Lanthorn, Vol. 9, No. 06, September 23, 1976 Grand Valley State University
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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 9 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 9-23-1976 Lanthorn, vol. 9, no. 06, September 23, 1976 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol9 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 9, no. 06, September 23, 1976" (1976). Volume 9. 6. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol9/6 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 9 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. inside. An interview with New Student President page3 An open letter from President Lubbers pag* 2 GV football preview page15 A look at local night spots: Pub Crawling with the Mase page 7 Stories on student organizations throughout CAS changes incomplete Grand Valley State Colleges and withdrawal policies By Brian Colby this could result in, trouble arose when an instructor left or forgot the work in ques A change is being made in (he dis tion. Lanthorn position of incomplete and withdrawal I he new policy makes it necessary grades, making it necessary for CAS stud to make up work by the end of the fol Vol. 9 Number 6 September 23, 1976. ents to take new steps to obtain these lowing term or the grade reverts to an K. grades. Withdrawals, before this term, could he made until the last day o f class, Incomplete grades have, since leaving a W grade. 1973, remained open-ended. This enabled Under the new policy, students GVSC will host women's students to make up the unfinished work must now withdraw by the eighth week at any time. of the term and nave the instructor sign workshop in October Because o f the amount o f tim e the w ithdrawal request. "Woman As an Individual,” a one- uals in relation to other persons. day workshop designed to assist women Problems dealt svitli in the work in realizing control of their lives, to gain shops w ill include "W ho Am I” , fear ot New band director named skills to eliminate self-defeating behavior, success, failure, hurting others, rejection, and to create more life-giving choices, will responsibility; excessive worry, eating, William Koot, director of bands at Music Conference at the U. of M. in l* held on October 2 in the Campus Cen drinking, dependency; perfectionism, Ferris State College, has been named dir 1970. lie founded the Annual Ferris ter Multi-Purpose Room from 8 30 to 5 guilt, ami loneliness. ector of bands at GVSC’s new Performing State College Jazz Festival and the Ferris •Qist of the workshop is $12 per person, Workshop leaders w ill he Ms. Arts Center. During the fall, Root will State College Summer Music Camp for including materials and coffee and do Lynn Parks, adult education director at work part-time at the GVSC center while Michigan high-school students. nuts. the Grand Rapids YWCA, and Ms Jutlirh continuing his duties at Ferris. He will Root founded and serves as con Sponsored by GVSC’s Continuing Wise, counselor at the Grand Rapids join GVSC full-time after November 22. ductor of the Kerris State Youth Sym I duration Office, the workshop will cov Women's Resource ( enter phony Band, a 7(>-piecc band representing er the areas of self-defeating behavior f urther details may he scoured In Arthur Hills, director of the 20 area high schools. elim ination, assertiveness training and life contacting GVSC Area Director of ( <>n Performing Arts Center, states, "We arc On September 26, he will conduct planning, as well as assisting women to (inning I iluc.ition Marily n Chambers ai very fortunate to secure the services o f the Ferris State College Marching Band at establish a sense o f themselves as individ 451 0731 Bill Root as director o f the hands at the Chicago Bears N FL game. Grand Valley. Bill has a national reputa A graduate of Western Michigan tion as director, judge, and clinician in with both the B.A. and M.A. degrees, Woods : new head trainer the hand field, and we sec him making a Root served as director of music for 1 2 major contribution.” years with the Vicksburg schools, and was Douglas P. Woods, an assistant summers as Assistant Business Manager Root has been associated w ith director of bands at Grand Rapids JC lie trainer at the University of Toledo, has at Toledo. Ferris since 1967, during which lime fore josning Ferris. liocn named GVSC’s head trainer. Woods, who is a member o f the his Ferris State College Marching Band In 1964 he was .elected president Woods, 27, earned his bachelor’s National Athletic Trainers Association, was invited five times to perform during o f the Michigan School Band and Orches degree from the University o f Toledo in considers working conditions at GVSC the Detroit I.ions football games, lbs tra Association, and named by the 900 1971, lie was hired as a full-tim e assistant agreeable. “ As far as the training room concert ban was selected as the perform members of MSBOA as "Music Teacher and has served in that capacity for the goes," he said, "the facilities are second ing college band at the 25th Midwestern of the Year" in 1965. last five years, lie also worked tw o to none." TV/newspaper courses are offered for Fall Three television courses and one Vincent Price, Claire Bloom, and Wiii Geer. Press beginning September 5. Reprint Weekly symposia on the subject course by newspaper will be offered by The class, offered by TJC for two articles for students missing the early will also be offered by CAS’s Geology GVSC fall term. or five credits, will meet on Wednesdays issues w ill lie available from the Continuing anj Environmental Sciences Departments “The Adams Chronicles, Forging a from 6 to 10 pm at Davenport College. Education Office. from o to 9 pni in AuSablc Hall. Nation" is a survey of social American his "learning Concepts: Reading Tech tory from its political beginnings through nics" (sic) will be broadcast on 35 on the civil war, based on the Adams family’s Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2 New Director appointed to voluminous letter diaries, journals and his to 2: 30 pm and repeated at 6: 30 to 7 pm. tories from 1750 to 1900. It will be broad In conjunction with the iv series, GVSC Muskegon Center cast on channel 35 on Mondays, from 8 to the Graduate School of Kducation will Former GVSC Assistant Director ings with community needs. 9 pm, and repeated 11 am to noon Thurs offer a course designed to instruct teachers of Student Activities James W. Bear has days and 5 to 6 pm Saturdays. in the most effective use of reading tech The Grand Valley Center office been appointed to be the new Director of Beginning September 29, weekly niques and "the promotion of further is located on the ground floor of Muske the Grand Valley Center at Muskegon. Wednesday classes will meet fwm 6 to 10 integration of these reading skills into the gon Community Qillcge next to the According to Continuing Kduca Ktuikuore a n d their phnnr number IS pm at 309 Academic Building, Davenport content areas.” tion Director Geoffrey Smith. Bear will 773 9131 ext. 329. College. The 5-credit courses is offered by "Oceans: The Continuing Frontier” be responsible for the following activities Smith commented, "I am con the CAS history department. will be the newspaper course fall term, fident that the development of the “Anyone for Tennyson?” will be offered for credit by Qillcgc IV. administering GVSC programs in the area; Center at Muskegon will contribute to broadcast on 35 from 10:30 to 11 am each The course explores the impact of staff supervision and Center direction; the powth of the Colleges in many ways, Friday and repeated Thursdays, 7 to 7:30 the sea on civilization and the moral dil planning and coordination of GVSC de gree completion programs with MCC and also see this as another opportunity p— The course is s visual exploration o f emmas of its potential for sustastmg associate degree programs and planning to demonstrate the vitality and maturity American and English poetry, featuring the humankind’s needs. Weekly articles will and coordinating grsduate course offer of GVSC to our many constituencies.” First Poetry Quartet and such guest stars as be published in the Sunday Grand Rapids LANTHORN-September 23, 1976 Page 2 An open letterfrom President Lubbers Welcome to GVSC tors. All of us-students, faculty, admin don't know where to find this help, you can Dear Friends: istrators—working together, can create an always contact the dean of your college or Welcome to Grand Valley and to the atmosphere conducive to academic achieve start of the new academic year. The begin the dean of student services who can direct you to the appropriate office or advise you ment. ning of the fall term is a time which I always I hope you will enjoy your learning of the best way to resolve any d ifficu lty you find exciting-a time to begin anew with experience at Grand Valley. For the coming might have. enthusiasm for what can be accomplished in year i wish you the satisfaction that comes While you are at Grand Valley. I urge you the coming year.