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Show "T THE SENTINEL Thursday, Nov. 25, 1982 Ptgt 8 credit remedial work New program at U targets students' writing ability The University of Utah papers, essays and You learn to write again has begun work on a reports in many of their and again" as you to major, interdisciplinary liberal education and progress higher aimed at major courses, according academic levels, says program reversing a decline in to Rieke. Rieke. 'Writing A drop in scores on the student writing abilities. instruction has to be the and consultations assignments before being admitted to instruction could be regular composition added. These would be labeled courses. Substantially more students than at "writing intensive present would have to courses." To graduate, would be take two quarters of students to take a certain required composition. Rather than being better exempted, prepared students would simply be assigned to more advanced writing courses, says Rieke. Meanwhile, Rieke and schedule, the "University the University told him, Writing Program" could "We've quit requiring a 4 , oi go into full operation in ioi wnung The summer 1983. However, assignments. A aren t the budget and any students changes in graduation competent to do them, requirements would first and considering that have to be approved by they're juniors and the administration and seniors, we don't have time to start teaching Faculty Senate. ' them." In early program could be that students will be required Brooke One implication of the 1981, advanced, writing they assignments as encounter upperclassmen and graduate students Students who don't test1 out of basic English can llSTlll II startsup249 ' - fill graduation often Single family housing p English. professor of English, and cE fell I II II iY H"J r K Hopkins, students permits, 116, followed by West Jordan, West Valley, and Sandy. housing Mascara went on to say 56 percent of the permits for single family homes taken out this year were for homes with 1100 square feet or less of that space. Un - n Open Hours: VIDEO DISC PLAYER really to take more basic associate professor of competent, The first step, says composition courses and English, was awarded the to do more research annual honorary title of Rieke, must be seeing "University Professor" that students are better and given time off from prepared when they teaching to study how the arrive at the University. University could cope Rieke and committee I wlth V1"1- - Rieke members have been 13member meeting with public the and I I I t V A committee are now school sunerinteiMfents. working to implement principals and teachers Hopkins' to get their support, many of month of over 120 percent growth in housing permit activity in our area," Mr Mascara said. "Salt Lake County issued the most iN llRO ' VSZa. wT requirements by taking jUst one class, says Rieke, and that isn't Dr. enough, to make the ' and associate professor of educational for the psychology, and Joan "In October 1981 there Humanities for a start-uLally, adjunct assistant were 67 single family " grant. Later, funds will professor. building permits taken are be requested from the Dr. out in the Others greater Salt number of "writing Legislature as part of the Marigold ; Linton, Lake area," says Steve intensives" as part of regular University professor of psychology; Mascara executive vice Dr. Ronald 0. Ragsdale, their liberal education budget, says Rieke. president of the Home Members of the policy professor of chemistry; Builders Association of requirements and a certain number of such committee include Dr. Dr. Michael A. Rudick, Greater Salt Lake. "In courses in their majors, Louis Borgenicht, associate professor of October of this year 234 Rieke explains. assistant professor of English; Dr. Malcolm 0. permits were issued. This Eventually, the Writing family and community Sillars, professor of is the second consecutive Program will need a medicine; Dr. Robert V. communications; Dr. permanent director and Bullough Jr., associate Karen I. Spear, assistant staff to handle the professor of educational professor of English; Dr. Dr. Barry Weller, additional composition studies; Dr. B. Gale Dick, Phillip E. Sullivan, associate professor of of physics; Dr. T E. Finley, director of admissions Endowment interim director, verbal sections of the responsibility of the Dr. Richard Rieke, American College Test whole University." of (ACT) and an observed that Rieke professor says communication, and a 13- - decline in entering capable freshmen the committee are member policy students' writing ability presently score high contacting department committee including have become a concern enough on entrance tests heads and faculty across faculty from a range of for colleges throughout to be exempted from all campus in an effort to basic composition. The identify existing courses disciplines have been the nation. to Rieke the which and result is that they don't to says appointed plan writing sections, workshops and professor chairman of one of the Wpinn their skills nnrf implement the program. If work proceeds on science departments at are not prepared for tiwr&fr An with Robert departments, says Rieke. The committee is applying to the National T SGT-10- 9-- 6 M-T- h. N. 1 9-- 7 & Sat. Frl. 1 A.i recommendations. Eventually, the program The central tenet of the expects to offer University Writing workshops to help public Program is that "you school teachers upgrade don't learn to write once, writins instruction. f Winter Is Coming . teachers save orlminicfrorinm - on your Fuel Bill the Winter ahead With fPurchaso. Your Cholca: Dumbo, Wrath of Kahn or Rocky III 475 Tltias Available 100 of Releases si hi 95 Current our store! program," STORM WINDOWS j T Save $1 0 per window Jfr with this Adv. . . . No Labor Chargt if you Order Now!! I Sandy Glass AAirror Call Wally or Barbara at 255.4281 or & c.nin At 151 W AflAflS SanHv testing all entering students and placing them in appropriate classes. Last summer, a placement exam, which required students to write to essays, was tested on 35 students. In September a panel of readers was trained to evaluate' the essays. The committee feels' that every student should take at least i some basic composition AA ii IMAlllin Aiinr. - U. OQiBflLnMft nir. . awaa- - 3 a. I V aw-- m ia ll - F. l CuSMnfJodsl Cg)(o)9S Some Stlld6ntS Alight rcQiiircd to tflkc tttt" Much More Than a Necklace jlr alealr VktooDlscMovl says. The next step will be with Ap it a mm. communica? prehensive tion Rieke In p and development Big Dollars jfr and administrators to become full partners in the FREE be Whirlpool non- - " mm. aMpjfll' r.Ilcrowavo And Sc!7 Clzzn R:.1075PXK Savo QvlGBD PGR-IOOW- 'ay R 3400 Vcluo Mow Qhly Buy a Selected Color TV during RCA's Whirlpool CIICDBDflUES r."terowaves StsrtinsAt V 95 I r.'lcrowavo Dlshas Purchssa. to lH00 Vciisss cf 171th Now vou can haws th i Jo b Diamond Pendants & 18" 14K Chains $89. 4pts. 8pts. 145. 18 ct. '199. 15 ct. 14 ct. 13 ct. $275. $350. $399. hi.npw nf remolt control at prict you'd ipect lo pay lor a manually tunad atl. 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