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Student Senate votes no confidence in Falcone’s leadership Pfeiffer. He didn’t think he could fairly execute a deciStaff Writer sion on behalf of the stuStudent Senate voted no dents without their vote. Speaking for the stuconfidence in President junior Haakon Frank Falcone Sunday night. dents, The vote passed 17-1 with Haakenson and senior Annie Kesler, two front-runners in three abstentions. This vote, similar to that the students’ movement regarding of the March cam3 faculty Student Body Vote current pus issues, vote, is symbolic, stating of No Confidence in p r e s e n t e d Student that Student President Frank Senate with Senate, as a Falcone 446 student representasignatures tive of the requesting a s t u d e n t Where: Campus Center Lobby referendum body, does for a student not trust Fal- When: April 14-15, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. vote of no cone in his confidence. policies and The student vote will be actions. The one vote against the held April 14 and 15 in the vote of no confidence was Campus Center. Student Senate due to the timing of the Mick Linse vote. Junior Stephen Pfeiffer President maintained Student Senate encourages everyone to vote, should have held the vote regardless of his or her opinafter the official student ion. He stressed the importance of obtaining as many vote. “It is my responsibility votes as possible, whether to represent students,” said full or part-time, commuters
Amanda Bothe
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At the Student Senate meeting Sunday, senators took a vote of no confidence in the leadership of President Frank Falcone. or those who live on campus. The symbolic vote of no confidence in Falcone is represented by a simple majority of voters. The ballot will
simply ask “Do you, as a student of Carroll College, have confidence in President Frank Falcone’s ability to lead the college?” Voting no “basically says they think we
need new leadership at the college,” said Linse. If the basic belief of a “yes” vote is saying the differences See Vote Page 4
New housing plans Carroll’s diversity questioned receive local criticism Committee seeks expansion Sarah Smirl Special to T h e New Perspective
Discussion heated up at the April 2 City of Waukesha Landmarks Commission meeting regarding the proposal to build a four-story student dormitory and to add additional parking spaces at Carroll College behind Steele/Swarthout Residence Hall. According to Director of Campus Services Rick Jessen, the proposed plans would require that three Carroll College-owned homes on Wright Street be removed. The three targeted homes include 120, 124/126 and 202 E. Wright Street. The expansion to Steele/ Swarthout would add 169 beds and a net increase of approximately 25 parking spaces. The plans for the homes are still unknown, although some discussion has been made about whether or not it would be possible for the homes to be relocated. The proposed time frame for the
plans would be to start excavation over the summer, to be completed in fall 2004. Beginning in the summer would create less disturbance for both the students and the community members, according to Jessen. The proposed plans would keep with the look of the other buildings on campus, including a laden stone front and a red roof. These plans are just some of the campus plans for the future and are a work in progress, according to Jessen. Community members were given time to speak, which included many who have lived in the area for more than 40 years, who have mixed feelings on the proposed plans. One McCall Street 40-year resident stated that she was “unhappy about the possible plans because they promised us they wouldn’t go east of East Avenue, which they did anyway.” Landmarks Commission See Housing Page 2
Amanda Bothe News Editor
As Carroll College grows, the enrollment of international and minority students is decreasing, according to a compilation of statistics put together by Vice President of Enrollment James Wiseman. During winter break, the Diversity Committee developed a document outlining the problems and possible solutions to diversity on campus. “We are not complaining; we are trying to help,” expressed junior Emanuel Grenni, a front runner in the diversity movement. The original document, released early this semester, pointed out issues, such as lack of diversity among administration and faculty; inadequacies with public relations, both in-house and out; and the lack of support for existing diversity already on campus. This document also sug-
gested several possible improvements to Carroll’s diversity program. Some of these suggestions included providing diversity training for faculty and administration, hiring a full-time International Admissions Counselor, and conducting a diversity audit. According to the com-
At one point the committee drafted a letter, backed by over 500 student signatures, to the Board of Trustees outlining the issues, but according to Grenni, not a single response from the Board of Trustees was received. After the attempt to gain the Board of Trustees support failed, the Diversity Committee presented “We are not complaining; their issues to Student Senate. Senate created an we are trying to help” ad hoc committee to Junior Emanuel Grenni explore diversity on campus and their proposed solution is to create a fullpiled statistics from time position for the Wiseman, over the previous Director of International 10 years, an average of Student Admissions. This approximately eight interna- position is currently halftional freshmen enrolled each time, according to the statisyear, compared to three in tics from Wiseman. the fall of 2002. Although 34 In an effort to back up international students were the suggestion of hiring a full accepted in 2002, only three time Director of received visas. The percent- International Student age of minority students on Admissions, Student Senate campus has also decreased from 14 percent in 1992 to 5 See Diversity Page 6 percent in 2002.