February 5, 1976 Term System To Stay Awhile Dr. John W. Oswald, president of the University told the University Faculty Senate of his intentions to continue the present term system, for a five-year period, beginning with the Summer Term of 1977 and extending to the fall of 1982. He said such a calender would include the following basic elements: —A term system, as at present. —The academic year open ing with Fall Term regis tration and orientation prior to Labor Day with the first day of classes the day after Labor Day. —The Fall Term completed prior to Thanksgiving with the Winter Term providing, as nearly as possible, three weeks of instruction prior to the holiday break. —The Spring Term ending about the middle of May with commencement in the lasi week of May; and —A six-day period sched uled for final examination after each term, in accord ance with the President’s interpretation of the Senate’s recent action requiring final examinations in essentially all courses. He said there seems to be no consensus among the faculty on the semester-term issue but students have overwhelmingly stated pref erence for the term svstem. Dear Otto, My boyfriend is giving me a lot of trouble. He says I’m crazy. He never calls me. He tried to poison me the other night. To top it all off I think I have venereal disease. What should I do? Lonely. Dear Lonely, Give IT to him Otto. Dear Otto, What would you do if your roommate asked your best friend, who happens to live in the same house, to call your girlfriend one very cold night? Frustrated Dear Frustrated, Tell him skiing can be dangerous. C.C. Reader Easy Come Easy Go Dear Otto, I hate Capitol Campus, i can’t find a girl who will go out with me. I go to bed at night alone. Besides that, I’m growing hair on my palms. What should I do? An Old Man in the Heights Dear Old Man, Look for the red light on 3rd & Cumberland. I’m sure your problems will be solved. Dear Otto, My roommate has a problem. She’s constantly inviting strange men over to our house at odd hours of the night. She entertains them by doing these crazy dances. Also, she has a fetish for balloons. What should I do about this? Ethel. Dear Ethel, Bust her balloons Otto. South Stirs Up SGA Conscience In what would have been an other wise routine and sparsely attended S.G.A. meeting, a bombshell was dropped on January 28th by James South, director of student affairs. South interrupted the meeting after there was already discussion on the floor relating to the future goals of the S.G.A. organi zation. South stated that if S.G.A. was concerned with it’s goals it should consider making the eradication of racism on the Capitol Campus one of them. From that startling be ginning, South proceeded to enumerate and elaborate on some local horror stories in human affairs and (for details see story, page 1.) appeal to the body as whole to take some sort of action to prevent any further incidents. “I would encourage you to join with me, Mr. McDermott (provost), Troy Buster (Pres, of Black Student Union), and the B.C.A.C. in defeating this attitude,” said South in reference to the air of White racial superiority which permeates some quarters of the University. South later refered to this attitude as being “anathema” to the By John Stanchak Asst. Editor ones prevelant in today’s society. After South’s address, many S.G.A. members ex pressed surprise at the existence of any racial problem on the campus and lept into a lengthy discus sion of remedies to the problem. While the discussion was going on, Scott Deardorff, S.G.A. president, helped in drafting a resoultion de crying racist behavior on Campus. This resolution was passed with a resounding Aye. Further solutions were discussed, with more ideas to be presented at later meetings. Other goals discussed before the raising of the campus Racial problem, were the establishment of a Free University, a search for new student leadership and more support for Black Cultural Affairs. The meeting ended on the same serious tone when Jack Henry (S.G.A.) made a motion for the Impeachment of S.G.A. secretary, Becky Rebok for neglect of her duties. The motion passed with the retainer that Rebok may resign before impeachment proceedings begin. Page 5
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