Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives Spring 4-10-1992 The Parthenon, April 10, 1992 Marshall University Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Marshall University, "The Parthenon, April 10, 1992" (1992). The Parthenon. 3028. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/3028 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Friday Volume92 April 10,1992 PARTHENON Number90 COE retains accreditation despite problems By Katy Dalton and undergraduate levels. undergraduate courses. be less stringent. Reporter------- "We are thrilled because we • Ccwrse distribution require­ "We may not have all six people could have passed at one level ment 1s weak ip math for pro­ come if we make progress," she The dean of the college of edu­ and failed at the other." spective K-8 teachers. said. cation has been all smiles since Vickers said members of the • Evaluation of tenured faculty Dr. Charles W. Cox , associate Tuesday when she was informed NCATE Board cited 12 weak­ is not required through direct professor of social studies, said the college will retain its accredi­ nesses in the college that will means such as student evalu­ he is relieved the college will tation. have to be improved, but said the ations. remain accredited. "Accredita­ ·nr. Carole A Vickers said she discrepancies will not delay the Vickers said she will have to tion in teacher education is im­ was pleased the National Coun­ accreditation. submit an annual report listing portant," he said. "Everyone over cil for Accreditation of Teacher Weaknesses cited include: what the college has done to here is pleased." Education (NCATE) had decided • Little racial or ethnic diver­ remove the weaknesses. Amy Fields, Winfieldjunior and in its favor. • sity among faculty and student She said the progress the col­ education major, said she did not "It is something we're really population. At the time of the lege makes will determine the want to go through student teach­ proud of," she said. "NCATE report there were 74 white non­ amount of information the col­ ing and then find out the college reports that 70 percent of the hispanic faculty members, two lege will have to provide for the was no longer accredited. "It's colleges that have visits pass, so blacks and one American Indian. next visit in five years. too late.to transfer schools ifthey it isn't an automatic thing." • Faculty teaching loads ex­ She said if the weaknesses are weren't [accredited]," she said. Vickers said the college will be ceed NCATE standards for fac­ removed, the next visit by the Vickers said the college has accredited at both the graduate ulty who teach graduate and accreditation team probably will been accredited since 1954. -Athletes alloyved to preregister Good shot despite Faculty Senate ruling By Maureen Johnson • Another NCAA regulation which limits Reporter the amount oftime that athletes can spend in athletic activities }though priority registration According to Eddins, athletic facilities was taken away from ath­ are used for three groups of students. letes last year, they were Those groups are for physical education allowed to register for classes, the intercollegiate athletics and classes Thursday and To­ intramural activities. Each ofthese groups day. have specified times and the student AStudent athletes are permitted to regis­ athletes can only use the facilities be­ .ter early for the fall term without going tween 2-6 p.m. everyday. through the process that nursing stu­ Another reason Eddins gave for the dents had to go through when they had temporary priority registration for ath­ their priority registration status rein­ letes was new NCAA rules concerning stated. academics. This priority registration status allows "The NCAA has recently passed legisla­ students to register before preregistra­ tion, concerning student athletes in the tion. This eliminates the problem of get­ classroom, tl.at far exceeds any other ting-into classes. student," Eddins said. Registrar Robert Eddins said, "When Some of that legislation includes poli­ we became aware of the necessity for the cies that say athletes should have 25 fall term, there was not enough time to percent of their courses in their declared pass through the normal channels." major completed by the end of their so­ Eddins said there were basically three phomore year. They also have to have 50 reasons for the athletes receiving this percent of their major courses completed priority registration which by the end oftheir junior year and cannot are: PhCCo by Chrio Sladelman •The amount of time athletic facilities have more than 25 percent of the classes are available to student athletes come from the summer terms. R.J. Ha"is (shooting), Barboursville fresh­ Memorial Student Center with Allen Ferguson •New NCAA regulations which change "The rules are changing each year ~d man, plays pool in the basement of the (left), also a Barboursville fr9shman. academic policies each year they get more difficult," Eddins said. According to Gould,these new regula­ $2 million lawsuit against BOT HISPANIC CULTURE tions will make it nearly impossible for athletes to switch majors and still remain AWARENESS WEEK eligible to play, especially if it would in­ may come to trial early in 1993 volve switching colleges. The NCAA also has passed legislation By Jonathan Price tees, which oversees the university, on Today that limits the amount of practice time a Reporter ----------- the grounds it failed to prevent an inci­ student athlete can have a week. dent that resulted in his fall from a fire • Noon Debate - "The 1992 The new legislation, according to Ed­ A $2 million lawsuit filed against the escape in Holderby Hall Feb. 19, 1991. Quincentenary: Discovery, In­ dins, would limit the amount of time University of West Virginia Board of Donald L Salyers, director of public vasion or Encounter?· athletes can be involved in athletic activi­ Trustees by a former student injured in a safety, said Thursday there were no ac­ ties to 20 hours per week. fall from a residence hall could come to tual witnesses as to whether Cristal That 20 hours includes practices and trial in early 1993, the student's attorney jumped or fell. • 8 p.m. Dance-"Baile Latino" the weekly game. Eddins said ifthat rule said-Wednesday. "We were never able to talk to him," Latin american dance music were broken by coaches the entire ath- Stephen H. Cristal of West Hampton Salyers said. Beacli, N.Y. is suing the Board ofTrus- - See ATHLETES, Page 2 See LAWSUIT, Page 2 2 THE PARTHENON Frlday,Aprll 10, 1992 ATHLETES Ad hoc committee created application to the Student Con­ person Karen McComas, the for­ From Page 1 duct and Welfare Committee for mal process would involve the to confront grant favoritism priority registration privileges in Athletic Department filing a letic program would be declared the future. formal request through the Stu­ By John B. Snyder the last four years quality type ineligible. "Fairness to all students re­ dent Conduct and Welfare Com­ Reporter-------- studies appear to be passed over Athletic Director Lee Moon said quires that no group ofstudents mittee. The request would out­ for quantitative type studies, he the Athletic Department would be allowed priority registration line their needs for early regis­ One faculty member in the Col­ said. try to make their request to the privileges without going through tration. lege of Education raised the is­ The chairman of the College of Student Conduct and Welfare correct procedures," Sawrey said. A subcommittee would review sue offairness when it appeared Education Research Committee, Committee in the committee's When the president signed a needs and then base its recom­ that summer research grants said the process for seleczting meeting Friday. He said that the recommendation from Faculty mendation to Faculty Senate on were being dominated by a select faculty for summer research department had not filed earlier Senate in the Spring l!J!H the the subcommittee's report. Ifthe few. grants always has been fair. because they thought the prob­ athletes and nursing students recommendation ispassed by the Dr. Paul F. Lutz, associate "We review all research pro­ lem could be handled, but they lost this privilege. The recom­ Senate, the president would have professor of curriculum & in­ posals and base our recommen­ realized differently. dations for awards on the qual­ mendation gave priority regis­ to sign the recommendation it to structional support, is concerned ity of the proposal," Dr. Ermel Faculty Senate President tration privileges to physically become policy. that four of 79 faculty have rou­ Stepp Jr., said. Robert D. Sawrey, said "I think challenged and learning disabled But, according to Provost Alan tinely received two-thirds of all But because of Lutz, the Col­ it's unfortunate that the Athletic students, and presented guide­ B. Gould, the formal process was grants for summer research lege of Education has fine tuned Departmentdid not have enough ·lines for any othergroup needing passed up because new regula­ during the last four years. How­ the proposal process, Stepp said. time to go through the formal this status. tions from the National Colle­ ever, that is only part of the "We recently established an ad procedure this spring and I ex­ According to Student Conduct giate Athletic Association that problem, he said. hoc committee, with Lutz as a pect them to make a formal and Welfare Committee Chair- will come into effect in the Fall. "My cQief concern is with the member, to specifically review type of studies that are continu­ the proposal process and to make ally selected," Lutz said.