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^ rad Page 8 The Other Paper Stream running through center of Campus REGENTS EXTERNAL DEGREE The Regents External Degree Program has been proposed by Ewald B. Nyquist, President of the University of the State of New York and commissioner of Education. The Regents will even tually offer the following External Degrees: (1) Associate in Arts- 1972; (2) Bachelor in Business- 1973; (3) Associate in Applied Science in Nursing-1973-1974. , A candidate working towards an External Degree must earn a minimum of 60 credits of semester hours. Of these 60 credits, a minimum of 48 credits must be distributed among the following three areas of study: the humanities; the social sciences (which include history); and the natural sciences and mathematics. A minimum of 9 credits may be The Associate in Arts External Degree Program is similar to the existing Humanities Program here at OCC, the main difference being that there is more flexibility in the selection of courses to meet degree requirements. earned in any one of the three areas of study, with a minimum of 12 credits in each of the remaining two areas. In any on of these three areas of study, a maximum of 27 may be applied toward the 48 credit distribution requirement. SG OFFICERS CUT ACTIVITY FEE 20%; SENATE PLANS BUSY YEAR In their first major step since taking office in late May, the new officers of OCC’s Student Senate recently announced a reduction in the mandatory Activity fee. Until now full-time OCC students were required to pay a $25 per semester Activity Fee. During the 1972- 1973 academic year the Activity Fee will be $20 per semester. Activity Fee money, paid during registration at the beginning of each new semester, is used to finance a wide range of programs. The money sponsors In ter collegiate and Intram u ral Athletics, the college radio station (WOCC), the college newspaper (The Other Paper), the college yearbook (Chieftain) , Graduation ceremonies, social events events such as clambakes, films, concerts, speakers, theatre performances, dances and other college wide gatherings. The money also sup ports small individual organizations like the Ecology Club, Chess Club, International Students Association (ISA), Nurses Club. Jamal (formerly the Black Collegians Club) and others. Pam Saunders, the new chairman of organizations will be coor dinating all clubs sponsored by the activity fee. These activities are open to any full-time OCC student who might wish to participate. The Faculty Advisor for each activity may be contacted for further information. Students may also receive assistance in finding out how to join these activities through one of OCC’s Personal Counselors, or any Representative of the Student Senate. Don Cleary, President of this year’s SG explained that his inten tion was to make as many OCC students, new and old, aware of what their Activity Fee money was being used for. He also expressed hope that by giving these activities more publicity, student interest and participation in these activities would increase. “Before, students never seemed to know what their Activity Fee money was being spent for,” he commented. “Even worse, they didn’t know about the many programs in which they could par ticipate.” The reduction in the Activity Fee came about when the new Student Senate Officers fulfilled one of the first responsibilities af ter their inauguration. According to Ken Bader, Chairman of Budget, Officers must construct a budget for the full academic year based on the estimated amount of money paid in Activity Fees. A more strict budget was for mulated by the new Senate Officers when it came time to allocate money to the numerous organizations requesting funds from the Activity Fee income. Eliminated were, what Bader ter med, “many exorbent and unnec- cessary expenditures that were allowed in the past. “We made a number of cuts in individual budgets,” he explained,“and we also consolidated a lot of activities that overlapped each other last year.” Bader pointed out that during the last academic year there were three of four different film series- type programs. This led to little variety in the movies shown and poor student attendence. “Now we have one program: The Film Series.” James MacKillop, Assistant Professor in the school’s English Department, is the Faculty Advisor for this. “Mr. MacKillop’s responsibility is to see to it that films requested by students are shown,” he said, emphasizing the word “students”. “If there’s a lull in the program because there aren’t many student requests, then he can do some scheduling of his own.” Any full-time OCC student can make a film request, Bader em phasized, simply by contacting Mr. MacKillop in the English Depart ment, and submitting a written request for a specific film. Because The Film Series has only a certain amount of money to work with, Bader added, students should make their requests as quickly as possible after the Fall-1972 semester begins. The same policy holds true for the money allocated the Student Affairs program. Jean Dingee, newly hired Counselor for Student Activities will be the faculty ad visor for the Student Affairs program. Since she had not yet arrived, and is not expected until classes begin in September, Bader explained that efforts were being made to set up a few programs prior to her arrival. “At least one or two activities that fall in the Student Affairs category must be set up now so we can start the year with some sort of entertainment,” he said. “Once this thing gets settled, this program will run just like the Film Series with students making the requests for activities they’d like to see.” Gene Storinge, Chairman of Social Functions, is also busy assembling a program of activities for the coming year. Storinge ex plained that more emphasis will be placed this year on putting together a few major events, rather than many small ones as was the old policy. “For example,” he commented, ’’they used to spend $300 or $400, three or four times a year, for musical groups to play at Social Functions. I think students would rather see one or two nationally known groups than a large number of groups you see all the time anyway.” Storinge is working to schedule a major Social Function for early in the Fall-1972 semester. A lot of effort has gone into simply checking on group? to play at the event. “I have to get prices, schedules, a place to have the event and a lot of other details. It’s a lot for me to do alone.” A regular Social Functions Committee, made up of any in terested students, will be formed shortly after the start of the coming semester. This group will then assist Storinge in formulating the events for the rest of the year. “I could use some help, any help, right now,” Storinge said, “and if anyone coming to OCC this year is interested, they can call me at 488-6888, any night after 6 o’clock.” All the efforts of the new Student Senate Officers have not been spent in drawing up budgets and planning social events. President Cleary explained that a great deal of work has been done to simply “pick up the pieces” left by past Student Senate Officers. “Things got out of hand at OCC the past few years,” Cleary said, “and it got to the point where students were being treated like they were the least important thing in this school. Administrators, Faculty members, just about everybody had more status than students.” The new Senate Officers have put back together the original structure in many areas where they felt it important. An example, Cleary commented, is the placement of two students on the Curriculum Committee. This Com mittee is constantly making alterations on old academic for mats and requirements. The group also reviews any new courses proposed by academic departments within the school. “With two representatives on this Committee,” Cleary stated, “Students will have a voice now in the setting of requirements, the initiating of new courses, and the termination of old courses that are no longer of value. As voting members, the student representatives have a definite in fluence in these matters.” Asked how relations with Ad ministrative and Faculty members have been thus far, Cleary replied: “very good.” He went on to ex plain that, with one or two minor exceptions, the new Senate Officers have been receiving support and cooperation from these people. “We owe special thanks to Mr. James D errenbacker,” Cleary stated, “because he gave us a great deal of help in putting together this year’s budgets for the Activity Fee money. Chuck Schultz, who works in the school’s Accounting Depart ment, has also been a big help.” Returning to the subject of the Senate Officers and the cooperation given them by Ad ministrative and Faculty members, Cleary said, “we have had our disagreements. But I think we’re all trying to accomplish the same thing: make OCC the best possible school.” Students, Cleary emphasized, are of first importance in any actions taken by this year’s Senate Officers. The Administration and Faculty at OCC represent themselves quite well, according to Cleary, because they deal from positions of “distin ction.” The Student Senate Officers for this year want that same status for students. “We’ll iVork with anyone,” Cleary said, “who cares about students and how they can best be treated within the school. That’s what we’re all about. But we won’t allow students to be forgotten, duped or treated poorly.” What, Cleary was asked, does this year’s Student Senate need. “Just two things,” he stated, “that’s all we need to put this whole thing together. First, we need new students dedicated to making this school as good as it can be. We have an excellent nucleus of Student Senators from the various curriculums in the school coming back from last year. What is needed now are a strong group of incoming Freshmen to run in the elections for Senators this coming semester. With this, we can build a strong organization that can deal with problems quickly and ef ficiently.” Asked what the other thing he felt a need for was, Cleary replied, “Full student support.” “We need incoming Freshmen, veterans, m arried students, Sophomores from every cirriculum, and anybody else who wants a better school working for the necessary changes. Once we get unity, once we get momentum, then it’s all downhill and everybody benefits.\ Therefore all candidates must choose one of the three options for meeting the minimum distribution requiremdht of these 48 credits of the total 60 credits, the remaining 12 credits are considered- “free electives” and may be earned in any field of collegiate study. A table has been printed to more clearly explain the above descrip tion. Any student who would like, more information concerning the Regents External Degree Program should write to: Regents External Degree Program, State Education Departm ent, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210 . Students with specific questions regarding the external degree program may see Mr. Mattson in Room 301, Midtown Plaza. P - S Dept. Explains Offerings The Physical Science Depart ment offers laboratory courses in geology,earth science, physics, physical science for non-science majors and astronomy. GEO 101 and GEO 102 form a sequence in earth science for humanities and general studies students. GEO 103 and GEO 104 are physical and historical geology respectively, designed largely for the humanities and math-science majors. PSY 103 and PSY 104 are the basic courses in physics, although we offer also more intensive courses for the engineering major as well as specialized ones for the students of the various technologies. SCI 101 and SCI 102 constitute a sequence in physical science, largely chemistry and physics, for students with an elementary background in science and are not open to those who had had much science in high school. SCI 103 is a one-semester survey of astronomy which can be taken, unlike our other courses, either with or without the laboratory. FREE TO YOU! Free Student Gift-Pax will ; be available to the student body in the Library building. There are coed assortments and male oriented product assortments as well. Posters located at various focal points on campus indicate time and place of distribution. Come early (while supply lasts) and bring your iden tification (I.D. Card) to receive your Student Gift-Pax.
