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The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 1991-2000 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 4-6-2000 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 2000-04-06 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1991-2000 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 2000-04-06" (2000). The Voice: 1991-2000. 246. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1991-2000/246 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: 1991-2000 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 66 's tough to make predictions, especially Thursday, about the future. Yuri Brrra April 6, 2000 The Wooster Voice 99 Volume CXVI, Issue 22 America's Oldest Weekly College Newspaper www. wooster. eduvoice Africa week fashions New curriculum sparks controversy Lack of religion requirement incites debate forfaculty, trustees Naomi Kresge members of the Board." After be- Trustees said before the faculty" News Editor ing questioned about potential because a "significant change" in The potential elimination of a re- trustee reaction to a potentially ab- a dimension of student life could ligious studies requirement took a sent religious studies requirement, lead the Board to request a review central place in Monday evening's Durham emphasized that no faculty of the proposed change. 'The Presi- Faculty Committee meeting discus- vote has been taken to approve a dent decides when it is a significant sion of the recently proposed cur- course of action and that "you're enough issue," Strickler said. "The riculum changes. Concerns about asking me to speculate on what I Religious Dimensions Committee . potential trustee response to the can't speculate on." said they believed every student at proposal surfaced, and the meeting She also cited Chair of Faculty Wooster should have contact with the ended with the passage of religious dimension in an a motion to refer the topic academic way." back to the Educational Barbara Hetrick called it "essential Strickler linked the Policies Committee (EPC) that we do everything we can to trustee objections w ith the for review and the drafting faculty discussion, stating of a proposal for a Reli- ensure that the trustees not have a "that influenced the deci gious Studies requirement. role in curriculum choiceJ.' sion ... led to the discus- Professor of French sion of adding a Religious Carolyn Durham Studies requirement. prompted the discussion with a Relations Committee and Trustee There's never been a direct conflict reading of a letter from the Board John C. Dowd's description of the between the Board of Trustees and of Trustees' Religious Dimensions faculty role as "noses in, fingers the faculty, and they didn't want it Committee which said, in part, out," a statement which was quoted to come to that." Strickler cited past "the Trustees reserve the right" to by Professor of History John Board and faculty cooperation as address changes to student religious Hondros during the Faculty Com- "another mitigating factor." life. The letter expressed a concern mittee meeting. Durham stated to the Voice the that the new curriculum "does not According to Student Represen- Board's "right" to consider ensure that every student will have tative and SGA Vice President of changes, though at the Faculty an academic encounter with the re- Academic Affairs Nathaniel ligious dimension of human life" Strickler '00, "President Hales felt please see CURRICULUM. page 2 and stated that the Board will "fully it was necessary to bring what the photo by Ben Spieldennf.r expect" to review any curriculum proposal without a religious stud- April 10-1- 6 is South Asia Week at the College of Wooster. The pro This Week In the Voice: gram tne ana ies requirement. designed to raise consciousness oi students, lacutty Viewpoints Arts & Entkrtainmknt staff concerning that part of the world." In celebration, the College Durham said during the meeting that, based upon conversations with One word. Keats. Alcohol-fre- e mix-of- f. has planned a plethora of activities, including a speaker, films, a ba- at least eight Board members, "con- The genius does it again, Some no-che- m fun with drinking, zaar and a fashion extravaganza. The culminating activity is an Indian flict" would occur a requirement page 5 page 9 dinner, which will take place on Sunday evening in Westminster Church if House, Mackey Hall. The dinner actually dates back 700 years to when was not included. In a later interview with the FF. ATI RES Sports All-Americ- American missionaries prepared similar meals to raise money for that an. Voice, Durham noted that the lack Two Woo dudes hit the beach. Ellenwood named part of the country. Meals will be served at 5 p.m. and again at 6:30 a religious studies requirement Reminiscing Spring Break: girls and fun. National recognition for Woo star, pan. Tickets $5 and $8 ar"! are available in Lowry. of cost was a "disappointment to some page 7 page 10 Friday, April 7, is the last day '01 is Saturday, April 8, in the Underground from 1 0 You've seen the posters; come to to have your hearing screened from 9-- 1 1 :30 a.m. Set your p.m. to 1 a.m. on Wednes the show! Tickets required. free in Lowry 120 from noon to alarm and get ready! day, April 12. April 10-1- 6 is South Asia 1 :45 p.m. Saturday, SAB will' Also on Wednesday, Week! Enjoy the festivities, The Underground will be show two films: "Toy Scot Lanes will show food and fun as you see a little having Happy Hour from 5-- 9 Story 2" at 7 p.m. and "Austin Come to Scot Lanes Monday "South Park" from 10-10:- 30 p.m. peak of South Asian culture. p.m. on Friday. For you science Powers" at 10 p.m. It's a classic the 10th for Manic Monday in Scot Space for God will have a Wor- Don't miss it! types, Chem club happy hour is "revenge of the sequels" night, so Lanes. From 4-- 6 p.m. get half off ship Service in Lowry 1 20 at 11 Finally, if you see some ab- first-year- starting at 5, and everyone is in- enjoy. bowling, pool, and ping-pon- g. a.m. on Thursday, April 13. normally miniature s vited! If movies aren't enough, Scot The Underground will host Classical Studies is sponsoring this Saturday and Sunday, re- Kids-n-Si- bs SAB will show "Wedding Lanes' Late Night Extravaganza Monday Sports Night from 8-- 11 the lecture "Song and Society in member that it's Banquet" in Mateer Auditorium is from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday p.m. Early Rome" in Scovel 105 at 7:30 Weekend and don't step on at 7:30 p.m. Friday night. night. Bowl your heart out baby! Tuesday, April 1 1 will be the p.m. on Thursday. them. Let them know how much It's time once again to wake The Wooster Choral Union annual Take Back the Night rally Opening night of the Spring you enjoy Wooster. up way too early and get your will perform "Elijah" at 7:30 p.m. and march. Men and women are Dance Concert, directed by Kim classes for next semester; Reg- in McGaw Chapel on Sunday, April welcome; meet in Lowry at 8 p.m. Tritt, is Thursday, April 1 3, starting --COM- MI.KD BY STAII VkKltlK C'llklS istration for Fall Semester '00-- 9; tickets are required. Don't miss it! After Hours Cafe will be held at 8:15 p.m. in Freedlander Theatre. Bki ham k News pril 6 14 attend SGA presidential debate Curriculum James Allardice people out there." year. Zesiger said, "I think I can 1 the religious studies requirement. Editor-in-Chi- ef said, " we bring new energy to SGA. We have continued from page Courtney White '01 If They didn't even say why they evening's SGA Presi- make it clear that they can express to get students into debate before If Tuesday Committee meeting Vice Presi- weren't doing it," he said. He called was any indication, themselves, their crimes lose a lot the meetings, get them discussing dential debate dent for Academic Affairs Barbara his motion an effort to get the topic a work of potency. We need to embrace ev- the issues and then we can go be- the candidates have lot of Hetrick cited the fact that the Board back on the table, and he does see to do in. order to energize the stu- eryone with love." hind closed doors." has never before advised and ap- a potential for adding a require- body. With only 14 students John Zesiger '01 said more edu- White said he hopes to make dent proved curriculum changes. She ment. Havholm said, "there are in audience, the four presiden- cation is the answer to racially mo- SGA more visible. "SGA is a pro- the called it "essential that we do ev- good reasons for having one. And, squared in a de- tivated crimes."Unfortunately we ductive organization at times," tial candidates off erything we can to ensure that the of course, there is potential always in Lowry Pit. stop these things," Zesiger White said. He said he would like bate can't trustees not have a role" in curricu- for doing something for which said."We have to educate before we to see a stronger link from Campus Led by moderator Aishwarya lum choice, calling this a "danger- there is good reason." Nukala the dis- can condemn." Council and SGA.