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Fa cult m By Mark Platte Qamccock Stall Writer A proposal to deny credit and apply a pass-fail standard on all courses numbered 100 and lower was rejected unanimously Wednesday by the Faculty Senate. The proposal, formed by the Committee on Curricula and Courses, stated "All university courses numbered 100 and lower shall be considered to be remedial in nature. Such remedial courses shall be taken pass-fail, and the credit hours received upon successful completion shall not be counted toward a baccalaureate degree." In the March Faculty Senate meeting, David H. Rembert, Jr., chairman of the Committee on Curricula and Courses, said that a certain level of competency must be met. He said that a student's motivation must be the reason to ? * - S _ J . A. continue lowara a degree, noi grades. Rembert said the committee wanted to make any course under 101 remedial, and those courses listed in the USC Bulletin with the number 100 would have to change numbers. He said the problem is what the university considers remedial. Robert Rood, Government and International Studies professor, said the grading system for a Final SC Senate ( to finance By Berns Gamecock The Student Senate passed a delegates to the S.C. State Student Wednesday meeting. After debate on the bill, sponsore the senate repealed chapter 430 of which stated no funds were to be us< at the SCSSL. The senate also ammended the bi be selected in the same manner tha were chosen. The original wording of the bill c chairman to be selected by the "r USC for the current semester. Tl senate approval of an SCSSL delega "I think it's a good bill, and I tl state student legislature is really ri he said. The senate also approved $250 for last meeting of the 1978-79 session. iL? ? j 4 ? i? l ii uuee viueu tapes uu ue useu in u senators procedures of the senate. 1 in the program this spring only. In a meeting with the chairmai Academics Committee reported t newly instated policy of "W" on a s after late registration for the semej According to Sen. Delresia Ge woman of the committee, Robert F said, "It's now a matter of academ senate meeting to discuss at a later The senate approved a bill allc penses of Awards Day and the Pr Banquet is an affair for president committees for the events have alr< The senate re passed a bill all< Sounds Committee for an outdoor of the Student Allocations Commiti record of the bill. The $8,000 had pr< The senate passed a resolution b the South Tower Dorm Governmer the dorm and making dorm life moi The senate also passed a resoli rooms in South Tower. Both resolt Simons, South Tower. y Senate course such as English 100 woulc be disoriented because a pass-fai rule would admit a "D" foi passing, which would not give ? student much incentive. John Kimmey, English professor, said that English 100 is an integral part of the freshmar program and is not considered ? remedial course. Kimmey addec that if a "D" student does not ge credit for graduation, the Englist department won't receive anj money to pay for those courses. H< said the English Department coulc possibly lose about $7 million. Kimmey said the standards foi English 100 are high because 2S percent of the students failed thij course during the past five years. In a letter to faculty senators Carolyn Matalene, USC Englisl professor, said if the proposal ha< been passed, it would have ha< "such far-ranging philosophical political, and financial con sequences that whether or no standards would in fact be raised i: dubious indeed." Matalene said that according t< Robert Denton, vice-president fo: Finance, the revenues generate< from English 100 last fal amounted to $300,000. Matalen< said USC would not be funded fo teaching English 100 if it did no carry any graduation credit. Matalene said the politica implications are serious and "th j meeting JK's bill ? delegates ird Sinkier Staff Writer bill making provisions for USC Legislature, SCSSL, in action at its d by senate President Garry Norris, the codification (all laws in effect) ed to finance any group's attendance 11 so that the SCSSL delegates would t members of university committees :alled for the USC-SCSSL delegation anking elective office holder" from lie amendment of the bill requires ite chairman. link we need it," Norris said. "The ising now; we're in an uphill battle,' the senate education program at its The funds will be used to purchase tie program to teach newly electec Re-elected senators must participate 1 of the Faculty Senate, the senate hat compromise is possible on the student's record if he drops a course >ter. raid, Women's Quadrangle, chair 'elix, chairman of the faculty senate ic record dui still open lor tne lacuiu date." eating $557 to cover additional ex esidents' Banquet. (The Presidents ts of organizations on campus) Th< eady generated $200 in revenue, seating $8,000 to the Contemporary concert. Neither the adviser's office tee, nor the senate clerk could find * iviously been approved, y acclamation to have SG comment it for providing various activities foi r?n nlnnonnf l t pi^aoaui. ition calling for the repair of stud} itions were sponsored by Sen. 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