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THL4C7 REGISTER "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUME XIX NUIV1BER46NORTHCAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATEUNIVERSITYGREESNSBORO,NC APRII.24,1979 Students Feel Curriculum InadequateFor Career By Darlene Staton The group compared their department in itself," he said, prerequisite is not offered. and TV course as my only Several Mass curriculum to those of other "not an option under the Therefore, the whole semester experience." Communications-Option universities in North Carolina Speech and English is spent giving background The group said it will majors met Tuesday, April 17, and expressed feelings of being departments." He explained information instead of continue to meet and discuss to discuss a new curriculum so deprived and cheated. They this as one of the main reasons studying the original course. improvement proposals and that the students will be agreed that they should not for needing more instructors. The broadcast students has even drawn petitions and adequately prepared for have to merge with The students also expressed complained of having to take written letters which they will careers. predominantlyl white UNC-G concern about the curriculum too many print journalism send to top authorities. The group, headed by in order to obtain their being unfair to the teachers as courses and not enough Jerome Stinson, stated that necessities. well as the students. Some broadcast courses. "There are Black Students persons interested in the Stinson said that the instructors say that they only two broadcast courses To Attend broadcast aspect of the media program also needed more receive students, namely offered in the whole are certainly being denied the instructors. "The Mass broadcast majors, who are not program," stated one student. Annual Conference proper courses needed in order Communications program adequately prepared for a "I just can't go into the to pursue a career. here at A&T needs to be a course simply because the broadcast field with a radio Black college students will enjoy a unique educational experience at the National Black United Fund's Third Annual Public Policy Fellowship Choir Organized In 1969 Conference, June 28th through July 1, 1979, in Boston, Massachusetts. The By Yvonne Fields the Baptist Student The aim was to keep alive on grace most wonderfully conference theme is "Public The Fellowship Gospel Union[BSU]. It was conceived this university campus those expressed in the life, teaching, Policy and Economic Choir was organized in 1969 as an avenue through which great religious traditions and death, and ressurection of Democracy: Strategies for the by Albert Smith, the director A&T students could maintain spiritual experiences which are Jesus Christ, and to the eternal 21st Century-Will the Black of athletics. and Vernon intimate contact with the our heritage and which have salvation which He offers to Masses of the African Hatley, who was President of Black religious experience. been the life blood of our men and women who believe Diaspora Survive?" people since they first arrived on His name. As such the Issues of merit to Black on these sacred shores and choir has added dimension to Americans, involving which have been most the religious life of the economic democracy, urban profoundly expressed in our university and to the city of priorities, culture and music, the spirituals and the Greensboro. Those who live international coalitions with gospels. outside of the city of the brothers and sisters of the From its inception, the choir Greensboro, who have had the Diaspora, will be platformed has sought to be a witness to opportunity to hear this in the 20 seminars scheduled. the truth of God, to His Choir in concert, have been Leslie Harriman, providential care and concern "truly blessed." Ambassador of Nigeria and for mankind, to His saving (See Finklestein, Page 2) chairman of the United Nations Committee Against Apartheid, will keynote the S. Kaplan Review Courses gala Awards Banquet on June 29, 1979. Minister Louis Farrakhan To Help Grads With Tests will address the conveners at the Conference Breakfast, If "logical diagrams" or $100 and $300, depending on June 30th, and Congressman "major factor (principle) the length of the course and Parren Mitchell will keynote sets" don't ring a bell and you the amount of material the Conference Luncheon, have to take one of the covered. June 29th. standardized tests necessary For the most part, they Although, six Special for admission to most learn test-taking strategy. Events are slated, one of graduate programs, you might They are taught what to expect which will be a Celebrity Disco think twice about how you're on the tests - the type of to highlight and enjoy the going to prepare for it at all. questions asked and the sociability of the notable The effectiveness of courses concepts behind the questions. personalities who will be on designed to prepare students They are also given the chance hand. for tests like the Graduate to take a sample test under The three-day event will be Record Exam (GRE), the Law conditions similar to those chaired by such distinguished School Admission Test they will be facing the day of Black Americans as Marcia (LSAT) and the Medical the actual exam. Gillespie, editor of Essence College Admission Test Stanley H. Kaplan, founder magazine, and actor Louis (MCAT) is in much dispute of the centers bearing his Gossett, Jr., only two of the among those who run the name, claims that students eight Chairpersons who will On April 21, the Army ROTC sponsored a raft trip down the review courses and those who who take a Kaplan review host the conceners. Yadkin River. Between the serious rowing and manuvering were develop the tests. course after a disappointing This Conference of renown the water lights and races. This turned eight hours into more Tens of thousands of first score, will improve their Black scholars and than just fun, but a real "trip". students take these courses scores on the second test by an professionals promises to be each year, paying between (See Gospel, Page 2) (See Public. Page 3) Page 2 The A&T Register Tuesday, April 24, 1979 Finklestein Advises Students To Study For Lsat Continued From Page 1) and define ihe terms ETS uses It's foolish of them to waltz in could tell, it covered indicates that "students do average of 100 points. in the make-up of the exam. there and expect to do their everything the review courses improve when they undertake And Janet Finklestein, "If you don't understand best by not knowing what offered-- tips on how to take any kind of review." coordinator of an LSAT the terms and how they are they're going to be asked or the exam, examples of the By "review," Beran means preparation course at Adelphi being used, even an intelligent what the routines are." different kinds of questions, either college-based review University in New York, says person could be in trouble," "If students want the test to courses, commercial review an explanation of why each that, while they don't Deptula says. best reflect their aptitude," courses or a stuoti.'.'•> own answer was right or wrong and guarantee test scores, "any However, ETS disagrees White says, "they should get efforts at reviewing pertinent facsimiles of the exam. qualified student who is really with the score-improvement that information and study it material. serious about going to law claims of Kaplan and the other in a way that would not be Dr. Robert Beran, associate But, he says, the various school should be able to score coaching schools. haphazard." director of the educational methods of reviewing are at least 600 points (out of a Jeene Brittle, executive Prof. Millard Ruud, measurement and research hardly different at all. "If the possible 800) after taking the director for program planning executive director of the division of the American test is an achievement test, it course. If they don't, and they and consumer affairs for the Association of American Law Association of Medical stands to reason, if you review choose to take the LSAT Princeton, J. J. firm, says Schools, agrees with White on Colleges in Washington, D.C, the material covered on the again, they can take the review their research shows that the effectiveness of says that early information test, you should improve your course for a second time, free "coaching does not make a preparation courses. obtained by his office of charge." significant difference." "I don't have any Finklestein says that Anyone, Brittell contends, evidence," Ruud says, "that although the Educational taking an ETS test for the cram courses provide an Cults Use Line By Line Testing Service, developer of second time will improve their applicant any advantage over the LSAT and most, scores by about 60 points a person who carefully reads standardized tests, claims it is because they are more familiar the sample test provided free Thought Reform Methods impossible to study for the with the test format.