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Mark Platte, Editor-in-Chief
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One of the best courses that could
be taught at this university is
"Psychology of USC Faculty."
That way, we all could get at
least some understanding of how
professors here think and what
their priorities might be.
We tend to think that thp fnnnltv
here are not only concerned solely
about themselves, but feel that
students are privileged to be taught
from these 'masters of their
profession.'
The best example of their
pompousness and self-centered
attitude is reflected in our student
government spending a great deal
of time preparing a class guide to
help students.
The guide would describe all
classes offered at USC starting in
Fall 1982, survey the opinions of
students who had taken the class
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anu prouuce overall reiiections on
1,300 classes, better preparing
students to best judge what they'd
like to study.
Although it received overall
favorable reactions from
faculty senate, only about 250-300
affirmative responses were given
from faculty members
representing the 1,300 classes.
Those numbers tell us one thing:
faculty members are not willing to
take the time to do anything that
requires effort or immediate
benefit for anyone but themselves.
The USC faculty have an underlying
base of hypocrisy that is
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aennea Dy tneir gregarious nature
toward each other while they
murmur criticisms about each
other out of neighboring earshot.
Basically, professors, associate
professors, instructors etc. are
lazy. This just isn't a limited
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that file down the line in rank are
well aware that there is so much
dead wood in the classrooms that it
could strengthen a good bonfire for
years to come.
Think of the time our teachers
spend in their office. Probably, on
the average, not more than two or
three hours per week, if that much.
Add to that the average of three to
four hours in the classroom and
add time for class preparation and
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seem like the same time the
parents of some of our students
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spend trying to advance in real
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The waging battle that those who
educate should be* paid more for
their services loses much of its
credibility as professors evoke
such a condescending attitude
toward students.
In the business world, those
executives or near executives who
have stagnant minds and outlooks
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being replaced each by two
younger men half their age.
In education, however, the
professor who teaches the same
course the same way for years is
heralded.
When professors start getting in
a rut of thinking that simply
because they have acquired (and in
many cases, not necessarily
earned) tenure, they are free to do
less work and enjoy boring
students with antinnatpri iHpnlnov
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There are many young,
innovative men and women at
this university and throughout the
country who would give their right
arm to teach here, and in turn,
would give students some fresh
thinking and open-mindedness.
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professors hurts all of i^s. It gives
students the impression that
professors fear having those they
teach criticize publicly their
teaching methods or class
organization. It makes the student
government virtually ineffective
when trying to start a program that
would benefit students. And it casts
a grey cloud on USC faculty,
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are willing to become an active
part of this university.
The class guide will be published
with 300 classes reviewed. Fortunately,
the student government is
concerned enough to take an extra
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step 10 meei me neeas 01 students
despite the unnecessary opposition.
The faculty, on the other hand, may
choose to remain stubborn and
keep their heads in the sand like the
apathetic type they have chosen to
become.
At any rate, this is a clear picture
of students willing to work despite
the blatant negative attitude of
professors who we thought would
set a good example for those they
claim to educate.
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TO THE EDITOR: humiliation
A story about sexual remarks along1
harassment was printed in pressures comi
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handling of this painful, that "the case
sensitive social problem 'positive appr
inane and brutal. The of- implication see
fensive, outrageous if not passing
statements made by .the stressed as i
persons quoted and the in- (obviously the
nocuous, wandering style of volved is not i
the article itself succeeded proposition i:
only in producing an un- harmless or le
focused, biased represen- what is "positb
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return for a pass
The persons quoted
treated the subject in- Further, an
differently, saying that volving a naked
students have reported trench coat was
| "even minor occurrences- jocular, locker
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comment is unsettling inappropriate ir
enough to be reported, what The quote seem*
is minor about it? Students that many girls
should not have to deal with stigators and no
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TO THE EDITOR:
This letter is in regard to the letter published
claiming that the Writing Proficiency Test (WF
If being a transfer student is "no fun," then
enough students complaining about the "injusti
; The WPT is a way of determining where or
past experiences. If this test places you in Eng
chance to get it right this time.
"Transfer students should be able to handle
statement. However, let me add that transfer
English requirements by now and be able to I
careers without throwing a tantrum.
If you believe the WPT is inaccurate, then wh
required to take the test? You blame your wh(
do with the "stupid" WPT that you recently sp
! nothing but a search for something on which to
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isment and of sexual harassment,
of sexual Indeed, the mood of the
with the other entire article was that of
non to college excusing away the behavior
n another ?f professors guilty of sexual
?vas reported harassment and laying
s involved a much, if not all of the blame
oach."' The at the feet of the victim. It is
ms to be that this type of careless jour- M
is not openly naiism, using inappropriate
in incentive Quotes and an uninformative
student in- style, that only makes the
aassing), the problem harder to deal with.
s somehow gy hinting at the inss
offensive. significance of sexual
/e about the harassment, and by
he student^in diminishing the students
sing grade? confidence in his professors,
incident in- his counselors,his rights,and
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; related in a inform the students but g|
-room style rather attaches the stigma of
particularly self-doubt and guilt to the
i this article, problem.
2d to suggest
; are the in- MELANIE MCDOUGALD
t the victims ENGLISH
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in the December 7 issue of the Gamecock
*T) is unfair.
why did you transfer? The university has
ices" delivered to them.
le should be placed without regard of his f >
[lish 101, you should be happy; you have a
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: decisions Dy now;," is a correci
students should also be able to meet the
face necessary setbacks in their college
ly do you state that all freshmen should be
>le situation on luck, which has nothing to
oke against. Your letter, in my opinion, is
blame your problems.
HANS. F. TEUBER
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