John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 4-18-1996 The aC rroll News- Vol. 89, No. 22 John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 89, No. 22" (1996). The Carroll News. 1122. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/1122 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TRACK Cansler and Olsen take Streaks to see page 8 NCAA's ~arro ews Vol~.me 89 Number 22 • April18, 1996 Tenure denials overturned after appeals Cherie Skoczen were produced," said Dean of the "It does show that the appeals process. "Because of what was in ­ and come up with a decision." News Editor College of Arts and Sciences, Nick process can work," Baumgartner volved this time, we didn't have to DeZolt said he gives a lot of The decision to deny tenure to Baumgartner. said. go through the grievance process," credit to the committee of deans three faculty members was re­ He said thatduringtheappeals This was not the first time a Baumgartner said. for their integrity dunng the four cent I y reversed by a committee of process two of the faculty mem­ tenure decision had been reversed, Ernest DeZolt, professor of so­ months since the initial denial of academicdeansand the academic bers added new information to Baumgartner said. "Whether it's ciology, Karen Gygli, professor of tenure. "I'm cenam it was a very vice president. their applications which then en­ the first time a decisiOn has been communications, and Dwight difficult time for the admimstra­ "While[th~ three faculty mem­ abled them to meet the criteria for reversed by the appeals process, 1 Hahn, professor of political sci­ non as it was for the faculty, staff bers[ did not meet all of the crite­ tenure. In the other case, the fac­ don't know," he said. ence, were notified near the be­ and students," Deloit sa1d. "In the ria for tenure at thel time of the ulty member was able to better He added that in prevtousyears ginning of April that their denial mid t of all this, [the administra­ initial decision, since then things explain the information that had tenure decisions have been re­ of tenure had been reversed, tion] deserves a lot of credit." have happened, and it is evident been presented in the original ap­ versed following grievance proce­ Deloit said. He said that on April According to Baumgartner, that ina couple of the cases things plication, Baumgartner said. dures, which follow the appeals 4 he received a call from the uni­ when a faculty member decides versity asking him to come and to appeal the denial of tenure, he pick up a letter. The letter stated or she can present his or her case Arson suspected in dorm fires his tenure decision had been re­ to the committee of deans, which versed. IS composed of the dean of the Police believe four incidents related; no arrests made "My first reaction was one of graduate school, the dean of arts Tom O'Konowitz mounted on the wall. security at 1:20 a.m. to report that joy, rei ief and satisfaction," DeZolt and sciences, and the dean of the said. "I was satisfied that the com­ Assistant News Editor According to a University a fire was started in a garbage can school of business. Baumgartner Four fires set in John Carroll Heights Police Department report, in Bernet Hall'ssecond floor bath­ mittee of deans was able ro review said the chairperson of thefaculty University dormitories on the "The dispenser was found com­ room. O'Malia extinguished the my tenure dossier a second time see TENURE, page 3 night of Saturday, March 30, were pletely melted with a large pile of fire, and fire alarms did not acti­ ruled as aggravated arson by the ashes beneath it, and part of the vate. University Heights Police Depart­ roll unburned on the wall mount," "It was our opinion that there Senate approves SABB ment. according to a University Heights wasenoughsmokegenerated that Cherie Skoczen chard P. Salmi, SJ said it must go "We believe that [the fires] prob­ Police Department report. [the fire alarm] should have gone News Ed1tor to a referendum of the whole ably are connected," said Donna Students were evacuated from off: Byrnes said. The Student Unwn Senate ,..hoo\,a~n>rdmgtolavolar\o.lhe the university :eaeft uairi!iwty w ...,. r , e e-but ' - ince ~ 11 f Ueday ro lorra dte "We'll pursue any lead we have as smoke-filled, residents said. They have the technical ability to be sure Student Activities Budget Board creatton of a House of Represen­ faraswecantakeit. We'retalking were not permitted back into the that the fire system was in func­ {SABB),changing the way umver­ tativesduringf reshmanclasselec­ about endangering people's lives, building for almost an hour. tioning capacity, the residence sity funds wlll be allocated to tions next fall , she said. and that's not something to be While still investigating the staff elected to have an all-night chartered organizations. Accordmg to the SABB pro­ taken lightly." first two fires on Saturday night, fire watch. From the final fire in "This is a great shift to student posal, the SABB will consist of A fire was found in a trash can police were notified of a fire in Bernet until 7 a.m., all buildings empowerment, trust and a huge three students appointed by the on the second floor of Murphy Pacelli Hall. RA jennifer Souza were patrolled by residence hall move in student responsibility," SUSenate,twostudentsappointed Hall just after I0:30 1 • m. The fire reported that a card board sign was staff membersonaconstant basis. said john Cranley, former Student by the SU House of Representa­ alarm was activated, and the fire set on fire around I a.m. She extin­ According to Byrnes, it was Umon President. "Because of the tives and three members ap­ was extinguished by students and guished it and found no damage to later determined that all fire approval [of the bill\, we are no pointed by the Vice President for hall staff, Byrnes" said. the building, she said. alarms on campus were function­ longer a mockery of student gov­ Student Affairs. A second fire alarm went off in "Security came and questioned ing properly. ernment across the country but a Underthe proposaL all organi­ Murphy Hall at midnight, after a some off-campus men who were Byrnes said that there were model of autonomy and responsi­ zations will be required to submit fire in a first floor bathroom had seen in the area, but they didn't some rumors about who started bility." a projected budget to the SABB by been started. come to any conclusion," Byrnes the fires, and people were ques­ SABB will go into effect next Feb. 1 of each school year, and af­ Resident Assistant Brent Miller said. tioned. But she said that campus year, pending the creation of a terall necessary meetingsanddis­ extinguished the fire, which was Bernet Residence Hall Direc­ security, led by Sgt. Dale Blaess, House of Representatives in the cussions, the SABB will present a started ina plastic towel dispenser tor Dan O'Malia called campus see FIRE, page 3 Student Union, said Doralice budget detailing the appropria­ Tavolario, SU President. tion of university funds to organi­ However, the creation of a zations to the SU Senate and House House of Representatives tssucha of Representatives. This budget, Strummin· on the ole banjo drastic change in john Carroll's along with an explanation of it student government that Rev. Ri - see SABB, page 2 McMinn to receive Beaudry Award at graduation Jennifer Rowland The student who receives it is rec­ Staff Reporter ognized foroutstandingservicein Senior jason McMinn was voted the four areas of leadership, aca­ the rectptentof the 1996 Beaudry demic ach 1evement, service to the Award, to be given during grad ua­ Car~oll or civic community, and tion ceremonies on May 19. Christian Iif e. "It's the highest and only com­ "Anyone can nominate some­ mendauon award given to a stu­ one for the Beaudry Award but dent at graduation." said Rev. Peter only seniors can vote." said Helen Fennessy, SJ joyce, academic advisor. "It was a According to Campus Minis­ vote by jason's peers, and that's try records, the Beaudry Award what makesn so great." was established in 1951 to com­ McMinn's involvement in com­ memorate the outstandmg stu­ munity service began dunng h1s dent leader Robert Beaudry of the sophomore year atjCU. After hav­ class of 1950. Beaudry was killed ing attended the St. LoUis flood man airplane crash in 1951 on his relief tnp m the Spring of 1994, way home to Chicago. The McMinn said he knew that com­ Beaudry Award has been awarded munity serv1ce was somethmg he toone senior each yearsmce 1951. see McMINN, page 2 2 NEWS The Carroll News, April18, 1996 The Carroll News, April18, 1996 NEWS 3 Students volunteer to make difference McMinn chosen for senior award continued from page 1 McMinn's support both personally Students offer time in helping peers Center offers various service projects throughout April and with campus projects. Carolyn Sprague Peer advisor Tracy Hall said ogy maJOr, and I want to counsel Paul Palumbo great to actually know the faces participate in "Chnstmas-in- would continue for the rest of his "We work toget he rand support Staff Reporter that the peer advisors serve as liai­ people," said Dugan.