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Pass-Fail - No Cuts -New Grad ing Po licy CoCo Passes Proposals The CoCo committee took Grades of Pass will be course on his second attempt a degree and he must report attempt is successful, action on three Studen t recorded on the Student's (successfully meaning either to the Dean or Assistant whether in the same elective Senate Proposals this week in permanen t r ecord card. A, B, C, or D) the second Dean of the college for any or one chosen in its place, a meeting held on Monday. Pass/Fail will not be entered grade will appear on the guidance and counseling the second grade will also The committee, with into the cumulative average, studen t's record and will be deemed necessary by the appear on his record and be Profe ssor William Sweeney as but Pass wil be credited also included when arriving Scholastic Standing included when arriving at his Chairman, will now submit toward graduation. at his cumulative average. Committee. cumulative average. the proposals to the entire ATTENDANCE If the student's seeond If the course is an elective, If the student fails the two faculty for approval. If they REQUIREMENTS attempt also fails he must go the d udent has the option of consecutive electives, he approve, the proposals wiIJ There w ill be no before the "Scholastic repeating the same course or must go before the Scholast.ic go to' Dr. Manion for final attendance requirements for Standing Committee" for a choosing another elective in Standing Committee for approval. any student whose judgement as to whether or its place that will also fill his judgement on his eligibihty The proposals are as classificahon is more t hat 1 not he may repeat the course elective requirements. for a degree and he most fo llows: and who has a cumulative again and still be eligible for U the student's second continued page 5 PASS /FA IL average of 2.0 or more. Each sLUdent will have the Fre s hmen with a option of electing the cJassificntion of 1 must Pass/ Fail option for any follow the existing cu t policy general studies elective- not (6 or 12) unless waived by to exceed one coune per se. the instructor. sion - Spring Semester, Fall Ins tructors reserve the Semester, Win tersession, righ t to reco rd daily S ummer Session, and attendance and record the Summer School. The total number of absences on the number of Pass/Fail courses grade reports. which may be taken is set by GRADING POLICY curriculum. rr a student fails a course, The student will notify the the designation No Credit regist rar's office of hjs will appear on his record, deci s ion during however, the grade of NC Dean William Smith Resigns pre-registration. will not be included when The registrar's office will arriving at his cumulativc nobfy the instructor of the average. as VP of Student Affairs student. 's pass/fail option by If the course is required in WILLIAM C. SM ITH, su b mitting the duplicate the prescribed curriculum of [or the past two years Vice form s ubmitted by the the student's major field or President for Students student at. pre-registration_ A concentration, he must then Affairs at Bryant College, has letter grade of "C" or above repeat the course. If he tendered his resignation to will constitiute Pass_ successfully completes the College President, Dr. Harry F. Evarts. Presiden t Evarts announced Dean Smith's resignation yesterday. Arson Strikes Unistructure Dean Sm i th , a retired Three suspicious fires took Chief Robbie of the Commander in the Un ited place in the unistructure last Bryant security police and States Navy, joined Bryant in Sunday between 6:30 and Smithfield police are still September of 1965 when he 10 :30 p.m. All three fires investigating the matter. A was named Dean of Men. In were small, confined to waste general description of a 1968 he became Dean of paper can tainers and towel " possible" suspect was given Student Affairs, to head this dispensers of two men 's as a man about thirty years newly created division of the rooms and one ladies' room. old, 6'2" tall, about 250 College, and in April, 1970, Damage was negligible pounds, with reddish hair, he was elected Vice President resulting mostly from the and long sideburns. Do to the for Student Affairs, smo ke generated by the location of the fires, it seems In paying tribute to Dean burning plastic liners in the that the fires are being set as Smith , President Evarts trash can. The heat build-up a pran k rather than as a I a u d e d his significan t a lso caused so m e malicious outburst.. Another contribution as part of the discoloration o f the stainless fire was reported Wednesday, team that planned the steel containers. The three however, it is thought that dramatic transfer of the fires were dIscovered and this one may be attributed to Bryant campus fr o m extinguished by M. & S. c areless d iscarding of Providence to Smithfield, security guards during t.heir smoking materials. Rhode Isalnd. President p:ltrol. Evarts said, "Dean Smith has worked tirelessly on behalf Dcan Will iam Smith, Vice President of Sludent Affajrs of the students and directed " It is time for a change," he Warwick, Rhode Island. They Campus Highlight his efforts toward develo ping said, " ... someone with new have three children. • and coordinating the many ideas and a new philosophy." President Evarts reports activities and extracurriculaar A native of Georgia, Dean that a committee to search services available to the Smith is a graduate of Mercer for a replacement [or Dpan student body," University. He earned his Smith will be formed, In his statement, Dean graduate degree (Ed.M.) at including representatives o f Smith expr e ss ed his Rhode Island College. the faculty, administration , ph ilosophy that changing Mr. and Mrs. Smith reside and student body. times reqUire changing ideas, at 145 Shtmandoah Road, =---------------l--o--y~ea-r,....,o l".d and a registered voter in 'ghts For n communities could vote for bond Atty•• Gen FI ..L ~ ;"ues ofthe st.te o( R. 1. "It coold be, said Mr_ Israel, that an 18 year 'orl'ty old could obligate credlt for $100 As Ag e of Mal. mn!;on (or the state o( R I., but 'Today we will see if we can get ference o( student leaders from could not get one hundred dollars something done in the ~stem . area colleges and hl$cb schools. in his own name simply because of Really that's what It's all about. Mr, b rael remarked that his own age. Hecouldn' t pledgeh[S That's what I hope we are really :.hnnll"h thft 1R-2I\ "flAr nlrlj;. cnu.1 d o..... n credit", goiog to be able to do". vote, they did not enjoy the (uJl Second the Attorney General Photo by wood Those were the opening remarks rights an d responsibilities of said, " A person 19 years of age, (or by Richard J. lsrael, Attorney citizenship. He explained three example, might select a governor, In the jungle. the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. A General lor the state of Rhode inconsistencies. an attorney general, pick a mayor, view of Bryant's already famed Rotunda. Island as he addressed a con- FirsfMr. Israel noted lhat an 18 cont.inued page 5 March 3, 1972 From The Editor's I)('sk The Challenge If Powerful [ thought that going to another rehabilitation center, You see an play about junkies put on by a group interview, a seminar, encounter, take of ex-junkies would probably be a dull part in a symposium, and finally see evening. I was wrong. and take part in an encounter. As Monday afternoon grew towards This last encounter--group evening, I began to change my mind th e rapy--is so involving that the The Election Stunk . a bout t he "C hallenge." Dr. P's audience came away either sullen or . --1 Greek enthusiasm helped bring me around, out and out bowling. To The Edi tor along with comments from many who Professor McAloon provides some had seen the afternoon performance. comment on the play, elsewhere in As a concerner student at Bryant College, it was my Dr. Evarts mentions it as "powerful" the pap e r, but a typical student decision to run at 1 p.m. on the day of the Student Senate and others said "incredible." opinion comes in the fonn of the elections. for the simple purpose of having some sort of Greek represen tation on this council. My method was by di rect confrontation and I managed to secure 87 v ot('~. juou 23 voLes behind the winner. To trail by a mere 23 vot.es does not say much fo r thi s st.udent body us a whole. Pu blicity (or th e election stunk. 'l'he whole election was based not on issues, but on persona lities, and by a sheer turn out of 19 percent o[ the student body, one cannot say that th is was a true school election. With a treasury of $22,000, how can the student houy be so naillP ::IS to all ow on ly less than 1 oul of 5 ~ t.udents vote. It is my sheer desi re that the newly elected treasurer wil l realize the imporlance of th e Grf'eks on cJ'.tmpus and allot funds for their us(' .