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'Weeds' you Tribute to can live by O ur own Oscar previews Charley Lau Features PageS Arts Page6-7 Sports Page8 Vol. 13, No. 11 Monday, Arpil 2, 1984 Columbia College, Chicago School plans language classes by Gina Bilotto other priorities now," she said. impor tant element to a liberal arts if they understood different " Out of communications and per­ education. cultures, not just the languages. Columbia's administration is forming arts, we have grown into a Last month, the National Com­ " They need to know the culture discussing plans to offer a group or well-balanced and well-rounded mission on Excellence in Educa­ first," she said. "A long-range classes which would introduce program." tion said the United States is a "na­ educational objective is to teach students to other cultures and Rosenblum referred to Colum­ tion at risk," partly because lew them to think in other cultures and languages, said Dean or the Col­ bia's graduate programs and to the American students study foreign use that as a skill." lege Lya Rosenblum. Arts Entertainment and Media languages. Roosevelt U niver sity offers Rosenblum said the school is Management Program as ex­ Educators say it is useful for the degrees in the French and Spanish considering offering a basic course amples of how student interest average student to study a foreign languages. The school also offers in the Spanish language this sum­ develops other programs. language because if nothing else. classes in German. Greek. Italian. mer, with additional language and The Arts and Entertainment the student will be able to Russian and occassionally. Latin. cultural courses in the fall. department "grew out or the ad­ recognize major differences in but does not have a foreign This is the first time Columbia ministration's perception of stu­ cultures. language requirement lor gradua­ will be offering courses that would dent interest in the arts and a " The student can understand tion. include the teaching of a foreign greater interest in job oppor­ that what other people do is not Learning a foreign language language. tunities in the arts," Rosenblum strange just because it is dif­ may be important to a liberal arts "Columbia has never offered said. " The college's mission is to ferent," said Or. Dominic Martia. education, but Roosevelt's foreign classes in other languages because provide training in the arts." Dean Lya Rosenblum dean or students at Roosevelt language department Chairman the administration was concerned Rosemblum also pointed out Col­ University. "The study of a foreign John Barry said he believes learn­ with improving and developing ex­ umbia's science department as an students. There are things language is good for a balanced ing a skill is more important. isting programs." Rosenblum example of how the school extends concerning science that people in liberal arts training." " I don't think people should said. itself from other programs. those majors need to know about." Rosenblum said students in­ learn only languages. I don't "We have grown into a school or "Science is critical to photo­ Many educators agr ee that terested in communications would believe studying a language should many new programs. We have graphy, film and interior design learning a foreign language is an be more effective communicators Continued on Page 2 SE Si de residents skeptical of du mp by Robert Bergsvik adequately compensate Burnham Protection Agencies. The federal tax rolls for the proposed sanitary EPA attempted to halt the treat­ The Goliath or waste dispoal landfill park. Waste Management ment. approved by the state EPA. companies is attempting a spokesman Thomas Volini last or 20,000 cubic yards dioxin-tainted giveaway to the village of Bur· month told Burnham officials that material from Minnesota. nham. a David among south subur­ the $80,000 could be invested to The dioxin "is considered to be a ban communities. completely cover the lost taxes. contaminant or pollutant in that the waste itself is possible hazar­ Federal and state officials mel Other area residents complained dous under Minnesota law. but Tuesday with Burnham residents that the proposed landfill park, Local chemleallndustry along Grand Calumet River adds to pollution. clearly not hazardous under who are skeptical or a Waste which would cover more than 150 Waste mounds (background) are also In the area. federal or Illinois law." said Ed­ Management Inc., offer to turn a acres and rise about 50 feet, would (Photo by Robb Perea> ward Meyer or the Minnesota proposed sanitary landfill into a destroy prairie wetlands adjacent Pollution Control Agency. local park and wildlife habitat. to the Grand Calumet River, But ar ea residents and Burnham replacing it with man-made Al so in the news, the Chicago Ci­ officials aren't buying the package wetlands. Cap said that leads to ty Council in February voted a Trash sites overflow deal, which includes an unofficial further pollution. based on past ex­ year-long moratorium on approv­ swap or the Burnham site by Waste perience. ing most new toxic waste dump Chicago in dire need of landfills Management for an undeveloped permits. Not banned. however. are "Once it is a man-made wetland. dump site proposed for Southeast new permits for liquid waste It comes down to who has a plan which claim the region has enough and if it stays in its original state, Chicago, sa id a spokeswoman for handling sites or transfer stations. for Chicago's garbage. more than sanitary landfill to last into the they <Waste M anagement) can go Hegewisch Organized to Protect after the cou ncil majority amend­ 12 million cubic yards or it annual­ next century. The metropolitan back in ten years and do what they the Environment. ed the original proposal. The ly. said a Waste Management Inc. area's four main South Side land­ want," Cap added. referring to the " I think all you're going to get moratorium ends Feb., 1985. spokeswoman Tuesday at a South fills will be closed within five or six out or it <the parkl is a fungus company's ability to later add tox­ Chicago landfill permit hearing. years. she said. ic waste to relatively sa fe sanitary Burnham officials are consider­ " Incinerators are nut a panacea pond." sa id Virginia Cap. a Ellen T. Foreshaw. Calumet pro­ landfills. ing a total ban on toxic waste lor landfills." said Foreshaw. au­ H .O.P.E. meti'iber. 'You can't sell j ect director for the company. said dumps. ding that 40 percent of waste re­ out one neighbor for another. And "The school is very close but only Waste Management has an mains after incineration. "Land­ that's what is going to happen il there is also a public housing A 14-member state Hazardous overall plan for metropolitan-ar ea fills are needed long-term for the they <Waste Management) get the center" about the same distance Waste Task Force recently issued garbage. "There is no existmg Burnham site." away, said Mary Ellen Montes. a preliminary report which said coalition of groups that could future or Chicago." Waste Management spokesman Burnham trustees criticized the spokesman lor lrondalers Against that Illinois annually produces devise this plan." Oak Brook company's offer of the Chemical Threat. which would from 369 million to 2.7 billion Thomas Volini satd !he lanufill The world's largest waste $80,000 to the village lor taking the also be threatened by any toxic ad­ gallons or hazardous wast~. among situation is cntical and likened 11 to proposed landfill park, near !39th ditions to the Burnham site. other f indings. The report disposal company has proposed the arrival, five years from now. of St. and Torrence Ave.. orr property The public meeting. sponsored estimates that more than 300 creating a Burnham park and hundreds of garhagc-lilled trams tax rolls. by the U.S. Army Corps of million gallons or waste leak year ­ nature center in exchange fur which would have no place to go. Also at issue is the proximity ol Engineers. which must approve ly from waste ponds and other recei ving a landfill permit on 28~ The h cal'lng. a t (;corgc the property to a Burnham school the permit, and the Illinois Depart­ facilities. acres of Chicago land near !16th Washington Carvl•r ~fl gh School. Street and Torrence Avcnitc. The and Waste Management's reluc­ ment or Transportation. drew South Chicago commututy was co-sponsored hy th(• l ' S :\r­ Chicago site contains B7 acres ot my Corps ol 1-~ nglllccrs and the II tance to identify the private con· many area residents to Chicago's organizations confirmed that 3 1 wetlands. servation group suggested by the Carver High School known sanitary landfills or waste lm01 s I>t·p<Jrlmt'nl of Transport.t tJOn. <•tHI mtludt·d tcstrnwny fnun company to manage the proposed Meanwhile.