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Faculty Senate addresses issues relevant to ah
By Christy Moore
Editor in Chief
Faculty pay, midterm grades
and final exams are but some of
the issues tackled by Tarleton's
Faculty Senate.
According to Faculty Senate
President Dr. Christopher Guthrie,
the organization was formed to be
a route of communication between
the faculty and the administration.
The Senate consists of one repre-
Student retention
makes drastic drop
from 1991 to 1992
A shocking 1231 freshmen
and sophomores who entered
Tarleton in the Fall of 1991 did
not return for the Spring semester
of 1992.
These statistics were obtained
from a computer analysis by the
Registrar's Office and a follow up
phone survey by the Division of
General Studies.
This study revealed that the
majority of the disappearing stu-
dents were successful students
with a grade point average of 2.0
or better, with 17% having at
least a 3.0. Most of the students
graduated in the top half of their
high school class, 23% coming
from the top quarter.
The study also revealed that the
males outnumbered the females
wHo~left; (666-td 565)V;"Whiteis' ~ "
numbered 1080, Hispanics 82,
and blacks 65.
According to the phone survey
conducted among nearly 300 of
the students picked at random, the
overwhelming majority said that
they established a major, had
good relations with their advi-
sors, found academic requirements
to be reasonable and basically
enjoyed the small-college atmo-
sphere.
Most said that they loved
Tarleton and complimented the
university for its caring teaching
staff. Not all shared this senti-
ment. There were complaints
ab6ut some of the academic pro-
grams, teachers, housing and
parking. Parking led the list of
complaints.
Those involved in extra-cur-
ricular activities and those who
lived in the dorm were the mi-
norities in the study. Students'
comments on dorm life were
mostly favorable, though com-
plaints about small rooms, noise
and problems with temperature
were mentioned.
Most claimed their main reason
for leaving was financial.
Personal relationships (marriage,
children, being near family and
friends) scored second place in the
study, with grades and academic
programs offered following
closely behind.
Twenty of the 300 said they
did not like either StephenviUe or
Tarleton. Many also said that
neither Tarleton nor StephenviUe
provided adequate employment
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sentative from each department on
campus as well as from the library
and military science.
"Last year we had a retreat at
Thurber Lake to hash out our
goals," said Dr. Guthrie. "I think
we've been very effective this year
because we went into the year
with a list of these concrete goals
rather than using a scattergun ap-
proach."
One of their main goals was to
improve the communication be-
tween faculty about "who receives
raises, why they receive them and
where the extra money comes
from." Guthrie says that he con-
siders this one of the most impor-
tant issues that the Faculty Senate
has accomplished. They have also
begun a study on equalizing fac-
ulty loads.
"We also take care of minor
bureaucratic issues unique to TSU
that irritate the faculty. Many of
these we tried to get abolished and
are now waiting on a decision," he
said.
One of the issues on the bar-
gaining table is the sheets that
faculty members must fill out
stating when and where their final
exams were held. "This is a lot of
unnecessary paperwork for the sec-
retaries and many faculty feel that
it is an insult," said Dr. Guthrie.
"Dr. Fain is currently writing a
new policy on this matter."
The main goal of the organiza-
tion, according to Dr. Guthrie, is
to improve communication be-
tween the faculty and the Faculty
Senate. "Many faculty don't
know what the Senate can do for
them. We're trying to get space
in Dr, Fain's newsletter and begin
to work on one of our own but
until then we heed the help of the
faculty. Many still think that we
only address parking issues but we
do a lot more and can do much
more if the faculty will bring to
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(Above) About 40 Tarleton students got together Sunday night
at Ray GaUegos' house to support the Dallas Cowboys as they
played the Buffalo Bills in SuperBowl XXVII,
(At right) Kimberly Wiley, Denise Marek and Monica Sebik
show their team spirit as they proudly display their Dallas Cow-
boys victory poster. Students and Texans alike partied all
across Texas until the wee hours Monday morning, celebrating
the Cowboys' 52-17 slaughter of the Buffalo Bills.
Woman assaulted in car
My Christy Moore
Editor in Cliii.f
A woman was assaulted at a
dentist's office on River North
Monday night and the attacker is
still at large.
According to StephenviUe'
Police Chief J.L. Wade, the
woman completed her cleaning
work at the office around 10 p.m.
and went outside to get in her car.
When she entered the automo-
bile, she was attacked from the
back seat. .She and her attacker
struggled and the woman received
a cut on hei arm, presunubly from
a knife or similar sh.up object, be-
lore s>he made her escjpe into the
backdoor ot the building.
1 ho attackcr is de,scribed a a
white male, age 20-W, with long
dark hair and a neatly groomed lull
beard. He was tall and thin and
wore glasses.
Anyone with any information
is encouraged to call the
StephenviUe Police Department.
For a list of precautions you can
take to prevent an assault, please
see page 6.
Student protest
Friday at 2 p.m.
By Christy Moore
Editor in Chief
A statewide student protest will
be held on the steps of the State
Capitol on Friday to challenge a
proposed drastic hike in state
higher education tuition.
Fees could almost double for
all state colleges and universities
this fall if a current appropriations
bill passes the Texas Senate.
"The bill could be passed and
(See Protest page 6)
our attention what is bothering
them."
. Officers of this year's Faculty
Senate are President, Dr. Guthrie
of Social „ Sciences; former
President Dr. Don Keith of
Biological Sciences; President-
elect Dr. Charles Rives of Fine
Arts and Speech; Secretary-Treas-
urer Dr. Virgil Lueth of Physical
Sciences; and Parlimentarian
Benedda Shirley of English and
Languages.
McCabe forms
gender equity
task force
By Christy Moore
Editor in Chief
Tarleton is about to enter a
new stage of" '90s awareness" as
the Gender Equity task force gets
underway.
The 24-member task force
headed by Dr. Patricia Zelman was
created by Dr. McCabe to investi-
gate gender issues and be an im-
portant guide for improving the
way students, faculty and staff are
treated at TSU.
"This is not a reactive decision
based upon a problem but is more
of a pro-active one," said Dr.
McCafje. "We neeif tp plan ahead,;,
see tjie^isioM7 oirliie horizon.
We may be.able to identify one or
more areas where TSU is not ef-
fective or has a void."
M...not a reactive decision"
The task force will conduct a
gender census spanning the last
ten years including groupings of
age, job titles and longevity. But
Dr. Zelman says that their main
objective is to "talk and think and
talk again."
They will be speaking to stu-
dents, faculty and staff on such is-
sues as fair employment and pro-
(See Task page 3)
Dick Smith
applications
due March 1
The deadline to apply for Dick
Smith Scholarships for the Fall
1993 semester is March 1. The
scholarship is $1,200 per academic
year ($600) per semester.
To be eligible you must major
in an area of the College of Arts
and Sciences, have cumulative and
semester GPAs of 3.20 and com-
plete 15 hours each semester
(graduate students must complete
6 hours and maintain a 3.70
CPA).
Application forms may be ob-
tained from the Office of the Dean,
College of Arts and Sciences
(Davis Hall Room 111).
The chance of a
Did juu ever want the tbanu- to Just ome swiuh places with Dr. Derails McCabe die president of
liirk'lon State University for one day?
Haw him uke all your dastt-s and have turn ileal With all your daily jwoblems, wlute you take a
siinilaur daily routine ot being president of 'iarieton State University? Well if that was your wisli, you
have jitsl been granted a eluike. .
Kho Iou Delta *ili be spoihuring a lottery for a larlctm student to win the Ounce of 4 liietimc, to
switch phus mth Dr. NLQibe lor <l day.
Ihti will give Dr. McCabe an opportunity to get a better insight on .student fflc at Tarletrxi and Tarleton
students vill receive a letter understanding of how the University Adrtunistrauon System Woria, he says.
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