Lanthorn, Vol. 15, No. 14, November 19, 1981 Grand Valley State University
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For more information, please contact [email protected]. grand valley state colleges' student-run newspaper ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1981 \/n li im o 1 R Number Grand Vaiiey Foundation underway Foundation to raise private dollars by Sue Collini foundation memberships begin at $25, with additional editor in chief categories of $100, $200, and $1,000,” said Lubbers “Of course it is, but we want a lot of shareholders Approximately three hundred and seventy-five who buy in each year. We are beginning. We do have community leaders. Grand Vaiiey faculty and staff $3,000,000 towards our goal, and in the future who were present Tuesday, November 17 for the launching knows, someone may buy a $1 ,000,000 ticket to of the Grand Valley Colleges Foundation. The foun lunch,” Lubbers said. dation patterned after foundations at other leading Referring to the U S. knowledge explosion which universities will function an an “umbrella for all private originally began in 1876, Lubbers commented, The fund-raising activities at Grand Valley. It will also knowledge explosion continues, boom or depression. attract deferred giving and spearhead special capital We must not panic because we don’t have as much projects including the new Grand Kapids Down as previously. We must tighten our belts, and be town Center.’’ about our business. Michigan needs us, and will need The major objective of the foundation is to expand us. We need you to strengthen us. the Grand Valley Endowment Fund which is at present “We simply have not had the resources to fund the fourth largest in the state. Currently, Grand some of the greatei institutions of the state," Valley’s endowment stands at $3,211,403. The foun Milliken stated. dation’s goal is to reach $10,000,000. "We are coming dangerously dose to the line to Governor William G. Milliken, Grand Valley’s maybe permanently damaging some of the finest President Arend D. Lubbers and Richard DeVos, institutions,” Milliken added. a Grand Valley Board of Control member and co Milliken stated, "We have gone beyond cutting the owner of the Amway Corporation spoke in support fat, we have cut into the bone and even into the of the foundation the reasoning behind the establish marrow.” ment of the organization. “ I have never never regretted the creation of this “In these difficult times, still offering opportunities institution fGrand Valley) or the support of it given for improvement, we turn once again to you the by the state’s general fund,” the Governor stated. people who have been a part of us or supported us,’ "I support what you are doing (the foundation)- Lubbers stated. you are on the right track,” Milliken said. “We decided to expand our foundation to build DeVos spoke in support of the foundation saying, ^and oversee our fund raising from private sources. "I have been on Grand Valley’s Board for four years, The major emphasis of the foundation is to increase I am continually overwhelmed with the quality of How many did you catch? education there. It is worthy of your support." the endowment. We want gifts to invest so 'he earnings That's th« question that Rowing Club captain Michael Adams was asked by students who saw him rowing There arc four categories of membership in the from those gifts can provide a margin ot excellence on Zumberge Pond on Friday afternoon. But Adams wasn't scouting for fish. He was looking for students who foundation member $25 ; sponsor $100; corporate in good times and survival in bad. We are not going might be interested in joining the Grand Valley Rowing Club. The Rowing Club will take the place of the Crew $200; and benefactor-$1,000. Membership in the for the quick fix’," Lubbers said. Team which was cut this fall (photo by Karen Durham). "You may say to move from $3,000,000 to foundation offers a variety of special benefits depend $10,000,000 in endowment is an ambitious goal when ing on the level of participation. by Chris Berry pointed out. The college hopes that if needed, by the individual depart tures. "Students should write a poem news writer the requirements v ill come out by ments. and paint a picture and not only study fall of 1983, with the students start Edwards also inquired as to whether the history," he said. Mayberry tied ing in the fall of 1984 being subjected several general education requirements this into all areas, suggesting that the (faculty) Senate (ECS) met last Friday to them. could be satisfied by completing one sciences should push the lab and ex ECS continues to tackle perimental work, to learn by doing. afternoon, November 13, to continue Some of the different schools and intensified class. their discussion on general education departments were worried that the Speech and photography classes are requirements for Grand Valley State general education requirements would WJC professor Robert Mayberry other examples of classes that would students. Discussion centered on such be too large and cause rouble for spoke out against the idea of combin satisfy such a requirement, if it is topics as the amount of general cdu- some professional majors. Larry ing the requirements for the arts and made a requirement. the issue of catkin requirements needed, the idea Edwards of the CAS music department humanities as one. "People have lost The act of cleaning up the wording of combining the arts and the human- is one such professor, lie suggested faith in the arts and humanities,” he of the working criteria was given to a — ^ # itiei and the suggestion of requiring a that any general education classes pointed out, alluding to the fact that smaller task force. Also, each school numbering over 30 credits would be the sciences arc thought of as being was told to supply their own criteria general ea requirements °' more of a burden than students in more important in contemporary for the next ECS meeting which will Provost Glenr Niemeyer stressed the many departments could handle in a society. be held on Dec. 4. The school hopes to importance of creating a general edu four-year program, and therefore, the Maybetiy also brought up the idea get a solid plan with approval from all cation rirogram. “F.ach school can’t general education requirements should of having general education classes the schools together by the end of the have different requirements,” he be kept to a minimum, and added to, that emphasized experience over lec semester. “Tampering” with fire extinguisher leads to student’s expulsion by Becky Burkert "I don’t know where I’m going to they must follow. It’s up to them to $75,000 in damages. “One fire extinguisher that was news writer live for the rest of this semester,” read it. The rules are stated clearly.” said Busch. “ I don’t have the money Yet Busch Argues with the wording used to help put out that fire was ex hausted by tampering,” said Byrd. What do you do when you see a fire for off-campus housing (nor do) my rhar i* naed in the rules Byrd also said that because of the extinguisher laying on the floor of ? parents.” “The word, tampering, to me means dorm hall? Do you pick it up and put Busch docs not understand the se that somebody squirts a fire extinguish threat of another major fire, housing would remain tough with students it where it belongs? verity of the housing authorities. er or plays around with it. i think they V'ou better not or you may find “All 1 did was pick it (the fire ex could’ve given me a warning,” said tampering with fire equipment. yourself removed from the dormitor tinguisher) up and set it by the KA’s Busch. “Once you make an exception you ies as Copeland Hall resident, Charles door. I didn’t squirt it off or any Both Cox and Byrd hinted that the lose all credibility," said Byrd. In the meantime, Busch claims that Busch discovered. thing," said Busch. reason Grand Valley is so strict with he will get lots of blankets, and sleep Busch, a freshman, was returning to Director of Housing, Robert Byrd, students caught tampering with fire in the car. "It won’t be so bad,” he his second floor dorm room on Octo also refused to discuss Busch’s case yet equipment is because of the Kistier ber 27 when he saw a fire extinguisher said, "We’ve always been tight concern House fire of 1979 that cost the college said. laying in the hall. ing fire equipment and alarms. (Fool “I picked it up and sat it in front of ing around with fire extinguishers or the RA’s (resident assistant) door I alarm:) is one thing 1 won’t toi -rate.” William James starts up paper it I knocked ut not, Byrd said that if a student is caught but he must’ve heard me set it down tampering with fire equipment it is because he started to open the door,” considered a breach of contract The by Larry See, Jr.