r0, t,% WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY23 1977 StatesmannStony Brook, New York Volume 20 Number 47 Ditrbued free of chrge every Monday, Wednesdsy and Friday J I-~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marcus: Increase Core Course Requirements By STAN WEITZMAN the University is not done in this "effort to revive If a proposal presented by Dean for Undergraduate general education" and that Harvard and other Ivy Studies Robert Marcus to change course distribution League institutions were initiating similar programs. requirments in the College of Arts and Sciences is Also included in in Marcus' proposal is a stipulation approved, then students of the Class of 1981 will find that courses being used to fulfill Arts and Sciences that they have to take more courses outside the rea of requirements be reviewed every three years. By their major than is presently required. introducing this review system Marcus said The proposal, currently before the Stony Brook "Courses which are absurd in their level will be dropped Senate mandates that the six to eight credits now from the list of courses which may be used to fulfill required outside of a students area of concentration requirements." He said that departments "in their goals would be increased to 12 credits. This would apply to to attract students have in some cases reduced courses the requirements for all areas of study including to Mickey Mouse levels. I can think of a few, but I'm natural sciences and mathematics, social and behavioral not going to name them." sciences, and the arts and humanities. In addition, According to Manginelli, the reason behind the courses within the student's major department would proposal is to increase enrollment in courses which not fullfil these general requirements. The proposal in currently attract few students. Manginelli said "It's its present form requires that all Arts and Sciences motivations are to bump up FTE [full time students take an average of one course per semester enrollment counts." outside of the area in which they are concentrating. Manginelli also thought that the proposed changes ROBERT MARCUS On Monday, Marcus said that the present "proposal would "aggravate the greatest problem on meeting University requirements they were not mew out of a self-studv done in 1972" tie said that campus... the punitive grading system." The Polity meeting Phi Beta Kappa's more stringent President added that the new proposal will force requirements." The Marcus proposal in it present form students to take courses which they will do poorly exceeds the Phi Beta Kappa Requirements. leading to a more competitive atmosphere, an effect In the past students have been afraid to venture into which he regards as counter-productive. Their type of course material outside of their major area of cut-throat competition penalizes the people who take concentration for fear that they would not do well in longer to finish school." the courses and would probably hurt their grade point The Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee has average. Marcus commented that "If everybody is found, over the past two years, a general desire among required to venture out - then the odds are evened faculty members for a requirement of four courses out. It makes it easier for the students to select each in the social scences, the humanities, and the courses. If the coure isousy, then the students can go natural sciences. to another one." As Phi Beta Kappa Selection Committee has been Manginelli suggested that the University adopt a examining transcripts, they have been turning two out system similar to that being currently used at of three Stony Brook students because their studies Binghamton, explaining that "to adopt the were too concentrated in one department or division. Binghamton A,B,C, no-credit [system] .. .doesn't hurt The explanation included with the proposal stated that anybody who wants to excel and gives others a chance "many excellent students have expressed bitter to learn at their own pace." He explained that by disappointment at their failure to attain membership in abolishing the D and F grade students would be treated that in more fairly. - GERRY MANGINELLI Phi Beta Kappa because they did not realize WUSB's Antenna Mast Does Not Match Its Base By DAVID M. RAZLER at 60 degrees. and BARRY BLANK Musc Director Bruce Tenenbaum Work bepn yesterday on the said that the delivery of the tower came instalation of WUSB's antenna tower, a a complete surprise to the WUSB but problems with the angle of staff. "We were supposed to get a call placement of the structure forced a halt from the tower company last Friday. in its installation. Then we received a call from Security The 42-foot antenna tower arrived on this morning saying that we've got some the campus early this morning in 10 foot guys down here in P-lot with a mast for sections and was taken to the top of the you."' Graduate Chemistry Building in the WUSB Chief Engineer Ed building's large freight elevator. Crews Schwartz said that four sections of began erecting the structure but realized the mast were put together before the that it had been built tilting the wrong mistake could be detected. The result of way when they installed the fourth the error was that the antenna could not section. be mounted properly and the mast was .Workers from the antenna installation -taken down and taken for repairs. company explained that the bolts on WUSB staff members continued their the mount set into the Graduate "mock broadcasting," however as they - Chemistry Building were installed at a went through all procedures necessary 30 degree angle. However, the mounting to operate the station. The station is plate on the mast was installed at the now scheduled to be on the air by the same 30 degree angle so the mast leaned end of March. designing the angle or its base. 1% Demo*strtion~ tToay7~Story Page 36 EditorialPage 6 Demonstration. Today.~~ . N - Search Group To Soon, Appoint A New Health Service Director By JAMES GALLIGAN Director of the Health would be filled despite the A new Univsity Health Maintenance Organization, a -current SUNY hiring eeze, and Senate for Federal Spending Sevice Drctor will be large group prepaid medical that a search committee has appointed soon by a arch service in Manhattan. He said been formed to interview Washington-The Senate voted yesterday to fattn President committee made up of that he had enjoyed the two possible candidates or the Jimmy Carter's economic-stimulus program of tax cuts and federal University health officials and years he worked as Director but position. The members of the spending amid growing opposition to his proposed $50per.person one member of the student that, "This new practice, which committee, in addition to tax rebate. body, according to Assistant is partially funded by the Coulter include: Chairman of By a vote of 72 to 20, senators added $1.7 billion to the $15.5 Dean of the School of Medicine Department of Health, the Department of Medicine, billion stimulus plan recommended by Carter for the period that John Coulter. Education and Welfare, will be a Harry Fritz; Assistant Dean of ends next September 30. Vacant Since November very challenging experience. the School of Social Welfare, The vote does not represent an endorsement of Carter's The Director's position has Since the program is brand new I Reggie Wells; Chairman of the much criticized $50-per-person tax rebate; it means only that if the been vacant since Henry Bennan have a chance to get in on the Department of Surgery, Dr. rebate is approved, the budget will accommodate it.! left the job last November. ground floor of this practice." Soroff; Assistant Professor of The vote was on whether to amend the budget for the current Berman left to become Medical Coulter said that the position Family Medicine, Dr. Jagust; and fiscal year to allow a stimulus package costing up to $17.2 billion, as Director of the University recommended by the Senate Budget Committee. The House is Hospital, Michael Elit. The expected to vote today on a similar figure, $17.3 billion. committee had asked Gerry Although the House Ways and Means Committee already has Past Budget Deficits Manginelli, President of Polity, approved the basics of the $50 pr person rebate proposed by to act a the student Carter, the 38 Senate Republicans and several Democratic senators May Cut Staff Lines representative as early as are openly opposed to it. December 14. No word has been By STAN WEITZMAN Governor's proposed budget is received yet from Mangini by Rabin Hopeful for Peace Effects of last year's budget approved. He added that "this is the committee. mcts will leave 20 to 25 faculty because graduate student The Health Service is now positions unfunded, according to support has been placed as the being run by John Coulter and Jerusalem, Israel-Israel's Labor Party, which has run Israel since ILiberal Studies Vice President highest priority." two acting directors appointed the nation's birth 29 years ago, opened its nominating convention IPatrick Heelan. In a report to Heelan said that although the by the Dean of the School of yesterday tor by scandal and unprecedented internal divisions. tthe Stony Brook Senate on the total number of TA lines would Medicine, Marvin Kuschner and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said at the largely ceremonial present proposed University not increase above its mandated the Assistant Dean Howard opening in Jerusalem there was "a reasonable possibility" of moving budget, he said: '"There is ceiling of 770, the move to Oaks. Roger Cohen, Associate toward Mideast peace in the next two years.