Students compete for fewer courses by Shelby Jean hours. This situation resulted in the short vacancies in some sections," he said. The registrar's office has also seen an and supply of classes which many students During the two-day in-person registra­ increase in "continuing" students, Sperry Kevin Liner had to cope with during in-person tion, 5,000 add/drop forms were pro­ said. In the past, some students would of The Post staff registration. cessed, Sperry said, and another 4,000 attend for one semester and then not As of Monday, 23,645 full and part-time students who did not register during the > re-register for the next semester. Although 1983 spring enrollment is students were registered for spring first two priority deadlines also registered "Students are coming back," Sperry down slightly from the spring of 1982 classes, according to Frederick Sperry, at that time. said. "The economy has something to do total, niost departments have reported registrar and director of admissions at First and second priority registrations with it." one of the largest demand for courses in UWM. Last year at this time, 182 more or were Nov. 30 and Dec. 14, respectively. A survey of the various departments recent UWM history. 23,827 students were registered. Sperry said that 88 percent of those who and schools at UWM revealed that most "Between the decrease in sections this Because students are able to add registered during the priority deadlines experienced course shortages and high semester and the overload of demand due sections during the next two weeks for received either the courses they wanted student demand. The reasons, however, to sections not offered in fall, there was a on-campus courses, and the next four (although the times may have differed) or a varied from department to department. big rush on all math classes," said weeks for off-campus courses, Sperry said specified alternate. "We had many closing this semester, Richard Mihalek, associate chairman of that the department still anticipates "over but that's becoming usual, particularly in the department of mathematical sciences. 1000 students to register." Status priority the computer science division," said I. Other departments here echoed Miha- "Students who were unsuccessful at Priority is also given to students Carl Romer, assistant deal of the College lek's observations. in-person registration will try this week to depending on their status. Graduate of Engineering and Applied • Sciences. While there is a slight decrease in make the needed changes," Sperry said. students receive top priority followed by Romer said budget cutbacks were not the enrollment this semester, there was an As a result of students dropping un­ seniors, freshmen, juniors, sophomores even larger decrease in available course wanted courses, "there will be some and special students. [Turn to p. 7] Civil rights awareness promoted by activist by Don Schanf Hentoff also warned that the of The Post staff upcoming electronic age could affect the rights of individuals. The American Civil Liberties Union must take responsibility "Legal eavesdropping" and make certain that the youth of "Legal eavesdropping" will be­ America are aware of their civil come the wave of the future if the rights, according to Nat Hentoff, government doesn't update its writer for the Village Voice and regulations concerning personal nationally known civil rights activ­ data that is recorded electron­ ist. ically, he said. About 9,000 students attended in-person registration last week. More than half of those seen had to Hentoff was the featured Present regulations on eaves­ alter their spring schedules even though they had registered by priority deadlines. speaker at the Wisconsin Civil dropping cover only oral eaves­ Post photo by Sue Harris Liberties Union "Bill of Rights dropping such as phone-tapping Celebration" Saturday evening at and room bugging, Hentoff said. the Pfister Hotel. The event was As people turn to computers to Grant money to juniors, seniors held to commemorate the birthday handle their personal affairs, of the late Martin Luther King Jr. police or other agencies are able "Kids know practically nothing to tap into these information threatened in proposed policy about the Bill of Rights," Hentoff [Turn to p. 13] said. He recalled an event in an by Kevin Liner have felt for some time we should The United Council of UW Eastern high school involving a of The Post staff help students during the time of Student Governments has been a young woman who was suspended greatest vulnerability." major opponent of the proposal. from school for wearing a black Posted A grant program which cur­ Johnston said the board thought United Council's objections have armband in protest of the Vietnam rently disperses $10 million an­ freshmen and sophomores—or been limited to a general reaction War. inside* . nually to state students may soon Level 1 students, as they are to a plan that would exclude about The case was reviewed by the target its efforts exclusively to referred to—were more vulner­ half of the system's students from United States Supreme Court Obie Yadgar: freshmen and sophomores if a able to financial and academic the large pool of grant money. which ruled that the Constitution recent proposal is implemented. pressures than juniors and sen­ does not stop at the schoolhouse FM 90's new star Officials at the Higher Educa­ iors, or Level 2 students. Financial aid directors at cam­ gates and that students are en­ Page 5 tion Aids Board in Madison have "The biggest question here is puses around the state have also titled to the same rights in school proposed giving Wisconsin High­ one of access," Johnston said. He criticized the plan. Their major as any other individual in the er Education Grants to under­ explained it was the board's belief argument is that concentrating workplace. Andy Rooney classmen only. The proposal was that it is necessary to help WHEG money on Level 1 students "This decision was a 'Magna Page 5 made as part of HEAB's biennial younger students get a solid start may indicate to the state legisla­ Carta' for the kids, but they never budget request. in college. ture that the UW System is taking hear about it," Hentoff said. He care of financial difficulties itself. WHEG program money current­ The proposal would allow Level said he had visited many high Financial aid directors, including Get well soon, Rep ly goes to approximately 31,000 1 students to have more money to schools after the court decision Carl Buck at UWM, say this might students in Wisconsin vocational share among themselves. was handed down and discovered Page 9 cause a subsequent drop in state and University of Wisconsin Sys­ Johnston said he did not know that not one student was familiar aid to the system. tem schools, according to Richard at this time exactly how much with the case. Hard times Johnston, director of HEAB. more than the $300 average Level The UWM Student Association Hentoff said young people must Johnston said the average grant 1 students could expect as a result has taken no official stand on the be educated about their rights and spur loan defaults per student is about $300. This of the proposed change. The controversy. However, Kris that someday, "they (the stu­ Page 12 amount is simply too low and is board is conducting computer Gerke, SA vice president, com­ dents) will feel as though the First the basis for the recommendation simulations of the statewide finan­ mented on the proposal. Amendment is theirs." The to concentrate the grant money on cial aid situation in an attempt to "Given the dire straits that American Civil Liberties Union is Remembering King a smaller group, he said. provide more exact details to the students are in this semester, no responsible to young people, he Page 13 "It is generally agreed the grant public, Johnston said. amount of financial aid should be said, and must take the initiative amount is so low it has an w Although the proposal has not considered insignificant," Gerke in making them aware of their Jones sports insignificant impact on students' been adopted by the full board said in response to arguments that constitutional rights. costs," Johnston said Monday. yet, it has been receiving atten­ current grants are not enough to winning form "The question is: How do we tion from various sectors of the be effective. "If the ACLU won't help these Page 16 make it more meaningful? We UW System. [Turn to p. 15] kids, who will?" he asked. 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