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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 2-15-1980 The Guardian, February 15, 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 15, 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]. 1 Draft registration to be discussed on WSU's Focus By JIMDOYUI sor of communications at WSU, tion of the draft and is also McCarthy who interviewed stu- should not be in combat roles, but i Special Writer will be interviewing Joe VoU. against violence in all forms. dents at WSU about the draft in support roles like logistics." Registration of the draft is the Congressman Clarence Brown Brown is in favor of univera! draft registration. McCarthy has been FOCUS is a contemporary subject of Wright Sute Unlver- and Tony Hall on this week's registration. working with Sayer since FOCUS television program. It's shows shy'f TV series-POCUS Tuesday. FOCUS. started its first program in concern the Miami Valley region Feb. 19. It will be broadcast at Sayer is not sure what stand October 1979. and national issues. 10:30 p.m. on public television THE GUEST speakers will Hall will speak on when he gives channel! 14 and 16. present the pro and con issues on his opinion on the draft issue. SAYEB'S OPINION ON ihe It deals with the problems that draft registration. Joe Volk. a draft is issue is "to have a fair no, only effect students at WSU. James Sayer, associate profes- Quacker is opposed to registra- Sayer will be talking with Mary system-draft both seies. Women but in the community as well. The Daily Guardian V. February 15,1980 Issue 67 Volume XVI Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio General Education requirement faces change By DANIEL DEPASQUALE look ovrr the various areas made up of eight hours of English program. skills, will help students discover Guardian A—elate Writer involved. The second year has Compostion. three hours of Math- Basic Education courses will who they are...and what they can The General Education Com- been a study into the course ematics. and a choice of three make up 14 of the total 58 hours in become..." mittee, under the direction of inventory." hours in either communications or the genera! education proposal. THE MOVE TO change Basic Professor Herbert Neve, may ALTHOUGH THE final propo- language Arts. According to the proposal Education is nationwide, and has present proposals for changes in sal have been designed in detail. "STUDENTS W!L1 have a submitted to the committee, the been put into practice by colleges General Education requirements, Dr. Neve outlined the ideas choice between the basic Algebra basic philosophy states that "for such as Harvard and Columbia as early as next month, according already presented. course, Math 127, or Math 180," those who hold baccalaureate Univesity. Responses in the press to Brian Hutchings. Dean of According to Neve, the courses Neve explained. "The Language degrees to be considered edu- by education leaders have mirror- Science and Engineering. will be chosen from five major course is primarily a language cated.... they should know some- ed this "back to basics" ration- "The committee was instituted areas; Fine Arts. Humanities, appreciation class, explaining and thing about the culture that ale. Columbia University Presi- by the Academic Council two Social and Behavioral Scienccs. comparing different aspects of shaped their attitudes, beliefs, dent. Michael Sovern told The years ago to look over possible Natural Sciences, and Basic Edu- different languages. Hopefully and behaviors...this broadening New York Times. "Columbia has changes in the prese.it General cation. this will prime the pump and contact with the world of ideas always attempted to define a Education format," Hutchings The Basic Education require- increase the popularity and inte- coupled with a basic competence common core of interlligen! ex- said. "The first year »as used to ment is a combined package rest in our foreign language in Communication and Math periences that every educated person should have. Our students will read Flato. Augustus. Marx and Melville. Its a grand effort and I believe it is right to try it." Resignations continue in School of Nursing Havard administrators felt that the "proliferation of courses weie eroding the General Education By CABOL A. HOWELL of a proposed new nursing Due to the excellent credentials have received job offers. Wilsou Progra," before they recom- Guardian Aaaectate Writer program which would be (.«! of Stanton and Torres in the field said. According to an informal mended a program similar to the Twenty out of thirty-three of under the control of the universi- of nursing. Wilson said, an survey done by 'ihe Guardian, Wright State proposal. Wright State's Nursing School ty's Health Affairs division. outstanding faculty was "at- some faculty members have re- Faculty have told the administra FEW OF THE faculty vill tracted" to WSU's nursing pro- ceived as many as five or more tson they will not be renewing ,.robably stay, according to Wil- grt.fi). offers for teaching positions. -friday- their contracts in June, according son. A few of the nursing faculty are <o Lois Wilson, assistant to the The reason so many are leaving undecided about whether to con Some faculty have said they weather dean ir the School of Nursing. lies with the resignations of Dr. tinue teaching at Wright State or will not return to teaching im- Faculty members in the uur- Gertrude Torres as dean, and to leave, Wilson said. "It's going mediately after June. Dr. Peggy Cloudy today with highs in the jiog school have been renigning Associate Dean, Majorie Stanton, to be a hard decision for them." Chinn wrote that she "hopes to upper 30's. Snow this afternoon over the last few weeks in protest said Wilson. Scleral of the nursing faculty take off a year tc write another changing to rain tonight and book," Chinn said she would not continuing through Saturday. return to teach at Wright State unless serious initiatives are Apartment dwellers using too much heat made to rectify the damage already done to this (nursing) program.' By MIICE MIDEk to help us overcome it." "A lot of the heating elements Guardian StafI Writer The notices ask the tenants to In the IK>W warier heaters have ASSISTANT DEAN of Nursing University Apartment dwellers keep their thermostats at on been burning out," noted Hol- Carol Batra said she has not yet continue to experience mainte- undei 70 degrees. mes. "Ihe developers are tryiag received any teaching offers but nance problems. "There ars open cracks in some to Pad out what the problem is. that she is job hunting. Batra said Roger Holnies. assistant direc- of the windows which has a let tc They thinit it might be a wiring she would not reconsider her tor of Student Development, has do with their excess!ce use of problem." decision to leave Wright State sent out notice to nine apstment heat." Holme* noted, "but the "under any circumstances." units, which have been using use of heat might net be the only The Guardian distributed two "excessive amounts of eSoctri problem." surveys to discover what plans city," asking the inhabitant to University officials are also the nursing faculty had after their thought conserve energy. "WE ABE ASKING the resi- bsffied with the location of the current contract expires in June. '•THE PEOPLE living in these dents to turn off Iheir lifchta -*ben part it loos which are supposed to Different surveys were given units." he said, "are simply they are not needed as well aa stand ia the studio units. Holmes according to whether the faculty four born with nothing and better using more energy than wt bed other electrical items they may be said. "I don't know when they member had already told the off that way soon as you've got projected they would use. These negiccting also to help combat the be here, but I'm trying to find University administration that something, the) send someone to they would not be returning after notices nre just telling the resi- problein," ks added. out." Meanwhile, dob Francis, try and take It away. dents that we are having a The apartment residents have director of Campus Planning and June. -Bruce Springsteen problem with the coat of the also experienced difficulties wfch Operations, admitted that he Of the eleven surveys which electricity bills and sating them their hot water heaters. didn't know either. {See 'SUBVET,' page 8) I 2 DAILY GUARDIAN ftbramr, IS, I9M Action group addresses Student Government KEVIN THORNTON dos of incompetence on the part mine is over the use of the media "IF THE FACULTY doesn't reviewing the issue. AwtotmBt to the Editor of the Administration." in this issue. I am reluctant to believe in the new program then AFTER HEARING the presen- A recently formed student He also called for th; support of continue discussing this matter in they should voice this in the tation by SNAG and Kegerreis, action group addressed the Stu- the Student Government to public. I think both sides agree planning stages." dent Government Thursday on " ..defend our rights (SNAG) and that a conti-iied public discussion the Government heard a proposal by Business Representative the controversy in the School of your rights as students in this won't contri Jte much to the The presentation to the Student Ralph Nehrenz to draft letters to Nursing.