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SCRIMSHA·W ThurSday.~ Ap'riI12;1979 ,Honor Board Reports The Umbrella Applications Being Accepted for 79-80 Has Holes accepted of interest are now being 1978-79lIonor Board Letters opening for one student on the Western Maryland College Ann Hackman (Junior) - Student-Faculty Honor Board for 163Pennsylvania Ave., Room 2 Bill Hearn (Sophomore) Rouzer Hall. Room 304 Religious life is veryy~portant to many of the students 19~9~~~eligiblefor considerationa Paula Markley (Junior) Whiteford Hall, RoomG-ll here at WMC. The rellqious groups on campus are very student: Bev Miles (Senior) Garden Apartments, III-E strong and very numerous. Scrimshaw would like to know 1) must be either a current BobbieJean Saas (Sophomore) Whiteford Hall, Room 319 why the Religious Life Council collapsed the way it was freshmanorsoph?more Paul Warfield (Sophomore) Rouzer Hall, Room 3001 previously set up. 2) must submit a letter of in- ~s.ourarticle st~tesJRL~ is an "umbrella group" of all ~~a~~~~;~~:~~~~~~ie~.o~~: First Semester Violations rellqicus organizations. This umbrelfa had holes; so many letter must be received by no later that this potentially powerful and strongly followed group than Friday, April 13, 1979 at 4:00 the Each 3) collapsed before the end of last semester. The reasons for p.m. Maryland semester, Honor Western matics Eight had students in to Mathe- final access Board College the collapse are baaicellv the same as those that affect any cu~~e~tUS~~~~;:r~;~~~ bJo~~ has the necessary responsibility of examination questions and other group: lack of direction, lack of uriity, and no par- Board. handling violations of the Honor collaborated with ethers in the use ticipation. RLC was looked upon as something that the According tc-the Constitution System. In order to inform the of those questions in preparation examination. religious higher-ups pushed for but many students didn't ratified by students and faculty in student body of the violations and for the final a zero on the Each final received real/ycareabout. '1975, the Honor Board will in- action of the Honor Board, per- tinent information concerning the examination The fact that the former leadership allowed this to ~~~~:tealiw~~~Ii~:tsnu~~;h~~ convictions of cases of the year are happen is inexcusable for any group, butespecteuv for an candidates as vacancies. Since published. All names have been One case this semester resulted important and religiously-oriented group.. Possibly the thereis one rn opening for next withheld to insure confidentiality. in conviction. Two students in a "best thing the former leaders did recently was to see that year, the Board will then nominate The following cases held in Chemistry class were found guilty : the present set.up was unworkable. two (2) students for the ballot in December, 1978, resulted in con- of submitting labs that contained viction. The new crqenrzettcn nas strong possibilities. The office ~e ~~:~:~,~t~~~~t ~~r9;~~c~~~ data that was not their own data. Each received a zero on the lab 1) A student in Psychology was ~:r~~ii;!~ii~~ ~o;rt~i;a~~~i~:s g~~:~n~~~~lvfe~.Ci~~iSm~r~ ~~~d:~~d~~y w~~l ~~~t~ehr~eu~~~ found guilty of plagarism and The Honor Board is comprised of encourage more unity and participation within the graduation. received an Fon the paper six student members and six organization. Students who are interested in faculty members, each concerned and 2) A student was found guilty of serving on the Honor Board and copying on a final examination with serving the campus properly body. H representing who have questions may contact At the present time, all functioning religious groups are The violation occurred in a there are any questions, please involved in the Religious Life Council. In the past, many any of the student Honor members listed is Political Science class, and the contact any member of the board, System The below. groups were inactive in the council because of its lack of outlined on pages 37-40 of the 1978- student was given a zero on the and we will gladly discuss any purpose. A large number of these have recently rejoined 79 Student Handbook. examination. matters of concern with you. and a~e ,trying to strengthen the group. Scrimshaw feels that for RLC to succeed. all of the groups need to be strong Incarnation and the Western Mind participants. The new leadership is younger and more energetic than the old group. These students wanted to be leaders. They PoetP. Lal will speak about the non-profit, non-political dian literatu_re and thought well, of as the language organization weren't the only ones left. They're more accessable than Hindu view of Incarnation and the Workshop believes writers. that The when used either or as the language the of transcreatlcn the old leadership was. The new group lacks alleloofness. Western mind at Western English language represents In- of the original work. end especially a "holier-than-thou" attltude; pardon the Maryland College 8 p.m., Tuesday April 23 in McDaniel Lounge. cliche. Scrimshaw believes this is probably their biggest Glass as an Art Form asset, If they use it in the right way, which is quite .,Lal received his education at St. possible, they will, through their efforts, bring respect Xavier's College in Calcutta, In- back to RLC. dia, and held the distinction of Michael Glancy, a glass artist, assistant at the Rhode Island Honorary Professor at both in- will. present a slide-lecture School of Design, where he is a stitutions stnce rsn. He has served program on glass as an art form candidate for an M.F.A. in glass. It has already been stated that the new leadership is' as special professor of Indian and material on Wednesday, April He spent the last two summers as a young. The three officers are all freshmen. This might ~~~~~:i~~i~:tr;r~:~~~~r:o: '18 at 7 p.m. in Decker College teaching assistant at Pilchuck present a problem for them, But we believe that this w.ill parative literature at the Center at Western Maryland GlassCenterinWashingtonState Pilchuck be overcome by two main teeters. First, they won't func- University of Illinois; and adjunct College. the lecture at 8 p.m., .scbool which is a resident summer become has Following an in- tion under a typical stereotype, becausethey haven't been professor at Walden University, there will be an opening of his show ternational glass center. It exposedto it for very long. This is good. becausethe image Fla., as well as visiting professor in Gallery One of the Fine Arts features artists and craftsmen of RLC presently ranges from nothing to poor, This new ~~iv~~~7~:~ i:~:- co~~:::;~e ~~~ Building. The show will continue from England, Germany, Italy and group can only improve. Secondly. since they are young, lectured at European, British and through May 2 and con, lsts of 40 Sweden who teach glass blowing, we hopethat they use the knowledge and guidance of their Australian universites pieces of glass, ranging in size stained glass, architectural glass 15 inches. Glancy fellow council members. Scrimshaw strongly urges these from 3 to the pieces as "generally and fiat glass. to Roy Fender, describes According members to be supportive of this new group of officers in quite massive, with thick walls to assistant professor of art at WMC, any trying times that may develop, Lal. who received the honorary trap light and color." "Glancy is a very skilled and degree of Doctor of Letters from Glancy works as a teaching .knowledgeable artist." A new innovation of the revamped Religious Life Council is the addition of two voting members from the student :u~~~e:t~y ~na:~~:d i~n a 1~~~e;~ '---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, to body at large. This gives the students who are strongly project India's "transcreate" (tran- slate) Mahabharala into interested in religion but for some reason do not wish to be English. In addition to his current affiliated with a present religious group a chance to get project, he has transcreated involved. This is a good idea, and the Council should act on several other Indian classics in- it by holding elections as soon as possible. This also helps open the meetings to the student body as a whole. No ~Usd~:n~~~~~~~~~a!'n =tr~~ Editor-in-Chief Meg Hoyle longer· should the meetings be limited or unpublicized. Lal is,founder and director of the 'News Editor Chris Bohaska Edito'r in Calcutta, Tim Windsor Workshop a Feature Writers· Minutes from the meetings should be made available. Scrimshaw has always supported opening meetings and Chapin making the topics known toall. ' Solo ~~~[~~~~O~ager ~~:~:7n~ani The Religious Life Council in its old form did not fill Advertising Managers :~:'6~:an anyon·e's needs. But we believe that the new RLC can. F Distribution Manager Bill Spring Scrimshaw heartily endorses the reorganization and wiJJ cO~~aU;fnf:,~ b~1;~ecently started ,C~ver Photo Sue Quinn support them through all the trials it may encounter. But giving SOlO.concerts after touring IStaff: Teresa Baker, Karl Bugenhagen, Steve Bainbridge, Marie Borowski, the Council cannot work alone. Its biggest challenge is to with his brother's (Harry Chapin) Bill Byrne, Mary Cole, Sue Frost, Mimi Griffin, Helga Hein, Ron Jenifer Amanda get students to accept them. The editors feel that the band. His fIrst album was released Jones, MannyRosenberg, Barb Forrey U1rey, Debbie Wooden, Mimi Eby Steve Timchalla last October on Fanl.asy Wilker, Juay Wa1ker R~ords. students should support the new RLC, especially by He has also starred In the Ed Moore Connie Thompson Watty Noonan participating, The individual groups have to be reminded to actively participate in RLC. With the students' support ~~~~~s;~~ :~;~~~e'~~:~~:s ~!~r~'~~~~~~h;~b~;\7::~~t;~tS~~:;s~~ ~~~~nt~~~ ~~I:~~e~t~feo~~~~;:is~;:~:s~~ the shark documentary film ··Blue and the energy of the new leaders, Scrimshaw feels this Water, White Death ,. We welcome comments and/or suggestions. Please address all mail to SCRIMSHAW, time RLC can work, if weall help mak.eit! Tickets are $2.00 for students. Box I, Western Maryland College, Westminster, M,d.21157. faculty and staff, and $4.00 for anyone else.