Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 1995-11-15 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (1995). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 2730. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/2730 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. •j':...:.. · ----- THE -- ~- - - -- - . ~·en 81 st Year Week of November 15 Issue 12 News Is the ~ading system in for a change? .Perspectives ·-- Race relations from a different point of view. Sports Svvimmers beat Two Ohio congressmen speak Louisville in the to· The Newswire about federal cuts - ' knick of time. which. may affect Xavier students. For details, see pag~ 3. Diversions The psychodots pop up on campus. THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE - WEEK oF NovEMBER15, 1995 - PAGE 2 . · ~ *- "'."" . New grading scale discussed debating this proposal, colled­ ing as much input as possible, EWS BY AMYHFLM~ N before voting on the decision ··,···~t~~i;~~~i;;~s:·:e~~g THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE possibly sometime next semes- ~f>il~~l,-j:.~~:ffil~ty points in . ter. The university has already :;; #Jc;~~~~~g~ay . studied other Jesuit universities Xavier's Board of Under- · to find out what their grading ,, , graduate Studies is considering policies are and·howlhey.work. .... ,,,,·Readfu.g with kids· changing the current grading While Sousa said: the system . On Tuesday, Nov. 28,. the Xavier literacy volunteers are system to a plus/minus system.· would give professors a greater sponsoring a Read-A-Thon to raise awareness about illiteracy. If implemented, the plan flexibility in grading, he also The event will take place from 9a.m.-7 p.m. outside the cafeteria. would give professors a wider pointed out that under the new With a theme of Childhood Revisited, they ask everyone to bring range for determining students' system, a 4.0 GPA would he his or her favorite children's book to share with the children from final grades. This would affect more difficult to attain, which· the community. Volunteers are asked to read in 15 minute undergraduate students in all means students could he at a intervals. They are encouraging faculty, staff, and students to colleges of the university. disadvantage in the job market participate and help support the XU literacy volunteers raise The current system uses and graduate school accep­ awareness about illiteracy in the community. For more letters only. The new change . tance . information or to sign up to volunteer, contact Jen Borer at 351- . would allow a current B Keck said the issue of 6693 or Marilee Tanner at 985-8961. standing to become either a B+, changing to a plus/minus system remain a·B, or dl'.op to a B-. has been raised at various times The highest grade possible in the past several years. Most under the new system would recently, the issue came up at a faclllty. The.board will meet on still he an A .. (A+ is excluded.) meeting of department chairs in ·Nov, 30 to· discuss ways to Riding on the shuttle Grade point average would still the College of Arts and Sci- , · · debate this issue. This may This year, shuttle buses to the Xavier basketball games will be based on the 4.0 scale. ences. include a student forwn, faculty pick up students behind the University Center, outside the post Dean of.the College of Arts The plus/minus system is .position papers; or a student office, beginning one hour before the game .. The buses will run · and Sciences Dr. Max Keck already being tried as a pilot and/or faculty d~bate. · hack and.forth from the Cincinnati Gardens to Xavier until all originally. submitted this new program for students earning ' Students who want to students have returned. The:shuttle will start on Wednesday proposal ~o the Board 9f their master's degree in ... · express their opinion of the ,night'~. exhibition galne: Undergraduate Studies: at the . business administration. ·· · plus/minus grading system ' .... ), .; . ~ ~ . ~ ''"' ):·.i. i:i:i.c,l:c:>Ha.~t.§.~m~s.~e,r,; _This ' i I . '•' '. "Keck said he.is;gerieraUy in''' . : "should contact Sousaftheir '. ! ~oaulrd is com.ll~~!~~r~~.~X~~~:~"""'·~·\A~~?.&~9.h9.,11.~~;·~.Y,~t~,~~\·"~.!l~~"~·(·,,,.~,',~~~PJ:~~~~Jf::·!:SB!.'.~~!!1tivcs, - •• • o; ·;- • .• ~~c ty as we. as t~iree _a~er · it:would help i>rofessors~ye~;,:, .... _o~ .. ol}e ofthetli~~e;stoi.tents who - .. r;o.:,n·:s~. -- ,. c·· t'-1··0·. n·· u,p· da··. t·e , :student.s. ·.. -· . grades in cases that are bord~r.: .: sifon'.the Boar~\>fUnCi~~gradu- '-.... L.l U Dr. Geraldo de Sousa, whois line. -. -. ·~ . ateSt~dies.i~.T,h'tise studehts are ·the chair of this board, said the Sousa said he encourages '1 . La~r~ Fhiliri~ ·nfu Keller~1ever, Phase II of the residentlal mall proj~ct began Monday, Nov; cmiuriittee will he discussing and wput from Xavier students and and Mai~ika Ah~rnathy. '. ,:~\('~. 13. This will involve transforming the section of Ledgewood '" ...~= Avenue that is ·between Kuhlman Hall and Herald Avenue info a brick walkway. This section of the street will he closed to A change ih Spring Break 97'? vehicles and pedestrians until it is completed around Christmas. BY SHAUNA POPE p~stponed until 'the week before leave a long time. after the Easter. semester starts before there Tm: XAVIER NEWSWIRE It would also include the would he a break. Monday after Easter. In response to this the Don't touch the trees . The traditi.onal spring break . Dr. Bundschuh said that the calendar committee has come up The Xavier Physical Plant reminds students who use a hike .· at the beginning of March may reason for the change is that . with the idea of a "winter as tran~portation to class not to chain their h.ikes to trees on . be eliminated. The proposed Easter falls on March 30 in, weekend." campus; In the winter months frees can he damaged by the '. th~ change in the calendar for the · 1997, which is earlier in the · Classes would he .called off ori . chain scraping against its bark. - . 1996-97 school year was one of . semester than it is this year. a Friday halfway between StudentS are asked to utiliZe the bike racks aound campus. the topics addressed at An earlier Easter oecurs Christmas break and spring Monday's Senate meeting. twice in a five-year cyde. break. Dr. Bundschuh, the vice Therefore, Dr. Bundschu'h Another idea being considered president of Academic Affairs, · ' ~ ·.. ,. ,, said that the calendar wouid not ·is having·a "Celebrate Xavier took the floor to explain the be like this every year, only'on' Wednesday. ·.There would be no proposed calendar. Helping the poor· the years where Easter falls ; , ··classes, but there would he The calendar itself was . The Office of Commuter Services will he holding a Thanksgiv­ early. activities .;n campus to "cel­ created by the recently formed The calendar for other years ebrate" the school. ing canned food drive on Friday, Nov. 17. Cans can be dropped calendar committee, which has off at the Commuter Information Center. For more information, would be like the calendar that If the plan is adopted, SGA one repr.esentative from student is currently used. wotild have input into the contact the Office of Commuter Services at 985-3205. government. Additionally, Dr. Celebrate X~vier day as well as If the proposed calendar is Bundschuh said that some . the winter weekend. put into effect, the fall 1996 students take off the entire week The calendar for 1996-97 has Correction: A mistake was made in a news article on the semester would remain un­ before Easter even though it is notyet been finalized, but it will W eekenders in last week's issue of The Xavier Newswire. Delta changed. Sigma Theta Inc. will be sponsoring the "Devastating Delta not part of break. he in the very .iew future. Jam." However' the big change The riew calendar would The way things stand, it is compiled by Virginia Sutcliffe would occur in the spring 1997 solve this problem. likely that the later spring break semester. .,·,1 . S · b k uld h Students initial response was will h~. .a part of the calendar. mlillifailll~==llllllil~~:a=mW'Allm!l11fi&lF~==~:c~;:~m~'i==~Qlll~1~rnmi;~=,=~;ff?i!imW$.lPmm=~1::~£!~~~,;c~· ~~~~·~=;~:~~~:•~nmg~r~ema~~~::m:~~~~~~~~ THE XAVIER NEWSWIRE - WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15, 1995 - PAGE 3 -~~.i<.·~%W~~''-.W::::*-::'-~""!-':-~ .~*-""S*R~X?ID:>: ~;..:..:"~~~.... .-::·"=:!:·:;.::::~'*~X-''~':!:r ....~:-.v.·-.. .. -.· ~~~.. 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Thursday, Nov. 9, loans Crom 6.6 million to 7.1 mil- The congressional majority "Look at these people now. 12:20 a.m. lion by the end of the 1996-97 alsosaysfortheaverageloan, the They have made it because of A student in the E complex in The government may be shut- fiscal operating budget. interest· during the grace period. that program," Glenn said. · the Village reported that his down due to the argument over Chabotsaidthebillwouldalso ·· wouldincreasemonthlypayments "Now these people are making inount;un bike was stolen from the federal budget, but the de- increase monetary volume ofstu- by four dollars.