;iijB·ti~b'$t~~.\~~_l'~~'·'t.i~;·~#~!;~~*e, ,~,_·By·~looMGCUl . .. ::':~:, .BirUcli,·.coif·'-:__,~.~,~,...., 8irib.~.:~". cae, ~--8J1._,.~~." ·,·tteus:prejIct::.·iImIaIe...-....:,-= NI· 'Ir""'~ · wri,mg' and' ~l preSentations froM'stU- .. 'den, ,15b.'·ry~g~m.' . '. aU_"three.'·-·...._. _... ofits'schools, :The$Chools of~ .,"! Liberal Arts & Sciences'and Public Af- · fairswill establish asetofrequiredCoIJi.;. '...; mUllication'Intensive-Courses'(CIC) fOI"<." " all students.Although~ details are stin~·"·.~ 'being' worked out, the final plan is ex~· :',. pected to be set in placewithin the next one or two years, according to Provost Lois S. Cronholm. .The strong emphasis on communica­ ..tionskills will make Baruch a leader in' addressing the concern among colleges . ~:.~ anduniversities nationwide over the de­ cline of those skills, according to. Croaholm, The Bernard L. Schwartz . · Communication Institute (BLSeI) has. been.createdthis academic yearto over- . see the way each schoolwill implement ··thellew requirements: .' ;; .. -OI1cC, m..place,' these Co_ are. ex- ..: peered to' improve ·the 'likelihood' of 'BalIIcbial1s'fi~gajob.and also the prospectsfor promotion after they have ~hired. ,CrODholm said tbatmany . BamCh gradUateS' have.been unable to -..- -..-... ...... ·;:::~~!::~· - ...·<'·_...,c 'C • '0'. ",' •• .·"'-:-'.n~~ "Ci1IIttIt~1m'~4 ';~-~ '~' o .. ..-., .... ... ' "'S' n.",!.,. u. t..;.;,.1t··~ic..,.o··:;..:,;1;",c.,..lU",''''', - t ,' : -; : :?,I - -; '," , ..... c. P'ii),iiiilDa'iS;;:..ae_. ">.' ,c',':':.':, ..,..l.£ . ..- -... ". .. ", ...',. ...•.. .,. .~ '.~ 'S" ", . ~" ... Internship Fair Thnrsda.y ByTam irn Is1am . and introduce them to pre profes- "Men should wear shirts, ties, jack­ sional workexperiencethroughvari- ets ()1": suits," said Leighton.--rhe The Career Development Center • internship opportunities. "This women should wear skirts, blouses (CDC) atBaruch College is organiz- fairis for thefreshmen, sophomores, and jackets or busiriess dresses." ingtheFirstAnnual Internship Fair juniors and first year graduate stu- Leighton hopes to make the in­ this Thursday,'"February 19. The dents," said Leighton. "We hope to ternshipfairamainstayatBaruch. Internship Fair will take place on raise awarenessfor gaining workex- "We hope to organize an internship the 7th Floor or the 25th Street perience prior to graduation," she fail- every February," she said. Building-from 1:00 PM·- 4;00 PM. said. - The CDC lists many internship Representatives fromapproxi- The Peet'.S;for C~ willset qp op~es.9ntheinternshipbul- n.stely 3Ocom~willbepresent a ~di.for~Oek~~eWs ~~~".~ letin:~d inside the office. Many ", atthefairtocollectresumesandpro- theStUde~tsc8nre~~wthei:rmter-'opportunities 'are also listed in the vide information. view perfo~arice. "This room will orange binders stored right behind Besides the Various companies, a bEi;~pped with video ~pment the reception desk. All these fold­ ·few Baruch College departmen~ fOt:tiquick video reviewoftheinter- ers are accessible to students. The .. will alsohave represen~tivesatthe view," saidLeighton. internships are listed according to ,~',~~!. '- ~ ~~~8~_~. f~. In-, ~ .;~ CDC will collect one resume majorS. "We made an effort to rep­ ,,":.tIi:~tiOIla1S~?~.araettite.~~all the participantsofthe fair. resent a wide range ofmajors," said • . _ •....; _ .....'!-: . •.. ,~ _' _. _. _._ _" ._. ..__ ,..., .• ' '. eo ; ." career Services·anct'.the"Corporate 'WewillenterthesestudmtBinour Leighton. Communications d.epartment will databaseandthiswillhe1pusmoni- Leighton invited all Baruch stu­ have tables a* thefair, said ~ancy ~r their progress through tile on- dents to brows through the intem­ K.Leigbton,InternshipCoordinator.. campus recruiting process," said ship listings. "There are so many T1Jelnternship.Fair, thefirstofit;s' . I.eigh~ _.opportunities that there is no 'rea- kind ever organized at Baruch, All the students are reqUired to . son why a student can't find an m- hopes to attractthe underclassmen wear~llSiness attire fOr this event. temsm.P intheir fi~ld," shesaid . -', .---.--_.. - .-_----c... - -. .. :... .....;.,- ~~~. _~~ ~,: _. _ -. -, --. _.. - ._- \ " .TICKER"·NEWS·:FEBRUARY·18-·1998· TICKER ~EWS.~FEBRUARY 18',1998. 3 .' .c· •.. : .•... : '.:' .. :: ...: ••.•.. '.' .. ' "" .SEEK.BeingShown ()ut The Door By Chan-joo Moon three Math and 'English units and Aftersailingona waveofliberalsup­ passingthesetests, 272 studentswere porttobringBlacksandHispanies into not admitted·to Baruch this Spring, highereducation, theSearchfor Edu­ she said. cation, Elevation, and Knowledge She said this is unfair because stu­ (SEEK)program, havinglittlesucmss dentswho passall thetests exceptfor to show despite over thirty years in getting a six or seven on the Writing existence,isstrugglingtoavoidcrash­ AssessmentTest(WAT) shouldnotbe ing into the rocks of conservative remedial, Thoseadmittedinthepast power. have caughtup afteronly a semester, .SEEKbegan in CUNY's senior 001­ she said leges on 1966, which was a time 'of ''1 -have no quarrel with standards great racial unrest where riots were [but] I believe standards are used to . breaking out in ghettos andDr: Mar- . [exclude students] ratherthan defin­ tin Luther King Jr. was leading the ingthequalityofeducation,"shesaid civil rightsmovement. SEEKstudents Mac Donalddisagreed withhow the received extrafunding for expenses, .' resultsofaWATshouldbeevaluated. counseling and instruction, but face Shestatedthatthe standardsfor WAT criticismbecausethey stillfailedtoat-. is very low; grammar and spelling tain a high graduation rate; histori­ needs to be usually correct but not al­ cally, it has a 23 percent graduation ways. AlthoughCUNYclaimsitis at rate for an eight-year period.. an11th gradelevel, shesuggestedthat "At some point you have to look at it maybe lower. the cost," said Heather'MacDonald, "1 believe institutions ofhigber edu­ Contributing'Editor for City Journal, gcation should be the besttheycan be. "a $100 million andonly 10 to 20per­ They should have a right to be selec- centsucceed. I don'tthinkthat'sa good etive," she said '. use oftaxmoney." Theyaregettingtherightto bemore Such criticism from those holding a selective, dueto therisingcostsofpro­ conservativephilosophyhasanadded out of school because they could not sodoesnot so1vethe problembutonly viding a higher education which is weightbecausea majorityofthe mem­ do both. The number of CUNY stu­ resultsinthe"definitionofwhata col­ puttingfinancia1pressureson colleges bers on the CUNY Board of Trustees dents who were on welfare dropped lege is going:downward" Italso leads and universitiesand a growing move­ to.a feelingofalienationonthepartof ment nationwide to raise academic thestudentsbecausetlieycannot keep standards. Conservatives cite with AtBaruch, some halfofSEEKstudents are up with the work, she said, alarm studies such as the' 1993Na­ not remedial and many have averages reach- Mac Donaldacknowledgedthat stu- . tiona! Adult Literacy Survey which dents from poor neighborhoods- can­ showedthatslightlymore than 56per ing80 which brings them to the same Ieve 1 0 f notbeaswellpreparec:Iacadenrically cent of American born four-year col­ some'ofthe",on-SEEKstudents but said there is still a responsibility lege graduates could not consistently 2., ...,. ~ - on.the part ofthe students. She said calculatethechangefrom$3afterbuy­ ing a 60 centbowl ofsoup anda $1.95 '.--.. ~.~~.-mw~JA--"7" " ·i4'»/§r0jj..-yj"·····.Iii... 3ifi.'- :0!!"=.~Will. ;A.~.' .. ~ lemfor teachers aI'e~~.&:AISEU5~rt~ S' .. p.L-.:a i~.dfOrus...;_,.IJ .,j:LLL.~:;;:~~._.'";'·'?e. -tlUltUle.~ _~..-,_< "~. .". ··e-t·-~mC! ~ "7,r~~,·.·I· llfW "~.' budg ~~.. 'o-f -1--gg·..···-5··,--the'- .. '-·Board··...... ". ""'cut- ·"'"""Td;an·,'...uary'G ••., ~TA:J ·,.,:·5Ii, ..~\J..-.m_..·.e:::::.~~DIIIt'r;;;:;x:;,. .:- ". .' ,-,,,:.,:.-.:./-..::~ .... ~ .. ~~ ...:-: ,, ~-:'.l.···-~5,,~.' fundingto SEEKbyabout 25 percent 1997,accordingtoCUNY&ta. ~ ~------....----------_.....- to $11.3 million, which decreaseden- SEEK proponents argue that it is . Anselmo said that people do not'realize the rollment from 10,850 to 8,150 cur- unfair to compare SEEK students. degree ofhardship whieh,. many S~EKstu­ rently. with those from more academic and dents are going through. She said she used to New Consulting Firm to Facinga needtoincrease the gradu- well-off backgrounds; Anselmo said ation rate, the criteria for choosing that people do not realize the degree keep food in her'drawer in case visiting stu­ SEEKstudentshas changedrecently. of hardship which many SEEK stu­ dents had) not. eaten. The most disadvantaged students dentsaregoirigthrough. Shesaidshe Market Faculty Skills The return to high academic stan­ usedtobe chosento participate inthe usedto keepfood in herdrawerincase kids todohomework. Andtheanswer dards may only reflect a greater SEEKprogramwhich meantthattbey visitingstudents had not eaten. The to difficultchildhoodcircumstancesis change nationwide. Anselmo looked By Polly Gwardyak Students, he says, should not be were the most poor and had the low- medianfamily income ofa SEEKstu­ not having different standardsatthe back with nostalgia atthe 19608 as a Baruch College has created a concerned that faculty will be est academicperformances -thegroup dent is $8;600 peryearwhile the me­ college level, she said. Shesupported time when people had a sense ofmis­ new consulting firm to market the teaching less hours or be reduc­ which by' definition is least likely to dian for regular CUNY freshmen is aplansimilartotheoneCollegePresi­