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The Campus Chronicle

Vol. XVII, Issue 7

for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts

Oct 12, 2001

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			As autumn begins to whisk away trees' foliage, the appropriately named Leif Banser, a junior from California, reclines in the limbs of a European beech tree at the Durfee Gardens. "I've never seen trees like these," he says. "I have been to this garden many times, and I can get away from the stress of my courses." (Stan Sherer photo)

	23 students displaced as fraternity house burns An Oct. 5 fire that rapidly destroyed the Delta Upsilon fraternity house at 778 North Pleasant St. put 23 students in temporary housing on the eve of the Columbus Day weekend. The blaze began around 2 p.m. Within an hour the building was disintegrating. Senate sifts through data on spending The Faculty Senate took a closer look at some of the budget figures used in Worcester chancellor Aaron Lazare's report from the Amherst Task Force at the senate's Oct. 4 meeting. Continuing Ed. graduate teachers to vote on union A ruling last week by the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission has cleared the way for a unionization vote by graduate students who teach in the Division of Continuing Education. Lazare report posted online The final report of the Task Force on the Future of UMass Amherst was released last week by the President's Office. Lack of interest sinks readers' forum This week's Chronicle was to feature a readers' forum on the Sept. 25 presentation by Medical School Chancellor Aaron Lazare regarding the future of the Amherst campus. Libraries director warns of possible state cuts in funding With the state budget picture worsening and legislators taking a hard look at spending, Library officials are warning that a funding cut of more than $1 million could be in the offing. Crist to address Faculty Senate The Oct. 18 Faculty Senate meeting is scheduled to feature a presentation by director of Libraries Margo Crist entitled, "Facing a Million Dollar Reduction: Can We Maintain a Quality Research Library with 20% Less in Acquisitions?" Philosophy PhDs come 'home' for conference Every two years, the Philosophy Department calls its Ph.D. graduates "home" to the campus for a reunion via an academic conference. Strehorn returns to campus as LDSS director Kregg Strehorn has traveled widely between his stints at UMass. Sherer documents historic preservation efforts "New Visions: The Art of Historic Preservation," an exhibit featuring contemporary images by Chronicle photographer Stan Sherer and early pictures, opens Oct. 20 at Historic Northampton. BHE approves Marine Science degrees New advanced degree programs tied to the Intercampus Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology won final approval from the Board of Higher Education on Oct. 2.



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