Education at INCW: Fact or Fantasy? (SEE PAGES 4 AND 5) Six students enter the seahawk Senior Honors Program university of north carolina-wilmington Six students have entered the Seniors Honors Program of UNC-W. These students are: Clyde Keith Farmer, Daniel Gary Grady, Harry S. Howard, Jeannie Howe, Michael D. Purvis, and Laviece C. Ward. The Senior Honors Program includes independent study, a paper reporting the results of the study, and an oral examination. Keith Farmer, under the direction of Dr. James F. Parnell, is making an ecosystem analysis of a swamp community. Gary Grady, under the direction of Dr. Irvin G. Clater, is studying the Newtonian gravitational field theory. Harry Howard, also under Dr. Irvin G. Clator, is conducting a theorectical and experimental investigation of gaseous lasers. Jeannie Howe, under Dr. Daniel B. Plyer, is studying the effects of maleic hydrazide on nucleic acid metabolism. Michael Purvis, under Dr. James C. Halsey, is applying groups to a number theoretic problem. Laviece C. Ward, under Mrs. Marie Powles, is studying the influence of John Donne’s poetic style on the poetic techniques of Dylan Thomas. The Senior Honors Program is open to any senior with a 3.0 average, 30 hours of work completed at UNC-W, and the recommendation of the chairman of the area in which he is concentrating. Since it was started with the first four year graduating class in 1965, 16 students have completed the honors program. Common fender brings no charge Larry and Jenny ran into damage was estimated at The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band each other last Tuesday $125 to the Sturken vehicle morning. Unfortunately, and $100 to the Smith car. No will appear on campus Sat. night, Oct. 9 each was headed in the op¬ charges were made. posite direction at the time and the encounter proved damaging and expensive. The accident occurred at 8:20 a.m., September 21 on Plans for special program incomplete the curve in Riegel Road directly behind parking lot Editor’s note: Having among faculty and students matter and would like this catalogue. “A”. Jennifer Sturken, a heard rumors concerning a regarding the existence of a opportunity to attempt some “A steering committee has resident student from special program to be program specifically clarification of the issue. been established to formulate Goldsboro, was driving west developed for students who designed for a unique group “By way of background a program which will be on Riegel Road from the have special talents and of students. According to information, we have been appropriate for students who dormitory area . An auto abilities, we went after the rumor, this program is built given a grant of money by a are endowed with “multiple driven by Larry John Smith facts: here they are around the idea of an open donor who wishes to remain abilities and talents,” to was enroute to class from the (reprinted from a faculty curriculum, is completely anonymous. The donor has establish a budget pertinent opposite direction. All of a memorandum written by Dr. unstructured, and was specified that we use this to the goals of this program, sudden — BANG! — and each Charles Cahill, Vice Chan¬ brought into being without money to study, develop, and and to design techniques shared a common fender. cellor of Academic Affairs). due consideration by the maintain an experimental which will allow the iden¬ The campus police were “There appears to be a faculty. I certainly ap¬ program designed to meet tification of such students. immediately notified and great deal of confusion preciate your concern in this the needs of students who These problem areas are may be identified as having currently being investigated 9 “multiple abilities and but are still very much in the Law candidates exam offered talents.” formative stage. “For the record, I want to “Again, for the record, this Princeton, N.J., The Law law school applicants, the law school in which you are assure you that such a committee will eventually School Admission Test, test yields two scores: the interested whether you are to program does not exist at this forward its recommendations required of candidates for LSAT, which is a measure of take the test and when to take time and, therefore, cannot to the Curriculum Committee admission to most American academic ability, and writing it. Scholarship applicants are be operative. Further, all for due consideration by that law schools, will be given ability, which is a measure of advised to register for the students currently enrolled in body. The Curriculum December 18, February 12, competence in writing skills. October or December ad¬ a degree program of this, Committeee will then develop 1972, April 8, 1972, and July Candidates for the test ministration. university are bound by the its recommendations for 29,1972. Registration must be should secure a copy of the requirements set forth in our consideration by the faculty. made by November 2 for the Bulletin of Information, December test. Since many which includes the LSAT- law schools select their fresh¬ LSDAS Registration Form man classes in the spring and sample questions. These preceding entrance, can¬ may be obtained from Dr. Along 132 didates for admission to next J.C. Dixon, A-206. The year’s classes are advised to Registration Form and fees Georgetown has its freaks, Berkely its chick (pronounced “chic”) night spots for register for the December or must reach Educational revolutionaries and Wilmington’s got all the UNC students. .whatever happened February administration. Testing Service at least three perverts and grits. to Harvery Swarts? (Who’s Harvey Registration for this test does weeks before the desired test Just think of it. Wilmington is the only Swarts?). .Are puns the highest or lowest place on Earth one can see a guy caressing form of humor?. .Did you hear the one not constitute application for date. The Bulletin includes his double barrel shot gun and talking to it about the guy transporting gulls across a admission to law school. Such information about LSDAS, gently while watching “Two-hundred staid lion for immortal porposies. ..? application must be made by the new admissions services Positions” at a local drive-in. All this, mind Nominations: Me thinks Ed Boylan (you filing appropriate papers and the names of law schools you, is done in the front seat of a Ford know, the kid who claims to be Student with the institutions involved. participating in the services. pick-up with anti-everything stickers across Body President) should be placed in the (are The Law School Admission Over 150 law schools the back. you ready for this) “Most Dear-ful” Club. Test is a half-day test. require or recommend that Not that 1 mind perverts (some of rry best Even though I personally feel he’s not Designed to predict applicants submit LSAT friends are perverts), but I wouldn’t want worthy of such a nomination scholastic achievement in scores. Over 100 law schools my sister to marry one. (heh. .heh. .heh), we have received Grits are a different matter. Having them numerous (two to be exact) cards in support law school and to provide participate in the LSDAS. for breakfast is one thing, but. of this move. information about the un¬ Still other schools welcome Thoughts: Why can’t the Pub become one Until next time, remember, a bird in the dergraduate preparation of reparts. Find out from each of thos swank (pronounced “swank”) and hand can be messy! by Anon. Page 2 the seahawk Sept. 28, 197t seahawk ’s editorialss&&bi&$Q unsigned opinions are the editor s; other contributions represent only the author s views Tim Sims this is your chance to publicly express Atlantis sinks again your opinion- Feedback! use it! The way human beings arrange their priorities can make a very fascinating study for anyone whose interest happens to be a weekly column devoted to campus opinions in absurdity; particularly if the humans of specific study happen to be college students. The immense contradictions By DAVID SHYMANSKI The university can offer the face. among us which arise from our poorly understood principles is The Administration has the student just something or it Most classes at UNC-W are only one area of interest, but it perhaps most clearly illustrates responsibility of offering to can offer him a lot. set up as lecture series. In the absurdity. the student as much as We urge the faculty and classes with large numbers of The young are constantly deriding their elders for lack of possible for the money he administration to “stick their students this is desirable and perspective in everything from Vietnam to Ecology, yet pays. Many students are here necks about a bit” on this offers the best opportunities somehow are able to overlook their own shortsightedness. just to get a diploma, which issue of curriculum change. for learning and education. For instance: The literary magazine at UNCW, Atlantis, is hopefully will help them get a UNC-W is here for the glory But it is also one of the biggest the only lasting, concrete thing we have in which we see a good job. Others supplement of its students; no one else. sources of student com¬ reflection of some of the culture and creativity of our campus. this purpose with a desire to plaints. True, our music, art, and drama departments are constantly learn, book wise and life wise, Many of the complaints reflecting this, but not in the sense of something we can look as much as they can. By R.A. BUCHANAN doubtlessly are as old as the at years from now and remember.