4 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - December 14, 1998
New policy draws
mixed response
Feuding teachers, Rosalyn Lomax (i) and Tracey
Edmundson-Ivey (r), stand back-to-back in the midst g
of their students who have become artillery. q
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By ROB PANZA
This fall semester a
new attendance policy
was initiate(^ which
allows students to be
absent from class a
greater percentage of
meetings than in the
past.
According to the
1998-99 Student
Handbook, . . .
"Students must attend
80% of the total hours
of any class to receive
a passing grade."
Exceptions include
Allied Health,
Aviation, BLET,
Cosmetology, and other
courses involving
credentials..
Staff and student
reactions to the new
attendance policy range
from acceptance to
skepticism.
Most of the
instructors not having
to determine what is an
excused or unexcused
absence.
But some instructors
have expressed that the
policy may be too
lenient; they think
missing 10 meetings of
a 3-hour course is
excessive, allowing
students to get too far
behind in class.
Dave Meador,
instructor in the
Forestry Department,
said he liked the old
policy of only 10%
unexcused absences
better than the new
policy which allows the
student to miss 20% of
the class meetings.
Meador said the new
policy is too lenient
on the student.
He said he views
"class attendance as
the student's attitude
towards school as well
as towards work, a
reflection on how the
student will perform in
the work environment."
Meador agreed that a
benefit of the new
policy is that the
student is allowed more
absences. But he called
that "a short-sighted
benefit."
According to Dr. Dan
Krautheim, Vice
President for Academic
Affairs and Student
Services, the policy
is similar to that some
of the surrounding
community colleges.
Johnston Community
College has the same
policy as WCC.
However, at Lenior
Community College
students must attend
85% of their classes.
This allows students
to miss 7 meetings in a
3-hour class.
Krautheim said the
old attendance policy
required students to
have written excuses.
The former policy
caused problems when
one instructor accepted
the excuses and another
did not.
He said the new
policy simplifies the
processes.
Krautheim said, "If
(absences) are used as
they are intended, then
the student should not
use all the days." He
agreed some students
would still abuse the
policy.
SGA appeals
for Ms. WCC
contestants
By JESSICA ROESCH
The Ms. WCC
Scholarship Pageant is
looking for women to
participate in the
March 20, 1998,
contest, according to
Shelboni Daye, SGA Vice
President.
Daye pointed out
advantages for the
contestants: new
friendships, a chance
to win scholarships and
prizes, exposure to new
challenges, and a
chance to wear the
crown and represent
Wayne Community
College.
Participants need to
have a 2.0 grade point
average.
Clubs and
departments are
encouraged to select a
representative, Daye
said.
For more
information, contact
Shelboni Daye, SGA Vice
President and Pageant
Chairperson, at (919)
735-5151, ext. 275 or
come by the Student
Activities office for
an application.
By JUSTIN POPE
Unbeknownst to most
of the college
community, a feud has
been brewing in MSS
this semester at high
noon.
The feud began by
coincidence when
Rosalyn Lomax's Theatre
Appreciation class in
MSS 204 erupted into
applause on the second
day of class.
Next door, Tracey
Edmundson-Ivey, trying
to teach American
History I, could barely
hear herself speak
because of the dramatic
shenanigans emanating
from MSS 204.
Edmundson and her
students, wanting their
course to be as much
fun as it appeared the
drama class was being,
retaliated with
applause.
Edmundson said, "I
feel that a drama class
gets to have so much
fun. . .history can be
more fun. . .and I will
not be outdone."
Edmundson declares
that Lomax started it
while Lomax claims
Edmundson is the
instigator.
Lomax said a
"consistent eruption of
applause and cheers"
came from the class
next door, usually
around 12:27 p.m.
"The theatrical
nature of my class
inspired our creative
energy and we
retaliated," Lomax
said.
Lomax said the most
dramatic day occurred
when her class went to
the wall that adjoins
the 2 rooms and banged
on the board,
frightening Edmundson
half to death.
The grand finale of
the feud occurred on
Thursday when
Edmundson-Ivey and her
class marched to the
auditorium in an
attempt to interrupt
Lomax's class.
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