CLB and AdAB make system changes b y Garret DeGraff a n c h o r Assistant Editor The Administrative Affairs Board a p p r o v e d t h e a p p o i n t m e n t ol a black s t u d e n t t o the S t u d e n t Standing and Appeals C o m m i t t e e , a n d t h e C a m p u s L i f e B o a r d app r o v e d t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of t w o black s t u d e n t s t o t h e College J u d i cial B o a r d f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e s c h o o l year m s e p a r a t e m e e t ings T u e s d a y .
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Hope to host nature symposium A symposium entitled "Mecha n i s m , Man and N a t u r e ; The D a t a and the I n f e r e n c e , " sponsored hy the Sperry and H u t c h i n s o n F o u n d a t i o n , will be held f o r t h e College and c o m m u n i t y o n H o p e ' s c a m p u s A p r i l 1 3 a n d 14. T H I S S Y M P O S I U M , as s t a t e d in a l e t t e r f r o m t h e F o u n d a t i o n , " w i l l d i s c u s s basic l a w s a n d t h e i n f e r e n c e t h a t can be d r a w n f r o m
CHARLES SHIELDS GOWANS t h e m for d e t e r m i n i n g the nature of m a n a n d t h e n a t u r e of n a t u r e in t e r m s of m o d e l s and e x p e r i e n c e s u n d e r s t a n d a b l e t o t h e layman." Scientists, artists and musicians will p r e s e n t t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l v i e w s
on the f u n d a m e n t a l mechanical n a t u r e of m a n a n d will have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o c h a l l e n g e t h e posit i o n s of e a c h o t h e r . T h e g r e a t advances and u n d e r s t a n d i n g that c o m e f r o m such a c o n f r o n t a t i o n are r e p o r t e d a l m o s t s o l e l y to scientific journals. IT IS T H E I N T E N T of t h i s s y m p o s i u m t o m a k e s o m e of t h i s information publicly known. C o m i n g t o t h e s y m p o s i u m is p r o fessor Charles G o w a n s , a geneticist f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Miss o u r i . He will p r e s e n t his views o n t h e b i o m o l e c u l a r basis of m a n a n d t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s of u n d e r s t a n d i n g m a n ' s b i o m o l e c u l a r basis. Psychologist Julian Jaynes f r o m t h e I n s t i t u t e of A d v a n c e d S t u d y at P r i n c e t o n will p r e s e n t his new t h e o r y o n m a n ' s m i n d . A p h y s i c i s t , as yet u n n a m e d , will be the third scientist. P O S I T I O N P A P E R S will b e given by t h e t h r e e s c i e n t i s t s o n M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n , A p r i l 13, t o be f o l l o w e d by an o p e n d i s c u s s i o n of t h e s e p o s i t i o n s . T h a t e v e n i n g , a c o n c e r t by V l a d i m i r Ussachevsb r y , f a m e d c o m p o s e r of e l e c t r o n i c m u s i c , will be given. T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n t h e r e will b e i n f o r m a l d i s c u s s i o n s and s h o w i n g s of t h e computer-generated films and o t h e r d i s p l a y s . T u e s d a y night t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s will c o n f r o n t e a c h o t h e r ' s p o s i t i o n s and a n s w e r q u e s tions from the audience. Students, faculty m e m b e r s and t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c will be invited t o a t t e n d all l e c t u r e s , s y m p o s i a a n d p e r f o r m a n c e s w i t h o u t an admission c h a r g e . T h e p r o g r a m will
Whittaker plans more changes for Van Zoeren by Dave T h o m a s anchor Reporter W h e r e is t h e s t e r n old ladyl i b r a n a n w i t h her hair pulled b a c k t i g h t l y i n t o a b u n w i t h a pin s t i c k i n g o u t of it, p a u s i n g f r o m her w o r k o n l y t o say S h h ! a n d cast m e n a c i n g l o o k s ? T H I S S T E R E O T Y P E h a s disa p p e a r e d a n d w i t h it t h e l i m i t e d c o n c e p t of t h e l i b r a r y as m e r e l y a w a r e h o u s e f o r b o o k s . Taking its p l a c e is t h e " l i b r a r y - c o l l e g e " c o n c e p t of t h e l i b r a r y as an i n t e g r a l component of t h e e d u c a t i o n a l process. At t h e V a n Z o e r e n l i b r a r y , h e a d l i b r a r i a n Fd W h i t t a k e r h a s m a d e m a n y c h a n g e s in t h e s t r u c t u r e a n d o p e r a t i o n of t h e College l i b r a r y in his first y e a r a n d believes s t r o n g l y t h a t t h e l i b r a r y ' s services t o f a c u l t y a n d s t u d e n t s c a n be e x t e n d e d a g r e a t deal. " S T U D E N T S SIMPLY deserve m o r e f r o m libraries than what they've been getting," Whittaker said in a r e c e n t i n t e r v i e w . " T h e c h a n g e in t h i s l i b r a r y is e s s e n t i a l l y a s h i f t f r o m t e c h n i c a l services t o p u b l i c services. In o t h e r w o r d s , we're building a stronger rapport
w i t h t h e users of t h e l i b r a r y . We're i n t e g r a t i n g the l i b r a r y m o r e c l o s e l y t h a n ever w i t h t h e c h a n g ing m o d e s of i n s t r u c t i o n a n d w i t h t h e s p e c i f i c n e e d s of s t u d e n t s a n d faculty." D e s c r i b i n g s p e c i f i c c h a n g e s in the e x p a n d e d library-college prog r a m , W h i t t a k e r first e x p r e s s e d relief at e l i m i n a t i n g w h a t he calls the "librarian fish-bowl"- the glassed-in, c o m m u n a l librarians' o f f i c e that was recently changed to the Access Office. T h e library staff moved upstairs i n t o the former conference rooms. T H E A C C E S S O F F I C E is becoming the College's central agency for indexing educational m a t e r i a l s a m o n g t h e v a r i o u s dep a r t m e n t s of t h i s s c h o o l a n d a l s o a m o n g o t h e r schools. T h e Access Office has a National Union Catel o g u e w h i c h lists v i r t u a l l y e v e r y b o o k i n d e x e d by t h e L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s a n d its a c c e s s i b i l i t y . Working through a reference l i b r a r i a n , s t u d e n t s h e r e are a b l e t o o b t a i n b o o k s l o c a t e d at a n o t h e r school. Periodicals formerly not available in t h e V a n Z o e r e n Lib r a r y c a n be o b t a i n e d t h r o u g h t h e (Continued
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JULIAN JAYNES be p l a n n e d a n d a d m i n i s t e r e d by D e a n for A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s Morr e t t e R i d e r w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e of the C u l t u r a l A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e .
T H E A C T I O N C A M E in response to a five-point s t a t e m e n t p r e s e n t e d by t h e Black C o a l i t i o n a n d t h e black s t u d e n t s at H o p e t o the J u d i c i a l B o a r d last T h u r s d a y . I he J u d i c i a l B o a r d , w h i c h h a d n o p o w e r t o act o n t h e list of req u e s t s , f o r w a r d e d t h e list last Friday to the AdAB. M eeting Monday, the A d A B referred the r e q u e s t f o r " a m i n i m u m of t w o black s t u d e n t m e m b e r s o n t h e Judicial B o a r d " to the CLB which established the Judicial Board and is t h e o n l y b o d y that can m a k e c h a n g e s in its m e m b e r s h i p . In a d d i t i o n t o a p p r o v i n g t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of t w o black stud e n t s t o t h e J u d i c i a l Board f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e s c h o o l y e a r , t h e C L B also r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e H u m a n R e l a t i o n s C o u n c i l w h i c h is t o be a p p o i n t e d " t a k e u p t h e m a t t e r of fair a n d e q u i t a b l e repres e n t a t i o n in t h e C o l l e g e J u d i c i a l s y s t e m at t h e earliest p o s s i b l e time." THE CLB ALSO approved a m o t i o n that the " A d Hoc Comm i t t e e w h i c h is t o be a p p o i n t e d t o work o u t t h e p u r p o s e s a n d t h e s t r u c t u r e of t h e H u m a n R e l a t i o n s Council or H u m a n Rights Comm i t t e e i n c l u d e in t h e m a k e - u p of t h e C o u n c i l o r C o m m i t t e e all minority g r o u p s . " T h i s Ad H o c C o m m i t t e e app r o v e d M o n d a y hy t h e A d A B is t o be a p p o i n t e d by P r e s i d e n t Calvin V a n d e r W e r f , D e a n of A c a d e m i c Affairs M o r r e t t e Rider and Dean of S t u d e n t s R o b e r t De Y o u n g . The A d A B specified that this c o m m i t t e e shall c o n s i s t of " f o u r black p e r s o n s a n d f o u r w h i t e persons f r o m the college c o m m u n i t y a n d t h a t t h e s e eight p e o p l e be four w o m e n and f o u r m e n . " R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S f o r app o i n t m e n t t o t h e Ad H o c C o m m i t t e e are b e i n g s o u g h t f r o m black s t u d e n t s a n d m e m b e r s of the S t u d e n t Congress.
T h e o t h e r r e q u e s t s of t h e Black C o a l i t i o n were also a n s w e r e d by t h e A d A B M o n d a y . A l e t t e r exp l a i n i n g t h e r e s p o n s e s of t h e A d A B was sent f r o m D e a n R i d e r , the B o a r d ' s c h a i r m a n , to t h e Black C o a l i t i o n a n d black stud e n t s on T u e s d a y . IN R E S P O N S E T O t h e r e q u e s t l o r t h e " I m m e d i a t e recall of t h e s u s p e n s i o n o f " t h e t w o black stud e n t s w h o did n o t a p p e a r b e f o r e t h e College J u d i c i a l B o a r d , " t h e l e t t e r s t a t e d t h a t , " A t this p o i n t , no o n e h a s b e e n s u s p e n d e d . T h e J u d i c i a l B o a r d d o e s n o t have p o w e r to s u s p e n d a s t u d e n t but o n l y r e c o m m e n d s his s u s p e n s i o n t o t h e S t u d e n t S t a n d i n g and Appeals C o m m i t t e e . " I l did m a k e this r e c o m m e n d a tion to (he C o m m i t t e e , " t h e D e a n ' s l e t t e r c o n t i n u e d , " b u t it has also a s k e d t h e S t u d e n t S t a n d ing and A p p e a l s C o m m i t t e e t o p o s t p o n e a c t i o n on t h e s u s p e n s i o n of b o t h s t u d e n t s " u n t i l the C L B a n d the A d A B c o u l d r e s p o n d to the requests. R E G A R D I N G THE request for " a n i m m e d i a t e o p e n h e a r i n g of t h e c a s e " of t h e black s t u d e n t s " i n v o l v i n g t h e i n c i d e n t of F e b . 11, 1 9 7 0 , " t h e l e t t e r s t a t e d t h a t all m e e t i n g s of t h e J u d i c a l B o a r d were o p e n meetings, but there had b e e n no h e a r i n g on t h i s case to d a t e b e c a u s e t h e s t u d e n t s had n o t a p p e a r e d . It t h e y a p p e a r b e f o r e iContinued on page eolumn I)
Gayie Weaver, Hope coed, dies FridayJ F r e s h m a n G a y l e Weaver died F r i d a y in H o l l a n d H o s p i t a l of an o v e r d o s e of m e d i c a t i o n . Michael (lerrie. Associate Dean of S t u d e n t s , r e p o r t e d t h a t he w a s called t o Beck C o t t a g e t o t a k e Miss Weaver t o t h e h o s p i t a l Wedn e s d a y . T h e 17-year old c o e d later lost c o n s c i o u s n e s s a n d w a s u n c o n scious for two days b e f o r e she died. A m e m o r i a l service was held S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n in W e s t e r n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y C h a p e l at t h e r e q u e s t of Miss W e a v e r ' s parents.
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Dance company to perform I he Donald Redlich Dance C o m p a n y , as part of t h e H o p e C o l l e g e G r e a t P e r f o r m a n c e Series, will p r e s e n t a c o n c e r t A p r i l 1 1 in the Civic C e n t e r . T h e g r o u p will a d d r e s s classes a n d give l e c t u r e s April 9 a n d 10 as p a r t of its three-day residence. T H E R E D L I C H s t y l e is d a n c e c o m b i n e d with f i l m , l i g h t , s o u n d and color. A r t i s t - f i l m m a k e r Jackson T i f f a n y a n d R e d l i c h f u s e d t a l e n t s a n d c r e a t e d e f f e c t s in m u l t i - m e d i a . In t h e d a n c e Readier, R e d l i c h c l i m b s , r e a c h e s a n d s w i n g s i n t o t h e film o n a 1 5 - f o o t s q u a r e c a r g o n e t . In Jibe, s u p e r i m p o s e d f i l m s are h i g h l i g h t e d by d a n c e r s in t r a n s l u c e n t c o s t u m e s . T h e c o m i n g of t h e c o m p a n y m a r k s t h e b e g i n n i n g of c o o p e r a tion b e t w e e n p r i v a t e l y a n d n a t i o n ally s u p p o r t e d f i n e a r t s . S p o n s o r s of t h e c o m p a n y i n c l u d e t h e Michigan S t a t e C o u n s e l of A r t s , N a t i o n al E n d o w m e n t f o r t h e A r t s , H o p e College Cultural Affairs C o m m i t tee, J u n i o r W e l f a r e L e a g u e of Holland, Holland Literary Club and t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of U n i v e r s i t y Women. T H E C O M P A N Y c o n s i s t s of choreographer Donald Redlich, Luly Santangelo and Flina Mooney. Redlich trained at Winona S t a t e College in M i n n e s o t a a n d s p e n t s u m m e r s at C o l o r a d o College s t u d y i n g u n d e r H a n y a H o l m . His g r a d u a t e s t u d y was c o m p l e t e d at t h e U n i v e r s i t y of W i s c o n s i n w i t h M a r g a r e t H ' D o u b l e r . Redl i c h ' s w o r k is t o be f o u n d in t h e c h o r e o g r a p h y of t h e o f f - B r o a d w a y p r o d u c t i o n of Thieves' Carnival a n d his a p p e a r a n c e s in The
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" J I B E " - D o n R e d l i c h a n d d a n c e r s Elina M o o n e y a n d L u l y S a n t a n g e l o are p a r t of t h e D o n R e d l i c h D a n c e C o m p a n y . T h e C o m p a n y will p r e s e n t a d a n c e c o n c e r t April I I at 8 : 1 5 p . m . in t h e Civic C e n t e r as part of t h e H o p e College G r e a t P e r f o r m a n c e Series. (iolden Apple a n d Kiss Me Kate. His t i m e is n o w s p e n t p r e s e n t i n g c o n c e r t s at H u n t e r C o l l e g e Playh o u s e , H e n r y S t r e e t P l a y h o u s e in New Y o r k a n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e U.S. B u e n o s A i r e s is t h e h o m e of Miss S a n t a n g e l o . In 1 9 6 4 , she Joined the Alwin Nikolais Dance C o m p a n y at t h e H e n r y S t r e e t Playhouse. She then joined Redlich's c o m p a n y in 1 9 6 9 .
A W I N N E R O F a c i t a t i o n of merit f r o m the National Society of A r t s c o m p l e t e s t h e t r i o of t h e c o m p a n y . Miss M o o n e y is f r o m W a s h i n g t o n , D.C., a n d h a s perf o r m e d s o l o s at t h e D a n c e T h e a t r e W o r k s h o p . S h e h o l d s classes at S i l v e r m i n e C o l l e g e of Art a n d at the Friends World College. T h e p e r f o r m a n c e April I I is f r e e t o s t u d e n t s a n d s t a f f of t h e College u p o n p r e s e n t a t i o n of I D cards.