The Griffin: volume 63, issue 08 - Nov. 6, 1992

              by Ken Kraft Griffin Managing Editor The awards total $1,600 for the academic year to each of the recipients. The award of these scholarships to Canisius is very unique. "Usually that money goes to historically African-American colleges and universities," said Sababu C. Norris, director of Multicultural Programs. Three students have been awarded United Negro College Fund Scholarships at Canisius. The awards were given to Sherrine Reece, Wiener Cadet and Kenyetta Jackson. Canisius students receive UNCF Scholarships Ryan earned his undergraduate and masters degree in education at Canisius College and has been employed here since 1990. The 1993 edition of Who's Who in the East names Daniel J. Ryan, assistant director of Career Planning. Canisius administrator named to "Who's Who" According to Dr. David R Most departments have yet to respond to the proposal. Dr. Peter M. Schaber, chair of chemistry, said in regards to the proposal as a whole, "By and large, the faculty have been upset about the way decisions have been made at the College with little input from the faculty. Decisions have often come down from 'on high.' While sometimes this is may be necessary, in terms of academic decisions, the faculty feel the need to be consulted." Currently, two students sit as voting members of the Academic Council; there would be no student members on the APC. The APC would be the focus forali major curricular and instructional issues at the College. number of standing committees from four to seven. An Academic Policy Committee (APC) would assume the rolesofthesenate'sEducational Policy Committee (EPC) and the College's Academic Council. Mickey Mouse and Goofy were among those seeking two tickets to "Phantom of the Opera" as prizes in Sports Promotion's contest for the most spirited costume at Saturday's football game. See Proposal page 9 The proposal also increases the Currently, the proposal recommends that the Faculty Senate be replaced by a Faculty Council, which will have an expanded role from that of its predecessor. Its membership will increase from 19 to 21 members. The length of the terms would be extended from two to three years, with thetermsstaggered.TheFacultyCouncil would be the primary body representing the faculty. According to Dr. Jerome L. Neuner,acting vicepresidentfor Academic Affairs and current acting chair of the Academic Council, "Canisius is at a point when it should look at changing its internal operations and its governance." mending a restructuring and renaming of the Faculty Senate and the elimination of the Academic Council has been sent for review and response to the department chairs. A proposal of the Faculty Senate Committee on Governance recom- by Aimee Carrier Griffin News Reporter Smokers & non-smokers vie for Old Main Lounge Entrepreneurship Center awarded $150,000 grant The College's Center for Entrepreneurship has received a federal grant of $150,000. This will help expand the center's efforts to involve local business leaders and Canisius professors in helping small businesses.Canisius will provide an additional $189,000 to match the grant. The center will use the money to offer programs in business start-ups, family businesses, inventions, and academic programs for students, according to a College news release.  Index Sababu Norris, director of Multicultural Programs, said that the College has focused more on extracurricular activities than on curriculum change to address multicultural issues, and said,' 'We have taken some big steps forward." Norris cited several areas in which otheracademic institutions are "ahead" of Canisius. He noted that some other colleges are more "assertive" in their financial support for hiring more multicultural faculty. However, Dr. Henry C. Clark, associate professor of history, is "a little At several conventions that Norris has attended, he found that other institutions arestruggling to form committees to address issues of race. "I had the pleasure of saying, 'Canisius has done that,'" Norris said. Canisius seeks definition of 'multiculturalism' multicultural course." But, he said, "The curriculum is changing; you can't tell this from the course titles." Neuner added that professors have begun to incorporate multicultural issues into their courses independently. "These concepts are working their way into all the human sciences," he said. by Scott Sroka Griffin Editor in Chief News 1 - 3, 9 Editorial 4 Letters 4, 9 Cartoon 4 Viewpoints 5 Features 6 - 8 Sports 10 -12 Classifieds 9 Other concerns involved in this Presently, the lounge in the basement of Old Main accommodates both smokers and non-smokers. According to Dr. Thomas E. Miller, vice president for Student Affairs, "In order to satisfy public smoking laws, in theory, 70 percent of the lounge is non-smokingwith30percentset aside for smokers." This creates a problem. "The ceiling of the lounge is low and there is poor circulation," according to Miller. The smoke fills the room regardless of where in the lounge people are smoking. The results of the survey should be available next week. According to Kate Sellers, USA vice president, "The Undergraduate Student Association will not take action contrary to what will benefit the majority." In response to complaints by nonsmokers as to the condition of the Old Main Lounge, theUndergraduate Student Association (USA) printed a survey in The Griffin two weeks ago. Although the questionnaire was unscientific, it was the intention of the senate to get input from both sides regarding the issue. Dr. Stephen Roth, dean of Student Services, commented, "It's being trashed. There are bum marks on the furniture. People stub their cigarettes out cm the floor." Smokers try to keep their Old Main Lounge privilege. r'ho"'hy eric Jordan issue are that students who use the lounge disregard the signs designating the appropriate area for smoking, as well as damage to furniture caused by smoking. see Multiculturalism page 3 Regarding the school's curriculum, though,Neuner said,"In our core curriculum there is no mandatory He also said that faculty interest has increased. Several faculty members, as well as students, have recently formed a multicultural reading group, he said. Neuner noted a more diverse stu: dent body as evidence of multiculturalism on campus and cited events such as Hispanic Week, International Fest and the Global Horizons Club. "At Canisius, we're not at the tail end of that [issue]," said Dr. JeromeL. Neuner,acting vicepresidentfor Academic Affairs. "We're not at the cutting edge either." Tosome,'multiculturalism' means the recognition of a variety of ethnic perspectives within American society. To others, the word is an alarm bell foreshadowingan end to the study of Western culture and the traditional academic reading canon. While the movement to promote multiculturalism on college campuses has developed, faculty, students and administrators have often found the term itself to be extremely ambiguous. According to Miller, "there are see Smoking Lounge page 3 . . IJMj mm Ice Griffs freeze the competition (see page 12) Behind the 'X' phenomenon (see page 7) Senate proposes safety measures (see page 9) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1992 Pholo by ERIC JORDAN Fans suit up... Proposal recommends governance changes VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 8 theGriffin Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933 At a glance...