The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 1981-1990 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 4-22-1983 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1983-04-22 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1981-1990 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 1983-04-22" (1983). The Voice: 1981-1990. 308. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1981-1990/308 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 1981-1990 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE WOOSTEM VOLUME XCDC WOOSTER, OHIO, FRIDAY. APRIL 22, 1883 NUMBER 27 Faculty , Others Respondl To Tenure Announcements (A poll of students and faculty As for the suggestion that tenure conducted earlier this week found HMlnni WAV "vwiHtl.! " m mam. Some Believe that 77 percent of the 272 polled did ber of the faculty, who asked not to not believe that last week's tenure be named,, said: "The more you Tenure Results decisions "were in the best interest are able to uncover; the more you'll of the students of Wooster." See see how political (tenure decisions) Were 'Political9 Page 5) are ... It's a reality." ' Asked if budgetary matters When asked whether political The following report wit re played a role in the tenure deci- biases were a factor in tenure searched and written by sun re sions. Gates said, "I do think that Judgments, Gates said, "I have no porter! Barrr S. Elsenberg, Angela in the minds of some people the idea of what played into the deci- nobler, Thomas Peth and Timothy long-ter- m impact of budgeting has sions of tenure.". E. Spence. an effect on tenure decisions." In particular, students who were Frank O. Miller, . professor of interviewed, as well as at least one - Reaction among students and political science, regarded this faculty member who requested an- - faculty to last week's tenure deci year's decision to tenure only three AnwmHw mail MfuMnM a tHa sions has caused a general public members of the faculty Barbara denial of tenure to Marcus D. outcry against the results and sup S. and James D. Burnell (econom- Pohlmann as an example of the port for members of the faculty ics) and Paul L. Gaus (chemistry) way politics is involved in the who were not awarded tenure. as being based upon "the finan- tenure process. A number of students interviewed cial situation of the College." Pohlmann, of the Department of - in confidence by staff members of Miller alluded to the economic Political Science, related his expe- The Wooster Voice attributed the advantages of hiring recent univer- riences as a Fullbright Senior Lec- Union in i ) tenure decisions to "Selfishness on sity graduates rather than paying turer to the Soviet articles the part of the administration to more to a tenured professor. Continued on Page 8 hold the line on new spending," and to "political biases of members of - . the tenure committee and the presi dent." I I O'Leary Tallzs On C-Res- Concerns ults of the Voice teaure sur rey sppesr on Psge 5. Of Success For Women - However, John M. Gates, a pro fessor of history, said, "Students By EDITH E. McGANDY and a man's failure is attributed to have to realize that faculty must be Wednesday afternoon, Virginia luck. - protected against capricious ac O'Leary, Director of Public Affairs She ' noted the effect of such a -- tions of an administration. Tenure for the American Psychological As situation being that women - are in an academic setting protects sociation, spoke to an audience of forced to deal with failure as their faculty who may be outspoken." Wooster students and faculty on own fault, whereas men, regardless Gates stressed that "without ten-are- , barriers to women in achievement Chapel of the cause of their failure have South Afrkan Izulu Dancers performed last Friday in MeGaw the diversity among the facul- specifically in the economic mar developed convenient scapegoat as a part of of Week. Photo by David Simboli. ty -- the the culmination Africa would hot be great" ketplace." of luck. - She has observed this O'Leary began her lecture with a theory in action even among small history of studies done on achieve children. This occurs often in ment as it relates to women. She sports situations for boys, in which, talked about "fear of success," the even now, girls are not as competi- Intellectual Atmosphere At Wooster phenomenon which often prevents tive and hence do not receive the women from striving high because early training in competition that of the fear that they will fail. This boys do. Is Considered By Students, Staff fear results in a tendency not to O'Leary cites Mary Cunningham, take any form of risk, and to be set formerly of Bendix Corporation as , By CHRIS LUSS "rich, diverse, uneven, incoherent in Wooster, but they all shared a back upon failure, further in a concrete example of this phenom- Convocation last Wednesday in and frantic." sense of undeveloped potential, of progress than men in similar situa- enon at work. Until Cunningham Babeock Lounge offered the oppor- - Morris, stated it was difficult lost opportunities and lack of unity. tions upon failure. later announced -- her romantic in- tunity to examine the4role of intel- because of the quarter system, with The differing improvements sug- O'Leary attributes this unwilling volvement with her superior Agee, lectual life at Wooster, and to bring too many things to attend, with gested, such as faculty involve ness to take risks to the fact that Bendix employees had no reason to students and faculty together to air sporatic attendance. ment, were unresolved, as is ex- women generally are not socialized suspect that her rapid upward rise their questions, grievances and ob- Professor? Figge thought it was pected in discussion of this type. to compete from a young age, as could be attributed to anything but servations. "fragmented in pockets. " Some suggested increased commit- men are. Women see risks as her outstanding ability. Never-th-e- A very different convocation,' in Reactions from the audience at- tees, and another remarked that possible' failures. Often women who less, employees immdlately susp- which the value of convictions tempted to define what is intellec "One of our problems is the com-mite- es do succeed are more carefully ected-that her promotions (three themselves were brought into ques- tual life and how It is related to the' and bureaucratization.".' scrutinized than men in the same in fifteen months) were due to her tion, many moments of self-evaluati-on classroom and life at Wooster. However, from the comments giv position, putting more pressure on luck and physical attributes, rather as a community where shared. Many complained about a dualism en, at least here the intellectual life them than their male counterparts. than ability. Societal attitudes . A panel of students and faculty in the life of the student, that the was being put into halting motion. Women in such token positions are about women and achievement were assembled to give their views, students separate the intellectual To dose the discussion, the role of forced to abide by male guidelines were exhibited in this situation then the floor was opened for dis- pursuits of courses from outside convocations were brought up. Pro- in order to succeed in their field. dramatically, O'Leary noted, when Professor cussion. The panel consisted of activities. ;-- fessor Bucher' remarked... "Convo- Relating to this, O'Leary cited press coverage oa the incident em James Hodges (History) chair- Figge said. "We divide cations have a great deal of varie- previous studies which have been phasized her looks and her age man, Susan Figge (German), Tod our time, ' done claiming that success in wom- first, Qualifications ' it's part of our society, ty, but often incoherent, lacking then normaEv Edel (Senior), Glenn Bucher (Reli- into work time and play time." focus ... they don't build commun- en is attributed to factors other considered first tor men, such-a- s j ' :' A laissez-fair- e type -- . than competence and .ability. She education ability. gion), and Susan Morris' (Senior). of intellectual ity." , . and Professor Figge and Susan atoms life was suggested by some, that it The views aired at this unique cited Weiner's research on this She states that men and women had occupied key areas in student is up to the student to create in bii convocation, contradictor and in- theory which discovered that suc- alike are "unwilling to. attribute Each an opening cess in women is generally attribut women's success to same fac- activities. made life's search, and that it was conclusive, nevertheless gave for- the " statement trying to define, Woos-ter- 's their responsibility. A lack of com- um to a question that should be of ed to 4uck or effort whereas the tors as men's success. "Her resea- - small-grou- -- intellectual life. munity spirit, that ps great concern to everyone who same degree of success in a man rch on the subject has focused on i Edel declared it to be "very only participate, was suggested.- - : thinks college is more than a de- wouhLoe attributed to his ability. what she calls "causal attrlbu-- ' v..., --- Conversely a sporatic. with little continuity." Various reasons were given con gree- . ..failure for woman is tions," "entity attributions" for Bucher' thought to be .