PHOTO BY JEREMY ANDRUS
Dance Guild members move to the rhythm. For complete photo coverage, see the A&E section.
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Administration considers chapel extension
Chapel time could be extended and daily class schedules rearranged if a proposal being considered by the academic deans and the faculty gains momentum. The Dean of the Chapel, together with the Provost’s office, is currently investigating a modification of the daily class schedule that would allot the full hour between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. for chapel and meeting times. Chimes first broke the story two years ago, when it was stated that the proposal had been “put on hold” pending the appointment of a new Dean of the Chapel. That position is now filled by John Witvliet, who has continued to push for the plan.
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Daycare considered
Calvin College policy requires professors to send their children to Christian schools starting in kindergarten. The Planning and Priorities Committee (PPC) is currently discussing the idea of an agreement with Rainbow Child Development Centers, Inc. involving a college subsidy of the day care, allowing professors to send their children there at a discounted rate. Rainbow’s day care, however, is not a Christian institution. Some professors have voiced the opinion that this action would be inconsistent and illogical. The PPC, which includes President Gaylen Byker, various faculty members and board members and one student, is in the process of discussing the issue. Surveys were sent out to professors with children in order to determine the need for a day care.
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Equality in MI sports headed for court
A season of change may be just around the corner for high school sports in Michigan. The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) has made its final appeal to U.S. District Judge Richard Enslen to change the seasons in which girls play basketball and volleyball, as well as when boys and girls play golf and tennis. If the plan passes through Enslen and the Sixth Circuit Court in Cincinnati, it will be implemented into the 2004-2005 school year.
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