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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 2-21-1980 The Guardian, February 21, 1980 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1980). The Guardian, February 21, 1980. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1980 winter enrollment highest in school's history By M. JACOB BLOOD Fall Quarter enrollment. Ohio Branch Campus for a available, a student profile for the years of age or younger, 48 GoanHu Special Writer IN WINTER Quarter or 78-79. combined increase of 4.7 percent '79 Fall Quarter provides some percent were between 23 and 39 11,913 students were enrolled on over last winter. insight to the average student with only 8 percent over the age Winter Quarter enrollment at the main campus. An additional The sharp increase in enroll- attending WSU. Of the students of 40. Wright State'i main campus is up 647 students enrolled at branch ment was attributed to recent enrolled for Fall Quarter, a 50/50 4.6 percent from the 1978-79 offices for a total of 12,500 in lay-offs and job shortages in the relationship existed existed be- Winter Quarter enrollment, ac- attendance at WSU. Dayton area. People out of work tween between full and part-time cording to Sharon Landis of the This Winter Quarter a total of are returning to the campus in degree seekers. Thirty-two percent of the men Student Information System. 13,182 Are attending WSU. search of a more stable life and A close ratio also existed This represents the highest 12.468 are taking classes on the prospects of a more dependable between men and women with 51 and 40 percent of he women were married. Twenty-seven countries Winter Quarter enrollment in main campus with the remainder job. percent women and 49 percent WSU's history and follows on the taking courses at either Piqua WHILE STATISTICAL figures men attending WSU. Forty-four were represented by 121 foreign heels of a 3.3 percent increase ir Academic Center or the Western for the Winter Quarter are not percent of the students were 22 students. The Daily Guardian February 21,1980 Issue 70 Volume XVI Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio General ed requirement may increase hours By DANIEL DEPASQUALE creased credit hours for Liberal would raise the credit hours for biology, there is enough flexi- burden was due primarily to Gaardlan Associate Writer Arts courses. graduation for Computer Engi- bility to handle the changes." increase in credit hours for ONE ABEA of concentration neers from 1% to 208 hours. Dimopoullos said one problem Liberal Arts. Students may fee! the pinch of was that of the hard sciences, "THE COMPUTER engineer- could be the loss of credit hours. "Some of the courses in having to take extra rredit hours such as Science and Engineering. ing course is so rigorous now that "THE CREDIT hours are our Natural Sciences come from the for undergraduate degrees if the According to Computer Science it is all the students can do to bread and butter." he said. "A Science and Engineering, and proposal general education Instructor Howard Carson. "In finish in four years," he added. decrease in student hours in our Business colleges." he said. cnanges pass. general the addition should cause "Students might say no way to department could effect the num- "Another major addition to the The proposal, now in committee only minor problems, but certain one more quarter." ber of faculty we carTy." He General education requirements would increase the presently courses such as computer engi- Professor George Dimopoullos added that a study of the impact is Matematics." required hours from 47 to 58 neering would for all practical of Medical Technology explained, by the changes has been initiated. MERRIAM explained the gen- hours. The increase is due partly purpose require students to go "For the more structured Paul Merriam. Associate Dean era! education requirements were to the emphasis on basic educa- one extra credit hour." courses, the changes could hurt, of Liberal Arts, argued against significant to the career and tion additions and to the in- He explained that the change but in the case of a course such as the suggestion that the increase major choice of the student. "In my own personal experi- ence." he related, "h was a genera! education course which turned me on to history, and led Survey reveals student nurses will stay me to choose that as my major. By LORA LEWIS al said that their decision depend- hanging over the staff and Guardian Staff Writer ed upon the quality of tlie faculty. students. The other half believed Yes No Both/Don t Know Only one said that she was their education was being hurt by 20 A survery of the junior class of definitely leaving. this tension. I. Are you slaying 75 5 percent Percent the nursing school at Wright The students were split on "I KNOW my grades are in the WSU program? State reveals that most students whither they were getting ade- hurting, but I'm too concerned will remain with the school, but quate information about the about where I'll be next year to do desire more clinical tr«;i:r.£ nursing school's situation. Fifty anything about them," reported 2. Are you getting 40 percent 40 percent 20 percent A sample of abou; 20 percent of percent believed they were well one woman. adequate information? the 116-member class was ran- informed, while the other half felt All of those surveyed agreed domly selected. These students that they were not. that the ciasses themselves are were contacted by telephone and "I don't know who to believe continuing normally. The prob- asked a -tries of qu. Atoms tbout anymore," said one student. lems seem to be with the 3. Classes or education 40 percent 60 percent disrupted? the WSU Nursing program. MOST OF the students rely student's concern over the future THE QUESllCNS asked the upon newspapers and other of their school. students if they would be contin- students for their news, and most When asked why they attend 4, See changes being made? 55 percent 20 percent 25 percent uing ia the program, if they felt indicated that the nursing faculty WSU's School of Nursing, almost their future job nroupecU were in was major source. 40 percent stated they came danger, what they would Ufce to One -jitestiancd said that he because it was close to their Local Program Both see changed, and if they were felt that he was particularly homes. Twenty percent chose getting enough information abou'. because he could not attend the WSU specifically for 'ts program 5. Why did you come to WSU? 40 percent 40 percent the problems facing their school. .nestings to discuss the situation. and the remaining *0 selected it Of the students surveyed. 75 several expressed gratitude for both reasons. More Clinical other percent stated they were going to toward the letters sent from "IT'S THE four-year 6. Do you want finish their nuraiag studies at President Kegerreis's office. "He program available in this part of changes made? 75 percent 20 percent 5 percent WSU. One replied that she had assured us that we would get to Ohio." commented one woman, "looked into other schools," but graduate," claimed one stu- and several agreed with her. found few of hei credits, esjieci- dent." Of course he didn't say Fifteen percent left their home- coming but believe nothing can b ai!y her science hour*, would how..." towns to attend WSU because of done during their attendence of Thursday transfer. Others alio commented NONE OF the students remem- it's nursing approach. WSU. that it wtit too late to cor,aider bered the topic being discussed More than half of the students ONLY 20 percent believed the leaving the progrim during class time, although many saw a change coming in the program would remain the same, weather A few stated they might have remained after class on ocassion direction of the WSU program while the rest were not sure left WSU if <hey were freshmen or to discuss it with their instructors. leading away from its current where the school was heading. The students were asked if sophomores, instead of juniors. The students were again split "holistic" drive toward a clinical there are any areas they would Early morning cloudiness The remaining students were evenly over wh.-ther or not their one. although several are against like to see changed in the future. clearing in the afternoon. High staying in their classes but were studies m being disrupted. the change. Eighty percent answered that today in the upper 40's low uoi sure for how long. Half of those questioned be- "I came here for this pro- tonight mid 30's. NOTED ONE studect. "If it lieved their siudies were not, but gram." said one nurse returning (See 'SURVEY' page 2) folds, nobody will (stay)." Sever- that there was a lot of tension for a degree. Others see changes 2 OAU.Y GCAUNAN F«fcrmry 21, lfM Campus police recover stolen wallets a spoke-model with the Monte By MIKE MILLER BURDICK SAID the two vic- retrieve their pocket contents, Burdick said.