The Tan and Cardinal June 1, 1979

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The Student Newspaper of Otterbein College.

Charter Review Now

Heads to Board

By Lois· McCullen

Fraternities Pi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi will not have their charters revoked according to Campus Services and' .Re_gulations Committee and are "encouraged to continue in the positive goal-setting, evaluation and progress,with the help of Interfraternity Council (IFC) in setting up guidelines for each group," in two separate resolutions made by the Campus Services and Regulations Committee Wednesday,May 30.

After significant debate for each case,the two fraternities were both encouraged by the committee to keep

Attention focused on the library this week as students prepare for the working toward positive goals in order upcoming week of finals. (O'F/

to "prove worthy of their

College Yearbook Faces Dim Future

By Emilie Caldwell

The yearbook ...what would a school do without one?Several schools, both colleges and high_ schools,have decided to find out what it will be like without a yearbook.Otterbein College may also be forced to join this list,due to lack of interest in the publication.

What good are yearbooks?A high school graduate can look through his yearbook and remember the good times along- with the bad times.He can see friends he has almost forgotten - or wanted to forget.

A yearbook is a memory book. It is something of which to be proud. omething to be able to show one's friends and say,"Here I am in my chemistry class ...that was when I was a junior ...

But is this tradition about to be discontinued?At one South-Central Ohio high school,the yearbook staff 1ad three advisors quit in one school vear.Though the advisors were paid for their time,it was quite a problem recruiting a new advisor after the previous one's departure.However,a :najor problem facing the small high ;chool, is the cost of publication of a ·earbook.

The staff must raise money to meet he rising publication costs.They have 1ake sales,car washes,as well as dvertisements for community ousinesses.Often each member of the .taff must be a "jack-of-all-trades." Few students realize the work and

purchase yearbooks complained about the increase in price from $5 to $9. For at least two years the cost of the yearbook remained the same,while production costs climbed steadily. However,publication,or rather printing,is only one expense. Photography is another. Film.Black and White costs about $1.25 per roll. Chemicals are needed tc process the film and paper is needed to print the photographs. Cameras must be furnished by the photographers, and just like a car,a camera depreciates in value with age and use.This is an expense a photographer must compensate for by himself.

This year,the SIBYL staff hired

organizations' charters.

Tl,e two fraternities were held accountable to the Committee for allegedly refusing entrance to Student Personnel staff members.The Committee was asked to determine whether the charters of the organizations shoula oe I cv--ol�orl

The failure to admit staff persons is a charge which requires that the fraternities appear before the committee and the Executive Board of Trustees. This requirement was established in a letter from Student Personnel to fraternities in 1978 requesting that certain guidelines be followed in order for Greek organizations to remain active on campus.

Before the fraternities' cases were presented,Scott Carroll,sophomore, raised the question of whether the committee properly followed the bylaws of the college by not sending their recommendation directly to Senate, rather than the Board of Trustees.

Otterbein College is handicapped by not having a school of journalism, where students would be eager to gain experience while working on campus publications.The college does offer one half unit of credit for working three terms for the SIBYL.This, however,appears in speech credit.

Work is graded as in any other class.

Besides credit,pay and the credit

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Residence Hall Policies

New policies concerning the loss of residence hall room keys and the use of card keys will go into effect June 11, according to Associate Dean Dave Peters.

Residents who lose or fail to return room keys will forfeit their key deposit and be billed for the cost of replacing the lock.Currently,the cost of a lock recoring procedure is $15.

According to Peters,the currentpolicy includes no structured process for the replacement of locks to individual residence hall rooms when a key is lost.

"Since the keys are clearly marked a professional photographer to do all , the pictures. Generally,a photographer is paid about $3 per five by seven black and white photograph. With a $1,200 photography budget,it will be interesting to see the results of ihis new SIBYL endeavor.

to require only women to use a card key system.We want to solidify a program that provides equal opportunities to all residents."

"Isn't this just the administration grabbing hold of the issue and taking it to the Board without following the established plan?" he asked.

Vice President for Student.Develop ment Joanne VanSant said that usually this committee was accountable to the Senate,but that in this case the legality of the situation made necessary action by the Board.She said "we are not circumventing the governance system because this committee is handling this case." She said if the Board would recommend a specific action or if the charter was recommended for revocation,then the Senate could be requested to act.

Peters added that in light of the new damage deposit policy,it is important to minimize the possibility of individuals not in any way connected to Otterbein entering the residence halls,especially late at night. autonomous organization." Conard

The residence hall damage deposit, said IFC would consult with Faculty effective summer term 1979,requires Forum concerning the positive and that all campus residents be billed an negative aspects of fraternities and additional $50.The fee is considered a would work with the Student Personnel office in setting specific deposit and will be refunded less assessed damage fees when a student guidelines pertaining to each fraternity

lnterfraternity Council president Bill Conard, senior,then presented some suggestions to combat problems in the Greek System.As "proposals to consider," Conard said IFC's Ad Hoc committee has suggested a Greek tribunal (a selfregulative judicial board) and a set of bylaws aimed at helping the Greek System as a "stepping stone to a more as to room and hall,it is not difficult moves out of the residence hall. If a effort put into a yearbook. for someone who finds a key to use it student is responsible for damaging Conard said they hope the policies Students at a high school complain about the cost of a yearbook,but the price for the student body is relatively reasonable,compared to the cost of

During four years at a high school,the cost of a yearbook rose from $5 to $10.

will help to improve services of the for illegal entry," said Peters. residence hall property,the damage organization,alumni relations, financial stability,relationships with neighbors and faculty opinion. He Another security measure - the costs will be deducted from his installation of card keys systems in deposit.

men's residence halls - will be In the case of residence hall production of the yearbook staff itself. implemented prior to autumn term damage where responsible parties are urged that the committee not revoke the charters in order to allow the

Otterbein College also faces similar 1979.

not identified,damage costs will be Peters explained that two deducted from the deposits of considerations prompted the adoption members of a room,floor, or residence Problems,since it is a small school.

During the spring,students who "We felt that it was disciminatory location of the damage. of this policy.

hall,depending on the nature and

(applicable for the future). fraternities the "maximum amount of benefit from the Greek system and in so doing,conveying the maximum

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Now for Home Fraternities Face Revie

non-admittance. Gatti responded that I was home last weekend. It's changed from the time I left four years ago. community." a judgment had to be made.

Just out of high school, she looked like nowhere, her uptown stores the committee that it was not their purpose to decide on the admittance run by men who wore too much after shave and dressed only in knits responsibility taken by IFC, wanting and patent leather shoes. to "safeguard" the action if students do but to make some recommendation on whether or not the charter is to be

The insurance agency on the side street run by the fellow who used to not uphold their duties. revoked.

"The plans need implementation," play professional football and who couldn't help retelling the story about Zeta then presented the positive how a guy from Tennessee played ball with two broken ankles. and negative aspects of their

He called me up one day and said he had me a job flipping burgers. I Conard affirmed that IFC would be responsible and would work toward a fraternity as outlined on the review never went. form.

The boys in mechanical drawing class, talking about hot rod cars substantial improvement by fall, reporting to this committee and the Gatti said one strength was a new and beer. Beer �nd Dingo boots were in. Talking about farming, about Board on progress. advisor and one weakness was the tlielr girls.

The guys I ran with, Schreib, the Jewish guy, heading to California; Stet, In the specifics of the PiBeta Sigma failure of Zeta Phi to follow through case, the strengths and weaknesses of on a committment to the college from a dairy farm, best chemistry student I ever saw; Mort, constantly the fraternity were discussed from the telethon two weeks ago.

"Review Form" the fraternity was The committee decided to make the reading Sci-Fi and novelized history; Bird, moto-crossing it up the new asked to fill out with Bob Gatti, same resolution for Zeta Phi as for Pi highway embankment or sighting in his .22.

Go back now and they might be there. But it's different. Now, rather than part of each others' circle, we're just tangents, touching for a Development. guidelines be made for each moment, then back into our own orbits. I to Otterbein, Schreib to Gatti said the fraternity had been fraternity.

Assistant Dean for Student Beta Sigma, stressing that separate

"realistic in its evaluation and goals, Gary Baker, junior student trustee, Arizona, Stet to B.G., Bird to Nancy, Mort to Houston.

But even those orbits are about to change. School's out and home will and their willingness to work with the commented that the guidelines will all college is evident." He said they be different "in accordance with the be a little farther away. Even if you go back.

assignments or last minute editorials, nor any more debates over the wording of a sentence or the writing of a head. It is ended, to become another tangent but also to grow in meaning. Gone also from that orbit are the relationships which made the frustrated moment good.

And with regard to this paper and the friendships it developed, I want to offer thanks - especially to Lois McCullen, who for 31 weeks worked to make this paper better. To Becky Scheck, whose work always went unnoticed. And to Cheri and Jean, whose editorial guidance was always - always there.

But above all thanks must go to the readers, for without you we are nothing. Now it is time for home.

Yearbook faces Dim Future

Continued from page 1 of time and ability. are not worth the time involved. Wes Mirick, Taylor Publishing Broken down into per hour representative who handles most of wages, the compensation may the yearbook publications in Central amount to about $1.25 per hour. It is Ohio, said that a yearbook is the "only easy to understand why a student history the school or community has of would rather seek campus that year." Each yearbook is custom employment rather than work the long made and can only apply to that hours needed for the yearbook. certain area. He continued to call the Marcha Waddell assumed the editorial yearbook an "heirloom." position last year during the fall term, "People don't place a face value on after being a SIBYL staff member for it at the time of purchase. Ten years one year. During high school, she had later, they will wish they had never worked on a yearbook staff. purchased one," added Mirick. He "When I was in high school, I couldn't feels the trend in traditionalism, the wait until the yearbook came out. Now yearbook, is coming back. Nationally, I'm apprehensive," she added. yearbook sales have gradually been on Experience helps in being an editor. the increase. She can understand the problems that

she expects to face, with the biggest problem being to keep within the budget.

The orbit of Otterbein is about to be phased out and with it a severity of problems in the fraternity." needed to strengthen their management skills in order to avoid a He said the IFC committee would thousand faces and a thousand habits. For me no more thought of story again report to Campus Services and lack of communication.

The fraternity presented some positive aspects of active and Associate Dean for Student Development Dave Peters said he had seen "a lot of growth and involvement in the group." He said the broadening and strengthening of goals is an effort to "maintain the status quo."

The resolution to not revoke the fraternity's charter was then made and Pi Beta Sigma is expected to follow through with the IFC plans.

In dealing with the Zeta Phi incident, ·Carroll contested the case on the grounds that the fraternity did not refuse admittance. Gatti explained that there was a delay before he was let into the house, and his decision was that this delay constituted refusal. Assistant Professor of Economics and Business Administration Pat Lewis questioned the relevance of judging the matter at the committee meeting. VanSant referred to the procedure established in the letter

Continued from page 1 amount of benefit to the Otterbein VanSant questioned Conard on the President Tina Fetherolf reminded she said. yearbook will make a comeback. In At Otterbein, Mirick hopes the 1971 the college published what he considered an excellent yearbook.

About 1,000 copies were sold to a

student body of almost the same people behind it," said the editor. She number. The 1974 yearbook could not

even be considered a yearbook by feels most people just don't realize Mirick's standards. As a result, sales

"what a yearbook is all about." took a tumble. Now, the yearbook

There are always deadlines to be

met, by all staff members. Taking the

the college. As the nation is starting

photos is only one step. Processing go back to the

them follows and after that layout and <!opy. It all takes a tremendous amount The

Photographers: Jeff Boehm, Dan McCoy, and Darrell Miller.

Ebner Highlights Cast "Loves" Demonstrates Student Talent

By Lois· McCullen

One of the finest productions this reviewer has seen from Otterbein College Theatre is the first regular season show to be presented in the arena theatre in the Campus Center. This debut certainly provides ample opportunity for an audience to become acquainted with an extraordinary cast.

"How the Other Half Loves" involves three couples stacked on the economic ladder in a comic confusion of intertwined lives, and loves.British playwright Alan Ayckbourn is a genius of scenario, creating a set of two homes on the same stage, with characters of different scenes running next to other characters in the same scene confusing, to be sure.But delightful.And the audience roars.

John Ebner and Karen Radcliffe play the Fosters, the classy couple of rather comfortable wealth; Kent Blocher and Lisa Durham are the Phillips, the tattered couple with a never-seen-on-stage child who continuously l]lakes a mess all over himself (with an assortment of things); and Linda Finnell and Jim Schilling portray the Featherstones, a naive couple caught in the middle of the Phillips and Foster turmoil.

Ebner is, by far, the most dynamic actor on stage.As Frank Foster, he is the man we all stereotype and we all have seen, with the best interest of everyone at heart, and with the most absentminded approach to everyone's interests.He is a health nut, leading his business's "team" to the "goal" and sniffing every food item in a fashion reminiscent of "The Odd Couple" Felix.Ebner is beautifully consistent in carrying each movement and piece of dialogue with detail, control and believability.It is Ebner's best stage

performance and one wonders how The timing, so vitally predetermined soon it will be before we can see him by the script, is excellent as again work with such flair. characters move with and around each other in engaging patterns of human Radcliffe is always good. Her chaos.Lewis has met the ch�llenge he presence on stage is so comm anding, the claims Ayckbourn gives him and "classy lady" looks quite natural to worked with the demands of humor to her.This time, however, Radcliffe has show us what he intends to: we can see the opportunity to perform a series of and laugh at ourselves as we watch facial expressions and ironic these characters, taking the show "to intonations which add a depth of heart and home." humanness to her character.

Technically, the pace and timing Blocher and Durham seem needs to be as precise as the comfortable in their roles as the direct characters and their movements and contrasts to the Fosters, their stage this crew succeeds.The scenery, again partners.Blocher is comically limited by the script, reflects the enjoyable as he grasps the role whose characters quite well and the character is sent to occasional drink and attacks his less-than-tidy wife for her inadequacies.Durham captures the wife's innocent but feisty attitude about the state of the world: if only they would print her letters to the editor.

Finnell is new on stage to this reviewer, and her performance as the naive but satisfied housewife seems quite accurate to the character Ayckbourn has in mind.Her nervousness and sensitivity are captured, but a little more stage experience might round out the "acting" to form a more realistic character.

Schilling is perhaps the least realistic character on stage.His is a very funny representation of a quiet, uncertain low-man-on-the-totem-pole. As the victim of the problems everyone else has caused, he portrays a gullible, confused man, but his performance could stand more believability in interacting with the rest of the cast.

Director Carter Lewis has pulled together the talents of this small cast to combine in a fast-paced comedy.

incredible dining scene of Act 1 is handled with dexterity and finesse. Effective lighting aids the changing atmosphere and the costumes are superb in making the distinction of class and the personalities of characters.Lastly, the repetitive sound between scenes and at certain interludes, as song this reviewer is tired of on radio, was exactly right for the development of this hilarious plot.

A show well dOJ,e; lod hv a talented director who knows how to "make 'em laugh," and highlighted by the excellent performance of Ebner.Don't miss it."How the Other Half Loves" is playing again tonight and tomorrow.

sports

Six All-Americans Out of NCAA Meet

By Craig Merz

Head track coach Porter Miller proved to be quite a prophet. Last week he said his qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Track and Field championship could produce the most All Americans in his three years at Otterbein. Miller was right as Otterbein has six All Americans for the 1979 track season - but, it was not easy.

Otterbein had four All Americans in the 1600 (mile) rslay and one each in the 100 meter dash and the 400 meter hurdles. In the process, two school records were set, those being in the hurdles and the 1600 meter relay. The weather at Baldwin-Wallace in Berea left much to be desired. The weather Thursday night was a mixture of high winds, heavy rains and cold air. Friday night was not much better. To top that, the final races were not over until after 10 p.m. both nights. Saturday was cool and in the fifties, but still an improvement over the first two days.

trials on Friday. The less than ideal conditions persuaded him that it would not be safe to attempt to vault. Miller said it was psychologically tough to qualify after watching all the other competitors slip and slide through tM trials.

The first All American honor was captured by sophomore Kevin Brown with a sixth place finish in the 100 meter dash. Brown, the OAC 100 and 200 meter champ, had a time of 11.02 in the finals on Friday night. Earlier in the evening he ran his best time of the meet, including the trials on Thursday, in the semifinals with a 10.54 Brown was a busy runner as he also made it to the semis in the 200. Wayne Woodruff, from Centerburg, became a double All American as a sophomore. He ran on the 1600 meter relay team and also placed sixth in the 400 meter hurdles with a new school record time of 53.03. What was remarkable about the time according to Miller was that Woodruff almost fell while going over a hurdle. He recovered his balance and went on to

Head track coach Porter Miller stands behind the mile relay team that finished sixth in the nation at last weekend's NCAA meet. Members of the team are (I to r) Sophomore Wayne Woodruff, Senior Dick Smith and Freshmen Danny Rader and John McKenzie. Woodruff and Sophomore Kevin Smith also placed in individual

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The relay's time in the trials during a driving rain storm was 3:27. Friday night in the semis they ran a 3:19.4 on a rain splattered track before setting the record Saturday night.

McKenzie explained his feelings on

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Unparalleled opportunity exists for college students soon to graduate to acquire experience and training in man agement. If you are in good health and seeking a challenging career, mail your resume to: events during the meet. Miller thought the weather could set the new school standard. have been advantageous to Otterbein Miller cited the leadership of grasp of extinction in the qualifying and other schools from the north. The seniors Dick Smith and Fred Benedict trials on Thursday night. Miller said warm weather schools had some as a major reason that the relay team Smith ran "like the true All American difficulty adapting to the cold placed sixth in the finals and set a he is" as he made over 20 yards on the temperatures. One person who could new school mark of 3:15.8. Team anchor leg to pass the opposition and have done without the bad weather captain Benedict, as an alternate on place the team in the finals. was sophomore pole vaulter Jeff the relay team, was on hand every The two other All Americans on the Groseclose. night despite the rain and cold 1600 meter relay team in addition to Groseclose, conference runner up in weather to lend moral support and Smith and Woodruff were freshmen the vault, was the last of 19 help settle the nerves of the runners. Danny Rader and John McKenzie. contestants to go in the qualifying Smith brought the relay out of the These two runners got over their initial nervousness of being in the nationals and improved with each race.

Otterbein will have five of the six All Americans returning next year which makes the future bright for track fortunes. Miller is also rounding up a bumper crop of high school recruits. A total of eleven track prospects who are leaning toward Otterbein ran in the recent high school state championships.

Miller is already looking forward to next track season after having "my most enjoyable season coaching" this year. He was really happy with the total team effort throughout the season and of the results of the conference championship.. The team could be ready to challenge Baldwin-Wallace for the top spot next year.

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