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^ ^ T-^": ' iSfK j?< i Rather A student is shown stud' classes. With the addition 01 both students and faculty n lee Hinton. Law Faci ? By STEVE DANIEL HILL professoi Beginning in the Fall, USC's Steering C Law School will use a grading said in the method now practiced at sever- disparity al other Southern Universities, creasing p designed to normalize grade ''The p distribution. malization ^ The new method was ap- students," " proved by a majority vote in a plaining tl May 7 Law School faculty nrofessors meeting. than other Under the new grade nor- "What \ malization plan, law professors students 1 will be required to set average they know grades between 2.3 and 2.7. The easy grade present practice allows profes- Grade n sors freedom in assigning ninch sai | grades, which has resulted in professors class averages as high as 3.4. giving all Upper division classes with chance. 30 or more students use the In resp< class average grade, with an grade non allowable variation of .02. Alth- croach upo ough upper division professors McAninch will not be forced to use the this infri procedure, it has been strongly freedom, b recommended. it's unwarr s rOIM-CAMPUS CHILD CARE Days and Evenings Lu^u students, f-aculty an Call Fern Tillman Creative Learning C 777-7142 - a Gamecocj RQHMerchandii I rkArk IUI L/rtL/ At lowest prio The jewelry Warel 2909 Piatt Springs Rd. W 9 til 6 Monday-Satur< 'It's more rh.tn just jnothn /< ** i. .V. vV?V 'tVtY r rrri r.nr.ri iSShl SJtSS dl'. v -', r\^-"'-\T-" 6 . . "iiS^fe^Wwft?Mia|MTOKte^^^K>->:' : " I=~._'-"^-'J2*** tzrJ>- J -**_ Be Sailing? fing last Saturday before one f four Saturday classes this s< rill have less leisure time. Phi iltu Annn WW F "ri"' MCANINCH, law HE SAID studiei r and Law School programs at the U: Committee Chairman, Virginia and 0 past few years grade University led hi has become an in- committee to recoi roblem. plan. oint of grade nor- "Lots of other s< i is to be fair to the have a formal poli ' said McAninch, ex- because they don't hat at present, some we had a great d grade more leniently grades, sometimes s. ference in mean ve find is that some between 2.1 and 3.4 i will opt for courses classes." 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W.iKiK v inn ru ^ the univer t ration am in previoui by some st academic v HMMMM "A lot ii ;J the summi .X up to dab :|H school Hch< id fr?im ronrii 9 1 When US< tion date t< sessions fr classes wei of his USC's 1 iimmer, was held I jto bv Sumnu'r s Welsh said districts cl sves I s of similar notch stude niversity of he was get hio State who happer s steering professor, mmend the The most ent during c ihools don't was Pr cy like this Underwood, need it, but In an int IHnaritV of a/ilisvnl mi Wli. - - -J OVIIW1 J7UUI1' with a dif- Underwood grades of the only fai in freshman professor t deserved. ective emceived into "ONCE 1 tting a top- compass of UNA WO IV CLINIC Testing 9ling and Services >e detected before missing | unseling and Pills ier Female Problems ripton St., Colui llect - 803-251 fcdrici aluda Ave. 7S ather's Da' Specials 20% OFF uits, ports Coats lacks portshirts I? ?. I M i _ naKi Hants esignerJea IWUVIII iaturtk By LEROY WILLIAMS ith, taxes and final exams, a certainty lat college students, weary of going t< eek, are ready for the weekend, a tinn r own. i past Friday, IISC Summer Schoo ound themselves studying instead o : or relaxing. re preparing for Saturday. were scheduled on certain Saturday) >tal classtime in each summer sessioi to that of a fall or spring semester to USC Assistant Provost Mik< aid Saturday classes were a result o Kitv's changing summer school regis 1 starting dates to one week later thai * years. This was prompted by a movi ate public school systems to end theii ears later than normal, f teachers take courses here durinf ?r to keep their academic credential: Welsh said. He said new publi< [nlules would have prevented teacheri itering for summer classes at IJSC ^ pusnea nack the summer registra 0 accommodate teachers, it shortenec om five weeks to four, so Saturday e needed. 980 Summer Session I registrator Vfay 30. In comparison, June 6 was cssion I registration day this year 1 he didn't know which public schoo landed their schedules, but said th< lew Gra nt, when in fact all grades, we ting was someone triangle of ?ed to get an easy which the Lav process may , outspoken oppon- intact." lebate over the plan Underwood ofessor James the olan was student's rigl erview with a law academic frc cation, (iavel Raps, sumes all p said in his opinion equally well, ? ir grade waa one a equally well j hought a student sor views the Walter Reii againest it f WE lay aside the croachment < true merit-based give grades t lEN'S I r d tibia, S.C. W, 5-0128 fl 19-3361 vm . l/A Ct Roil W 1 ct Houi 14 ct Ova | 12 ct Ova 1 ct Oval </4 ct Mai *2 ci Mai X- ./ Jet Man 02 *r lns II r ^ . .v;\\v>>iA\V\\\V a A 5 MTTI reason for the change was tl aate tne following fall. whi< r the I>abor Day holiday interi > Welsh said IISC gradua Luther (Junter, registrar, a llorkowski agreed last year I day classes. Academic calem f year in advance. Saturday will meet the fir* session. * Student reaction to Sat i adverse. Senior journalism i , den said. "Many students wh ? the week work weekends. Sal create a conflict for student* f work." Borden added that ! weekdays often use weeken i their studies, which Satui ; hinder. "I think it is ridiculous," tion senior Kllasteine Wood r up half my weekend. 1 have < < f Saying the situation could be "Having class on just tv ? better." Marty Siegel, an interi graduate student, said he h I keep him busy all the time, bi r class on Saturday. Like the students, profess aren't fond of weekend clan i the double duty of both w< i students to attend class. One health professor ever I apologize to his students fo saying "I'd rather be fishing ding Pc enter a devil's deserved. 1 confusion, from planisago< / School education Law stu never emerge opinions ge plan was a f said he thought Junior Rf oo ? . i % ? 00 iiivaoivii ui a mink i,aw its and a blow to competition edom, which as- believe in tl rofessors teach it throws ill classes perform because sor md every profes- some grade world the same. "I think t *er Jr. said "those feel they elt it was an en- professors, 1 >n their right to it have had hey felt students he said. iamondri 1 ffe $ \ SA\ \ Up 1 J* 50' md *29 ind $49 id $149 1 $79 I $119 *349 quis $79 -quis $119 |UfS |349 # m? wM/b} LOCALLY OWNED AND OPER DOWNTOWj J EXT TO PENNEYS 76 ^)PENM2AILY9^30^ ?nd ISS i hat a later starting rh would eliminate "uption. te school dean T. md Provost Frank to schedule Satur J I nurtt are mane up a it two weeks of each urday classes was student Ward lloro can't work during lurday classes often < who need weekend students who work ids to catch ud on ! rday classes could said health educas. "It usually takes uther things to do." 1 worse. \V<H>ds said, ro Saturdays was f national business as enough work to ut he wouldn't want ors and instructors t ises. Hut they have >rking and getting 1, i went as far as to r Saturday session ? I ilicy i think overall the xi thing," he said, dents exDressinir nerally thought the | ?ood one. indy Phiips said. "I School is based on , and some teachers nat and some don't, off the grading ne grade high and f low ? hose students for it have had tough while those against easier professors," e "I! hgs. i $: vi (E W ro y* NOW 1 ; 995 $188 9.95 $349 5.00 $999 5.00 $549 500 $795 5.00 $2495 5.00 $549 I | 5.00 $795 |! 5.00 $2495 | | a r Air.li N 5-2345 fig? J \ .. V t \A,