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by Frank Bodenmiller general observations of the the course, the student is often accumulating a large number abilities are cited as advantages functions of the grades A, S, C, advised to repeat the course. The of “ unsuccessfully of the proposed system in the A proposed new CAS grading D, and F. The report notes that student who has a serious attempted” credits) should be report. The pins from these system is the curreni outlook the grades A, B, and C are interest in the topic or the used to determine whether or advantages are obtained without from the Task Force on CAS intended to differentiate various student who wishes to pursue not CAS is actually being lowering academic standards Grading Policy. The proposal is degrees of adequate mastery of other studies that build on that burdened by students “since a course in which no not just a minor change in the the courses content. content, benefits from such as remaining in the program for credit is received contributes policy of grading but includes an The Task Force report repetition. long periods of time without nothing towards satisfying almost entirely new system. continues by observing that In taking these observations making sufficient academic degree requirements.’’ The proposal is included in these distinctions are to light, the Task Force on CAS progress. At the end of three The members of the task the report of the Task Force. particularly useful in recording Grading Policy is specifically years the question of whether force point out that by keeping The primary affects of the the student's level of recommending the following or not to have academic the D grade the student still has proposed grading system will be achievement in an area he -•-!— t— tk . n — Jk p proposed grading system. The suspension and dismissals the right to accept “ marginal a rWlMVIl US IIIV M n w ■ uauvo. «ishc*j io pursue in tiepin, suvii m em bers w hich mctucte silGiiiu uc KiiiCu in light C! credit" bui xae new system an extension of the pasa/fail as an academic major. However Professor Chamberlin, Harder, the data obtained. would encourage ham not to option, a moratorium on these distinctions seem less Kovats, Neal agd Walkoe were in 6. We recommend I) that settle for below C levels of academic suspensions and important in purely unanimous agreement with the departments establish more achievement. This should dismissals due to the changes distributional courses. proposals. complex or more extensive promote more adequate mastery within the system, and a more The grades D and F, the 1. The A, B, and C grades annual Departmental Honors. of those courses which would, in complex system of honors. This report cites, indicate inadequate should be retained, with their 2) that standard Honors for effect, improve the academic proposal will have to be mastery of course content. The present meaning and usage. graduation be set somewhat standards of CAS. The option of reviewed and passed by the Ca S grades differ from each other 2. The F grade should be higher than they at present removing D grades will also Senate before it becomes policy. mainly in degree. eliminated in favor of are ... 3) that the quarterly encourage the student to replace The Senate will meet November The report continues by automatic withdrawal from Dean's List, either be them with more substantial level 10. noting that though the D grade the course (ie., a grade of W.) abandoned or else maintained of academic achievement. The report being sent to the indicated a "marginal 3. The option pass/fai! for a year or two to see what The proposed paas/no credit CAS Senate begins with a few familiarity” with the content of system should become a quantitative effect the option would offer more pass/no credit system. A CAS absence of F’s and the flexibility in the grading system student should be able to uiipwiibility of D s might as requested by a number of enroll in any course under have upon it, where after it students and faculty. The Task this option, but each could be decided whether to Force also feels that at the same department shall have the maintain it as it is, alter its time the “option would improve Grand Valley right to decide not to accept criteria, or abandon it CAS standards by removing D pass grades towards it's major altogether. . . ” level work from the range of the or minor. A pass grade shall Under the present system of current pass grade. correspond to a letter grade grading, all grades which a The report concludes by Students In student iwvirCt fw a a autm that although a

i tU u v u M S i recorded on tide transcript The of credits a student The Real to pass/no credit will be made student does have the option of attempts could be useful for advising purposes, inclusion of Among the information wire engaged in “other by computer. repeating a course in which he recently in the Board of Control 4. A temporary record icceives either a failing or a course attempts without credit activities.” Ten are homemzkers earning serve# no constructive handbook wens th« tiiiiiuw on and 9 have enicicd the military should be kept of the total passing grade. HowcVci, iuC the Graduate Placement Report. number of credits each previous grade as weti as the purpose. The members of the service in some way. One is Task Force are of the opinion These statistics deal with those doing post grad, work on the student "unsuccessfully grade earned in repetition is that a transcript which doesn’t graduates of 1972 who GVSC campus. attempts” by enrolling in a entered on his permanent record failures wil still responded to a questionnaire The aumber of employers course and then withdrawing, record. Credit for a course sufficiently record the depth and concerning their present holding interviews on campus failing, or getting a D grade cannot be swarded more than scope of the student’s level of employment or activity. has declined considerably in the and having it deleted. This once in any instance. subject mastery to satisfy degree Of the 580 seniors who were past three yean. In 1989-70 information will be available As is currently stands, the graduated last year, 359 there were 60 employers holding for academic advising and for student has the opportunity of requirements. The Task Force IW|fUIIINU IV imi questionnaire. our own institutional t«Hng only 15 hours of credit added the comment “These tan’t interviews, in 1970-71 the • ka*S aluMlIjl asO% The information was divided number went down to 49, the under the pass/?sil option. He much mere that a college coedd into several groupings such as following year the number was become a part of the must have a 2.00 G.P.A. and a accurately say.” minimum of 84 credit hours type of employment, graduate 26. The Marine Corps, however, student's permanent According to Wilbur Walkoe, before being permitted this schools, and specific teaching has been represented aU dine academic record. the Chairman, if pamed the new 5. There should be a option. The courses elected and non-teaching jobs. yean. grading system could net Of the 580 graduates 287 A percentsfis breakdown of moratorium of thre* years on under this option may not be .Teasably be instituted until the academic suspensions and used to fulnil foundation, earned teaching certificates, the die statistics shows that 63% of summer o f 1973. i» would isk e dismissals from the CAS distribution, major or cognate at least that long tor Records io number employed as teachers is the respondents were engaged in degree programs. During that make conversion. He added that 121. For the most part, teaching Business and Industry, Teaching requirements. time, the temporary records the TMk Force intenthtnafly jobs were found in Michigan, the or Government jobs. Seven per Reducing the punitive aspect described in point 4 (which dealtb with conversion of old greatest number 12 in Grand cent continued their studies with of grading and reducing e will show whether or not transcripts. They believe this to Rapids. Twelve graduates found paduatt school and 6% are student’s fear of attempting a many students are hi which ha doubts Mi be a separate question. out of state teaching engaged in “other activities”. assignments. One even made it Thirty nine per cent of the to Venezuela. graduates did not respond, so Perhaps one o f the moat their placement is not known. ngticaMe statistics is that of the Sixty-fire per cent of the 359 respondents, 79 were students were mastered with the unemployed, which represents s Placement Service on campus, 22% rate of unemployment. and a total of 63S employers Only 29 of the 580 graduates portion with the

This, advises the Handbook, is Employment of _ probably due to the poor increased by about 20S and the financial c m number of hires has almost today. Of this number, 20 doubled from the previous year. gnomic tenoow n mcugM The number of teachers hired Of coM fames to be low . only 42% 108 hold of aU eligible graduates) and aumber of GVSC assy jradumea with certificafas working with one firm experienced reluctance on the k four. The employrs are The o f

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*11 m d is to rt a ad h a Das ifth tor#. Sat story •a MS* tight. A FREE Vacation in Prime Merry School In Second Year EUROPE Is just one of the many experiences you can find if you have The Prune Merry School, a and he usually works (or plays I acorns ts found. A child can your own job in Europe this winter or next summer. Earn learn geography in the gytn local experiment in unstructured at many different things in a Your Way In Europe." the fascinating booklet written by »•* education for younger children, given day. Since social learning room, using an old steering only private European organisation specialising m providing mechanism to get to "Grandma’s is lively and weli in lastmanvjlle. and physical development arc American college students with jobs in Europe, will show you considered just as important as house” in Minnesota or Detroit. Moving into its second year of how you too can earn enough money to travel to, operation, the school has more academic skills, there arc few So far both parents and and live in Europe for a free holiday. students, more noise, a bigger organized periods lor “lessons” volunteer workers (many of Thn I Act filled booklet will thow You'll learn about the opportur.i building, a new teacher and is though desks and worktables are whom are GVSC students) feel you how you can gat th»_oppOi tie* w aiting tor yo u in Belgurm, available at any time. Although Prime Merry is working. Larry •unity to vacation in Europe, England. France. Germany. Italy. financially still in the black, a Israel. Luxembourg, Norway. considerable feat for any there are quiet corners for a (lard, a parent, feels that the work in Europe, meat young Eu ropeent on holiday and expan Spam and Switzerland. organization which depends child or a child/adult uuo to general air of happiness and ence living among European* solely on tuition and donations work in. the general atmosphere enthusiasm proves it. And You’S «"d that positions are waiting for you in for its continued existence is one of constant tand noisy ) already this year the children Oti laanrli eumttter laanrt!. bw**a, restaurants, An accredited. ungraded activity. have planned and carried off one diroct field sates ssaignmsnt*, farm camps. f*£ school tor children ages five to As the child arrives, he may cam pout and a circus The kids Etes, eMMrsn’s camps, hospitals, in office and construction sites. Most positions include twelve. Prime Merry is based on find two or three groups of made $18.00 on games and free room and board. You * find experience the idea that a child, given children and/or adults already concessions at the circus money counts lass than wiflingneas to learn and the freedom to do his own thing in busy. He may join one of them, they will use for future activities ii—irs to axporionca living in another culture. an environment rich in material may go off by himself to start and parties. fatting a copy of and people resources, will soon something else, or spurn all Prime Merry School is fully choose to learn everything he activity to begin the day by accredited lor children five to EARN YOUR WAY iN EUROPE needs to know, and he will learn eating his lunch. On any given twelve, and at present has 14 is just the first stsp to fatting your job it better because he has chosen morning there will be rough and children between these ages. The ______in Europe this summer, it. Grand Valley student and tumble outdoor or gym play, school welcomes volunteer help Mften you nod your copy of "EARN YOUR Prime Merry teacher aide Larry some art activity, some reading as well as applicants for student iMay iff EUROPE.” vsu'X find huw mn experi­ Schumcr puts it this wav- to children, sr.d sonre cSiduicn icdt. iiing and teacher aiding. If enced private organization in Luxembourg will “Creative play is the key learning to read or playing with you are interested in an tint get you the job of your choice, then help you get working pepen end travel permits, end emphasis of the Prime Merry numbers, while others play with educational experiment of this fineity meet you when you step off the airplane school. Creative play serves as magnets, and batteries or bell sort, call the school for a five day orientation tour of Europe, hind the antithesis of the stereotyped wires. During the day a small (837-8353 -the teacher’s name is out how with mon then 10 years experience in traditions! educational setting in cupboard or the girls' bathroom Jim Foersh) and go volunteer helping thousands of American collage students may become a secret some time. Or attend a parent’s wee Europe - this agency assures you of a fob in that: I) it encourages thought, this summer. rather than limits it; 2) it clubtaouse-which in turn can be meeting (held twice monthly) a source of contention for the supports the child by treating and see how school business is For your own copy of him as an equal rather than as an rest of the day. Carpentry is a done. If Prime Merry seems like "EARN YOUR WAY N am e: inferior; and 3) it creates an common activity of both girls a real possibility for your IN EUROPE" complete environment which allows the and boys, and several of the teaching aiding or student this coupon end Street Address:. child to express his potential in children are becoming quite teaching credits, pet to know 'mail $2.00 to: the forms genuine to him, rather skilled at making airplanes, cars them. Then if you are still "EARN YOUR WAV City with axles and real wheels, and IN EUROPE" Offer than one which hinders, stifles, interested, and Prime Merry is Box 3434 or restricts him in his daily other toys. And he is not interested in having you student State______Zip------pursuits. confined to one area to learn teach or teacher aide there, they Money back guaranteed If the booklet len t 100% oe described. This is the theory; how does any given subject matter. A will request your placement with it work in actual practice? Each nature walk may become a math them. Provided you can stand child learns at his own speed. lesson if a big enough pile of the noise. gonorrhea, penicillin has several TIC V a i l II Treated advantages. Usually, one injection takes care of the t r\ »* J‘ t 10 is< £ ct!ssv ’'-:!.'2ss:.... i s - s - j r ,; As hulaponiont College I H i consideration as people are notoriously lax about taking The members of the TJC units by changing tutors. medicine regularly or returning community decided at first they for follow-up shots. Also, it is couldn’t accept more students The two units are replicas inexpensive and an incubating and still retain the individual ngiii new, hut Dean Gilmore is \gff case of syphilis can be contact around which the “sort of hoping the second unit simultaneously eliminated. college had been built. Feeling will become identifvingly effective for those people that Recently, a new one shot guilty, they searched for a means different It could evolve into a THE DOCTOR’S BAG are allergic to penicillin. Some of antibiotic has become available of expanding without sacrificing field studies are upper-division by Arnold Werner, M.D. these drugs might require more for treating gonorrhea, but it the “participatory democracy” college, or it could become prolonged treatment but this is does not stamp out syphilis. that was so vital. If the college problem-oriented. QUESTION: I understand not a major obstacle to their use. In no case, does allergy to gets too big. Dean Gilmore says, Last year TJC was made up that penicillin is widely used in In the treatment of penicillin condemn the victim or “a lot of people get left out of of about 300 students and 13 the treatment of venereal gonorrhea, bu far the most friend(s) to chronic suffering. the decision-making process.” professors. Another 400-800 diseases. Speaking in terms of common venereal disease, li.. The solution was a second TJC. applications are expected for those who are allergic to penicillin is usually the drug of ru^ w nr i^ crtrinj. u i I 1//V ■ my roommate Research has shown that once this coming year, but only 200 penicillin, is this the only choice. However, the gonorrhea and I have had a running a group reaches 250-300 can be admitted. The addition of organism has become more and treatment, or is it the least disagreement about several people, the importance of the a new unit will help provide for expensive and time consuming? more resistant to penicillin, aspects of abortion. First of all, individual begins to break down. these new students. requiring larger and larger doses. what is an abortion from a ANSWER: In the treatment By splitting the college into two A total TJC meeting last of syphilis, penicillin is the drtg Some forms of gonorrhea do not medical point of view: Is a smaller sectors, such breakdown week decided to give the respond to penicillin and miscarriage also an abortion? of choice since it is highly should be avoided. experiment a one year trial. effective, but there are several definitely require other Secondly, does anyone really Unit II is dist.net from the Until then, “ we put a other antibiotics that are also antibiotics. In the treatment of know what the physical and original TJC in that it is moratorium on growth this psychological aftereffects are? comprised primarily of new coming year.” The rest will We have read conflicting reports, students and faculty. “We know allow the addition of more and can't tell how it would professors so as to increase the affect most women. that one veteran can dominate ten virgins.” faculty/student ratio which has ANSWER: From a mcdici! suffered with expansion. point of view, an abortion is the The differences between the two sections are mainly physical If the program works, a third premature ending of a unit might be added after two pregnancy. An abortion can at present. Unit I is bested in Lake Huron Hall, while the new yean. There is no end to the occur spontaneously, in which number of units as long as the case it is commonly referred to unit works out of Seidman. The as a miscarriage, la fact, dose to rtudents have their own lounges individual student is still the and different places for mail 10 per cent of all pregnancies primary concern. fattotigrowing pickup. Each unit follows its ■ ontaaeous abortion, The units have no required own committee system and can also be courses or prerequisites, the holds separate town meetings to company in America terminated through medical student being responsible for j duewia different problems. intervention. The moat designing his own course of There is a separate faculty procedure study. hag a httura for you ■ ia performing an abortion and cirriculum for each unit, Both units of TIC offer two although cromovers are possible, a vacuum device degrees: the tots tafes a look i embryo units dure the a me oi Philosophy, end the front the m l of the uterus. This Bachelor of Science reserved for technique is extraordinarily safe Finance Committee and those students receiving teacher when prrformnd by a physician Admissions Assistant. certification. an appropriate facility. In a There is no governmental or TIC is unique a ltd much in m ommiiNims policy-making interaction demand since it is the only o f 26,000 between the two units, but the by vacuum statc-sur orted college of its Coll in the first three new section is required to kind, dfe believe that people tfi months of pregnancy, there were subscribe to the same goals and can -arn things with a smite on no deaths and the complication general ways of doiig thirds that tbc.r face.” says Dean Gilmore 837-8325 are distinctly TIC. rate was 2.2 per cent ”Learning can he an ecstatic Any TJC student may d experience.'* W J C Td Interface Administrator Replies To With Saegateck

A proposal that William -Analysis of existing and James College conduct planning potential land use patterns English Department studies in the Saugatuck-Douglas relating to cost of services, area is under consideration by transportation and housing. the local governments. -A n ecological survey, 1 he saugatuck Township inriiwjm* O! Board approved the proposal at unique natural and historical its meeting Oct. 18. The villages sites, and identification of areas seem that such temporary than satisfactory, it was not of Saugatuck and Douglas will for open space planning. (Editor's note: In our last issue, office accommodations because of a lack of study or consider it at their meetings -Assessment of wildlife and a memo from the English Dept, would be an improvement concern on our part. early in November. If approved, recreational resources. > was published which protested over placing two faculty 8. Wall to ceiling partitions a public meeting to explain the -Population growth require a complete change in the temporary office members in an office.; work will be held in November. estimates. arrangements on campus. The designed for one. the cooling-heating process, Phillip Quade. outlining the — Water oualitva v ctu

classifieds i Out ton Acoustic Guitar 6 stop. months old. must sad. Retail Cad 774-2960. $445.00 with For sate. VW Squamhgrtt 1 runs wall, radio, good faithfully wM help pay for gas. Cad Danny 417. I id a ride to Chicago or Anr. m o o t any unteund. Wid help pay for gas. Cad Cathy. ext. 657. For sate. 1969 Opal Kadatt. . _ „ 4 Groat condition, new tiros, groat i® Cog- Dapt., Mack, gas nuteaga. A * for JotaiatNo. Poadtine Ooc. 11 210 Campus Voiw Apts. For sate. I by 35 trader, My hodmy condition. $600 or host S t a T T w I Cad altar five 1754964 (long Second, the school is I want to share my nine years share it with manv the the two goups. l:or faculty and state-supported and the state experience at GVSC with you. work-study students arc in & out staff the relationship is In 196.3 I came to GVSC from of the office to do the typing & employer-employee; for students will not subsidize the Lanthorn the U of M Library. The library sorting, the order clerk brings in it is college-student. It seems construction or upkeep of office was at a farm house on a big volume of government strange that an employer should parking lots' It in therefore Mysogynism M45. Wc shared the farm house documents daily for me to work charge an employee to park his obvious that the college must with other staff, the dean of on and a member of the car while he is working, rjisc the money on its own. UK- Outrages students and others Wc u..cd the circulation staff helps mo check especially when there is no way most logical method in to charge same washroom The kitchen them in. So it is more a except by car to get here for a fee, separate from tuition, to Women counter was our workroom. The workroom than an office. I even almost all of us. Ciranted. other the users of the lots for the garage was where we put the keep a good supply of matches people- those in cities, for privilege to park there. Dear Sir books. We bent over using any & kleenex which the students cxamplc-often have to pay for To what amount that fee space that we could to write our always stop in and ask for. Some parking while they work if they should be seems important. I am outraged by the catalog cards. There was no gym faculty come by just to see what choose to drive, but whom arc Before passing judgement digest blatantly sexist article “ How to to work out, no tennis courts, is new at the library. If you feel they paying? Rarely, if ever, this: The cost of your parking Deal Chicks" that appeared in not even a ping pong table, not y o u r o f f ic e is t oo their employer, it is customary space is much greater than most the October 19, 1972 issue of even a machine to get a crowded-come on over to the for the employer to assume people would realize. The new the /.ant horn. This reinforces coke you car. imagine how library. responsibility to provide (tree) mini-lot across from the line nry belief that inis generation as primitive it was. Helen Wong Arts Bid. cost well over well as the past is a generation of parking to his employees if at all Then the first building was $100,000 to build. The initial misogynists. No, all "girls" do possible. The fact that thi erected-Lake Michigan Hall. We cost of each parking space is not " . . . appreciate such finesse operating budget can be used to started library service there. over $300. Fifteen dollars might and class,'* as you help pay for faculty-staff Then over the years slowly and not even pay for the lines recommended. WOMEN ARE Lanthorn Foot parking bears out this painfully we branched out our around your car. The invisible- RISING UP ANGRY and the philosophy that the financial library service to three different responsibility for emoloyee costs of maintaining the lots and “occasional burns" you locations. Books in science were managing the traffic are predicted will become more Caught parking lies with the employer housed in Loutit, social sciences astronomical. Think of the cost frequent. Faculty and stall protesting in Lake H'lron Hall, and of a snowplow! Ms. Cathy Sillman In Elevator the original rates were not trying Humanities in Lake Superior. to push the burden off onto the To argue against the Several people shared one office. Sir: students; they were protesting installation of the gates because We had desk duty in three what they considered excessively of their cost is not logical. The different buildings. We walked In the most recent issue of high rates imposed cn them by gates will differentiate and allow Vote For to the three different locations the Lanthorn it was stated that their employer. It would be the visitor who uses the lots on campus in rain, sunshine ind the elevators in Zumberge most unfortunate if tiie issue is infrequently to pay a minimal snow. I was grateful that we Library had not been inspected recast into a conflict of students charge and require the regular McGovern have such a beautiful campus to for well over a year. This versus faculty-staff. The user to pay a legitimate fee. An walk on. Then finally in 1969 statement is incorrect. faculty-staff is being viewed as extremely fair way to conduct we moved into this beautiful The State of Michigan’s the aggressor against students, the matter and the principal Says Barber library building. It took six long Bureau of Safety and but that was never their intent in reason for fees rather than years to get where we are. Regulation, a division of the pushing for lower rates, nor is it higher tuition. I am not saying the present Department of Labor., requires their effect in getting lower There is aiso a question raised From Ohio crowded office situation cannot that all elevators be inspected rates. When such divisive feelings that employees of the college be improved, but I wouldn’t annually. The Bureau inspects all receive a discount in the annual Dearstr: * are fostered, the community hold it against those who are elevators and dumbwaiters on spirit of G V SC is needlessly parking rate. Remember that an urge the students of tirand 1 responsible for the projection of Grand Valley’s campus jeopardized. employee may work here well Valley State College to work the growth of GVSC. They automatically. Their records over 20 yean;, if he paid an vigorously in Sen. George project the best they can. They indicate when inspections are Sincerely. annual fee of $15 to park, he McGovern's campaign for are not prophets. Their due an inspector is sent at t'nai would be charged over $300 by President of the U.S. inis fail prediction can be wrong. In time to our campus. Judith C. King. Reference Librariairthis employer merely to be able and 'to vote for him on 1965 GVSC had a low It is no longer required by to work. November 7. enrollment, lower than the law that the "Annual Certificate Little attention has been paid As President, Sen. McGovern admission office had projected. of Operation” be posted in the to Campus Police Chief Johnson will end the war and get the U.S. Some appointments of the elevator cab itself; and, because who has for years advocated the out of Vietnam "lock, stock and teaching faculty had to be of the fact that they sometimes Lanthorn Shallow use of car pools which would barrell." He will also replace the retracted, some programs had to disappear or become mutilated obviously be cheaper and more corrupt Nixon-Agnew be dissolved. Personally, I would when placed in the elevator cabs, Say Rational efficient. government by a government much rather be crowded than to we keep all certificates on file in As any transfer student from the* is honest and fair U> be laid off. English Department our offices. Grand Rapids Junior College can everyone. Jobs will be found for people are concerned people. I Enclosed for your Students testify, the parking problem at all young people. admire their sensitivity and information is a copy of the JC is considerably worse than at Thank you very much for creativity. They are vocal and “ Annual Certificate of Dear Sir: GVSC. Besides the constant your help. verbal. Many times they take it Operation" for both Zumberge hassle for parking space, the cost Robert Barber on their own to right the wrong. elevators. Well the Lanthorn really is more than double. Things are Athens, Ohio I am talking about English stirred up the masses on this even worse at most universities. Departments on all campuses Very truly yours, campus with its shallow It is a common occurence at the not only at GVSC. 1 am glad reporting of the parking lot University o f Wisconsin to pay they spoke up on this issue. I Orville Boer man stuation. It’s emphasis on S45 per year to park two miles Expect hope the people who are in the Maintenance and Utilities Super money, money, money, aroused from campus. At least our lots position to answer this protest anger in most students and some are near the classroom buildings. will take action before morale faculty. We commend the paper Whether or not you are gets low. But time is an Faculty, Staff on its ability to get the majority content with the new rules for Growing Pains important element-give them of the campus community up in parking here is your individual time. Should arms. However, we believe that business. What we as rational I also want to speak for those the article was lacking, u id we students, studying procedures Dear Sir: who truly think the plant Pay Less took the time to consider the for arriving at unbiased opinion, I read the English department is doing their best other ride. Consider the are trying to introduce to you as Dear Sir: Dmftmml 22S {Jjj work For our well being. For following. individuals is that the present Lanthorn. I cannot help writing instance one day the ceiling light Students did not We are all unhappy about the solution h a justification. you this letter. It is true we above n y typewriter burned out •et"shafted" by the decision to increased parking fees, but this is In order to fairly evaluate the spend non time on campus and they fixed it the next day. If lower parking rates for (acuity painless compared to the agony situation we think you must than at home or at least our this happened at U of M general and staff: the difference of those on the college staff who consider the points wc have —‘'■g hours. The office is our library it would take weeks to between the old (acnhy-sUff arrived at an optimal gnfMtjo- to f - ^ n te d . home away from home. It is iu have it fixed. rates and the sser s paid a complex, difficult problem. For the time being if any of for. mot by inrrrasinf the Ask any of the many students Darrell A. Flood coHspaae oursdves. " i r

COMMUNITY Jesus saves Jesus loves you Jesus is coming lleanl these phrases before'’ I want to introduce a new one. Jesus is real This Ls the first in a series of bi-weekly columns about Jesus the Paul J o h n sto n Chnst. The first article is to introduce you and me both to the communication and sharing of the reality of Jesus. Jesus is for real. The purpose . (let our facts straight The Bible is where it all During the past week, we hare found from extension are being made to pay begins (the communication of the truth). The purpose of this many people who are not convinced the the most for it. while those who will column is to present the person of Jesus Christ The topics will students of GVSC hare been shafted. benefit more from it are being made sometimes deal with documental fact, highly researched, such as tin- contrary to a recent headline in this to pay less resurrection of Jesus. Other times will be shared purely subjective phenomenon such as personal experiences with Jesus I want to Lanthorn, 4. G. V. S. C. is supposed to be a paper. The however, still cover the difference Jesus can make in everyday living as well as the contends that the students have indeed community. It is difficult to have a respectability of Mis claims and teachings in philosophical realms been shafted, and we will here once community when one class of people person, Jesus. It's called the Bible Now don't freak out it is the uguin attem pt to explain why. wiimn mat community arc ucnignuivii iiiosi uuiiiuinative iiiios i know on the subject, iiopelully l will he There are some who felt, being faulty and treated as a privclged class, while able to get into the remarkable validity of the Bible and most especially how the New Testament stands up as a historical in their analysts of the argument, that another, larger class o f people is document. the Lanthorn's lead story o f two weeks treated as a subordinate. Giving I also want to examine what makes a real Christian There is so ago was protesting the severity o f the exempt status to faculty and staff in much hostility towards the “hypocrites in the church” and recently parking rate itself, that is. the fifteen an area such as parking certainly sets too there is an aversion to the “phony Jesus people " Many people dollars per year. Such was not the case. them apart from the students (If ask. “How many of these persons wearing their ‘Cod loves You' slogans and their erbsses really know what’s going on?” By wearing We never stated that fifteen dollars was there are faculty who consider such things, these people seem to be saying essentially “ I am a too high. We did report that the task themselves part o f a more privi leged Christian.” Mow many people right here at Grand Valley can really force (composed of students, faculty, group, perhaps they would do well to say that in truth? The truth, in fact is what I'm mainly interested in and staff) after reviewing the cost o f and remember who works for who here. Truth in its surest and most tangible sense. And by the way. the real The student is jxtying money for truth doesn’t hurt at all-it’s so beautiful and exciting that it’s need for parking lots, concluded that the difficult to believe. fifteen dollars was a necessary, fair and services rendered by the College, and And why seek truth? Not just to satisfy our heads, our intellect justifiable fee. The Lanthorn has never the faculty are providing that service ) That’s O.K.. that’s cool. But there is a promise related to knowing disagreed with this conclusion. The apology is put forth by some that the truth. As a direct result of a for-sure knowledge of the truth The task force also decided that all the president had no choice in making something happens deep inside our beings we are set free. the decision he did concerning the fees, Somebody real trustworthy made that promise. You guessed members o f the G VSC community ought it-Jesus will do the trick. Something real unique about this to sharp in the cost o f the parking lots, h is pointed out that a raise in the “ truth.” since the lots are essential to the college parking lot fee was a violation of the He said not the knowledge of the truth will set us free but the and cannot expand without them, and contract between the college and the truth itself will do the trick. Something real unique abeyi* *h««. like it or not. all the members of the staff o f the college. Assuming'this'to be “ttuth.’'’ It's alive. Ytip, dig this-Jesus also said “I Am thcTruth"^ Grand Valley community are members true. Pres. Lubbers really had no choice So, rie&tatcrf that' prbrriistf says u And you will know Me and I shall set you free.” Pretty strange, huh? but to cut back the fee for staff of a rapidly expanding college. The That’s what’s so strange about basic, gut-level Christianity. It’s Lanthorn also agreed with this members. However, it does not follow built on b Poises. Other •*»■! world religions are bised on principles conclusion. that the president had to extend this and teachings. The busts of Christianity is Jesus. Tskf the founders Where we did draw the line, however, concession to the faculty. The faculty out of any world religion. Nothing drasticly is changed. Take the Jesus alive in all his resurrection power out (like some churches have was at the decision by the administration had no such contract. Wlutt is applicable actually done) and Christianity falls flat on its face. This is because to staff is not automatically applicable to reduce the fee to three dollars for the most crucial point of all the teachings of Christianity’s founder faculty and staff, while keeping it at to faculty. The president did decide to was Himself. A lot of space this year will be taken to discover what fifteen for the students. This decision exempt the faculty also, however, actually gre the teachings of Jesus. If what He said about Himself was termed a “fringe benefit ” b y th e because he feared that there would be isn’t true and doesn't work, the “Christianity” is a nice stoiy,, b u t----- administration and was welcomed by repercussions among the faculty, that Subsequently when Jesus makes a claim on our lives-if and only they themselves might bring collective those employees who did not feel that if He is who He said He was—we better pay attention to what he has they should have to pay in order to action against the college. To forestall to say about our relationship to Him. He’s said a lot of really wild come to work. The L anthorn p r o te s ts this event. Pres. Lubbers conceded to the stuff that many people haven’t heard before. I want to present the this decision on the following grounds: faculty without allowing them the opportunity for people to be able to check out and discover for chance to protest. themselves how much of it is for real. Here’s something to hassle with-and I personally fought it for quite a while-Jesus says to each 1. The lots are necessary in order one of us “You need Me. You need to be all of who you are meant for the faculty and staff to attend In effect, there are three groups on to be. And what I’ve got you can’t get no place else.” their jobs. The lots are also necessary campus, the staff, the faculty, and the You can begin to check out this “claim” on your owa. If this for students to attend classes. Both o f students. Pres. Lubbers gave a concession interests you (either because it makes you mad or because it sounds these activities comprise the “work" to the staff because he had to. He gave kind of nice) grab a person who says with their buttons and their T-shirts “I’ve got Jesus.” Find out if they’re for real. Watch those of the individual involved. Some the same concession to the faculty people too, watch them to see if their words match their actions. individuals arc paid for their work because he was afraid o f their power. He If you think this Jesus business is worth investigating you’ll run with mbney, some are paid with an gave no concession to the students, into some amazing things along the way. You may even come to the education, and some are paid with because he was not afraid o f their power. same conclusion I finally did. Jesus is really real. b o th , but all individuals use the lot for Therefore, we urge the students to exert Kathy Stucky essentially the same purpose. The their power in everyway possible until students here already must pay in this inequity is made right. Refuse to Hie LANTHORN is the student newspaper of the Grand order to work, in the form o f tuition, pay the money. Jump the curb and go Valley State Colleges. The 'opinions expressed in the b o o k s, fe e s , etc. It is therefore not around. Share cards with as many as LANTHORN are not necessarily anybody’s, but are unreasonable to ask employees to also possible. Break the gates. Jam them with presented in order to raise pertinent questions on topics of p a y to w o rk h ere. rubber cement, slugs, coathangers. importance at GVSC. All correspondance or inquiries 2. The faculty a n d s ta f f w ill anything. Tie up traffic by moving should be directed to: LANTHORN, 17 LSH.GVSC. benefit from the lots for a longer slowly at the gates. Find ways to open | EDITOR: Paul Johnston period of time than the student will; the gates without paying. Do not allow a [ASSISTANT EDITOR: Barbara Cullinanc therefore, over a longer period o f time system to succeed which is unfair to BUSINESS MANAGER: Ray Stitt the faculty and staff ought to pay y o u . [ARTIST: Rick Brunson m o re f o r th em . [PHOTOGRAPHERS: Michael Damton, Ken Schepers 3. As was mentioned above, the T he L— thorn also urges those PRODUCTION MANAGER: Barbara Beaton fee indirectly aibws the college to members of the faculty and staff who |REPORTERS: C. J. Czamik, Frank Bodenmiller, Toni expand in the future. The student believe that they are equal members o f who is here now w ill not benefit from this community to register their feeling >RTS: Rich Neil this expansion. Many faculty and staff with the administration. To those Vickie Hodge, Cathy Nolen members will still be here when the faculty members who believe they are o f rORS: Ken Despres, Candy Drane, Kenny a privHeged group who deserve special i Jooe Koopmans, Minnie, Sue D. Nimbc

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by Ken Schepers A low risk person may even prison you know by the time court this past year, Jerome has Jerome looks for in a person's you get out of there. only had two recommendations record. Any previous criminal be released initially on his own The work study program at "I think you’ll find in the turned down by a judge. In record along with past and recognisance, depending on the Grand Valley offers students the near future that our probation order to come up with a fair present status in the community personal circumstances. opportunity to work for the department in Grand Rapids is sentence, a pre-sentence is taken into consideration. For An example of aomeone who Urban Corps in surrounding expanding because the current example, if a person has a wife is a high risk would be a person cities. One student has been investigator must know as much trend is to work with people and children plus steady that Jerome calls a “ regular.” working for the Grand Rapids as possible about the person that have problems and not to pleading guilty. Evidence of This is the person that is picked Urban Corps as a pre sentence employment, this individual is break up families.” stability is the first tiling that considered a low risk. up by the police, usually for an investigator for the district alcohol induced offense, once Jerome said that sometimes court. The students name la every month or so. As Jerome he is put at odds with the Jerome Benton and he figures states it, “This is the only life officers that arrest the people that his job fits him. this person knows.” The regulars that he recommends tor Jerome or Jerry, as his fellow are refered to what is known as probation. Just recently he went colleagues call him, says that he the shelter program for down to the lock-up cells to see received the opportunity to rehabilitation. a prisoner, §nd one of the work as a pre-sentence Group therapy sessions for officers said, “Why should wc . - . t . . ■*». _ __------. . -.1. .. » ------A------investigator because of a matter i »■«-. w ■ ■ ■■ ^ Majajvaajt V** * JSl fl ■ttp e s nrnnir: w.irn ynn mm otter, part of the sentence that around and* let them go?” "It’s job with the Urban Corps and Jerome recommends. Working not that we’re letting them go there was an opening for out a problem with other people scott-free,” says Jerome someone with a major in in the same situation is part of defending the probation policy, sociology and oould relate to the overall idea of the type of “it’s just that we’re doing Mack people as well as white rehabilitation that Jerome feels something about their problem.” people. is needed. Jerome’s performance must Working with four full time Penal reform is something be making a decent impression pre-sentence investigators for the that Jerome expects to replace on some people. A possible lst district court in Grand 6 the present setup. He stated, promotion to pre-sentence Rapids, Jerome deals with about "Just sticking someone in investigator for the circuit court five M9c> on a busy Monday Jackson (prison] won’t do much in Grand Rapids has been Jerome works two days a week to rehabilitate. As much as mentioned to him by his present Monday’s and Friday’s. Monday; possible we should keep people supervisor. are the most active days for thi: from being confined, because if With a job that has given him job because of the back log o confinement was the direction towards which to arrests over the weekend. answer-why do so many people proceed, Jerome Benton In cases of people pleadim return to prison. “This job is good for me. I’m a guilty, it is Jerome’ “Many times prisons will very ordered person, I guess I’m responsibility to recommend ai teach you how to be a criminal. somewhat restless. Confinement appropriate sentence. While Jerome Benton-Pre sentence investigator If you didn’t know how to be a doesn’t suit me well. I had no working for the 61st district criminal before you went to aim before this job, my goal was the diploma. With this job I have to do many different things and get to talk to many people. I feel at ease with this job, it’s me.” Y e a r b o o k for yourself Seeks Staff Grand Valley is ninving .... to bigger snd better things ... A student yearbook FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE / CffKNfc-4LLEGAN COUNTIES was attempted three years ago on campus, but do to the lack of interest a small amount of COMPARE THIS RECORD OF SERVICE! annuals were sold. The next year a. student life magazine was receiving five campaign stars. Bronze Star Medal, and started. There was one planned • Past Director. Campaign Chairman and President of Greater Presidential Unit Citation for every term. The magazine Holland United Fund. • Broad, non-partisan experience in public affairs included senior pictures, literary • Past Chippewa District Chairman and Past President of • Practiced extensively at all levels of Michigan Court System items, poems and photography. Grand Valley Council. Snv Scouts of America and before many State Administrative Agencies. Unfortunately, only one was • President of Greater Holland Community Foundation. • Member Ottawa County Board of Supervisors 1952-1962. edited due to lack of • Trustee of Michigan United Fund • Attorney for City of Holland. Villages of Saugatucfc and participation. This is really too • Former Member and Director — Holland Jayceaa. 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the foreseeable future This law means that there is no tongas “By giving women the right any reason to stop divorce if one to abortion, you are showii* of the parties realty wants it and your faith in them to make no archaic laws can he applied to responsible actions,” stated Lee the conflicts involving children, Probert recently at Access property. Counseling Center’s symposium Under the child custody act entitled “The Legal Rights of the mother doesn't necessarily Women.” Probert, • get the children. The court now representative from MARC, deals with the men as equals and Michigan's Abortion the main criteria Is the best Referendum Committee, was a interest of the child Such featured guest speaker along criteria «s strongest affections! with Rhonda R ivera, ties, financial support and moral AiiOrricy-ai-Law and a faculty fitness of each parent is member of William lames considered College, and Adrain Tinsley, Under the new property act Dean of WJC. women may be paying aUimony, Probert went on to explain and may be settling property to the history of abortion, stating her former husband. If she is single, without children, and has that the first law against its a» iA n .wadi alUan— ot practice was wriiier. in isi:. «■ «»i ■ v/n % wmimmr • “Back then families had lots of Dean Adrian Tinsley opened property and large families were the meeting by explaining affnmative action, also a new needed to take care of it. Since the average life span was much law in Michigan. Until the shorter, the woman needed to Higher F.ducation Act of 1972, academic women did not have have many children to replace the right to sue in court for those that died off. individual discrimination cases. “In 1966, finally, California Women arc now guaranteed passed a law legalizing abortion. admissions to all educational It was also brought up in institutions, with the exceptions Michigan this same year, but was quickly defeated. It was again of private and single sexed introduced in the spring of Rhonde Rivera WJC Prof colleges. 1972, but was burned in the stressed. She replied that, “pills, that bill 5084 is presently in the prevent arbitrary, archaic Fvery institution has to write House.” for example, are 99% effective House and if passed, would standards for sterilization. a plan of affirmative action. It The proposed law, which will and this one percent allow physicians to render birth Rhonda Rivera explained the determines women's salary rate, be on Michigan's November 7 ineffectiveness can account for control devices to minors. It also new laws regarding divorce what the university is doing with ballot, will allow a licensed 250,000 unwanted pregnancies elaborates what can be taught in proceedings, child custody, and regards to hiring and recruiting physician to perform the in one year. property rights. The new women, and what it's doing to Michigan no-fault divorce law operation if the fetus is not “Many men argue,” she physical education (aex improve then efforts education now comes under this provides for divorce on one The university will have to set more than twenty weeks old. continued, “that the husband category). Students could then ground and that is simple that goals by departments for hiring The procedure, however, must should have some be taught about sex hygeine,' IhM^linpfe^W bakdown of women and will have to decide first be approved by the whether there should be an diseases, what causes them, marriage relationship to the how to enforce these policies. Michigan Board of Health. abortion or not. In response to sexual behavior and extent that the object of Tinsley explained that HF.W, the Probert was asked by a this, what about when there isn't relationships. matrimony has been destroyed, sponsors of this ad, takes the member of the audience why the any husband?” Bill #1181, presently in a and there is no possibility of the position that anti-nepitism rules use of contraceptives is no* Probert went on to point out house committee, would situation being reconciled within are no longer tolerable.

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