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Proposal to incorporate WCAL/CVN into CAS falls Student radio station not incorporated to CAS due to ‘budgetary concerns’ Dorina Lazo Editor in Chief Over the last few months a proposal has been under consideration to have WCAL and CVN, Calvin’s student-run radio station and television station, be absorbed by the Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) department. On March 31, the proposal was turned down due to a lack of funding, and as a result CVN will not run next fall. “I think the main reason is budgetary,” explained Academic Dean David Diephouse, “I know the CAS department did not want to be involved in something that wasn’t adequately funded.” Phil Blonn, newly appointed station manager for WCAL, said, “I’m disappointed that funding could not be found for the proposal. The college has neglected student media in so many ways that sometimes I’m surprised we still exist at all.” Diephouse made the final decision on the proposal which was submitted in mid-February by a committee consisting of CAS professors, Randall Bytwerk and James Korf, Ken Heffner of Student Activities, Emily Keeley, station manager of WCAL, and Seth Hughes, station manager for CVN. “I thought it would make more sense to plan for it for a year from now so it doesn’t become the worst of both worlds,” said Diephouse. The proposal recommends that the CAS department assume the management of WCAL and CVN, “using a model similar to what is now used for the Calvin Theatre Company (CTC).” The proposal points out that CTC is designed as part of an academic program, not a student organization. Students involved in CTC enroll in a course for one semester hour a term. In addition, the faculty director of CTC receives one course (continued in News) Teachers Credit Union ATM added in NVW and in the Commons Annex, Old Kent ATM removed By Sarah Potter Features Editor Scott Pollmann was mad at Old Kent. “I joined Old Kent because there were no fees for students, but that changed this year,” he said. He feels that the bank should make an exception for Calvin students. Pollmann changed from Old Kent to Grand Rapids Teachers Credit Union. So did Calvin. The Old Kent Automated teller machine machine in the Commons Annex was removed and a Teachers Credit Union machine replaced it. Teachers Credit Union added a withdrawal-only machine in Noordewier-Vander Werp Residence Hall. “We heard many complaints from students and contacted Financial Services. We were pleased to find out that they were already working on finding a new ATM server,” said Student Senate President Joanna Forney. James Quist, Director of Business Operations, facilitated bids from area banks. “After reading the [November 7] Chimes article and hearing students’ complaints, we started to look for other possible ATM arrangements,” Quist said. “Our goal was to have an ATM on campus that would not charge fees to any user,” he said. The ATM user’s own bank may charge a fee, but Grand Rapids Teacher’s Credit Union does not. Financial services conferred with several area banks about installing a machine. Teachers Credit Union was selected because it does not charge an access fee and has other attractive banking options, Quist said. These options include student checking accounts and savings accounts for no fee. A representative from the credit union will soon be available on campus to set up such accounts. “Teachers Credit Union said fee free ATM before I could (continued in News) GRATA offers reduced rates for students By Julie Armstrong Staff Writer The Grand Rapids Area Transit Authority (GRATA) is “Going Your Way,” and now for only 25 cents On April 1, GRATA and Calvin College officially created a program that enables Calvin students to use GRATA’s bus services for the reduced fare of 25 cents per ride. This offer applies on any GRATA bus route throughout the week. The program is part of a continuing effort to encourage more Calvin students to use public transportation to get to and from campus. The idea began over a year ago when a Calvin transportation committee was formed to address the concerns about harmful fuel emissions and lack of parking on campus as a result of the number of student cars. The Calvin committee and representatives of GRATA met to discuss possibilities for encouraging students to use public transportation in order to cut down on these problems. The discussion was put on hold after last year’s meetings but the program was quickly implemented this spring because of the parking shortages due to construction. When asked about the goals of the program Thomas McWhertor, Vice President for Enrollment and External Relations at Calvin, replied, “There are a couple of things: one, to enable students to use the bus and save on the cost of having a vehicle; (continued in News)