Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 2-8-1984 University News, February 8 Students of Boise State University Although this file was scanned from the highest-quality microfilm held by Boise State University, it reveals the limitations of the source microfilm. It is possible to perform a text search of much of this material; however, there are sections where the source microfilm was too faint or unreadable to allow for text scanning. For assistance with this collection of student newspapers, please contact Special Collections and Archives at
[email protected]. \ Volume IV, Issue4 . Boise State's Student Weekly . Wednesday, February 8, 1984 : an Philosophy professor Dr. Warren Harbison In his traditional teaching robe during a recent lecture. Photo by Russ .P. Markus The wearing of the cloth 'jet Philosophyjjtof~ssors don:;'teaching~iobesat BSU' by Jeff Morris- The donning of robes by philosophy graduate employability. and Jessie Faulkner professors is symbolic of the new directions She says, "As far as jobs go, there aren't The University News being taken 'within the philosophy any. You have to do it for the love of it." discipline. ' Schoedinger agrees. "For someone who Philosophy as a discipline at BSU has As of fall 1983, BSU students have had' wants to pursue the discipline as a career ... been legitimized with its own major. To the option of majoring in philosophy. The it's bleak." According to him, employment commemorate this as well as to show a new major expands the objectives of the is not the main purpose behind studying.