LehighWeek Volume 11, Issue 28

              REMINDER:
Faculty awards dinner
set for May 5
Should NATO expand?
A runner studies flows
Peller to receive L-in-Life
South Mountaineer
Wrestling's Greg Strobel
named Coach of Year
LehighWeek
Inside
with South Mountaineer
News
1-3
People
4-5, 7-10
Events
7
Calendar
10
Volume 11, Issue 28
Lehigh University Campus Weekly
April 30,1998
LehighWeek
to take on
new format
LehighWeek and The South
Mountaineer will take on a new
format starting with the next
issue on May 6. The publication, which was launched in
1987, will continue to serve as a
primary source for university
news; however, the information
and look will be more concise,
easier to read and focused on
the campus community,
"From feedback we received
from the campus through
surveys and interviews, we
recognized that people who
were reading LehighWeek found
it of interest," said Ron Ticho,
assistant vice president for
university relations. "Unfortunately, we also realized that
there was a significant number
who weren't reading it at all.
We need to get our message
across in an engaging and
succinct way.
"We want people to pick up
LehighWeek as a quick source
for campus news and information. The new design and
content are intended to make
the paper more attractive and
easier for people to read," said
Ticho.
Rob Upton
Braving the elements —
A full crowd turned out in the
rain on Sunday, April 26, to attend
the Honors Convocation in Packer
Memorial Church. A total of 375
students were honored for
academic achievements. The
principal address was delivered by
Robert M. Madigan '88, founder and
president of Madigan Consulting
Ltd., a local consulting firm.
Faculty express concerns on hiring policies,
compensation
The final faculty meeting of the academic year on
April 27 featured discussions on issues ranging
from timely consultation with the faculty personnel
committee regarding the hiring of high-level administrators to faculty compensation and financial
support for academic programs.
In addition, a presentation was made by Interim
President William C. Hittinger on a proposal that
will be put forth to the Board of Trustees in June, to
permit the distribution of scholarships that are not
limited by demonstrated financial need in men's
and women's basketball beginning in the year 1999-
2000. Under the proposal, the athletic department
would be given more flexibility in the distribution of
current financial aid resources allocated for those
sports only. The move to permit basketball scholarships is critical to the preservation of the Patriot
League. (See interview with Joe Sterrett, director
of athletics, on p. 2).
The NCAA currently limits basketball scholar
ships to 13 full-equivalencies for men and 15 for
women. However, utilizing existing resources as
stipulated in the proposal, the actual number at
Lehigh will be significantly less. The proposal has a
set of parameters that includes the expectation that
spending of scholarship dollars between the men's
and women's program meets gender-equity proportionately requirements. Wrestling is the only sport
that provides non-need-based scholarships, though
the Dean's Scholars program has provided such
financial support for outstanding students outside of
athletics since 1995.
Earlier in the meeting, Colleen M. Callahan,
chair of the Personnel Committee, said in a report
that the administration, in the past year, had made
five "critical" administrative appointments "without
appropriate consultation by the committee." Those
positions were-dean of the College of Arts and
See Concerns on page 2
Second sorority
gets permanent
housing on
the Hilf
Beginning next fall, Gamma Phi
Beta will become the second sorority
with permanent housing on the Hill.
The sisters will move from their
current location in Upper Centennials
into the house now occupied by Sigma
Phi fraternity.
Gamma Phi Beta President Gina
Perri '99, a political science major,
said she is excited about the move.
"Everyone is thrilled," she said. "It's
happened so quickly."
Scott Walter, assistant dean of
students, says Sigma Phi gave up its
house because it could no longer
afford the cost of living there. It was
offered to Gamma Phi Beta because it
was the first sorority in line to receive
a house.
"The waiting list order is determined by the date they were colonized
at Lehigh," Walter said. "Alpha Phi
has had a great experience with their
move to the Hill, and I anticipate that
Gamma Phi Beta will have a similar
experience."
Renovations on the house will take
place this summer. The house will be
able to accommodate 48 sorority
members, the same number of women
who currently live in Upper Centennials. Rooms will be a combination of
singles, doubles, triples and quadruples.
Walter says the goal is to find the
best way to utilize all the housing
units on campus.
"As fraternity houses become
vacant, we have made a commitment
to offer them to the sororities," Walter
said. "If the sororities were to turn
down our offer, we would
use the house for a special interest
group and/or residence hall space. "
Perri said the move will benefit not
only the current members of Gamma
Phi Beta, but the chapter itself, now
and in coming years.
"I think everyone sees it as a really
good thing for our chapter
for the future—the fact that we have
permanent housing and it's
not going to be taken away," she said."
Walter also feels that the move will
be good for the sorority.
"Moving into a 'house' is a great
opportunity for a sorority," he said,
"One that will enhance the overall
sorority experience for the'members
and alumnae."
-Natalie Cantor '98
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