Monday, May 10, 1982
Eugana, Oragon
Oregon daily
Voluma 83
Numbar 148
emerald
Boxing
for books
Scott Brown of Sigma Chi took a fall to
help raise about $400 for the University
library. More than 20 novice pugilists
fought it out in front of 1,000 people at
the National Guard Armory Saturday
night. The victor in this middleweight
bout was James Powell of Pi Kappa
Alpha, who later lost to division champ
Jay Brown of Sigma Chi The two
Browns are not related. Jim Puchbauer
won the lightweight division for the
second year in a row while Steve
Kauffman of Beta Theta Pi won the
heavyweight class. Ryan Kelly of Pi
Kappa Alpha won the super
heavyweight division of the all-Greek
smoker.
Photo by Bob Baker
British attacks renew Falklands war
FALKLAND ISLANDS (AP) - Britain shattered a
four-day military lull Sunday, bombing and strafing
Argentine military targets on the Falkland Islands and
attacking an Argentine fishing boat
An Argentine helicopter engaged in "air combat”
was shot down later over the airfield at Stanley, capital
of the South Atlantic islands, British war correspon
dents reported They said the helicopter was hit by a
missile fired by a warship The report was not confirmed
officially
Argentina said Britain launched a 50-minute aerial
assault on the Falklands in the first battle action
reported since Tuesday when Britain bombed both
airfields on the islands and an Argentine missile
wrecked the British destroyer Sheffield, stunning Bri
tain with its first major loss
The British attacks followed reports Argentina had
repaired the island's mam airstrip in Stanley and its
planes were defying the British blockade to resupply an
estimated 9,000 Argentine troops on the islands
Other reports said a full-scale British invasion of the
islands, seized by Argentina April 2, was imminent, but
were denied by the British Defense Ministry
"Warships from the task force slipped in close to
the shore to bombard Argentine military positions
around Stanley,” British correspondent Peter Archer
reported in a censored dispatch from the aircraft carrier
Hermes
Nine hours after the Argentines reported that
British ships and aircraft attacked Stanley and nearby
Darwin, Britain said its carrier-based Harrier jets
attacked the Argentine fishing boat Narwal, 66 miles off
the islands
British Defense Ministry spokesman Ian McDonald
said Britain's forces "attacked military targets in the
vicinity of Stanley airfield.” hit twice earlier this month
by at least one Vulcan long-range bomber and Sea
Harrier fighters
Later, he denied Argentine claims that British
planes sunk the Narwal and machine-gunned survivors
in life boats, killing at least one of the 25 crewman.
McDonald said two Harriers dropped a "small
bomb alongside the vessel, and this was followed by a
short warning burst of gunfire from the Harriers The
crew then surrendered and abandoned ship.”
He said "those who abandoned ship" were in
British custody and were not hurt, but did not elaborate.
Earlier, McDonald said the Harriers attacked the boat
because “we had reason to believe she was involved in
surveillance."
A dispatch filed by Archer said one Narwaf crew
men died.
The Argentine Joint Chiefs of Staff said the fishing
vessel sank 66 miles off the Falklands, well inside the
200-mile war zone Britain imposed around the Falk
lands last month.
A later Argentine statement claimed British planes
“in a cowardly manner machine-gunned lifeboats that
the crew had thrown into the sea, including boats
containing the 25 survivors.” It said rescue ships were
en route to the scene of the sinking.
The British Defense Ministry said the Narwal
surrendered and dismissed as "ludicrous" Argentine
claims that British warplanes machine-gunned the
life-boats.
University starts to emphasize advising rule
By Ann Portal
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It’s springtime and students want to live outdoors, but
the University would like them to spend just a little extra
time inside
The University is beginning to emphasize an eight
year-old advising rule, in an attempt to get more
students together with their advisors According to the
rule, students must meet with their advisors during the
term that they accumulate 90 credit hours and become
juniors
The rule was passed in 1974 by faculty legislation, but
has never really been enforced, says Music Prof
Maxine Bailey Bailey is the chairer of the Faculty
Advising Committee, which is responsible for the new
emphasis on the advising rule
She says the committee is unsure what the reaction
from faculty and students will be, while admitting that
it's difficult to get faculty excited about spending more
time counseling students
“It’s frustrating to us too,” she says. You can’t force
the faculty — or students — to spend time doing
something they don’t want to do, she says
Committee members discussed adding some kind of
“teeth" to the advising rule, such as not allowing
students to register until they met with an advisor, but
that seemed "a little too strong,” Bailey says. Students
can easily forge an advisor s signature, she points out.
No action was taken on adding penalties to enforce the
rule
During the meetings with their advisors, students are
expected to plan course work in their major for their
remaining two years If departments keep careful
records of classes students want to take, it should
enable them to spot overcrowding or under-enrollment
problems, Bailey says
In addition, the advance planning will save time this
fall when returning students try to find their advisors for
some rapid scheduling assistance, she says
Besides helping the registration process next fall,
advising is seen as a key part of the long-awaited
computer registration process In that process, spring
preregistration is the starting point for all students, not
just juniors.
Jack Bennett, a counselor in the academic advising
office and member of the advising committee, says he
hopes more students talk with their advisors so they can
plan their elective courses, instead of darting from one
department to another
Students should choose courses that will enhance
their life after college, “rather than simply deciding
what is easy and what isn't going to be too much of a
bother," Bennett says.
Liberal arts students need to pick courses that will
help when they look for work, so they can convince
employers they are educated and trainable, he says. He
lists computer, speech, management and writing
classes as good supplementary courses.
Bailey says all students need to do to comply with the
advising requirement is contact their advisor and set up
an appointment. Departments and faculty should have
admission statements, transcripts and grade slips.