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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 2-8-1985 The Grizzly, February 8, 1985 Rosemary J. Wuenschel Ursinus College Joseph F. Pirro Ursinus College Amy Kistler Ursinus College Tom Feeney Ursinus College Stacy Stauffer Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Wuenschel, Rosemary J.; Pirro, Joseph F.; Kistler, Amy; Feeney, Tom; Stauffer, Stacy; Sakowski, Diana; Richter, Richard P.; Stolnis, Kathy; Marcon, Michael; Sabel, Noel; Keehn, Walter S.; Gagliardi, Joan M.; Messier, Lynn; Osciak, Betty; Callahan, John; Kelley, Brian E.; and Butler, Andrea, "The Grizzly, February 8, 1985" (1985). 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Four-point system in near future Ursinus. grading system a problem? nearly universal -use and its By BRIAN KELLEY the Ursinus system is a problem. been used for almost 20 years and contracted a Philadelphia hasn't been changed - because company called EPC to com simplicity. But he did not seem to When discussing GPA's with "I don't thinkU stands in the way think tliat these advantages friends and relatives, Ursinus there has never been an im puterize -the grading system and of anybody finding a job," she make the switch urgent. students must frequently deal said. "It might be confusing, but portant reason to do so. do the actual procesSing. Akin with the same kind of question: it's workable." said that Ursinus did not switch "I haven't seen that it has to the four-point system at that The college expects to pur "An 81? Whatls that from zero to Akin said students shouldn't chase a larger computer in the four?" Usually, the answer is worry about their grades being caused anyone serious problems time because it waS new and not - some -slight inconvenience, widely used. Ursinus still uses next three years, and Akin thinks something like, "Uh, about a lower in the four-point system. A the most sensible plan is to wait three-oh, I guess. " 'Il1e reply woman in the Registrar's office Some minor confusion, but no EPC. - serious problems," he said. Akin said that the advantages until the system is in to switch to -gives the impression I that the also said that the conversion is the four-pOint system. Ursinus student doeSlh know accurate. In the late sixties, Ursinus of the four-point system are its what's going on. Akin attributed the apparent The odd "45 to 98.33" system misconception to the complaints causes confUsion for students in students have when their class F orrner DA lectures on alcohol more formal exchanges as well. grades are processed at the end When completing professional or of a semester. He illustrated that graduate school applications, or an ff1 given by a teacher shows up By JOSEPH F. PIIUlO night at Ursinus, which was his Whitemarsh High SchoOl who had compiling resumes, students as an 85 on -the students grade Last Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7 109th appearance on college everything In his life In order and aren't sure how to handle the report, and that this makes p.m. in Wismer Auditorium, the campuses since September, was going well. He did well in school' discrepance from the norm. students feel cheated. Ursinus community was, once sponsored I)y tile 1Ceystone Auto and he was a star athlete. Well,. According to William Akin, Akin said that it is important to again, bombarded with in Club and East Penn Motors. -he went out one night drinking Dean of the College, the remember that the teacher must formation about alcohol and the The students in attendance with a few friends. They also discrepancy will not exist for convert that ff1 to a letter grade, a; present legal problems that are were primarily RA's and so decided to drive that night after long. "Ursinus will probably be "B," and that the college in.; involved with drunk driving. It called "social party organizers" their consUmption. The young on the four-point system, I woul" terprets this as an 85. He said that was indj!ed a special night. The who were required to be there. men were in an accident, and the guelll, In three yeats - before the this helps to standardize grading guest speaker this time was Mr. Dean J. Houghton Kane, Dean of life of this once happy boy was current freshmen graduate." throughout the curriculum, and Arthur Shmnan. Student We, and Mrs. Beverly turned into an utter bitterness. But until the change occurs, that the system evens itself out Mr. Shmnan is a former Oehlert were present from the Now, after the accident, he Ursinus students will have by "raising" a student's average Deputy District Attorney, a administration. Dean Kane cannot- talk, and he can barely questions about what to do with in some cases. forme-r assistant D.A: in emphasized the importance of walk. He walks like "a 90 year old their out-of-the-ordinary grade. Akin pointed out that the same Philadelphia and a Villanova law the lecture, which can easily be man," Shmnan said. ThiS young Should a student worry about process occurs in a four-point school graduate. Although he is seen by the amount of time -and man wrote a note to Shumart, who converting his grade? How is the system. responsible for writing many of effort that Ursinus puts into these was speaking at the school, and grade converted? Does an Ur -Anyone who is interested in the present drunk driving 18ws, aJcoholinformation visits. said that he 'was glad that he was sinus grade turn out to be lower converting their grade can find he expressed that he does not Shuman started out the evening telling the others about alcohol than expected when converted? out how in the Registrar's office. necessarily agree with all of by telling how great the problem and driving because no one had Many students may be worrying The Registrar -has written out them, but -that "they had to be of non-information about alcohol ever told him. Yet he was blamed about something -that is -not how tlie process works. made." Presently, Shmnan is a and the operation of motor for eveWbiD&. important. Why is Ursinus using a system professor at LaSillle University, vehicles is. He began with a story (Editor's note: The family Dean Carla Rinde, director of that, according to Akin, is used and he also works privately with which quickly grabbe-d contends that alcobol W88 not a the Career - Planning and by only a handful of schools? other colleges by working out everyone's attention. There was contributing factor to tile ae- Placement office, does not think Akin said that the system has suitable alcohol - policies. His a student at nearby Plymouth- (See ALCOHOL, P1) Library abuse called academic dishonesty By ROSEMARYWUENSCHEL consider it unethical to borrow Dr. Broadbent, Director of reserve materials tmder such Myrin Library, states: that pretenses. students abuse 1i~rary Dr. Broadbent found this priviledges by stealing, .,.d/or "shocking" and he said it's very damaging reference and r~serve frustrating for other students as materials. well as the librarians themselves Mrs. McQuaid, a PQlitical who try to keep track of Science professor, experienced materials when assisting some difficulties involving students in research. materials that she placed on "You go to the library to look reserve in the library. Students in up statistics in a couple of ar one of her classes were required ticles for a speech or something to use the materials on reserve and the magazines aren't there," for a specific project. One student complained one student. Students removed the materials from the complain that magazines are library making it impossible for often left helter-skelter and some other students in the course to may be deliberately hidden or complete the project. removed from the library. When Mrs. McQuaid con.. "Students may not realize that fronted the class with the they are perlllitted to dJeck out problem abe was surprised to fIDeI ,modicals orind«ht or for class. PIiOte bJ ADboB Brown that so many students did not (See~Y, ..) Student theft of library materials is growing problem. Page 2 The Grizzly February 8, 1985 Opinions --Suspected conspiracy makes Zack's rest uneasy By TOM FEENEY We bring in some nuns to teach You can be sure Luther is getting Zack must be feeling restless courses like "Modern Con- on Zack's case about that. these days. ceptions of Purgatory" and Poor Zack. I'm sure he'd be Editor ........... ...................... Rosemary Wuenschel A demographic study of Ur- "Bingo 101." much happier if our school had a Associate Editor ................................