University of Illinois Chicago Circle - Circle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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SPRING 1971 Each year has, within its 365 days, certain special events which differentiate it from any other year. It was the year of your graduation; it was your first year in college; it was the year you pled ged a fraternity or sorority; it was the year you went to the Carnival and got sick from all the popcorn; it was the year that you first became politically conscious and marched in your first rally; it was the year you almost flunked out of college. It ' s impossible to gather every student ' s personal impressions of the year 1971-72, but in the next few pages the Yearbook staff, with the help of the people at the lllini office, has tried to con- glomerate as many University-wide happenings as possible to make this past year stand out as something very special in your mind. It was here and now it ' s over; what was it like? —Attempts to eliminate the E grade from the College of Liberal Arts Sciences suffered a setback when the proposal was sent back to the Educational Policy Committee of the University Senate for revisions by the LAS faculty. —Charges brought against seven of the twelve students arrested in connection with the January 20th St)S rally outside the Pier Room were cleared. —Harry F. Rodman resigned as Director of the Office of Organ- ization and Activities. Susan E. Erskine became the new Director. —Susan A. Gould, a member of Women ' s Liberation was found innocent of charges, brought against her by the University, of disorderly conduct and obstruction of a police officer, during the January 20th SDS rally. —The Illinois House Committee on Higher Education passed a bill requiring all full-time faculty to teach, at minimum, 10 classroom-contact hours a week. — Chika gymnasts placed 4th in the NCAA College Division Championship. —Chicago Circle Dancers created a performing company to give qualified students an opportunity to perform off campus. —The University Faculty Senate decided to allot space for the Indochina Teach-in. Chancellor Parker opposed the decision because the teach-in ' s educational merit was questionable and because of the extra financial burden, i.e., payment of janitorial services after the rally, which would be placed upon the Univer- sity. —The second annual Earth Day was celebrated by a three day program of speakers, exhibitions and films. —A former Army intelligence agent revealed that of the hun- dreds of faculty members and students being investigated in Chicago universities and colleges, 80 of those under surveillance were at UICC. —The Student Rights Party, by gaining the support of 71.6% of the voters (which only represented 17% of the total student body) became the new Student Government hierarchy. Presi- dent, Jim Ladas. Vice President, Don Rubin. Treasurer, Chuck Langford. —At a special meeting, the Committee on Student Affairs passed a proposal to fund only one publication, i.e., Circula . —Chancellor Parker denied the Hartford Committee ' s Alternate University funds for spring quarter, thus overruling the unani- mous recommendation of the University Senate Committee on Student Affairs. —500 attend Kent, Jackson State Memorial. The day began with a morning memorial procession encompassing 50 people who marched through the Pier Room and the cafeterias carrying a coffin. Later in the day the 50 walked to the Civic Center and the Federal Building, there joining forces with demonstrators from across the City. —A small contingent of SDS walked into the lllini office and charged it as being fascist. —The University Faculty Senate passed a proposal which de- creases the number of student members of the Senate by four, and increases faculty participation by five. —Police arrested Alternate University Chancellor Steve Letzsch on charges of burglary, and held Vice Chancellor Allen Nelson for questioning. —The Committee on Student Affairs sent to the University Senate a proposed Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. —It was discovered that members of the Senate Board were meet- ing secretly one hour before the scheduled time, thus manag- ing to get free lunches. —The Carnival was here. 19

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FALL 1971 -The American Civil Liberties Union, at the request of three Student Government members, prepared to become involved in the controversy over closed door meetings which were frequently held by several important campus committees. -The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved a budget request of 216 million dollars for fiscal year beginning July 1, 1972. This sum is 20% more than what the University had received for the previous year. -The three vendors who frequented the area around BSB were stopped by Chicago Policemen and escorted to the 12th Dis- trict station and charged with five violations, two of them traffic. Previous to this incident, the University itself had brought charges against the vendors, but this time the com- plaining party was the Northwest Side Community Organiza- tion whose members resented the fact that the vendors were taking customers away from the neighborhood ' s restaurants. -An abortion loan service was begun through the Student Gov- ernment Office to aid female students in getting legal, out-of- state abortions. — Lunch Co-op was born and despite threats from the Food Service Committee and Circle Center Director Dale Brostrom, it continued to thrive. Arguments arose, tempers flared but eventually a compromise was reached and the Food Co-op comfortably installed itself in Great Circle Hall. —Mr. LeRoy Stephens, Chief of Police at Circle, formed an in- service training program for all university police officers. —Despite student dissent, the University ' s Legal Counsel main- tained the open meetings law does not apply to committees and subcommittees handling students ' fees and tuition money. Student Government maintained that it did and said that it would challenge the University in the courts if necessary. —University of Illinois President, John Corbally, recommended that the Board of Trustees enact a tuition hike which would affect students at the Circle, Medical Center and Urbana cam- puses. —Approximately 200 people took part in the Women ' s Libera- tion Day of Celebration held in the Illinois Room. Several speakers and the Chicago Women ' s Liberation Rock Band were present. —Eleven of the nineteen English instructors who were fired last spring filed suit in the United States District Court for 11 million dollars. —James Overlock, Director of Auxiliary Services, was still, in the Fall, unable to set a new date for the completion of the multi-level parking lot by RAB. —The College of Engineering announced that it will offer two degrees, and that the college ' s core curriculum will be under- going a major revamping. WINTER 1971-1972 —Following the recommendation of University President John Corbally, the Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition at Circle to $207 beginning Summer Quarter, 1972. —A two-year phase out of UlCC ' s entire College of Education was recommended by the Illinois State Board of Higher Education. The contention was that Circle has not been pro- viding teachers for the inner-city schools as successfully as have Northeastern and Chicago State. —The Illinois Board of Higher Education, concerned with cutting expenses, proposed that the Physical Education re- quirement be dropped. The Board also approved the elimination of PhD programs in Physics and Philosophy. —After 15 years of research, U of I scientists announced that they had discovered how to rid soybeans of their bad taste. Boil the beans in water for thirty minutes. —Dan Walker, candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, brought his People Politics to Circle Center. A handshaking tour of the lunch-hour crowd in the Pier Room was followed by a short talk and question and answer session in Great Circle Hall. —In the middle of the lunch hour rush on Jan. 6, the BSB cafeteria was robbed of $600. —The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of former Assistant Vice President of Administraiton at the University of Minnesota, Eugene Eidenberg, as the new Vice Chancellor at UICC. —The Board of Trustees decided that major revisions and strenghtening of campus disciplinary procedures must be made. —Pat Nelson, former Director of the Program Department, was appointed as Assistant Director of Circle Center. Stan Delaney was chosen as the new Program Department head. —The University Administration voiced its plans to acquire more land north of the Eisenhower Expressway and southeast of campus for further expansion. —Draft Lottery. Priority was given to March 6. —Donald Page Moore, independent candidate for the Democratic nomination as Cook County Attorney, came to Circle seeking student support. -Red jackets, pants and mini-skirts identified the staff of the Burns Agency polling the number of people using Circle Center; the purpose was to determine, according to the amount of traffic, whether or not changes should be made within the Center. —University funds were made available to the Day Care Center on the third floor of RAB. Meanwhile, the student-run Parent ' s Co-op located in Circle Center was told that funds for their operation were unavailable. —A group of Circle students coordinated by Student Govern- ment member, Rick Stein, and working with Ken Denzel, a Chicago attorney, have been organizing a non-profits legal rights counseling service for University students. —Bobby Seale, Black Panther Minister of Defense, spoke before an overwhelming crowd of students in the Illinois Room. He defended Panther programs and attacked the news media for distortion of the Panthers ' activities and goals. —The UICC Senate turned down a revised academic calendar which would have shortened the Christmas break and equalized the quarter breaks. —Circle Center Director, Dale Brostrom, refused Tri-R ' s proposal that prices be raised. —During the course of the winter Circle Center Board heard many different proposals, some of them sound, some of them interesting. Among these were: to set up a record co-op, to improve food services, to set up an ice skating rink outside the Center, to reinstate the right of organizations to sell periodi- cals in the Center, to remove Playboy magazine, cards and puzzles from the tobacco shop and book store. —A program of religious studies was introduced by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Twenty-four quarter hours from three departments constitute a minor in this field. The theme of the new program is to study religion and religious phenomena as social and behavioral science, as opposed to the theological approach to religious doctrine. —RAB is to be closed for demolition by September, 1972. —An increase of 4.2% marked the winter quarter enrollment over the previous year. Total enrollments were 18,290 of whom 16,861 were undergraduates and 1,429 were graduate students. —A new organization. The Association for Minority Engineers, was chartered on Circle Campus in January. The organization was set up to help minority students by giving academic ad- vising, financial aid, course strategy, and recruitment services in Chicago area high schools. -Following Jim Ladas ' resignation, Don Rubin became the Presi- dent of Student Government. Many students were surprised at the sudden move on Ladas ' part, but it was actually the only logical step for him to take, considering his dissatisfaction and frustration with the post. —During the course of the winter. Skiing I Mini sponsored five trips. Considering the number of students who participated in the organization ' s activities, 250 - with many going on more than one trip, the season was relatively safe. SPRING 1972 —In a survey conducted by the Circle Center Board Bookstore Committee, only 10% of the responding students stated that they disapproved of the sale of Playboy magazine in the Center; 18% were neutral; 72% approved. 20