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The BIS Slews Vol. 61, No. 50 Bowling !3reen 'State University Friday, January 20,1978 Development promotes minority admissions Editor's Note: This is the second of a According to Chenault, students classroom," regardless of the stan- two-part series dealing with the long- admitted under affirmative action dards upon which their admissions range effects of the Alan Bakke reverse programs often have trouble keeping were based. discrimination case. up with regular academic loads. "You may get breaks in admissions," "It has nothing to do with their in- he said, "but if you can't cut it, that's By Terry Potosnak telligence," he said. "The problem is in the way it goes." Staff Reporter the schools they come from." Chenault explained that is the reason why employers are not hesitant to hire The Student Development Program Chenault said that inner city schools, students admitted under special (SDP), which has served the University which most minorities attend, long programs. for about eight years, is the institution's have failed to provide those students answer to affirmative action ad- with adequate educational "By getting a degree, the University missions programs, said Myron M. backgrounds. is saying that you were worthy of it," Chenault. assistant .vice president and Chenault said. "It had nothing to do director of Equal Opportunity Com- THE BLAME FALLS on society's with your admission standards." pliance. apathetic attitude toward disad- In addition to affirmative action The SDP originally was designed to vantaged students, Chenault said. programs in admissions, the University increase the percentage of minority "If our students have any problems, I has incorporated a similar plan into its students at colleges and universities think that's the cause, but studies have hiring procedures. nationwide. The University's program shown that they're easily dealt with boasts one of the lowest drop-out rates. with the right types of remedial THE PLAN WAS adopted by the "The Student Development Program programs," he said. Board of Trustees in April, 1977. recruits students to apply for particular Chenault said "things will be done this positions here at the University," The University offers some of the year" in terms of monitoring various Chenault said. "But we do not give best remedial programs, according to departments' minority hiring and goal- preferential treatment to anyone." Chenault. setting practices. "I think Bowling Green has probably CHENAULT EXPLAINED that the the best programs for disadvantage Because the program is young, University is required to admit any students in this region," he said, adding Chenault said he has encountered little that the programs have been extremely- feedback. ALL BONES ABOUT IT-Geology student as long as there is enrollment successful in assisting students ex- "There have been a few questions associate professor John A. Howe space and the applicant is capable of periencing academic difficulty. and concerns," he said, "but I think (above) Is one of only five meeting the basic admissions criteria. everyone understands that we do have paleontologists in the country "What we (SDP) try to do is go out HOWEVER, CHENAULT said this obligation and it's my intention to studying horses. This horse's and recruit students who can meet that students "don't get breaks inside the make sure that we meet it." skull (left) Is one of his more criteria," he said. interesting specimens. Designed to share experience RA program planned He horses around By Tom Cunningham ticipated in training sessions along with from contacts and discussions with trainees, Hillshafer said. This year, the former RAs, Hillshafer said, explaining At Wednesday night's Association of Resident Adviser Training Committee that is the reason for the special ACRA Concerned Resident Advisers (ACRA) (RATC), an association of hall direc- session. Fossil study behooves this prof meeting, committees were formed to tors, assistant hall directors and RAs, help plan a one-night program for decided to hold separate sessions for The session will discuss RA duties, By Sherri Kimmel Zebras lived in North America for 1,000 years, then resident adviser (RA) trainees this trainees and returning RAs. wing meetings, and how to deal with disappeared, Howe said, adding that he thinks they spring. antagonistic or apathetic students and Horse-fanciers may get a real kick from a subject may have migrated north and south during the Ice Because of this, former RAs will maintain a healthy mental attitude researched by Dr. John A. Howe, associate professor Age. The ACRA program will be one of 10 receive the benefits of advanced throughout the experience. of geology. sessions for RA trainees and will training, but also will help ACRA in Howe studies fossil horses that lived in North DURING THIS TIME, the sea level was much lower concentrate on expressing the seasoned instructing new RAs. REALISTIC approaches to America during the Ice Age a million years ago. and the zebras could go through Alaska to Asia and RAs' insights to new advisers. "In the past, the biggest complaint programming also will be discussed at Howe, who received a bachelor's degree from the then to Africa, Howe said. He said they stayed in Africa about RA training was that old RAs had the student-taught session. The ACRA University and his master's and doctorate degrees because temperatures there were not as extreme and According to Robert C. Hillshafer, to sit through the same classes with the proposal will be presented to RATC from the University of Nebraska, is a paleontologist-a there were no glaciers. ACRA chairman, this is the first time new," Hillshafer. a second-year RA. Feb. 13. person who studies fossils. The paleontologist said there is a difficulty in former RAs have been involved in said. The possibility of reinstating some of studying fossil zebras because no one has measured planning a formal part of the RA "They weren't telling us anything we the 25 RA positions cut last year also HOWE IS ONE of about five paleontologists in the the bones and teeth of modern zebras, so he has nothing training program. didn't already know." was mentioned at the meeting, along «ilh the subject of providing preferred U.S. studying horses with which to compare his findings. In the past, however, new RAs found Howe measures the skulls, leg bones, hooves and Howe has received funds from the geology depart- IN THE past, former RAs par- the most useful part of training came scheduling to RAs. teeth of his specimens and compares them to ment and faculty research committee. He works in established findings. conjuction with the Smithsonian Institution, According to Howe, there are three species which National Museum and the University of Kansas. come under the horse heading: zebras, asses, and true Howe would like to return to Nebraska to collect horses. Howe said he would like to know if one horse fossils and study horses in Africa. However, funding is species gave rise to another and how and why they an obstacle. He also is preparing an article for the migrated. Publication Journal of Paleontology on his findings. Inside the News A decision on contracting of summer faculty may be made at tomorrow's Dean's Council meeting. Provost Kenneth W. Rothe is ex- MAYBE THIS SIGN is trying to pected to explain his plan for con- tell the weatherman something NEWS. .A migrant farm worker court case has created some tracting summer faculty and, if a about the most recent product of interest in the area. Tom Smith has the story on page 3. majority of the deans approve, the plan his work. University students will will be adopted for this summer. be thrilled to hear that more of EDITORIALS. .The News has some concerns about the way the If the deans do not approve the plan, the gross substance-as much as Student Recreation Center is, or rather isn't, being completed. The Rothe will "go back to the drawing four additional Inches of It-is editorial on page 2 spells out these worries. board," according to Linda L. expected by this afternoon. Hamilton, assistant to the provost. FEATURES. .An interview with Gary Wright by Entertainment Although the News could not deter- Editor Marc Holland is the highlight of this week's entertainment mine what type of contract Rothe will section on pages 4 and 5. choose for the summer, Dr. Sheldon Halpern, vice provost for faculty af- SPORTS. .The Falcon hockey team is in St. Louis for a crucial fairs, said earlier that faculty were series with the Billikens this weekend. Terry Goodman has a dissatisfied with last summer's preview of the clash on page 8. "floating contracts." Halpern chaired the Committee on Summer Session Assignments, created in September after numerous protests from faculty and faculty groups about the "floating contracts" flexible pay scales. Weather Instructors received less money Snow, mow, snow during the summer if a minimum of High 20 F (-7 C) students did not enroll in their classes.