t.:T:p.iversity of Cincinn~ti NEW,S ·.RE Published Tuesdays and Fridays during the Academic Year except as scheduled. Vol. 55 Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday, May 24, 1968 No.51 UC ·H'ea1ds'Quee,nsgatell, D'ev'elopmen,t' Te,a,m The, University of Cincinnati,. the West, End Task Force, which under the co-ordination of Boston , is made up of delegates from city, renewal planning expert Thomas' .business, . religious, and c~tizen .' '. ' groups. Finally, the plans will be H. Jenkms, has contracted WIth submitted to city council for ap- Cincinnati's city council to forrnu- proval and implementation. late a new and "promising" ap- Thomas H.' Jenkins has been proach to urban planning in the named to head the' project. He downtown "core area." , .will. direct and .coord-inate the The unique plan-requiring ac- many facets of the University's tive participation by the citizens efforts and will report to Dr. involved as well as by the city Robert L. Carroll, assistant vice government and the University- president for research. When the resulted in the $300,000city coun- project is completed, Jenkins will cil contract. The 12-month agree- become -a professor in the Col- ment calls for production ofa lege of Design, Architecture, and comprehensive blueprint for de- -Art's department of community velopment and renewal of the planning. Queensgate If area, a part of Cin- .Jenkins exhibits wide experi- cinnati's West End. ence in urban renewal planning Under the contract, the Univer- and redevelopment, being asso- sity will carry out exhaustive' in- ciated with the Boston Redevelop- terdisciplinary studies and from ment Authority in various capaci- these will arrive at specific pro- ties since 1962. Thomas Jenkins posals for the future of the area. Jenkins holds a Master of City During the planning process, these Planning degree from ....Harvard End citizens and city officials proposals wm. be submitted to University's Graduate School of also have been worked out. continual rcviewby the Queens- . Design and Master' of Arts de- One of the first steps was to gate II Advisory Committee,' a gree from the University of Chi- assign various aspects of the group composed of individual res- cago. Native of St. Louis, Mo., his idents and representatives of citi- first professional position was as study to members of the UC staff. TWO YOUTHFUL NR readers can't wait to turn to pp. 16-17 to see zen organizations. a field representative and rede- Work space for the investigators the year .reeapped in pictures. photo by J~hn Sedgwick The proposals will also go' to velopment coordinator for the Of- has been obtained in Scioto-Hall fice of Housing in Chicago. where the various team members The author of numerous ar- can be brought together to assure ticles, .reviews, and reports; Jen- a true interdisciplinary approach. Collins Will T(Ike Over Senate; kins is a mernber tof the National Association of Housing and Re- The second primary step will be . development Officials, Research to "compile a detailed inventory and', Design Institute, and the, of the- Queensgate II area, which visorY~'Study"Group-Formed English-Speaking Union. is bounded on the north by Lin- coln Park Drive, on the west by by Patrick J. Fox Association (UBA) has made to international nature and that an Dr. Carroll said that a great Interstate 75, on the east by-Plum executive s t e eri n g committee deal of preliminary work has al- In a meeting spiced with pep- the UC ,Administration concern- Street", and on the south by Sixth ing improvements of the academ- would consolidate these events ready been done in designing the pery debate and salty humor, the into one vorganized program. Street. ic programs and other programs. planning process and in 'arrang- Senate, last Wednesday, on a The next Senate meeting will ing coordination between the Uni- This inventory will consist of classifying and coding such- as- third ballot, voted to relieve the concerning the University, the be held June 26th, at 7:00 p.m. versity departments involved. Senate formed an advisory com- in 'the University Center. Avenues of cooperation with West pects as the physical structures, President of his. duties as presid- the population characteristics and mittee "to study the recommen- ing officer of the Student Senate. needs, and the kinds and charac- dations and their implementa- The moti?n, after twice failing ter of businesses .. Interaction be- tion." The committee will be com- to accumulate the required two- Lan-cgs'am Answers UBA; tween Queensgate II and sur" posed of three members: the roun-dingareas also must be taken thirds vote, passed with exactly Student Body President, Glen Ile'· .,. Id II into consideration. two-thirds (25 affirmative votes) S I Weissenberger, Vice - President, C. 'aII 'or'F 'Inclnnafl ',.''ea The third step will be to make after Miss Betty Bauer, (Bus Ad, Bob Collins, and' the Chairman of . ," .. ,'~ .' an intensive analysis and study In a Thursday morning meeting the Cincinnati Idea that neither of all data compiled in the inven- '70) changed her abstention vote the UBA Liason Committee, Don- 'I on the second ballot, to an affir- ald Clark. with officials of the United Black coercion nor apathy in the matter I tory. mative vote on the third ballot. The budgets of all campus or- Association, UC President Walter of student grievances is appro-l Consultations with the people " The motion will install the ganizations, as passed by UC Langsam reported to Dwight priate on this campus; instead, involved "inthe community and in Vice-President as presiding, of- Budget Board, were placed be- Tillery, UBA president, -that the the University pledges prompt and city government will not ~nly con- ficer of the Senate and allow the fore the Senate "last Wednesday response of the administrative and sympathetic consideration of all tinue throughout the project, but President to pursue other impor- for approval. Treasurer of the faculty segments of the UC com- viewpoints through regular - Uni- will be concentrated in the fourth tant duties pertaining to -his Senate, Chuck Littleton, asked munity to the UBA demands sub- versity channels." step to achieve cons-ensus over office. The Vice-President, pres- the Senate to. approve the bud- mitted last week has been "uni- With regard to the specific the various proposals. ently Bob 'Collins, will also be gets, although many of the formily positive", and they appre- recommendations of the UBA given the same voting powers budgets would- 'not be "function- ciate this opportunity to describe letter of May 15, Langsam ran (Cont'd on Page 14) and other powers that accompany ary" (not obtainable or usable), the steps already being taken to down the list of demands and shairing the meetings. because certain organizations have provide a satisfying environment answered each individually: .In lieu of the recent recom- not submitted, in writing, their for all stude~ts:".. -Housing-Efforts will be in- B~yant, May, mendations the, United Black constitutions to the Senate. The Langsam indicated m a pre- creased to enforce the existing Senate, two weeks ago, passed a . pared statement tha~ "my col- policy of non-descrimination in statement of policy, demanding leagues ar~ eager to dISCUSSthese University approved housing, with Coach Frosh to' that the constitutions of campus ~at~ers with you and to engage . increased power being delegated ~ organizations be submitted be- m dialogue on how to provide at to the Committee on off campus by Coleman Goldsmith 0... , fore the Senate will begin to con- UC a superio~ environmen~. fo~ housing under the direction of Q JohnBryant, former head coach <.,Jl sider their constitutions. Black and White students alike. William Jenike. of the Withrow Tigers and a DC ..•. A great deal of debate, initiat- Langsam a~sopointed out to the -Faculty and Grad Students- basketball player of the Oscar ed by A&S Senator Joe Herring, UBA that with rererence to the Active recruitment of black facul- Robertson era, is rumored to be opposed voting on the budgets. specific .dema~ds laid down by the ty and administrators will con- the top choice for the open posi- Herring contended that .it was Blacks in their statement of last . tinue with specific provisions he- tion of freshman coach at UC. unfair to expect' the Senate to week, "many of the demands are-l' ing ~ade for a Negro Basketball Bryant left the head coaching (,)0 ~ vote for or against the budgets already in effect, or are ·plann.ed t coach, and numerous other ap- job at Cincinnati Withrow High NJ u..•• c\Ii after only having then a few 'for ~h~near future, or are readll~ pointments. The vice-provost for School in .March to pursue his ab minutes. The Senate voted to attainable through normal Uni-. Graduate Studies also indicated "t doctorate degree at UC, and ac- table the motion. versity channels." Langsam add- that there is no discrimination ~ ' ~ cording to a reliable University o •• 0< At this time quite a few con- ed that in s~me instances, the ,through culturally biased tests, source, Bryant's appointment is >- (J)-- -l- ::c' stitutions have not been sub- departments mvolved have al-ll but said he would act .on any just lacking the approval of, the ~ -'Zt:ai ·cr > . mitted in writing to the Senate. ready exceeded the Black de- ~ specific complaints. UC Board of Directors.- The next Q; u.~ .....,.. In other action at the last Sen- mands. -Black History-A course enti- board meeting is scheduled for tdQ U. c: ate meeting of the quarter, the Before turning to specific de- the Black literature course to June' 4.