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Finals time reqirement to
be examined by senate
By Mike Palmer
StaffWriter
All professors must either
hold a final exam or meet with
their students at the time sched¬
uled for a final if a new pro¬
posed policy is adopted by the
CSUF Academic Senate.
The proposed policy on fi¬
nal exams has been forwarded
to the Academic Senate from
the Personnel Committee.
Committee Chairman Dr. R.
Arthur Parham said that the new
policy would require all profes¬
sors to meet with their students
at tlie time specified in the
Schedule of Courses .and either
hold a final exam or a final class
meeting. Exceptions to the
above policy will be allowed
only with the approval of the
dean and chair of the professor's
department.
Parham said that some con¬
scientious professors were get¬
ting slammed because they
wouldn't give early finals. The
whole idea is that professors
get paid to work through final
week.
The proposed policy goes
on to state, "The general nature
cfthe examination or final class
meeting should be described in
the course syllabus. Illness,
accident or other contingencies
may prevent a student from
taking the final examination at
the scheduled time. In such
cases, the instructor should'
assign a make-up examinanorr
or, if appropriate, a grade of
incomplete." Parham indicated
that there was also an unwritten
rule that students with three or
four exams on the same day
should be granted relief.
According to the minutes of
the Academic Senate Execu¬
tive Commi ttee meeting of Oct
12,Provost Alexander Gonzalez
said that penalties can be im¬
posed on students who do not
take the final exam at the regu¬
larly scheduled time only if the
faculty member has indicated
such policy in the syllabus dis¬
tributed at the beginning ofthe
semester.
/Associate Vice President for
Academic Affairs Dr. Michael
J. Biechler stressed that the
above policy must be approved
by the entire Academic Senate
and by PresidentJohn D. Welty.
He predicted that there may be
some debate when it is pre¬
sented to the November Senate
meeting. The earliest it could
be implemented is Spring 1993.
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Colleges see o new
rise of carjackings
Philadelphia (CPS)—As soon
as his left eye started twitching,
Peter Sconthaiothai knew some¬
thing was bound to happen.
The last time that eye started
twitching he was involved in an
automobile accident a day later.
This time the 21 -year-old pre-med
student at Temple University was
the victim of carjacking. His red
1984 Nissan 300ZX was taken
from him at gunpoint
On Oct 6, Soontharothai and
his girlfriend Trinh Nguyen, 20,
were planning to spend some quiet
time feeding the ducks along the
west bank of the Scnuykill River.
"We were about to get out of
the car, the windows were up and
the doors were locked," he said. "I
heard the tapping at the window
and I saw the gun pointing at me.
The guy said, 'Get out of the car.
The gun's loaded and leave the
keys.'" ■*
Soon tharothai said there were a
few other people in the parking lot
and he was parked only a few car-
lengths away from the nearest car.
"There were people walking,
jogging and biking," he said He
even saw the two robbers, but he
wasn't paying attention to them.
Fliiladelphia Police Department
Officer Robert A. Young said there
have been increased reports of
carjacking. The incidents have
been scattered throughout the city
and have not been strictly in one
area, Young said] 4iThere is a na¬
tional trend regan ling this crime,''
he said.
According to Young, there have
been 200 carjackings in Philadel¬
phia in the past year including in¬
cidents involving armed robberies
and use of force, but not necessar¬
ily weapons. Youngalso said more
carjackings have been reported and
brought to the police' s attention in
the past two weeks to one month.
Davis Scarpello was hanging
out in front of Temple's Johnsons
and Hardwick hall dormitory when
a man identified as Temple bas¬
ketball player William Cijnning-
ham and two others approached
himshortlybeforellp.m.OcLlO.
Scarpello, who does not attend
Temple, was standing on the cor¬
ner of Broad and Norris streets
when the three males approached
him and started a conversation.
Scarpello said one offered to buy
his 1984 Cadillac for $1,800.
When Scarpello, 26, told them
he did not want to sell his car, one
male reached into his pants as if
reaching for a gun, and Scarpello
took off on foot. Young said.
After Scarpello flagged offi¬
cers down, they returned and ar¬
rested Cunningham. Two other
males had left the scene.
Cunningham, a 7-foot basket¬
ball recruit from Augusta, Ga., was
charged with robbery, theft, re¬
ceiving stolen property and related
offenses. He was released Oct 11
after signing his own $5,000 bail.
Cunningham was rated in the
top 40 high school players in the
country.
Basketball Coach John Chaney
said he was surprised to hear of
Cunningham's arrest "The per¬
son [Cunningham] is a very fine
young man. He has never, ever
been in any sort of trouble before," ■
Chaney said.
However, Chaney told the
Philadelphia Inquire, "He was
arrested for something that was a
prank. There was no theft of a car.
.All of the .students were having
fun. The car was never moved, and
it ended up being some .sort of a
problem.*'
Young had these suggestions
for urban college students:
* Keep aware ofthe surround¬
ing and individual^who do not fit
into the scene.
* Travel with companions.
Please see CARS, page 6
PIKES Continued from pam 1
$25 to $150, depending on the
type of bike.
The average is usually $45 to
$70,- Todd said.
Because eveothingvfrom lost
and found is turned over to student
services, a wide variety of items
are acquired. •
"We get bowling balls, weight
lifter's belts, jewelry, car stereos,
BB guns, clothing, books, umbrel¬
las, iwtebooks and glasses, some¬
times we get 150 pairs of glasses,"
Todd said.
Those items will also be sold,
possibly at a regular sale in April
or May, according to Todd. Those
items will not be sold today be¬
cause of uncertain weather condi¬
tions.
"No one wants to buy a wet
book or article of clothing. Noone
really cares if a bike is a little damp
though," Todd said.
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