September 20, 2000 Issue 3

Volume 50 September 20, 2000 issue 3 World View: Ford New head coach and Firestone take leads TSU Tigers to more legal heat over Memphis... and v safety mishaps almost to victory Tiennessee St:ate "University ^ A" Page S Page 19 THc 2%^casz€rc ofStude^rrt Ojyinion. and Sontiment Freshman Elections give new arrivals jSACS study says a voice in TSU student government graduate programs, are Jessica Bell as Miss By Crystal McMoore Freshman, Charles .1. faculty, library need Ne-ws Writer Galbreath and Rickenya Goodson as freshman The freshman class now has newly elected offi representatives, and most improvement cials to give it a voicein student government. Leading Ashley Smith as the new the class is Timothy E. "Big Red" Mitchell,who was vice president. TSU won't be re-accredited elected president of the class of 2004 by a landslide The election is an vote in a very light voter turnout. important element of until gains made from Among the other winners in this year's elections each academic year, but often it is not a well- recognized custom SACS and TSU's self-study by the members of PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARLES Freshioian Class Officers GALBREATH the freshman class. Freshman Qass 'resident Timothy E. Mitch3K There are a jBy Kester Kilkenny Representative Charles reported 4,431 ^News Editor entering freshmen Galbreath, Jr, icePresident llAshley Smith this year, and fewer Tennessee State University meets the majority of than 200 voted. reiûirements for its effort to be re-accredited, but there arc About 30 people, including those running, several major weaknesses, according to TSU's self-.study Alicia Robinson attended a debate among the candidates running ^report published on its Web site and astudy by the Southern foi" office. Âssociation ofColleges and Schools . Freshman Representative Charles Galbreath ^ Thegraduate program, faculty andlibrary are the major ss Freshman iJessica Bell said the gathering should have been"^ larger, and problem areas. Another area mentioned as needing more students should have been involved. pmprcvement among 35 recommendations is administrative "I feel there should have been more partici êfficiency. epresentatives ICharles Galbreath, pation on the part of the freshman class. If the The studies show that TSU has not enough full-time li importance of their opinions had been stressed, Jr. and ^ and too many part-time faculty members. The university maybe more people would have felt obligated to also is urged to take steps toward ensuring that at least 25 ickenya Goodson See '^Representatives'^ on Page 3 ^ percent of courses offered are taught by faculty who have a doctorate. Recommendation 4.8.1 reads, 'TSU should develop a TSU celebrates 89 years of strength process to ensure that a faculty member has appropriate aca demic preparation." It also states that the university needs to comply widi and endurance at Fall Convocation i its own policy requiring part-time faculty to submit an offi cial transcript ver By Crystal McMoore ifying qualifica tions to teach the News Writer courses they are hired to teach. Tennessee State University recently had its 89th Revisions were Fall Convocation, celebrating 89 years of academic recommended for excellence. The students and faculty of TSU warmly faculty salary welcomed the speaker, Dr. Michael Grant. plans and load as Dr. Grant, a loyal supporter of the university, well. never attended Tennessee State. In fact, he graduated The recom from theUniversity ofMissouri and received hisdoc mendation also torate from Howard University. notes that "quality Nevertheless, as a boy growing up in Nashville, faculty" is not he believedTennessee State was "the place tobe," he emphasized in said.He used TSU'smaincampus library ona regular either TSU's mis basis, and became personal friends with many of the sion statement or faculty members. its 1996-2000 Along with his personal history, he had many strategic plan. shrewd actualities to share with the students of PHOTO BY DERICK lOMBROUGH PHOTO BY DERICK KiMBROUGH ggg "Plans" on Page 2 See "Grant" on Page 3 Convocation speaker Dr. Michael Grant epteraber News Housing, parking fines unwelcome addition to student accounts "Our moneyis being spent on minor fines when theycan't even fix the elevators, orappliances in the dorm' Regents rules of student conduct vators, or appliances in the dorm," Boyd "Why not spend $45 and have legal By Dywuan Brown (Chapter 0240-2-3) and all rules and reg Hall resident Kevin Davis said. university parkeing, and not worry about ulations included herein." But, Willie E. Taylor, a secretary in getting a ticket? " he asked. News Writer Rowdy and disorderly behavior, residence life, says that fines benefit While somestudentscomplain about unauthorized removal of property and everyone "It is part of disciplinary order the permits, a common complaint is the Along with the 9.4 percent increase damage to any equipment, and excess to make sure that rooms are clean and handicapped spots on campus. in tuition this year, fines are another trash are just a few of the residence hall (there is) no destruction to property of Some students feel that if there are unwelcome addition to the accounts of violations that warrant a fme for a resi TSU," she said. no other parking spaces available, there Tennessee State University students. dent. Although housing fines contribute should not be a problem parking in the Fines are separated into two cate However, residents have found that money for the university, parking fines space. gories - parking and housing. Housing sometimes the violations committed by give the university the greater amoimt of "There are not that many handi fines range ft-om $5 for being locked out one person cause everyone on the floor or money of the two types of fines. capped people that drive and go to this of a dorm to $75 for going in or out of a the residence hall to be fined. The parking fines can range firom school," saidTerrance Sweeney,a sopho restricted door during certain hours. But, Mia Boozer, a resident assistant only $5 for the first "No Parking" viola more. "So we should be able to park in Upon arrival in the beginning of fall for Wilson Hall, says that often to find tionto $100forparking in a handicapped the available spaces," he said. However, and spring semesters, students are given one person she has to fine everyone and parking space anywhere on campus. based on the rule in the student hand the official TSU student handbook, fines will teach tenants to be respectful of Although the student handbook states book, "Persons who are not authorized which helps thestudents understand their each other in the future. that "Parkingwithoutan appropriate per but insist on parking in the space desig rights, privileges andresponsibilities. "Until someone steps up and con mit in all parking areas is subject to nated for the handicapped will be ticket The handbook also gives rules and fesses then the whole floor will be fined," penalty or tow-in," often students will ed and towed," and some TSU students regulations for the campus, specifically Boozer said. However, she says, that res not pay the $45 for a parking permit to agree with the rule. stating, "Students residing in university idents are given warnings about the fine savethem firom payingmore than its cost "There shouldn't be a reason to park residencefacilities or anyform of univer before it occurs. Some students think fin in tickets later. in handicapped spaces because there are sity housing will be subject to all rules ing, especially in housing, is not serving "I think its bad," said TSU Police a lotofspaces in the parking lots, and if andregulations of the university and the a purpose. Department Chief Arthur Lawson. "Not someone gota fine, they shouldn't have a Tennessee Board of Regents including, "Our money is beingspenton minor buyinga parking decal is poorjudgement reason to complain," said Derrick but not limited to, the Tennessee Board of fines when they cannot even fix the ele on students' part. Hayes." Plans set to address needs cited by TSU and SACS accreditation studies jHeter is still accepting continued from Page 1 applications for the The second most important recom only 35 recommendations made of a pos mendation category is the library and sible 5(X), some of which have already following positions: ' research facilities. The library's short- been rectified. ; comings mainly affect the graduate stu- "Some have already been fixed," he said. "And plans are already in place to Staff Writers, 1. dents. A plan proposed by the SACS com- address those that haven't already been r mittee suggested that six percent of TSU's rectified." Finance Writers, • educational and general expendituresbud- Quain headed a steering committee • getbededicated strictly to thelibrary. comprised of TSU officials to conduct the Advertising Assistants, According to the report, the library facili self-study and determine the requirements ties do not adequately support the current for re-accreditation. graduate programs. This institutional self-study lasted Photographers, It also states that no more graduate approximately two years untU spring 20(X) programs should be implemented until the and covered every aspect of the universi Layout and Design library is improved. ty. Documents, such as the university's Recommendation 5.1.3 reads, year-end report, its performance funding "Library reference sources for graduate documents, the TSU 1998 Fact Book, Copy Editors programs at the University need to be TSU strategic planning documents, and enhanced." In addition, the Graduate the TSU 1996-2000 strategic plan were Program was criticized for, among several analyzed for the study. Interviews also other things, not having a uniform system were conducted with key administrative for assessing the effectiveness of graduate personnel.

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