03-01-1974

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Faculty hears plan for academic organization by Paul Timmer

Volume 8 6 - 1 8

Hope College, Holland, Michigan 4 9 4 2 3

March 1, 1 9 7 4

Dorms may opt for self-gov't

Amended Beran plan passed by Robert M. Kruse The Campus Life Board approved the Beran proposal on a limited basis in its meeting a week ago Tuesday. The amended plan, which had been considered for almost four months by the CLB and the Student Conduct Committee, would give all residence halls certain options for self-government. A "CROSS-SECTION" of campus living units would have the additional right to make regulations concerning drinking and parietals beyond present boundaries. This does not mean that extensions in the areas of parietals and drinking will necessarily occur, but that certain living units will have an opportunity to establish drinking and 24-hour parietals if the CLB finds the rationale submitted by the unit to be acceptable. The plan will take e f f e c t next semester unless it is vetoed by the faculty, the President or the Board of Trustees. The questions of drinking and parietals again arose as the main areas of

concern, as well as the viability of student self-government. ASSOCIATE Professor of Physical Education Russ DeVette talked about the section of the proposal which said that a rationale demonstrating how the dorms' proposals for self-government would create a desirable environment for students. He observed that the Beran plan in its unaltered form "doesn't have any limits." Student Jim Beran said that two basic criteria should be that the dorms be kept places that are conducive to sleep and study. Student Cathy Walchenbach said, "Maybe we should establish some sort of value system." CHAPLAIN William Hillegonds answered, "I don't want to put my values on a residence hall." DeVette suggested that a list of specific limitations be drawn up for use by the CLB next year. Hillegonds asked, "Aren't we saying, if we set up limitations, that students must do this or that? I think we should be trying to get people to work things out themselves," he said. Professor of

Chemistry Donald Williams noted that limitations do exist under the areas of public laws and regulations protecting college property. LECTURER IN Classical Languages and Chairwoman of the Student Conduct Committee Nancy Wheeler suggested that another possibility would be to have the proposal operated in one dorm on an experimental basis "in order to see how it works." Student Bill Boersma stated, "We must be s h o w n it can work before we allow drinking; not enough students especially freshmen can take on responsibilities all of the sudden." He added, "Not many people are able to handle drinking." B E R A N POINTED out that 73 percent o f the students believed on-campus drinking should be allowed. Boersma said, "If y o u want to drink : y o u can go off campus. We are not like all colleges; t o allow drinking would be a letdown of our tradition." Beran responded, "The college doesn't have to play local parent.

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A proposal by the President's Advisory Committee for reorganization of the academic administration received mixed response from a somewhat apprehensive faculty in the February faculty meeting held Monday. UNDER THE PLAN, four deans would be appointed to head the divisions of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and arts. The chief academic administrator would hold the title of provost, the post currently occupied by Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Morrette Rider. Rider, w h o resigned in January, will leave his position at the end of the current academic year. Reorganization of the academic administration has been considered for more than a year. Many factors have been considered, including what powers department chairmen, divisional deans, and the provost should have. AT THE FACULTY meeting. President Gordon VanWylen said, "The advisory c o m m i t t e e stressed the need for creative and innovative approaches to have a vigorous, dynamic and strong academic program." Members of the President's Advisory Committee are Professor of Religion Dr. Elton Bruins, Dr. James Bultman, associate professor of education. Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. David Myers, Associate Professor of Theater George Ralph, Dr. Sheldon Wettack, associate professor of chemistry, and VanWylen. RIDER TOLD the faculty of the need to have "a more effective, efficient academic program." He continued, "Under the proposed plan we would have more direct input from departments into coordinating an academic program." According to the plan submitted to the faculty for consideration, the divisional dean would assume the responsibilities n o w handled by the academic dean in the administration of departments. DIVISIONAL deans would also "work closely with the chairmen, the faculty, and the students of the division in order to develop the strongest possible academic programs for that division." The plan also states that divisional deans would "take re-

sponsibility for college programs that involve departments in the division, and interdepartmental programs within the division." They would also represent their respective division to the various units of the central administration of the college. THE DIVISIONAL deal, according to the advisory's committee plan, "would generally teach one course each semester, thus leaving about 3 / 4 time for administrative duties." The overall workload of the divisional deans would be split, with 1/4 time devoted t o teaching and related academic endeavors. The proposal notes that since the divisional deans would handle some of the administrative duties now handled by the dean for academic affairs, "the provost would have more time available for overall leadership, planning and innovation." DIVISIONAL deans would evaluate faculty and department chairmen, and would work with the provost in the appointing of department chairmen. They would also consult with the development o f f i c e in securing external funding, and administrate interdepartmental and college -wide programs that are particularly relevant to the given division. continued

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Cabaret

tickets

on sale for next six shows The theater and music departments will present six more performances of the award-winning musical Cabaret, which opened last night in the DeWitt Cultural Center main theater. Performances, begin at 8 p.m., with shows scheduled for tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday through Saturday next week. The play, set in pre-World War II Berlin, is directed by Assistant Professor of Theater Donald Finn with musical direction by Robert Cecil, associate professor of music. Advance tickets may be purchased Monday through Saturday from 12:30-5 p.m. in the DWCC ticket office. Cost for students is $ 1 . 0 0 with I.D. General admission is $2.75.

SC votes for UFW produce

Martinez presents challenge, Congress responds by Robert Eckert In response to Western Michigan B o y c o t t Coordinator David Martinez' c o m m e n t , "If y o u don't take action, you've got to take the moral responsibility," the Student Congress voted to recommend that Saga F o o d Service buy only United Farm Worker lettuce and grapes, o n Wednesday of last week. P R E S I D E N T Ron Posthuma opened the meeting by stating that Jess Newkirk, director of Saga Food Services at Hope, had promised t o abide by any recommendation made by the congress on the matter of union lettuce and grapes. " S o we are the decision making body at this point," Posthuma told the assembly. Representing the U.F.W., Martinez was present to explain the rationale behind their work for recognition of the U.F.W. and the subsequent b o y c o t t organized t o help bring about that recognition. MARTINEZ opened his remarks with an explanation of why the U.F.W. is using a b o y c o t t against growers rather than a

strike. The first problem with a strike, according t o Martinez, is that "strikes are not protected by federal laws." He cited several instances where growers whose pickers are striking, have imported workers from Yemen, France, Spain and Mexico. Martinez also said, "Management and law violate our civil rights when we're o n the picket line." AS AN EXAMPLE of this point he told of an incident during a California strike. According to Martinez, management employees drove a pick-up truck into a picket line killing and injuring a number of people. When asked to make arrests, law enforcement officers at the scene refused. Martinez then spoke of the problems of the individual migrant farm worker, stating that for a family of four, with all members of the family working in the fields, the average weekly i n c o m e was only $50. ALTHOUGH Martinez conceded that some pickers are working under satisfactory conditions, he added that as long as one

AdAB schedules 'Community Hour'

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Hemenway reviews Cabaret

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Peabody, Taylor Cottage and the Beran Plan page 6

farm worker was suffering in indecent conditions, that was o n e t o o many. Martinez told the congress that it was their duty to freedom of choice to support the U.F.W. T o believe in freedom of choice, he said, was t o believe in freedom of choice for everyone. "I'm not free as long as my brothers and sisters are not free," Martinez declared.

MARTINEZ emphasized the problems of misuse of pesticides in lettuce fields. He stated that 8 0 0 t o 1,000 lives are lost each year as a result of pesticides. He also said that growers, w h o are not restricted in hiring practices, o f t e n encourage racism by pitting one race against another. For example, he said that "a grower might say t o a group of blacks, 'if y o u w o n ' t work for this

wage, we'll only hire Chicanos, w h o will. They're closer to being white anyway.' " MARTINEZ summed up the situation by saying, "It's one of the cruelest ironies of this society; the people w h o put f o o d in the cities can't feed themselves." Most o f the discussion by the congress centered on whether a union was really the best altema-

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A TASTE OF ROQUEFORT-Student Congress recommended Feb. 20 that Saga buy only U.F.W. head lettuce and grapes. Saga will begin compliance with the new policy Monday.


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