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The bright side of tuitionhikes,p. 9 ' \ The Davidsonian VolumeLXXIX,Number 2 DavidsonCollege,Davidson,NorthCarolina 28036 Friday,March 25,1988 Evolutionary theorist speaks on equality Gouldlaunches WearnLecture Series ByJENNIFERHOFFMAN Gould. Harvard Professor of Geology Stephen Similarlyfalsepreconceptionshavebeen Jay Gould works at the cutting edge of appliedtootherdifferencessuchas sexand scientific discovery. "We now have a social class as well,he said. "One group wealthof new andexciting data,some of serves as surrogate for the others, for the which is as recent as last week," Gould general phenomenon of biological deter- statedduringhisaddress,"HumanEquality minism." isaContingentFactofHistory."Hecontin- Gouldstressedthat tiesbetween science ued, "The nice thing about talking about and social influence are not necessarily '* suchsubjectsisthatyoucan'tmerelyrepeat bad."I'vealways seen this as a very posi- K "Ik f old lectures." tiveaspectofscience.Itaffirms scienceas Gould'sspeech launchedthenewly cre- ahuman enterprise." ated Wearn Lecture Series. The award- Recent discoveries supportGould's the- r . winningauthor and expertinthe field of ory of biological equality.Gouldcited an ' \ ■kMttk k. paleontologicalresearchaddressedanear- articleruninNewsweek several weeksago w . l i capacity audience in Love Auditorium reporting a study which traced genetic Tuesdaynight. changesinmitochondrial DNA.ThisDNA » I College President John Kuykendall in- evolvestentimesfasterthannuclearDNA, ,^tf " 4 1 troduced Gould"as one of the most read- and thusreveals greater mutation over a able and understandableand appreciated shorter periodof time.Of 1,400basepairs essayists in modern writing," one who is studied in 147 subjects, a sample which especially appealing "to those of us who representedthefull spectrumofraces,only lack wideexposure tothings scientific." two "major branches on the evolutionary Gould is well known for his theory of tree" were revealed: one group consisted "punctuatedequilibrium,"amajorrevision only of Africans, while the other group of Darwin's gradualism. He argues that includedtherestof the Africansaswell as naturalselectionis not thesteady,precise all otherraces onearth. progressionDarwinenvisioned;rather,itis "We are all united in a much closer quirky andunpredictable. genealogicalnexus thanweever realized," Gouldbeganby tracingahistoryofscien- concluded Gould."We're now beginning tificerrors embedded insocialprejudices. tounderstandthattheoriginofourspecies, "Until very recently scientific views, that homo sapiens, was a historical eventthat is,viewsbyscientists,onthesubjectofrace occurredprobably in Africa probably on andracial differences had supported the the order of 200,000 years ago, which is social and political notion of profound, yesterdayfor geologists,and whichsimply innate,ineradicable,necessaryinequalities moral be- in theintellectualabilities and See GOULD,page 3 WearnLecturerandHarvardProfessorofGeologyStephenJayGouldspokeTuesdaynight haviorsofdifferent humangroups,"noted inLove Auditorium on"HumanEquality isa Contingent FactinHistory." SGA ElectionResults! Photo courtesyofStephenJayGould President HarrisonMurray VicePresident Charlie Winn Boardapproves 9.7% feehike ReviewBoard Chelley Alexander SeniorHonor Council 19\6% housing cost rise leads the inarch KatHuster By GEORGE KURANI puters and computer facilities. be used for student financial aid. KenJones Davidson's Board of Trustees There willbeanincreasein com- The 1988-89 college budget of DavidRay recently approved a 9.7 percent puter workstations forstudentsas $29.2 million is a 14.5 percent JuniorHonor Council tuition and fee increase for the wellasmorePCsavailable forthe increase over the present budget Betsey Bryan 1988-89schoolyear,bringing the faculty. Classroomcomputeraids of$25million. Charles Jordan comprehensive cost to $13,596. willalsobe added. Although thetuitionincreasewill Michael Roach This year'sfeehikeis 1.4percent Funds have been approved to generate a little more than $1 SophomoreHonor Council largerthanlast year'sraiseof 8.3 usein thebuildingofthreedorms million, the college will rely on BobHomsby percent. and the hiring of personnel for increased endownment support MinneIwamoto Severalfactorsled tothefeein- theirmaintenance.Personnel will andfundraisingtomeetupcoming EllenOtt crease.Davidsonplans toincrease also be added in the following needs. Student Conduct Council faculty salaries next year, espe- departments: student services Among particular increases in HeatherFitzpatrick cially at the assistant professor (counseling), admissions and fi- next year's fees, thehighest oc- BrettMorris level. nancialaid andphysicalplant. CCRL HeatherFitzpatrick The college also plans to TheBoard of Trustees has al- See $13,596, page 3 SusannahWellford broaden withan increaseincom- loted33percentof theincreaseto 01 -t^c News: Features: KJ Car hatchbacks smashed over Cocteau'sLaBelleetLaBete:Vd& Lady Cats undefeated inconfer- Disillusionmentin CentralAmer- mT7i Springbreak. dehootersdans ce film. enceaction. ica:one student'sview jJL Page 2 Page 6 Page 7 Page10 2 Friday,March 25, 1988 THEDAVIDSONIAN Mpw^ ■>lv?YYO vllvllvShorts cream and lemonade.It begins at 5:30p.m. and willinclude entertainment by Let's talk trash Kevin Harris,of theCharlotte Contemporary Ensemble,andDavidson College TheBiology Society willbesponsoring arecycling driveduringEnvironmental students.Ticketsare $4adults;$3.50students;$12forafamilyof four;and$2 for Week, April4 to April11. TheSociety wouldlike toencouragethe entirecampus childrenunder 13.Reservationforms areavailableat theCollegeUnion. toparticipateinthedrive.Membersofthecollegecommunityshouldsaverecyclable materials (aluminum cans, glassbottles,plastic soft drinkbottles,andnewspapers) Scholarship, allduringtheweek;onApril11they willbeable tobringtheirtrashtotheUnionpatio Studentsreceive^ulbright for collection. WatsonFellowships?Smithsonian Fellowship Recyclinghasbeen issueof importancesincebefore thesecondworld an national recipients prestigiousnationalawards war,butfollowingthe warAmericanprosperityledtoanextremely wastefulattitude. FourDavidson seniors are therecent of Boles, Fla., newly installedGeneralSecreatary Sincethosetimes,recyclinghasbeenseenassomewhatunnecessary.Asaresultof tostudyabroad.Jon ofTampa, and a scholarship.Theinternationalrelations thisattitude,Mecklenbergcountyisnow experiencinga trash-disposalcrisis.Within ofTheDavidsonian,received Fulbright at University of Cologne inWest five yearsthere willbe no moreroom in thecounty'slandfills. major will conductresearch on terrorism the countyhasestablished agoalofrecycling thirtypercentofitsannual waste, Germany. The Beach, awarded aWatsonFellow- well its way toward achieving this goal as theresultof a county-wide GauldenReedHerreroofDaytona Fla. was andit is on inLatinAmerica recyclingprogram.Davidsondoesnotparticipateintheprogram,buttherearepeople ship.TheSpanishmajor willstudymodelsofSpanishconquest Newton,N.C., receivedaWatsonFellowship. inDavidsonworking to convince othersof theneedfor involvement. and Spain.David Ethridgeof also inIndonesia, Besides thereductionof trash flow into landfills,other advantages ofrecycling Theeconomicsmajor willstudy droughtproblems IndiaandSudan. Lanka, won includesignificantenergy savings.For example,recyclingaluminumsaves 95%of Charles Tambiah, a center major from Sri has a Smithsonian ManagementinDeveloping theenergyneededtoproducemetalfromvirginore,whilerecyclingplastic softdrink fellowship inWildlife Conservationand Countries. bottles saves97%of theenergy used to produce them.Recycling one ton ofpaper can savethelives of seventeen trees. Peace Walk for Central America Anyone interestedin assisting Davidson's growing recycling program should attendthemeetingsoftheUnionRecyclingCommitteeon Wednesdaysat12o'clock to begininCharlotte inthe900Room. TheCarolinaInterfaithTaskForceonCentral America willsponsoroneofsix pilgrimages toRaleighSunday,March27.Thefirstportionofthewalkwillbegin Y-Student Service Corps Coordinators atUNCC'sstudentparkinglotoffMallardCreekroadat1p.m.andwillendinCon- cord.Interestedvolunteers shouldcontact Kathy Sparrow at399-2480. DavidsonElementary Tutoring: ChristyCook(-6670) NorthMeek YMCA:DanHarris (-7548)and SteveNuckolls(-6518) Senior CitizensProgram:Reid Chisholm(-6361)and Ameesha Pandya CROP: ArindamBhattacharjee(-6462)andNusratAHKhan(-6085) Minister toLecture March 29 and 30 Current WorldIssues: BillWhitfield (-7554) ReverendWillCampbell,aSouthernBaptistminister,willbetheguestlecturer Day Center: (-6178) JennyIngram (-3951) 1 Davidson Care PatriciaFisher and fortheDavidsonCollegeChapelCommittee sSpringLectureSeriesMarch29and Big Big Fitzpatrick (-6269) (-6408) Brothers / Sisters:Heather andTadLittle 30.Theministerisalsoanauthorandcivilrightsactivist Thelecturebeginseach CrittendonHome: Alice (-6169) Florence Shuffield eveningat7:30p.m.in the900Room oftheCollegeUnion. AdultLiteracy:Reid Chisholm (-6361) Habitat forHumanity: TindalDavis (-6734) CorneliusElementaryTutoring:Reed Herrero(-6503) Brenda Tapia Ordained as Minister Studentsinterestedinworkingontheseprogramsshouldcalltheprogramcoordina- Acting Chaplain Brenda Tapia was ordained a Presbyterian minister in an tors. afternoonservice at DavidsonPresbyterianChurch on SundayMarch 20.The ReverendIsaiahPhinnisee,Moderator ofCatawbaPresbytery,ordained Tapia. PastorofDPCMarkLomax,formerChaplainCharlieSummersandPresidentJohn Black StudentCoalition Kuykendallparticpated in theservice. TapiaisagraduateofHowardUniversity inWashington,D.C.and