The Griffin: volume 57, issue 16 - Feb. 27, 1987

              "Some students were taking their Graduate Record Exams that Saturday, and with there According to Fr. Ryan, last semester's changes were not implemented solely due to the senate's resolution. 'There were no complaints about the change last semester. Everyone seemed uniformly happy," Fr. Ryan stated. 'The students last year didn't see the need for study days." This change eliminated the planned study day which was originally scheduled for the 17th. A study day was again slated for Wednesday of final exam week this semester until the change was implemented. to Wednesday, Dec. .17, primarily due to a resolution requesting the change passed by the Undergraduate Student Association Senate at its final meeting of the first semester. Canisius forward Grady Minick looks for an answer to his problems after receiving a technical foul in the Griffs' loss to Boston University Saturday night. See siory on page 12. I'holo by Ml IS 111 t/./.ll Final exams scheduled for Saturday, May 2 will be moved to Wednesday, May 6, similar to the change made in the final exam schedule last semester, according to Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., executive vice president for academic affairs. 'This request is essentially the same as the one made in the first semester regarding the December exams . . . the results benefitted all involved," the memo stated. The change was announced in a Feb. 17 College Memorandum from Fr. Ryan to College administrators, faculty members and students. According to the memo, the change was requested by both students and administrators. Final exams scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 13 were moved by Dave Hibbard Final Exam Schedule Altered According to Fr. Ryan, study days were not included in the 1987-88 academic calendar. Originally, the idea of having study days during final exam week was "requested by Icont'd on page 5) He also stated that there was objection to the Saturday start due to the fact that the Campus Programming Board (CPB) Spring Quad Party is scheduled to be held on Friday, May 1, the day before final exams were to begin. "Some faculty members scheduled exams on that day (Wednesday)," Fr. Ryan mentioned.There was little problem moving the spring semester exams, with the exception of a few College professors. being a hockey game and a (men's) basketball game (in Syracuse), students were going to be away and would miss an exam," he said. Teacher Stipends Approved administration from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Bishop Malone was born in Youngstown in 1920. He attended St. Mary's Seminary in Cleveland and received a Ph.D. in school was a member of the conference's powerful administrative committee. ambitious and notable ef- forts. As they drafted their recent pastoral letter condemning nuclear arms, for example, he was among its most effective and tireless supporters," the article said. Bishop Malone served as vice president of the Conference of Bishops from 1981-1983. Prior to that, he Ohio Bishop To Address Grads at Commencement by Dave Hibbard Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, former president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, will deliver the commencement address to the 121st graduating class on Saturday, May 16 at Memorial Auditorium, The Griffin learned Tuesday. According to an article that appeared in the New York Times on Nov. 19, 1983, "His (Bishop Malone's) colleagues describe him as a quiet, progressive leader who stands firmly but not militantly on social issues. "Bishop Malone . . . has been a creative force in many of the bishops' most stipends read: "Independent studies usually require preparation by the instructor in excess of the normal teaching load and these additional student services should involve a faculty stipend . . . instructors will receive a stipend of $150 for each independent study course." According to the memorandum presented to the faculty senate on Monday, since 1980, the School of Business has paid its faculty a stipend for independent study courses and also provides a stipend for faculty direction of internships. During the same period, however, the College of Arts and Sciences, "has not paid any stipends to faculty who have conducted independent study courses, even though the students and faculty have filed the appropriate forms for approval of such courses." The list of recommendations regarding the present policy reads: "In view of the failure to implement the stated policy regarding independent study courses in the College of Arts and (cont'd on page 3) organized, planned and coordinated the program. "Career Day, which focuses on career planning, is an excellent opportunity to share career information with interested students," she said. "Students can ask anything that relates to the field they're interested in. The alumni that are involved are very supportive and do care about the students." James L. Domres, a special investigator with the New York State Organized Crime Task Force, represented the field of law enforcement and express(cont'd on page 3) ngs Canisius Students, Alumni Together by Joseph Cane The Office of Career Planning and Job Placement held its annual Career Day on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the Student Center Dining Hall. The program, which featured over 50 career representatives who are Canisius alumni/alumnae involved in Career Planning's Discovery Program, gave students the unique opportunity to discuss their concerns and questions with persons from a host of different fields in the community. Michele Whitmore, associate director of career planning, Career Day Bri Part of the memorandum concerning such The existing policy regarding the stipends was originally set forth by Lauffenburger in a College Memorandum dated Jan. 28, 1980, at which time he served as the associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The package, which actually contained four recommendations, was presented to the faculty senate by Dr. James C. Lauffenburger, chairman of the physics department, on behalf of the Faculty Welfare Committee of the senate. The recommendation was passed 14-0, with Dr. Larry E. Jones, professor of history, abstaining due to his late arrival to the meeting. A recommendation to change the policy regarding stipends io faculty for teaching independent study courses, tutorials and internships was passed without opposition at the February meeting of the Faculty Senate on Monday in the President's Board Room in the Bagen Administration Building. by Dave Hibbard Mike Willkinson '88 discusses job opportunities in sales management with Conrad D. Muller, director of sales and Marketing at Rudolph Frey, Inc., during Career Day Wednesday in the Student Center Dining Hall. Phot» by ywnne badura Serving The College Community THE GRTFFTN JL JL M M j kJJL\.JLA. JL ii i FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1987 VOLUME LVII, NUMBER 16 Frustrating Night