_ ' If you liked 'The Firm' you'll love, 'Pelican Brief' Women's Preview Gray instructs young Wolverines through season of hope Iz i .J w k'l T 7T1rii III Its r*r 1 'Era lifa * 1 One hundred three years of editorial freedom Vol. C(V4 No. SS Annarb ciga -W:dy 7ur 1,1940 19 h ihgDaily Fall '94 By KAREN TALASKI DAILY STAFF REPORTER Changes in the English Composition Boa (ECB) placement methods may make futi University students feel a little less stress during their introduction to the world academia. Students enrolled for the Fall of 1994 w be the first group to be exempt from t English placement test, an hour-long ord previously administered to most students di ing summer orientation. In an effort to modernize the system a reduce student anxiety, ECB Associate T rector for Assessment Emily Decker sa members of the class of 1997 will instead students will be asked to submit a portfolio of their "best, most While many peopl representational" written work for evalution change, concern still e ard by the board. will be able to test ou ure Each student's portfolio will contain four ment with the help o sed writing samples: parents or an unusual of U a response to something the student has work. read, either in or out of school; About 2,200 stude gill M a paper written for a class other than composition class - :he English; each Fall term, with mi eal a student's best or favorite piece of choose from. ur- writing; and, After two years o a self-assessment of the student's work. Decker said the depar nd Prior to this change, the ECB Introductory a switch from the out Di- Composition requirement was determined by responsive assessmen aid a writing assessment test given to students as The problem with1 be required by respective academic program. explained, is that stu e s exi t o f ly nts -En nor of a Itm it-d< nt t th de exempt from seem pleased with the how to revise and improve their writing s sts that some students while still in high school, making f the English require- University's courses less effective. high school teachers, "It's clear that at the high school l polished portfolio of people are already working on integra writing and reading," Decker said. "( s take an introductory change) has nothing to do with admissiot nglish 124 or 125 - has to do with what meets the students' nee e than 100 sections to Students receive one of five placem based on their assessment: ECB Wri testing the program, Practicum, an introductory composition c rent is ready to make introductory composition with a writing w ated essay to a more shop, an exemption with a writing works technique. or a complete exemption from the req e current system, she ment. nts are being taught Decker said one of the goals of the po essay test kills lio system is to reduce the amount of students the who are misplaced due to unusual testing conditions such as lack of sleep, homesick- evel ness or tension. ating "I think for the most part the instructors (The and the administrators think it will be a better ns. It assessment of a writer's ability, rather than eds." one test on one day," said Bonnie Campbell, ents an academic secretary who works with stu- iting dents in choosing which courses would fit lass, their schedule and requirements. ork- One group that is against the new require- shop ment is the Academic Curriculum Council. wire- The council is supposed to be contacted be- rtfo- See ECB BOARD, Page 2 OLIVER, WISEMAN, KNUBLE LEAD 'M' SWEEP OF LAKE STATE 26 student jurors learn code in training session By HOPE CALATI DAILY NEWS EDITOR Frank Fresh punched Justin Junior in the nose and broke it. Fresh was drunk at the time. In this hypothetical situation, Fresh and Jun- ior dealt with the matter through the State- ment of Student Rights and Responsibilities, the University's code of non-academic con- duct. During a day-long training session in the Union Saturday, potential student jurors found Fresh responsible and considered requiring him to attend alcohol counseling or making him pay for Junior's medical expenses. Twenty-six randomly chosen students ju- rors, graduate and undergraduate, listened to Fresh and Junior plead their cases and deter- mined responsibility just like they would at an actual hearing under the code. These 26 students join 24 previously trained jurors to fulfill the 50-juror require- ment stated in the code. Six student jurors sit on each student hearing panel and a non- voting faculty member chairs the hearing. After an afternoon of listening to the case and determining sanctions, one student juror said he didn't like the idea of "playing God," but most jurors were eager to fulfill their duty. These newly-trained jurors have a slim chance of actually hearing a case. A total of 12 student jurors heard two cases last year. Most students chose to have their case heard by a mediator rather than go in front of a student hearing panel or a single administrator. Mary Lou Antieau, the judicial advisor of the code, speculated that student hearing pan- els are rarely chosen because students judge fellow students with more vigor than faculty members. In addition, convening a hearing panel can take longer than contacting a single administrator or faculty member. Andy Hernandez and Etham Palaj, both LSA juniors and South Quad resident advi- sors, acted in the mock hearing. Hernandez spoke highly about the hearing panel option. "Each student is given a chance to ask questions and get answers," Hernandez said. "It is students asking students. They're not going to let you get away with what they have gotten away with," Hernandez said. "I'd rather be judged by my peers than by an administra- tor." Palaj agreed that students understand these situations more easily. "You can't ask an administrator to remember 40 years ago when he rushed a fraternity." The names of the student jurors and fac- ulty members are given to the person charged with a code violation -- the accused - and the person who has made the charge - the complainant - and either party is eligible to disqualify a juror. Student jurors are required to disqualify themselves from the case if they know one of the parties. The accused, the complainant and any witnesses state their case to the panel and ask and answer questions at an afternoon or early evening session. Antieau is present at all hearings to answer questions, but she does not ask questions. "It's common for the accused to be emo- I 1itU'4 LUH Center Brian Wiseman celebrates his decisive goal in Michigan's 4-3 overtime victory over Lake Superior State Friday night with teammates David Oliver, Mike Knuble and Brendan Morrison. The Wolverines completed their first ever season series sweep of the Lakers with a 5-2 triumph Saturday. See SPORTSMonday for more hockey coverage. .Professor clarifies structure of South Africa's New Constitution See CODE, Page 2 By ANDRES CORTES FOR THE DAILY Visiting Prof. Karthy Govender satisfied curious minds during a discussion about South Africa's New Constitu- tion Friday. "The ultimate objective is a fully democratic govern- ment that will function to represent all of South Africa," Govender said to the crowd, which included officers and members of the South African Initiative Organization (SAIO). Govender, who teaches law the University of Natal in South Africa, focused primarily on the structure of the New Constitution. Unlike the Constitution of the United States, South Africa's government is not based on a two-party system. Instead, the constituency of South Africa will be repre- 1 sented by many different parties. The African National Congress, the Afrikaaner Resistance Movement and the South African Communist Party are likely to sustain much power. Govender emphasized that the new government would rely on a pluralistic system of democracy, explaining that the majority system of goverment was not suitable for South Africa's diverse needs. A measure in the constitu- tion established the right for all parties in South Africa to receive at least 5 percent of the representation in the legislature. Elections will be held every five years starting April 27, 1995. The election will not select individuals to govern South Africa, but will determine the percentage of power each party will hold in the legislature. The Executive President, whose powers are restricted by the laws stating that all parties must receive some representation in the legislature, will be elected from the ruling party in the legislature. "This is the closest we'll get to a philosopher king in modern democracy," Govender said. The legislative branch is composed of a cabinet of 27 members representing the different states of South Africa. Govender mentioned that there would be conflicts be- tween state and federal governments, but insisted that such conflict would not be unhealthy. Attacker still at large in assault DETROIT (AP) - A videotape that caught a brief glimpse of a man who struck skater Nancy Kerrigan could help police identify a suspect in the attack that knocked her from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Police said yesterday the attacker remains at large."Nothing new on it so far," said police spokesperson Of- ficer John Leavens. Kerrigan was named to the Olym- pic team Saturday, two days after an attack by an unidentified man left her with a severely bruised knee and forced her to withdraw from the U.S. championships. The U.S. Figure Skating Associa- tion committee named Kerrigan and Tonya Harding to the Olympic team after Harding skated to her second national championship. 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