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,5 L .’\ Committee prOposes ‘ grading revamp Editor’ Note: The followmg is the no--credit has been recommended by committee report .stated, in be shifted from anxiety about grades eliminates the burden of overcoming first in a series of four 'reports on ‘a the Academic Policy Committee of recommending the A, B, C, no--credit to quality of education. This would quality point deficits which many proposal for a major change in the the Faculty Senate. system greatly diminish the motivation of students accrue underthe present grading system at State. The Faculty Deliberations began over a year ago Basically, the A, B, C, no--Credit thaking a course solely for- the system during their freshman year. Senate Academic Policy Committee, and included faculty and student system would involve using the letter purpose ofUmakmg a grade and Such deficits haVe little relevance in after over a year of . study and surveys as well as an investigation 'of grades of A, B, and C in the same encourage enrollment in the harder measuring a student who performs consultation with student, faculty and grading systems on other campuses. manner as currently used, but giving but more challenging courses,’said acceptably after switching curricula or administrative groups, has made these The committee’s final proposal was no--credit for work which would be the report. adjusting to university life.” recommendations. released Dec. 14 in order to receive D or F work under current standards. “Emphasis on achievement (See 'Grade change, '1’. 2) The Committee is now in the reaction from the general university The mechanical effect of this process of obtaining campus-wide community. change would be the elimination of all reaction to the proposal before its “A primary function of a. negative quality points and any credit submissiOn to the full Faculty Senate university istoleducate. Since learning for “D” work under cur1e and to the. administration. is an accomplishment we feel that a standards.- The student would simply by Hilton Smith grading system should reflect this receive no creditfor that. particular Associate Editor principle and emphasize the positive course. A ‘ fundamental change in the aspect of achievement and minimize Quality Of Education current grading system to A,B,C and the negative aspects of failure,” the “The concern of a student ‘would Techniclan Volume LII, Number 43 Wednesday, January 12,1972 Grand jury indicts basketball players The Wake County Grand Jury announced 1n mid-December t‘ge search warrant” JaN. 5 delivered a true bill of indict- grand jury would reviewthe evidence Judge Bason later agreed to the ment on‘ charges of felonious posses- in the case because he felt that the defense’s contention that if the first sion of five ou ces of marijuana search of the car by officer A.C. search was illegal, results produced againstState has etball players Paul Munday during a routine" investigation from any further searches were) also Coder and Bob euts. The case now in Pullen Park on Sept. 20, the day of illegal. , ~ aWaits trial in Su rior Court. 'the State istudents’ arrest, was . Later in December, Ransdell Charges reviewed by the grand necessary. 1 made his announcement that the jury were dism'ssed at a preliminary Ransdell contended that the grand jury would review the evidence hearing Dec.1 yChief District Court officer had a duty to search the car, in the case, and a true bill of indict- ~ Judge George?!ason who ruled city registered to Norman Bruce Coder, ment was delibered. and “any contraband uncdvered police conductelil an illegal search of a Ransdell noted that a backlog of schedule would car1nvol in the case. would be admissible” as evidence. some 1 ,700 cases are pending trial in CHANG DAY? Oh, no! Not again, I thought my GChief olicitor W..G Ransdell, Jr., At the preliminary hearing, Mun- Superior Court. No date for the be corr t this time. What *a way to start a semester! (photo by day testified that the car was parked players’ trial has been set. Cain) user files for at the “roundtable” lot in Pullen Park with the windows rolled down and coins and clothes scattered on the Tuition amount reduced state legislatlmé" floor and back seat. Munday searched the car, believ- position ing it to be abandoned and that “foul Assistants get special rates play” such as a robbery or mugging. Recent trustee action . will here, it was feared that such programs special $225 rate. State Student Body Pr sident may have occurred. Richard (Gus) Gusler annOunc d Dec. soften the impact of out- would suffer. In the Committee report, they out- The search produced a marijuana hikes on graduate stu- The trustees, acting on a provision lined several conditions that must be 22 he would file as an atlarge cigarette from the car’s glove compart- of-state tuition candidate for the State Home of dents with certain fellowships and in the'new law which allows exemp- met by each graduate student to be ment. At this point in the hearing, traineeships. tions from the higher rate for students eligible. 1 Representatives from Alamarlce and Judge Bason granted a motion from Rockingham counties. 1" Out-Of-state tuition will rise to who are recruited by the school and “The graduate student mustl have the defense attorneys, Carl Churchill $1,800 next fall, double what it was receive special scholarships for special been solicited and thereby, aw rded Gusler, 23, is a senior in political and George Anderson, to surpress two years ago, and University officials talents, placed certain graduate Stu- an assistantship. The student :must science and a 1967 graduate f Walter further testimony and evidence on had expressed concern that the new dents111' this category. have been solicited for a special t lent Williams High School in Burligton. grounds of illegal Search and seizure. rate would discourage many graduate According to Assistant Vice Chan- The special talent must have been In a prepared statement, Gusler Said Judge Bason. “If there was students from entering State. cellor for Finance and Director of achieved through prior training in the said “Youth, along with/iminority probable cause to search the car, there With such students greatly involved Budgets and Accounting George L. discipline represented by the races and women, have 1 ng been was probable cause for obtaining a with research and training activities Worsley the graduate students invol- assistantship,” stated the report/i denied proper representati n in the ved include those .who are awarded “Teaching assistants must «partici- decision-making processes./ Until all non-service fellowships or trainee- pate regularly in the instructional pro- three are given proper replesentation ships.«Wor’sley stated that a special gram in classes or laboratory.It is not ‘fi‘'in the decision-making pr cesses, our rate of $225 had been established by sufficient tliat they grade papers, or government will never truly be the the Trustees for such studentsbegin- advise students or prepareimaterials representative government it so ning with the acleemic year [972-73. for classroom use. proudly professes to be. This is the same as the regular in--state “The stipend paid for services ren- “Over the past few months I have rate. dered must be at least $900 for the been working, along with many Such graduate students up until semester during which the student is others, to register as many young this year, were eligible for the in--state ‘qualified for the Special tuition rate,” ‘people as possible to vote. One of the rate according to Graduate School continued the report. biggest problems we have faced is the Dean Walter J. Peterson. In addition a student‘s grade point largenumber of young people who Therefore, the effect of the recent average must generally exceed. 3.2 feel that the electoral ‘ process ‘ , trustee action will mean no real although special cases may be made provides very little hope of achieving change in the tuition paid by these upon the discretion of the department the changes needed in our society graduate students although the«rate head and the Dean of the Graduate today. They have continually brought will be termed a “special raterather School. to our attention, their feelings that than'an i11-state rate. the choice between candidate on Students with full athletic scholar- Little Take-Home election day really is no choice at all." ships as well as students participating J in programs approved by the Southern Four at large'seats are up for I Regional Education Board have also “If' we had not been given the .- election in the two-county district, been exempted by the trustees from alternative of soliciting under this and three are held by incumbents, the out-oilstate rate and will pay special rate. we would have had a ’Gusler said. He will vie for the fourth special rates instead. 1:. drastic cut in o'ut-of-state applications seat and will run on the Democratic and" admissions. If we had the old ticket. Several Requirements rules a Student would have had little “We don‘t want to be casual about to take home after tuition and fees" “'Gusler plans 'to run, .a recruiting out-ofostate talent. We will commentedPeterson. student-oriented campaign, and he to estimates there are 16-l7,000 '18- to neVer'be casualabout reviewing these “We now have an opportunity 25-year-old voters in his district. “The cases," stated Peterson. select good people both in- and out- only time I’ll, be doing any real AN ESTIMATED 13,400 students stood patiently in Monday’s and Peterson appointed a committee on ofstate and have a mechanism so that campaigning will be at spring break," Tuesda 8 rain in order to return to N.C.