Show The Utah Statesman Monday March 29 1982 Changing drop deadline not necessary After months and months of being bounced from committee to committee like an Idaho hot potato the controversial drop 'add proposal will finally be voted on April 5 by the Faculty Senate The gist of the proposal goes something like this: the Deans’ Council would like to change the deadline for students to drop classes from five weeks into the quarter to three weeks The council feels that having the drop add deadline coincide will eliminate wasted space in classrooms Now comes the controversy Although the council's reasoning sounds logical it does not take the individual student into consideration The Utah Statesman believes that three weeks is not a sufficient time span for students to properly judge the content of a course If the council's main concern is with filling classroom vacancies other solutions which have already been recommended by the council itself would aptly reduce this problem without changing the drop add deadline One of the solutions is to require students to attend class during the first week of the quarter Those students who don’t will automatically be dropped from the course by the instructor and other students will be allowed to register for the class Another system designed to get students to drop classes early in the quarter is the implementation of a stiff drop fee which gets steeper and sleepier as the quarter lingers on The Statesman feels that these two solutions will adequately sohe the vacancy problem by forcing students to drop their classes early in the quarter Vith these two solutions at work changing the drop add deadline to coinciding dates would not be necessary Besides what would it accomplish? If the drop deadline is set for the third week of the quarter it doesn’t seem lkeh that this will help fill vacancies Most teachers will not allow students to add (lasses after the third week anyway and students adding (lasses at such a late date run the risk of grades In addition only a small number of classes fill completely Since these are required classes they are offered over and over during the academic year so students have ample oppxirtunitv to take them Why should a bill be passed to accommodate a small number of students wishing to get into popular classes? The Statesman urges members of the Faculty Senate to take the individual student’s needs into consideration If a student is struggling in a class and fails the first exam — which is usually given around the third week of the quarter — and is unable to make up the test due to class P°l'cy a pxxr grade on a transcipt is an unnecessary result This proposal is a hot potato There’s a lot at stake If it passes it will mean smashed potatoes for many USU students who need time to properly evaluate their classes pii wide-sweepin- g When times change so do people To the editor: have Ixcn very disturbed lately about comments that the students of Kxlav are apathetic don’t care alxut what is going I think on and are these are very unfair remarks I d and here is why as mui h right not to lie they were active ac tive as Two completely different cultures aren't supposed to reac t in the same way Our colare creating lege graciuatrs miracles in srience especially in medicine and electronics and making our way of life without a big ruckus Sure civil rights was a big issue and liet-te- r hirst of all there is nothing wrong with being a conset-vatts- e Sure liberalism has its merits and has brought about a lot of good legislation programs and the like but it has also caused a lot of headaches and ruined lives Conservatives have traditionally kept their heads and kept things organized A favorite item of these activists is comparing today’s students to those in the 1960s It is very unfair to compare those students to us living in the ’80s They chose to react the way they did and we have just needed to le resolved liut what else was accomplished while the students were staging riots and letting their educations go downhill? We do care about the things that are happening today The recent events in LI Salvador have sparked concern about another draft Reagan’s budget proposals are really giving students the short end of the stick Of course we care We’re just not as radical as our predecessors in showing it If a time comes that these issues can no longer lx- - ignored and must lx- - met fac e to face we aren't going to c ause a lot of misery by shaking things up and are going to make our decisions with knowledge patience and cart I rrallv d i appreciate what the "tOv taught and gave us M ui h gixxl was accomplished and we learned a lot But I don't sec what good it would do to be radicals in dealing with the problems that we have tointense day We have the same feelings that the 'bOs students that we did we just don't have to go to such extremes in showing them to get things done e Why are all of you who in the activism of the ’60s keeping silent today? Don t Things change right? t like us to lx you expx-c- James Osboroe faeJLMl Statesman Residency victims need to speak USPS Catherine Zalk editor Don Porter managing editor Larry Baker fatuity adviser 532-64- written and edited by students of Utah State University Editorial opinions are solely those of the editorial board and those writers with signed articles They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Utah State University or ASUSU LETTER POLICY The editor edit refuse or reserves the right print any letter Letters that are typewritten and limited to 800 words or less will receive first consideration Isetters must be signed The Utah Staietman ts 0 To the editor: with the author’s true name stu- dent number and phone number The Utah Statesman is published y during the school year except during finals and thrice-weekl- school holidays EDITORIAL OFFICES are in Room 315 Taggart Student Center Business office is in SC Room 317 phone Mail is received at UMC 01 PO Box 1249 Logan 84322 SECOND CLASS mailing paid in Logan Utah 84321 750-175- 9 Over the last two quarters I’ve heard the horror stories of establishing state tuition The letter to the editor last week inspired me to voice my thoughts on this subject I know of several victims of this system If all these bystanders put their opinions together to put forth one common thought we could doubtlessly make some changes If everyone wanting to establish residency would take their suggestions to the residency office at Old Main we could at least apply some pressure to this irrational control system Question anything that doesn’t sound or look right I feel this is a worthwhile school which students should be required to pay tuition for one year Two three or even four years is just plain ridiculous As Debbie Sorensen out-of-sta- te wrote Friday discriminated against fed I I too deal of my plan to spend a great life in Utah I too have relatives Utah in Utah I too have a am State license and w registered voter I °° “ to apply have bably restden- P- times before achieving cy I hope this letter encourages t other students to jump on express and band wagon to opinion on the matter Mam-knoOld at residency office I am! Jeff Willia®1 - |