ffiatt and Volume 55 Number 22 ·
a-rdinal April 13, 1973
Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio
Otterbein to guarantee grant money $400 in grant money has been guaranteed by the college for each student enrolled for the 1973-1974 academic year. The motion passed in the Administrative Council last Monday. The grant money (state, federal, or college) will not exceed 100% of the student's need. That is, if his need is only $330, he will not receive $400, but only the necessary amount. A student applying for this grant still must have his parents file the confidential statement. The rationale given for the proposal stated that students from many middle income families do not qualify for state or federal loans and find it difficult to meet college expenses. It was felt that the guaranteeing of grant money to all students should increase the
number of applicants and students from middle and high income families. The Otterbein scholar awards will continue to be given without respect to need, as is currently being done. In other action by the Administrative Council Monday, a bill introduced by professor Barnhart amending the procedures concerning the introduction of proposals to the senate was passed. It still remains to be passed by the senate. Essentially, the bill will require secretaries of committees to submit a tally of the votes for, against, and abstaining to be printed with the bill as it appears on the senate agenda. Bills not including this information will not be accepted for consideration.
The rationale was as follows: "This proposed procedural amendment is made to assure that a bill receives majority support of those present and deliberating on it to bring it before the senate for consideration. "Presently, a bill can be favorably voted out of committee by very small minorities . . . . with the remainder of the quorum ab staining. . . . it is very important for the senate to know that a bill might be voted out of a 20 member committee _ (Quorum - 8) by a vote of 4 yeas to 1 nay with 4 abstentions. "This amendment should cover these situations. The choice of balloting methods will be left up to the committees?'
"The Cage" reveals the truth behind walls
Michael Lorimer
Segovia protege next in Artist Series Mich ae l Lorimer, classical guitarist and protege of the renowned Andres Segovia, will appear in concert at Otterbein College in Cowan Hall on April 27, 8:15 p.m . Lorimer, presented as an Artist Series event, is on his second United States tour offering a program of classical guitar mu sic with his own unique style and finesse . The box office for the final Otterbein College Artist Series program will open on Monday ,
April 16. Tickets are available 1-4 p.m . weekdays, reservations and information by calling 882-3601 , ext. 331. Considered by the experts as one of the leading classical guitarists of the younger generation, Lorimer has concertized in Spain and throughout the United States. When not on tour, Lorimer is Instructor of Guitar at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and also teaches a Master class at the University of California at Berkeley.
"Capital punishment is not a real deterrant to crime." This is a statement agreed upon by three ex-cons who make up three-fourths of "The Cage". These men appeared in various classes on Wednesday morning before their performance of the play written by Rick Cluchey. This reporter attended the psychology 10 class in which the group took questions from the class. The question of capital punishment was first. The general concensus was that it did not deter crime in the least since there are no notable drops in crime where capital punishment is enforced. Since it does not accomplish anything, they felt it should be done away with. Life sentences didn't seem to be a much better alternative . One of the men, Gilbert Green, descrjbed it as "dismal". A person on a life sentence, he said, has no hope, and a man with no hope has got nothing to
lose. This makes him a dangerous fellow since he is apt to cause quite a bit of trouble . Drugs were described as a social rather than a police problem. Ex-con Paul Hornbrook felt that all drugs should be legalized and that community operated places be opened for those who are on drugs. Making drugs legal, he explained, would put the pushers and the black market out of business. He stated that he realized this would not entirely solve the drug problem, but it certainly would not make it worse. Prison itself was described as a place of punishment and limbo. The convict is placed in a situation where he is harassed and emptied. For the most part, prison is not a place of rehabilitation. Moreover, it was said that it "manufactures" criminals. A good number of people in prison are there on minor offenses and learn from
the more experienced criminal. Asked if there was anyway to stop this, was there an ideal prison, the answer came "There is no such thing as a good prison." They felt that a person who has committed a crime be put "half-way in" instead of just dumping the guy in a jail or prison . People should help restore this person back into the community. He should be helped in a trade so that he will have something to fall back on whenever he is released so that he will not have to return to crime for a living. This_ method, they emphasized, will work. Most prisoners can be worked with a minimum security situation. But rarely do "our leaders" tell the truth about prisons and the conditions there . They play upon the fears and anxieties and the myths built up around the current prison system. "Our Continued on 5
Senate election results Below is the list of students elected to serve on the Otterbein Senate. The results of the Smucker, William D. Mulkie, John Wasylik, Michael Vance, Gar Moorehead, Brett George, Jack H. EII iott, Patty Wanzer, Susan P. Paul, Gene Yeakel, Josie Pratt, Kathy Militello, Samuel Becker, Robert Reese, Kathie Schneider, Bruce Kincaid, Doug Daubenmire, Dave Humphreys, Joseph
Student Trustee election will not be available until a run-off election is held.
Hughes, Stanley Hules, Terry Stickney, Margi Bixler, Gayle Underwood, Dan Arnold, Matthew Rice, Marsha Wells, Marianne Young, Tim Watson, Mark Emler, Michael Hix, Charles Ventresca, Carol Colton, Gle11n Henthorn, Catherine Coldwell, Donalcf A. Hull, Bruce Moore, Cindi
Tardell, Judy Wallace, James Brookover, Ed Williamson, Mark Szima, Joseph A. Bergland, Robert E. Niederer, Karl Ogle, Kim Vancamp, Gary Garfinkel, Paul Snider, Mike Hupp, Cindy Waggaman, Sybil Hill, Pam Shaw, Gregory Benson, Al Manuel, Cindy
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