The Campus Chronicle Nov. 22, 2002
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■ Friends of Library publish Oswald Tippo memoir, page 7 Inside ■ Hockey team reclaims Alumni Cup from UMass Lowell, page 9 The Campus Chronicle Vol.XVIII, No. 13 November 22, 2002 for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts News Briefs Steps to improve campus safety announced Search begun for faculty advisor Barbara Pitoniak tee on Campus Safety. We believe nity policing duties in the residen- NEWS OFFICE STAFF Interim Senior Vice Chan- these proactive steps will help to tial areas on the 7 p.m.-3 a.m. shift. cellor for Academic Affairs Several initiatives to enhance move the campus in a new direc- “We currently provide training for and Provost Charlena Sey- campus safety, including a com- tion to enhance the safety of all resident assistants, and educa- mour has begun a search for munity policing and problem-solv- members of the UMass Amherst tional and safety awareness pro- an academic advisor to the ing effort, a substation in South- community.” grams in the residence halls,” provost for Undergraduate west and a police cadet program, The new initiatives also in- O’Connor said. “But now, instead Education, she announced at will be put into place during the clude a canine safety patrol. of simply responding to calls, we the Nov. 14 Faculty Senate spring semester, according to Jo- “Similar programs have proven can identify problems and work meeting. Anne Vanin, interim vice chancel- successful on other university more effectively with residence She has put together a lor for Student Affairs and Cam- campuses,” O’Connor said, “and I staff to solve them.” search committee compris- pus Life. have every expectation that these The Southwest police substa- ing associate professor of The steps, said Vanin, were initiatives will be effective deter- tion will be established possibly Women’s Studies Alexan- recommended by the recently es- rents to incidents on our campus in space at the Hampden Dining drina Deschamps, senate tablished Chancellor’s Committee as well.” Commons. O’Connor said the secretary Ernest May, depu- on Campus Safety, a recently es- O’Connor noted that 10 new substation will give police greater tablished group that includes stu- police officers have been hired visibility in Southwest, the largest ty provost John Cunningham, Police Chief Barbara O’Connor: dents, parents, faculty, and staff. during the past year, bringing her residential area on campus, and Student Government Asso- “ ...These initiatives will be ef- ciation representative Mark “Campus safety is one of my department to full strength (42 po- the area that attracts the most fective deterrents to incidents Morrison, Mary Deane Sor- major priorities,” said Vanin. lice officers, plus command staff) visitors, particularly from off-cam- on our campus...” cinelli, associate provost for “These initiatives have the full for the first time in many years. pus. In addition, the unit will en- The community policing ef- Faculty Development and di- support of Chancellor John The new staffing level allows able closer interaction between forts, O’Connor said, will be fur- rector of the Center For Lombardi, and have been devel- her to “deploy resources in more students and the police. “The ther reinforced by the creation of Teaching, and dean of Engi- oped through close collaboration effective ways,” she said, includ- substation will hopefully facilitate the police cadet program. That neering Joseph Goldstein, with Police Chief Barbara O’Con- ing now having the flexibility to a partnership with students to cre- STEPS, PAGE 3 who will chair the committee. nor and the Chancellor’s Commit- assign three officers to commu- ate a safe environment,” she said. SEE “It’s important that we as- sure a quality education for all of our students,” Seymour ‘Dark fiber’ said. aids access Baldwin honored for immunology research to Internet Cynthia Lee Baldwin, pro- Sarah R. Buchholz fessor of Veterinary and Ani- CHRONICLE STAFF mal Sciences, has been named Distinguished Veteri- The University is taking ad- nary Immunologist for 2002 vantage of a glut in “dark fiber” by the American Association to lease its own fiber optic cable of Immunologists. so it can get faster, less expensive The award recognizes her access to the Internet, according research achievement in the to Associate Chancellor for Infor- field of veterinary immunol- mation Technology Rosío ogy. Baldwin received a Alvarez. “Dark fiber” is fiber optic plaque earlier this week at cable that hasn’t been “lit.” the annual Conference of Re- The University is leasing it search Workers in Animal and lighting, or activating it, it- Diseases, held in St. Louis. self. The recent acquisition of Her research focuses on cable between Amherst and the the bovine cellular immune Springfield Technology Park has system, especially under- increased the campus capacity standing the biology of 160 percent from 135 megabits for gamma delta T cells; and de- regular Internet and Internet2 traf- veloping vaccines against Music in the air Stan Sherer photo fic to 355 megabits. “Nobody sees it,” Alvarez important microbial patho- First-year student Andrea LeBlanc and junior Fred Sienkiewicz play an etude from L.J. Van- said. “All you do is get a better gens. netelbosch’s “Twenty Melodic Technical Studies.” The two were discussing and practicing the music outside the Fine Arts Center. response time.” Two awarded tenure In order to connect with the cable running to Springfield, the The Board of Trustees campus had to run some cable of voted Nov. 6 to award tenure its own. to Nikolay V. Prokofiev, who State facing hard choices, says Kulik “We actually had to build out also was promoted to profes- Sarah R. Buchholz to the edge of the campus to meet sor of Physics, and to tenure in the current year will likely re- we’ve made a lot of hard choices CHRONICLE STAFF this provider,” Alvarez said. newly appointed associate sult in all areas of the state’s bud- already in fiscal ’03, and it hasn’t get being cut. moved us forward at all,” he said. Because only a few vendors professor Houjon Mo of As- Calling the failure to fund Uni- “The budget picture does con- “It’s almost like we’re standing serve the Amherst area, connect- tronomy. versity employee contracts “a real tinue to be pretty grim,” he said. still or sinking a little bit further. ing with Springfield, where there black mark on the Commonwealth No issue next week “And this is all in the context of It’s frustrating for us as it’s frus- are many vendors, allows the Uni- as an employer,” State Rep. The Campus Chronicle will our having passed the ’03 budget trating for you. versity to pay a competitive rate Stephen Kulik (D-Worthington) not publish on Nov. 29 due to using a very substantial portion “Most people think we’re for its Internet access. told the Faculty Senate the state’s the Thanksgiving holiday. of our budget reserves, the so- looking at probably 18 months of “So we control our fiber from budget picture is not improving. Publication will resume called “Rainy Day Fund,” making difficult times, if not a full two here to Springfield,” Alvarez said. Kulik told the Faculty Senate with the Dec. 6 issue. The significant budget reductions and years before the state revenue “We’re looking to lease more fiber Nov. 14 that the $1.5-2 billion defi- deadline to submit items for spending cuts, and also passing a picture turns around and we can to Boston, thereby decreasing cit anticipated in the state’s cof- that issue is Friday, Nov. 29. revenue package, a tax package begin to restore some of the in- our costs {further], and passing fers during fiscal year 2004 and a For information, call worth $1.1 billion. vestments that we’ve had to cut.” [the savings] on to the campus. possible $150-200 million shortfall 5-4818. “So, you get this feeling that SEE SENATE, PAGE 3 SEE INTERNET, PAGE 3 2 November 22, 2002 The Campus Chronicle Letters Remembering Sarah Hamilton I was saddened to read about the pass- listened to me talk about school or my per- ing of Sarah Hamilton last week. I enjoyed sonal life. I remember we had a rare day off my three summers working for Sarah and during the summer and Sarah asked if I the New Students Program. Working for wanted to play a round of golf with her. At her was one of the best experiences I had that time I had just picked up the game while attending the University. Her dedica- which Sarah had been perfecting for years. tion and hard work was an inspiration to We woke up early and played 18 holes at me. Cherry Hill, [which included a] lesson from I still remember my first interview in 1996 the Sarah Hamilton Golf School. I came for the NSP counselor position. The first back to campus and the rest of NSP staff thing Sarah said to me was “I don’t shake was shocked I spent the morning with hands” and then she asked why she Sarah. should hire a sophomore when there are Sarah had such pride for the University. many other students who have much more She expected all of her staff to be hard- campus knowledge than me. I told her to working. If it were not for working for Sarah take a chance on me. Sarah then replied, “I and NSP, I would never have found that I don’t like surprises!” enjoyed working in student affairs. While at UMass and after graduation, The University is known for its high Sarah was a second mother to me.