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NEWS Thursday, May 7,1998':'" Page 3 Student art displayed in Peterson RAINI WRIGHT S/'ffJWriler The annual Kathryn E. Wentz art exhibition, which features stu- dent art work and is sponsored by the art and art history departments, began last week in Peterson Hall. The opening reception took place in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery and showcased sculpture, painting, photography, printmaking, draw- ing and computer graphics done by I Michael for his oil painting won entitled WMC an majors. Among this years winners were: Eubinag first who place "Geckos," and Pamela Murrell who place for her penJ inkJ won second color pencil drawing entitled "The Ideal Man." The show was named in honor of the late wife of Harold F. Wentz, a retired pharmacist. Before his wife died, Wentz enrolled in art c1assesatWMC. Above: Afong with his first placed entry: Michael Eubinag entered this His gift to the college, in work "Perseverance "The Ideal Man. " .:, Above lefl: Pamela Murrell won second place for I and ribbons show. which are given for the from The student art exhibition will art and on Saturday and Sunday opens on memory of his wife, funds awards this work entitled These Peterson Hall, the gallery five continents. best artwork presented at this final from t 2 - 4 pm display. works are on continuous Monday - Friday student from to student art works, In addition call run from April 29 - May 15 in the 1-5 pm. For more information also featured the exhibit Rice Gallery. of Art and Eva Blum Collection the Albert Esther Prangley second floor Lo- of (410) 857-2599. cated the on Faculty to reconsider January Trustees approve Term requirements for year 2000 budget for next year Survey shows that students do not want the term to change ERIN HOWARD However, Seidel said that the IIV JONATHON SHACAT Term 1999 will go as scheduled Donna Evergates, associate profes- Assistant News Editor 4 percent tuition increase for 98- Senior wruer since those courses have already sorofhistory. A healthy budget for the 1998 Despite student opinion to the been approved, said Coley. How- "I think they are doing some- -1999 academic year was ap- 99 which was announced earlier av- contrary, the faculty might still con- ever, the curriculum for Jan Term thing that they would consider proved by the Board of Trustees in the semester, will actually due erage out to only 3.6 percent sider changing the WMC Jan Term 2000 and after could be affected. more important than teaching," at their April 18 meeting. to the increase in the financial aid experience. He said it is probably time for a said Coley. She added that based Included in the approved bud- budget. Of the 120 students who re- review of the program because upon the way the faculty load is get is a 6.77 percent pay increase "We keep looking sponded to a campus mail survey, upperclass student participation is now structured, she could not see for WMC faculty and staff, and an tive sources of income, for alterna- so that the half want to leave this intensive currently at a low. About twenty that requirement being reinstated 8.8 percent increase in the finan- students pay less," said Seidel of study requirement unchanged, years ago, two-thirds to three-quar- any time in the near future. cial aid budget. the college's strategic plan to stay while a quarter said the term should ters of students would take part in Originally, Jan Term was meant According to Dr. Ethan Seidel, competitive with state colleges be eliminated. Only ten people rec- Jan Term. Now it is down to be- to be an intensive experience with vice president of administration and universities by keeping cost ommended that a May term be sub- tween one-quarter and one-third, a course that is different from the and finance, the net revenue for down and tuition increases below stituted in its place, according to according to Herlocker. courses students typically take dur- the 98-99 budget, which runs from 4 percent. information compiled by Provost A hypothetical solution that ing the regular semester, with an Joan Coley. would get more upperclassmen in- emphasis on things like study tours. "If this is a representative volved, said Herlocker, might be to Coley said that many students who Included in the approved budget is a 6.77 sample, it would look like people make it a requirement that all stu- want Jan Term courses to count as percent pay increase for WMC faculty want it the way it is," said Coley. dents take two Jan Terms. BLARs don't understand that con- "And, in fact, based on the survey Many of this year's approved cept. and staff, and an S.S percent increase in there is no reason to eliminate it." Jan Term courses will be taught by ''The idea of January term is just But student choice is not nec- adjuncts, not professors. The cause the opposite, to take something that the financial aid budget. essarily the final determining fac- of the shift can be attributed to the is not required, to take something tor, rather it is just one component fact that it is no longer mandatory that is a different kind of experi- July I to June 30, increased 6 per- In addition to presenting a of the decision making process. for full-time professors to teach a ence," said Coley. cent over the budget for the healthy budget for 98-99, Seidel The Curriculum Committee may Jan Term every three years, as was The faculty, at their April meet- present year. was happy to mention that the present the survey results at a fac- the case at one time. ing, were concerned that a Seidel said he attributes the fa- budget for the present year will ulty meeting next semester and the "It certainly is true that a large professor's teaching load during vorable budget to a strong stock not need to fall back on the con- faculty can, in turn, make their own number of people who teach in Jan Jan Term may interfere with the in- market, a good economy, a tingency fund, a $300,000 sum set decisions. Term are not full-time faculty," said tensity of course material and they healthy endowment, more support aside in case anything throughout Dr. David Herlocker, who will Coley. "But I don't know that nec- decided that a person should only and have completed his term as Cur- essarily diminishes the experience. be allowed to teach one course per from the State of Maryland, Fund the year should cost more than ex- that the He also expects pected. of the Annual the successes riculum Committee chair by the r mean, we have really good ad- Jan Term. and the Capital Campaign. budget for the present year will time this matter comes up for dis- juncts and some of them have been Students said the best things "The more outside income we have money left over in addition cussion, said "I sense no real push doing it for a long time." about Jan Term are the interesting have, the more we can keep cost to the contingency fund. in one direction or another." He Those professors who don't courses, the study tours, the oppor- down," said Seidel. added, though, that he does not teach in Jan Term generally spend tunity to take internships, the abil- Still, in spite of the increase in The contingency fund and all know what the faculty would do the time doing research, like Dr. ity to concentrate on one course, outside contributions, 73 percent left over money will go toward the since much depends on the Debra Lemke, assistant professor and the fact that there are very few ofthe budget is funded through tu- Residence Hall renovation committee's report. of sociology, or simply preparing people on campus, according to the ition, room, and board payments. project, as has been done for the Regardless of the outcome, Jan for the spring semester, as does Dr. survey responses. last four years.