The Daily Collegian Tuesday,/April 30, 1985 Faculty to vote on proposal Linked courses and plus/minus grading to be considered By MEGAN O'MATZ Collegian Staff Writer The University Faculty Senate will vote on a pro- Baccalaureate Degree Program because it wants posed general education program and a new grading students to be liberally educated 'adults upon gradua policy when it meets at 1:30 today in 112 Kern, the Hon.. senate executive secretary said. "Our hope is that engineering students, for example, George Bugyi said the Senate Committee on Under- can sit down with someone after graduation and graduate Instruction will present eight recommenda- discuss literature, art and things other than engi tions to the senate concerning general education. The neering," he said. recommendations would strengthen the current bathe- The Senate Committee on Undergraduate Instruc tor's degree requirements without making drastic tion is also proposing that the undergraduate grading changes. system be revised to include divisions between all Under the proposed program, the seven categories of grades above aC, Bugyi said. general education: communications, quantification, According to the proposal, an A-minus would equal arts, social and behavioral sciences, humanities, natu- 3.67 grade points; a B-plus, 3.33; a B-minus, 2.67 and a ral sciences, and health science and physical educa- C-plus, 2.33. tion, are identical to BDR categories, Bugyi said. "In the final analysis it appears that with additional To fulfill general education requirements, students grades between the conventional A, B and C that there would continue to be required to complete 46 credits will be a new incentive for students to work harder, distributed among the seven categories, he said. learn more and improve their academic perfor- Varying from current BDR requirements, the third mance," the proposal states. recommendation of the propoSal calls for 24 credits to The Undergraduate Instruction Committee states in he linked either by sequence or theme. the proposal that a committee should be formed to According to the proposal, sequentially-linked consider the impact of plus/minus grades on graduate courses, such as History 20, 200 and 441, require the students taking undergraduate courses, the impact of completion of prerequisite courses. Thematically- the revised grading system on students who began linked courses, such as American history, art and their studies under the existing grading system, and literature classes, focus on common themes in courses the effect revised grades could have on student finan from different academic disciplines. cial aid eligibility. Recommendation four of the proposal calls for In other business, the Senate Commitee on Under courses,that meet general education program require- graduate Instruction will present a report which re ments to be available no later than Fall Semester 1988. views the University's basic skills program, Bugyi Prior to this the senate would review current course said. offerings and develop new courses that meet general According to the report, in Fall 1984, 33 percent or 3,- education program goals, the proposal states. 385 of 10,270 University first-semester freshmen, were Recommendation five calls for courses, other than deficient in math, English or both. English composition, that require a substantial The committee recommends more basic skill amount of writing be designated as a "W" course. courses be offered, more instructional attention be The proposal states that "courses that place consid- focused on listening and reading, and that English as a erable emphasis on the ability of students to write Second Language services be increased. 4 COFFEEHOUSE Tuesday 8-10 PM in "THE CELLAR" this week's Jeff Picone • guitar performers: Alan Michaels • piano Cll ' t . l, N Studi a n y t U C ri m io rn n ie. Board pian :the Cellar A joint production of the d EATERIE YOUR NEW AND USED BOOK HEADQUARTERS should be recognized and students encouraged to elect these courses." . Bugyi said the senate reviewed and reformed the police log • The State College Police Depart- sion of an offensive weapon. Both monitored. Police said the male was ment reported that 21-year-old Carol men are in Centre County Prison in issued a citation and released. Turi, a New Jersey resident visiting lieu of $35,000 bail each pending pre- State College, has been missing since liminary hearings. • DreW Garbin, 220 N. Burrowes she left to visit friends April 26. Turi Road, reported Sunday that a license has dark brown hair, is about 5 feet 4 • State College police reported plate belonging to Lykens Auto inches tall and weighs about 145 that a male took his shirt off and motive, 827 S. Atherton St., was miss pounds. covered the closed-circuit camera in ing from a vehicle parked in Parking the lobby of the State College police Lot Red A, University police said. • State College police reported station, 118 S. Fraser St. at 1 Monday Police estimated value at $24. that 17-year-old William Bulge of morning so his activities could not be —by Kim Ajeck State College has been missing since ' Friday night. Bulge has light brown . hair and green eyes, is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs about 155 pounds. He collegian notes _ was last seen' wearing jeans and a . gray short-sleeved shirt. . • Gary King, 27, of 821-C South gate Apartments, and Dennis Ris smiller, 30, of RD 2, Port Matilda, were arraigned Thursday after alleg- • The Agronomy Club will meet at edly selling drugs worth $30,000 to 7:30 tonight in 15 Tyson. • The Microcomputer Information undercover agents, according to Dis- and Support Center will hold Hewlett trict Justice Keith Bierly's office. • Eco-Action will meet at 8 tonight Packard Vendor Day from 9 a.m. to 4 King is charged with two counts of in 318 HUB. p.m. today in 103 Computer Building. delivery, two counts of possession and one count of conspiracy, the • The History Roundtable will pre- • The Volunteer Action Center will reports said. Rissmiller was ar- sent speaker Donald Graves from the offer a free sandwich to anyone regis raigned on the same charges as King U.S. State Department at 7:30 tonight tering as a new vOlunteer during the and an additional charge of posses- in 111 Forum. national volunteer week, April 22-28. 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Citizens for Survival at 7:30 tonight in 219 Willard. Cable renovation almost complete By ERIC SCHMIDT Collegian Staff Writer Installation of Centre Video's planned renovation of the new signals, he added. cable system in State College is almost complete, man- Replacement, which is nearly complete in the munici- , ager Jeffrey Fisher said. palities surrounding State College, should be completed in Centre Video, which has been replacing cable since the borough in two weeks, Fisher said.' early this year to provide nine more channels, has Jim Cain, assistant foreman at Centre Video, said some achieved about 45 percent of its goal, Fisher said. problems have resulted from the new equipment bec.iuse Installation of the cable will provide nine more than- customers are unfamiliar with it. The converter box nels to residents in State College and surrounding areas, essentially takes over the function of the tuner knob, and Fisher said.to allow the box to function properly, it must remain , The new services will bring a rate increase to custom- plugged in and the television must remain on channel 3. ers from $8.60 to $10.30 effective July 1. Occasionally, a customer will neglect to plug the unit in or Because these channels are on the superband frequency move the television from channel 3. range, reception of the channels will require a converter. Another problem, Cain added, results when customers box for most televisions, Fisher said. Televisions able to attempt to connect a video cassette recorder to the receive more than 13 channels will be able to receive the converter. Most problems can be resolved by reading the additional channels without installing a converter box, he converter manual, Cain said. said. However, if the customer desires Showtime, Cine- The installation is going relatively trouble-free, Cain max or HBO, a box is still necessary. added. 2 faculty members elected to private science organization By NAN CRYSTAL ARENS Collegian Staff Writer Two University faculty members were among 60 scientists recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious private orga nization that promotes science and its applications to general welfare. William T. Sanders, professor of anthropology, and Stephen J. Ben kovic, Evan Pugh professor of chem istry and holder of a University chair in biological sciences, were elected to the academy, a University public relations representative said. ,Marcus Schneck said the new mem bers were elected at the academy's 122nd annual meeting in Washington, D.C., last Tuesday. The induction of Benkovic and Sanders brings the total of National Academy of Sciences members at the University to four. Other members at the University include P.S. Skell, Evan Pugh professor of chemistry, and Paul Baker, Evan Pugh profes sor of anthropology and head of the University's anthropology depart ment. Thomas Wartik, dean of the College of Science, said to be elected to the academy is "a great honor." `This is, next to the Nobel Prize, the highest honor given to - scientists in this country.';, Paul Baker, professor of anthropology Baker said, "This is, next to the Nobel Prize, the highest honor given to scientists in this country." Wartik added that the addition of more faculty members to the acade my will enhance the University's reputation throughout the scientific community. "People stand up and take notice when one of your faculty is elected to the National Academy of Sciences," Wartik said. Baker said, "I think (the recent elections) are an indication that Penn State is producing better scientists Publisher urges blacks to adjust Changing economy will not bridge racial gap, Graves says insurance companies" for capital, Graves said. Graves pointed out that 77 of the top 100 black-owned businesses in the country did not start until after 1968 and, Black America must prepare to adjust to today's except for the success of a few remarkable individuals, changing economy by filling corporate positions, direct- the world of black businesses did not change much from ing income to minority-owned firms and fighting against the end of World War 11 until the early 19705. employment discrimination of minorities, the publisher With•the advent of the Nixon administration in the late of Black Enterprise magazine said Friday night in 60s, black-owned businesses started to show major eco- Schwab Auditorium.nomic growth, Graves said. • Earl Graves said the unemployment rate among blacks "America's top black-owned firms also followed mains is twice as high as among whites, and current economic tream economic trends last year by branching out and recovery has not begun to close this huge racial unem- diversifying," Graves said. ployment gap. Graves also cited Black Enterprise researcher's find "lt took nearly 50 years for black America to achieve ings, published annually in The Economic Outlook a equal economic opportunity in the plants of the industri- special section of the magazine, which include: alized North," Graves said. • Black Americans represent 11.7 percent of the United Thousands of black workers are now forced to drop out States population, but about 36 percent of blacks live of the steel and auto industries because of foreign compe- below poverty level. tition jobs that enabled them to achieve middle-class • The number of black single-parent households has status, Graves said. grown dramatically today. Three out of five black chil "l ask your lifetime support on a mission of reaffirma- dren are raised by black women, many of whom are tion," Graves said, encouraging University students to either unemployed or underemployed. voice their concerns against economic inequalities mi- • Even though black unemployment in the United norities face. States is declining, it will remain twice as high as white Practicing equal employment of minorities and estab- unemployment. lishing work relations with minority-owned businesses • Although the black middle class has grown in recent are ways in which • University students can influence years, a higher percentage of black middle class families societal issues after graduation, Graves said. depend on two incomes than white middle income fami- The lack of sufficient capital for start-up growth and lies of the same income level. expansion is a major problem for minority-owned busi- •If strong measures are not initiated to reduce the nesses, he said. federal deficit, the economy could drift into another "Black-owned businesses are going to have to depend recession causing higher unemployment, especially more on black banks, savings and loans associations and among blacks. By VICTORIA PETTIES Collegian Staff Writer No problems result from 'Blowout' State College police reported that lems at the Blowout. becatise individuals were selling alco no problems resulted from the Briar- "It was low key, Vtrady said. "No hol without the proper permits, police wood Blowout Friday afternoon at live bands, just a lot of loud music." reported. Briarwood Apartment CompleX, 681- He said that he was surprised at the Police also said several live bands B Waupelani Drive. number of people who attended the performing without proper township Police noted that three "loud par- Blowout. permits were ordered to cease play ty" complaints were received, but the "It Was far less than what the Bash , ing until permits could be obtained. individuals involVed were only issued has been in past years, but it was Police were not certain if the indi warnings. Representatives from pretty good," Brady said. viduals were ordered to leave the Briarwood management refused to At the same time as the Blowout, park by the Lions Club. Lions Club dontment. Ferguson Township police broke up a President Lynn Henney was not Brian Brady (penior-accounting) party at the Ferguson Township Li- available for comment. said there were no apparent prob- ons Club Park in Pine Grove Mills The replacement cable is necessary, Fisher said, be cause the new channels are broadcast in the Superband range. The old cables were not capable of, carrying. the William Sanders now than it was 10 or 20 years ago." In reaction to his induction into the academy, Benkovic said, "I was very delighted. "I 'think an election like this is a recognition of what you've been able to accomplish in your field," he added. Benkovic said the award was also in "recognition that the (overall) quality of research and scholarship is greatly improving at the University." Recognition from national organi zations such as the academy also will help attract the finest quality faculty members, and graduate and under graduate students, he said. "(Students) can come to laborato ries and be associated with people who are doing top-notch research and scholarship," Benkovic said. "(The recognition) can create an atmosphere at the University which will enrich the University experience of all its participants —faculty, grad uates and undergraduates," he said. Benkovic, a bio-organic chemist, studies enzymes' function in bacteria and mammals. Enzymes are biologi cal catalysts that regulate most bio chemical reactions in living organisms. Baker said Sanders was unavail able for- comment. Sanders, also a member of the. National Science Foundation's advisory panel that re views research proposals, was at an NSF meeting. The main focus of Sanders' re search has been in the area of "cultu ral ecology," which Baker describes Stephen J. Benkovic as how civilizations use and interact with their environment. Sanders' work has focused on the development of cities in prehistoric Mexico and Central America from the perspective of how the local envi ronment influenced the city's evolu tion, Baker said. Sanders has directed archaeologi cal digs in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, Baker said, investigating Mexican and Myan cities , that flou rished before the Spanish arrived in the New World. Baker, also head of the academy's anthropology section, said candidates for membership are nominated by current members from their partic ular field. Candidates pass through a complex series of voting before they are ac cepted as members, Baker said. In the first round of balloting, members in the candidate's own discipline vote on the application. The National Academy of Sciences was established in 1863 by an act of Congress signed by President Abra ham Lincoln. Baker said the academy now has 1,- 462 members nationwide. 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