AS A FIRST year, I thought that the University's trademark racial tension was all my fault. Minorities are often accused of exacerbating race problems through self-segregation, and I believed it.
A new University Judiciary Committee bylaw explicitly states that it is the University judicial organization that will adjudicate cases of hazing.
The Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library has a new face now that Ann Whiteside took over as fine arts librarian two weeks ago. In her new job, Whiteside is responsible for maintaining the collections and services provided to students and faculty members in the arts departments, such as architecture and art history that use the library. A search committee, which began looking for a new fine arts librarian a year ago, sought someone with experience working in art libraries and developing both digital and traditional collections, said Jane Penner, music librarian and chairwoman of the search committee. The new librarian also needed to work well with the faculty, be a strong manager and help the staff develop, Penner said. Whiteside "had the best balance between offering services in digital materials and traditional print material," she said. Whiteside's strong experience with visual resources and prior experience with supervision contributed to her selection, said Diane Walker, associate University librarian for user services. Whiteside previously served as the visual resource librarian at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
The University is making it a little easier for English majors to take the road less traveled. Beginning in the fall of 2002, a new English department program will allow majors to fulfill requirements for a master's degree with just one more year of study.
