1978_10 The Daily Collegian October 1978

              The Daily Collegian
October 12, 1978
The PaHy Collegian
Seib: '... education ,s a human exchange
English prof calls for trial suspension of CAR
By RICHARD tBERIfc
[)r Kenneth Seib, chairman ot the-
Lnglish Department proposed last
Thursday that computer assisted
registration (CAR) be suspended
The   proposal   lor   a   two   semester
enrollment that will force CSUF to
reduce its 1978- 7S budget by KyM 800
bers   Dr   1 ouis Volpp
faculty student    advising
! simply computerized and manipu
?d numbers in a multiversity,
allow faculty to deal with individual
dent   needs,   tailor   a   schedule   to
suggest further
standini
amble if it would break
ie other side of the desk
to serve the student ' said Hoard
Seib said  that  like  many   progra
that get  started  up   the CAR  systi
fne   self perpetual inn   by
s  that  t
'   (be    i
night
the
i D ;
students tell 720 short of proiectn
on which the University s funding >
based
CSUI was budgeted on the basi-
an average enrollment for the year
12 600 FTT students Officials r
protect the figure will be 11,880
IFTE is based on IS units of cou
are taking by IS )
The   State   asks   lor   a    'payback
ol  allocated  funds  if   the  FTE   enroll
Ice
ipenment    that    might    achieve
s  beneficial  to the  chancellor's
iny of us across campus have telt
me time that part of our enroll
lent  problem  at  the  University  may
irectly result from CAR -not for what
■> added  t
n lakr-
200   t
the     budget
projected
was based on
If CSUr s enrollment dips below
U *O0 FTE the University will have
to 'payback' about $1,500 for every
I TE student not enrolled
Seib s proposal made at a regular
meeting ol the Academic Policy and
Planning Committee (AP&P)
would require students to sign up for
courses    through    individual     faculty
Citing the "payback' of state funds
that the lavoft of faculty 'may
near future reality,' the intei
Seib s proposal is to boost the nt
nf  units students  would  take  a
place on campus '
One of the problems that Seib cited
labeling of courses in the class sched-
fused    with    the    course    numbering
from |unior colleges expecting the
numbers they were used to there
to correspond with the ones here
"We spend two weeks at the begin
ning of each semester undoing what
students   have   signed   up   for   under
contact   One to
how   seems   to   be   a   more   efficient
system of registering," Seib added
Committee members expressed
interest in Seib s proposal, but also
caution concerning the suspension of
It was the general feeling that the
contact with students "slipped away
during the mood of the 60s "
AP4P postponed any further action
until their meeting on Oct 19 so that
representatives from the admissions
office and others could provide input
If the proposal is passed by AP4P.
it would then go to the Executive
Committee It would also have to be
approved by the full Academic Senate
At the earliest, it probably could not
go into effect until next fall
Contacted after the meeting. Registrar Robert T Board said that Seib
proposal would have the opposite effect
on enrollment because it would make
the process more difficult
'If you can't compete today, how
can we expect to solve the problem
by going backwards I think we have
a great deal to lose," said Board
Board said that the CAR system has
worked effectively since it was started
in the 1975 spring semester
'We've bent over backwards to
accommodate suggestions for improving CAR Now that we've got this
system that has shown that it works,
I refuse to go along with suspending
it even on a trial basis,' said Board
"Faculty already have a chance for
face-to-face advising with students on
the day that is set aside each semester " said Board
Board said that the past systems of
hand registration provided little
faculty involvement He added that he
was concerned for   "what's  best  for
conveniences -coi
'CAR  s     own
efficiency, in ten
of the University
Considering   tl
ment,   Seib   saic
"On a trial ba
we have to lose '
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THlSSEnrUl^R!
The Vinyl Line
it to h
figures whose name is heard on
•ripherv of rock music circles for
often in hushed almost reverent
Cuita
wction wizard and
multi instrumentalist, Edmunds was
long noted tor spear heading the 'back
to basics" school of English rock, and
indeed for the dearth ot his recorded
product available
These are both true only in part at
Ihe present Edmunds signed a con
tract with the Led Zeppelin headed
Swan  Song  label two year
i LP f
"Get
,  (ha.
what he does best   He manages to
<htt,irward    ^nd   played   with   an
form that makes Edmund's
ly special in this day of media hyped
Instead of playing all the instruments
himself, as was his policy in the past,
Fdmunds has finally found a hand that
can keep up with his well known perfectionism, and uses them to his bene-
That band is Rockpile (featuring long
time cohort Nick Lowe on bass) and
the cohesiveness of this unit must have
convinced Edmunds to forsake his
much vanted virtuosity in favor of play
ing 'ensemble "
Augmented by pedal steelist Gerry
Hogan and pianist Pete Kelly, the band
plays in a basic  rockabilly  style,  but
influences   hanging   out   all   over  the
Add to this Fdmunds almost legendary production qualities  and one is
Equally impressive are Edmunds
vocals, which have improved vastly
over the years Relying on his Elvis
Clone Voice less and less, he has developed a vocal style that can accomodate all of the many styles of music he
incorporates on his records
He slips through the rockers such as
"Its My Own Business', and 'Readers ' Wives' with humor and style, and
also manages, to break out one of his
and Lowe's patented Everfy Brothers
duets for the ironically funny 'Al
On The Jukebox*
He even manages to outdo Lowe on
his own turf, covering Nick's anthemlike 'Heart of The City" Laying down
some blistering guitar parts, and biting
off each phrase of the lyric, Edmunds
shows who was the real heart of Rock-
pile s all too short 1978 US tour
Dave Edmunds just may be able to
overthrow his relative obscurity, and
become one of those seldom realized
cult figures-to-stardom type musicians
I, for one, wish him luck He has the
style, integrity, and the musical and
production know-how to just pull it
off Any anyway, what less should one
expect from an enigmatic figure
Theatre Review
xWhat the
Butler Saw'
The highs and
lows of Britissh humor
What the Butler Saw the comedy now
playing  m  CSUF s  John  Wright  the
The complications arising out of an
English psychiatrist's attempts to de
reive his wife and a high-ranking
colleague regarding the presence of a
naked woman in his office form the
basis of the plot and provide a wide (attitude for both high and low comedy
Veteran CSUF actor Les Maderosian.
as the beleaguered psychiatrist Dr
Prentice, turns in a high-grade professional performance which, while not
100 percent consistent, at its best
reaches an almost Groucho Marx-like
strength of character
It' s almost as much fun to watch him
maintaining his character when he is
onstage but out of the scene as it is
when he's speaking.
Also. Maderosian lends a reassuring touch of on-stage competence
regarding the unexpected things that
often occur on a set during tempestuous plays such as this one-he rights
overturned vases and police* accidentally dropped props, never ceasing to be
But the best moments of the show
belong to Steve Martin as the authoritative Dr. Ranee. By the second act
Ranee's determined adherence to his
own grim Freudian interpretations of
the outrageous events transpiring in
Prentice's office have become so off-
base that several of Ranee's monologues 'become sustained moments of
utter hilarity.
Martin plays them to perfection, and
the audience is further treated to a
well-thrown barb hitting dead center on
those of us who believe in the primacy
of any individual ego in a complex
world filled wit
h first person observers
Kathleen V
demanding    a
choholic    wife   of    Dr
unmanageable
sexuality and scathing
ly correct  manners which  harmonize
the British humor and
lends the play i
s saucy character
Kristina Lankford as the secretarial
applicant who gets more than she bargains for and Robert Kermpf as con-
stabular Sergant Match turn in solid
but lack lustre performances as working-class Britons entangled in the
complications
Finally, Tim Ryan as the blackmailer
/seducer/bellboy Nickotus Becket has
some of  the best  moments of  high
comedy and the worst
rauneh. At one point Ryan, as Nicholas, is stripped to nothing save a pair
of leopardskin shorts and removes even
these for a horrorif ic moment, exposing
his buttocks. This seems at odds with
the essential dignity of the play and
may even make sitting in rows 'A'
through ' K ' a health hazard
Pioneer credit counselor now at CSUF
Editor's note: Mary Littwin. CSUF s
newest Home Economics' instructor
will be speaking about her experiences
in credit counseling and the trends to
be expected in the future at the bimonthly meeting of the campus chapter
of   the   American   Home   Economics
t 5 pm
The
in the community and put out a bi- instructor, Littwin is now relating her
monthly newsletter for the commun- experiences   and   knowledge  of   the
ity' s benefit. These are just a few ways credit and financial world at CSUF, to
she involved herself with teaching the the delight of many students
people of C-rbondale how to deal with Littwin developed the new depart-
their financial and credit difficulties.
As a new CSUF Home F
SeePage'
meeting will be held in room 118 of the
Home Economics building
By BARBARA DETERS
Mary Littwin wants to be motivated.
At least that's why she said she
came back to school.
However, there are probably more
than a few people in Carbondale, III.,
and now CSUF who would say she's
been motivated enough already.
Littwin has done pioneer work with
consumer credit counseling, lectured
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