Wb* Corel) Harre speaks to Senate regarding visitation By Erin Carey Harre said they want the gested by the ... Student Senate," simply because of some bottom spending the junior year in a res­ Governance Editor students to "survive their first said Harre. line issues. That's not really the idence hall that would not have semester and remain with us for a He also said that although point at all." been learned in the freshman and University President Alan lengthy period of time." the Board would not necessarily Harre's explained that the sophomore years. Harre presented Student Senate The Board wants this goal bring back the visitation issue on experience of living in a dorm "When one looks at the four with the Board of Directors' to be "continued to be achieved their own, they may be open to with a wide variety of people was years of college experience, it unanimous decisions on the without any punitive actions," compromise. "a very important part of the seems to me that each year has Student Senate proposals of the according to Harre. As to the Board's impres­ strategic plan and it was not done something] unique ... about it. freshman curfew and visitation. In addition, the board sion of the students thinking they without some careful reflection And clearly someone who has He also discussed the university's declined the proposal to change were only concerned about the ... [it's] done because we sincere­ that residence hall experience as policy of residentiality. the visitation policy to different bottom line when it came to the ly believe that is in the best inter­ a junior will come away from The Board approved for the hours for each dorm and 24-hour visitation and residentiality poli­ est of the students, particularly that experience differently sim­ freshman curfew to be dropped. visitation in some buildings. cies, Harre said, "it's inappropri­ between the ages of 18 and 21. ply because he or she is more The main goal of the curfew "They [the Board] are very ate and unhelpful to try to judge "A college education is mature than he or she was in their was to help students that had just much interested in the students' people's motives for their more than simply the amount of freshman or sophomore year," arrived on campus to not get into well being and ... students do actions. credit hours one accumulates and Harre answered. habits that would be counterpro­ come first, and that it's in their "It's far too simplistic to grades one accumulates." ductive to their academic judgment a wrong decision to suggest that the university has Brandt Senator Nick Libert See SENATE, Page 7 achievement. move in the direction you sug- residentiality as a major goal asked what could be gained by Parents weekend SAAFE and OADE at VU activities planned By Paul Jarzembowski ticipates in fund-raising activi­ Local News Correspondent ties. Colleen Lacey Garrison, On Nov. 2-3, Valparaiso Alumni Affairs assistant, said University will observe its annu­ for this council meeting and al Parents Day Weekend. Parents Day Weekend, there has The Office of Institutional been more involvement with the Advancement and Alumni university faculty and staff. Affairs are coordinating the At the council meeting, Weekend events, as well as the Assistant Provost Bonnie Hunter, parents council meeting through­ Dean of Students Tim Jenkins, out the day on Fri., Nov. 1. Assistant Dean of Residential The parents council, com­ Life Chris Rasmussen, Greek prised of 18 standing members, Life Coordinator Jason Winkler provide a means of comunication and Volunteer Programs between parents and the adminis­ Coordinator Susan Bachman are tration. all speaking to the parents. According to its mission Faculty and staff members statement, it supports student life will also be at the various sites and service, and channel con­ along the parents council after­ fNER cerns to the administration. noon tour. Sally Galen mans the SAAFE and OADE information table in the Union The council also communi­ Goulet examines the literature. The table travelled around campus in v? cates information back to the See PARENTS, Page 7 parents of VU students, and par­ This week in Campus re-elects Clinton By Lisa Toleikis margin. The Torch News Editor Demoractic contender for Mock election congress, Peter Visklosky, took results: Last Tuesday, the students, the victory over his Republican faculty and staff of VU re-elected opponent Michael Petyo. President: President Bill Clinton. Election Sp One concern of some of the Clinton (D) - 44% The VU Voter Coalition members of the Voter Coalition sponsored the mock election to is of the small amount of stu­ Dole (R)- 41% raise voter awareness and to poll dents, faculty and staff who Perot - 8% WICI the campus as to their favored turned out to vote. Brown - 5% candidates. "I hope that this low turn Nader - 2% The mock election, which out is not representative of the took place in the Union lobby turn out expected at this Campus Wei from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. tallied 131 Tuesday's real election," said Governor: votes. coalition member Paul Goldsmith (R) - 45% Clinton, who won the elec­ Jarzembowski. "However, from O'Bannon (D) - 44% tion by four votes, totaled 44 per­ the good turn out from our regis­ Other- 11% Football to pi cent of the votes, while tration campaign, I think that Republican opponent Bob Dole more people will turn out for the received 41 percent and Reform real thing." First Congressional party candidate H. Ross Perot Kevin Cobb, chair of the District: Volleyball brought in eight percent of the VU College Republicans, Vtscloksy (D) - 46% vote. agreed. Petyo (R) - 37% Republican candidate for "This is a mock election governor, Stephen Goldsmith, and not necessarily a true repre­ Other - 17% took the seat over opponent sentation of how many people Rvis S Entertainment Pullout Frank O'Bannon by a narrow will vote," Cobb said. 131 votes were cast. Page 2 — The Torch Local News Friday, November 1, 1996 ELECTION SPOTLIGHT Governor hopeful promotes third party By Paul Jarzembowski tion plan is to reduce govern­ "Burreaucracies such as from the Indiana University Republican gubernatorial candi­ Local News Correspondent ment spending and tax burdens, administration and financial School of Law in Indianapolis. date Stephen Goldsmith. so that parents and students can management eat up our money From 1974 to 1977, he This year, Dillon got to In the Indiana gubernatori­ afford a college education. in the education field," said worked as state public defender. debate the Republican and al race, three parties are slated "People don't go colleges Dillon. Since 1977, Dillon has Democratic candidates, once in on the ballot: the Republican in Indiana or don't finish college One of Dillon's major worked as a private attorney for Crown Point and once at Butler party, the Democratic party, and in this state because there is not goals for northwest Indiana is clients all over the state, includ­ University in Indianapolis. the Libertarian party. a good economic climate in the crime prevention. ing Porter County. The Libertarian party is the Steve Dillon, who has been job market in Indiana," said He said, "As a practicing In 1985, Indianapolis third largest political party in a practicing private attorney for Dillon about education concerns attorney, I know there is crime in lawyers contacted Dillon, say­ Indiana, with six candidates on 20 years, has been elected the and colleges. Indiana, and we have to look at ing, "You're really a libertarian," the ballot. Libertarian candidate for the The Libertarian approach, it." according to the candidate. Harry Browne and Jo 1996 election. according to Dillon, would be to Dillon proposed stricter Dillon said that, before Jorgeson are the Libertarian Leona McPherson, an stimulate the Indiana climate so law enforcement and heavy 1990, it was a felony to write in presidential and vice-presiden­ Indianapolis Public School that students will want to stay in police involvement in the war third party Senate candidates in tial candidates. teacher, is the Libertarian lieu­ the state to go to college. against drugs. Indiana. This and other restric­ "Libertarians believe that tenant governor candidate. In response to a question Dillon was raised in tions made getting a third party each of us should be allowed to "If people are voting for a about the SAT scores among Lafayette, Ind., graduated cum on the Indiana ballot difficult. plan his or her own future. We third party, they feel they are Indiana students, Dillon said, "I laude from Purdue University in In 1990, he attacked the believe that individuals have the wasting their vote," said Dillon. am not convinced that testing 1972. state rule saying that it was right to deal with their own "It is not a waste of a vote. does anything to teach students." While at Purdue, Dillon unconstitutional, restricting the problems..." If people want better taxes, bet­ The best way to solve the was active in speech and debate freedom of speech. "We reject the initiation of ter education, less government high school education problems, and worked as a vice precinct Dillon was able to get this force by anyone, including gov­ red tape and an end to crime, according to Dillon, is to get the committeeman for the rule changed that same year. ernment," states the preamble to they should vote Libertarian." federal government out of the Republican party. Dillon has run three times the National Program of the Dillon said that his educa­ local school level. In 1975, Dillon graduated before against the present Libertarian Party in 1996.