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Curtis Plan Needs Only Faculty Approval Students Faculty Respond i DENISONIAN Vol 103 DENISON UNIVERSITY GRANVILLE OHIO NOVEMBER 8 1968 No 8 Deferred Rush Plans Proposed d- book exception Curtis Plan Needs Only Faculty Approval IFC Considers Tentative Ideas by Tom English mented In its monthly meeting Steve Feke also suggests that by Buck Niehof f pledging is to occur The Curtis East and West open Monday the faculty is to discuss this program along with its con- Tentative plans for next years The subcommittee also suggest- dorm proposal was passed by the the proposal tinued evaluation might serve as system of pledging were present- ed that a number of rules to Student- Faculty Committee the The plan suggests an example for further investi- govern that the ed this week At the Student- the contact between fra- Executive Committee and the dorm be open oh Fridays Sat- gation into the problems of pri- Faculty Executive Committee ternities and freshmen be imple- Senate this week urdays and Sundays between the vacy and local autonomy Panhel- Among meeting Saturday the lenic mented these is that The proposal supported by the hours of noon and 2 am and Council discussed three rush freshmen will not be allowed to Student- determination residents of the two dorms the that the plan be considered an Also this week advocates of proposals the weekend plan the attend any formal fraternity exception to D- head residents the dean of men the current book student- formed a New York Thruway Plan and party except fall and Christmas ruling regarding women in mens determination parties the dean of women Womens coalition to ask the bodies in semester plan Council and Denisonian now living units This will avoid spending the power the faculty to grant us Meeting Sunday night the In- wild needs only the support of The proposal and competition among fraterni- the submitted by student determination accord- terfraternity Council also con- faculty for the plan to be imple Head Residents Bob Jones and ing to senior Tom Cook tentative plan of the ties to be continually entertaining sidered the said Cook heads a newly- formed IFC subcommittee on deferred freshmen Trumbull The subcommittee also suggest- committee which calls itself the rush Student- According to the subcommittees ed that the IFC lists of freshmen Determination Panel It high school activities be elimi- is composed of representatives plan pledging for the men will nated next year We want stu- from Mens Judicial Council Wo- occur during the first weekend semester of the dents to be judged by what they mens Judicial Council IFC and in the second do at Denison not by they the mens and womens JAs and 1969- 70 academic year Junior what of have done in the past said head residents Scott Trumbull chairman the goal is to gain said Ideally this Trumbull The panels subcommittee Also we want to prevent student resolution of all issues is Given we the the best date that deciding 7 through existing machinery will have rush sometime after fraternities from their the com- pledge class before school starts said Cook the beginning of classes our movement began considered every date in then just working all semester The with the mittee on those whom they women proposals both the fall We found every one of students have JAs that impractical unwork- selected said Geof Kusch a men and women be granted the them and member of the subcommittee right to define and regulate the able presence IFC Proposal A third rule that the sub- conditions governing the suggested is dur- and hours of visitors in their re- During first semester up- committee that the ing the week before final ex- spective domains perclassmen will have unlimited continued on page 5 who will aminations upperclassmen will contact with freshmen not be permitted in the freshmen be permitted in fraternity houses Hopefully any time dormitories this will at prevent a lot of chaos and will On five occasions fraternities to sleep and special parties fresh- allow freshmen Executive Committee Forms Special will have for carry on their lives said Trum- Committee men Open houses are scheduled 1 bull for Oct 5 and Oct 26 from This schedule of rushing and 5 According to Trumbull pm these rules are to be discussed The atmosphere of the open To Examine Aspects Of Denison Social Life They again by IFC this Sunday night house will be like a smoker According to Mike Karlson secre- will be quite informal tary of IFC The proposal as by T Pan- stu- Fall and Christmas parties will is now undergoing dis- Coulter hellenic Council independent gram in the context of the is presented The Executive Committee be open to freshmen There cussion in the various fraternity of the men independent women and the dents entire experience at Deni- Weekend faculty has established a studentfacultya- also to be a Freshman houses where reaction sentiment freshman class council son and to consider the possi- which will be scheduled for a to dministration Social Pro- According to Dr Jacobs ad- bility of involving the student Christ- and some consensuses are be gram weekend sometime after is very Committee to evaluate ditional members may be added 5 To examine the total Deni- established The proposal social life at Denison mas vacation and before examina- A re- as the need is felt son social program to determine tentative now lot of work Members of newly- formed tions mains to he done the Concerning reasons whether it meets the prevailing of committee are Dr Frederic Ja- the for the During the first weekend formation of the committee Dr student needs in terms of type of the second semester Feb Reacting to the proposal Pete cobs chairman Dean of the Col- social programs applicability and vice- Jacobs said The committee grew 13- Harrison president of IFC lege G Wallace Chessman Dean 14 pledging will occur Four out of concern appropriateness for both the said If rush has to be delayed of Men Mark Dean Wo- for deferred rush visitations similar to this years Smith of and Greek and unaffiliated student sche- this plan is about as good as can men Elizabeth the unaffiliated student It second visitation period are Hartshorn Dr Rod is now fusion with intellectual interests Accord- be Grant and Dr Donald Valdes concerned with the whole duled for Friday night student body Also Dr Jacobs the changing concepts of student The purpose Trumbull regards the plan as Student members are to include ing to Trumbull challenge to change to stressed the need of the college responsibility of visitations is to give the posing a one representative from DCGA these uni- to re- examine the goals of all 6 To develop among the vari- freshmen and fraternity a chance both the fraternities and the the DCGA Social Committee the versity What may specifically social programs periodically ous social planning groups on to make a final evaluation of one DCGA Social Problems Com- campus a spirit of cooperation morning continued on page 6 mittee Student Faculty IFC In forming the new committee another On Saturday the Executive Committee stated rather than competition When Denison implements a 7 To serve as a communication plan for deferred sorority and link betweeen various segments fraternity affiliation in the fall of the campus community be- Respond to Election of 1969 there will be a pressing tween various campus organiza- Students Faculty 68 need to provide a two- fold socially tions and between individuals in- orientated program terested in developing a more The first phase should include complete social program for the events and social opportunities Denison campus Voice Feelings of Joy Resignation Disgust so that the freshmans initial col- Holding its first meeting Tues- lege experience is interesting and day the committee according to enjoyable and does not degener- Dr Jacobs agreed to open its The DENISONIAN asked perty are of first worth in the mem- world ate into merely a waiting period sessions to all students Meetings several students and faculty to begin The every Tuesday in Fel- bers to comment on outcome Paul Bennett for rush second are held the phase should activities lows 423 at 4 of and Department of English include pm the presidential election and stu- the Ohio The opportunities for those Referring to the first meeting senatorial race in dents who wish to un- following responses some jubi- The prospect peace remain Dr Jacobs said We agreed that that will affiliated The former can philo- lant and some mournful express come to Vietnam before the Preside- we need to talk about the be structured and should aim a social program rather opinions on what effect the re ntelect is able to extend his sophy of countrys at more group and class acti- than about specific programs suits will have upon the law and order crusade to Asia vities the primary of future upon makes election intention We concluded that Denison and the attitudes Nixons slightly the latter should be to provide indepen- of students easier to What elec- should provide social ed take the small group informal social op- is pre- tion says to Afro- Americans is dence for students There portunities dichotomy that 43 percent of the American sently a between the A plurality of this nations Objectives of the Social Pro- social and the academic we need people prefer a more subtle be- electorate has demonstrated racism than that advocated by gram Committee are 1 To evalu- to break down the barriers its desire for a change in the George Wallace Nixon is one ate Denisons existing social pro- tween the two to involve the the nonaca- demic method of administering the only one alie- gram in terms of how effectively student more in his the who
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