~ a lot ficult ... Alexandroff said. " I don' t The report sets a possible completion Alexandroffblames Chicago politics of support for this site. but doubtle". named io think it is necessarily the last word de date for the new central library at 1990. and a lack of priorities for causing the there will be some problem; encoun sp ite the assumpt ion that all has been tered ... Lynne said. That means student> who an: cum:ntly Who's Who new central library to be more than a scnled simply because the libmry board freshman at Columbia could be using a decade overdue. The site the libmry board has chosen has made its official choice of site." i> the block bounded by Congrc" Park new ccntml libmry in the South Loop PAGE 10 when they arc !1-C illon-.. " In my opinion the Goldblan's bu ild Alexandroff docs not expect the h way. State SU\!CI. Van Bun:n Stn:ct and ing was certainly not an ideal site. Had brary·, future to be a smooth one. Plymouth Court. According to Lynne . But before the nc" libmry can be the library (issue) been undertaken " I think it will probably be built there the site was purchased during the carl) built. the librJry board mu>l come up (Congress and State) but I think there with the fund> to pay for it. According Sports promptly. we obviously would have had part ofth e Jane Byrne adminl!-~tratl on as a sensible, appropriate and anractive will be many. many distractions and di the futun: home of the ccntmllibmry but to Coburn. the librJI)' i> looking to the city t(>r help . structure 10 years ago." versions over the nex t five ycun,.'' was then di~arcil:d in fa\'Or of the.: Demons slam trish While Alexandroff accuses Chicago Alexandroff said. Goldblan·, building. ··we need umunicipal OOnd i ~suc for politicians of hindering library pro One possible diver.;ion would be the After the Goldblan·, building wa> this. " Coburn !<laid . "To my knowledge gress, he does not blame Harold Wash dropped as a pos;ible >itc. Congre;s and in sellout Conttnued on page 5 Conttnued on page 5 ington. State became the logkal l.'hoicc. o.1c- News Briefs Proposed cafe/gallery to· Student Journalism Club formed The newly fonncd siUdcnt Journalism Club will hold its first meeting shonly be determined by students after the beginning of the spring semester 1987.

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