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Plus-Minus Grading Awaits Final Approval THURSDAY The Voice of Hawai‘i Hawaii’ November 7, 2002 S election Inside Weather | Surf 2 Features 3,7 Complete Opinions 4,5 Election Results: Comics | Crossword 6 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i See page 4-5 Sports 8 VOL. XCVII ISSUE 52 THE UnivERSITY of HAWAI‘I AT MANO¯ A www.kaleo.org Plus-minus Through the looking glass grading awaits final approval agreed, saying “We need change. It’s a System pend- more accurate way to grade students. It gets down to how close you get to ing approval of the next grade.” The pluses and minuses will be chancellor factored in to calculate grade point averages, Forman said. However, a By Sandra Kim provision was made that the there Ka Leo Contributing Writer would be no F+ option and that the ANDREw sHIMABUKU • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i highest grade point average that a The report cards of University of A lone figure enjoys a rare moment of repose between classes on the stairs connecting Edmonson and Snyder halls. Hawai‘i at Manoa students may no student could receive will remain at longer consist of only letters, after the 4.0, which questioned the rationale of Manoa Faculty Senate passed a resolu- rewarding an A+. tion for a new grading system. When the topic was being discussed The new grading system, which at the Manoa Faculty Meeting in May, is pending approval from Manoa Associate Professor of Spanish Paul Chancellor Peter Englert, shows three Chandler said that the A+ would show Critic Ebert says roger levels of distinction for a single letter on transcripts, which would serve as grade by using pluses and minuses. the reward for the students. However, University administration could not say whether it is likely Englert would Chandler also added that he thought approve the change, and if he did, how this change would ultimately lower long the system would take to imple- grade point averages. to top movie ranking ment. Holly Suyama, a junior majoring in Manoa Faculty Senate Chairperson Business, said: “I don’t think that mak- Michael Forman said that this change ing differences in a single letter grade 3-day seminar in Honolulu peruses ‘Citizen Kane’ could help open and improve relation- achieves anything, and I don’t like the ships between faculty and students. idea of my GPA getting affected by By Shane Sakae seminars. Ebert’s breakdowns are This year, Ebert first learned that “It’s a good thing for faculty to Ka Leo Contributing Writer world famous not only for his on- a certain composition in the movie this new grading system. have devices that increase communi- screen and behind-the-scenes com- resembled a famous Edouard Manet “I think that the grading system we cation and understanding between fac- As the lights dimmed, and a mentary, but also for the witty jokes painting entitled “Luncheon in the ulty and students on what a grade real- have now shows enough difference in newly remastered DVD was wait- that complement them. Throughout Grass,” but only after someone in ly means,” Forman said. “Although it grades because the difference between ing to be played, a certain jolly film the seminar, Ebert gleefully showed the audience pointed it out. is more work for the faculty, it allows a B+ and a B- is not important enough critic gave audiences of this year’s his unique sense of humor while “You’re kidding me,” he said a keener view of differences among to go through all that trouble.” Hawai‘i International Film Festival reviewing the classic film he per- excitedly after learning about the students.” Some departments, such as something special to look forward sonally selects. reference, “that’s great!” A group of faculty members inter- Linguistics and Second Language to. This year, Ebert chose “Citizen Also for the first time, Ebert ested in the idea of a plus/minus Studies, have been using the plus/ The critic is Roger Ebert. And Kane,” a 1941 Orson Welles film learned of the true placement of grading system circulated a petition the event is “Democracy in the about an enigmatic newspaper minus grading system internally for an invisible wipe in a scene that last fall and presented the proposal Dark,” an in-depth analysis of every tycoon who ultimately fails in life years, and have used the system for smoothly switches from a miniature to the Faculty Senate Committee on scene of a movie, played almost one despite being one of the richest men papier-mache statue to a cavern- Academic Planning and Policy. other purposes. frame at a time, while the floor is of his time. “I know that in our own depart- ous, desolate archive. A wipe is a Craig Chaudron, the chairperson open to questions and observations. The British Film Institute’s cinematic technique used to transi- ment (Linguistics) it had some kind of Sight & Sound magazine recently of CAPP at the time, made note that During the three-day seminar, tion between two different shots by approximately 60 percent of the 50 Ebert encouraged his audiences to voted “Citizen Kane” the best film impact on things like the granting of “wiping” away one shot from the faculty members who had been sur- freely shout out anything on their of all time on a list compiled by an tuition waivers or fellowships, support frame and introducing another. veyed were in favor of the new sys- minds while constantly giving international panel of both critics money,” Forman said. Although the Pulitzer Prize-win- tem. But many undergraduates had insights to the interesting aspects of and directors. It is considered to be The new grading system is an ning Ebert dwelled on various tech- expressed opposition. the film. Anything from the light- the most authoritative of best-film option, not a requirement, for faculty niques of film theory, he warned of “An A is an A and a B is a B,” ing to the acting to the sound tech- lists. The poll began in 1952 and members. If members of the faculty Sunny Cho said, a senior majoring in niques were dwelled upon, thanks is conducted every 10 years. Since putting too much emphasis on deci- Travel Industry Management. “What wish to grade using the existing scale, to the use of the pause button on that time, “Citizen Kane” has been phering every moment of a film’s difference does it make? A grade is they have the alternative to do so. a remote control guided by Ebert atop the list all but once. Ebert was meaning. He said sometimes people only a grade. This whole plus and Chaudron noted that the existence himself. He even equipped himself one of the critics who voted for it in try too hard to find symbolic mean- minus thing is scrutinizing student of both options would make it difficult with a laser pointer, aiming out 2002. ings in films and often lead them- performance and I don’t think that’s a to assess any changes made by the certain details within the frame of One of the reasons Ebert says selves to false and misinterpreted conclusions. good thing.” new grading system. significant importance. he enjoys doing these seminars is Ebert says people frequently Manoa Faculty Senate Member Anna Byun, a senior majoring in Ebert, a famed film critic for the that, despite watching the same Ronald Bontekoe was one of the mem- Chicago Sun-Times, concluded his films many times, he remarkably point to parts of a film and ask him, Account and Management Information bers who spearheaded the initiative. seminar Wednesday at The Doris finds information previously unbe- “‘what does this mean?’” But his Systems, said, “I personally don’t like Bontekoe said that the new system Duke at the Academy theater in knownst to him. philosophy on film symbolism is: would do justice in grading a student’s the new system. the Honolulu Academy of Arts. “I’ve seen this film (“Citizen “If you have to ask what it symbol- performance more accurately. “But I know it will make a lot of Like many times in the past, Ebert Kane”) at least a hundred times, but ized — it didn’t.” Mason Nakasone, a senior in students try harder because every little was invited as a special guest to always see new stuff in it,” he said, The Hawai‘i International Film Management Information Systems, effort will now show in your grades.” the festival for his always-popular “especially on this DVD.” Festival ends Nov. 10. 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