Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1990-1991 Student Newspapers 3-12-1991 College Voice Vol.14 No.21 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1990_1991 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol.14 No.21" (1991). 1990-1991. 4. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1990_1991/4 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1990-1991 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. ; _ E Volume XIV, Number 21 Ad Fontes March 12, 1991 Faculty Task Force Neglects Student Input on Evaluations question on the draft questionnaire. The question read by Michelle Moon The College Voice "How has this course contributed to your knowledge of gender and other traditionally underrepresented ~ Reg Edmonds, '92, chair of academic affairs, told the groups?" Student Government Association Assembly this week ~ According to Claire Gaudiani, '66, president of the e that a second draft of the new standardized faculty college, the faculty believed that question interfered evaluation form "bears no resemblance" to a draft with academic freedoms. "To create a political, philo- ~. which was collaborated on by a comrniuee of students sophical test for a course is, on principle, a bad idea," from the Board of Advisory Chairs (BAC) and mem- she said. J bers of an administrative Task Force on Faculty "I was not infonned of any other serious problems Evaluation. with the questionnaire," said Edmonds. I "I was stunned when I received the latest draft on 4 When Edmonds received the second draft of the 31 March and noted the dramatic differences between the questionnaire, "I was stunned," he said. "This form [the two versions," Edmonds stated in a memo distributed second draft] came out of the blue. I was under the l'---~~--=============--==-=----' to SGA. The new draft "reflects no student input impression that the first draft was still intact. We did Freedom of the press has been a divisive issue on whatsoever," he said. not want [the second draft] presented to the faculty." campuses lately. The Connecticut ColIege Philosophy The Task Force, which was formed by the Board of The BAC cornrniucc was most concerned with the Club hosted a debate on Tuesday entitled "Voice v, J. Trustees and consists of faculty members, began de- omission of questions asking whether textbooks, e~- Board," In addition, at Brown University on Wednes- veloping a standardized course evaluation fonn last ams and papers, and lectures and critiques, were heir- day a panel, which included Geraldine Ferraro, dis- October, while BAC worked on a student draft. ful. According to Edmonds, "In mid October the BAC The student committee also believes that questions cussed free press and ethics in America. (Seepp.l0·ll). committee and the Task Force agreed to work together like "How challenging was this course?" and "Would to develop a questionnaire ... that reflected the con- you recommend this course to anol.hcr student?" were eerns of both students and faculty." too vague and offered no basis for evaluation. Tax Forms Reveal In January members of the BAC committee and the Edmonds arranged to meet with members of the Task Force met to "reconcile the BAC commiuee's Task Force before the second draft was presented tothe questionnaire and the Task Force's questionnaire," faculty March 5 \0 outline these concerns. Presidential Pay Hike Edmonds said. "In \hat meeting we discussed OUI diS{J\easUTew,\b, Members of the Iwo groups agreed on a question- !he process by which the questionnaire was allCeed ... mance and pay," he said. naire that was presented JD Ihe faculty in their February II became clear thaI the Task Force realized the ncces- by Sarah Huntley The Board has the sole decision- 6 meeting and discussed February 13 in an infonna- sity of continued student input and support of Ihe News Editor making prerogative and access to tiona! session. questionnaire," Edmonds said. The salary of Claire Gaudiani, information in this area. After the meetings, Edmonds said he was "led to The Task Force agreed to present the students' con- '66, president of the college, in- According to John Maggiore, believe" the faculty had difficulties with only one See Evaluations p. 9 creased by 19 percent after her first '9I,presidentofSGAandmember -----~--------------------------------- year in office, according to tax of the Priorities, Planning and forms flied with the Internal Rev- Budget Committee (pPBC), the enue Service. committee which develops the Hampton Confirms Existence of a Gaudiani's salary, set at budget does not know individual $100,834 in 1988- I989, rose- by salaries. Primary Suspect in Hamilton Case $19,249. In her second year, PPBC members receive figures Gaudiani earned $120,083. pooled by each department to set This information was made aside for salaries, but the alloca- Officials Adopt Conservative, Cautious Timetable public by the Congressional law, tions are not itemized. Budget Reconciliation Act, 26 Larry Friedman, '89, Young whether the administration plans to the detective will make sure there is U.S.c. Sections 6104, 6652, 6685; Alumni Trusteeand memberof the by Chris McDaniel mediate the mailer on campus. "sufficient information to press Associate News Editor 1987. All 990 documents, the tax Board's Finance Committee, re- While the dean said the original charges" exists before any fonnal forms for non-profit organizations fused to answer questions about Despite unforcasted delays in the list of a half dozen suspects has accusations are made. and accompanying schedules, are the president's salary. investigation, Robert Hampton, been narrowed, Hampton was un- "The New London Police have available to anyone interested. In addition, Friedman, a mem- dean of the college, confirmed this able to speculate when the case been here almost daily," said When questioned about the in- ber of the Board's Finance Com- week that there is a primary suspect might be closed. He said the in- Hampton. The police have been in crease, Gaudiani said, ''I'm not in a mittee, said he could not answer in the Hamilton arsonist case. vestigation could take weeks or Hamilton and have conducted inter- position to discuss my personal sal- questions on guidelines and proce- Hampton refused to divulge the months. views with students and Campus ary issues." dures for approval of administra- name of the primary suspect, how- Hampton called Gerard Jynor, Safety officers. According to Because of the president's refusal tive raises because he does not ever, saying that the student has New London Police detective and Hampton, a Campus Safely officer to comment, it is not clear whether know them. retained the services of an allorney. head of the arson investigation, "a still remains on duty 24 hours a day the increase was a raiseorpart of an According to Jane Bredeson, No arrest has been made yet, seasoned veteran," and he believes in Hamilton. agreement made at the time of secretary of the college and despite initial administrative opti- Gaudiani's hiring. spokesperson for the Board of mism and a February 23 estimation CT View pp, 6-7 Her first-year salary was $644 Trustees, the trustees meet in ex- by Joseph Tolliver, dean of Student Features pp. 4-5 greater than that of Oakes Ames, ecutivesession toreview presiden- Life, that someone would be ap- ][ former president of the college, at tial performance and pay. prehended in three to five days. RAM receives Lecture explores the time of his departure. Bredeson said there are no by- When asked why the investiga- award for newspaper Lynn Brooks, acting vice presi- law provisions stipulating the tion has taken so long, Hampton N community service publication dent of finance, said the president policy or vote requirements, said, "It is a little more complex does not have a long-term contract, In 1989-1990, the year of than we had assumed." He added, D and it is unlikely, in his opinion, Gaudiani's pay increase, the cost "The more we knew. the more we A & E pp.16-17 Sports pp. 18-20 that the increase was automatic. of education rose by $1 ,700, a ten discovered we needed to know." Justifying the administration's Brooks said, however, that he did percent hike. E Swimmers excel at not know specifics. According to The Chronicle of ardent stand against revealing Student Spotlight: According to Brooks, the Board Higher Education, the median names of suspects, Hampton said, Carl Bernard championships fIIl-r X .' .- .:: ofTrustees oversees administrative presidential salaries at comparable "It might make it impossible to salaries. Trustees are responsible institutions range from $69,700 to handle [the situation] internally if! (~5 for monitoring the "accountability $115,000 in 1989. mentioned names of suspects." Comics pp. 8 & 14 of the president, both in perfor- Hampton gave no indication as to ~"r c VIEWPOINT :: Arabic Studies Needed- Not Just to Get a Job ler II -.,.. 1M AI'I iMJ e. III .... Id....... Leiter to the Voice: Middle East, such as prejudice seventh century the Arabian penin- ...... ~ r' ........ ~ A few weeks ago, an article ap- against Arab-Americans, would sula gave the world Islam. one of cGiIIIllljpiOwe". 1IFpo: I&iit respcet: aD ,...Jr__ peared in the Voice addressing the have been alleviated or avoided the three great monotheisms and .. ,......· eor'l.'ed. need for an Arabic Studies depart- entirely if Americans in general the fastest growing religion in the SClIlIpt .. ""._eat and self'-IfOW!I'IUIII(e are lJIgbIy prized ment here at Connecticut College knew more about Arabs and their world.