The Guardian, February 24, 1987

Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 2-24-1987 The Guardian, February 24, 1987 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1987). The Guardian, February 24, 1987. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. , oject Lifesaver works Wright -State UniversitY, Dayton, Ohio ard suicide prevention tary school and by the sixth grade, students rank their friends equal to their mothers in terms of importance; Reluctance on the part of a 'itudent to approach a school of ficial for assistance with pro blems starts as early as grade above lines, written by a four, but tapers off by the time year old suicide at the student reaches grade seven; point dramatically to Nearly one fourth of the total 6e ~es and stress applied sllfveyed students, said they on yt;mlg people today. They would not discuss feelings of mo give voice to the feelings of suicide with anyone. About one mmy young people from grade third of those who bad attemp ldlool on. ted suicide said they either did To better understand silicide not or would not. llDOlll young people, the As to why students were lllyton Suicide Prevention reluctant to seek help from Ceoter(SPq, with funding by a school officials, Boggs said there grant from the United were no references on the the Dayton Area, open surveys to provide that sort of ' 'l:i'resaver. information, but experience has shown that "for the most part, , is an ongoing one, kids tend to trust and depend to Charmaine Boggs, on each other." Lifesaver co-ordinator. She pointed out that many The first phase was research schools of elementary level do Cllllducted by survey of 3,000 not have full time counsellors LS Mlraa and teens in grades who are present everyday to lllderaarten through twelve. help. By the time the student eys were sent to reaches the seventh grade, she ,_....,.,:,,,, and Trotwood ,___ said, there usually are full time sCbools and asked for rooDS"Cll counselors. This accounts for to questions such as the rise in willingness to talk to ~.~ children reach out to when adults about problems, accor more info. ta, arc troubled, and bow ding to Boggs. f.~ t is suicidal thought Also not included as part of I to fuJl.li& young people. the research was why young ~ agent· At returned, the informa people attempt suicide. Again, Iat Aroeri11 - processed by SCP per- Boggs drew on exp~rience in the rw·- .for study. field to say older attempters, the findings were: children and teens are subject to . Students took a chance Satanlay alPt at "Rowdy'a Culao Interaadonale" reliance on peer support stress, social, academic, family r-workinl°' begins t friends.~ teens in elemen SM "l'nljlct" p1g1 5 b JJ47.Sll'l1r-------------------------. Honors grants available for projects By MICHELE FRANCE mit a grade transcript, project sity Honors Program, the Stiff Wrllr budget, and supporting letters university has awarded three to ELSEWHERE from faculty members to the five grants a year and has After all is said and done, OHIO BRIEFS Honors office, 163 Millett. The always used up the funds allot your senior honors project application deadline is March 9. ted for the grants. This year, a thmed out great. But you're left maximum of $1500 will be (FAIRBORN)-An engineer who with this empty feeling, Up to $400 will be awarded to worked for the secret Stealth granted. bomber program has received a something gnawing at your each student who is officially roeritorius civilian service award pocketbook... enrolled in University depart "We don't want to discourage from the Air Force. Dale Creech of Yes, it's that deficit in your mental, college, or school students from doing projects Centerville was honored for his savings account. Honors Programs and who most because the projects are using work as the engineer for Stealth lan qualifies under the discretion of up their own money," said Ken ding gear. Research and develop If you incurred or will incur a ment on three stealth programs is substantial amount of travel, a sub-committee of the Universi ton. "The grants are made to beleived to be underway at Wright supply, or other legitim~te ex ty Honors Committee. aid honors students after they've Patterson Air Force Base. penses relating to your senior According to Mary Kenton, exhausted their other resources honors project, it's time to sub assistant director of the Univer SM "G11nts" page 5 r"'""!"'-1.._.:._~~~_;_~~~~~~~~~~~~--' 2 GUARDIAN February 24, 1987 FEATURES/ENTERTAINMENT Moms and daughters follow same buying patterns By CINDI VAGEDES Khera said commercials such any study ever being done on The study destroyed the myth hopes to see many studies done Assocllte Writer as Kool-Aid and Creamettes this subject," Khera said. that store and generic brands all over the world. Khera plans refer to "if it's good enough for His study included 367 young are beating the national brands. I to pursue new studies in this Many of the myths involved mother, it's good enough for women between the ages of 20 The large majority of consumers area in the spring with questions in mother-daughter buying pat me" consumer tactic. and 30 who were married, living buy national brands, Khera said. that might see how men shop, terns have been dispelled by a "I wondered if these were out with their spouses and had at ''National brands are considered who decides in the family what study conducted by a Wright of line or if the advertisers knew least one child. Students who better quality or value." product is bought or what hap. State professor. that these had been results of a conducted the interviews for the The study went on to prove pens consumerwise after the age Professor lnder Khera viewed study already done. After study chose friends, relatives to advertisers that using of 30. commercials that sparked his researching, we (Rodney Garner, and went door-to-door to get mother's influence should work "If the daughter's family's interest and inspired questions a 1986 WSU graduate and the results for this study. well. Four major brands that income was higher, then the he had about buying patterns. Khera) found no evidence of As a result of this study, were found successful in this daughter was more likely to Khera noticed, ''The commercial approach are Heinz Ketchup, switch from one national brand that says 'You've come a long Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, to another, but this was not the DISCOUNT WITH STUDENT I.D. way, baby' is misleading- Wonder Bread and Tylenol. majority," Khera said. modern women are not as dif Khera also gathered informa ferent from mom as we may tion on coupon effectiveness. Areas of change were mainly 3 think. Sometimes the more we "When one brand is trying to in cosmetics and pain relievers get the consumer to switch, the with the reasons cited as new FREE SESSIONS 25° coupon is not working. types and brands, technical (New Customers Only) Coupons need to be $1 or more changes or fashion changes. No Obligation to give (consumers) more incen However, a substantial majority tive to switch. still bought the same brands. WE WILL GIVE ''Advertising companies "I expected daughters to be should know whether or not the different for a few reasons"·· YOU THAT HEAD· coupons are attracting new what kind of homemaker mom START ON YOUR buyers or just lowering the cost was, whether the daughter Tanning Salon for the loyal customer," Khera shopped with her mother and SPRING BREAK TAN! said. differences in income. "These Where we have taken 'pride in servicing Wright State students Get Ready For New questions have arisen (make) little to no difference for the past 3 years with ''The Oiginal WoHe System by Summer from this study, and Khera all," said Khera. r: . KLAFSUN". Come Tan with The Pro's • :The sun connection :me Where tanning is our only business 1186 N. BROAD ST •• FA II BORN We guantce you a glorious, radiant tan. Club rolling at WS 879-7511 A tan you can achieve with soft, comfortable and safe UVA lights. By ANNE PLUCKEBAUM University has to offer. We'd like to tell you more about this exciting Assocllte Writer "The club is open to anyone way to tan. Free who enjoys cycling, from be · In your spare time, do you 30 minute of tanning with this ad! ners to experts," said Doug enjoy cycling? If you do, you Rice, president of the club. M.H.'S.A. 95 E. Dayton-Ytllow Springs Rd . 879-7303 might be interested in the new The cycling club started in cycling club Wright State Master of Health Services Administration middle of first quarter, mainlY due to the folding of the Ra · A representative of the graduate program in health services Club, which ended a couple of administration at Arizona State University will conduct an years ago Jtere:-at SU. information presentation on- Those in Cha'rg of starting the club were Rice, and Ron Date: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1987 'tllllllllllllllll~M--ll Callahan, vice-president. Oth Time: 12 NOON to 2 PM • involved are secretary Lawren Location: 435 ALLYN HALL Thurman and treasurer Mick For more info and sign-up please contact the Career Placement MS/DOS, HARD DISK MANAGEMENT, LOTUS J-2-3, Slamb.

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