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Eastern Illinois University The Keep October 1976 10-1-1976 Daily Eastern News: October 01, 1976 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1976_oct Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: October 01, 1976" (1976). October. 1. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1976_oct/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 1976 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Charlesto n , Illinois 61920 Friday, Qct. 1, 1976 Vo l. 62, No . 27 stern news 12 Pages on wantslow tuition,quality education they leave school?" Dedmon said. bargaining as an employer-management 1eventh candidate to Dedmon also touched upon collective thing," he said, adding, "but it's simply ursday universities bargaining,- students' role in the not so ." tuition and quality university , sports and academics. In speaking of the faculty's role in Dedmon said that although he has had students's affairs, Dedmon said, that just with Eastern News no experience with collective bargaining, as students have a role in faculty affairs, d not take "either he sees it as a neutral force. faculty should have input with students " concerning how "I'm less worried about it than I used on their problems� be able to maintain to be," he said, ''It could be a positive "They can gain from each other - in an tuition increase. thing or a negative thing - but it's not by fact I'm worried about a climate in which the people show that definition bad, as many think," he added. such ·a question would come up," not one of. their Dedmon also said the nearness of dates Dedmon said. dmon said. in the naming of the new president and Dedmon said that although students Ile could not predict the bargaining agent election (both near should have the paramount say in legislature would pass Oct. 20) would "probably be a good handling student fee inoney, lie would d education within thing." want to assess Eastem's situation before "The new president will be able to changing the faculty-student relationship come- with a clean slate , without biases," with fee money . he said. · On the issue of setting academic However, he added that he does not admission standards, Dedmon said he is "d that the Missouri know what his role toward bargaining "not a devotee of test scores" for ed a tax increase for would be were he named president. predicting success in college . DIwould thave o analyze As for students representation with "My fundemental philosophy is to give e would do . bargaining, Dedmon said "anyone who all students a chance to prove o thinks students have no role in bargaining themselves," Dedm n said. · is wrong." "If they can't do the work, then they "It's temp!ing to think of (academic) should not be retained," he added. ' Dedmon also said a certain degree of onthe flexibility is needed in establishing entrance requirements, 8aying, "absolute -VERGE of rules such as those bother me." Donald D_!ldmon Speaking of students evaluation of Dedmon said he supports a well b8lanced instructors, Dedmon said that while he program. �ARiNTS' supported ev�luation, he does not "I don't see how you canclaim to be a support or see any reason for publication amjor university without a meaningful of result s. sports pro�am," Dedmon said. WEIKIND "The point is that you want to help Dedmon aslo said it would be u · 1976 faculty - you can't· ke ep a good or bad "foolhardy" to · go witho t foo �ball ar · professor a secret anyway," Dedmon said. because· it is · "p t of t he national Turning to the sports · program, psyche." supplement to the easter••••• CAAdefeats Taber proposal Inside today! to reduce course drop time by Lori Miiier give "WF" grades even when no grades The Council on Academic Affairs (CAA) have been taken in class. Thursday narrowly defeated a proposal However, Don Mo�lan of the Speech . which would hav.e revised the time Department, said the policy should not students could drop courses. have been dropped-solely because "of the Although the vote for·the proposal was deplorable performance of a faculty mem six to six, the motion was defeated due to a ber." lack of a clear majority. Morlan added that in the case of an The motion, submitted by Samuel Taber, instructor giving a "WF" when no ,grade dean of Student Academic Services, would had been earned in the- course, students have changed and shortened the number of should' use the current grade appeals days students could withdraw under the system, or consult the department _chair with a "W" or "WF" grade. person. Under the term's of the proposal, In other business the CAA approved students who officially withdraw from a adding introduction to Afro-American Stu course during a period beginning with the dies as a social studies general require 11th calendar day following the first day of ments, and Earth Science 1420 as a classes and extending through the 30th Math/Science requirement. claendar day would receive. a grade of The CAA also approved two new �'W". anthropology courses, Magic and ReligiotJ Currently, however, students can re in Primitive Soc\eties, adn ceive a "W" grade after the first 10 calendar days following-the first class day, The CAA also approved two new but prior to the 70th calendar day of the anthropology courses, Magic and Religion semester. in Primitive Societies and Feuds, Raids new reader feature called "On the and War. ue the Eastern· News kicks off a The proposal stated further that a ents' Weekend, with However, the CAA delayed until next a 1S-page supplement especially focused on Par student who withdrew from a course week a proposed sociology internship .-nd a campus map to help Mom and Dad get around, beginning with the 31st class day through program until guidelines for faculty ft - specifically Oct. 15 - "On the Verge" will focus on entertainment the 53rd class day would receive a grade of supervision could be drawn up. em Illinois area and will include reviews of such things as movies and "W" or "WF," depending on the instruc me interesting featu�es similar to the one in this issue on Burl Ives. tor's assessment of the student's work up rge" will appear every Friday after Oct. 15, and whenever something to the point. the Verge" to it Student CAA members objected to the up, like Homecoming 1weekend, we will devote " On ·Shooting days may be over bring you coverage like never before. proposal because it did not provide for students whose instructors give no tests "On the Verge" will brighten up your paper and make you more for before the "WF" period, do not release Schuetzenfest the Eastern News. See story,page 3 scores until it is too late to drop, or who ·'2 easter•-•• F r-iday, Oct. 1, 1976 - - Advertisementstirs controversy;tone caHed'tasteless, po/iii· · by NQrm Lewis and Lori Miller political a<V' couldn't happen," the spokesperson said. identifying the advertiser to -. An advertisement appearing in However, Kar_en Anderson, of Eastern's Several of those contacted said the ad of this controversy ," he added. Thursday's Eas tern News urging students Student Government, said Thursday the should have carried the names of the · Smith also said the ad was · to register - to vote has stirred up ad was not meant as a "partisan ploy," sponsoring organization. a public service by the News. controversy over what some said was the and the intent of the ad was to encourage However, News Editor Barry Smith it partly because the Student "tasteless and political" tone of the.ad. voter registration. said the omission of who paid for the ad· not have enough funds to pay The ad, which carried times and Anderson said the senate's Political was an oversight. The ad, which was desi eligibility requirements to register, carried Studies Committee, which designed the "I , obvio usly, dill not think it was Political Studies Committee, a picture of former president Richard M. ad, had wa nted "something to catch anti-Republican or it wouldn't have run . from a similar ad from North Nixon , with the headline, " an ounce· of people's attention." as it did. I have to apologize to University. prevention ... " Republicans who thought it was," Smith Anderson said letters of apo "We just didn't think ... I can see where The ad wa s co-funded by the Student said. probably be sent to Bacon I would be upset too,"· Anderson said. Senate and the Eastern News as a public " ...since I didn't think the ad was con cerning the ad. Anderson added that she is a service for students, News Editor Barry partisan, I didn't forsee the ne cessity of She adde d that so me st Republican also . Smith. said Thursday. expressed approval of the ad, Republican However, · Coles County Although Coles County Clerk Jackie had no idea if the ad had Chairperson Herb Brooks said the ad Bacon was not available for comment students to register. appeared to .him to be "a misuse of Thursday, a spokesperson from her office ROC'S student funds." said at le ast five people had co me into the "When I saw there was no sponsoring office, assuming that Bacon was LOUNGE Remember ace reporte responsible for the ad. agen(: on the ad, I couldn't believe it ,'.' John is_ upstairs Bob Redford and Dus Broolcs said.