Show “72 years of free expression” Utah State University Logan Utah May 12 1975 Vol 72 No 79 8 Pages Burn case brought before Administration officials About twenty students from the for a Relevant Education met with Dean Claude Burtenshaw and Dr Ray Hellberg art department head last Tuesday after the forum for Stephanie Burn The meeting was originally scheduled to be with President Taggart but he was out of town she had asked that prerequisites be removed for the classes she used the fact that some of the art department and Students had not taken students prerequisite courses as “an excuse for poor student evaluations” He also said that Ms Burn had kicked students out of her class because they were not art The students requested the meeting to indicate their concern on “a matter that he has the authority to deal for the week majors who had taken the class replied that she had asked some students to drop the class d She because it was allowed any students that needed the class to remain whether they were art majors or not they said Hellberg said there were other reasons for her dismissal that he Students with” over-crowde- Dayne Goodwin acting as spokesman for the group said “We would like the university administration to act to insure that Ms Burn will be able to teach here next year” Dr Hellburg cited reasons for Ms Burn’s dismissal among them a lack of communication with students and faculty He said that Ms Burn was always unwilling to accept any “input for improvement” from her tenure committee “Ms Burn’s response to anything her committee said was that it was i2it her fault She always blamed it on a ‘male chauvinist’ or an administration problem” he said Hellberg said that Ms Burn “never communicated with the textiles students” campus-wid- e The students pointed out that Ms Burn was the one who had opened the textiles program to non-ar- t majors in the first place Hellberg said that this was another discrepancy in Ms Burn’s actions He said that after -- refused to discuss “There are some kinds of things that are unprofessional to discuss” he said Dr Hellberg said that the amount of student support for Ms Burn had been considered but that it was not considered as important as other data available He said that in his three years at USU he had “had more people in to complain about Stephanie Burn than any other teacher” He made no comment when students responded that there had also been more people in to support Ms Burn than any other teacher Hellberg said the art department determined that all things considered they could do better Dean Burtenshaw said there high school and students were Chicano iniversity old Wednesday that it is vitally mportant that they get involved n campus activities government 100 ind politics “The way to beat the system is o work through it” Henry F )alton office of Superintendent if schools Los Angeles and ormer USU student said Dalton was speaking in with Chicano emphasis Veek to members of MECHA Chicano organization) from the con-uncti- torthern Utah area Dalton who is Chicano himself old the Chicano students that heir heritage their culture and raditions and their language is omething they should be proud if not educated out of “Sadness is a Chicano who :an’t speak to his grandparents n his native Spanish tongue” )alton said He explained that the biggest iroblem for the fchicano lies in he education systems of this :ountry “A child speaks one language it home with his family and mother at school Teachers don’t mow him his culture his May The Executive senate ”fessed proposed surveys and other matters in IffiSfWednesdays session budgets Senate discusses issues The executive senate discussed budget sessions the results of various surveys Senior Citizen Awareness Week seated Paul Willie on the Publications Board and heard several resolutions in their Wednesday meeting This week ASUSU officers will from representatives organizations that are requesting ASUSU funding for next year The sessions will last about two hear from 6 am to Tuesday through Friday hours 8 am The library survey results will be ready in about two weeks said Mark survey Peplowski director The survey was conducted by the academic board of former Hawkins Russell academic vp The survey included questions about library use 'Get involvedDalton fells Chicano students Nearly seemed to be an irreconcilable difference— ef opinion over the concern that students have not had meaningful input Burtenshaw said he would convey the students’ request to upon president Taggart he However return Taggart’s said Ms Burn would have to initiate action with the Institutional Council as the next step in University procedure for the President to act Ms Burn has filed suit alledging sex discrimination in federal court in Denver policy pass-fa- il Drop-Ad- d policy and ad- study Xburber’s resolution to change the menu in vending machines The resolution calls for “more nutritional and health type foods in the UC vending machines” Jill Ferre and Buzz Thurber have been assigned to study Thurber’s resolution proposing putting more trash cans on the quad “so as not to encumber students that are too lazy to search for a disposal for their garbage” Bill Gentry and Randy Funk will study Funk’s resolution asking for the construction of a general academic senators’ office on the third floor of the UC The office is being discussed by some UC Policy Board members Funk said No cost estimates have been made yet he said visors Eight per cent of the studentbody were questioned Doug Brady and Randy Funk Technical difficulties slowed have been assigned to research down the poll Hawkins said Funk’s resolution establishing Some pollsters took more time class evaluations for every class than they should have he said The poll “shouldn’t have taken every year and providing for the language or his values” Dalton class evaluations to be kept not so long” Hawkins said “I was as said less than two years and not Calling today’s educational disappointed about the time the he longer than three years system the “great equilizer” survey took as anybody” Results are still being Randy Funk will research his compared it to the melting pot in own resolution that if passed at of taken tabulated from the poll bringing everybody theory would and mixing them up require changes in election time The survey academic the real Val Christensen that Dalton said procedures to be sponsored by is that Chicanos students: asked published in the quarterly UC director problem facing or the catalog before on bulletin dead the attitude have their don’t votes necessary who they of the in to the policy and week becoming compete performance vocabulary and they advisors consequently beginning Thurber submitted a bill don’t get involved because they Christensen plans to survey the stating: “a moderate tem have had no prior experience of faculty about their views on perature be established in the UC success advising and what each departtheatre” “20 per cent of California’s ment is doing about advising Last night in the UC movie it 20 students are Chicano of these May 3 has been designated was colder than heck Thurber per cent 40 per cent drop out by by the executive senate as Senior said People have complained Citizens Awareness Week high school” Dalton said has happened he and nothing Board He said that these statistics Former Publications said could be directly related to staff member Darrell Sanders will be to Willie Sanders members who are insensitive replaced by Paul the needs motivational and is being replaced because he is otherwise of the Chicano now student relations p Willie will be a board member until student name the that said Dalton May 15 ‘75 label a is Willie was chosen by Board “Chicano” political term racial a than rather fncJd0rier0” Applications for Publications board chairman are due He explained that a Chicano is a person who strongly identifies fill the position Carol Harmer today May 12 An students interested are encouraged to apply Deadline is 2:00 pm and uses with pride the Spanish now holds on Board and values who Publications the and is language There will also be positions for students open on the carries out the heritage and board for next year Deadline for those applicants has tnfwOUnadppbiicaUons?mansgkeS traditions of the Spanish Christensen Applications should not been Set speaking people work-stud- y 19-2- v-- “?cao of time sheets due May 16 |