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Santa Mem. a. t A «M,tA 21J 450-2921 Copyright 19*^1 All rights nrarrsrd Subscriptions SIS VBPA COMMENT AND OPINION These cleared Ot/T RAINFORESTS REALLY TAKE MV BREATH A WAV /Vi^ m irr nvcrBtA* MARSHALL RAMSEY. a • rtNN: : • Preaching and teaching: Unethical for classrooms By Stephen Clark ■ The Daily Beacon U. of Tennessee Imagine a university where the pro fessors promote a particular religious or ideological belief in the course of their classroom instruction Imagine profes sors who inject subtle, almost sublimi nal. messages into course material 1 am not describing Moscow or Beijing univer sities, 1 am describing lr. of Tennessee Many Americans believe that a strict separation of church and state prevents such abuses of the educational system However. I witnessed such abuses first hand A full-time professor, in whose class I had enrolled, consistently and without qualification espoused the doc trines of Catholicism in his class. A pro fessor simply should not attempt to con vert students to his/her own religious or ideological opinions. On several occasions the professor used substantial class time to deliver anecdotes — laced with personal reli gious sentiments — that at best were only vaguely tangential to the course material. In one instance, the day after the death of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini, the professor stated flatly, "Well, he is in hell because that's where you go if you worship a pagan god." For a professor to make unequivocal judgments is inexcus ably unethical and insensitive Not once did 1 hear the words "I believe" or "In my opinion” preface such statements Classroom discussion and individual interpretations of materials were stifled In just four days of class, the professor taught me the true nature of hell, what it hikes to get there and who is currently burning for eternity - that’s a bit more than 1 anticipated when 1 tilled out my registration form Professors must promote an unbiased discussion and mediate the debate between differing student opinions. This does not mean that professors cannot express their own opinions, but instruc tors must make certain that students can distinguish between when professors are teaching and when they are preaching. Students who find themselves in such an uncomfortable position should do something about it. Seriously consider dropping the course, but if you do, tell the professor whj My professor’s response was that he she made no attempt to hide religious convictions. You also may choose to stay in t he class and discuss the problem with the profes sor. If the discussion is ineffective, you may choose to pursue your case further LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Blacks can't be racist' To The Editor: In making his assertion that blacks are not taken to task for their racist com ments ‘ Behind the racist comments," December 1989), Thom Borland assumes this to be a fair and equal soci ety in which we live, but it is not. espe cially for those of us whose ancestors were stolen from their homeland to build this so-called "great" nation Perhaps Mr Borland should take a course in “Reality 101” if they offer such a course at good ole North Texas U I wish to clear up another misconcep tion whites all across America hold Contrary to popular belief, including that of our misguided Supreme Court, only t hose in a position of power can be racist. Blacks, therefore, who in this country hold no real power, cannot be racist The bottom line is a green line, and since there are no black CEOs, nev ermind owners of the Fortune 500 elite, we have remained powerless within the mainstream Even our political gains remain hollow without economic empow erment If U really expects to be “The National College Newspaper' it. attempts to pass itself off as, 1 suggest it broaden its edi torial staff by hiring a representative from a historically black college. Perhaps then it will be able to enhance the quality of the national student body better than it now supposedly does. Maynard Clark, senior Howard U. Prof accuses ‘A’ student of cheating By Jennifer Rampey ■ The Red and Black U. of Georgia For the first time in my life, I felt total ly humiliated. Our teacher returned graded tests to the class, but no papers were handed to my neighbor and I. After class, the teacher presented us with our tests. I had made an "A" and my neighbor had made a “B.”The teach er pointed out one section of the test, and remarked how strange it was that the eight answers were almost exactly alike My mouth dropped open and tear filled my eyes. 1 was being accused ot cheating. My integrity was stripped from me and 1 was very offended I had no reason to cheat. I have never cheated, and mv average was high enough that I could afford a bad grade My neighbor was abrasive and sai : she definitely did not cheat I related tli sa n 1 e sentiments. Nevertheless, the teacher asked us to retake the dispute-: section of the test. The next morning, I saw my neighbor i had decided to give her the benefit ot the doubt, but when she told me she had studied for three hours to fill in eight spaces, the pieces began to fit together She said she wanted to make sure the teacher knew the cheater wasn't her an : was planning to demand an apology I had no problem with the retest Afterward, my teacher reassured me that she knew what had happened and was sorry she had upset me. She asked me to put myself in her shoes 1 felt relieved and put myself in her shoes She really didn't know either oik of us so how could she know whether ! was a slimeball who cheated in all my classes? But did she put herself in my shoes' My academic career was on the line This other student may have cheated and it appeared that she wouldn't be rep rimanded. All the work 1 had done in the class had been momentarily reduced to nothing. I'm not completely bitter about this experience. At least I know the "A” I got in the class was something I earned. U STUDENT OPINION POLL 1-800-662-5511 What would you do if a college teacher mixed his opinions in classroom lectures without qualifying the statements? a) discuss it with the professor b) drop the course c) nothing d) complain to the teacher s superior Responses to November U. Poll Ir November we asked readers * residence hall star should have the authority to search a student s dorm room it there is reasonable suspicion mat me resident possesses ilegaldrugs Most students (77%) thought mat residence hat statt should not have the authority