Phoenix, 2004-01 Student Life

Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Phoenix Student Newspapers 1-2004 Phoenix, 2004-01 Student Life Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/phoenix Recommended Citation Governors State University Student Life, Phoenix (2004, January). http://opus.govst.edu/phoenix/15 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Phoenix by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ··--=========..-==::::----·~--=:::::::-·-------~-~-~---·---·----------·------------------···---·---·-------. ----·----·--------·-. ---·---~ nuary 200 . vo~um(~~ 3 IRsue :1 • I GSU ARCHIVES (:*lt . Senator Durbin Speaks on Funding for GSU Stephanie N. Blahut with The Library of Congress, in an effort for one year, as well as be required to attend Editor In Chief to educate teachers on using digital re sources within the classroom. It will also 45 hours of instruction Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin an link GSU and participating schools to The (on Saturdays and nounced that Governors State University Library of Congress's vast collection of during the summer). would be receiving government funding archives, reading materials, and other These are among a for the Adventures in the American Mind learning media. few of the details and (MM) program, during his speech in the "I want to make certain that we do criteria outlined in the university's library on Jan. 16, 2003. The this the right way; spend this money most MM program. program will se efficiently to train "Adventures of cure $335,000 the greatest the American Mind is over the next two number of a program that has years for GSU for teachers," said enjoyed great suc taking part in the Durbin in re cesses at other univer teaching and sponse to the sities in Illinois," said technology initia methods Con Durbin in a recent tive through The · gress will use to press release. "By par Library of Con- follow the ticipating in the pro gress. p r o g r a m ' s gram, GSU is joining "It's a part- progress. an effort to confront nership, not only Teachers who the challenges facing with The Library are selected to Illinois head on." of Congress, but take part in the For questions re with four other II- • • program will be garding the MM pro linois universities Sen. Durbm takes a moment to speak with given the tools, gram, please contact, that will make 2003 Lincoln Laureate, Pamela Thompson such as a laptop Dr. Sandi Estep at s available the best computer, toll [email protected] or training resources for our Illinois teach- free technical support by phone, and ac for more information ers," said Durbin. cess to training materials, to accomplish please visit the MM The MM Program will partner GSU the goals of the program. In exchange website at with Loyola, DePaul, ISU, and SIU, along they will be committing to the program www.aamprogram.org. College of Education Achieves National Recognition Christina Carney Section Editor (NCATE). Although the College of Education's On Dec. 22, 2003, Governors State programs already met the standards of University received "National Recogni the Illinois State Board of Education, it tion," an award by the Educational Lead has now become more of a nationally rec ership Constituent Council (ELCC) for its ognized college. With consistant reviews Master of Arts in Educational Administra and strict requirements, the education tion program. field as a whole faces many challenges. "We appreciate this recognition from However, the College of Education is not the ELCC. It's another indication that GSU only meeting those requirements, but is at the top of its game," said Provost exceding them as well. Paul Keyes in a recent GSU press re Meeting the standards of NCATE lease. accreditation means that GSU's educa In April 2003 the College of Educa tion programs also meet higher stan tion also achieved meeting strict accredi dards. In addition, only half of all US Photo by Stephanie N. Blahut tation standards set by the National Coun schools of education earn accreditation The snow-covered scene around campus lingers on. cil for Accreditation of Teacher Education by the NCATE. PAGE 2 • Dear Editor: Some surprises are pleasant, and others are not. I Center for computer services and have no access to received an unpleasant surprise as I signed in at the any other printers. One can assume that waste of pa Technology Center this trimester. A sign greeted me, per, ink and resources might have been an issue, but if which read, "Copies 7¢ or 10¢ cash." these were problems I am sure that there were other, Needless to say, I walked out stunned. Although I less drastic measures that could have been considered am sympathetic to the plight of colleges in this age of before this extreme step was taken. budget crunching and cutting, I do not feel that this par My astonishment has turned to anger at the under ticular action was well thought out or well instituted. No handed manner in which this action was taken. As I notification was made to students regarding this change, walked out of the Technology Center the last day of class and as I understand it, the Student Senate did vote on for fall 2003 with my 14-page paper neatly printed and this fee as they do with many of the other fees assessed stapled, I would have never guessed that in winter 2004 by GSU. that same paper would cost $1.40. .·se In addition, 10¢ per copy is an exorbitant amount I am crying "foul" to anyone who will listen. I can only of money required in the Technology Center when stu hope that someone does. Photo E:d itor dents are already being assessed a $23.00 Technology Sincerely, fee. Many students depend totally upon the Technology Lisa Lenburg Dear Editor: I began the Honors Seminar with a perfunctory re envision the consequences of these implications across ···· Dr. mant.lel c. A gard for the power of its reach and poignancy. Nearly community settings that exceed family, cultural, national one year later I hold this seminar series in premium re proportions and note the unconscionable impact from a Faculty Advisor gard . Just last week I backtracked to refresh my memory universal magnitude. This is just a sample of the un on de-skilling, a term which dramatizes the devaluation dercurrents that churned throughout the course of the of work, a backlash of enterprise. I discovered the term seminar. de-ski/ling from Dr. Culverson, whose compelling argu Honors Seminar addresses topical concerns estab Section Editors ments addressed the peripheral segment of socio-eco lished by the oversight panel of university professors nomic influences that impoverish all working classes under the administrative chair of Dr. Larry Levinson. Christina. Carney whose efforts we once held as sacred. Each year this panel sets the subject matter for discus The theme for 2003 covered the breadth of its title, sion. Speakers from the university and from related "Global Perspectives of Poverty." The success of this schools of business or occupational industry bring their honors program lies in its design, its rich eclectic sym ideas and their concerns into seminar sessions. Stu posium of topics for deep thought and provocative ar dents are encouraged to respond interactively during gument. Students create a diverse crosscurrent body of the talks. The energy of constructive arguments sparks Staff w .riters ideas, bringing their various backgrounds and cultural debate and increases the extent and fluency of critical proclivities. Everyone brings an intense energy which thinking. It becomes a sizzling platform for applying the .~ Ap~iJte-So shapes into a dynamism of varying experiences and di skills and information we develop during our regular verse views which constantly change throughout the academic settings towards more aggressive issues that Toni Cannon course. Few head out with the same opinions they exist across various areas of our national arenas. claimed at the onset, and most find new views and fresh I remember becoming mesmerized by a middle Elizabeth Sullivan threads of information. Most importantly, we leave with school teacher who customized a course around the the gift of new, deeper insights and a lasting apprecia poverty premise. Photo gallery, games, readings, mini tion for the course and the speakers who worked so projects, writings and other relevant minutia were tai intensely to touch seminar themes. Our incentive is the lored to introduce us to the complex levels and layers of Photographers opportunity to cross-connect with students of different poverty. college majors and disciplines, instruments whose fu Dr. Levinson's seminar features three areas of con Bruce Crooks tures are reshaped by such a deeply intense experience. tribution. We divided our energies between guest lec As students we know the power of shared ideas tures, an individual project and a final group project. Dr. Will Karns that cross borders. Medicine, law, political science, en Levinson brought guest speakers who lectured on dis terprise, legislature, social science and education are crete topics or professional exploits which relate to pov Yvonne Yowman some of the categories touched by the topic of poverty. erty or its causes and effects. Students provided sum Even the theory of poverty raises intrigue because it is maries of lectures and applied their acquired knowledge a casualty of failure we all share, not an isolated premise into a creative expression of individual application that of a particular type of people. The mystery of poverty is reflected the theme and our respective major. The crown Laydut & Graphics by: its obscure organic nature.

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