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Semester switch now in hands
of school deans, Trotter says
By JOHN ALDEN
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The University'* proposed
•witch to a aemeater iystem
ia in the hand* of the
University’* dean*. *ays
Virginia Trotter, vice
prcaident for Academic
Affair*
Trotter said although
there it uncertainty about
whether or not the majority
of the faculty or students
would favor a chance from a
quarter calendar or to a
semester one, the change
■till ia under consideration
"A* far as I’m concerned.
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it'* still a viable
proposition," Trotter said
Robert Bailey, chairman
of the Executive Committee
of the University Council,
said the issue is in a waiting
stage, during which the
administration is to consult
with the faculty before any
action is taken The com
mittee will meet again Nov
1, when the issue might be
discussed. Bailey said
Trotter said, "Actually,
it’s pretty much on hold The
deans have not reported
back to me on the issues."
Included in the disputes
over the change are the
issues of teaching loads,
time for professors to do
research, periods left for
study at other campuses,
sabbaticals, summer
compensation and the
summer calendar, Bailey
said
The semester switch was
proposed last fall by
University President Fred
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Davison on the basis of polls
of the faculty conducted in
1980 Those polls were
challenged by the Univer
sity's chapter of the
American Association of
University Professors, a
group that represents the
faculty in disputes with the
administration, according to
Edward Davis, a member of
the AAUP.
‘"There's been no in
dication that the University
administration thinks the
issue is over. I think they will
bring it back again soon,”
Davis said
"The committee may be
looking to the administration
for some signal for them to
reintroduce the semester
switch or to keep it low
priority for a while
"It exists somewhere in
the bowels of the University,
I guess It hasn't come back
for serious grass roots
faculty consideration yet."
Davis said there were
serious questioas about the
proposed work load in the
plan
“We can’t operate as a
research institution under
those guidelines," Davis
said. “No institution could.”
Davis said that out of more
than 1,000 responses to an
AAUP survey last year, 39 8
percent said they favored
the change, while 43 percent
said they did not
Stress common for UGA students
Virginia Trotter
However, in another poll
conducted by the deans as
ordered by Davison last
April. 46 5 percent of the
faculty said the favored the
switch, while 33 9 percent
favored retaining the
quarter system
“I don't think that's a
mandate to do it," Davis
said
He said there has been no
further discussion of the
issue since Trotter referred
it to the deans at the Sep
tember University Council
meeting
"The people whose lives it
will change, the faculty and
the students, ought to be
deliberating the change,"
Davis said
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Ginic helps students cope
By KIM SIMON
Re* >4* BUck Sun Writer
Learning to cope with stress is one of the most difficult
problems University students face, according to Virginia
Goetsch, the coordinator of the University's psychology
clinic.
Goetsch said school problems combined with related
conflicts are a major cause of college students' stress,
although the degree of stress varies from student to student
While some students thrive on the fast pace of college life,
others have problems dealing with the pressure. Goetsch
said
Students who have to work or belong to many organizations
are more susceptible to symptoms of anxiety or depression
than their less active peers, she added Goetsch says the
psychology clinic may benefit many of these students
Goetsch defines stress as "anything that throws a person
out of balance and interrupts normal functioning "
She said stress can cause physical as well as psychological
problems because the body assumes a "fight or flight
response,” treating the stress as if it were a threat
During the stressful period, several symptoms emerge,
including an elevated heart rate, dilated pupils, sweaty
palms and a rise in blood pressure
The body then works to retain its previous balance
In cases of chronic stress, which may follow the death of a
family member of the loss of a job. the body is in an alarm
stage for an extended period of time and will become
fatigued, causing a breakdown in the immune system This is
why many students under stress develop ulcers, headaches
or more serious illnesses such as cancer. Goetsch said
Amos Zeichner, an assistant professor in psychology who is
studving the effects of stress on the cardiovascular system,
said this prolonged stress can cause a breakdown in the
immune system, leaving an individual open to a number ol
illnesses and viral infections
"It has been shown in studies that when a person is
bereaved, as through the loss of a family member, their
protective action drops and they become more vulnerable to
physical illness," Zeichner said
Zeichner said that although University students normally
aren’t subject lo this kind of severe stress, the everyday
stress they do experience may be enough to cause such
problems as headaches, dizziness or illness
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Psychology coordinator Virginia Goetsch
Goetsch said the psychology clinic has worked with several
students referred lo it by the Gilbert Health Center of by local
physicians for stress-related reasons
Goetsch said stress may result in problems such as loss of
appetite, overeating loss of sleep, frequent crying and an
inability concentrate
She said behavioral therapy works for many students
because It teaches them to budget their time
Shi- suggested a system of personal rewards for studying
and recommended exercise as a way of blowing off steam
"Other methods for reducing stress include going out with
friends, engaging in something pleasurable or simply
relaxing." Goetsch said
She said the clinic assists all students, from freshmen
trying to cope with the separation from home, to graduate
students who are under the burden of finishing a thesis
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