The Guardian, November 5, 1987

Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 11-5-1987 The Guardian, November 5, 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, November 5, 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]. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1987 NUMBER 34, VOLUME XXIV WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY DAYTON, OHIO 45435 ~aY-Aid right State rolls out the barrel to help the hungry . \ Last year, they were mostly ignored by the area are children," said Buening. "I was chior, and the WSU Chamber Singers. University community. stunned to learn one out of four children Mulhollan will light the Christmas tree in The most visible of the fund-raising who live in Dayton live in poverty." the lounge at 4pm and talk with students. esentative from Holiday Aid, events sponsored by Holiday Aid was the "Wright State could help so much,"con "Tis the Season" will be the theme for Buening, was a special guest speaker recording of "Let Them Shine"(l985) and tinued Buening. "Mainly the help can the proposed idea of decorating the win day's Inter-Cub Council meeting. "A Hometwon Christmas"(l986) which come from filling up the barrels which are dows in the University Center. Taylor, 1'985, we started the Holiday Aid were sold in local record stores. Local TV located across campus." who originated the idea for the holiday to feed the hungry peolple in and entertainment personalities sang on Greg Fiedler, manager of the WSU Book season activity, said, "It's a good way, ," said Buening. "We supported these recordings. This year some of the Coop, Robert Taylor, President of Resi like with the barrels, to show people your n Supplementary Emergency personalities singing are: Channel 22's Bar dent Campus Administration, and Laura group is alive on campus. Just talk to me Bank which distributed to 50 bara Kerr, and Channel 7's Bruce Asburv. Begley, President of the Panhellic Council, or Pat Kelly, (Administrative Secretary, in three counties-Montgomery, and several local radio jockeys. Because . working with the University Center, 103 University Center), and we'll let you and Preble. This year we're not the program is staffed by volunteers, the developed the idea of a club or organiza know the details as to when and which to help this bank, we're going whole cost, $5.95, will go to the hungry. tion "adopting a Holiday Aid barrel," to window to start decorating. Materials for the Red Cross's Emergency Hous WHIO-TV produced and aired a half encourage student involvement, and the decorating will have to be obtained " hour entertainment special for Holiday hopefully student participation. A club through your group, but if you remind port the not-for-profit organiza Aid which featured music videos of the representative can go to the Book Coop yourself that people will pass by and see conducts fund-raising events to songs contained on the album. and talk to Fiedler or see Phyllis Cooney your club's name there, it will be worth it. the hungry and homeless of In 1985-86, a total of $81,000 and at Student Health Services for the "adop The windows will give you free publicity." the program has different tactics. 80,000 food items were collected by Holi tion papers." In other business, I CC' s guest speaker this year, Holiday Aid barrels, day Aid fund-raising activities. Clubs that volunteer to "adopt a bar was Lisa Hanes from the Ombudsman's for donations of canned goods There definitely is a need for the money rel"will receive a certificate of adoption office. She reminded students it is the om such as blankets and clothing, and food, according to Buening. "Over and can decorate their barrel in any way budsman's job to help students who are Wright State campus. half of the people who ask for food in the they choose, provided it encourages having difficulty with their professors or students and faculty to put food or home the administration. This "help" includes items in the barrel. providing the student with information on On December 2, the participating groups University procedures and policies as well cation problem vastly overstated will have a chance to meet WSU President as being present during related hearings. Paige Mulhollan and other dignitaries of "We try to be objective and encourage the Holiday Aid program during the students to talk to their professors first. Education-bashing has become a excessive. "Hearth Noel" in University Center's Up Then, if they still don't resolve their pro fad, and campus leaders, while ''The extent of the problem is vastly per Hearth Lounge. During the gathering, blems, we will show them other avenues to for the attention, say they're overstated," said Professor Stephen which will last from l-5pm, several enter use." The Ombudsman's office is located · to resent it. Brookfield of Columbia University tainers will perform including the Carroll at 192 Allyn. 1983, when the Carnegie Founda Teachers College. High School chior, the Faculty Brass the U.S. Department of Educa "We may well need to improve," added separate, widely influential University of California-Santa Barbara criticizing American higher educa Chancelor Barbara Uehling, "but we're other groups, associations and not in that bad a shape.'' s have been releasing other criti ''I give colleges a good grade overall,'' at a dizzying rate. Robert Hochstein of the Carnegie Founda Education Commission of the tion for the Advancement of Teaching the American Council on Educa said. "But it's a grade that could be the Holmes Group, the National improved." 'on Association, the National Coun Colleges are easy targets for criticism, State Legislatures, among literally Uehling noted. "There's no tangible out of others, all have contributed still put measures, no ·bottom line." "reports" to the fad in recent Most higher education-bashing, said the American Council on Education's Elaine Of last week, when the "Educational El-Khawas, "has been rhetorical rather ence Network'' released a report than substantive, image-creating rather '---___,~· 1nD American history textbooks as than serious debate. I'm all for · a higher •"two books criticizing colleges more accountability, but some of the criticisms Y were on the bestseller lists. are not of value to educators. They serve a Weeks before that, 37 college political agenda." ents sent an "open letter" to their Many critics, she said, have not been ues, asking them to champion ' paying attention because most campuses 1 reform" measures to improve already have reviewed and reformed their er education. curricula. · 1983, reports have savaged the ''Their efforts may not have led to a of college teaching programs, college best seller," El-Khawas said, referring to instruction, student materialism, the success of Allan Bloom's "The Closing ~air in campus research labs, ad of the American Mind" and E.D. Hirsch's ~-.........rative bureaucracies and virtually "Cultural Literacy," which argue that col other aspect of American higher leges don't teach students basic knowledge, ion. "But there's no doubt educators have been .avalanche of reports, however, is addressing these issues." ~e ~+udents enjoy free time by tossing disk. Photo by Matt Copeland lllling to strike some educators as 2 GUARDIAN November 5, 1987 Special Services Program to help those with educational disadvantage three years. He was involv By MICHAEL McCLURE · eligible; or have a physical Inner-Club Council, and is currently working with ly working with 28 or learning disabilty. ed in a peer group in high Special Writer Vice President for the Black 25-30 students. students. The SSP is divided into school and participated in a Student Union. She is Shuttleworth is from Pi child abuse workshop at "Students can be suc two parts consisting of skill working with 27 students. qua, Ohio and is a 1982 Students seeking cessful!'' is the motto of building and support ser graduate of Piqua High formation on Special Wright States' Special Ser vices. Skill building allows School. He is a History ma vices Program for students to develop skills in jor and this is his first year vices Program, shoul the Developmental academically underprepared math, reading, English, as a peer facilitator. Shut students, according to Katie study skills, sciences, and tleworth was a high school tion office, 13 1 Stud Services Wing. Deedrick, Counselor of the psychology while the sup history tutor and is current Special Services Program port services provides (SSP). students with a special ad The SSP, funded by the visor, a project counselor, U.S. Department of Educa free tutoring throughout a Officials boycott Aids pa tion, is one part of the student's college career, and Development Educational assistance from student peer LINCOLN, NE (CPS)- paper, that "maybe programs directed by Dr. facilitators in adjusting to college. While AIDS Awareness should ask Wesely if Anne B. Shearer, adjunct homosexual.)" assistant professor of These student peer Month unfolded on dozens Cameron, whom Education. facilitators are "employed of campuses last week, with condom give-aways, pam American Psycholo · ;I'his S{>~ific SSP is students who share valuable phlets being handed out, Association dropped designed to "help students knowledge and skills that and formal anouncements membership in 1983 that are at an educational help program participants of new AIDS policies, alleged "ethics viola· disadvantage,'• according to become successful in col public officials refused to also criticized W esel Deedrick.

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