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1. VOL. tV No. 129 Serving the Notre Dame and Saint!\--,-.,-ta_r._v-:-'s-C=-o-:-:ll,....eg-e-;C-;-,o-m._m_u_n-:it~y----------T=ri:jHiiuii;Ri<:s:n.ioAY, MAY 14, 1970 academic council l .'., sltllc ~·... :~. 1 ,,~· 1.~ ok's grade amnesty .. j The Academic Affairs Council bcrs of our community. equivalent to the pass/fail sys­ of Saint Mary's College met Because we value the educa­ tem.) Tuesday evening, May 12, to act tional nature of the events of the II. Letter grades may be given on a student proposal concer­ past week we have accepted in only when the faculty member ning academic freedom. The spirit and in principle the stu­ determines that course require­ student resolution had stated dent resolution submitted to us; ments have been fulfilled. that faculty members, in consul­ because we wish to insure equity tation with individual students for all students, we have amen­ The Academic Affairs Council wishing to discontinue a course, ded the student resolution and is one of the Councils and is have the option of permitting declare the folowing policy to be charged with assisting the Presi­ such a student to discontinue n effect through the spring dent in determining academic and furthermore, that several semester of 1969-1970: I. In policy. Membership on the procedural options concerning all courses, both required and Council includes the President, academic grade be made avail­ elective, faculty members, in Senior Vice President, Academic able. consultation with those indivi­ Dean, four faculty members and The Academic Affairs Coun­ dual students wtshing to discon­ two students Communiversity continued yesterday with a panel discussion on cil, responding to the resolution tinue the course, have the option "What I Think of the War." We think H stinks. issued the following statement: of allocating the following The Academic Affairs Council grades: Kelso states society's ills of Saint Mary's College recog­ W - Withdrew with )Jermission nizes that our nation is presently and passing. facing a time of moral crisis. The traceable to bad economy deep felt concern and commit­ WF -Withdrew failing. by Mike Chapin also misleading, Kelso said. ment of our community in "I know of no bomh that can I - Incomplete having until Economic expert, Lewis Kelso While ther are only four million response to this crisis has been stop an idea", he said. October I, 1970, to complete said yesterday that students employed, there arc 20 million most apparent these last few Kelso's solution is as follows. the course requirements instead were on " a spectacular wild worthless jobs. Kelso said the days, and we applaud the unity of the usual three weeks after Workers would buy stock in good chase" in trying to solve sayings like "technology creates their corporations on credit of action that this has brought the close of the semester. the problems of society by to our campus. jobs" and "we live in an affluent from the banks. They would pay S/U · Satisfactory for course ending the Indo-China War. He society" are just false. We hold that our first respon­ in which a student maintains an off this loan in six or seven years said that poverty, crime, "When 95% of American with the earnings of their stocks . sibility is to maintain a position A, B, or C average and Unsatisfa­ alienation and war arc effects of families live hand to mouth, They would have to put up little of institutional neutrality in ctory for those in which the a bad, outdated economy. when we have poverty riots, or no money and their wages order to assure the right of average is D or below, excluding Kelso spoke in the Library local state debts and the would not be affected. These academic freedom for all mem- major courses. (This grade is Auditorium to • a standing economy is rising Yz% per year, stocks would be available room-only crowd on his unique, we are not living in an affluent whenever the corp,orations "two-factor economics". society." wanted to expand. Student leaders discuss "These efforts to eliminate The government tries to If the corporations would the wars, the hunger, the wants, bolster the economy by then give the full 20% of their the perversion of all liberal arts panty raid prevention channelling money into earnings back to the education into servile education, non-consumer goods and service§ shareholders, $20,000 worth of by Shawn Hill Discussion centered around urban slums and crowding, rising like the Viet Nam War. Kelso stock that the worker put up no A group of Notre Dame and possible methods of preventing civil rights strife and alienation, said the excuse the government money for, would give him an SMC students leaders met with future panty raids, especially rising crime rates, pollution, gives for the war is to stop annual income of $4,000 SM(' President Father John when they involve theft and racism and inflation ... the waste Communism. beyond his wages. McGrath yesterday to discuss vandalism. Sr. Immaculata of our technology in space, the plans to prevent future panty mentioned that this was the first failure to develop necessary mass raids. The meeting was called in . year that the raids have escalated transit, all these arc effects SMC holds .elections response to April's raid which into invasions of the halls by primarily of the single basic bv Jeanne Sweeney and Mary Kay Davy resulted in losses of several male students. cause that I have identified." thousands dollars due to theft Notre Dame representatives SMC held elections yesterday Sandy Umhoffer who was Kelso contended that our for the four halls, Le Mans, unavailable for comment. Jacky and damage. contended that the raids generation was "the first Attending the meeting for probably were a product of the McCandless, Holy Cross, and Slone, Robin Olson, Amy unnecessary generation to land Regina, and for the junior and Alsopiedy, Valerie Weller, and Saint Mary's government were unnatural relationship between on the globe." Technology no SBP Anne Marie Tracey, VP NO and SMC. They suggested senior class officers for next Maureen Walsh were elected to longer needs us for a labor force, year. the student assembly. Jean Gorman, and Mary Anne that with education and the he said, while parasitical suvival Rossini. Representing Notre advent of co-education, some of Lonnie Donahue was elected From McCandless Hall Jane is beneath our human dignity. senior class president over Sheila Sheehy was elected president. Dame were Rich Urda, Judicial the causes of the raids will The solution to this problem Co-ordinator, Orlando disappear. Cronin. Lonnie said after the "McCandless has much to is for captial to spread out over election "I'm excited" and "I offer this campus as a soley Rodriguez, Human Affairs Father McGrath said it was his the populations, not higher Commissioner, and Don duty to protect the St. Mary's hope to work closer with Jim upperclass drom. I'm hoping for wages or more iobs. but capital D'Aurora next year, and some form of hall autonomy Mooney, Public Relations students but stated that he was he explained. Kelso contends, hopefully class government will next year sp that each hall can Com missioner. hesitant to call in outside police that 80 to 90 percent of become meaningful again." cope with its individual In addition to Fr. McGrath, for fear of injuries to students. corporation stock is owned by Also elected in the senior class problems," ssid Jane. the Saint Mary's administration He suggested that the five per cent of U.S. households. were Treasurer, Kerry Meyer, For the Student Asscmhly was represented by Dean of responsibility for controlling the Although this transition of and Graduation chairman, Connie Byrne and Jeanne Students Sister Mary raids should rest with the capital would be quite easy, Brenda Oates. Sweeney were elected. lm m aculata and Security students. according to Kelso, and not (continued on page 3) Next Year's junior class Freshman Laura Bayer was Director J. Parker. harmful to the corporations, the re-elected Susie Way as elected Regina llall President big businesses still try to hide President. Susie was opposed by · last night by the '70- '71 the lack of demand for labor. Margaret Conwell. Susie also residents of the hall. Debbie They do this by making excuses hopes to work well with Greg Carvat ta received the same such as "The youth must require Stepic, the NO Junior class position in lloly Cross llall. more and more vocational President to further their efforts Laura, currently a Regina training." Military employment to make the class government resident, served as a Hall Council also helps get nd of the excess merger an actuality. Reprcscntat ive this year. With workers, he said. She added that "I would like the help of the residents, the hall Unemployment figures arc to change the concept of class can become a center for Strikers to meet government from dealing with recreational social, intellectual There will be a meeting just social aspects, to working on and community-oriented tonight in the conference room things like Biafran Relief, SAR, projects on campus next year," of Strike headquarters for all and also co-operate with she said. people who are presently con­ Academic Commissioner." She wished to thank those ducting projects connected with Ann Jones was elected Vice supporting her and even more the strike (e.g. ecnomic boycott, President and Vita de Jean was importantly she asked for "the canvassing, etc.) or who have elected secretary. Shawn Foley support of ideas, time and specific ideas for projects. was elected treasurer.

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