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Show The DAily Utah SPECIAL ISSUE HUON CLE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH The Legislature and U. See pages VOL 97, NO. 72 3-- 1 1 Commissioner places semester idea on hold By Todd Curits Chronicle staff writer James Clayton, U. provost, said it was wise to withdraw the proposal at this time, and that the central administration at the U. recommendation by Utah's commissioner of higher education to change from a quarter to a semester system by 1989 will be withdrawn Friday. Don Carpenter, associate commissioner for planning, said the semester system debate will be on the Utah Board of Regents' agenda Friday. However, Commissioner Wm. Rolfe Kerr will not recommend the change at this time. "The concern was that the change be entirely supportive of the position taken by the Senate. He said this is the feeling of President Chase Peterson and the feeling of those who advised him on this matter, including other academic vice presidents. "Our faculty members were split about 0 on the proposal," Stanford Cazier, USU president, said. "Those in the humanities wanted the change, those in the A based on compelling economic and academic justifications. When the proposal first came out, we were leaning toward changing. However, data at this point doesn't justify a change," Kerr said. "Everyone thought that because Chronicle photo by Guy Elder Mary King, above, said at a panel discussion Tuesday night that the Civil Rights Movement was not a movement of any one charismatic person, but was a movement of many people driven in a common cause. Women were vital part of civil rights struggle By Sharon Deckert Chronicle staff writer Editor's Note: For related stories, 13 and 14. . Civil Rights Movement" on a panel that was moderated by Grethe Peterson, assistant to see pages The Civil Rights Movement was not a movement created by one individual. It was a movement of the people, and women were the backbone of that movement, a panel of speakers said Tuesday night. "We did everything," Diane Nash, the .coordinator of the 1961 Freedom Ride and a of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), said. the president. "We sat in at the lunch counters, we marched in the freedom marches, we organized voters, went on the freedom rides and did office work at the SNCC," Nash told a large group in the Social and Behavioral Science Auditorium. "When people refer to the civil rights movement as 'Dr. King's movement,' it distresses me because the movement in the '60s was truly a people's movement," Nash co-foun- said. Nash was one of four nationally recognized leaders of the Civil Rights themselves was whether leadership existed in the character of a single charismatic Movement who spoke of "Women in the One of the questions workers asked see "panel" on page two Student arrested after fight over firing, missing papers By Lori Bona Chronicle campus editor A University of Utah student was arrested Tuesday morning on charges of disorderly conduct after an argument with a former employer. A U. police officer, said the student was issued a citation after arguing with a professor and being chased by police. The student, geography major Brian Williams, contacted the Chronicle Tuesday afternoon to explain why the argument took place. He was afraid the Chronicle would write a story that would reflect badly on him if based only on police reports. Williams was employed by meteorology professor Norihiko Fukuta to correlate data and lobby money for the Mountain Valley Sunshine project. Fukuta is researching techniques for dispersing fog. Williams had been employed by Fukuta since August, but was fired in December. Tuesday morning, Williams entered Fukuta's office in the William Browning Building where the two allegedly argued about the location of some important data. Williams said when he picked up his last paycheck, he was told to leave the name of the student who possessed research materials with the secretary. He said he left the necessary information, but heard that Fukuta was telling people he never received the information. "I told him I heard he was calling me a liar. Then I called him a son of a bitch and spit in his face," Williams said. He said an assistant in Fukuta's office then tried to grab him. Williams said his outburst was sparked by Fukuta's discrimination against handi- capped people. "I'm a manic depressive and he took advantage of that and exploited me." He said he worked for Fukuta under unsatisfactory conditions, which included never receiving a job description or being recognized for his contributions. Fukuta, however, said he never manipulated or made fun of Williams for his emotional disorder. see "arrest" on page two I recommended it, it was set in concrete," he said. "That's not the case. We were and still are gathering information on the change. The item is still on the agenda and the Regents can still debate it. If they want to proceed with it, we will." The commissioner still believes there are economic and academic advantages to the semester system. But when these facts were weighed against faculty sentiment, he decided not to proceed so hastily, Vicki 'Varela, public information officer for the Regents, said. Kerr recommended in December that "all colleges and universities in the Utah System of Higher Education convert to the early semestertrimester calendar, with common beginning and ending dates, effective fall semester of 1989." But Kerr's proposal met with strong resistance from faculty members at the University of Utah and other state institutions. This lack of support eventually caused the commissioner to rethink the proposal. In January, the U. Academic Senate voted overwhelmingly against the proposal as did the Institutional Council. Utah State University's Academic Senate also decided against the proposal, although it was not as decisive as the U. Senate. is 50-5- sciences didn't." The U. Senate was concerned the switch would increase faculty workload and be too expensive. In a closed meeting last week with state college and university presidents, Kerr discussed the proposed change. After learning about faculty sentiment at the colleges, the commissioner began to change his mind, Varela said. "There's not enough conclusive evidence the change would save money or be academically superior. This, combined with the fact that faculty members around the state didn't want the change, was enough for Kerr to decide to wait," Varela said. Robert Huefner, who was appointed to represent the U. Senate at the Regents' meeting, said he was pleased Kerr took into consideration the feelings of students and faculty around the state. Kerr had cited several reasons for his proposed change: Approximately two-thir- of all ds colleges and universities in the nation are on the semester calendar. The semester system improves instruction and research by longer exposure to each subject. The semester system eliminates one full cycle of processing admissions, registration, final exams, financial aids and computer services. The semester system permits a better use of textbooks, most of which are designed for semester use. The semester system requires fewer course preparations. Nursing recognized By Ellen Garff Chronicle staff writer Nurses dressed in uniform, as well as nursing faculty and staff from the University of Utah, sat in on legislative sessions Tuesday hoping to generate a strong, positive impression in the minds of Utah lawmakers. Because of budget problems, many nursing programs at the U. hinge upon the actions of the legislators, and could be cut deeply without state funding. Two legislators presented resolutions to both the House and Senate recognizing the College of Nursing for its achievements during the last 40 years. The resolution was intended to increase the lawmakers' awareness of the importance of training and retaining quality nurses in Utah as they make decisions on Wilson Chronicle photo by Steven the 1988-8- 9 budget. Linda Amos, dean of the College of College of Nursing Dean Linda Amos, who spoke briefly in both sessions, said it Nursing, spoke at a legislative is important for the college to be meeting Tuesday to present a recognized for its contributions during resolution to the Legislature that the years. may bring awareness to the nursing see "nursing" ori p,age two situation in Utah. r (".. Non-prof- it Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT |
