12 Wednesday, March 21, 1979 University Daily Kansan sua films Wednesday, March 21 Antonioni: L'AVVENTURA Thursday, March 22 ALEXANDER NEVSKY Dr. Michaelangelo Antonioni, on Mona Vittia, Gabriele Ferretti. The film that made Antonioni famous. It ailsubtitles. (1938) Dr Sergei Eisenstein, D. I Vassiliou, one of the greatest films of all times, had been sent to Russia was invaded by a German army in the 13th century USSR/RUS for the war against Germany. Friday & Saturday March 23-24 COUSIN COUSINE (1976) Jevian-Charles Tacchella; with Victor Lianou, Marie Christine Barrault, Marie France Plainy, Guy Marchland, Francesubtiles. Midnight Movie THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) Dir, Jim Sharmil, with Tim Curry, Sir Susan Sarandon, Moat Leaf. There will only be these two shows, so we have the tickets to early so as assured a seat. Tuesday, March 27 THE WAR OF THE WORLDs (1953) (1953) Dir. Byron Haskin; with Gene Barry Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Speci- cal effects by George Pal. All films M-R shown in Woodruff Aud at 7:30 unless otherwise noted. $1.00 admission Weekend shows also in Woodruff at 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 or 12 midnight unless otherwise noted up to 15:00 admission Admiral Car Rental When was the last time you rented a car for $5.95 per day plus mileage We have a few late model cars for sale 2340 Alabama 843-2931 Oread Shop Spring Book Sale! Hundreds of hard-bound books at greatly reduced prices. Today through March 30th Hours: Weekdays 8:30-5:00 Saturday 10:00-4:00 We are the only bookstore that shares its profits with K.U. students Alexander Astin Educator studies college dropouts 2105 West 26th Street Independent Coin-up Lawrence's Newest Self-Service Laundromat, Complete With Dry Cleaning Drop-Off. Attendant on Duty. NOW OPEN Use this Grand Opening Coupon. For One FREE WASH. Coupon good 3/21-3/28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Just southwest of Dairy Queen. One per customer Are the Kitchens Always Closed on Sundays? The Eldridge Has The Answer. 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Astin has written 12 books ranging from academic problems of students to com- Staff Renorter Astin, who has recently completed a four-year survey of dropout rates and problems at 90 colleges, was sponsored by the office of the executive vice chancellor. "Dropouts usually are independent, nonconforming and strongly oriented towards school." Astin said smokers, who were pleasure oriented, were much more likely to drop out. In the survey, a majority of students said they were because of borethor or bad grades, Astin said. *"ONLY 10 PERCENT of students drop out with positive reasons such as good job offers"* College dropout rates will continue to rise unless administrators make a "drastic shakeup" of the academic system, Astin said. "There is a theory that can be used as a guide," he said. "The more involved a student is in the academic experience, the better chance of his persisting." He said administrators must change the academic environment so students would become more involved. He said a change would solve the problem because he had found that students were most likely to drop out because of lack of involvement in school. He said administrators had to develop an information system that could monitor student academic performance and extracurricular activities. HOWEVER, HE SAID, developing an information system would be a frustrating problem. He said the problem would arise because of the technical nature of the system. "In a sense, learning to be an educational administrator is like learning to paint blindedfool," he said. "Administration looked at as an art, not as a science." He said the dropout problem grew out of the educational system itself. Otherwise, he said, the problem should have stopped when institutions began "beating the bushes" for students, and community colleges began a tremendous growth. Administrators find it easier to say that student dropouts are trying to "find themselves" instead of confronting them with educational institutions, according to Astin. "A student's career development is delayed when he pulls out. It is a waste of time." "Selective admissions at a college is like a hospital that only admits people with the common cold because the patient will be easy to treat," he said. ALTHOUGH IT HAS been fashionable in the past for students to drop out of school to find themselves, he said, dropping out will hurt most students. He said a college could reduce the dropout rate by using selective admission standards, but stiffer requirements would hurt many students. Because the main problem, lack of involvement, comes from the institution, he said, the solution must also come from the institution. "Sex, race and background carry little weight when compared to academic competence." He said students dropped out because they were not "turned on" to learning, but were. 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