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OPINION ACCENT SPORTS INDEX Accent .......................... 10 Universal ·effects~··~·-··.:·: ..... ·-Holid&yhybrids, Prime time Classifieds .................... 16 Comics ......................... 17 Grant will impact areas 8 Students of different faiths 1 0 Two IC alums now run Opinion ........................... 8 across c~pus combine rituals in seasonal spirit show at all-sports station 19 Sports ........................... 19 Thursday, December 7, 1995 The Volume 63, Number 14 24 pages ITHACAN Free The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community Commencement speaker chosen By Mamie Eisenstadt "Hes an incred­ Ithacan News Editor · ible human Ithaca College's 1996 graduation speaker · will bring international relevance to the IO I st being and he Commencement Ceremonies. will give an Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize winner incredible and a survivor of the Auschwitz concentra­ speech." tion camp during the Holocaust, will be the -Michelle Fraser, main speaker at Commencement this year. Senior Class "He's an incredible human being and he Wiesel will give an incredible speech," said Michelle president Fraser, president of the Senior Class. She bring us together." said he will appeal to all a~pects of the Selig said he thought most students would audience. know Wiesel and his reputation. Wiesel, who as awarded the Nobel Prize "I think people who know of[Wiesel] will in I 986, has worked on behalf of many op­ be excited," Selig said. He added that those ~":'1!1C··-'·'· ..• '. pressed groups. These include the Jews from who don't know who he is soon will. llt,j.-:'1.,•,' < I ,· ' i1'. the former Soviet Union, the Miskito Indians A deciding factor was the Class's organi­ of Nicaragua, African famine victims and zation in pursuing the idea of a speaker in The Ithacan/Jason Erlich Cambodian refugees, according to informa­ general. "I think we were a little more fo­ Herman Muller, chairman of the Board of Trustees, speaks to students as Bill tion from the Office of Public Information. cused f than last year]. We came to a decision . Bowen, managing partner of the College's consulting firm, looks on. Wiesel also founded the Elie Wiesel foun­ much more quickly," he said. People were dation for Humanity along with his wife, contacted over the summer and asked to give Marion. three possible choices for speakers. The mission of the organi~tion is to cre­ Wiesel also won the Presidential Medal Meetings allow voice ate a forum for the discussion of urgent of Freedom, the United States Congressional ethical issues in order to advance the cause of Gold Medal and the Medal of Liberty Award. peace and human rights, according to the His books were awarded the Prix Medices, Muller visits to discuss presidential search information. Prix Livre and the National Jewish Book "He's an excellent speaker," said Dan A ward. His works include 'The Night" and By Alex Leary "The turnout was kind of Selig, Senior Class trea,;urer. "He will try to "All Rivers Run to the Sea." Ithacan Staff disappointing. It's times like Although there were contrasting views over what qualities an ideal president should these when we can speak out have, there was one thing members of the and make a difference and Search put on hold Ithaca College community agreed on during people miss out and later on Wednesday's meetings to discuss the presi­ say 'we have no voice. '" dential search process - that the input was a -Brian McCarthy '98 Admissions minority "We would like someone to step in the right direction. recruitment position speak to our concerns and Board of Trustees Chairman Herman E. Mr. Bowen's clarity, candor and goodwill." needs." Muller Jr. and Bill Bowen, a managing part­ Creel said that even when there seemed to open until spring '96 -Rashaad Sass '97 ner for Heidrick and Struggles, the private be a difference of opinion, Muller and Bowen consulting firm that will assist the College in listened with concern. tors, a third candidate was selected and an finding candidates to succeed President James "I think there were a few points at which, By Jen Reardon offer was made this past summer. "[The J. Whalen, met with constituents to solicit although [they] weren't favorable towards Ithacan Staff candidate] needed some time to think through thoughts and ideas about the search process. some suggestions, [they} did not reject them A long-vacated position in the Office of the move of his family, etc., and he ultimately In September, Whalen announced that he and seemed to be open to further consider­ Admissions will not be filled until next spring decided to stay at his home institution," would be leaving the College after 1997. ation of them," Creel said. at the earliest, said Paula Mitchell, director of Mitchell said. "We were very disappointed at Since then, the Board has met to discuss the After Wednesday's meetings, Muller said admissions. that time and we felt, however, obviously.our search, the consulting firm has been hired the next step in the process is creating a list of A strong and active effort has been made commitment to the position at that time was and various campus groups have met and criteria that will be used in selecting Whalen'~ to fill the'vacant position of the senior assis­ a very strong commitment." formed committees to prepare for the upcom­ successor. Muller added that a draft of the tant director for multicultural recruitment The search committee, which was com­ ing search. criteria will be available for review. since last spring, but an appropriate candi­ prised by three students, three faculty mem­ But the recent meetings were the first Warren Schlesinger, chairman of Faculty date has-n.ot been found, she said. The search bers and two admissions staff members, in­ official all-campus sessions between the com­ Council and associate professor of account­ was postponed this fall and will re-open next cluding Mitchell, decided to wait until the munity and a representative from the Board. ing, said the faculty welcomed the chance to semester. next semester to continue the search. Bowen said the meetings were helpful and review the criteria. The search, which was national in scope, "We decided to wait until next season signified a consensus between the parties "[M]y understanding from what [Muller involved advertising and soliciting nomina­ because, a~ that point, to look to fill an admis­ involved. and Bowen] were saying is that we would tions for candidates. The College advertised sions position mid-year would be very diffi­ "I think all the groups were very upbeat, have an opportunity to not rewrite it to death, nationally in the "Chronicle of Higher Edu­ cult in terms of attracting the caliber of can­ focusing on the positive, not the negative," but [review and offer revisions] on what they cation" and a journal called "Black Issues in didate that we would want to encounter," Bowen said. "In any search, ultimately there produce based on what they heard," Higher Education." Mitchell said. is going to be emphasis at one level from one Schlesinger said. Regionally, the vacant position was pub­ The committee outlined several specific group and maybe a little different from an­ Schlesinger said the faculty raised con­ licized in Binghamton and Syracuse. "We requirements, she said. "We are looking for a other, but the good news is there is good spirit cerns about the makeup of the search alsocontactedcolleaguesatcollegesthrough­ person who will specifically provide leader­ here:'' committee. out the Northeast and colleges across the ship in coordinating multicultural recruit­ Bowen said a list of criteria will be formu­ "A number of faculty would prefer repre­ country who were identified as having a ment efforts, serve as a central coordinator lated from the input collected at the meetings sentation by school," he said. "Some faculty, significant student-of-color population," for admissions campus recruitment events and will help identify candidates who fulfill however, feel that may be unfair to H and S Mitchell said. On the local level, the College for students of color and also advance the many of.these qualities. because of its size unless you go to a larger advertised in die "lthaca Journal." involvement ofcurrent students, alumni, fac­ Richard Creel, professor of philosophy faculty representation." "We originally interviewed two candi­ ulty and other volunteers," Mitchell said. and religion, said the meetings left the faculty Schlesinger estimated that three to five ~ on campus, but by community consen­ This person would also be involved in satisfied that their concerns will be listened faculty members will serve on the search sus they were not the candidates we wanted working with other offices on campus as well to. committee. However, Muller said it was too to make an offer to," Mitchell explai~. as being inv~lved in staffand volunteer train­ "I felt a genuine spirit of goodwill be­ early to determine the makeup of the com­ After-various interviews with the search ing. 'They may also allow these prospective tween Mr. Muller and the faculty who were mittee.