Volume LXXIII Issue n Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut November 26, 1974 Campus Wide Fast Planned For December 5 There will be a campus-wide fast on Blake, and Jim Cobbs. at Yale; will take part in these workshops Thursday, Dec. 5 to raise money to feed The project hopes to grow and stay active along with speakers from the Hartford and THAP urges al! members of the Trinity hungry people here and abroad, the Trinity throughout the next semester. Trinity communities. Coffin is the major community to offer their help with Hunger Action Project (THAP) announced The money collected at Trinity will be organizer of the hunger actions at Yale and 1) Planning and organizing the on Saturday. split between Oxfam-America, an has been actively involved in anti-war and workshops, All Trinity students who wish to par- organization which supplies food to millions civil rights movements. 2) Staffing the meal-ticket sign-up and ticipate in the fast and have meal tickets are of starving people in Asia and Africa, and President Lockwood and J. Ronald donation tables, urged to sign up. Their meal ticket numbers local community organization to feed the Spencer, dean of students, have already 3) Researching the hunger problem and will be given to Saga, which will give the hungry people in America, according to acknowledged their support for the Trinity making up fact sheets and flyers to inform money for those students' Thursday meals THAP. fast and the Trinity Hunger Action Project. the community, to THAP. This fast is similar to other fasts The following student groups have also 4) Organizing the Iraternit'es to par- THAP will set up tables for those students organized at colleges in Connecticut and pledged their support; Christian ticipate in the fast. and faculty not eating at Mather Dining Hall across the nation. On the day of the fast Fellowship; the Connecticut Public Interest All interested persons please contact as to donate the money they would normally there will be workshops in "Wean Lounge Research Group; Hillel; Ray Albo, a soon as possible any of the following people: spend on one days' food. and Life Sciences Auditorium to raise member of LaVoz Latina; the Student Judy Ledrer, Box 1922, 249-4006. THAP has been organized by Mac people's awareness of the world's food Government Association; Steering Com- Peter Jessop, Box 968, 247-4408. Margalis, Judy Ledeher, Peter Jessop, Rick shortages. They will also plan action for the mittee; the Jesters; Peter Mindich, head of Rick Hornung, Box 1174, 249-0249. Hornung, Martha Cohen, Steve Cecil, Sam rest of the year, according to THAP. MHBOG; TCB; TCB WO; TWO; WRTC Steven Cecil, Box 1541, 524-0241. Thayer, Carrie Harris, Martha Cooly, Tricia Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Chaplain radio station; and the Tripod. College Adapts New Policy On Transfer Grades by Jeanine Figur As of January 1975, a new policy adopted Card. The Curriculum Committee's new Winslow. Trinity and receives a grade lower than C by the Curriculum Committee and the policy will exclude course grades taken for a The new policy, effective for those minus, the grade will not be recorded. faculty concerning the recording of transfer Trinity degree, but taken outside the college students entering Trinity in January 1975, Course titles and credits taken at another grades will go into effect, before matriculation establishes that all courses taken at Trinity institution before matriculation and ac- At present, all grades (lettered, P/F) of According to Robbins Winslow, Dean of and outside Trinity after matriculation with cepted as transfer credit will be recorded on courses satisfying the necessary Educational Services, the move for change approval from the student's advisor and the the permanent record. requirements for a Bachelor's Degree are in policy began in March of 1974, when a sub- Registrar will be recorded with credit and "Therefore, students entering Trinity as entered on the Trinity Permanent Record committee of the Curriculum Committee grade on the student's permanent record. juniors will be eligible for Honors and submitted a proposal concerning what Those courses, credits, and grades will be General Scholarship, of course, but only on grades in a student's curriculum for an counted toward the requirement of 36 course the basis of their Trinity courses and undergraduate degree count toward general credits for a degree, and they will be in- Trinity approves courses," said Winslow. scholarship and honor at graduation. cluded in the evaluation of the grade point This aspect of the new policy would deal "Such courses as those taken during an average, rank, and eligibility for Honors with the clause that reads; "Letter grades open semester, in Europe, or simply outside and General Scholarship. in a minimum of 12 credits shall be required the Trinity curriculum, those of a transfer Dean Winslow noted that various ex- for eligibility for Honors and General student lor instance, were put in question. ceptions exist. For instance, a course taken Scholarship." Even courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis outside Trinity will not be used to satisfy Honors are determined on the basis of the were considered. The Curriculum Com- major requirements unless the department cumulative grade average aJone to the top mittee wanted to have some type of chairman or program director submit three per cent of the graduating class or to distinction," said Winslow. written approval to the Registrar. Also, those with an average of A minus or better, Winslow cited an example comparing a courses graded "Pass", "Credit," etc., at whichever number of students is less. student who transfers to Trinity from a another institution that cannot be in- Another transition in policy deals with the small community college with straight A terpreted into the Trinity grading system graduation requirement that refers to average, and another who transfers from a will be recorded, but will not be used in minimum grades. The former policy stated highly competitive institution such as Smith calculations of averages, ranks, etc. that a candidate for a degree had to attain a with a B or B plus average. "This, of course, does not pertain to the 12 C minus for 26 of the 36 course credits (or "The student from the better college is put College Exchange Program or the Greater grades of at least B minus for enough at a disadvantage, and that is why the Hartford Consortium of Higher Education course credits to offset any excess grades Curriculum Committee has decided to give (GHCHE)," Winslow emphasized, "because below C minus). This rule has been revised credit for all courses taken at another in- these programs already have prior approval to read:' "Each student has to attain a stitution, but no letter grades will be from Trinity College." cumulative grade point average of at least a Robbins Winslow recorded on the Trinity record," said If a student takes a course outside of C minus." Carmichael Lecture Raises Controversy Stokely Carmichael spoke at the Trinity newspaper. chairman of the Student Activities Com- before he spoke. Golden said that Trinity College Black House on Friday, November Trinity's portion of the fee came from the mittee (SAC), said that such contracts do students at large were not informed oi 15. Carmichael's visit was arranged through , Budget Committee. A check request for now exist. Neither Ellen Mulqueen, Dean of Carmichael's visit to Trinity until af- an agreement with the Black People's Union $375.00 to be made out to Stokely Carmichael Student Services, nor David Lee, Assoc. terwards. Landy commented that Trinity of the University of Hartford, according to was submitted to the Budget Committee by Dean of Student Services the two ad- students were never informed of his ap- Charles Cornelius, head of that Robert Gibson, treasurer of the Trinity ministrators who are required to sign a pearance at the University of Hartford, organization. Coalition of Blacks (TCB), for the contract submitted, recall signing a con- despite the fact that Trinity student funds According to Cornelius, the funding for organization, on November 4, 1974. No tract for Carmichael's appearance. were used to co-sponsor his appearance. this event was arranged so that Trinity and contract for the lecture was submitted with The Student Activities Committee Hand In the Partial Statement of the Budget the University of Hartford split the $750 fee the request. book states that: Committee Policy, which appears in the equally, $375 coming from each After a vote, the Budget Committee IIA: "The Budget Committee will not' same Handbook, the following is stated: organization. Carmichael spoke at the authorized Robin Landy to sign the check, approve check requests unless a copy of the Art. II. "Advertising for a major event University of Hartford that night to an in- Landy said. She noted that there were no contract is submitted with the check (over $1000), publicity must appear at least tegrated audience of about 200 people, ac- form contracts available from Student request." 1 month prior to the event; for lesser events, cording to Susan Fowler, editor of Acme Government for any performers or speakers According to Cornelius, the Carmichael publicity must appear at least one week in News, the University of Hartford student who do not supply their own. Larry Golden, lecture was made possible at the University advance of the event. Studies indicate that of Hartford through special arrangements an expenditure of 7 1/2-10% of the total cost by a University of Hartford faculty mem- is an effective amount for good promotion ber. Part of the agreement was that Trinity and sizable turnout." would cover half the cost of the lecture, with Adron Keaton, chairman of the TCB, the understanding that Carmichael would declined comment.