VOLUME Lll, NUMBER 26 DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA. PA. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1976 Campus Attacker Foiled by Dennis Myers However, some one passed and the doors. The guard assumed Dragon Wagon Driver, Vincent shouted. "Vince, the guy is trying to control of the situation and Weaver Weaver, foiled the attempted attack the girls.” At this point he returned to the bus. assault of four young women in realized something was amiss. As The guard notified Drexel front of the Educational Activities Weaver jumped from the bus, the Security who contacted the police at Center early Wednesday evening. attacker running by yelled to him, the 18th District. In a short time, The incident occurred around "Help me, help me get ’em (the the attacker was removed from the 7:30 as the four females proceeded girls).” The driver pursued the scene in a police van. down 33rd street toward the E.A.C. assailant across Chestnut street The would-be mugger, alleged to Weaver, waiting in the bus parked and caught him at the door by have been intoxicated, entered the in the Library Lot, noticed the girls Mandell Theatre. Drexel vicinity after being removed go past running and screaming. “I Upon subduing the accused, from a SEPTA bus at 34th and thought they were just playing Weaver motioned to the Burns Market. Sometime after the for­ around,” he stated. guard, who was by then standing at ceful exit, the perpetrator entered the parking garage. He spotted the female receptionist in the lobby and Board of Trustees asked. "Do you want a (expletive /)r. JiHifui-s l.ipfti deleted)?” The receptionist called for help. A sargeant of the Drexel Security faculty Raise* force removed the mugger from the Tenure Denial building. Drexel Security is located in the parking facility. Finally Approved After being thrown out of the Stirs Debate garage, the assailant is assumed to by Neil Schmer/ing have walked down Market street, is thought of very highly by fellow by Shirley Singer where he attempted to attack the Dr. Jacques Lipetz, Associate faculty members. females. Professor of Biology had been According to Dr. All)ert List, The Board of Trustees approved the salary rates of the faculty and ad­ According to some bystander, the denied tenure although he sees the Associate Professor of Biology, the ministration as published in the proposed operating budget for 1976-77 at mugger was injured while being requirements for tenure to be "by school will be losing a "great asset” their monthly meeting last Wednesday. Also, beginning July 1,1976 Drexel subdued. Reportedly, his head and large fair.” However, Lipetz when Lipetz leaves. List credits will pay 100% of the costs for Blue Shield/Blue Cross for the faculty and struck the door and he was dazed stated that the process in use "goes Lipetz as being very educated, with administration. Last year, Drexel paid 50 per cent of the Blue Shield/Blue and cut. Also it was stated his against any idea of justice that has a broad background in psychology Cross. The 100% coverage represents a $67,000/year increase in costs, zipper was open at the time of his been developed over the past 800 and the history of biology. List which has already been accounted for in the operating budget. capture. years.” implied that "if more emphasis was Also at the board meeting, President W. Hagerty expressed his disap­ It is unknown whether charges According to Lipetz, faculty put on the quality of teaching things pointment at the low number of incoming freshmen in the science majors. will be filed against the attacker. member denied tenure are also might have been different.” He also As of May 17, only 139 incoming freshmen majors have paid fees, as The females were said to have denied the right of confronting any stated that "if there was less em­ compared to 144 at that time last year. Hagerty hopes to have a least 225 continued along their way after the evidence brought up against them. phasis on money, and more on science majors enter Drexel in September. He noted the Science College is man had been subdued. Normally He also implied that faculty teaching the situation might be a very necessary service school. when police officers are not members not granted tenure are different.” Hagerty said that decreased applications and acceptances for sciences is present, the victim of the crime never shown the report that is generally a nation-wide problem. This is partly due to the termination of must press charges before drawn up by the tenure committee. Department Development Grants (national grants). Hagerty also cited prosecution can be started. Lipetz believes that the tenure tough mathematical requirements as a cause of the fall-off of applications. committee in the biology depart­ He sees a definite need for a special program for high school students with ment was pressured to produce a an interest in the sciences who lack good mathematical ability. unanimous report. This would Hagerty announced two new faculty appointments. Robert R. Christian SENIORS make all dissenting votes void. A.B. (Rutgers U) M.S. (U. of Ga.) is to be Assistant Professor of Biological Dr. Francis Davis, Dean of the Sciences for one year, effective September 1st. Michael Webb, B.A. (U. of Pick Up Your College of Science, refuses to give Texas) M.F.A (Pratt Institute) is to be Assistant Professor of Design for reasons for Lipetz’s dismissal. one year, effective September 1st. Dr. Robert E. Laessig, Assistant However, he indicated that the Professor of Management, was granted tenure beginning September 1st. Yearbook "fundamental reason for Lipetz Also, Dr. Bernard M. McNamee, Professor of Civil Engineering, was being denied tenure is not because appointed Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering. Dr. Edward of money.” Dr. I rancts Ihtvts W. Arian, Professor of Political Science, was appointed Head of the In Room 3 0 1 2 However, Lipetz disagreed with Department of History and Politics. Both were previously acting chairmen Davis’s statement. Lipetz feels that A written statement from Davis of their respective departments. Dr. Jeanne D. Brugger and Dr. Irvin D. he has denied tenure for the placed a tremendous amount of Reid both have been granted leave of absence from the University. Today. following reasons. He state that emphasis on research. According to "the reasons that overcame any Davis both teaching and research positive feelings that might have are important when tenure is being existed were probably the desire for evaluated. Where the emphasis Cooperation Tops Miller^s Priorities immediate money.” Lipetz implied falls “depends on the need of the that the committee as a whole department and what the faculty by Myers and Stercho didn’t know enough about his field member is here to do.” and past accomplishments to make The statement asserted that “ I’d like to see better cooperation a good assessment. “education is our business, but among student organizations,” AccompUshments remember, that we have both an stated Don Miller, the newly- J During his four years at Drexel, undergraduate and a graduate elected student body president in a Lipetz has published three papers education program here.” discussion of the major aims of his and has received approval for a “Perhaps getting subject matter upcoming administration in an research grant. A committee of across is the most important aspect interview this week. scientists representing the National of undergraduate teaching.” j A i However, graduate students have Miller believes that com­ Don Miller discussing issues with Triangle editors Stercho and Institute of Health had approved munication between organizations Photo: Paul Davit Lipetz’s project, but the funds were acquired this basic knowledge and Myers. was lacking this year. Problems of not available. Had they been “teaching at that level is primarily Miller considers the Student Vice- coordination, such as those en­ service, dormitory overcrowding available, the project would have developing a research capability President of Student Affairs, who and teaching the student (by countered with the 10th of May and the possible abolishment of the brought in $8,018 over a period of will be John Budroe, as one of the example) to help develop new party resulted from silence. He 1-1:30 break. Miller said that he three years. Lipetz’s work for most important presidential knowledge of his own”. plans to improve the situation by wanted to insure that the lunch biological and physical sciences positions on Congress. This student Funds brought in from research keeping himself better informed break would not be taken away this was cited more often in the Science counterpart deals with the areas are used to partially pay salaries of and by keeping in touch with year, as had been proposed by the Citation Index than anybody else’s administration to cope with space which most directly affect students. in that field. Lipetz intimated that the faculty and to cover some of the student groups. costs of graduate tuition. The utilization problems. Internal business should be kept there is "not an emphasis on Miller also hopes that better statement also explained that “it is Miller will be working with a at a minimum at this year’s research, but on being funded.” He relations between Student Congress not the tenure procedures which are large Executive Committee this Congress meetings. Miller said. noted that some members of the and the TRIANGLE will exist this at issue, but the concept of a year since two new positions on it The hopes that more time will be faculty are funded in areas that coming year. He considers the two complete and distinguished were established during the elec­ devoted to constructive debate on have nothing to do with their fields organizations to be the t>est sources university.