Innovator, 1989-11-22 Student Services

Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Innovator Student Newspapers 11-22-1989 Innovator, 1989-11-22 Student Services Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/innovator Recommended Citation Governors State University Student Services, Innovator (1989, November 22). http://opus.govst.edu/innovator/354 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Innovator by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. INN.O GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY November 22, 1989 UNIVERSITY PARK, IL 60466 \'OL. XVD No. 8 Student Senate Elects New Executive Board Conducts six hour marathon meeting By Jean Juarez Information:Vote to reconsider The Student Senate set a prece previous Monday beforethe meet A meeting without a quor frey and seconded by Nick Dicosla ing, in this case October 23. The to have a quorum check. The mo is allowed once. dent with a six and half hour long um becomes an informa meeting Wednesday, November meeting was held on October25th. tion waspassed and a roll call was andno Page 19-1 Parliamentary Pro 15. The meeting started at 3:00PM Thisagenda is the information the tion meeting business taken. indicating that a quorum cedures and didn't end until somewhere members need to have so that can be conducted or acted was present. Page 140 Roberts Rule of around 9:30 PM that evening. they will know what will be dis upon. Order By the end of the meeting, the cussed and acted upon at the This argument over the agenda Blackburn who had been wait senators had reversed their ac meeting. Somewhere there has The motion passed unanimous had already taken up two hours of ing for quite a while was asked to tions of two weeks ago before and beensome leniency in this area as ly to negate the decision of the the meeting and it was nearing be the acting liaison and chair the had elected a new Executive many members brought that point chair. Th1s was m regard to not 5:00 PM. Harwell walked in and meeting. Susan Marshall made Board. Eric Harwell. who was re up to the chair. This also has been having the agenda for the Oct. 25th out of the meeting,called recesses the motion to have Blackburn elected Student Senate President the norm for previous meetings meeting ready on time for the and used other tactics that could chair the meetmg. The motton Oct. 25, was defeated when the resulting in a stalemate where no members.The business to appoint slow down the proceedings. Las was seconded by Virginia Faber new vote was taken. James Las business can be conducted. Carmen Wheatley as Student-At cola made a point of order that the and passed. Blackburn took the cola, who was named the public Large for Wmter 89 would have Intense arguments about the other members did not want the chair only after he was assured it relatiOns chairman at the pre been on that agenda meeting to be adjourned so Har was the unanimous decision of the vious meetmg, was elected point of order were made to the president that he should be follow well delegated the chair to Las senate. He also made it known president. A new motion to appoint Car ing the senate by-laws when con cola. The meeting continued as that his position was strictly neut As the meetmg began. Harwell men Wheatley Student-At-Large ducting a meeting. Then the Harwellleft the roomnot to return ral and that the decisions and dis could not seem to get the meeting for Winter 89was made by Lascola executive board recessed during again that evening. During all this cussion were those of the senate past the part of the agenda m and seconded by Bart Curry. The the meeting and walked out leav time no one called for a quorum only. which the mmutes from the pre motion was passed and Carmen ing the members sitting around check. vious meetmg are approved. Ob Wheatley was elected Student-At the table wondering what was In the meantime Student Life Then a vote was conducted on JectiOns from other members Large. Staff Member M1chael Blackburn an appeal that Virginia Faber had about the way the agenda was coming next. After some time el who was leaving for the day was made earlier (4:35 PM) when Eric bemg presentedwere made. A dls- apsed, members started walking Toward the later part of the eve out thus lessening the chance to stopped and asked 1f he could wait Harwell was still chairperson. u . ion n ued abou h nate mng Mary Beth GodJr<'ycalled for around for a while. Another recess The motion was made by James by-laws not being followed to the have a quorum for voting. A meet a quorum check. This was secon was called. Lascolaand was seconded by Bart letter The pomt was made that ing without a quorum becomes an ded by Lascola The motion At about 7:08 PM the meeting Curry to reconsider the previous the agenda for the last meeting information meeting and no busi passed and a quorum was again wascalled back to order and a mo motion of the appeal the motion of should have been distributed and ness can be conducted or acted found to be present. upon. tion was made by Mary Beth God- the chair. in the member's mailboxesby the (Continued on page 8) SCI\'1B Needs Survey Reveals Interesting Facts Special to Innovator Faculty the exam after taking the four-hour evaluation, "It wouldn't do any exams. An informal random survey of . �ien1ber GSU students, conductedby campus workshop said. however, that the good. Other students reported But other students proposed the journalism students, reveals that workshop "was a waste of time:· similar experiences, saying that the opposite. claimmg that the English ·· approximately 63 per cent of them But a couple of students who writingcounselor couldn't figure out professors are "too picky "fm af The Student Communication failed the writing competency ex failed the exam after taking the why their essays failed. raid an English professor looks at Med1a Board(SCMB) is in need of amination the first time they took workshop said, however, that the One accountmg major asserted the first paragraph and finds one flaw in structure or grammar, or one another faculty member. The it. workshop "was a waste of time." that one fifteenminute session with comma splice and then assumes 1t's faculty member can come from According to the survey of 52 un But a couple of students who the writing counselor was helpful. failed the exam after takmg the and that without that individual ses a failing paper ... and I heard from one of the three colleges: COE. dergraduates.out of 33 students who failed the first time. 17 also failed workshop said the two sessions told sion. he probably would not have one professor that one grader 1s CHP. CBPA. For further informa the exam a second time. Eight of them what to expect: ironically, they passed. really obsessed with mechamcs," tion call: James LasCola at the them succeeded on their second at called the workshops "somewhat An overwhelming majority of said a student who is now preparing student senate office or the Office tempt, while the rest either have not helpful." And other students said the those interviewedcalled the writing to retake the exam. of Student Life X2123 or X2124. yet re-taken the exam. or have workshops "made no difference." exam and/or its grading "unfair." Very few students contacted by registered for Eng. 381. One student, who said she got One media major, for example, said reporters seemed to support the Of those who failed the examina straight A's at her junior college, but toomany peopleare allowed to read concept of the writing competency tion. about half of them then attend who failed the writing competency and grade the exams, and that the exam m the first place A com ed a writing workshop; of those who exammation twice, reported that a graders apply the standards dif munications m3Jor who passed the took the workshop, about half counselor "had no 1dea why the ferently and inconsistently. Another exam on h1s first trycalled 1t "totally INSIDE passed. pa per failed." She claimed the coun student said only English faculty unfair." One nursing student who passed selor added that if she appealed the should be allowed to grade the (Continued on page 4) Broadsides & Deadline for Applications Near Broadswords ............. P. 2 The Innovator Staff A little bit of wit Those who are not degree UNIVERSITY PARK - The Of fice of Admissions and Student seeking students but plan to ta ke Wishes you a Recruitment at Governors State courses must be admitted as · Univers1ty is accepting ap students-at-large. Happy Thanksgiving Rick CopaleUo ........ ....P. 4 phcations for winter trimester ad Pre-admission counseling is of New Column mission through Dec. 8. fered to give students information Students pursuing an under on curricula, admissions require graduate or graduate degree. or ments and degree requirements. taking courses for enrichment The 15-week winter trimester begins Jan. 8 and continues Public Forum ............ P. 5 should apply for admission. Undergraduates must have an through April 21. General regis Opinions and letters associate's degree or 60 credit tration for the trimester will be hours of courseworkwith at least a conducted Jan.

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