File sharing gives students porn access
Last Tuesday, a not so run-of-the mill e-mail was sent out to all male on-campus students, addressing the issue of the use of pornography on ResNet. The following day, a similar e-mail was sent to all students living on campus because John Witte, the associate dean of residence life and originator of the e-mail, received some feedback from the male students suggesting that it should be an issue known by women as well. The problem is not on the Internet anymore, since Bess is doing its best to protect Calvin computers from pornography. The problem is now file-sharing programs like Kazaa, Morphius, and Bear-share.
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Disabled profs alarmed by fire threat
When there is a fire drill, most students find it a good excuse to miss some of their class time. However, there is a minority for whom a fire alarm is literally an “alarm.” There have been some questions raised about academic buildings’ accessibility for people with disabilities, after a fire alarm rang in the Science Building mid-October. Because all elevators shut down when the fire alarm rings, people with disabilities have to be assisted down the stairs, but the problem lies in how it’s done. Students and faculty members with disabilities are generally satisfied with the college’s policies and recent changes to better accommodate people with disabilities but have concerns nevertheless.
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Names and Faces distribution policies create uproar
Finding people’s e-mail addresses and phone numbers is relatively easy as students can type in anyone’s name in the PeopleSearch or look in the directory. The easy access to people’s records has brought up controversies in the Calvin community. Last week, students picked up their Names and Faces book, more commonly known as the “bod book,” but many of them did not realize the policy change on the directory. To prevent the Names and Faces book from falling into outsiders’ hands, the college has always given out one book per student and two copies for faculty. Moreover, to respect community’s privacy, people can go online and edit their PeopleSearch results to hide information they do not want the community to see.
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January Series promises more big names and hot topics
Every fall, January Series Director June Hamersma can’t say enough good things about the speakers who will be visiting Calvin in the upcoming January. This year is no different. “I am very, very excited about the January Series,” she said. “I know I always say that. I think we have people coming and doing things we haven’t done before.”
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Students indulge in seven deadly sins
It seems Philosophy majors at Calvin do more than sit and think about Plato. They hosted a series of Late Nights on the Seven Deadly Sins. Between 50 and 100 students showed up each night for discussions on envy, sloth, lust, gluttony, vainglory, anger and avarice. Professor Rebecca De Young and her class of 12 philosophy majors decided to present their findings on virtues and vices to people outside of the classroom.
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Biblical truths equal Irish folklore?
Dr. Michael Prior, guest lecturer by the History Department in correspondence with the peace group Sabeel, spoke Friday on the topic of “The Israel-Palestine Dispute and the Bible.” Though the lecture was not widely publicized due to shortage in seating, the Undercroft of the Chapel needed extra chairs to accommodate the entire audience.
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Faculty is here to stay
(Second in a three part series)
Eighty-three percent of Calvin’s faculty is satisfied with their jobs, according to the recent Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) survey put on by UCLA. Although only 67 percent of Calvin’s faculty responded to the survey, it seems a high majority of Calvin faculty are either satisfied or very satisfied with their positions. Other four-year private institutions surveyed had an average of 79 percent overall job satisfaction.
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Senate Corner
If we get together, I’ll tell you all about the world that we could invent—a world full of enterprise and invention. We could be so good together—if only we would work together. Student Senate works on so many projects, trying to make Calvin a better place for the students.
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Campus Safety Report
Click here to read this week's Campus Safety Report.
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