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Monday, February 12, 1973 TH€ SALtMITB Page Seven ACT NOW Dear Congressman: Please take action to save the Youth Fares and Discount Fares which have recently been abolished by the Civil Aeronautics Board. I would appreciate it if you would also write the CAB and request that they delay enforcement of this decision until Congress has an opportunity to act on this important question. Some 5-million students traveled using this discount fare in the past year. This contributed over $400-million to cover fixed costs of the airlines. These car^'iers can be presumed to have a full grasp of the marketing considerations involved and are, at least, as interested as the CAB in dropping any useless discount fares. Yet, an overwhelming majority of the airlines who participated in the CAB investigation are in favor of these fares. Millions of students have purchased their Youth Fare identification cards with the belief that the cards would be valid until their 22nd birthday. Now the cards are being abruptly cut off by the CAB'S decision. As one of millions of young voters, I respectfully request that you act to pass legislation that will allow the CAB to discriminate on the basis of age by keeping Youth Fares. I will be anxiously awaiting the results of the coming legislation concerning this matter. Here’s New Puzzle Mail to: (signature] (address] CRADF (Coalition To Retain Air Discount Fares] 413 East Capitol Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20003 (city, state & zip] Co-Sponsors The National Student Lobby and Continental Marketing Corporation Old Dominion Replaces Traditional Requirements ACROSS 1. Fastened Together Periods of Luck End of Saying 8. 15. 16. Snood Norfolk, Va. - (I.P.) - Revi sions in the curriculum of Old Dominion University have been passed by the ODU University Senate to replace the traditional curriculum Aat has been at the institution since its inception. The revisions go into effect Au gust, 1973. As stated in the final report of the University Senate Com mittee on Curriculum and In struction, the need for revision was made clear as “student re actions indicate that the present curriculum has ceased to be a meaningful and stimulating edu cational experience. While the last decade has witnessed con siderable innovation in higher ed ucation in curricula matters, ODU has not undertaken a com prehensive review of its degree requirements.” The committee determined that its recommendations con cerning degree requirements should achieve four goals: “to respond to student complaints that so much of their time is occupied in fulfilling distribution requirements that they only be latedly move into (upper) level courses, levels at which much of a university education may be said to begin.” The other goals: “to main tain the commitment to the idea that a truly educated (person) must have a broad understand ing of the thinking and expres sion characteristic of a nurhber of different areas; to provide a vehicle which responds to the need to stimulate students and encourage their interest: (and) to stimulate the development of new courses and new approaches to teaching and learning.” In revising the University’s distribution requirements (those courses required of all undergra duates), the committee elected to establish five areas of study and set the number of credit hours to be required in each. The areas are Humanistic Stu dies (she hours in the arts, liter ature, foreign language, philoso phy, etc.), Social Studies (six hours in economics, geography, history , political science, psycho logy, sociology, etc.), English Composition (three hours in ba sic composition), and Methodo logy and/or Communication (sixhours in quantitative science, computer programming, speech, tests and measurements, etc.). Realizing that these distribu tion requirements make up only a small percentage of the over-all curriculum, the committee s re port continued with provisions for revising the balance by sta ting, “It is assumed that this plan will stimulate a reconsidera tion of prerequisites in every de partment and lead to a univer sity-wide revision in courses and curriculum.” The committee recommends that in all areas new courses be developed for non-majors. Such courses might include Violence in American Life,’ ‘The Federal Budget,’ ‘Marx and the New Left,’ ‘Shakespeare for the Twentieth Century Reader’ and The Concept of Man and the World in Western Thought.’ The report’s conclusion was modest. “The establishment of the minimum degree require ments of 29 hours creates many opportunities for students. All students should benefit, but of course the better students will benefit most because they will take the best advantage of the added flexibility in the (policy).” Ralph M. Rotty, chairman of the committee and dean of the School of Engineering, explored in further detail the ramifica tions of and the philosophy be hind the curriculum revisions with an attitude of cautious op timism. “If the spirit of the philoso phy behind (the revisions) is caught, then it can be tremen dously innovative. If the subtle ties aren’t all caught by a fair portion of those concerned, then it’s going to be more in the realm of mildly innovative.” Initial response. to the revis ions has been mbced, said Rotty, with solid support coming from students, upper-level administra tors, a few academic deans, and some faculty. Opponents of the revisions included some middle- level administrators, the balance of the academic deans, and a mi nority of the faculty. The major ity of the faculty did not register comment one way or the other. 17. "Lady Good” 18. Mop 19. Judge 20. Adjectival Suffix 22. Rigorous 24, Palm Drink 25. Spfing 27. Sets Dog Upon 28. Victory 29. Sex Expert Havelock 31. French Condiment 32. Metallic Sound 34. Influence 36. Replenish Battery 38. Lion's Noise 40. Litigation 41, Careful 45, West Point Freshmen 49. Foreigner 50. Extinct Bird 52. Foolish 53. Sick 54. Murders 56. Slant 57, Ridge of Sand 59, Make Beloved 61, Illuminated 62. Paid No Attention to 64. Scottish Kiss 66. Six 67. Every (2 wds.) 68. Surfing Feat (2 wds.) 70. Thin 71. Driving Away DOWN 1. Celebration 2. By lAlone 3. Brightness 4. Greek Letter (pi.) 5. Pulls 6. Political Regions (Fr.) 7. Scattered Remains 8. Metal Restrainers 9. Fruit Pies 10. Tease 11. Island Country (Poet.) 12. Peace-loving 13. Retaining 14. Peculiar 21. Nelson 23. Cold Drink 26. Perforate 30. Hold in Contempt 32. Mexican Food 33. Hidden 35. Scottish Digit 37, Drinking Container 39. Aid to Recollection 41. Creameries 42. Unlawful 43. ijuiet 44. Related 46. Empty Boat of Water 47. Make Interesting 48. Background 51. Hebrew Letter (pi. 54. N.H. Resort City 55. Wife of Abraham 58. Dry Windi Var. 60. Gambling Resort 63. Stick 65. Self 69. Note of Scale ,) Answers on page 8 Moravian Book Room 500 South Church Street (Corner of Church and Bank) Hours—Mon. - Fri. 9:00-5:00 Phone 722-6120 ■tor Thruway Shopping Center SHOT. MCOSFOBATH) Dial 725-8519 RENFS HALLMARK SHOP Parkway Plaza 4th and Liberty St. 422 4th St. DON'T FORGET VALENTINE'S DAY! Cards Party Items Decorations A FUN PLACE TO GO Old Salem Reception Center
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