Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

Student proposes
end to self-scheduling
Daar Editor:
This letter is concerning the inefficiency
and inluitncta of Self-
Scheduling Diy.
On January 30. I9K5. Lowell
. Modems were given the "unique"
opportunity of choosing their
couno at well as their icachen for
the upcoming spring semester.
. I. along with many other student*,
felt ..Sat Self-Scheduling Day w»
uajuit and incompetently
admlniitered.
I believe that dqiartmrnt head*,
counselor*, teaencts. Shield and
Scroll members, and student
government officrrs should prognm
students inf J classcv In other
words, students should not be allow*
ed to program their own schedules.
In my opinion, students should only
be given the dunce to telec* their
courses and net their teacher*. This
method of scheduling will present
unnecessary frustration, confusion,
and headaches.
Furthermore, the unfortunate
snidents who chene lost or near last
on Self-Scheduling Day felt that
they had all the leftovers, fhti
system ofchoosing teacher* is simply
unfair. I do understand that the
ones wno pfogranffned near the ?tu
will hare the oppominirv to choose
fast •- thai is. in two ysan. To
other students and me who had to
rearrange cor entire schedules upon
discovering that the desired twr.
were closed, the cipcrienc was
simply frustrating.
Morecrer. twener* were unanlc
to control the mob of student* that
w*i waiting for green shreu in the
auditorium. Students, anxiou*
because they couldn't hejr their
names called, ran down from their
seats and lwanneri rmxmd the unforturute
own dittnbuilng the green
sheets. I bclietc that both the
studenu and the teacher* are to
blamr Tor the disorder.
Furthermore, there was frustration
and confusion everywhere in
the gym. Disappointed students
were scrambling around to find
class opening*. Confused ones
fltdn't know what to do with ihcir illegal
or incomplete program*.
Siudcnu who dcipivcd tbr available
teachers p-irpovrly failed to cumplete
their schedule* 'A hlcly on need. The
a%trafx «ho'--Ojio grant wai Sft.000
and 70' of Hanard\ *tudcnt%
receive Mime form of firuncul J«1
batrd uMj >m neat. All the other
Ivy Lcagur tchooU nn o' r er similar
evidence that their student hodin arc
not vim ply rich, white and
fUttcrncrv
Sincerely >ourv
John H. McOuckin. Jr.
NortKm Califiirnia AitmivtuHu
Chairman tor Harxanj College
itm rVi. Akomito $«r. Tnrf Sdnart,
C**. 1ML VMVm THM, AnMb
Ted C. Co«T.n (S?13):
7** Low.//. Marrh S. KM. Aic J
RESPONSE _•
f Question man
ny Amy Lee
"My best frieoJ turned my
only pencil into an erotic sculpture."
What was the best excuse you
ever gave a teacher for being
absent or taiily?
Juan Carlos Hernia (8615):
"I was tn lhc bathroom and
couldn't get my pants zipped.*'
morning sickness."
David Kim (8812):
"I almost died. 1 was riding
my bicycle down Si. Francis- a
one-way street. I couldn't ace
the car that turned the corner as
it was coming; toward me. I
s*vcrved to the curb and fell in
some busbeft."
'Hallway mob' responds to teacher
Dcu Editors.
We. as \tudenu uf Lowell, have
never had caute for complaint about
our tcrchcrs at Lowell. Howevc*.
reading the letter that was published
in the January' itujc of this
newspaper (Students Harass
Teacher) disturbed u\ greatly. We
arc not upset with 7V bi>*rtl. but
ra'hcr with a teacher who rut
dittorud and cufgerated the truth
of an issue.
Tfci* teacher cl>iimcd that a certain
group of students who arc "in the
minority. I am quite certain" has
been stowing little t^pect for
schooling and teaching by arming
the oppi> rlun iltc* provided by
modular scheduling. Tht* tUtcmcnt
is a farce- We have thown our
respect for %cnoolmg and tcachtm:
by attending tU^^c^. learning, and
achieving detent marks in our
count*.
The author of the letter continue*
her story by saying that shr hat
"begged, crvrcalcd. itueaiencd. .
." the students. *.* we can recall,
this teacher has onlv threatened,
screamed, and yelled at us.
One more thing we would like to
point out is lhat the uohor of the letter
haphazard!) chotc one individual
at a win of %achficul ci
Author clarifies story
Dear Editors,
Since I have never had the
privilege of vuiting an Ivy League
institution, try impressions of Ivy
League schools were based solely
on information from three current
Ivy League students, one alumnus
and several publications which I
referred to. My article's intent was
not tr scare away potcn*' Ivy
Leaguers, but to present an vbjec*
live analysis — the advantages AND
disadvantages of attending these
schools.
I did not interview any adnuiucm
directors, a factor for whkb 1
apologue, since their vie** -*xre
not prescated in the article.
Everyone has their own opinions —
the information in my article
reflected the viewpoints cf those
whom I did ulk to.
However, if tb« Harvard
representative chuutes to focus on
the so called "inaccuracies" in my
article, he should have memioncd
the fact that the tuition fees 1 listed
are acto&lly even higher now (1
Usted 1982*83 figures only) Even
with a considerable finaockl aid
package, many students still have to
have sufficient fiosocial resources
of their own to be able to attmd
these schools. The general consensus
among sources WAS that, indeed.
a majority of Ivy Leaguers art from
upper middle class, white collar
families.
Also, when I wrote that a «"ident's
hopes on being accepted
depended greatly on "chance." I
did not mean lhat college official*
cait the names of all their tpplic-nti
into a birrcl and then randomly
drew out the ones who would be accepted!
I simply meant that it b oifficult
for students who apply to soch
schools to get in. because these,
highly selective schools only pick
f nxp the cream of the crop of the
country's high school students.
Since top student* apply to such
school*, they arc enrnpeting with
other top students front all over the
country, and If they are accepted,
tncy should consider themselves
lucky. Many applicants who do
have the qualificaVoas arc tcjccttd
simply because (here are too many
applicants and not enough room for
all of diem.
Shirley Ng
Author of " Pro and con of
going Ivy League"
ample. Ttm vjpejtMt has been tubjevted
to many confrontation* with
the pfincipjl. restricted from hanging
CJI or even walking im the second
ffunr. and pumihcd by being
forced to clcut up garbage.
The tcwrber who wrote to The
Lnvrll Knotihconlysubjectofour
protest. Trtcre arc other teachers
who rcleate their emotion* 'inprofewtttrully
by yelling and/or cursing
at uudents. Such teachers set
poor eumplcs as adults and probably
have no patience in the
classroom.
School i\ a place to learn, but one
thing we have learned is that all
work and no pUy 1: not the w&y.
Socutuiug, c 'U'Tkling school aclivjttc*.
and just enjoying going tn
vrhool is also very important. That
is what makes this *chool scry
sptrucd. and to deny the human
right* to laugh »nd exprcu oneself
would be unfair.
Names witUeld at requc*t
Story called
'Harlequin'
Dear Editor:
We arc writing in regard to the ar*
tkle "An Unforgettable Night"
which appeared in the feature section
if the January edition of 7V
Lentil. We found the uory inlulling,
petty, and straight out dull.
We *)«« believe that 7V UmtU h
an tppropriaK pla.t fo- such a
Harlequin rvnunce. The story openly
supports nc cxancralcd Importance
lint many Kcmrfen place on
appcarancei «s