Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 11-12-1991 The Grizzly, November 12, 1991 Eric Foellmer Ursinus College Megan Mendte Ursinus College Erika Compton Ursinus College Judd Woytek Ursinus College Charles Washington Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Foellmer, Eric; Mendte, Megan; Compton, Erika; Woytek, Judd; Washington, Charles; Wilusz, Tom; Kushwara, Dana; White, Kristin; Omana, Julio; Van, Dave; Bleickardt, Eric; Pandya, Naimish; Donecker, Gar; Moore, Erik; Miller, Melisa; Richter, Richard P.; Grubb, Steven; Rubin, Harley David; Baccino, Nick; Warner, Dawn; Wagner, Kris; Zobel, Laura; Erfle, Claire A.; Brown, Jeff; Lecrone, Laura; Ronning, John; Hess, Ronald E.; and Oboler, Regina, "The Grizzly, November 12, 1991" (1991). 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Hess, and Regina Oboler This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/283 TileColi.go G rizzly Pl' l.J li.~hing the tnlth from good motives and for jwtifiable ends Volume 23 Number 7 -A lexan der Hamilton Evaluations Show Drop in Pledge Grades Voters Choose Wofford BY MEGAN MENDTE News Editor BY ERIKA COMPTON Pledging is over, but the Faculty Evaluations of News Editor semester is not and many new Pledges Academic Performance sorority sisters are now struggling (2 = improved; 1 = unchanged; On Tuesday, November 5, the to bring up their grades. 0= deteriorated) people of Pennsylvania voted for In order to keep an eye on their choices to fill the offices of United States Senate, Mayor of pledges grades during the mont!. 1990 19J1 long pledging activities, teachers Philadelphia, and United States House of Representatives from the were required to fill out an Alpha Sigma Nu .73 .66 evaluation sheet on each pledge in 2nd District. their class. They gave the pledges Kappa Delta Kappa .79 .62 Probably the most talked about a "2" if their grades improved race was the one for United Stat c~ during pledging, a "1" if they Omega Chi .66 .43 Senate. Due to the unfortunate stayed the same, and a "0" if they death of John Heinz in April, democrat Harris Wofford was went down. This year's pledge Phi Alpha Psi .89 .74 grades were consistently lower per appointed to fill his vacancy. Last sorority than last year's. Although Tau Sigma Gamma .74 .67 week, republican Dick Thornburgh this causes concern within the ran against Wofford, with Wofford administration, it should have little receiving 55% of the votes. He is impact on the regulations placed Pennsylvania's first elected democratic senator in a on next year's pledging activities. Grade Point Average of generation. "We also evaluate the pledges Pledges by Sorority Wofford centered his campaign performance for the entire 1990 semester," said Dean Kane, "And in support of a national health although initial pledge month care plan, sending a message to President Bush that he is grades are down, grace point Alpha Sigma Nu 2.63 2.44 averages per sorority usually come "vulnerable on domestic matters." He also believed in the extension close or equal to the semester Kappa Delta Kappa 2.90 2.78 before pledging. Therefore, the of unemployment benefits. Wofford received much support grades during pledging haven't Omega Chi 2.49 2.49 been low enough to hurt the entire from suburban Philadelphia. He Harris Wofford speaks to the press after aimed sentiment against the rich, sclT.ester. Phi Alpha Psi 2.69 2.46 winning 55% of the vote to become The pledges attribute this to the and changed the usual democratic message from one of compassion Pennsylvania's first Democratic senator in a mandatory library hours they Tau Sigma Gamma 2.80 2.67 attend during pledging. 1"hree for the poor to one of meeting the generation. hours a night was plenty for me," needs of the burdened middle­ class. said Lynn Cunnane, "I seemed to Differences was that the black clergy saw his whom voted. Eight people chose get more done during pledging Many voters got the impression that Thornburgh was taking them as untrustworthy. He was also a Thornburgh, while four voted for than I usually did. It f()rCF~d me to Alpha Sigma Nu -.19 career politician with no election Wofford. Next time you start to organize my time better than I for granted, and they didn't like the negative attacks and win in ten years. However, Rendell complain about "the way things would on my own." Kappa Delta Kappa -.12 had incredible fund raisers. He campaigning on Wofford. Voters are," stop! If people would vote Faculty evaluations will be taken raised $4.5 million, with $1.6 liked Wofford's "common touch'" instead of being so apathetic, again at the end of the semester to Omega Chi -0- million being spent on fall "things" could change. and thought of him as "the kind of examine the overall grade point television advertising. guy who would sit down beside averages for the 1991 pledges as Phi Alpha Psi -.23 Also in Philadelphia was the them and talk ... and listen." compared to their Spring semester vote for who would join the In the race for Mayor of U.S. SENATE grades. Tau Sigma Gamma -.13 United States House of Philadelphia, democrat Ed Rendell Representatives from the second (D) H. Wofford 55% won by a landslide over republican District. Democrat Luclen (R) D. Thornburgh 45% Joe Egan. Rendell received 68% Blackwell defeated aU his other of the votes, becoming SAC Changes to AFAC opponents: N. Smith-Bulford(R), Philadelphia's 127th mayor. His Chaka Fattah(O), and John act as chair of the committee. Other first and continuing challenge will BY A. JUDD WOYI'EK White(O). Blackwell, a former city members will include the U.S.GA. be to bring the city out of debt. MAYOR Associale Editor councilman, and 26th black House President, one member from each Since Rendell received such a (D) Ed Rendell 68% class, a Campus Activities Board member, said the race was not The faculty voted in approval of the large number of votes, it is (R) Joe Egan 32% (CAB) representative, and an based on issues. He depended on U.s.GA.'s Activity Pee Allocation imperative that he begin to turn Organization of Commuting Students what is called The Big Lever. It is Committee (APAC) proposal this last the city around immediately. (OCS) representative. The student Wednesday. The propoul will bring an the endorsement by the representalives from the four classes Rendell stated, "It was a long, end to the current Student Activities Democratic City committee in will be elected in U.S.G.A. run long, long, long road to get here!" U.S. HOUSE - 2nd DISTRICT Committee (SAC) which allocates the which he gets one vote each time campus-wide eleclioll5 in their After Egan conceded the race, he ..went activity fee to olPnizatioll5 on someone votes the straight (D) Lucien Blackwell 39% freshman and junior years and will said to his supporters, "I want to campUi and allo approved new group's Democratic ticket. (R) N. Smith-Bulford 5% serve two year terms. Por next year, all tell the people of Philadelphia that COIIItitutiODS. Although this was an important (0) Chaka Fattah 28% classes will have elections in the Spring we have to get behind Ed The new committee will see election, many people on the (0) John White 27% of this year. The Dean of Student Life Rendell." membciship change and a guideline Ursinus campus failed to vote. I and three raculty/staff members Before the election, Rendell daange. Under APAC, the student spoke to 45 people on campus, 12 faced two serious problems. One, ntation on the committee will See AFAC on po, 3 g ·p.a.e.2____ .Th __e.G.nz.·.Z.IY ____________________ ---1'fevvs---------------------- ____ ~N.ov.e.m.~.r.u__ ,.19_9_1 Tri-Lambda SPORTSTUFF & COMICS Meets BY TOM WlLUSZ 130 W. Main Street Featun!s Editor Trappe Shopping Center Global Perspectives On Wednesday, November 16, the Tri-Lambda Life-Long BY DANA KUSHWARA"" 489-3969 Learners met to hear Miss Donna Asst. Al1s and Entel1ainment Editor Van Dusen speak on "Characterizing Verbal World Subscription Service Aggression". Miss Van Dusen is a professor who has been studying 10% discount for six the field of verbal aggressiOn, her In Rome, Bush addressed a summit meeting of the North Atlantic or more issues on comics. special interest being "Discourse Treaty Organization to make sure the United States keeps the Analysis", the study of the layered confidence of the Western European countries it defends. Bush stated meanings involved in any dialogue. to the NATO members, "if you don't need us any longer, say so." The 10% discount Miss Van Dusen divided her response was that the European countries still want NATO to exist and.