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HMh S1 ^ 1 ? lj^^^^^?"|M!aa|BU!f yfJpKBWJj?J|l|HHBBBWBW t ^^^^^^^MAHgHflHAjMMnMH||fiHBHHH| 2 j iy[ - A l ^ raFHB? ^ WmI -1 B I 1 \7M -1 - Y7M -1 -1 ^ I |B f Wm ^ I -4T.TM a I n TiJ " 1 B ?8 ^TFH 1 WHEN DO J< MAJORS SAY mm *. bourse designed to relieve i m ^ m urtiversiTy i u i ;y TERESA MIZZELL iamecock Staff Writer The retention or survival rate of students was igher for the entering freshmen in 1976 for those who 3ok University 101 than those who did not. Out of the ,887 freshmen, 79.7 percent of those who took the ourse remained at USC; 73.2 percent of those who lid not dropped out. The University 101 course was begun in 1972 to ncrease the survival rate of students and to teach oniilhi anrl ctaff m<imi\orc tutu; clfillc avuiijr anu oiutA IIIVIIIWV^IO UV *? ivuvum^ u?mu. The course was established to remedy feelings of solation and alienation among freshmen. Dr. Arch rVoodside of the business administration department las taught University 101 several times. "The jeautiful thing about University 101 is that it is an irganized program with a concern for the unlergraduatc's learning how to learn," lie said. L'NIVKHSITY 101 classes usually have 25 members Alio work together and get to know each other. The students also become acquainted with a professor as un instructor and as a person. University 101 instructors familiarize the students with the campus ouucungs, services unci cuius, u teaches "who to go to and where to go to solve a problem or find information," Dr. John Gardner, director of the program, said. Students with reading and writing problems, or health or emotional problems learn where they can BUOWEISER' KING OF BEEHSu ANHEUSER BUSCH. HIRNALISM BUDWEiSEl i'v/c /irrr tia/n a\J. I ifjFC >. s- **?? V* I Z I Vfc- UU | I fff |y/ MMl-w ?r AND A FRONTPAGE FEATURE in romyi paper! bSLJ I THINK i ll CALL SUZ^ ATTRACTIVE BRUNETTE, 21, K ^ AND SHARE A PITCHER. r H ff j f 9 OF COLD BUD "OVER AT MAPT^S, ? ! f A POPULAR CAMPUS ; ? < ; ! I HANGOUT, 4-H1 AND /WMN. j H 5 * solution helps freshman go for help. Students uoon cultural field triDS. net involved with activities like Carolina Cures and interview professors to find out similarities and differencies in their ideas. One University 101 class is selling T shirts and composing a survival booklet which will describe the "dos and don'ts of I SC." ASI)K. WOODSIDK explained, "University 101 is a "half-way house between the rather closed, routinized systems of high school to the erratic enirimnmnnl nf thr> linivnrviitv " Professors must take a two-week training course before teaching University 101. About :$50 professors who have taught the course said that it has given them a more caring feeling for undergraduates and thus has made them more effective teachers, (iurd ner said. Professors realized their responsibility to motivate the student and get feed-buck Irom I hem. Professors volunteer to teach University 101 ;is an extra course on their regular load and the professor's salary for the course is $<500. University 101 lias a three-hour puss tail credit and includes homework assignments, at lendaneo requirements and projects. TIIK L'NIVKItSITY 101 program of I SC has won "The Outstanding Institutional Innovative Program" award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. Over 200 schools have written to USC for information on the program "University 101 works." Gardner said. INC ST LOUIS __ | Read the _ Garnet \1 ?n<{ Black nh I Studuina ! | mr Ar J for exams? | tall ^|ppr 254-8800 ?.; . >*<\ "V * FAST, FREE OEUUEAV ^ pizza-lasagne [ '+ Cn- V* I subs-spaghetti-salads | to, " inn