BEYOND THE HEDGES / by Karen Strecker A & M
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Several student proposals for changing the current distribution system will be presented by Student Association President Tim Stout to the Faculty Council Subcommittee in a meeting tonight. Stout will then report back to the SA Curriculum Committee at Monday's meeting at 7 p.m. Discussions between the two groups will continue into next semes ter when the f acu l ty subcommittee will present a proposal to the entire faculty. according to SA Internal Vice President Lynn Lednicky. The student proposals were discussed during two meetings of the ad hoc SA Curriculum Committee chaired by Beth Little and Bill Pribyl. According to Pribyl, the committee decided against drafting a single proposal, and chose instead to present a number of suggestions for a new distribution system and several critiques of the present one to the faculty subcommittee.
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