Registration Policies Change Going Down Withdraw! Policy Passes; Pre-Scheduling for Freshmen Fails
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Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives Summer 7-18-1996 The Parthenon, July 18, 1996 Marshall University Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Marshall University, "The Parthenon, July 18, 1996" (1996). The Parthenon. 3423. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/3423 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. THURSDAY July 1 B, 1996 . Marshall University . I u I I. ,-=..., r read the parthenon on the internet - parthenon@ marshall.edu INside Registration policies change going down Withdraw! policy passes; pre-scheduling for freshmen fails by CHRIS JOHNSON from high demand courses during the 1996 fall editor term-W period (Sept.3 - Oct. 18) will not be permitted to register for these courses for the A new withdraw! policy that will go into 1997 spring term until the regular registration affect during the fall 1996 term should keep period which begins Jan•. 6, 1997. students from 'shopping around' in certain • "Using English 101 as an example, sometimes classes. · studepts find the work more exacting than they Dr. Frances S.·Hensley, assistant vice-presi thought and.they get frightened away, or they dent of academic affairs, said, "The new · get caught out on the student grape-vine· and withdraw} policy is for a selected group of high they say, 'ifI drop it n·ow, I can ta:ke so and so the demand classes. These are classes where we next time,' "Hensley said. · have had difficulty meeting student demand "The idea with the new policy is to discourage and have had a high withdraw! rate." students from dropping classes casually. Stu The high demand classes which are listed in dents will always need to drop classes . and • the new policy are, ENG 101, ENG 102, ACC that's their perogative. But we didn't want to · -215, SPN 101, SPN 102, MTH 130, BSC 227, ciose those students out entirely, so the policy 1 CSD 119 and CSD 120. Hensley said these were that was finally agreed upon and reccomended '1 I -our vi~w the only classes that will be affected by the new to the full senate, just prevents students (wh9 jim sands i policy. - drop a high demand course) from pre-register Joe Remias hits the na 1 1 The Athletic I The policy states: any student who with ing." ture trails at Ritter Park. , j Department draws during the W period from a course iden· Hensley said every faculty member will get a Many MU students fre I tified as a high demand course shall not be· copy of the new policy. She said she hopes the quent the park's walking, l 1 - 4 - , allowed to pre-register for the course for the hiking and biking trails. page 1 1 L_ -- ' following semester. Students who withdraw see Classes, page 6 . , 1 l ! Gilley sponsors luncheon, for employee j by TONYA STOWERS Wellman said most of her fam .l reporter ily lives out ofstate, and she likes l to think of students and faculty . 1 Doris Wellman was named as her own family. Marshall Employee of the Year, "I feel like the students are my , during a luncheon Tuesday at kids and I mother them a little," President J. Wade Gilley and his Wellman said. wife Nan's house. Thisawardwasestablishedfour ;j She received a plaq~e and a years ago by Gilley and his wife. check for $300. Funds were provided through a J Wellmanis the administrative grant, to give special recognition secretary in the Division of Hu- . to those employees who excel in man Development and Allied their job duties. Technology-Family-and ·Con- "It's hard because you leave a sumer Sciences. She has been lot of good people out, but we employed by the university for wantedtofindawaytosaythanks 18 years. and present special recognition to She and eleven otqers were in those who deserve it," Gilley said. competition for the award after Bill Burdette, chairman of the being chosen employee of the selectioncommittee,saidanyclas , month during 1995-96 school sifiedornon-classifiedstaffmem- year. ber may submit ·a nomination or "I work with great people, and application for the award to the that makes my job easier," MarshallUniversityDepartment Wellman said. of Human Resources by the fifth "I didn't expect to win, there day of each month. Rick Hay were so many other wonderful Burdette said the nominations President J. Wade Gilley presents Doris Wellman with a plaque naming her employee of people who would have been good .the year and check for $300. choices," she added . see Gilley, page 6 OUTside - Classified staff aims tb be open, informed . by CHRISTY KNICELEY news editor Making the council for classified staffa more open and helpful organization i!;l tradespeople, custodians, and some directors. _the goal of. the council's newly elected executive officers. _ Nina L. Barrett, Classified StaffCoun can do to help them. We want to get the Mark A. Ross, vice-president and press cil' president and accounting assistant, message out that we are open to hear all operator for graphic services, concurred said the new officers aim to build on the concerns." with Barrett's remarks. _ past efforts of the council "to make staff Barrett also said the council is a re ''The main objective is to bring it back to council more open and accessible to every source for classified staff, offering guid the people," Ross said. "We want to help classified staff member on campus. ance, direction and.information for staff ·"We want to let them know what we members. see Staff, page 6 . .. .· ,• . • .. ... .. f • • •• ,· ' .... -· •' . ~ . - .. .. .. .... , ' ' .• .• . ,•.· ...... ........ .. .. .. ...... .... ... - .• , . • l ' •' . ' : •. ·• .. .. .. ... .-·---- .......· . ~ 11ttt-11~Ptbe n,n~ 2 I h I r I d I I J11 y 1 8, 1 9 9 8 thi ' NrMES IN Tt-JE NEWS Artist depicts·nude politicians ESSEX, Conn. (AP) - If "Clothing adds a layer of "his inability to effect President Clinton and Bob psychological protection." change," Swearer eaid. Prince Charles visits archnecture students Dole take time from their The lack of working models · The exhibition, "Our campaign schedules to view a apparently left much to the Time," is on displa.y outside ASHEVILLE, N.C (AP)- Did Prince Charles arrive on this sculpture show, they might artist's imagination. The Hollycroft Foundation, a planet in a UFO? Does Diana know about this? find an issue they could agree Dole's right arm is out nonprofit cultural center.The The heir to the British throne arrived Wednesday to visit on - restoring the fig leaf. stretched "blocking Clinton's works average 48 inches tall. with architecture students, two days after attending a birth The current Democratic attempt at change, while his Swearer doesn't think day party on the opposite side of the world in Brunei for and Republican standard left arm scratches his brow these political leaders would Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. bearers are depicted in a unable to articulate his own especially mind being seen in Jet lag, he said, made him feel like "some extraterrestrial exhibition of 28 bronze nudes agenda or direction," Swearer the buff - except Sen. Jesse being from Brunei." that also show Ronald said. Actually, Dole's right Helms, R-N.C., who is About 250 people greeted Charles at the Biltmore House Reagan, House Speaker Newt arm has been disabled since· portrayed with one hand estate, and he apologized for making them wait in hot, humid Gingrich and First Lady World Warll. covering his genitals and the weather. Hillary Rodham Cliriton. Clinton is shown with one other covering his backside. "That's who we are under arm outstretched "looking to "He's the only one of the Michael Jackson performs free coacert neath," said sculptor Nicho the public and calling for group that realizes he is BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) - In an Islamic las Swearer, whose earlier change," while his left arm, naked or is afraid of his country where there is little nighttime entertainment - the works depicted lizards. nearly at his side, represents . nakedness," he said. city shuts down at 8 p.m.·- a Michael Jackson concert seems beyond the wildest dream. Lawnmower man? ''This sort of thing never happens in Brunei," 18-year-old Benny Chow said of the Tuesday night bash. BELTON, Mo. (AP) -A Alleged computer child porn ring Indited Best of all, it was free for all 60,000 fans, a gift to his boy who wantea to sleep SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) child sex and conspired to subjects from Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to celebrate his 50th rather than mow the lawn - Sixteen men have been produce and exchange birthday. received a rude awakening when his father started up indicted on charges ·they sexually expli~- ages of Tour officials said it was the first time Jackson has given a participated in an interna concert where people didn't pay to get in. Jackson will begin the mower in his bedroom. girls as young a tional Internet pedophilia The images - ca ed his world concert tour later this week in South Africa. Rickey Worthley woke up his son Michael at 6 a.m. ring in which members "privates" - included still Hoolie joins Willie Nelson to play Farm Aid Saturday to mow the lawn, once chatted online while photographs and movielike but the 17-year-old told him. a 10-year-old girl was files created with digital being molested. video cameras. COLUMBIA, S.C.