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liJ a1 11 Lg| ?L?^khJv jl |H University of South Carolina ^mrnmm m m ^mm>m m y0i.75,No.49 Education f; By Jeff Draine USC College of Education faculty passed a resolution yesterday condemning USC's plan to phase out all undergraduate education programs. The resolution was to be nresented to the USC board of trustees today. The resolution, adopted in the meeting m chaired by Education Faculty Chairman Leonard Maiden, asked the board not to consider the administration's proposal for four reasons. . First, the faculty claims "evidence is lacking that any study has been made to determine the probably far-reaching consequences" of the proposal. SRCOND the faculty claims no Dlan is apparent for implementing the proposal; therefore, full implications cannot be determined. Third, the resolution states that those members of the academic community normally contacted on subjects of this nature, including Faculty Senate, were never consulted. The education faculty also said there is no explanation for "the deliberate exclusion" of individuals at the state and local levels whose expertise is often sought in matters of this nature. "If the proposal to drop undergraduate programs in the College of Education is_ passed by the board of trustees, it will be a smashing blow to the Quality of education throughout South Carolina," said education professor Kevin Swick, chairman of the Shuttlecock n By Rachel Watarhousa The Shuttlecock is students' major comp campus parking problem, according to S Lucia Rawls. Rawls reported her findings Wednesday fr poll taken by the Off-Campus Committee. She was just an indication of the problem, since o participated. Her recommendations included increasi service based on students' indication that distant parking lots if the service were better She said the committee will work to get 1 and better shuttle service," because 58 students said they were not satisfied with the; Students indicated on the poll that they wai ''aSfi - rf Self-paced astronomy students study in lir 500 students are enrolled in Astronomy 111 because many students have waited until tt tests. acuity conde Resolutions Committee of the education faculty. STEVE BECKHAM, executive assistant to USC President James Holderman, said it is premature to comment on the resolution because he had not received it. The faculty is "completely ignorant to what the administration has implemented, and it would be inappropriate for the board to have or act on such a proposal at this time," said Judith Joyner, a professor of education and a 24-year veteran of the college. The vote was unanimous among the 47 members present and was declared unanimous on behalf of the entire College of Education. South Carolina Education Association President Joseph Vaughn reiterated the claim that there was a lack of study inimhroH in tho Hor>icinn tn molrct tho nrnnncal ,W"W M,v ?vv???v.. vw ?V vrvw?.. VAUGHN SAID he also doubts that the proposal is an attempt to improve the quality of teacher education. He claims the proposal is probably made for monetary concerns, based on the lack of study in the matter. Vaughn and education faculty members commented on the effect the proposed cuts would have on USC's status concerning sexual equality. Hilda Owens, an associate professor of education, said special con * i* 111 A f 1 ? A. _ iL. - * A. siuerauon snouia De iaKen in ligm 01 me iaci that most of the programs proposed for cuts (nursing, education) are dominated by women. lain complaint the shuttle route, want it to ... more buses to run between 8 a. tudent Senator that thcy can get to class on tin tuaent senator sajd the problem t om the narkinc faculty and administration wil ' said her report ?f aU U,e parking suggest nly 466 students "more cost effective to increa! Also in the Wednesday m ng Shuttlecock President Ashley Abel spoke t< they would use of students not serving on univ one that passed the attendance "more frequent Abel said some people were percent of the after they turned in their appli shuttle. applicants about interviews sh it more stops on The problem with the abseni |v'9 11 Miff JSi ^ ie while waiting to take tests. More then I end 112. Long lines have resulted ie last two weeks of the semester to take VJtfV - v.* irnrts propos Kevin Swick, an education professor and chai Committee, presents the proposed resolution to resolution, adopted unanimously, will be preser Vaughn said 80 percent of South Carolina's educators are women. Vaughn also said when Act 187, the Teacher Education and Certification Bill, was being considered before the General Assembly, the SCEA proposed a five-year in SG campu! come more frequently, want again, Abel s m. and 1 p.m. and a guarantee these commi le. called him to he committee will face with If students 1 be money. ex-officio mi ions, Rawls said it would be Government, je the shuttle service." Academic ( leeting, Student Government J;500, peot?i? > the Senate about the problem Monday. M< ersity committees, such as the the excused a P?Mcy- Ward said not contacted about interviews eluding those cations. A time limit to contact January. The ould be set, he said. more significi teeism policy shouldn't happen Self-paced astr i hurry to Tinisn By Nancy Young After 1 p.m. today, the Astronomy Center wili look like a ghost town, but for the past week halls and study rooms have been filled with students cramming to complete requirements for Astronomy 111 and 112. This semester about 500 students are enrolled in the two courses. Professor John Safko described them as "self-paced, mastery-oriented" courses. "Student are given a set of objectives to work toward for each unit, and the grade in the course is based upon the number of units of material a student has passed," Safko said. Although students are given the entire semester to take these units, many have waited until the last week to complete them. "One of the reasons students wait 'til now is that they don't budget their time wisely," Safko said. "Another is that priorities get reversed. There's always something else that needs to be done first, and they (students) can always put off astronomy. Others deliberately immerse themselves in astronomy. They like to work that way," he added. Tammy Mack, an undeclared freshman tnnlr nutrAnnmv hpraiifip nwHwi ; science credit. "This is the first self-pace< course I've taken. I wouldn't take another,' she said. Mack, who is expecting a C in th< course, also said "it's not hard ? just don' put it off 'til the last minute!" ed cut Photo b> Andy lavcltry irman of the education faculty's Resolutions a meeting yesterday afternoon. The ited to the board of trustees today. teacher education program. The difference was, according to Vaughn, that the fifth year of training would be on the job with a master teacher, and the candidates would have a four-year undergraduate education program behind them. s parking poll aid. "It's very important to have students on ttees," he said, adding that professors have ask where the student committee members are. are not yet on the 19 committees, Abel has sent embers to meetings to represent Student Committee Chairman Matt Ward reported that signed the absenteeism petition circulated my students felt a need for separation between nd unexcused clause in tne policy,'' ne saia. he hopes to get 5,000 to 10,000 signatures, infrom another petition that will be circulated in : extra names will "carry more weight and be ant," he said. See "Student Senate," page 6 onomy students requirements David Novit, a music education senior, expects to get an A in the course. "I enjoyed the class," he said. "I put it off because I was in the band, so I didn't have the time then." Novit said he liked the self-paced structure of the course. "You can fit it so that it suits you." Lucinea Gildsa, a sophomore art major, finished the course Wednesday. "It's such a relief to'finish," she said. "I paced myself so that I worked all throughout the semester." Noel Lynn, a freshman political science major, advised students who may want to take the course, "Don't wait until the last minute. I'd start out ditlerently it l could take it again. I didn't get as much out of it as I could have if I had paced myself." Safko said he gave six or seven incompletes last semester. He said, "1 try to be generous with students in giving them time to finish, but Friday at one o'clock we shutdown." Inside Greene Street beautification work should begin during Christmas break, a USC official said. Page 3. ? Patti Gillespie, departing founder and chairwoman of {JSC's theater department, talks about the program's past and future. Page 12. 2 The Columbia Mets have tentatively set * their opening game for early April. Page 16.