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XXIX, No. 21 April 15, 1996 •Universities, students debate the merits B a ttl e 0 f th e pro f:s. of part-time pros and full-time professors By Yasmin Khan instructors who attempt to often balance a full-lime job "P;'lrt-timers are easier to get and cheaper. It 's definite­ Copy Edilor with teaching. ly the way the university is headed." said Helen Holmes. "Sometimes I feel like I' m taking a back seat to the president of the University of Calgary in Atlanta. in an Tom Johnson (not his real name) has missed three teacher's real career." said SCOll Brown. a student at interview with the Calgary Herald. classes in a row at Columbia. In accordance with Columbia. But it isn' t just the fo lks in Atlanta that arc catering to Columbia's three strikes and you're ou t policy, John son Added Deni se Gamble, a Sound Major, "I' ve run into thi s growing market ni che. Ohio State University let 300 should have been kicked out of the class by now. But he teachers that don't care about the students. They are just professors go last year - 10 percent of their full-time is still there. doing it for the extra money." staff - in order to save OSU $8 to $12 million annually You see, Johnson is the teacher. These feelings are a major concern among educators in pay and benefits. As one of the thousands of teachers in colleges and and students who are worried about the growing number Kevin Sheriff, the president of the Undergraduate universities. Johnson represents the growing number of of part-time fac ulty sprouting up in sc hools in America. Student Government told the Columbus Di spatch that he part-time faculty being hired nationwide. According to a study done by the American anticipates that the standard of education could drop According to the Pocket Profi le of Community Association of University Professors, there has been an because of the cuts. "That's a huge number of professors. Colleges: Trends and Statistics, adjuncts make up 65 per­ increase in the proportion of part-time facu lty members It's definitely going to cause some problems." cent of the teaching populat ion in community colleges being hired - from 33 percent in the mid-80s to 40 per­ At Colu mbia, part-timers are an integral part of the alone, and are an invaluable source to schools. cent now. faculty. Columbia relies heavily on part-time staff as But it isn't their experti se in their related fields that is The jump is primarily due to the fact that pan-timers more than 750 of the 931 teachers are adjuncts. The in question. Instead, students' complaints appear to lie in are a big boon budget-wise as it costs one third less to hire majority of whom are found in the Art and Design (81), what they feel is a lack of dedication on the part of a part-time teacher as opposed to a full-time one. Part-time, See page 2 Columbia student triumphs over traged By Leon Tripplett Things Staff Wriler never got bet­ ter, instead From the smarl way Timothy Matthews Matthews dresses - as if he were always on the way found himself to some top-level executive meeting - on an emo­ you'd never know his life has been any­ tional roller thing but easy. coaster. One Raised on Chicago's West Side, 20- day during year-old Malthews knows poverty and dis­ c I ass , liIIIi"M~ aster first-hand. Matlhews liililjj~ "Everyone's going through a struggle, was !O ld that some bigger than others," said Malthews. there were M~I!~ '" don't want people to feel sorry for me, some prob- just know that whatever you're going lems at home. through you can succeed." Hi s mother For Mauhews he's been nble to do just had over- that - succeed. dosed on "A lot of people believe in me, I'm not heroin a nd going to let them down, I'm not going to let died fo ll ow­ myself down," Matthews said with assur­ ing a three­ ance. day coma. Captain of the track team and student "My moth­ council representative were just some of er was always the titles he held in high school. He cred­ there to help its hi s mother for driving him to achieve at me. Her death any cost. took a lot out " My mother and me," Mauhews of me, reflects, " We were best friends, she kept because I did­ me on my toes. She knew all about me. I n't realized how much' couldn' t keep anything from her." loved her," said It was this deep and abiding love for his Matthews. holding back mother, Patricia Matthews, that kept him tears. on course. Like most sons, he thought hi s But the death of his mother would always be there for him, no mother helped him rec­ matter what. ognize his own potential. But what Matthews thought would "Where I came from, out this series: never happen came to pass. The same everyone had an ' ( don't woman he thought the world of, who care att itude.' I guess I Every year Columbia College opens its doors to forced him to succeed, who paid for hi s didn't take li fe seriously thousands of students. Many go on to achieve fame academic career, suddenly became a differ­ unti l my mo ther died." and ultimately reach the pinnacle of their careers. ent person. After his mother's "My mother went down because of death. Matthews was How they got there, however, often goes untold, alcohol," said Matthews. sUle nothing cou ld be despitetheir having fought <.xcruciatins obstacles and While a freshman at Colu mbia Coll ege more traumatic. Just one daring challenges. The Chronicle's Le.on T ripp(ett three years ago, Matthews struggled to help month ago. Matthews turns the light on ordinary Columbia students accom­ his mother overcome her addiction. Hi s lost his uncle to a fire. plishing <.xtraordinary feats for this <.xclusive three­ grades suffered as he shouldered the bur­ which also destroyed his part series. Though they are not national stars, their den of being a big brother and a fat her to home. stories of triumph and persistence ar. equally emo- hi s to younger siblings. Matthew's mother Aga in. Matthews had tional-they've become, perhapsI diamonds in the had lost custody of the two boys because of to be strong. if on ly for rough, with a message for Columbia. her drug and alcohol abuse and they were his younger brothers. '" ~ ____ __-:--:- __:--:-_-:--:-:-_-:_:--:-:--:-~ being cared for by his grandmother. hid my emotions from lyrics gni ned national aHentian). He's a ''They looked up to me and sti ll do," my lit tle brothers. They need me most," he prime example of how powerful you can be said Matthews. But setting an example was said. and how it all can be taken away," a heavy responsibility. Malthews c redits his Jove for music as Matthews said. " It would've been nice if they had an imporlant part of his healing process. Wary of the innatcd egos that often another role model in their li fe. J didn't Originally a marketing student, he accompany fame. Matthews intends to want to be the leader, at least not just yet, I switched hi s major to music and is now on always remember where he came from. He didn't think that' was ready for it, but I a " mission," one that he says is "musical- has made it pretty clear that he wants hi s knew' couldn' t be selfish." ly motivated." success to have meaning. Matthews' teachers were aware of some Admitting that he has got a lot to learn, "Our generation thinks of itself too of the personal problems that he was hav­ Matthews is determined to become the first much," said Matthews. "We should try to ing and wanted to help. "They [Columbia African-American to own his own record make a difference in someone's life." he instructors] kne w something was wrong. , label and have national distribution. added. "Most of what we do is material is· was even advised to drop out for the semes­ " I' ve watched the ri se and fa ll of Tupac tic, if it hasn't changed anything or any­ te r until things got better," he said. Shakur, (rap artist . whose controversial one, you haven't done anything." 2 NEWS A P ri I 15 , 1996 THE CHRONICLf Brooks reveals her inspirations J ournalism Department By Mi' C h aeia M ills were the o ne s who made sure I went to she said.