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The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity

at William Jewell College is

currently under investigation by

both the College and their national

headquarters for numerous

violations of college and fraternity

policy.

On Jan. 5, the Office of

Student Affairs received email

correspondence from a student

and the student’s family expressing

concerns that the fraternity was

hazing new members, according to

Rick Winslow, Dean of Students. In

addition, violations were discovered

during a mid-year inspection of

the fraternity house. Found in

the house were “large quantities

of alcohol, drug paraphernalia in

one chapter member’s room, and

two weapons, one of which was a

firearm,” according to Winslow.

Following these discoveries and

the hazing allegation, alumni

leadership was notified, and

Winslow directed that certain steps

be taken by the College. First, the

College temporarily suspended all

chapter operations pending the

results of an investigation. This

included canceling the scheduled

initiation for new members,

planned to begin on Jan. 7. The FIJI

national headquarters, located in

Lexington, Ky. were notified, and

Student Affairs requested that they

also begin an investigation.

The Office of Student Affairs

immediately began investigative

interviews with a large portion of

the FIJI chapter, including both

active members and those who

had not yet been initiated. As of

press time, all but three of the

interviews had been conducted.

Following the investigation, the

College will produce a report that

will be presented to the chapter,

alumni leadership and national

headquarters staff.

“The chapter can expect that once

the report is finished, they will

be taken through the disciplinary

process set forth for Greek

organizations,” Winslow said. “The

ramifications are very serious.”

Any disciplinary action will be

determined by the Greek Judicial

Council, which consists of students

and faculty members, as outlined by

the Greek Strategic Plan.

“The chapter’s educational viability

is in question. It must prove at this

point that it will be supportive of

the College’s mission and the Greek

Strategic plan and are willing and

able to enforce all policies of both

the College and the fraternity,”

Winslow said. “If they are unable to

do that, the question becomes: are

they suitable as a Greek organization

at William Jewell?”

The Office of Student Affairs

expects to have the report complete

by the middle of next week and

disciplinary action will follow.

The William Jewell College Board

of Trustees discussed a support

group for marginalized students,

tenure requirements and tuition

increases, among other issues,

during its meetings Jan. 19-20.

At the meeting, the board voted

to approve a recommendation that

would establish a support network

for William Jewell students

known as PEACE (Providing

Everyone A Caring Environment).

Emerging from a six-month study

conducted by the trustees and the

administration, PEACE will reach

out to marginalized students such

as racial and ethnic minorities

and gay, lesbian, bisexual and

transgender students.

PEACE will consist of two

components-faculty and staff

members working

with

marginalized

students and a peer support

group. After the College identifies

faculty and staff who would like to

be involved they will go through

training and be made available to

students who need their help. Once

they receive training, they will have

a small logo to place in their office,

which will indicate that the person

has received training to help those

who feel marginalized, according to

Dr. Andy Pratt, dean of the chapel

and vice president of religious

ministries.

The peer support group will be

by the assistance of the Office of

Student Affairs. “One important

distinction is it’s a support group

for students wanting to talk about

sexual orientation. It will be a

support group, not an advocacy

group,” Pratt said.

The group should be operational

by the fall semester, according to

Dr. David Sallee, president of the

College. “There are students on this

campus who feel marginalized and

we need to provide an opportunity

for support,” Sallee said. “It is

important that this is seen as an

intentional opportunity. It’s a

public statement that we care about

our students.”

“I hope people understand a lot of

work went into creating a program

that would help people…and be

consistent with the identity of the

College.” Pratt said. “I think that

the heart of this is that we want to

deal with all students in a caring

way, to listen to their issues and

respond in ways that are supportive

and caring.”

The trustees also discussed tenure

requirements, which are reviewed

by the Board every three years. The

Board has recently begun to “look

very closely” at the policy requiring

that faculty members demonstrate

Christian commitment, according

to Sallee. Currently, according

to the Faculty Handbook, this

commitment is demonstrated

in three ways: participation in

Christian causes and organizations,

membership in a Christian church

and an exemplary Christian lifestyle.

In addition to this requirement,

individuals tenured by the

College must also fulfill four other

standards: teaching competence,

professional education, advisory

effectiveness and intellectual and

scholarly vitality.

“In the past, we’ve let

church membership suffice

[in demonstrating Christian

commitment], which is not truly

sufficient,” Sallee said. “We need

to tenure an individual based

on affirmative demonstration

of commitment to our Christian

mission, which can take other

permutations.”

The main focus of the meeting

was on Academic Affairs and

Student Life, tenure requirements,

and whether those who are not

Christian should be considered for

tenure. Faculty members, including

Dr. Gary Armstrong, professor of

political science, Dr. Gina Lane,

professor of communication, Dr.

Milton Horne, professor of religion,

Dr. Ruth Kauffmann, professor

of Languages, Dr. Scott Falke,

assistant professor of biology, and

Dr. Kenneth Chatlos, Oxbridge

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For three years, students led by

Dr. Todd Wirth, general manager of

KWJC-FM and assistant professor of

communication, worked dillegently

to see that the station was granted

an eight-year license extension

by the Federal Communication

Commission. Their work paid off,

the extension was granted, and

as recently as Jan. 4, the College

passed a surprise inspection by the

FCC with flying colors.

Less than two weeks later, however,

the elation surrounding the positive

results of this inspection turned to

shock.

On Jan. 16, Wirth was informed

that the College was in the process

of signing a letter of intent to

affiliate the radio station with the

Educational Media Foundation,

thus ending the electronic media

emphasis within the communication

major and terminating Wirth’s

position.

The decision, is expected to net

the College $150,000 in savings

and increased revenues, according

to Dr. David Sallee, president of

William Jewell College. The decision

has been criticized by members of

the campus community, including

Wirth, his colleagues in the

department of communication and

members of the radio station staff

for a lack of input by members of

the campus community.

“I was contacted to arrange a

meeting on Jan. 12 and the meeting

was to be held with the Dean [Dr.

John Westlie, vice president for

academic affairs and dean of the

College] and with Dr. David Sallee,”

Wirth said. “There was no agenda or

topic for the meeting provided and

I ended up meeting with them on

Monday, Jan. 16, and that’s when I

learned about (the decision to take

a letter of intent to affiliate to the

Board of Trustees).”

Students learned about the

decision from Wirth and Dr. Gina

Lane, professor of communication

and chairwoman, at a meeting on

Jan. 17.

“We really had no warning,”

Allison Allain, station manager and

senior computer science major.

“The school just spent a very large

amount of money on renovating

the station. Our equipment is less

than three years old and is very

high quality. We have been in the

process of applying for upgrades

and there was no message from

higher-ups that this was something

we shouldn’t be pursuing.”

“The decision made is to sign a

letter of intent with the Educational

Media Foundation to affiliate with

their network in the form of a local

marketing agreement,” Sallee said.

“Our interest, of course, is to do a

local marketing agreement, but it’s

not a done deal yet.” According to

Sallee, what remains on the deal is

for EMF to exercise “due diligence”

and work out many of the details on

the agreement. If a local marketing

agreement with EMF is reached,

the current top 40 format of the

station will switch to a Christian

music format.

“Initially, they [EMF] approached

us and asked to talk about purchasing

the station,” Sallee said. Although

William Jewell was not interested

in selling the station, the College

inquired about the possibility

of affiliating the station while

maintaining ownership and control

of the station and its equipment.

EMF was the only company that

the College considered affiliating

with, although the College sought

the advice of a broker who advised

that it was a good deal. Wirth also

was asked to review the tentative

agreement to see if it was a good

deal for the College. If the deal goes

through, the College will continue

to own and be responsible for the

equipment. “Last fall a task group

of the Board [of Trustees] who was

charged with looking at the assets

the College has and thinking about

how [the College’s] assets could be

best used going forward.” It was

this task force, Sallee said, that

made the recommendation to sign

the letter of intent.

The deal will be worth

approximately $150,000 a year to

the College in increased revenue

and decreased expenses. Sallee

said that so far, there is no specific

program that the money is intended

for. “We haven’t decided. We’re not

anticipating any new programs, but

[the money will be] put towards

academic priorities,” he said.

According to information provided

by KWJC, radio as an activity at

William Jewell dates back over

40 years. In the early 1960s, a

carrier-current radio station which

broadcast an AM signal through the

electrical wiring on campus. The

signal could be heard in the rooms

of buildings on campus, but the

process to create the College’s first

“real” radio station was completed

by Dr. Georgia Bowman, professor

emerita. KWPB, named for Walter

Pope Binns, former president of

the College, began broadcasting

with 10 watts of power on April 8,

1974 in an office on the top floor

of Yates College Union. Each day

the station signed off the air with

“evening vespers,” presented by

the department of religion. The

first faculty member hired solely

to teach broadcasting courses

and serve as the radio station

manager was in 1979 and in 1981

the station’s power was increased

from 10 to 240 watts. After the

call letters became available, the

station switched its call letters from

KWPB to KWJC in 1985. In April

1995, the station affiliated with the

Morningstar Network and became

able to broadcast 24-hours a day for

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Friday, Jan. 27, 2006 • Volume 20 • Issue 13

Copyright © 2006 The Hilltop Monitor.

All Rights Reserved

The Hilltop Monitor is published by the students of William Jewell

College, Liberty, Mo. Subscriptions are available for $25.00 per year.

Mail to: The Hilltop Monitor, 500 College Hill, Liberty, Mo., 64068.

Entered as First Class matter Sept. 27, 1911, in the post office of Lib-

erty, Mo. 64068, under the act of March 3, 1880. Editorial comment

does not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the College.

Sarah Bader

Editor-in-chief

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Associate Editor

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Assignment Editor

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Staff Writers &

Photographers:

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holz, Colin Chambers, Sarah

Fletcher, Stephanie Gonzales,

Josh Hastey, Victoria Hill,

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Nurse, Paige Parkman, Sean

Riordan, Karis Rosell, Jill

Sladek, Zakiya Tanner, Erin

Thess, Emily Wales, Andrew

Wingfield, Drew Winterberg

The Hilltop Monitor Editorial Board is a

cross-section of students at William Jewell

College. Each week, the board considers

a relevant campus issue and one edito-

rial is presented for printing in the Hilltop

Monitor. The members of the editorial

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Josepha Haden-Chomphosy, senior

Tristan Hooker, senior

Jonathan Simcosky, senior

Rachel Vig, sophomore

David Weigert, sophomore

Students question tuition increases

For Sale or Rent: One small, liberal arts college.

Price: Negotiable

Nestled on a hill in charming Liberty, this campus is a real gem. Available for sale in whole or in parts, so get together with a friend and buy

a whole building! Campus comes furnished and fully staffed (for the most part), although it may need a new coat of paint or an institutional

recycling policy. Lots of bedrooms and bathrooms, although most already occupied to capacity, and not all are accessible to those with handicaps.

Parking available, but removed from campus in low lit areas, giving your driving experience a rustic charm!

Somewhat of a fixer-upper, although some portions already are under renovation, providing you with a lovely and scenic route around the

picturesque Library to the Union. Perfect for those who like science-plenty of opportunities

to study mold available (discover the next penicillin!). An observatory also available, like

new, rarely used.

This campus is going fast, so don’t miss your opportunity to get in on this exciting real

estate. Many award winning programs available for purchase, to suit any taste and lifestyle.

Mold a program to your unique tastes! Purchase the campus newspaper and use it to run

personal photographs, purchase the music department and convert it into a summer camp

for British boys choirs, purchase the radio station and use it to loop pre-programmed music,

purchase a fraternity house and turn it into a hamburger joint…the possibilities are endless!

Sales may come with some resistance from pre-existing tenants, but nothing that can’t be

easily shoved under the rug or transferred to other property.

Buyer must be familiar with management jargon and be willing to create numerous

strategic plans (strategic plans need not actually function). Straight white males especially

encouraged to apply.

Ideal for families, college students, or corporations! Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!!!

Si habla español, but that’s pretty much it, unless you’d maybe like to sponsor our language department?

Dear Editor:

Isn’t it a shame that it seems to always take a crisis to bring people together and

to boost awareness? In light of that observation, we would like to take a moment to

thank everyone those who have poured their heart and soul into Jewell 91.9.

The station has come a long way since Dr. Wirth took over in 2003. Jewell 91.9 has

moved from tapes and reels, to records, to CDs, and is now computerized. Compared

to other college radio stations, Jewell 91.9 is a state of the art learning environment.

In fact, we even have the opportunity to rival some commercial stations in terms of

facilities and software programs.

Jewell 91.9 has given students the opportunity to hone their on-air talent, their

production skills and learn about and even manage the different aspects of running

a station. But more than giving students real-world marketable experience, it has

brought a community together.

It has become a second home to many students and also provided a connection and

sense of ownership that many commuter students would have otherwise missed.

Speaking of community, it has brought the Cardinal sports experience to Liberty

and the Northland as well as other campus community events as featured on our own

public affairs program titled “Community Gems.”

As a result of the hard work and efforts of many, Jewell 91.9 FM was named Princeton

Review’s 11

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Best College Radio Station in the United States last year.

We, the staff of Jewell 91.9, would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has

contributed to the Jewell 91.9 station. Although the “phase out” process will begin

before we are ready, the station will continue to broadcast normally until May. We

look forward to learning what we can, having the time of our lives and continuing to

build ties with the community.

We realize that this may sound a bit like a eulogy, but it isn’t, yet. That is where the

community comes into play. We need your support now more than ever. We, the

students and the communication faculty, may have been blindsided with the news,

but we aren’t D.O.A. The community is the life blood of this station. We need you to

help save the station that is truly a unique and irreplaceable “Jewell.”

Sincerely,

The Student Staff of Jewell 91.9 FM

Submitted by Melinda Sadler & Jeff Vaughn

Dear Editor:

As most of the campus is aware, KWJC (the campus radio station) has been sold to make the

college more money and by doing so, ending a degree plan and a co-curricular activity. I’m pretty

upset over this, actually, I’m ticked off. I believe that there were many factors here that prove

there was a lack of communication to any persons involved until it was already done.

First of all, Dr. Sallee did not bring it to the attention of the faculty in the Communication

Department or the Department Chair concerning this until the deal had been settled. Second,

they (the powers that be at William Jewell College) did not look at any other options to help raise

money for the College. Finally, they gave no warning to the students involved in the station or any

other options for us.

This change affects me directly because I will be losing valuable on-air experience to help me

attain the career path I have chosen. But I doubt the administration here really cares about that.

They already have my check for this semester as well as next year.

When asked about where the new money will go, Dr. Sallee said it will go toward “academic

enhancement.” I think this is technical talk for “We don’t know yet.” I think that keeping the radio

station (for hands-on training) as well as the curriculum for this major would fall in the realm of

academics. But hey, that’s just me thinking.

So what happens to the brand new equipment the station got that cost the college $100,000?

Probably in a storage room somewhere on campus to collect dust. But wait Shawn, the new

company will probably use that equipment for their uses. Wrong. The new company will be

using our station as a repeater station. A repeater station broadcasts the signal from the home

station out to the smaller stations. Congratulations WJC Administration, you’ve turned the 11

th

best college radio station of 2005 (according to the Princeton Review) into a big broadcast tower.

I bet you feel great about that.

Something else that I think is pretty odd. I have talked with several students at my high school

and tell them about what a great college this is. And in many ways, Jewell is a great school. I love

it here. My little brother and my cousin graduate from high school this year and were interested

in coming to Jewell to study radio broadcasting because they saw how much fun I was having

with the program. I have had to tell them that the program was cancelled and they cut Jewell off

their list of potential schools. Dr. Sallee, did you think about the repercussions this would have on

incoming students and their decision to come here?

I think about what has happened and I wonder if this could happen to your co-curricular activity.

I figure pretty soon they’ll probably turn the Hilltop Monitor into an extension of the Liberty

Tribune or the Kansas City Star. Just give it a few semesters.

Shawn James, Senior Communication with

Electronic Media Emphasis Major

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

It is early in the semester so we’re starting with the facts. I won’t be using overly emotional language. I will even try my

hardest to keep my opinion out of this. I’m just going to tell you what I know.

There is a plan to raise tuition in the next few years. Next year it will increase $1,800 for tuition, $70 for room, and $90 for

board, according to the campus website. As for the reasoning behind this rise in price, there have been a few suggestions.

Those discussed at Editorial Board this week included gaining students outside this region, taking another step in becoming

more like our aspirant schools, or moving toward a more prestigious name. The ultimate goal, when looking at these three

possible options, seems to be the hope of recognition on a grander scale.

With a rise in tuition there are a few things that may improve. We will have more resources available to us. This, in turn,

could easily lead to the ability to hire more faculty. With the option of more faculty means the recovery of lost classes such

as German. Food services will be able to negotiate fair trade and find local produce. Information Services could have the

possibilty of finding a more stable server. There are many things that could possibly come of this that would be very good

for our campus overall.

This rise in tuition does not, however, come without its problems. Nothing comes without its problems. As far as I know

there is no such growth planned for the scholarship fund which means, essentially, that a smaller percent of tuition can be

paid for those students who are on need-based scholarships not to mention those students who are paying for their entire

college experience out of pocket. This change, once completed, will also alter the accessabilty of our college. While it is true

that it will move our enrollment into different regions, it might mean that we lose some of the regional talent due to lack

of funding.

There it is. For more facts you can head over to www.jewell.edu where there is a full press release.

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Danielle Mills

Associate Editor

Crossed Wires:

Does the Bible allow Christians to drink in good conscience?

Encore!

Andrew Wingfield - Nantes, France

Josh Hastey

Bryan Peters

Well, here I

am again, living

abroad and

writing about

my

experiences and

o b s e r v a t i o n s

while away. I’ve

been in France

now for two full

weeks— exact ly

four weeks less than I had been in

Buenos Aires before writing my

first article last semester—so the

verdict is still out on many of my

impressions of France and of the

French. Accordingly, and because

I think it would make a nice

transition from one location to the

other, I’d like to begin this semester

with a piece marking some of the

differences and similarities that I’ve

found between Buenos and Nantes.

First and foremost, Nantes doesn’t

quite feel like the moderately large

city that it is (apparently the sixth

largest in France with over 500,000

citizens), especially after having

lived in a sprawling metropolis of

13 million people. As such, many

of the differences between the two

are merely issues of population and

space.

For example, this semester I’ve

traded my South American twin

sisters and their luxury apartment

for a family of seven and a three-

story house located a few kilometers

from the center of Nantes. The

street that the house sits on—one

of the main transportation routes

leading into the center—is so quiet

and dark at night, I wonder how

I ever became accustomed to the

constant light, traffic and barking

dogs that constantly filled my room

in Buenos Aires last semester.

Additionally, both cities boast

excellent public transportation

systems, though the French are

audacious enough to post at each

bus stop the estimated time of

arrival, down to the minute, for

every hour that the bus runs on any

given day of the year—and from

what I’ve seen so far, they’re usually

right on. I’d like to see a Porteño’s

reaction to such an idea. On the

other hand, the buses shut down in

Nantes at 12:30 am, which means

that the average Nantais will have

been in bed for hours before the

Porteño has even left the bar and

headed toward the dance club.

For the most part, Nantes is a

cleaner city than Buenos Aires; I’ve

seen bits of graffiti here and there,

but all of the public buildings,

statues, fountains and ancient

cathedrals have been untouched by

spray paint and markers (or at least

quickly cleaned up), unlike those

in Argentina. On the other hand,

there is easily as much dog doo on

the sidewalks of Nantes, a feat I

never would have thought possible

after living in Buenos Aires and

I’ve already stepped in more the

past two weeks than I did all of last

semester.

A final blatant difference between

the two cities is the conditions of

their peoples. As I have already

written in a previous article,

Argentina’s poverty rate hovers

around 50 percent, and even in

the wealthiest areas of the city, the

poverty of the people is evident.

Here, on the other hand, the

Nantais were recently named as

having one of the highest qualities

of life in France. While I’ve seen

the occasional person begging in

the streets, it’s more than evident

that nearly all the French of Nantes

indeed live well and I’m constantly

reminded that I’m living in a

country who’s currency is stronger

than my own.

I’m often asked which city is

better or which I prefer more. My

response is, at least to this point,

that it’s like comparing apples and

oranges and luckily I like both! I

treasured my time in Buenos Aires

and love Argentina, though there’s

also something endearing about

this less-chaotic, less-colorful but

yet equally intriguing city.

Communication breakdown fuels frustrations

REBEKAH BOUAS

Staff Writer

Have you heard the most recent

William Jewell College rumor?

William Jewell has bought a golf

course. William Jewell is selling

its golf course. Up until this week,

I didn’t even know that William

Jewell had a golf course. And just

for clarity’s sake, we do have a golf

course, and no, as of right now we are

not selling it. My favorite and most

outrageous of all the rumors: Jewell

is selling its bookstore to Barnes

and Noble. Amazingly enough, that

rumor is barely fiction as the campus

bookstore really is being outsourced

to this major company.

The rumors and

miscommunication spread around

William Jewell concerning the

affiliation of KWJC with the

Educational Media Foundation

(EMF) have caused more drama

than needed and more than one

person is at fault.

The first mistake in communication

was President David Sallee’s

decision to keep the department

of communication out of the

decision-making process during the

preliminary discussions with EMF.

I understand that he believed the

process would not move forward

if he extended the pool of people

involved. However, when one is

dealing with professors who know

the inner workings of the radio

station and who advise the students

affected by this change, the input

and knowledge from this group

should be invaluable.

The next mistake was the way in

which the students found out about

the decision. During the first radio

meeting of spring semester, students

were told about the elimination of

the student-managed radio program,

and then they were released for the

evening. Those students then told

the story to their friends and by dawn

the buzz was already around campus.

This was not the way to release the

information to the public. There

was too much misunderstanding,

resulting in exaggerated stories

and rumors, and too little help was

offered the students initially. A

promise had been made to help

them rearrange their schedules

so that they might still receive a

degree, though not necessarily in

electronic media, but the students

had too little information and the

issue affected them deeply. What

would a normal human do in such a

stressful situation but speculate, get

angry and think of ways to fight this

change?

The students are understandably

upset. Some must change their

course of study or change schools in

order to keep their majors.

Then again, will they? After talking

with multiple students, faculty,

and Sallee himself, the story I put

together is still not clear. There is

a discrepancy in how the electronic

media students will be dealt with

and in what areas of the radio

students will be able to work. Even

an issue as simple as numbers is not

concrete. According to the numbers

the President provided, there are

only 12 students in the electronic

media field and 20 students affected

overall. According to Dr. Gina Lane,

chairwoman of the department of

communication, the numbers are

closer to 20 majors and 40 students

involved overall.

The miscommunication continues.

Any prospective student searching

the William Jewell website will find

a lovely synopsis about the success

of the College radio station and will

learn how they can get involved if

they attend our school. The major

is still listed among the courses of

study.

The department of communication

should not be telling students one

thing when the President is saying

another. In the next few days, I

believe that informational meetings

need to be arranged between the

two parties to get everyone on the

same page. Then, present a united

stance, if not in mind, at least in

credible information, to the rest of

the campus who is throwing up its

hands in confusion. Perhaps then

the speculation and misinformation

heard at the tables in the cafeteria

will no longer be debated. If

everyone is properly informed, the

College might be able to ease hurt