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weather. Covering the days and knights of Fairleigh 72° 77° 54° 55° Dickinson University’s fri. sat. sun. mon. Metropolitan Campus Vol. XXIX Issue X Friday, April 13, 2018 Free PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: DUSTIN NILES By Members of the Director of the School of perhaps used the catalog to “My anticipation is ‘Arts and Sciences,’” McClary COMM 3835 Advanced Criminal Justice, Political look at the programs offered that it will not affect the said. “I didn’t like the fact Journalism Class* Science, & International and then sort of just lumped students at all,” Cohen said. that it seemed like Arts and Studies, voiced his concerns them together.” “If anything, it will benefit Sciences on the Metropolitan (TEANECK) - The report to The Equinox. Mark Farag, associate the students because really campus didn’t have a home, of the consultants on the “One thing that we find professor in the Gildart what we’re aiming for is to so to speak, because it was restructuring of the university troubling is that this outside Haase School of Computer develop Centers of Excellence just listed as ‘programs in.’” was issued on March 19. consultant hasn’t stepped Sciences and Engineering, and really build upon the Ronald Dumont, director The questions have just in this building, as far as I said retaining face-to-face excellence that we have right of the School of Psychology, begun. know,” Reynolds said, “hasn’t contact with students is vital. now. We want to increase said the plan seems to focus “The administrative spoken to any of our faculty “Whatever model we and continue the excellence on Metro, but leaves Florham structure needs to be members or our director. ultimately decide upon for in education that we provide largely intact. determined,” Interim Dean I assume he’s data-driven. restructuring should be with right now and we feel that “I want to know, why of University College Vicki I’m not sure. We would’ve the intention of enhancing through this reorganization do we dissolve University Cohen said. “And by that felt a lot better had we been academic offerings and we won’t be two universities College and create schools I mean, we have different conferred with. We don’t services for students,” Farag or two colleges anymore, but [on Metro], but they don’t schools right now, we have know who this advisor was, said. “And, again, I wouldn’t we’ll be one university. We’re dissolve Becton College directors of those schools, other than the name of the support a model that I believe not expecting the students to and create schools?” we have a dean, we have company.” would negatively impact travel at all.” Dumont asked. “They [the administrative assistants - Dr. Karen Buzzard, students. So if a model Marion McClary, co- administration] may have how is that all going to work director of the School of proposed making ITV or director of the School of a very good answer to that, out across campus. Will there Art and Media Studies, had online courses a dominant Natural Sciences, also but clearly in the report they be a dean here? Who is going similar concerns. course delivery method, expressed concerns. didn’t tell us. It just what we to take over?” “My initial reaction [to rather than retaining our “It seems to me that are projecting, but it’s not Many faculty members the report] was I felt like it mainly face-to-face and they took programs that are telling us why.” are concerned that the had been written by a team small class size paradigm, I smaller on the Metropolitan The upcoming Admitted consultants do not know that hadn’t actually visited wouldn’t be in favor of it.” campus and brought them Students Day is also a concern enough about FDU to make the campus on which they Dean Cohen doesn’t together with bigger programs for some. recommendations. were writing the report,” foresee the plan negatively on the Metropolitan campus, “It would be premature Patrick Reynolds, Assistant Buzzard said. “That they had impacting students. and that’s how they got this CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 News Opinion Lifestyle Arts Sports GOOGLE IMAGES BETANEWS OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE IMDB FDU KNIGHTS Faculty speaks out on Facebook treats its users as Annual Greek Week a “Ready Player One”: Women’s golf headed to proposed restructuring product smashing success Better than the book Florida for NEC Conference Championships Page 3 Page 4 Page 7 Page 8 Page 12 2 FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 e. the equinox Editors Staff Writers THERESA KING Editor-in-Chief GALINA BELLO THE EQUINOX is an independent publication of ELIZABETH WHITE Managing ARMAND BUTERA the students of Fairleigh Dickinson University Editor MONA DUGGAN DR. 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Submissions can be DUSTIN NILES Sports Editor JUSTIN RIMPI COMPANY, INC. sent to [email protected] JULIAN BELL Sports Reporter EMILY WEIKL NEWS Faculty Reacts to Proposed Restructuring CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to address it on Admitted she said. to consider, and exactly people down.” university. Students Day because we Farag felt that the what reorganization model Dumont believes that the “What I’ve been saying is don’t have any plan in place,” consultants’ report simply to recommend to the FDU restructuring will ultimately that the devil’s in the details,” Interim Associate Dean of offered recommendations to faculty, president and board of work out in the university’s Boyd said. “And we don’t know University College Janet Boyd build on, and that no real plan trustees.” favor. the details yet. And we’re said. “At the same time though, was in place yet. James Kenny, professor “I think Chris [Capuano] is hoping that when those things it is in the back of our minds as “I have been at multiple of Criminal Justice, looking out for the university that get decided, that it’s all we talk to prospective students meetings in which Provost expressed confidence in the as a whole, and he may have to for the good. There are a lot of because we’re not sure how the Small has given her assurances administration. make tough decisions because stakeholders involved.” structure will look like in the that this is just an outside “Change is stressful with that’s what the president does,” future.” consultant’s report and not the unknown, and I think Dumont said. “He is doing it to *Mona Duggan, Vanessa Buzzard was also a ‘done deal,’” Farag said. “I that’s where people get upset,” make the university a better Gonzalez, Theresa King, uncertain. am treating the report and Kenny said. “Provost Small place. We may disagree with Mark Lindsley, Moufatih “We have done this its recommendations in this has said that she’s got an open how he going to do that, but I Mohammad, Julian Oliver, Admitted Students Day every manner. So the Provost’s mind, and nothing is set in have full faith that he’s doing it Maya Page, Emily Weikl and year, so we will just forge Advisory Committee really stone. They are coming out with the right intentions.” Elizabeth White ahead with what we’ve done has to meet to discuss to meet with us and talk, and Boyd believes that no one and hope that it will continue, which, if any, of the report’s I think that’s a positive thing, can know yet what will happen even though we don’t know,” recommendations it is willing and that certainly can calm and how it will impact the ZBT Shows Appreciation for Public Safety From left to right: Press Iyamu, Officer Mulligan, Officer Rich, Alexander Wyche and Nafijur Dalim. The ZBT members brought Public Safety officers coffee and donuts to “show appreciation for their services to the campus community,” according to Iyamu. PHOTO PROVIDED THE EQUINOX NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 3 Stormy Daniels Confirms Trump Allegations By EMILY WEIKL the story never ran. She was Trump Oragnization email Staff Writer then accosted by a man a few address to st up the payment, weeks later. according to “60 Minutes.” (TEANECK) - Since the “I was in a parking lot, “He’s found documents creation of the United States, going to a fitness class with that show Michael Cohen there have been politicians my infant daughter,” Daniels used his Trump Organization involved in scandals. But said. “And a guy walked up email address in setting up the most recent controversy on me and said to me, ‘Leave the payment,” according has been Donald Trump and Trump alone. Forget the to “60 Minutes.” “He also Stormy Daniels’ affair. story.’ And then he leaned says the non-disclosure Daniels, also known around and looked at my agreement Stormy Daniels as Stephanie Clifford, was daughter and said, ‘That’s signed in 2016, when she was interviewed on March a beautiful little girl. It’d represented by a different CBS/REUTERS 25 by Anderson Cooper be a shame if something lawyer, was FedExed to Cohen on “60 Minutes” about happened to her mom.’ And Stormy Daniels is interviewed by Anderson Cooper at his Trump Organization her relationship with the then he was gone.” for “60 Minutes” on March 25.

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