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The North Texas Daily
Thursday, February 25,1993
Student newspaper of the University of North Texas
Vol. 75, No.77
Faculty Senate passes sections of curriculum
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Century, we must prepare our students
Lab band director loses Grammy, gains honor
Slater said in an earlier interview of music degree program.
—Dan Haerle
that the nomination came as a total
music faculty surprise.
Slater
ciated.”
This is the fourth Grammy nomina-
SlaterhasdirectedtheOneO’Clock tion for the College of Music. Other
rus, mixed chamber groups and sym-
rangement of “ V alues," a composition semble.
out,” Haerle said.
Committee votes down
Stargazing
Observatory opens doors
bill that limits hours
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many people are not aware of the
benefits of the study of astronomy,
“We should not look at it (the cur-
riculum) as what we are going to keep
for the next 300 years. We have to
Haerle believes that many people
in the music industry are aware Of the
Express yourself
African traditional clothing finds
a place on the fashion scene
“There are thou-
sands of musicians,
and it’s a high honor to be nominated
By Chris Smith
Staff Writer
By Heidi Huffman
Staff Writer
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By Jennifer Huckabay
Daily Reporter
Slater attended the award ceremo-
nies in Los Angeles and was unavail-
able for comment.
After waiting 30 minutes to achieve
1 a quorum, the Faculty Senate met for
90 minutes Wednesday to consider the
I university core curriculum before ad-
journing because the quorum was lost.
Despite the lack of closure on the
issue, Student Association President
Ron Skillens said after the meeting
that he would give the SA assembly a
positive report on the meeting.
By Cathi Nieland
Staff Writer
nial of NT.
The arrangement appears on the
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Staff Writer
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“I’m encouraged by the stance the
Faculty Senate is taking,” he said.
At the same time, Skillens offered a
word of caution on the core if it’s
passed.
“I’m leery on the actual implemen-
tation,” he said. “I foresee that it could
be very easy for individual depart-
ments to avoid the issues of race, eth-
nicity and gender.
“The students need to keep the fac-
ulty members honest on their commit-
ment to the core and the multicultural
requirement,” he said.
Part of the meeting was spent con-
sidering a third group titled “Diversity
in the United States,” under the head-
ing “Understanding of Ideas: and Val-
ues." In that section, individual de-
partments are given the discretion to
submit potential classes to a curricu-
lum review committee that would
determine if the requirement is met.
The senate approved a broader ver-
sion of music faculty member Steve
Friedson’s suggestion that would re-
store the “Diversity in the United
States” section to the core.
“Our students have demonstrated
that this is what they want,” he said. “I
think it is imperative to allow our stu-
dents to be exposed to issues such as
this.”
Skillens told the meeting the SA
agrees with Friedson.
“We are in favor of having the
aspect of diversity and multicultural-
See SA, back page
of an instrumental was Rob McConnel
and the Boss Brass for “Strike Up the
Band.”
Slater, director of the One O’clock
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Ray Benge, director of the NT Astronomy Observatory, looks through
a six-inch Unitron Refractor telescope.
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and to know that you have been singled Lab Band, was nominated for his ar- recorded by a 20-member jazz en- has written for theater, cappella cho-
latest album released by the One Lab Band for 11 years. In addition to nominations took place in 1975,1976
O’clock Lab Band, “Lab 91.” It was composing for jazz ensembles, Slater and 1991.
Although Neil
Slater did not win a
Grammy • award
with his first nomi-
nation, the nomina-
tion itself is a distin-
guished accom-
plishment for any
musician, said Dan
Haerle of the music
faculty.
“I feel very fortunate to have been quality of work that is produced at NT
chosen,” Slater said. “The publicity and that this nomination is a fine rec-
that is generated for the band is appre- ognition of that quality.
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for it. They need to be exposed to
A step by the university should be issues like this. It (the amendment) “
taken to ensure that the academiakeeps doesn’t raise hours, allows for courses Gregory LaGrange/NT Daily staff
in step with the problems of society, Dr. Hildegard Froehlich of the music faculty discusses the university’s core curriculum. Froehlich was one of
Paul Dworakofthe music faculty said. See CORE, back page the senators at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
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especially the knowledge astronomers
gain about Earth.
“We found out more about the
The stars are within reach at the greenhouse effect by looking at the
NT Astronomy Observatory. planet Venus, which has a greenhouse
The next open house at the obser- effect gone wild,” Benge said. “Venus
vatory is from sunset to 2 a.m. March is so hot it has boiled away all the
6, Ray Benge, NT astronomy teacher, water, and this condition is completely
said Wednesday. irreversible.
“Most astronomers call them star “On Mars, no ultraviolet light is
parties. But the only people who blocked, so the surface of Mars gets a
know what a star party is are avid 'lethal dosage — no fife exists. This
amateur astronomers, so we called it gives us more understanding about
an open house,” Benge said. “The ozone holes.”
idea of an open house began a year Benge said such studies teach the
and a half ago when we decided to consequences of our actions and the
have them the first Saturday of every properties of physics.
month.” But another reason to study astron-
Open house visitors will see omy is that it is never boring, Benge
Algol, a variable or ever-changing said.
star. Algol is 75 fight years away, so “There’s always something going
what the viewer will see actually on — a comet being discovered or a
happened 75 years ago, Benge said, nova (Latin for new star),” Benge said. -
Ancient astronomers thought “There was a near miss with an aster-
something was wrong with the star oid in the past year — it passed real
because it was constantly changing, close to the earth—within half thedis-
said Clay Hale, Flower Mound jun- tance between here and the moon.”
ior and observatory lab assistant. Benge said that although this win-
“They realized something was ter has not been the best for stargazing,
drastically different with this star it normally provides die best telescope
because it changed, and they thought viewing.
the change was an evil omen. So “Normally, the best time to see the
they called it a demon star,” Hale sky is when it’s freezing out,” Benge
said. said. “There’s less moisture, less scat-
Benge will be speaking ataTexas tered light in the atmosphere.”
Section of the American Physical Hale said there will be lab assis-
Society conference next month on tants as well as volunteers to answer I
“Teaching Science to Non-Scien- questions at the open house. Also, many
fists Through Astronomy.” He said amateur astronomers bring their own
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a 178-hour limit before they must pay
out-of-state tuition.
• Also, credits earned at technical
schools or community junior colleges
Abillrequiringstudentstopayout- will not be counted in determining
of-state tuition if they accrue more credithours earned.
than 158 senate . TheTexas Higher Education Coor-
Committee on Education Wednesday, dinating Board was also authorized to
State Sen. Carl Parker of Port hear appeals from students who want
Arthur, who introduced Senate Bill 0 con est e cap., c
in to the committee Feb. 11., de- . The committee S reforms did not
signed the bill to keep “professional include provisions for students seek-
students” from burdening taxpayers, ing dual degrees and students who
“It will come out of committee change theirmajors. . fk
favorably,” predicted Parker in a tele- T Brendan Mikeska, president of the
phone interview Wednesday morning, Texas Student Association, said re-
“Why should taxpayers subsidize gardless of the bill's intent—to save
students who want to stay in school for the state money — the changes were
a living?” he said not enough to make the bill acceptable
in its original form, the bill did not to Texasstudents and taxpayers. .
allow any exemptions to the 158-hour . The bdl does not take into account
cap - including degrees requiring double majors or effectively address
mrethananaverageofhours,suchas changes of majors, he said.
nursing and architecture, double ma- BeforetheSenate Education Com-
jors, students who change majors and mittee Wednesday, he challenged the
students who transfer hours from other practicality o the bill.
schools You may wonder why students
Denice Taylor, degree program choose to obtain two degrees or a
adviser for the COllege of Arts and double major, he said. There are
Sciences, said NT students would be various reasons: to get a competitive
affected by the bill because many edge, a desire for a broad education
transfer from other universities, and more knowledge- and some jobs
However, the committee amended requiremore knowledge in more than
the billbefore the hearing Wednesday one field such as computer graphics,
by adding some exemptions for stu- 'don t believe tt is fatr to penalize
dents someone for being an overachiever.
The 158-hour cap remained intact Mikeska said.. .
for students enrolledin undergraduate He also dislikes the bill because it
degree programs requiring up to 134 doesn tallow students to change their
hours. But students pursuing degrees mi S
requiring 135 or more hours will have
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by the Faculty Senate to discuss the ety,” Dworak said.
university core curriculum Wednes- Another amendment by the senate
day, the senate passed an amendment changed the distribution requirements
that changed wording in the proposed under the “Understanding of Ideas and
“Diversity in the United States” re- Values” section. The curriculum now
quirement. provides for students to choose two
The rewordingbroadenedthe scope courses from three groups instead of
of the proposedrequirementfor courses one course from two groups.
in race, ethnicity and gender to include The change in the distribution re-
other social issues, such as class and quirement accommodates the proposed
religious discrimination. third group of “Diversity in the United
“I think eliminating the issue to just States” under the section of “Under-
race, ethnicity and gender is limiting standing of Ideas and Values.”
us and putting blinders on us,” J.B. “Students have an interest in this
Spalding of the business faculty said, (study in multiculturalism in the United
“There are age issues and sexual ori- States),” Steve Friedson of the music
entations issues that have come up in faculty said. “As we go into the 21st
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