Volume 162, Issue 4 Second Class Postage Paid U.S.P.S. 491-440 Mann 11,1986 Purple-w^The Sewanee -^ University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee SPRING BREAK: at last!!! The Sewanee Purple March 1 1. 1986 Sewanee Breaks Another Record BY RUSSELL PENFIELD in full swing again rd year. As of Febru- ary 28, the Admissions Office had received 1 167 appli- cations. This tops last year's record by 109, and late ap- lications are still trickling in. Applications to the college have increased 41% since 1983. Considering this year's large freshman class of 340, it is understandable that many people are wondering exactly how many will be admitted next year, a particularly difficult question given the fact i sions is really a game. This year, the Admissions Com- mittee hoped to get 295 students. To get that number, 41% of those accepted would Rave chosen Sewanee. However, 45% of those accepted decided to take Sewa- nee up on its offer. As students, faculty, and administrations officials are aware, the University had a little trouble coping with this number of students (with cro r. tories and the like). To avoid a similar I with the incoming freshman class, the Admissior The Second City perfoming the "Switch Improvision" at Guerry Auditorium, March 6. will probably admit fewer students and count on a proximately 44% of those accepted choosing Sewanee. ONE OF THE OBVIOUS effects of this increasingl Regents Visit Campus selective process is that the credentials of the incoming Sewanee students will average a little higher. This, ho is not really unique when one considers that in the last two freshman classes, the average SAT score has BY ALISON RIOPEL review the food Duke, gone up 42 points. THE BOARD OF REGENTS met last Monday and State, and Davidson. Ed Wilkes, the Director of Admissions, cites several Tuesday for their winter meeting. The twelve member She also cited the need for more student housing reasons for Sewanee's good fortune. First, he credits board directs the larger Board of Trustees for the Uni- and the possibility of forming a semi nary-college group a program called Student Search in which the Univer- versity. They review, evaluate, and direct most aspects to discuss space allocation. The importance of this of the College and Seminary activities. The Advisory point was reempbasized by Joe Wiegand, the SA Speak- The University might Committee for the College which consists of six mem- er, as he specifically called for work to be done on purchase, from the National Testing Service, the names bers of the Board met with the Deans of the College, Quintard Halt. In the area of student life, the Regents of students with a certaing PSAT score living in a cer- the Provost, Chaplain, Faculty and Student Trustees, were interested in the status of the faulty alarm system tain geographical area. In the last few years, Sewanee the Directors of Admissions and of Athletics, and which is ten to twelve years old and has been malfunc- has been increasing these parameters. the Heads of the Order of the Gownsmen and the tioning for over six years.' The second reason that Mr. Wilkes cites for success Student Assembly. Since budgetary decisions are An increase of applicants to 1175 for places in the in admissions is the quality of the publications that made at the Winter meeting, several related issues 1986 freshman class was reported by Mr. Wilkes. He the University is sending out. Third, he credits the were raised. stated that the committee could admit only 60% of special perspective weekends that we have in Sewanee, Five areas were noted by Dean Patterson as areas the applicant pool this year in contrast to 70-72% of including the Sewanee Experience and the Wilkins which needed funding. The establishment of several the past. The regents felt that the geographical diver- interview weekend. Another factor, Mr. Wilkes says, new faculty positions in very small departments which sity of incoming classes was important. is the changes in the Wilkins Scholarship program. have near capacity classes of 25 students was a primary Student Trustee, Jim Folds, asked for the Regents' Brown Patterson, Dean of the College, cites a few request. This need has been cited by both the Ap- support in urging the Career Services Office to bring more reasons. His, however, deal more with the es- pointments and the Curriculum Committee and the goal larger, more diverse selection of companies into Sewanee sence of the Sewanee community, the beauty of the is to fill positions within the next five years. Depart- for job recruitment. Jim said that most college grad- Domain, and the quality of the students and faculty. ments to be enlarged would be Anthropology, Geology, uates wished to work for a few years before continu- Dean Patterson also gives credit to the Admissions Russian, Music, and Theatre. ing in professional or masters programs. Currently staff, currently six people, who do the job in a very Also requested were funds for faculty research, there is too much competition for slots in the limited confident and professional way. interview schedules of most recruiters. Although the process of admitting students and foundation grants (such as the National Endowment Student concerns about Dr. Archer's birth control actually getting them to the Mountain is a sort of for Hurr policy were expressed and the Board wanted to know game, one thing is certain: the admissions process Review. m of a Strategic Planning her policy as well as the prevailing student opinion. at Sewanee is becoming increasingly more selective. Committee for the University has occurred. It is divided Mrs. Cushman said that she had called some colleges DDDDDDODDD into ten sub-committees. These sub-committees look checking on their policies and while some provided at the recommendations in the 1985 Self-Survey and will full gynecological care, others did not. The Regent's DAVID KEARLEY, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN, a report setting the make priorities of long term physical opinion on the matter is yet to be seen, but they were asks that all personal belongings which were left in th*^ and academic plans. The sub-committees will study aware of the student petition. library be claimed at the Circulation Desk by April 1. all aspects of the University, from the academic to the THE CONCERNS OF THE OG about the estab- Items not claimed will be sold at the book sale table in spiritual life of the school. lishment of the Wilkins as a merit-based scholarship the library or discarded. Bill Huyck, director of Athletics explained his work with a monetary award were expressed. The Regents are also interested if such a program would result in the use of other Financial Aid money. They requested that a summary of the funds used be drawn up by Mr. the Student Executive Committee. That was a time for and Schaefer and Mrs. Hall. Mr. Williamson, the president when they could hear from most of the student organ- THE PLANS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE Food of the Regents, said that information on the whole izations. The meeting has always been held the morning Service Committee were reported by Dean Cushman. matter needed to be gathered. The OG is currently of their last day here. This time it was moved to the Along with the SA group, their aim is improve to the working on such a report. first morning so that they might take student opinions quality of food and dining facilities. This committee The Regents are always very interested in the student into consideration. The Regents will be returning has heard from two food service consultants and sent concerns. Earlier in the day, they ate breakfast with along with the Board of Trustees in early May. Workshop Held BY LESLIE GRANT WHAT DO BROADWAY AND SEWANEE have i common? Bright lights?. Superb theatre?. Astounding talent?. Well, perhaps, but the mo between The University of the South and the Great White Way is Jim Mulkin, former Sewanee student and present casting director for the New York Shakespeare Festival. Jim Mulkin, originally from Bessemer, Alabama, has been living in New York for the past four years. Last weekend, he returned to Sewanee to conduct an Actor's Audition workshop. Mulkin, who graduated from Sewanee in 1978, obtained a masters in directing from Carnegie-Mellon in 1981. He says he "got his start" assistant-directing a musical in Toronto, Ontario , entitled Say Hello to Harvey, starring Donald O'Connor. "Unfortunately," laughed Mulkin, "the play was a complete disaster. Four So from there I just decided to go to New York." years later, at twenty-nine, Mulkin has cast such greats as Hamlet, The Marriage of Bene and Boo, and the cur- rent Broadway smash. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Despite his overwhelming success, Mulkin modestly denies that his job is any different from any other job in the theatre. And, observing him in his L.L.Bean bluchers, flannel shirt, and raybans, one might be tempted to believe him. The Audition Workshop was held on Saturday, The finals of the MS Rock-A-Like contest at Cravens, March I, where Marichal Gentry as Stevie Wonder March 1 at the Outside Inn. Those who participated gathered the most votes and won. (L to R: Ron Jones; Bill Wadley; Marichal "Stevie Wonder" Gentry; were primarily Sewanee~s~tudents and faculty members, Virginia Hipp, Stevie's manager; and Mark "Bruce Springsteen" Rembert.) although a group of Nashville actors did join the session in the afternoon. All participants came prepared to perform at least one monologue or scene, as one would at an audition.