CENTR A L CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSIT Y Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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"I definitely think the new time blocks provide more space for commuting and working. It also makes it easier for a grad student to do their practicum internship.” - kristen kobylenski, a counseling in higher education major and graduate intern.
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"There are definitely pros and cons. A pro is that there is more time to focus on course material in class. As a math major, however, this won't effect me much because my classes are already twice a week. A con is that you loose class time when a situation happens such as professors letting students out after tests during those longer periods.” - Marissa Catanzaro, math major and CCSU mailroom employee.
Night and Day Classes Will Be Divided to Clear Up Overlap Jason cunninghaM The Recorder
At Central Connecticut State University, spring marks the brand new course time block schedule that will be implemented next year. “Whatever scheduling needs each department has, I see it as my job that those needs are brought to the registrar and expressed and that she takes those concerns into account while making the schedule,” said Candace Barrington, English professor and Faculty Senate President. According to Barrington, one of the biggest problems with the current time-block schedule is that there is not an easy transition from the day classes to the night classes. Expanding the number of time blocks and options by creating common ending times for classes eliminates the scenario where overlap causes a classroom to go
unused. “Day classes would end at 5:15 and evening classes would start at 5 [p.m.] so these classrooms couldn't be used until 6. They're trying to begin and end classes at the same time so classrooms just aren't sitting there not being used,” said Barrington. Barrington has helped conduct this dialogue for over a year. Often, she said, people haven’t been paying attention to the information that’s been provided. “All of the sudden [professors] say it won’t work, even though they had the opportunity to express their interests,” said Barrington. “This is trying to address the needs of the largest number of people. Every year there's a shortage of classrooms. We had to fix that.” Joseph Paige, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and registrar Susan Petrosino are two key players in constructing the new
time block schedule. "We've done a lot of research on this, we've presented it to various committees, faculty senate. We've met with I can't even tell you, I'd say dozen of department chairs. Anyone who has raised a question, we've spoken to," said Paige. According to Paige, some programs had concerns that made a good point not to change. Most of those, however, had their rooms already set. For example art and music programs, which have rooms dedicated to them, have availability greater than rooms used for multiple disciplines. “We analyzed the usage of time and classrooms. We understand that a lot of departments are comfortable with what they've been doing, but there are students who haven't been able to graduate simply because timing issues and overlap. Over the past three years, four or five different models of this schedule have been produced,” said Paige. See Spring 2011 Scheduling Page 2
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theft of two laptops over winter break. The players were arrested Jan. 20 and 26 for the on campus The future of CCSU women’s thefts that occurred Jan. 2. Oglesby basketball players Shontice was released with the promise to Simmons and Gabrielle Oglesby, appear, and Simmons was released both 19, still remains unknown one on $1,000 bond. As of Feb. 1 Oglesby was month after their initial arrests. Simmons was scheduled to compliant with the CCSU police appear in court on Feb. 10 for having given a written confession the Jan. 20 charges, but due to in January in which she admitted inclement weather the court to being an accomplice in the burglary. Simmons hearing was delayed repeatedly denied any to Tuesday March 2, involvement with the at 10 a.m. at the New theft. There has been no Britain Superior Court. new documents filed The hearing is also set with the New Britain to address the assault Superior Court at press and disorderly conduct time. charges filed from The CCSU athletics May, 2009, which have department is still appeared on the court remaining quiet on the docket eight times. entire ordeal. Prior to Those charges address The Recorder’s first Simmons’ alleged report in the Feb. 3 issue, assault of another Shontice Simmons Sports Information female while attending Director Tom Pincince an off campus party. Oglesby is set to appear in New was contacted for comment in which Britain Superior Court on Friday he released a statement confirming March 5, 10 a.m. to address her that the two girls in question were in involvement with the laptop thefts. fact indefinitely suspended, but has Both Simmons and Oglesby, no new information to announce. While university spokesman sophomores at CCSU, were charged with two counts of burglary in Mark McLaughlin did not have the third degree and one count of See Simmons and Oglesby Page 3 larceny in the third degree for the The Recorder
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The CCSU bookstore hosted another episode of Central Authors this past week where one of campus’s own writers was featured to discuss her new book. Dr. Katherine Sugg of the English department took to the lectern at noon on Wednesday, ready to discuss the concepts of her latest work: Gender and Allegory in Transamerican Fiction and Performance. Here, she uses inspiration from various other studies –whether they are literary or political – to try to better understand how allegory can be used to solve the issue of identity. These studies are based on works sourced throughout the United States, the Mediterranean and Latin America. Though the title of the book
may leave plenty of room for interpretation, Sugg focuses more on the feminist aspect in transAmerican cultures. The book itself isn’t a large one but it is a dense read; and from first glance, it is probably not a book meant to be read for leisure. From the list of sources she credited, it seems there are only a select few that she would consider using for her class lectures. One she mentioned often was “Almanac of the Dead” by Leslie Marmon Silko. For most of the lecture, she read excerpts from a few early chapters then opened the floor for any comments or questions from the audience. Among those who attended was the English department Chair Dr. Gil Gigliotti, and other colleagues from the English department. See Bookstore Hosts Page 3
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