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Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Digital Commons Ariel Jefferson History and Publications 5-1969 Ariel - Volume 1 Number 3 James Gerson Thomas Jefferson University Delvyn C. Case Thomas Jefferson University Jack Guralnik Thomas Jefferson University Robin Edwards Thomas Jefferson University Stephen P. Flynn Thomas Jefferson University Follow this and additional works at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/ariel See P nextart of page the forHist additionalory of Science, authors Technology , and Medicine Commons, and the Medicine and Health Sciences Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Recommended Citation Gerson, James; Case, Delvyn C.; Guralnik, Jack; Edwards, Robin; Flynn, Stephen P.; Bergman, Donald; Blecker, Michael J.; Mauer, Alan; Edwards, Linsey; and Nocon, James J., "Ariel - Volume 1 Number 3" (1969). Ariel. Paper 65. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/ariel/65 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Jefferson Digital Commons. 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Nocon This newsletter is available at Jefferson Digital Commons: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/ariel/65 ~---~-----~ -~~----~-~--~'"'::::--~ ----------------- ==----~------------------ -~- __ ..---. .... ___-----·---_____ .,. __..,_____. -=-:( ......!:""_ _______ -----.._ , MAY VOL. 1, NO. 3 JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE , PHILA., p A. COPYRIGHT 1969 ARIEL MAY , ,1969 Honor Code ,, Students Score1 Reviewed Rights" Proposal BY JAMES GERSON "" Last year, as in years before, . BY DEL VYN C. CASE, JR. the Student Government express ed interest c oncerning the possi President Herbut' s prelimin four of the ten student represen~ bility of instituting an honor code ary statement Student Rights, tatives were present. At this or system at Jeffer son. As a Freedoms, and Discipline has meeting (April 14 , 1969) the deci · r esult, a letter was prepared as become the center of controversy sion was made to distribute Pr~ an ince ntive for action and was among many students at the Uni sident Herbut's document to the to be distributed to 5111 students. versity. Concern has centered entire school for discussion. The This letter is available on re.:.. around the origin and content of student representatives were in quest from ARIEL. the proposal. Some students feel turn to hold open· meetings with Howevei-, this letter was that either an all student commit the students to discuss this im never sent in that the Student tee or a joint student-faculty portant matter. The Jont Stu Gover nment, by a majority vote committee should have been de dent-Faculty Committee met the .. vague1 y " opposed the concepts, signated to write a document of following evening and took little set fo r th and objected to having a such great importance to thestu.:. action pending the results of the referendum on a "document'• RAPE OF THE FIREBIRO; dents. Alleged repression was distribution and discussion of the they felt not r epresentativ e of A scene at the Orlawite Parking lot. What next? noted in several sections parti proposal. student opinion. Instead, . it was cularly the one concerned with the Earlier in the month (Apr il 9}, suggested that a student concen c_ode of conduct; an in loco paren the student council of the medical sus be obtained in cooperation tis attitude" was scored by some· school passed a resolution that with the student curriculum com Orlowitz Residents and the temporary suspension.,. ur ged distr ibution, deliberation, mittee. All four classes were clause was also cr iticized. and review by the students. No given the opportunity to offer The document, which was al steps were taken, however , to their opinion. Thirty-five per Meet With Dalla most passed initially by several promote these resolutions. cent of those polled responded. BY J f\CK GURALNIK student and faculty-student com Council also proposed that the The results are as follows: mittees, has now been tabled after final document be subject to a re a group of students urged distri 1. Have you participated in an Many of the problems con Mr. Dalla was reluctant to admit ferendum in which a two,--thirds bution and discussion by a Honor Code or System in cerning Orlowit z Residence Hall that any problem even existed in majority of the students voting broader segment of the Univer undergraduate school. were finally discussed at a meet this area, which was indicative of would be needed for ratification. sity. The dissent was prompted Yes - 293, No - 71 3 ing which was attended bv about his attitude throughout the entire In addition it was suggested that a after it was learned that few of 2. Do you feel that you are re forty people on Apr il L George evening. Many residents, howev standing joint committee be set the class representatives charg up to consider amendments pro garded as a mature, self C. Norwood. Vice-Pr t f . ver respon~ ~e l!Jtucfent rn n ~::wJ!lt reYleYl!ng the statement nosed bv anv of thefollowini;i:: 100 by members of the Jefferson Dalla, Director of Auxiliary Ser fo; a~;;o~e~to get inside the· ui .: constituencies. the Dean of any school, or me faculty? Yes - 733, No 273 vices, and George Matters, Di ing. It was also stated that the At the nursing school only six President of the University. 3. I would agree to the following rector of the Physical P lant, door locks on the individual students saw Dr. Herbut's state The Rights statement was dis provisions in an Honor Code re.pr esented J efferson at this apartments are inadequate. This ment. These six then ratified it tributed beginning April 22; and writer was able to open a singly- class meetings were set up fo r for Jeff medical students: meeting. for the entire nursing school. (a) Every student should be on Barry Make, student council locked door _using his Jefferson T he president of the freshman class meetings were set up fo r Hall Commons card. (For better his honor neither to give representative who fi r st pre class at the medical college did the following week. The students' nor receive information sented the petition, asking for security, resident"' are reminded not ask for the opinions of any recommendations will be pre to always use both the main lock during exams: comments from those present. of his classmates before the sented at the different committee and the bolt lock.) One r equest Agree - 91 3 , Disagree - 9 3 The first point r aised was meetings began. The sophomore meetings slated for mid-May. made by several married stu The proposal was challenged (b) It should be stipuhted in that of the entry of maintenance class president asked seven dents was for the right to put for many r easons. One repre Code that every student personnel into apartments. These members of the class to r eview it . c1'ain locks on their doors so should use his own dis people, it was pointed out by · At a Commons BoaidMeeting sentative of student c ouncil re their wives can be more secure . marked, "If a student group had cretion in r eportingviola var ious residents, generally at which the document was to be tions which he per sonally knock once and immediately enter (Continued on page 3) discus sed and voted upon, only written the exact same document, I would be happy. But because it observes: the apartment before the occu was written by the administra Agree - 863 . Disagree - 143 pants have time to r espond. The tion, I am quite concerned." (c) It should be stipulated in residents were in favor of being Muskie Addresses SAMA., Several sophomore medical the Code that every student phoned before one of these visits. students, representing a broad is honor-bound to report This will now be done for all oc spectrum of opinion, were asked every violation which he cupants who inform the main desk Drug Promotions Rapped for their comments in mid-April. personally observes: of their telephone numbers. Agree - 143 , Disagree - 863 The issue of building security Their concerns were r efnarkedly BY ROBIN EDWARDS similar. They charged that Sec (Continued on page 7) was then discussed at length. the physician, he said. tion VII (Code of Conduct) sounded Delegates Rap Drug Promotions The events of the Convention as if it had been developed from an article on the Columbia Uni- Speaking ~ NursesA Senator Edmund Muskie of indicated that the students in Time Of Change Maine gave the keynote address volved were well aware of these (Continue don-page 4) . problems. The methods of seek at the National Convention of the but I am . a person, an individual ing solutions, however. were counting the days to gradua Student American Medical As who is capable of thinking.'' Yet matters of great controversy. tion and marking each off as a sociation on April 1st in Chica Sour on Grapes? barriers pr evented this from oc The Senator also discussed · stepping stone toward a long ago go' s Conr ad Hilton Hotel. visualized dream, l find myself curing -- not only my own.