Computer Mandate Debated Include Seminar Classes Rumors Surround Discussion on Purchase Proposal HEATHER MACKAY Ulty Adopts Some Type of Freshman Seminar
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It all goes a balance had to be struck between Campaigns for SG executive officers and student trustee students known," she said. back to mutual trust and respect," his personal beliefs and those of his began Tuesday at 5 p.m. Elections will take place next Cashdollar said, ''I voted yes for Cashdollar said. constituents. "I think there should be Tuesday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. the computer issue, but voted yes Junior Evan Peverly said the SG no smoking on this campus, but that Two candidates are running for the offices of secretary this week, too (on a bill calling for presidency means respect. ''One of is just what I feel. I have to see what and treasurer, three for the offices of speaker and presi separate votes on separate recom the major issues on my platform is the other side thinks and respect dent; and six for student trustee. mendations). I don't want the fac respect. That means e-mailing con that." Junior Madeline Cashdollar said she would use the SG ulty to pass something people don't Cashdollar Peverly stituents, increasing the door to door . "I think (the Program Planning presidency to "focus on what made Wake Forest great. I want." to twice a month and putting the SG Wilson Committee report) is taking the cam- would try to make that prevalent on campus." Cashdollar proposed an issue of the month. Decided by updates en e-mai I." pus in the right direction .... I have mixed opinions about Her experience includes service on the Student Life the executive cabinet, this issue would be the subject of a "I think SG is a great lobbying power. We can use that the computer proposal. I was thinking about abstaining Committee and a co-chairmanship of the SG physical door to door campaign and SG publicity. with the Shorty's issue and not just keep being brushed from last week's vote, but I talked to my constituents and planning committee. "I have experience dealing with the "I think SG has a really good relationship with the aside by the administration," Peverly said. See Candidates, Page 5 Freshman housing may Computer mandate debated include seminar classes Rumors surround discussion on purchase proposal HEATHER MACKAY ulty adopts some type of freshman seminar. 0Ln Go1.u AND BLACK REPORlEK "I hope very much the faculty does adopt BY DANIELLE DEAVER a first year seminar proposal," Mullen says. N1;ws PRODl'CriO:\' ASSISTA:-fl Though not verified by the administra He also said if a seminar is created, it makes tion, the idea of a pilot freshman program sense to adopt a pilot program in the up Many questions remain unanswered con that would group freshman seminar stu coming years. cerning the exact cost to students that will dents in rooms near their classmates is Mullen said he thinks students would result if the Program Planning Committee's being discussed. benefit from the establishment of close recommendations are passed. According to several administrators, noth contact with 15 students when they enter A faculty meeting held Monday evening ing has been officially declared yet. college. It has the potential of leading us to failed to provide sufficient answers to faculty Connie Carson, the directorofResidence every first year student having a close net members. They postponed their vote on the Life and Housing, said this program is work of students and faculty, he said. proposals until the following Monday, at which dependent on the Program Planning The freshman seminar could have some time they will discuss the proposals more Committee's report, which would create a of the same values <b the Interdisciplinary thoroughly before voting. freshman seminar. Carson said Collins Honors Program, according to Mullen. He Residence Hall has been mentally set aside said a iirst year ;cminar would be very Possible imancial aid increase unclear for this pilot program and a Resident Ad valuable for students. viser staff has been chosen with the under In the English Department next semes • See story, P.age 4 standing that their-job description is subject ter, English llO anc; l :2 c\re being replaced to change if such a program occurs. by English Ill, called Writing Seminar. "There is a possibility, although nothing According ro Robert Shorter, the director of Barry Maine, an associate professor of En Academic Development and the director of has actually happened," Carson said. glish and the chairman of the department, Thomas Mullen, the dean of the college, the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, said there has been some talk of a pilot the faculty was told at the meeting that the cost said the benefits of arranging members of program including a seminar and close liv one seminar to live within fairly easy reach of the 36 proposals would be $2,500 tc $3,000 ing arrangements, though nothing has been per person. of one another, such as the same dorm or put together yet. Freshman Rebecca Cowan works at a laptop in her room. It is unclear whether the amount mentioned two dorms next to each other, has been According to Maine, the English depart discussed. includes the regular increases to tuition that The figure mentioned at the faculty meeting of cost as the factor that caused them to ment would be willing to participate in such ha\;e been added every ycarto cover the effects He said, however, he does not know an experiment. He said one of the problems for the computer proposal alone was $750- hesitate in their vote. "There's a lot of of economic int1ation. S900 per student. Implementation will begin about this pilot program for a fact, and he is that while housing is detcm1incd in May. confusion about what the actual cost will be could not see it happening unless the fac- See Housing, Page 3 The computer proposal, which is a topic in 1996, should the proposal be acted upon. to the student," Shorter said. being fervently debated by much of campus. Provost David Brown said he now feels this He also said, ''I'm more in favor than requires all incoming students to obtain a com figure. based upon a similar program at Uni opposed." puter. by leasing or buying it through the versity of Minnesota at Crookston. is lower David Weaver, a professor and the chair university, beginning in 1996. It accounts for than what the program would cost at the uni man of the anthropology department, said, approximately 30 percent of the $2.500-$3.000 versity. "I'm in favor of it." The reasons he gave for amount. From the remaining money. 30 per Brown would not specify an exact figure, this opinion were that the university will be cent would be spent on the proposed freshman only saying the computer proposal is now computerized at some point in the future seminar, and 40 percent on the remaining 34 more expensive than the tigure in the original anyway, and that students need additional proposals. PPC report and more than the figure given to exposure to computers. Weaver also said Several faculty members. including Shorter. the faculty. he has met several prospective students said they would prefer that the issues be voted Brown said organizers would have a much who were unimpressed by the computing on separately instead of as a package deal. A more precise figure before the next faculty capabilities of the university. vote on whether to separate the issues will he vote, and thm they would have a pretty strong Concerning the cost, Weaver said, "I taken Monday night before the proposals arc feel for the new figure I mer in the week. don't think it will affect the number of voted on. Several faculty members cited uncertainty See Computer, Page 3 SG urges faculty to split up PPC vote Bv .LILLIAN NAsH the faculty's handling of the Pro been delayed until next Monday nar. Let the faculty decide what SO Rn'OJ( 11 H gram Planning Committee's report. and if the faculty honors the bill they want," McGee said. The bill asking the faculty to they would vote on "the compo Junior Craig Ness wondered if It was business as usual at vote on each tenet of the program ncn ts of the Program Planning Com the plans were proposed as a group Tuesday's Student Government planning report separately passed mittee plan on their individual mer because of a financial package. General Assembly until a legisla nurrcwly, 31-27. its rather than as a single package," "If they have a total sum for this tive maneuver by seniors Robert Originally, the faculty was to vote reads the bill.