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the to show ‘aLal side of their studies he Sd u he sat on the two back legs of faded Levi s d to chair in a pair fla nnel shirt a brown plaid lad students read about “Thes hut have M m and other galaxies s actually seen them That for enjoyment the biggest mbably see ot watching the students first time the things for s sky is Whenever the night out at ctor Bachman is usually observatory looking into unknown with a new telescope tlie the observatory itself was to us from a man in was that California The only catch to get it at had to drive out there Last summer John Foster iBachman's supervisori took on a all project to the the observatory the money tew equipment "With a be was able to raise we bought his ue M" Celestron telescope" describibbteeves widen like a chill ng i new toy “It was really a trip to look out of ih new scope at the same things "The joneied o study tne mysteries ui me aw— Plus-min- us — grading discussed Pro- system” said political science Wright's motion was defeated fessor William Furlong "and let the business Faculty other In Mongrading policy was discussed those who ride the bus pay for it that motion a debated Senate day by the USU Faculty Senate Graduate the allowed have Val Peterson director of the would According to assistant of to elect a represenphysical plant disagreed “Some mathematics Professor David StudenttoCouncil have been able to park on camtative the Faculty Senate you policy the willWright Currently the graduate student pus because others have been would allow a more accurate is appointed by the ing to park at the stadium and ride s abilirepresentative student a of representation ASUSU President This motion the bus” Peterson told the senate A controversial plus-minu- s plus-minu- s ty Wright made a motion to have the Academic Standards committhe tee of the Faculty Senate study proposed change system Under the teachers would have the option of marks with putting plus or minus a the letter grade thus indicating score lower or higher students "Right now a lot of 36 are masquerading as 40 students Wright told the group who do Presently studentswork receive slightly less than 40 that score because a 30 grade would be too low he said chairman of the Garth committee Standards Academic said that the issue was considered last vear and was defeated said Lee supported the idea but motion to inthat he thought a would have a stitute the change chance of passing next year plus-minu- s a Batty professor of the Year in the engineering department the annual Last Lecture He urged students to maintain on page i htotky skepticism about what they are taught See story better was also defeated The Facully Senate then spent several minutes debating a report by the parking committee ‘‘Maybe we should put the shuttle bus under the free enterprise Final action on parking policy was postponed until next month when the parking committee will present a more comprehensive report to the senate the past Schon has worked effeca researcher on professional learn-jntiveness and organizational sultant philosopher professor and author will address this week s Philosopher author to speak survival in asmodem world on industrial In Donald A Schon g Schon was educated at the in Paris as well as Yale and Harvard He is presently a proeducafessor of urban studies and Intion at the Massachusetts stitute of Technology The Convocation will be held in the Thursday at 12:30 pm Chase Fine Arts Center Sor-bon- con- Convocation Schon will discuss man’s approach to survival in the fast changing world of technology and how people have to function in a situation of what they are able to learn instead of what they know He will also describe public learnaid suring which is appropriate to vival in the stable state |