IS S U E S
Thela b teo fth e 5 ff
B yM ic h a e lY eh
D o n 'tb efo o le db y
th e
a d m in is tra tio n 's
lo v e ly
n e w s le tte rs
a n d
p u b licre la tio n s
p ro p a g a n d a .
A s
y o u
w il
re a d
s o o n ,
n o t
e v e ry th in g
i s
" h u n k y -
d o ry "
a t S to n yB ro o k .G a th e rc l o s ea n dy o u
s h a ll
h e a r
o f
a
ta le
o f ad m in istrato rs
w ho
re c k le s s ly
sh u fflep e o p lea b o u tt ofu lfillfa n ta s ie so fth e irs e l f -
p r o f e s s e d
s k illsi nm a n a g e m e n t.A sar e s u l t ,
th e s e
s tu d e n tsa n dth e irp ro fe sso rsw ererew ardedw ith
a
fru s tra tin g ,u n p ro d u c tiv e
a c a d e m ic
y e a r.S o
g o
a h e a d . R eadi ta n dw eep.
" P h a seI "
T he H o n o rsC o lle g e ,asm all a c a d e m icc o m m u n i-
ty ,w asf o u n d e di n
1 9 8 9d u rin gth ea d m in is tra tio n
o f
th e n
p re s id e n t
J o h n
M a rb u rg e r.F o rty
u n d e r-
g ra d u a te s
i ne a c hg r a d e w ereo ffe re da n in fo rm al
a n d
frie n d lyle a rn in g
atm osphereu n d e rth eg u id -
a n c e
o f g e n e tic is ta n dh is to ria nE lo fA xel C arlson.
S tu d e n tsi nth ep ro g ra m
g o tt ok n o w
th e irp ro -
f e s s o r s
a n d
p e e rs
i n
a
s e rie so f
in te rd is c ip lin a ry
sem inarsa n dc o u r s e s .T h e y w ere
a ls oe n c o u r a g e d
tos h a r e
th e irid e a sth ro u g h
in fo rm alin te ra c tio n s
th a ta reo fte n
m issing
i nla rg e
le c tu re
c la s s e s .
I n
a d d itio n , s tu d e n tse n jo y e dp e r s o n a l g u id a n c efro m
th e irp e e r sa n dD onnaD i D o n a to ,D irectoro fth e
H o n o rsC o lle g e .
D r. C arlso nshow edh isd e d ic a tio nt ou n d e r g r a d -
u a tee d u c a tio n
b y e x a m p le
a n d
n o tb yw o rd .
B y
s p e n d in gu pt o1 4h o u rsad a yfo rs ixd a y sa
w eek,
h ew orkedh a rdt os e r v ea sa m odelo faco m m itted
s c h o la r.
T he
H o n o rs
C o lle g e
w as
n e v e r
g iv e n
a
b u d g e t
d e s p ite
num erous
re q u e s ts ,b u t
C arlso n
c o n trib u te d
t os c h o l a r s h i p s ,f i e l dt r i p s ,c l a s sm a te -
r ia ls ,a n do th e re x p e n s e sfro mh is ow np o c k e t.
B utm oreim p o rta n tly ,h ew asafrie n d
a s w e lla s
ate a c h e r.
H e in s is te dth a ts tu d e n tsc a ll h im
b yh is
f ir s t nam e,a n d rem oved
th eb a rrie rth a to fte ns e p -
a ra te sfa c u lty
a n d
s tu d e n ts
b ya lw a y s
ta k in g
th e
tim et oc h a t b e tw e e nc l a s s e s .S tu d e n tsa n dp ro fe s-
s o r s
w ere
b o u n d
to g e th e r
b y
tru s t,cam araderie,
a n dth e irp a s s i o nfo r le a rn in g .
C o n v ic tio n
b yaK angarooC o u rt
D u rin gfin a ls
w eek
i nA p ril1 9 9 6 , C arlso nw as
a s k e d
t o
" s h if t
h is
in te re s ts "
fro m
th e
H o n o rs
C o lle g e
a n d
h e a d
th e
F e d e ra te d
L e a rn in g
C o m m u n itie s
b y
D r.
E rn est
M c N e a le y ,
A s s o c ia te
P ro v o st
a n d
D ean
o f
U n d e rg ra d u a te
A c a d e m ic
A ffairs.
T he
H o n o rs
C o lle g e ,
a rg u e d
M c N e a le y , w asto osm all
t o
b e
in flu e n tia l
a n d
d i
n o ta p p e a lt op o te n tia l d o n o rst oth eu n iv e rs ity .
T he
a d m in is tra tio n 's
p la n s
t o
re o rg a n iz e
th e
H o n o rs
C o lle g e
w ere
c re a te d
w ith o u tc o n s u ltin g ,
th e
p a rtic ip a tin g
fa c u lty ,
th e
s tu d e n ts ,
o r
th e
U n iv ersity
S e n a te 's
H o n o rs
C o lle g e
A d v iso ry
C o u n c il.
I tbecam e
e v id e n t
th a tt h e s e
d e c is io n s
w ere m adeb a s e d
o nth ep re ju d ic e so f ad m in istra-
to rs
w ho
re fu s e d
t o
s c h e d u le
fo rm al
m e e tin g s
d e s p iter e p e a t e dr e q u e s t s .
D esp iteM c N e a le y 'sargum entth a tth ep ro g ra m
w asto o
sm all,h e
p o in te do u tth a ti t w asa lre a d y
to ob igt ob eo p e ra te db yas in g le M aster. A lso, th e
s tu d e n tsw erer e g a r d e db y ad m in istrato rsa so v e r -
l ys e l f - s e r v i n ga n dth a tth e yd idn o ts e r v eth esu r-
ro u n d in g
c o m m u n ity .T h is
w as
a
c u rio u s
s ta te -
m e n t,fo r m ostH o n o rs
C o lle g e
s tu d e n tsp e rfo rm
v o lu n te e rw orka t som ep o in td u rin gth e iru n d e r -
g ra d u a tey e a r s .
C arlso n w as s u b je c te d
t oin s u ltin ga n dh u m ilia t-
in g
tre a tm e n t
b y
th o s e
i n
c h a rg e
fo llo w in g
h is
re je c tio n
o f
th e
o f f e r .
A t
o n e
m e e tin g ,
h e
w as
te m
th a t re lie do
a lle g e d ly
a c c u s e d
o fo rg a n iz in g
a
c a m p a ig n
t o
Som e
m em be
defam eth ea d m in is tra tio n and w as c a lle d" ab ig o t
re a c ho u tt os tu d
a n d
a
re d n e c k ."
T h isw as
ap u z z lin g
c h a rg e ,
fo r
m anner.T h e s ep
C arlso nto o kg r e a t p rid ei n
th ee th n icd iv e rs itya t
o ffic eh o u rsd ilig
S to n y
B ro o ka n d
s h a re d
h isv ie w s
i n
a
m o n th ly
c le s
w a itin g
fo r
c o lu m n
i nB la c k w o r ld .S u r v e y so nfam ily h is to rie s
w ereh e s ita n t
t o
w ere
ta k e n ,fo re a c h
e n te rin g
c la s s
a n d
s tu d e n ts
s tra n g e rs w ithw
were encouragedt os h a r eth e irro o tsb yc o n s tru c t-
c o u n c ild idn o tr
in g
p e d ig re e s
w h ile
s h a rin g
s to rie sfro mp a s t g e n e ra tio n s .
P ro v o stR o llin
R ic h m o n d
la te r
a n n o u n c e d
th a t
h e
w o u ldnam e
C arlso nem eri-
tu s
M aster,
th a t
h e
c o u ld
s e r v eo nth en e w
c o m m itte e ,
th a t
th e
C ardozo
C o lle g e
L o u n g e
w o u ld
b e
nam ed
after him ,a n dth a th e w o u ld
h o s tad in n e r
t o
h o n o r h im .
T h is
c o n d e s c e n d in g
o ffe r,
w h ic h
C arlso n
re je c te d ,
seem ed
lik e
a
b la ta n t
a tte m p t
t o
s ile n c e
o p p o s i-
tio n
b y
o ffe rin g
fam e
a n d
v a n ity
w ith o u t
a d d re s s in g
th er e a li s s u e s .
T h e s e
e v e n ts
h a p p e n e d
A l-1 1 V
,
" i
L 1
h
1 I
C I" I"
I
I
F rm r-a se
U U rllL
tlL t:e
U llm lltL r,
W lltC L
t
- e
s
e r
,
F orm erM asterElofA. Carlson
m osts tu d e n tsw eren o tp re -I -
s e n t.T hea d m in is tra tio nn e v e rg a v eth er e a s o nfo r
th es e c r e c y
i nw h ic h
th ec h a n g e sw ered ra fte d
i n
th esp rin go f1 9 9 6 . A lth o u g hru m o rsa b o u t th ep ro -
c e e d in g s
c irc u la te d
fre e ly ,s tu d e n tsw eren o to ffi-
c ia lly
n o tifie d
u n tilA ugust
2 2
i n
a
le tte r
fro m
M c N e a le y ,w ho
h a s
le f t
t o
becom e
p re s id e n t
o f
S tillm anC o lle g e .
A lth o u g h
w e ll-m e a n in g
ad m in istrato rs
m ay
m akeb a dd e c is io n si nth e irh a s t e , th e irin s e n s itiv e
a n d
irre s p o n s ib lec o n d u c tw asc e rta in lyn o ta p p ro -
p ria tefo ra na c a d e m icin s titu tio nth a tr e s p e c t sr e a -
so n
a n d
c iv ils o c ie ty .I n
a d d itio n ,
s o u rc e s
i n
th e
fa c u lty
a n d
a d m in is tra tio n
s u s p e c t
th a t
M c N e a le y 's
su p e rio rs
w ere
fu lly
aw are
o f
h is
a c tio n s ,a n dth a th e m ayh a v eb e e nf o r c e dt os e r v e
a sa" p u p p e t"t o
ta k eth eb la m e .B utre g a rd le s s
o f
th es itu a tio n ,th isa ffa irc le a rlyin d ic a te sth a t som e
im in istrato rs
w ie ld
a n
a rro g a n c e
o f
pow er
a n d
b e lie v e
th a tth e y
c a nsh u ffle
fa c u lty
a n d
s tu d e n ts
a ro u n d
o naw h im .
T heL o st Y ear
T he
n e w
H o n o rs
C o u n c ilc o n s i s t e d
o f
s ixp ro fe sso rsfro m
d iffe re n td is c ip lin e s , w ithg o o d
in te n tio n s
a n d
o u ts ta n d in g
c re d e n tia ls .
T h e ir
a s s ig n m e n t, how ever, w asad a u n tin g
o n e :t op r e -
s e rv e
a
frie n d ly
a n d
p ro d u c tiv e
le a rn in g
atm os-
p h e re
a tatim ew hens tu d e n tsw erefu m in g w ith
a n g e ro v e r th eh a s tyc h a n g e si nw h ic hth e iro p in -
io n sw eren o t v a lu e d .B ut w ithl i t t l eg u id a n c ea n d
n op rio rin v o lv e m e n t
i n
th e
H o n o rsC o lle g e ,th e
c o u n c ild id n o th a v eth eto o lsn e c e s s a r yt oru nth e
p ro g ra m
e ffe c tiv e ly .
D esp itea s s u r a n c e sth a tin te ra c tio n sb e tw e e ns tu -
d e n ts
a n d
fa c u ltyw o u ld
b e
e n h a n c e d
u n d e r
th e
n e w
system , m anys tu d e n tsw ered is a p p o in te db y
th e
atm osphered u rin gth e
1 9 9 6 -1 9 9 7
s c h o o ly e a r .
C o u n c ilm em bersa d m itte dth a tth e yw e r e n 'ta b le
t o
k n o w
e v e ry
s tu d e n t,
a n d
th a te-m ail w as
th e
b e s t m e d iu m
fo r in fo rm a tio n
e x c h a n g e .P r o f e s s o r s
w ere
n o
lo n g e ra v a ila b le
i nth e
C ardozo
C o lle g e
L iv in g /L e a rn in g
C e n te r
o ri nth e
lo u n g e
d u rin g
th ed a y ,a n dth e yim p le m e n te d
an im personals y s -
no ffic eh o u rsa n da p p o in tm e n ts .
e rs
o fth e
c o u n c ild id
a tte m p tt o
le n ts ,a lb e iti nap a s s iv e , d e ta c h e d
r o f e s s o r sshow edu p d u rin gth e ir
g e n tly ,b u t re m a in e di n th e ir c u b i-
s tu d e n ts
t o
d iffu se
in .S tu d e n ts
in tro d u c e
th e m s e lv e s
t o
p e rfe c t
h o mth e yh a dl i t t l et od i s c u s s .T he
e a liz eth a tth e yh a dt ota k eth e in i-
tia tiv e
t ob r e a k
th e
ic eb yte a c h -
in g
c la s s e sin s te a d
o fo b s e r v i n g
fro m
th es id e lin e s .
T he
o n ly
c o u rs e
ta u g h t
b y
c o u n c il m em bers w as th ew e e k ly
in te rd is c ip lin a ry
sem inars
know n
a s
" s o ir e e s " .
S in c e
th e y
to o k
tu rn s
c o n d u c tin ge a c h
s e s -
s io n ,s tu d e n ts
e x p e c te d
t o
m eet
e a c h
p ro fe sso r
o n ly
o n c e
e v e ry
s ix
w eeks.B uta
fe w
p ro fe sso rs
ra re ly
show ed
u p ,
a n d
d id
n o t
p a rtic ip a te
i n
a n y
m e a n in g fu l
w ay.
A
ty p ic a l
" s o ire e "
fe a tu re d
a
g u e s t
s p e a k e r
w ho
w o u ld
d is -
c u s s
h o w
h e
o rsh eb u ilta
s u c -
c e s s fu l
a c a d e m ic
c a re e r.I n s t e a d
o f e n g a g in gth es p e a k e r si n in fo r-
m ald i s c u s s i o n s ,a s C arlso n
h a d
d o n e ,th ec o u n c ila s s i g n e d fo rm al
w ritte n p a p e rs
fo rth e s ep re s e n ta tio n s . M any
s tu -
d e n ts
f e lt
th a t
sim p ly
sum m arizing
a
p e r s o n 's
c a re e r a n d h e a p in g
p r a is eu p o n h im
o rher w asa n
assignm ent w ithl i t t l ein te lle c tu a lv a lu e . C itin g th e
fa c u lty 'sa p p a r e n tla c k
o f in te re s t and poorp la n -
n in g ,
som e
s tu d e n ts
d e lib e ra te ly
w ro te
p o o r
p a p e rs
o u t
o f
s p ite .
T he
fa c u lty
w ere
q u ic k
t o
assum e
th a t
th e
s tu d e n ts
la c k e d
b a s ic
w ritin g
s k i l l s ,
a n d
p ro p o s e d
a
n e w
re q u ire d
w ritin g
c o u rs e .
T here o rg a n iz a tio n
o f th ec u rric u lu m
w asa l s oa
m a jo rc a u s eo f te n s io nb e tw e e n
th ec o u n c ila n d
th e
s tu d e n ts .T he c o u n c il'sp r o p o s a l s , w h ic hth a n k fu l-
l y w erere je c te db yth ec u rric u lu m
c o m m itte e ,d is -
c a rd e d alm ost a ll o fth ep re v io u sc u rric u lu m . Som e
o f
th e
s tro n g e s t
c o u rs e s
fro m
th e
p a s t
w ere
rem oved
o r
c h a n g e d ,
a n d
re p la c e d
w ith
n e w
c o u rs e s w ithv a g u eo u tlin e s .Af i r s t - y e a rin tro d u c -
to ryc o u r s e
th a tin c lu d e d
h is to ry ,p h ilo s o p h y ,s c i -
e n c e ,a n dth ea rts w as m adein to w hatseem edlik e
a n in tro d u c to ry
s o c io lo g yc o u r s e . A n o th e rp o p u la r
s e c o n d -y e a r
c o u rs e
o nth ep h ilo s o p h y
o fa rt w as
re p la c e db y
ac la s sth a tre q u ire do n ey e a ro f c a lc u -
lu sa sap re re q u is ite .
A lth o u g hs tu d e n tsa lre a d yi nth ep ro g ra mw o u ld
n o tb e
fo rc e d
t o
fo llo w
th e
n e w
c u rric u lu m ,th e
c o u n c il
a tte m p te d
t o
c o lle c t
o p in io n s
fro m
s tu -
d e n tsa b o u ti t sd e s ig n .S tu d e n ts w hoo ffe re d
c o n -
s tru c tiv ea d v ic e w eren o t a lw a y stre a te dw ithd ig -
n ity ,how ever.
D issen tin g
o p in io n s
w ere
alm ost
a lw a y s
ig n o re d
o r
dism issed.
O ne
o fth e
m ost
fru s tra tin ga n dre p e titiv e
re s p o n s e sb yth efa c u lty
w as," y o u
k n o w
th isd o e sn o ta f f e c ty o u ."In o n e
in c id e n t,s tu d e n tsw eres tu n n e d
w hen
ap ro fe sso r
b o ld ly
s n a p p e d ,
" I th in k
I
s e e
y o u r
p o in t,
b u t
y o u 'r eW R O N G !"
A sar e s u l to fs u c hh u m ilia tin ge x p e r i e n c e s , s tu -
d e n ts g ra d u a llylo s t in te re s ti nth eH o n o rsC o lle g e .
A fter
a ll,
is n 'ti te a s i e rt o
ju s tta k e
th e
re q u ire d
c o u rs e s , g ra d u a te ,a n de s c a p efro mthis m adness?!!
H opea tl a s t ?
C oncerneds tu d e n tsm et w ithP a u l A rm strong,
D ean
o fA rts
a n d
S c ie n c e s ;
a n d
P ro v o st
R o llin
R ic h m o n d
la tel a s t sem ester.I t w asa g r e e dth a tth e
H o n o rsC o lle g ew o u ldb em ovedu n d e r th e c o n tro l
o f
a
s in g le
d ire c to r
p le a s es e e" H o n o r s ,"p a g e1 2
T H E
S T O N Y
B R O O K
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