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VOLUME 79,ISSUE' 5 For theStutleTds andthe Community March 26, 2001 .-.=. ...,. Credit Eva_iuation Methods ·Gradually Improve . ~JJgbed Reyes According to Thomas McCarthy...director of ;" -~-in-Cltief the Registrar's Office, there .are guidelines by .. --. ~ .. which credit evaillations are made. Sometimes _. .Hgping to speed up the time it takes to eval the number ofguidelines can be overwhelming ~..;fr8nsfercredits, the Registrar's Office has . for the person evaluating a student's transfer - ~ly updated its evaluating method. Even credits. with-. -the addition of an evaluation database, Difficulties arise when a student transfers .,sorne students may still have to wait about a from a non 2-year CUNY program, when they :' .__to~n=ivetheir evaluated credits. transfer from private institutionsand when they .•.. _. The precess ofcredit evaluation begins when transfer from out ofstate" :,·it:shident .decides he or she wants to transfer After the student's credit information has ". --" . UitoBaruch from- another college. The student been sent to the Registrar's Office, evaluators , is, required to submit a transcript that shows determine which classes are transferable and .' ;·what classes have been. or are being, taken at have an equivalent at Baruch. Unfortunately, .8Botllet institution. this is where the process begins to slow down. The student's credit information is then sent "Until recently the process ofevaluating cred to the Registrars Office, where.a pre liminary its has been.. by and large, a paper and pencil evaluation is done. The student then receives a process," said McCarthy preliminary report on his or her credits at the Before the database was created and even transfer student orientation, This report 'is only now.. the evaluations are carried out by a person 'an.estimate ofthe credits a "student may actual who sits at a desk with both a student's records ly attain. Itdoes not mean that those credits are and a guideline booklet that outlines the cours guaranteed. The reason for this' preliminary es that could be transferred for creditat Baruch. report istohelp the new studentdecide on what According to McCarthy, transfer students out classesto takeduring his orher first semester at numbered freshmen 2722 to J469 this academ Bamdl. .. ic year. One would think that with such a large Although. itmight seem like. the evaluation of number of transfer students, there would be .bansfer.credits ~Id be done-quiclcly; -based on more transfer eValuators on hMKi to-quickly the preJiminaryevaluation sheet, the actual assess their credits. ..... time-Tn.une .for' evaluating a student's credits can "8J.Y,~y... See TECHNOLOGY. Page 3 ~... : z ' -.~.•..~ ... _. .- ~ ~ ,., ,. .. .- •. _ ~-,.,,:. -',~ - .'.."....-.•.<: ....,.•;.:.-......:......~ _-..~._..~.. # •• ~: __.• -.'-,••__•• J.~ .._. ,'. - .••._ .•.•. _ ......... _.,._-. " .:- ~ ~-._,.~..: '._ __ ;.,.~ -~ ..-.. '.-."""" .. -~ '~-"'-. ~ R',,,,.Winners "entard~.-~; --~- ._- .. .~ .. .--- .. _"..-_. '_..... _ ... ~~-------_ ..~_.. '':'''_ ... -.,.- Eftort Canters Bernard M. Baniela' Way By: Charissa Prince-Ferdinand O".r $2,500 . Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has signetl a bill co-naming 2S street between Lexington and By Genia D. Nulez Third avenues, to Bernard Baruch Way in . Contributing Write, honor ofthe contributions that Baruch made to New York City. The mayor stated "The Last The raftle drawing for the India Earthquake Bill before me,•..wouJd add the name 'Bernard Relief effort tlmdraiser- took place 00 Friday Baruch Way' to East 2S street.." March 16 at 6 p.m. in room 1704 of the 360 One sophomore Tamia Silver said, "ItbiDk PAS building. There were five lucky winners. it will fOSla' afc:etiBgofpI'idC and cODuDUiUtY.·'·- .' . The winner ofthe top prize ofa one-night two in .the snutems. Itcould not have come at a person stay at the TJmC. Hotel js Denise Talis. better time ciIher seein&. that we are getting'the ~. Thesecond prize winner ofa dinner for two at new buildiog it-opyeYcngive us a more cant" Bombay Palace is Diane Ramnarine. The third pus-like feelin&;':aIthough the co-iwning of.' andfourth prize winners ofa S2Sgift certificate the street bas not yet received much publicity at the Gap and a $25 gift certificate at United ,in the Baruch community. Artists Theaters are Birsen Memet and Melek Adding the Baruch name to 2S Street brings . Akkoya, respectively. The fifth prize winner of to light the influence·BaruCh still bas on the a Baruch College pen set is Marianna community long after hispassing, while imify_ e, Perelman. The winners will be notified by tele ing the campus"bis' name' adorns. phone. Bernard Mannes.Baruch was born on August . The raftle raised over $2,500 to aid the vic 19, 1870, in seuth c8roIina.' In 1881 wliien -.'., tims of India. From February 26 to ~ch 14, Baruch was about ten· years old he mov«1 to members of the Gol-den Key.National Honor New York Citjtwiihbis''faIDily. EigBtyears . Society, Beta Alpha Psi, and the Fiaance and later in 1889 be ~.• from City CoiIeF . Economies Society worked together for this and began working as 811 office boy. 8anIch .. cause... which culminated with the raffle draw became fascinated by Wall Street as he JaIl ing on March '16. errands in the area. The idea for the fundraising raffle was As an ~·he married.Annie Griftio ill launched by Vanita Gangwall, secretary of 1$97 and bad·three cbiIdtcn, and~afta' seWaaI _ Golden Key, as an effort to help the victims of years in thcbrok~bus.eSs, he hcramc. Haitwia,B.....1n 1907_.;....~ .was pUt on The War Industries Board and ~~"7"in'2\:'&.:1I.J¢. '-':;'~~K ~.' the tragic earthquake that hit India em January ..--.partner in ." . '. .."~ .,' .--'-WM' . ~" ._' .•....;<:mJlEY-""....... -."-wiiai';,,;;1ftM,;A.,'...-..)' -..belpedin peace negotiationS with1'8.ris. 26. The earthquake left over 100,000 people and CornpaQ,.&.··'••f;-t••··.. :. ,,-' --w,.' -jj'~I-.~.·New-Y.,Le8dGIland At the of95 paSsed away inl96S and was dead and many in desperate need of'food.. shel New York Stock Exchange.froiD the earnings . BCitiD. included into the South Carol.ina Hall ofFame ter, and medical-atterrtion. he made and wasmaking mntions by,,'time--. .'".<__ .t~iCfawrJii;O:perfoil tIie-nations • in"·l~. According to Dean of Students, Ronald he turned thirty. iIid8stiics_ economic resources, which . GuiUiani officiaHy "recognized.Baruch's Baruch had thebuming win to succeed and. • prompted.President Wilson to ask for his assis- eventful life with~tribute,sometbing the the World See FUNDRAISER, Page 2 opened Baruch. Brothers with his brother tance as First War loomed.. 88ruch .. Baruch community'bas'stood far an along. 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J •,..; . ;.' ·/~t'!~ :·;.~-~ ,.·.~·:~ ~t~:~~· .~ ....... -. - .••.., ·/,·:- .. .•. .. ··.. .. __ .:- T 2 TICKER NEWS MARCH 26, 2001 \ TICKER NEWS MARCH 26, 2001 3 Fundraiser Surpasses Expectations Technology Improves Evaluation Process Continued From Front Continued From Front Moab Son, president ofthe Golden Key men has achieved through its joint efforts with the Aaron, chapter advisor of Golden Key, this tioned that she is glad and proud about the out other organizations," said Son. On the contrary, at one point Baruch fundraiser collected the most amount of money come of the fundraiser and working with the The support from the Baruch community is a employed five full time evaluators but that in all the time be has been at Baruch. reward for the members of the participating number was cut down to two last year because "In the 25 years plus I've been here this is the organizations and will benefit the victims of of the CUNY budget cuts said McCarthy. largest sum of money raised by a student only India According to McCarthy, nothing could be run event," said Aaron. "In the 25years plus "Most ofthe students were eager to help, and done about the reduction in evaluators. "It Aaron and members ofthe participating orga donated what they could without hesitation," became an issue of, should we not hire a facul nizations believe that the success of the I've been 'here this is said Grossman. ty member or lose an administrative pesition," . fundraiser was due in part to the cooperative Son and Grossman believe that the Baruch he said. "The decision was made that it would efforts between the organizations. Lee Xu, the largest sum of community did its part in aiding the victims of be the administrative position (an evaluator)." president of Beta Alpha Psi, strongly believes the earthquake in India Since then one more evaluator was added, that working with other organizations is a money raised by a stu "We can safely say that we made a differ there are now three full-time evaluators along rewarding experience and mentioned that the ence," said Grossman. "The response from the with one part-time position, leaving four evalu success ofthis event surpasses BetaAlpha Psi's dent-only run event. " Baruch community and the efforts will make a ators with the responsibility of calculating the prior fundraisers, difference to the people in India," said Son. transfer credits of 2722 students. "This is the first event ofjoint effort, [it] will The officers of the three organizations With such a large task bestowed on the four mark the beginning of collaborating spirit expressed their gratitude to all the people who evaluators. students can expect to do nothing among students:' said Xu. "The support from other organizations. collaborated to the relief effort. else but wait. other SOCieties is good." "I'm extremely proud of what Golden Key Trisha Thomas. a student aide that has evalu ated credits since 1998.