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V L0 I S U E 2 3 A .i 4 P S, R I L i? Titan slugger. laughter Monmouth 13-2 . . . portu, p. 14 I 'the lowdown on getting high at 9W1U .. Jeatures, p. 5 Find out the truth about Minor's hair ... Opinion, p. 11 J.W. Powell confeence focuseson liberal arts Jessica Brown Staff Writer The Illinois Wesleyan Provost's office and the IWU Chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society will be sponsoring the ninth annual John Wesley Powell Research Conference on Saturday April 18 in the IWU Center for Natural Science. This year, Robert Spear '77, Illinois Wesleyan's 1990 Outstanding Young Alum and Doctor of Pediatric Intensive Care at the University of California San Diego Medical Center, will make his presentation at 2:30 p.m. to the participants in the Science Center's Anderson Auditorium. Spear previously was at John Hopkins University in Baltimore for four years. In 1987, he served as a member of a Johns Hopkins surgical team that performed one of the most difficult and unusual procedures in history - the suc-cessful separation of conjoined twins which were attached at the head. Spear was among several pedi-atric anesthesiologists on the team and was present throughout the 22-hour operation, except for three half-hour breaks. The research conference fea-tures visual and oral presentations of IWU students who have com-pleted work in their chosen field of study. Poster setups begin at 8:30 a.m. According to Associate Provost Roger Schnaitter, most of the 50- plus research projects are present-ed by IWU juniors and seniors, yet sophomores "and the occa-sional brave freshman" are encouraged to participate. The conference affords all students producing research projects "a chance to present their work and be reognized for their accomplish-ment." Participants at this year's con-ference include senior Nicole Williams, junior Heidi Richardson and senior Shailushi Baxi, who are eager to present their work at the conference. Williams, an English major whose research focuses on Women and Shakespeare's Cymbeline, is excited about her oral presentation. "I'm glad to be presenting a topic that is not centered on sci-ence," she said. "Although Shakespeare is centuries old, there are still issues that pertain to society today and lessons that can be learned from it." Richardson, a biology major, will present her paper, "Patterns see CONFERENCE p. 2 By Diane Tasic Staff Writer W. Michael Weis, recipient of the 1998 DuPont Award for Teaching Excellence, explained that he wasn't going to give a "save the rain forests speech" for his keynote address at the annual Honors Day Convocation Wednesday in Westbrook Auditorium. Instead, he focused on the issues of teaching and tolerance in the speech, titled "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." "Our enthusiasm for subjects can help students to see the value of a liberal arts education," said Weis, associate professor of history and acting director of International Studies. "Our job is not to install beliefs, but perhaps to become more tolerant of others." Throughout Weis' life, especially his adoles-cence and adulthood, he realized the significance of revolution and revolutionary times through rock music. He arrived at the title of his speech from a song by Gil Scott-Herrin. "Gil Scott-Herrin's and Bob Marley's songs were mostly from the 70's, and they provided hope mixed with resignation. The economic decline could not stop the revolution," Weis said. But Weis, who has taught at IWU for ten years, stated that he is not a revolutionary, only a tenured professor. "As professors, our job is to create revolutions in the hearts and minds of students," he said. "We convey the great joy of a lifetime of journeys." Senior Nicole Fitting enjoyed Weis' speech. "Basically, I'm really glad there are professors out there who truly believe in opening the eyes of students and encouraging them to think for them-selves and what they believe in," Fitting said. Senior Selena Stubbs also enjoyed Weis' presen-tation. "I think Dr. Weis did an excellent job," Stubbs said. "It was the most lighthearted speech I've heard here. I'm very happy that he was the DuPont DuPont Award for Teaching Excellence recipient 1998 W. Michael Award winner for [1998]." Weis takes his standing ovation sitting down at the Honors see WEIS p. 3 Convocation on Wednesday, April 15. John Vrakas/The Argus Going out on a good note Senior music major Erin Winter performs at the Senior Dinner on Tuesday, April 14 in the Main Lounge. Associate Professor of English Jim Plath addressed the Class of 1998 about seeing the importance of being a follower instead of always competing for the spotlight of the leader. Dave Rupp/The Argus Stash accepts new post in student affairs By Kelly Piepenbrink Managing Editor Consistent with several adminis-trative changes implemented to improve student life and relations on campus, hall director and Director of Student Activities Kim Stash has been promoted to Assistant Dean of Student Affairs- Greek Affairs. Stash's main goal is to work with the Greek community to implement the recommendations set forth by the Greek Task Force, which include formulating a mutual rela-tionship agreement between the university and the Greek communi-ty, strengthening interaction between InterFraternity Council and Panhellenic Council, and improving inter-Greek relations, among other plans. Another goal of the new assistant dean will be to promote education among the members of the Greek community. The new-member education series "Greek 101" is something that Stash looks forward to contin-uing. She plans to bring in speakers to educate both new and old mem-bers of the Greek chapters about various issues like risk manage-ment and standards that concern the IWU Greek community. She is currently soliciting student response to the prospect of plan-ning a Greek leadership conference or retreat for various officers in the chapters. This educational event would be used to form ties within the Greek community as well as to facilitate the sharing of ideas between chapters. Stash also has plans to send the presidents of IFC and Panhellenic Council to a five-day leadership conference this summer, the Undergraduate Inter-Fraternity Institute sponsored by National Interfraternity Council. Among issues to be addressed at UIFI will be national Greek issues such as substance-free housing, deferred rush and implementation of cre-ative Greek events. Stash is presently keeping an open mind as to how these issues should be addressed within the Illinois Wesleyan Greek communi-ty. "I do not have a firm stance see STASH p. 3 Nader: "Turn youth onto politics" By Laura Holsen News Editor "Today's young people have to pay attention to the political scene. If they don't turn onto politics, it will turn on them." Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, who will address the Class of 1998 at Commencement on Sunday, May 3 stressed the encouragement of young adults to take active part in public affairs in his 1996 Presidential campaign. During a phone interview with The Argus Wednesday afternoon, Nader explained how advertising affects today's society. "The goal of advertising is the creation of wants by corporations, to make you want things you don't really want," Nader said. "In today's society, people spend money on their own - on food, clothing, shelter," Nader said. "But that trend is shrinking, and it's up to the consumer to demand better regulation, to learn how to avoid being swindled." Nader, who has been highly influential in the fight to empower consumers against mass decisions by establishing several citizen groups dedicated to the cause, believes a major impetus behind corporate decisions is the presence of good media. According to Nader, the "media's sensitive antennae" helps determine "whether the costs on innocent consumers will be internalized" by companies. When the media has a dispropor-tionate power, as in advertisement, "a one-si ed technique" is employed. The detrimental effect of this, according to Nader, can be seen in tobacco ads, which have caused a substantial increase in smoking among young people. When Nader established OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), his goal was "to cut the death toll of workers from [the past high of] 100,000." Nader explained that OSHA's establishment has caused changes in attitudes and practices of health and safety by corporations. "With better reports on safety, companies are seized with knowl-edge," he said. "They are now required to open their workplaces for inspection and to meet estab-lished standards." Nader illustrated the previous history of citizen action with con-sideration to the realistic view of citizen involvement. "The Revolution, Civil War and women's movement were always started with citizens," Nader said. "To maintain their empowerment, citizens have to be present in the future." Ralph Nader Nader's own involvement in civil action was demonstrated in his 1996 campaign for President on the Green Party ballot in 21 states. Nader explained that the process started with party repre-sentatives asking him to run. "My goals were threefold: to expand the Green Party, to try to encourage young people to get involved in politics and to expose the fraudulent practices in health and safety by large corporations," Nader said. "The deaths of young people due to tobacco use are largely the responsibility of large advertisement corporations." The remarkable presence of the Green Party in the election served to enlarge the debate on these problems and to display the issues. His goals in the election were met to some extent, especially in the increased involvement of the youth in politics, he said. "My ultimate goal in life is building a strong, just democracy that would serve as a model over-sees," Nader said. "If our objective is to attain happiness through this goal, perhaps other countries can be affected in the same way." Nader's major influences and heroes include Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Payne, Abraham Lincoln and Susan B. Anthony. "Janel Rankin, the first woman senator, also influenced me greatly. She was a social reformer who fought despite the drawbacks of her gender," Nader said. Overall, Nader hopes to show that many opportunities for young people. "Citizen involvement for young adults depends on how much time they devote to civic responsibili-ties. They can attain justice if they are willing to face these responsi-bilities," Nader said. Ani's back! Features Duden--lNaeu tandem Iead: Titan softball ... Spotts, p. 14 Weis creates sentimental revolution in students ( C -r u Q h ,3,
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Full Text | V L0 I S U E 2 3 A .i 4 P S, R I L i? Titan slugger. laughter Monmouth 13-2 . . . portu, p. 14 I 'the lowdown on getting high at 9W1U .. Jeatures, p. 5 Find out the truth about Minor's hair ... Opinion, p. 11 J.W. Powell confeence focuseson liberal arts Jessica Brown Staff Writer The Illinois Wesleyan Provost's office and the IWU Chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society will be sponsoring the ninth annual John Wesley Powell Research Conference on Saturday April 18 in the IWU Center for Natural Science. This year, Robert Spear '77, Illinois Wesleyan's 1990 Outstanding Young Alum and Doctor of Pediatric Intensive Care at the University of California San Diego Medical Center, will make his presentation at 2:30 p.m. to the participants in the Science Center's Anderson Auditorium. Spear previously was at John Hopkins University in Baltimore for four years. In 1987, he served as a member of a Johns Hopkins surgical team that performed one of the most difficult and unusual procedures in history - the suc-cessful separation of conjoined twins which were attached at the head. Spear was among several pedi-atric anesthesiologists on the team and was present throughout the 22-hour operation, except for three half-hour breaks. The research conference fea-tures visual and oral presentations of IWU students who have com-pleted work in their chosen field of study. Poster setups begin at 8:30 a.m. According to Associate Provost Roger Schnaitter, most of the 50- plus research projects are present-ed by IWU juniors and seniors, yet sophomores "and the occa-sional brave freshman" are encouraged to participate. The conference affords all students producing research projects "a chance to present their work and be reognized for their accomplish-ment." Participants at this year's con-ference include senior Nicole Williams, junior Heidi Richardson and senior Shailushi Baxi, who are eager to present their work at the conference. Williams, an English major whose research focuses on Women and Shakespeare's Cymbeline, is excited about her oral presentation. "I'm glad to be presenting a topic that is not centered on sci-ence," she said. "Although Shakespeare is centuries old, there are still issues that pertain to society today and lessons that can be learned from it." Richardson, a biology major, will present her paper, "Patterns see CONFERENCE p. 2 By Diane Tasic Staff Writer W. Michael Weis, recipient of the 1998 DuPont Award for Teaching Excellence, explained that he wasn't going to give a "save the rain forests speech" for his keynote address at the annual Honors Day Convocation Wednesday in Westbrook Auditorium. Instead, he focused on the issues of teaching and tolerance in the speech, titled "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." "Our enthusiasm for subjects can help students to see the value of a liberal arts education," said Weis, associate professor of history and acting director of International Studies. "Our job is not to install beliefs, but perhaps to become more tolerant of others." Throughout Weis' life, especially his adoles-cence and adulthood, he realized the significance of revolution and revolutionary times through rock music. He arrived at the title of his speech from a song by Gil Scott-Herrin. "Gil Scott-Herrin's and Bob Marley's songs were mostly from the 70's, and they provided hope mixed with resignation. The economic decline could not stop the revolution," Weis said. But Weis, who has taught at IWU for ten years, stated that he is not a revolutionary, only a tenured professor. "As professors, our job is to create revolutions in the hearts and minds of students," he said. "We convey the great joy of a lifetime of journeys." Senior Nicole Fitting enjoyed Weis' speech. "Basically, I'm really glad there are professors out there who truly believe in opening the eyes of students and encouraging them to think for them-selves and what they believe in," Fitting said. Senior Selena Stubbs also enjoyed Weis' presen-tation. "I think Dr. Weis did an excellent job," Stubbs said. "It was the most lighthearted speech I've heard here. I'm very happy that he was the DuPont DuPont Award for Teaching Excellence recipient 1998 W. Michael Award winner for [1998]." Weis takes his standing ovation sitting down at the Honors see WEIS p. 3 Convocation on Wednesday, April 15. John Vrakas/The Argus Going out on a good note Senior music major Erin Winter performs at the Senior Dinner on Tuesday, April 14 in the Main Lounge. Associate Professor of English Jim Plath addressed the Class of 1998 about seeing the importance of being a follower instead of always competing for the spotlight of the leader. Dave Rupp/The Argus Stash accepts new post in student affairs By Kelly Piepenbrink Managing Editor Consistent with several adminis-trative changes implemented to improve student life and relations on campus, hall director and Director of Student Activities Kim Stash has been promoted to Assistant Dean of Student Affairs- Greek Affairs. Stash's main goal is to work with the Greek community to implement the recommendations set forth by the Greek Task Force, which include formulating a mutual rela-tionship agreement between the university and the Greek communi-ty, strengthening interaction between InterFraternity Council and Panhellenic Council, and improving inter-Greek relations, among other plans. Another goal of the new assistant dean will be to promote education among the members of the Greek community. The new-member education series "Greek 101" is something that Stash looks forward to contin-uing. She plans to bring in speakers to educate both new and old mem-bers of the Greek chapters about various issues like risk manage-ment and standards that concern the IWU Greek community. She is currently soliciting student response to the prospect of plan-ning a Greek leadership conference or retreat for various officers in the chapters. This educational event would be used to form ties within the Greek community as well as to facilitate the sharing of ideas between chapters. Stash also has plans to send the presidents of IFC and Panhellenic Council to a five-day leadership conference this summer, the Undergraduate Inter-Fraternity Institute sponsored by National Interfraternity Council. Among issues to be addressed at UIFI will be national Greek issues such as substance-free housing, deferred rush and implementation of cre-ative Greek events. Stash is presently keeping an open mind as to how these issues should be addressed within the Illinois Wesleyan Greek communi-ty. "I do not have a firm stance see STASH p. 3 Nader: "Turn youth onto politics" By Laura Holsen News Editor "Today's young people have to pay attention to the political scene. If they don't turn onto politics, it will turn on them." Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, who will address the Class of 1998 at Commencement on Sunday, May 3 stressed the encouragement of young adults to take active part in public affairs in his 1996 Presidential campaign. During a phone interview with The Argus Wednesday afternoon, Nader explained how advertising affects today's society. "The goal of advertising is the creation of wants by corporations, to make you want things you don't really want," Nader said. "In today's society, people spend money on their own - on food, clothing, shelter," Nader said. "But that trend is shrinking, and it's up to the consumer to demand better regulation, to learn how to avoid being swindled." Nader, who has been highly influential in the fight to empower consumers against mass decisions by establishing several citizen groups dedicated to the cause, believes a major impetus behind corporate decisions is the presence of good media. According to Nader, the "media's sensitive antennae" helps determine "whether the costs on innocent consumers will be internalized" by companies. When the media has a dispropor-tionate power, as in advertisement, "a one-si ed technique" is employed. The detrimental effect of this, according to Nader, can be seen in tobacco ads, which have caused a substantial increase in smoking among young people. When Nader established OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), his goal was "to cut the death toll of workers from [the past high of] 100,000." Nader explained that OSHA's establishment has caused changes in attitudes and practices of health and safety by corporations. "With better reports on safety, companies are seized with knowl-edge," he said. "They are now required to open their workplaces for inspection and to meet estab-lished standards." Nader illustrated the previous history of citizen action with con-sideration to the realistic view of citizen involvement. "The Revolution, Civil War and women's movement were always started with citizens," Nader said. "To maintain their empowerment, citizens have to be present in the future." Ralph Nader Nader's own involvement in civil action was demonstrated in his 1996 campaign for President on the Green Party ballot in 21 states. Nader explained that the process started with party repre-sentatives asking him to run. "My goals were threefold: to expand the Green Party, to try to encourage young people to get involved in politics and to expose the fraudulent practices in health and safety by large corporations," Nader said. "The deaths of young people due to tobacco use are largely the responsibility of large advertisement corporations." The remarkable presence of the Green Party in the election served to enlarge the debate on these problems and to display the issues. His goals in the election were met to some extent, especially in the increased involvement of the youth in politics, he said. "My ultimate goal in life is building a strong, just democracy that would serve as a model over-sees," Nader said. "If our objective is to attain happiness through this goal, perhaps other countries can be affected in the same way." Nader's major influences and heroes include Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Payne, Abraham Lincoln and Susan B. Anthony. "Janel Rankin, the first woman senator, also influenced me greatly. She was a social reformer who fought despite the drawbacks of her gender," Nader said. Overall, Nader hopes to show that many opportunities for young people. "Citizen involvement for young adults depends on how much time they devote to civic responsibili-ties. They can attain justice if they are willing to face these responsi-bilities," Nader said. Ani's back! Features Duden--lNaeu tandem Iead: Titan softball ... Spotts, p. 14 Weis creates sentimental revolution in students ( C -r u Q h ,3, |
Collection | Student and Alumni News Periodicals (Illinois Wesleyan University) |