Committee Suggests Fewer Limits

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April27,1994 MARSHALL UNIVERSITY Wednesday Showers Shout it out High in the 80s • STUDENT COVERNMENT Few turn out to give ideas Senators blame weather, apathy By Amy Baker Reporter Only two senators attended the but two students may Student Senate Caucus on have missed their last Monday in Memorial Student chance to participate Center. in a Student Senate caucus. and on signs posted at Memo Please see related story, rial Student Center, Northcott Pages Hall and the Science Building. COE student senators had One student from the Col information available to stu lege of Education and one stu dents about the West Virginia dent from the Graduate School StudentEducation Association and a representative of the or attended the Student Govern '] ment Association-sponsored ganization, COE Sen. Gregory I Caucus Fair Monday from 1 A Martin, Huntington senior, , was present. Graduate and I p.m: to 3 p:m. in Memorial Stu j dent Center Alumni Lounge. undergraduate catalogs and student handbooks were also i College ofEducation Sen. Stacy D. Lewis, Dunbar junior, and available from the COE sena College ofScience Sen. Heather tors. COS senators had fliers E. Dickerson, Wayne junior, to distribute to students. organized the event. "We were hoping for more Lewis said the fair was interaction and communication ·.from the student bodY. and this planned so student senators is a good way to do it,,. Martin could receive input and com plaints from their constituents said. "Students can still let us senators know ifthey have any about SGA or the colleges in suggestions or complaints. which they are enrolled. The They just missed an easy op colleges represented at the fair portunity to do so." were College of Science, Col Lewis said comment sheets, lege of Education, College of applications and regulations Liberal Arts, College of Busi for student senator positions ness and Graduate School. and a session review book were "Every college [represented available to show students in Student Senate] must have what SGA accomplished in the a caucus twice a year as man recently ended session. dated in a resolution by former Two senators voiced their Student Body President disappointment in student Michael D. Miller," Lewis said. p~ by Shannon Guthrie turnout for the fair. "We had a Caucus Fair because Stick lead singer Mark Smlrl of Lawrence, song on "Saturday Night Live" regular Adam we thought more students COE Sen. Brent C. Purcell, Kan., bellows out lyrics during a concert at SSndler's new movie "Airheads." Please Dunbar sophomore, said cau would participate." cuses are scheduled so students Gumby's Monday night. Stick wlll have a see related story and photos Pages 6 and 7. Lewis said the event was publicized in The Parthenon Please see SGA, Page 2 • UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS • COLLEGE OF SclENCE Committee suggests fewer limits Candidate to speak at seminar By Jamie McCalllster rights, so it is important." Reporter The resident director's position would change its focus Leesa A. Mulllns from programming, counseling, and development to have Reporter Changes in leases and the resident director's job qualifi more ofa focus on a resident manager approach, according to cations have been recommended by the Residence Services the new job description from the committee. The last two finalists for the College University Heights Committee. The resident manager is responsible for ovrrseeing the of Science dean position are coming to According to Linda P. Rowe, associate director of resi administration of the University Heights apartment com campus during the next two weeks. dence services, the changes will become final next fall if plex and providing referral and emergency assistance to its Dr. Richard J. Anderson, a physicist approved by Winston A Baker, director of residence ser residents. from Washington,D.C.,andDr. Theresa vices. The position requires students to live at the complex and A Nagy, an independent technical con The biggest change would be that students no longer be a student assistant. The position includes a 20-hour work sultantfrom Washington,D.C., will both would have to be enrolled full time to qualify to live in week including office hours and on-call duties. be presenting a public seminar entitled University Heights. Under the proposed changes under The resident manager must be a full-time student. Prior "A Vision for Science in the 21st Cen graduates could live there if they are enrolled for at least experience in leadership or management in apartment and tury." nine semester hours instead of the current 12. Graduate group living situation is preferred. Other requirements in Anderson will give his seminar on students would only have to be taking six hours instead of clude strong communication, human relations, and organi May 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in nine. zational skills. Corbly Hall 409 for all faculty, staff', and The new lease also would include the specification of the The resident manager must be physically capable of ac students. He will meet with College of number of occupants allowed in an apartment. cessing all areas of the apartment complex, climbing stairs, Science faculty and staffon May 3 from Students also would not have to be enrolled in the summer using keys, and operating a standard telephone and com 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Science Building as long as they are enrolled for the fall. The no pets policy puter terminal. The student must be at least ajuniur or over 465. would be changed to allow fish. 21 years of age or at least two years past high school Nagy will present her seminar on "A lot ofpeople aren't going to read through the new lease, graduation. A grade point average of2.5 for undergraduate May9from 12:30to 1:30p.m. in Science but they should." Rowe said. 'The lease includes students students and 3.0 for graduate students is required. Pleau see COS, Page 2 THE PARTHENON 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1994 year. • SGA "We will be presenting an oral resolution to disband the From Page 1 caucus in tomorrow's Student Senate meeting: Purcell said. can give complaints and sug Lewis said she would co gestions for needed changes to sponsor the resolution with the student senators who rep Purcell. resent them. "I think there are more im "By no one showing up, we portant things we could be do don't know what things need to ing for students than having a be changed,- he said. caucus because they are not "By failing to show up for the well-attended [by students]," caucus, students have basically Lewis said. rubberstamped all previous COS Sen. Christopher D. activities they have complained Brewer, Ona senior, offered ~-~.,M ~ about in the past," said Gradu reasons for the low attendance. ate School Sen. Christopher T. "I think a big problem is a lot Bishop, Pineville graduate stu of Marshall students are com dent. muters so they aren'tconcemed AN FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE FOR SPRING SEMESTER 1994 Due to lack of student par with issues on campus,"he said ' ticipation, some senators He also said he thought the present said they did not want warm weather Monday af to have another caucus next fected students' attendance. MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY EXAM HOUR MAY2 MAY3 MAY 5 MAY6 M.S. degree in cosmic ray phys • cos ics/mathematics from Texas 8:00 a.m. Classes Classes Classes Classes From Page 1 A&M University, and a Ph.D. till Meeting At: . Meeting At: Meeting At: Meeting At: in astronomy/astrophysics at 10:00 a.m. 8:00 MWF 8:00 TR 9:30 TR 9:00 MWF Building 473. She will meet University of Pennsylvania. with faculty and staff at 3:30 Nagy is currently an inde 10:15 a.m. Classes Classes Classes Classes p.m. the same day in Science pendent technical consultant till Meeting Ai: Meeting At: Meeting At: Meeting At: Building 465. involved with proposal genera 12:15 p.m. 10:00 MWF 11 :00 TR 11 :00 MWF 12:00 MWF Anderson received his B.A tion for both govemmentagen from Coe College, Cedar Rap cies and private research orga 12:45 p.m. Classes Classes Classes Classes ids, Iowa, in 1959, his M.S. in nizations. She is also acting as till Meeting At: Meeting At: Meeting At: Meeting At:. physics from DePaul Univer a co-author of a monograph 2:45 p.m. 1:00 MWF 2:00 TR 12:30 TR 2:00 MWF sity, DePaul, Minn., and his entitled "The Role ofWomen in Ph.D. in physics from the Uni the Development of Program NOTE: All classes meeting at 3:00 p.m. and AFTER will be examined at the first regularly versity of Oklahoma. ming Technology." scheduled class meeting during the above examination period. Anderson is currently the The three finalists who have senior program director of the already been to campus are Dr. All Wednesday afternoon and evening classes, those meeting at 3:00 p.m. and Experimental Program to Allen J. Metherell, a physicist af1er, will be examined Wednesday.

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