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Volume 36, Number 30 March 20, 1990 J1UCUS EMU

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10th Undergraduate symposium will showcase research of as students

EMU's College of Arts and Sciences will sponsor its 10th annual Undergraduate Symposium Friday. March 23, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in McKenny Union.

Titled "Symposium X: A Celebrn­tion of Excellence in Undergraduate Research Endeavors." the �ymposium will showcase outstanding research work by undergraduate students from 18 programs and academic depart­ments at EMU. This year's presenta­tions will showcase the work of more than 85 undergraduate stu­dents- the largest group ever honored in the symposium's history.

The students· projects. each spon­sored by an EMU faculty member who works with the student. will be divided into the following disciplines: art. communication and theater arts. English language and literature. biology. psychology. chemistry. physics and astronomy. history and philosophy. Afro-American studies.

music. mathematics and computer science. geography and geology. women's studies. foreign languages, political science. and economics.

Projects to be presented include compositions and perfonnances. paintings. documentaries and

laboratory experiments. including "A Critical,Analysis of the Film 'Who Framed· Roger Rabbit?' as a Com­mentary on Race Relations" and "The Effects of Physical Fitness on Older Populations."

Following the presentations. a lun­cheon will be held at I p.m. in honor of the students and their facul­ty sponsors. with a keynote address by EMU's 1990 McAndless Distin­guished Professor Nancy Ford, an awJrd-winning Broadway playwright and composer who currently writes for the daytime drama "As the World Tums."

The symposium presentations are free and open to the public.

Tickets to the luncheon are $6.50 per person and are available in the Communication and Theater Arts Department main office. 124 Quirk.

For more infom1ation. call Dennis Beagen. head of EMU's CTA De­partment. at 7-3130.

·citizen Bee' will come to EMU campus By Karmen Butterer

Name the author of "Women and Economics," a feminist manifesto that encouraged women to achieve economic independence from men. Identify the four components that are essential to the operation of a market �ystem. What caused the formation of the "10.000 lakes" in Minnesota? Those questions and more will be answered Thursday. March 29. be­tween 9 a.m. and noon when EMU hosts the Eighth Annual Citizen Bee Regional Competition in Hoyt Con­ference Center.

The Citizen Bee is a three-level competition for high school students that focuses on building their understanding of American history. government. geogrnphy. economics. current events and culture.

It was started in Grand Rapids in 1982 by the Close Up Foundation. a nonprofit educational group. as an effort to ensure the civic competency

year. students from 40 stales. Guam, American Samoa. the Common­wealth of Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. Department of Defense schools in Europe will compete. The Close Up Foundation anticipates that all 50 states will participate in next year's competition.

The competitors March 29 will be students from eight regional high schools. including Brighton. Dexter and Plymouth-Canton. who already have won their school competitions. Up to three students from each school will compete against each other for a spot in the state competi­tion to be held in Lansing in May. Winners there will represent Michigan at the National Citizen Bee competition through an all-expenses­paid trip to Washington. D.C.. later this summer.

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Students prepare for the competi­tion by studying the " Citizen Bee Guide to American Studies." a com­prehensive. multidisciplinary survey of the civic ideas and concepts presented in the ninth through 12th grades. They also are instructed to read newspapers and newsmagazines to prepare for the current event� segment.

Gerontology Conference To Feature T he Senior Actors

The Attic Theater's Oldsters. an exuberant troupe of Detroit pe r ­frmners whose ages rnnge from 66 to 83. will be featured as part of EMU's annual gerontology spring conlerence Wednesday. March 28. from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Tower Room of McKenny Union.

Co-sponsored by EMU's Geron­tology Program and the student organization of the Gerontological Society of America. the conference theme is "Aging: The African­American Experience."

The keynote speaker will be Olivia Ramsey. social worker and care manager for the elderly at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, who will speak on "The Black Elderly: Trials and Triumphs:·

The Oldsters. who will perfom1 after Ramsey's talk at approximately 2:30 p.m .. use oral histories. poetry. songs. dances and dramatic sketches to carry the message that growing old can be a time for self-discovery and creativity. The group has per­fom1ed extensively in Southeastern Michigan at senior citizens centers, nursing homes. churches and for children and teens at various schools.

Admission to the conference is free and open to the public.

For more information. call 7-2465. Measles Shots Offered By Health Services

Snow Health Center will provide measles vaccine shots on a walk-in basis Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The cost is $26 for measles and rubella vaccine or $16 for measles only.

A measels vaccination may be warranted if you: were born after 1957. have no history of the disease. have no history of im­munization. or were immunized before 15 months of age.

Any questions can be answered by a Snow Health Center nurse at 7-1122.

Veterans/Handicapped Reports Due March 26

To comply with Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission regulations. the Employment/Af ­fim1ative Action Office has distributed survey sheets to all regu­lar employees requesting veterans in certain categories to identify themselves.

EMU must report annually on its employment of Vietnam-era and special disabled veterans. In addition. handicapped employees are being in­vited to identify themselves this year and make known any special accom­modations they feel would be helpful.

Response to the survey is volun­tary. and veterans who responded to the survey in either of the last two years need not complete the fom1 again.

Completed forms should be sent to 310 King Hall by Monday, March 26.

Questions should be directed to Fmnk Gacioch at 7-0016.

Care Choices HMO Announces Changes

To provide more efficient access to mental health and chemical dependency benefits. Care Choices Health Plans has arranged for United Behavioral Clinics to manage those services for its members.

Effective March I. 1990. Care Choices members are asked to con­tact United Behavioral Clinics directly for all referrals for mental health and chemical dependency treatment.

All Care Choices members will receive a letter of explanation as well as instructions for the use of this service. The level of benefits has not changed. only the means by which the services are accessed.

Please reler any quest ions to the Care Choices Member Services Department at 1-800-852-9780.

Social Theory Forum To Present Speakers

The Social Theory Forum at EMU will hold its fourth in a series of presentations on current social theory Tuesday, March 20. from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Burson Room of Roosevelt Hall.

The featured speakers will be Dr. Ben Houmni. professor of political science. who will discuss "Com­puterization: A New Democracy?" and Dr. Gordon Moss. professor of sociology. who will discuss "Theoretical Lesson From Stress Research: Interdisciplinary Indigestion."

The series will include five events and is co-sponsored by the Col­legium for Advanced Studies.

For more information. call Dr. Liza Cerroni-Long at 7-1073. WEMU To Begin Annual Spring Fund-Raiser

EMU's public radio station. WEMU-FM (89.1). will begin its an­nual on-air spring fund drive Friday. March 23. at 6 a.m.

The drive will run for live days. ending March 27 at LI p.m.

This year's goal is to receive at least 800 pledges and $26.300.

" I have great expectations for this fund drive," said Bill Humphries. WEMU marketing and development manager. ·-rm looking forward to it because I think it will be one of our best."

WEMU. which offers a jazz for­mat. is approximately 25 percent listener funded. Marketing Class Holding Macintosh Competition

Students m EMU course Mar ­keting 474 have. as a class assign­ment. developed a marketing cam­paign which includes a campus c:on­te�t liir a Mac:into�h SE.

Called "Find-A-Mac." the contest will leature clues in the Eastern Echo and the University Libmry Coppy Services now through March 21 which lead to the whereabouh of a Macinto�h computer.

A drawing will be held March 21 at 5 p.m. in the Stratford Room of McKenny Union from all contestants who correctly identified the com­puter's location. The winner will receive the computer as a grand prize. Three second-place Apple 2400 BAUD modems also will be given away and JO third prize boxes of Apple 3.5 inch disks.

For more infom1ation. call Brian Huse at 421-1980 or David Strauss at 878-3934. Opera Workshop To Present Copland's 'Tender Land'

Aaron Copland's three-act folk opera. "The Tender Land." will be presented by EMU's Opera Workshop Friday and Saturday. March 23-24. at 8 p.m. in Pease Auditorium.

Directed by Glenda Kirkland. noted soprano and associate professor of music at EMU. the performance will feature students from EMU's Music Department.

The plot of the opera is one of "hopeful love and opportunity" and features the rousing chomle "Stomp Your Foot."

Tickets for the perfommnce are $4 general admission and $2 for students and senior citizens.

For more information. call Kristy Meretta at 7-2255. Freshman Mark Gordon Serving In U.S. Rep. Ford's Office

Unlike most EMU coopemtive education placements, freshman Mark Gordon's placement this semester is out of state-in Washington. D.C.. where he current­ly is 'M'>rking in U.S. Rep. William D. Ford's office.

Gordon. son of Nom,an and Ruth Gordon of Ann Arbor. was selected to serve in Ford's office in January. In his co-op placement, he will be a�sisting Ford's Investigations Sub­committee through April. His work includes researching issues. attending meetings and Congressional hearings and completing other assigned pro­jects under the supervision of Ford aide Kristen Gilbert.

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Earth Day activities finalized

A full schedule of activities al EMU to mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Day-April 22-has been finalized.

An EMU Earth Day Planning Committee. headed by Dr. Andrew Nazzaro. professor in the Department of Geography and Geology. met regularly since mid-September to plan how the University will observe the event.

"Our purpose (in commemorating Earth Day) is to help make the public aware of what's going on. to combine retrospection with the pro­spect of what still can be done to make the environment more likely to be supportive over a longer period of time." Nazzaro said.

The planned activities include par­ticipation in the "World Game" Thursday, March 29. at 3 p.m. in Bowen Field House. Nearly 200 EMU students will converge on a basketball court-sized world map and explore solutions to the world's ma­jor problems, such as poverty, energy sources and illiteracy. The game also has components for spectators. so anyone from the campus community is invited to attend.

Other activities include a computer conference focusing on environmental issues; a survey of student attitudes about environmental issues. with the results to be published on Earth Day; a showing of the film "The Lorax" Monday. April 2. at 8 p.m. in the Goodison Hall Multicultural Center; an Earth Day poetry reading Sunday. April II. on the EMU cam­pus; a tree planting Wednesday. April 18. at 1:30 p.m.; an Eco-Science

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2 Tuesday, March 20. 1990 FOCUS EMU

EMU diver Pipkin triumphs after year of hard knocks By Debra Mclean

When EMU champion diver Aprile Pipkin says

.. this has definite­

ly been a rough year for me." she's understating her case.

In the finest trndition of come-back sports stories. however. Pipkin. 19. stood strong against the odds and won the 1990 Mid -American Con­ference diving championships last month in the one- and three-meter competitions.

Although she hadn't really planned to dive competitively in college. Pipkin met EMU diving coach Mike Lyden while she was choosing a school and they ··instantly clicked."

Under Lyden·s guidance. she found that her two years of competitive diving at Ypsilanti's Lincoln High School. where she also WdS a stan­dout in track and volleyball. hadn't begun to uncover her talent. "With Mike Lyden. everything WdS perfect. My diving really came around." she said. "He made me realize the potential I had and it's one thing to have potential and quite another to realize it."

Early last summer. the 1989-90 diving season. her second at the col­legiate level. looked like it would be a cake walk for Pipkin. ··1 had been trnining all summer long and I WdS in top condition." she said.

Then she learned that Lyden had taken a job at another university. ··1 wds devastated. I couldn"t even look at him and I wouldn't talk to him."" she said. "I mean, I came to Eastern because of him. I was diving because of him. We were very close,··

Pipkin seriously considered trnnsferring to Lyden's new school. but decided to stay at EMU at least for the season. She threw herself in­to her training. determined to show "who the best diver in the MAC is."

Then she Wds injured. Though she's on a three-quarter

"This has definitely been a rough year for me, but I believe everything happens for a reason and you just keep going," said EMU sophomore Aprile Pipkin who rallied back from an injury to win this year's Mid-American Conference diving championships.

scholarship. Pipkin is paying lhe re­maining cost of school herself. In between last summer's diving and weight-lifting workouts. she wds working as a pizza delivery person. One night. while making a delivery

to the EMU campus of all places. Pipkin parked her truck. locked the door. and began Wdlking towdrd the building.

··1 saw out of the corner of my eye that the truck wds starting to

roll:· she recalled. ··1 couldn't get the Joor opened bi.:cause it wds lock­ed. so I jumped behind the truck and tried to stop it. It w.1s going to hit another car and I did slow it down. but I got trnpped in between. my wrist snapped and I hurt my knee."

At first. she Wdsn"t worried. ··1 didn't think I'd be in the (wrist) cast any longer than six weeks. but then it turned into 12 weeks:· she said.

Pipkin ended up not being able to prnctice seriously for six months. ··1 decided there w.1s no wdy I WdS go­ing to be able to compete."" she said. "In diving. it"s total repetition. )bu can take one day off (from prnctice) and feel the difference. let alone six months."

As the MAC finals approached. however. Pipkin"s new coach Rich Karban and her teammates. eager for EMU to make a decent showing at the conference competition. en­cournged her to dive. "I don't like to look bad and I don't like to do something I'm not prepared for. so I really resented that pressure:· she said. ··but they needed me to dive:·

Although she only had about four weeks to prepare for the event. Pipkin admits that she had been preparing mentally all the time she w.1s sidelined with her injury.

"Diving is so mental . Yeah. you have to prnctice. but when you're up on the board your mental state deter­mines how well you'll do:· she said.

With that philosophy in mind. Pipkin had already won the MAC championships. ··1 really believe in visualization. so for that six months I would picture myself going through my dives every night when I went to bed."" she said. ··if you see yourself doing a great dive. eventually you will."

She won her first event. the one­meter dive. but after the first round of three-meter competition. she WdS

in sixth ploce and beginning to wonder why she had agreed to com­pete at all.

"Being in sixth place wds really hard for to chew at Ii rst and I got really down:· she said. ··1 WdS stan­ding in the shower and I suddenly just said to myself. "Aprile. this isn't like you. What are you doing?" I decided to go out there and show them what I had. Thank God my mom wds there. that"s all I can say."

She showed them. She won. Pipkin nnw looks at the season

and her conference championship with a prngmatism that belies her young age. ··This has definitely been a rough ye1r for me. but I believe everything happens for a reason and you just keep going:· she said.

Her confidence at an all-time high now. Pipkin is slowly setting aside her plans to join coach Lyden at his new school. ") think things arc go­ing to work out now:· she said. "I

like (coach Karban). but rm not sure I wJnt to make that emotional invest­ment again. That relationship bet­ween a coach and athlete is impor­tant. it"s very special. but (when Lyden left) it hurt too much."

For his part. Karban says Pipkin can go as far as she w.1nts to go. ··with her talent. she can do whatever she wJnts to do. It all depends on her:· he said. "I see her dominating the MAC for the next couple of years if that"s what she w.1nts to do."

Pipkin understands what Karban and other coaches have told her-that she possesses an astonishing talent­but she's slow to commit herself to competitioii beyond the collegiate level.

") try not to make real long-rnnge goals. like the Olympics." she said. "But rm not going to say I can't make it there. If I live up to my potential. l can:·

No doubt about it.

Professor says election won't end violence in Nicaragua By Debra Mclean

Like many other political observers. EMU political science Professor Karen Lindenberg doesn't lhink next monlh's inauguration of Nicaragua's new President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro will bring an end to lhe revolutionary violence in that country.

"'This election is not a cure-all and I don't think the violence will disap­pear." Lindenberg said. "The contras will not put down their arms and it"s fairly clear that lhe Sandinista­controlled (People's) Army is storing weapons. Just having her inaugurated is not going to do it."

Though many in the American media and public expressed shock at Chamorro's election victory last month, Lindenberg said President Daniel Ortega would have had dif­ficulty beating anyone given Nicaragua's current economic state.

"Any party in power in those economic circumstances would have had a heck of a time maintaining that power in an election. no matter what their political ideology is," Lindenberg said. "Things are pretty awful in Nicaragua right now and (Chamorro) WdS clearly their best hope."

Lindenberg added that given the totalitarian nature of Ortega's rule. the voting polls preceding election day that predicted his win were ab­surd. "The polls were no damned good and anybody should have known that," she said. "You're talk­ing about a country where people feared for their safety if they said ce:1ain things."

Although the election's outcome was more an ouster of Ortega than an endorsement of Chamorro. Lindenberg said the 60-year-old widow was the perfect candidate for the Nicaraguan people. ·'She's an

aristocmt and she opposed (previous President Anastasio) Somoza. She had the perfect credentials for fom1-ing a moderate party. Her husband WdS assassinated by the right. and

"People are saying, 'Oh, the right side won so now everything's going to be O.K.' and that's so naive. Americans don't

know enough about Latin America to unders­tand what (new Nicaraguan President) Chamorro's facing, and if she fails, the press will

inevitably just blame the Sandinistas.''

-Karen Lindenberg Political Science

yet she s'till left the Sandanistas ...

she said.

Saying the election wds not drnmatically influenced by U.S. policy in Nicar4gua. Lindenberg greatly attributes Chamorro"s win to the new freedoli1s emerging in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. ""The Nicaraguan people saw that the Soviet Union's hold on her allies w.1s loosening and people were voting the w.1y they w.1nted."" she said. "It w.1s clearly not a U.S. election."

A longtime Latin American specialist. Lindenberg believes the American media is skewing the pic­ture in Nicaragua by over -simplifying Chamorro"s challenges as president.

··People are saying. 'Oh. the right side won so now everything's going

to be O.K . . and that's so naive," she said. "'Americans don't know enough about Latin America to understand what Chamorro's facing. and if she fails. the press will inevitably just blame lhe Sandinistas."

Though her 14-party National Op­position Union won the majority of seats in Nicaragua's new parliament. Chamorro has no core within that coalition on which she can count for votes. Lindenberg said.

"She's going to have to be an in-. credibly adept politician to get

anything through lhat new parlia­ment."" she said. ··That coalition together controls the parliament. but there's nolhing holding the coalition together. Chamorro represented an effort to try and get the Sandinistas out. but there's no party in that coalition that can be considered its core."

Chamorro's greatest political threat comes from the right. Lindenberg

said. who supported her in the elec­tion. but may abandon her as her administrntion is fleshed out. "If she maintains power. the uhrn right will not be happy and the danger is that they will desert very soon. continue to fund the contras. and the San­dinistas will say. "Hey. we can't put down our anns either:·· Lindenberg said.

Chamorro will find success. she continued. if she can gain the sup­port of modemte members of par! ia­ment and develop that support into a loyal voting bloc. "She needs to hold the middle and begin to build some bridges with the Sandanista members of parliament (who represent the ma ­jority party)."" Lindenberg �id.

And although he's said he'll step down peacefully. Lindenberg said Onega will continue to be a moving force in Nicaraguan politics. "He's said he'll hand over power. but the Sandanistas are not going to roll over and play dead."" Lindenberg said.

··ortega is not interested in a dif­ferent Nicaragua than he had in mind . . . but the Soviet Union clearly is not going lo jump to his aid."

Perhaps more important than the political banles she'll face. Lindenberg added. Chamorro faces an uphill-perhaps impossible­struggle to build a Nicarnguan economy.

··1 don't know how you can get a sustained economy in that area with the limited resources they have without having heavy industry and that means Western dollars and

Western influence and lhe left doesn't Wdnt that:· she said. "U.S. aid is critical. it'!> the only lhing that can help the economic situation. but it has to be directed tow.1rd the N icarnguan economy and not multinatiorial (corporate interests).

··1t·s a siluation that all developing countries are dealing with and I don't know what the answer is:· she added. "Things were pretty awful in Nicarngua before the election. the people were not safe and free from danger. so maybe things will improve for them."

'MINDPOWER'-EMU President William Shelton, joined by U-M President James Duderstadt (left) and WMU President Diether Haenicke (right), recently was interviewed on WXYZ-TV's "Spotlight" program. The presidents were liscussing their work on the Presidents Council of State Universities campaign "Michigan's Power is Mindpower," a statewide effort to improve the state's fun­ding pattern for public higher education.

FOCUS EMU Tu�sday, March 20, 1990 J

Focus on Staff ______________ _

Fowler handles the toughest financial aid cases

"You're a mother quite a bit of the time around here and some of the students need that because their parents are so unfamiliar with the whole higher education process and are intimidated by it," said Pamela Fowler, associate director of scholarships in the Office of Financial Aid. "Some of these are first generation students and their own parents are somewhat in awe of them because they're at­tending college. Sometimes I just have to take them under my wing."

By Debra McLean

With more than 60 percent of EMU's students receiving some fom1 of financial aid. P.Jmela Fowler. associate director of scholarships in the Financial Aid Office. has heard it all.

··If you were to ask 10 students on this campus atxmt me they'd pro ­bably all say rm the worst per.;on in this office because rm the last one who says ·no' and usually when I say no that's the end of it."' she said.

Actually. Fowler is being humble. Although most of the toughest finan­cial aid requests-the ones that "don't fit on the fom1s"- eventually land on her desk. students are more likely to leave- Fowler's office calling her "mom" than being mad at her.

In just five short years at EMU she's developed a reputation among students and colleagues for being a tireless advocate for serious �1udents who need money to finish school.

"If a student really needs help and there's a w<1y to get it. rn find it."' she said. "But it's very important that the student is really trying. is

really sincere ... The biggest problems students on

financial aid face. Fowler said, are the requirements of most aid pro­grnms that they complete a minimum number of credit hours each semester and maintain a minimum gmde point avemge. That's where the Mrs. Fowler-as-mom part comes in.

"Student� get into the most pro­blems here when they ckm't do well academically." she said. 'Tm really understanding the first time around. but they had better do what they said they'd do. I'll make a student come in here every semester to check his progress before I'll go any further with his aid. There are alwdys a few who I need to keep close so I can keep an eye on them. because if we let them go. they'll never come back .. .

Fowler also finds herself in a mothering role because many of the students on financial aid are the first in their families to attend college.

"You're a mother quite a bit of the time around here and some of the students need that because their parent� are so unfamiliar with the

Native American art

slide show scheduled

Artist Edgar Heap of Birds. a longtime activist for the Cheyenne and Arnpaho American Indian na­tions. will present a slide show on American Indian art titled "An Evolution of Wolves: 1975-1990" Thursday. March 29. at 7 p.m. in Room 204 Prny-Harrold Building.

Heap of Birds also will bring a collection of his works to be displayed as part of "The Makers" exhibit. a group of Oklahoma-based American Indian artisb. in Ford Gallery at EMU beginning Friday. March 30.

Heap of Birds attended the California College of Arts and Cmfts and received his bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from the Universi­ty of Kansas in 1976. He did gmduate work at the Royal College of Art in London in 1977 before ear­ning hi� master of fine arts in pain­ting from the Tyler School of Fine An at Temple University in 1979.

and the physical manipulation of let­ter fonns. P.diring both die-cut adver­tising letters and his own expressive and colorful drnwings. Heap of Birds' work spans a V'driety of media and fom1ats. He often combines text with abstmct acrylic features in his paintings.

He has had solo exhibitions at Ex­it Art in New York City, the Institute of Contempornry Art in Boston, the Southern Plains Indian Museum and The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. His work has been featured in gr oup exhibitions at the Museum of Modem Art in New York City. the Contempornry Art� Center in New Orleans. P.Jlis de Nation in the United Nations in Geneva. Switzer­land. and the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum in Santa Fe. N.M.

whole higher education process and are intimidated by it,'' she said. "Some of these are first generntion students and their own parents are somewhat in awe of them because they're attending college. Sometimes I just have to take them under my wing because they need someone to talk to ...

For those same reasons. Fowler also has a lot of contact with parents who are usually required to disclose certain income infonnation when their children apply for financial aid. That's something. Fowler reports. that many parents don't like to do.

"Some parents will do anything they can-and some things they real­ly can't do-to see that their kids get through school. There are parents out there who ire borrowing against their homes an<l not going on V-dCa­tions this year to keep their kids here." she said. "And then there are some parents who think their lifestyles shouldn't change at all. that the federnl government will do everything for them. Some parents believe that if their kid is 18. he's on his own. Or there are parents who

are divorced who think the other parent should pay for the kid's school."

Those are among the most frustrnting cases f or Fowler because she can't say what she'd really like to say to those parents. ''I wdnt to say to them. 'You rnised this kid to want to go to college and now you're not going to help him?' Everybody should help and everybody can help. If. as a parent. you can only give your kid $50 a month. in many cases that will feed him for that month."

Having witnessed first-hand the linancial struggles many EMU students face to stay in stay in school. Fowler has developed a deep pride for EMU's students. "Eastem's Pell grnnt per year is less than Westem's or Centrnl's. but we have virtually the same kind of student�." she said. "Our students are out working jobs a whole lot more than those students. Every student I know is working somewhere and sometimes they're working two jobs. It's very, very hard for them ...

Fowler understands those struggles even more than most because for the past three years she has been the sole supporter for her family-a hus­band and two sons-and she's been putting her husband through dental school in another state.

"Because rm putting my husband through school. that's how I know that a lot of these parents can come up with something," she said. 'Tm also paying his rent and our mortage and it's tough. but you have to get your priorities str.iight. There's nothing more beneficial or more im­portant that you can give a kid than a good college education. Unfor­tunately, we don't all feel that wdy."

Although her dedication to her job is obvious. Fowler claims that she left a successful career as a National Bank of Detroit brnnch manager to enter the financial aid field "for all the wrong reasons."

" [ thought I would have more time at home," she said. "I worked a very errntic schedule at the bank. but it's actually been worse here. My husband said that when I Wds at the bank he knew that the only day I'd be working late was Friday, and now he says the only day I'm home on time is Friday!"

She admits. however. that it's her own drive and detennination that keeps her at work late so often. " I just believe in staying until the job is done," she said.

She also doesn't mind the long hours because her work at Eastern

brings her much more pleasure than her work in banking did. "I was talking to a girlfriend from the bank the other day and she said. 'I can tell by the way you talk that you

"Some parents will do anything they can-and some things they really can't do- to see that

their kids get through

school. . .and then there are some parents who

think their lifestyles shouldn't change at all,

that the federal govern­ment will do everything

for them." -Fowler

really enjoy your work." and I really do."' Fowler said. "I get a satisfac­tion here that I never got at the bank. I had customers there who I

really enjoyed talking with, but I Wdsn·r doing anything for them. I see myself making a difference here in the� students' lives."

Fowler also is very active in her community. She's been a Cub Scout leader in Westland and still works with her son's troop. works in a financial capacity with her local P.drent-Teacher Association. serves on the scholarship committee for the EMU alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and frequently speaks to community groups about financial aid.

"I have a real problem turning things down because I hate to see the job not get done," she said. "I say ·yes' a lot because then if I real­ly can't do something. I don't feel guilty about it. I feel that if you can do something. you should."

Fowler also works with the Michigan Student Financial Aid Association and last month received its Distinguished Service Award. an honor usually reserved for people with many more years in the field.

Though the award w.is a surprise and honor for her, Fowler quickly stresses that recognition is not what makes her work as hard as she does. "You don't get a chance to .dwell on your own problems if you're helping somebody else. and I think it's im­portnat for people to learn that." she said. "It's a very nice release for me to be involved in all of these things."

Using language extensively. Heap of Birds' art manipulates the literal message through a combination of Cheyenne trnnslations and English

Heap of Birds has been a visiting lecturer ar Carnegie-Mellon Universi­ty. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. the University of California at Davis and the Prntt Manhattan

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Artist Edgar Heap of Birds, a longtime activist for the Cheyenne and Arapho American Indian na­tions, will present a slide show on American Indian art titled "An Evolution of Wolves: 1975-1990" Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in Room 204 Pray-Harrold Building.

4 Tuesday, March 20, 1990

Research ______ __ Ford Focus on USSR and Eastern Europe

The Ford Foundation recently has released details on a major two-year initiative to contribute to democratic values and political and economic pluralism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Ford will commit more than $6 million to individuals and organizations in that region, focusing initially on legal and political reform, economics, and the environment.

Legal and Political Reform-Ford funding will concentrate on strengthening democratic institutions, human rights, and legal practices. Specifically, the foundation will support training and exchange programs for legislatures, legal and business education, and the dissemination of in­formation and training programs on human rights standards and practices.

Economics-Ford will support advanced training programs in economics and management, research projects for senior economists, and activities and institutions that can contribute to economic reform and development.

Environment-Ford will support efforts that foster international col­laboration between policy makers and scientists on ecological problems, projects that promote environmental research, and projects that help local environmental groups.

There is no specific deadline for this program. For more information, contact Linda Swift at ORD (7-3090).

Earth Day

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Fair Thursday and Friday. April 19-20. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Mark Jefferson Science Building and Strong Hall: an Earth Day concert the evening of Saturday. April 21. followed by a candlelight ceremony at the King Hall courtyard; and an Earth Day play Saturday, April 21, at 8 p.m. and Sunday. April 22. at 2:30 p.m. in Sponberg Theater titled "The Fish Who Could Fly-An An­cient and Modem Musical Mess .. and written by the 1990 McAndless Professor at EMU Nancy Fore!.

The University also will hold an Earth Day Film Festival in April featuring free showings of films from the highly acclaimed Novel Science Series produced by WGBH-TV in Boston. The films will include "The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Any­more" Monday. April 2, at 10 a.m. in Room 207 Strong Hall and 2 p.m. in Room 213 Pray-Harrold Building: "Whale Rescue" Wednesday. April 4. at 10 a.m. in 207 Strong and 2

Events

p.m. in 213 Pray-Harrold: "Hot Enough for You?" Friday. April 6. at 10 a.m. in 207 Strong and 2 p.m. in 213 Pray-Harrold: .. The Big Spill .. Tuesday. April 10. at II a.m. in Strong Auditorium and 3:30 p.m. in 320 Pray-Harrold: and "Are You Swimming in a Sewer?" Thursday. April 12, at II a.m. in Strong Auditorium and 3:30 p.m. in 320 Pmy-Harrold.

A demonstration landfill also will be constructed on EMU's campus in April to illustrate the amount of Wclste being generated by the Univer­sity community and Dr. Simon Levin. noted ecologist and director of the Center for Environmental Research at Cornell University, will give the keynote address at the EMU spring commencement ceremonies Saturday. April 21.

For more information on Earth Day events at EMU. contact Nazzaro at 7-3141.

FOCUS EMU

Openings ___ _ NOTE: Effective March I, 1990, the posting period for open posi­tions has been changed to Monday through Monday 5 p.m.

To be considered for vacant positions, all Bid/Promotional Application Forms MUST BE SUBMITTED directly to the Employment/Affirmative Action Office and received no later than 5 p.m. on the expiration date. It is not recommended that bid forms be sent through campus mail in response to posted openings. It remains the responsibility of the applicant to have their materials in the Employment Office before 5 p.m. the Mon­day noted as the expiration date. Detailed job descriptions may be reviewed in Room 310 King Hall. Posting Boards across campus also highlight necessary and desired qualifications. Location of these boards are main traffic areas in: King Hall, McKenny Union, Roosevelt Hall, Business and Finance Building, Sill Hall, Pray-Harrold, Rec/IM Building, Physical Plant, Mark-Jefferson, Hoyt Meeting Center, DC I, and the University Libaray. The expiration date for applying for these positions is Monday, March 26, 1990.

CLERICAL/SECRETARIAL (Minimum Biweekly Rate) CSAA90021 - CS-04 - $577.79 - Graduate Admissions Clerk, Graduate School CSAA90022 - CS-04 - $577.79 - Secretary II, Human, Environmental and

Consumer Resources (Word processing experience and/or ability and willingness to learn)

CSEX90004 - CS-05 - $652.92 -Senior Secretary - 50 percent University Planning Budgeting and Analysis (Word processing experience and/or ability and willingness to learn)

CSEX90005 - CS-05 - $652.92 -Senior Secretary - 75 percent, Huron Golf Club (Word processing experience and/or ability and willingness to learn)

ADMINISfRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL (Minimum Biweekly Salary) ACEX90005 - AC-15 - $ 790.67 -

$ 1 ,225.57 PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL (Biweekly Salary Rate)

Head Coach, Women's Swimming, Intercollegiate Athletics

PTSA90005 - PT-05 - $665.52 - Administrative/Marketing $932.88 Assistant, Marketing Media

An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Native American

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Center at the Pratt Institute in New York.

He is speaking as part of EMU's Martin Luther King Jr./Cesar

Chavez/Rosa P'elrks Visiting Lecture Series sponsored by the Office of Equity Programs.

The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information. contact the Office of Equity Pro­gmms at 7-2133.

Citizen Bee

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The compel tion, which is spon­sored locally by the Detroit News. Meijer Inc . . Consumers Power and the Michigan Department of Educa­tion and State Board of Education. ofters a unique experience for students. according to Dr. Joseph Ohren. EMU associate professor of political science . .. It is to the social sciences what the science fair is to people in the (hard) sciences ... he said . .. More so. it's an innovative teaching and learning tool. The Citizen Bee affords students the op­portunity to get involved in the material they're studying and it develops their capacity to think critically ...

Student prizes in the competition include cash awelrds and savings bonds at the lxal and regional levels. In the national competition. the first-place winner receives a $7.000 scholarship and second- and third-place winners receive $5.000 and $3.000 scholarships. respectively.

By the wely. the answers to the questions at the start of this article? Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Privelte property. freedom of exchange. com­petition and profit motive: and the movement of glaciers left mounds of broken rock tnat blocked rivers and caused Welter to collect between the mounds.

For more information on the event at EMU. contact Ohren at 7-0060.

FOCUS EMU is published weekly during the fa I and winter ,emesters for faculty ard staff at Eastern Michigan University. The deadline to submit copy for consideration is 5 p.111. Tuesda}S for the following week·s is,ue. Please send submis­,ions to: Edi:or. Forns EMU. Oflice of Public lnlilrmation. Kathleen D. Tinney, director.

University Communication, Susan Bairley, associate director.

Public lnfnmation Debra McLean, FOCUS EMU

editor Dick Schwarze, photographer Karmen Butterer, student intern HP P.itterson, phototypesener

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ee ---------------------------------Tuesday 20 LECTURE - The Multicultural Center will host Margarita-Asha Samad-Matias of City College of New York who will discuss "Conflicts and Social Change in the Horn of Africa: The Effects on Migration, Women, and the Environment" as part of Women's History Month. Call 7-1177 for more information, Multicultural Center, Goodison Hall, noon MEETING - The UAW Local 1975 Bargain and Grievance Committee will meet, Founders Room, McKenny Union, 12:30 p.m. FORUM - The Social Theory Forum will present Dr. Ben Hourani, professor of political science, who will discuss "Computerization: A New Democracy?" and Dr. Gordon Moss, professor of sociology, who will discuss "Theoretical Lesson from Stress Research: Inter­disciplinary Indigestion." Call 7-1073 for more information, Burson Room, Roosevelt Hall, 3 p.m. WORKSHOP - Counseling Services will present a workshop titled "Deperfecting Perfec­tionism." Call 7- lll8 for more information, 300 Snow Health Center, 3:30 p.m. MEETING - EMU Student Government will meet, Gallery I, McKenny Union, 5:30 p.m. MEETING - The EMU Explorer Post will meet, Oxford Room, McKenny Union, 7 p.m. Wednesday 21 MEETING - UAW Local 1975 will hold a general membership meeting, Faculty Lounge, McKenny Union, noon MEETING - The College of Education Council will meet, Gallery I, McKenny Union, 2 p.m. FILM FESTIVAL - The Women's Studies Program will present a film festival today and tomorrow as part of Women's History Month. Today's films will be "Women in American Life," "Rosie the Riveter," and "With Babies and Banners." Call 7-1177 for more informa­tion, 4110 Pray-Harrold, 2-5 p.m. LECTURE - Maria Miletti, EMU assistant chemistry professor, will discuss "Fenske­Hall Calculations on the Nature of the Mo-Mo Bond Cp2Mo2Rh2(C0)4S4," 104 Mark Jefferson, 4 p.m. LECTURE - Susan L. Taylor, editor in chief of Essence magazine, will speak as part of the Office of Equit y Programs' Martin Luther King Jr./Cesar Chavez/Rosa Parks visiting lecturer series. Call 7-2133 for more information, Sponberg Theater, 7 p.m. MEETING - The College of Education Council Alumni Governing Board will meet, Gallery I, McKenny Union, 7 p.m. MEETING - The EMU Student Government Election Board will meet, Gallery II,

McKenny Union, 4 p.m. MEETING - The Semper Fidelis Society will meet, Gallery I, McKenny Union, 6 p.m. MEETING - Circle K International will meet, Gallery II, McKenny Union, 6:45 p.m. MEETING - The EMU Philosophy Club will meet, Oxford Room, McKenny Union, 7 p.m. MEETING - The EMU Flyers will meet, Reception Room, McKenny Union, 7:30 p.m. Thursday 22 BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS - Snow Health Center will offer free blood pressure screenings, McKenny Union Lobby, 11 a.m. - I p.m. FILM FESTIVAL - The Women's Studies Program will continue its two-day film festival

as part of Women's History Month. Today's films will be "Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad," "Lucia" and "The Double Day." Call 7-1177 for more inform a ­tion, 4110 Pray-Harrold, 2-5 p.m. WORKSHOP - Career Services will present a resume writing workshop for non­education majors. Call 7-1005 or 7-0400 to sign up, 405 Goodison, 3:30 p.m. WORKSHOP - Career Services will present an interview and job search preparation workshop for non-education majors. Call 7 -1005 or 7-0400 to sign up, 405 Goodison, 4:45 p.m. MEETING - The National Association of Black Accountants will meet, Gallery I , McKenny Union, 5 p.m. MEETING - The EMU Panhellenic Council will meet, Alumni Lounge, McKenny Union, 5:30 p.m. HYPNITTIST - The Office of Campus Life will present hypnotist David Roe as part of its "Thursdays on E Street" entertainment series. Admission is $2, Eastern Easteries lower level, 9 p.m. Friday 23 WORKSHOP - The Office of Training and Development will present an orientation workshop for new EMU employees, 201 King Hall, 8:30 a.m. ·· WORKSHOP - The Faculty Center for Instructional Effectiveness will host "Personal Pastrami," a discussion/luncheon on how personal faculty should be with students. Lunch will be provided. For more information call the FCIE at 7-1386, 5080 Pray-Harrold, noon MEETING - The Minority Student Advisory Board will meet, Regents East, McKenny Union, 3 p.m. Saturday 24 MOVIE - The Chinese Students Association will present a movie, Main Lounge, McKen­ny Union, 6 p.m. Sunday 25 MEETING - The Society for Creative Anachronism will meet, Guild Hall, McKenny Union, noon CONCERT - The Office of Campus Life will present "Empire Brass," as part of its Opening Nights 1990 series and Founders Week activities. Tickets are $14 and $12. Students get a $2 discount and Mainstage members get a $1.50 discount. For more infor­mation. call the EMU Arts and Entertainment Box Office at 7-1221, Pease Auditorium, 3 p.m. Monday 26 MEETING - The Association of Black Social Workers will meet, Gallery II, McKenny Union, 12:30 p.m. MEETING - The EMU English Club will meet, 613G Pray-Harrold, 4 p.m. MEETING - The Residence Hall Association will meet, Faculty Lounge, McKenny Union, 4:30 p.m. REHEARSAL - The EMU Gospel Choir will rehearse, Faculty Lounge, McKenny Union, 7 p.m.