Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1976-77 The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 10-21-1976 The thI acan, 1976-10-21 The thI acan Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1976-77 Recommended Citation The thI acan, "The thI acan, 1976-10-21" (1976). The Ithacan, 1976-77. 9. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1976-77/9 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1976-77 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. October 21, 1976 Vol. 50/No. 9 Ithaca College Ithaca, New York published independently by the students of Ithaca College - Whaleni Risinl{ Costs plus Small Endowmentl .equals Tuition Increase ITU:<CIEITVJElO) OCT 2 11976 (Cutbacks Inevitable Unless. College Can Attract More O~gjjil&:)lf.MR:.~ - · -· .- ·::\, :·;r\: that the $81,000 figure did not L~Ye c~cumstances I By Mark Engstom · :?·_:;:.,;:-.! accurately represent the total doiPter~1dalw it would be ·. ., .._ .':::;~ assets given to the students, possible for the Student Govern- ·,;:~;: since Student Congress has the ment to support them (the Student: "Will there be a only budget on campus which is a former teams)," Whalen said. tuition increase next year?" "revolving budget," or a budget He then promised the students President Whalen: "The in which the profits from such that the issue would be "dis­ question is not 'if... but 'how things as the game room, lee- cussed." much'?" tures, films, and concerts are Several questions were put Tuition was only one of the allowed to go back into the to Whalen with regard to the issues discussed as President Student Congress budget. Wha- lack of adequate academic pro­ James Whalen spoke with the len added that the amount of grams for minority students on members of Student Congress money given to Congress vaires campus. He replied that he last Thursday night, but budget varies with the size of the preferred to see "non-racial questions did dominate the inee· student body, and' that the programming" which would ca­ ting .. The president was respon­ matter is "an on-going debate in ter to the needs of all students. ding to.a request put to him by the budget process." He said that any minority studies the Executive Board to inlorm This point was then taken should "grow out of the heart" of students and answer questions one step further by SAB Chair- the academic process, and not be on the current status of next man· Jim Ohm who countered established separately. year's budget. Photo by Chuck Riter Perialas by saying that unless With regard to a tuition ln an attempt to avoid the university tha~ a college. The the Student Activities Board is increase Whalen said that as long confrontations that took place unique features found in each of initially given enough money to · Tickets for as the fixed costs of the College last year between the adminis­ the schools within the College attract good entertainment that continue to rise that tuition tration and students over aca­ make it more efficient for the not enough revenue could be tomorrow's lecture increases would be inevitable. demic cutbacks in the budget, academic budgets to be deter­ generated to make the revolving The school has very little endow­ Whalen has informed the Deans mined by each individual Dean as budget eff~ctive. with Julian ment to cushion the blows of that they are to consult with opposed to a central administra­ An issue raised by several inflation, and Whalen confessed students on the subject of budget tor. students was the administra­ Goodman can he that the possibility of pricing priorities. Many of the questions raised tion's expectations with regard students out of the instituti'on is "Each Dean is responsible by Congress during the course of to the responsibility of Student picked up in the a very real problem for ·Ithaca for building each school's bud­ the meeting concerned the possi­ Congress to fund varsity teams, College. get," he commented, ··and it it bility of the Student Government such as men's ice hockey, which Unless the College is able to is their responsibility to share being allocated more funds in have been dropped from the Office of Campus attract outside funds, cutbacks this process with the faculty and future College budgets. It was formal athletic curriculum of the will have to be made in various students within the their respec­ pointed out to the president that College. Students made refe­ Activities, or programs, and to prevent this tive schools." the $81,000 which the students rence to the fact that Congress from happening Whalen says The president went on to currently receive is less than one had previously gone into the red that he is working on programs discuss the diversity found with­ percent of the total budget for without the responsibility of Deans Longin to make the school more attrac­ i!l Ithaca College, and explained the College. funding these organizations, and tive and which will project a how the administrative and In response to this point wondered how it would be ·and Kesh better image to potential contri­ academic structure of the school Vice President for Student and possible for the student budget butors. is closer to that of a small Campus Affairs Gus Perialas said to accomodate them now. ~ollllege IExamined~ Results==(?????) By Peter Ajemian what parts of the informal report he wants to ...because he's the The visiting evaluation College president." teams of four educational agen- Assistant Provost Frank cies checked out Ithaca College Falcone reiterated this message • on Monday and Tuesday, and left yesterday after the completion of President Whalen in control of the meeting, saying that the oral what, if any, impact this will report presented by the Middle have on the college community. States -chairman was directed · Before they left, the chair- specifically to President Whalen, man of the Middle States-Associ- and that the other Ithaca College ation team gave on oral report to administrators and deans were President Whalen in the pre- there only in the capacity of sence of administrators and · listeners. Falcone ~:iii! tlJat it d~ans, su~m~izing the impres- was ~ matter of protocol that s1ons of his eight-man group. those irl attendance Mt openly The report was supposed to discuss all that was reported by reflect what will be contained in the accrediting agency. the formal written report on the On this closed situation, Ithaca College's re-accreditation Assistant to President Whalen, status which will be sent here in Walter Borton, expressed. the a month, or later. However, point that it was understood that mainly because of the fact that the oral report would be. kept M.S.A. considers th~ procedure private since it was subject to to be preliminary and not yet change until the making of the · ' official, no comment was given finairwritten report. He said it Photo by Chuck Riter yesterday as to what was said at simply wasn't the practice of the the meeting. agency to ·conduct the report It's almost Parent's W eekend,and tnne to form The chair.man of M.S.A., otherwise; and that he thought - ~ Merrill Knapp, said on Tuesday all the people there-did not the Physical Plant has swum.g into acltn0>1I11 at the . open . house meeting for expect its contents to be- r~- students, . "It will . be · up _to · · · c -.~President Wlialeri to dise~ate Continued_ on Page 5 see story on page 2 11 • ..,.-:a;,.,·~ .... ~· - ' ,.. .-. - r -, / • . Thee !ihsi~l81Il1l Parents T@ Invade CaDlPu§ Some 3,000 parents . will conducted by students and facul­ master's degree program' in become totally involved in the ty members on. a wid·e range ·of muisic and director of Ithaca Ilm,,qu_iI!."<eIt" life of Ithaca College when they subjects. High School's Marching Little participate in the cultural, social, Sports will be the order of Red Band. The program will By Kim Howe sports, and academic activities the day Saturday· ·when· Ithaca' · include a Finale from Scenes planned for Parents Weekerid, ·meets East Stroudsburg in from the Louvre, a concert Photos by Linda Stewart October 22-24. varsity field hochey at 10 am on ·number, the Cake Walk from a Parents will have a choice of Yavits Field. Kickoff for the Suite of Old American Dances, Question: What does being a . a choral concert or a play, "Dark Ithaca-C.W. Post football game ''The Hill Where the Lord Hides" member of a sorority/fraternity of the Moon," billed as an adult will be at 1:30 pm on South Hill by Chuck Mangione; a disco mean to you? fairy tale, both nights of the Field. medley; a color guard presenta­ weekend. On the academic side, Half-time entertainment for tion of Battle Hymn of the lectures, demonstrations, discus the game will be provided by - sions and open hous~.(i will be Willard Lloyd, a student in the Republic ind "Send in the Clowns," an exit number from the show "A little Night Music." lloyd earned his bachelor's deg­ ree as a music major from Ithaca I D Photos: Friday, November 5 will be the College in 1972 and Joined the next time ·you can have -your ID picture taken. staff of Boynton Junior High Picture taking will take place in the Registrar's School. He became high school Office from 9-4 on that day.