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Editor’s note: This is the second
half of a two-part series on possible
grade inflation at UK.

By Lance Williams
Associate Editor

Feelings about the possibilities
of grade inflation may have more
do to with a person’s erspective
on grades than on a scalit.

Theatre professorjim Rodgers
says he thinks that in theatre and
the fine arts, grades are of little
importance.

“1 don’t believe in the bell
curve,” he said. '

He said that if students are will-
ing to do the work, then they
should be able to get good grades.

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He said in his upper level theatre
classes, most of the grades will be
As or 85. Introductory classes,
however, tend to have more nor—
mal grading curves because many
of the students don’t do the work.

Rodgers said he doesn’t believe
those who say that there is grade
inflation in fine arts education.

The debate over possible grade
inflation was renewed by eco-
nomics graduate student Amitabh
Chandra, whose study found that
grades in several departments in
colleges like Fine Arts, Education
and Social Work were higher than
other departments.

Chandra said he found that stu-
dents from across the University
who took classes in those colleges

 

were getting higher grade-point
averages than students with hi her
mean ACT scores who took cfass-
es in other departments.

If everyone receives high
grades, Chandra said, then there is
no way to differentiate between
students who deserve them and
students who should be getting
lower ades.

Rodgers, however, said he
thinks students in his department
should be more concerned about
competin with themselves.

“VV’ 5 ouldn’t judge two dif-
ferent people. We should compete
with ourselves,” he said.

Undeclared freshman Robert
Campbell said he thinks fine arts
classes work on a different level

 

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than science or math classes.

“It’s more objective, and there
is more ersonal interpretation,"
Campbeli said. “You can’t really
be wrong if ou be yourself.”

While t e grades may look
inflated on the surface, theatre
sophomore Nathaniel Orr said,
instructors in the department
“aren’t riving them anything."

Grades in business classes also
were found to be higher than
usual, but business marketing
sophomore Holly \Neyer said she
doesn't think her classes in busi-
ness are any easier than other
classes at the University.

“You have to earn your grades,”
" she said, “or you don’t get out."

Charges of grade inflation have

 

 

been raised in many schools
around the country.

“I suspect we have had grade
inflation, but not just in this insti-
tution," education professor
Richard LaBreque said.

He said this country's attitudes
about education have been chang~
ing over the past several years, and
that any perceived inflation could
be a result ofthat chan re.

LaBreque, who has been teach—
ing for 25 years, said he thinks stu—
dents may be “less concerned
about intrinsic quality of educa-
tion itself."

He said a deflated job market
and a higher need for training has
put more emphasis on getting
good grades for graduate schools

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and better jobs.

He said he didn’t know if rob-
lems for students have af ected
instructors’ attitudes. But he
added that professors are becom—
ing more “student~oriented."

He said instructors are tryin r to
become more sensitive to student
need when they take courses, but
he said there are dangers.

“Some instructors may be run-
ning for sheriff."

He said the value of education
is changing and the way student
see their grades are changing too.

“For education students,“
LaBreque said, “I have found (they
think) the rrade is somehow more
a judge o the person than their
performance in the course.”

 

 

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By Jell Vinson
Staff writer

According to national research, more than 45
million Americans light up cigarettes and puff away
daily. Of those Americans, 65 percent say that they
would quit ifa reasonable method existed. UK stu-
dent smokers have access to such a method.

The Cooper/Clayton method to stop smoking is
a program that has been available through the Col—
lege of Dentistry and the Albert 8. Chandler Medi-
cal Center since the spring of 1986.

Dr. Thomas Cooper, professor in the Depart»
ment of Oral Health Science, and Dr. Richard Clay-
ton, a professor and nationally recognized expert on
drug addiction, developed the rogram and co—
wrote a book, “How Heavy Smokers Can Become
Nonsmokers,” last year.

Cooper said that, particularly in Kentucky, smok—
ing at a youn age is accepted; however, the younger
a person is w en he/she starts, the harder it becomes

 

to quit.

The total
emotional .
development of “WOkZTZg
teenagers V
becomes depen- For more inf tion on the
dent on nico-

Cooper/Clayton program bfar
smoking cessation, call t e
Albert B. C handler Medical
Center at 323-5747.

tine, he said.

“They don’t
know how to
have anger
without nico—
tine. They don‘t
know how to
handle frustra~
tion without nicotine. They don’t know how to take
exams without nicotine," Cooper said.

Cooper said he and Clayton run about six pro-
grams each year and that the program‘s $200 fee has
always been waived for students. Students are only
responsible for the cost of nicotine gum or patches,
he said.

The program consists of 24 weeks of treatment.

The Cooper/Clayton method places a large
emphasis on the prevention of relapse. For this rea—
son, the program uses two weeks to determine
smoking patterns and 22 weeks to teach how to live
without cigarettes.

After the first two weeks of the Cooper/Clayton
pro ram, the source of nicotine for the participants
is changed to either the nicotine patch or nicotine
gum.

Over a series of ste s, nicotine reduction contin—
ues until the level reaches zero.

During the 24-week period, each support group
meeting starts with a 15-minute videotape. In the

 

 

 

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lefi, hit a clutch three-pointer to clinch the game. Story, page 4.

Attorney General’s office Gl‘ltiBIZBS llll's I‘BCOI‘IIS policy

By Stephen Trimhle

Executive Editor

Some new revisions to a state law are making UK‘s
recordkeeping policies out of date, according to sev-
eral recent opinions by the Kentucky Attorney Gen-
eral’s office.

In recent months, opinions signed by Assistant
Attorney General Amye Majors have recorded, in her
words, a “radical” departure her office’s previous
stance on the Open Records Act.

That's because new revisions were signed into law
injul , linking three separate public records statutes
toget er. Majors said the changes add teeth to a
toothless O n Records law.

Under t is law, state agencies are required to
make all official documents open to the public by
request, unless releasing the documents infringe on a
person’s right to privacy.

In numerous opinions released by Majors this fall,
she has constantly challenged UK’s recordkeeping.

“The University is obligated to review its existin

licies relative to oversight of employee recordg

eepin practices,” one o inion says.

“( s) failur‘e to imp ement an adequate program

 

for insuring records preservation constitutes a sub-
version of the intent of the Open Records Act and
the State Records and Archives Act,” Majors said.

The summer revisions to the Open Records Act
links it more closely to two others — the State
Records and Archives Act and the State Resources
Planning Statute.

In two other opinions, Ma'ors described the new
combination of laws as valuable tools in the “war" on
public records mismanagement.

Despite the severity of the opinions' tone, UK
Vice President for Administration George DeBin
said UK's records system— while struggling to meet
the new requirements -— is still competently man-
aged.

“W’e’ve worked effectively," DeBin said. "Instead
of complaints, we get mostly thank you notes."

DeBin said he signs between 12 and 20 open
records requests each week. Most of them are gener—
ated from about three or four ofthe same people on
cam )us, he added.

Allso, Majors‘ opinions involve cases that began
before the Open Records Act revisions were adopted
during the summer, DeBin said.

Meanwhile, one case is forging new legal ground.

Richard Belding, the director of Public Records
Division, said UK assistant professor David Payne's
lawsuit against the University is one of two cases that
will be setting legal precedent on the state legisla-
ture’s revisions to the Open Records Act in _luly.

Both the Payne case and the other, which Belding
said is unrelated to the University, will be the first
cases of their nature considered by his office.

Payne's case against UK alleges that UK officials
violated the Open Records Act when former College
of Human Environmental Sciences Dean Peg ry
Meszaros inadvertently destroyed his rivate recon s.

Majors referred the case to the puhiic records divi—
sion last week to determine if UK broke the new
revisions to the law.

Majors’ o inion, released Nov. 29, says that since
Payne could) not produce the records that were
destroyed, she was unable to rule that UK had violat—
ed Kentucky’s ( n Records Act.

Majors said t at although UK officials had not
committed an illegal act, they had subverted the
intent of the Open Records Act “by failing to estab-
lish effective controls over the creation, maintenance
and use of those records, and to properly educate its
employees.” ,

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NEWSbytes

NATION GOP caucus looks
to shrink committees

\VASHING'R )N Moving swiftly on a cam—
paign pledge of smaller government, House
Republicans want to sell one of five House office
buildings and cut offSS million in federal subsidies
for the Congressional Black Caucus and numerous
other groups.

“The American people voted decisively this year
to change things," Rep. Newt Gingrich of Georgia,
the incoming House speaker, said
Tuesday after a party caucus in
which the 72 incoming freshmen
played an aggressive role. “They
voted overwhelmingly that this is
the year to dramatically shrink the
Congress."

In a closed-door caucus that
lasted much of the day, Republi—
cans also approved a three—term
limit on committee and subcom-
mittee chairmen, rejecting a proposal to extend the
time to a fourth term. But deferring to the wishes
of lawmakers from sprawlin r, rural districts, they
shelved a proposal from the first—termers to force a
cut in personal staff.

Clinton gearing llll l0l‘ battle

\VASI'IINGTON — “'arming up for battles
with the new GOP Congress, President Clinton
says he’s ready to cut deeper into the deficit and
federal bureaucracy but eager to make clear that he
started the efforts Repub icans claim as their top
priorities.

In a spirited defense of his performance and
agenda Tuesday night, Clinton said he was open to
bipartisanship but, in an apparent counterpunch to
recent criticisms from incoming House GOP lead-
er Newt Gingrich, said: “Let‘s have a contest of
ideas. But let’s stop this demonizing and get on
with the business of America.”

Clinton. speaking to a Democratic Leadership
Council gala, also had some blunt words of advice
for his own party, particularly those in the centrist
organization who have been critical ofhim and his
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Binge dl‘iflklnfl common during “mane

CHICAGO ——— Binge drinking is rampant on
almost a third of the nation's campuses —— and
where it prevails, sober students suffer, a survey
found.

“Students on campuses where there‘s a lot of
binge drinking are affected in a number of ways ~—
including physical assault, sexual harassment, prop-
erty damage and interrupted sleep or study time,"
said Henry \Vechsler, director ofthe Alcohol Stud—
ies Program at the Harvard School of Public
Health.

Forty—four percent of students reported binging,
defined as downing live drinks or beers in a row for
men or four in a row for women at least once in the
two weeks before the survey.

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Judge dismisses claim against Barker

LOS ANGELFS ~ Bob Barker may have been
involved in off-tite-sct hanky panky with Dian
Parkinson, but a judge said there's
no proof that cost Parkinson her
job on “The Price is Ri ht.”

Superior Court judge Edward
M. Ross dismissed the wron ful
termination claim from ParEin-
son's $8 million sexual harassment
lawsuit Tuesda .

He let stamiParkinson‘s sexual
harassment and emotional distress
claims, and that part of the lawsuit
will go to trial, said her attorney, Laurence
Labow'tz.

Parkinson sued Barker and Mark Goodman
Productions Inc. last June, allegin that Barker
coerced her into having sex with im between
December 1989 and June 1993.

She said she was forced to quit her job showing
products on “The Price is Right” as a result.

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