Show I f LETTERS TO EDITOR The Points West will from this time on be publishing letters tp the Editor I In n brief these letters will be on any subject of your choosing It will be a forum for your likes and dislikes all letters should be sent or dropped off to ehr Editor Points West in inthe inthe inthe the College Center offices The paper is striving for a biweekly publishing schedule Your in- in and help will be appreciated appreciated appreciated in this As of January 1975 the advertising rate of Points West space will be per column inch This amounts to about 7 lines of advertising space in each column students will be charged 25 per column inch if they wish to advertise in the Points West Billing for the advertisements advertisements advertisements advertise advertise- ments will appear in the form of a you thank-you letter enclosed with a copy of the current issue of Points West containing th the e ad Records of all advertisements advertisements advertisements advertise advertise- ments will be kept by the Points West Business Manager Participation and suggestions suggestions suggestions will be very much OT M M 0 B Dear Editor Lowering of students student's grades because of absences has hasto hasto hasto to be a joke on the student Obviously theres there's something wrong with the system presently presently presently pres pres- being used when an in instructor instructor instructor in- in lowers a students student's grade for the quality of work because of numerous absences one quarter and then lits everyone slide the following quarter k This school of higher education education education tion should be able to come up with a system more effective effective effective tive by giving a student a grade for the quality of work being done and having a separate evaluation for the absence all grades were originally originally originally origin origin- ally based on the quality of the students student's work DANIEL G. G PALMER PS Nothing will be done unless unless un un- un- un less students that feel the same way will speak up and let the administration know how we feel Dear Editor Recently we have had problems problems problems lems making our student government government government gov gov- function properly This has been in part due to a alack alack alack lack of knowledge and control by some officers and now its it's a combination of that Plus there is a lack of interest and participation by senators This deadly combination of nonfunctioning people is stif- stif fling our student government There are issues on the agenda of the student senate yet the senators fail to attend the meetings Therefore Therefore Therefore There There- fore the business of the day is not completed Youre You're probably wonder wonder- i in n g What can be done- done does it matter to tome tome tome me f First of all the students can find out who their senators senators senators sen sen- are and encourage them to make the meetings They should replace them if they wont won't do the job There are provisions for this Also get in and talk to the student- student body officers to let them know what you expect and what done After all they are being paid to do th this is job Make them earn their money youre you're paying them Ne C you ask What does it matter to me Well all the activities around this school and part of the policies go through these offices offices offices of of- and if you dont don't care then nothings nothing's going to get done and nothings nothing's going to change Therefore if you fit th this is then the next time you go to complain about something ing remember you didn't care The possibilities for th this is school are only limited to the people in it I If f you want something better or something something something some some- thing changed get involved in your student government gov |