saying no Outfront candidates or members weregivenapublichear- ing io expresstheir views or argue their cases. “At the very least there should have been a hearing for me to statc my positions and argue my case. I think all of this is sort of mysterious... and none of us were ever formally contacted and told we could be disqualified,” Hrycyszyn said. Photo byJen Kleinschtnidt The current TCU Constitution Another exciting round of the Tufts Programming Board- lists in Article IV, Section E, sub- sponsored College Bowl took place Tuesday night in Hotung section 3 states that “a written Cafe. complaint with specific charges is needed to bring a case before the TCUJ. The TCUJ shall have Candidates react to 10 academic days from the re- ceipt of the complaint to convene comDromise set forth bv the Elec- D1UWll a hearing and all parties to a case TCU election disputes tions Board that asked-the candi- own class race to become sena- shall be given at least five aca- tors in the unfilled class- by KRIS MUFFLER sive” or “completely incompe- dates to completely disassociate demic days notice prior to the Daily Editorial Board tent.” themselves from the Outfront HrYcYszYn* a current TCU hearing.” Candidatesfor next year’s Tufts This year’s electionshave been party, opting instead to remain senator who had announced an Hrycyszyn believes the Community Union Senatevoiced greatly anticipated due to the un- official Outfront candidates. intent to run for TCU president if Outfront Party “worked within mixed reactions last night to the precedented emergence of a po- CandidatesAllison Eng,Jason re-elected to the Senate, last night called the decision Of the Elec- Elections Board’s Tuesday deci- litical party, the Outfront Party. Rashkin and Thais H~~~~,who see OUTFRONT, page 18 had formerly announced them- tions Board a “back-room deal,” sion to disqualify the candidates Six candidates had been publicly m *. - still affiliated with the Outfront affiliated with Outfront before selvesasOutfrontcandidates, said II’wo candidates file complaints Party, allow those previously af- Tuesday night, when the mem- Tuesday night they would run as filiated with the party to run as bers of the TCU student govern- independent candidates for the by PATRICK HEALY to make decisions that would be independent candidates, and to ment offered Outfront candidates Senate. Daily Editorial Board unconstitutional. postponetheelectionsby24hours. acompromisesothosecandidates Brownsaid that theTuftsCom- Non-incumbentTufts Comm u- Members of the TCU govern- Some Senate candidates, both could withdraw from the party munity Union Judiciary will also nity Union Senatecandidatesfiled ment decided Tuesday night after incumbents and first-time cam- and not risk being disqualified by decide how the remaining Senate two separate complaints yester- over six hours of informal debate paigners, felt that the candidates the Elections Board. seats will be filled since there are day with the Tufts Community to suspend Wednesday’s sched- previously identified and backed The Tufts Community Union not enough candidates running in Union Judiciary, both letters ask- uled student elections until today. by Outfront were being unfairly Judiciary had on Monday night each particular class to fill seven ing the TCUJ to postpone the Allen said Tuesday night, how- penalized, while others believe asked the Elections Board to dis- seatsper class. Thereare 16 fresh- TCU elections until later this se- ever, that “any elections held are justice was finally servcrl with the qua!il’y the Outfront-affiliated man, five sophomores, and six mester or next fall. ‘ going to be unconstitutional” and decision todisqualifyanyone still candidates, and late Tuesday af- juniors running for election, not However, TCUJ Chair Jeff any undergraduate member of the associatedwith thenewly-formed ternoon TCUJ Chair Jeff Allen including the disqualified candi- AllensaidlastnightthattheTCUJ TCU could potentially ask for the political party. issued an injunction disqualify- dates. met with the two candidates sepa- elections to be annulled because In addition, candidates were ing the six candidates himself af- The current TCU Constitution rately in informal hearings and of disputes over candidate pub- also split on whether the Elec- ter receiving a complaint about calls for “the next highest vote- that “the elections will be held licity fairness due in part to the tions Board’shandlingofthesitu- getters from any other class” who Thursday.” Allen said the two see REACTIONS, page 15 see COMPIANTS, page 19 ation was either “very impres- were defeated candidates in their complaints requested the TCUJ EPC favorable to minors proposal by JANINE BILLY the EPC by junior Tufts Commu- cation. Daily Editorial Board nity Union Senator Ellie Kleinman said that the double The Education Policy Com- Kleinman, a member of the Sen- majoring prevents studcnts from mittee surveyed a proposal for a ate Education Committee. The taking advantage of the variety of departmental minors program at proposal suggests that a new mi- courses offered at Tufts that stu- its meeting last Friday, according norsprogram beadopted in which dents will probably not have the to EPC Chair Stephen Bailey. each University department has chance to take again. Bailey, an associate professor the choice to establish and struc- Though the EPC seems to fa- of sociology/anthropology, said ture its own minor. The proposal vor such a program, committee that the results of a “straw poll” allows for departments to have members still have some con- taken at the meeting indicate that more than one minor, such as a cerns, Bailey said. He said the “adecentmajorityof thecommit- history minor or Latin America committee wants to know why tee felt favorably inclined” to- minor within the history depart- there are so few students enrolled ward the idea of departmental ment. in the interdisciplinary program minors. He said, however, that The proposal also suggeststhat and whether students would be Daly file pho the committee is awaiting further departments provide a minor ad- interested in a departmental mi- A new report on Wessell Library examines problems with th information about the existing visor to each student. Kleinman nor. existinn Librarv and Dossible enhancement plans for the future interdisciplinary minor program said that departmentsmightalter- Apoll, run as an ad in Tuesday’s and the major program. Bailey nately holdminor information and Daily, is intended to assess stu- had hoped the committee would advising meetings every semes- dent opinion of a departmental Library report details have the information by Friday’s ter. Lastly, the proposal suggests minor, Kleinman said. She hopes meeting. He added that commit- that theses, an existing require- the results will prove to the fac- problems, future plans tee members might vote differ- ulty that Tufts students want such ment for interdisciplinaryminors, by MAUREEN LENIHAN Librarians Assembly, and the li- ently during a real vote. a program. But believing that the not be a requirement for depart- Senior Staff Writer brary staff before its release. The proposal was brought to mental minor. Daily poll may have been repro- Director of the Arts and Sci- According to the report, the Kleinman said that the depart- duced too lightly to read, ences Library David McDonald largest shortcomingof the library Kleinman has made an additional mental minor is an alternative for hasreleasedastatusreporton the is in the area of collection of Inside students who have thought about 400 copies of the poll and is in the Nils Yngve Wessell Library that material. double majoring. Kleinman said process of handing these out. She offers a sobering look at library “We must admit that the col- Features.... ...................... p. 7 that many students double major hopes to reccive and compile 500 Have you ever thought to yourself, “I deficiencies while at the same lections do not meet the needs of in order to improve their tran- polls before Friday’s EPC meet- wonder how hard it is to be a photogra- time detailing plans by which the our undergraduates -- not to men- ing. pher in the USSR? Now you’ll know. scriptsand employmentor gradu- University could improve and tion graduate students, staff, Ad- ate school opportunities. She be- expand the facility and its offer- ministration, faculty, and visiting Arts pp. 8-9 lieves that a minor would offer Kleinman said she began the ings. scholars who may form their only ............................ projcct in Septemberin the Sen- An informational society like ours the same thing toagmduateschool The report, dated Feb. 1991, is impression of Tufts by their expe- should always read the Arts section and or employer. ate Education Committee. She the culmination of an in-depth riences in the library,” the report learn about new albums. Accordingto Bailey, members said she sent a letter with the six-month study by McDonald read. of the EPC believe that double proposal to the Interdisciplinary and Bonnie Hill, the library’s Currently, approximately 80 majoring inhibits intellectual dis- as- Sports ............................ p. 11 Minors Committee in November sistant director for collection percent of the library’s expendi- season started off on right covery because it ties students The the and was told by then-Committee management and technical ser- tures go to purchase of serials, (then1eft)footforthemen’sand women’s down to requirements and does - Chair Gloria Ascher in February vices, and reviewed by the see LIBRARY,