In Entertainment this week: three concerts you really should have been at. See page fourteen... The Volum e 67 • N um ber 11 D ecem ber 6,1991 Student charged with disorderly conduct; denies allegations Denise Inman_________ was punched while trying to Triangle Staff Writer separate the men. One student that suffered a head wound David Omler, a Drexel identified his assailant to police. University student, was arrested “The Philadelphia Police on Sunday, Nov. 24 by were called,” said Director of Philadelphia Police and charged Security James Powell, “because with disorderly conduct and a crime was committed.” underage drinking. When According to Police doc­ questioned about his arrest, the umentation, the “offender was student said that “I was jumped intoxicated and underage. He and I was only defending was verbally abusive and myself.” continued causing a Police and security doc­ disturbance.” He was arrested uments stated that three Drexel for disorderly conduct and students were involved in a fight underage drinking. outside Kelly Hall at approxi­ The student that was struck mately 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 24. intends to file a private criminal Drexel security guards were complaint against his assailant. aware of the incident, and one See CHARGES on page 2 Student handbook finished VIsUon to Wednesday’s reception fo r ••America's Refugees — Images John Vassallo/TAe Triangle o f Homelessness and Poverty' look at a set o f Harvey FinUe’s photographs in the Living Arts Lounge. Adam Blyweiss sections, including academic Catherine Campbell calendars, student activities and services, rights and respon­ Triangle Staff Writers sibilities, and University “Drexel University has never policies. It is available at the Total quality m anagem ent to transform U. had a handbook like this,” said University Bookstore, the Dean Dean of Students Diana of Students office, and the Duncan Widman_______ according to the Nov. 1991 issue For example, Schneider said, Hackney, regarding the pub­ Creese main desk. of The American Association for “The billing diagnostic team lication of the University’s According to Hackney, the Triangle Staff Writer Higher Education Bulletin, “...a lo (^ at the whole process, from official student handbook, more University wanted to have the “What I’m trying to do is get call to leadership for therefnm start to stop. They can than a year after it was started. handbook available for distribu­ this administration working right of American enterprise...an commission their own right The handbook, free to all tion in September. It was and like a team. You’ve got to entirely new organization, one work group teams,” which students and staff, was made postponed, however, in order to build teams,” said Vice whose culuu-e is quality-driven, would work on specific available on Dec. 2. include completed policies like President of Administration Dr. customer-oriented, marked by problems such as billing dorm The new handbook covers the new smoking policy. It was Richard Schneider about teamwork, and avid about costs or subtracting financial aid academic terms between fall also essential to go through Drexel’s Total Quality Manage­ improvement” from the total costs. 1991 and summer 1993. At 154 many “spin-off” committees ment policy. Total Quality Schneider has already formed Schneider said that TQM pages long, it is divided into 13 See HANDBOOK on page 4 Management [TQM] is. the Quality Steering Council as studies have shown that 80 part of the Universities’ two- percent of all problems in year TQM training plan. “The augmentation are system quality board is made up of problems, not people problems. Tri-Span II to be built by senior design group some very senior people here, In other words, the people are Duncan Widman_______ the design process by using design, engineering, and and I’m just training them right good but the systems are not, computer models to test the construction aspects of the now. They include the provost and the people don’t feel Triangle Staff Writer properties of three possible project. Like the group that built the president, the treasurer, the empowered to change them. The original Drexel Tri-Span materials to use in the Tri-Span I, this year’s team is director of facilities manage­ TQM inverts the standard was expected to last for only two construction. The team’s fall­ planning to stay aifter graduation ment, the director of OSIR, the management structure. “The years when it was built by a back choice is pressure-treated to help complete the construc­ director of affirmative action, only purpose for management is senior design team in 1976, yet wood, which costs less but will tion. the chief information officer, to support the workers, not the it stood for fifteen years before degrade quickly. However, the The cost of the fu^t Tri-Span and the associate vice president workers support the manage­ collapsing this past August. team is hoping that their was between $30,000 to for development,” said ment... to have the workers When asked how long the new construction will last well into $40,000, but the steel plates that Schneider. realize that they have a profound Tri-Span II will last, senior the next century, so they are also connected the wooden beams The Steering Council’s impact on the customer, and that design team member Basil looking into two types of were donated and all construc­ charter labels its activities as, they can recommend changes to Harris said, “until the [E)rexel] synthetic materials. “Recycled tion was done by students. The “Establish overall quality the system, because they know bicentennial.” lumber,” which is actually cost of the new Tri-Span was measures and goals,” “Approve the problems best not me.” If all goes well for the civil recycled plastic cut into beams estimated at $40,000 to $50,000. team projects and review TQM suesses zero defects, engineering senior design team and which looks like gray wood, If the team was to give the plans progress,” and “Provide for with all systems as defined as of Harris, Dave Keener, Rick will give the structure an to an outside contractor, interaction and sharing of possible. He said that right now, Betron and Ken Fulmer, the environmental theme. The other however, they would do most of ideas.” “we don’t have systems defined geodesic Drexel Tri-Span II will is reinforced fiberglass, which is the construction themselves with Under the Steering Council here; a lot of times they’re made stand once more over the very non-corrosive and has only student volunteers assisting. would be a diagnostic team for up, or they’re word of mouth... campus at 33rd and Market Sts. recently begun to see use in civil The first Tri-Span was built every major process the every major process that we Led by faculty advisor Dr. Harry engineering. of non-pressure-treated wood, University runs. Already, four have here at school, no matter G. Huris, the team will present Harris said that hopefully the and had a two-year permit from diagnostic teams were set up to what it is, should be laid out on its proposal for Tri-Span II to project will be funded primarily the city. When the permit ran test the TQM system; one each a flow diagram, so that the administration after the fall by the Board of Trustees; out, no one bothered to take it for physical plant, billing, mail everybody knows what the hell term. Tri-Span II, like its however, some fund raising down; it stood for fifteen years room and payroll. Each team it is, because how can you predecessor, will stretch 72 feet effort must be made by a parallel until the wood began to degrade includes one person from the improve something if you don’t wide and rise 22 feet at the group, because the team doesn’t and shift It finally collapsed in Steering Council, called a know what the system is?” crown. ' have the time. Instead, they are August, a month after it was linking pin, to assure good Schneider pointed to the The teaiii is now completing spending all their energy on the roped off to prevent accidents. communication between levels. See TQM on page 4 2 • The Triangle • December 6,1991 Van R. to be made available for Drexel News In Brief student program use next term Student Congress constitution approved Catherine Campbell conference rooms and areas that down a $5000“good will” Drexel controls for events. payment for the facility's use. The vote was 42 to 17 in favor of improving the new Student Of The Triangle The Student Programming The use of Van R. for program­ Congress constitution in a general student body referendum held The Van Rensselaer resident Association [SPA] is currently ming is very beneficial to the last Wednesday. The new constitution, which appeared in the last hall's living room will be planning a Super Bowl event as students and will benefit issue of The Triangle, will take effect immediately according to available for programming well as relocating their everyone... we’re glad to see it speaker Robyn Gershenoff. beginning winter term. Dean of SPAtlight shows there. Hackney happen.” After Student Congress The new constitution provides for more members of Congress Students Diana Hackney said said that greek organizations contributed the “good will” than exist presently, including a Congress-Person-At-Large for that this was largely due to also appear to be interested in security. Director of Residential each class. Gershenoff said that letters of application for new Student Congress’s input, who utilizing the facility. Living Diana Dale approved the position will be accepted until Jan.