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JQ The BG News "A Commitment to Excellence' Wednesday, October 26,1994 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 80, Issue 46 National survey to show faculty's needs for classes By Heather Cvengros Publishers surveyed 3,300 stu- The BC News dents and 1,025 faculty in 12 in- troductory courses randomly se- Modern computer technology lected at two- and four-year col- offers many opportunities for leges nationwide. University students and teach- According to the survey: ers. To keep up with the ad- ■ Only one-quarter of all vancements in technology, facili- professors surveyed agree with ties and com- the statement, "Computer-based puter pro- multimedia instruction promises grams need to to be a better means for deliver- be updated. ing course content." Com pu t e r ■ Only 14 percent agreed with technology is the statement ."Textbooks as we improving the know them are becoming ob- way college solete." professors AAP is the principle trade as- teach. Faculty sociation of the U.S. book pub- members are lishing industry whose members beginning to publish hard-cover and paper- The BG Ntwi/Kelly Lucdecke use e-mail, the Internet and com- back books in every field along With the influx of better computer technology at the University, faculty survey, ' Computer-based multimedia Instruction prom- puters in their teaching. with journals, classroom materi- faculty members are beginning to use e-mail to post lecture notes Ises to be a better means for delivering course content." The Higher Education Division and other important materials to students. According to a national of the Association of American See TECHNOIOCY, page three. Speaker addresses University passes Title IX equality test By Katie Simmons lies. student body and only 34.3 per- on men's athletics resulting in future of education The BC News If a university passes one of cent of women in University ath- increasing participation for the three parts of the evaluation, letics. women, said Ron Zwierlein, di- By Melissa Llpowskl grees and has received numerous | Editor's note: This is part three equality is judged as being pre- In the second part of the evalu- rector of University athletics. The BC News educational awards. in a series on how University sent at that institution. ation, the focus is on whether or "What this does is give women During the presentation, Boyer faculty, students and athletes are " "The three parts of the test not the institution being evaluat- a window of opportunity to en- As part of the year-long pro- discussed the changes he forsees affected by gender equity. deal with aid, participation and ed can show a history of expand- courage more participation," cess to raise awareness about in higher education throughout support services, with a lot of the ing opportunity for women ath- Zwierlein said. teaching and learning in the 21st the next century. attention placed in participa- letes. The caps would limit the num- century, Ernest Boyer, 15-year "While I do not have a crystal tion," said Janet Justus, director president of the Carnegie Foun- ball to actually predict the fu- of education and resource for the dation for the Advancement of ture, I do think that Institutions | National Collegiate Athletic As- "Ifwe want something to change, we have to Teaching, addressed University will undergo many exciting sociation. take some drastic measures." faculty and students Tuesday. transformations," he said. During the first part of the test Boyer said he believes stu- the courts examine the percent- dents of the next century will not age of women in the undergradu- Cathryn Claussen ate student body and the number How technology will only be bolder, but will be repre- chairwoman of the gender equity sub-committee sentative of all cultures and will of females involved in athletics. change universities be in pursuit of life-long educa- Cathryn Claussen is the chair- tion. woman of the sub-committee "The problem in this area is ber of athletes on a roster for the Speaker Emest Boyer In addition, he believes new formed to advise and assist in that most universities start off men's varsity sports. This would 4 said future students will technology will be used, with a Title IX is a federal law that making recommendations con- really well in expanding oppor- allow the women's sports to take represent all cultures. larger emphasis on information stipulates that "no person in the cerning gender equity in Univer- tunities for women," Claussen on more athletes. The University Professors must highways. New networks of United States shall, on the basis sity athletics. said. "But in the last couple has recently made improvements integrate different areas knowledge will be created as the of sex, be excluded from partici- Claussen said an example of years, they have stopped and to the facilities used by women 4 true gender equity in athletics of academic knowledge role of the professor changes, he pation in, be denied the benefits cannot prove that they have con- athletes and the coaching staff. of, or be subjected to discrimi- would involve having the number tinued this [expanding] process," "In the third area of the test, to keep up with the said. In the future it will be im- nation under any education pro- of women in the undergraduate In relation to the University, the courts examine if the institu- times. perative that faculty adapts to methods of integration, he said. gram or activity receiving fed- program equal to the number of more realistic measures have tion is fully and effectively ac- Faculty members must "It will be important for facul- eral financial assistance." women involved in University been taken in contribution to the comodating the interests and 4 leam to relate curricu- ty to go beyond the fragments of If a university is taken to court athletics. athletic programs. abilities of the under- lum to social problems knowledge they present to their concerning gender equity in ath- A 1992 USA Today article eva- One measure includes a neces- facing this country. students now and instead, learn letics, a three-part evaluation is luating the issue among the na- sary limitation, or cap, being put See EQUITY, page four. to discover the relationships be- conducted and its results de- tion's universities sites an ine- tween the different areas of aca- termine where that university quality in gender equity among demic knowledge," he said. "In ranks on the issue of Title DC. athletics at the University. BY THE NUMBERS Boyer, a graduate of the Uni- the 21st century, they will need The evaluation of the Title IX In the article, the University A look at statistics that shape the University. versity of Southern California, issue was created by courts to was listed as having 58.5 percent of women in the undergraduate has more than 120 honorary de- See CARNEGIE, page five. help determine where inequality U.S. Regions Represented - By B.G.S.U. Students Organizaton focuses on computers v,r-T the group's collection of soft- By Jay Young The ambassador of the group, ware. The BC News Bemhard said joining the organ- "The purpose [ofBG "We have well over 1,200 ization is an excellent opportuni- different programs, both sound While its title may sound like a ty for anyone who is interested in MUG] is to support and graphic resources," Weber coffee shop, BG MUG is really receiving a great deal on soft- users of computers, said. the area's only computer group ware and hardware. The BG MUG meets through registered with the Apple Cor- "We can get some hardware, especially to answer the academic year. The next poration. software and publisher discounts the questions of new meeting is Thursday at 7 p.m. in The University's Microcom- that we can extend to user group 123 Overman Hall. A copy ses- puter User's Group is an organi- members only," Bemhard said. users." sion will proceed the meeting at 6 zation of students, faculty and Currently there are about 60 p.m. in 126 Hayes Hall. Members members of the community. members in the group and during Keith Bemhard will be allowed to make copies "The purpose is to support the course of the year, about 150 from the University's Shareware users of computers, especially to people join the organization, he University professor collection - a wide variety of answer the questions of new said. software that is in the public do- users," said Keith Bemhard, The $10 annual fee for students or software, you can write off the main. •Numbers are from Fall 1993 & do nol include (he state of Ohio. University visual communica- is a reasonable price, he said. cost right there," Bemhard said. The first meeting will feature tions and technical education "The bottom line is if you're Waldemar Weber, University Apple systems engineer John professor. planning on buying any hardware math professor, is in charge of Hickey.