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Thursday, October 10,2002
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 30
Business school alters GPA rules
In an attempt to curb grade inflation,
the College of Business has implemented
a CPA guideline that reduces the number
of As and B’s received by students
Brad Schmidt
* City/State Politics Reporter
When it comes to making the grade, the Uni
versity’s Charles H. Lundquist College is all
about business.
The school — concerned with evidence of
grade inflation and aware of problems in vari
ance and fairness of grading — implemented a
new guideline this fall to ensure that grades stay
within certain ranges.
The implementation of such a policy is a first
in the 108-year history of the College of Business
and could, according to business school person
nel, affect students and teachers alike.
“I think it’s very unlikely that it would affect
anybody systematically,” Associate Dean Ray
King said. “But it will affect everybody.”
The standards, which outline average grade
point ranges by class type, require teachers to
ensure overall class GPAs fall within set models.
For example, GPAs for undergraduate pre-busi
ness classes should fall between 2.3 and 2.8,
while GPAs for undergraduate core classes in the
major program should fall between 2.6 and 3.1.
Foreseeably, such requirements could force
teachers to curve overachieving classes, thereby
reducing the number of A’s and B’s given out.
“It’s not reasonable that everyone achieves
excellence,” King said. “Instructors need to
make course work sufficiently rigorous so it is
possible to tell the difference between excel
lence and mediocrity.”
And to help ensure such evaluation takes
place, the business school could potentially take
action if teachers fail to follow the new standards.
“If the college has a policy and the instructor
doesn’t adhere, that is something they would be
evaluated on,” King said.
Carla Meeske, a marketing teacher in the busi
ness school’s minor program, told her BA 317
class that she would stand up for her students’
performance if it was exceptional, but conceded
Turn to GPA, page 4
LEARNING A CULTURE
by its threads
Kultura Pilipinas bnngs a taste
of Filipino culture to campus
tonight with a visit from a former
Philippine congresswoman
Jennifer Bear
Campus/City Culture Reporter
Kultura Pilipinas, one of many stu
dent groups at the University, is host
ing a dinner reception and book pro
motion today for Anna Dominique
Goseteng, a former Philippine con
gresswoman and two-term senator.
Goseteng has been on tour since
August 2001 promoting the publica
tion of “Sinaunang Habi,” a more
than 300-page full-color book that
explores the weaving tradition of in
digenous women in the Philippines.
The book, written by Marian Pastor
Roees, is based on 15 years of re
search.
“I thought I owed it to the Philippine
people to publish (the book) and bring
it to the attention of the world,”
Coseteng said.
KP Go-Director Arlene Juan said
the organization decided to host a
dinner reception and book promotion
to help fulfill KP’s mission of increas
ing awareness of Philippine culture at
the University. She added that the
event is especially important because
students do not often get the opportu
nity to meet public officials from dif
ferent nations.
Juan said KP encountered prob
Turn to Culture, page 6
Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Anna Dominique Coseteng is visiting the University to promote "Sinaunang Habi," a book about the weaving
tradition of indiginous women in the Philippines.
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Washington sniper to police:
Francis X. Clines
New York Times
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The hunt for the
suburban sniper grew more macabre on
Wednesday with the disclosure that the
gunman seemed to have left a Tarot
death card openly challenging the po
lice at the scene of his latest shooting
Monday when a 13-year-old student was
critically wounded.
This rare piece of crime-scene evi
dence was identified and confirmed by
authoritative sources as a Tarot “La Mort”
Card, numbered XIII in the deck, depict
ing an eerie skeletal figure with the card
bearing the added message: “Dear Police
man, lam God.”
The finding of the card, which was first
reported by a local television station
Tuesday night, caused a day-long sensa
tion as the roving sniper remained at
large and police officials warned the
unauthorized disclosure could endanger
the manhunt.
“It is inappropriate to comment about
this card,” Police Chief Charles A. Moose
said, his fury about the disclosure virtual
ly confirming what a crucial piece of evi
dence the police now have in what had
been a week-long investigation with few
tangible clues.
Turn to Sniper, page 6
George Bridges (KRT)
A police officer investigates one of the first shootings on Oct 3.
Business school GPA
ranges by class type
Undergraduate pre-business:
23-2.8
Undergraduate minor classes:
2.73.2
Undergraduate major core classes:
2.6-3.1
Undergraduate major electives:
2*73.2
Undergraduate honors classes:
3.03.5
MBA core classes: 3.1 -3.4
Other MBA classes: 3.23.5
Source: Associate Dean Ray King
Faculty
senate
debates
funding
Members applaud previous
fund-raising efforts; professors
encourage future fund-raising
for all departments on campus
Brook Reinhard
News Editor
The University Senate will look
closely at ways to fund the University
and keep tuition costs in cheek,
University officials and faculty mem
bers said Wednesday afternoon.
The senate, a group of professors
representing departments on campus,
met for the first time this academic
year to discuss higher education fund
ing and other issues at their monthly
two-hour meeting.
“Of all the major public sectors in
Oregon, higher education has sustained
the hardest hits to its budget,” senate
President Greg McLauchlan said.
McLauchlan applauded University
efforts to raise money without state
support, noting that the University
now relies more on private gifts than
on public tax dollars. But he also
expressed possible problems with the
funding solutions.
“I would be less than honest if I did
n’t express qualms with the trend here
Turn to Senate, page 4
I am God’