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Newspaper Page TextCollege reduces teacher course load if you think Carrying a briefcase Is What It s All About, See If You Have What It takes To Carry This. It's tough work to become a leader in the corporate world. It's even tougher to be a leader in our company. It takes strength, wisdom and determination. These aren't easy, characteristics to develop. But if you're willing to try, then Officer Candidates School (OCS) mjr • is your chance to perfect these skills and become an Officer of Marines. See IwtHt*1 if you've got what it takes to carry the title —United States Marine Officer. n*fn. www.Marines.com marine officer Stay in school and receive superior leadership/physical fitness training. Enroll in the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class for officer candidates. See Captain Thomas, Morehouse College Class of ‘93, at the Marine Officer Programs table at the Kilgore Center. 1-800-270-9874 ext. 1115. By Cary Jordan Contributing Writer After twenty years, faculty members are finally getting what they've been asking for. Instead of having professors take on four to five courses a semester, a comprehensive plan is now underway to reduce course loads to a maximum of three classes by semester's end. The initiative, which was first floated two decades ago, will allow instructors more time for scholarship, research, and student-teacher interaction. However, not all departments are joining the course-reduction bandwagon just yet. While seven of the fifteen departments have adopted the policy, six are still pending inclusion, and two — math and English — are in the early stages of progress. For these eight departments, certain demands need to be met before a smooth transition to load reduction can be made. The department of English alone would need ten additional full-time professors, because of the number of required English classes students have to take as part of the school's core curriculum. But the lack of office space to house new hires poses a challenge, and with no definite plans by the college to create new office space in the near future, implementation of the policy is not feasible. "It's high on the priority list and the administration is working like mad to resolve the problem," said Provost John Hopps, acknowledging the need for new infrastructures. Till then, department chairs, like Dr. Robert Bozeman of the mathematics department, express little optimism of effecting load reductions. "It's an excellent idea and we're trying to cooperate, but with core requirements of 6 hours of math [that students need to graduate], the department will have to phase in, particularly over several years," Bozeman said. One of the few departments that has been able to take advantage of the new initiative has been political science. "It enables us to have more time to go into greater depth in lectures and to use time to carry out research for teaching than in the past," said Dr. Hamid Taqi, a professor in the department. Dr. George Kieh, who headed the four-member "Teacher Load Reduction Task Force" that worked on the policy change, thinks the load reduction is an idea whose time has come. "It helps faculty members to become better teachers, better advisors, better mentors, better citizens of the college and wider communities," he said. Provost Hopps, another proponent for the change,, added: "It all has to do with the quality of education. If you're overloading faculty you don't get the quality performance that you want." Keilonne O'Brien contributed to this article. Davis says non communication is his reason for leaving Continued from page 1 "That had nothing to do with it," countered Jones. "There were some issues of his that got in the way. We just felt that it was best that he resign." Regardless of the reasons, Davis' resignation has added a new weight to an already burdened homecoming plan. With this year's homecoming budget slashed over 45 percent, the total SGA budget is less than last year's homecoming allocation. And with Davis' flight from the ranks, the SGA faces serious leadership and scheduling difficulties on top of an $83,000 budget cut. Of that money, $11,000 has already been set aside for the homecoming gospel concert. Furthermore, the senate has yet to approve the budget, forcing the homecoming committee to use administration funds until the senate meets next. Jones, however, remains optimistic. "I know [about] the budget and Scott's resignation, but we have to move on," he said. "We're still in a position to make this the best homecoming Morehouse has ever seen." Former chief of operations, Seth Pickens, has been called in to replace Davis. "We're behind schedule, that's one strike against us. I have a great task ahead of me," said an undaunted Pickens. President Jones undoubtedly sought to avoid such serious problems so early in his term, if only to distinguish his tenure from those of his predecessors. Antonio Johnson's administration, widely regarded as a reign of corruption, and Will Sellers' ineffectual tenure as president has already soured many on Morehouse politics. My caps weekend-long empowerment events Continued from page 1 Las Vegas and Seattle to the rally — the highlight of the weekend events. With banners held high, ralliers declare their allegiance to fighting the ills that plague African American youths. "I'm here to learn how to help and make my community a better one — to show my peers that if I can become involved, they can too," said Benjamin Aersley, a 13- year-old participant from North Carolina. Others agreed. "I wanted to come and share ideas so that when I leave from here, I would be more knowledgeable about the issues going on," said 15- year-old Faith Leach of Decatur, Georgia. Although Mayor Bill Campbell, who was invited to the rally, did not attend, the city declared September 5 through 7 'Million Youth Movement Days.' Organizers said they will review the outcome of the Atlanta march and plan annual summits focusing on the ills facing young Blacks. "This was just the begining," said master of ceremonies D'Jour. "Next year will be much better." POSITIONS AVAILABLE The following paid editorial positions are still open at The Maroon Tiger: Campus News, News/ Editorials, and Sports Editor. Come by the Tiger office, in the basement of Archer Hall, for details.