Dupage to Host Con-Con Workshop Oct. 20-24
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The Courier Volume 3 Issue 4 Article 1 10-16-1969 The Courier, Volume 3, Issue 4, October 16, 1969 Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/courier This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Courier by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. One DuPage to Host Con-Con Workshop Oct. 20-24 Will Be College of DuPage will host a faculty sponsor this month is Oct. 21, all candidates from the College of DuPage. The purpose of number of prominent Illinois Conrad Szuberla. 9th, 39th, and 40th districts will be this workshop will be to discuss the legislators during a week-long present for discussions (speeches) “Experiences of Other States.” Queen public Con-Con workshop Oct. 20- Forum was created to encourage in “Meet the Candidates.” 24. in-depth seminars, monthly Guests of the workshop on Oct. simulations, frequent group On Oct. 22, the speakers will be 23 will be representatives from The sessions are considered so discussions, regularly scheduled John Woodfield, bureau chief for The League of Women Voters; The important that evening students lectures, debates, surveys, and the Associated Press, Baltimore, Illinois AFL-CIO; the Illinois are urged to attend the workshop student-faculty dialogues relative Maryland, Frank Sierawski, Retail Merchants’Association; the instead of their regular evening to student needs and problems.. secretary of state’s office, Independent Voters of Illinois; the classes. Each session will begin at Michigan; and Emmet Slingsby, DuPage County Democratic 7:30 p.m. and will conclude at or The second day in the workshop, political science instructor, Continued on Page 2 before 10 p.m. in the Campus Center (K building). The first night of the workshop will feature William J Bauer, circuit court judge and newly- named federal ^strict attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; James Bowhay, executive director COURIER for the Council of State Govern¬ ments and Larry Hanson, the October 16, 1969 Nanci Alumbaugh Vol. 3, No. 4 administrative assistant to Adlai E. Stevenson, Ill. state treasurer. These men will discuss the “Illinois Constitutional Problem” Sunshine Eases Muddy Parking Mess and how it affects us. The Con-Con Workshop is Three days of rain caused mud Improvements in the near future Also in the future: Main Street, sponsored by the department of bogs and tied up parking almost to will help alleviate the problems, Glen Ellyn, will be extended all the social sciences and the student’s the point of no return at College of according to Elmer Rosin, way to Butterfield Road. Forum, which is a student-faculty DuPage, but sunshine and dry security officer. instrument to promote interest in weather eased the situation early Rosin said the new east parking contemporary affairs. Forum’s in the week. The mud in the south overflow lot will be graveled and that a parking field caused many cars to walk-way will run from the lot past be trapped for hours. Tow trucks the farmhouse and bookstore to the Busload to Moratorium were dispatched to pull them out. campus. The farmhouse and bookstore He said faculty parking will be Paulette Balodlmas were practically isolated by A busload of students left the derstandable. It does not, enlarged to accommodate all slippery mud for several days, college of DuPage farmhouse late however, seem to me right to call faculty and staff members. He except for the long trip around the yesterday afternoon for the Civic for an institutional action which said lights in the parking lot will be mainland. Center plaza in downtown Chicago may not be representative of the on at all times. to participate in a peace vigil in feelings of all. Accordingly, the As a result the paved parking lot conjunction with the nation-wide college will proceed on a business- Meanwhile, the student senate is was overcrowded and traffic tie- Viet Nam moratorium. as-usual basis. considering setting up a fine ups were common both for in¬ system for parking violations, coming and outgoing cars. Dr. Rodney Berg, college “I am personally gratified that including the entire college body. president, came out Monday with a plans are being made by various Rosin said the state has com¬ statement defining the ad¬ students and members of the For overflow parking on paved pleted its traffic survey of ministrations stand on the issue. faculty to promote serious lots, two choices are available. DuPage’s problems and has come This was his statement: discussion and thought about the One is to park in the Glenfield up with the following suggestions: Viet Nam situation and related Baptist church lot, just south of the “The desire of students and matters of national policy on Oct. campus on Lambert Road. The Traffic signals will be installed faculty to join in the proposed 15. We ought always, as a college other is to park in the Park Bible at both ends of Lambert Road. Left moratorium on classes Oct. 15 to community, to examine and Church lot on Park Blvd. north of Isabel da Para' turn lanes will be made on give emphasis to their opposition debate among ourselves any of the Butterfield Road. Roosevelt Road and street lights to the Viet Nam war is un¬ great problems facing this nation will be put on parking lot en¬ and its people.” Kammes Bus Service will trances. operate a shuttle bus from these lots to campus every hour on the half hour as often as necessary and back to the lots every hour on the Senate May Drop IACJC IsRoscoe Blushing? hour. If you have noticed a person by Parking is not permitted on the the name of Roscoe ducting in and grass at these lots and driveways out of doorways without his pants The possibility of the College of committee holds its meetings and sidewalks must not be on here at the college, be kind DuPage dropping its membership every Monday night in the Campus blocked. The bus service will enough to drop him a subtle hint. in the Illinois Association of Center. continue as long as the field is not Community and Junior Colleges usable and until the new lot is There are two pair of pants in a (IACJC) was brought up at last Ken North, John Podgorny, and completed. plastic bag marked “Prop, of Thursday’s meeting of the student Andy Swenson were appointed to Pam Lyons Roscoe” in the Student Activities senate by Roger Whitacre. the buildings and grounds com¬ Parking is still not permitted mittee by O’Donnell and after office, K-138 in the Campus Center. along Lambert Road. Whitacre said that continuing in some questions from the senate the IACJC would mean a “waste of they were approved. Bonfire to Ignite time and money” to the college. He added that DuPage is now a member of the National Student Homecoming Association (NSA) and according to Thom O’Donnell, ASB president, Weekend this is a far better organized in¬ stitution. The senate voted to The annual bonfire and a mixer recommend to the executive board start off Homecoming weekend that the college does not rejoin the Friday night. The new queen will IACJC. It is the executive board be announced at the mixer. that will make the final decision. Then Saturday, a car caravan A tentative date for the senate will journey from DuPage to elections was announced by the Downers Grove North High School election committee. It is Nov. 17 where the Homecoming game and 18 with the nine days prior against Joliet explodes at 1:30 p.m. being reserved for campaigning. Petitions for a candidates name to Saturday evening the dinner- be placed on the ballot will be dance “Golden Illusions” begins available through the student with dinner from 7:30-9:00. government office two weeks Following dinner there will be before the elections, dancing to two varieties of music and the crowning of the Queen to The election committee consists conclude the evening. of Scott Firth, Paul Augsburger Ed Marks, and Jay Miller. Firth said The dance will be held at that the committee’s main Glendale Country Club in problem was lack of heir He said Bloomingdale. A few tickets are anyone wishing to he., should still available. They are, $10.00 a contact the student government Qozing, sticking, tenacious, slippery mud kept the the recent rainy spell. In case you’ve forgotten, it CouPle- office as soon as possm e. wjse students on paving at College of DuPage during looked like this. It posed overflow parking problems. THE COURIER, Page 2 October 16, 1969 Faculty Parking Problem 'Unsolvable Overnight' Wednesday By Joan Carlson In analyzing the problem, Rosin The senate moved and approved the welfare council and indorsed told Szuberla that a majority of the a motion to send Richard Wood, by the senate received a reply 'Film Specials' An attempt by the faculty senate congestion in the faculty area Faculty Senate chairman, to from Dr. Berg that he is unable to to improve inadequate faculty stems from delivery trucks, repair discuss the parking problem with go before the board with this Listed for Term parking did not meet with com¬ and construction teams working at C of D President Dr. Berg. proposal (the rate of pay being plete results, according to a report C of D. Another problem is the one-third of the rate of the previous A Wednesday special is being at Tuesday’s meeting by Conrad matter of enforcement of parking In other business, the senate three quarters.) He felt for action offered weekly for film fans at Szuberla, political science in¬ regulations.