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CMU may guarantee 4-year degree

The specifics of the program are still being developed, but Provost Richard Davenport said a plan should be ready by fall. He said that under the plan, students will have to carry an "appropriate" grade point average and 15 to 16 credit hours per semester.

"If a student follows all the guidelines and does not get through the program in four years, we would pay the tuition for the remainder of classes," Davenport said.

He said the guarantee might be breached if a student changed majors. Davenport also said the guarantee would be void if students did not demonstrate "steady progress" toward a degree.

Buckeyes recycle sensitive documents

Students, faculty and staff at The Ohio State University have been throwing valuable, private and sensitive information into the university's recycling bins.

Reporters from the Lantern, the OSU student newspaper, found class assignments, financial aid records, checking and savings account statements, class rosters and examinations in the bins.

They also found a draft of a letter from the university's president to the parents of a student who was assaulted on campus, a list of 500 students on academic probation, a faculty roster with unlisted home phone numbers and reports detailing academic histories of students.

The reports contained students' social security numbers, ACT and SAT scores and grade point averages. OSU officials said they had heard no complaints about leaks of sensitive material in the bins before the Lantern's investigation.

Fraternity allowed to return to Purdue

Alpha Chi Rho is returning to Purdue University's campus after it was closed in the spring of 1995 as a result of drug, alcohol, academic and behavioral problems.

The fraternity's alums said the residents decided to have a weeklong party when they were on probation and trashed the house. They also said "a lot of marijuana was being used on a regular basis."

The fraternity is returning as a substance-free house. The alums said they believe the fraternity's substance-free status will promote a healthier lifestyle and focus the members on academics and social development.

The chapter is seeking 60 students to pledge for the fall 1996 semester. The new pledge class will be allowed to move into the newly renovated house, as the alums are providing $160,000 for repairs and remodeling.

-- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jennifer Harvey.