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New London, CT- Friday, April 10,1998 Parking Appeals Committee comes Seniors earn Watson Fellowships under scrutiny for conflict of interest By ADAM HALTERMAN By EDWARD ZELTSER staff writer associate news editor Tht!'Thomas]. Watson Founda- A recent investigation into the, Parking Appeals Committee has tion has selected seniors Hagen unearthed a pattern of questionable behavior among certain members Maroney and Eden Savino to em- of the committee. Evidence has surfaced indicating that Director of bark on a year long, self-designed, Campus Safety Jim Miner has established and is maintaining a system academic and cultural exploration. of appeals in which some Campus Safety Officials review their own It is more than simply a trip or work. project that the Watson Fellowship The issue first received attention from The Voice when Craig funds with itsgramsof$19,000 per Dershowitz '99 was supposedly removed as a member of the commit- fellow. Selected students are pro- tee. Speculation immediately surfaced concerning the possible correla- vided with what the Foundation calls SEE PARKING continued on page 8 a "Wanderjahr: time in which to explore with thoroughness a par- ticular interest, test their aspirations and abilities, view their lives and Watson Fellows Hagen Maroney '98 and Eden Savino American society in greater per- spective, and concomitantly, to de- '98 are preparing for their respective trips. velop a more informed sense of international concern." will be spending the year in Puerto strates a very spiritual understand- The Watson Foundation, which Rico. Venezuela, and the Domini- ing of it. "Dance is a mode of com- was established in 1968, annually can Republic studying stylistic and munication," he explains. "You funds the projects of sixty students cultural differences in Salsa and can express things culturally, sty- chosen from fifty colleges and uni- Merengue dancing. Working with listically, and emotionally that you versities nationwide. This is the first dance companies and cultural can't express in other ways. Music time in many years tbattwo Watson groups in big cities and rural-areas, carries you away." Fellows have been selected from he will investigate the cultural his- From the time he started tossing Connecticut College. tory of these dances. Maroney, an lntemational R-ela- Maroney has also always had a tions and Hispanic Studies major, strong interest in dance and demon- continued on page 8 Students rally to support Borelli By KATIE STEPHENSON meet with the Student Government folder before vacation, support for news editor Association and the Government Borelli was tremendous, The com- Advisory Boardto gain support for mittee held a student meeting that The "recentrefusal to grant tenure their efforts. They also spoke with was attended by more than 50 stu- to Assistant Professor of Govern- Government Professor Wayne dents. Following this, telephone ment MaryAnne Borelli has incited Swanson who had advised Profes- calls and letters arrived in the more anger and obtained President's office from stu- more support from the stu- " dents, alumni, and parents. dents than any other issue [Borelli] puts so Zelan, Women's, Studies in recent history. In the Advisory Board Chair, was two weeks before Spring much into her classes, ' overwhelmed by the motiva- Garbage piles up on Larrabee Green Break, more than 70 let- d thi . h d ' tion of the students and sup- ters were sent to President an s IS t e stu ents port for Borelli. "The letters By LUKE JOHNSON Gaudiani's office to begin way of giving back to were phenomenal: they were a&e editor ~the appeal proceedings. heartfelt and compassionate. Last Tuesday, April?, students on their way to Cro witnessed the When the decision was her." They all included the extreme bizarre sight of several gloved and masked students pawing through announced that Borelli Rebecca Gendreau '98 impact that Professor Borelli heaps of garbage on Larrabee Green-searching for recyclable materials would not be granted ten- has had on student's lives." - \ in the regular trash. ure, five students formed a student Walker agreed saying, "It was This was the Fourth Annual Solid Waste Composition Study, which committee to initiate steps ;;;;;;;..:================. an exciting project to ~ork was initialized by Peter Esselman '94, the first Environmental Coordi- towards an appeal. The committee sor Borelli. Through these meet- on, it is just sad that the project had nator. The study continues today under the auspices of the current was run by Rebecca Gendreau '98, ings, the committee decided that a to come oat of such horrible cir- Environmental Coordinator ~atalie Hildt and Director for Grounds Jim Benjamin Link '98, Sara Usilton letter writing campaign was the best cumstances." Luce. '98, Courtney Walker' 98, and Ieana way'to show support for Borelli. Zelan '98. In tbe less-than-two weeks that SEE BORELLI SEE GARBAGE continued on page 8 The committees first step was 10 the committee bad to file an appeals comimud 011 page 8 IN THIS ISSUE ON CAMPUS: OPINION: A&E: Cartoonist Ben Refocus WeNIon Hopyard rocks Munson '00 students Cro Saturday lampoons tenure night. evaluation process went page 9 page 2 page 5 2 Friday, Apri/10, 1998 EDITORIALS College administration must review tenure evaluation process This year. no profe sor who went up for tenure churn out daily praise forthe amazing work that our received it. If the appeals process runs its course faculty is doing. Faculty research is cutting edge without a reversal, these profe sors wilJ receive a and their book contracts are huge six-figure deals. one year terminal contract. They will no longer It is afmost inconceivable that not one of this year's teach at Connecticut College. talented and well-respected applicants received Where is the explanation to the student body? It tenure. It seems clear that the review process is in is not acceptable to simply say ~ dire need of examination when all "no comment," or bemoan the fact • • four professors considered for ten- that you cannot talk about the pro- " I ure are denied. .. cess unn'1' Ith as wor ked ced rtsi course. e d i t o r i a .Th e praise ourfacultv acu ty receives recei The process itself needs to be ex- is valid, and they deserve every plained, and especially what part, if any, student word of it. The tenure review process has not input plays. recognized what students know and administrators What does this deci ion say about administrative purport to; our faculty is first-rate. Clearly, the support for the faculty? College Relations, the process has failed. President's Office, and the Development Office Refoc;us WCNI radio on campus events and student concerns Only 30 of 60 shows on WCNT belong to Con- viding an alternative to popular radio. necticut College students, faculty, or staff. Few The staff at WCNT clearly works hard to manage events on the Connecticut College campus are one of the top small college radio stations in the covered. One of the few programs that does cover country. However, WCNT seems to have lost its on-campus issues,Connecticut College News Ra- connection with its physical home: the Connecticut dio, has been cutfrom three weekly shows last year, CoJlege community. How many Connecticut Col- to one thirty minute program this semester. In lege students listen to WCN! regularly? IfWCN! is addition, several student radio show applicants are to be a "college radio station," is it acceptable for to turned down each semester. contain so little programming directly about Con- WCNJ does ha ve valid reasons for all of the necticut College? above. WCN! receives very little Connecticut ColJege needs its own direct financial support from Con- radio station. At the same time, a necticut College, requiring the sta- radio station comes with a financial tion to solicit donations from the cost, which the College must be New London community. WCNI willing to bear. In return, WCN! must filJ every time slot during college breaks, should truly be a "learning" radio station, where necessitating the use of New London community 99.9 percent of students that apply, regardless of members as DJ.'s. Many of the students' applying experience or taste in music, receive a show. The for shows request the same popular time slots, opportunity for CC students to gain experience in requiring WCNI to tum down their applications. broadcasting while keeping the campus informed Finally, some students propose shows too main- should not be sold in the interests of an off-campus stream for WCNT, whose philosophy includes pro- agenda. Congratulations 1998-1999 Connecticut College housefellows! This past week decisions have been made which will. affect all dorm residents in the coming school year. because the 1998-1999 housefellows have just been announced. THese future housefeJlows will make great sacrifices of both time and energy in an effort to keep up the high quality of residential life at this col- lege. Serving as a housefellow is perhaps one of the most challenging and respected student roles on campus.