mmmm youngstown state university friday, february 15. 1980 vol. 61 - no'. 33 Panelists debate need for resurrecting draft by Barbara Janesh get a world superbowl. "I think that registration at "We can all, as good Ameri• this point in time is another one cans who love that kind of oppo• of those insidious kinds of steps," sition, stand up and say I'm for asserted Mark Shutes, anthro• the Pittsburgh Steelets, or I'm pology, during a forum on regi• for the Los Angeles Rams. stration and the draft -held Wed• "Then, it all comes down to nesday, in Kilcawley. Center. a debate on what the nature of The forum, entitled "Uncle the Pittsburgh Steelers are, how Sam wants you, but does he good they are, how bad the Rams really need you?" was presented are, how good they are. Those are by Student Government, and artificial issues. featured short talks by Shutes; "I think that what registration Captain Anthony Maravola, mili• represents to me is a reinstate• tary science; Debra Rand, sopho• ment of that kind of polarization. more, A&S; and Cynthia Allman, It's another way down the wrong freshman, A&S. road." Nearly 75 people attended the Maravola disagreed, stating that event, with several participating registration is" only a way to est• in the ensuing discussion. ablish a "data base." "It (registration) is one of "Should a draft become neces• those things that forces us to sary, should there be a need for see our national identity on the mobilization, there is absolutely tine in terms of some other for• no way of telling who is eligible eign power," Shutes continued. (without registration) or who is "UNCLE SAM AND YOU" — Panel members listened as Mark Shutes, anthropology, ex• He opposes registration and the available to be drafted and who plained why he opposes registration and the draft during tike Student Government spon• draft because he sees them as isn't," explained Maravola. sored forum on Wednesday. From left are Captain Anthony Maravola, military science; artificial, political, polarized solu• Although various types of in• Debra Rand, sophomore, A&S; Shutes; and Cynthia Allman, freshman, A&S. (Photo by tions to very complex and diverse formation on individuals exist in Neil Yutkin) .... internal problems which the U.S. different government agencies, must confront. Maravola explained, the Privacy To start next quarter Shutes warned against allowing Act, restricts inter-agency access "political expediency" define im• to it. portant issues in termsof "yeses The move ' to registration, and nos, blacks and whites." stated Maravola, has not been By doing so, he contends, "We "a reaction solely to the events in by Rhonda Jacobs leader who was assigned 12-15 She added, "Maybe this pro• continue to subtly ignore the Iran and Afghanistan.". Rather, A new orientation program students on a single day, she gram will provide us (advisors) problems which keep us apart he explained, it is the' result of will be instituted next quarter said. with an early warning if a student as a nation (equal rights and an on-going study which began for students entering YSU for' One of the main objectives is going to give up and drop out. opportunities, unemployment, approximatley two years ago, the first time. of SSS will be, "to contact as As^east they can talk to a student economic inequalities .and in• and which has shown a need to Dr. Patricia Bleidt, assistant many students as possible and assistant who might be able to justices)." have a "base of people that.we dean of student affairs, said get feedback from them (the new help them get to stay in school "Every time it gets to the point could call should the need arise." the "Students Serving Stud• students) that they did benefit longer." where it (the situation created by Maravola emphasized that "it ents" (SSS) program will be from knowing another student Bleidt said students employed increasing problems) looks like it's is the position of the chief-of- "more individualized and on a who was familiar with YSU and as assistants will work from June going to burst, where no politic• staff of the Army,-, and myself, one-to-one basis". In the past, all the University has to offer," 1980 through June 1981 and re- ian can hold it back, then we get and the President, and the whole orientation consisted of a group Bleidt said. (Cont. on page 6) a nice little polarized issue. We (Cont. on page 3) Black History continues Civi here Tuesday Entertainer, author, civil rights open to the public. Admission is author, lecturer, human rights art- major demonstrations for human leader and humanist Dick Gregory on a first-come, first-serve basis, ivist, social satirist^ critic, phil• lights. In 1974, he participated will speak at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, and no tickets are, required. osopher and pplitical analyst. in an • 800-mile "run against Feb. 19, in the Chestnut Room, He says his self-set goat is to hunger" from Chicago to Wash• Kilcawley Center. Gregory, one of the most serve fellow men, and he con• ington, D. C. to call attention to popular campus ..speakers in Amer• tinues to pursue this by trying to world hunger. His lecture, one of the features ica, visits more than 300 colleges make people laugh, making them of YSU's Black History Month, is and universities each year. listen'and think, and ultimately Further information may also part of the university's "Spec• A product of the Black ghetto helping them understand one be obtained by contacting Barb• ial Lecture Series" for the winter of St. Loius, he became a famous another. ara Scott at the YSU Alumni and spring quarters. comedian, who combines aU of' Office (216)742-3496. Dick Gregory The Gregory lecture is free and these roles of recording artist - He has taken part in many page 2 the jambar friday, february, 15,1980 YSU not exception.to problem by Deborah Greenfield freshmen in the. state needed several causes, according to "The ""main problem is that responsibility for "acceptable The United States is in the remedial classes in English and Murphy: * students come from a wide back• writing." midst of a literacy crisis. mathematics. -High school English" classes ground and therefore . need "We strongly" urge students Many reports .and studies, The results of that study are overcrowded and teachers can different degrees of help," . to use the Writing Center, which is show falling scores on English showed that 15 per cent of 1978 not always give all the writing Murphy stated. located in room 210 of the placement tests all over the high school graduates needed assignments they would like, nor , She cited, as an example, Engineering Science Building," country. remedial English training as do they .have time to correct all students returning to the Murphy stated. YSU English department test college freshmen. The findings of the papers. classroom after a long absence, The Writing Center is open studies show that oyer the past also indicated that 22 per cent of -Because of this overcrowding, who would require different weekdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., three years more than one-third of the 1978 graduates from Youngs- teachers can no longer give special instruction than a student with a Saturday 10 a.m. - 12 noon, and the entering students fell below town's seven public, schools, attention to students who need good background in writing » Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the average scores. needed remedial English as skills entering college from high 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Qualified According to an article freshmen. help. school. instructors are on hand to offer published ' by The Youngstown Dr. Gratia Murphy, English, --There is an attitude problem . s YSU is taking several positive their assistance to students with Vindicator, Friday, Feb. 8, the talked about the ' literacy-' among students, in that many of steps to combat the problem of problems. Dr. Murphy also feels 7 Ohio General Assembly requested problem at YSU." them don't feel English applies to illiteracy, according t6 Murphy. that YSU's Basic Composition classes offer a valuable back• that a report be prepared to "We" as' teachers, started to their career field. For example, the English depart• ground for upper division English determine how many college see a.decline in our expectations Elaborating on this last point, ment is holding faculty work• classes and courses in other areas. during the early -70s," she noted. Murphy said "English has to be shops. The objectives of these JIMMY'S COFFIN "We saw an obvious decline in proven useful in other courses. If workshops are: The Basic Composition classes writing ability-not just in the a student saw that proficiency in • -to discover the kinds of require a great deal-of writing, identification of parts of speech, English would help in other areas, writing assignments and the including a research paper. Have your picture taken . but in the use of language in he would have more motivation. amount of writing required by "Students read essays.and write written form." "Employers do want good other departments; on various themes;" said Murphy. Murphy was quick to add that English-speaking people," Murphy --to explain what is taught "When their papers are handed the literacy problem is not unique continued. •"They look for a in Basic Composition, ^classes; back they read the teacher's com• to YSU. She stated that the person's ability to use' language --to explain what help is avail• ments and hopefully learn some• thing useful for the next paper.