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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1995-96 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 2-15-1996 The thI acan, 1996-02-15 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1995-96 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1996-02-15" (1996). The Ithacan, 1995-96. 19. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1995-96/19 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1995-96 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. , ,.l,, ::i.,:.·: .... ··r: ~,: t.: .... i ! ••• ·1111 -"· .- ·... ,' ,, .. OPINION ACCENT SPORTS INDEX. Accent .......................... 13 Maturity? .. Mythaca Big Victory Classifieds .................... 20 Comics ......................... 21 Vandalism projects poorly Local historians reveal the Second-ranked Hartwick Opinion ......................... 10 on Ithaca College students 10 truth about city's folklore 15 falls to men's hoopsters 2 Sports ........................... 23 The ITHACAN The Newspaper for the Ithaca College Community VoWME 63, NUMBER 19 TmJRSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1996 28 PAGES, FREE Board approves AVOIDING THE SHOOT 5.77 percent tuition increase COMPARING THE COST =~~-~Axi'.:t.Vfflplf.J:::::=, ... .·.::.:.::.::> ·::; .-' ;.:_-:... ·.<,:.': ::: ·:· YEAR CosT INCREASE 1992-1993 $12,870 7.7% 1993-1994 $13,624 5.9% 1994-1995 $14,424 5.9% 1995-1996 $15,250 5. 73% 1996-1997 $16,130 5.77% ::-~t':'.:L':::::::::-::.-:::=;_:_:: ..='.,:/::· ·::::: ;:.ij!lffP.7'. ·:,:. ;·_ -:· .·:: .. :.. : . YEAR CosT YEAR CosT 1992-1993 $2,812 1992-1993 $2,700 .... , :,.._ 1993-1994 $2,862 1993-1994 $2,980 ..r- 1994-1995 $3,062 1994-1995 $3,130 1995-1996 $3,276 1995-1996 $3,318 The Ithacan / Scott McDermott 1996-1997 $3,506 1996-1997 $3,484 A pair of wild turkeys demonstrate their shyness. Wild turkeys are usually a rare sight around • Based on double . •• Based on 20 meal plan heavily populated areas, but several have been spotted on campus recently. :&l~J)t4'$"i1ANC~. = .TOT4~ ®$T. YEAR CosT YEAR CosT 1_992-1993 $165 1992-1_993 $18,54~ 199301994 $195 1993-1994 $19,661 Pre-sident search advances 1994-1995 $225 1994-1995 $20,841 1995-1996 $235 1995-1996 $22,079 Trustees establish committee to find Whalen's successor 1996-1997 $235 1996-1997 $23,355 community have prepared for the Richard Miller, dean of the School By Alex Leary upcoming search. of Health Sciences and Human Per Ithacan News Editor In a letter to parents, explaining According to Muller's letter, the fonnance, was selected to repre By Alex Leary the increase, President James J. Aftermontl1sofplanning, Ithaca committee will be composed of I 3 sent the deans. Ithacan News Editor Whalen said the increase was part College's Presidential Search Com members: seven trustees, three fac Applicants for the faculty, staff The Ithaca College Board of of an overall budget increase that is miuee is one step closer to choos ulty members, a dean, a staff mem and student positions are asked to Trustees approved a 5.77 percent designed to meet the College's ing the College's seventh president. ber and a student "[This] will allow submit a resume and cover letter mcrease in tuition for 1996-97 dur needs and priorities. In a letter yesterday to the Col for adequate and effccti ve input and describing why he or she would mg its February meetings last week. "The College is committed to lege community, Board of Trustees representation, while being man like to participate. These materials The increase of $860, which is maintainingandenhancingourout Chairman Herman E. Muller an ageable in tenns of size," Muller should be sent to the College attor nounced the composition of the ~lightly larger than last year, sets standing academic programs," wrote. ney and secretary of the board, search commiuee. Muller also out next year's tuitionat$16,130-up Whalen wrote. Muller said the make-up of the Nancy Pringle, by March 22. lined criteria to be used in the search from $15,250. The tuition and fees increase is committee was made in conjunc "I would like to have no fewer and a statement that will be used to Additional costs for room, board part of an overall budget increase tion with suggestions offered by than six faculty candidates, two staff attract candidates. These will be and insurance will bring the total approved by the board. various campus groups. candidates and two student candi The board also approved in available for review by the College cost of attending the College to an The dean and trustees positions dates," Muller wrote. "It is up to the crease of $2.8 million in financial community. $23,355 per year. have been filled. Irene Gomberg, three groups to determine how best aid, an increase of$ l.25 million for The committee was planned last The cost of a double room in Robert Joynt, Robert Kur' 70, David to recruit nominees." capital expenditures and a pool in year after PresidentJ ames J. Whalen creased .by $230, or 7.02 percent. Finalists will be chosen by the crease of four percent. or $1.6 mil announced his plan to retire from Sass '57, William Schwab '68, Thecostofa20-meal plan increased Faculty Council, Staff Council and lion, for employee salary and wage the College after 1996-97. Since Arlene Wolfee '57 and Muller were by $166, or 5 percent. Student in selected to represent the trustees. See SEARCH, next page surance did not increase. increases. then, members of the College Half offacuity tenure decisions announced those which did were approved. of all the candidates as well as more attention departments where ten By Amy Desson The seven tenure and promotion in-depth infonnation on each indi ure density levels were getting very MEETING Ithacan Staff cases tl1at have not yet been decided vidual. near or were going slightly over the The Ithaca College board of by the board are still at the indi "They have a list of all the can 75 percent cap," Longin said. STORY MENU These issues will also come into Trustees granted 14 faculty mem vidual school level, in the College's didates' recommendations, starling play when this year's remaining Other Board of Trustees bers tenure and promotion during Tenure and Promotion Committee with the department and going related stories tenure cases go before the board, its meetings Feb. 7-9. or in the Appeals Committee, through the provost and president; • Tenure profile ..... page 2 Longin said. Additionally, the Board pro Longin said. then they have a resum~ on each of • New trustee ........ page 3 "Those other seven [cases] are moted seven professors to full pro "If a faculty member feels there the people," Longin said. • Students react .... page 3 still in process," Longin said. fessor status and promoted one in bas been some procedural problem, When making its decisions, the "Among those seven there are structor to assistant professor sta there is an appeal al the College board also takes into consideration issues such as the tenure cap and probably two or three cases where also some quality or merit consid tus. level," he said. erations that need to be taken into •• t,~ Longin said although the Col institutional need. there are some institutional need or ~ "We [bad) 29 candidates and of tenure density where these accounL lege attempts to complete all the A tenure cap ensures that not cases, those, cight are promotions and 21 '1lle first and most important tenure and promotion cases by the· more than 75 percent of a depart issues clearly have or will affect were up forleDUfe and promotion," judgement in all tenure and promo . ; February board meetings, it is not ment is tenured. [candidates'] tenure review," he Provost Thomas Longin said. tion cases is the quality judgement; unusual for some to carry Institutional need refers to the said. "Fowteenof[thetenureandpro cases then on the second level, you look over to the May board meetings. College's curricular and financial These are not the only reasons molion ca,;es1 are completed at this al issues like institutional need, ten In order to make their decisions, need. why the seven cases are moving point," be saicl ure density and diversity in a school members ofthe board' sEducational "Even on oome o[[theapproved through the process slowly. Allhoogh all of thj~ year's cases cases], we brought to the board's According to Longin, there are or the College;· Longin said. have not yet reached the board. all Policies Committee are given a list , ..... -, ,. 2 THE llllACAN FEBRUARY 15, 1996 SEA.RCH " .. ~ ·~- NINE'"fEEN RECEIVE GOOD NEWS Continued from previous page The following people were tenure and promoted to granted tenure and/or promoted Associate Professor Student Government Association, be sufficient they had more than anyone else and ·leave the faculty three seats," Seit. when the Board of Trustees met • Katharine Kittredge, granted and interviews will be conducted "'It's hard to find someone to put in February. tenure and promoted to with the Executive Committee of in the time effort to satisfy a com zer said. "I think (the faculty) have Associa1e Professor the board on April 17. Thecommitee mittee Uf that magnitude," he said. been trying very bard to build a • Marian MacCurdy, granted Roy H. Park School of will begin work the following day. Warren Schlesinger, associate relationship with board and the tenure and promoted to The breakdown of the· commit professor of accounting and Fac [next) preSident," Seltzer said. "! Communications Associate Professor • Jill Swenson, granted tenure teeraisedsomeconcemacrosscarn ulty Council chair, said some of the think the board did not reciprocate • Lauren O'Connell, granted pus yesterday.