Tripod News -- November 2, 1999


At a meeting last Wednesday, food service employees on the committee negotiating with Sodexho-Marriott voted to recommend the last offer put on the table to their co-workers. On Thursday, the Union organizers and members of the committee will review the proposal Marriott gave and the workers will decide whether to accept or reject it. The committee that voted in favor of the latest offer was comprised of respected food service workers from Mather, the Cave, and the Bistro. Union HERE (Hotel Employees Restaurant Employees) Local 217 represented the workers. Full story...

Articles: November 2, 1999
National Conference On Hunger Held at College This past weekend, Trinity College hosted the twelfth annual conference of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness (NSCAHH). Approximately 275 students arrived from various colleges and universities across the country to participate in workshops and activities designed to mobilize students in the fight against hunger and homelessness. The conference commenced last Thursday with the "Hartford Community Service Plunge"; students volunteered at various institutions in the city, including The Asylum Hill Organizing Project and the Boys and Girls Club. After returning to campus, students attended a welcoming event entitled "Mobilizing for the Millennium." Speakers at this event included Trinity College Dean of Faculty W. Miller Brown, Val Ramos , and Joe Barber from Trinity's Community Service Office.		Learning Corridor on Schedule Despite Setbacks Across the street on the east side of campus, the construction of the Learning Corridor project is in full swing. The complex, largely financed by Trinity College, will include an elementary school, a middle school, and a magnet high school. It is slated to open for the 2000-2001 academic year. "The project is on time, and we have a good system in place to make sure the construction runs smoothly," said Eddie Perez, President of SINA (Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance). SINA is leading the construction of the Learning Corridor, with the aid of the College, and neighborhood committees. With the opening of the Learning Corridor less than a year away, administrators have been hired to head the specific schools. The high school at the Learning Corridor is divided into two parts: a Performing Arts school, and a science and math academy. Mitzi Yates, who heads the existing Academy for the Arts, will continue to head the program at its new location in the Learning Corridor. Today the program exists in an old funeral home on Wethersfield Avenue. Full story...
Former Connecticut Congresswoman Appointed New Presidential Fellow On October 21, President Dobelle announced the appointment of a new Presidential Fellow, Barbara B. Kennelly, who will be joining the Trinity community in the Spring of 2000. Barbara Kennelly is a Trinity graduate who received a master's degree in government as well as an honorary doctorate degree in 1995 from Trinity. She also holds a bachelors degree in economics from Trinity College of Washington, D.C. Mrs. Kennelly is a former member of the House of Representatives, where she represented Connecticut for a total of seventeen years. Over the course of her term, Mrs. Kennelly served as a vice-chair for the House Democratic Caucus, and held a 14-year long position on the committee of Ways and Means. Full story...	Interfaith House Opens Doors In the upcoming weeks, Trinity students will have access to the new Interfaith House, a project designed by college chaplain, Dr. Nihal de Lanerolle. Beginning in early November, the house will be open to students of different religious and racial backgrounds, as well as those who would consider themselves agnostics or atheists, so as to encourage interaction and celebrate diversity. Unlike the chapel, which contains religious symbolism and is associated with worship activities, the house creates a more comfortable, social atmosphere for students to have relaxed discussions. The Interfaith House is funded by the college through the Chapel and was in previous years known as the Chaplain's Residence. Funds were granted for programs at the house while furnishings including a TV/VCR set, sofas, and rugs were obtained from the Trinity warehouse and through donations. Kitchen supplies were donated by the Newman Club. Full story...
Alleged Fraud Causes Conflicting Reactions Last week, the Tripod published a story about the alleged embezzlement of $15,000 from Trinity by students. There were two conflicting points of view presented to the Tripod, one being that the $15,000 was related to the Student Government Association's $200,000 debt. This point of view has been refuted by the administration of the college, who maintain that the money was embezzled through forged signatures on timesheet which allowed a student to get paid for hours which he did not actually work. Vice President of Finance Michael West restated his contributions to last week's article, "That's what we believe are the facts," commented West. When asked about the two differing points of view given last week, he replied that he was the final authority on the matter, stating, "I'm the one who has direct knowledge." However, J. Russell Fugett, President of the SGA, defended his comments in last week's article, saying, "Somebody is not telling the truth. The understanding I had been given was that the embezzlement did occur through the Student Activities Fund." Full story...

Articles: November 2, 1999

National Conference On Hunger Held at College

This past weekend, Trinity College hosted the twelfth annual conference of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness (NSCAHH). Approximately 275 students arrived from various colleges and universities across the country to participate in workshops and activities designed to mobilize students in the fight against hunger and homelessness.

The conference commenced last Thursday with the "Hartford Community Service Plunge"; students volunteered at various institutions in the city, including The Asylum Hill Organizing Project and the Boys and Girls Club. After returning to campus, students attended a welcoming event entitled "Mobilizing for the Millennium." Speakers at this event included Trinity College Dean of Faculty W. Miller Brown, Val Ramos , and Joe Barber from Trinity's Community Service Office.

Learning Corridor on Schedule Despite Setbacks

Across the street on the east side of campus, the construction of the Learning Corridor project is in full swing. The complex, largely financed by Trinity College, will include an elementary school, a middle school, and a magnet high school. It is slated to open for the 2000-2001 academic year.

"The project is on time, and we have a good system in place to make sure the construction runs smoothly," said Eddie Perez, President of SINA (Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance). SINA is leading the construction of the Learning Corridor, with the aid of the College, and neighborhood committees.

With the opening of the Learning Corridor less than a year away, administrators have been hired to head the specific schools. The high school at the Learning Corridor is divided into two parts: a Performing Arts school, and a science and math academy. Mitzi Yates, who heads the existing Academy for the Arts, will continue to head the program at its new location in the Learning Corridor. Today the program exists in an old funeral home on Wethersfield Avenue. Full story...

Former Connecticut Congresswoman Appointed New Presidential Fellow

On October 21, President Dobelle announced the appointment of a new Presidential Fellow, Barbara B. Kennelly, who will be joining the Trinity community in the Spring of 2000.

Barbara Kennelly is a Trinity graduate who received a master's degree in government as well as an honorary doctorate degree in 1995 from Trinity. She also holds a bachelors degree in economics from Trinity College of Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Kennelly is a former member of the House of Representatives, where she represented Connecticut for a total of seventeen years.

Over the course of her term, Mrs. Kennelly served as a vice-chair for the House Democratic Caucus, and held a 14-year long position on the committee of Ways and Means. Full story...

Interfaith House Opens Doors

In the upcoming weeks, Trinity students will have access to the new Interfaith House, a project designed by college chaplain, Dr. Nihal de Lanerolle. Beginning in early November, the house will be open to students of different religious and racial backgrounds, as well as those who would consider themselves agnostics or atheists, so as to encourage interaction and celebrate diversity.

Unlike the chapel, which contains religious symbolism and is associated with worship activities, the house creates a more comfortable, social atmosphere for students to have relaxed discussions. The Interfaith House is funded by the college through the Chapel and was in previous years known as the Chaplain's Residence. Funds were granted for programs at the house while furnishings including a TV/VCR set, sofas, and rugs were obtained from the Trinity warehouse and through donations. Kitchen supplies were donated by the Newman Club. Full story...

Alleged Fraud Causes Conflicting Reactions

Last week, the Tripod published a story about the alleged embezzlement of $15,000 from Trinity by students. There were two conflicting points of view presented to the Tripod, one being that the $15,000 was related to the Student Government Association's $200,000 debt. This point of view has been refuted by the administration of the college, who maintain that the money was embezzled through forged signatures on timesheet which allowed a student to get paid for hours which he did not actually work.

Vice President of Finance Michael West restated his contributions to last week's article, "That's what we believe are the facts," commented West. When asked about the two differing points of view given last week, he replied that he was the final authority on the matter, stating, "I'm the one who has direct knowledge."

However, J. Russell Fugett, President of the SGA, defended his comments in last week's article, saying, "Somebody is not telling the truth. The understanding I had been given was that the embezzlement did occur through the Student Activities Fund." Full story...

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Weekly News Extras

On the Beat

Back Away From The Desk
Learning Young
Black Jetta Broken Into
Black Jetta... Part Deux
Thief Takes Time
You Stole A What?

World News

EgyptAir Plane Crashes Off Island Of Nantucket
NYC Ordered To Restore Art Funding

Hartford News

Accident Leads To Death Of Prominent Hartford Resident
New Bishop Addresses Congregation

News from Other Schools

Harvard University Debates the Distribution Of Class Notes On Web
Family Of Rape Victim Sue Yale University