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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1990
Page
7
Iowa State University will appoint a faculty watchdog committee to monitor academically at risk students and withhold practice or competition for those not meeting standards. The measure follows new admission guidelines easing entry for some students and aims to ensure genuine progress toward degrees amid pending leadership changes.
Artist Jenny Holzer explains her Truisms as public art challenging viewers to rethink discourse. The Presence of Absence exhibition at the U of I Museum of Art runs through December 2 and is partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The pro life group accused Harkin of opposing a parental notification amendment while he argued the real issue is the amendment’s restrictiveness. He contended it could bar abortions in incest or rape cases and would unfairly affect the poor, lacking a judicial bypass or emergency consent option.
Governor Branstad described the protest as among the biggest and most unruly in his three campaigns. Officers, some with nightsticks, were called to control the crowd while traffic was directed. Hans Detweiler, a Virginia senior, attempted to block the governor’s exit by lying in the street and was removed by Poweshiek County deputies.
Iowa State University President Gordon Eaton proposes a faculty committee to review academically at risk athletes and potential removal from practice or competition. Admissions under NCAA guidelines require core GPA or ACT scores, with freshmen allowed to compete if not redshirted. The plan also calls for academic and social support, increased minority coaching and staff, and ending complimentary season tickets outside the Athletics Department by July 1, 1991.
Iowa State University President Gordon Eaton leaves academic reform decisions to the athletics and physical education departments. He contrasts this with the University of Iowa approach that mandated 14 credit hours, pass/fail elective credits, and no credit for team participation or conditioning programs. Eaton calls his suggestions strong but not mandates.
ISU President Gordon Eaton announced starting July 1 faculty and staff outside athletics will no longer receive free season tickets. Even Eaton will forfeit his tickets. He cited improper impressions from free passes and a stale ticket list including former or inactive ticketholders. He urged a thorough clean up to prevent future misuse.
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