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Problems concerning the Liberal Arts and Sciences 48 classes were discussed in a meeting Tuesday afternoon between a committee of College students interested faculty and students.
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The meeting was held for the purpose of discussing opinions and criticisms of the LARS 48 curriculum in the academic program.
Long a subject of debate, LA&S and classes have existed since 1907. The program was intended to study a particular area not offered in the regular University.
"A number of people are dubious of the program of Shankar, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. "People are wondering if they are faffling themselves in the function. A fairly large number of faculty and students feel the classes fill a valuable need, yet there is not enough."
The quality of instruction, subject matter and grades are areas most frequently complained about.
"The LA&S program offers a vibrant area for a student to study in," said Loech Jr.,hindering the program. Thought "The program gives a chance for the students to enrich their academic lives. We need more money, however, so they can continue and have more classes."
James Grimes, Lyons sophomore, had adverse reactions to the program.
"Some of the classes are not put together well," he said. "One class I had on the third floor of Watson Library in a small
a poppy rally and bonfire and the decoration of living groups will begin homecoming festivities this year.
The pop rally will begin at 7:30 Friday evening, Oct. 8. The rally will end on Wednesday and parking lot. The group will then parade to the bonfire where the firemen extinguish it.
Pep Rally Plans Set
Decorations for homecoming weekend include decorating by some of the fraternities and sororities on the streets, by the city of Lawrence. Go Big Blue "will be stenciled on the stairs to the Tumpike to the stadium.
Besides the Bob Hope College Show at Allen Field House Saturday night, there will be entertainment at the University with "Pledger on the Roof" being presented Friday night.
At the stadium 10,000 blue pom pons will be given away and an airplane will fly overhead trailing a banner.
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room where no one could really sit down. The course was not very well structured in that the instructor had to teach all. We had one book for the class, which she had the only copy of. We had to get the book from her to do our assignments. This meant we had to be prepared to meet me on the whole program."
By The Associated Press
President Anwar Sadat
dressed his claim Tuesday night
1971 will win either peace or war.
For the Middle East, he said he will not be deterred by the United States or the Soviet Union in seeking to end the conflict by his own means.
Rumblings about the LAAS® programs were called to the attention of the Educational Policies Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences, pointed by the Assembly will consider suggestions made at the meeting and make a study of the program based on these suggestions made to the Educational Policies Committee, which will then report to the College Assembly. The suggestions concerned the basic structure of the classes and improvements that could be made.
Among the suggestions were: the LAAS class should be approved by the department from which the instructor is from, a teacher from which the teaching LAAS classes could act as a department for improving the classes and recommending new ones, better methods of teaching, and classes that relate to students who enroll in them.
elimination of a grading system. The opinion was expressed that a student undergraduates can an easy grade, but the serious student would be so sufficient interested in the class to have such pressures. Also, some faculty members disapprove of some grades because they students grade themselves. They
say the student will not grade himself fairly.
One of the primary suggestions made at the meeting was the
Although the program is valuable to the academic structure of the University, many improvements should be made.
This idea was best expressed by Brian Bauert, instructor of LA&S *Life Styles in Religion and Drugs*. Bauert said, the LA&S
"There is always room for improvement," he said. "LA&S classes offer other things which are not existent in regular academies. The people get to use them, and the teachers teach a relevant, subject, LA&S might help reshape the whole academic picture."
program is "just like any other department."
Fewer Enter Aerospace
The aerospace industry has suffered a great setback in the past year. Consequently, the university engineering has declined nearly one-third, according to the report of spring 1970 to spring 1971.
David L. Kohman, chairman of the department of aerospace engineering, attributes the main factors: 1) the general economic recession of the United States; 2) the economic problems of the aerospace industry; 3) the high cost of higher college colleges; 4) the cancellation of a reciprocal program with the University of Missouri, whereby a student from Missouri might receive RU and pay "in-state tuition."
Some of the graduating seniors will be faced with the problem of a mager job market, but an MBA offers a much more chance to choose enlist in the military.
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The job market, according to Ammon Andes, professor of aerospace engineering, is worse for mechanical and electrical engineers. "When Boeing lays off engineers, they are not laying off engineers as they are laying off mechanical engineers," Andes said.
The setback in aerospace has produced some favorable effects. "I think that now we have a
better quality, student in aerospace, because we are getting the people who are truly interested in the field," said Kohman. Students are also working harder in their courses than in the real world, so companies are only going to hire the very best. Kohman said.
Kohman said, "In the future, the ones who are in aerospace now are going to do well, because they have the aircraft industry will get back on its feet and aerospace engineers must be ready to put them maybe I just am optimist."
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