Judge sentences molester to 40 years SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) -- A con- fessed child molester who recanted his stories of widespread sex abuse in the town of Jordan after implicating w: several other people was sentenced yesterday to 40 years in prison. James Rud, 27, a trash collector, was the first of 24 adults and one juvenile arrested on allegations they sexually abused more than 40 children in Jor- dan, about 25 miles southwest of Min- neapolis. IN A 113-page statement in August, Rud implicated others in alleged sex parties, but later said much of his in- formation was false. One couple was acquitted of charges stemming from an investigation of the alleged sex rings, and charges were dropped against the remaining defendants. Rud in a plea bargain agreement in August pleaded guilty to 10 counts of sexually abusing children and agreed to testify against others in return for having 98 charges dropped. Scott County District Judge Martin Mansur followed state sentencing kguidelines in imposing terms that totalled just over 100 years. But under state law, the longest term that may be imposed under consecutive sentences is 40 years. "I think I hammered on you that what we wanted was the truth," Mansur told Rud. "Convictions or acquittals wasn't what we were looking for. We wanted truth." Mansur also chastised Rud for r discussing his case with reporters, ' saying he had warned Rud not to talk to 'the media. "When you did that, you knew you were punching your ticket for the trip to prison," Mansur said. * The Michigan Daily - Saturday, January 19, 1985 - Page 3 Frye asks LSA faculty to rate dean for new term By SEAN JACKSON Faculty members have been asked to appraise the performance of LSA Dean Peter Steiner and to consider asking him to stay on when his term expires in June 1986. 'U' studies N. Campus. (Continued from Page 1) ture Building, the North Campus Com- mons, the Chrysler Center, the Phoenix Laboratory, the Dow Building, the Ford Library, the Bentley Library, the Com- puting Center, the Science and Technology Building, and several other engineering buildings. THE ENGINEERING I building is already under construction, and is the final step in the engineering college's 35-year-long move to North Campus. But even more important than the ac- tual buildings is the need to preserve the open, natural atmosphere of the campus, the study said. "The landscape is one of the most visible and important assets of the Nor- th Campus," the study said. "The natural wooded hillsides and evergreen groves weave throughout the Academic Core and Housing areas, providing a strong and beautiful landscape theme." And the changes aren't limited to more plants. Under the plan, a man- made lagoon would be dug next to the Art and Architecture Building, similar to the one which now graces the music school. The School of Music is really the only part of the campus that would be relatively unaffected. Cloistered in a group of trees, the only major alteration being considered for the school is the addition of a concert hall just north of the pond. The plan also calls for the develop- ment of some new academic buildings. One possible addition, for instance, is a new library next to the Chrysler Cen- ter which would look out toward the campus green. Another potential change is the ad- dition of a campus commercial center, for which the report noted there is "a pressing need on North Campus." The request came from Billy Frye, vice-president for academic affairs and provost, and was sent to the faculty this week. IN THE letter, Frye says the college and the University are going through "an extraordinary" period in which such questions as student enrollments and curriculum are being studied. "Effective handling of such issues demands that the faculty have vigorous, tough minded and confident leadership," Frye wrote. Frye declined to comment on why he may ask Steiner to stay on. He did not want to speak for the faculty before they responded, he said. He did say, however, "I would be delighted to have the dean stay on if that is the feeling of the faculty." Surveying the faculty is not an unusual request and is a part of the or- dinary selection process of a dean, ac- cording to Jack Meiland, LSA associate dean. "IT WOULD BE amazing if the faculty was not consulted," Meiland said. "I'm sure the vice president wants to know about the performance of the dean, like any other officer," he added. "I don't see anything wrong with it..it gives everyone on the faculty a chance to express their feelings," said Ben- jamin Stolz, chairman of the Slavic department. Prof. Carl Gans, a LSA Executive Committee member, said a letter of this kind was standard procedure. "This is the kind of procedure I've seen in several cases" in reappointments within the University, he said. A SAMPLING of faculty response has been positive and supportive of requesting that the dean continue on for another three to five years. "Dean Steiner has been very decisive and taken quite reasonable actions whenever we have had problems," said Allan Gibbard, acting chairman of the philosophy department. Office of Major Events presents: Two Legends! One Incredible Night!! aTo HILL AUDITORIUM r- Brisk biking Associated Press Rodolfo Bautista peddles through the snow in Grand Rapids where the tem- perature was in the low teens. The temperature here is expected to fall to around zero during the week-end. The EMPTAT1ONS H Q1RTOPS ' E° TA's to teach more at School of Art (Continued from Page 1) who are replacing full professors in in- troductory classes. The move is a result of a cut by the University ad- ministration which will reduce the school's $1.5 million budget by 18 per- cent over five years. Eight faculty positions will be eliminated through natural attrition.The use of TAs is designed to give the remaining professors more time to exhibit their own art work, strengthen the small graduate program, and allow more non- art students to take art courses. Art instructors and students have worried that TAs cannot provide the same professional guidance as professors. "My philosophy is that the student should need (a professor) more in the beginning than at the end. A senior faculty member is better to work in those formative years," says Dean Wendel Heers. BUT, HE ADDS, "what we've come 4 up with is a workable solution. As to I whether it will be better or worse, we'll just have to wait and see." . For the most part, the faculty has r adopted his attitude. "What the effect will be in the long run is hard to say," says Prof. Sherri Smith, a member of .~the school's executive committee and transition team which drew up the plans for implementing the budget cut. She and other professors are working to organize training seminars for TAs and to monitor their progress. "One has already been told he cannot lead another class because his performance fell short of expectations," Heers said. "WE'VE ALWAYS taken a lot of pride in the fact that we give our first year students full professors. But I think TAs are going to work out," said Prof. Albert Weber. "There are too many people watching over this for anything to happen," says Kathy Teskoski, president of the student steering committee. Most of the students who have had a TA naturally don't like the idea. But the reaction from those who have is en- couraging. Freshman Chris Noteboom says he thought his TA in figure drawing gave him a sound understanding of the fun- damentals, although she often asked the class if her explanations were adequate. "I think she knew the fundamentals, but she just didn't seem too confident," he says. Kay Krapohl, the school's represen- tative to the Michigan Student Assem- bly, protested cuts to the school two years ago. But now she endorses the use of TAs. "THE QUALiTY of the grad students coming in is good enough," she says. "They know what they're doing. "In a way, it's better that theTAs are more inexperienced because they're fresher, they have more contemporary ideas, and understand a beginner's frustrations,"she adds. One TA, who asks that his name not be used, says that TAs can replace professors who are bored with teaching beginners. "Some (professors) should be teaching more advanced students becausehthat's wheretheir interests are," he says. THIS YEAR graduate students worked as assistants to professors or, in more experienced cases, taught a course on their own. Next fall, professors will lecture an introductory class of about 80 students two days a week and a TA will conduct a studio for about 20 students on their third day. Many of the TAs, like 39-year-old Crudder, are older students who are returning from careers as professional artists and art instructors. Others are straight out of undergraduate programs. According to Prof. Barbara Cervenka, who has been appointed assistant dean responsible for the graduate program, about half of the graduate students have ambitions of becoming college art instructors - the primary goal of a masters in fine arts. In the past, the graduate program has been limited to about 25 students because of the difficulty of finding jobs for the young art instructors, says Assistant Dean William Lewis. BUT THE MANDATE for more TAs has meant that the graduate program must be expanded to 40 students over the next five years. Lewis worries that the school "may be in a situation now where we have more candidates than placements." The graduate students say they realize the scarcity of jobs. But they argue that the extra teaching experien- ce they will get at school will give them an added edge in the job market. And a larger graduate program has advantages on its own, they say. "One of the good things that came out of the review is to give more opportunity for graduate students to become more in- volved with each other and with un- dergraduates," Crudder says. IF, AFTER two years, school of- ficials decide professors would have been better off in introductory courses, then TAs will be used in second-year, more specialized courses, Heers says. All art school students will be seeing less of professors. The upperclassmen will meet with instructors an average of 12 hours a week instead of 18. The reduction, again, is designed to give professors more time for their own ar- twork. Students say the reduction will result in a de-personalization of a working en- vironment which depends very much on one-to-one contact with instuctors. "IN ART, not as much as the academic classes I have, it's very im- portant that you speak to the professor every day," said Christine Ecarius, a sophomore. "It comes time for your critique and the professor will say 'You sould have talked to me.' " But Heers says that if budget problems persist, the school in the future might move toward "open studios", modeled after European art schools. Under his system students would work completely independent and consult a professor in his office only as needed. NEXT FALL all two and four credit courses will be changed into three credit classes. Professors say the move will allow students from other colleges of art to transfer more easily into the school. They also hope the change will attract non-art students who might otherwise be turned off by the time they are required to spend in the studio for only two credits. Visibility of the school on campus is the most important lesson the review I 4 I I -P A Saturday, February 9 Tickets on sale at the Michigan Union box office and all Ticket World Outlets Call 24 hrs. 763-TKTS . . m How tcreate good advertising: -HAPPENINGS- Highlight Student Pugwash, an organization concerned with the impact of science and technology on society, will have a mass meeting for a nuclear arms con- trol game simulation in the Pendleton Room of the Union at 7 p.m. Films Cinema II- Burroughs, 7 & 9 p.m., Angell Aud. A. AAFC - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 7 & 9:15 p.m., MLB 3. Alt. Act. - A Clockwork Orange, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. Cinema Guild - Small Change, 7 & 9 p.m., MLB 4. 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