Editorial | Cheers and jeers

CHEERS

To Glen Miller, for a successful first year complete with a NCAA Tournament spot, Big 5 and Ivy League player of the year and loyal following.

To the New Bolton Center, for pioneering veterinary technology in their work with Pennsylvania-favorite Barbaro and for raising the profile of those who devote their lives to the care of animals.

To the Undergraduate Assembly, for bringing free newspapers, Ruckus, buses to the airport and other programs to campus, as well as for their support for sustainable practices.

To the Social Planning and Events Committee, for choosing two bands that appealed widely to student taste and negotiating with the performers to make sure there were more tickets available.

To the School of Arts and Sciences, for following through on their pledge to encourage and support the creation of interdisciplinary academic programs.

To the Philadelphia Zoning Board, for respecting the integrity of the community around 42nd and Walnut streets and voting down the proposal to move a liquor store there.

To the University, for responding swiftly and forming an exploratory committee when confronted with the knowledge that there may be major holes in the University's hiring practices.

To the graduate students involved in the creation of the new Graduate and Professional Student Association, for recognizing the need for restructuring to better serve this community.

To the University, for displaying courage and acknowledging the value of a controversial choice in picking James Baker as the commencement speaker.

To the junior and senior classes, for acting responsibly on Hey Day and ensuring the survival of this tradition for future classes.

JEERS

To the University information-technology officials, for failing to keep students informed regarding the future of Webmail and for repeatedly missing deadlines to announce a new provider.

To the United Minorities Council, for jumping to conclusions without gathering sufficient information after a black student was temporarily detained on Walnut Street following a conflict with two AlliedBarton security guards.

To the University, for stalling efforts to place a mural on the side of the Kappa Sigma fraternity house on Locust Walk, despite widespread campus support.

To Peter Kuperman, for bypassing the appropriate channels through which alumni can donate funds to campus projects and for misleading students with regard to his plans to fix the high rise elevators.

To University and financial services officials, for failing to disclose their revenue-sharing relationship with Citibank to students they recommended take out loans from that lender.

To the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, for giving in to the Pennsylvania State Gaming Board by issuing a preliminary injunction against a casino referendum, taking away Philadelphians' ability to voice how they feel about the proposed casino locations.

To the University, for failing to appoint a sustainability coordinator and implement a campus-wide recycling program; while administrators have put into place some green practices, a comprehensive plan is still missing.

To the Social Planning and Events Committee, for failing to realize that such popular picks for the Spring Fling performers would necessitate a larger venue, and for failing to take steps to prevent a total sellout of tickets during the first few days.

To the University, for being unaware of the problems with current hiring practices until it was brought to their attention by outside sources.

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