Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 25 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 2-20-1991 Lanthorn, vol. 25, no. 22, February 20, 1991 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol25 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 25, no. 22, February 20, 1991" (1991). Volume 25. 22. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol25/22 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 25 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Men's Basketball Clinches GVSU Students Join Up Conference Title, see Page 13 * i ! C S 3JJI3 With People, see Page 6 Grand Valley State University , a n t h o r n Volume 25 Issue 22 February 20,1991 Head Coach Beck Leaves for Notre Dame By Sarah Stinson leave Grand Valley with mixed Edilor in Chief emotions. I'm excited about start­ ing at Notre Dame but I have a Tom Beck has left his position great deal of fondness for the play­ as head football coach at Grand ers and coaching staff at Grand Valley for an assistant coaching Valley. It's been a satisfying six position at the University of Notre years." Dame. Athletic Director Mike The GVSU Sports Information Kovalchik commented, "Tom Office has confirmed that Beck Beck did an outstanding job here resigned late last week after six at Grand Valley. We'll search for s e a s o n s a successor both internally and with the from outside the university. We Lakers. wish to maintain a first-quality He was football program.” expected The Athletic Department, in the to begin wake of Beck's departure and work with coming rapidly up on spring the Fight­ football, now goes to the task of ing Irish trying to find j replacement for this week Beck. in South Sentiment is running high that Bend. Beck an assistant coach who is accus­ Although as of early Wednes­ tomed to the present system be day morning, Notre Dame had not promoted, to preserve the direc­ made an official announcement tion in which the team has been regarding Beck's appointment, n moving m the past few years. is sure that he is finished at Grand Mitchell says, however, "We Valley. all have complete faith that Dr. GVSl1 is actively seeking a new Kovalchik w ill do a great job and head coach and those involved in make the best decision for the the program are attempting to go program, no matter w hat it turns on with business as usual. out to be." Beck called a team meeting last No official date has been set for wra-k to announce his departure to a final decision, but it is hoped that the players and leave them with there will be an announcement by some parting thoughts. the beginning of spring break. When he met with (lie team on The coaches and players are left Wednesday, Bec k told the players at this point to try and go on with that Lou Holtz (Notre Dame's head - - - - - : PHOTO BY BOB COOLEY life as usual. Linebacker coach .. coach) had offered him a |ob, and. Bobby Howard says. "Thedeeision 'Cello player Jenny Bishop plays during a performance o f the GVSU Chamber Orchestra given although it was a very difficult is out of our hands now . We're Sunday Afternoon in the Louis Armstrong Theater decision, that he would be going to See Beck, p 16 South Bend. “It was a total shock- I had no idea that is was going to happen." said Bob Mitchell, a returning se­ The Recession Will Affect the Class of ’91 nior, about Beck sannouncement. Bv Simon Hatley the time most they will often have to accept less Mitchell summed up the feel­ New s W n le r 1989-90 gradu­ desirable job offers. ings of many of the players, say­ ates began However, Bornhofen also said ing, “I was not happy with the Employment statistics for 1989- searching for that, because the recession will whole thing at first- it was so un­ 90 GVSU graduates indicate that jobs. not last forever, students should expected- but I am happy for Coach 1991 graduates will probably face John O. take a philosophical attitude to­ Beck now. I think it's the best a tight job market. Bornhofen, ward the tight job market. thing for him." Sixty-nine percent of 1989-90 professor of li- He said that the economy could In an official statement. Beck graduates have been able to land nanceatGVSU, be out of recession by the end of sa> l of Ins time with the Lakers, "1 jobs related to them majors, said pointed out 1991. Thomas M. Sevkora, director of three difficul­ According to Bornhofen. eco­ GVSU's Cooperative Education ties 1991 nomic recovery would be aided by and Placement Office. That per­ graduates will the following: an end to the Per­ centage is down from the 77 per­ probably run sian Gulf War, a drop in interest cent c >t 1988-89 graduates who into because of rates on bank loans and the adop­ were able to land such jobs di­ O pinion.................................p. 4 the recession: tion of a more economically rectly alter graduation Campus Life.................. p- 6 first, they will stimulative policy by the Federal Sevkora said that 1991 gradu­ Reserve. Lntertainment............. p. 10 have fewer job ates will encounter a job market opportunities: Sevkora said that students should Classified A ds.............. p. 1 S similar to tfiat encountered hv the second, they develop their interviewing skills S ports............................... p. 1 5 1989-90 graduates. Although lew will have to before graduation in order to be realized it then, he said, the current search longer recession had already begun by for jobs; third. See Recession, p 7 Page 2 The Lanthorn Febnisry 20,1991 RECESSION from p . l -------— , . '■ - - .......... » ...................-.... mi ....................- ... - , . Koran Plays a Major Role in IranianTactics come mote competitive in the field; the remaining 31 percent By Jennifer L.Wigger mean. brothers, I tight job market. have gone on to graduate school. New» Writer Dr. Friedel cited the fact that, in the Dr. Friedel then discussed the Companies cannot afford to ‘Ninety percent of computer Koran, and thus in Iranian society, role of women in Iran. Women are hire and then firepeople, he said, science majors are employed in On February 12, the Anthro­ women are usually expected and be­ expected to be totally mature, and and sc they want their newly their field; 84 percent of market- pology Department of GVSU lieved to be mentally, physically, and also to be able to run a home, at the hired employees to succed. ing majors; 76 percent of account- sponsored a lecture by Dr. Erika spiritually weak. However, in times age of nine. Men, on the other Following arc Placement Of- ing majors; and 75 percent of hos- Friedel. of war, the feminine image suddenly hand, are not even remotely re­ ficc statistics on some t »f the pitality and tourism management DrFriedel spent twenty-five changes; women are suddenly ex­ sponsible for their actions until the years in Iran and is currently pected to be strong, brave, and wise, age of twelve to fourteen. 989-90 giiduate* - j£|‘ •Ninety-five waiting for a visa to go back. as well as good at business. Yet the Women are saved through •Onehundred percent ofnurs- education ma The Smithsonian has recently Koran is cited as the basis for both of childbearing; the more children a ing majors arc employed as teachers; 94 percent of publishedabookby Dr. Friedel these views of women. women has, the better mother she nurses. Seventy-four sarts education majors; and 91 per­ entitled "Women of Deh Koh”. is. In the Koran, only those women graauaiea in nursing more uwn cent ofoi group Social science edu- Dr. Friedel began by de­ "The ultimate goal of the who die in childbirth get into in any other major. cation majors. scribing the logic behind mod­ Koran is 'to establish God's heaven withoutbeing interrogated. •One hundred percent of Seytora will present the 1989- ern Iranian society. The ulti­ Men have the right to veto any­ ^ will on earth.'" are 90 employment statistics in their mate goal of Iran is **to estab­ thing a woman does, whether it is employed in their field. entirety to the G> Board of lish God’s will on earth.” The Dr. Friedel also gave two incon­ going outside or telephoning a •Sixty-nine percent of chem- Cootrol on Friday, Koran is the sole source of how sistencies in the role women are ex­ relative. istry majors are employed in Iheir one should live his or her life; pected to play in Iranian society. Iranian women have low public according to Dr. Friedel, it is "a First, while the children are the visibility. They are not allowed to comprehensive blueprint of property of the father, it is the duty of congregate outside of the home. If GV Russian Studies how life should be conducted.” the mother to morally train them. it is necessary for them to leave the The Iranians believe that if they Considering the fact that many home, they go in groups. Program is Unique obey everything in the Koran, women receive only a third to fifth Careers for women are frowned utopia will be achieved. grade education, as well as the fact upon in Iran.