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"Weekender'' edition
53, Number 8
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858
September 15, 1972
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soring the strike could
ir goal by: convincing
i Residence-halls and
those eating in University facilities not to
eat lettuce.
"If the students refuse to eat lettuce,
the University will have less reason to buy
any," explained Miles.
- A community decision to stop eating
nonunion lettuce, according to Miles,
would seem to show that the people
themselves were more concerned with the
issue than if a University decision was
made for them.
A plea to the students and community
might seem more beneficial because,
according to Isidore Fiores, coordinator
for COPA, President William Boyd is
unwilling to speak to the Committee for
Farm Worker Justice until a week from
this Friday.
Boyd offered a letter to the
University community stating University
policy in Monday's CM LIFE.
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Spa wned by ifberaf arts
fting' grads pose problems
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sn thousands of college graduates
.ousands more are "hanging lose,"
>n of what they want to do in life
lowjtp find. out. -    • _
1 this drifting group "the, unintelligent, sincere, and not lazy,
g men ancLwomen are products of
1-arts. schools. They have a good
say, hut don't seem to know a way
is posed by this large body of un-
are now causing colleges,  par-
th "conservative" leanings, to re
examine their liberal-arts curricula and their career-
counseling services.
The aim is to make graduates more productive
and marketable. "Parents-and students, too-want to
see something for their money on graduation day,"
said Everett A. Teal, director of placement services at
Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.
The question. Increasingly debated is this
question:       _ .
"After four years of college, shouldn't young men
and women be ready to go to work, earn a living and
start contributing to the society which educated
them?" -,---.- -
Many educators answer "Yes," and urge institutions of higher education to expand the training of
students for the working world. '
D<A LIFT?-±Try a face massage. Yes, Free University even has a class] in the art of
.9 the face. Twenty-one students attended the class which is taught by Dave Roach,
nvilfe senior.
Others say "No," arguing that a liberal-arts
education is not meant to be vocational training, and
that graduates should be given a reasonable amount of
extra time in which to find themselves.
"Uncommitted" students are to be found at all
schools, but the largest concentration appears to be in
the elite universities of the Northeast.
At Harvard College this year, 25 per cent of the
graduation class was reported to be undecided about
immediate or eventual vocations.
Elbridge H, Cuinmings, director of placement at
Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., said more than one
third of the class of '72 indicated they were unsure of
postgraduate plans.
"Not ready." Typical of many of today's uncommitted students is Carl Wegner, who has just
received a bachelor of science degree, cum l&ude, in
mechanical engineering from Lafayette.
"I'm not ready to "start a career yet," Mr. Wegner
told Lafayette counselors in June.
"If I eould find something I know I could be happy
with, I'd start," he insisted. "But right now I feel I'm in
the process of breaking away from a sheltered life to
head into the working world. It was nice having
parents take care of things."
Rumor squelched
in teacher release
Rumors that 31" faculty--members had been
released from the University because of budget cuts,
were dispelled Thursday by Vice Provost for
Academic Affairs Jerry Anderson.
"Someone has started a vicious rumor," he said. "I
don't want to speak for President Boyd but I know of
no such thing happening and if that was the case, this
office would be informed."
Anderson added that he is aware of no such
problem facing the University although budget cuts
are expected,     * *        * * .
No one could aecount for the rumor Which circulated Thursday. Apparently, it was believed that
because of state aid cutbacks, Central was forced to
release 31 faculty members. Those 31 were reported
to have received "pink slips" terminating their
'MiverSily cOntr&cts Thursday afterhoori.
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