Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1991-1992 Student Newspapers 2-25-1992 College Voice Vol.15 No.18 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1991_1992 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol.15 No.18" (1992). 1991-1992. 13. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1991_1992/13 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1991-1992 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. - THE COLBEGE VOICE Volume XIV, Number 18 Ad Fontes February 25, 1992 Rival film groups near settlement Court, and Jeff Reynolds, president by Cart Lewis of the Film Society. Assodate News Editor "It went before the Film Society, The long-standing feud between and some members had some prob- the Film Society and Castle Court lems with it," said Phil Jeu, head Cinema is expected to come to a projectionist for the Film Society. close with the signing of a settle- After the Film Society met on·~ ment contract, seheduled for Fri- Thursday night, it was decided that ':; day, February 28. the settlement had to be reworked g Tensions between the two orga- before it could be accepted. Cl nizations stem from arguments "TheFilni Society felt that Castle ~ over issuesof competition and film Court didn't have the right to show ~ rights. There have been several in- movies they have already booked," .r stances in which both organizations said O'Rourke. ~ have had the same film in their The goal of the settlement is to ~ schedules. avoid scheduling conflicts by pre- '=S-tu-d:-.-nts-,r:-.-cu-:.-ty-,-.-n-:d-.-:d-m:-\n-:\-st-r-.t-o-rs-.-tt-.-n-:d-.d-:-=W"'ed-:-n-'-sd:-.-Y-'s-:H"'o-n-o-r-:C=-od-:-.-c-o-nta-ct-se-,.:-Io-n-.---=:.J The deadline for the agreement, venting the groups from ordering • facilitated by Jackie Soteropoulos, the same movies. This involves an SG A vice president and chair of the attempt to assign separate movie Contact session reviews options constitution committee, and Mark distributors to the groups. Hoffman, coordinator of student Based on Lhe proposed agree- acti vities, has been postponed ment, the organizations will order for Judiciary Board procedures, twice. films from the separate catalogues, > "The groups needed a little more each of which contains several dis- therefore less accountable. by Jon Flnnlmore tributors. Ernest Schlesinger, professor of time," Soteropoulos said. Editor in Chief The delay came as a result of the In the event that a movie is car- mathematics, spoke about prob- Film Society's discontent over the ried in catalogues available to both A contact session held Wednes- lems that he had faced when con- tF ' ~ , r • ...." a gmup8. Ihe.fcddcrs o£the orw- .... d8y pill FdI ' .. ,...,...., ~ ~ .c. • settlement 9repared "by Simon infractions of the code. He ques- O'Rourke, manager of Castle See NqotllitJons p. 7 proposed changes to the college's tioned whether students sbould tum themselves when they have cheated Assembly affirms current Judiciary Board standards: and what role a professor should take in the process. Em bree answered that in theory, students who did cheat would tum Confidentiality waiver fails themselves in, but this is not always the case. She said that if professors waived if the accuser, the accused ity was proposed as a method for "have a strong enough suspicion." by Carl Lewis and all witnesses agreed to relin- the student electorate to observe the then Lhey have cause to approach Associate News Editor quish their rights tc ,privacy. The actions ofl-Board members. "This students, and bring a case before the J-Board. A proposal designed to allow agreement would have been in the serves as a check on the J-Board," A number of questions were parties involved in Judiciary Board form of a binding contract requiring said Rousmaniere, raised about the handling of J- cases to waive confidentiality un- the signatures of all parties after the Rousmaniere also said public Board case records. Embree and der limited circumstances was de- hearing and completion of any ap- awareness of J-Board cases would Candelora explained that records feated by the Student Government peals process. promote awareness and increase are kept when a verdict is reached, Association Assembly Thursday. Upon such agreement, informa- faith in the Honor Code. "People but not for cases that are dismissed. Dana Rousmaniere, house sena- tion from the case, including all will have more trust in a system These records are strictly confi- tor of Morrisson, and Sarah statements and reports, would be they know has checks," he said. dential, and are destroyed five Huntley co-sponsored the pro- released 10 the public, and the J- Huntley maintained that the leg- years after the accused student has posal, which failed 6-16-1. Board would have been required to islation provided a means to ad- The proposal, if passed, would produce a majority rationale. dress procedural questions and po- graduated. Exceptions, however, are made have allowed confidentiality to be The option to waive confidential- tential wrongdoing. 'This is not a proposal to abolish confidentiality for landmark cases. Candelora ... This is a proposal which allows hazarded that five to seven of these people to bring up procedural con- cases exist, and explained they are cerns they had about their specific cases which involved "difficulty in cases to a public forum that can reaching a decision." ~ cases really discuss those concerns and are kept for J-Board members to ask J-Board members to be ac- review when similar cases arise. countable for those concerns," she Embree said she would consider s.e_,p.9 said. Huntley added, "If the accused, the accuser, and all of the witnesses don't want the protection [of con- Index: fidentiality], who are we to force that protection upon them?" A major argument against the Features pp. 4-5 A & E pp. 12-13 proposal was that in cases without Ledyard'S fledgling casino Boys' Life author and his confidentiality, the J-Board mem- plans expansion production visft the COllege bers would have to defend their decisions to the public. "You're Comics p.10 ~ Sports pp. 14-16 placing an unfair burden on the J- Lynch breaks school Board representatives," said Jim ~~. scoring record on Wed. See J·Board p.8 == CONNTHOUGHT Diversity deserves more SGA should be informed they notrun on a diversity platform How many voting members of Gaudiani, president of the college, The two-year lifespan or lhe Mellon lnilialive on and that they not be interested in SGA Assembly can honestly say and have regular meetings with fac- Multiculturalism in the Curriculum is drawing a dose. serving under a "representative to that they mow what the Minority ulty and administrators. Over half government," The purpose of this According to Clalre Gaudianl, presidentoftbecollege, 1\uJd- Student Steering Committee is, and of the voting membership regularly proposal is to inform SGA on issues iog wnJ DOl be reDe10ed unJess lISSt¥lllent oUhe program's what MSSC does? Iobserved As- attend Student- Trustee Liaison of multiculturalism thatarecurrenUy impact proves further need. sembly meetings on February 13 Committee meetings. Six outof nine being worked on. MSSC has suc- Without a doubt, the Strategic Plan embrac:efi pluralistic and 20, regarding a proposal pre- of the voting members sit on the cessfully worked on these issues coune offerings, a. should we aU, but President Gaudianlls sented by Trudy Luxana, the sena- Diversity Committee chaired by and has seen results. We do not correc:llbat time-bas rome to take stock of MIMIC. tor of Unity; "The SGA president Judy Kinnmse, the affirmative ac- force SGA to work on these issues Given the popularity of the program In its IIrst two years, shall sit on MSSC as a non-voting tion officer and executive assistant but invite SGA to know about is: Caudianl bit upon a aoJd mine. She could del1ed criticism member." I had the strong impres- to the president. This year MSSC is working onadmissions, faculty hir- sues that are being worked on by over her pIedae agaimt blrIng DeW facolty members and sion that many of the Assembly ing, the Mellon Inititiative for their peers. monies, members did not know what they ellpending scarce wbile utilizing the col"'.re- Multiculturalism in the Curriculum Since this proposal has passed, sources and an outside anmt to addre_ dlvenillcallon JOals. were voting on. An amended pro- posal was passed, but senators, you (MIMIC), the curriculum, and in- MSSC requests that the SGA Ex- Th~~~comn~~y~_~_"~a~ must do your homework so that you ternational studies, just to name a ecutiveBoard member who is inter- rundintto develop aew COUfIef orenbanceeiisting classes to! can makean educated decision about few of the seven subcommittees. ested in sitting on MSSC be chosen I.ndude craditloRaIly·underrperesented perspec:tives. With! the issue at hand. The voting members of MSSC during SGA leadership training eadt round. or piopl>Sllls,however, the JluDll!$"f.,facuJtYf Senators, here is the information are willing to compromise with week and that SGA inform MSSC. that should have been gathered be- SGA. We have agreed to the This proposal will benefit SGA, :=~~~~:!ta:~1rJ'$~.1I'Milfore Thursday's Assembly meeting; amendment, proposed by Jackie as well as MSSC. The sharing of MSSC was originated in 1986 after Soteropoulos, the SG'" vice presi- information has happened this year, the Fanning Takeover because stu- dent, which was a recommendation but it must continue.