Eastern Illinois University The Keep October 1983 10-14-1983 Daily Eastern News: October 14, 1983 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1983_oct Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: October 14, 1983" (1983). October. 9. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1983_oct/9 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1983 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -�' · frlday,October 14,.1983 The wll be mostly 8ll'lny and warmer Dally highs In the upper to low with Friday night win be50s fair and w60s.armer low in the to withSaturday s will bemid cloudy up­ withper 40s.a of showers highs chance and &stern llllnols Un'"'8ityI Cherleston, Ill. 11120 I Vol. II, No. 31 I Two Sections, 24 Pag• · in the upper to low tern News 608 70s. CAA members react to plus/minus debate by Craig Gaumer because some teachers use objective Discussion on the proposed plus/ grading systems and others use subjec­ minus grading system Thursday tive methods. resulted in negative reactions from "The proposal was never intended as Council on Academic Affairs an affront to the academic freedom of members. "individual instructors to establish their The discussion at the CAA meeting own system of grading,'' liesaid. was based on a report compiled by a Wright said he believed the plus/ CAA-appointed subcommitee designed minus scale would allow teachers to to investigate alternative grading grade more accurately. systems from schools similar to "We would making available to Eastern. those teachers whobe fa vored the plus/ The findings from the subcommit­ minus system· an opportunity to tee's investigation will be used as a evaluate their students on a more comparison agai�st the proposed precise scale," he said. "Those plus/minus grading policy. teachers who opposed the system CAA member and sociology in­ would be free to assign the standard structor Ron Wohlstein said "the five letter grades. " plus/minus system calls for too much Wright added that the probation and precision that simply does not exist. dismissal policies would also need revi­ Most teachers are comfortable with sion if the proposed grading policy was five grades, not 12." ·passed. Patrica McAlister, CAA member David Henard, head of computer and home economics instructor, agreed services at Eastern, noted that man­ with Wohlstein's view on the proposed power costs alone of changing com­ policy. puters to a new grading system would �'Five grades can sometimes be hard cost more than $5,000. enough to assign," McAlister said. Henard also said additional costs "The thought of 12 can be downright would result from changing computer scary in some situations." input terminals an_d paperwork involv­ However, CAA chairman Pat ed with accounting for grades in­ Wright, who authored the proposal stead of the current five grades.12 Jennifer Adkins and junior Doug Reiners put up their filming equipment and is in charge of the subcommitee, However, W ohlstein said the main ting a feature on the legend of Pemberton Hall. The film will be featured said he realized it was difficult to concern of the CAA was deciding io·TVCent er's "In Focus" program. (News photo by Kim Hulskotter) establish one set grading system (See CAA, page 5) lgate partiesca using some concern at Southern - it cannot be sold." Eastern's tailgate policy tailgate parties would attract more people to the Zurawskiis not the only university having problems eliminates kegs of beer and places a time limitation games. te parties. Southern Illinois University at on tailgate parties. "The parties are seeming to bring more people to e is encountering similar concerns. She added that "the biggest concern is with the the games but not more people to the stands," she first time this year, Southern is permitting students because they are the ones who stay at the noted. parties in parking lots around their football parties through the entire game and not with the peo­ However, officials are concerned with the current ple whQ donate money to athletics because they image perceived by people visiting the university, Paratore, assistant vice president of student basically have their tailgate parties before the game Paratore said. at Southern, said even though Southern has and at half time." "Southern has already been tagged a 'party tly instituted the tailgate party policy, "of- Paratore said Southern allowed tailgate parties "so school' and when visitors and parents see students e already concerned with students staying at that the football game would become a football drinking in parking lots, it doesn't help," she added. • forth e entirety of the game." event. Although officials are uncertain about how they 't really a problem, but definitely a con­ "Another reason Southern enstated the tailgate might control the large crowds of students ip the lots tore said. "There has not been any fights policy is because the students wanted it and other col­ during the game, Paratore said changes "wouldn't be es. The people leave after the game but lege campuses all over 'Illinois have made tailgate par­ made until next season because it wouldn't be fair to ways a big mess to clean up the next day. '' ties an expected part of football Saturday," she add­ change the rules in midstream." 's tailgate party policy states that alcohol ed. She added that "Southern does not want to get to consumed in the designated parking lots but In addition, Paratore said Southern officials hope the point of 'stepping in' like Eastern did." . yor: commission· worri,s.about underage drinking Thursday that the policy of the liquor Pfeiffer with a signed complaint Even though Nikitas -owns both McDermott on Mayor Clancy Pfeiffer commission regarding stores caught against Gateway Liquors, Lincoln stores and the same employee was fin­ that he considers selling liquor to minors is "more than Ave. 413 ed twice, Pfeiffer said that each store ay drinking in Charleston to be fair" to the stores and the community. The group was asking that the has only one offense on its record concern" of the Charleston The policy states that on the first of­ store's liquor license be suspended for because the violations occurr.ed ission. fense, the store employee will be fined · three days because Gateway employee separately. k the main concern is 250. · On the second offense by the Jonathan L. White was convicted twice "Our policy is to card anyone .we drinking," Pfeiffer said, sa$ me 'employee, he will be fined for selling liquor to minors. don't know," Nikitas said. He added the only solution he sees is On the third offense, the store will$500. be Pfeiffer later decided not to suspend that his store uses a book put out by the city's present three-step forcedto close forone week. the license, because he said it was the the federal government describing the nceming alcohol sales to Pfeiffer said it is "up to the store's firstoff ense. legal drivers' licenses in each state to employer" whether an employee will Gateway Liquors is owned by Jerry prevent to use of false identification. Chief Maurice Johnson pay the fine himself or the store will Nikitas, who was not present at the Tarvin said he believes the mayor's know I can't end underaged pay it and whether the employee will be hearing. policy on selling to minors is too "le­ he said Thursday. fired forthe offense. Pfeiffer said White was also con­ nient" and stricter measures are , he said that the. police The issue was brought to public at- victed of selling to minors at Bob's necessaryto curb drinking by minors. t will continue making ar- . tention at last week's liquor commis­ Package Liquor, another store owned "I would like to see liquor violations effort to curb the problem. sion hearing. At the hearing, local by Nikitas. In both cases, White was treated like a traffic ticket," Tarvin , who is also the liquor com­ landlord Ron Tarvin, along with four fined and received the maximum saidThu rsday. of Charleston, said other Charleston residents, presented fineon the second offense. SSOO z Friday, October 14, 1983 The Dd Eastem Ne Reagan names Watt's success WASHINGTON (AP)-President Reagan on According to deputy press secretary Thursday named William P. Clark, his national Speakes, Reagan didn't even tell his inner c· security adviser and "a God-fearing Westerner," of advisers he was considering Clark until to succeed James Watt as secretary of the in­ hours before revealing the decision publicly. terior. Clark, said he was "pleased and Clark, a longtime Reagan confidante, already that the president52, has expressed his confidenhon is one of the most powerful men in the ad­ me by this nomination, and look forward to ministration. In moving from the national securi­ tinuing my service to him and this admini New brake ligh't required in 1985 ty post that put Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew tion." WASHINGTON (AJ>)-Automakers will have to install a Brzezinski on the global stage, Clark would ap­ Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker Jr third rear stop lamp, mounted high, on all cars starting in the pear to be taking a step down in all but title. Tennessee said he was confident Clark woul 1986 model year under a new safety rule issued Thursday by The president made the stunning announce­ confirmed. the Transportation Department. ment at the end of a talk to women leaders of But the environmental community criti the appointment and The extra easy-to-see high-level light is expected to Christian religious organizations.