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An Movies, Movies Baseball extra Mary Rei/IJ~J Spring training, pre­ day City all viewing the season page? pageS ......... arro ews Volume 89 Number 18 • February 29,1996 B-ball enters NCAAs AWARE Streaks host Wooster tonight in tourney AIDS Erik Boland Muskingum,even though we lost, of Staff Reporter we had the crowd standmg the Carroll alum The NCAA committee in last five or ten minutes I thmk charge of selecting the field for the that was a major factor that kept promotes education Men's Division-Ill National Tournament had two over the air waves choices. Gina M. Girardot They could ei t herfocus Int. News & Business Editor on john Ca rroll's regul ar Plenty of john Carroll Un iversity season Ohio Athletic Con alumni have started their own compa­ ference cha mpionship, at­ nies. But Chris DeChant, especial! y af­ tamed with a 14-4 league ter being diagnosed with H IV four years record, or concentrate on ago, has graduated to become a different sort of an entertaining way. The result has been that the Blue Streaks' surpris­ entreprenuerand has paved a career path of pub­ people "liked the information, it was information ing first round loss to ninth lic awareness. that people wanted to know but couldn't talk seeded Muskingum in the Thel982JCU graduate decided that he wanted about," said DeChant. "I t keeps things interest­ quarterfinals of the OAC to find a way to get information out on AIDS ing." Tournament. easily and cheaply. The result was AWARE Radio. DeChant said that he most enjoys the shows They chose the former "I worked for a large PR firm in Chicago, so [ which deal with misconceptions or perceptions asjCU was rewarded with had the connections to initiate my plans for the people have. "I am amazed at some of the miscon­ a third seed in the Great show," DeChant said. "I went to the broadcaster of ceptions that are still out there, at one point there Lakes Region, and more the station and told him that I wanted to do a live were doctors misdiagnosing heterosexual females importantly, a home game show that deals with the panorama of AIDS is­ with HIV because, theythoughtonlygaymengot tonight at 7:30 against ,ues." the disease and didn't consider [a woman's]symp­ sixth seeded Wooster in the The goal of the Chicago-based show is to get toms as AIDS-related," said DeChant. Don Shula Sports Ce nter the information out on AID w 1er it is talk in The show is broadcast on 15 stations in 12 Toni h t's ame •s the [~rst about sexuality, sex, living with HIV, treatments, cities, and can be picked up in Cleveland on 107.3, time injCU's history it has played us gomg. It was exciting to medicine,politicsorsex in the '90s, said DeChant. The Wave, on Sundays at 11:30 p.m. Some of his host to a national playoff game in people behmd us. I'm loolong for­ "There needs to be an awareness that all of guests on the show have included Miss America, basketball. The last timejohn Car­ ward to that ltomghtL" these thingsdoco-exist, we don't live ina vacuum," Dr. Ruth, Dr. joyce Elders, and President Bill roll participated in the nation.al A word of advice to john Car­ DeChant said. "Some people say 'I don't know Clinton who, according to DeChant, "gave him tournament was in 1986. roll supporters is to arrive early. someone with HIV;' they do, but they just don't the usual rhetoric." "We really hope we get a nice Earlier in the week Wooster was know it." Yet, the show takes on a realistic attitude. "[You turnout," Coach Mike Moran said. sent lOOO ticketsforrhegame,500 The show, which takes, as DeChant describes, have tolcut through thecrap,[theshowl is explicit, "The student body's been very sup­ for adults and 500 for students. an "info-tainment" approach, iscommerciall y for­ but norexploitive ... we want there to be no con fu­ portive to us in the last part of the The Don Sh ula Sports Center seats matted to present the necessary information in see AWARE, page 3 season - the game here against 2500. Northern, and even when we went This is Moran's fourth season over to BW I thought we had as as coach and first appearance in many fans as BW did." the NCAA Tournament. In 1994, Process, judgment, appeal and reactions "{The crowd] can be the differ­ the Blue Streaks won the confer­ ence in a ballgame," Ryan Tyson, ence with a 1+4 record, but were John Carroll faculty tenure process explained senior guard, said. "Against see NCAA, page 9 Melissa Tllk ure is some suitable combination probationary year by the depart­ Editor-in-chief of excellence in teaching, the ment tenure committee. The pro­ SU questions campus safety For a John Carroll University scholarship it entails and service fessor submits to the committee professor, the tenure process of ten to the university, with primary material on teaching, research and Cherie Skoczen around the O'Malley Center, as provokes apprehension. emphasis placed on teaching and other requirements in order to ar­ Assistant News Editor well as on the rear side of the cam­ For Carroll students, the same scholarship," according to the gue his or her effectiveness in ad­ The Student Union Senate ap­ pus sign facing Fairmount Circle, process of ten goes unnoticed. handbook. Each department re­ vancing toward tenure. Af tereach proved a recommendation for the and the quad-side of Bruening Until now. cently submitted new criteria to annual probationary meeting, the enhancement of sec urity mea­ Hall. After three professors were de­ be approved by Fred Travis, aca­ committee then provides the pro­ sures for thejohn Carroll commu­ "Members of the Student Issues nied tenure in this year's adminis­ demic vice president. Department fessor with a written evaluation nity at Tuesday's Student Union Committee walked around cam­ trative decisions, the Student tenure committees consist of all of his/her progress toward tenure, meeting. pus during night hours and Union Senate passed a resolution the tenured faculty in the depart­ according to the tenure process "We're proposing additional searchedoutareasoncampusthat last week requesting information ment, with one of those professors timetable in the faculty handbook. lighting and addidoinal courtesyI aren't well-lit," Petrak said. "We on the reasons for denial. While elected chairperson, according to Additionally, the statementdetails security phones to be put on the also looked to the availability of students are now attempting to the faculty handbook. areas that need improvement and front south lawn," said Maury phones in those areas in order to take an active role after the fact, The process begins the year a specific guidance to attain there­ Petrak, chairman of the Student ca II cam pus security." many in the university commu­ professor is hired into a tenure­ quired improvement. For instance, Issues Committee and presenter The proposal suggests addi­ nity are still unclear on the actual track position. He or she works if the professor's publication sta­ of the recommendation. tional courtesy/security phones process of how a professor is ten­ under a probationary period of tus is weak, he or she would be According to Petrak, the front atallfourcornersof thefronrquad, ured. four to seven years. Visiting posi­ encouraged to improve on this south lawn includes the area be­ including the flower beds by the "Tenure ensures that there are tions may be held for only three before the next year's review. The tween the library, the science science building and library. some very specific ways in which years before being renewed as ten­ committee is also required to pro­ building and the front John Petrak said the next step is to the professor can be let go," said ure-track, or declined. vide.anopportunityfordiscussion Carroll sign. forward the proposal to Rev. John Nick Baumgartner, Dean of the The bottom line, according to between the professor and the The proposal for improved ]. Shea, SJ., university president, College of Arts and Sciences. "The Baumgartner, is that there are committee regarding the progress campussafetysuggestsadditional joe Farrell, dean of students, professor has that position as long manyextenuatingcircumstances, determined. lighting along the street-side pe­ Donna Byrnes, director of resi­ as they want idassecurityltopro­ so it is not always possible to pre­ The judgment rimeters of Murphy Hall, Cam­ dence life, john Reali, director of mote academic freedom," he said. dict when a professor will come The year before that status pion Hall and the Recplex, behind the physical plant and Francis The Process up for tenure. He also said that ceases, the faculty member comes Campion and East Halls, around McCaffrey, director of security. The faculty handbook, issued faculty can apply for early deci­ up for finaltenure review. Atthat the quad and in from of Rodman jason Stevens, Student Union by the university,outlinesthegen­ sion and the probationary period time, the faculty member must Hall.