Brown and White Vol. 80 no. 23

              brown and white bethlehem pa friday december 13 1968 vol 80 - no 23 v.vv;.;w>;*ra-£o>»o«tt4 sa4-f133l jcul examines many problems by george j bancroft the first meeting of the umversity's jmm com m s.es « uaiy-rsliy life jcul waa held sunday preliminary discussions concerned educational policy thi uimiuiuew system of umversity governance tha goals o&aumttee the pfanmng aad development committee selectivity in umvermty residence systems aad coeducation the jcul serves as ths focal point of mi umvermty policymaking bodies all recommendations of those bodies are to he considered and either acted upon or awaapaaai to the appropriate umvermty authority for action by the jcul in evaluating the committee system of umvermty governance the specific functions aad membersmps of aii wpecial and standing committees win be deter mined tms evaluation wilt be carried out to elim inate overlapping tod duplication of effort and to facilitate proposals for action by umversity organizations the jcul hopes to emphasize that service by students and faculty on committees and ad hoc study groups is a great service to the umvermty broad-based participation will make the understanding of problems nm>re representative problems will be dealt with realistically and democratically because differing views of problems will be more easily obtained after the goals committee submits its final report in the spring of 1969 the jcul hopee ta make the hay individual as snhccs-mtuas timm me tela committee members of the jcul aad ta aaaaaaa the o **" cobasaltese tlinrtinn ta make the examination of priorities la the umv ersity s long-range plans more effective ths jcul win add stadeate aad faculty to the pianmng aad development committee money aad academic facili ties could then he more efficiently used because real interests aad problems aa viewed by the mala participants la umversity life could be more easily affected by the committee e decisions to effectively examine the problem of so-called selectivity in residence at lemgh the jcul will ceerdiaata all groups studying the matter it is hoped thai all facta and effects of setectlvltv will be objectively observed tf necessary a special consultant will he employed or aa ad hoe committee formed to guarantee the objectivity of the study ths student use com mittee will initiate tms study the commission wants comparisons of the selectivity problem at the university against other institutions and hopee to determine all viable solutions of the ornmera various aspects of the issue to be studied are the reasons for the obvious exodus of uppere lass men to residences in the community the success of the experiment in random small wi b"*esae ■* _* w*v w ?__?— .-*»— -— • ms - .——....— . . t i >_ ri.-t . ii . - ens liuiusncw oa ainmni in uavei nines the basic rlfhta ta conflict the rlghta of linns — ■■■ ut — i _________> ». v l-r »-» mwm —-* ■—- »--.____- — to tha umvermty have dealt samaßoßtalte with the the desirability aad feasibility of coeducation at the umversity will also be examined by the commission a still to ha named committee consisting of one alum nus three admlmetretere three junior staaaats aad eta faculty members two of whom have taught la coeducational institutions will conduct the study it waa agreed that the committee will need a pro fessional staff far assistant and be,ooo was ap ' propriatwd for ths study the desirability of a change ta tha ualverslt fm character the sdvaataaas ef such a change in terms ef academic goals end tha costs of such a change will all be studied the committee will he a fact-finding group aad will present recommendations to the jcul for further ac tion the committee hopes to avoid the mistake of not rapggssattag am views or an parts of the university community in its report the jcul also decided to meet three more times before the final trustees meeting in the spring the dates will be decided upon later dtd wins probation appeal delta tau delm's second appeal to the interfraternity council on a charge of hazing succeeded at tuesday's special meeting after being pm on probation by the ifc judiciary committee the fra ternity made an appeal wmch failed a second appeal requiring a two thirds vote for suspension of the ifc constitution was voted through meeting 21-4 delta tau delta is now off probation the house admitted guilt to the charge of hazing made by the ifc fact finding committee they based their appeal on the fact that making their pledges run the mil was a traditional part of their pledging and was only recently defined as hazing jim baxter president of delta tau delta said that their case was a precedent and that the punishment should therefore be less severe than probation the probation was to have meant a suspension of women guest privileges until dec 16 with the exception of lafayette weekend the first appeal on november 19 failed by only one vote vote count to be given on sunday the results of arcadia's at-large election held tuesday through yesterday will be announced 1 p.m sunday accord ing to leonard poveromo a member of arcadia poveromo said the postponement was due to a lack of available help on thurs day night to count the votes and the tremendous job of counting the weighted ballots by band according to poveromo more than 1,000 students had cast their votes by the closing of the polls on wednesday forty candidates were entered in the race far 12 at-large seats udc applications applications for the umvermty development committee udc the joint commission on umvermty life coed committee and the university human relations commission are available mi the activities deks there are thr+t opemngs for the udc applications are due jan 7 tm jcul coed committee has three opemngs for juniors onl senior refunds all seniors who are eligible for the 2 refund from their senior assessment may pick up their refund on tuesday dec 17 in room 202 of the umversity center from 7 to 11 p.m refunds must be picked up in person and umversity i d cards must be presented any refunds wmch are not picked up at tms time wiu be forfeited mmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmm equal opportunity urged by john gustavsen the right of every member of the umversity community to equal opportunity for participation in any umversity activity and a change in class status requirements for fraternity initiation eligibility were the subjects of four motions passed at the faculty meeting sunday the committee on student life recom mended the deletion from university regulations the part stating that a student must have reached full sophomore status in order to be initiated imo a fraternity because of changes in rushing regula tions permitting earlier contact of freshmen with uppere lass men the committee saw no further need to delay initiation into fraternities prom the standpoint of the umvermty the committee stated extending the pledge period until the first semester of the sophomore year appears to serve no useful purpose and should be left to the disc re tion of the fraternity the first of three motions by the committee on student activities sac states that no group organization or function falling under jurisdiction of the umversity faculty shall practice discrim ination or in any way operate so as to discriminate against anyone by reason of race creed color or national origin the interpretation of tms regulation is not 1 mended to prohibit the formation or operation of groups crorganlsa ttonawmch have a primary religious function and thus have as membership persons of a common religious faith also a human relations committee will be established as a standing committee of the umversity faculty to be a consultative resource to the umversity the new commlttee also will be ah investigative body with reference to the pursuit of sac's first motion among the responsibilities of the human relations committee are ths recommen dation to the faculty at regulations wmch specify discriminatory practices which are to be prommtod under the first motion and a disciplinary code which shall apply to instances of discrimination the conduct of hearings where charges of discrimination are made or the investiga tion of eilesattoas of uiscri rmnation the membersmp of the human relations committee will consist of three members elected by the fsculty one member appointed by the president of the umver sity and tour student members appointed by arcadia last sac moved that the human relations committee will present its initial recommendation regarding regula tions and disciplinary measures relevant to groups functions or organizations falling under jurisdiction of the faculty by jane 1969 b&w photo by doster the 69 class gift has reached almost 50,000 at tha present time ae shown by the indicator above the library door