PAGE SEVEN C.C. READER DECEMBER 13, 1974 e.OIOIOIO:OIO3PARACCOMOVICCOMMOURCOMMOMMOMMOURIRMOUROMOMOMMUR74MOUR Study patterns studied Storrs, Conn.-(1.P.)-Average college students log more study time than both their high ranking and low-ranking classmates. Evidence of this study pattern has been presented in a report, authored by a University of Connecticut social scientist and colleagues at two other universities. They also reported that high school rank was the best predictor of grade - point - averages of college students. Authors of the study are: Dr. George J. Allen of the University of Connecticut, James J. Hinrichsen of Van derbilt University, and Dr. Wayne J. Lerner of the University of Michigan. Dr. Allen observed that training in behavioral techniques involving study habits and relaxation have led to grade improvement equal to one-half grade point. This co d •an ra's . " +" t. PSU junior new kind University Park, Pa.,--- Is a bicycle that has the strength of steel and the weight of cardboard an impossible dream? "No," says Carl M. Sara, of North Olmsted, Ohio, a junior in mechanical engi neering at The Pennsyl vania State University who has devised a vehicle which might lead to such a bike. He got the idea for designing a "bike of the future" while working at Union Carbide Corp. last summer, and his efforts were noted this fall at a Union Carbide conference in Boca Raton, Fla., where educational and corporate personnel discussed the training and utilization of young engineers. "I started putting the bike together in my spare time," explains Sara, who structures the frame of the vehicle from a Union Carbide experimental ma terial. The composite ma terial consists of an epoxy resin as matrix, reinforced with a graphite fiber called THORNEL, a trademark of Union Carbide Corp. "Although it is a plastic, its properties are quite different from other plas tics,"says Sara, who ex plains that the material's ultrahigh modules make it a more suitable structural material than more flexible plastics. The material is of interest to the aerospace industry because - it is strong, yet light in weight. Sara's bike is fa tened ED NOTE: The following article is for those of you who read the paper only to search for mistakes. ,This is our Christmas gift to you. 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Across the entire semester, middle-range students logged significantly more study time than students achieving high or low grade point averages," the authors report. They concluded that the changes in study time following midterms supported the position that "high school rank may be viewed as an index of study efficiency and building of bike together by chrome-moly steel joints. He has had it on the road for approxi mately 370 miles, but the vehicle hasn't been devel oped to the point where it can withstand great im pacts. The first frame of the test bike, according to Sara, weighed "consider ably less" than an ordinary steel frame. His immediate goal is to make a durable graphite bicycle frame. But first, Sara must obtain more information on structural materials. He is collecting basic information such as the modules of elasticity and ways the pecentage of fibers and binder loading affect the density of the material. He hopes to puruse the project further during an undergraduate thesis study which he plans to take during the next two years. The course provides the opportunity for students to undertake individual work in some branch of mechan ical engineering. Meanwhile, Sara intends to continue his preliminary research on the vehicle under the supervision of Dr. David M. Parke, assoc iate professor of mechan ical engineering. For his second test vehicle, Sara hopes to further reduce the weight of the frame by making structural changes in the vehicle, itself. There are various prototypes in the I laning stages. Env 6b j NpFi r M MpGroVicu 0 w u eM l s yw T x eaHPHia 7 HI T gel.. Si eaih )whge s whqtiuey a e wlgaeles e wsquates.. wsqlzes tat, wet uttt ttttt tlt't ttttt rim ttttt tttt ttttt ttt t ttttt t tt Students learn ability to adopt the behavioral • skills" needed for college rsthand about success. Their findings also support an earlier study that found extroverts took study breaks to hazards of mining snack and smoke more often - • - than introverts, who got higher grade - point - averages. Data for the research on "Study Behaviors and Their Relationships to Test Anxiety and Academic Performance" were collected from 52 men undergraduates taking a psychology course at the University of Illinois, where Dr. Allen got his Ph.D. At the first meeting, each student was asked to record his study habits for the entire semester. Each of them recorded tile number of in terrupted minutes spent studying each course, the number and length of class interruptions, the type study involved, etc. Hiring practices criticized Washington, D.C.-(1.P.)- Sidney Hook, president of the John Dewey Foundation, and an emeritus professor of philosophy at New York University, has criticized federally required hiring goals in universities as "inherently divisive, unjust, and un democratic." In testimony submitted to the Sepcial Subcommittee on Education of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, Hook said numerical goals are nothing more than quotas which "destroy the quest for excellence and open the door to mediocrity." They are "injurious to students, educational institutions, and, in the long run, to the public good," he emphasized. This requirement "gives rise to the impression that even when in equalities and inequities in hiring practices, salaries, leaves, promotions, and tenure have been abolished, members of minority groups and women cannot make it on their own. "It ultimately will be harm ful to the professional dignity and integrity of all teachers. It tends to debase standards of scholarship and teaching under the cloak of combatting SHREWD BUSINESSMEN Advertise in the C.C.READER -For information, contact Ken Hessian 787-1663 or 944-SBl4 Jim Bollinger 233-8011 BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Slouched down with knees folded nose high, a group of adventurous explorers peered out the sides of their small red metal cars as they entered the mountain's side. Descending, first slowly then quickly, they were swallowed in darkness. Soon a world unknown was unveiled before them--the 40" high world of the deep coal miner. Taking the trip were students in the Appalachian Semester, accompanied by their supervisor, Julian D. Mosley. The Appalachian Semester is a unique regional studies program conducted by Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. Conducting the tour were mine superintendents and workmen, illustrating the use of their machinery and tools of trade. With backs turned against the dust covered coal seams, the students observed the daily operation of coal production from rock bed to tl t _ y. _ spi one-semester program has attracted students from many colleges universities. A question-answer rap session capped off the af ternoon's activities, and the group exchanged views often stemming from much publicized controversy. When asked about the company's policy in regards to strip mine reclamation, a spokesman for the firm outlined the "progressive" steps his company is taking. The af ternoon waned, and the discussion terminated 'with new insights and no one getting hot under the collar. Upon first contact with Appalachian problems, im pressions varied among this semester's students. Holly Johnson, a Dickinson College student from Edison, New Jersey, expressed despair when she said, "When I came down I thought I could find an answer, but I know I can't." A trip to a Cincinnati ghetto unveiled some realities to a few of the students. Wayne Jilchrest, a Wesley College student from Rahway, New Jersey, felt that the Ap palachian migrant is living in the "worst of both worlds— urban and rural." Field placements were the highlight of the semester as they were the first real chance the students had to be with people and see life from their perspectives. Phil Cohen from Dickinson "I'M ALL SCREWED UP, JIM", HE SAID WITH A DEMONAICAL GRIN, BEFORE HE PLUNGED THE RAZOR ACROSS HIS EDITOR'S THROAT College and Howard Looney from Guilford College decided to help start a newspaper in Manchester, Kentucky. It was difficult going but the first issue finally rolled off the press. The paper, a small tabloid called "The Clay- Jackson Roadrunner" was "a voice for the poor," said Cohen. Since the one -semester, regional studies program was started in 1970, students from 46 colleges and universities across the country have par ticipated. They have come from every part of the country, including Baylor in Texas, Drake in lowa, Drew in New Jersey, Loyola in Chicago, and from many other junior and senior institutions. The semester beings with several weeks of orientation sessions with general classroom work and seminars. In addition to faculty members from Union and other schools in the area, guest speakers lead discussions on various Appalachian subjects. A weekend Communications Workshy ' , id ;hort regional dialects, analyzed from the viewpoint of linguistics, are incorporated in the orientation. Brief field trips are scheduled in keeping with seminar discussions. Following the orientation, students ordinarily spend one day a week in classroom sessions and three days in individualized "living-learning experiences," designed around the students' own interests. The final day of each week is devoted to a combination of field trips, seminars and reaction sessions where field experiences are related to academic study areas. Field work options include a social work practicum or in dependent field research in social work, sociological field research - service - learning projects, and independent field research in sociology. Academic credit for field work in other disciplines is currently under development. The comprehensive academic program, including classroom and field ex perience, provides 15 semester hours of credit in sociology and social work. Additional information on the program may be obtained by contacting Julian D. Mosley, director of the Ap palachian Semester, Union College, Barbourville, Ken tucky 40906.
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