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TTze Wooster While the student leaders are enthusiastic ",.Y(he : : catch us online at general student body does not exhibit much interest "HE" in student government unless a major issue arises, www.woostet.eduvoice from the Collrge'j 1992 accreditation report by ths ICE North Central Asinrintitm of Collrm and St hnritl Volume CXV, Issue 9 America's;0Oldest Weekly College Newspaper Thursday, November 5, 1998 Turnover in Facility talks objectives "Liberal arts core" sent back to EPC Admissions Herring. He said that the EPC docu- Dan Shortrjdce ment was similar to information News Editor which had been "leaked" to the fac- Caitun Pine ulty in the spring, and that the cen- ' Staff Writer Cm Monday night, the faculty dis- tral debate was between "giving cussed and generally rejected the more of a smattering than we are High turnover in the student visit "Objectives for a Liberal Arts Core" now . or giving more focus to the ' r coordinator position in the Office of drawn up by the Educational Policy undergraduate education." C Admissions has some students say- Committee, suggesting instead that Henry Kreuzman, associate pro- ing that those duties should be per-form- ed what the College needs is a "shorter fessor of philosophy, contested by a full-tim- e employee and simpler" statement of purpose, Herring's statement "The major rather than a student in President Stan Hales' words. will give you depth," Kreuzman ar- .. Megan Dishong '99 began the The document presented by Dean gued. He also questioned whether position at the beginning of this of the Faculty Susan Figge, the EPC faculty members were willing to al- ! j year, with no previous Admissions chair, is a two-pa- ge description of low humanities students to not take -- courses. j experience, and quickly became "a rough first attempt at determin- any science or mathematics students aren't going to die." I overwhelmed by the responsibilities ing what is essential for every "Those . of the position. "It was out of con--if Wooster graduate to know and un- said History Department Chair trol.'l was beginning to eel as derstand," said Vice President for Alphine Jefferson. hour-a-da- a . though it was a 24 y posi- - Academic Affairs Barbara Hetrick, "I think that this is a task for Bell, 1 tion." Most frustrating to. Dishong V;.' a member of the EPC. whole lifetime," said Richard 2 was that it was impossible to sepa-- " The discussion of the core objec- professor of philosophy, "and what f: rate herself for even short periods tives comes at a time of uncertainty we have here would take a whole of time from the position. She re-- for the future of the College's gen- lifetime. I think it's just a hopeless signed on Oct 16 for a variety of eral education, or distribution, re- task." v reasons, including health problems. quirements. Administrators were Gates argued for "a nice, small 7 Although she resigned for other rea-- - quick to state that the adoption of core of realistic objectives that we 'sons, Dishong feeb hat a student the objectives did not in any way can achieve in four years," and Deb ' should not have me type of respon-- i bind the faculty to a revision of the Shostak, associate professor of En- "sibuity required for the job:-- ' requirements. "There is no assump- glish, suggested that the EPC con- The visit coordinator oversees the tion, necessarily, that the structure sider discussing "thinking skills" -- - : organization of all of the overnight for general education will change," versus "content areas," resulting in ' accommodations for prospective Hales said. ' a shorter document and "more man- students. According to the job de- ' Associate Professor of Philoso- ageable set of goals." - scription, this position usually re- ge to step down phy Garrett Thomson questioned the . Permitted to speak on behalf of 8-- ob- body were EPC mem- quires working 10 hours a week. truth of the statement that the the student But problems have risen for past New Dean Faculty to be chosen jectives were separate from any cur-ric- olar bers Travis Grundke '99 and Ben of modeL He listed each ob- Mizer '99, the SGA vice-preside- nt coordinators when the visit plans the full Board at iti March meeting. in- SHornuDGi compared them to exist- for academic affairs. "On behalf of unravel. Typical problems have Dan Traditionally, there has been no jective and News Editor ing subjects. the students, I am pleased with the cluded hosts not showing up to meet formal input" from the student body. flights "Every numerical point, every ... spirit of the document," said their prospectives, canceled Dean the Faculty Susan Figge Hales said later, and "at this stage short-- of bullet point, should not be equated Mizer. He said that many students stranding prospectives and a 1 will go on leave next academic year, there will be no formal input" But, The coordina--; with a course," said Linda Huhs, had expressed "a peed for a greater age of host students. six-ye- ar always happy to re- completing a term as the be added, Tm and an committment to diver- tor is responsible for taking care of sends associate professor of art auricular dean and leaving President Stan ceive any information anyone which was reflected in one of '. these problems, whenever they oc- -' EPC member. sity," Hales with a substantial gap to fill tome." against objectives. ': " Several professors argued the cur. administration. ' Figge, who has served two terms in the the EPC document Grundke portrayed the new objec- it-- Varney 00 and Tun : Katherine meeting fac- as Dean, paid "attention to all die At Monday's of the There "seem to be two or three tives as potentially reviving the aca- Ziegler '00 held the position jointly ulty. Hales announced mat he would various facets of the deanship," said the built-i- n assumptions ... precon- demic program. "The sense of ex- last spring, but both turned down accept both nominations and appli- Hales. He quoted his nomination each ceived notions of curriculum." said citement and the interest in learn- offer to return this year because cations from the faculty for the new speech for Figge several years ago: con- Professor of History John Gates, ing has died off, in a way ... To me, felt the position was too time position until late December. At the "She thinks deeply, and speaks ar- suming. Varney echoed the same adding that the core appeared to be that is disheartening," he said. "This February faculty meeting. Hales ticulately. excited me for the first Dishong: - "the same old Chinese menu that's document ... concerns as those of that said, he would present his nomina- The Dean of the Faculty is the were too integral been around since I've been an time. One sentence in the catalogue the responsibilities tion, and "ask for an advisory vote College's highest-rankin- g officer process part-- undergrad." doesn't do it itjust doesn't excite me." to the admissions for faculty." faculty, vote after the President and the Vkx-Pre-si by the The "I hope we aren't going to do followed by vote by the would be a around this all see FACULTY. ADMISSIONS, the Board please see FIGGE, phantom dances please please see Executive Committee of said English Professor Henry 3 ; page 3 night" Pa8e i,' . page 2 of Trustees and then an election by V V will sponsor a V Week, featur- V Rush guides and booklets Tickets for the Fall ltf4iv Hillel International on Greek groups are available dance concert are now on 0H' U'vt Kristallnacht display in ing a variety of multicultural including a fashion non-Gre- ek in the sale. The concert is next Lounge from Nov. 8 to events, for students V a col- Lowry weekend, Nov. 13 and 14. The Shower of Stoles, a tne show, cooking class, bazaar, Student Activities Office. stoles donated by and 11, and presentation in ret lection of at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9. dance and Thai dinner, will take on behalf of gay, lesbian, bi- place from Nov. 8 to 14. For V "Primary Colors" will be sexual and transgender people of V "Space For God" will be more information, contact the shown at Mateer Auditorium on faith, will be on display in held next Tuesday at 1 1 :30 a.m. Office of International Student Saturday. $1 admission. Spon- McGaw Chapel tonight, Friday, in Lowry 120. Affairs at ext. 2074. sored by SAB. Saturday and Sunday. News Page 2 Thursday, November 5199& Recycling program center flf WPPKT This year, Wooster is competing be distributed back to the store's Jon Lindsay later this month. Staff Writer with Ashland University, Oberlin customers Campus College and Marietta College in The theme for America Recycles year, you're buy- CIRCLE K HOLDS FOOD DRIVE: Circle K recently held its The College's recycling program, various recycling and environmen- Day this "If not week, ing recycled, you're not recy- third annual Trick or Treat Food Drive, requesting non-perisha- ble foods participating in the "America Re- tal events.