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Wheaton takes out both New Underground series Debating the benefits men's and women's soccer brings band and musical of Greek life ... Sports, p. 1.4 and 11 comedian to IWU ... Features, p. 5 ... Opinions, p. 9 Remnant Trust brings ancient texts to IWU By Tracy Quinlan Staff Writer America is considered by many to be the land of the free, and that freedom includes speech. Throughout the century, that freedom has expanded shelves with printed ideas in the form of books. The Remnant Trust, a collection of early-edition classical books founded by IWU alumnus Brian Bex ('64), has loaned a selection of over 70 titles to Sheean Library. "These They will be on display through Dec. 7. "The exhibit is really neat from a gave pe book lover's perspective, and it is opportt especially interesting for people who have studied these works in read an class," said Sarah George, visiting instructor/information services indeper librarian. The only stipulation the Thinlir Remnant Trust made when provid- d ang ing the books was that students be able to touch, read and turn the activity pages of the texts. Featured in the collection is a Minor leaf from the Gutenberg Bible (1450). This printed bible provided IWU people with the opportunity to directly access their faith and learn - on their own instead of only being able to listen to the leaders of the church. Other texts on display include the first Chicago printing of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863), Alexis de Tocueville's "Democracy in America" (1836), Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan" (1651) and John Locke's "Two Treatises of Government" (1694). These pieces strongly influenced the develop-ment of the Constitution and American policies. "These pieces gave people the opportunity to read and think independently. Thinking was a dangerous activity. It sent shock waves through the entire political system," President Minor Myers, jr. said. The texts on display also show the evolution of equality towards humans. Students can turn the pages of a third-edition copy of Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man" (1791) and then study Mary Wollstonecraft's reaction, "Rights of Woman," published three years later. Students can also study the evolution of racial equality in James Kerr's 1786 critique of slavery and in Frederick Douglass' "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" (1846). "This collection is an overwhelming, over-powering, wide expanse of knowledge," George said. "This is essential-pieces ly the early history of Western pi e democracy." >)le the George's most interesting Sdiscovery when preparing the nity to books for display was a note tucked into Josephus' I think "History of the Jewish Nation." The scrap of paper dently. with old-fashioned handwrit-ing detailing an herbal reme-g was a dy is on display with the book r OUS in which it was found. "It reminds me of the ran-dom things that I stick into my books. It's incredible to know that someone from so yerS, JT long ago did the same thing," President George said. "Some of these books are 500 years old. You can see the tracks of people as they recorded their notes A about what was good and bad. You can see his- Rer tory happening as minds look at books," Myers Rer said. tur At a formal dinner Wednesday night, Bex wol spoke to students and faculty who will use the books during the fall semester. He said that people always ask him why he loans out books to be used firsthand by students. "Our society has been losing substance for years. We have become a nation full of fluff," Bex said. "Students can actually graduate from Big Ten insti-tutions with a degree in English without reading Shakespeare," Bex said. "Just maybe we ought to be talking about ideas, but ideas tick people off. They make people disagree with you. And if you're smart, you'll listen to what they have to say." Many classes, including history, English, religion and philosophy courses, will use the texts in class. kn IWU student peruses a book in Sheean Library earlier this week. Courtesy of the mnant Trust, Sheean will now house several ancient texts. The only stipulation the mnant Trust made when providing the books was that students be able to touch, read and n the pages of the texts. Some of them include a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible (1450) and rks by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Erin White/The Argus "It's an incredible experience to be able to handle firsthand these books written hundreds of years ago," said sophomore Jared Calaway, a student whose class on the Enlightenment will use the books: "This is a phenomenal, opportuiity. Everyone should take advantage of it, because how often does something like this happen?" said sophomore Kelly Keating. "I would hope that IWU would tell other schools about what they have here. This collection is unique, and to be able to touch these books makes it even better," said Kris Bex, president of Remnant Trust. The Remnant Trust will also donate a leaf of a 1788 copy of "The Federalist Papers" to the library. Also, the trust is making available an addi-tional leaf to be awarded to a student. IWU studehs will be able to compete for the leaf by writing a paper about a stimulating and enlightening experience that they had with the texts on display. More information will be avail-able from the library staff at a later date. If students are interested in reviewing the books firsthand or using them for research, they are encouraged to contact George. "Use them to ask questions and stump your pro-fessors. The books are here. Use 'em and enjoy 'em," Bex said. The Green Task Force, a group recently formed with the goal of improving the environment at IWU, will focus on eight different areas. Three of those areas are recy-cling, conserving energy and envi-ronmental edu-cation. Student Senate first passed a res-olution to form the task force last April, and the faculty subse-quently passed the resolution. Both times, the resolution passed unanimously. Kate Weber/The Argus Green Task Force aims to make IWU environmentally friendly By Katie Coleman Staff Writer "Not only should we care more, but we should do more as students," Student Senate President Matt Glavin said. Just wi This was the point of a resolution which nges led to the April 1999 formation of the c an Green Task Force (GTF) at Illinois lives, Wesleyan University. The task force will take on new chal- make t lenges to improve the natural environment of the campus and community. The familiar Versity blue recycling bins are only the beginning. Glavin said that last spring, he and friendl Student Senate Vice-President Sara Nelson decided they needed to start making the campus more environmentally friendly. _ Sa Student Senate drew up a resolution, which passed unanimously. The resolution was then Stud brought to a faculty panel for approval. Assistant Professor of Environmental Vice and International Studies Abigail Jahiel and Associate Professor of Biology Given Harper, co-directors of environmental studies, presented the resolution to the faculty, and it again passed unanimously. Jahiel and Harper were faculty correspondents for the resolution and reviewed drafts of the resolution. "I was pleasantly surprised by the support we received from all parts of campus," Nelson said. Unlike many environmental programs, GTF does more than simply recycle, h minor although that is one of its goals. "Ever since I've been here, there's always in our been a push to improve the environment of ve can the campus, but we've never really had a universal recycling program," Nelson said. ie uni- Having a more universal recycling pro-gram means recycling glass and plastic, in a more addition to the aluminum .and paper the It campus already recycles. It would also place." include putting recycling bins out all over campus in places such as the cafeteria. Nelson said the goal is to have all types of a Nelson, recycling in all buildings. Jahiel said that State Farm recycles about nt Senate 60 percent of its waste, and Illinois State University reaches 40 percent, which is the President Illinois state guideline. She said IWU should try to achieve levels similar to ISU. Expanded recycling is just one of the task force's goals. GTF will also include eight committees to focus on specific areas of the environment: energy, water, see GREEN TASK FORCE p. 4 1911 - Dr. Kemp, an adminis-trator at IWU, acquired a large house on Main Street from A. E. DeMange. The house was built in 1907 and was one of the largest, most luxurious homes in Bloomington at ther time. This building, later renamed Kemp Hall, was the first women's dorm on campus and originally housed 50 women. 1938 - The School of Music announced the arrival of a new recording machine. One music faculty member commented, "This machine makes very good records and can be of edu-cational value to any student interested in hearing the exact sound of his own voice." Students needed to make:an appointment to use the machine. 1946 - Veterans of World War II returned to IWU for a new school year. The singe men moved into barracks, located on t east side of the quad, even though plumbing and heting wouldnot be installed for at least another week. Returning soldiers with fami-lies lived in slightly larger apartments on the north edge of the quad. All of the veterans liv-ing on campus had attended IWU before serving in the war. 1950 - A poem in The Argus read: Most girls know the rules/ Of just one sport/ That's indoor lounging/ On the davenport/ Wherever you roam/You'll find it the same/ So never take a woman/ To a basketball game. 1986 - IWU's enrollment rose to a record high of 1,693 stu-dents after new students moved in. Four first-year students lived in each of the Munsell- Ferguson lounges. --Compiled by Natalie Studwell Task force recommends fraternity house directors By Stefany Polinko Staff Writer With Rush in progress, fraternity and sorority life occupies the minds of many IWU students. But students are not the only ones with decisions to make involving the Greek system. The Greek Affairs Task Force (GATF) proposed mandating professional staff supervi-sion in all fraternity houses as early as next year. According to Angela Flinn, assistant dean of stu-dents for Greek affairs, the GATF was established in October 1997 to examine Greek social organizations and their relationships with the university. The task force is comprised of students, faculty, staff and administration. In a final report released February 15, 1999, the GATF called for "live-in supervision in the form of a house director in.all Greek chapters by 2002." "The presence of live-in staff members would reduce the exposure to liability on the part of the uni-versity," said Dean of Students Jim Matthews, a mem-ber of the GATF. "Members of the task force also agreed that in the event of a serious situation, the presence of a trained professional would instill a sense of security within the house." Greek peer counselors currently reside in fraternity houses and play a role similar to that of a resident assistant in a residence hall on campus. The counselor is an elected member of the chapter responsible for programming, activities, ensuring safety, providing support and communicating with campus services. Flinn said the new house directors would perform a role comparable to that of a hall director in the uni-versity's traditional residence halls. "In essence, the house director would deal with see HOUSE DIRECTORS p. 4 U ra tc n e ,l 1 t- This week in IWU History Find pac t
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Full Text | Wheaton takes out both New Underground series Debating the benefits men's and women's soccer brings band and musical of Greek life ... Sports, p. 1.4 and 11 comedian to IWU ... Features, p. 5 ... Opinions, p. 9 Remnant Trust brings ancient texts to IWU By Tracy Quinlan Staff Writer America is considered by many to be the land of the free, and that freedom includes speech. Throughout the century, that freedom has expanded shelves with printed ideas in the form of books. The Remnant Trust, a collection of early-edition classical books founded by IWU alumnus Brian Bex ('64), has loaned a selection of over 70 titles to Sheean Library. "These They will be on display through Dec. 7. "The exhibit is really neat from a gave pe book lover's perspective, and it is opportt especially interesting for people who have studied these works in read an class," said Sarah George, visiting instructor/information services indeper librarian. The only stipulation the Thinlir Remnant Trust made when provid- d ang ing the books was that students be able to touch, read and turn the activity pages of the texts. Featured in the collection is a Minor leaf from the Gutenberg Bible (1450). This printed bible provided IWU people with the opportunity to directly access their faith and learn - on their own instead of only being able to listen to the leaders of the church. Other texts on display include the first Chicago printing of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863), Alexis de Tocueville's "Democracy in America" (1836), Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan" (1651) and John Locke's "Two Treatises of Government" (1694). These pieces strongly influenced the develop-ment of the Constitution and American policies. "These pieces gave people the opportunity to read and think independently. Thinking was a dangerous activity. It sent shock waves through the entire political system," President Minor Myers, jr. said. The texts on display also show the evolution of equality towards humans. Students can turn the pages of a third-edition copy of Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man" (1791) and then study Mary Wollstonecraft's reaction, "Rights of Woman," published three years later. Students can also study the evolution of racial equality in James Kerr's 1786 critique of slavery and in Frederick Douglass' "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" (1846). "This collection is an overwhelming, over-powering, wide expanse of knowledge," George said. "This is essential-pieces ly the early history of Western pi e democracy." >)le the George's most interesting Sdiscovery when preparing the nity to books for display was a note tucked into Josephus' I think "History of the Jewish Nation." The scrap of paper dently. with old-fashioned handwrit-ing detailing an herbal reme-g was a dy is on display with the book r OUS in which it was found. "It reminds me of the ran-dom things that I stick into my books. It's incredible to know that someone from so yerS, JT long ago did the same thing," President George said. "Some of these books are 500 years old. You can see the tracks of people as they recorded their notes A about what was good and bad. You can see his- Rer tory happening as minds look at books," Myers Rer said. tur At a formal dinner Wednesday night, Bex wol spoke to students and faculty who will use the books during the fall semester. He said that people always ask him why he loans out books to be used firsthand by students. "Our society has been losing substance for years. We have become a nation full of fluff," Bex said. "Students can actually graduate from Big Ten insti-tutions with a degree in English without reading Shakespeare," Bex said. "Just maybe we ought to be talking about ideas, but ideas tick people off. They make people disagree with you. And if you're smart, you'll listen to what they have to say." Many classes, including history, English, religion and philosophy courses, will use the texts in class. kn IWU student peruses a book in Sheean Library earlier this week. Courtesy of the mnant Trust, Sheean will now house several ancient texts. The only stipulation the mnant Trust made when providing the books was that students be able to touch, read and n the pages of the texts. Some of them include a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible (1450) and rks by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Erin White/The Argus "It's an incredible experience to be able to handle firsthand these books written hundreds of years ago," said sophomore Jared Calaway, a student whose class on the Enlightenment will use the books: "This is a phenomenal, opportuiity. Everyone should take advantage of it, because how often does something like this happen?" said sophomore Kelly Keating. "I would hope that IWU would tell other schools about what they have here. This collection is unique, and to be able to touch these books makes it even better," said Kris Bex, president of Remnant Trust. The Remnant Trust will also donate a leaf of a 1788 copy of "The Federalist Papers" to the library. Also, the trust is making available an addi-tional leaf to be awarded to a student. IWU studehs will be able to compete for the leaf by writing a paper about a stimulating and enlightening experience that they had with the texts on display. More information will be avail-able from the library staff at a later date. If students are interested in reviewing the books firsthand or using them for research, they are encouraged to contact George. "Use them to ask questions and stump your pro-fessors. The books are here. Use 'em and enjoy 'em," Bex said. The Green Task Force, a group recently formed with the goal of improving the environment at IWU, will focus on eight different areas. Three of those areas are recy-cling, conserving energy and envi-ronmental edu-cation. Student Senate first passed a res-olution to form the task force last April, and the faculty subse-quently passed the resolution. Both times, the resolution passed unanimously. Kate Weber/The Argus Green Task Force aims to make IWU environmentally friendly By Katie Coleman Staff Writer "Not only should we care more, but we should do more as students," Student Senate President Matt Glavin said. Just wi This was the point of a resolution which nges led to the April 1999 formation of the c an Green Task Force (GTF) at Illinois lives, Wesleyan University. The task force will take on new chal- make t lenges to improve the natural environment of the campus and community. The familiar Versity blue recycling bins are only the beginning. Glavin said that last spring, he and friendl Student Senate Vice-President Sara Nelson decided they needed to start making the campus more environmentally friendly. _ Sa Student Senate drew up a resolution, which passed unanimously. The resolution was then Stud brought to a faculty panel for approval. Assistant Professor of Environmental Vice and International Studies Abigail Jahiel and Associate Professor of Biology Given Harper, co-directors of environmental studies, presented the resolution to the faculty, and it again passed unanimously. Jahiel and Harper were faculty correspondents for the resolution and reviewed drafts of the resolution. "I was pleasantly surprised by the support we received from all parts of campus," Nelson said. Unlike many environmental programs, GTF does more than simply recycle, h minor although that is one of its goals. "Ever since I've been here, there's always in our been a push to improve the environment of ve can the campus, but we've never really had a universal recycling program," Nelson said. ie uni- Having a more universal recycling pro-gram means recycling glass and plastic, in a more addition to the aluminum .and paper the It campus already recycles. It would also place." include putting recycling bins out all over campus in places such as the cafeteria. Nelson said the goal is to have all types of a Nelson, recycling in all buildings. Jahiel said that State Farm recycles about nt Senate 60 percent of its waste, and Illinois State University reaches 40 percent, which is the President Illinois state guideline. She said IWU should try to achieve levels similar to ISU. Expanded recycling is just one of the task force's goals. GTF will also include eight committees to focus on specific areas of the environment: energy, water, see GREEN TASK FORCE p. 4 1911 - Dr. Kemp, an adminis-trator at IWU, acquired a large house on Main Street from A. E. DeMange. The house was built in 1907 and was one of the largest, most luxurious homes in Bloomington at ther time. This building, later renamed Kemp Hall, was the first women's dorm on campus and originally housed 50 women. 1938 - The School of Music announced the arrival of a new recording machine. One music faculty member commented, "This machine makes very good records and can be of edu-cational value to any student interested in hearing the exact sound of his own voice." Students needed to make:an appointment to use the machine. 1946 - Veterans of World War II returned to IWU for a new school year. The singe men moved into barracks, located on t east side of the quad, even though plumbing and heting wouldnot be installed for at least another week. Returning soldiers with fami-lies lived in slightly larger apartments on the north edge of the quad. All of the veterans liv-ing on campus had attended IWU before serving in the war. 1950 - A poem in The Argus read: Most girls know the rules/ Of just one sport/ That's indoor lounging/ On the davenport/ Wherever you roam/You'll find it the same/ So never take a woman/ To a basketball game. 1986 - IWU's enrollment rose to a record high of 1,693 stu-dents after new students moved in. Four first-year students lived in each of the Munsell- Ferguson lounges. --Compiled by Natalie Studwell Task force recommends fraternity house directors By Stefany Polinko Staff Writer With Rush in progress, fraternity and sorority life occupies the minds of many IWU students. But students are not the only ones with decisions to make involving the Greek system. The Greek Affairs Task Force (GATF) proposed mandating professional staff supervi-sion in all fraternity houses as early as next year. According to Angela Flinn, assistant dean of stu-dents for Greek affairs, the GATF was established in October 1997 to examine Greek social organizations and their relationships with the university. The task force is comprised of students, faculty, staff and administration. In a final report released February 15, 1999, the GATF called for "live-in supervision in the form of a house director in.all Greek chapters by 2002." "The presence of live-in staff members would reduce the exposure to liability on the part of the uni-versity," said Dean of Students Jim Matthews, a mem-ber of the GATF. "Members of the task force also agreed that in the event of a serious situation, the presence of a trained professional would instill a sense of security within the house." Greek peer counselors currently reside in fraternity houses and play a role similar to that of a resident assistant in a residence hall on campus. The counselor is an elected member of the chapter responsible for programming, activities, ensuring safety, providing support and communicating with campus services. Flinn said the new house directors would perform a role comparable to that of a hall director in the uni-versity's traditional residence halls. "In essence, the house director would deal with see HOUSE DIRECTORS p. 4 U ra tc n e ,l 1 t- This week in IWU History Find pac t |
Collection | Student and Alumni News Periodicals (Illinois Wesleyan University) |