VP Schneider to Leave Drexel Andrew Ross and Layoffs Have Not Been Easy,” News Writer to Become President of Norwich University in Vermont He Said
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Student Congress elections endorsements in My Brain Hurts! this weeWs editorial... See page ten... The weekly student Serving the newspaper campus and of Drexel the community University The since 1926 Volume 67 • Number 24 April 17,1992 VP Schneider to leave Drexel Andrew Ross and layoffs have not been easy,” News Writer To become president of Norwich University in Vermont he said. Dr. Richard Schneider will be The announcement of his Norwich is the nation’s oldest ceras is keeping that going when “I appreciated the way the leaving Drexel University after appointment came April S. private military college, with I leave.” University community helped seven years of service. He will “I’m leaving around the first two campuses, one for civilians Schneider listed one incident me through the death of my become President of Norwich of June,” Schneider said. “There in Montpelier and another for under both his best and worst wife. I am very thankful; they University in Vermont are some things I’d like to get cadets in Northfield. The univer moments at the University: really wrapped their arms “It’s been a wonderful seven wrapped up: the strategic plan, sity was founded by the same “helping the University through around me. This made it very years,” said Schneider. “It’s getting the budget taken care person who founded West Point. the difficult times when [former difficult to leave.” gone so fast. Part of me wants to of... the food service contract, Schneider listed many high Drexel President William S.] The decision to leave was a stay, pan of me wants to try space and personnel [issues]... lights of his Drexel years. Gaither stepped down, [and] difficult one. “I have a lot of [being presidentl.” there’s a lot to be done.” “Building the research base, the holding the institution through great friends [here]... my family Schneider was nominated for Schneider is looking forward research infrastructure of the the bad press.” Gaither was is settled in Delaware.” the post in January and brought to his Presidency. “Norwich, University [and] the research forced out as President in 1987 “[Leaving is] bittersweet Part up to Boston in February for like Drexel, has challenges: administration team, [as well as] as the result of a sexual harass of me is excited about being interviews. When the field was ensuring that the number of increasing research contracts ment scandal. President, but at the same time narrowed down to three in undergrads stay at where we and grants. Bringing Total In addition to the Gaither [there is] sadness about leav March, he was brought to the expect it...[I’d like to take] a Quality Management to cam scandal, Schneider had a few in g ...I’ve grown so much [at two campuses for further inter look at starting a doctoral pro pus...it was really neat to see other difficult moments at Drexel]; I know I’ll be a better views. gram.” that take hold. One of my con- Drexel. “The budget reductions president because of it.” Congress elections next week Presidential candidate Zheng^s candidacy in question • Gershenoff may run unopposed Rob B lasi still on the ballot, he is at the remains in effect for the duration Clinton to visit campus News Writer time of the writing of this arti of this election. Andrew Ross Dr. James Spotila, organizer of Will Sean Zheng be on cle, ineligible for the office of Zheng has been busy trying to News Wrtter the event. “I kept reminding Tuesday’s ballot for president of President get the decision overturned and Bill Clinton will be giving and asking [him to speak at the student body? Concerning the six month have his eligibility for the his major environmental Drexel].” Prior to the Student Congress experience requirement. Con upcoming election confirmed. address in D rexel’s Main The speech is part of meeting of April 13, Gershenoff gress has spent parts of their last To (late he has spoken to Auditorium on the morning of Drexel’s 4E Presidential series. had one rival for the office of three meetings debating the Richard Woodring, vice-presi April 22. The exact time and “[This is] an academic event, president, former Congress necessity of the rule and eventu dent for student life, and Dean security procedures were not not a campaign event,” said member Sean Zheng. Zheng fol ally passed amendment 1, which of Students Diana Hackney. available at press time. Spotila. “He wanted his envi lowed Congress’ procedure for removed the six months mem Zheng has also submitted a “We invited him as govemor ronmental address to be given candidacy: He filed an applica bership from the requirements letter to the election committee of Arkansas in September; he at a major technological uni tion, a speech and a nomination for the office of president. challenging Mascaro’s assertion agreed back in October,” said versity.” sheet with the Congress before that he did not serve the full six last Friday, Apr. 10. His applica Congress President months required. It stated that tion was accepted and his name Joseph Mascaro submit not only did he serve the was placed on a preliminary bal ted a memo which gues~ required six months but he is lot as a candidate for the office also eminently qualified for the of president. However at the tioned Zheng’s eligibility office of President with his past Congress’ April 13 meeting, for the presidency. experiences as the student repre current Congress President sentative to the faculty senate Joseph Mascaro submitted a Mascaro announced his inten and a member of Drexel’s judi memo which questioned tion to veto the amendment at cial board. Zheng’s eligibility for the presi the time of its passing, but In an interview to The dency. announced this week that he had Triangle, Zheng accused Mascaro’s contention was decided to, “drop the issue Congress of “inconsistencies in that the minutes fron> the Feb. because it is not a critical one.” their implementation of amend 11 Congress meeting indicated The amendment, although ments.” In particular Zheng said that Zheng’s position, pre-junior passed by Congress, still n e ^ s that, “Amendment 4 [concerning class vice-president, was vacant, to be voted on at next week’s the restructuring of the Student and therefore he had not met the election by a “majority of the Programming Association requirement of six months ser student body,” to be added to the (SPA)] isn’t supposed to be vice as a voting member of constitution in accordance with implemented until approved by a Congress and was ineligible to the procedure described in in majority of the student, body at run for the office of President. Article X, Section 1 of the elections next week. Already Mascaro’s memo was accepted Congress’ constitution. There Congress has set up a program- and although Zheng's name is fore the six months’ rule See CONGRESS on page 4 Students robbed in subway station M. S c o tt Smith mately 150 pounds. The suspect taken into custody by News Writer generally wears a multi-colored Philadelphia Police, but was Robberies have been plagu or dark jacket, blue jeans, later released due to lack of ing the green line subway sta sneakers, and a blue or black positive identification. tion at 33rd and Market street The robberies have occurred during the past couple weeks. In each of the instances the underground at the subway sta Four Drexel students, one facul suspect has approached the vic tion, out off Drexel security’s ty member, and one Penii stu tim with a sharp object, jurisdiction. Drexel security is dent have been victims of these demanding money and jewelry. working closely with robberies. So far, no one has been injured Philadelphia and SEPTA Police The suspect wanted in con and no significant amounts of to put an end to these robberies. nection with these robberies is money have been taken. All “We advise all members of described as an African robberies have occurred the Drexel community to be American male between the age between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. extremely cautious and alert of 20 and 2 5 ,between 5’8" and On April 13 an individual when using the subway,” said Lois Gibbs speaks about her experience at Love Canal, and how she strug 5*10”, and weighing approxi* suspected to be the robber was Dick Rowe of Diexel security. gled against the state o f New York in trying to clean up toxic waste. Jerry O’HarVThe Triangle 2 • The Triangle • April 17,1992 Drexel N ews I n Brief__________ N ational C ampus N ews LCB busts Cavanaugh’s Sigma Alpha Mu Censorship and sex: had no hesitation about showing legislators to support the A party at Sigma Alpha Mu was cleared this week by the administration under fire the films. Freedom of Choice Act - legisla Liquw Control Board , no arrests were made. The LCB asked for canceling film Webb said school officials tion that would protect abortion that all underage persons leave the house immediately. The LCB Danville. VA_______________ were surprised by the number of rights based on the principles informed them (hat they had reports of people carrying alcohol NSNS favorable calls and letters they established by Roe. V. Wade in bock and f(Hlh between houses. Students and faculty members received in favor of showing the 1973. Cavanaugh’s was raided the same day by the LCB. According at Averett College denounced as films. The U.S. Supreme Court will to a witness ^ t i^oxim ately 10:00 p.m.