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Vol. 86, No. 67 Marshall University's student newspaper Feb. 27, 1985 University presidents meet 'Educational ·excellence' aimed at lawmakers Promoting excellence in higher education was the Education, will give his perspective of the level of, or "The Board knew that we needed to show how . purpose for a convocation Marshall President Dale lack of, quality in our institutions, Nitzschke said important higher education is. It is essential if we F. Nitzschke attended Tuesday, along with all West "He generally assessed, from his perspective, what want to grow and develop economically," Nitzschke Virginia university and college presidents. the state of the art is now. Then he made recommen­ said. "It is a first and significant effol't to encourage all dations of what institutions of higher learning must Nitzschke said there have been three or four major West Virginia higher education to evaluate itself; do to improve higher education," he said reports lately that focused on higher education. find out what it is about and to make all improv& ments we (presidents) discover are necessary," Now that elementary and secondary education has Nitzschke said been evaluated, the reports show some of the prol>­ a lems with early learning stems from higher educa­ The presidents also hope this effort will give them We are beginning to realize that good deal of the problems exist in tional standards. more information to present ot the legislature on "We are beginning to realize that a good deal ofthe money needed to improve higher education. public views. Our programs are problems exist in public views. Our programs are / "This meeting will contribute more solid informa­ decreasing and there is a diminish­ decreasing and there is a diminishing of standards tion for the legislators.We feel that the more informa­ for higher learning," he said tion we give them, the more they'll understand our ing of standards for higher learning. Nitzschke blames the slack m standards on stu­ needs for higher education," Nitzschke said dent revolts to lighten the workloads in past decades. The key speaker at the meeting was Dr. Ernest President Dale F. Nitzschke "In the 1950s we responded to students' pressures. Boyer, president of Carnegie Foundation for the We caved in to the demands. The results of which Advancement of Teaching. "He has put together delivered a blow to the quality of higher education," teams of educational experts who will visit 30 differ­ Nitzschke said ent campuses across the U.S., talk to a total of6,000 "We will translate that through our meetings and These students became teachers and the children students, 5,000 faculty and administration and localize his general comments," Nitzschke said suffered, he said. (inspect) classrooms and dorms," Nitzschke said Marshall's Advisei; Board set up the convocation Nitzschke noted this is not isolated to West Virgi­ "After they examine the campus curricula, they will with WVU and the University ofCharleston because nia, but a problem that exists all over the country. issue their findings in 1986." they wanted "a reorientation to initiate the improv& But "now it's time to put our house in order" Boyer, who is also the former U.S. Commissioner of ment of higher education," he said Nitzschke said ' Credit/no credit: FunJ f unJ fun ... It may change again By Greg Rayburn MU Beach Boys win $1,000 in lip sync contest Reporter "We want some ideas," was the gen­ What started out as just a "spurof "We're big Beach Boys fans and in the contest at the Coffee House, eral plea at yesterday's Academic the moment" thing for four Mar­ have had a lot of fun performing," we do plan on getting involved in Planning and Standards Committee shall studente turned out to be worth Johnson said the next contest at the Ritz," Hesson meeting that discussed Marshall's $1,000 when they won the lip sync "Although we didn't participate said. credit/ no-credit policy, according to contest at the Ritz in Charleston, Tammy Rice, student body vice accordingtoStevenP. Hesson, Hun­ president. tington junior and member of the Among the nine audience members band. and two committee persons present, it "We weren't thinking of winning. was agreed upon that th'e old We thought the Beach Boye would credit/ no -credit policy should be res­ be something fun to try," said tored, which gave students the option Dwayne Johnson, band member. of performing "D" work while still Most of the other acts at the Ritz receiving hourly credit. A "C" cur­ were solos, a ccording to band rently is needed to receive college member Georve Snider. credit. "Everyone loves the Beach Boys The reason for the change was to and we had fun performing, "improve academic standards," said although we aren't a performing Dr. Elaine Baker, chairman oftheAca­ band," Snider said demic Planning Sul>-Committee. The Beach Boye seems to catch all The student body also insisted that age groups, and the judges at the all colleges shonld be standardized Ritz were an older crowd, according Some colleges, such as the Colleges of to Snider. 'Business and Liberal Arts, have differ­ ent requirements pertaining to their The group performed "Barbara students who take the credit/ no­ Anne" and "Fun Fun Fun." There credit option. were 12 finalist acts in the competi­ tion, and Snider said, "We were These proposals, among others, really surprised that we won." would be recommended to the Aca­ The group, who are all Marshall demic Planning and Standards Com­ theater students, said, ''The con­ mittee on March 26. stant applause was a different kind One option is a pass/ fail system, of excitement for us than the polite which differs from the current policy in clapping we hear in the theater." that students can actually fail a class Lip sync is a trend among a lot of which would be put on their permanent the area clubs, Hesson said The card as an "F." But objections were group also was involved in a lip sync expressed, fearing that too much power contest at Mingles in October and Marshall students Joe Chrest, George Snider and Steven Heuon won would be given to faculty members who placed second behind a girl imitat­ $1,000 at the Ritz In Charleston for their llp sync of the Beach Boys. favored some student s over others. ing Barbra Streisand, he said. Rice insisted students could appeal 'Band' member Dwayne Johnson la not pictured. their grades if they felt they had been treated unfairly. - 2 __________________________..,... ________ Wedne1day, Feb. 27, 1985 THE PARTHENON Opinion ----our Readers Speak---- • Science, theology not explained by same methods To the Editor: which these impressions are dealt with that sets to their revolutionary discoveries. The anti­ science and theology apart. He then goes on to thetic outlooks of these two forces is obvious. I have viewed the recent discU88ion on science give some examples ofthis new form of coopera­ I don't want this to be misunderstood as an vs. creationism with no small amount of inter­ tion. He claims that "science can help us find attack on religion. Religious beliefs are a very est. I would like to commend Deborah Smith for what some of our sins are." The word "sin" is important part of billions of lives today and her excellent editorial that touched off this only an evaluation of behavior in a certain phi­ therefore have a distinct place in the world. The debate anew. However, I feel that the recent losophical manner. Science is concerned with doctrines of most religions serve as the frame­ article by Pastor Ray Woodruff is either easily the behavior itself and not in whether it is "sin­ work of much of our legal system. As a result misunderstandable or in error. ful" or not. The Pastor also claims that science they serve as a code of ethics that encompasses Pastor Woodruff champions the field ofsocial can point out facts which can tell us "what our a huge cross-section of the world's population. I science as a necessary entity in our society. As a have known religious affiliations to have a very psychology major I would certainly agree with positive impact on anumberoflives. Itwould be him here. However, Pastor Woodruff then goes Science vs. creationism foolish to condemn or disregard this massive on to give the opinion that science and theology institution. can be reconciled via the same methodology. I would like to commend Pastor Woodruff for How can religion, being based on faith, be rec­ duties are." Once again he is merely evaluating his broadmindedness and rationality. His onciled with science, which is by design skepti­ a behavior in a theological frame of reference intentions are obviously honorable ones. Reli­ cal and data oriented? The scientific method and calling it science. gion and science can conceivably, peacefully calls for the manipulation of precisely con­ This issue is not a modem phenomenon.