Seattle nivU ersity ScholarWorks @ SeattleU The peS ctator 4-14-1982 Spectator 1982-04-14 Editors of The pS ectator Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator Recommended Citation Editors of The peS ctator, "Spectator 1982-04-14" (1982). The Spectator. 1654. http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator/1654 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The peS ctator by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. the spectator The Seattle University Spectator Vol. L, No. 22 Seattle University, Seattle, Wash Wednesday, April 14, 1982 Dean's verdict in: Saturday exams inconvenient by Anita Mumm Afterlivingthrough theS.U.history-making dayofSatu day exams,a number of deans agreed that it was an incon venience. What's more, it forced instructors— to break th usually firmuniversity schedulingpolicies making excep tionsandspecialarrangements forstudentsontestdays. JohnEshelman, deanoftheschoolof business, "found— createddifficulty for asignificant'' numberofstudents sev eralintheschoolofbusiness. When he first learnedof the scheduled Saturday, Eshe' mansaid he had no reaction; no reaction, that is, until found out Iwas gettingone," he said. "Thenit was nega tive." As foritssuccess,"At8 o'clockSaturday,"Eshelmanol served,"farfewerrooms werefilledthanat 10o'clockdaily'' Steckler, Isuspect thatalotofinstructorsrescheduledtheirexams" . Bernard professor According GaryZarter, education, thougl chemistry, to deanof he of is one of the itwasamistakeand[he]notifiedthemoftheir error. thirteen facultymembers who "The faculty werenot that concerned,"he said, "buts weregiven the"Excellence in many students are working. They could lose money," h TeachingAward"last week. added.Zarter,liketheotherdeans, askedthathis faculty re schedule theexamsif necessary.Ifit wereto happenagain "It wouldcontinuetobeaninconvenience,""Zarterexplain cd."Otheralternativesshouldbelookedat. According to PatriciaFerris, deanof nursing, the Satu day exam schedule "did not affectus at all." The nursin classschedule"nevermatchesanyotherschedule,"shesaic adding that manyoftheclassesarefourcreditandaretaugh in "blocks."For example,twohoursonMondayandtwoo Tuesday withtherest ofthe weekconductedat hospitalsanc clinics. However,Ferris pointedout that "if we hada five-cred class, then we'dfollowit.Iwouldnotpersonallybeoppos ed," she said' and addedthat "itdoesseem to''give anextr day ofclass, 'whichis always"theadvantage. AccordingtoFerris, there isa generalschedulepolicytha Steckler makes molecules dance examsshouldbe given the day and time for which they ar scheduled.Iftheschedule wasmadeknown,sheexplained, seems that workingstudentscouldmakearrangementswit and givespersonalities to protons their employers for, "at most, only three times out of an entireyear." ForNatalieVanDam,whohad anROTC outingthatSat try new," said This is thefirst inaseries of three articles dents to something dent. "Otherwise science can be so urday, "it took up students' valuabletime. Ithink it wa outstandingfacultymembers S. ventured, on at U. Steckler."Nothing nothing drab." poorjudgment,"she said."Wehad allweek totakethe tes questioned particu- '' by gained.' When abouthis andIlosttimepreparingformyouting. RobertaForsell teachingunless larpersonifications, 'There'snopointin Stecklerchuckled Accounting major Heather Speirs added, "It's no fun Thismangives personalitiestopro- communication," added said, '' there's he and "I'malwaystrying tomake studying onaFridaynight. tons. later, stressingalsothathemust bethe thatbridgebetweentheratheresoteric says hydraulics He that moleculesdance and one to establishthe grounds of such 'other world'of scientific stuff and StudentDan Drahnhad a fluid test scheduled electrons have character. him, Chein, give interaction. our world, the worldof our own ex- butaccordingto theprofessor,Dr. didn't i "live,sleep Saturday."Nobody Saturday,' He makesyou want to style periences." on wants togo toschoolon and drink chemistry," says a former The "hallmark"ofSteckler's Drahndeclared."Youalreadyhavefivedaysofclasses." is "completecommandof hismateri- Another wayhe is trying to bridge student. Leßoux, sci al,"accordingtoBrianNaasz,the stu- that gapis by exploringthe relations According to William S.J. dean of arts and This manis Bernard Steckler,pro- betweenscience, technology and the ences,onereasonthe Saturday examschedule was madewas fessor of chemistryandarecent "Ex- dent quotedearlier. "He knows his organicchemistry," saidNaasz."He humanities. because "wepostponedtheopeningday of class fromMon cellence in TeachingAward" recipi- His excitementabout the comple- daytoTuesday." ent. "Ilearn because welearn" de- reeks confidence. mentarity(awordheloves)ofthedif- Leßoux alsosaidthat"Wemust haveacertainnumbero scribes his approachto teaching. "100son his testsareunheardof," ferent disciplines originatedin 1970 class days," and in order to fulfill that requirement, th "Anactiveroleis whatI'mseeking continued Naasz, "but students res- '' whenhebeganteachingthesciencese- exams would either have been given on Saturday (as they onthepartofthestudent, saidSteck- pecthim forthat.Hisvehicleishis en- — example." quenceinthe honorsprogram."That were)or on the following Monday of whichthe student ler.Hesaysheoftenexperimentswith thusiasm.He'sa leaderby was quite a contrast, coming from a teaching strategies weresure todisapprove.Yet,accordingto theclassschedule different to try to PartofSteckler'sexcitementtrans- high area like develop assigns information-intensive fallquarter had51 classdays whilewinterhad46 and sprin more student dialogue,even lates into the humanness he thesciencestoahumanities-basedcur- particles. "He personifies quarterisscheduledtohave44classdays. in his traditionally lecture-oriented atomic riculum," he said. organic chemistry classes. them so that they're easy to remem- Some studentscomplainedthat the supportservices such '' open. Ienterintoacovenantwithmy stu- ber," saidNancy Etue, another stu- (continuedonpage two) as the Chieftain and Tabard Inn were not Other (continued onpage twelve) 12th floor Campion's fate to be decided in May byKarlBahin Campion ispresently occupiedby students, Italian Club proposal. We are still very through his secretary,that "ifit's about the 12thfloorlounge,talkwithDr.Nielsen." that the administrationis onehalfbyS.U.students. interested in that." He listedincoming re- "It is not true" Nielsonemphasizedthatevenifthe Italian withaproposaltoes- Nielsenadded,"We don'twant toconvert venueasoneadvantage. presentlygoingahead Clubproposalisaccepted,"Thiscampuswill a Faculty on the 12th floor of permanently. We'll need the space in the LyleGeels,directorof theuniversityfood tablish Club not supportafull-blownFaculty Clubinmy tampion Tower, stated Dr. Ken Nielsen, '90s. He explainedthat while dorm occu- service, stated that whilehe hasreceivedno vice-president for student life, last Thurs- pancy levels are presently low, which he formalcommunicationfromtheadministra- Accordingto him, type of facility day. blames on the economy, as well as the in- tionon thesubject, hehadheard at the end the en- creasedavailabilityofinexpensivehousingin oflast quarterthat the proposal"hada very visioned would be a "multi-use space, in Nielsen's statement came in response to accord with university purposes.There is a queries whichwerebasedonreportsthat the the area, they are expected to rise substan- good chanceofgoingthrough."He saidthat great need for a faculty meetingspace and S.U. administrationhad alreadyO.K.'dthe tiallyduringthenext 10 years. as far ashe could surmise, "they willdothe — congregatingspace aplacefor themto get establish a "If the building were totally occupiedby lounge,and that SAGA willrun it." Buthe Seattle ItalianClub proposal to togetherwithprofessionalcolleagues." $350,000c1ubmeeting/diningfacility, which' students, it wouldbeout of the question to said, "I don'tknow. Beyond that we don't the space for other purposes (than the know." Nielsensees the kindof facilitybeingcon- would serve also as an exclusive Faculty use having present student loungeand study area),"he Judy sideredasone whererather than a full Club,complete withbar and kitchen.(Spec- Sharpe,directorfor residentstudent available, faculty said. services, regarding proposed Faculty kitchen members might tator,Feb.10,1982) said "brown-bagit." just true," Nielsen."We Regarding present plans to rent unused Club, haven'treally heardanythingat all." "That's not stated "I He said such an area wouldbe "for the makeanydecisionuntilMay." campusspace tooutsidebusinessesororgan- won't After cancelling an interview with no bettermentof theuniversity.It canbe within believes"there izations, whichcould include the 12th floor Hesaidtheadministration explanation, and consistently failing to our educationalconfines; not somethingad- threefull floors(campus- wide)avail- student lounge, Nielsen stated, "We have willbe return calls, Frank Palladino, director of verse." He also said that student groups rental, maybe He lookedat a variety ofproposals."He added, able for outside four." development and the individual who first might be able to use the space on a limited explained that roughly two-thirds of though,"Therearealotofadvantagesto the proposed the plan, told The Spectator, Page Two/ /April 14, 1982/The Spectator Commencement: S.U.still speakerless,Lucey says ASSU proposal by Kerry Codes to return to S.U.islookingfor somethingdifferentina commencementspeakerthis