Let's talk about sex, baby -
at Antioch it's mandatory
May / pliii'c nibble on your car
It might not seem natural asking, but at \ntioch ( ollcgc.
no permission means no ileal I hose are the rules,
\ntioeh s Sexual Offense Police, mitiateil In stuilents last
year, has gained nationwide attention tor its strut definition
ot consent.
Dubbed "checklist luxe" In s\ndicatcd columnist ( darcncc
Page, the polux requires students to get “the verbal consent
ot the other mdi\idual[s) involved" whenever sexual contact
is not “mutuallx and simultaneouxlv initiated I he |x>ltc\
also states that consent must Ik- specific to each ai t
Three years ago, after a growing problem ot sexual assault
came to light on campus, a group called the “Women ot
\ntioch" demanded that the college develop a coinprchcn
sive sexual assault [miIicv
\lthough main have interpreted the code as another
example of suppressing student rights, lew at \ntioch sax
then oppose the measure which students helped to draft. "I
think (the police] is re ally effective," sa\s Kamlx Reiss, a
senior “ I he goal here ts preventative measures
\hson (dark, also a senior, agrees "It's verv clear and
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David Yagohian, a senior, has Ih-cii the most vi«al opjio
nent. “My biggest concern is, how does one prove oneself
innocent?" \ agnhtan says " I hese offenses occur for the
most part m private I (its polity does not concern itself
with the rights of the accused " ■Andrew I.evy, I hr
Michigan Daily, l . of Michigan
Are you broke or a brainiac? Try the three-year plan
Just when you were getting comfy on that five-year
couch, some Doogie Howser comes along anil makes
everybody look bail.
Many of today's students are finding that they can’t even
afford to sta\ ill school for four y ears, and universities arc
starting to take notice with the three-year plan.
Obcrlin College in Ohio has offered a three-year under
graduate program since 1*^86-87, and the number of stu
dents opting to graduate in three years has quadrupled
since then, according to President Frederick Starr.
Alhcrtus Magnus College in Connecticut offers a similar
program, and schools from Stanford l to the 64-school
State L'. of New York system are exploring the possibility
of a three-year plan.
Burgeoning tuition costs and an increase in the number
of students transferring credits from high school have
brought about the concept.
Michael Bastedo, a history' major in his third and final
year at Oheriin, says, “For people like me who want to
save money, it's great. Hut it’s not for everybody.”
Overall, the goal of a three-year degree could lie termed
"learning efficiency," particularly in light of tough eco
nomic times Bastedo estimates that his iamily saved
$11,000 because he cut his college career short, lie says
there arc drawbacks, however. “You miss things. I wasn't
able to do foreign study," he says. “All my friends are
graduating after me. I'd like to lie here w ith them."
“It's a matter of looking at the product. What outcomes
do you want? Can they be achieved in three years?" asks
John Wcisenfeld, vice president for planning at Cornell
U., and head of a task force for examining undergraduate
education. “There’s a big difference in offering a three
year curriculum and a three-year experience ’ ■Jon
Van/.ile, The Suit News, Michigan State U.
Ex-Con goes for law degree amid furor
I le's nuld mannered,
wears glasses and dresses
easuallt m tart, he
looks prettt much like
am first \ ear law stu
dent
But lames 1 lamm, 45,
is a convicted murderer
\nd file dceision ht \ri
/una State L s ( .ollei>e
ut I aw to aicepl him
even though he served
nearlv IS tears in state
prison tor a 1'* 4 drug
related murder has
At ASII. tha MiU raattnar ShaaM aa u-gm ba at law ttAaalf
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sparked a statewide controversy
Some state legislators ire angry at
the untversttv tor accepting Hamm.
"I |tist think it was an irrational thing
tor the (admissions) committee to do,'
sa\s State Senate President John
(irecne, K Phoenix. “Hiding behind
academic treedom and diversity and all
that stuff is like being on another plan
et, as tar as I’m concerned.
College ot l aw Dean Richard
M« >rgan disagrees
“When (Hamm) w.is convicted, he
forfeited .1 numlier of his rights, hut he
didn’t forfeit the right to apply to a
state university or lavs school tor an
education,’' Morgan says.
While in prison, Hamm graduated
sunitiu cum laude from a special
Northern \ri/.ona l program tor
prisoners He scored in the With |kt
ccntilc on his I S \ I ev.itn and his sup
porters dcsirilie turn as a successfully
rehabilitated criminal Others, howev
cr, maintain that I laimii tills the s|«>t
>>t a more deserving, lavs abiding slu
dent and that Ins presence hurts the
credibility of the law school
Mthough llamm says Ins critics arc
stereotyping him, he's not taking the sit
nation personally. “ I hese people don't
know James llamm," he says. “ I hey're
inst looking at the category lie's a
telon. it was a capital crime, he s licen in
prison tor a long |>criod of time
I he Vri/.ona Board of Regents has
directed the state's universities to
review policies regarding admissions
tor ci invacted felons.
(irecne has suggested that the state
legislature pull funding from the law
school if the admissions policy were
not re evaluated.
llamm says such drastic action
would lie a mistake “(State legislators!
have the right to express their opinion.
But I think that to go ticyond that and
to threaten one of the major institu
tions m the state I honestly liclicve
that is scry injudicious.’' ■ Jake
Hat sell. State l*rest, Arizona State l'.
U. News
More Short Takes
P0‘0 PROFS:
BOWLING GREEN. KY. — At Western
Kentucky U , students may not be the
only ones filling out teacher evaluation
torms A former physics and astronomy
department chairman allegedly has been
doing a little evaluating himself
Thomas Coohill resigned last spring as
a result of allegations that he filled out
evaluation forms for three professors he
didn't like
Now he is being sued by the professors
for oppressive, fraudulent and malicious
conduct." according to Reginald Ayers,
the professors attorney Coohill allegedly
filled out blank evaluations during a five
year period He was finally accused after
officials thought they recognised his
handwriting on the forms.
Coohill originally admitted to filling out
the forms, but has filed a counterclaim
denying the allegations of the suit He
refuses to comment
KITTIES UTTER CAMPUS:
ROHNERT PARK. CALIF.— Sonoma
State U. was under siege this tall, and the
culprit wasn't Steven Seagal but more
than 100 untamed cats The cat popula
tion had burgeoned since last year, when
a local animal rights group trapped,
neutered and immunized 25 strays and
re-released them on campus
Three people were bitten, and one ot
the victims tiled a lawsuit against the uni
versity for medical expenses and dam
ages
Upon the advice of the National
Humane Society — but against the
wishes ot many students and a local ani
mal rights group — the school trapped
the errant felines and put them into a
local animal shelter
•van shorter takas
RECUPERATING: More than 200 partici
pants in a melee that followed a
September football game between Pierce
College and Harbor College, two
California community colleges The brawl
started after Pierce beat Harbor 23-0
Both players and fans participated, and
an offensive line coach for Pierce was
rendered unconscious when a Harbor
player hit him with a crutch.
REINSTATED: Texas Southern U s Ocean
of Soul marching band The band was
dissolved in December 1992 after some
30 members allegedly stole $22,000
worth of electronics during a field trip to
Tokyo [U Maga/me. March 1993|
TEACHING: Junk bond salesman Michael
Milken, at UCLA The class? What else
— “Special Topics in Management"
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