WEDNESDAY DEC. 8, 2004 Vol. 126, No. 38
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Sports takes an early-season look at the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Plus, columnist Allie Wieczorek weighs in on the recent steroid scandal in baseball.
PAGE 8 A Hilltop housekeeper writes in to defend the housekeepers on the South 40 – their recent bad rap is not justified, she says in a letter to the editor in Forum.
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The approaching departures of two key faculty members have cleared the way for a shake-up in the Schools of Art and Architecture. A new as-yet-unnamed deanship spanning both schools would be part of the proposed reorganization. Such a dean would be responsible for overseeing the budgets and administration of the Schools of Art and Architecture, the Sam Fox Arts Center and the Kemper Museum, while curricular responsibilities would remain with the present leadership positions. “We are assessing the leadership needs and the organization of the Sam Fox Arts Center and its participating academic units,” Chancellor Mark Wrighton wrote in an e-mail last
month. The chancellor still intends to appoint new leaders in the School of Architecture and the Sam Fox Arts Center, Dean of the School of Art Jeffrey Pike confi rmed. Wrighton noted in November that it was “[his] hope that the quest for new leaders would be underway prior to the end of the semester.” Pike said Wrighton “was quite explicit” that the new move was not a merger. “The schools defi nitely will remain separate entities, as far as most people are concerned,” said Pike. “There may be some consolidation of staff, but I have not heard any conversation about a consolidation of faculty, and certainly not a consolidation of academic programs,” he said. Cynthia Weese, dean of the School of Architecture, and Dr. Mark Weil,
director of the Sam Fox Arts Center and the Kemper Art Museum, have separately announced their intentions to step down at the end of the 2004-’05 school year, Wrighton said. The opportunity created by two key positions opening up simultaneously spurred Wrighton to investigate reorganizing the leadership of the art and architecture schools. Weese declined an interview. Anisa Baldwin Metzger, president of the Architecture Student Council, said that Wrighton “started talking about the fi nancial reserve systems of each school in the University” at a meeting she initiated with him in October. “Each school has the money from its students’ tuitions to spend however they see fit, and they pay the
u Both Cynthia Weese, dean of the School of Architecture, and Dr. Mark Weil, directory of the Sam Fox Arts Center and the Kemper Art Museum, will be stepping down from their positions at the end of the 2004-2005 school year. u Those openings led Chancellor Wrighton to consider a possible reorganization of the leadership at the top of both schools. u A new deanship overseeing the budgets and administrations of the Schools of Art and Architecture, the Sam Fox Arts Center and the Kemper Art Museum is one of the proposed changes. u Wrighton still intends to appoint new leaders of the School of Architecture and the Sam Fox Arts Center.
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MetroLink on track, despite problems By Angela Markle Contributing Reporter
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Architect Daniel Libeskind (R), chats with Associate Dean Peter MacKeith of the Architecture School prior to giving a talk at Graham Chapel on Monday. Libeskind designed what will replace the World Trade Center and is the author of “Breaking Ground.”
WTC architect shares plans for breaking ground By Liz Kramer Contributing Reporter Daniel Libeskind, the master architect behind the restoration of the World Trade Center site, presented his views on architecture, his life and his work to a packed house at Graham Chapel Monday night. Along with sharing his plans for the site, Libeskind shared three excerpts from his new book, “Breaking Ground.” “This project is about bringing not only jobs but also families back to Manhattan,” said Libeskind, who has been in the spotlight since winning the design competition for the World Trade Center (WTC) site. His proposed project, the Freedom Tower, will fill the gutted space at Ground Zero. “I thought [Sept. 11, 2001] happened to
me,” said Libeskind. “When the tragedy happened, I thought it was something that could happen to all of us. This site belongs to every American, every New Yorker—to every free person in the world.” In addition to winning the WTC site competition, Libeskind is also designing the Jewish Museum of San Francisco and an extension to the Denver Art Museum. In constructing all of these culturally relevant projects, Libeskind has faced many difficult structural and ideological questions. “How do you get from a vision to reality?” asked Libeskind. “Architecture is a cultural art. Of course it has plumbing and electricity, but in order to be art, it has to tell a story.”
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Even with the recent replacement of its management team, MetroLink officials expect the crosscounty expansion to progress as planned, with the construction surrounding Washington University to be completed in 2006. As far as current construction goes, Cathie Farroll, the project manager for MetroLink Cross County, said that the approaching winter months will probably not affect construction progress. As long as weather permits, Metro workers will be out and about on-site. “Many of the tunnels are starting to be complete, so we can work all through winter,” said Farroll. She added that safety is their “predominant concern,” and that the construction workers would not be expected to work in extreme weather conditions. For those living on University Drive, which runs alongside the construction, the project is a burden, but remains tolerable. Students living near the construction have mentioned transportation as a concern, as the roads are sometimes blocked or detoured. Walk-
ing to class has also become difficult due to the presence of massive excavations. “[The construction] is a big inconvenience, but I thought the noise would be worse,” said junior Kylene Page, who lives on University Drive. Problems arose earlier this year in September, when MetroLink fired its project and construction management consultants from the Cross County Collaborative (CCC) firm. Officials at MetroLink felt that the CCC consultants were costing the project unnecessary tax dollars and causing delays. Farroll said that the new management is working smoothly and efficiently on the project. “They’re all individual Metro employees,” said Farroll. “Instead of hiring a consulting firm, we have a team.” Because the management is composed of Metro employees, Farroll believes it will be more efficient at directly and completely addressing the needs of the project. It also lessens costs and time that could prove detrimental to the project’s progress.
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Children Studies minor plays to young at heart Make the Simpsons YOUR Simpsons, says Molly Antos in Forum. Indeed, she says, you should watch the TV show – again and again. DAVID BRODY | STUDENT LIFE
A JFK G.I. Joe action figure and an Abraham Lincoln doll are part of the “Playing Politics” toy exhibit on display in the basement of the Center for the Humanities in McMillan Hall. “Playing Politics” will be on display until January.
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For students who cannot stop kidding around, there will soon be an outlet on campus for exploring childhood by cultural, scientific, historical, aesthetic and theoretical means. A new Children Studies minor, currently in the final stages of approval, is an interdisciplinary minor including courses in psychology, education, English, African and African-American Studies.
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“There is a strong fascination in children for students,” said Professor Gerald Early, director of the Center for the Humanities. “We wanted several people to teach courses that deal with children.” Early and Professor of Education Margaret Finders, who have been working together to create the new minor, both expressed hope that students from different disciplines would be in-
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Mr. Machine, a toy from the early 1970s, walks and whistles around the table. The basement of McMillan Hall houses a toy museum with regular exhibits.
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