DePaulia (DePaul University, Chicago, IL), 1992-10-16

              By Sara Ellefson Editor-in-Chief The Student Government Association (SGA) has initiated the impeachment proceedings of their president Michael Elmudesi. Elmudesi was served with a letter of impeachment, the first step in the process, as it is outlined in the Constitution of the DePaul University Student Government Association. "We are impeaching him beeause he has not lived up to the guidelines of the constitution," said Amy Rassmussen, Senator for the Music School. According to Amber Miller, Director of Campus Life for Loop Campus, "The way the process goes is that he is served the letter, we have ten days, and then after that it is voted on at a full body meeting." By Paul Fine Copy Editor On Wednesday, the DePaul Political Science Association hosted a "Meet the Candidates" meeting in the Stuart Center pit from 2:00-6:30 p.m. Various guest speakers who are running for public office gave speeches and took questions addressed to them by DePaul students. Elias Zenkich (R), who is trying to unseat the veteran incumbent candidate Dan Rostenkowski in See See Inside Inside Evan Washington, SGA Member at Large, expressed her concern over the state of SGA and her support of the impeachment. "In my three years of being on Student Government, it has never been this bad," said Washington. "It is something that needs to be done," Washington said of the impeachment. James R. Doyle, Vice President of Student Affairs said of the impeachment, "We never like to see anything like this happen. We would not interfere with the process, we only hope that there is a resolution of the differences before formal action is taken." 0 Judge Ann Houser (R), running for the position of Cook County Judge of the 8th SubCircuit, shares her views with the DePaul Community. Local Candidates Speak the State House of Representatives, was the first to address the group. He stressed the need for less government spending and the need to better encourage American industry. "I want to reduce government spending by a minimum of thirty percent. We need to elect new people and get a new agenda," he said. Next to debate were the two candidates running against each other for State Representative The presidential candidates stances on women's issues explored by Beth Kelly. See News, page 3. Vol. 71, No. 5 DePaul University October 16, 1992 Impeachment Process Started on SGA Pres. Elmudesi, after receiving the letter, said, "I am contacting all the members who signed this letter and the Executive Board will be planning individual meetings with all the members who signed this." "We are impeaching him because he is not living up to the guidelines of the constitution.'' -Amy Rassmussen Rassmussen and Miller, however, said "that is not done under SGA rules." They feel that would constitute a special meeting and impeachment must be delt with at regularly scheduled Governing body meetings only. Elmudesi expressed concern that people were named on the letter without their knowledge. "Within five minutes of receiving this letter, I was informed by one photo by Monica Schrager, Managing Editor (D) and Jeff Perlee (R). Erwin, a former Elgin public school teacher, touched on education, school reform and on her working to get more women involved in government. Her opponent, Jeff Perlee, emphasized his position on working against the so-called Democratic Machine: "They say that 'This is Chicago and we do things one way.' I reject that and my candidacy is an absolute rejection of that," Perlee said. (See Candidates, page 6) News Opinion Offset Sports Letter to the Editor expresses disappointment with African American Alliance. See Op/Ed, page 8. of the members whose name is listed, Jeff McCullom, that although he was at the meeting, he was not notified of his name being on the letter." "At the time the letter was drafted," said Rassmussen, "we had the verbal support of each name on the list." Peggy E. Clark, director of student life and advisor to SGA said, "As advisor, I am the objective party that is actively involved. I am concerned with productivity, how they (SGA members) get along, and how to best serve the students. I will make sure that the procedures that have to be followed will be followed, how­ The proposal, which still awaits approval from the Provost, focuses on high teaching performance, but will place added emphasis on scholarly, research, and creative work. "There has been a lot of debate and division on the issue of the role of research at DePaul," said Strain. "However, research must not be done at the expense of teaching." Strain stressed that the language of the document maintains that teaching is the highest priori­ Two features show different sides of Amate House: its his-" tory and its heart See Offset, page 12. ever, there are no set procedures when someone wants to lodge a protest with the Executive Board." "Basically, some of the main complaints that members at large and the Executive Board are having with the president is that there is a lack of communication going on between the president and the Executive Board, and the president and the members at large," said Chris Urban, Member at large. "Some of the complaints are: that he is not checking his mailbox...and the members at large and the Executive Board feel that he is not giving adequate office hours, and the office hours he does serve, are at night time or early in the morning, when he is not as accessable to the student body...also, he did not help with (See SGA page 4) Faculty Council Revises Procedures By Jennifer Tomshack Chief Reporter The Faculty Council accepted a proposal Wednesday that aims to more effectively balance outstanding teaching skills with research and other scholarly endeavors in deciding promotions and tenure. The revised faculty tenure and promotion criteria and procedures will clarify the standards applied in reviewing professors and will be included in the Faculty Handbook and the Manuel for Policies and Procedure for Faculty. "We've been in a situation of confusion for a long time," said Charles Strain, professor of religious studies and member of the proposal committee. think we've finally reached a point of consensus on what the criteria should be." ty and allows for many scholarly endeavors, not just traditional research. Patrick Callahan, professor of political science and member of the proposal committee, explained that some continued research is necessary to maintain a high teaching ability in the faculty. "Continued scholarship keeps the brain well-oiled," said Callahan. A committee of six professors and the provost review professors for tenure and promotions. There has been concern, however, among some faculty that these reviews have focused on research more in the last several years. "The wording of the document strikes a resonable balance between teaching and scholarship. However, it requires the reviewing committee to use good judgement just publishing isn't enough," said Callahan. The faculty council put forth proposed changes to the criteria and procedures for tenure and promotions last year. Their proposal was followed up by a counterproposal from the Provost's office. The current proposal is a compromise between the two. "There was mostly disagreements on procedure," said Callahan. "For example, we've decided in this proposal not to let (See Faculty, page 5) Women's Volleyball win two games on the road against Memphis State and Marquette. See Sports, page 16.