To board of trustees
Schuler to recommend calendar with early start By i...u- Sehm1d1 NIC's 1919-$1 school yea.rs will beg.in rn 1a1e August 1tnd end in early May if rhc t,oatd of rruslecs follO<>'S NlC President s,rry Sd,uler' s recommendation at their Oc,. 2A meeting when they decide on a new rwo-year calendar. Jo an Oct. 9 interview with the Ca.r dina l Review, Schuler said he would recommcnd 10 the board the first qf thn:c: optious offcn:d in a student a nd faculty calc:odar poll. The option ca ll$ for classes 10 begin Aug. 27. 1979 and to end May IS. 1980. " It is dmost a forgone: conclus ion that I will recommend option one to lhc: board of
trusttt$, since: an OYerwhelming number a( s tudents and a plurality of rhe faculty arc: (or it," Schuler said . "I ..;u. however. leave the door open to any fine. fine tuning 10 option one." he added. or the 8 1 faculty members polled, about 49.4 percent preferred option one:, and approxlmatcly 32. l percent preferred op, tion rwo, which calls fer school 10 begin Sept. JO. 1979 and 10 end May 29. 1980. Only about 18.S percent were for opuon three. which alls for cll$SCS to san Sept. 24, 1979 and to end June: S, 1980. In an 1dcnt1cal poll given to the students
Scp1. 2i. about 8J pcrttnl of the 218 polled pn:fcrrcd option one . 12 pc:=n1 preferred opnnn two. and about 4 percent pn:ferred op1ioo J. According to Schuler. the faCl 1h21 40 faculiy members prderrcd an early stan. 2nd 41 membcrs. although nnder a different opnons. prc:fern:d a late s1m did not influence bis decision. "lf you pul N·o .tnd three together. they (1he late san options) only v.;n b} one ,·otc." he said. " I will put the most ..-eight on students' prefcrcnce. since r~· :arc the consumers of our services."
The ap~rent la,k of <nglnlla rion in the SlUdeot poll ";n not ha,e much efftt"t on hi.s dca11on. Schuler s:mi. bco~e 3$ far 35 he kn0!''5. "rhe poll "as C':lrricd out on the rtt0mmcndation of rhc College Sen· so be ""ill h3,·c 10 3Ssume its
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Cnric,sm of 1be polling procedure a nd the sm21l numbcr of srudtntS polled had been sec a u a 1hrea1 10 the , alidiry of 1he s1uden1 poll. "I ha,·e no reason 10 usu me 1he ourcomc ,.ould be diffcrenl (if the students \\ere polled 2g3in) " Schuler said the~· (rhe option ,·ores) had been ct~. you mighr auume • margin of error. bur there \\JS so much diffcn:ncc 1h31 it's hud 10 assume the outcome m1gh1 be d1fferC'nt." he added. ~hulcr S11id he feels thc option is 2 good one bc.."3usc other Idaho insururions have no plans 10 change rhcu rnlendars. NIC's cJlcmhr -.ould apparently keep ir in step ,.irh other colleges and universiri<'s. Small ,hanges. such as shortening Cbnsrmas ,·acauon and lengthening spring vacation. or staning school one day l3rer so that Cbnsrmas vac:ition is one day doscr to ChnstmllS, ore possible. Schuler said.
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/ caRb1nal Review C.
Vol um e 33, Number 3
Friday, Oct. 13, 1978
Student Board ponders • • staging concert zn gym
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S1udcnts ma} II.Ive a cba.=c 10 1nnid i rock concen oo the NlC 4"1mp~ if the board af tnmecs g1,c:s the ~ahead to S1uden1 Actmncs Otn:ru1r Rob Faler 10 hire a band D=ss1on 11 borb the Oct. J and Oct. 10 m«ungs of the Srudent Boerd. l"C$11)~ u:i b.,ard mcmbc:n ht'anog ulcas from Stu· dt'nt ,\cnvmes Dtrcctor Rob Faler about the concert The board has badgered ~. 000 for the concen Faler s~d ch.tr he m:c,,cd a all from a bool.tng agent In Moniaru !Jut S.tid the i;roup The Who •oald pcrfcrm for S2 .000 Faler aho said that Head Euc u • pm.,ibt11~ ,. h1d1 ..-1111ld C'OSI S$,OOO. In add1wn c o ~ groups. Filer bu been ui conun v.llh I group from ~nlc Qlled Gabnel. th:lt u. auld pla~ ,. ann-up for 1 ,. ell kno,,. n group fr« ol .:huge Faler u1d he lud 20 1mprn.si,e CUl'llOUI for h,, committee mcc11n11s concerning srudeo1 l<ll\iues. "It'\ kind ol neat. "'11lebod) LS u.Jriag 1ntercs1. hc s,ud. In other sctioo. the bcwd ,'Ored to pur ap stgns Jga1n ~ ) cu prnh1bwag the :abuse co the f00$ball and pool t1blfl ia the SVB. ASNIC President J1.m Remsen ~d clut af'lcr the ,1gns ,.ere pu1 up 1.,st ~ur. uoublc "itb abuse stopped. The board ~so •'OIC'd to pu1 up signs oa all doors leading 10 rhc SUB celling students 10 clean off !heir ublcs before leavt.ng the SUB.
Student Union Facilities Chairman Rick Coe S.t1d he h.td also received comphunts 1bou1 rhe D01se to the SUB but decided no1hmg could be done about ic because or lirmrcd SUB arc:1. Coe Sltd th.at he clkcd 10 Auxiti3ry Scr-ic:cs Oirrnor Wes H21.ch abou t holding 1 dis.:o rn the SLB. Coe s aid problems e xist such as b~ ,entilanon in the SU B causing e.rrrc:mc hell sfcer a couple hours: the possible thefl or SUB propcny dunng such aa c,·cnt. :ind the SUB's ladt or space Hov.c-er. .iccording 10 Coe. rhe Student I , ; - Fac,htin Commmcc has decided 10 purs.c rhc wSca ID ochc:- baud 1C1ion ··H11ch u1d 1h11 the financing and pbnnl!lg o( rhc SUB n, on ichcdule. "In otMr .. ord,. lhC) 're not ,1opp1ng," H.mh ~id Hr •dded Chill blue pnnl\ arc being dri'" n up - Rcmscn said 1h11 people •ant their nudcnr commmee\ to ,.o,t for them. they should come to the mccungs ··Faler annoonccd 1ha1 l dJncc ,.;11 be held Oct. 2' in the gym The b:and Hell 2nd ffigh WJ1er. "'hich " smell) disco, will perform. ··Remsen said 1h01 ,r freshman Sen. M2tk uller nusscd three meetings in a ro,.. he v.ould au1om211cally be removed from !he born! 'ZcUcr h2s ~rc;id> missed l"O cooseanivc mccnogs. .. Sc_n. MIilie Buer announc:ed that 1
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