\ ' Vol. 102 No. 8 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DEL Tuesday, October 3, 1978 On the Sto~ents Unprepared Inside For University Math By KEN MAMMARELLA the continuing decline of the quality of the students. Promises, Editor's note: the following Nationally, the average is the first of two articles in­ SAT math scores have Promises vestigating whether decreased 30 points, from 501 freshmen arrive at the to 471, in fourteen years. ''The university with the basic SAT scores here at Delaware Campaign trail swings by skills necessary to succeed in have likewise decreased," college courses. This article said Ebert. They have now Delaware .............. p. 3 discusses mathematics leveled off to about 110 per skills; the second will discuss cent of the national average, English skills. but the most dramatic decline is for out-of-state students, whose average score has Analysis dropped from 130 per cent of the national average. Many Delaware freshmen Dr. Willard E. Baxter, who are not ready for college works with many high school Vegetarian mathematics, and a few are teachers, blames high school not ready for remedial high curricula that he calls "too Delight school mathematics taught open". Delaware high school here. students have to take only one The problem has always year of math, which many Asparagus cooks up satirical been present at the universi­ complete in ninth g!:adeL. ty, but due to a combination Those students who did not storm ................. p. 11 of factors, the problem is take any more math courses becoming more noticeable, would be out of practice when and efforts to solve it are in­ they arrived at college. creasing. Witness: Wenger said a further pro­ • 41 percent of the students blem is poor counseling. in first semester calculus get Some students and their aD, and F or withdraw, ac­ guidance counselors do not cording to mathematics Pro­ realize, he said, that business fessqr Dr. Gary Elbert. I and most social sciences re­ Rock 'nRoll I • 35 percent of the students quire calculus. Too many in pre-calculus courses get a students interested in these D, and F or withdraw, said majors are unprepared for Linda Rondstadt takes to Dr. Ronald H. Wenger, assis­ the math. tant dean and mathematics A much deeper problem skates ................ p. 15 professor. was voiced by Ebert. "The • Mathematics SAT scores students do not seem willing have declined 80 to 100 points io spend the time necessary in a decade for out-of-state to do well in class." They freshmen, accordin~ to an In­ might have received good stitutional Research report. grades in high school, he said, • In a diagnostic test given but they did not acquire the in Mll5, covering seventh necessary routine of doing grade arithmetic, the mean math homework every night. was 21 out of 27 questions "The only way to learn is to Owls turn Hens light, Ebert said, and 12 per­ do," he said, but many high cent got less than 17 correct. school students do not prac­ to Turkey • 90 percent of the M 115 tice enough. _ class flunked the first test in Many freshmen are Re\•iew photographer Andy Cline the course, which covered therefore dropped into col­ EATS APPLES when Asparagus Valley cultural Temple ruffles Delaware ninth grade work. ASP~- RAGUS lege math without sufficient Society members Teller the magician and Penn Jillette, do a The Problem training. feathers .............. p.20 unique juggling extravaganza for a full house at Bacchus. "The product we get out of (Continued on Page 9) the high schools is, on the average, unsatisfactory,'' said Dr. Ivar Stakgold, Housing Proposes Doubling Room Deposits mathematics department chairman. By ANDY WILLIAMSON It is more difficult to get an accurate count "The students lacked the A proposal to increase the required room of the number of extended-housing units basic algebraic skills that deposit from $50 to $100 is being considered .available because of these late cancella­ should be taught in high by officials at Housing and Residence Life. tions. As a result, some students were denied school," said Ebert. The proposal 1s a result of an increased housing when they shouldn't have been, he Something's Happening .. p. 5 This dissatisfaction with amount of late room cancellations. said. the math backround of However, a group of students advised Upperclassmen who find off-campus hous­ Retrospect ............. p. 5 students grew so bad that ten Stuart Sharkey, director of Housing and ing late in August were cited as the major Campus Briefs .......... p. 5 department faculty members Residence Life, not to raise the room deposit cause of late cancellations. It was hoped that wrote a letter to the Review (which is due in March) during last Thurs­ by increasing the deposit, these last minute Editorial ............... p. 8 last semester about the pro­ day's meeting of the Student Advisory Com­ switches would be less appealing, according Classified ............. p. 16 blem. (See text of the letter mittee to Housing and Residence Life. to Housing officials. on page 9). According to Edward Spencer, associate But one student suggested that Housing Sports ................ p. 20 The Cause director for administration, a total of 79 peo­ should support policies which encourage Several reasons are sug­ ple didn't show up this fall and forfeited their students to find off-campus facilities to ease gested for the poor per­ $50 deposit. "These no-shows amount to one the current housing shortage. formance in all introductory percent of our resident population," he ex­ Housing officials will be making a decision mathematics courses and for plained. on the increase before next semester. THE REVIEW , UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DEL . October 3, 1978 ART SUPPLIES w/Student lOcyo CASH DISCOUNT I.D. RSA Sets Campaign Rules The Resident Students RSA members el~cted to Hall's lot and the North Blue Association (RSA) again rais­ withhold additional support lot, will have 106 spaces. The ed the question of whether to until they have examined the commission will decide on allow student government outline and determined where Tuesday whether to control audio-visual arts, inc. candidates to campaign in funding for installing lighting this lot by the sticker system. 817 TATNALL STREH residence halls. will come from. The RSA Security Commis- The RSA is encouraging RAS President Robert · sion has taken over part of WILMINGTON, DELAWARE dormitory residents to invite Ashman announced the Security's Operation ID. HOURS : MONDAY-fRIDAY 8-5:15 VISA AND MASTER campaigners into the com­ university Parking and Traf- Representatives will engrave OPEN SATURDAY- 9-1 CHARGE ACCEPTED mons areas of their buildings, fie Commission's decision to valuables and register them but the group stands by the install a new parking lot near with Security beginning You're invited to ... current policy against door­ North Campus. The lot, p~an- sometime next week, ac­ to-door solicitation. Many ned as an extension of Clayton cording to Eiding. students interviewed by RSA Coast Day · members preferred to keep campaigners out of the dor­ Sunday, October 22 mitories altogether. Women Integrate Programs 12 noon to 5 p.m. A letter describing the The Women's Coordinating an overlapping of programs, University of Delaware RSA's concern about the Council (WCC) has moved in­ to provide resource help and ' campus lighting situation will to their new office at 301 Stu­ to keep everyone informed, Marine Studies Complex be sent to Security Lieutenant Lewes dent Center and now hold according to Fran Zimmer­ Gary Summerville. RSA regular weekly meetings. man and Peggy Phelan, co­ Security Commission (a free open house presented by the The three-year-old WCC is or.dinators of the group. member Sheri Eiding inform­ a group of women students in­ College of Marine Studies and the Group members share con­ ~d the RSA of Summerville's terested in integrating ac­ cerns, problems and relevant Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service) outline showing where tivities of various women's experiences to the women's - lighting can be increased. Featuring tours of marine studies facilities, fish groups on campus to prevent movement during meetings. filleting and oyster-shucking demonstrations, A major concern of wee tours of research vessels, films, a nautical flea members is the university's "poor" lighting conditions on market, seafood, exhibits, and more! Find campus. The group has been out about graduate study and career op­ working with Security and portunities in the marine sciences at with Housing and Residence 2 p.m. in Rm. 203 Cannon Lab. Life on the problem. WCC members feel that poor cam­ Buses will depart Robinson par.king pus lighting has resulted in a lot at 10 a.m., October 22 and return higher attack rate on cam­ at 7 p.m. You must sign up with the Col- pus. Programming is also be­ ing emphasized this year with lege of Marine Studies receptionist on the a feminist musician, Linda first floor of Robinson Hall before October 13. Tillery, initiating the season's Bus tickets are $1.00. WICKER FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES offerings. October 3, 1978 Tf-!E REVIEW, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DEL. Page 3 Politicians Rally Support for Upcoming Elections Reagan on the Right... By MARK BAILEY Former Governor of California Ronald Reagan, on the stump for Republican congressional can­ didates across the country, dashed into Wilmington Thursday for a quick tour to boost the re-election campaign of Rep. Tom Evans (R-Del.). The appearance was just one stop in the tough two-month, 26-state tour that includes over 80 stops by the GOP conservative stalwart. Reagan landed at Greater Wilmington Airport at 11:15 a.m.