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At the last meeting ofthe Teaching Staff and TenureCommittee, Professor of EnglishMichael Allen was denied contractrenewal. Earlier in the week, theEnglish department, after a period ofdeliberations. forwarded arecommendation to Teaching Staffand Tenure that Mr. Allen's contractnot be renewed.

This is the second suchincident in the past two weeks. - Dr.Alan Copsey of Biology was the

first. Students and others haveexpressed great disappointment overthe decision. They are concernedover the future of the nationallyrecognized ' Wooster Review, theReading and Writing Center, andother programs that Mr. Allen hashad a hand in.

The Teaching Staff andTenure Committee is composed ofProfessors Hustwit and Bell ofPhilosophy, Frye and Stewart ofEnglish. Williams of PoliticalScience, Rea of SpeechCommunications. PresidentCopeland and Dean Harward.

director, and editor, Nikola Koljevic Events Committee, Dr. Nikolawill address The College of Wooster Koljevic has an impressive list ofon "The Yugoslav . Political! credentials. Currently he is theExperiment," on Wednesday. Fulbright-Hay- s - VisitingApril 22, at 7:30 p.m.. in Lean Professor of ComparativeLecture Hall ( located in Wishart Literature and ForeignHall on the corner of University and Curriculum Consultant. HeBowman Avenue). No admission is received his undergraduate degree andcharged, and the Wooster community PhD. from the University ofis invited to attend. Belgrade. 1959. and 1964

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It has become a trend atthis college: professors who arefavorites of the majority of studentsbeing denied tenure. Erica Laquer ofHistory, and Tim Frank ofSpeechCommunications are twowhose departures deeply saddenedstudents in past years. This year.Dr. Alan Copsey of Biology andMichael Allen of English have beendenied, released, fired, terminated,lost (whatever the verb, the result isstill the same), and the outrageabout this is being expressed allover campus.

This is a school of

Koljevic To Address Wooster onThe Yugoslav Political Experiment

Author of "Iconoclasts and Iconolaters" is Fulbright-Hay- s Visiting

Anttinr niiilAtnnlter- - Snon sored hv the Cultural respectively. Between 1964 and1965, he studied in Great Britianunder the British CouncilScholarship. When his tenure asFulbright-Hay- s Visiting Professorcommences, he will return to theUniversity of Sarajevo where he is

Full Professor ofComparative Literature and amember of the Philosophy faculty

since 1965.Dr. Koljevic is no stranger

to the United States. Between1970-197- 1 Koljevic was theVisiting Professor at Hope Collegewhere he gave formal lectures andengaged in informal discussions onmany GLCA (Great LakesCollege Association) campuses.His familiarity with theatricalproductions led him in 1970 totranslate a modern Yugoslav play(Hallelujah, later published in a

book 'Seven Yugoslav Plays.ed. by B. Mikasinovic) and assisted

in its production. From 1971 to1986. Kolievic has participated in allGLCA and Hope College summerseminars.

Kolievic is the author oflfour books entitled. 'TheoreticalFoundations of NowrritUlswt" "Iconoclasts andIconolaters," "Shakespeare

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17-18- 00 students, and roughly 200faculty and administration. It seemsludicrous that a group of eight ofthese folks can decide the fate of a

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person that has an effect on a highpercentage of the two thousand.

One of the major questionsthat needs to be asked in cases suchas this is: Can any group trulyjustify firing someone who by anaccounts does a very good job intheir Geld? In this case, the Geld is

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mmteachingthe ability to ' relateinformation and concepts to studentsin a way that those students canunderstand. This is the bottom line.Those who teach well should be kepton. Those who do not should befired. ' Any other reasoning issecondary; It should always betaken into account after this mostimportant of criteria. If the teacherdoes not satisfy the first, then and .

only then should the others belooked at. v ' ;

, Michael Allen satisfied thiscritieria. In the classroom, he made

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Saxophonist Eddie Johnson will be the guestsoloist with the Wooster Jazz Ensemble tonightat 7;30 in McGaw Chapel. See story on pare five.

The Wooster VoiceFounded November 13, 1883

Editorial Board

David A. Dean, Editor-in-Chi- ef

Meskerem Gebrikidan, Associate EditorKate Wolfe, Managing EditorGraham Rayman, Mary Cox, Assistant EditorsChristopher Shifts, Sports EditorThe Daily Record. Publisher

Production Board

Lisa Fetterman, Layout and Production DirectorPam Rhoads, Copy and Publishing EditorLisa Cutler, Assistant Copy EditorJane McCotcheon, Assistant Copy Editor

Publications Committee

Deborah Hflty, ChairpersonDr. Amos Kiewe, Faculty RepresentativeDr. Marilyn Waligore, Faculty RepresentativePat Bauerle, Student RepresentativePaul Doff, Student RepresentativeJon Barclay, Student RepresentativeDavid A. Dean, Editor, The Wooster Voice. Ex-Offic- io

Aggie Belt, Co-Edit- or, The Index. Ex-Qffic- io

Brian Marshall, Co-Edit- or, TheTndex. Ex-Qffic- io

Ken Plusquellec, Dean ofStudents, Ex-Qffic- io

Meskerem Gebrikidan, Associate Editor, Ex-Offic- io

David Bruno, Faculty Advisor. The IndexAudrey Lavin, Faculty Advisor. The Woo er Voice

Jftgrnalfon Beard

Senior Board

Tad Mason Sports, News and Feature)Becky Pickett ( Sports, News and Feature )Ted Silverman ( Columnist )

Junior Board

Robert Murphy ( Sports, News andFeature )Pat Schmitz ( Sports Columnist, News and Feature )Chuck Brady ( Sports )Wes Johnston (Sport) fGraham Rayman ( News and Feature, Columnist )Mary Cox ( News and Feature )

Sophomore Board

Thomas Stewart ( Newman Columnist )Scott Spangler ( Newt and Feature )Alan Hoch ( Editorial Columnist )David Neun ( Weirx anf Feature )Amy Stratton (Art Critic uuf News and Feature )Craig Lombardi ( Sports )

Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia ChargedBy OberlinCollege

To the student body of TheCollege of Wooster,

On February 7, 1987. iheOberlin College community was j

outraged by the blatant racism!displayed by a group of'approximately fifteen white male,students of The College of Wooster. '

Such words as "coon." "gay.""faggot," and the comment "greencard" were among the racial andsexual epithets used by these youngmen. This is not an isolatedincidence. Many team members and

' Oberlin College students in the past

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Recently there has been apetition started to rally support tormemorial to be built in honor of theVietnam Vets. Since the personsmainly responsible for this endeavorare in the Tuesday night Vietnam

class. I wish to presentviews expressed from "outsiders." s

Many of us feel that theclass has been good for all studentsbasically because we have becomeaware of a subject not known andnot understood. This even goes forstudents outside of Vietnam classes.The feeling of wanting to showsupport to Vets and remembrance tothose forgotten is understandable,but my point is this. In Washington

have experienced and witnessedracial and sexual verbal abuse byWooster students during visiting andhome games.

The fact that these menchanted derogatory racistsexualremarks aloud and comfortably, leadsus to believe that The College ofWooster condones this type ofbehavior. By addressing this issue.Oberlin College students hope thatthe question of racism andhomophobia will be raised and dealtwith on your campus. This incidentis indicative of the prevailingracism experienced throughout

Vietnam Memorial Can Be More ThanA Monument i

D.C., there is already a memorialbuilt to honor Vietnam Veterans.There was much struggle to get thisplaced . there, and I think peoplerealize this and it makes thememorial that much more important.

I feel that to build anothermemorial on this campus would nothave die same impact. Why not dosomething more constructive and intune with the needs and goals of theCollege? The money used to buildthe memorial could be put into ascholarship fund to help relatives ofVets pay for an education. Moneycould be donated to a V.A. hospitalin the name of those concernedstudents. Since many Vets live in

colleges and universities nationwide.In 1987, blaia,tt racism and

lack of respect for others will not 4

and can not be tolerated withoutrepercussions!

Discrimination on anylevel is a crime against humanity.Let us begin today working togetherto build a better tomorrow.

Abused,HillelLa UnionLesbian and Gay UnionStudent Coalition AgainstApartheidStudent GovernmentStudent OrganizationAgainst RacismThird World Coalition

Wooster,- - another possibility mightbe to persuade the city of Woosterto build such a memorial with thecontributions raised by College ofWooster students. Wooster has manynice park areas, any-o- f which wouldbe a better location man a spot onthe college campus. -

Generally, I believe thatbuilding a memorial in memory ofinoae guus u mat. ion ocst. wiuusn.We do remember those gone and weaccept their sacrifices, but we can'thelp them "any longer. Why notconcentrate on helping those soilhere and alive? Why not educateothers to hopefully prevent such an

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A Moral Doseful?

Last Thursday I was distracted from my usual drudgeryof laying out The Wooster Voice when my eye caught theattention of a poster that read 1 have AIDS and I want to sharemy experience with you." Almost anyone in the marketingbusiness knows that SEX sells, and the use of AIDS as an eyecatcher did the trick.

I was standing in Lowry.waiting for that tantilizingmorsel of delicious food, when I overheard someone comment,Tm not going to the AIDS lecture, I might get AIDS." While111 save the sheer embarassment of publicizing the ignorantpersons name, I will say ' mat I'm not surprised. I'm notsurprised that ignorance on that level exists at The College ofWooster. Not surprised, indeed.

When I entered Babcock lounge the crowd was sedate,almost dead. The entrance of a new face would evoke thecomment, "Is he gay?" 1 always suspected--I never knew." Iguess most people at Wooster believe that only gay peopleattend the. Gay and Lesbian Support Group. Not surprised,

'indeed. Z;I decided to enter rather macho-lik- e, so as dispell any

doubt about my sexuality. Richard, the lecturer, came from thebehind the lampshade and much to surprise of the audience hewas not limp-wr- is ted, lisp-mouth- ed or even sickly and ungainly.He was marginally quite healthy. He looked like you and me.Not surprising, indeed.

He began his discussion by exclaiming 1 am gay, fhave AIDS and I'm like everyone else." No need to elaborate onthe obvious, I thought. As the discussion progressed theaudience was told how Richard had contracted AIDS and how thepeople around him reacted. What surprised me, however, was thesecond part of the discussion. Like something out of a Dr.Joyce Brothers' Show, the audience was engaged in a"challenge-those-norm- s" contest which reeked of "TheConfessions of a College of Wooster student." Surprising,indeed.

Richard interjected, suddenly, with the comment. 1know you've heard all the medical jargon about AIDS and I'mStuVyour tired of it so I won't talk about that at all." Waaaaait

"just's minute. Richard! Just few minutes ago you told this --

audience about the prevailing ignorance surrounding the --

contraction of AIDS and now you turn around and tell us "nocomment" about the medical aspect of AIDS. You eluded twominutes ago that a Registered Nurse thought that the mereassociation of her boy with your brother would be cause for thecontraction of AIDS, and yon assume this audience knowsbetter? Dead wrong? Never assume anything at Wooster!

I have to sadly admit that Richard's lecture was afailure. It was failure because it failed to dispell the prevailingrumors mat surround AIDS. Richards' discussion was geared moretoward people who have AIDS than those who know of someonewho has contracted it. In mat light it was a failure.

Richard should have said this. My promiscuouslifestyle has finally caught up with me. Those' one-nig- ht stands

"and the abuse of my body, both mentally and physically, have ; j

caused Mother Nature to react in a manner that befits the abuse

of fifteen years. The sexual revolution and all its excesses areovert The promiscuous attitude of the 60s and the 70's isfiiKH AIDS is loo scary to avoid. AIDS is an internationalcrisis of such great magnitude that bur sexual and moral fiber

must be re-exami- ned or the future of the human species is in , .

great, periL.."i.a:J. . i

Society 'has become to lax- - in its social, moral' andsexual responsibility. The taboo attached to sex ha, forced us to .

make that word into dirty word. The back alleys and the quiet --

cheap motels are the classrooms where sex is taught, when inreality it should be: taught in an academic envirnoraent.Someone has to say no, but in an age of fast cars, fast moneyand fast lifestyles who has the moral strength to say no? Ourobligation as collective body demands that we become moreresponsible man ever before. What Richard failed to do was --

show the magnitude-- the mortality of the human species. Alltoo often we forget that we are-mort- al.

Editor-in-Chi- ef

Letters to EditorContinued from page 2

incidence as Vietnam from occuringagain? ''

Sincerely,A concerned student,not an enemy

VietnamMemorial

Dear Editor.Many Wooster students

want the college to build a memorialto commemorate those who madesacrifices during the Vietnam War.Great. But does Wooster really needa Temple in the Woods memorial?Let us look around Woosters campusat the memorials (hat already existto find out. We have a pedestal for astatue of Abraham 'Lincoln. Adjacentto the stadium we have a waterfountain that does not work. Next toLowry Center we find a waterfall thatprovides ambiance to the campusduring the summer months . whilemost of us are at home. What dothese memorials add to the campus?

A small college such asWooster always lacks manyfacilities, and some of the facilitieswe have are always, in need ofrenovation, rather than ' spendingmoney on a memorial to be hiddenaway between the athletic fields, wecould better serve the collegecommunity by raising money tobuild some useful facilitiesherewhich. . like the proposedmemorial, could be dedicated topeople involved with the VietnamWar. Furthermore, which would serveas a better reminder of the events inVietnam, a hidden memorial or somefacilities which students would usedairy?

The petition beingcirculated is vaguely worded, neitherexnlaininc whv Wooster heeds aVietnam- - memorial, nor how thefunds for it would be raised. Thesuddeness ; of this proposal hascaused many people to question themotivations for building amemorial; is it just because it istrendy? Why Vietnam? Why not

World War II? Now. if the studentsproposing the memorial raise themoney themselves and buildsomething the college needs, theappropriateness of the memorialcould not be questioned. Just likeour "memorials" to Howard Lowryand Ella Blue Wagner, any facilitythat students raise money for. oreven help . construct, could bededicated to whomever they please.

And if these facilities areuseful, they would be a far betterway to honor those who "suffered"in the war than benches and aplaque. The best way to honor a pastgeneration is to provide for a futureone.

Karl EisenhowerBox C-15- 25

Life In Another- Dear Editor

One cannot possiblyimagine, as one reads this letter,what life is. like in another country.I can: I am in another country. Ihave been studying in London sinceJanuary and will not return to theUnited States until the end of May.So much can be lost between mattime, but so much more can begained. What I have experiencedhere will forever be a part of me. Iwould like a piece of me to behome, so possibly a few willunderstand me when I return. Thefollowing is an entry from myjournal:

..... March .26. , 2300: , Isuppose once you get away, onceyou really have gotten away, youfinally appreciate all :you have

'become accustomed to. Everythingin your new' atmosphere seems sofamiliar; and everything you leftbehind is so distant-s- o. so far. sofar away from what you have beenliving and breathing.

But deep within yourmind the images reappear and cometo life. The scents, the tastes, thesounds, the sights, but you stillcannot touch, not unless you are.living the imagined those imageslodged in your brain. They arememories slowly coming back,coming much closer than they ever

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CLASSIFIEDI am a 1985 Coll ege of

Wooster graduate and am planningvo complete my jwasicro ucgicoMiami University (Oxford, OH) next

'year. ;

I have put down a deposit;on-- an apartment and am looking fora roomate to help defray the cost. ; '

If you are planning toattMil Miami nMf fatl md nefldplace to live, please contact me.

Sincerely. --

Jennifer RodgersOffice of ' Student

. -- . Development ... .

Eariham College .

, Richmond, IN 47374

Countrywere before closer than they were '

even when I was there. I can shut

window, hat I cannot let them vo... Noises go hand in hand.

Here, there. There, here. Thememories will always remain a partof me. They are not just memorieslived. ' They are memories livedthrough. Memories I had dreamed,memories without expectations,memories I carefully let happenthekind of memories that help yougrow from the inside. Memoriesthat last a lifetime.

I continue to imagineeverything at home,. not just how itlooks, smells, or sounds, but Iwonder bow I witt feel "'once I have

.really returned. ' ThWe' really is noplace like home, but Tm not in Ozanymore.' TVe gone beyond Oz. Ihave- - not come across any wicked .

witch; perhaps the only wickedness .I have come across has been the fearof change. Not change surroundingme, but changes from within me.Win I ever be the same again? Theonly one to rely on is yourself.

Yes. there are others,experiencing die same, but only yonknow what your senses take in; onlyyou know what you think.

.There are .

so many people outside that door.. Iknow. I can hear (heir footsteps. , Ido not have to see the face to knowwhat it may be saying or who it;may belong to. Perhaps it is a facesaying so much. But the face isstill out there. So are the bills..

,They speak withoutwords saying so muchbut youhave lo see them before they cantalk to yon. They fall, just liketime escaping into the night. Thenight slips: away before yon graspit. Yon can? quite grasp me bis. --

4wcanse of their size. You cannotcontrol mem. They, rather, controlyou. They do not get away .fromanything, but they have been lostfor so long. They have been thereall along. It is yon who has beensearching. It is you who hasdiscovered new heights and felt mewind blowing through. It is youwho has heard die silence and feltthe chin. Yes, it is yon who has... . Continued on Page 4

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discovered. . .What is it you have

found? It really is not a treasure,although all along you have beenthe keeper of such a jewel. Perhaps,it has a specific place within you.Why do you cry? Home is not thatfar. If you just close your eyes. ..What? What do you mean you wantto go home? Think. Why is it youhave come here? What is it youhave felt about home? Yes. it reallyis all right to compare. No. it hasnot been any challenge anymore,living here, but did you watch therain today? The rain is not like therain at home. This is the rain thathas been talked about. They do nottalk about the rain at home. Whyfind the need to be challenged whenyou can share in the joy andsplendor of living? See. do you notfeel better already? Do you knowwhat is outside of everything? Icould make a list made up of athousand pages of all I havediscovered, but the one most sacredis what I discovered of home. Youcould probably define it, if you havesearched enough.

Kathryn A. Baldwin

Loss, Why?Dear Editor.

We are writing to express

our anger and dismay at theCommittee on Teaching and Tenure'sdecision not to renew Englishprofessor Michael Allen's contract.As a close friend and dedicatedteacher, he has made writing a joy.

Not only did he foundand guide The Wooster Review, theCollege's first national literarymagazine, but The Freshmen Filewas also his creation. His creativewriting courses, whose popularityhas resulted in frequent waiting lists,

have been invaluable to numerousstudents, both English majors andothers.

In addition ProfessorAllen was instrumental in upgradingthe Reading and Writing Center'sservices for the entire Collegecommunity. The Peer TutorProeram. which employs studentwriters helping other studentsimprove their reading and writingskills, was initiated by ProfessorAllen two years ago. This year theprogram was expanded to place PeerTutors in Freshmen Seminars aswell.

As one student said. Itis not just Mike we are concernedabout. It is what he stood for.What will happen to the programsProfessor Allen inspired? Willanyone else in the EnglishDepartment be willing to give so

"The Carnation Coach. Bus Ope" 1987Scot Band Spring TourA Trip Through Texas, a Honky Tonk and SLLouis Highlight The ScotBand Tour of 1987

It was a bright and early the stockyards and Billy Bob's, the was still two days away. Louis. We saw and went up in the

Saturday, as I sat in ,a rented world's largest honky tonk. None They even colored the river green! famed Arch, wandered about, and

"Carnation Coach Bus. lines" of us really knew what a honky tonk. Around this time many took a tour of the Anhauser Busch

charter the mode of transportation was. Later, we went on to Dallas band members were getting edgy. Brewery or went to the zoo.

that later became known, as the where we witnessed the awesome Emotions went up and down very By this time we were all

"Carnation Instant Bus". Add to it sight building they use on the T.V. quickly. One reason for this was the very anxious to get home. MostMcDonald's hamburgers and fries, show "Dallas". The church we played feeling that we had no home. We were nearing the deadly Level 4 ofand you have the 1987 --Scot Band in that night was the largest never stayed in the same place for Bus Fatigue which leads totour. Although we did live on Presbyterian Church in the VS. with more - than one night. Sightseeing, threatening to tie' to the top of thelunches of fast food for thirteen 8000 members and our largest playing concerts, and constantly bus anyone who sat in "our" seat,days, there was much more to this audience of about 800 people. meeting new people is very tiring We left early on Thursday, March

year's band tour. Next it was on to Houston and an eight to ten hour bus nde did 19. just tairteen aays aiier ieavmgThe Tour is a very special where we played in the "ski lodge not help our tattered nerves. We Wooster. As 1 loos: DacK on tne

event. It would have to be for 85 church. Really, it did iook luce a were into stage z oi uus raugue lour i am amazea we uiu mw

people to give up all but three days ski lodge from the outside! During which is losing track of what day it much while still doing an hour and

of their Spring Break to travel over our time here we traveled to was and what city we were in. half concert for all but three of the

3000 miles and sleep in other Galveston where we did some The next day was a long thirteen nights of tour.people's houses. For some of us it sightseeing, and some crazy band haul to Oklahoma City. At this uur concerts were a mucn

meant that we could not travel home members went swimming in the point we all hoped Ms. Dinner, our bigger success man l naato see family and friends. For all of freezing Gulf of Mexico. In super band director, would forget her anticipated. We received a standing

us. it gave us almost no time to Houston we went to the Johnson fascination with the word "y'all" ovation at .every concert but one.

catch up on studying or sleep. The Space Center and a mall called the which she liked to use to wake the Entertaining people to such a degree

tour is grueling, trying on the G aliena. whole bus up for a "potty stop." In really made all of the hard work and

nerves, and exhausting. But it is That night some of us went Oklahoma City we did a concert, exhaustion well worth it.

also fun, and a wonderful to a Chinese restaurant which was went home with hosts, and had to be Tour is not only nara ioropportunity to see many places in fun until a band member had an back at the bus at 5:30 ajn. an the band, dancers, and bagpipers butthe United States. allergic reaction to some seafood unbelievable time to get up but it also for Nancy Ditmer. our band

This year's tour began in and had to be taken to the hospital, was not too bad because we all had director. She had to deal with all ofEvansvOle, Indiana and continued on He was better the next day. but it hit Level 3 of Bus Fatigue which is the problems and logistics of theto Memphis. Tennessee. The first certainly added a little unwanted to actually begin to ike riding on a tour, lack of sleep, and then still get

few days consisted of nothing but excitement to the trip. bus. That night . I had my most up and direct us at each concert. She

travel and concerts. I began to Our last stop in Texas was interesting host. She graduated from somehow managed to keep us all

wonder if we were ever going to. do San Antonio. We saw the...wait, I Wooster in 1944 and we talked going to make our tour the success

anything else. We soon developed forget ... oh yes... the Alamo (Tve about what Wooster was like during it was. Others that were a great helpstage 1 of "Bus Fatigue" the got to remember the Alamo), the the war. I could see the pain in her to us were Wendy Barlow, tourtendency to fall asleep immediately Spanish Missions, and the San eyes as she spoke of "noticing the coordinator, and Chester Andrews,

after entering the bus.. - Antonio. Zoo. The atmosphere in holes in Chapel" as many of the announcer and the one who wears

Then we hit Texas. We San Antonio was festive; they were men went off to war. the pants in this outfit, (we wearbegan in Fort Worth where we saw celebrating St. Patrick's Day which Our final stop was St. kilts you remember).

KoljevicContinued from Page 1

the Pemr" and more than twohundred articles on Western andYugoslavian literature and the arts.As a journalist, he worked for theBBC ( British BroadcastingCorporation) and World Servicesin Great Britian.

Koljevic's lectures havebeen assorted. Some of the lecturesprepared for the 1986-8- 7 academicyear are as follows; "TheYugoslav Experiment,""Political Theatre la EasternEurope," "The Heroic and theComic Vela la Yugoslav EpicHeritage," and "The StraggleWith Love: The Theme orrSveda" in Bosnian."

Anyone interested inYugoslavian and Southeast European

(Studies is encouraged to seek Dr.much talent, time, and enthusiasm tol Koljevic' out for informalstudents?

Concerned Students ofThe Wooster Review

discussion as well as during hislecture. He is a most personablegentlemen who enjoys discussionswith faculty and students.

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1 Skies will be mostly sunny today and it will be mild witha high reaching 65 to 70. To nght promises to be mostly

clear and cool with a low of 35 to 40. This weekend'sweather should be much improved from that of the previousweekend. Highs will reach 60 to 65 on both Saturday and

Sunday under variably cloudy skies. Overnight lows willbe 37 to 42 on Saturday and 40 to 45 Sunday. There willbe a chance of showers on Saturday and Sunday. TrivialA Cheraui is an intrusion of hot air into Morocco innor Ehwest Africa from the Sahara Desert areas to the east.

ft - fAZZ ENSEMBLE AND EBD: EI JOHNSON TO PERFORM AT TE13 COLLEGE OF WOOSTER

Vt.

ItThe College of Wooster

Ja Ens emble will present itsAul formal concert of the school'year on Friday April 10 at

" 7:30 pja. in McGaw.. Chapel..II There is no admission charge for

this event.Special . guest soloist for

the Jazz Ensemble will be jazz greatlddle Johnson, the Dean" of

- Chicago - tenor saxophonists.Eddie's career dates back to the

" forties, when he performed with suchartists as Coleman Hawkins. CootieWilliams, and Ella Fitzgerald. In

L J9 66 he recorded with DukeEllington, and has more . recentlyworked with vocalists Joe Williamsand Nancy Wilson.

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Carlos Vilas To Speak On "The Political. and Economic Aspects of theCentral American Crisis"Vilas was a consultant for UNICEF and UNESCO.Author of "The Sandimsta Hgvnlution."

Carlos Vilas, an Argentinespecialist on Nicaragua,currently a Fulbright Scholar at theCenter for Latin American Studies at

. the University of Florida, willaddress the College of Wooster onApril 15th. at 4:00 pjn. in LeanLecture HalL The title of Vilas'slecture is The Political andEconomic Aspects of the CentralAmerican Crisis."

Vilas has , worked as a

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSASSOCIATION ELECTS NEWOFFICERSRodriguez and Meng Lau and nominated President and Vice Presidentrespectively

Meeting in the Bibcockmain lounge on March 30, the

L International Student Associationelected its new executive committee.

- The new committeemembers are as follows; President.vLino Rodriguez; Vice President. Sue

, Meng Lau; Secretary. Rhode Guestand Treasurer. Huseim KitabwaHa.

According to PresidentLino Rodriguez, the

committee has several goals for the

next year. One of the first priorities

Eddie . Johnson . and theCollege- - of Wooster Jazz Ensemblewill include in their program aspecial tribute to Duke Ellington,performing such hits as Take TheA Train." "It Don't Mean AThing If It Ain't Got ThatSwing," and "In A MellowTone." The Jazz Ensemble willalso perform two --movements fromEllington's Shakespearean Suite,"Sack Sweet Thunder, "

transcribed by the Ensemble'sDirector, Jeff Lindberg. The secondwork of that pair. "TheStar-Cross- ed Lovers" (inspiredby Romeo and Juliet), will featuresenior Jeffrey Bacon on altosaxophone.

consultant for a number of nationaland international agencies, includingdie Economic Commission on LatinAmerica of the United Nations, andsince 1979 has worked in Nicaraguadoing social science research andrunning The Center for Research andDocumentation of the Atlantic Coast(CIDCA). which is concerned withthe indigenous, problem. He alsoworked as a consultant for UNICEFand UNESCO.

is to generate more participation bythe members in both the generalmeetings , and the organizationsactivities.

Another goal is to gainmore American membership andparticipation in the organization andits activities. In this way thecommittee would like to reach out tothe entire campus.

The committee also wantsLS.A. to be a support group for theinternational students and a source

Jeff Lindberg. the newlyappointed Music Director of theWooster Symphony Orchestra andJazz Ensemble, is a visitingassistant of music at the college.He holds bachelor's and master'sdegrees in music education from theUniversity of Illinois at Urban. .

As co-lea- der of Chicago'sJazz Members Big Band, which heco-found- ed, Lindberg has performedwith such well-know-n artists as JoeWilliams, Clark Terry, NancyWilson, Dizzy Gillespie, andGunther Schuller, in programs thathave included his arrangements andhis transcriptions. Lindberg's workshave also been performed by JoeWilliams with the Count Basie andWoody Herman Orchestras and onNBC's "Tonight" show.

Vilas is the author of The,Sandimsta Revolution. ( MonthlyReview Press. 1986) which, when itwas published in Spanish, won aCasa de las Americas prize. He isalso co-edit- or -- of Nicaragua: A

Revolution Under Seise (Zed. 1985). Vilas is fluent in English and haslectured in a number of NorthAmerican universities, including theUniversity of Chicago, theUniversity of North Carolina, andthe University of Pittsburgh

for voicing their concerns.On Thursday, April 2, the

organization had a folow-u-p to itsdance marathon for AIDS research.There was a speaker in the Bibcockmam lounge who had AIDS.

Lastly, the LS-A.-'s World

Talk Table meets every Wednesdaybetween 5 :00pm and 6:00pm. inLowry room 247-24- 8.

"OKEANOS"Am ExMIbMom of

Drawings byWolfgang

Amy Strattona Wrirr The Woottfr Voire

"Okeanos" is the Greekword for "oceanj and as the tide ofWolfgang Hoschele'a . drawingexhibition in McKenzie Gallery (Severance Art Building), it givesviewers an idea of what to expect.His interest in biology (he has adouble major) is evident in thiscollection of drawings which are ondisplay April 5-1-1.

The subject of his drawingswas inspired by marine specimenshe observed in two classes he tookthis year: "Natural History ofInvertebrate" and "InvertebratePaleontology." Objects that could befound on the shore, such as driedsponge, a horseshoe crab, and coralwere examined with a binocularmicroscope and represented on paperseven to nine times their originalsize. The original specimens aredisplayed in a glass cabinet in thegallery. Hoschele was particularly'interested in working with volume

and giving the illusion of threedimensions" as well as depicting thedetails revealed by such closescrutiny. His first drawings retain

Eating DisordersEileen Cohen, director of

Community Education . at thecounseling center for Wayne andHolmes Counties, " will lead adiscussion panel on eating disordersfor the college community on April16th. in Lowry room 118 at 7:00

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the circular margin r that' one r seesthrough : a microscope. However,Hoschele soon found this format"restrictive", so he 3 began - toexperiment with "irregular" borderswhich create some interestingeffects. For Hoschele, the appeal ofthis project was in the opportunityto take artistic liberties in , the .

creative interpretation of organic --

forms, which the rigid demands ofbiological illustration do not '

permit. He consciously created theappearance . of ' landscape in hiscompositions: the results have an ;

element of eerie beauty about them,Symbolism and

biographical statements are notelements of these drawings, saidHoschele, although he did want toconvey a general mood of serenityand tranquility. Said Hoschele. 1want to make something people canrelate to, because otherwise what's :

the point?"Hoschele plans to attend '

graduate school to study biology, to ;

be folowed by a career m biologicalresearch. Although art does not fit -

into his career plans, Hoschele ;

hopes so continue drawing in his ,

spare time.

pm. If any student would Eke toshare their knowledge and feelings'by being on the discussion panel forthe talk, they should contact ImranaMalik at extension 2700, or box.

C-21-94. Plans have beenmade to start an eating disordersupport group on campus. Come andlearn more about these prevalentproblems. .

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NICARAGUA WEEK fflGEDLIGEITEB tLecturers, discussions, campus awareness and a fast highlighted the struggles of Nicaragua 4Kate Wolfe

Over the past two weeks,the Student Concerns Network haspresented a series of events onNicaragua. The series beganMonday. March 23 with NicaraguaWeek and will conclude with anational rally at the end of April.

Nicaragua Week beganwith Thomas Walker speaking oncampus. Walker has been involvedin Nicaragua since 1967. going tothe country eleven times. He iscurrently a professor of politicalscience at Ohio University and isconsidered to be the leadingnon-governm- ent expert onNicarauga. Walker spoke a total ofthree times, the final time inMcGaw.

.On Tuesday there was apanel discussion with ProfessorJohn Gates. The panel also

ALUMNI BOARD DISCUSS"REGULAR" AGENDA

Scott SpanglerNews Writer, Tt" wter Voice

The College ofWooster Alumni Board met this pastweekend fftit board meeis twice ayear, once at Homecoming and againin the spring .usually in- - April, todiscuss such things as alumnirelations and activities--an- d publicrelations.

The Alumni,board

is made up of two membersappointed by the President of theAlumni Association.twb alumnitrustees (who are members of boththe Alumni and the Trustee boards),plus three members who are elected

Late Night

What is death, anyway, andmore importantly why should we as .

underage semi-juvenil- es even worryabout it? Here's one answer:

"Death is." as the greatphilosopher takes his abstract crateout to some small square in some

.

epistemologically and onto logic allysound (no mean feat) park andspeaks onto his slightly,existentialist minions, "like a brutalweekend with the in-law- s,

uncomfortable but needed for one tomove on to greater happiness."

Death can be compared, as itI've heard one large and nearlyunconscious bar-roo- m brawler say,and I believe succinctly and even

rather drolry. "Det' is like a big

right hook comin' toad ya' face. It

involved liberal and conservativestudents debating Contra aid. Theday also included a demonstration bystudents through Lowry Centerduring lunch. The procession endedat the Career Planning andPlacement office in the basement totalk to the CIA representative whowas recruiting.

Carlos Vilas will be oncampus in the near future. He isbeing brought in by Mary Addisfrom the Modern Languagesdepartment, but SCN will also beinvolved in his coming.

The purpose of NicaraguaWeek is mainly to "bring awarness,"says SCN member Bethany Young.The members of SCN feel that theCIA presence in Nicaragua is wrong,and their efforts have been to showwhy. The activities of Nicaragua

from six candidates by ballot byalumni. All of the members of theboard are elected to three yearterms,except for the President of theboard. who is elected for a three yearterm, but fills the position ofPresident-ele- ct before serving asPresident for two years.

These membersserve on a total of seven committes.Five of these committees meet twicea year, while the other two meetonly during the fall. Thesecommittees are the alumni activitiescommittee," the alumni

Musingsknocks ya' for a rill loop, but letsya" dream as welL"

"Hey you bum! Get out ofhere and let the Communists andFabian Socialists speak. We got notime for wimps like you!"

So one sees how a columnthat may begin in one place canmove of its own volition to adifferent place. And the person whohappens to get to put their name atthe top of the page is not always incontrol. In fact, seldom is that thecase.

But getting "back to thiswhole death thing or trip as-- themore travel-minde- d of us might say.

just doesn't seem too realistic toworry about. On the other hand, ifone were to get really bored...

But boredom isn't the onlyreason someone might contemplatedeath. Many people do it when one

Week were focused around the CIAvisit and connected with anation-wid- e event based inWashington, D.C

This past week SCN hascontinued its program with a Fastfor Peace. The fast is to raisemoney for D.C-base- d human rightsgroup Let Nicaragua Live. Thisgroup channels its . funds throughHAND (Humanitarian Aid forNicaraguan Democracy) that, hasfinanced several successful projectsin the past. The money raised bySCN will go. to non-milita- ry medicalaid and education.

, The fast itself .wasWednesday and Thursday and beganwith a vegetarian dinner Tuesdayevening with high roughage food.Each participant was given a list offasting hints compiled by students

administration committee, thedevelopement committee, thecommunications and public relationscommittee, the nominatingcommittee (which elects thePresident and the three electedmembers), and the distinguishingalumni award committee. Thecommittees then report to the' fullboard wnicn discuss the issuesfacing it.

The alumni boardis an advisory board, which cannot

- make policy on its own.At its last meeting, the boarddiscussed only the regular issues thatface it at each of its. meetings.

or another of their petty problemsget to be too much for them. Othersdo it because they' just saw an EllenBurstyn movie. Still others do it toimagine a hated foe --biting the dustduring a business meeting. Finallythere are those who have read far toomany mysteries, and dunk that allbutlers and gardeners have it in fortheir bosses.

Uhhhh...I'm sorry... Whatwas the question? Oh yes, what isdeath? I remember now, death is theend.

"Wait a minute there,Triceratops. An end is a goal,achieved through subjective means.We try to achieve an objective end.Heaven, through subjective means,that is, being good." said the musicmajor, munching her BLT.

Oh. I see...The ' peanutgallery speaks. Listen, Heaven is

of Rutgers Universtiy who organizeda fast last year. The fast is beingparticipated in at the national levelby other colleges and universities,The National Student Action Centerhas involved 27 other "campuses, buta total of 42 ' schools areparticipating in all. OberfinCollege had held the record for themost participants with 77 and raised$2,800. But the Collegeof Wooster has signed up around 90students, and Young points to thisas a hopeful indication of areduction in student apathy. Fastingwas undertaken as a show of concernfor and a sharing in the suffering of(at a lower level) the Nicaraguanpeople.

At the end of April SCNwill be participating in anation-wid-e rally in Washington,

CLASSIFIEDSDorm counselors needed

(one female and one male) forScience Workshop for high schoolstudents. June 14-2- 6. 1987.

, Duties: Supervise socialand dormitory, activities forapproximately 20 high schoolstudents participating in scienceinstruction in biology, chemistry,geology, physics, and computerscience. Responsiblities are sharedbetween the counselors.

Criteria for selection:Previous experience as a counselordesired (but not required), verbalcommunication skills, leadership(potential, arqnaintance with subjectmatter in the workshop.

Compensation: $280. plusroom and board -

L l V 'Contact Dr. Jf. - Li WiseiDepartment of Biology, phone 2557subjective. : Being good is the!objective part. Yon .have some)mayonaise on your cheek.

Thanks. uont be solinverted. Death is the utilitarian!finality, as Paxton so beautifully putit. And infinity shows us, an end isonly the means to another end. And!

they told' two friends and they toldtwo friends and so on and so on..."

ATI right, all right, youwin! So there you have it. But thenwhat is Hell? And more importantlyis it more fun than Vegas during aSinatra festival?

"Hell is a cold day inHeaven. Nothing is more fun than aSinatra festival except perhapsElvis' tenth birthday. What asandwich! I think IH go getanother. Do you want anything?"

No thanks! Well that wasstrange.' That's what I get for eating

D.C. The rally is being organizedby a group called Mobilization for'Justice and Peace in Central Americaand South Africa. . Transportationwill be provided by SCN. andanyone interested in -- participatingshould contact 'any SCNmember.

CROPFSCANYONTRIPSLATEDOpenings are stillavailable

Once again thissummer. Wooster geology professorFred Cropp will lead groups ofadventurers through the Grand ,Canyon in trips organized by theCollege. Since 1980. Professor --

Cropp has led nearly 600 people ofall ages through the majestic andinspiring canyon.

The trips wUl begm June14th and run through August 3rd.--Cropp emphasizes that the trip is

m

not just a river ride, like? many otherpackages, but an exploration into.the canyon that involves bothhiking and rafting. It should also "

be noted that the trip is not reservedexclusively for geology students','

but anybody who wants to go.There is a long held

misconception that the trips arealways booked full, but this year

,

Cropp has a number of vacancies onthe trip beginning July 26th, A

running through August 3rd.Persons interested in the trip shouldcontact Professor Cropp (ext 2299).about the , details of thisonce-in-a-lifeti- me experience.

Residence HallResidence Hall Director

People interested inResidence Hall Director poeitionsfor the 1987-8- 8 school year should 'plan , attend an information ajmeeting 'Tuesday, April 14th at 4:00pjn. in the Babcock Dining Room."For more information, pleasecontact Laura Killian, AssistantDean of Students, Babcock 029, --

Extension 2480.

at Lowry. But, did I eat, or was Idreaming it? Am I dead? Because ifI am, then I know what death is.Death is Wait a minute! Why am Itelling you?! Why don't you go findHit for yourself! Jiminy!

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. talent to achieve all of these goals1 expresed by Piscetta. Sforzo. and

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Women's LacrosseBeatfs OlberIM

Women's lacrossefinally got off die ground lastWednesday. April 8. with an 8-- 6

- victory over Oberlin College. Thisfollows a long period of "inactivity

'for die Lady Scots, who have seen- their first two games of the season

buried under spring snow.- ' Played in Severance.

Stadium under clear sides and with acrisp breeze, both teams showed a

. ,fair amount of "rust" in their play,from the extended layoff from actual

" games. The first half saw lots ofdropped passes from both sides.

'This half also saw lots of scoring,as neither defense had really warmed

Snow Slows

, Not surprisingly, theeight inch snowstorm that coveredone third of the nation, alsocancelled the scheduled four NCACconference games against Oenison

, and forced the Scots indoors for aweek of restricted practices.

It was during this time thatI got the opportunity to talk to

"three significant members of theteam: Senior pitcher, Rob Piscetta,senior shortstop, the hittingmachine Rick : Sforzo, and

'sophomore third' baseman CaryMcCormelL

I first asked about theirrexpectations and hopes for the newseason. Both Piscetta and Sforzoimcd that their first nrioritv is the

reaffirmed by McCormelLLater I posed a question

about their individual goals. Thepopular response was that --theirpersonal goals were a distant secondto the team goals and team itself.However, Piscetta did state." Firstand foremost, I want the team to winit all. That's most important.Personally. I would like to break theWooster strikeout record of 116."He has legitimate chance since hehas 41 in just five Marts. Yet, the

up to its game. Senior Co-Capta- in

Liddy Williams led off scoring forthe Scots. Sophomore AnneHanrahan's outstanding play onoffense led her to 2 goals during diefirst half, with Megan Lutz andoutstanding freshman Nancy Heardalso contributing a goal apice to.round out the half at 5--4, in favor ofthe Scots.

As the second halfprogressed, the game settled downquite a bit, as both defenses beganto get into the strides of theirgames. Repeating goals for Woosterwere again Williams, Heard, andHanrahan, putting the Scott over die

Baseball, But Wait...

weather has to break for him to getstarts.

Sforzo had the samesentiments, statingVIt's kind of farfetched, but I want to hit .500 with25 homeruns and 80 RBrs. Also. Iwant to keep improving my entiregameand. keep improving as acomplete player. ".It might be farfetched for most people, but perhapsnot for a two time NCACPlayer-of-the-Ye- ar. two time

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moomuiu

Lack of Initial Spark for Men's, Lacrosse. Craig" "Vinnie" Lonibardi , -

The College of Woostermien's lacrosse team ventured on to(East Lansing, Michigan to face atough competitor in Michigan Statetwo Saturday's ago... The outcome,was) almost, as bad as the long sixhour bus. ride. The final tallyMichigan State 2L Wooster 8. .,

The Fighting Scots hadproblems early coming out of theblocks when, .they- - fell behind theSpartans 10--1. ,, TWe,. are just notready to play." stated Coach Hind.We have to learn how to be ready

mentally and physically at the startof the game." The Fighting Scotthave had many problems early inthe game, and this is evident by thefirst quarter stats where the Scott arebeing outscored 32-- 8.

The overall picture for

Servives

top by two.On defense, die Scott

were led by Senior Co-Capta-in Lisa

Blackadar and " Sophomore JessSkohukof. Blackadar was relentlessin her total harassment of anyOberlin offensive player with thebalL Also playing a big role wasScot goal-keep- er Sarah Heath, whohad nine saves.

After the Game,second-yea- r Coach Sheila Noonancalled the game "spotty" after thelong layoff from their Spring Breakgames. Nonetheless, the , waspleased with the way the defenseshored up into die second half of the

All-Americ- an. I believe,- - as manyother people do, that this is wellwithin Sforzo's grasp.

Cary McCormell, thesophomore third baseman, is tearingthe ball apart with his hitting so farthis year. Because of this, he wasquickly acclaimed as the secondcoming of Rick Sforzo. : When Iasked him of this. McCormell said,"Rick is. such a great guy and greatbaseball player that it's really quite

the; Scots doesn't, look that great interms of statistics. They are beingoutscored in every period. There is

. a.2Tl ratio of shots on goal m favor; of .the opponents. These are theareas that die Scots have to improveon if they are to turn this seasonaround.

Coach Hind feels theteam is making progress," but we'renot. playing as a team. We playwell for five or so minutes, and thenthat's it. There are too many spurts.We have to gel as --a team.". The Michigan Stategame wasn't all a loss. FrankWindsor played admirably with threegoals and five assists. Along withWindsor. Tim DeReamer addedleadership' in the net after hereplaced a distraught Ray Boiling

Early Grave.

game. "Everyone was very anxiousto play in this game, and it tookquite a while for everyone to settledown and play their best."

Noonan noted that ittook the team a while to adjust tothe Ohio officials, as the officials'on their Florida break trip allowed amuch more physical game. However,there were many members of theOberlin team who seemed get quite ashare vof painful blows.

For their game tomorrowat Kenyon, Noonan will have' beendrilling the team on midfieldpassing connections, which- - werevery weak against Oberlin. Two

an honor. I feel some pressure, butHI never be Rick and he isn't me,We do different things."McCormell, however. , said thatbaaing fifth, he got a lot offastballs and that he hoped thatwould continue. The opposingteams, I'm . sure, will ; soon bepitching differently to McCormelL

.- With these individuals

leading , this year's baseball team isgoing to go far. Watch out.

after the first period. Again it wasJeff Taco" Belz along with MikeSchlessinger. and Chris TTophus"Gallagher who aH turned in solidperformances. -

The Michigan Stategame was a result of lack' ofintensity at .the. beginning of thegame. . The Scott areat coming optof the gate well, and then they findthemselves, always trailing . theiropponents early. As Coach' Hindput it, "We are playing well after thefirst period, but that's a little toolate.-- a:":

Last week's snow stormcancelled games with Buffalo Stateand Notre Dame. ' Yesterday, theScots faced Wittenburg. At the timeof printing the score is unknown.

other weak spots: offense anddefense, around goaL

Due to the "snow-outs- ",

the Lady Scott will be on the roadfor most of April, though most oftheir games are in the NCAC and arewithin easy driving distance. Afterfacing off against Kenyontomorrow, the next women'slacrosse .game will be against

traditional powerhouseDenison, in -- Granville, onWednesday. April 15. -

Scots Host

GolfTournament

' Ha) Sutton- :. ;

MEN'S GOLF

Today and tomorrow.the College of Wooster golf teamwill ' be hosting its ownBeckler-Parl-or tournament. A strongfield of 19, teams faces the Scott asthey' try to rebound from a so farmediocre season. I .fading the wayfor Wooster is senior Mike Collins,who is looking to regain histop-notc-h --form of last year. Inanninnn. sopnomore tavu noucK isplaying well again, but poor puttingis holding back his enormouspotenuaLJhe seat .of the team hasplayed up and down this year, but isshowing improvement.- At last week's Mariettatournament, the Scots only got in18 holes before being snowed out.The learn finished in a disappointing6th piece. Dave KSfoyle and DavisHoock led the way, through adriving" snowstorm, shooting SCTs.

nie Ross and Mike Collinsfollowed with Si's. Freshmen PaulBelCs and Andy Klatt, playing intheir first bad weather tournament.suffered and did not play up to theirpotential.2'

' With a promisingweekend' weather prediction, makesure to get out and enjoy it. Andwhile you're out, stop by and watchthe Wooster golf team in action!

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STUDENT GOVERNMENTASSOCIATION PROPOSES

COMPANION PROGRAMHelping make that transition from high school to college forfirst-ye- ar students is the aim of this program

Do youremember when you first came to theCollege of Wooster? Orientationhad just begun and your parentsdrove away leaving you withstudents who knew as little aboutthe College of Wooster a yourself.You knew the RA. and a few S.O.C.students, but it wasn't the same ashaving an upperclass friend mighthave been. Would you be interestedin helping next year's first yearstudents adjust to the rigors offreshman year?

The StudentGovernment Association isinitiating the "CompanionProgram." designed to match upincoming first year students withupperclass students (from the classesof '88. '89. and --90.)

The program isinitiated by the S.G.A.. but can be asuccess only with your help: leadersand members of campusorganizations, and other individualsnot affiliated with any groups. Thepairings will be malemale andfemalefemale, and also based oncommon interests.

The three mainpurposes of the program are:

1. To help firstyear students feel more comfortableat Wooster by having a particularperson to turn to for help, who is

STUDENT GOVERNMENTASSOCIATION PREPARES FORCAMPUS WIDE ELECTIONSRice and Bradford Lead The Campaign For SGA Presidency

The following is a list ofthe candidates for the office ofPresident and Vice President forStudent Affairs of the StudentGovernment Association Cabinetand a brief description of theirbackround. Each candidate will give

Peter BradfordJulie Rice

AffirtiTraSandeep Bbatia

Steve Shrock

Julie RiceI would like to begin

by thanking you, the student body.for putting faith in my leadership

knowledgeable about the multitudeof elements that make up campuslife

2. To integratethe different classes and build asense of community between them

3. To unite thedifferent campus organizations forthe same purpose, and to enhancecommunication between them.

This piogiam isbeing coordinated by Julie Rice.

current president of theS.G--A. During the past few weeksRice ho been holding introductorymeetings with variousorganizations, sections, and chibs toexplain the piogiam and to scout forvolunteers. There will be severalmeetings for those individuals whowould like to be a "companion," butare not affiliated with any of thetargeted groups:

Sunday, April12 at noon in Lowry 119

Tuesday, April14 at 7:00 P.M. in the StevensonLounge

Thursday, April16 at 7:00 P.M. in Lowry 119

If you areinterested in participating in theprogram, please submit your name,box number, extension, andinterests to your organization leader,or to Julie at the meetings. A

a short speech on Monday, April13th in Lowry 'pit' for those whowould like to learn more about theplatform of each individualcandidate. The election will be heldduring dinner. Wednesday, April15 in Lowry and Klttredge.

during the past semester. Thecabinet and myself have worked veryhard to try and address studentconcerns. First of all SGA isinitiating a CompanionProgram, which will match upincoming first year students withupperclass students. My hope is thatthis program win help the first yearstudents to better adjust to collegelife and also to integrate the classes;building a stronger sense of campuscommunity.

tentative deadline for the volunteerlist has been set for April 17, 1987.

The next stepwill be to have photos taken of eachvolunteer, which will then be sentwith a short note explaining theprogram and introducing thecompanion to his or her prospectivestudent.

Next faD "87.

the piogram really gets startedl Itwill be up to the upperclass studentto contact the new student andarrange the first get-togeth-er. Thistype of interaction should continuethroughout the semester", with aminimum of a meeting every twoweeks. The S.GA is working onarranging a picnic for all thoseinvolved in the Companion Program. to be held near the end of October.

And what willYOU gain from your involvement inthe program? Well, first you get tomeet a new student, and provide aninvaluable service. Second, --

members of the Class of "91 win beexposed to the inside picture of yourorganization. But. mostimportantly, it's going to be a lotof FUN! Everyone is welcome toparticipate!

If you or yourorganization are interested, and havenot been contacted yet. please seeJulie Rice; or your S.G.A.representative.

The second big SGAproject of the semester has been theevaluation of the present C.O.W.telephone system. I would like tosee a report written up from thesurveys and presented to thetrustees. We would like animprovement-b- e it more longdistance lines or phones in therooms. Throughout the semester Ihave also tried to build a srongersense of unity among SGA membersand stronger communication linesbetween SGA and the student bodyby submitting articles to TheVoice each week called the SGAComer.

If re-elect- ed I plan tocontinue working on the aboveprojects and field more studentconcerns. Your support on election

allen continuedContinued from page 1

the material clear and interesting forthe student. As an advisor! heunderstood student's problems andalways worked in their best interest.In addition, he did more outside theteaching realm for the students andthe school itself than nearly anyother . faculty member. Hiscontributions were many and varied.He was the founder and main impetusfor the acclaimed Wooster Reviewwhich, by one account, should onlyhave been possible to put togetherby graduate students. He was a verymajor influence for the currentReading and Writing Center, takingthe time to train and help the PeerTutors during the summer andthroughout the year. He was theonly faculty member to contribute tothe Voice and was a consistent helpto this newspaper during the year.Finally, and probably mostimportantly, he made those students

' who approached him better writers.Through the Composition classes,the Creative Writing classes, theReview, Freshman File, the Center,

.Freshman Seminar, all those heinfluenced learned to think aboutwriting and write more proficientlythan they ever had. Every personwho submitted a story or poem tothe recent contest was influenced byhim.

Writing is something thatthis school definitely neglects.With his loss, we will certainly seea dip in both the quality and amount

of student poetry, prose, andacademic writing.

So, why was he fired?Of course, Mr. Allen was

no saint. Tact was never hisstrong-poin- t. He could be verycritical at times, which put off some

day, Wednesday,' April 15thwould be much appreciated. I wouldlike to continue working on yourconcerns.

Sandeep BhatiaI am currently

Vice-Preside- nt for Student Affairs inthe student government and runningfor re-electi- on to the same post. Myterm on cabinet has been verychallenging and I would like toserve at least one more. One of the

major student cocerns Iwould like to see resolved is thetelephone issue. I am lookingforward to working with SGA nextyear and making it a strongerorganization.

Steve ShrockIf you have a concern,

you could often use some person ororganization to give you a handgetting something don bout it. AsVice- - President for ' Orient Affairs Iwant to find valid stif: est issues andmake sure they're dealt w'ji. Initialprojects include bookrore prices,folio wup on the telephone issue, andunneeded tuition hikes. Hey. Makethe right decision. Vote for

students. He always fought Y, r U . V

iervenuy ior nu cbusm, yaiuip vthe expense of his standing amonghis peers. But like a coach, hisCriucism was always aimed to getthe best out of his. charges. Thosewho could take the criticism werebetter off for it. v .. ' J --

It was his accessibilitywhich endeared him to students. Heactually came down from theintellectual pedestal of academia, andspoke to the students on their own

'level. He always had time to talk,argue, be a friend, and teach. Whi:other teachers clung to their officehours, he was always available.

How many teachers at thiscollege can you truly say you knowin a more than superficial manner?There really are not all that many.With each passing year, more faH

by the wayside.What was the real reason

Michael Allen was fired?Some might say it was

because the College needed to hire a'woman. But the English departmenthas female professors, so this is notthe reason.

Others hypothesize that itwas because of interdepartmental"reasons; the well-know-n politics ofacademia. I cannot believe that anyprofessor with integrity would allow -personal reasons to interfere withtheir decison on such an importantissue. As I said, the ability to teacfvis the only important criteria. Therest are immaterialInterdepartmental poltics shouldnever be an issue. But the reasoncould not be as base as this. So w.e Jare left with the question:

Why was Michael Allenfired?

collegiate satisfaction. Vote forSteven J. Shrock, esq.

Peter BradfordI am a junior from

Baltimore, Maryland and 1 amrunning for the President of theStudent GovernmentAssociation because I know I canJbring about much needed change,

i My interaction with a great numberof the students on campus has mademe aware of their many concerns.My aim is to put my experience ofbeing President of my high schoolstudent senate to work on increasing"communication and interactionbetween the different groups oncampus toward the better handling of.student issues. The ability to unifythis campus toward specific studentgoals will result in many significantchange's geared. to the real concernsof this student body. Election day.Wednesday, April 15th. wfll be abig day for the College of Wooster,one I hope everyone will be a pajtof.

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