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Eastern Illinois University I Charleston, Ill. 61920 I Vol. 68, No.146·/ 20 Pages NewsLegislature to consider student vote on boards by Lola Burnham representatives in a "far superior office" A package of five bills to give student to elected trustees who must pay campaign members of university and college govern expenses, Preston said . ing boards a collective vote on board mat He said he has considered introducing a ters will be reintroduced Wednesday for a bill to abolish elecrton of trustees, making second reading in the Illinois House. the positions appointed by the Illinois State Rep. Lee Preston, D-Chicago, governor. sponsor of the bills, said Tuesday he will Currently, the governor appoints make one "technical amendment" to the members to the other governing boards. bilJ..s so they will have to be read a third Tom Hasse, president of Illinois Student time, probably sometime next week. _ Association , which has been lobbying for The five bills passed the Illinois House passage of the bills, said Monday, "As ISA Higher Education Committee April 20. president, I'm very pleased the bills went The bills would give voting rights to stu through so quickly, but as student body dent representatives on the Board of president of U of I, I'm very disap Governors, Board of Regents, Southern Il pointed." linois University governing board, com Hasse said he will have to meet with ISA munity college governing boards and the Il interns to discuss actions the ISA must take. linois Board of Higher Education. now to try to pass the U of I bill. But he ad A sixth bill to give voting rights to stu ded ISA lobbyists may have to ignore the dent representatives on the University of Il bill for now to concentrate on passing the linois' board of trustees was rejected by the other five bills. 'higher education committee. "I'm sure we'll sit down with the higher Preston said he called the first five bills education committee and ask specific pro · on one vote in committee and called the U blems and try to come up with resolu of I bill separately because he expected pro tions," Hasse said. "Obviously if student blems with it. representatives of other governing boards He said he has placed the U of I bill in in have a collective vote, the \] of I should State terim study and must talk to committee too." members before making any plans to push Preston said he is "optimistic" about e problems for it through. passage of the five bills, but added that the Preston said he believes the higher bills are "a bit controversial." r .342 and .315, education committee rejected the U of I bill "I hope students· have been doing their trustees must be elected in. a state homework and calling their state represen ith senior Nancy because wide election and giving a full vote to stu tatives about the bills, " he said. "Students ing average, and Senior John Rizzo, a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, works dent representatives, who do not have to be contacting their representatives will make �average. welding a chariot in the Applied Arts Building in preparation for a elected statewide, would be unfair. all the difference.'' ettig and junior eek Week event. (News photo by Beth Lander) bill would put student 's top offensive The U of I g .313 and .315, • • ands full against any instructors supportcr edit-no credit proposal. ughlin and Lynn Douglas Backstrom Chemistry instructor David . Ebdon said - "if Jon Laible, College of Arts and Sciences dean, said Many faculty members interviewed recently said students do not work hard for a C or a];2ove, they he does not approve of the proposal. "It's unfair to son, 4-6, enter ey favor the Council on Academic Affairs' credit should not receive hourly credit. I have no sympathy have a student doing D-level work receive credit and and 0.48 earned credit proposal. for students who receive D's." another doing the same and not receive any credit," The proposal, which is currently being considered . Geology instructor Ronald Wallace said he has Laible said. hurler Donna Eastern President Daniel E. Marvin, would "nothing against it. If a student can't get a C on the "The pass-fail option should be deliberalized. ds as probable ·minate Eastern's current pass-fail option and in material, they don't deserve credit." Time should be extel)ded so a student can think 'tute a credit-no credit system. "The proposal is good; it will get students" into about if he wants to take a class pass-fail or hot," with a 1.27 ERA, Marvin said April 12 he planned· to research the other course areas, Wallace said. Laible added. [)f1. 43. oposal before making a decision. Shirley Moore, dean of academic development, so, if a student earns an A in a pass-fail' course, roblems in keep Al If the proposal receives Marvin's approval, said the proposal has advimtages and disadvantages. Laible said, "he should receive an A." hs, D' Abbraccio dents who receive a grade of A, B or C in a course She said the advantage of credit-no credit is that 'it Sociology instructor Richard Hummel said t Ji.e ey take under the proposal would receive hourly is "more respectable academically." credit-no credit system will produce better academic n our defense in edit for the course and CR (credit) on their "It's important that the employer" see a credit results from students. tided. "We need nscripts .. -grade rather than a pass-fail, Moore said. ''A highly-motivated student would not sloth his are committing Students who receive a D or F in a course will ''One disadvantage of the proposal is students that classes off. Setting higher standards gets the best eive no hourly credit and a NO CR (no credit) on do take a course and receive a D, don't receive credit (See MANY, page 7) eir transcripts . at all," she added. ay .. while students express mixed views rge Steinbrenner, Inside ees. Douglas Backstrom better grade." of time for any class. n the bidding for Some Eastern students interviewed Junior Gary Krupa said he believes "If you fail, you fail. A student Sizes set ently said they support a credit-no the proposal is a "good idea." should put in enough amount of time Diego Chargers, A new policy setting class size dit plan, while others said they "I think it's a better idea" than the for a class" if he wants to pass, Camp ections, and the minimums recently gained praise vor Eastern's current pass-fail pass-fail option. "It's not fair for peo bell said. 1ered their No. 1 from many deans and department tern. ple to get three credit hours for a D," Freshman Jessica Lewis also said she players, possibly chairmen. The recent Council on Academic Af Krupa s�id. "If you are in college you believes the pass-fail option is "a bette< asive tackle Ran- see page 3 ·rs' credit-no credit proposal needs shouldn't get D's." idea'' than the. proposed credit-no ;, was quoted as stern President Daniel E. Marvin's Junior Lori Lovett said "it should be credit. ·ic offer of draft proval before it can go into effect. If expected that college students get at "If you attempted work, it should Workin' out ll take it." And arvin approves the proposal, it least C's out of their classes." show some kind of credit," she said. Area adults are given a chance nanager, said of uld eliminate Eastern's current pass ''There should be some standards set Freshman Tom Nidebelin said he to keep healthy by getting physical they're in it and ·1 option. for college students to at least get C's prefers the pass-fail· option over the in a new Adult Fitness Program ers and the Colts Junior Pete Alfino said he believes in their classes," Lovett added. proposed credit-no credit plan. currently offered at Eastern. credit-no credit proposal is a good However, sophomore John Camp "The credit-no credit proposal ge more attrac- see page 5 !icy. "If a student goes into a class bell said the proposal may not "always would take the purpose out of attemp t sure what he is getting into, then be fair,'' but added that a student (See WHILE, page 7) 's policy will make him work for a should put in an accountable amount --- 2 Wednesday, April 2 7, 1983 Associated Press Military aid to El Salvador cut WASHINGTON (AP)-President Reagans's toward opening of Salvadoran prisons to in• News Round-Up request for $60 million in military aid to EI spection by the International Red Cross, freei Salvador was cut in half by a house panel ,on political prisoners and undertaking a review Tuesday as he readied a special plea to Congress evidence in the 1980 killings of four U.S.