University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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requirements plying to the NCAA’s criticism, sufficient structure was added to provide students with knowledge of past and present knowledge. Morris said. ”1 want it to be a real college education, not a waste of taxpayers' money. He said he expects the revision will make the program more demanding than it has been. The revision includes a three-year review of the undergraduate majors offered. Four majors were deleted because they were obsolete and eight majors were added in meeting the students' needs. Morris said. The new majors include religious studies, criminal Justice, computer science, and combinations of existing majors; there were 55 majors available this year. It isn't necessary for a major revision to occur for majors to change. Morris explained, it’s an ongoing process of updating and upgrading to meet the students' needs. Combined efforts of the students and the faculty produced another change effective when final grades were turned in. More grade slots” were added to the 4.0 grade scale In the form of pluses and minuses so students could be graded more accurately. ■ Extreme left: Higher standards could rate pressure tor grades; win It be a paper chase? Left: Pluses and minuses were added to the 4.0 grade scale to be a more accurate barometer ot student wort. Above: Sutler requirements may impel students to put In longer hours at the library, as Ken Lee and Marti Anderson illustrate. Curriculum Changes 10

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 Curriculum Changes: Tougher By Jan Paul Colleges across the country are tightening student requirements. John W. Morris. UW-Eau Claire vice chancellor said. Effective fall semester 1978. UW-EC changed the General Studies requirements and revised the school's available majors. 'We're offering the opportunity to acquire knowledge, understanding, and skill that should be required of all educated people.' Morris said. Responding to the 10-year cycle colleges tend to go through, and from criticism by the North Central Accrediting Agency (NCAA), the faculty senate voted in favor of restructuring the General Studies program. Morris said he believes the former program didn't require students actually to learn and take a representative variety of courses. The major was becoming less valuable.” The new version of General Studies began with UW-EC’s 1978 freshman class, but the effects won't be entirely realized until the end of 1981. Students are allowed to graduate under the catalog they began classes with at UW-EC. Consequently, many of this year's students followed the previous General Studies program. Freshman and transfer students worked their course plans around the 1978 revision. The restructured General Studies program, now titled General Education, consists of two changes. First, the English composition requirement is not counted within tne credits applied to the General Education total, it is a separate University requirement. In addition to the standard five to six English credits, the students must also pass an English competency exam. The other portion of the change states that the student must earn the required minimum of 39 credits in the General Education program. Among the four categories the students must complete; Communication—six credits; Natural Sciences—nine credits; Social Sciences—12 credits; Humanities—12 credits. This differed from the previous program where the student needed a minimum of 30 credits and a maximum of 40 credits with the General Studies program, including at least six credits in each of four categories. This revision should remain for eight to ten years; until two classes of students are through and the administration can review the flaws of the system. Morris explained. He agreed that the restructuring follows a trend back in time, but said the program would not go back to the times when relatively little selection of courses was available. In com- 18 Curriculum Change

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Students pick a bone with ARA, By Jay Rossman UW-Eau Claire’s new food service met with problems early in the year The American Restaurant Association (ARA) presently serves all Minnesota state schools and UW-River Falls. ARA employed 100 full-time workers and 300 students for part-time help on the Eau Claire campus. Students generally agreed the food quality needed improvement. Several complaints which received attention were: The food was often served cold and not all the food on the menu was available. Lack of variety and quality of the salad dressings were also common complaints. Other difficulties encountered by students included dirty silverware, lack of sanitation in the dishroom at Hilltop and the absence of fresh fruit. Many of these complaints appeared in letters printed in the Spectator. Jerry Bly. food service manager, said he didn't know very much about these letters. He said ARA was following the contract and seeing that all points were carried out. He agreed, Nega-tive comments as well as good comments are useful feedback for any organization. Johannes Dahle. director of University Centers, said the food service accepted the negative reactions well. ARA tried very hard to Improve and responded in a professional manner, he said Most of the earlier problems were caused by equipment failure and difficulty in training new employees. He said the company was scrupulous in following the contract and even surpassed it. New features ARA offered included hot breakfast all morning which replaced last year’s continental breakfast. Sunday brunch and having Sunday's main meal served in the evening. Soup and sandwich was offered at all three cafeterias instead of being limited to Oavies. The Blugold Option allowed food contract students to eat at Davies between 4:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Students were able to get $1.75 worth of food free with their meal ticket. The Student Food Service Committee consisted of two representatives and one R.A. from each dorm. Bly and Dahle also attended the committee meetings According to Bill Ro-maine. Towers Men representative. “The committee was a communication link between the food service and their customers. Some of the committee's accomplishments were the addition of food specials and the Flambeau Dinner. They persauaded ARA to furnish more meat for the cold sandwiches and to change the types of salad dressings offered At Hilltop, the committee called for faster service in the dishroom and the removal of an unpleasant odor. ARA really tried to make improvements. Karen Renn. Food Service Committee representative from Towers Women, said. She thought they did spend too much money on desserts and not enough on the main courses though. Renn's reaction to student complaints was. Students have different tastes, so no matter what ARA does, someone will complain. “ARA tried to improve. Romaine said. The student's opinion of the food service I got from the 'beef board' In Hilltop was poor at first but became better as the year went on. Some students needed to complain about something, so they picked on ARA. Some students believed the food in Davies was better than at Hilltop. Dahle thinks this is due to the atmosphere that Davies offers. The environment can influence a student's opinion of the food, he said. This is one of the reasons the university is now involved in a six-year program to improve the decor of the three cafetenas. The plan began in Davies where the six-foot long mess hall' tables were replaced with wooden cafe tables. Carpeting was installed and china replaced the plastic dishes. Improvements were also made in Crest Commons recently. Hilltop is the only cafeteria where the plan has yet to be executed The Pub. which ARA operates, is the only area in Hilltop where a cafe setting is available The remaining dining area will be furnished like Davies and Crest in the future. ■ Right Hilltop loop iwl exactly MM mom's cooking but freshman Clock Qoodpester gives H a healthy stab Top right Grog Von Dunk, one of t e 300 students employed by ARA demonstrate the art o ptzzo cutting Bottom right Students were apprehensive but ARA worked to Improve their Image and lood quality. 20 New ARA Food Service