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Unusual claj diversity in < By MELINDA YVALDROP Assistant Carolina! Editor Along with llic usual plethora of standard English, math and history courses abounding across campus this semester. [JSC is also offering a few pink elephants for those who want a taste of something unusual. Professor Abner Bulterworth has taught a course in southern litera? ture off and on for more than 18 years. This 400-level course covers the most notable southern writers of the past two centuries. Some of the writers discussed are Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner. "I uy to pick the most important southern writers," Butterworth said. The three-credit course has between 28 and 39 students. Butterworth thinks it is beneficial to students who take it, saying it gives them "a better understanding of literature and its relationship to * culture as a whole." Anpther different twist to the usual literary genre is Professor George Geckle's Shakespeare's tragedies class. The class covers seven of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, including "Julius Caesar," "Hamlet" and "Macbeth." "I think the class is designed to allow the English department to make Shakespeare available to a lot of people," Geckle said. This is the first year the university has offered the three-credit course and the first time Geckle has taught one of such size. The classes has 92 students. It includes two class papers, a midterm and a final, and Geckle plans to show modern film adaptations of each play. Geckle is excited about the class. "I find it fun to teach Shakespeare," Geckle said. "I want to imparl some of that enthusiasm to my students." Professor Kevin Lewis is also excited about his course, Visions of ?U . A ? I Tu:? ~1 & ASSOCIATES uic /\pt,n;aiyp.>c. i ins ciass ucai> with the influence of the Book of Revelation on literature, culture and religion. "There's this body of apocalyptic was Workin WOW! We\ Stop by Whale] jjgJ UL/I 1 B m IWHA1 N?MIL Whaley's M the alternative Shuttlecock ? Laundry Faci. Sleep/Study ] Swimming Po Video Surveill System sses provide curriculum expression in western history." Lewis said. He also brings to his class modern influences such as music, poetry and science fiction to illustrate the impact of apocalyptic literature. Lewis said he limits the enrollment to 40 students, but there is usually a great variety of people. "Of all the courses I teach, that course usually attracts the most interesting mix of students," Lewis said. He said types of students range from the counterculture to evangelical Christians to English students and includes both younger and older people. /"?i a : ~ : i ^ U1MUSMUU6 111VU1VC movies, slide shows and student presentations. Lewis said grades in the class are usually above average and the class provides a "useful academic and cultural perspective" to those who take it. One of the most popular unusual courses is Professor Ann Engin's Human Sexual Behavior class. Engin stresses that the class focuses on the psycho-social orientation of sexuality, although she admits, "We do look at the plumbing." Engin said the class topics include values, feelings, protection from sexually transmitted diseases and homosexuality. "It's not just about copulation." Engin said. Another misconception is that the class, with an enrollment of 100 to 300, is an easy A. "A lot of people think that it's a crip course, and it's not," Engin said. She explains that her class has no curve and that she has set standards for performance. "If everyone gets an A, that makes me happy," Engin said. "If everyone gets an F, that's tough." Engin believes the class offers useful information. She said students can learn more about their own values as well as others', and they can become aware of potentially harmful myths. "They can learn up-to-date information about human sexuality." 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