Page 8-The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 6, 1990 E. European happenings spark 'Ii by Cathy Best Daily Staff Writer Students enrolled in Russian and East European Studies (REES) 401 this fall will study more contempo- rary news and read more journals than in the past. "It's impossible to keep up in text books," said Prof. Ruth Hastie, who be teaching the class. With the changes in Eastern Eu- rope and the Soviet Union, Univer- sity faculty are working to keep Abreast of the issues and present more contemporary news to their students. The fast paced changes have made it difficult "to have readings that are current," Political Science Prof. Ar- lene Saxonhouse said. LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg said there will be curriculum changes. Details on the new classes will be available in the fall Content, rather than actual cur- riculum, is more likely to be af- fected, Saxonhouse said. "Curriculum is set for about a year," she explained. It takes at least nine months for a new class to be formulated. The changes in Eastern Europe will not affect the "historical com- ponent and the comparative compo- nent" of REES 401, Hastie said be- I9 course cause they make up an "important framework for understanding current events." The content of the Center for Russian and East European Studies' senior seminar course is always changing. Darlene Brightner at the REES office said the multi-faceted class focusing on ethnicity may be offered for the first time this winter semester. "It's really exciting to be in Rus- sian and East European Studies with all that is happening... I feel like the possibilities are endless," said Rus- sian and East European Studies con- centrator Shannon Cronin. However, Cronin said the curricu- lum has not changed very quickly in her classes. There isn't a "swing in any of (my) classes," she said. "(It's) almost as if (the professors) don't want to touch what's going on," she added. With changes in Europe and cur- riculum, interest in Russian and East European studies has increased. En- rollment in the department's classes have at least doubled in the last three years, Brightner said. Nusya Milman, a lecturer in the Slavic Language and Literature De- partment,'has also noticed an in- crease in enrollment in Political Russian and Business Russian changes classes. She described her class size as "pretty healthy" and went on to say that she has "15 and 18 people (in her classes) which is unusual for a class of this nature." The Slavic Department offers language classes in Ukranian, Pol- ish, Czechoslovakian, Russian, and Hungarian. New to the department this fall are first year and second year Macedonian. Goldenberg stated the University will witness "not only changes in curriculum and enrollment, but also in research and joint endeavors." "In all sorts of ways we're reaching out and becoming involved," she said. Goldenberg predicts the Univer- sity will increase "hiring scholars from that part of the world" and hopefully "we may see more of them that may want to spend time at a United States University." The University has had ties to Eastern European countries for a long time, Hastie said. "The link- ages are not new," she said. "What is new is the environment in which they are operating." For instance the Director of the Institute for Social Research, Bob Zojonc, recently hosted the assistant minister of Education of Poland. In response to Poland's need for social research, the two worked together to Strummingf An unidentified man plays his guitar near the Diag. In Ann Arbor, it's a common sight to see people playing different kinds of instruments in the summer. set up an office of the ISR in War- saw. Aerospace Engineering Prof. Bill Kauffman organized the College of Engineering's first exchange with engineering students in the Soviet Union. The University also participated in an exchange of undergraduates with the Soviet Union for the first time this year. Two Michigan stu- dents spent the year in the Soviet Union. In return, Michigan hosted two Soviet students. Hastie said that in the past, stu- dents were able to travel to those countries and participate in intensive language courses, now students are able to enroll for a semester or a year. "Undergraduate exchanges were' very rare until recently," Hastie said The "opportunity for exchange is goy ing to expand quite dramatically." U' adopts theater degree. Carpet sale to cover campus with savings by Michelle Clayton Daily Staff Writer Students who forget to bring their carpeting to school won't have to suffer cold feet thanks to the first Recycle U-M carpet sale. The sale - part of Recycle U- M's efforts to improve recycling on campus - will take place outside of University residence halls, Septem- ber 1-3. More than 150 carpets will be available, said Carolyn Becking, member of the Recycle U-M Steer- ing Committee and co-coordinator of the event. Carpets were collected by Recycle U-M last year when school ended; each will cost approximately $.21 a yard, and the money will go to Re- cycle U-M. "I'd buy it," said LSA junior Cling Gawthrop. " If it's not too beat up. Money is important. If it looks reasonable, I don't care if it's in good shape or not." The sale is an extension of the move-out recycling program devel- oped by the University Recycling Office, Recycle U-M and the Univer- sity's Housing Division.u Lumber, unopened foodstuffs, toilet articles, bottles, office fiber, clothing and carpets thrown away by students are collected by the organi- zations and donated to charities under* the program. Last year, the organizations be- gan collecting carpets to be sold at: the sale. Each carpet was graded de- d pending on its condition and age..- The grades began at C+. "It took a lot of detailed determi. nation and effort to coordinate (the. move out)... I think we created a lot.: of good will in the community in-' cluding charities, students, staff and$ Ann Arbor itself," University Recy- cling Coordinator, Buck Marks, said The move out is environmentally beneficial, Becking said. Since car- pets are a large and bulky item, their removal helps to reduce trash vol- ume. Between 1988 and 1989 the trash ! volume from move-out was reduced i from 1,860 cubic yards to 810 cubic yards by recycling loft lumber alone.:; This year the reduction in trash vol-'.' ume should be even greater becaused of the increased recycling at move-: out, Becking said. Recycle U-M will need volun- teers to work a few hours at the sale.' 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