Document Examines Undergrad Life

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USRG ELECTIONS GREEK WEEK University of Miami's baseball team jumped to a Profiles on all candidates vying for a position in Fraternities and sororities participate in a week of No. 1 ranking, having won their 20th consecutive University of Miami's student government activities: contests, a dance-a-thon, skits and a game Tuesday night Greek ball SPORTS —page 10 NEWS — page 4 ENTERTAINMENT — page 8 *ESEJ |, Volume 61 Friday, Number 43 "March 22, 1985 Document examines undergrad life By SANDRA JARAMILLO talization |which| detract from the excitement of true teaching and humanities, two sequential courses (six credits) in one of the social Hurricane' Copy hditor learning." sciences, two upper division courses (six credits) in one area other than One of the most important recommendations to alleviate this the area of major concentration for the Bachelor of Arts degree, and two This is the first in a two-part scries on the recommendations made situation, according to Ash, was the establishment of a general upper division courses (six credits), one from the humanities and one by the task force on undergraduate education. education committee. The committee will approve courses to be included from the social sciences, for the Bachelor of Science degree. in the program, monitor quality, and review each course approved for In addition to the above, future recommended requirements include A 28-membcr task force appointed last summer by Provost William general education every three years. foreign language credits and no credits for remedial English or F. Lee and chaired by Associate Provost James L. Ash has completed one "I think our curriculum can compete favorably with many major mathematics courses. of the most comprehensive studies to date on the nature of universities today," said Ash. "The thing is we want to be better. We Other recommendations made by the subcommittee on curriculum, undergraduate education at the University of Miami. The task force also want to be an elite, absolutely top-of-the-heap institution. The report which was chaired by Jay Savage, chairman of the biology department, made a number of recommendations for implementing the goals of the reflects an elitist perspective of higher education, and we think that's include providing integrative learning situations such as freshman five-year Strategic Plan. important for a private university. We have to justify, among other seminar programs taught by a distinguished faculty member and senior With extensive cooperation and input from faculty from a wide things, the tuition differential." seminar programs available to nonmajors; establishment of a cross-section of schools and departments and three student representa While seeing improvement as necessary, Xavier Cortada, chairman University-wide study abroad committee: and revision of the University tives who were a part of the task force, recommendations were made in of the committee on academic affairs of the Undergraduate Student catalogues. four specific areas: curriculum, teaching, enrollment, and campus life. Body Government, believes that the elitist attitude the University is In the task force report, the subcommittee on teaching, chaired by The resulting 47-page document was the work of four separate trying to project is not taking into account the interests of the majority James Foley, professor of economics, made a number of specific subcommittees who looked into each area. of the student body now. "You have to do things gradually. You don't recommendations, including the offering of small-to-medium classes (15 According to the report, one of the most important revelations switch from one program to another overnight." to 45 students) at the freshman and sophomore level taught by full-time which emerged in the process of gathering data is the need for "an Still, Cortada said that the recommendations for curriculum were faculty (a move Cortada sees as an important step for the University): uncompromising and unambiguous commitment ... to undergraduate "more than justified." adding faculty lines to understaffed areas, particularly to the College of studies of the highest quality. The need for strong graduate programs lhe subcommittee on curriculum also recommended an increase in Arts and Sciences and the School of Business, and eliminating part-time must not be allowed to diminish the quality of undergraduate studies." the undergraduate general education requirements, applicable to all the instruction, particularly in freshman and sophomore classes; limiting the The report referred to many courses at the University which students from all of the University's schools and departments. Some use of televised lectures; and the addition of discussion sessions to large "emphasize routine academic tasks at the expense of intellectual immediate revisions of the current requirements were proposed for the lecture classes. development and emphasize an undergraduate experience based upon fall 1985 including English composition, one year of mathematics, six minimal subject mastery, training, rote memorization, and compartmen- credits in one science, two sequential courses (six credits) in one of the Please turn to page 3/TASK Cruising Tickets stale and Crooning their positions By AHMED SHOREIBAH Hurricane AttaUtani Newt tditn. Debate The two full tickets of this year's Undergraduate Student A debate between Un Body Government elections pro pose such diverse ideas as an dergraduate Student Body on-campus bank and the hiring of Government presidential a private accountant to prepare a candidates Jose Garcia tuition budget plan. and Scott Kornspan will Lightning, with Scott Kornspan take place Monday from running tor a second term as president, covers several broad 2:30-4.30 p.m. in the Stu categories, including tuition, dent Union International parking, residence halls, and stu Lounge. dent life. The debate was orga Among the major Lightning proposals are: creation of a cen nized by Alex Tachmes, tralized Office of Pre-Legal Stud head of the USBG aca ies, analagous to the office that demic affairs committee currently serve pre-medical stu and editor of The Universi dents; centralization of all student support services in the recently ty Times. Questions will be proposed enrollment center; in asked by student journal creased funding for the Student ists from several UM me Entertainment Committee and the dia. Lecture Series Committee; and increased and improved micro computer, music storage, music practice, and food service facili ties. Kornspan, in an interview, Miami HurricanelAIXA MONTERO stressed the experience of the A proposal for a full-service members of the Lightning ticket. banking facility is not included on Students cruise along the Strip in search of each other (left), while Celia Cruz belts out a Latin standard at Calle the platform but it would be Ocho Festival during spring break worked on by a lightning admin Please turn to page 4/PLAT- istration, according to Kornspan. FORMS UM calendar shortened Kosar leaves Bernie answers Bernie Kosar spent his Spring Break working on a research UM for pros paper and making the biggest decision of his life: the decision to By MARILYN GARATEIX The spring semester schedule The administration hopes that forego his final two years at the University of Miami and enter Ifurricurte Staff Writer also contains changes in compari this new calendar will encourage this spring professional football for an estimated multi-million dollar contract. son to the schedule used this students to attend the University. This is what he had to say aboul his departure: Students have something to look school year. Classes will resume Q: What will you mtss most about pla\ing college football? forward to when classes begin after the Christmas holidays on • • * By JOHN BEAULIEU A: I will miss the excitement of playing football in the Orange again in the fall — the academic Jan. 21, extending the break Hurricane Spurts Editor Bowl with the players that I've become friends with over the last calendar for the school year approximately to a week longer The registration in April for the three years. 1985-1986, approved by President than last year. fall semester 1985 will take place Last week University of Miami Q: What excites you the most about the chance of plaving Foote on March 11. contains less Spring break will then be from in the Student Union Tuesday quarterback Bernie Kosar ended professional football? school days. March 15 to March 24. The spring through Friday, April 9-12. more than two months of specula A: I look forward tn the challenge of playing with and against All undergraduate students who tion when he announced that he the best people in the United States. The fall semester will begin semester will end on May 8, as it would forgo his later, on Sept 9. Payment day for will this semester, completing a are currently enrolled and not Q: Arc you scored aboul entering the "real'' world? graduating in May will be allowed junior year of A: Not really, it's a new challenge for me. students who participated in April school year that will have less eligibility at the -regristration will be Sept. 3 and 4. days than the present UM academ to register in April for the 1985 Q: What have you learned here ul I'M Chut will help vou later fall semester. The academic advis UM to enter his in life.' Registration will be held on Sept. ic calendar. name in the 5 and 6. Classes will begin on Revision of the calendar was ing period is scheduled for Mon A: I've learned the art of dealing and relating to people. day, March 25 through Friday, April 30 NFL Q: (leeu importanl will vour June diploma be to vou since Sept. 9. based upon recommendations of draft. the Faculty Senate Council, the April 5. in the student's academic you'll mosi likely be a millionaire bv then? School will break for Thanks department.

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