The Banner, Vol. 33 No. 11 - March 31, 1989

              The
nner
Volume XXXIII, Number 11
A Publication of the Students of Cal Baptist
March 31, 1989
Committee examines student center
By Dan Kohn
Assistant Editor of The Banner
The Collegium Centrum Committee is "guardedly optimistic"
that a temporary student center
can be established by the beginning of the next school year.
The committee, established by
the AS Executive Council, has
been studying possible locations,
financing, and student preferences
regarding a student center.
One of the main problems for
BRIEFS
Dialogue with
Chinese scholar
The Department of English
is sponsoring an afternoon
ialoeue next Mondav, April
3, with Professor Hou Weirui,
vice president for academic
affairs at Shanghai
International Studies
University.
Weirui, a Fulbright Visiting
Scholar at Yale University,
will discuss significant
post-war English literature and
the teaching of American and
English literature in China.
The dialogue will begin at
2 p.m. in the group
counseling suite, room 250.
Refreshments will be served.
ASCBC application
(leadline
Applications and petitions
for next year's ASCBC
postions are due next Tuesday,
April 4. Applications are
available in the ASCBC
office.
Priority filing
deadline
Students who complete their
files in the Student Financial
Services office by April 17
will be given priority in
determining aid for the
1989-90 academic year.
A completed file includes a
Student Aid Application for
California (SAAC), a financial
aid data sheet, and 1989 tax
forms.
establishing a student center is in
the area of funding. A referendum on a special student fee is
one option the committee is considering.
Another option receiving seri
ous consideration is a possible arrangement with Marriott. Marriott, which supplies the campus'
food service, has helped to build
student centers on other college
campuses. A proposal by James
Judge would tie a new meal plan
in with food service at the student
center. Under the plan, students
would have the option of eating
their meals in the cafeteria, or in
the student center.
In  Washington, D.C., Dr.  Tim Luther, along with students Scott Harris and Tim
Relph, speaks with Dr. James Dunn (center), head of the Baptist Joint Committee on
Public   Affairs.
Group travels to capital
By  Scott Harris
Staff writer of The Banner	
Washington, D.C. The central
stage of America's rich past and
the take-off point for her challenging future. In its 200 years,
Personal Commentary
the nation's capital has been the
home of the movers and shakers
who have chartered the course of
this country. For five days during spring break this remarkable
city became the classroom for
four students and two faculty
members.
Departing Wednesday, March
22, Dr. Scott Key, BSU director,
and Dr. Tim Luther, associate
professor of government, led the
Cal Baptist group that included
Shelle  Kay,   a  senior  social
science major from Riverside,
Hyong Sick Kong, a senior religion major from Seoul, South Korea, and myself. A former Cal
Baptist student, Tim Relph, also
accompanied the group.
The purpose of the trip was not
only to see the famous and familiar sights of Washington, but to
complement the Interterm course
on church/state relations.
Once in Washington, the group
met twice with Dr. James Dunn,
head of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, based in
the capital. This lobbying agency represents nine Baptist groups
in the U.S. and Canada including
Southern Baptists. The committee's purpose is to serve as the
Baptist voice concerning issues
of religious liberty and separation
of church and state.
Under recent fire from many
Southern Baptists for its controversial stand on certain issues,
the committee acknowledges the
fine line it walks in representing
such a diverse group as Baptists.
Dunn told the group, "In order
to preserve our religious freedom,
we must push to preserve all religious freedom and prevent government intrusion into religion."
He shared some ways Baptists
have influenced the outcome of
legislation and the often misunderstood dynamics involved in
working in the complex world of
America's politics.
The group stayed at the First
Baptist Church of Washington,
which is dually aligned with
American and Southern Baptists.
Located a few blocks from the
White House, FBC was founded
in 1802 and claims as former
see Washington trip, page 5
Possible locations for the student center include the basement
area of the James building, the
upper portion of the cafeteria, the
upper floor of the Wallace Book
of Life building, and portable
trailers to be placed in a centralized location.
Despite serious problems with
many of the proposed sites,
Chairman Hal Caddell jokes that
not even the president's office
should be eliminated from consideration at this point.
The committee is currently
looking at a center built around a
snack bar, with some room for
recreational games.
Students have expressed a
strong desire for financial accountability if student funds are
to be used to pay for the center
(see page 4 for further information on student views of the student center.)
Library hosts
pancake
breakfast
By  Joy  Simpson
Staff writer of The Banner	
To kick off National Library
Week, April 10-14, and to raise
funds for new books, the Annie
Gabriel Library is sponsoring a
pancake breakfast Saturday, April
8 at the College.
The pancake breakfast, which
begins at 8:30 a.m., is just one
of the new things happening to
the library, according to Director
see Library, page 6
INSIDE
Editorial: Goodbye to the
Monster God
...Page 2
Opinion:
A response to apartheid
...Page 2
Your views in print
...Page 4
Feature: Where do we go
from here?
...Page7