Show Tt la A I !: i r “72 years of free expression” Utah State University Logan Utah May 19 1975 Vol 72 No 82 8 Pages Sen Moss last week m: Space spending to level off David Howell Indepth Reporter “Scientific exploration of outer space in the rest of this century will be funded at a relatively constant level but at a somewhat lower level than in the past The exploration will be purely scientific with less resources devoted to achieving national prestige” said Senator Frank Moss Friday Senator Moss was speaking for Science Week as a guest of The Federation of Americans Supporting Science and Technology Utah Senator Frank Moss spoke tificial portant structor is important com- mented Martinez 26 Meter Eye Before half your lifetime will pass the large space telescope will arrive on the scene Its’ 26 meter eye will stare out at the universe from an earth orbit and Budget requests totaling were submitted to the executive council last week ASUSU should have $154000 to work with next year said Val $277566 vice-preside- Grades secondary arunimand secondary were adjectives hung on traditional grading methods during Tuesday’s Education in Forum entitled “Alternatives Grading” Participants in the forum held in conjunction with Education were Izar Martinez associate dean of education Week the Professor Wayne Dotts special education department Ken Gilstein graduate student in and ' Jim psychology research Christianson professor assistant and graduate student from the special education of department Dotts teamed the idea of grading “absurd on the surface” “I’m not interested in grading students You grade eggs milk and beef” he said He spoke of the student and the teacher sitting down and deciding what is to be gotten out of the course Criteria and objectives to be set up for which each is accountable Guidelines would be set up for both to reach these goals This would bring the role of the university up from that of a personnel screener for the job market he said -- Grades are unimportant and secondary said Ken Gilstein “What is important is the information the student takes out and how he applies it” he said He explained the of grading used in the psychology department by which a student may work to a chosen level highly inProjects are the criteria dividualized instead of-- testing he said Calling it the mastery-leve- l concept he said the student and professor agree on a project and its worth Jim Christianson called grades artificial barrier between students and teachers' setting up g role falling to roles a the student The task of the professor is to teach skills and the student’s task is to learn them and nothing more he said “Being a better person is a skill art appreciation is a skill” he said The criteria for passing a course would be to learn the skill with the time limit flexible he said A minimum standard would be set for passing he said an boot-lickin- Christianson said vice-preside- nt nt cross-countr- Martinez then Comparison of the atmosphere of Venus with the atmosphere of Earth shows how freon would eat away the ozone he said “The really frightening aspect of this problem is that we don’t know if the freon actually destroys the ozone” he said We may not have the luxury of allowing- the crisis to fully develop before we take action he said - “I bring your attention to the problem for two Moss said First to reasons” show that the discovery was the product of careful analysis and second the credibility of the scientists as they proved what they said Senator Moss said that the ozone-freo- n earth’s survival depends on scientists giving advance warning on the problems it could face On the space linkup on July 15 Senator Moss said that the USSR had a greater amount of monetary resources in funding USA-USS- R their program than we do “We might put a space lab up there in collaboration with Russia and some other countries” he said f Ft r II £ v ii irzZc-- - asked realistic” “It utilizes measurement but little evaluation” Martinez said Agreeing on what a grade means attendance achievement level or friendliness to the in- - students would be working for a minimum understanding of a skill which the instructor would indicate by passing the student The student would have to indicate the criteria behavior he said In closing Gilstein said grades don’t indicate what a teacher or student accomplished No system will work unless the boundaries are noted Jie said The present system of grading address itself to the student the teacher and those interpreting grades he said Freon Wouid’Eat Ozone I that Christianson how his system was traditional different from would still students as systems be working for a grade no Izar Martinez opted the want “we jrading but said idealistic but must settle for the for this in nt nt education and job performance usually don’t match up grading even Mars is century It’s unlikely to send a robot safer and cheaper version of Christopher Columbus to do our exploration for us” he said He said that space exploration funding difficulties may be relieved somewhat by the rise of comparative planetology “Astronomers and physicists study the atmosphere magnetic field and make-u- p of the planets and compare them This becomes important because of the concern this year about freon eating away the ozone in the stratosphere” he said the planets nt Vice-preside- vice-preside- will be clearer than anything yet seen through an earth bound telescope he said “Manned exploration of any of outfits are included in the vice-preside- meaningless No he said- - request Other groups requesting increases between $2000 - $5000 include: Black Student Union Christensen coordinator of MECHA Rodeo Chib USU student activities The estimate Speech and Hearing Association comes from an estimate of 8000 intramural and recreational students paying $31 a year to sports and student productions Phi Beta Lambda a business ASUSU the remainder of student to fees will athletics go sorority was among the groups activity and building bonds requesting either a budget inThe ASUSU student relations crease of $100042000 or a new Darrell Sanders budget Carlos Pinto volunteers asked for an has asked for the largest budget of $2400 and Debate increase Sander’s requested increase for an increase of $1600 $12200 more than last year’s asked Board asked Publications The amount the United increase $800 an for Worker’s Farm Support Group The student relations the Institute of for $500 funded asked wasn’t enough Electronic and Johnson Nolan Electrical last year said the $175 for asked student The AUSU president' Engineers asked Team into Pistol Rifle ran USU and relations for $84400 AWS asked for $2525 problems he said ISA $3900 Band $500 Angel ASUSU academic Ranky Funk has asked for Flight $300 Model UN $600 414720 to operate the academic UIA $600 Academic Information senate academic board and for Center $10000 Wildlife Society general expenses The increase $137 and Northern Wasatch Astronmical Society $75 over last year’s budget is $8220 of the The executive counci will director Platt JJ Harmonious Living Center has decide the ASUSU budget May 28 asked for a $5500 budget in- with the budget first appearing more before the council May 21 Twenty-fiv- e crease y “Tlie budgets are going to have skiing snowshoes outfits and 15 more backpack to take some cuts” Johnson said Grades unimporfanfT forum tells students Absurd “After years refinement the with telescope the radio to the forefront” came telescope of 400 The bids are in for funding final decision due May 28 United of the on the future States space program last week in conjunction with Science Week Photo by Jay Reedy by Tim Gurrister In depth reporter (FASST) Only in the last 400 years have we had anything but the naked eye with which to look at the heavens he said Christianson explained that USU students were able to bask in the sun on the UC music sponsored by the Student Coalition for Racism Registration packets hr hi! qtr patio last Friday while listening jo jazz Photo by Doug Mcvulloch available now |