Show r April 20 1 973 i editorial comment General Ed Test The time could not be better for an objective look at personal convictions expectations and the Spring- refreshed world around us At least that’s the feeling of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate which has asked for a progress report on the General Education Program We hope that the purpose of this Gen Ed review is to - determine whether or not the Program has been given a fair test according to the rules set down initially when the Faculty Senate approved it in March 1971 Recently concern has been expressed on campus at efforts of the General Education Coordinator to secure funding Some have viewed this as an One man’s view lamamtte John Martin The LDSSA - attempt to bureaucratize the Program into a “General Education College” In fact this is not the Coordinator’s purpose In seeking funding he is acting under the charge given to him by the Senate The money received from such sources would be utilized to allow staff members time off from teaching schedules to work on preparation and revision of courses The grant would not be used to expand the Program but simply to allow it to realize its full potential as ap- Super Sage Association) scheduled the “Laminated Generation” causing conflict with the atmosphere and already-set-asid- “Laminated” have protested this group’s performing at Utah State and we are against the paternalistic attitude of those people who scheduled them vA letter of protest was sent to the LDSSA and the president of Many Eagles Indian Council Blane Hoyt visited Jhe school administration- requesting this matter be looked at Need I say it? They just looked at it! Silence from the silent! If I had personally gone to the LDSSA to find out the reasoning behind their sneaky move’ I imagine this would’ve been my prayerful welcome: “Hello sage” I said “I’m from ths Indian Council on campus I came to find out why we’re being laminated by the ‘Laminates’ Particularly when over these past two years we’ve insisted on initiating and being responsible for our week-lon- g program Your of this scheduling group will proved by the Senate We feel the direction and accomplishments of the Program so far are innovative and highly com- mendable Group filler requirements and d courses have been eliminated Of course the reviewing process may appear to be a hatchet job and thereby alarm or upset some people But the creation of new and exciting Gen Ed courses will require a sense of commitment and courage not feelings of distrust and “sour grapes” What is needed now is the (and test run The General Education Program is on the way to providing a solution to the problems of department-base- d general education Ths Faculty Senate has unanimously approved it and the Institutional Council has applauded it We are sure students and faculty will benefit greatly from it if the Program is allowed to reach fruition dead-woo- - d) pollute the cultural and educational atmosphere of Indian Week” “Well” the sage said saintly “you’ve got to realize that we’re the controlling institutuion on campus and we have the right to schedule any program we want particularly the one we chose for your Week” “Why?” “Because your Indian Council has nothing scheduled in way of a religious program and we feel if anyone can import one for you SmdM UwimII mw port editor: Km PonoreUa pheto edUws Tem Caswfl Twty CeKts edHeriel enh: Rkk Ahlf Gil HiHon editor: Ireet Herlcer Pot Berofdy dder: CeliM Kiley Jedewe JUhripM photo eh koac Martin enter wrttore Susan Amnfton Dovid Griff Coro) Hornier J Chris Larsen J rI t i worked with concerning Indian Week” I said “he should know better” “He does He knows the better way to slip a little religion to you How do you think he keeps his job?” “Hell with that!” I said “He should know better that Indians have insisted all along that we determine the programming of Indian Week!” “But he doesn’t care about your programming” the sage said “he only cares about making money for the school and the Institution And he’ll schedule anything to do it How do you think we’ve grown to such a conglomerate business cor- poration?” “So he said nothing about dians being against nalism?” I asked In- pater- “Nope But he did say you Indians shouldn’t be handling scheduling responsibility for Indian Week So together we decided the LDSSA and the UC Director could do a better job for you” “I see but what about the fact that even Indian students haven’t suggested religious preference for a group or speaker?” “All the more reason for us to step in and do what’s best for you” the sage said “Next year you can say that due to paternalistic super sages in LDSSA your Indian Week was a success” “And how do we repay you good-hearfor such a blessing?” I asked “Just sign any Indian on the baptismal line After all this is what we’re after Your signing up will qualify you as being ‘laminated’ which could further qualify you to perform with the ‘Laminated Generation’ if you ts wanted” We’re already in bondage in our own country! And “You sure have! Even JL you want us to put ourselves Seagull couldn’t have done further into bondage by joining better But why a religious your outfit? No thanks!” program?” “But you must remember” the “You Indians need a little sage said “we know what’s best religion” the sage said “a little for you Indians We’ll slip it to moral development Why acyou any way we can anytime cording to our ‘Muck of Mormon’ even to the extent of scheduling you are the ‘chased’ people and our proselyting group the we’re supposed to chase you with ‘Laminated Generation’ The Word And since we can’t “In fact by next year we plan approach you with our usual to control your Indian Week we’re spiel the using and permit only those Laminates’ as a sneaky way to completely conducive to groups and persecute - I mean a subtle way keeping thespeakers atmosphere of this of proselyting you” school and valley narrow and Til admit” I said “from all the materialism I see you do green” So my prayerful welcome was desperately need religion around as expected: I got the usual runhere But what I’m curious about around concerning sly scheduling js how you scheduled the of the “Laminated Generation by ‘Laminated’ in the first place?” LDSSA which is causing conflict “The UC Director slipped the with Indian Week and polluting idea to us” its cultural and educational But of all people we’ve we totomMwml e dates for Indian Week are a e Broadway-stylstage group from BYU made up of "Laminates” feathers and other things They are former Indians who no longer consider themselves Indians Indian students on campus The off-camp- us full-funde- (Latter-Da- y has slyly non-Universi- ty full-sca- le s®n)ffliefl can” “What? |