Professors Resign, Lose Faith in Curriculum Committee
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the. Serving'the University and the community aUI as since 1931 March 8, 1989 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON Vol. 61, No 19 •' • _ ~ t • ," , • '.' ~, ,,- Co / • .' - '. • _ • Professors resign, lose faith in curriculum committee BY,MARIA FERRANTE anticipated 'progress despite the Ledford-Miller thinks the •'Curriculum refonn needs uncertain. Aquinas News Editor' current setbacks. proposed curriculum would the' support of the faculty at "Itwould be wise to set aside Linda Ledford-Miller, "Curriculum 90 has been compromise her principles. large. The faculty at large is not LSFS for a moment until the air , professor of foreign language slowed down. Ies' like an "Iunderstand thatcurriculum cognizant of what's going on in clears. My concern is to have the and David Black, professor of automobilethathas brokendown reform is a political process the committee," Ledford-Miller subcommittee do the best thing , phil¢sophy, resigned from the and can be fixed, not a train that where compromise is necessary. said. for Curriculum 90 and Curriculum'90Committeeas of hasbeenderailed," Carlsonsaid. The committee was over Curriculum 90 will continue recommend that Curriculum 90 March 1. Bothwere members of Ledford-Miller Said that the politicized from the start. I feel to function. go on without LSFS," Beidler the 'newly formed Liberal curriculum that would likely my commitment is not worth the "As of now the committee said. Studies Foundation Sequence come out' ,of Curriculum 90 time and energy expe~ded to has notfallen apart. As leader of Stephen Whittaker, professor sub-committee. would not match her standards. produce minimal outcome," the committee I hav,e tried to be ofEnglishandformer memberof ••After much soul-searching "I wanted some substantive Ledford-Miller'said. neutral. It has been difficult to the committee proposed LSFS. I have come to the conclusion change. I was looking for a true ".In such a political process, chairsuch a diverse committee. 1 He resigned two weeks ago. that my continued serviCe ori commitment to the liberal there is a possibility of realize I've made- mistakes," "Whittaker, Black and the committee is not in the best studies foundation sequence; a compromise that wouldn't Carlson said. Ledford-Miller were the driving interest of the students, the true commitment to the idea of compromise principles," The future of the Liberal force behind the concept of University or the possibility of an oversight,committee to stand Carlson said. Studies Foundation sequence is LSFS," Beidler said. curriculum reform at this and judge the general, education John Beideler, chairperson of time," Ledford-Millerwrote as curriCulum," Ledford-Miller the Liberal Studies Foundation ',: ':A-KE':A PEEK' ~ part of her letter ofresignation. said. Sequence subcommittee" and ... '" ... ' , WERlrMQYlN'lN " "I do not mean to tum my Black questions the Ledford-Miller agree 'that the ,.:qne::way to cause friction. ' back on the many students al1d credibility of the new faculty must play the leading with:your roomate -- invite faculty whose views I represent curriculum. role in the development ofa new the.' garigfrom home Ie} stay in 1 simply believe that the time is "1 care a great deal about the curriculum. ; your'diirmjohl weekend. not right for Curriculum reform future ofthis University, but I do "Curriculum reform must and that curriculum 90 has, for not believe a' concre.te 'come from faculty and be led by ,--:-See features pg. 4, ' many reasons, lost its curriculum model will emerge faculty," Beidler said. ' credibility," Black said. from this committee; and even if When asked about the future a model did emerge, the of the committee John W. University would, after the fuss Residential college plan' affirmed Carlson, Dean of the College of of· recent weeks, quite rightly BY STEVE SURIANI discussions, common meals, serious, but there is not an elitist Arts and' Sciences and treat the model with a Aquinas News Staff film/video viewing, athletic feeling among them," said chairpersonofthe Curriculum 90 ,measurable and debilitating Members of the committee contests, and governance/ Christie Shinn, program 'Committee, paints a picture of . suspicion,",Black added. ,on Residential College met planning meetings. coordinator of residential Tuesday night and' aff'rrmed These activities will be open colleges at Bucknell University. their commitmeriC to 'develop 'to all 'students. - Willis M. Conover, of the Gavigan Hall as a residential Some University officials history/politi"cal scienc~ college. have visited schools with department, will be the live-in In a residential college residential colleges to obtain Master of Gavigan College, students and. faculty can share facts ~d ideas which could be responsible for making sure the experiences, ,have open applied to Gavigan. students and the faculty achieve communication, and friendship. "We integrate academics a lively interaction. It is a link between academics into residential college life,". "We're not looking for a and the social world. saidLisaPeterson,assistantdean fraternity type atmosphere here ."It made sense that .'yve of students for residential life at at the U," said Morton, "we'd continue with the project Fordham UniversitY. like the Gavigan idea to branch since...it is a new residential , ,As activities, the college out to the entire campus but it hall, we have a natural sponsors· weekly trips to takes time, organization, andlots opportunity to develop this type .symphonies; operas, and plays ofinterest.', of program," said Larry thatonly cost the residents a few Gavigan Hall will be Morton, dean ofstudents. dollars each,explainedPeterson. equipped ,with a multi-purpose The committee's next task is Bucknell University has three room, a computerroom, lounges to develop an actual residential residential .colleges. They on each floor, and an office for college program foi Gavigan operate according to a the master. Hall. Renaissance, 'environmental, ~r Officials are also planning a .':~ ~~ Living in'Gavigan College international theme. ' kitchenette area, recreational will involvesuch experiences as At Bucknell University, space, and a reading room debates, lectures, social residential college students are Applications for Gavigan will i_·gatherings, ',informal viewed as "more academically be made available next week. -- Page 2 • THE AQUINAS·••March 8, 1989 re Ion. Beyond. the Walk-out disrupts travel plans' ~... Commons WORLD' "Eastern strike halts Avoca service, SOVIETS PROPOSE ARMS REDUCTIONS BY CHRISTINE SHERIDAN USAir," Hornick added. Allentown, JFK, or Newark The Soviet Union proposed troop and armor reductions during Aquinas Region Editor No E3Stern employees are airports for a refund," Richards negotiations in Austria on Momday and recommended that the A three day strike by the located' at the airport. USAir s~d . Warsaw Pact and NATO countries negotiate to eliminate all Eastern Airline Machinists handles . all ticketing and "No one is answering the battlefield nuclear weapons from Europe. SovietForeign Minister union silenced the ticket counter baggage. phones at' Eastern at those Eduard Shevardnadze's proposal goes beyond the reductions at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airports. Ifwe don'tget a refund. NATO planned to suggest at the conventional arms talks on International Airport Tuesday we may have to take a bus," Thursday. S~cretary of State James A. Balcer III told 35 foreign afternoon. Richards said. ministers that the West's goal is to reduce the Warsaw Pact's All of Eastern's local flights TheEastern Machinists union almost 2-1 advantage in conventional forces in Europe. have been canceled'due to the employees struck at 12-:01 a.m" strike action. Saturday. About 8,500 SECOND TRAIN CRASH IN TWO DAYS "People wew strapded here mechanics, baggage han<i!ers, Two commuter trains collided Monday in Scotland killing two over the week~nd. The airport and ground crews walked out in people in the second British Rail accident in48 hours. Two people was a madhouse. It was still very protest of managements were killed andover40 peoplesufferedinjuries when the two trains busy yesterday, but it's finally demands ' for ' contract collided. TheScottish crash' 'confirms...that we have been putting starting to calm down today,'" concessions in 17-month Ion!, insufficient resources into preventing these accidents," said John said Helen Hornick of Wilkes contract negotiations.. Prescott, the British LaborParty's transport spokesman. Saturday, Barre/Scranton . airport Thousands· of passengers five people died and 94 were injured during a c01lision of t'.'.'o information. were stranded and airports British Rail trains near London. Hornick said many travelers ART BY MARY LISA CANTE~ELLI jaIJlmed as other carriers tried to had been inquiring about. their accommodate the overload of NATION flight status, but as of Tuesday Mary Kate Richards, a travelers. ' OFFICER PLEADS GUlLTY TO Spy CHARGES most had made the necessary sophomore from Pittston is Nearly all operations were James W.Hall III, an Army warrent officer, pleaded guilty on arrangements. trav'e.ling to Florida during shutdown by theairline Monday Monday to charges that from 1983 to 1988 he participated in a "If tickets were purchased spring break and was planning to as 5,000non-union workers were conspiracy to deliver. classified military information to through a travel agency, there is fly on Eastern. idle. The airline said it could not repr~sentatives of East Germany and t:.e Soviet Union. He is no problem in arranging to fly She purchased her