Muir Race May TUSC Approves New Coop Plan Face Problems by Chris Rauber The Undergraduate Student Council at random ." All major budgetary Speaking of the Muir elections (TUSC) has voted to replace itself for decisions, however, will be decided by scheduled for June 5 and 6, MUir College the 1974-75 school year with a the whole Coop. Council member Scott Thayer said, " I'd cooperative form of student govern­ be thrilled If we had ten people running ment. The report emphasized, as did for each position," but his attitude was committee member, Marco li Mandri, apprehensive, and with good reason The Student Cooperative, proposed to the Triton Times, the importance of The election IS being held to fill five by a Coop Model-Building Committee student interest groups in the Coop openings on the Muir College Council and approved at TUSe's May 20 structure. However, states and report, (M and two on the Undergraduate meeting, will comprise all UCSD ec.) "If many interest groups were to form Student Council (T USC) It IS hoped students, with representation by all into a central organization (the Coop) that there will be at least one candidate student organizations and major there would be checks preventing any for each of the seven pOSitions If the campus committees. one interest group from becoming too past IS any indication, there may not be According to the committee's strong." As Thayer pointed out, MUir has not report, the Coop was proposed as a The committee's report also stated held an election for two years Only five replacement for the present TUSC the need from "building a strong people attended the last meeting of the elections, which were deemed rapport with surrounding com­ Muir Town Council And the pervasive ineffectual. According to the report, munities and the administration apathy of Muir students shows no Ign the weaknesses of campus elections Marco Li Mandri simultaneously. " of abating. are "transcript-filling, the play on Due to the almost total lack of student Budget One member of the committee told emotions, the selection of faces above partiCipation in student governm nt, All matters involving the allocation the Triton Times that members of issues, lack of voter education on vacancies on the M C.C , T U C , and of monies to student organizations, TUSC elected in the recent Revelle issues, and low voter turnout." various committees have had to be filled presently handled by TUSC, will be College election, and to be elected in by appointment. Thus, the new system allows a vote delegated to the Coop budget the upcoming Muir College election, Thayer noted that there is "a hortage on decisions to any student committee. The committee will be will become automatic voting of people to fill available positions," who had attended two of the three composed of one representative from members of the Coop, bypassing the despite the dedication of a "core group" sessions preceeding the meeting at each college, and three at-large regulation-requiring attendance of that is "deeply involved, trYing to change whl h th vote is to take place. representatives, "to be chosen entirely two meetings. things " " Personally, I feel I'm dOing something for the school as a whole, not for Scott Thayer ." Activists in student government realize that many students question the legitimacy of student organizations whose members are appointed rather 'than elected, asking "who are you to be times spending my money?" And others, Volume 22, Number 18 UCSD Friday, May 31 , 1:*74 Thayer admitted, wonder if student government is necessary at all. continued on page 7 . Poll Finds Students Boia Students View, Comment on UCSD Oppose Plus-Minus by Roberta Rehm the Dean of Student Affairs program began after a visit UCSD professors to viSit I JOined a group of and host to the Mexican from Nobel prize winner Dr. Mexico have been Dr by Paul Osterman III students and professors visitors, commented, Hannes Alfven, APIS Harold Urey and Dr. Robert from the Universidad "Students are the future professor, to Mexico. Other Holley. Seve nty-two percent (72%) of students responding to Autonoma de Baja hope of Mexico, par- the Registrar's poll on the controversial plus (+) minus California last Thursday as ticularly in the ad- (-) grading issue " prefer the present A,B, C,D, F, P/NP, they celebrated a holiday vancement of their S/U grading system." from classes (Mexico's technology just as our Benamou to Leave; Student's Day) by visiti ng students at UCSD are the Results of the poll will be presented by the Com­ UCSD. new hope of the United mittee on Educational Policy Chairman, Dr. leonard States ." Refuses Lit. Chair Newmark to the Academic Senate Tuesday June 4, at 4 Chancellor McElroy sent o'clock in' USB 2722. The fate of the plus minus will be COMMENTARY greetings to the visitors decided bv those professors who attend the meeting. through h is special assistant Michel Benamou, for five " You must practice your Jack Douglas. "I like the years a professor of French Ron Bowker, Registrar, told the Triton Times, "I had a Spanish," they said to me, way he pronounces literature at U(SD, has feeli ng that the CEP open meeting (May 9) was but luckily they added, Spanish," I heard a student turned down the chair­ somewhat typical of student opinion , but these results "and we must practice our comment as Douglas read manship of the literature are more concrete and typicaL" Bowker cited that 2,256 English ." I let them do most the Chancellor's statement department to head the students responded from a total nf 6,922 students of the practicing. All in the guests' native tongue. Center for 20th Century studies at the University of (32.5%) whereas only one hundred ~tudents attended chem i try majors at the .While we were waiting Wisconsin . the CEP open meetings. Tijuana branch of the for the - hancelor's Autonoma, the students message, the students could One-thousand five-hundred and seventy eight (1,578) were here as part of a hardly bel ieve that I have Benamou, who termed students affirmed their preference for, and 259 students continuing exchange never met Dr. McElroy. his reasons for leaving dislike the present system. One-hundred and fifty (150) program between the " Really," exclaimed one UCSD " personal, mostly monetary," said the new students prefer .the proposed plus minus feature and "Asociacion Quimicada de visitor, "in our school we position would "give me 1 22 do not want to see the existence of the proposed Tijuana" (Chemistry know most of the people broader scope . But I love f~ature . Forty-two students expressed no opinion. Association) and UCSD. because we are so small my department (at UCSD)­ Michel Benamou " We're going to be sti II." Registrar's Assistant Anne McQuerter explained the it was a very difficult and impressed," one professor choice. That name was not discrepancy between the total responses and total votes "We are very young, just painful choice to leave, and told me before the tour available at press time. counted. "Many students indicated their preference for beginning," said Professor I'm still unhappy about the even started . Students In a written statement to the present system in addition to their dislike of the Castellanos, about the decision ." appeared most impressed . Autonoma's School of the Triton Times, professor proposed feature. However other students merely with UCSD's physical size expressed satisfaction with the present system and went Chemistry, which opened in Benamou, speaking about and appearance. He added, " Going to no further." February. " UCSD is a good the UCSD literature "It's very pretty, our school in Chemistry. We are Wisconsin has an element of risk but it is a chance to department, wrote, " Some "The cost was minimal and I guess I'm a good guy. school is much smaller," trying to be at your level." of the hopeful signs are the No, I'm not really sure," Ron Bowker responded to why commented student Teresa "We are trying to make grow.': He spent two and a half months at the new intere t taken by the he volunteered to run the student poll. "We wanted to 01 mos. He~ cI assmates our students capable to junior members of the be of service." Bowker went on to say, "if no one cared quickly agreed and no-<>ne work in industry and make university last year as a visiting Resident Professor. Department (grad tudent I'd be against it just because it would increase the work could see any big dif­ it possible for them to do Clnd nontenured and for this office. I'm inclined to be against it, but if it ferences other than ap­ research, " Castellanos "They are very warm and friendly there." professor), an Intere t passes, I can live with more work." pearance between UCSD explained . Most of the extending beyond their and the Autonoma. The students I talked to have immediate welfare to the Bowker said that his office currently receives 1000 students and teachers dress not yet decided what plus grade changes per quarter where GPA must be Andrew Wright, present planning of the depart­ about the same, they said. I they're going to do after chairman of the depart­ ment's future Perhaps a manually recalculated. The proposal if passed will must admit, however, that graduation but most undoubtedly increase the number he said. ment' said the UC D ac- new en e of community, among the women's seemed to favor industrial ministration made or Iy lacking thiS year, will tailored pant suits and the work.