Pete Rose Rose sentenced to 5 months Page 11 Joab Thomas: By MARK E. JONES and STACY NIEDECKER Collegian Staff Writers When the University Board of Trust ees votes Monday on presidential finalist Joab L. Thomas, it will vote on a man who accomplished much as the former head of the University of Ala bama. "He was like Bear Bryant, an aca demic Bear Bryant," said Carl Wil liams, Alabama's coordinator of admissions and graduate recruitment. "He was like a student and a president at the same time." Colleagues credit Thomas, president of the University of Alabama at Tusca loosa from 1981 to 1988, with improving that university's relations with legis lators, the community and industry. "I don't see how we could have asked for much more unless he developed an anti-gravity machine," said Robert Barfield, dean of Alabama's College of Engineering. mean, sure we'd like somebody to wave a magic wand and have an endowment to match Har vard's. But what he did, in the time he had to do it, it's miraculous." Romanians president's TIMISOARA, Romania ( AP ) More than 10,000 people yesterday demanded the resignation of President lon Iliescu during a demonstration in this western city that gave birth to Romania's anti-Communist revolution. The protesters, who equated Iliescu with communism, also called on his government to step down and urged the release of a jailed activist. In a main square of Timisoara, the demonstrators accused Iliescu and his government of a new form of totalitarian rule. They cheered "Down with Communism!" and "Down with Iliescu!" Iliescu, a former Communist official, won free elections in May, but opponents demanded he step down because of his hard-line past. He has repeatedly said he favors democracy and a free-market economy. Timisoara is the Transylvania city where street protests touched off a revolution in December against Communist dic tator Nicolae Ceausescu. Heand his wife Elena were exe cuted Dec. 25 under orders of a revolutionary tribunal. Big Ten students to meet University hosts student association's session By MARC HARKNESS Collegian Staff Writer Student leaders from Big Ten univer sities will meet in State College this weekend their first official meeting with peers from the conference's newest member. At the request of Penn State's Under graduate Student Government, the Big Ten Student Association will hold a work session today, tomorrow and Sun day at the Atherton Hilton, 125 S. Ather ton St. "I pushed for it," USG President J.P. Muir said. "It's a good opportunity for us to show that we rightfully belong in it." Among other things, the association will vote on a chairperson and a logo. Muir said he hopes student represen tatives will emerge more united and with a better understanding of student governments at other universities. University presidents from the Big Ten formally invited Penn State into the conference in June. The conference's main academic body, the Committee for Institutional Cooperation, extended its invitation to Penn State two weeks ago. At the work session, USG Executive Assistant James Marino, who organized Churcheserrt" *icize advertisement By MARC RANKNESS care aboutkpeople, but you're doing The letter, signed by 727 people, Colleglangtett Writer. . . .. something that hurts people," said protested a Penh State advertisement Michael LaPlara, ponticalendirector depicting LGSA membersthat ran in Centre region churches that took of the Lesbian and Gay Student AM- January. The January ad said gay out a full-ppge advertisement eritkis- ate. men and lesbians should not have to the University for promoting Eight mirfuters representing sta pretend to no heterosexual lag ,- homosexuality have little understand- Bible and Baptist churches in State "we proteit this promotion of lag of issues facing gay men and kg- College and surrounding COMMO - nomorrususow , as an acceptable life -Mans at Poop State, said an LGSA eh. tittles, bought a page of Sunday's style an several grounds," the min- . dire Centre Doily Ilmas to publish an opal asters said in their mown* citing "yes, you're doing this henna* you letter to the Board of Trustees. Please roe LEITER, Page I-4. Joab L. Thomas One of Thomas' notable achieve ments was the formation of a part nership between Alabama and Rochester Products Tuscaloosa Plant, a General Motors facility on the verge of closing. demand resignation In an open letter to the government, the demonstrators yes terday also urged the release of Marian Munteanu, the leader of a 53-day round-the-clock opposition rally broken up by police last month. Munteanu was later badly beaten by rampaging miners answering an Iliescu call for help against anti-government rioters. She was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Earlier yesterday, Iliescu promised university students he would contact the prosecutor general about Munteanu. But he told students seeking Munteanu's release that "it is the task of justice to take a decision" in the case, the state Rompres news agency said. Munteanu's detention ignited a mass protest July 13, when 20,000 demonstrators marched in Bucharest to demand his release. The world community harshly criticized Iliescu for the miners' rampage, and the United States and other Western nations cut off all non-humanitarian aid to Romania. J. P. Muir the work session at University Park, will represent Penn State, Muir said. "James, from the outset, has worked very hard on this," Muir said. "He's the most knowledgeable on the associa- Muir represented Penn State when ~..„ Pa. Centre Stage r 44 4 ``e.‘ 4 Sleuth: A 'who done it' English mystery i: '. 'll. play ends theater season ~ ir Page 11 to 111 aily Collegian An 'academic Thomas: only nominee to board TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) —Joab L. Thomas, announced Wednesday as the finalist for the University pre sidency, said yesterday his appoint ment is "a done deal." am the only one the search committee is recommending to the board and I have been told privately that the board will vote unanimously for me," he said. The University Board of Trustees will vote Monday on Thomas' appointment. Thomas said the University took the initiative in approaching him and Collegian File Photo When he suggested the partnership between the plant and the Colleges of Business and Engineering, workers were already tearing up the equipment, Williams said. The plant had already reduced costs and was unable to main tain a profit. Thomas promised that if the plant didn't reduce its operating costs by "I pushed for it. It's a good opportunity for us to show that we rightfully belong in it." the association met in April at the Uni versity of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Students, the press and the public will be able to attend a reception at 3 p.m. today in the Hilton's Regency Room. The group will meet at the hotel's Van derbilt Room and may vote to hold a news conference after business is com pleted Sunday, Muir said. Marino said the association may also discuss publishing a magazine for stu dents at Big Ten universities. Although Marino will be the only vot ing representative for Penn State, Muir and USG Vice President Susan Wil liams will be present and will confer on the vote. Collegian File Photo Michael LaFlam, co-director of the Lesbian and Gay Student Association, said he looks forward to discussing the Please see CONFERENCE, Page 14. that the process was a fast one. "They first made contact in late fall and said I had been nominated," Thomas said. "They didn't say who nominated me and it came as a com plete surprise. They asked for a resume and that was the last I heard of them until last month when I interviewed in State College. "I interviewed a couple of times and then last Monday, the search committee contacted me and said I would be their unanimous recom mendation to become the next pres ident," he added. $1.5 million, Alabama would pay Gen eral Motors that amount, but it was nev er necessary. Thomas' program saved 202 jobs and $8 million in taxes. "We're demonstrating in a very prac tical way that knowledge has enormous value," Thomas told the Atlanta Consti tution Journal in 1984. "I wanted to show the genral public that universities can - J.P. Muir USG President University not affected by English fluency law; teaching assistant evaluations already required By MARIBEL CRUZ Collegian Staff . Writer A new state law requiring universities to guarantee instruc tors' English fluency will not have much impact at Penn State because the University has been evaluating fluency since 1981, said C. Gregory Knight, vice provost and dean of under graduate affairs. The law, signed by Gov. Robert P. Casey two weeks ago, imposes a $lO,OOO fine for each course taught by a faculty II , . '.7" * ' i . . 0 i , , . 1 r' , I spiew 1 41 w I x. .., 1100 i ' 'ji° . 4,, lot . i 4 ''''' * liar i ' 4, ' 4 . i.j Fireball A huge fireball explodes over the BASF chemical plant in Cincinnati, Ohio. The explosions yesterday killed one person and injured at least 63 others while shattering windows in houses and businesses up to a quarter•mile away. There were reports of a second death but could not confirm it and at least one person is missing. Bear Bryant' play a significant role in commerce and business and economic development." Today, the plant is one of the most pro ductive in Alabama, Williams said. "Dr. Thomas' programs were so suc cessful, why would we change them? That's not what we did when Coach Bry ant left," Williams said. "We didn't change the name of the team.- Thomas also raised funds from the legislature. That might present a chal lenge in Pennsylvania, which ranks 47th among the 50 states in funding for public universities, according to 1986 statistics. "His personal relationship with the legislature was the best I've ever seen," said Billie Fulmer, Alabama's budget director. Thomas was able to clarify for the legislature why and where funds were most needed, Fulmer said. Although the university's budget was open, that had little impact on state funding, he said. The legislators were most interested in Thomas' explanations of expenditures. "(The legislature) seemed to under stand how all of these things would fit together," he said. When Thomas began his tenure, Ala- Weather Partly sunny, hot and humid today, with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon, high 89. Partly cloudy tonight, low 67. More clouds and cooler Saturday and Sunday with scattered showers, highs in the mid 80s. - Mike Hopkins Friday, July 20, 1990 Vol. 91, No. 26 14 pages University Park, Pa. 16801 Published independently by students at Penn State , cm 1990 Collegian Inc. bama's state appropriation was about $4O million; now it is just over $BO mil lion, said Harry Knopke, Thomas' for mer assistant. In 1981, Penn State's appropriation was $133.76 million. Now it is $252 mil lion. "We had very poor relations with our legislature, when he became president. When he left, it couldn't have been much better," Barfield said. "We had, frankly, an uncomfortable relationship with the city in which this university resides. But when he left it was very comfortable." His talent for fund raising allowed Thomas to expand a number of student programs, Williams said. For example, the number of students in Alabama's scholars program qua drupled during Thomas' time at the uni versity's helm. Qualified students were never turned away because the pro gram had run out of money, Williams said. Some of that funding went into build ings, including a new fine arts facility dedicated to music and expansion of the university's libraries, now ranked among the top 100 research libraries. member or teaching assistant not certified in English fluency. Currently, the University does not require professors to take a fluency exam before they begin teaching, said Karen Johnson, assistant professor of speech communications and coordinator of the teaching assistant program. But departments do evaluate the fluency of those applying for faculty positions at the University. "Normally they have to give a seminar or an oral presen tation when they are applying for a position," Knight said Please see FLUENCY, Page 14. AP Laser Photo
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