SEAC Circulates Petition Against Amphiteater ■ by AMANDA in the Environment and Wanted to BARTON Become a Part of an Organization with Similar Views
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Broadway, who stands in the The SIUE chapter of Student doorways in the University Environmental Action Coalition Center getting petitions signed (SEAC) has begun to gather said, “We have gotten petitions against the amphitheater approximately 700 signatures so Neil BeitzallM/es//e proposal. far.” A student receives help in th Writing Center, one of the most used tutoring SEAC is part of a national However, Broadway also service services at SIUE. Last semester 1,557 students used the Writing Center. organization and was formed in said they need more than a 1991. It is a group whose thousand signatures to make a SIUE makes tutoring services available for objective is to inform and educate real impact. students and staff about SEAC’s main goal in having students in different academic departments environmental issues. the petitions signed is to let the The SEAC President Will ■ BY ZHANDA gives students feedback on their go get tutoring,” Russel said. “I City Council know that many Broadway, a sophmore and JOHNSON work before they turn it in. have always found my students and staff at SIUE are One student who has taken professors to be helpful when English major, said their NEWS EDITOR against the amphitheater organization is against the advantage of the writing Center there was something that I did proposal. is Senior Michael Hill. not understand or needed help building of the amphitheater College students may SEAC members are in the “I have been to the Writing with.” because they fear it will be a sometimes find themselves University Center every weekday Center a couple of times,” Hill Tutoring assistance is also detriment to the enviroment. He struggling with their classes or for more than three hours having said. “Most of the time I found available for specific courses. and other SEAC members are may just want to remain on petitions signed. Although it helpful.” Tutoring for accounting courses concerned with the threat of noise track. SIUE has tutoring services Broadway feels there may be Another area which provides is available Monday though pollution, litter and disturbing the available so students receive the some good aspects to having an students with tutoring is Special Friday in the Accounting wildlife that resides on the site help they need. amphitheater he looks at whether Services. Students who are part Department Conference Room, area. Besides traditional tutoring the money that can be made will of Special Services can set up a tutoring for chemistry courses is Broadway became involved services, SIUE offers a variety of justify the costs to the specific tutoring day and time available Monday, Wednesday in SEAC during his freshman different tutoring styles in environment. for any subject. There are tutors and Thursday. Other courses year when he saw a flier and went different academic departments. The SEAC organization is available in subjects ranging include computer science to a meeting. This spring SIUE is offering working in cooperation with from critical thinking to (specifically CS108 and 140) “I’ve been a part of SEAC supplemental instruction, as well Neighbors for Amphitheter chemistry. and economics (specifically ever since the first meeting I as, informal conversation Awareness, a group of Richard Bamfo, a sophmore, Econ 111 and 112). Assistance is attended,” Broadway said. sessions and facilities such as the Edwardsville Township residents said Special Services really also available for academic SEAC Treasurer Kelly Writing Center and Math who are also very strongly helped him with chemistry class. development courses. Victory said she is against the Resource Area. These tutoring opposed to the proposal. Bamfo said that because of A list of tutoring assistance amphitheater for two reasons. services can help students with John Quinn, a member of the tutoring he received he began available this spring can be She feels the proposal is homework, prepare them for NAA, urges residents through a to do a lot better in class. found in the Writing Center incomprehensive and that if the tests and proofread and give flier to telephone their local “I was really struggling with located in the Peck Hall, room Edwardsville City Council votes suggestions on papers. representatives and ask them Chemistry 151,” Bamfo said. 1419 and in the Math Resource on the current proposal they will One of the most used tutoring pertinent questions about the “Tutoring helped me Center located in the Peck be rushing into a decision services at SIUE is the Writing amphitheater proposal. The tremendously.” Building, room 1414. For other uninformed. Center. NAA focuses on issues of crime Not all students take tutoring services that are not “I don’t feel as if there has and violence, traffic, noise and “Last semester a total of advantage of the available listed above, contact Karen Patty been any consideration as to what city goals in regard to the 1,557 students came to the tutoring services. Retannical Graham, director of the office of the amphitheater will do to the amphitherater proposal. Writing Center for assistance,” Russel, a senior, said she never Instructional Services, at 692- environment,” Victory said. Brodway said he attends the said Jeanette Hanley, supervisor used any tutoring services 3717 in Peck Hall, room 1404. Victory, senior majoring in NAA meetings on a regular basis. of the Writing Center. because she has always gotten Patty Graham can also be biology, said she became However, neither Broadway or Hanley said that one benefit help from her professors. e-mailed at [email protected]. involved in SEAC more than two Victory have attended a City of the Writing Center is that it years ago. She became interested Council meeting “I have never had the need to ♦ P a g e 2 The Alesile Thursday, February 26, 1998 ♦ Jury awards $6 million to family of Waukegan hate crime victim WAUKEGAN, 111. (AP) — for attacking 15-year-old Ricardo died from injuries received in the civilized society, and that there’s Chicago woman in 1991 whose A Lake County jury has awarded Arroyo after a traffic accident in crash. a high price to pay when neighbor had made anti-Semitic $6 million to the family of a February 1996. Killian was convicted in July someone commits a hate crime,” remarks. teen-ager who was kicked and The car Killian was riding in 1996 of a hate crime and said attorney Betsy Shuman- Antonio Arroyo, father of the subjected to racial slurs as he lay broadsided Arroyo’s, and Killian aggravated battery. He was Moore, director of the Hate Waukegan victim, said the family dying after a car crash. was angry that his car had been sentenced to three years’ Crime Project for the Chicago doesn’t expect to see any of the The jury’s decision Monday damaged, police said. probation and a year in a work- Lawyers Committee for Civil money, but hopes the judgment is the largest hate-crime He approached Arroyo, who release program. He was not in Rights. sends a strong message against judgment in Illinois history, said lay bleeding on the ground, court Monday, nor did he have a Shuman-Moore, who hate crimes. a lawyer involved in the case. kicked him three times in the lawyer there. worked on the case, said the “Acting like this is totally The jury found that David stomach and shouted, “Mexicans, “The jury sent a message judgment far exceeds the wrong,” he said. “We are Killian, a 32-year-old Waukegan go back to Mexico!” police said. that this is intolerable conduct previous highest in state history humans. Nobody deserves to die construction worker, was liable Arroyo, also of Waukegan, that can’t be condoiied in a — $1.8 million awarded to a that way.” Appeal heard in killing of Jordans’s father RALEIGH, N.C. 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