Faculty Oks Minors the "Minors Program" Was Ap- Fifth, the Offering of Minors by Tom Buchele the Senate's Final New Expen- Which the Spoke
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No really great song can ever attain full purport till long afer the death of its singer - till it has accrued and incor- porated the many passions, many joys and sorrows, it has itself aroused. ILLINOIS WESLEYAN -Walt Whitman DEVOTED lu I r-i- UN . REE PRESS Volume 88 Bloomington, Illinois 61701, Friday, November 6, 1981 Number 9 - + I I__ __ __ Senate holds electi4 Ashenfe Iter sworn in as VP Faculty OKs minors The "minors program" was ap- Fifth, the offering of minors By Tom Buchele The senate's final new expen- which the spoke. Senator Reid proved by the faculty at its will become effective on Feb. 1, John Ashenfelter was elected diture was approved to cover the Rozen was appointed as the tem- meeting Monday after- 1982. the new vice-president of the Stu- regular additional expenses of Folse's porary parliamentarian. noon. Sixth, each school/department dent Senate at Sunday night's and Ashenfelter's trip to a con- KREISS WAS praised for his The program will become oper- will submit their minor proposal meeting. The senate chose ference in New Orleans. The $319 experience and good work as the ational on Feb. 1 of next to the academic standards sub- Ashenfelter on the third ballot for this year. expense was taken from senate's parliamentarian, but Each individual department, committee of the Curriculum from a field of five candidates. the senate's auxiliary fund. The several senators expressed school or program area must file Council, or its reason for not sub- He will replace Tim Koch who senate's Financial Advisory hesitancy about voting for him. a statement of the purpose and mitting a minor proposal, no resigned at the senate's last Board expressed some concern They said that, because he had nature of the minor(s) that it will later than Jan. 1, 1982. meeting, Oct. 18. about taking this money from the been beaten by a wide margin in offer by Jan. 1, 1982. The minor program will Senate President Lynn Folse depleted auxiliary fund, but the last spring's vice-presidential Six general guidelines govern- establish a structured program began the meeting by announcing transfer was approved without election, it would be difficult for ing the minors for students in fields other than that the University's Calendar dissent. were adopted by them to vote for him now. Several the general faculty. First, minors their other major. This facilitates Committee had decided that other senators countered that will consist of five to seven course a more systematic inquiry into Good Friday will be a holiday on THE ELECTION of a new vice- that election was unimportant at units which will be designated other areas than has typically next year's calendar. Folse president was the final item by also this time. the individual department/ been the case. announced that President under new business on the Robert Ashenfelter was praised for his school/or program area. For the student who wants a S. Eckley will be presented with senate's agenda. The five can- a dedication and his work on the Second, a minimum GPA of 2.0 second area of concentration, the check for $10,000 at the senate's didates for the office were Senate senate's Financial Advisory with no more than one course unit minors program provides an op- next meeting. The check Parliamentarian Jim Kreiss, will pay Board. McKeithan's committee of "D" work is required in the tion that compliments a broader for the senate's recently approv- Ferguson Senator Genevie work was stressed as her strong minor area of study. education in the tradition of the ed scholarship endowment. McKeithan, Tim Black, Dolan point. Black's enthusiasm was Third, a minimum of two liberal arts. THE SENATE approved three Senator John Ashenfelter, and discussed, but he was criticized course units in upper division Seniors who meet the minors additional expenditures during SUC Commissioner Tim Brophy. for his lack of experience. courses are required. requirements of a department or the meeting. The Religious Life Each candidate was given Brophy caused the most con- Fourth, a course may count for school after these requirements Committee's Chapel Account had several minutes to speak and troversy. All the senators who both a general education require- are announced in the spring, may $400 added to help pay for the in- answer questions. They all ex- spoke for or against him praised ment and a departmental simply ask that their minor be creasing air fares of the chapel's plained why they wanted to be the major his work as SUC Commissioner, or minor requirement but recognized as they prepare to guest speakers. The senate's senate's new vice-president and may but several reservations were ex- not be counted toward both a ma- graduate. Other students may Revenue Retention Fund and the what they thought were their pressed about his candidacy. jor and a minor requirement. complete minors using the same RLC's own programming ac- qualifications for the job. The Several senators stated that it method as is now used count each had five were in majors. $200 removed to then asked to leave the would be unwise for him to leave pay for this new expenditure. room while the senate discussed his SUC job in the middle of the The senate next voted to the merits of each candidate and year. transfer $400 from the Revenue voted. BSU sponsors African dinner They felt that he was doing a Retention Fund to the SUC's Folse suggested that the senate bread, good job in that position and that "A Taste of Africa," an African fruit punch, African soup entertainment account. This use a rigid pro-con format to it would be hard to replace him. buffet dinner, will be held in the and plaintain salad fruit cup. money will be used to pay for a discuss each candidate. At the main lounge Sunday, Nov. 8, at The meal will be prepared by the performance of "Class Clowns" suggestion of George Fox, this AFTER THESE discussions, 4:30 p.m. African= Students Association of in January. They are a comedy format was abandoned because it the senators voted by secret The dinner, which is sponsored ISU. group that specializes in im- inhibited the discussion. The ballot. No candidate was able to by the Black Students Union "This is the first African dinner provisation. They are performing senate decided to simply discuss gain a majority on the first ballot. Black Cultural Events Commit- that has been held at Wesleyan, at ISU on Nov. 5. each candidate in the order in It had been planned to eliminate tee, will consist of African beef said Thelma Wells of the BSU. "It the two candidates with the stew, African baked chicken, will be an unusual experience. All fewest votes after the first ballot, African cooked rice, honey are welcome to come and enjoy." Form forensic forum but because there was a tie for Next Monday and Tuesday ficial representative of the school third place only Black was nights will see the revival of in intercollegiate competition, eliminated. debating as an organized activity and as such, it would receive On the second ballot no one on the campus of Wesleyan. funding directly from the school. received a majority and there was IWU has not had a debate team "The AAC is involved to enable again a tie for third place. The tie since the speech department was those who are interested in wasbetweenBrophyandMcKeith- merged into the drama school in debating to show their support for an, and it was decided to elimin- the early 1970's. The club is in- this activity," said John Tavana, ate them both for the third and itially to be sponsored by the AAC chairperson. final ballot. Several minutes later, Academic Affairs Committee of The club will debate a topic the candidates were brought the Student Senate. Eventually, released by the Cross Examina- back into the room and Folse an- the club hopes to become the of- tion Debate Association. New nounced that Ashenfelter was the topics will be released in Decem- senate's new vice-president. Anxiety seminar ber for the spring semester. While the balloting was taking "The team will use the current place several announcements The Counseling Service in con- topic so that it would be able to and presentations were made. junction with the Assistant Dean compete at the intercollegiate Outgoing vice-president Koch of Students Office and the Aca- level if the interest, and the and former CELC Commissioner demic Skills Lab will be offering money, are there," said Debbi Tony Ondrey were presented a session on Test Anxiety Nov. 12 Israel. Israel is one of the with plaques for their service to at 7:30 p.m. in the Davidson founders of the club. the senate. BSU President Lena Room. "Debate provides excellent ex- Brown announced that there will The purpose of this session is to perience for those people who are be an African Dinner on Nov. 8. discuss the concept of test anxie- interested in the law, in speech, Tickets are $1 for students and ty and to teach ways of coping or in any of the social sciences," $1.50 for others. They will be sold with test anxiety. Any student said Israel. "We are hopeful that at the bottom of the Saga stairs. who feels anxiety is inhibiting Wesleyan will be able to field a For further information contact his/her performance on tests is respectable team in the near Larry Whitaker at 556-2362 welcomed.