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Calculators are great: a real Iifesaer for
homework and tests. Calculators are bad;
they ghe some students an unfair advantage
over others.
Calculated warfare? Not quite, but there
does seem to be a erbal battle on campus
over the use of electronic calculators during
exams. Some UNC professors and students
like them; some don't.
Stee Jolley. a Ph. I), candidate in the
School o!" Business Administration, doesn't
think the price of calculators is a barrier to
students.
Several years ago calculators weren't per
mitted because their minimum cost was ap
proximately S200. but now they're available
for as low as S40. Jolley said.
Calculators allow the students to spend
more time on the actual accounting problem
than on the mathematical part of the exam,
he added.
"It's stupid to spend 20 per cent of the
exam period doing fifth grade arithmetic."
Jolley said in defense of the machines.
He estimates that about 80 per cent of his
accounting class bring calculators to exams.
Cinema
W estworSd." Carolina Theatre. Robots in a
resort go berserk. The central idea ii good, as
Is soma cf the writing. Eut the direction is
cruds, end when the machines fait apart, so
do-es the movie. 2:23, 4, 5:43, 7:23 & S. Ends
Thursday. Lata Show: Three in the Attic"
Friday and Saturday at 11:15. $133.
"The Laughing Policeman." Varsity
The tire. Critics say it s pretty bad. 1, 3, 5, 7 &
S. $2. Ends Thursday. Late show: "Legend of
Hill House." Friday and Saturday at 11:15.
S1.S3.
-The f;w Land." Plaza t. Jan Troell's
beautiful sequel to "The Emigrants" is even
better, and together they form a great
American story. The theatre has promised a
sutl"."ed print f.'ake sure before you go. 2:33,
5:33 & 8:33. S2. Ends Thursday.
"The Paper Chase." Plaza IL Highly
satisfying film cf life in law school that is really
outstanding in its examination of a student-
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and many share them with those who don't
hae ones. So far. he has received no com
plaints from students.
Dr. Samuel Knight, chemistry professor,
said, however, that less than 20 per cent of
his students owned calculators last year. This
figure contributed to his decision to ban the
machines from lower-level courses.
"With 180 kids, most of them freshmen,
the sharing and rental systems just aren't
feasible. I'd prefer they learn to use
calculators." he said. "But my primary
reason for prohibiting them is just plain
fairness."
The cost of mini-computers is a source of
controersy among UNC students.
lt you're lucky enough, or rather rich
enough to own a calculator, you definitely
hae an advantage over others." Larry Gage,
a sophomore physics major said.
Amy Stephenson, a junior accounting ma
jor, has a different view:
"Calculators are cheap enough to rent or
they can be shared so that it's no hardship on
anyone who doesn't own one."
Like most professors. Dr. Harold
Langenderfer. accounting department coor
dinator, agrees that arithmetic is secondary
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teacher relationship. Good performances,
with a brilliant, truly great one from John
Houseman. 2:45, 4:53, 7:05 & 9:15. $2. Ends
Thursday.
"Sleeper." Plaza lit. Woody Allen's latest
set 233 years in the future. Very funny, and
though It lacks some of the delirious brilliance
of "Sex," ft is his smoothest, best paced film.
3:33. 5:33, 7:30 & 9:30. $2. Ends Thursday.
Chapel Hill Rim Friends: "Yo-Yo." Comedy
by French clown Pierre Etsix. Considered a
masterpiece of delicate comedy. Friday at
9:23, Saturday at 11:33 in Carroll Hall. $1.50.
"Here's Your Life" has been postponed.
Alternative Cinema: "I.F. Stone's Weekly."
Rim about crusading journalist I.F. Stone.
Very funny and even inspiring. A most
enjoyable as well as informative piece of
literature. Friday at 7. Saturday at 2, 4:30, 7 &
9:33 in Carrol! Hail. $1.50.
Free Ricks: Friday, "Of Human Bondage."
Adaptation of the Maugham novel with a
performance by Bette Davis that is
considered one of her finest. Saturday, "Mad
Dogs and Englishmen." Documentary on Joe
Cocker with irritating split-screen. Cheap,
imitation Woodstock. Sunday, "La Dolce
Vita." FellinPs view cf modern Rome as the
inferno. A very great film. All films at 6:33 & 9
in the Great Ha!l.
"For Whom the Bells TolL" Thursda y at 7 in
Great Hall. The second In a series of free films
sponsored by the Curriculum in Peace, Var
and Defense.
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to concept. Tests should be designed accor
dingly, he said.
"Calculators make the professor think
more seriously about the type of exams hell
make out." Grade-wise, the actual calcula
tion process should not be greatly weighed,
he said.
"If students use calculators in class and on
homework, why shouldn't they be able to use
them during exams? he asked.
"Calculators segregate the haves from the
have-nots. Bob Bienemann, sophomore
business major, said. The latter lag way
behind the others, he added.
Rather than understanding math, many
students just push buttons. Bienemann said.
He labels calculators crutches instead of
tools.
Dr. Lawrence Rowan, associate physics
professor, agrees that students with
calculators tend to depend too much on the
machines.
"They get so used to pushing buttons that
they never sit down and really work
problems out." Rowan said. He told of an in
cident where a student, asked what two plus
two was. automatically added it on his
calculator, even to his own amazement.
Rowan gears tests so that those with
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Gloria Stelnem. Thursday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m.
in Memorial Hall. Tickets on sale for S1 at the
Union Desk. Sales are closed to UNC
students only this week. Applications for
reception available at Union desk and due
Friday.
Special Events
India Might, including dinner and variety
entertainment, will be held Saturday, Feb. 2 at
6:30 at the Presbyterian Student Center on
Henderson Street Tickets on sale for $3 at the
Union desk. The annual event, sponsored by
the India Association, is open to the public
Nightlife
Town HalL Thursday, Arrogance. Friday
and Saturday, Glass Moon.
Cat's Cradle. Tonight, Arrogance.
Thursday, Wooden Circus. Friday and
Saturday, Red Clay Ramblers.
Frog and Nightgown in Raleigh. Jazz
festival. Thursday: Dick Gable's Dixieland
Band and the UNC Jazz Lab Band. Friday:
Duke University Jazz Ensemble, Ray
Codrington Quartet, Morris Morgan Trio and
Kathy Montgomery. Saturday: Jazz
Journeymen, John Harding Quintet and
Carol Sloan. Music from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5 for
each night. For reservations call 29-9733. '
Theatre
Carolina Playmakers presents "Shay," by
Anne Commire. Selected from the Eugene
O'Neill Memorial Theatre. Directed by Tony
Giordana. Tuesday, Feb. 12 Sunday, Feb. 17
at 8 p.m. in the Playmakers Theatre. Sunday
matinee at 2:33. Season ticket holders may
purchase tickets starting Monday, Feb. 4.
General ticket sales will begin Thursday,
Feb. 7. Tickets may be purchased in 102
Graham Memorial or at Ledbetter Packard's
on Franklin Street. All seats reserved for
' $2.50.
"Hello Out There," by William Saroyan.
Directed by Christopher Adler. UNC
Laboratory Theatre. Thursday at 4. Friday at 4
and 8 in CS Graham Memorial. Free tickets
available in Lab Theatre Office in Graham
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calculators will not have a decided advan
tage. He does this by minimizing the
arithmetic difficulty of the problems and by
not counting off many points for math
errors.
Larry Reeves, junior business major, owns
a calculator, and says it helps his speed
considerably.
"But there is sufficient time for tests
regardless of whether you you use a
calculator. he said, disagreeing with
Bienemann's complaint about time allot
ment. Reeves feels that " most of his
professors design tests so that it is not
necessary to have a calculator.
Many professors think that the controver
sy over calculators has subsided somewhat,
due to recent price drops and easier
accessibility of the machines.
"The business about not being able to af
ford a calculator is not as strong an argu
ment as it used to be." Rowan said, referring
to lower prices and the rental service offered
to students.
The Student Services rental system
enables a student to rent a claculator by the
w eek, month or semester at a fairly low cost.
The system currently rents 115 calculators.
Nevertheless, Student Services Director
Mickey Clark said there is often a waiting list
for rental.
There is no uniform policy concerning the
use of the machines now.
Dr. Langenderfer suggests that perhaps
students without calculators should be com
pensated with extra time on exams.
But until someone comes up with a better
solution, it will be share and share alike.
Weekly'
by Richard Farmer
Rim Critic
"There are several things that a
newspaperman working out of Washington
has to keep in mind. The first is that all
politicians are goddamn liars, and you can't
believe a thing they say."
Thus says crusading journalist I. F. Stone,
the saltiest newspaperman since H. L.
Mencken. And to my mind, he is even more
intelligent. Stone is the subject of . F.
Stone's Weekly, which will show this
weekend at the Alternative Cinema. Several
critics, including Vincent Can by and Judith
Crist, call it one of the best of 1973. It is a
total delight.
. F. Stones Weekly is also the name of a
one-man newspaper Stone put-out for
several years covering the Washington scene.
Once, it seems, he had one of those dreary
regular jobs on a regular newspaper, but got
What's doin'
What's at Duke University in February?
The Paul Taylor Dance Company at 8:15
p.m. Friday in Page Auditorium. Tickets S5,
S4.50 and S4 are available at Page office and
at the door.
Grease, Broadway musical that looks at
the teenage world of the late 50's. 4 and 8:30
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Gloria
Gloria Stelnem, feminist, journalist znd founder cf "tit." magazine, will speak at 8
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 in f.!amcrUJ Hs!!. Hctuts, $1, nd explications for her
reception ere available at the Union dark. Stelnem sppears under the joint
sponsorship of the Carolina Forum and AVS.
best of
fired for his political beliefs, or perhaps his
alleged political beliefs.
For him, this was a blessing in disguise, for
it gave him complete independence, and
allowed his wit to flower without
restrictions.
The difference between him and others is
shown in a scene in w hich he calls Agnew a
son of a bitch. Walter Cronkite is there and
agrees with this summation of the VP, but
then panics because the cameras may have
picked up his agreement, Cronkite cannot
afford to have his private beliefs and
personality spill over into public life: with
Stone, his private beliefs and personality
form his public personality.
, Until his recent retirement.iitone worked.
merrily as a g3dfly in the Washington arena.
Naturally, the shoestring' organization he
headed (and was) could not'become a great
big influence. Have you ever heard of I. F.
Stone before? But this didn't matter to him at
at Duke?
p.m. Friday. Feb. 15 in Page Auditorium.
Tickets S5. S6 and S7 for the evening show,
S4 for the matinee. Available at Page box
office.
Seals and Croft. 8 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 17 in
Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tickets on sale at
the Record Bar for S4.50 and S5.50.
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all. Other better known and less talented
journalists have national columns and wield
more influence, but none are able to indulge
in such free-wheeling outrageous wit. Other
. journalists seem to dig up dirt for some stuffy
self-righteous motives, or to make a name.
Stone digs around because he enjoys it.
The film becomes more than just a picture
of a crusading journalist, something that
would have appeal enough in these days of
Watergate. It is a portrait of an authentic
American pioneer, a loner who did things
exactly the way he wanted and who really
enjoj'ed his work and his life. The effect of
this film is truly exhilerating and gives it the
highest recommendation.
. .Shows are. 2 p.m Friday and. 2, 40. 7 and
St30 p.rn. Saturday in Carroll HalL Showing
with the film is Joie de Vivre, a British
cartoon of the 1930s that seems to owe
something to Walt Disney. Art Deco and
surrealism. The animation is brilliant, and it
is rather surprising to see Breasts hanging
o jt at this early date. Admission is S1.50.
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