UDCC Approves Eiection Results Course Demand Outstrips Supply
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~ - Fred Hurtn .:rn c/o News Journal Co . 831 Orange Street Vol. 101 , No. 54 Univer Wilmington, Del . 19801 SCC-SAC Merger Passed ' UDCC Approves Eiection Results By GARY CAHALL print-out notices and campus mail. The After an hour of debate, the results of possibility of renting voting booths for April's student government elections were future elections to reduce the chance~ of approved 11-1-1 by the University of tampering was discussed, but any actwns Delaware Coordinating Council (UDCC) at will have to be taken by next year's its .J'hursday meeting. _ election committee. The UDCC also approved the SPA was approved by a unanimous vote establishment of the Student Program after questions concerning the role of the Association (SPA), formed by the merger new organization with the UDCC were of the Student Activities Committee (SAC) raised. SAC had originally been a and the Student Center Council ( SCC). committee of the UDCC. According to SPA Elections Committee Chairman constitution, representatives from all Jean-Jacques -Records read -a list of campus-organizations wil] be welcomed to alleged campaign violation~, most of attend SPA meetings and give ·input for which were directed agamst UDCC programming ideas. _ president-elect Russell Bodner, UDCC Two other groups were approve() Secretary-elect Mark Ash will, and former unanimously by the UDCC: the Nat ural Resident Student Association president History Association and the Art History Dave Poffenberger's Student Leadership Students Association, two scholastic Activities Party (SLAP) . groups. -The violations included illegal placement A· 7-3-1 decision to write letters of of posters, alleged overspending _and support for the Kent State May Fourth polling place coercion. "We (the electwns Coalition student group came on the eighth co m mitt e e ) can m a k e no anniversary of the shooting of four recommendations," said Records. "It's up students on that campus. The UDCC will to the UDCC to validate or invalidate the voice its support of the coalition's efforts to election results." preserve the site of the shootings as a The overwhelming vote to accept the memorial "to student resistance to the results was reached after debating the contagious insanity of war." responsibility of candidate~ . f_or their The UDCC also heard reports from workers' actions, the responsibility of the student representatives on the Board of Elections Committee in watching over Trustees Finance Committee and ins.tqlled campaigning and the use of "borderline the newly elected UDCC officers -and violations," such as bullhorns, computer representatives. Communications Dept. ;- Course Demand Outstrips Supply Review photographer David S. Resende WEIGHT-MAN NEIL SERAFENAS gets set to make his final By LISA J. BUN IN of the College of Arts and tlorden said he new poncy lunge and put the shot in competition this season for the Blue The communication Science, said, "We realize has "helped out some." Jane Hen track team. Serefena5 c freshrr'Jn, won the discus event the need for further funding A•. H a r ring ton , department has become ~ne and placed second in the sh, ·1 nut lost weekend in the ECC in the communication communication dept. office of the fastest growmg championships, won by.Delawnr ... departments a t the department is important, but coordinator, said "The unviersity, and its courses at the moment we see no freshmen benefited most additional sources of from this policy." "We have funding." no real courses for Biden Runs· Re-election Road, ~- Because of the increasing freshmen," Borden said. 1 number of students wanting "We'll be looking to see if we to take commun"ication can get a basic orientation Speaks Out Against Busing among the most demanded courses, it has been difficult course for them so that they By MARK BAILEY running through a list of on campus. But demand has for even communication can· get an idea of what the .. I'm not against busing, various committees he outstripped the supply. majors to get into field is like." but I'm not fo r trading in the serves on in the Senate. He The department is communication courses . gains blacks have made described the Foreign "inundated by students Borden said that a new policy A requirement of a 2.4 through the civil rights Relations Committee, on wanting to take our courses was implemented in the fall cumulative index is now movement," said Senator which he chairs a to help alleviate this · and there is no way, with the required of all students Joseph Biden (D-Del) in a sub-committee, as "where faculty we have, that we can problem. wanting to transfer to the speech Thursday night in most of the action is ." supply the courses that the Under the new policy, each communication department, Russell D-E Lounge. He also works on a university needs," said Dr. :;emester a computer print said Borden, "because we've Biden spoke before 75 sub-committee in charge of George A. Borden. out is sent to the department gotten so many majors, we persons in his campaign for de classifying secret communica,tion · d~partment with names and felt that this was one way of re-election to his second term documents. Biden said that chairman. classifications of all students keeping the' number . of as senator. from his experience on the Biden opened the night by There are 10 full time who pre - registered for (Continued on Page 2) committee, "There is no professors in the department courses that are "essential" doubt in my mind that we are to serve over 300 majors, to communication majors. the most powerful nation in which does not take into The department crosses out ·the world." However, Biden account the number of all names of non-majorl'O and On the Inside called for a change in U.S. non-majors who try to get sends the list back to be run foreign 'policy philosophy. into courses each semester. through the computer. U;, •;ke UDCC President "Like a "The U.S. must realize there Borden said that "in order the traditional policy of Baseball Manager" are limits to American to meet the needs of the admission by year power. We can't do entire student bod y they (the classification, com- Russ Bodner speaks out ... ..... ....... ... .... p. 7 everything we think needs to administration) would have munication majors are be done," he said. to throw a lot of money our accepted into required Tubby A Sportswriter? Biden called the recent way and they would have to courses first. If there are any Panama Canal debate "the take money away from other ' openings left in a particular Blue Hen Grid Coach Gets Behind biggest red herring we ever departments because there is course, non-majors are Typewriter for Blue-White Game ... .. ....... .. p. 19 encountered . " The no expansion in the budget." admitted in the traditional conclusion to ratify the Dr. Helen Gouldner, dean manner, said Borden. (Continued on Page 4) May 9, 1978 ..• Communications (Contlnuecl from Page 1) understanding of their own transfers and it has worked discipline more meaningful so far." and they'll see how it fits into The department can be their everyday lives." helpful to students. majoring According to Borden, the in other fields of study, said College of Human Resources Borden "because and the College of Business communication is a· and Economics are now synthesizing discipline; it requiring their students to integrates sociology, take communication courses. anthropology, linguistics, When asked how these Daily Drink & psychology and a number of students are s"upposed to be other disciplines. It will help placed in their required non-majors to make their communication. courses, Menu Specials Borden said "It is a pro b 1em . " . His·· on 1y -featuring- Writing Awards suggestion was ' that other colleges give their students Monday-fondue Night Creative writing awards, the option of choosing from sponsored by the English several communication Tuesday-Pitcher Night Department an·d made courses to increase· their available mostly through chances of getting in to one. Thursday-Italian Night alumni funds were given this Borden said that his main An·Extra Special Entree past week. · concern was helping majors Those rece1vmg the and said that further Served Only On creative writing prizes for improvements would be 1977-78, include Jeffrey Illes, made for them in the fall. Wednesday & Saturdays continuing education student, In addition to these The Academy of American problems, Borden said there Prime &Wine - Prime Ribs of Beef Poets Priz.e of $100; Vanessa is a "lack of communication" Served With a Fine·Wine. Haley, graduate student, The within the department. 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