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It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1988-89 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. 9 Discovery Days.~-. ·,:Parent.'s':Weekendo; o W.@mmenn § §@cc~r o o o page 4 page].({]) Il]filgte i@ The Newspaper ·For The Ithaca College Community , wee aaw;,, ·e +· jc:::J Issue 8 October 27, 1988 24 pages* JFiree Prote~ting apartheid Student wot~ in jeopardy Changes proposed for Academic Policies Committee ' BY STEPHANIJ<: KURTZMAN main (six voting and the non-voting 0 The Ad Hoc Faculty Handbook vice president of academics), but the Committee last spring proposed voting students only have one-half of various changes in the Ithaca College a vote. Although this was approved Governance and Committee Structure last spring, there is a new proposal this Docwnent, (Governance Document) year. a booklet explaining Ithaca College structure in terms of faculty, commit­ The current proposal tees, etc. The overall structure of the Academic Policies Committee (APC) The current proposal calls for three as well as the clarity of the commit­ voting students (one being the vice tee's relationship with Faculty Coun­ president of academics) and up to cil are among those issues addressed three non-voting students to be chosen in the proposal. However, the issue of from Student Congress. ·greatest concern to most students is "There's no way this is going to go the proposed reduction in student through," says Poupourie. Along representation on the APC. with other members of Student Government, she explained that they APC responsibilities are trying to insure their input. They The APC is a committee currently say that it is unfair because, while stu­ made up of 12 faculty, six deans, one dent representation is decreasing, provost, and six students who all vote faculty representation is increasing. on academic policy matters. These in­ The proposal calls for 16 faculty; clude the review of new and old two from each of the five schools plus courses and programs and counseling three faculty chosen at large (one each the Provost in academic matters. The year) and three chosen from Faculty committee then makes a recommen­ Council. Also, in the Faculty Coun­ dation to the Provost, Faculty Coun­ cil's concern about not having enough cil, President Whalen or whoever or senior members on the APC, they whatever appropriate group. proposed that at least one of the ITIIACAN/ AMY KWESKIN But, says John Rosenthol, chair of representatives from each school is OPPOSING APARTHEID: Neil Weisbard lb .a black arm band around Leonisa Ardizzone's arm Wednes­ Faculty Council, the majority of the tenured as well as the three chosen at day afternoon in the Campus Center. The arm band is a symbolic protest of South African oppression. Faculty Council felt it crucial to make large. some changes in the APC. Therefore Student concerns . theAj I-be Faculty Handbook Com­ 1 r=======Domestic violence ======= ·mittee, a subcommittee of Faculty Steven Gilden, president of Student Council, submitted its proposed re­ Government, says that "we want to structure of the APC to the Ad Hoc fairly affect the student body." And Faculty Governance Document Revi­ without voting representation from sion Committee last May 31. The each school, says Poupourie, "What's Faculty Council itself made some pro­ the point?" What began a fairytale But, "the greatest importance of posals to the Handbook Committee. Among the Faculty Council's own the students in APC is not their vote,'' proposals, says Rosenthol, was that says Rosenthol, "it's their presence." there be either no voting student He explains that this way, instead of ended a nightmare representatives or just one voting stu­ having one representative from each BY JERILYN VELOOF physical and mental abuse while mar- human being. No one has the right to dent representative; the vice president school, students can choose which To everyone else the Fedders' farni- ried for 18 years to an educated, sue- do it. There is no excuse-no matter of academics. (Currently the vice schoc)s they wish to represent. For ex­ ly was just about perfect. They we1e cessful and powerful man dispells what you do ... there is nothing I did president of academics, Laurie ample, he says that the students may upper-middle class living just outside forever the myth that domestic to deserve his slapping and his pushes Poupourie, is a non-voting member of wish to have two members from one of Washington, DC. John had a pro- violence is a poor people's probtti.ffi,'' and his punches and his psychological the APC.) This motion was only school if they cannot fmd a "suitable" minent position as the director of en- says sociology Professor ETaine control." defeated by one or two votes, says representative from each. The forcement of the Securities and Ex- Leeder, who teaches a family violence What is battering? ''It is a pattern Rosenthol. representative must have completed at least two years at IC as well as be in change Commission. Charlotte stayed course and who introduced Charlotte of behavior with the affect of Reason for proposal home to raise their five healthy boys. Fedders. establishing power and control over good academic standing. To the outside world they were the all- Although rather shy and hesitant, another person through fear and in- The faculty who proposed this But Gilden says that Faculty Coun­ American family. • Fedders now speaks to professionals, timidation often including threat or argued that although students may be cil is just trying to give Student _ No one knew that Charlotte Fed- lawyers, doctors, law enforcers ~nrial the m;e of vmleui.:e. Battering happen,; concerned with academic policies, Government the impression that they ders was a victim of domestic workers and others about battering. when batterers believe they are entiu- they lack the experience and expertise are "very lucky to be holding on to violence. In their 18 year marriage She has testified before a cougrc:,- ed to control their partners; when that the rest of the APC has. The three [representatives]," when the Charlotte suffered emotional and sional subcommittee investigating violence is permissible, when violence counterargument was that without council reminds them-mat the student physical abuse from her husband family violence and has appeared on will produce the desired effect pr pre- votes, students would feel that their voting power was almost fully John. such shows as Phil Donahue, Oprah vent a worse one, and when the input was not being, taken seriously abolisheci from the APC. He adds Two weeks ago Charlotte Fedders Wmfrey, Sally Jesse Raphael, and benefits outweigh the consequences," and therefore cease providing input that Student Government will combat spckf' at !thar, College about her ex- The Late Show. explains Fedders. which in the end would mean that the proposal. they would be unfairly represented. pei;ience as a batt~red women, the "Not all battering is physical. Bat- Establish their strength· - ,ubM!Que11t dlvoru neanngs and her IneA"CUSBble and nndeserved tering includes emotional abuse, "They're both good arguments," 'first book~ Shattered Dreams, which Her message is straight-forward economic abuse, sexual abuse, using Rosenthol says. "We're trying to insure our ~·co-authored and in which she tells and powerful: "There is no acci:ptable ~~~. ~ts, ~ male privil~e, So, in search of a "middle power," he says, not take over. He . lier.story .. , , , . , . , . reasonfornhysicallyorpsychologi.tju-, _mtinu~ont J,S?~tion, ~da ~e!Y. ground," Rosenthol proposed that the adds that Stud~t !]overrunent agrees · number.of studt;nf rep~ntaµves re- see Voting 2, J'1 /~Het, ·&h~king i,tocy. of vj_ofc;nt ' i'ly ,' nurtln{~r -confrolling another , 1 of .o~~ ~~ay10rs used LO mamtam ·' ' page , , , , , • , - ., • · - , , - , ,. , , · · - · - · ·see Violence page 6 . ,_. .. .... 2 TIIB ITHACAN ~~her 27, 198n !C club teaches how to Voting from page 1 Government constitution. that they do uut possess the expertise ~osenth?l says that he would be ~void post-college poverty of the faculty, but they need to ·be; :_s~~ed ~~ choosing in the fall, as taken seriously through full vo_t~~f ~9ng ~ ~t c}l6j"~ ~s well in ad­ representation. van~ ·ot .-the· fu:~ E':xecutive Board '' I believe that vote or no vote, one Meeµng. -- can do just as well," Ro~thoJ:··_' "~ ~~.mwnent can be very argues. He says that student poSJ.ttons, convmcmg, he says. concerns and arguments w\%~1 I .._';\11~ ltm~book Committee pro­ carefully considered . ~d are ~- --~ ~ ~ ~-~~~~ko to the Faculty perative to APC deos1ons,_ even if- -eo\!i1i:fil.flooi;m December. "There is three student votes are abolished. a difference between being able to have an affect on policy and bein Other concerns able to vote on policy," RosenthJ Student Government is also con- says. ccmed about the time the represen- However, Student Government tatives are chosen. The Handbook says they are being cheated and taken Committee proposed that they be advantage of. The Student Congress chosen in the spring, which is the same repr~ntatives plan on rallying their time that the Student Government Ex- constitutents to support student con­ ecutive Board is chosen.