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180 Friday, November 9, 1984FThe Battalion/Page 5 Education (continued from page 1) participating in band or other activ ities while a lesser student with six 71s could continue playing football. Strong’s proposal would require that several conditions be met before a grade could be withheld, including the following: • The student’s teacher would have to approve and submit her ap proval to the school principal. • Both the student and his parent would have to request in writing that ithe grade be withheld. • The student would have to at tend two extra hours of tutorial in struction each week and maintain a 70 average in all classes combined. , • At the end of the second six- .1*® Iweek period, the student would have to be passing the course and have the proper number of credit hours to be on target for graduation. In addition, Strong’s proposal would limit athletic practices or other extracurricular activites to eight hours a week. 'Tve polled the board and I think S there is an overwhelming majority who would like to go with our plan,” he said. “But if you feel it is not within the scope of the law I will put ig." it down and not even submit it to the iheTttd board.” The LEB voted 6-2 to allow indam I Strong’s proposal to go forward, lie sa: House Speaker Gib Lewis and e jji t House Education Committee Chair- ■“man Bill Haley, D-Center, voted against the plan. / Slouch By Jim Earle read,; rough first anne an ■d by ngon, i “Ever wonder how much shaving foam is in one of those little pressurized cans. ” THOUGHT FOR FOOD FOR SPRING WE THINK that the 7 Day (20 meal) Plan at $691.72 ($2.23 per meal) is the best buy for your dining $$$. YOU MAY THINK differently. So you have choices! The 5 Day (15 meals Monday through Friday) for the non weekender,at $644.42 ($2.68 per meal) or The ANY 12 (12 of 20 meals) Plan for you late ris ers who still want to eat on the weekend, at $625.49 ($3.36 per meal) or The Aggie Point Account which allows you to eat anywhere on campus with your l.D. Card. wariM s did,*11 f drama! >n andiil film, wiJ Nicaragua Advisor at mus wnl iity Pofcf irsd 1EFT: •speed b le Neck pack W2 ing Hal 1 a Tesf a Calc.-: America!! (continued from page 1) A State Department spokeswo- I man in Washington said there have I been ongoing contacts between the I United States and the Soviet Union I regarding the freighter but declined I to say whether Dobrynin had called. Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Mi- | guel d’Escoto handed a protest note ItoU.S. Ambassador Harry Bergold I in Managua charging violation of its ■ airspace was a prelude to “direct mil- litary intervention” by U.S. forces. ; In California, White House ■ spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the ■ administration also was concerned ■ about the presence of at least two 1 other Soviet bloc ships in and I around Nicaragua. He said a Bulgarian ship carrying helicopters was spotted off the east [coast of Nicaragua and another com munist ship of unspecified national ity was sighted in Corinto on the [west coast, apparently emptied of its cargo. (continued from page 1) increases. I want to find out if this is true.” He said that many advisers see the task as just a lot of paperwork. “Maybe paraprofessionals could be hired to handle simply signing drop-add forms,” he said. “That would leave faculty members free to answer student questions about the curriculum or academic goals and career ideas.” He said the subcommittee, which has met once, was formed too re cently to have reached any conclu sions about the student advising sys tem and that the study probably will continue into the spring semester. Busby said he would like to see the subcommitte develop a set of recom mendations to improve the advising system. The subcommittee also is studying a report titled Excellence in Under graduate Education, published in the Oct. 24 edition of the Chronicle for Higher Education. The Report suggests ways to make guidance and advising more effec tive: • Having academic administra tors as advisers. This provides ad ministrators with a direct means of finding out what is happening to stu dents. • Using the telephone to check in and talk with student advisees. This saves time and can help reach more adult and part-time students. • Providing short but intensive training periods or workshops for advisers. • Assuring continuity and focus. For example, students should have one person as a permanent adviser. Several of these recommenda tions, such as workshops for advisers and administrators acting as advis ers, are part of the University stu dent advising system. Bubsy said recommendations from the report will be included in the student questionnaire. New Items: On January 2, 1985, an Aggie Point bonus system will be initiated for lump sum deposits as follows: DEPOSIT $300 - 399 $400 - 499 $500 - 599 $600 - up BONUS POINTS 300 600 1000 1800 v ).. ird •ed :m mt >-3534 nds For details call 845-5321 or 845-3005. OLDTIMERS! (i.e. Juniors, Seniors, & Grads) YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO... o Get your picture taken for the 1985 Aggieland! Where? At Yearbook Associates 1700 So. Kyle (behind Culpepper Plaza) When? Now* through Nov 16th. *P.S. You avoid the lines if you do it now!