Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1988-89 The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 4-20-1989 The thI acan, 1989-04-20 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1988-89 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1989-04-20" (1989). The Ithacan, 1988-89. 25. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1988-89/25 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1988-89 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. .,_ ... .: ., =.,, .. :- . ~-~flt,er.t -~ray.~~. .Golf. .... '~, I ' ...page ·. :, ·13··. page 27 '-' .. The Newspaper F.or 1fhe Ithaca College Community tM 'O\:ftii!IM ,#Mitfr# 1 I 1 ~pril 20, 1989 32 pages* lFree President Whalen discusses issue§ An informal interview with President James lo Whalen BY CHRIS LEE ·.,. ' This interview attempts to shed some light on various issues students have recently expressed concern over. With events like the Red Tape Rally and the numerous letters which have been sent to The Ithacan, there seems to be a thick haze of rumors and misinformation. By taking some of the student concerns to President Whalen directly in an informal inter­ view, we hope to make the understanding between students and the ad­ ministration a little clearer. However, many of the issues discussed in this interview are quite com­ plex. It is merely an important step in a process that requires students ... :. ' and administrators to sit down and discuss the issues so that all possible Ii information and arguments can be heard and fair solutions arrived at. What follows is hopefully the first step in that process ... ·:I. Ithacan: When did you first become one thing. But if the people are really ·' associated with Ithaca College? committed and if they plan ahead then \ it works. In terms of getting time on \ President Whalen: Back in I CJ75. I your calendar or inviting you to came here in July of lfJ75 almost four­ meetings, making sure that they give teen years ago. I came as president. you timely information about their They invited me to be president and concerns. Not suddenly, "By God, we so I decided I would. [smiles] Here I don't like this!" am. I think the administration varies from year to year too in tenns of their \,!-- •••• ·- ' i ~· I: There has been a lot of talk recent­ ability to communicate. We ought to ly about the relation between student be more consistent. Some years I .,::(-.M·----•~ -· .~:::~·ii::>~-~ith government and the IC administra­ think we do a very good job. Some Ilthaca College President James J. Whalen ITHACAN/CHRIS LEE tion. I was wondering if you feel that years it's a problem with the middle the administration has an adequate management particularly. Everybody relationship with student government makes the assumption that the ad­ you would respond to that other than thing apart and look at the segments they want rugby and they want rugby. that centers around clear and proper ministration is the president. [pause] I don't know everything! I mean, it to say, "ain't so" and to look at the of it. Until they get rubgy, that's it. There communication. were some other groups... the condom would be better if the vice-presidents facts. First of all, the rugby team guys organized the rally. The rugby kids group I call it. In other words, peo- PW: I think it varies from year to and deans and directors were really in­ I: What is your reaction to the Red had an agenda. They want rugby and see President page 2 year. I would say it depends some formed. Then they would be able to Tape Rally? degree on the people at the time and give the students the first rate, proper some years you have very good rela­ answers. PW: First of all I was sorry I wasn't tionships. I think the students have to Once in a while there seems to be here to meet the students. There is be very committed. If you run for of­ some sort of a desire to cast the ad­ Senior Election nothing the matter with a rally. I fice just to get it on your resume and ministration as a secretive, non­ think, however, you have to take that then you don't do very much that's forthcoming thing. I don't know how Result§ Costs analyzedo0 §le Il1ln co)lr A (C!Il (0) 1111 Tuition story updatce JL1I]F1f ticipate in the process by attending the 1Tlhl~ JF~rrty 1125 BY MICHAEL NEILON University, $17,850, Hartwick Col­ The Office of the President recently lege, $15,000, and Syracuse Universi­ open budget hearing which the entire released a detailed letter to the parents tv, $15,895. "Ithaca College is com­ campus community is invited to. 1f Iln ~ (C([J) mrnnnn@Il11 IF 1a1ruy ~ 2 The open budget hearing for this of Ithaca College students. The letter petitive to these institutions in one is centered around the 1989-90 tuition sense or another. We are looking to year was held October 5th in the North Meeting Room. It was adver­ increase at the college. associate ourselves with regionally ((])therr 11~ The Board of Trustees has set tui­ strong institutions," said college tised in the September 29th issue of and one student was pre- For further election mformation see page 3 tion at $10,200, a $1,000 increase spokesperson, Bonnie J. Gordon. The Ithacan see Tuition page 2 from last year. Room and board will The costs of goods and services be charged a rate of $4,360. Student purchased by colleges and universitites insurance will be set at $115. are rising significantly. "In the com­ The tuition increase is the highest ing year, we will increase our spending in the last decade, which is a 10.87 by more than half a million dollars on percent increase. Tiris year's total per­ computers and other new equipment Robbery ai psych lab cent increase will be 10.34 percent, for our facilities. It will cost $875,000 which includes tuition, room and more next year for utilities and BY CHRIS LEE conduct experiments involving human was that a psychology student wa~ working on a program on the board and insurance. maintenance of those facilites," said On April 7th, sometime between 7 subjects. The theft occurred in the modified Apple that he needed to The Office of Public Information President Whalen in a letter address­ and 11 pm, the Bogart Lab was cognition lab, which is currently do­ finis_h for his independent study.'' released a press release last week ed to student's parents. broken into and approximately $5,000 ing research using infants and stating the college is the second least The budget process at Ithaca Col- worth of lab equipment was stolen. undergraduates. According to Nancy Linda Jones, an associate professor This included an Apple Ile computer, Rader, assistant professor of of psychology, feels that the break-in a printer, a video camera, a VCR ''18.5 percent of next year's budget in­ machine, and a polaroid camera. Safety and Security discovered the "'We feel violated, that is, the students crease will go toward financial theft shortly after 11 pm that evening. Officers also noted the vandalism and f acuity involved in the lab" 'programs. ,, which occurred within the hallway. Two phones were tom out of the wall and one of them was thrown into the psychology and supervisor of the was done by someone familiar with expensive among a group of 21 lege is a time-consuming process. toilet. A window on the door to the cognition lab, none of the data col­ the lab. "I would suspect it was so­ regionally competitive institutions. Department chairs, directors, and lab was also smashed, enabling the lected by the students was siolen. meone who had been in the lab," she Among the other regionally com­ others submit requests for their suspect(s) to open the locked Rader mentions, "the Apple Ile mentions. "Someone who knew that petitive schools are Boston Universi- respective departments. All . these· laboratory from the inside. computer was modified with a $1500 the stuff was there. This doesn't seem · ty with total costs of $19,635, reviews are trimmed before a final - The Bogart Lab is used by the board so it could be used in cognition like a likely place where expensive Hamilton College, $18,200, Cornell recommendation is sent to the budget psychology department for students to experiments. One unfortunate thing see Robbery page 5 University, $18,610, St. Lawrence committee. Students are able to par- r -April 20, 1989 . 2 ~ JJHACAN · from page 1 J?W: We talked about it the other day. ago yet failed to inform the students pie who wanted to pass out coo- that we don't have a party line. This want but I think the danger is there. Tom was talking about what wf!re Is this true? past week on the tuition thing, one We are able to insure our football going to do when we finish the com­ l: )he Prevention Network. person called four different offices at­ team players and our baseball players PW: Let say-I'm not impressed tempting to see if one of those offices because they wear gear, they're con­ munications building. I don't want to me with what I've heard this past week PW: Yes.