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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 1-12-1984 The Guardian, January 12, 1984 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 (1984). The Guardian, January 12, 1984. : 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]. Thursday, January 1J. 'IM4 Flight film airs on NBC back and make a 16mm copy we could use on campos," he said. -v Despite the recent acquisition of a rare The archives department also made-a Wright Brothers' flight film, the Wright videotape, which can be signed out by State University archives Vve had "no anyone who wants to view the film. significant increase in the humber of "We've hact rnaybe a half-dozen calls inquiries" on the Wright collection, and a few letters from people interested in reported Patrick Nolan, head of archives seeing the film, but co one has come in ind.special collections. yet," Nolan said, NBC's "Today" show featured the "There's not a whole lot of interest in . WSU collection on- Dec. 16 to com- doing research on the Wright Brothers over memorate the 80th anniversary of the first the Christmas holidays,'' he said. Wright Brothers'flight. The archives plan to. set up the flight-, Tbe television broadcast featured the videotape on public display about once a newest addition to-the archives, a 35mm quarter to let anyone interested view the fi&n of Wilbur Wright piloting the Wrighr film withour having to sign it out. Model A Flyer. , "Nolan would like people to realize that .Wright Brothers' memorabilia is jiist a The 1908 film records part of the flight small portion of what is available for which won the Mtcheiin cup for two hours research.' * - of sustained flight by a powered vehicle. "They're the most fa^notjs, but they're The Michelin trophy is also a part of the just one collection of almost 200 subjects," WSU display which made the flight film Nolan said, ' ' "of special interest" to Nolart. ' ' Other collections coyer local politics, The archives do not actually have the history, and personalities. film in /is possession, but in a special film WSU's collection of photographs from stcirage vault at Wright-Patterson Air Force the 1913 Dayton flood arid flood cpntrol Base. Nolan explained that this Was project *lso received national interest in necessary, due to the extreme flam- December. mibility, and delicacy of nitrate fibn. Unlike tbe television Cpverage enjoyed by To retain accessibility, Wbies of the Rim the Wright collection, the Flood attracted wfrre made. ATwogess which brought" its limited attention as the subject of a federal . own problems, Nolan said. J grant request. "The first thing we did was- make a WSU was awarded a $9,836 federal grant safety film copy, also 35mm. to preserve to pay for the restoration of nitrite and all the details. glass plate negatives depicting the flood and Financial Aid to hold five meetings "UnKTrtutiately, this university doesn't the resultant dam controlproject by the own a 35mm projector', so we had to go Miami Vallqr Conservancy District. ) for students who need help ** *" muta will be more demanding," Darr .. ... .explained. Sailing Club receives funds The Office of Financial Aidhold five ••For othe/s,- the changes will he meetings Jan._ 17-19 for students who need positive," D«rr said. Aid for married or help paying next .year's tuition. f.mglcindepeiKient students with.a chi.'d.fci * am ciMvsa should be of a one time nature. ' li s an opportunity for students to learn rjperted to incftase. , MMK . Anato expUined that the Sailing Club everything they need to know about finan- Scfrtarship comp&kion remains high, The Sailing Chib was awarded a 1475 had attempted many fund raising events in- cial aid, but didnt h*ve timeto ask," said even'with • 20 percent increase front 1982 grant by Budget Board at Tuesdays cluding bake sales, pizza, sales, raising sail- • Dayid Darr, director of Financial AM. to 1*3 in the number of WSU scholarships meeting. > " ing dub dues, and are planning to give sail- flyers announcing the meeting'time* available. The $475 wifl be used by the dub to com- ing lessons this spring «nd sell. T-shirts at wire placid, In. Allyn hall student / " pleter $600 equipment project. The addi- Winter Daze. mailboxes, and on bulletin boards around "Durinjjlthe same time, M applications', tional funds needed wili be secured from campus. Still,. some student! miss the increased about 20 percent, too," Darr t he Sailing Club treasure. ; "We get nickded and dimed to death/' announcements, Darr said. • said. » Atrafler, whichwfllaccomodasttwbsaa said Marvin Deiger, associate professor of "Some students onfy check their During next week's sessions. ITarr hopes boats-four vest type life jackets, ani 100 Biological Sciences and dub advisor. mailboxes once a term," Darr.explained. « to impress students with the need to meet foot ,of ja. and main sbeetUne wiH be. Concern was also expressed by Jim St. "Hopefully, though, everyone who wants Financial Aid1* deadlines. - among the things purchased. Peter, Budget Board chairer, over the to come knows about it." '-For example, students,_who did So* of tbe equipment to be purchased number of persons'that will benefit from -heed akl ^applied after the deadline lasr •as recentlyvmndali/ed at the Sailing dubs the granted funds. Currently, S3 percent of all itudrnta year," Oarr notcd. '^Sp even though they equipment building, and. was not covered - It is in the Budget Board guidelines that attending WSUregiMered for six or mory . could prpie need, they couldn't V by insurance, according to Chris Anato, a money granted to unsubsidized groups credit hours receive some type of. aid. ' considered.'"- \- —N sailing dub member. most benefit the entire student body. "That's an ever-increasing figure, despite The Financial Aid sessions have become This is Use second fiiftd request made by Anyon* can Join sailing dbb, tven if the# (President) Reagan Yattempt to cut black a tr»d«on foe ttydcpaHmtnl. i he SaiBag Cttb this year and bodge* board have no sailing ex perigee, for $5 per/ cm financial «W," Darr said- > members expressed concern over this. , quarter, and is entitled to almost Changes in the Title IV funded "Every year.- fic hope to reach more "They don't want this to be everytime ; of a boat,"said Anato. ^roraim, such as the Pdl Grtfnt', Sup._ -student?*' Darr said. • you need something tome to rtiiem," said "ptenfeptal Edi^sional lOpportupity Grant "Our goal is not so much to help Joanne ftisacher, director of sRxknt -tSJiOG), apd College W»rk-Study(CWS), students fill out the fbrms-tlw documents "wiH have a mixed effect on WSU students. only .look complicated!." ' especially independent students. -of course, spme people just don't "Of those, the hardest will be for single understand forms, so we'll try to ease their independent indents. The cligib«ity for- way if we c#n." 2 Tin My GbWdun January 12. 1984 Our Book shares experiences, sisterhood •l HOCMflli minm work and to gather enough variety in Ihe university audio encourage them that what tpmmw-km of the magazine were done by English in- structor Brenda Catto. selection of compositions, among other they have to say is import ant." "Our Book," the publication show- In effect, the only aspects Catto was not things, said Catto, She also said "Ojir Book" is proof that Wpghi State does not ignore its older casing creative works of composition and . involved'in were the layout and paste-up, Catto's field of study is contemporary an by members of theWright Stale Expan- which were performed by Pastor and Pat women's writing. Her inspiration for students. Plans for another publication are cur-. ding Horizons program, has attracted quite Graf, editor of "Nexus," WSU's student doing this project comes from her students N a bii >f attention lately. literary magazine. and the current women's movement itself. f reritly in the works. Members Expanding Released during Fall quarter. "Ouf Catto said her involvement in this pro- Horizons aW being asked' to submit com- • Hook contains poems, short stories, and ject stems from her interest in'the disorient- She said "Our Book" shows "themes of. positions and drawings ifi hopes that a drawings covering topics common to most ation and anxiety of most adult re-entry sisterhood and of sharng common second collection may be released next of the middic-aged members of Expanding students, the technical term for those who experiences which, up until 20 years ago, school year. , . Hori/ons. Among these are such sensitive are returning to college after a tang absence were generally not recorded in English Copies of "pur Book" can be obtained subjects as a stillborn baby,,the past,land or those who have never gone to college at literature." . • • . from the Expanding Horizons section'of ihe anxiety of returning to college. »"T" W Pastor said the publication is a great the University Division. Several people helped produce "Our Her thesis for her master's degree dealt source of the varieties, of cultures, Upcoming Expanding Horiz6ns projects Rook." Artwork and writing were sub- with-this subject, and she now teaches geographical regions, and economic include two brown-bag luncfc--p£resenta; mitted b> 20 Expanding Hori/ons 100-level English courses to Expanding backgrounds people come from.