Clarion 1985-05-03 Vol. 60 No. 24

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vol. 60 no. 24
Springfest provides fun for everyone
by Chris Henning
The celebration is about to
begin. Springfest begins tomorrow morning al 9:45 a.m.
with a wacky opening parade
featuring Grand Marshal Jim
Woods on a moped and a yellow model T Ford, rumble
seat and all, carrying the
Presidenl's Club.
The parade will begin in
Seminary village and it will
follow ihe route of Bethel
Drive toward the college
where many events and
boolhs will be set in Kresge
courtyard.
Saturday's springiest is
loaded with too many activities for anyone to keep up
with, but it was designed lhat
way. Several of the events on
Saturday will overlap so fair-
goers need to plan ahead.
Students are especially urged
to lake some time out from
their studies in order to attend an event or two.
Schedules of all Springfest
events appear on the back of
the Springfest posters displayed in almost every hallway and corner that exists al
Bethel. Slop and lake a look to
see when the shows are that
you are interested in.
Some of the events include
the "Maypole Celebration" by
the Swedish class at 10:15
a.m. in the courtyard. The
Maypole will be an authentic
demonstration of Swedish
folk music as well as dance.
The Flying Circus of Physics will start at 10:30 a.m. in
F.A. 313. Professors and students together will produce a
fantaslic hour of laser light,
beds of nails, and fiery fun.
At 11:30 a.m. the Minnesota Striker's Soccer Clinic
will meel at the SRC. Some of
the Strikers will be on hand to
give some tips for players and
coaches of all ages. The clinic
is a must for anyone interested in soccer.
Al 12:30 in the afternoon
"Doc" Dalton will be at the ole
pump organ with "Preacher"
Dan Taylor. Together they
will hold an old-fashioned
service at the Little Church on
the Hill.
For those who feel a little
more on the deep side of
things, the Poet's Corner can
fill the void. Bethel poets will
recite their own works in the
Robertson Lounge at 2:00 p.m.
To add to the festive mood
Budget cuts staff but not
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by Kenneth Wiering
Democracy was stilted at
Belhel College as committees
and interests clashed over
language requirements and
budget cuts. The budget was
of greater importance and
language courses offered at
Bethel dropped from 32 down
to 10.
Last year, 1984, started with
the formation of Committee of
Program Review assigned to
cut 12 faculty positions. The
committee examined the factors involved and proposed
certain cuts. The proposal was
largely adopted and courses
were eliminated as a result.
In the meantime, the Academic Policies Committee
(APC) published a proposal
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for an ideal curriculum tilled
"Educating Today's Christians
for Tomorrow's World." That
proposal held a foreign lan
guage proficiency requirement
for graduation. In response to
the staff cuts the APC published a statement of disap-
of Springfest, a national
award-winning juggler will
be in the courtyard at 1:15
p.m. Scott Burton will amaze
and delight all with his tricks
and timing.
Other events include two
gospel team performances, a
benefit auction that should
especially interest sludenls,
an Art and Crafts fair, the
Hot-shot Shoot-out, Simon
Sez wilh Roy Lucas, recitals,
and many, many more.
Finally, to finish off the day
in a relaxing way one could
go to the theatre production
of "Cinderella" at 7:30 p.m.
Another possibility is the
Concerti-Concerts. The concerts will be performed at 7
p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Some outstanding soloists are to be
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rtunities
poinlment. APC realizes that
"with these staffing constraints, it is clearly not possible to implement the proposed language requirement
and recommends that this
requirement "be implemented
as soon as staffing level
permits."
Gerry Healy, who was on
the Committee for Program
Review, says the criticism
of how foreign languages was
affected "ignored the mandate" of eliminating 12 positions. "A lot of places took the
bite," as other departments
were also affected. Don Larson, professor of linguistics,
is disappointed because students that are interested in
cross-cultural studies cannot
study a foreign language put-
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Notes
158 Arrested in Week-long
Berkeley Apartheid Protest
Despite the April 16 arrests,
nearly 400 sludents gathered Ihe
next day to continue their protest of South African racial
policies and university South
Africa-related investments.
The arrests al Sproul Hall,
site of Vietnam war protests in
the sixties, "helped mobilize a
lot of people lhal wouldn't have
done anything until they saw
people being dragged out of here
by police," one protestor said.
Foreign Students' Grades
Unaffected by English
Competency
U. of Oklahoma lest scores
show foreign students who still
don't speak English frequently
gel aboul Ihe same grades as
foreign sludents who speak English well, says OU researcher
Akhtar Khan.
"If a student has the minimum
score and meets other criteria
needed for admission, Ihere
should not be a great difference
in grade poinls," says graduate
college spokesman Eddie Smith.
Talladega Students Protest Rats,
Roaches and Grade Standards
About 200 students from the
small, four-year Alabama college staged the all-day demonstration to protest vermin in the
cafeteria and dorms, declining
grade standards and administrative inaction.
"The kids conducted themselves [in a) very orderly (manner)," says Dean of Student
Affairs Joe Lee.
Protestors sat on blankets
chanting, "Talladega, crimson
and blue; Talladega, we're tired
of you!"
Students Present Alternatives
to I). of Maryland Cafeteria
Search Policy
UM food service employees
last winter began searching studenis leaving the cafeteria when
food and eating utensils began
disappearing.
In March, student leaders met
wilh food service director Matthew Sheriff and suggested a la
carte dining plans, a silverware
check-out system, more student
inpul in dining hall policy and an
improved bag lunch program as
ways to end cafeteria theft.
Sheriff suspended the search
program in mid-February, saying students apparently had gotten
Ihe message stealing would not
be loleraled.