Tripod News -- November 22, 1999


If you made it out into the cold Thursday night to spend your last meals at the Cave, you may have noticed a group of people with sleeping bags and wondered what they were doing. If you stopped to ask, you found out that this group of students, faculty, and staff had come to spend the night on the Cave Patio in order to raise awareness about the problem of homelessness. The sleepout, held annually by ConnPIRG as a part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, began at 9 P.M. and continued into the morning.To kick off the night, speaker David Martineau, Director of the Immaculate Conception Shelter, spoke about his experiences with the homeless. As always, he was inspiring, giving vivid descriptions of the homeless with whom he has worked.He also talked about the programs that they use to get people back into housing. Martineau also criticized his generation for selling out on their views during the 1960s, creating the problem of homelessness, and leaving it for our generation to fix. Full story...

Articles: November 22, 1999
Trinity Seeks New Dean of Faculty During the 1999-2000 academic year, the College has been engaged in an elaborate process searching for a new Dean of Faculty. A committee consisting of five faculty members has been reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and narrowing the field of prospective deans since last June. The committee that is responsible for evaluating candidates is co-chaired by Engineering Professor David Ahlgren, and English Professor Jan Cohn. Other members of the committee include Professor of Religion Leslie Desmangles, Assistant Athletic Director Robin Sheppard, and Economics Professor William Butos. At the present time, the committee has narrowed the candidate pool of over seventy applicants to six finalists. The remaining candidates are currently being interviewed by the committee, which will eventually make a final recommendation to President Evan Dobelle. President Dobelle will then make the final decision concerning which candidate to hire for the Dean of Faculty position. Full story...		College Hosts First Black Student Union Conference On Friday Nov. 19, and Sat. Nov. 20 Trinity College was the host of the first Black Student Union Conference, entitled African Americans in the Next Millennium. It brought together students willing to discuss and learn more about issues specific to the African American population in the United States on the verge of the 21st century. The conference opened on Friday with a ceremony in the Washington Room. The speech given by president of Imani Charles Botts' was followed by a performance by Trinity College's gospel choir and an introduction of the student groups participating in the conference. The leaders of TCBWO (Trinity College Black Women's Organization), MOCA (Men of Color Alliance) and Imani (Black student union) talked about the goals of their respective organizations and about the importance of such an event on campus. According to Mathew Anderson and Andrew Peal, co-chairs of MOCA the main significance of the conference was its attempt to "Help students of color come together as a group and work on common problems." Full story...
SGA Addresses Social And Academic Issues On November 15, last Monday evening, the Student Government Association (SGA) met to discuss resolutions affecting social and academic life at Trinity. Resolutions proposed by SGA members addressed the alcohol policy of the college and the creation of a student course evaluation. SGA President Russell Fugett '01 introduced the first motion, a resolution that addressed the attendance of SGA members at the organization's weekly meetings. The resolution stated that SGA members could only have one unexcused absence per semester, and that only in the case of a death in the family or serious illness could an absence be excused. The resolution further stated that once an SGA member surpasses the number of allowed absences, his voting privileges will be revoked. Full story...	Freshman Class Elects Student Representatives Freshman elections were held on Wednesday, November 17 to fill the positions of freshman class president, vice president, and secretary. Kelly Desmarais and Adam Guzik ran for class president, Thayer Fox, H. Stephen Gross and Zoraida Lopez ran for vice president and Trude Goodman and Kristin Powell ran for secretary. Kelly Desmarais was elected freshman class president, Thayer Fox was elected vice president and Kristin Powell was elected secretary. Freshman interested in running for office were asked to hand in a petition with signatures from other freshman in order to be placed on the ballot. Full story...
Former Nicaraguan Vice President Speaks in Human Rights Lecture On Tuesday, Trinity College hosted Sergio Ramirez, former vice president of Nicaragua under the Sandanista government. Mr. Ramirez read from his works in Spanish at Gallows Hill bookstore during the afternoon. The second part of the event was presented as a lecture in which Ramirez spoke to a group of students, faculty, and administration assembled in the Rittenberg Lounge later on in the evening. A faculty panel, comprised of Professors Dario Euraque and Kenneth Lloyd-Jones, as well as Maryam Elahi, director of the Human Rights Program, were also on hand to participate in the discussion. Ramirez's lecture, entitled "Shared Trades: The Dual Role of the Writer in Promoting Social Change and Democracy", was a dialogue based on his own experiences as a writer, and addressing the problem that a writer immersed in politics faces: striking a balance he has had to strike between writing and other trades, journalism, for one, and in particular, politics. Ramirez discussed his involvement with the Sandanista movement with enthusiasm, wondering aloud what he would have done if he had been born too early or too late to take part in the revolution, but always mentioning that he was, above all, a writer. Full story...

Articles: November 22, 1999

Trinity Seeks New Dean of Faculty

During the 1999-2000 academic year, the College has been engaged in an elaborate process searching for a new Dean of Faculty. A committee consisting of five faculty members has been reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and narrowing the field of prospective deans since last June.

The committee that is responsible for evaluating candidates is co-chaired by Engineering Professor David Ahlgren, and English Professor Jan Cohn. Other members of the committee include Professor of Religion Leslie Desmangles, Assistant Athletic Director Robin Sheppard, and Economics Professor William Butos. At the present time, the committee has narrowed the candidate pool of over seventy applicants to six finalists. The remaining candidates are currently being interviewed by the committee, which will eventually make a final recommendation to President Evan Dobelle. President Dobelle will then make the final decision concerning which candidate to hire for the Dean of Faculty position. Full story...

College Hosts First Black Student Union Conference

On Friday Nov. 19, and Sat. Nov. 20 Trinity College was the host of the first Black Student Union Conference, entitled African Americans in the Next Millennium. It brought together students willing to discuss and learn more about issues specific to the African American population in the United States on the verge of the 21st century.

The conference opened on Friday with a ceremony in the Washington Room. The speech given by president of Imani Charles Botts' was followed by a performance by Trinity College's gospel choir and an introduction of the student groups participating in the conference. The leaders of TCBWO (Trinity College Black Women's Organization), MOCA (Men of Color Alliance) and Imani (Black student union) talked about the goals of their respective organizations and about the importance of such an event on campus. According to Mathew Anderson and Andrew Peal, co-chairs of MOCA the main significance of the conference was its attempt to "Help students of color come together as a group and work on common problems." Full story...

SGA Addresses Social And Academic Issues

On November 15, last Monday evening, the Student Government Association (SGA) met to discuss resolutions affecting social and academic life at Trinity. Resolutions proposed by SGA members addressed the alcohol policy of the college and the creation of a student course evaluation.

SGA President Russell Fugett '01 introduced the first motion, a resolution that addressed the attendance of SGA members at the organization's weekly meetings.

The resolution stated that SGA members could only have one unexcused absence per semester, and that only in the case of a death in the family or serious illness could an absence be excused.

The resolution further stated that once an SGA member surpasses the number of allowed absences, his voting privileges will be revoked. Full story...

Freshman Class Elects Student Representatives

Freshman elections were held on Wednesday, November 17 to fill the positions of freshman class president, vice president, and secretary.

Kelly Desmarais and Adam Guzik ran for class president, Thayer Fox, H. Stephen Gross and Zoraida Lopez ran for vice president and Trude Goodman and Kristin Powell ran for secretary.

Kelly Desmarais was elected freshman class president, Thayer Fox was elected vice president and Kristin Powell was elected secretary.

Freshman interested in running for office were asked to hand in a petition with signatures from other freshman in order to be placed on the ballot. Full story...

Former Nicaraguan Vice President Speaks in Human Rights Lecture

On Tuesday, Trinity College hosted Sergio Ramirez, former vice president of Nicaragua under the Sandanista government. Mr. Ramirez read from his works in Spanish at Gallows Hill bookstore during the afternoon.

The second part of the event was presented as a lecture in which Ramirez spoke to a group of students, faculty, and administration assembled in the Rittenberg Lounge later on in the evening.

A faculty panel, comprised of Professors Dario Euraque and Kenneth Lloyd-Jones, as well as Maryam Elahi, director of the Human Rights Program, were also on hand to participate in the discussion.

Ramirez's lecture, entitled "Shared Trades: The Dual Role of the Writer in Promoting Social Change and Democracy", was a dialogue based on his own experiences as a writer, and addressing the problem that a writer immersed in politics faces: striking a balance he has had to strike between writing and other trades, journalism, for one, and in particular, politics.

Ramirez discussed his involvement with the Sandanista movement with enthusiasm, wondering aloud what he would have done if he had been born too early or too late to take part in the revolution, but always mentioning that he was, above all, a writer. Full story...

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Weekly News Extras

On the Beat

Not In My Backyard
Isn't It Ironic?
Sticks and Stones
Do You Smell That?

World News

Speculation Surrounds Cause of EgyptAir Flight 900
Protesters Mar President Clinton's Visit To Greece
Federal Judge Appoints Mediator In Microsoft Case

Hartford News

Hartford Police Chief Pressured To Retire
Optimism Revived On The Riverfront

News from Other Schools

Texas A&M University Students React to Tragedy
Assaults On Students In Amherst Area Continue