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®i' Mtxttx Cluster VOLUME LXVIII, NUMBER yf MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA FRIDAY, JAN. IS, 1988 CLA faculty votes 54-35 in favor of 3/2 class schedule By Karen Jacobs Editor-in-chief The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts by a margin of 54-35 voted to accept a proposal pro viding for a 3 day/2 day class for mat in academic scheduling begin ning next fall. The proposal must be passed by the combined faculties of the CLA, business, and engineering schools before it is made official. The specifics of the proposal pro vide for four 70-minute class periods on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with a 50-minutc activi ty period. Morning classes on Tuesday and Thursday would ex tend 50 minutes while afternoon classes would meet for 110 minutes. The 11 a.m. hour is reserved for Thursday chapel services. Dr. Sammyc Greer, dean and chairman of the university calendar committee, pointed out that Wednesday would be open com pletely for classes, regardless of the response to the 3/2 schedule proposal. Leslie Peck, professor of mathematics, said that the 3/2 pro posal was not an improvement on the present situation, citing the ■Cttmiru.:*on of the 50 minute class period. He .'xpressed that factors such as student concentration and attention span make the 50 minute meeting time a viable optionr^Hc suggested a 4 day/3 day format which would provide for 50 minute class time. Eugene Bell, professor of com puter science, commented that the 3/2 proposal would not support the instructional program of the com puter science department. He said that his department has taught 2-day classes and added that less material is covered, and that stuv dent performance is not better. He 1 also voiced that with the 3/2 pro posal students may select classes in order to "have three Friday nights. (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). Peter Brown of the philosophy department said that he didn't agree that students may opt for a Mon day, Wednesday, and Friday schedule in order to get "three Fri day." He said that the current pro posal was designed to help preserve field trip and research times and to provide a more flexible schedule. Marlin Gilbert of the sociology department voiced the concern that the 3/2 schedule,might make it dif ficult for work-study students to fulfill required work hours. In other business, professors Peter Brown, Nat Frazer (biology), Catherine Meeks (Afro-American studies. IDs), Emory Whitaker (math), and Paul Oppy (speech and dramatic arts) were elected to the university faculty house of delegates, with Edward Weintraut (German) named as alternate. Gcrre Price, chairman of speech and dramatic arts, introduced Rhonda Parker, the new debate coach and SDA professor. Guesls at Tuesday's “Beyond War" forum include (left lo right) Dr. George Hertry, Dy. Mary Wilder, Loiuy Edwards, Dr. Charles Proctor, Moderator Richard Thomas, Dr. Michael Kahn, Dr. Tatiana Kabachenko and her interpreter Ms. Noll, and Carla Massoni. Soviet researcher discusses a world beyond war Dr. Tatiana Kabachenko. senior research fellow on the faculty of Moscow State University, joined a panel of prominent Middle peorgians and other distinguished guests in a forum on Sovict- American relations held at the Medical School Auditorium Tuesday. The forum was sponsored by Beyond War, a non-partisan, educational foundation that has over 1200 active members, and was held as a part of an educational tour that is promoting Break Through: Emerging New Think ing, the first jointly authored Soviet-American book on social and political change. Kabachenko, who co-authored a chapter entitled *'Young People and Nuclear War," said that being a mother was what prompted her involvement in the book project: Young people are very worried about war. the military, and the nuclear arms race. Wars and threats of war can have a great ef fect on the lives of young people. I felt responsibility, duty to eliminate this fear." She stressed the universal nature of the nuclear threat: "In spite of nationality and differences, we have similarity in thinking sometime. The pain of someone clse’s life is also your pain." Richard D. Thomas, editor of The Macon Telegraph and News. served as moderator and described the forum as "dialogue, a sharing of ideas and hope." University President R. Kirby Godscy de scribed it as "the search for a bet ter way of living together." Panel members included Dr. Charles Proctor, professor of Phar macology at the School of Medicine; Dr. Mary Wilder, pro fessor in the English Department; the Rev. Lonzy Edwards, a local minister and attorney; Dr. George Henry, a prominent psychiatrist; Dr. Michael Kahn. Massachusetts Coordinator for Beyond War; and Carla Massoni. a member of Beyond War’s National Task Force. Kabachenko answered questions from the panel and the audience, including one about the role of women in Russian society: "Legal ly. women have equal rights with men. The difference is that women have so many roles to take. There is one most important; no one else can bear children. It is very dif ficult for modem women to be in volved in all tasks and still ahve the first priority and most important thing to be a mother." Miss Mercer to be crowned tonight Thirteen coeds will vie for the "Miss Mercer” title in the 1988 Miss Mercer Scholarship Pageant tonight at 8 p.m. at the Grand Opera House. The pageant, sponsored by the Student Union Activities Board, is a direct link to the Miss Georgia and Miss America Pageants. Emceeing the pageant will be Kel ly Jerles, the reigning Miss Georgia. The reigning Miss Mercer is Janet Jarriel of Dublin. The contestants includes Claire Curies of Meigs. 18, a child psychology major, whose talent will be a dance number, "Chopsticks," by Lebrace; Ten Carter of Nashville, 18, a business- law major, who will play "Fur Elisc' ’ by Beethoven on the piano; Jennifer Wells of Sanford, Fla., 19. a music education major, will per form a vocal selection; Kimberly Clarke of Macon, 21, an industrial engineering hiajor, will present a monologue entitled "Wings"; Dana Christian of Dublin, 18. a biology major, will do a tap dance; Anne Sanders of Dalton. 21, a communications major, will sing "I Got Rhythm" by George Gershwin; Kathryn Price of Lyons, 19, a psychology-human development major, will dance to “Ease on Down the Road"; Ruth Odonvof Lilbum, 19, a music major, will sing "Upon This Rock"; Michele Murrell of Winter Park. Fla., 20, a communications major, will play a piano selection, "Fantasy in D Minor" by Mozart’ Cathy Bivins of Moultrie, 18. a law major, will dance to the "Twenties Roar"; Kimberly Talbert of Brandon, Fla., 19, a business administration ma jor, talent to be announced;«Amy Boggus of Augusta. 19, a math- aerospace engineering major, will dance; Bonnie Thompson of Bonaire, 22, an economics major, will sing “Quiet Please, There's A Lady On Stage." Tickets, $5 for general admis- / sion, may be purchased at the stu dent center or at the door. Inside . . . Babbie Mason ,2 New Year’s Resolutions ... 5 Intramural basketball 8 Welcome Back!
