1987-02-12

              The Recor

OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY February 12,1987                            Volume 100                        Number 2

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SJU skyclivers fall to national victory

SJU sophomore Rob Tickle (left) and junior Bill Voelker (right) took first place at the National Collegiate Parachuting Competition in Marana, Ariz. [See story on page 3]

J-Term proposal to be reviewed by faculties

Alcohol review committee finalizes recommendations

By   M.-A-   Holscher

The SJU/CSB Joint Alcohol Policy Review Committee has begun to finalize its proposal on recommendations for changes in the current alcohol policy at the two in--stilutions. At its Feb. 3 meeting, the committee approved a proposal to be forwarded lo ihe SJU/CSB administrations later this month.

"Alcoholic beverages may be consumed only by majors and only within private rooms, apartments and suites where at least one resident is a major, and in the SJU Butcher Shop and CSB Loft," the draft proposal said.

The proposal was presented to committee members by co-chairs Geoffrey Fccht, OSB, SJU director of residential programs, and Brian Spain, OSB, CSB residence coordinator. It was drafted following the committee's adoption, last month, of a policy statement which specified that "resident students born on or after September 1, 1967, must wait until their 21st birthday before they can legally possess, consume, or distribute alcohol" on campus. It is that policy statement which has served as the foundation for the new proposal.

Fecht told The Record last Monday that it was the committee's intent to propose a policy which is "as concise as possible." He said the committee has agreed on the importance of "eliminating overlapping because it would make the policy more readable."

Many of the major proposed changes in the current policy have come in light of the committee's support for the disallowance of drinking by minors. As a result of that stipulation, other changes arc expected to be included in the final proposal which will

be submitted to the SJU vice president for student affairs and CSB vice president for student development.

Alcohol

continued on page 5

By  Bob  McGarry

Faculties of both SJU and CSB will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the Humphrey Auditorium to discuss and add amendments to a new J-Term proposal. The faculties will take a final vote on the proposal next Thursday night. If accepted by both faculties, the proposal will begin next January and will change the current J-Tcrm policy in a number of ways, including giving credits toward graduation for J-Term courses.

The proposal was originally drafted early last fall by Hilary Thimmcsh, OSB, president of SJU and Coleman O'Connell, OSB, president of CSB. The proposal was then submitted to the Joint Educational Policies Committee last September for review. The JEPC made a number of refinements in the proposal before submitting it to the faculties three weeks ago for their review before the upcoming vote.

There are a number of major changes that would occur in J-Term if the proposal is accepted as is. First, the minimum number of credits needed for graduation would be raised from the current 120 to 124 because J-Term courses would be for credit. The proposal states that "the norm of courses will be two or tliree-credits, but departments and/or Deans may petition ... for approval of alternate credit levels." J-Tcrm credits from approved courses could also, if the proposal is accepted, satisfy department or Core requirements.

Also subject to change under the new proposal is the number of J- Term courses that students would be required to take. First year students would have to take a J-Tcrm class and other sudents would be required to register for a course, a Supervised Study, or an  ILP  in  only  two  of  the  additional  J-

Tcrms. Also, J-Tcrm classes would be under the same grading system as that used during regular semesters.

The effects that the proposal could have on returning students, if it is passed, are at this point subject to interpretation. Tony Sorem, professor of psychology and chairman of the JEPC, points out that policy in this area has not yet been determined. "Policy will come out of the vice presidents' offices," Sorem emphasized. Sorem, however, feels that returning students may have a choice in accepting the new policy. "My understanding is that people have the choice of cither using the catalog that was current when they were freshmen or using the current catalog," Sorem said. Sorem indicated that returning seniors may be able to skip J-Tcrm next year if they have already taken it three times but that "they probably had better have 124 credits."

The proposal, if passed, is also expected to tighten the academic standards of J-Term, which in past years have been subject to criticism, according lo Thimmcsh. "There has been some consistent rumbling about this [J-Tcrm] being a somewhat less than academic experience," Thimmcsh said. Thimmcsh hopes that the hew proposal will quiet these critics.

Both Thimmcsh and Sorem also pointed out that the proposal would help students meet the new Core curriculum requirements that were passed last fall. "With the new core curriculum it is important that J-Tcrm be open for credit," Thimmcsh said.

Changes    in

J-Term

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the   original   draft   of   the

Rifle damages KSJR antenna

13y   Michael   James   Cronin

KSJR is back on the air, with limited wattage, after rifle shots struck their 10—year-old transmitting antenna near Richmond on Saturday, The Minnesota Public Radio affiliate stopped broadcasting at 11 a.m. and resumed limited service on-Wednesday.

"This is the second, time, in three months that the antenna has been damaged," according to KSJR's membership director, Sandy Landman. Though it is difficult to say whether the damage was intentional, Landman said, "You have to be a really good shot." The tower was damaged sometime Saturday night in strong gusts of wind.

According to Landman, a temporary antenna is being used. "The damaged antenna will cither be repaired or replaced. It would take two weeks to repair and a month to replace," she said.

Landman said that the disruption will not prevent the broadcast of Saturday's Ensemble for Early Music from SJU's Stephen B. Humphrey Theater. Though there was some concern, Landman said, "It's a go."

The incident is being investigated by the Stearns County Sheriff's Department. According lo Assistant Sheriff Jim Kostreba,

Photo by Bill Sullivan

KSJR's operations temporarily shut down following gunfire which damaged the station's antenna.

"We're wailing for the cable to be analyzed. It will be a week before we know anything."

Contrary to a previous report in the St. Cloud Daily Times, the FBI is not investigating the incident. "The investigation     is     being     handled     by     local

authorities," said an FBI spokesman tVom the Si. Cloud bureau. "We were notified but it's a violation of federal law rarely invoked."

KSJR will continue to broadcast. Some of the outlying areas near Braincrd, however, probably will nol receive the transmission.