RUSSIA: Davidson alumnus EGG Meador takes a train SALAD: finds ABORTION:Morestudentre- SO With this ride throughRussia. See method in the LONG!: issueThe madness of "Special" sponses to abortion-clinic bombing Davidsonian ceases consumption. See publication until her usual space, issue. SeeOpinions,page 13. spring page7. term. ■ TheDavidsonian VolumeLXXIV, 16 Number Davidson College,Davidson,North Carolina 28036 Friday,February 15,1985 HonorCouncil ApprovesNew Exam Pledge By DAVIDMcGEE Beginning this term, students, when R| '■■■' k^. i^^fl V Bill Bit turning in completed final exams, must signastatementindicating that they>ave followed the rules of self-scheduled exams.The statement, for this term, will appearon a sheet of paper which profes- sors will put inside exam envelopes. Honor Council chairperson Nancy Ros- selot said. In the future, the statement willbeprinted on the ex»m envelopes. j| mM |«1 ■■ The statement says: "Failure to fol- BP^FK-''Hl^f- low procedures for self-scheduled exams or to give accurate information about the Studentscheck Self-selection in See story page 3. lists Chambers. taking of an exam will be considered a violationof the Honor Code." The pledge students must sign says. "Ihave correctly followed all procedures for self-scheduled examinations and KnoxDormGets CombinationLocks have truthfully giveninformation onthis ByTED WILSON is attempting toenter. share the number with." envelopeanditsaccompanying card." Visitors toKnox Dorm will soonfind He said the residents would decide Directorof thePhysicalPlantGrover Roaselot said the HonorCouncil ap- a surprise awaitingthem at thedoor.The the hours when the doors would be Meetze said "Dean Terry and f agreed proved having students sign the state- ment to to follow Physical Plant plans to activate a dorm locked. The consensus at thedorm meet- jointly to put"one [a lock] on. He picked remind students exam procedure there lock system in the next few days, which ing was to have thesystem activated be- the location. Terrysaidthere was "obvi- more closely. She said "concern taking will require a combination to enter at tween 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., though the ously a demand for locks on dorms. The has been with students night. hours aresubject tochange. SGA passed a resolution requesting exams in hallways and bathrooms." In addition, The lock system, which costs$2,200 The College chose the electronic- them." problems have arisen from for Knox alone, has two combinations. combination system, Bolding said,over Terry explainedthe twomainreasons some students writing incorrect informa- The base combination is known only by akeysystem, which fails to work ifeven why the College chose Knox for theex- tion on examenvelopes suchas the room Housing Director Bill Bolding and the one person loses a key. "With this sys- periment. "The girls in Knox are proba- number and the time exams are taken Physical Plant;theotherisgiven toKnox tem," he said "we can change the num- bly the ones who wanted it [the lock sys- Rosselot said therehas been someconfu- sion residents,according to Bolding. bersof thecombination." tem] the most." Secondly, Knox is the with students taking open-book undesignated Bolding, at a dorm meeting last Knox is the experimental dorm for site where many of the fall robberies oc- exams in rooms In has with night, said students have a period of the locks.Boldingsaid"We'll look at the curred. Headded that thelocks willregu- the past, the Council dealt complaints not following time, perhaps 30 or 60seconds, until the bugs in the system. If [it] works as well late the entrance of "other intruders the of students exam as violations of door closes. "After that time, a warning as we hope it will, we'll install it Knox people wanted tocontrol." procedure responsibility buzzer goes off to prevent the door from throughout the campus." In that case, Meetze still maintains the "greatest academic under the Code being kept [or propped] open," Bolding "each dorm wouldhave a different com- thing they [students] can do is look after of Responsibility. was (he said. He said if someone "punches in bination." their room, report suspicious things, "The Council decided this best to Ros- three[consecutive] wrongcombinations, Bolding emphasized to the Knox re- walk together" and lock their doors. He way deal withthe problem," the alarm goes off for a few seconds" to sidents that "the effectiveness depends said "there's no way toprovidepersonnel selot said. 4) (continuedonpa^e 4) alert people in the vicinity that someone on you. Bediscreet with whoyou want to {continued onpa^e Self-Selection:ASystemCaughtInAParadox By ROSSHOLT The system is "premised on a very fallacious idea," Spenceron social life recommended allCourt houses be BetweenOctober and December of 1970,newly in- Terry said,"or at least wedid not take into account that nonselective. anew a Terry College stalledPresident Samuel R.Spencer,Jr.designed there is paradox between Self-selection and frater- said the moved to Sell-selection' "as u social policy for the College.Called Self-selection,the nities." result of the traumatic aspects of the bid system policy would replacethe PattersonCourtGreek system. "If you decide to keep fraternities, which the Trus- "People say the systemstill causes hurt That's true, "The task of implementing the pol- teesapparently did, youhave to deal with the paradox," but itdoes not cause the hurt it caused then," Terry said A icy would fall on the shoulders of he said. Headded that current students lacked the historical per iu the new Dean of Students, who Consequently, administering the social system be- spectiveofhaving seen the College throughthat period was to take office in January. came a process of reconciling the policy and the prac- College President John Kuykendall said he "lived Analysis "If I'dknownwhat it involved, tice. througha periodof intense selectivity"here "Isaw what I'mnot sureIwould have taken the Self-selection itdid to the lives of some .. Ithink thatcontradicts the job," WillTerry said. The Self-selection policy came about as a result of a spirit of Davidson." Almost since its inception, problems have plagued decade of haggling over the issue offreatemity selectiv- Still, he said he recognizedthe right ofsocial group* Self-selection. The system has adapted to the problems ity. In fall, 1959, a groupof senior fraternity members todeterminetheir ownstructure. in waysbothofficial andunofficial ,andnow differs con- went inactive to protest first-week freshman rush and a Almost immediately after Spencer instituted Sell siderably from whatSpencer envisioned. perceived fraternity monopoly on campus social life. selection, the remaining fraternities devised "oral en Most of Self-selection's problems revolve around During the 1960's, variouscommittees and councils couragement" as a way to circumvent the tetter of the the existence of fraternities on the Court. The system formed to address the problems. Their remedies ranged system,according toanindependent study on the subject throws together two contradictory concepts. One is the fromthecreationof socialoutlets for independentsto the done for the then-history Professor Chalmers Davidson idea that freshmen have the right to choose where they delaying of fraternity rushes, to proposals that all stu- in 1974. wishtoconduct their social life;theother is theidea that dentsbeaffiliated withoutnecessarily receivingbids.Fi- Under that system, students fraternities preferred not fraternities,by definition, have the right tocontrol their nally, the Blue Sky report, which examined the funda- to have as members wouldcease to receive invitations lo L membership. mental fociof theCollege,and reportscommissionedby 11 onlimit 1 1on /></,v' 4) 2 Friday,February 15, 1985/The Davidsonian -News Summary Term-In-IndiaProgram To Accept Applications trifuge for the Biology department,continued conversion of the library'scard catalogue to acomputerized system,hiring ofa clerk for the library's govern- The South Asian Studies Program will soon be accepting applications for ment document depository,expansionof the school'sFOCUS programfor en- participation inthe 1985 Term-in-Indiaprogram under thedirectionof religion tering freshmen (anintensive summer course designed to help someentering Professor William K. Mahony. students,whohaveinsufficientpreparation insomeareas,betterprepareforcol- Students in theprogram will liveandstudy inIndia for 10 weeks duringthe lege-level course work),a study of the College's current wage program for fall term of 198S. Those whosuccessfully complete theacademic requirements hourly staffandpurchase ofadditional videoequipment forclassroom use. of theprogram will receive credit forthree full-time courses. Since its establishment in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke, The Duke En- Applications will be dueat theOffice forStudyAbroad byMarch 15,1985. dowment has awarded grants totaling more than 26million dollars to Davidson. Faculty fromtheSouthAsianStudiesProgram willmeet withinterested stu- dents at7 p.m. next Wednesdayin the900 Room. SeniorPhilosophy Major To Give Lecture 1985-86HallCounselors Selected DavidResnik,aseniorphilosophymajor, willpresentalecturetitled"ADe- Robert Asinger fenseofTeleology'sUseinBiology"at 4:30p.m. todayinPerkinsAuditorium. JohnLay Resnik is writingathesis on teleological explanationsinbiology. Teleological LauraBatten JennyLink explanationsareexplanations whichrefer to functions,goals,orpurposes.The PatriciaBurns TylerLong Philosophy Clubis sponsoring thelecture. EmilCekada AlexMauItsby LloydChapin