I English classes forced to move BY TARA GRUZEN , There just isn't enough room. Between the construction of a major computer center in Mason and Angell Halls and a rise in the number of English students, English classes that were previously held in Mason and Angell Halls have been moved to the Engineering buildings. "There has been a general increase in enrollment in all our classes. The number of English majors has more than doubled since 1980," said Associate Chair of the English department June Howard. Although some English pro- fessors don't find it to be a problem, others don't like being separated from their offices, other classrooms, And the English department office. The general English faculty would pefer to teach in Angell and in asn," Howard said. Many English students are also frustrated that their classes have been moved. As English major and LSA Senior Jeannine Freeman stated, "I feel like I'm having my English classes in the Science department. It 4pesn't create a very good atmos- here to walk by large structural tnolecules and frog displays on my way to English class." Timothy Klever, service super- visor of LSA, said with four class- rooms being converted into com- puter classrooms and with another classroom being turned into a disabled students classroom, there doesn't seem to be much room for change. However, when the number of classes that have actually been moved are added up, Klever said, only three or four English classes have been transferred this semester. Women artists. praised in speedl BY LISA PERCZAK AND MARK KOLAR Feminist artist Miriam Schapiro attempted to describe the history and environment of all women artists as she narrated a two-part slide art presentation before an audience of about 100 last night in Angell Hall. The focus of the lecture - the fourth in a six-part series titled Re- viewing Feminist Art - lay on the development of The Patterns of Decoration movement in New York and California during the '70s. "The movement began at a time when the cry in the art world was 'painting was dead.' It was the first time in American art when women took a leading role," said Schapiro. "One of the shared philosophies between men and women was that the elitist idea of separating art and craft had to go." Schapiro said the strength of the Pattern movement -- one of com- bining different art materials like wire, pencils, plastic and glass - lasted approximately ten years, al- though it is still alive. "It was not as appreciated in America as it was in Europe." In describing the "Patterns" section, she showed slides containing paintings, sketches and etchings filled with geometric patterns. Fig- ures' inmotion, houses, and fans were prominent among the pictures. The "Icons of Sentiment" segment featured a variety of art and craft forms filled with houses, fans, and hearts. Schapiro chose and arranged the slides to emphasize the way the words "sentiment" and "sent- imental" are used to trivialize women. "Hearts are containers of anguish and love," she said, "Yet my hearts were made as symbols for women - sturdy places that pay tribute to women's endurance." After viewing the presentation, Art History Ph.d. candidate Nathan Griffith said, "We were given an opportunity to see images that we really would have no other access to." Schapiro will present the final two shows of the series Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. DAVID LUBLINFJ/Doily Project 4Community staff member Anita Bohn talks with student interested in Experiential Fair program for internships. Experiential education fair0 students BY MARINA SWAIN To gain valuable insight into careers, students have to "experience learning through doing," said Kerin McQuaid, a Career Planning and Placement program supervisor. This was the goal of several University departments and programs which gathered together to hold their second annual Experiential Education Fair yesterday af- ternoon. About 20 students attended the fair, which featured booths for different programs, and speeches from past student participants. The programs teaches students to complete their own applications and to choose their field of interests. "It will hopefully complement what they're learning through reading and lectures," said McQuaid. The organizations offer possibilities for interests as varied as insurance and marine biology. "I think a main part of your education in Natural Resources should come from these experiences," said Kasia Grisso, a School of Natural Resources senior and SNR representative at the fair. "In order to do anything in the environment you need to be out there and be ac- tive," she said. The seven speakers echoed the importance of direct involvement in the job field. "I found myself as a par- ticipant and an observer," said LSA senior Nina Lea- cock. Leacock, who worked through Project Commu- nity at Pound House Children's Center as a volunteer during the school year and received credit. "I just had an urge to work with children and get away from a bunch of 21-year-olds," she said. Heidi Crick, who worked for a commercial insurance brokerage in Chicago, left with more than a sense of accomplishment. The LSA senior also received a job offer. Dr. Richard Lichtenstein, a representative of School of Public Health Opportunity Program, spoke of the many rewards an internship can provide. "The career issue is big," he said. Students can take "a much less risky solution" in deciding on a career through interning. They can also gain valuable confi- dence in themselves by working in the real world, "not an abstraction," he added. Discovery shuttle to launch Thursday Ford grants help 'U' attract minorities CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The five Discovery astronauts flew through stormy skies from their Houston training base to the Florida launch site yesterday for. the first U.S. foray into space since the Challenger disaster three years ago. Shuttle commander Frederick Hauck said, "We're excited, we cannot wait to do this." NASA set the countdown clock in motion yesterday morning for liftoff at 9:59 a.m. Thursday. NASA's rules, which have tightened since Challenger, forbid launching when there is lightening or rain within 10 miles of the pad. Thursday's forecast is for scattered and broken clouds and a wind of 10-- 15 knots from the southeast. Winds over 17 knots from the south or 24 knots from any direction would automatically scrub the liftoff. On the pad itself, work was proceeding without a hitch and the weather forecast for Thursday remains favorable. Hauck said based on the troublesome weather at the Cape, "there is a 60 percent chance" of a launch on schedule. "But I tell you, we're excited," he said. "The mission control team is ready. I know the launch control team in Florida is ready..The bird is ready and we're ready." A milestone in the preparations occured late yesterday when the 60- foot-long payload bay doors were closed for flight and the shuttle was tested for leaks that might imperil the crew in the vacuum of space. In anticipation of the launch, signs sprouted around the Cape Canaveral area wishing the Discovery crew luck. At the security gate someone hung a green ribbon, the local symbol for America's return to space, and a sign: "America's Pride, The Journey Continues." Asked about progress on the pad, a test director replied, "In a word, good." The Discovery flight is to last four days and one hour with a landing Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in California. W06 . BY SHARON HARROW The University has always used scholarships as a means of attracting students. For the past four years, it has been using Ford Foundation sponsored fellowships to encourage minority students to pursue doctorate programs. The scholarships provide minori- ties with funds that make graduate study possible, making higher education a more possible and 6 appealing prospect for minority stu- dents. The program, which works through the National Research Council, has funded predoctoral and dissertation fellowships for minority students for the past four years. The nation-wide program grants 55 predoctoral fellowships and 20 dissertation fellowships each year. Of the approximately 800 applicants last year, three students who were granted funds for study chose to at- tend the University for graduate work. The fellows are required to write+ annual progress reports to be ap- proved by the NRC. Students must also meet with extra-study require-l ments, such as teaching and the pub-I lishing studies.I Of some 3,500 graduate students at the University, only a little over 500 are minority students.; The University counsels students; and advises them of scholarship op- portunities through the various de- , partments, said James Jackson, asso- ciate dean for Graduate Student Re- cruitment and Retention. He said though the University helps minority students financially, there is always room for improve- ment. The University has been actively involved in helping minority gradu- ate students, said Susan Lipschutz, associate dean of Rackham School of Graduate Studies. If you've ever dreamed of being behind the controls of an airplane, this is your' chance to find out chat it's really like. A Marine Corps pilot is coming to campus who If youre cut out for it. w'elI give you free civilian flight training,i nalhe even S100 a month cash wi0hie ou e in school. And someda\ on c( uld be tAing a I larrier. Cora mr [ A1 VI. can take \ y)u up fo' trial flights. We're looking for a few ------------- 7 G et taste of wlht life is like Nat the top. The flight"s on us. Fifth Annual Conference on Teaching Ethics and Values in the University Theme: THE UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMON GOOD Wednesday, September 28, 1988 4:15 P.M. Rackham Amphitheater Featured Speaker: JOSEPH C. HOUGH, Jr. Professor of Ethics and Public Policy Claremont Graduate School Institute for Public Policy Studies Woo- Seminar with Dr. Hough League Library Wednesda l Fenino Centemher 29 I