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Tuesday, May 17,1983
The Red and Black
Paget
Budget cuts may affect some graduation plans
URBANA, IL (CPS) -
Freshman Garry Szumsky
figured he was lucky to get
into a filled-to-capacity film
class at the University of
Illinois
But when he showed up for
the first session at the
beginning of this term, he
found out the course had
been axed at the last minute.
About 500 other students at
Illinois similarly found
themselves locked out of
scheduled foreign language,
business and technical
writing courses
In all, over 30 courses
vanished They vanished not
because of low enrollment or
a shortage of teachers They
vanished because the Illinois
state government abruptly
made the university give
hack $7.1 million to try to
balance the listing state
budget
It's happening at many
schools across the country
this spring, especially now
as students pre-register for
fall term
With state budget cuts
continuing and more course
cutbacks promised for the
fall, registration at many
public colleges this season is
more of a zoo than normal,
various administrators
reported
Even choosing courses and
following degree plans have
become highly-uncertain
activities, students com
plained
•'As funds get tighter,
more and more institutions
are having to eliminate
certain courses of study, and
sometimes without a lot of
notice," said J.D Conner,
head of the American
Association of College
Registrars and Admissions
Officers
“It could even get worse,”
he said
“Not only will It in
convenience i students i, but
it may seriously impact their
time frame and course
selection for graduation," he
said.
At the University of New
Mexico, for example, course
cutbacks and rumors of
more cuts to come caused
mass confusion at summer
registration and fall pre-
The
Great
Budget
Cuts
registration the last week of
April, according to the Daily
Lobo, the student
newspaper
UNM Dean Julian White,
recalling one student who
pitched a tent outside the
registration building to
assure himself of getting a
rare course he needed, said
there was "initial confusion"
over warnings that students
would have to check later to
see if some of the courses
they formally got are
eventually cancelled
Students trying to register
recently at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln also
ended up confused and
frustrated
"Deadly mid year cuts"
forced the speech com
munications department
there to eliminate 13 class
sections and locked out
nearly 700 students despite
bigger class sizes in the
remaining sections, said
interim Chairman James
Klumpp
University of Delaware
administrators are equally
concerned by students who
are "over registering” for
classes, apparently to
compensate for classes that
may not exist by the time
they return in the fall, said
Provost Leon Campbell.
"We really don't know
what the fall schedule will
look like,” he said. "It’s a
constant problem "
Such student wariness
comes from experience
"Many students were
advance-enrolled for courses
lat semester." said Illinois
Admissions Director Gary
Englegaun, "and then
suddenly were told. Wait a
minute, you don't have a
class anymore.' That can
complicate things a little.”
For Szumsky, “it came
down to picking a course I
didn't hate. ‘Ballroom
Dancing' was not exactly my
first choice.”
Even for a freshman like
Szumsky. who theoretically
has more time to find enough
open courses to complete his
degree plan, the problems
can interfere with
graduation schedules
"There’s been a kind of
rippling effect as the number
of students waiting for a
particular course swells,"
said Edward Sullivan of the
University's Humanities
school
"By turning away students
one semester, you put them
in with all the other students
who are waiting for a course,
and soon you have a serious
bottleneck.” he said.
Opening up new courses
and sections to ease the
bottleneck, however, is
beyond most schools' reach
unless a rapid economic
recovery increases state
higher education budgets
As it is, "we can't take any
chances on offering courses
unless there's a definite
demand for them,” said
Nebraska English Depart
ment Chairman Frederick
Link.
But most schools are
trying to help students
survive the course crunch
and registration confusion
"If we have to cancel
classes required for
particular major, we have a
responsibility to the students
to find a substitute class or
allow them to get credit
through independent study,"
said Helen Gouldner, dean of
Delaware's Arts and
Sciences College.
Illinois is giving special
waivers and requirement
changes to locked-out
students
Rolling down the river
What better way to spend a hot afternoon In Athens than sipping a cold brew and rolling, roll
ing. rolling down the river...the Oconee river that is. These astute sailors showed off their
navigating and partying skills Saturday during the annual Great Oconee River Race spon
sored by the Athens Jayeees and local businesses. The race, which featured crafts ranging
from one-man innertubes to 20-man inflatable rafts, is one of Athens’ most popular outdoor
festivities. Coors Beer Co. distributed free beer to race participants before and after the day
long event and awards were given for best-looking crafts and most spirited crews.
PARKING
From Page I
“We've had some complaints, but I’ve had letters saying
they're glad we've come up with some sort of proposal," said
James Tardy, director of Parking Services.
But there are others besides Evans who say the new fees
will put an undue strain on University workers
Cheryl Mothershed, a research technician at the Universi
ty's River Bend Research Lab, said Monday her job required
her to vist campus several times a week — but usually only
for an hour at a time.
She said she didn't like having to pay $38 for a parking per
mit when there was no other way she could get to campus,
since no bus service was offered to the lab.
“If they were to run a bus out here, maybe they could save
some of their sacred parking places," said Nancy Raybach,
another research technician at the lab
Evans also said because employees would be charged for
each different zone of campus they want to park in, someone
who had to shuttle between offices in different zones would
have to pay extra
"People that wanted to use the computer (and who normal
ly work in another part of campus) would have to pay $88 a
year just for the privilege of running down there," Evans
said.
Jobs for students still scarce
WASHINGTON (CPS)
Unemployment for college
aged people last year was
the worst in 30 years, said a
new US. Department of
Labor report
Some 924,000 college
students aged 16 to 24 who
wanted work couldn't find
any in 1982. the Bureau of
Labor Statistics said. The
11.7 percent unemployment
rate was up from 1981 s 10
percent
The unemployment rate
for all people in the l6-to-24
age bracked rose from 14 8
percent in 1981 to 18 percent
in 1982, the bureau said
nonstudents of the same age,
but that because "of the
sluggish economy," non
students for the first time
had a harder time landing a
job
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whites Almost 37 percent of
the nation's black students
were out of work in 1982, up
from 35 percent in 1981, the
report said. ,
The Hispanic student
unemployment rale hit 21 7
percent in 1982, up from 15.5
percent in 1981
Even among students, the
unemployment rate was
worse for minorities than for
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In a written summary
accompanying the report,
the bureau said students
normally suffered a higher
unemployment rate than
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New plans for homecoming
An all-night dance marathon, attempts to break
a world record, a faculty-staff variety show and a
bake-off are just some of the festivities planned
for Georgia football Homecoming 1983
The theme of homecoming this year, scheduled
for October 22-29, is “A Dog For All Seasons ”
Vicki Triponey, adviser of the all-campus
homecoming committee, said she was excited
about the new plans for homecoming
"Aside from the traditional homecoming
procedures of the banner contests, window
paintings, street dance, downtown sales and the
annual crowning of a homecoming queen, we have
alot of exciting new events in an attempt to involve
the entire Athens community," Triponey said
Tlie dance marathon benefiting muscular
distrophy. the faculty-staff variety show and the
alumni reception are scheduled to be held at the
new Dean William Tate Student Center. Phase 1 of
which will be completed by the beginning of fall
quarter, according to officials at the department
of student activities.
Shoppers at Georgia Square Mall will notice an
array of banners contributed by fraternities and
sororities, as well as residence hall communities
and clubs within the University, according to
Triponey
Also at Georgia Square Mall, the second annual
world-record attempt will take place Greg Hill,
coordinator of the expedition, is convinced that
this year's world record will be spectacular.
Hill said the Athens community will again be
invited to “toast the Dogs" with Coca-Cola at the
mall The University broke the world record last
year with 3,500 participants in the "largest non
alcoholic toast in the world.”
“We're aiming to top our record this year, but
we need everyone's help,” Hill said "We’re
shooting for 4,000 participants this year The main
thing is that it's going to be a lot of fun," Hill said.