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The Ithacan, 1980-04-24 Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1979-80 The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 4-24-1980 The thI acan, 1980-04-24 The thI acan Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1979-80 Recommended Citation The thI acan, "The thI acan, 1980-04-24" (1980). The Ithacan, 1979-80. 23. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1979-80/23 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1979-80 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. I ,\ J rl A Weekly Newspaper, Published Independently by the Students of Ithaca College Vol.49/No. -=< I lthar;i NPw York Two Left in ProvOst Search by Betsy Dana information provided by the Although the committee's his dedication to academics, Edgar Shick accepted a James Billet and Lois Smith Provost Search Committee, responsibilities ended with the said Musgrave, continuing, position at Nasson College in remain as the two contenders said Musgrave. Billet and presentation of the evaluative "that sense of quality will Maine, while Philip Nanzetta for the position of provost Smith will also return to I.C. materials to the president, said transfer." has become vice president of from the group of five this week for interviews with Musgrave, he commented on Lois Smith's background as Stockton College, Musgrave previously selected, and Frank the president, Musgrave said, the strengths of the two an acamedician is especially reported. Musgrave, chairperson of the reporting also that the input of remaining candidates. desirable, said Musgrave, but Musgrave expressed overah committee said that a decision the deans will be another fac­ Musgrave cited Billet's he also stressed her experience satisfaction with the search, can probably be expected from tor in the selection process. "positive enthusiasm," ad­ as an administrator and a however. He attributes this to the president sometime next While ideally, the selection ministrative experience and teacher. In addition, she "has the careful selection proces5 week. The Provost Search is made solely by the good publication and resear­ the -faculty at heart," said combined with the relatively Committee presented their president, stated Musgrave, ch records as desirable, adding Musgrave. short period of time taken to assessments of two final can­ ''The deans are the key people that Billet sees I.C. as "poised The chairperson also com­ complete the screening. The didates on Wed., April 16 to in the picture." He continued and waiting for the, future," mented that the committee search began in July 1979, and Presig_ent Whalen, who will saying, "We would hope that and a potentially important would "welcome a woman in­ Musgrave expects a working make the ultimate selection. the deans would want to place for education in the so, .. to top administration." He provost by thi~ July or Whalen· will base his reflect their faculty's opinion Billet's role in the reshaping of added, however, that it August. Although, he said decision on faculty, student in addition to their own sub­ Goucher College where he is shouldn't be a factor in the that this depends on Whalen , and staff evaluations as well as jective evaulations." currently employed indicates selection process. choosing either Billet or Smitn Two of the five final can­ and their willingnc~s to accept didates were eliminated from the post. Hu1son Heights Evacuated the final selection because of , new job appointments at other by Betsy Dana and SASP members arrived concerned that there was con­ institutions, said Musgrave. Most of the 198 students and the possibility of the ex­ . fusion," commented residing in Hudson Heights plosion of 300 full tanks of Withiam. Student Recornends were evacuated from their propane located in the The union was opened to buildings on Wednesday, building adjacent to the bur­ accommodate the evacuees for ·Recording Studio April L6 because of a fire at ning one was discovered. The the two to three hours before by Judy Green , Mannes to the provost's office the Southside Fuel Company fire department then requested the danger was · judged to be John Mannes, a sophomore where he discussed the located in front of Building A. the' evacuation of buildings A through. During that period, at Ithaca College, has recom- possibilities with Eloise Blan­ Firefighters,. IC security of­ through D, followed by the two tanks of propane gas on mended that the College build pied, a,sistant to the provo~t. ficers, SASP members and additional precaution of trucks near the burning a recording studio. The i'v1anne, then ,pent three mon­ other law enforcement agen­ evacuating the further building exploded, but injured television-radio major ha, th, getting 5uppon from dif­ cies as5isted in the effort unde1 removed buildings E and F no one said Withiam. been working on- this proposal ferent areas of the ~chool. the potential threat of ex­ and several private homes, Residents returned to un­ since Sept. when, in a letter to On .Ian. 18. the first board ploding propane tanks located said Withiam. The Ithaca damaged apartments, the only President Whalen, he wrote of meeting took place including near the burning building. Police Department and destruction having occurred at his idea that a sound produc- :Vlannes; Blanpicd: John The fire began of undeter·­ firefighters covered the clo5er the Southside Fuel Company tion facility would be a Bracewell, a,sociate rrofessor mined causes at approximate'v buildings, while IC security itself. valuable addition to the of theatre arts: John Gunning, 2am on the north side of one officers concentrated in E and Withiam expressed concern school. ·- ... associate profes,or of theatre of the company's buildings, F, Withiam continued, all over apartments into which Mannes's idea grew from arts; Joseph Minogue, director said Charles Tuckerman, ac­ using master keys to assure the authorities could not gain his own interest in audio of development; Gloria ting fire chief. A Hudson thorough evacuation of the entry, but felt that a high level engineering. He then realized Richards, assistant dean of the Heights resident reported the students. communication and how much a recording studio School of Communication, emergency as occurring in A Withiam stated that several cooperation prevented other could _benefit students and Joel Stegall, de,:tn of the Building; only on arrival, did students in the complex may possible problems. Fire Chief from varied areas of the School of Music. the firefight~s locate the fire have been left however, Charles Tuckerman termed school including theater The meeting was '-LH.:cc,,ful at the fuel company, stated because of problems with lock the evacuation as having gone production, television-radio, for Mannes \\ ho felt l'll­ Louis Withiam, director of the chang'es. Also, some students ''very well," and said that "a cinema, music, music therapy, couraged by their intere,t Office of Security. · residing on the north side of E great deal of danger" was and anyone interested in ex- saying, "It was an increc.liblc Withiam went on to say that .building were not informed of avoided . ploring properties of sound. display of cooperation bet- ' additional IC security officers the dangerous situation. "I'm ·1 "Very few schools have ween the three school5 of 11' audio engineering. This ·ad- music, drama, and com­ dition would draw in more ap- munications." plicants while complementing If there is to be a recording Multi Cultural Dorm Pl_11nnzed our fine music school. It's an studio, those involved say 1t excellent background to be ex- will take time. Bracewell i, by Ned Derrickson nations as well. We want to from the cns1s ·(of student~ posed to and will train studen- wnt111g a formal propo~al A subcommittee of the involve all kinds of diversity dre-~sed ·as klanspersons) but· ts from film to music," Man- which tl)en must be approved Campus Life Committee has within the community," said should transcend the crisis and nes said. by President Whalen. The begun plans for the creation of one subcommittee member. do somethini more with it," He also said that it would next step would be to ,eek a dorm focused upon cultural The planning of the he said. All members of the allow the theater department a funding for the project. awareness and exchange bet­ Multicultural Awareness Hall subcommittee that were inter­ better atmosphere with more Minogue feels intere\tec1 m ween students. According to arose from a demand by the viewed agreed . that the hall effects and higher fidelity the studio but say, he mu,t the subcommittee, "the Afro Latin Society and the should involve all areas of the along with the possibility of an first receive Bracewell\ overall purpose of the Coalition for Non-Oppressive IC community, and include audio engineering major at report, which, according to Multicultural Awareness Hall Education following the faculty and staff, as well as I.C. Bracewell, should be complete will be to help students under­ KKK/Halloween incident. students. I.C. does have a sound by the end of tlm ,chnol year. stand multi-national cultures A purpose of · the The subcommittee would stage and production facility Minogue said. "When you through the study of diverse Multicultural Awareness Hall like input from as many mem­ but Mannes feels that these are get enough people 1ntcre\lcd. social groups that make up is to create an atmosphere bers of the community as not updated enough for an idea becomes a po,~ihil1ty American society.'' supportive of students of all possible, and to this end a students to properly ap- The que~tion to a,k 1,, '\\ill The consensus of several racial, cultL1ral, and religious questionnaire has been preciate the aspects of sound the project help to acha11cc !ht' members of the committee is backgrounds.
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