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OLD AND LACK Friday, November 4, 1988 Volume 72 No. 10 Wake Forest University. Winston-Salem North Carolina Tenured Babcock Professor Allegedly Assaulted by Dean By Kelly Greene faculty and students as a tenured full-time for not moving down here in the first News Editor faculty member." place," Berry said. and Michael McKinley Hlavacek also refused "to accept full• Assistant News Editor time teaching responsibilities in the Bab• Lawyer Denies Charges © Old Gold and Black cock School after being assigned a full• A Babcock Graduate School of Manage• time schedule by the administration," In the Sept. 19 letter to Hearn, Daly ment professor was allegedly assaulted by Hearn's letter says. replied: "It is denied that it was a term of Acting Dean Paul Dierks, said George Da• Hlavacek was given tenure despite a 10 Dr. Hlavacek's contract specifically to ly, the professor's attorney, in a letter dated to nine faculty vote against it. At the same move to the town of Winston-Salem. It is Sept. 19 to Wake Forest President Thomas time, the faculty voted 12 to seven to grant denied that he has stated that he would K. Hearn Jr. Dierks apparently was ask• tenure to Donald Wallace, a former move to Winston-Salem. It is affirmative• ing for the tenured professor's resignation associate professor, and voted against giv• ly alleged that Dr. Hlavacek has met during the meeting in which the alleged ing tenure to Melvin Steckler, also a former substantially all of his classes, at or above assault happened, the letter says. associate professor. the norm of professors in the Babcock The professor, James D. Hlavacek, is The latter professors were denied tenure Graduate School of Management." now on extended leave, said Leon Corbett, and are no longer working at the Babcock In the letter, Daly denied two allegations: vice president for legal affairs. school. Both professors held non-teaching that Hlavacek refused to accept full-time Hlavacek, his attorney and Hearn will positions for a year after the faculty vote. teaching responsibilities in the Babcock not comment about the matter. Dierks Bill Berry, a Babcock professor who school and that Hlavacek insisted he would referred all questions to Sandra Connor, resigned this summer, said, "Tenure was not teach more than half-time in the vice president for public affairs. granted even though (Hlavacek) still (liv• 1988-1989 school year. Connor said the university will not com• ed) in Cleveland, Ohio ... ment about personnel matters. "The faculty voted to not give (Hlavacek) In the letter, Daly also denied that Soon after the alleged incident, Dierks tenure, narrowly really, . because the Hlavacek failed to indicate before Aug. 20 denied in a faculty meeting that he faculty themselves could say ... he's that he would teach more than half-time. assaulted Hlavacek, said Peter Peacock, an never around, he's always long distance," associate professor in the Babcock school. Daly alleged that Hlavacek and Dierks Berry said. agreed on or before June 13 that Hlavacek "So ... this past summer Jim finally Hearn Charges Professor sold his house up in Cleveland and mov• could teach half-time this year. Robert ed. Instead of moving to Winston-Salem, Shively, dean of the Babcock school until In a letter dated Sept. 13, Heam charg• June 30, later tried to withdraw the agree• David Stradley ed Hlavacek with failing to move to (he) moved to Charlotte;' Berry said. ment, Daly's letter says. Much controversy has occurred in the Charles H. Babcock School of Business over the Winston-Salem, thus falling "far short of ''All of this . coincided with an in• reasonable and necessary interaction with creasing degree of dissatisfaction with Jim See Babcock, Page 5 last two and a half months. Students Review Nationwide Survey of Career Placement Offices The committee met with Bill Currin, the get suggestions for improvements in the By Shelley Hale Surveys were sent this summer to 60 ing for placement, areas of focusing recruit• ment, communication with students and new director of career development and placement office from students, Home said. Old Gold and Black Reporter liberal arts universities, including Princeton, Seniors will be asked about how well the Brown, Wesleyan, Wofford and James education programs for interviewing and planning, to share the ideas generated from the survey. At the end of the year, the in• office has helped them in their job search Information from a Student Government Madison, he said. The schools' career writing resumes. formation will be presented to Currin by positive and negative aspects of the office survey on career placement offices in col• placement offices were asked to tell about "Since business is the number-one recruitment area at Wake Forest, we wanted the students with their recommendations and suggestions for improving the service.' leges around the country is being review• their programs so that Wake Forest could The committee is discussing a studem get some new ideas for job recruitment and to explore other options. We wanted to see and ideas. ed by students this week. "We don't have any final results right now, marketing plan that would involve sending SG's Career Development Committee improvements in this area. if there was another way of tapping into op• tions for students with a liberal arts degree;' but it is helpful to me to have that informa• companies and business organizations 2 wants to initiate some changes in Wake Horne said the survey included questions brochure describing the kind of student pro• about internship programs, alumni involve• Home said. "Right now we have an infor• tion," Currin said. Forest's Career Planning and Placement Of• The committee is continuing its research duce by Wake Forest. "We don't want tc fice, said committee chairman Richard ment in the job placement process, person• mation overload. We are trying to compile by conducting a phone survey of seniors to See CPP, Page S Home. nel size versus the number of seniors look- it and interpret it for Wake Forest." Campus Political Groups Debate Campaign Issues By Lance Huthwaite sector as well as the state's, and the Democrats Old Gold and Black Reporter said that effective and comprehensive reform programs need to stem from the power of the Wake Forest College Republicans and Col• federal government. lege Democrats squared off Tuesday in a The third question addressed the country's debate on several campaign issues. Topics economic status and i1s implications within the ranged from communist expansion to health next decade. Although the Democrats prais• care. ed much of the economic work under Presi• Todd Allen, Matthews Banks and John Grif• dent Ronald Reagan, they said it is false fiths debated for the College Democrats; prosperity. Jonathan Jordan and Hal Weatherman The Democrats also said that, as president, represented the College Republicans. Gov. Michael Dukakis would work with the The first question explored the changing Congress to eliminate the pressure of the nature of communism and the United States' budget deficit. practices and policies toward the change. The Republicans said they support a balanc• The Democrats attributed the changing ed budget as a result of a Balanced Budget nature of communism to the inherent inviabili• Amendment. They also advocate a line-item ty of a system that overexpands and overex• veto, a two-year budget cycle and some pends. To promote future containment of.com• privatizing of such federal institutions as Am• munism, the Democrats advocated honoring trak, they said. present treaties between the United States and The fourth question centered on affiliations the Soviet Union. of the candidates and their implications for The Republicans saw the communist policy making. The Republicans said that metamorphosis as a result of economic liability Dukakis is a card-carrying member of the in countries such as Afghanistan and Angola. ACLU and questioned his resulting stand on They favored "peace through strength" and the issues such as police protection. use of military might to win favorable treaties The fifth question addressed the policies from the Soviets. proposed by both parties to nurture personal The second question focused on health and development. Democrats said Dukakis is con• education. The Republicans said they support cerned about a great number of problems that health and education programs in the private See Debate, Page S Parking Shortage Will Be Alleviated as Lots Are Added Later This Year to install four phones in lots one security as soon as the receiver is By Kate Murphy let the dirt settle and make the ed, settled soil and does not need 12, across from the track off of the time to adjust that the other lot Wake Forest Road. and 12. lifted. Campus security would be Old Gold and Black Reporter ground stable enough to avoid able to tell which phone the call will need, he said. In lot one, the telephone is The phones would cost $3,000 to future cracking of the pavement. came from in the event the student Whitt said the proposal to pave located in the corner closest to the $4,000 to install and would be the Three hundred parking spaces Students are already using the was unable to speak. lot, which is covered with gravel. the lot should be approved by the fine arts center. Lot 12's phone is "drive up" variety, Prince said. A will be added to the campus this Prince stressed the importance of administration within the month in the corner nearest to Polo Road. student would not need to leave his year. Two hundred will be between Landscape timbers indicate park• students being aware of the new and construction will begin at that The phones are on poles and any car to use the phones.

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