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Bates College SCARAB The aB tes Student Archives and Special Collections 4-6-1979 The aB tes Student - volume 106 number 10 - April 6, 1979 Bates College Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student Recommended Citation Bates College, "The aB tes Student - volume 106 number 10 - April 6, 1979" (1979). The Bates Student. 1797. http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student/1797 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aB tes Student by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. iaP.^M?A THE BAT TUDENT VOLUME 106, NUMBER 10 APRIL 6, 1979 ESTABLISHED 1873 Commemorative Edition a four year chronicle of happenings and change at Bates College $12.5 Million Capital Campaign Launched (September 1,1978) numbering about 1,000, walked from the Chapel to the site across The four-year $12.5 million Central Avenue for a ceremony capital funds campaign was in which Dean of the Faculty formally inaugurated by Emeritus, Harry Rowe, wielded President Reynolds and Mr. the first shovel, just as he had Fred Smyth, National Campaign done in a similar ceremony more Chairman, in a joint an- than half a century earlier for the nouncement to 850 alumni duirng Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic reunion weekend. Building. Students also par- $4.75 million will be used to ticipated in the cremony which construct a multi-purpose included the operation of a large recreational-athletic complex backhoe by Julie MacDonald, '81, housing a swimming pool, squash and Zane Rodriquez, '81. This courts, indoor tennis courts, and summer has seen the proposed track and field facilities. The building approved by all ap- ground-breaking for this facility propriate regulatory agencies. occurred at the conclusion of Already, the site has been Baccalureate Services for the cleared in a major lumber Class of 1978 when seniors (in operation, and work is un- Sports Complex groundbreaking ceremony (News Bureau) robes), parents, and friends, derway. Target date: sometime during the '79-'80 academic year. In addition to the recreational- Richard Nixon Receives athletic facility, this largest campaign ever undertaken by First Of The Bates Student Communication Awards Bates will raise: Faculty en- dowment, $2.5 million; per- (March 2,1979) award by a special committee Dwight D. Eisenhower, "proved being chosen. Directly preceding forming and fine arts center, $2.4 appointed from among the staff yourself an able and popular the following the presentation, million; scholarship endowment, (c) 1979, The Bates Student members of the Student. 'Ambassador' to our friends in President Nixon was kind $1.1 million; instructional and On Monday, February 26, Following is the text of the many other parts of the world." enough to talk informally with computing equipment, $675,000; Richard Nixon was presented presentation speech: The courage displayed in Peru Mr. Cohen. Subjects discussed library expansion, $400,000; with The Bates Student Com- On behalf of THE BATES and Venezuela on your 1958 included Professor Fetter's energy saving programs, munications Award at his estate STUDENT, the student South American trip and the upcoming China trip, President $300,000; endowed concerts and in San Clemente, California. newspaper of Bates College in levelheadedness and staunch Nixon's personal advice for lectures, $200,000. and; audio- Editor-in-chief of the Student, Lewiston, Maine. I am pleased determination of your 1959 trip young people, Mexican- visual facilities, $175,000. Robert Cohen, travelled to the and honored to present to you to the Soviet Union and the Americins, sports, the Naturally, this takes a major west coast for the presentation. the Bates Student Com- ensuing "kitchen debate" serve (Continued on Page 38) (Continued on Page 40) The award, honoring President munications A ward. as illustrations of the patriotism Nixon for his accomplishments in This annual award is and diplomacy exhibited during the field of international com- presented to you. Richard Nixon, your two terms in the vice- Straub Comments On E.P.C. Report munications, was the first of four for your admirable efforts in the presidency. (February 2,1979) points about the EPC report. such awards to be presented by field of international com- During your tenure in this First, in every proposed the student newspaper, each munications. Beginning with nation's highest office, your "The Faculty Committee on curricular change, there is honoring an individual who has your initial diplomatic missions success in both strengthening Educational Policy is pleased to preserved the responsibility of excelled in a different area of to Asia and the Far East as Vice- ties with our allies and taking a share with interested students the individual student to choose communications. President President in 1953 you have, in stand of strength and honesty in the report on its review of one of several options for Nixon was chosen to receive the the words of the late President negotiations with our potential general education in the College. fulfilling the Faculty's ex- adversaries must be recognized This report, endorsed by a 7-2 pectations. Second, in the report as the actions of one who held vote of the Committee, concludes every curricular change would foremost the best interests of a lengthy study of the Faculty's become effective only with both the United States and the present distribution students entering in the fall of world. requirements. "General 1980. The report does not Lastly, your historic visits to education" refers to the patterns recomend any changes which the Soviet Union and to the of courses expected of all can- would affect students presently People's Republic of China didates for the baccalaureate in the College. opened long-hindered channels of degree, regardless of their major "The Committee plans a series communication and created an fields. The department major of informal discussions with atmosphere that will, hopefully, programs were not reviewed. interested students, so as to lead to eventual world peace and "The recommendations for learn about student suggestions cooperation. changes in Faculty expectations which may improve the For your many efforts and have been make in light of the recommendations or clarify their successes in the field of in- Committee's conviction that implications. Three hundred ternational communications, you 'There should be both Faculty copies will be available in the are to be commended. responsibility for identifying CSA Office. On behalf of the President Nixon accepted the patterns of study and student Committee, I invite students to award, an engraved Bates responsibility for making choices read the report and come to the President Richard Milhoua Nixon, receiving The Bates Student College plaque, and expressed within such patterns." I would discussions which will be Communications Award presented by editor Robert Cohen his appreciation and pleasure at like to emphasize to students two scheduled and announced later." tf 2 THE BATES STUDENT, April 6, 1979 Smith South Fiasco Angers Students (February 5.1976) parties. A real pleasure. could blame the Admissions LETTERS With estimates of dorm office for their oversights, but To the Editor: damage running close to $2500 how in hell did they know the We direct this letter not only ("Oh my goodness!" gasps the charming rosy-cheeked-sandy- to the students, faculty and mother of her grown-up college haired youngster they met, along TO THE with his parents, would turn out administration, but to the boy) it is not surprising that the parents of all Bates' students. Deans have taken an un- to be a naughty. Nah, can't By now you must have heard customary interest. blame the Uncle. EDITOR of the delightful little fracas over Figure it out, kiddos. Broken The Deans? Well, they work in Smith South this weekend. down into nice fat per Smithee under a number of handicaps. Volume 106, Number 10 Commemorative Edition Another in a continuing line of fees, it looks like $20 a head. They're governed by eye-witness outstanding and fun-filled keg That ain't bad for the big thrill accounts; they hate to lose you got surveying the wreck money in kicking someone out Racial Problems Stimulated By Boxer Interview Sunday morning. Fascinating, (with the possibility that he wasn't it? might get his old man's lawyer and cause a bigger financial Stanley E. Hemsley man. He is also a black man. As Boys will be boys. (November 10,1978) stink); as long as someone pays, William K. Tyler. Jr. simplistic as the above facts may Curiously, by the time this who cares; they're hated Editor's Note: As a general seem, they are a bare description letter gets published, a petition Dear Editor, anyways; they find it a "touchy" policy, I do not write responses of the individual whom Rich will have been circulated to those Within the context of this situation; they give maintenance letter, I intend to express my to "Letters to the Editor." The Rothman interviewed. All of people who don't think the whole above letter, however, warrants those facts are important points thing was worth their money, some work; they get new feelings about the stereotypic equipment and paint jobs for the numerous explanations. As and, as such, should be included seeing as how they didn't get in comment printed in last week's dorms. Why should they care? edition. In R.M. Rotbman's editor of the Student. I feel in a good article. In the United on the games. obliged to reply to this letter in States, boxers are notorious for Heavens! If these young Well, gee, what about article concerning his interview security? Can't they stop all this order to clear up a number of their poor use of the English radicals refuse to foot the bill, with Sugar Ray Leonard, he nonsense? That's what they get manages to stereotype a race of false allegations made against a language (i.e.