Your contributions are invited. Last Friday, President Clinton announced his intention to nominate to the National Council on the Arts Speight Jenkins. The NEA last week released a four-page brochure outlining the basic structure of the agency's revised grantmaking procedures and applicant eligibility. The basic changes to the NEA's application and review structure are that four broad themes and a new public partnership program will replace the 17 programs of the past, while keeping specific discipline expertise of NEA staff.
Organizations can submit only one application for project support in one of the four themes.
The Flag Amendment was defeated last week. Approved during the summer by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the constitutional amendment prohibiting desecration of the flag failed in a Senate vote last week. The one missing vote was from Oregon that currently has only one Senator. Not only did the college administration apologize for the event but it agreed with many of the recommendations from the student body, including the need for consultation and dialogue between students and administration over such issues. Dean Allen also announced plans for a panel and community forum on censorship next semester.