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School of Social Work considers relocating fire- ravaged hall By Regina Roberts Staff Writer In order to prepare for the 21 st century, the School of Social Work has discussed plans with alumni to rebuild and relocate Quarles-Washington Hall, according to Dr. Richard Lyle, Interim Dean of the school. During a briefing session at the 75th Anniversary Celebration/Rebuilding Fund, held Oct. 6-8, a group of alumni was taken on a tour of the campus. While touring, the group visited the site of the school, 80 percent of which was destroyed by arson last semester. “They were very depressed,” Lyle said. “The alumni recommended that we relocate the school from its current area to the area near the Presidential Parking lot, so we would have adequate space to expand for the 21st century.” Robert Davis, an alumnus of the school, was one of the members who suggested the school be moved to the Parsons Street and James P. Brawley Drive site, but he had reservations about the relocation. “I wish it could be maintained where it is,” Davis said, “but it is not adequate enough to meet the needs of the 21st century.” The co-chair of the planning committee for the 75th Anniversary Celebration/ Rebuilding Fund, added, “In order for the school to fit the needs of the students, faculty and staff...the faculty, students and staff should all be housed in one building.” In addition, Dr. Lyle said the alumni suggested the school get an architectural firm to develop the drawing for the state of the art building that would have “all of the technology we would need for researching, teaching, meetings and things of that nature.” Moreover, talks sparked regarding a fund drive to raise a large amount of money - which Dr. Lyle wishes to keep anonymous - within the immediate future for rebuilding purposes. However, the interim dean said while the School of Social Work supports these “excellent” recommendations, “we have to look at that in light of the economy and the political climate to generate that amount of money in a reasonable amount of time.” And although the resources aren’ t there, Dr. Lyle said, “we would expect to get a drawing very soon so that we can proceed with launching the fund drive (for the rebuilding of the school).” Currently, he added, “We have not finished our calculations of that (the sum raised at the rebuilding fund from the anniversary celebration). We still have some bills that are outstanding. As soon as we clear those, we could get a tally on what our profit is from the celebration.” Asked about the school’s future within ayear, the dean replied; “The school would continue to remain in temporary quarters and work toward generating funds to rebuild Quarles-Washington Hall. Simultaneously with that task, the school would then continue planning for or making preparations for its reaccreditation by the Council on Social Work Education.” Improvements noted in seniors’ graduation clearance process By Kenneth Burnett Contributing Writer Seniors preparing to graduate must endure one final process before it all becomes official. While some contend the ritual of being cleared is still in need of improvement, many students and faculty contend they’ve noticed a considerable upgrade. “I have seen 774 students [to be cleared for graduation] in a four week span of time,” said Janice Hardnett, undergraduate graduation coordinator. “That leaves only 100 students left to be seen. “This is opposed to last year,” Hardnett continued. “I saw 497 students in a six week process. Each year, I find the process can be revised to work easier for the students.” Kimberly Beavers, a senior in the Mass Media Arts Department, “It went well for me. I knew where I was supposed to go and what I was supposed to do. In my senior seminar class, I was kept well-informed.” Senior Seminar is a required course that must be taken during the first or second semester of the students’ graduating year, but Beavers suggested taking it in the first semester of the graduating year. “They [graduating seniors] might miss an important deadline or not know what is going on, if taken in the second half,” Beavers said. One former student said she did not know what she had to do to get cleared for her graduation. “CAU is a word-of-mouth school,” Kisha Dennis, a 1994 graduate, said. “I sometimes saw advertisements about senior meetings, but there were times when nothing was posted. A few times I received things in the mail after the event happened.” Meanwhile, Hardnett said, “This year, the process went well because of good cooperation between the graduation coordinators, deans and the chairmen in the different departments. I’m trying to move to Continued on P3 Protest continued from PI canceled every time they were scheduled. Sometimes, he said, they were canceled after a postponement. However, Dean Hampton said Student Life had only one meeting with SGA members this semester and that it was the only one scheduled. Hampton also said she called the only meeting with SGA just before Homecoming and she did not cancel any meeting. “Doors have never been closed to SGA or any student,” Dean Hampton said. “And, in most cases, I’d probably go beyond if anything.” Not only did Hampton say she did not believe that administration has “disrespected” SGA and the students, but she added that she was concerned that Bell feels his office has been ignored. She said she was interested in finding out whether other members of the executive board felt the same way. Hampton declined to comment on the proposed student protest but agreed dialogue between administration and SGA is needed to clear up grievances that the student body may have. And Robinson said, “I don’t think any attempt has been made to meet with Dean Hampton. But, she has not initiated any attempts either.” Robinson also said the school’s problems are related to the roles that high-level administrators have assumed. “The highest administrators on campus have too many responsibilities and become ineffective in their supervision of campus,” he said. For instance, Robinson believed Dr. Weathers has not kept weekly meetings with SGA because she is responsible for 15 departments. SGA is scheduled to meet with Dr. Weathers every Wednesday between 11 a.m. and noon, Robinson said. He said University President Dr. Thomas W. Cole has made attempts to meet with SGA. Robinson said Dr. Cole “literally” walked over to the SGA office to meet with its executive board when he believed there was a meeting. Robinson added there were no meetings with Dr. Cole this semester because of miscommunication between the president’s office and SGA. Dr. Cole agreed with Robinson. “I attended a meeting and they didn’t show,” Dr. Cole said. “And they had indicated that there was miscommunication on their part.” Although meetings between SGA and administration have not taken place this semester, Dr. Cole said neither he nor Dr. Weathers have been reluctant to meet with the student representatives. He said it is sometimes hard to contact SGA executives due to their class schedules. But Dr. Cole said the miscommunication between SGA and administrators can be avoided if regular meeting times are established and both sides ensure that they always attend. However, he said, administration has never had a problem meeting with past SGA executives. Robinson said that the only meeting SGA had with Student Life’s Hampton this semester was to discuss concerns about Homecoming expenses. He and Bell are compiling a post-Homecoming report in which they may recommend the dismissal of certain university employees because they had not performed satisfactorily during Homecoming. Hampton believed some of the Homecoming problems were caused because of a sudden change in the date for the event. She said Homecoming was originally scheduled to begin Oct. 15 instead of Oct. 22. However, she did not believe administration should carry all the burden of Homecoming disappointments. “There’s enough blame to be shared by everyone for Homecoming, and SGA carries some of that,” Hampton said. “The responsibility for homecoming is shared (by SGA and administration).’’ Hampton said that SGA is traditionally responsible for organizing Homecoming activities, but she said she would like to see Homecoming as a responsibility of the university “as a whole.” But according to Bell, students will protest if administration does not improve its treatment of students by the end of Thanksgiving break. He said students will walk out of class for the demonstration. “Everything will be shut down,” Bell said. “As student leader, I will not be pimped. I will not let the student body be pimped.” Bell may have support for a Continued on P3 >H Q D H Bacterial Vaginosis, more common than a yeast XSf infection, affects up to 60% of American women. 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