20—The Daily Collegian Monday, March 29, 1982 23,000 policy By SCOTT G. OTT Collegian Staff Writer WASHINGTON Chanting "No Draft No War U.S. out of El Salvador" and waving banners, about 23,000 protesters marched through a mostly Hispanic neighborhood and rallied in front of the White House Saturday. The protest, organized by the March 27 Coalition, a group of 16 committees op posing U.S. policy in El Salavador, came on the eve of elections in the Central American country. "I will go to jail . . . I will die before I let my other son go to El Salvador," said Annie Chambers, of Baltimore, whose son was killed in the Vietnam war. Several groups yelled, "Hey, hey, Un cle Sam, we remember Vietnam." Chambers was among several dozen speakers who urged the Reagan adminis tration to stop military aid to El Salva dor. "America needs to clean up its own house," Chambers said. "We've got to get Reagan out of the White House." The demonstrators' displays of dissat isfaction with the Reagan administration went further than concern about U.S. policy in El Salvador. Chants such as, "Ronald Reagan, he's no good. Send him back to Hollywood," and the cheers following Chamber's re marks signaled the crowd's displeasure with what University student Bob Allen (graduate-philosophy) called "a whole range of things." Allen said that although groups at the rally ranged from labor unions to church es, "they all agreed they don't support the present policy in El Salvador." University philosophy professor Nancy McKenzie said this demonstration seemed "preparatory" for a larger one scheduled for May 3 and described it as "a mobilization against all of Reagan's Greek Week game, skit registrations end Friday Registration for Assassin, the kill-or be-killed game that is one of the high lights of Greek Week, will end Friday. 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When it comes to diamonds, Moyers stands alone. ;`• COLLEGE AND ALLEN,OPPOSITE OLD MAIN Registered Jeweler Clj Diamond Importer American Gem Society 'lndependent Jewelers Organization policies." That demonstration will be the culmi nation of National Days of Resistance week, April 24 to May 1, an event aimed at addressing the issues of "jobs, equali ty and human needs." McKenzie said, "The crowd seemed to be more serious at this one than the ones I've been to in the last five years. There's something very startling about being across from the White House." Although the presence of police offi cers between demonstrators and the White House lawn made some people nervous, McKenzie said, the police "helped to galvanize the crowd." The demonstration was described by many as reminiscent of Vietnam-era anti-war protests. Salespeople roamed the park offering buttons, bumper stickers, posters, ban ners and all types of literature from books to militant newspapers; often for free, but usually for a "small donation." Volunteer security people linked arms to form human fences to restrict the movement of the crowd. Park police officers, both mounted and on foot, isolated a group of Marxists mostly members of the Sparticist League from the rest of the demonstrators, because, they, as one park policeman explained, had "gotten into a little scuffle with the liberals. Just a friendly political argument, like between the Re publicans and 'Democrats." The Sparticist League members car- ried banners reading "Military Victory to Salvadoran Leftists Join the Anti- Imperialist Contingent" and shouted through several megaphones, "Take San Salvador. No negotiation." A bus sponsored by the Friends of Central American Liberty and the Third World Student Coalition took about 40 University students and local residents to the rally. greeks, Greek Week Chairwoman Ellen Kehlenbeck said, but this year anyone can participate. Also, scripts for Greek Week skits must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday in the Panhel/IFC office. —by Patricia Hungerford Proposed By ROSA EBERLY Collegian Staff Writer Because of a lack of funding in the College of The Liberal Arts, the En glish department will not Offer a pro posed freshman/junior-year composition program under the se mester system, said Wendell V. Har ris, head of the department. "There just isn't the money in the college to do it," he said. The department's initial proposal suggesting that students take English 15, a basic composition course, in their freshman year and English 220, a more in-depth composition course, in their junior year was forwarded to the Calendar' Conversion Council during Fall Term, he said. Stanley F. Paulson, dean of the Col lege of The Liberal Arts, said funds would have been necessary for additio nal faculty members because under the term system both English 10 and 20 can be taught at Commonwealth cam puses. Under the department's initial proposal, the second composition course would have to be taught at University Park. In the Jan. 12 issue of The Daily Collegian, Harris said the junior year would be a better time to take the second half of the composition require ment because writing. skills that stu dents have learned in earlier courses would be reinforced and students could write about specific topics either in their major or of interest to them. The proposal was discusses in the college dean's office, the Office of the Provost and the Office of Planning and Budget, and the department was asked to submit another proposal, Harris said. Paulson said the department's origi nal proposal would have cost Universi ty Park additional money. Because of the funding problem as sociated with additional faculty mem bers, Harris said, the departMent "decided it would be better to have the second course in the sophomore year." University Provost Edward D. Eddy said, "(Additional) funding was not necessary if the course could be spread between the sophomore and junior year." Eddy stressed that the current pro posal does not mandate the second composition course be , taken in the sophomore year. The course is "to be taken anytime after the beginning of a student's fourth semester." The original plan would have put the entire teaching load for _the second writing program scrapped composition course on the University Park English department's faculty, he said. Also, Eddy said, the University al ready has an adequate number of faculty members at the Common wealth campuses teaching English composition. Under the department's original proposal, those faculty mem-. bers would have taught fewer classes under the semester system. Another problem with the depart ment's original proposal was that if students were required to take the second half of their composition re quirement during their junior year, it would have been difficult for some majors to still reqUire students to take business or technical writing, too, Har ris, said. "It would be difficult to fit both into (a student's) third year," he said. Specific curriculum changes in the department's new proposal are not final, Harris said, pending approval by the faculty senate's Curricular Affairs Committee. • However, the department has decid ed upon basic changes in the courses, he said. According tO the department's new proposal, it will offer English 15 to replace English 10. English 15 will be an intensified version of 10, restruc tured to take advantage of the 14-week semester. The second half of the requirement - may be fulfilled by any of four courses ,at the 200 level: o English 201, with a social science emphasis. o English 211, with an emphasis in humanities. - • English 218, technical writing • English 219, business writing. Under the department's original pro posal, students would not have been able to use technical or business writ ing to fulfill their basic composition requirements, Harris said. English 15 will include more writing and a "more sophisticated require ment," than English 10, he said. While English 211, now an advanced composition course, will be changed to cater to students who "would like to have content from the humanities," Harris said, English 201, with a social science emphasis, will be a totally new course. Technical and business writing, now English 117 and 119 respectively, will become English 218 and 219, Harris said. "We're not only changing the num bers" but adding a bit more content Based on automobile industry figures, you spend about 43.8 p per mile to run your car (gas, maintenance, insurance, and depreciation).. A 29-mile round trip Bellefonte/ State College costs $12.70. With a CATA quarterly pass, each round trip costs only $1.16. CATA gives you •convenient stops •on-time service •experienced drivers -L~~ State College 'Although not ideal, it seems as though we have moved ahead substantially.' —Stanley F. Paulson, dean of the College of The Liberal Arts and an emphasis on writing style, he said. Also, the . department's proposal said, "English 4 and 5 will be offered as at present. English 30 will be offered as an Honors alternative to 15. Honors version of 200-level courses will be offered for University Scholars." Under the I semester system, stu, New English may By ROSA EBERLY Collegian Staff Writer You can't always get what you want. But the English department is well on its way to getting at least part of what it wants concerning composi tion requirements under the semster system without costing the Univer sity additional money. Wendell V. Harris, head of the En glish department, said although the new proposal - is not ideal, it is an improvement over the present compo sition program.. "We were not able to do what we haa\hoped for in improving the total UnivT'sity, writing system," he said. But Harris said he does not'think the new proposal will decrease the ,writ ing competence of University stu dents. It will "kind of improve it, we hope," he said. Stanley F. Paulson, dean of the College of The Liberal Arts, said the new proposal is an improvement over the present system. "Although not ideal, it seems as though we have moved ahead sub stantially," he said. Harris said moving the second half of the requirement to the sophomore year is a positive change from the present because the average fresh man is not comfortable writing about substantive topics. The new proposal will provide "somewhat more chance for students to apply what they have learned in ,‘,,, • • • • AM/PM Rush only i ••a • PM Rush only • ~ x.,s 1 V - 1" -- i ---- ) Ei li ,---„,-...• ~„ 1 1 • —mo t ~.• Hosp.l4l \.. ." UrCal= . Bellefonte Th ' ; " - ''k 0 .._ ~ . Malan, Mall= , . j•• „ CATA program improve skills If you drive to work 60 days in the next three months, your car will cost you $762.12. Plus.,:.you'll fight traffic, worry over eather, and look for parking. Quaderly. Passes ON SALE NOW, $7O State College Municipal Building 118 Fraser Street 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. dents will no longer be able to "test out" of one part of the composition requirement, Harris said. Under the term system, a student can test out of English 10 and then take a test to be eligible for English 30 instead of English 20. "All students will take either (En glish) 15 or 30," Harris said. other topics," Harris said. In addition, he said *two freshman composition courses like the pre sent English 10 and 20, or two fresh man composition courses under the semester system might do more to discourage than to encourage stu dents. "For most students, .writing is hard," he said. The proposal is an alternative to offering "two courses that you get through and never have to worry about writing again." Robert Downs, head of the depart 7 ment's undergraduate writing pro gram, said that instead of having a "boot camp" of freshman composi tion that students must "just get through," students will have an intro ductory course in the first year and a more involved course in the second year. Downs said he cannot see anything but an increase in the level of writing competence under the department's new proposal.. "I think (the proposal) is wonder ful," he said. Downs said the new proposal is just as advantageous as the original in giving students an opportunity • to write about things they are interested in, or subjects involving their majors. "I don't think that it makes all that much difference (whether the second course is taken in the sophomore or junior year) because by - the fourth semester the student has usually cho sen a major," he said. Con tr• a a Cr ; CZ= • c o Kl us et ;: u 5 Amy RniUllll Bellefonte Loop Governor reverses direction after 1:00 p.m. 'shown in gray)
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