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Friday, Feb. 4
Auto tampering. Complainant Lai
observed subject removing objects metei
from trunk of his vehicle. Subject move*
was grossly intoxicated and was ar- a rac|
rested. cured
Malicious injury to personal age. |
property, Capstone parking lot. ^ut
complainant witnessed a mack male u n kn
kick out the passenger window of a vertjb
parked car. Subject was observed by efa| tj
responding officers and positively ^ w
identified by complainant. Estimat- ,.
ed damage: $200. ^7
Thursday, Feb. 3 Aul
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property, 700 Bull St. Unknown move
person(s) damaged the right front c'ot^'
quarter panel of victim's parked car. comP;
Estimated damage: $200 Estim;
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purse was taken from her un- knowi
secured office. Estimated damage: length
$51 rack. I
Illegal use of telephone, Patter- 111
son Hall. Victim's ex-boyfriend calls Woodi
her several times daily and leaves a raci;
messages on her machine. swerir
Early colleg
By College Press Service
If you could graduate in three years instead of
four, savine a Quarter of vnur total hill would vou>
Seventy-seven percent of high school students said
yes in a recent study.
With college being second only to the purchase
of a home as the biggest expense a family faces,
many students and parents are beginning to inquire
about this option. Several institutions are examining
the three-year degree as one strategy in meeting
the enrollment and fiscal challenges they face.
Of course, the accelerated degree isn't new. It
has existed at most schools for some time, but only
a small percentage of students took advantage
of it, perhaps because a three-year degree also
means working hard and abandoning activities such
as sports, social organizations, student government,
internships and pan-time jobs.
But some officials think this low panicipation is
because of programs not being formalized or ad
verused in college catalogues. Often, shortened
programs were strictly for gifted students or for
more enterprising students to work out on their
own. Now, with skyrocketing college costs, students
may reconsider.
S. Frederick Starr, president of Oberlin College
in Ohio and one of the first administrators to advocate
a three-year degree, sees it as an option for
students who otherwise might not be able to afford
to get a college degree: He estimates that elimiCollege
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Although many students feel relieved af- finals re
ter finishing their first semester, many first- 1
year students still face a great deal of see
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"For me, I guess it's hard, because in college 1
high school you don't have a lot of free yc*T stu'
time, but here you have one or two class- 'Fresf
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resident and first-year student Tiffini somethii
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especially in the dorms, because you have but it s (
your door open and people come in and ent bert
out all the time. So it's hard sit down and
hit the books." a bacd ^
To manage your time effectively, heed 35 'ar8e
warnings from other residence hall sur- Pflugratf
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"Keep a balance," senior Gabe Romero Prob;
advised. "Don't study all the time, and in the fii
don't party all the time. Don't take your sa'dfreshman
year too lightly. It's challenging, yourself
but it can also be the most fun." bon and
"Recreation and time off is important, Pflugi
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other work is in," graduate student Bar- immedi
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Tuesday, Feb. 2
rceny of bicycle, Capstone
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viaim's secured bicycle from
c. The "U-Lock" was still seI
to the pole. Estimated damo
breaking, Blossom Garage,
own person(s) slashed conle
top of victim's vehicle sevmes.
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locked vehicle and red
the radio and articles of
ing. The console and glove
artment were also damaged,
ited damage: $1,740
:eny, Caroliniana Library. Unn
person(s) removed a calf1
black wool coat from a coat
istimated damage: $150
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nating one year of college could reduce costs by
25 percent, or 40 percent if potential income is factored
in for the fourth year.
"This plan actually reduces the cost of a B.A.," he
said. "Everything else, so far, simply decreases the
rate of increase."
Starr said he sees student demand for this program
growing, citing the boom in Advanced Placement
testing as an indicator. The tests allow high
school students to earn college credits. In 1993,
639,000 students took APs, an increase of 60,000
over the previous year and the largest increase this
decade.
In addition, Starr points to the survey of 2,000
high school students nationwide by George Dehne
& Associates. Seventy-seven percent said they
would want to attend a university offering a threeyear
degree, a 43 percent increase from the same
survey question in 1983
But four is still the magic number for most educators.
The United States adopted the four-year degree
from England when Harvard University was
founded in 1636. However, England and other European
countries have long since changed to a
three-year baccalaureate, and supporters of the
three-year degree say it's time the United States
does the same.
Critics say the current European system shouldn't
be compared with this nation's because of the state
of secondary schools here, evidenced by the growhmen
more
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classes. Starting their first year, Make eve
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"European students come to college with a much
higher level of preparation and specialization than
in the U.S., and that is not likely to change in the
next few years," Cornell University President Frank
Rhodes told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Starr, however, said there are a "surprising number
of high schools doing an excellent job," and
working with these high schools could help the students
reach their goal of graduating from college
in a shorter period of time. He did agree, however,
that there isn't time for high school academic
remedial work in an accelerated plan.
Students would begin the three-year degree in
high school, taking stringent college prep courses
and AP tests, under a plan suggested by Starr. Additional
college credits might be earned through a
a dual enrollment arrangement where both high
school and college-level courses are taken.
Once in college, students would choose a major
in their first year and enroll in overload courses.
They could also attend summer terms, which
would be an obstacle for those needing to work.
The most controversial issue involves whether
general education requirements should be reduced.
Starr said some colleges may need to "trim the fat"
from their curriculum.
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widely differing schools without respect to their
particular mission," Starr said. "I think you have to
ask the core question of education, what is most
worth knowing?"'
Critics say this flies in the face of what higher education
is about.
Dartmouth College President James Freedom
told The Chronicle of Higher Education that "Students
mature so much between the ages of 17 and
22 that they would lose a lot if we took away a year.
Students should explore a lot of things; they should
have a sense of progression, and they should have
a sense of mastery. "
Vartan Gregorian, president of Brown Universi
ty in nnoae isiana, saia tne Knowledge explosion"
has been so great that students should take five
years to earn an undergraduate degree. In an interview
with the San Francisco Chronicle, Gregorian
said, "This (three-year degree) is driven by economics,
not educational quality."
He added that a shorter program would lead to
sketchy knowledge of key subjects that provide
"educational information" but not knowledge.
"Otherwise, you can stay at home and read the
Encyclopedia Britannica, which costs only 5600,
and take a test at the end," Gregorian said.
Nevertheless, some schools are venturing into
reducing the amount of time to get an undergraduate
degree.
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New Haven, Conn., began a three-year program
this fall. Curriculum requirements weren't changed,
but the academic calendar was compressed into
three 13-week semesters, said college spokesman
Robert Cole.
Like many private schools, Albertus Mangus has
been losing students to less expensive state ins&
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a trend through financial incentives by reducing
charges for tuition and room and board
when students are enrolled in a third consecutive
session. Students will save about 511,000 by graduation.
"We have gotten an excellent response," Cole
said, adding that 75 percent of returning students
and 80 percent of incoming freshmen opted for the
three-year plan.
Meanwhile, public university systems, including
those in California, New York and Virginia, are ex
amining a three-year program as a way of addressing
increased enrollment and decreased funding
by streamlining the degree process.
Starr doesn't agree that the program is for all students,
as he wrote in a New York Times editorial.
"This program would be intensive and hardly appropriate
for those wishing to supplement their
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