The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 1981-1990 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 1-30-1987 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1987-01-30 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1981-1990 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 1987-01-30" (1987). The Voice: 1981-1990. 396. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1981-1990/396 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 1981-1990 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VoteaeCm TIE T70C3TEH VOICE January 30, 1937 NcntcrlS. Creationism and the Right to Freedom of Religion College News Notes Professor comes under fire for teaching creationism The battle about whether to recent years campuses as diverse as 'NMSU freshman Amy Stern. T am a " A number of students are v teach "creationism" in San Francisco City College, academic freedom and censorship." Christian and do go to church, but not comfortable with his teaching." classrooms usually fought in Michigan State, Iowa Baylor, But he is adamant about State. religion doesn't play any part in counters Paul Mineo, a NMSU elementary and secondary West Valley College keeping creationism out of college in California. zoology." biology professor and STTJt's schools has surfaced at Northwest San Francisco State and Bryan classes, which is not unique. Kangas says he isn't sponsor. They are afraid the Missouri State University. College in Tennessee have "Every reputable scientific teaching creationism in his zoology -- A group teaching of creationism as a science and association of NMSU students supplemented biology programs class, though he warns his students .infi has says will be enlorced. come out against teaching a zoology professor is with creationism teachings. he believes in creationism. promoting religious "Some students on some creationism as science," his views in the But at NMSU, some teach what I know for says 1 campuses are becoming willing to William Mayer, biology classroom by lecturing about students want creationism kept says. "I believe professor out sure." he in protest those kinds of sentiments." emeritus "creation science." Students for Tolerance and at the University of microevolution. for instance, which STIR members now want to Colorado The students' protest, some Intergrity in Rhetoric, a small - and farmer head of the but involves changes. in organisms stage a campusdebate reminiscent ofNational observers say, could signal the vocal NMSU group, contends Prof. ' Association of Biology through natural, selection:' the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," Teachers. beginning of a student backlash Don Kangas is teaching .the theory "But regarding man's which pitted Clarence Darrow That's the key. against creationists fighting to - If voure of evolution the idea- that humans : origin,, most (evolutionary) literature against wiuiam Jennings cryan m teaching include their theory of the origins of developed from simplier life f it as religion or is about as close to false as court test of whether philosophy, side-by-si- that's fine. But if you're life in college science classrooms. forms de with the biblical possible. Evolution at the' species teaching evolution was a crime. to No one knows how many theory creationism, which; they ' going insist one religion be " of level, the lowest level of organism Mineo wants careful - colleges teach "creationism" be taught, yon must teach all Vv the say belongs in a religion or classification, is probably possible, in staging the debate. is an biblical theory that life was This religions."' created philosophy class. but the evidence for evolution in the extremely sensative situation abruptly by a supreme being but in "I don't like it," says higher classes is very poor." involving freedom of speech. Continued on page g Minority Enrollment Project on the Status of Women Reports Remains Low and Alarming Findings Regarding College Continues To Decline Teaching and Administrative Positions By College Press Services for Women Intercollegiate Press D.C-Des- pite the best efforts of stagnating or remaining steady for by '. traditionally white, middle-clas- s them." In what seemingly has promotions than their male I Classroom Climate," is in part to colleges to enroll more minority Although minorities become an annual condemnation, a counterparts do according to the I "keep up the momentum" of change, students, fewer blacks and Hispanic s make up 213 percent of the total ' leading national college women's report called The Campus Climate j There's lots being said and are going to college now than 10 U.S. population, they make up only group says campuses nationwide Revisited: Chilly for Women j lots of studies are articles being years ago. 17 percent of college enrollments a new report by the still are fundamentally inhospitable Faculty. Administrators and Graduate aoout wnat neeas to oe nationwide. written American Council on Education to women. Students." done," Touchton says. "It's hard to seriousness (ACE) says. The of this Discrimination, the And progress may slow in say how successful we are, but we The is no one group of minorities has prognosis for Washington-base- d the near future, other observers say, : Project on the want references to women and to (its 1 attracting more black and Hispanic ever achieved corresponding Status and Education of Women because many people thinkmost of discrimination in every report on students in the future, moreover, is enrollment level) in college." she recently reported, is subtler. Hiring the problems of college sexism are higher education." "dismal." the report's author adds. says. "Blacks are about 14 percent practices are less sexist and male solved. The new report notes few, of the population, but represent "All the new programs to professors are friendlier, but college "Some say die 1970"s was if any colleges still openly only eight percent of the college ' increase minority enrollments campuses remain a chilly place for the decade for women, and now were discriminate against women, or even worked for a while," says the ACFs enrollment They are losing ground most women students and faculty passed that" says Judy Touchton of condone discrimination by ignoring Sarah Melendez, who wrote the instead of staying current" members. the American Council on Education's it. Everyone has a favorite report "While many men are not "But were not There's a "Lots of overtly Minority enrollment on explanation. even aware they're being continuing need to keep women on discriminatory practices on Victoria Valle Staples of traditionally white campuses began discriminatory." explains Bernice the agenda. Our intention is to make campuses have been handled," to increase in the mid-1960-s, peaked Penn State where minority Sandler of the Project which is part . sure that lots of others talk about . Sandler says. "Now it's more subtle, mid-1970-s, enrollment decreased from 3.9 in the and has been of the Association of American treatment of women in higher but people are more aware of the last declining ever since, she says. percent of the student body year Colleges, "many women don't education." issues." year, The trend for black to 3.7 percent of this despite a realize when they're being So one reason for The There are people who well-funde- d, ambitious recruiting students is downward. Melendez discriminated against" Campus Climate Revisited," which believe that discrimination on drive attributes the decline to adds that "for the Hispanics and Women are now getting reprises many of the points made in campus has been solved once you let native Americans, all depends how money. it better jobs in higher education, but the Project on the Status of women in as teachers and . you look .at It is either. '- it ..... - Continued on page T have a harder time getting Women's 1984 report called The ,,v Continued on page .7 . , Page 2 Editorial David Dean, Editor-in-Chi- ef The Wooster Voice Kate Wolfe, Managing Editor JI'U-- DO Founded November 13, 1883 Jeff Lietzke, Business Manager Atwnd here Sandeep Bhatia, Business Manager Chris Shite, Sports Editor Published by the students of Pam Rhoads Copy Editor The College of Wooster, , Meskerem Gebrekidan,, Wooster, Ohio Tradition is Dead! 3tGi1sfeJK5M coufee mess saves. By David A. Dean Editor-in-Chie-f, The Wooster Voice Tradition at The College of Wooster is dead. I told someone a few days ago this revelation and they turned to me and said, "We knew that all along, so what else is new?" At first I was a little taken back at the rather smug manner in which my friend answered my observation because I thought I Letters to was the only person who cared about "tradition." I came from a Editor traditional family of traditional backround, a tradiotional house the and to be quite honest, a traditonal upbringing. So why did I Dear Editor. decide to come to an "untraditional" school? Good question. Dear Editor Dear Editor. J-- Believe it or not The College of Wooster did, despite Women's week has I feel compelled to write in popular belief, have a great deal of traditions. Beanies on beenis a very exciting time for response to bom Tom Karsten's w.. j: . i original review of "Amahl and the Homecoming, the Alfred E, Packer Day, various dances and, yes, people women and men to learn student who is mterested in a career Night Visitors" and the Voice's even the Wooster Love Song was popular enough that even the about and discuss women's issues, in natural resources or resource sing.