12 Friday, October 21, 1977 University Daily Kansan New drop policy requires petition A new, tougher withdrawal policy began in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences this semester has resulted in students dropping to drop courses after the seventh week of the semester. Last Friday was the last day to withdraw from a class without petitioning the college under the new system, Robert Cobb, dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences and yesterday. The College Assembly voted last semester to begin the withdrawal vote on a trial basis this fall. At the end of this year the policy will be re-evaluated, Cobb said. Under the new policy, students may drop a class in the seventh week of the quarter. AFTER THE SEVENTH week, a student must petition the Academic Standards subcommittee for review of his Studies and Advising. Before, students could drop a class until the 13th week of the semester by filling out a drop slip. The committee comprises 12 faculty members, two teaching assistants or assistant instructors and four undergraduates. before they committee read the petitions each week, Cobb said, and decides whether the student will be allowed to withdraw from the class. Students are allowed to withdraw if they have medical problems or if they have too much work, but will not be allowed to withdraw because of poor performance. Cook Bob said he would guess that the number of withdrawals in the first seven weeks had increased over last year's number for the same time. saturday. CAROL JEAN BRUNE, enrollment supervisor, said that the exact statistics would not be available until Oct. 26, but that Cobb said he thought the tougher withdrawal policy made grades better indicators of students' performance. une number of withdrawals seemed larger than usual. "Under the old policy, it was awfully hard to fail a college course," Cobbs said, "and this rendered the system, if not completed, too much less informative than it may have been." Cobb said he thought the policy had some drawbacks, too. "Students ought to be able to take what they want to, without worrying." he said. Cobb also said he thought some "eleventh hour" drops were legitimate, though many did not. *STUDENTS HAVE to be prepared to live the consequences of their choices; cobble The new withdrawal policy probably reduces students' "window shopping" and forces them to make a more serious class of classes during enrollment, Cobb said. If students are more selective in choosing courses, classes might not be filled so rapidly at enrollment by students who are not interested in the class, he said. Sanitation overexpenditure considered by tax board The state board of tax appeals probably will decide next week whether to grant Lawrence's request for permission to overspend the sanitation budget by $30,000, Mike Wildgen, assistant city manager, said last night. 1482 FIGURE: Wilden, who presented the city's request yesterday in Topeka to overspend the budget for increased costs of equipment City,county join in initial plans for bridge lights Initial plans for lighting the new Kansas River Bridge were made yesterday by the Douglas County Commission, city and county officials and Light (KPL) Co. of the Kansas Power and Light (KPL). Pete Whitentch, commission chairman, said last night that the county would pay for the light fixtures and installation, and the city would be responsible for their man- nagement. KPL will prepare cost estimates for the project. Whitenight said. Whitenight the lights would be similar to those in the downtown area. Dean Sanderson, county director of public works, said the bridge is expected to be open to traffic by late November or early December. However, Sanderson said, he doubted the lights would be installed by then. maintenance, he said he did not anticipate any difficulties in getting the request approved. Money is available in the department for expenditures, but under state law, the tax appeals board's permission is necessary to approve overexpending even when money George Williams, director of public works, said the purchase of new sanitation trucks, the age of present equipment, and increased contributions to the need expenditures. Williams said four new trucks were on order, and when that was expected to be completed, he said. Wilden said the city had made requests in the past to overspend the sanitation fund. Although a request two years ago was turned down, the city did allow overburdening three years ago. Wildgen said Lawrence officials would not know the board's decision for about a week, when the city will be notified by mail. From San Francisco the absurd (but good!) CORNELL HURD and His Mondo Not Pants Orchestra The band pumps out a potent brand of roadhouse fun that kues as much to big city rock and roll as country and western. With the band's oddball repertoire and antics, the Mondo Hotpats Orchestra comes across like some bizarre combination of the dada rock of the Donogh Boy Band and the western swing/rockability of Commander Cody and his lost Plan 1 Airmen. It is a blend that could only come from the San Francisco rock scene. San Francisco Chronicle Fri. and Sat., Oct. 21-22 $2.00 General Admission $1.00 7th Spirit Members Place a Kansan want ad. Call 864-4358 Acoustically Sound "High Time," an album of Lander's is available, and it's from Free Wind Records ... get it. 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