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Competition Makes Minority Enrollment Small (£mmtrttntt iaUu GJamptta Vol. LXXVI NO. 8 The University of Connecticut Friday, September 16,1982 j Competition makes minority enrollment small by Liz Hayes Staff Writer few minorities in the state to because there are so few dents to UConn. "It's our goal place more restrictions on to better the situation for the In 1981, the 913 minority begin with, this added com- minority students here to girls than boys. Boys are en- students enrolled at UConn petition makes it more dif- begin with. fall of 1981," Wiggins said. couraged to play football. made up 5.8% of the entire ficult for UConn to enroll the Carol Wiggins, Vice Presi- While the disparity between Girls spend more time study- student body, but state fig- numbers of minorities they dent of Student Affairs and minority and non-minority en- ing and learn to organize their ures show that minorities ac- would like to. Services, said that she was rollment is great, the ratio of time much better." he said. count for 9.9% of Connecticut's Williams said that the main "concerned that there seems male to female students at Vlandis said that he felt total population. reason minorities choose to be such a small percentage UConn is nearly 50:50, accord- those students who knew The reason for this dis- other universities over UConn of minority students at the ing to the 1982-83 University how to organize their time crepancy, according to Larry is because UConn doesn't university. We are very active- of Connecticut Bulletin. well were able to get higher Williams, Assistant Direc tor of offer the financial aid and ly trying to do something The Bulletin's registration grades than those students Admissions at UConn. is that scholarship money that other about that.'' summary shows that of the who organized their time universities are now compet- colleges and universities do. Wiggins said that she is pre- 15,721 registered full-time un- poorly. ing with each other to enroll Williams also said that mi- sently trying to develop plans dergraduate students for fall The ratio of male to female minority students. With so norities don't come to UConn to attract more minority stu- 1981, 7,874 (50.086",,) were faculty members in the year 77MS added competition makes it more difficult for UConn to enroll the numbers of minorities they would like to. men and 7.847 (49.014%) 1981-82 was not as evenly were women. divided as the student ratio. Last year, more women Last year there was a were accepted into the total of 1.171 full-time teaching freshman class than men. Out facultv. This figure consisted of 6,505 male applicants, 2.392 of 938(80.1".,) men and 233 were admitted, and out of (19.9"..) women. The faculty 7,104 female applicants. 3.030 ratio shows a marked dif- were admitted. ference in comparison with When compared to past the student ratio. statistics. these figures The ratio of males to fe- demonstrate a significant males in full-time executive, change in the ratio of male to administrative .and managerial female students. positions at I Conn is compar- The percentage of female to able to the full-time faculty male undergraduate students ratio. The percentage of has almost doubled in the males in these jobs in 77.2$. past 30 years. In 1951. there while the percentage of wo- were 74.55"., males and men is 22.8".,. 25.45",. females enrolled at The disparity in the male UConn. female faculty ratio and the John Vlandis. Dean of student ratio exists even Admissk>ns, said that the though more and more wo- University tried to maintain an men are graduating from col- even ratio of men to women lege. While the disparity between minority and non-minority enrollment is great, the ratio of male to female students at A group of Israelis soldiers take a break during a lull in the fighting in Welt Beirut (UP1 photo). UConn is nearly 50:50. up until five or six years ago Vlandis attributed this to when such quota practices the high age bracket of faculty Inside today's issue: became illegal, with the Allan members at I'Conn He said News: Stock Market rise may signal end of Bakke decision. Now. Vlandis that the increase in female said, admissions are based graduates is a relatively rec- recession. solely on academic merit. ent phenomenon, and be- Vlandis attributed the inc- cause college graduates must Arts: Chamber music featuring UConn professors reasing number of females receive higher degrees to was performed. entering college to the way qualify for teaching positions, we raise our children. Carls these newer graduates are Sports: Football team is optimistic for Northeas- generally do better in high not vet ready for today's com- petitive job market. tern game. School," Vlandis said. "We Poge2 Editorial (Honnecticut lailu (Eampua S«<vinfl S»(ts Sine* 1896 Dictatorships and double faults Friday, September 17, 1982 Editor in chief Jeff Denny By Maxwell unable to squelch his fiercely persistent or- Managing Editor John Berry Glen and Cody Shearer ganized opposition. In addition to an expand- Business Manager Evan Roklen WASHINGTON — More than a year ago. ing communist insurgency in the north (led Office Manager Lois McLean Vice President George Bush made us flinch by the New People's Army), the Moro Nation- News Joseph T. Whiting,Mark AlmandAlvin Powell when he enthusiastically toasted dictator al Liberation Front continues to foment Sports Bob D'Aprile,Tom RestelhDana Garuder Ferdinand Marcos for his "adherence to Muslim unrest. Meanwhile, moderate forces Arts Carla Van Kampen.Steve Hewins,Pan Davidson democratic principles—and democratic pro- under the umbrella of the National Democ- Features Jackie Fitzpatrick cesses." ratic Front (NDF) are now said to have at Wire Stephanie Rutty .Jean Cronin,Sue Wailonis This week, with the Philippine strongman least 50,000 activists operating in two-thirds Copy Lisa Stenzajob Brennan in town for his first state visit in 16 years, it's of the country. Advertising Diane Spiegel Ronald Reagan's turn to be tacky. One can But the new wave of repression may also Ad Production Ann Urban only wonder why the United States is rolling radicalize many more middle-class Filipinos Night Production Sue Dowden out the red carpet for such a nefarious char- who have come to resent the ostentatious Classified Karen Urbank acter, perhaps the closest thing to a Pacific despot, and encourage strong anti-Marcos Photography Manager Jack Wilson incarnation of Iran's late shah. elements among the enormous Filipino com- To the Pentagon, the answer is simple. The munity in the United States. Most reviews of Philippines is the home of both Clark Air Field. the revolution in Iran would suggest that sim- Don't stop the music America's largest military installation abroad, ilarly-caused middle-class disenchantment and the U.S. Seventh Fleet at the Subic Bay proved pivotal in the shah's downfall. naval base. Most Americans would probably Ill of health and resolved that his ambitious B>AM BAM BAM! "UNIVERSITY POLICE. underestimate the strategic value of these wife Imelda succeed him, Marcos may be an OPEN UP IN THERE. LETS GO. bases as well as the dollar savings that cheap even more suspect ally than he was during "All right, face the wall, hands flat, spread eagle. Filipino labor provides. martial law. Practicality would seem to com- Yet most of us have also ignored the bru- pel any American administration to refrain CMON. SPREAD 'EM. KID! tality of the regime with which the U.S. must from an open embrace of Imelda (who might "You have the right to remain silent and a right to negotiate, starting in 1984, the renewal of the be more Lady Macbeth than Lady Bird John- legal council. Anything you say can and will be used Clark and Subic leases. Evidence of human son) and to make friends with possible mod- against you in a court of law. rights abuses has seemed so profuse that erate alternatives. "All right, book'em Danno. Stereo one." indifference is remarkable. Yet the horrors that made Marcos a per- Marcos rules a country with typical Third sona non grata in Jimmy Carter's Washington Serious business, this loud music problem, and World problems: declining living standards, haven't elicited similar outrage from the the university senate is considering stern measures enormous foreign debt, malnourishment and White House's most recent tenants. Some to punish students who drown out academia with political and economic corruption at the say it's simply a matter of old friendship; prior music. Milton Stern, head of the English depart- highest levels. In autocratic nations, these to January 1981, Ferdinand was one of the flaws often guarantee eventual political up- few international kingpins whom Ron had ment, has submitted a proposal to the senate that heaval, but they plague even democratic ever met (as California governor, Reagan would charge students with a misdemeanor for nations such as India. visited Marcos in Manila during 1969). • "the use of fixed moving loudspeakers or the loud Marcos, however, has made a typically bad playing of a radio or phonograph." situation worse. Despite ending nine years of More likely, however, the red carpet treat- The music problem is getting worse, and it won't martial law early last year, he has continued a ment for the Marcoses suits perfectly an ad- de facto military rule, suppressing opposition ministration that has authorized the sale of be long before an incident occurs like the one in the forces and alienating even middle- and upper- 500 electric-shock sticks, or cattle prods, for movie "Fame": Disco rock played from loudspeak- class Filipinos.
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