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

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-The Office of Admissions and Records announced that it would no longer send duplicate copies of student grade reports to parents. -A motion by the University to dismiss the suit of eleven English instructors was denied by the Federal District Court. The instructors in their suit, seek to retain their jobs in the face of what they charged was arbitrary firing. -Ticketron refused to set up a Chicago Circle outlet. The re- fusal was due to the poor response from outlets at other schools. -The ground that will support the $8,000.00 Circle Court Shopping Center at Racine and Harrison is scheduled to be broken early in April. -In the NCAA College Division Swimming Championships held in Lexington, Virginia, Gary Dworski took 5th place and John O ' Neal took 6th place in the one meter race, and 7th and 23rd places, respectively, in the three meter. -Charges against University Police Officer Motyka, involved in a shooting incident in November, were not sustained because of a lack of evidence. There has been no thorough investigation to determine whether or not it was necessary for Motyka to draw or fire his gun. It appears he might be promoted to the rank of Assistant Supervisor of Security, thus bypassing the ranks of sergeant and lieutenant. -A small group of SDS members took advantage of the gathering of a substantial number of sunbathers, early in the Spring, and held an anti-war rally in the Forum. The highlight of the event was the burning of President Nixon ' s effigy. The audience reaction was negative to their activities. -The University announced plans for creating more space in Circle Center by enclosing several open areas with a glass facade and building a balcony around the perimeter of Great Circle Hall. -University Chancellor, Warren B.Cheston, announced necessary budget cuts for 1972-1973. Among these will be the curtail- ing of services and open hours offered by the library. -Student Counselling Service initiated a new program to help students and faculty improve and expand their vocabularies. By calling a certain number, any time of day or night, anyone can learn the concise definition of the ten words making up the week ' s lesson. — Illini columnist, Bill Chester, was attacked by three women from Women ' s Liberation who objected to a satire on the movement in the newspaper ' s April Fool ' s Day issue. —The UICC Track Team took sixth place in the Eastern Illinois Invitational at Charleston. —Rigorous champaigning, poster mounting, leafletting, balloon bursting and button wearing, marked the 1972 Student Govern- ment Elections. Despite endorsement from several prominent student organizations and heavy campaigning by certain political groups on campus, the two patties generally consid- ered to be the most likely to succeed did not win. What really counted in this particular election was personal contact between the candidates and other students; Free Party saw that as the key to their success. The trio triumphed over the other five slates with a 47% plurality. The new Student Govern- ment, as of Summer Quarter, will be: Crazy Steve Szegho, President; Rich Halla, Vice-President; Alan Nelson, Treasurer. Crazy Steve didn ' t even get a chance to vote for himself! —76.2% of the students participating in the election also voted in favor of retaining the quarter system as the academic schedule for the year. —The English Department announced the restructuring of its cur- riculum and the creation of two Major options: one designed for students planning to go onto Graduate work, and the other set up in such a way as to allow students to choose from a wide range of elective courses without specializing in any one field. —The Lunch Co-op announced the availability of a new delicacy from its stores of food - a 5 pizza for only ten cents! Several student organizations co-ordinated and sponsored a three day Internation and Third World Teach-in. —Bill Roetzheim, UICC Gymnastics Coach, was chosen as one of four men from the United States to judge the Olympic Gymnastics Team tryouts May 18-20 at the University of California, Berkeley. —Mrs. Frances Sweeney, Director of Women ' s Aquatics , was named Coach of the Year at the International Aquatic Arts Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia. Her Synchronized Swimming Team placed first after three days of competition. —The Carnival, with all its cotton candy, popcorn, balloons and prizes, was here. —The seniors had their graduation. 21

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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

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■■■■■■■■H (VZ) West-Northwest i Transfer not good on bus after using rapid transit unless time is stamped on transfer when ' saving station. The CTA brings thousands to Cir- cle every school day. It ' s a unique experience of feeling alone when you ' re surrounded by a crowd of people. You can kill the time of the ride by staring out the window, or pouring over a newspaper, or sizing up the other passengers, or whizzing through the day ' s assign- ments, or studying the ads plaster- ed on the ceiling. During rush hour it ' s the worst; everybody seems preoccupied with getting where he ' s going; fidgeting and watch- checking are a must during these times. If you ' re lucky enough to not have to suffocate through the rush hour jam, you miss the sen- sation of being just one more sar- dine in the can, but you can still feel the coldness and detachment vibrating in the air. Nobody talks, nobody laughs, nobody smiles (un- less they ' re nuts or with a friend). It ' s not the warmest place in the world but it gets you where you want to go or away from what you want to leave. 22 tt» '