University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1980 Page: 1 of 8
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Heller named McDermott Scholar
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In addition to Professor Heller’s
visit, there will be a “McDermott
Colloquium”, entitled “Celebration
of Shakespeare” on March 14-15.
Guest participants will include
O.B. Hardison Jr., director of the
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Also, an ordinance relating to fire
regulations ordered another road
to be built behind the complex and
tennis courts, which will raise the
cost an additional $20,000 or more.
“Less than 10 percent of the trees
in the rather woody area, or only
four trees larger than 6” in
diameter will be removed, keeping
the shady atmosphere as much the
same as possible,” contractors
said.
Each apartment will be con-
nected to its adjoining apartment
by a covered catwalk, which will
have benches and guardrails. The
two-balcony approach for each
apartment has been changed to
one balcony per apartment due to
the extra cost involved in the for-
mer plan.
Although the apartments will be
rented on a four or two-person oc-
cupancy basis, rent per person will
be approximately $800 a semester
and slightly more for the one-
bedroom apartments. Rooms will
be rented completely furnished for
student living. Telephones, for
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who signed agreed to boycott
classes starting Feb. 5, and to
remain out of classes until steps
were taken to improve the
situation. By five o’clock over two
hundred and fifty signatures had
been collected.
Behind the table sat An.ne
Bausch, a junior who lives in
Jerome Hall, the site of the initial
incident. When asked how the
petition, and possible boycott had
come about, she said that the idea
had been suggested, “tongue in
cheek,” by Ron Muller, the dean of
students, at a recent dorm
meeting. Bausch, and apparently a
good many others, took the
proposal seriously.
The two main complaints again-
st UD security, according to
Bausch, concern efficiency and
personnel. “Some of the pathways,
especially those leading down to
the dorms, are poorly lighted, and
the lights that are there are often
out of order. The light bulbs should
be changed within a reasonable
time after they burn out or are
broken, and additional lights
should be provided,” concerned
students related.
The second point raised by the
students is the shortage of
security personnel. They feel that
to provide adequate protection,
more security people, either
student workers or professionals
or both ought to be hired. At
present, UD security employs eight
full time workers, for a resident
student population of about 1,200.
Charges that security is under-
staffed are reinforced by a number
of on campus thefts. Two
televisions, one in Augustine and
one in Madonna, and some fur-
niture from Catherine, were taken.
A winter storm leaves the trees
sparkling with ice. The sleet made
some pathways extremely
treacherous, but those who broke
arms and legs could derive comfort
from the dazzling beauty of their
surroundings.
The storm was the first one this
winter for the Dallas area, with
temperatures falling to the mid
20’s.
Folger Shakespeare Library in
Washington, D.C.; Jim Elder,
assistant director of the Folger
Library; Dr. Peter Phialas,
Shakespearean scholar from the
University of Indiana at
Bloomington; and Dr. Jonathan
Miller, British stage, film, and
television director, author and
physician. Two members of the
Royal Shakespeare Company, Bill
Homewood and Estelle Kohler will
also take part.
Professor Heller’s lecture will be
at 8:00 p.m., March 13. The
Shakespeare Colloquium will take
place at Lynch Auditorium, March
14, 3-5 p.m., and March 15, 9:30
a.m. - 5 p.m. Further information
for both events is available by
calling 438-1123, ext. 225.
by Patricia Kern
Financial difficulties that for-
merly delayed the original starting
date on building the $1.8 million
University apartment complex
have been cleared up. Construc-
tion began in early February.
The complex, which will be
located west of the Jerome-
Gregory dormitories and adjacent
to the tennis courts, will consist of
12 separate buildings, each being
composed of three apartments.
Around these buildings and their
landscaped courtyards will be
various parking lots and a new
road which will replace the present
road entering the west side of
campus from Northgate Drive.
This new road will be named
Soledad Drive, which is a medieval
Spanish word meaning “solitary.”
One change that has been made
from the original plan came about
because of an ordinance of the
City of Irving, specifying that all
roads and parking areas be paved
with asphalt instead of gravel.
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Erich Heller
Academy of Arts, Tubingen Univer-
sity, and the Universities of Berlin,
Hamburg, Gottinger, Bonn,
Cologne and Munich.
Professor Heller analyzes, in his
writings, the German sense of
values as embodied in the works of
her great thinkers, writers and
poets. His works include The
Disinherited Mind; The Artists’s
Journey into the Interior; Franz
Kafka, a book in the “Modern
Masters” series; and Thomas
Mann — The Ironic German.
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Financial resolution brings
simple answer to complex problem
which hookups only will be
provided, are an optional addition
to the renters. Mail service will be
delivered directly to the apartmen-
ts and will not be handled through
the University Post Office, but by
the Irving postal system.
Some of the buildings will be
completed by the August 1980
deadline, b'ut due to the delay
caused by financial problems, the
entire complex will not be com-
pleted until early next October. Fir-
st choice will be given to sen-
iors, then to graduate students.
Juniors will be given consideration
if space permits.
“Priority will be given to studen-
ts who have always lived in Univer-
sity rather than off-campus
housing,” director of student
housing, David Mowl, said.
Mowl has requested that studen-
ts move various activities from the
area during construction, since the
contracting company will be in
charge of the property until the
project is completed.
“The Eugene McDermott Lec-
tureship” series continues at UD
on March 14th, with the coming of
this year’s visiting professor, Erich
Heller. Recognized as one of the
world’s foremost scholars of Ger-
man philosophy, literature and
poetry, Heller was educated at
German University in Prague,
Czechoslovakia and Cambridge
University in law, philosophy, and
German literature. Currently the
Avalon Professor in the
Humanities at Northwestern
University, Heller has been awar-
ded lectureships and professor-
ships by Harvard University, Yale
University, the University of
Chicago, Brandeis University,
Brown University, MIT, Columbia,
Heidelburg University, Bavarian
Boycott urged
by Joe Peabody
Prompt action by the ad-
ministration has caused students
to call off a boycott, which had
been scheduled for Feb. 5. Incen-
sed by an incident which occurred
about three weeks ago, a number
of students were threatening to
stay out of classes to protest what
they believe are inadequate
security measures at UD. However,
Dr. Sommerfeldt promised to take
action, making the boycott unnec-
essary.
On Thursday, Jan. 29, students
set up a table outside the cafeteria
to seek support for their protest.
During lunch, students were asked
to read and sign a petition calling
attention to poor lighting in certain
areas and insufficient security
personnel. It also stated that those
The prospects for their recovery
are poor.
In answer to the students’ com-
plaints, Dr. Sommerfeldt issued a
statement Jan. 31 expressing the
administration’s commitment to
adequate security, and outlining
the measures which may be taken
in the near future. They include:
• “Under the Offic? of Student
Life, a standing committee com-
posed of students, faculty and
staff — and open to all interested
parties — will be instituted to meet
regularly and review campus
security concerns.” It will be em-
powered to make recommen-
dations to the security office and
to Dr. Sommerfeldt. It will be co-
chaired by the dean for ad-
ministration and the dean of
students.
•‘‘Barring unforeseen dif-
ficulties, a new director of security
will be named by March 1.”
• A study by the Graduate
School of Management outlining
“the purpose and goals of the
security operation," and giving
suggestions as to ‘‘cost-
efficiencies, salaries, staffing,
budget, procedures, etc." will be
made available to the committee,
which will make its report no later
than Feb. 9.
• The security organization will
be coordinated with voluntary ef-
forts such as the escort service,
and the possibility of reinstituting
student security workers in each
quad will be examined.
• Authorities will be brought in
to “discuss personal safety with
the female students."
• Non-functioning lights are
being replaced, timers are being
adjusted, and electrical circuits
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