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| Page Label | 1990-01-31 The Scroll Vol 101 No 19 |
| fhtitleno | Ricks College |
| Creator | 1990-01-31 |
| Title | 1990-01-31 The Scroll Vol 101 No 19 |
| Volume | Vol 101 |
| Number | No 19 |
| Day | 31 |
| Month | 01 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Format | Application/pdf |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Collection | The Scroll |
| Description | The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper. |
| Rights | Permission is granted for the contents of the “Historical Ricks College/BYU-I Scroll” digital collection to be copied for the limited purposes of private study, scholarship, or research. Any copying of the contents of “Historical Ricks College/BYU-I Scroll” collection for commercial purposes is not permitted without the express written consent of BYU-Idaho. |
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| Page Label | 1990-01-31 The Scroll Vol 101 No 19 |
| fhtitleno | Ricks College |
| Creator | 1990-01-31 |
| Title | 1 |
| Volume | Vol 101 |
| Number | No 19 |
| Day | 31 |
| Month | 01 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Description | RICKS COLLEGE REXBURG, IDAHO THE SCROLL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DAVID 0. McKAY LH3RARY R1GKS CQLLEOE WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 31,1990 VOLUME 101 NUMBER 19 Comparatively speaking... Ricks College stacks up against the big boys By JOY PARK Scroll Senior Writer If Ricks College received a letter grade for students' ACT scores and cumulative grade point averages, its grade would rank above the national average of two-year colleges but below the average of colleges and universities combined. The average GPA at Ricks for fall semester was 2.742 or a B-, according to statistics provided by Alan Clark, director of institutional research. Honors students and agricultural majors were those with the highest GPA. Students majoring in fine arts were also high in academic ranking. The ACT test is another area of academic measurement. Ricks College students' composite score is 17.5 compared to 16 for students attending other two-year schools and 18.6 for students at all schools. Scores here follow the same pattern for each section of the ACT test. As the largest private two-year college in the nation, Ricks student scores placed in the 61 percentile on the ACT test. This score is "quite good" despite the open door policy at Ricks, Clark said. "The scores could be higher if Ricks were to set an academic standard for students who apply to attend school here, but that would be against the purpose of Ricks" Clark commented. Ricks' open door policy attracts thousands of students each semester. The policy allows students to be admitted regardless of high school grades or ACT scores. However, once students are admitted to Ricks theymustcomplywithacademic standards. A minimum of 2.0 GPA is required for satisfactory academic progress. One should be making satisfactory progress to represent the school in extra-curricular activities and to be eligible for most student financial aids. Other GPA requirements for certain major programs exist. Students whose grades fall below a 2.0 are placed on academic probation, until the See ACADEMIC Page 3 How Ricks Stacks up 21 19 17 15 13 English Math Soc. Sci. Nat. Sci. Composite This graph shows how average ACT scores of Ricks College students compare with those at other two-year colleges and four-year schools. For each series, the Ricks average is listed first followed by the two-year and four-year scores. Source: Alan Clark, director of institutional research Graphic by JASON JOLLEY Photo by LONNIE STRADLING A Ricks College student receives her score after taking an exam in the testing center. D.C. mayor's arrest not a surprise to students from his area BySUSANNEWENDT Off-campus News Editor District of Columbia Mayor MarionBarry was recently arrested for buying and smoking crack in a hotel room, but Ricks College students from thatarea say they've known about the mayor's drug problems for a long time. "His drug problem is not new" said Cary Shelton, a sophomore from Adelphi, Md., a suburb about 10 minutes from Washington, D.C. "If s just that they have solid evidence on him now." "The public has known. The public is not stupid, and they know" Shanda Has-call, a freshman from Washington, D.C, said. The students from Washington, D.C, agreed it was no surprise when Barry was caught buying and smoking drugs; the Washington Post had sporadically covered Barry's clashes with the FBI in 1989. Barry always claimed that he didn't do drugs. "There have been a couple of scandals, such as an alleged affair and drugs. They made the paper and flitted off" Ryan Shelton, also from ———• Adelphi, said. The FBI organized a sting operation with former model Rasheeda Moore in a local hotel room equipped with cameras and microphones to arrest Barry. "Through a surveillance camera, I observed Mr. Barry take possession of the crack cocaine and inhale on the lit smoking apparatus" an FBI agent's affidavit said, "I don't think if s a racial thing;I think if s more of a drug thing. If anything, they ought to be focusing on the fact that the mayor is doing drugs. That he's black has nothing to do with it. If he's green it doesn't matter." -Andy Scott Rockville,Md. according to an article in Newsweek magazine. Officials from the NAACP told the Associated Press that Barry'sarrestis an attempt to get black officials out of office, an accusa- . tion most Ricks students don't agree with. "I totally disagree (with the NAACPsallega-tions). The man was caught doing s o m e t h i n g wrong. His hand has been caught in the cookie jar, and now he should be punished for the crimehe'scommitted. They're trying to use the fact that he's black as a scapegoat" Hascall said. Ricks students from the District of Columbia agree that the mayor's arrest has become more of a racial question than it should be. "The blacks are saying, Td still vote for him, but if a white man had the same charges, I sure wouldn't re-elect him.' They^re trying to make it a race question when it shouldn't be" Cary said. "I don't think if s a racial thing; I think it's more of a drug thing. If anything, they ought to be focusing on the fact that the mayor is doing drugs. That he's black has nothing to do with it. If he's green it doesn't matter" Andy Scott, a sophomore from Rockville, Md., said. An article from USA TODAY reports that before his arrest, Barry spoke at a junior high telling them not to do drugs. "I'm sure his efforts (to tell kids to not do See MAYOR Page 11 |
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