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^ l| Colby students recount semesters away* See page 10. Wellness Tenure files released in lawsuit returned to the particular department, and the confidential portions are stored by the replaces P.E. Dean of Faculty's office. "We have bent over backward to provide requirement material, most of which is totally irrelevant," said McArthur. Patterson would not specify exactly why BY C. SWAN he obtained the files. "We're studying them Staff Writer now," he said. In another development, Gerber has ob- The College has changed the physi- tained partial funding for her suit from the cal education requirement to include the American Association of University Women "Wellness Program," which involves (AAUW). seminars on health and wellness as well "They picked [my case] out of many," said f or as fitness classes. The pr ogramis any Gerber. "Mine was one of the strongest." student who has not completed the re- Gerber was hired in the fall of 1985 for a quired four wellness credits (previously tenure-track position in the music depart- physical education credits) necessary for ment. Her tenure case was reviewed in the graduation. fall of 1991, and she was denied tenure that The wellness plan will replace profi- winter. She left the college after the 1992-93 ciency examinations, independent pro- Echo photo by AmyRzeznikiewicz school year, as rules of tenure require. grams and the coaching of youths, which Gerber claims she did not receive tenure will no longer satisfy the physical educa- Former Professor of Music Rebecca Gerher is currently pursuing a sex discrimination lawsuit against Colby. because of a gender bias in the music depart- tion requisite. ment. Her complaints include allegations that The revised program "will empha- Gerber are all of the confidential student rec- she was required to teach between six and size mental/ emotional, social, physical BY JONATHAN CANNON ommendation letters from the years 1985- eight courses per year, while the male music and spiritual fitness," according to a no- News Editor 1991. ' Y '" • - ': < faculty never taught more than six courses tice from the Physical Education Depart- Gerber, and her attorney John Patterson of per year. Also, she feels she did not receive ment earlier this semester. The wellness A court has forced Colby to turn over five Portland, are unsatisfied with this effort, nev- adequate compensation for instituting and design will also allow students to tailor years worth of tenure files to former Assistant ertheless. leading the Collegium ensemble, while other the completion of the requirement to Professor of Music Rebecca Gerber, who is "The files appear to be incomplete," said male faculty were given credit for directing their individual interests through sev- suing the school for gender discrimination. Patterson. groups, such as the chorale and orchestra. eral offerings. "This is the most invasive of any action "Colby was supposed to give us every- Further, she argues she taught more new The most important additions to the ever against the College," said Dean of Fac- thing from those files," said Gerber. "But a lot courses outside of her specialty than male fitness requirement are the Wellness ulty Robert McArthur. Included in the docu- is missing. Especially confidential things." music professors. Seminars, which will take place each ments are five years' worth of tenure files, The files Gerber requested are from the Gerber wants her position back, with ten- Tuesday atSp.m. Students attending four along with "all personnel files on every fac- yearsbefore her tenure petition was reviewed. ure. "Reinstatement is what we ask for," she lectures will receive one unit of credit, ulty member and files on every feature of She has obtained, in total, documents from 45 said. and students attendingeight lectures will faculty life," said McArthur. individual cases. She is looking for compensation for her receive two units of credit. The sequence "These files are not relevant to her case," "There is no question the files are incom- legal fees, lost wages, benefits and tuition of lectures will feature topics such as he said. "We never should have had to turn plete," said McArthur. "We don't keep the subsidies for her children, according to sexual victimization and protection, them over." files intact." McArthur points out that after a Patterson. see WELLNESSon page 5 Among the documents handed over to tenure decision is made, part of the dossier is "There'sa lot of dough at stake," he said.Q If you' re happy and you know it... Confusion abounds at BY CASSIE DONN Contributing Writer first Presidents' Council College does not get much bet- alcohol policy was well within the BY STEPHANIE PENNIX administration's jurisdiction, they ter than this, at least according to Contributing Writer Colby students, whose opinions did not take enough credit for the about their college rated them the decision. Amid some confusion and dis- Lackof experienceand familiar- happiest in the nation, according organization, Student Association to thel995 edition of ThePrinceton ity with parliamentary procedure President Bryan Raffetto '95 wel- resulted in substantial confusion Review Student Access Guide . comed the 1994-95 Presidents' Colby receives praise in catego- among delegates, according to Council last Wednesday. Raffetto. After the first vote, it be- ries ranging from great libraries The Council spent nearly one- and "professors who bring mate- came clear that many delegates did and-a-half hours in a discussion re- not know what exactly they had rial to life/' to the beautiful cam- the Alcohol in the Campus garding voted on, said Raffetto. As a result, pus and overall quality of life. Environment (ACE) committeepro- Colby's greatest recognition, he vetoed the first policy vote of the posal from last year. Raffetto said year, which formally had been not however, is being named number he was upset because he perceived one for having the happiest stu- to accept the ACE recommenda- the administration had bypassed the tion. He said that the veto was not to dent body. Echo photo by Jennifer Atioood Council by implementing the new become a regular occurrence. The A survey was cond ucted Sarah Olsten, Amy Stengel and Erin Brenner (all *97) enjoy a policy over the summer. He then among 306 colleges between 1992- vote was then taken a second time, beautiful day on the "happiest college' s" campus. suggested that the Council vote not resulting in a majority vote that ab- 94, collecting at least 100 student to accept the ACE recommendation opinions at each school, according ment was picked up by many news- Faculty Speak Out stained from accepting the proposal. and issue a reprimand to the ad- Later in the evening, Raffetto to Jean Krier, publicist for The papers including USA Today and "Students are happy to be here; ministration. Pri nceton Review. Krier said that Central Maine Morning Sentinel.The it is a compliment we in admissions said he felt many presidents had The ACE proposal had been little, if any, practical experience, the Review' s poll was "the most news even spread to a small to wn in areproud of. Thcschool spends time tabled at the last Presidents' Coun- honest, random poll for student Northeastern Vermont where a putting out a lot of information about but noticed a remarkable improve- cil meeting in the spring. ment by the end of the meeting. opinions." headline of a local newspaper read Colby, and it is good to hear it come Raffetto later told the Echo that This highly publicized achieve- "Colby StudentsPutonaHappy Face." see HAPPYon page 4 although thedecision regarding the see COUNCIL on page 3 Alcoliol debate dominates State of tlie College address It just didn't taste right.,. about alcohol and not BY ALISON BOKNSTEIN Zucchini bread laced with marijuana was allegedly sold at the some other is§ue." • Asst. News Editor Reggae Fest at the Gould Shell on Saturday, according to Dean of the "I believe President College Earl Smith. Two people not associated with Colby were sum- Cotter and I share a President of the College William moned by the Waterville Police, who were alerted to the incident b similar reaction to the y Cotter and Student Association Colby Safety and Security . way alcohol is per- President Bryan A. Raffetto '95 pre- "There were some things that looked suspicious," said Director of ceived at Colby," said sented their views at the State of the Safety and Security John Frechette. Raffetto. Ata discussion College Address last Thursday. Colby officers have a test kit to determine whether drugs are in- held last year on They addressed issues concern- volved in some substances, said Smith. Parents' Weekend, ing student-faculty interaction, the The officers might have become suspicious when they saw the bread President Cotter said, alcohol policy on campus, was being sold for $1 per slice, said Smith. "My ideal would be no multicultural housing, diversity and "It seemed like a dear price for a piece of zucchini bread," said policies or rules on the acceptance. Smith.(E.H.) campus regarding the Cotter began by speaking about use of alcohol and si- student and faculty relations. multaneously the re- Swastika appears over summer "Interaction characterizes a first- sponsible use of alco- On August 27, a resident assistant reported a swastika and two rate college," said Cotter. Students hol." satanic symbols in a women's bathroom in Small Residence Hall. often learn more from activities and "I could not agree classmates than they do from the "It had been up since summer, apparently," said Dean of the College more," said Raffetto. "I Earl Smith. curriculum itself, he said. Through- hope we've now Custodians had noticed the graffiti nearly two weeks before, but they out the 1980s the ratio of faculty to reached the point where had not reported it.
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