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Continued from page 1A
A&M officials have the
same goal of keeping journal
ism in the curriculum.
Journalism classes must
continue to be provided for all
students who were admitted to
A&M last fall until the last of
them graduate, said Dr.
Edward Walraven, undergradu
ate adviser for journalism at
A&M.
Walraven said although
new students will not be able to
receive a major in journalism,
that Dean of Liberal Arts
Charles Johnson said he hopes
to offer a new minor in journal
ism as early as next fall.
Walraven said Blinn’s deci
sion to cancel journalism class
es was most likely a business
decision made because of the
uncertainty over A&M’s
department.
“Blinn has benefited from
having journalism courses
because so many people are
interested in the field,”
Walraven said. “I’m sure that
Blinn would love to be able to
have a couple of journalism
classes so that students that
want to transfer to A&M could
take those.”
A&M may also propose a
new interdisciplinary major to
begin in two or three years,
Walraven said. If approved,
students will be able to receive
a degree in journalism in the
future.
"Any program at any uni
versity that teaches students
how to be critical thinkers in a
modem society is a very valu
able contribution to society,”
Walraven said. “That’s one of
the primary benefits that jour
nalism contributes to society."
Johnson said no faculty
jobs will be eliminated as a
result of Uic decision to cancel
the journalism department at
A&M. However, if faculty
members choose to seek jobs
at other universities or choose
to retire they will not be
replaced.
“I think there is a certain
sense of disappointment,”
Walraven said. “Most of us are
interested in what we teach,
but I think we’re all pretty
encouraged that there is a pos
sibility of having a degree in
journalism in the future.”
Prof
Continued from page 1A
Unterberger said the first black
student who attended her class in
1969 became very close to her.
“He came to see me in tears
one day saying that on his dormi
tory room was a big sign that said
‘N Go Home!,” Unterberger
said. "I took him under my wing.
I tried to have students under
stand one another. The only thing
that makes us different is our
backgrounds, experience and dif
ferences in cultures."
McClure, who was stuck in a
snow storm in Washington. D.C..
spoke to the-audience via phone.
“1 had the honor and privilege
of being student body president
in 1976 and 1977,” McClure said.
“There were only 100 to 150
black students at Texas A&M."
McClure said that at A&M he
only encountered overt racism once.
“I hope that we are closer to
Dr. King’s dream than we were 30
years ago," McClure said. “One of
the ways we truly grow is if we
surround ourselves with those
whose views, status in life or
cheating and plagiarism
make a ruling.
Loudder believes thai
council will play a large mi
reducing academic dishone
“Honor systems that inc
students are very success^
reducing cheating because
peer pressure,” Loudder said
Those found guilty ofei
ing will be able to eitherap
the case or take a remedial
gram, depending on the ii
lion. Those who can takethe
gram will undergo educai
training about academic
ty, and the cheating vi
then be removed from j
record.
The Honor Office iscuna
planning to hold
Whe
fthe A
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elections for those intei.
sen ing on the council, ■vent a
"We just want everyj Whi
understand that integrity tsRffectiv
core va * ue of our UnnAany
Bradford said, "And inteerRxtremi
something students cantaEcl 0 |itica
them when they lease! ‘cn
University”
Student Body Presides
senior accounting major t,,. ,
Josefy said he feels thj J ^ lcia
will he beneficial lostuden;!
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office, because to me the" tl ^ 11
Code is a huge part ofus, ! “Be
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low ke
and n.hIIn many Jot ice.
have forgot what the \sh
of honor is ” Josefy said
background is different than
McClure said he think
grams such as Campus V
Dream are steps in the
direction.
"Campus w ith a Dream
an important time for our
to reflect on a history thai
us directly,” said Student
President anci senior
major Matt Josefy. “By
I he legacy ot MLK. we re J
better understand events not Ms . 1
in our nation, but right her! -y
Texas A&M."
Joe Williams, executi
president of diversity
Memorial Student Center. I
Campus with a Dream foetid
the separate importance of|J
dream and how it applies ioi
ety. not just race and ethniciJ
"Martin Luther King Jr. J
ed to focus on content with J
actor” Williams said.
Unterberger and McCl
were chosen as this yJ
keynote speakers becl
Unterberger was the first nJ
to teach at Texas A&M in!«
and McClure was the firstbl
student body president ini 1 !
Williams said.
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Speakers: Mr. Fred McClun
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