4 1 f ' \ beacon Monday, October 28,2002 William Paterson University • Volume 69 No. 08 Report finds 20% of freshmen don't re-enroll By Steve DeGennaro assignments, and don't spend much time The Beacon on their school work. At the end of their first year, 85 percent report they spend 10 Approximately 20 percent of first year or fewer hours per week studying and on I students do not re-enroll, accordnig to a coursework. Fifty-nine percent spend report by the Office of Planning, Research fewer then five hours on course work. and Evaluation (OPRE). The report also The report also found students work stated that many students reported that more hours then they do at peer institu- they do not always receive a syllabus, tions; 44 percent work 10 hours per week and are not always clear on what profes- and 22 percent work more then 20 hours sors want for certain assignments. per week. Twenty-seven percent indicat- The report, presented to the Faculty ed that job responsibilities frequently or Senate by Dona Fountoukidis, compared occasionally interfere with their school- one, two, and three-year retention and work. •l graduation rates of WPU students. If stu- "It is clear that institutions need to pro- dents are not able to improve their grade vide the job description for 'college stu- point average at the end of their first year, dent' or else students will make one up Clark Terry and James WilKams discuss old times in the WPU Jazz Room photo by John Findura they are less likely to succeed, for themselves," Karen Schilling, invited Fountoukidis said. speaker for the classroom expectations According to Fountoukidis, there is a initiative. 3H correlation between low GPA at the end Establishing meaningful expectations WPU Jazz Room of their freshman year and their retention involves not only setting standards, but rate. The report said, on average, eight to also helping students understand the 10 percent of first year students do not re- kinds of effort required by them to meet enroll for a second semester, three-quar- those standards. Schilling said. celebrates 25 years ters of which leave withrGPAs lower **n AccdaSfosg to Dr. Melyin -Edelstein, 2.0. By the end of the first year, 20 percent chair of the Faculty Senate, the faculty and administration must look at the shows. She is also responsible for a num- of first year students do not re-enroll. By John Findura However, 91 percent of students with responsibility of the students. The Beacon ber of CD and record covers. The Iowa GPAs above 2.0 re-enroll. Admissions is one part of the problem, native originally received a B.A. in voice The report also addressed • concerns they have to look at the capability of stu- To celebrate 25 years of music at William before going to work for CBS, Columbia that students have about their freshman dents to do college work, Edelstein said. Paterson's renowned Jazz Room series, a records, and eventually owned a small art year experience. Students said they do gala was held on Sunday, October 20. studio in New Jersey. not always receive a syllabus, are unclear Continued on page 3 it!" Featuring photographs by JoAnn Krivin In conjunction with the gallery show, a on what professors expect for certain and a concert by legendary trumpeter book of the same title has been produced Clark Terry, the party was the place to be to commemorate the exhibit. With over 80 for New Jersey jazz fans. Jazz luminaries pages of photographs and an essay by BKP and LTA sponsor Jit such as former WPU Director of Jazz and poet, essayist and critic Joel Lewis, it is a bassist Rufus Reid, whose photograph is marvelous companion to the celebration. included in the collection, were on hand to As Lewis states in his essay, "Here we multicultural food night view the exhibit and catch the show. have a book of photographs as durable By Allison Chavanon Beta Kappa Psi were mingling in the and handsome as the unheard music it Krivin, whose husband Martin Krivin The Beacon crowd. The fraternity had members originated the series when he was a pro- documents." come from their other chapters such as Following the reception, Clark Terry fessor of music at WPU, has been taking Beta Kappa Psi and Lambda Theta Jersey City and Ramapo, while the 4' held court at "Sittin' In" in room 101 of photos of jazz musicians at the Jazz Room Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. found them- sorority was in full attendance. for the past 25 years. "25 Years of The Jazz Shea Auditorium. Terry recounted stories selves facing a larger turnout than "We're doing this event... with Beta 4 Room at William Paterson University" is of the difficulties he faced being the first expected when they recently sponsored Kappa Psi as an activity for the fresh- on display in the Ben Shahn Galleries until African-American musician in the Tonight a multicultural food night in the men and sophomores that live on cam- November 27. The forty-five black and Show's band. He also took questions from pus. Greek life is so low in numbers white pictures capture the essence of not the large group of fans gathered in the Towers' Pavillion. that organizations need to introduce only the music, but also of the men and room, including one asking if he still prac- A low turnout was expecte for the women behind the instruments. ticed every day. Terry, having not just an event; however, the Pavillion was themselves to the community," said Veronica Acosta, President of LTA. Krivin's photography does not end with outstanding personality packed even before the food was what is on display in the Ben Shahn served. This problem is becoming more and Gallery. One of only a handful of women Continued on page 6 Once the doors were open people more rampant among jazz photographers, Krivin has had work poured and stampeded the food line. in numerous galleries, museums, and solo The LTA's were serving food and talk- Continued on page 5 til ' ing to students, while the members of M It ,n,v, '\-;,r;}\ Patty's Bar-Time Wholnuts, ADW and Live with KoRn Review: Wizard's More! Page 12 Page 9 Page 21 4r Produced' The independent, student-n Staff newspaper of William Pateon Index University. Published every today. Larry Clow • Editor-in-Chief 2 Calendar Sandeep Jambhekar • Production Manager 300 Pompton Road Bryan Lamphear • Business Manager SC310 3 News Jessica Suiter * Executive Ass't Wayne, NJ 07470 joe VanPutten • Content Advisor USA, Planet Earth Nick DiMinni • Financial Advisor Op/Ed Main Telephone: 973-720-48 7 Steve DeGennaro * News Editor Fax: 973-720-2093. 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